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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE

by Matthew Lopez

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† September 6-25, 2016 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Wigs & Makeup Designer/Dragologist Choreographer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Manager & Master Electrician Technical Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Brian c. Mehring Matt Callahan Brian Horton Ray "Raven" Payne Patti James Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Jack Murphy Brandon T. Holmes* Elizabeth Freyman*

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Originally commissioned by The Old Globe, San Diego, California (Louis Spisto, Executive Producer) Originally developed and produced at the Denver Center Theatre Company (Kent Thompson, Artistic Director) New York Premiere at the MCC Theater, September 9, 2015 (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, & William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) "Lost and Found" music by Joe Tippett, lyrics by Matthew Lopez "Padam Padam" Norbert Glanzberg/Henri Contet © Ed. Salabert c/o Universal Music Publishing

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CAST & CREW CAST Eddie.............................................................................................. Michael G. Bath* Rexy/Jason........................................................................ Darnell Pierre Benjamin* Casey...................................................................................... Michael Gerard Carr* Tracy/Bobby..................................................................................... Bruce Cromer* Jo...................................................................................................... Margaret Ivey* RUNNING CREW Assistant Stage Manager.......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager...........................................................Victoria Hawley Assistant Director.................................................................................Ben Raanan Light Board Operator.................................................................Kyle Parker Daniels Sound Board Operator....................................................................... Kat McCaulla Running Crew.............................. Brianna Bernard, Griff Bludworth, Maya Farhat,

Samantha Russell, Clay Winstead UNDERSTUDIES Tracy/Bobby................................................................................... Griff Bludworth Rexy/Jason.................................................................................Kyle Parker Daniels Eddie................................................................................................... Kat McCaulla Jo.................................................................................................Samantha Russell Casey................................................................................................ Clay Winstead SETTING Present day; Florida.

Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTES The Whipping Man was the first script I read by Matthew Lopez, and I immediately requested the rights to produce it here at Ensemble. It was an astonishingly interesting look at a point in our history, which sadly resonates with our nation today. Mr. Lopez has a unique and articulate voice, one that is essential in theatre today.

The Denver Center Theatre sent out a postcard announcement about a workshop of The Legend of Georgia McBride and my attention was captured; I started looking into the script at that moment. When I finally read the play, nearly two years later, I was delighted. This is a brightly crafted confection, wrapped around a truly honest investigation into gender and personal identity. It is a truly original celebration of individuality and a testimonial to cooperation and understanding.

I am thrilled to start our Next Stage season with this contemporary, comedic, and compelling play, with a cast of ETC favorites as you’ve never seem them before.

Viva Mr. Lopez, and hooray for Georgia McBride!

Thanks for taking the next step with us towards ETC’s Next Stage. You are the ones that make it possible.

-D. Lynn Meyers

It’s time to cross the line. To cross the threshold and enter a world where the ingenious and the rebellious come to play. Where the relentless and the radiant find better ways to work and create. Where the cutting-edge become the celebrated and the radicals teach the fundamentals.

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THE CAST MICHAEL G. BATH (Eddie) appeared most recently in ETC's Cinderella, The Other Place, Sleeping Beauty, and Hands on a Hardbody. His other favorite ETC roles include those in Opus, The Exonerated, Mauritius, Becky’s New Car, My Name is Asher Lev, Next Fall, and End Days. He was also seen as Mervyn in A Behanding in Spokane (Clifton Performance Theatre) and Roy Cohn in Angels in America Parts One & Two (Know Theatre), among others. He is a Wilmington College graduate and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Much love to his wife Trish and dog Obi.

DARNELL PIERRE BENJAMIN (Rexy/Jason) is excited—with a backup container of sequins—to saunter across the ETC stage again...in heels, no less! You may have recently seen him in Detroit '67 and last season's Cinderella. Mr. Benjamin is beginning his seventh season as a resident actor with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company—a few favorite shows there are Henry VI, Titus Andronicus, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Other favorite 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. Enjoy the show!

MICHAEL GERARD CARR (Casey) is thrilled to return to Ensemble’s stage. His past shows at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati include Hands on a Hardbody, Good People, and Snow White. A proud graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music Drama program and a past intern here at Ensemble Theatre, Mr. Carr has also had the good fortune to teach freshman Drama at UC-CCM. As always, he thanks Lynn for the opportunity and sends love to Mom, Dad, Erin, Lauren, Craig, and Amanda. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.

