WELCOME
FOUNDER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
VINCENT M. LANCISI
Welcome,
From the moment I first read Primary Trust, I knew playwright Eboni Booth was going to be a major playwright. I fell in love with her writing, her unique and original storytelling style, and her ability to lead me on a journey of discovery, laughter, and humanity. When the Artistic Team agreed to include Primary Trust in the season lineup and we received permission to produce it, we were all excited. We knew theatres across the country would be wanting to produce this gem of a play and we were right. Shortly thereafter, the news broke that Eboni Booth would receive the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Primary Trust.
It's a priority here at Everyman to present plays from a wide range of genres, time periods, and playwrights from varying backgrounds. We love a good classic and modern classics. We also feel it’s important to bring you new voices in the world of theatre. Whether it’s a world premiere or a play written in the last few years, regional theatres truly serve their communities when they can produce new voices that otherwise you might have to travel to New York or another city to experience. This is one way we serve our audiences and playwrights.
Next up at Everyman is from the category of modern classic plays. Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is his masterpiece, winning the 1963 Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. It’s widely known as a landmark play, peformed by giants in the industry attracted to the dynamic characters and writing. It is the Mount Everest of plays only traversed by the most daring and skilled performers. Many remember the film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton which won several Academy Awards. We are reviving the play here this year because we like to mingle the great plays of the past that haven’t been seen in some time with the new works for theatregoers to discover. If you like this combination of plays, perhaps you are already a subscriber. If not, maybe you’ll consider becoming one in the future. In any case, please join us for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? during its run March 23 - April 20.
Enjoy the show.
Vincent M. Lancisi Founder, Artistic Director
OUR MISSION
Everyman Theatre provides transformative experiences through professional theatre that are welcoming, relevant, and affordable to everyone, featuring a Resident Company of Artists.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MARISSA LAROSE
Welcome friend, you’re right on time!
Such is the motto of Cranberry, New York, our fictioal town setting for this poignantly human play – and it is an appropriate greeting to welcome each of you to Everyman, whether it be your first time or your hundredth, we’re glad you’re here right now.
We have been thrilled to see so many new faces joining alongside those familiar to us throughout the season. With our most recent production, And Then There Were None, we welcomed over 1500 patrons who had never been to Everyman before! The show broke records for us in so many ways, including the top-selling show in Everyman’s history, but we are most proud of how many new Baltimoreans made Everyman part of their life by attending the production.
One of the initiatives we have at Everyman is to offer our programming at an accessible price point for everyone. We have had a long-standing tradition of keeping every seat for a play’s first performance available at a pay-what-you-choose price point (our PWYC Preview). When we returned to live performances in 2021, we expanded this program to have eight PWYC seats available at every performance, in addition to the PWYC Preview. This year, we doubled to sixteen seats! During And Then There Were None, 98% of these seats were filled, mostly by first-time attendees.
Additionally, we have student discounts available for all performances, scholarship opportunities for every education class, and sliding-scale access for our Childcare Matinee services. Also this year, we’ve introduced our Script Tease reading series, with every seat at a PWYC price. Throughout the season, we host four new play readings with Everyman actors followed by a discussion with our Resident Dramaturg. It’s an intimate way to participate in a play’s development and always an inspiring conversation.
If you know anyone that could use a warm hug of a story, please invite them to Everyman for this brilliant production, and share word of these programs. We are confident it will be a salve for the soul.
Enjoy the show!
Marissa LaRose Managing Director
PRIMARY TRUST
BY EBONI BOOTH
DIRECTED BY
REGINALD L. DOUGLAS
CAST
CORINA / WALLY’S WAITER / BANK CUSTOMERS ANDREÁ BELLAMORE
KENNETH
RJ BROWN
BERT
LOUIS E. DAVIS
CLAY / SAM / LE POUSSELET BARTENDER
JEFFERSON A. RUSSELL
CREATIVES
SET DESIGN
PAIGE HATHAWAY
COSTUME DESIGN
DAVID BURDICK
LIGHTING DESIGN
HAROLD F. BURGESS II
SOUND DESIGN
KATHY RUVUNA
STAGE MANAGER
MOLLY PRUNTY
Resident Company Member
SETTING
The fictional Cranberry, New York, during a time before smart phones. Town Motto: Welcome friend, you're right on time!
Cranberry (population 15,000) is a medium-sized suburb 40 miles east of Rochester, New York.
