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BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) by Kimber Lee
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† October 11-30, 2016 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Video Designer Choreographer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Manager & Master Electrician Technical Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Brian c. Mehring Matt Callahan Reba Senske Sam Womelsdorf Darnell Pierre Benjamin Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Jack Murphy Brandon T. Holmes* Elizabeth Freyman*
BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Developed at The Lark Play Development Center, New York City. World premiere in the 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Produced by LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2014. brownsville song (b-side for tray) was developed at the 2013 Bay Area Playwrights Festival, a program of the Playwrights Foundation, Amy L. Mueller, Artistic Director. The playwright thanks Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, a project of the id Theater at the Alpine Theater at the Alpine Playhouse-McCall, ID.
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author's rights and actionable under United States copyright law. For more information, please visit: www.samuelfrench.com/whitepaper 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 Lena.................................................................................. Deborah I. Brock-Blanks* Merrell................................................................................Lissa Urriquia Gapultos* Devine...................................................................................Ari Elizabeth Johnson Junior/Brooklyn College Student............................................... Chauncey Ragland Tray........................................................................................ Kameron Richardson* RUNNING CREW Assistant Stage Manager.......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager............................................................. Clay Winstead Assistant Director.............................................................................. Torie Wiggins Light Board Operator.....................................................................Brianna Bernard Sound Board Operator................................................................... Griff Bludworth Running Crew.......................................................... Victoria Hawley, Kat McCaulla Wardrobe Crew..................................................... Maya Farhat, Samantha Russell UNDERSTUDIES Lena.............................................................................................Samantha Russell SETTING Late spring, mid-summer, and late summer of the same year. In and around the Brownsville and East Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY. Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Connie, Zack, and Quinn Grubbs Jen Joplin Ryan Kurtz Steve Miller Stirling Shelton University of Cincinnati–College Conservatory of Music COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Tommie Lewis, Make It Plain Consulting, LLC Carla Walker, think BIG strategies, llc Tracy Wilson
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If you like brownsville song (b-side for tray), then also check out: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore (book) Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (book) All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (book) Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (book) The Interupters (DVD) Gangland, season one (DVD) Higher Learning (DVD) Ghosts of Mississippi (DVD) The Wire, season four (DVD; this season specifically
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List courtesy of our friends at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. All materials are available to request through your local library branch.
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DIRECTOR'S NOTES On June 29, 2012 Tray Franklin, age 20, was fatally shot at the corner of Sutter and Ralph Avenues in Brownsville, Brooklyn. His name did not even make the paper when his death was reported that day; instead the story read: "13 Men Shot as Gunfire Erupts Across the City." Tray Franklin was one of thousands of young men who senselessly lost his life and has only been tallied as a statistic by our society. Headlines tell of violence on our streets daily; often there will be a body count posted of those victims, various cities will be listed, and the number of violent deaths listed as accurate, sterile data—emotionless text on a screen. But, the next time you hear a name mentioned in passing or, worse, another stark homicide statistic reported about our city or nation, stop for a moment and think of those left behind by these deaths and the loss our community suffers. We are a nation losing citizens and future generations daily—whether taken either by anger, sport, or simply by accident. Lives end on the streets daily, but our awareness, our compassion, and our empathy must endure. We can not allow our hope of creating a world that embodies the promise of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" to be extinguished. Nothing about life is casual. Tray Franklin was cherished and he made our world better by his presence. brownsville song (b-side for tray) is a play that brings Tray Franklin's story to life, and the countless others like him. The B side of a cassette or record consisted of songs that typically did not get air play, so it's appropriate that Kimber Lee has chosen to add this to the title of her play. Tray's life mattered. So, let us play the B side. Let us hear, and honor, his entire story. -D. Lynn Meyers
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THE CAST DEBORAH I. BROCK-BLANKS (Lena) is honored to be back on the Ensemble Theatre stage involved in such a riveting production. She has appeared in several ETC productions such as Intimate Apparel, Praying for Rain, A Lesson Before Dying, and The Exonerated. Ms. Brock-Blanks has an extensive background as a dancer, choreographer, actress, and writer and has directed several regional productions. Her credits include film, stage, and television. She is an early member of Free Theatre, the oldest incorporated Black theatre company in Cincinnati. She is a Youth Work Methods Specialist and a Wellness Consultant. She would like to thank her family and the youth who have sacrificed and provided foundation and inspiration for the life-blood of this role.