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CAST, CONTINUED BRUCE CROMER (Tracy/Bobby) returns to Ensemble Theatre for his tenth production; previous roles include The Poet in An Iliad, The Librarian in Underneath the Lintel, Dan in Next to Normal, and C.S. Lewis in Freud's Last Session. He has been an Actors' Equity Association member since 1981, performing in over 160 professional stage productions at: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Human Race Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory, etc. A busy voice-over artist for local television, he has also performed one-man shows with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Cromer is a Certified Teacher of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors and has been a Professor of Acting in the BFA Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University since 1987.

MARGARET IVEY (Jo) is overjoyed to return to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, where she played Kate in Good People.

Her Off-Broadway credits include: Measure for Measure and Dominique Morisseau’s Mend at Epic Theatre Ensemble. Her regional credits include: pen/man/ship and The Wedding Gift, Contemporary American Theatre Festival; Richard III, All My Sons, and Stargirl, People’s Light; As You Like It, Georgia Shakespeare; Les Misérables, Aurora Theatre; A Christmas Carol, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Rent and Almost, Maine, Papermill Theatre; and A Christmas Carol, Alliance Theatre. Ms. Ivey received her training at University of Southern California, British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, the American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC, and the Cincinnati Playhouse's Bruce E. Coyle Acting Internship Program. Based in New York, she is a teaching artist with Epic Theatre Ensemble and leads high school summer abroad programs with the Experiment in International Living.

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THE PLAYWRIGHT MAT THEW LOPEZ (Playwright) The Legend of Georgia McBride premiered at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and ran off-Broadway at MCC Theatre in a production that received multiple Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle nominations, including Best Play. Mr. Lopez is the author of The Whipping Man, one of the most celebrated and widely-produced new American plays of the last decade.

Other plays include Somewhere (Old Globe, world premiere), Reverberation (Hartford Stage Company, world premiere), The Sentinels (London’s Headlong Theatre Company) and Zoey’s Perfect Wedding. Mr. Lopez holds commissions from Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Harford Stage Company, where he recently served as their AETNA New Voices Fellow. For the past two seasons, he has been the Inaugural Playwriting fellow at the Denver Center Theatre Company. He was also a writer on the HBO series The Newsroom and is currently writing the biopic Dr. Q for Disney.

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.

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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.

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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.

BRIAN HORTON (Costume Designer) is originally from Cincinnati and returned last year as Interim Costume Shop Coordinator for University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. Prior to that, he was Resident Costume Designer for Ocean State Theatre in Rhode Island and last year won the Motif Award for Best Costumes for Guys and Dolls. Also a stage actor, he has played almost every classic "comic 2nd" role written, singing and dancing his way into more broken bones, sprains, and pins than he cares to remember. He joined the LA company of City of Angels and was a member of the first national tour. It's great to be back home and be a part of this amazing company.

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PRODUCTION TEAM, CONTINUED MATT CALLAHAN (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for 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; 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.

RAY "RAVEN" PAYNE (Wig & Makeup Designer/Dragologist) "Wonder Woman" was Raven's first "drag" costume and it was tailored by his father, an Army sergeant. At eight, for a church Halloween party, his mother helped to create a "Chiquita Banana" outfit. Raven's unconventional expression of gender and fashion were obvious (and fabulous) from an early age. Early influences include: the Bionic Woman, Miss Piggy, Farrah Fawcett, Daisy Duke, Elvira, Boy George, and Divine. It was the early nineties club scene where "Raven" came to life. Raven started with gigs at local bars and night clubs while studying theatre at UC-CCM. During the club kid halcyon, Raven moved to Manhattan and performed in legendary dance clubs such as Tunnel, Sound Factory, and The Palladium with DJ Junior Vasquez.

Upon returning to Cincinnati, Raven embodied the title role and was the face of Hamburger Mary's. Ambrosia, Poison, Hurricane Summers, and Scirroco are Raven's Drag Mother(s). It takes a fierce village!