RUNTIME
Approximately 90 minutes without an intermission
The Cast and Stage Manager are members of the Actors' Equity Association. Primary Trust is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
PRIMARY TRUST was developed at the 2021 Ojai Playwrights Conference: Robert Egan, Artistic Director/Producer Developed By Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago, Illinois; Ken-Matt Martin, Artistic Director; Roxanna Conner, Acting Managing Director, as part of IGNITE CHICAGO Festival of New Plays 2021; Originally Produced in New York City by Roundabout Theatre Company At the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre / Laura Pels Theatre On May 4th, 2023
CAST BIOS
ANDREÁ BELLAMORE [she/her] (CORINA / WALLY’S WAITER / BANK CUSTOMERS) is a national actress originally from the soulful city of New Orleans. [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her recent theater credits include: [REGIONAL]: Berkeley Repertory Theatre: Clyde’s; Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater: The Revolutionists; American Shakespeare Center: A Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol; Rutgers Theatre Company: An Octoroon, A Dream Play, Five Times in One Night; Aquila Theatre: Our Warrior Chorus; Stages on the Sound: Twelfth Night; Mile Square Theatre: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Classic Theatre of Maryland: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. [NATIONAL TOURS]: Aquila Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Frankenstein; American Shakespeare Center: The Grapes of Wrath, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; [INTERNATIONAL]: Shakespeare’s Globe, London: Julius Caesar, As You Like It. [EDUCATION]: Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts - BFA Acting Conservatory. She gives all thanks to God, her family and her Husband for all of their consistent love and support! AndreaBellamore.com / IG: @andreabellamore
RJ BROWN [he/him] (KENNETH) [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: is proud to be making his Everyman Theatre debut! [TV/FILM]: He has worked extensively in television and film with select credits that include: 13 Reasons Why, The Carrie Diaries, The Frontrunner, The Equalizer, and The Blacklist. Recently, he can be found in the feature film Parasomnia premiering later this year. [NEW YORK] Manhattan Theater Club: King James; Ensemble Studio Theater: Mope [REGIONAL]: Studio Theater: Suzanne Lori Parks' White Noise; in addition to numerous productions at St. Louis's The Muny. [EDUCATION]: BFA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
LOUIS E. DAVIS [he/him] (BERT) [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: is thrilled to be making his Everyman debut with this production. Previous credits include [REGIONAL]: Mosaic Theater Co: Monumental Travesties (Chance), Bars & Measures (Bilal) & Charm (Donnie); Olney Theatre Center: Dance Nation (Luke); WSC Avant Bard: Topdog/Underdog (Booth) [2020 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play]; Theater Alliance: Word Becomes Flesh (Ensemble) & Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (Robby); Folger Theatre: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Host) & Second Shepard’s Play (Ensemble); Solas Nua: The Frederick Douglass Project (Ensemble); Imagination Stage: The Freshest Snow Whyte (Pop Lock). [TV]: We Own This City (HBO). [EDUCATION]: BFA Theater Arts, Howard University
CAST BIOS
JEFFERSON A. RUSSELL [he/him] (CLAY / SAM / LE POUSSELET BARTENDER) [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: (Resident Company Member): Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Jump, The Lion in Winter, Sense and Sensibility, The Skin of Our Teeth, Flyin’ West, Pipeline, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Aubergine, The Soul Collector, Gem of the Ocean, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Hedda Gabler, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Heathen Valley. [REGIONAL]: Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.: Joe Turner's Come and Gone; Signature Theatre: Daphne’s Dive; American Players Theatre: The Recruiting Officer, Our Country’s Good; Olney Theatre: Aubergine; Milwaukee Rep: Two Trains Running; Baltimore Center Stage/Cincinnati Playhouse: Shakespeare in Love; Ford’s Theatre: Fences, Ragtime; Pioneer Theatre Co: Fences; Cincinnati Playhouse: A Christmas Carol, Two Trains Running, Jitney; Marin Theatre Co: Fetch Clay Make Man, The Convert; Dallas Theatre/Goodman Theatre: Trinity River Plays; Hangar Theatre: The Piano Lesson; Round House: Father Comes Home From The Wars, Two Trains Running, Ironbound, Fahrenheit 451, Amadeus; Woolly Mammoth: Clybourne Park; Arena Players: The Meeting, Flyin’ West; Rep Stage: Sunset Baby; Folger: The Tempest; Gulfshore Playhouse: Race; [NATIONAL TOURS]: Kennedy Center: Harlem, Color Me Dark; [EDUCATION]: Hampton University, BA, (Sociology/Criminal Justice), GWU: MFA, Academy of Classical Acting. He is a former Baltimore police officer and a founding member of GALVANIZE, a network for Artists of Color. Former Adjunct Professor: Bowie State University, Towson University.