LISSA URRIQUIA GAPULTOS (Merrell) makes her debut on ETC’s stage, and would like to thank Lynn for the opportunity to be part of this important production. She is a past board president of Know Theatre of Cincinnati, and a Stage Insights contributor for the League of Cincinnati Theatres. She has also worked onstage with several local theatres. Some of her favorite productions: Pacific Overtures, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Prelude to a Kiss, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, and The Afghan Women’s Writing Project, Know Theatre of Cincinnati; and A Piece of My Heart, Drama Workshop. Ms. Urriquia Gapultos works as the Senior Manager for Institutional Giving at the Cincinnati Opera. She is thankful to Dante, Alex, Aliya, Mommy, Daddy, Mikey, and the Opera for their support and understanding as she takes on this unique endeavor.
ARI ELIZABETH JOHNSON (Devine) is a third grader from Mason, Ohio. Two years ago, at the age of six, she signed with Wings Model Management of Cincinnati, and consequently manager Jake Lang asked her to attend a talent expo in Dallas. At that expo was a Vice President from one of the top childrens talent agencies in Los Angeles, the Osbrink Agency. Osbrink signed both Ms. Johnson and her brother that summer. Since then, the family splits their time between LA and Cincinnati. After performing in A Christmas Carol with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park last year, she realized her heart is in theatre. Ms. Johnson spends her free time sketching, solving puzzles, and playing outside with her brother. Her next performance will be a return to her role at the Playhouse this upcoming holiday season. 14 •
CAST, CONTINUED CHAUNCEY RAGLAND (Junior/Brooklyn College Student) is a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati. Currently, he is undecided on paper, but knows that he would like to be an engineer. Mr. Ragland got his first hint of theatre during his junior year of high school when he met Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's Director of Education and Outreach, Ben Raanan, through the theatre's Prelude Program. Ever since, he has been itching to get on stage again. He loves food and being happy, you'll see him smiling often!
KAMERON RICHARDSON (Tray) is a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati–College Conservatory of Music's BFA Musical Theatre program, and is honored to make his Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati debut. Mr. Richardson's regional credits include: Aida and Seussical, St. Louis Muny; Legally Blonde and Singin' in the Rain, Pittsburgh CLO; and BlackTop Sky, Know Theatre. His CCM credits include: Les Misérables, Peter Pan, Legally Blonde, Singin' in the Rain, and Parade. Mr. Richardson is thrilled to be continuing his training at Michael Howard Studios' One-Year Acting Conservatory in New York. Big thanks to family and friends for their unending support, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, CCM, and The Mine!
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THE PLAYWRIGHT KIMBER LEE (Playwright) plays include fight, tokyo fish story, and brownsville song (b-side for tray), which premiered at the 2014 Humana Festival and received productions at LCT3, Long Wharf Theatre, and Philadelphia Theatre Company. In May 2014, Center Theatre Group presented the world premiere of her play different words for the same thing directed by Neel Keller, and tokyo fish story premiered at South Coast Rep in March 2015. Her work has also been presented by Lark Play Development Center, Page 73, Hedgebrook, Seven Devils, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, TheatreWorks (Palo Alto), the Old Globe, Magic Theatre, Great Plains Theatre Conference, and Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. Ms. Lee is a Lark Playwrights Workshop Fellow (2014-2015), member of Ma-Yi Writers Lab, and is currently under commission at Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3, South Coast Rep, Denver Center Theatre Company, Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, and the Bush Theatre (London). She received her MFA at the University of Texas-Austin and is a recipient of the 2014 Ruby Prize, the 2013-2014 PoNY Fellowship, the 2014-2015 Aetna New Voices Fellowship, and the inaugural 2015 PoNY/Bush Theatre Playwright residency in London.