PATTI JAMES (Choreographer) is always happy to be back at ETC with Lynn and her staff. Her ETC credits include: Violet, Hands on a Hardbody, Next To Normal, Winter Wonderettes, Marvelous Wonderettes, Grey Gardens, and the role of Lottie in Mack and Mabel. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at CCM, teaching tap and jazz, as well as choreographing Candide, The Full Monty, Little Women, Good News, Anything Goes, Evita, Into The Woods, The Merry Widow, Big River, and Lysistrata Jones, among others. For her involvement in Cincinnati Theatre, she received the Acclaim MVP Award in 2010. For eight years, she 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. She has worked with The Northern Kentucky Symphony on Evita, The Sound of Music, and Oliver. She also choreographed the production of Mariel for the Cincinnati Playhouse, and has worked on several productions with The Carnegie in Covington.

Ms. James lives with Keith, and they have two grown daughters, Alexis (husband Emmett and sons Emmett and Auggie) and Chloe (husband Eric).

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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 August 10, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since June 1, 2015. 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: 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* Hera Reines Barbara Robb~ Josh & Kathy Sands Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Jane Bogart Sellers^ Jay & Meta Sien^ Paula Steiner~ The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation Glenda Suttman^ Judith B. Titchener Ed Trach Bob & Sue Trusty~ Geraldine Warner^ Lois Widlansky Ronna & James Willis Charitable Fund~ The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen 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 Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels 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 * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

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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 (4) Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc. Lois Annich & Richard Israel Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein Bob & Elaine Blatt Clay & Emily Bond Gary & Jackie Bryson~ Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Michael L. Cioffi Roger Cranos Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Judith de Luce Charles & Lois Deitschel Kathryn J. DeLong Thomas R. Dietz Dinsmore & Shohl Linda Erpelding~ GBBN Architects GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Helen & John Habbert~ Michael Haney & Amy Warner Mrs. C. H. Harrison III Debra Hartsell & Michael James Florette Hoffheimer~ Horseshoe Casino Betty Huck Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund~ Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program

OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED Arleene Keller Knickers of Hyde Park Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Virginia Kuertz~ Marilyn Matre Mr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Merill Lynch, Broderick Wealth Management John & Deborah Moffatt William & Sara Morgan William Morley Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty Kit & Jack Overbeck Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Pepper Family Fund* Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD Bob & Connie Reed Becky & Ted Richards Stephen & Helen Rindsberg~ George & Caroll Roden Rich & Jess Roedersheimer^ John J. Schiff, Jr. Bob Shropshire Sons LLC Dee Stegman^ Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, In honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck Marcia Togneri~ Vendini Maureen & Larry Vignola Barry & Karen Webb 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 (6) Anne Aiken Amy Alig Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan^ Norman Bates Jon & Carol Beeson Neil E. Billman Eileen & William Bishop Neil Bortz Mark Bowen David Brashear Charlin & Peter Briggs Ann & Lee Bulger Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. James Cissell Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Jacqueline Conner Jim & Debby Cummins Kelly M. Dehan Jan Denton~ Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam Elliot Management Group, LLC Terrell & Susan Finney Chuck & Judy Foster Carol S. Friel Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Chanda Hackett * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

Bill Harnish Joe & Susan Harten Ann E. Hicks Diane & Ervin Houston I Hear Music Inc. Interact for Health, in memory of Jean Springer Crystal Kendrick Charles D. King Steve & Laurie Kiracofe Renee & Bradley Lemberg Al & Mary Lopez 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 mj Dynamics Nora & Michael Moushey Greg & Suzy Noll~ Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Parks OV Electric Alice & Burton Perlman~ 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 Arnie & Ina Shayne Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund Jackie & Dick Snyder Simon Sotelo^ Keven Speece~ John & Martha Spiess Barbara & Ethan Stanley~ Ed & Anne Stern Jennifer Stucker & John Eck Tom & Kate Tepe Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund Lynn & Dan Ticotsky Joseph & Kathleen Tomain Fund* Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Buzz Ward Steve F. Warkany Fund* Ann & Victor Warner Pann & Terry Webb Debbie & Richard Westheimer Wiedemann's Joseph D. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Witson XLC Services, LLC CREW COLUMN ($125-$249): Anonymous (11) Karen & Fred Abel Van Ackerman Christine O. Adams Larry & Debby Adams American Express Employee Giving Program Daniel Applegate Daniel & Frances Bailey Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas Zach & Katie Baird~ Henrietta Barlag

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OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED CREW COLUMN CONT. Patricia K. Beggs Bill & Janet Berger~ Allen Bernard & Virginius Hall Hal & Sandi Bernstein Mike & Juliette Bezold Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch Anna Braam Katie Brass Rhoda & John Brooks Robert Brown Jack & Sue Buescher Cole Carothers Tom & Annette Carothers^ Kevin & Linda Chaney Sally Chatfield Dunn Marc Cop & Christina Chuecos Barbara & Gary Cummins Sonia Daoud Tony Darnell Davis Steve & Daina Dennis Mary & Clyde Dial Richard & Tracy Diehl Jane & Igor Dumbadze Charles K. Eckert Robin Ellerhorst, in memory of Kenneth Mahler, Sr Annie E. Fitzpatrick~ Deborah Friedman Bob Gaston, DVM Joanne Glaser~ Jessica Gmeinder, Eleanore Gmeinder Gumbleton Family Barbara & Jack Hahn, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Gwen Heilbrun~ Mary C. Henkel~ David & Karen Hoguet Linda Holthaus James & Robin Huizenga Marilyn Hurrell~ Heidi Jark & Steve Kenat Janice Kagermeier Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta Vivian Kline Jayne Knoop Patrick M. Korb John & Pat Leikhim Barbara Lind David Logan & Dale Hodges Rick Maddux & Paula Moss David Martin Sherry & Steve McCamley Ms. Nancy Messer Jan & Marilyn Methlie F. Lee Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer~ Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels Drs. Steven & Jacqueline Miller Family Foundation John H. Mitchell Anu & Shekhar Mitra~ Sally Moore Mary Sue Morrow Valerie Newell & Tim Smith Roy & Cheryl Newman Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Nielsen Evans & Cathy Nwankwo Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Fred & Leila Oliver Terry & Jill Parsons Myles L. & Patricia N. Pensak * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

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David M. Piatt* Suann Pollock, in memory of Juliana & George Pollock Kevin Poore Michael Ramundo & Beverly Thomas Carolyn Rand Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund* Rhinegeist Royal C. Riedinger Lyle & Jean Ritz Madeleine Rose J.R. Rulon Richard Russell Catharine Saelinger Joyce Salinger Sally & Howard Sampson Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Carol Schaber David Schneider Abby & David Schwartz Peter Seidel Patrick & Ida Sepate Tom & Ellen Seward Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Paul & Marcia Shortt Jerry & Betsy Shroat Rusty & Daniel Siegfried Mrs. Barbara B. Simon Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Myfanwy & Robert Smith Tim Smith & Penny Poirier Howard & Nancy Starnbach 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 Barb & Rich Ruddy Wuedeman Family Fund* Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest Don & Donna Wymore Barb & Rich Ruddy Richard Russell Catharine Saelinger Joyce Salinger Sally & Howard Sampson Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Carol Schaber Jeanie Schmidt David Schneider Tom & Ellen Seward Judy Sharp Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Paul & Marcia Shortt Mrs. Barbara B. Simon Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Myfanwy & Robert Smith Tim Smith & Penny Poirier Richard & Jackie Snyder Keven Speece Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Dennis & Helen Sullivan J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Lynn & Dan Ticotsky Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Vendini Pann & Terry Webb Wuedeman Family Fund*

BOARD AND STAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD

Stephen M. King, Chair Chip Gerhardt, President Kathy DeLaura, Vice President Mike Zimmer, Treasurer Nick Apanius, Secretary

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF D. Lynn Meyers The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director

Richard J. Diehl Managing Director 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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alicia Bond-Lewis Otto M. Budig Brenda A. Carter Dennis Geiger Dan Hurley Marcene Kinney Mitchell Meyers DIRECTORS EMERITUS Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks

Nilesh Patel Richard L. Postler Rich Roedersheimer Paul Sittenfeld Simón Sotelo Jane Sellers Mary Stagaman FOUNDERS' CIRCLE Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers

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

John Diehl Operations Associate

Rachel Kuhn Lead Scenic Artist/Production Assistant

BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES/ HOUSE MANAGERS Warren Bryson John Diehl Jared Earland Becca Howell Patrick E. Phillips Sharisse Saunders Becca Schall

HEAD OF SECURITY Nick Ligon FINANCIAL ADVISOR Chet Cavaliere 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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