THE DIRECTOR D. LYNN MEYERS (Director) is in her nineteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Luna Gale, Hands on a Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She's a graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. 18 •
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PRODUCTION TEAM BRANDON T. HOLMES (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fifth season with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Holmes holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. For four summers, he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita where he worked on over twenty productions. He also served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he relocated to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a Stage Management Intern. Favorite credits include Violet, Cinderella, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, The Drowsy Chaperone, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thanks to Lynn and this incredibly talented production staff for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDATJKAH. Mr. Holmes is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. ELIZABETH FREYMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is a graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014) and is now a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Her previous Ensemble credits include: Freud’s Last Session, Black Pearl Sings!, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, and Sleeping Beauty. Other selected credits include: Le nozze di Figaro (PSM), The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore (ASM), Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute (PSM), Piedmont Opera; Street Scene (ASM), Opera North; and Der fliegende Holländer (ASM), Piedmont Opera. Love to her amazing family and the best friends. BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre. SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. Ms. Lutz would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit. 20 •
PRODUCTION TEAM, CONTINUED JACK MURPHY (Technical Director) went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there, he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Since he has been back, he has also worked with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic. REBA SENSKE (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera. MATT CALLAHAN (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. Most recent designs include; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, A Christmas Story; Detroit '67, Size Matters, Other Desert Cities, Mrs. Mannerly, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He 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, a nomination for Fortinbras, and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes. DARNELL PIERRE BENJAMIN (Choreographer) has appeared on stage in ETC's Legend of Georgia McBride, Detroit '67, and Cinderella. He is beginning his seventh season as a resident actor with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company where he has appeared in: Henry VI, Titus Andronicus, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other credits include Graphic, Pones, Inc.; Angels in America, Know Theatre; Othello, Human Race Theatre Company; and A Raisin in the Sun, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. When not performing, he can be found at schools all over Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky teaching for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Pones, Inc. • 21
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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 September 22, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since August 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17. WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+): Anonymous (5) ArtsWave Gale & Dave Beckett^ Rosemary Bloom Gifting Fund*^ The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers^ Tom & Annette Carothers^ Denise & Martin Chambers~ City of Cincinnati^ Burton & Susan Closson~ The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. William A. Friedlander Fund*^ Dennis & Rita Geiger^ Jane & Chip Gerhardt^ John &Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund The Greater Cincinnati Foundation^ Linda Greenberg Fund*^ H.C.S. Foundation^ The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund* Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper^ The Andrew Jergens Foundation LPK^ The H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees^ Macy's Edward & Anita Marks^ George & Margaret McLane Foundation^ Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation^ James A. Miller^ Ohio Arts Council Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent^ Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez^ P&G Fund* PNC Foundation Moe & Jack Rouse^ Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation^ The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee^ Digi & Mike Schueler^~ The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A &James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees State of Ohio Capital Budget^ Paul & Jill Staubitz^ Irwin & Barbara Weinberg The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund~ NATIONAL CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999): William P. Anderson Foundation Nicholas Apanius^ Andrew F. Cone~ Crosset Family Fund* Harry & Linda Fath^ Richard & Carol Fencl~ GBBN Architects Graeter's Sarah P. Haffner Family Fund~ Erin Houlihan & John Bostick~ Keith & Patti James The Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson Foundation The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation
Kenneth T. & Molly M. Mahler Messer Construction Co.^ Lynne Miller & Stephen King^ Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia~ Norah & joe Mock~ Charles Scott Riley III Foundation The Sittenfeld Family^~ Paula Steiner~ The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation Ms. Carol Talbot^~ The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation REGIONAL CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999): Oliver & Joan Baily~ Randy Lasley & Ronald Bates^ Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*^ Dale P. Brown J Allan & Dorothy Campbell Family Fund* Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff^ Amy Diamond & Edward Wolf~ fbt Tech Shelly Gerson Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*^ Marcene Kinney^ Anu & Shekhar Mitra~ David & Judith Morgan Fund* Marilyn Z. Ott~ Nilesh Patel & Avani Modi^~ Elizabeth & Blake Selnick Mary Stagaman^ Thompson Hine LLP CINCINNATI CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499): Anonymous (3) Americana Arts Foundation Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan^ Archer Daniels Midland Company Wilma & Herb Beigel^ Barbara & Wayne Beimesch~ Len Berenfield Michael Berry & Melanie Garner~ David & Elaine Billmire~ Robert Bloom & Alison Kamine Fund*~ Robert L. Bogenschutz Karen & Christopher Bowman David Brashear~ Mrs. Charlene Breidster Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard~ Ken & Joan Campbell Brenda Carter^ William & Catherine Cody Community Arts Inititves Lee D. Crooks~ Mark Dauner John DuBois Grace A. Epstein Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick~ Lee & Sue Flischel Fund* Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough Irving Harris
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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 September 22, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since August 1, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17. Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl Debbie Hill Emily M. Hodges Fund CINCINNATI CIRCLE CONT. Florette Hoffheimer~ Daniel Hurley^ William & Mary Jane James Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*^~ Dick & Mona Kerstine~ Kroger Community Rewards Program Chris Lewis & Alicia Bond-Lewis^ Ron Longstreth & Allen Black Motch Family Foundation Inc, In memory of Dr. Charles Carothers Dr. Patricia O'Connor Marilyn J. & Jack D. Osborn Fund* Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund* Jackie Reau, Game Day Communications Hera Reines Stephen & Helen Rindsberg~ Barbara Robb~ Josh & Kathy Sands Lee & Martha Schimberg Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Jane Bogart Sellers^ Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund~ Jay & Meta Sien^ Barbara & Ethan Stanley~ The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation Glenda Suttman^ The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, In honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck~ Carol Thaman Judith B. Titchener Ed Trach Bob & Sue Trusty~ Geraldine Warner^ Lois Widlansky Ronna & James Willis Charitable Fund~ Mike & Liz Zimmer^ Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund* THE ENSEMBLE ($30+ MONTHLY GIFT) Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan Hal & Karen Bernstein Eileen & William Bishop Mark Bowen Chet Cavaliere James Cissell Jacqueline Conner Mark Dauner Deborah Friedman & Joe Segal Bob Gaston, DVM Ann E. Hicks Ervin W. Houston Betty Huck J.B. Lutz Family Dr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-Keith Steve & Laurie Kiracofe David Martin Bill & Karen McKim * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor
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Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels Hatsuki Miyata James & Mary Nordlund Marianne & Tom Phillips Barbara & Michael Porte Al Roane J.R. Rulon Tom & Mary Schmitz Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles William Schutzius Eli Shupe & Toby Ruben Jennifer Stucker & John Eck Buzz Ward Barry & Karen Webb Pann & Terry Webb Dick & Debbie Westheimer Beverly & Robert Winkelman THE ENSEMBLE ($15+ MONTHLY GIFT) Chuck & Judy Foster Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta 30 ROCKS! SPONSORS: Richard L. Postler & Manuel Hernandez The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation PNC Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal Jack Rouse Associates 30 ROCKS! IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS: Joe Rigotti/Accent on Cincinnati Wiedemann's 3 Sweet Girls Cakery A Catered Affair Coffee Emporium Cuisine East West Catering The Delish Dish Catering & Made By Mavis Artisan Jam Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef and Seafood Edibles-n-Such, Inc. Funky's Catering Golden Rule Catering Gomez Salsa Hilvers Catering Macaron Bar McHales Events & Catering Mecklenburg Gardens Pit to Plate BBQ Raffel's Catering Inc. Revolution Rotisserie & Bar Tano Bistro & Catering Vonderhaar's Catering ACTORS COLUMN ($500-$999): Anonymous (5) Charles Abbottsmith~ Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc. Lois Annich & Richard Israel Bank of America Charitable Foundation Norman Bates Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein Bob & Elaine Blatt
OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED Clay & Emily Bond Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Michael L. Cioffi Charles & Pamela Colman~ Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Judith de Luce Charles & Lois Deitschel~ Kathryn J. DeLong Thomas R. Dietz Dinsmore & Shohl Jerome & Jean Eichert Linda Erpelding~ GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Helen & John Habbert~ Michael Haney & Amy Warner Mrs. C. H. Harrison III Debra Hartsell & Michael James Bob & Judy Heaton Horseshoe Casino Betty Huck Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund~ Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Arleene Keller Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Virginia Kuertz~ Warren Leight Marilyn Matre Mr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Merill Lynch, Broderick Wealth Management John & Deborah Moffatt William Morley Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty Kit & Jack Overbeck Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Pepper Family Fund* Alice & Burton Perlman~ Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD Bob & Connie Reed Becky & Ted Richards George & Caroll Roden Rich & Jess Roedersheimer^ Ruth Sawyer^ Bob Shropshire Sons LLC Howard & Nancy Starnbach Dee Stegman^ Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall Marcia Togneri~ Maureen & Larry Vignola Buzz Ward Larry Weber Western & Southern Financial Fund Jane Whalen~ Barbara Wiedemann Jo Ann Wieghaus Beverly & Robert Winkelman Anne J. Wrider STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN ($250-$499): Anonymous (9) Anne Aiken Amy Alig Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Jon & Carol Beeson Neil E. Billman Eileen & William Bishop The Bloch Family Fund
Neil Bortz Mark Bowen Gary & Jackie Bryson~ Ann & Lee Bulger Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. James Cissell Jacqueline Conner Roger Cranos Jim & Debby Cummins Kelly M. Dehan Jan Denton~ Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam Elliot Management Group, LLC Terrell & Susan Finney Chuck & Judy Foster Carol S. Friel Bob Gaston, DVM Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Chanda Hackett Bill Harnish Joe & Susan Harten Ann E. Hicks Matthew Hollstegge I Hear Music Inc. Interact for Health, in memory of Jean Springer mj Dynamics Crystal Kendrick Charles D. King Steve & Laurie Kiracofe Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta Barbara Lind Al & Mary Lopez John & Kathy Lorenz J.B. Lutz Family Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick William M. & Karen P. McKim Mary Ann Meanwell John & Julie Mellott~ Dr. Ralph Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer~ Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels Hatsuki Miyata Nora & Michael Moushey Greg & Suzy Noll~ Fred & Leila Oliver Parks OV Electric Victoria Parlin~ Terry & Jill Parsons Nancy L. Phelan~ Thomas & Marianne Phillips Bradford & Elizabeth Pierce Barbara & Michael Porte~ Sara H. Pritchard Irene & Daniel Randolph Family Steven & Carol Reubel Al Roane Jim Schmidt~ Tom & Mary Sue Schmitz Abby & David Schwartz~ Arnie & Ina Shayne Jackie & Dick Snyder Simon Sotelo^ Keven Speece~ John & Martha Spiess Ed & Anne Stern Ken & Ann Strunk~ Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor
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OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED STAGE MANAGERS CONT. Tom & Kate Tepe Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund Lynn & Dan Ticotsky Joseph & Kathleen Tomain Fund* Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Vendini Steve F. Warkany Fund* Ann & Victor Warner Pann & Terry Webb Debbie & Richard Westheimer Wiedemann's Joseph D. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Witson Wuedeman Family Fund* XLC Services, LLC CREW COLUMN ($125-$249): Anonymous (15) Karen & Fred Abel Van Ackerman Christine O. Adams Larry & Debby Adams American Express Employee Giving Program Daniel Applegate Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas Zach & Katie Baird~ Henrietta Barlag Patricia K. Beggs Bill & Janet Berger~ Allen Bernard & Virginius Hall Mike & Juliette Bezold Anna Braam Katie Brass Charlin & Peter Briggs Rhoda & John Brooks Robert Brown Jack & Sue Buescher Cole Carothers Kevin & Linda Chaney Anne E. Charles, In memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Carol C. & Leland M. Cole Marc Cop & Christina Chuecos Barbara & Gary Cummins Mary & Clyde Dial Paul & Bev Diamond~ Richard & Tracy Diehl Sally Chatfield Dunn Jane & Igor Dumbadze Peggy Eberhard~ Charles K. Eckert Charles & Harriet Edwards Robin Ellerhorst, in memory of Kenneth Mahler, Sr Deborah Friedman Bob Gerding~ Joanne Glaser~ Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Gumbleton Family Barbara & Jack Hahn, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Gwen Heilbrun~ Patricia Hemmer~ Mary C. Henkel~ David & Karen Hoguet Linda Holthaus James & Robin Huizenga Marilyn Hurrell~ * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor
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Heidi Jark & Steve Kenat Vivian Kline Jayne Knoop Patrick M. Korb David Logan & Dale Hodges Jackie Mack & Ted Silberstein~ Rick Maddux & Paula Moss David Martin Sherry & Steve McCamley Ms. Nancy Messer Jan & Marilyn Methlie F. Lee Meyer Drs. Steven & Jacqueline Miller Family Foundation Sally Moore Mary Sue Morrow Patricia Murray~ Wafa Nasser Valerie Newell & Tim Smith Roy & Cheryl Newman Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Nielsen Evans & Cathy Nwankwo Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Myles L. & Patricia N. Pensak David M. Piatt* Suann Pollock, in memory of Juliana & George Pollock Kevin Poore Michael Ramundo & Beverly Thomas Carolyn Rand Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund* Barbara & Dave Reaman Rhinegeist Royal C. Riedinger Madeleine Rose Barb & Rich Ruddy J.R. Rulon Richard Russell Catharine Saelinger Joyce Salinger Sally & Howard Sampson Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Jeanie Schmidt David Schneider Christine Schoonover William C. Schutzius Peter Seidel Patrick & Ida Sepate Tom & Ellen Seward Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Paul & Marcia Shortt Jerry & Betsy Shroat Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Rusty & Daniel Siegfried Mrs. Barbara B. Simon Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Myfanwy & Robert Smith Tim Smith & Penny Poirier Carol Sparks Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Robert Streicher Dennis & Helen Sullivan J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Lynda A. Thomas, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Ellen & Ray van der Horst~ Rosalie P. van Nuis Priscilla S. Walford Jackie Weist Lynne & D.H. Whitacre~ Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest Don & Donna Wymore
BOARD AND STAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD Stephen M. King, Chair Chip Gerhardt, President Kathy DeLaura, Vice President Mike Zimmer, Treasurer Nick Apanius, Secretary FOUNDERS' CIRCLE Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF D. Lynn Meyers The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director
Richard J. Diehl Managing Director Christa Skiles Director of Development Ashley Johnson Grants & Annual Fund Manager Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications Amy Barbian Marketing Associate Jared D. Doren Patron Services Manager Ben Raanan Director of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director John Diehl Operations Associate BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES/ HOUSE MANAGERS Warren Bryson John Diehl Jared Earland Becca Howell Patrick E. Phillips Sharisse Saunders Becca Schall
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alicia Bond-Lewis Otto M. Budig Melanie Burden Lucille Carothers Brenda A. Carter Susan Friedlander Dennis Geiger Mitchell Meyers DIRECTORS EMERITUS Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks
Nilesh Patel Richard L. Postler Jackie Reau Rich Roedersheimer Jane Sellers Paul G. Sittenfeld Mike Smith Mary Stagaman FINANCIAL ADVISOR Chet Cavaliere
PRODUCTION STAFF Brian c. Mehring Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge Production Manager & Master Electrician Shannon Rae Lutz Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Apprentice Programming Jack Murphy Technical Director Doug Stock Assistant Technical Director Brandon T. Holmes Production Stage Manager Elizabeth Freyman Assistant Stage Manager Starr Fish Costume Assistant Rachel Kuhn Lead Scenic Artist/Production Assistant HEAD OF SECURITY Nick Ligon PROFESSIONAL ACTING APPRENTICES Brianna Bernard Victoria Hawley Griff Bludworth Kat McCaulla Kyle Parker Daniels Samatha Russell Maya Farhat Clay Winstead
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BOX OFFICE POLICIES ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI 1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555 ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS & ACCEPTED PAYMENT Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards. TICKET RESERVATIONS & SALE POLICY Reservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets. TAX CREDITS If for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits. PARKING Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage. CHILDREN Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre. LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time. 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 available. Generally, signinterpreted 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 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).
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