Vincent M. Lancisi, Founder, Artistic Director | Marissa LaRose, Managing Director
The Price by Arthur Miller (1998)
Bus Stop by William Inge (1993)
And The Nightingale Sang by C.P, Taylor (2007)
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (2011)
You Can't Take It With You by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart (2012)
MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
EBONI BOOTH
EBONI BOOTH is a writer and actor from New York City. Her plays include Primary Trust (Roundabout Theatre, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play) and Paris (Atlantic Theater, John Gassner Award for New American Plays by the Outer Critics Circle Awards). For television, she has written for Hulu’s We Were the Lucky Ones and HBO Max’s Julia. As an actress, some of her credits include Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Drama Desk Award), After the Blast (LCT3/Lincoln Center), Fulfillment Center (Manhattan Theater Club), Sundown Yellow Moon (Ars Nova, WP), Ultimate Beauty Bible (Page 73), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Soho Rep.), The Cider House Rules (Atlantic Theater), and more. Her television appearances include The Good Fight, The Americans, Instinct, Show Me a Hero, and Daredevil. Eboni Booth is a resident playwright at New Dramatists, and the recipient of a Dramatists Guild Horton Foote Award, a Steinberg Playwright Award, and a Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting. She is a graduate of Juilliard’s playwriting program and the University of Vermont.
MEET THE DIRECTOR
REGINALD L. DOUGLAS
REGINALD L. DOUGLAS [he/him] is dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company of DC. [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: Previous credits include Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Crying on Television, and Berta, Berta. He has directed at Round House Theatre, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Weston Theater Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Audible, Bard at the Gate, Profile Theatre, Playwrights Realm, The Kennedy Center, Capital Repertory Company, Theatre Alliance, Pittsburgh CLO, Arizona Theatre Company, Barrington Stage, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Negro Ensemble Company, TheatreSquared, Playwrights’ Center, McCarter Theatre Center, Florida Rep, The Lark, New York Theatre Workshop, Spooky Action, City Theatre (where he served as Artistic Producer), Studio Theatre (where he served as Associate Artistic Director), and many other national companies. Reginald has developed and directed work by nationally recognized writers including August Wilson, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Psalmayene 24, Kareem Fahmy, Idris Goodwin, Cori Thomas, Angelica Chéri, Nikkole Salter, Dael Orlandersmith, Kemp Powers, Jen Silverman, Ngozi Anyanwu, R. Eric Thomas, Brian Quijada, Matt Schatz, Amy Evans, Zakiyyah Alexander, Imani Uzuri, Dave Harris, Francisca Da Silveira, Khalil Kain, Chisa Hutchinson, Tearrance Chisholm, Josh Wilder, Larry Powell, Harrison David Rivers, and Donja R. Love. A proud graduate of Georgetown University, Reginald is a member of the Board of Directors of Theatre Washington and of the National New Play Network. He received the National Theatre Conference’s Emerging Professional Award in 2020, the Georgetown University Legacy of a Dream Award in 2024, and was named a 2024 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine.
WE BELONG TO A
"I don’t really believe in God or heaven or hell, but I do believe in friends."
Kenneth, in Primary Trust
At the beginning of Primary Trust, our protagonist, Kenneth, introduces us to his hometown, Cranberry, New York. This fictional suburb of Rochester is a warm and pleasant place with the motto “Welcome Friend, You’re Right on Time!” Cranberry’s population of 15,000 is primarily white, with a few other Black residents besides Kenneth. He shares that most of the time everyone treats him fine, with the exception of one night at the dairy farm—an event he chooses not to describe. As critic Charles McNulty observes, “People are instinctively nice to Kenneth because there is something intrinsically noble about him. He’s bright, courteous and helpful—and extremely good at minding his own business.” But while minding his own business, Kenneth has lived largely isolated from others in Cranberry since childhood. The world moves around him and his life has not significantly changed. As an adult he has had one job, one place he goes after work, and one special friend—a friend who just happens to be imaginary.
Kenneth’s experience of isolation and limited social connection is shared by an increasing number of people in our country today. In 2023, the Office of the Surgeon General produced a report on the prevalence of loneliness in the United States and its detrimental impact on the physical and mental health of our citizens. The report describes what it calls “our epidemic of loneliness and isolation” as a contributing factor to everything from heart disease and stroke to anxiety, depression, and dementia. On the other hand, people who are socially connected not only experience a reduced risk of such ailments, but they also live longer. And social connectedness among individuals matters to the collective wellbeing of our communities, serving as an underappreciated contributor to “population health, community, safety, resilience and prosperity.”
The potential benefits of social connections depend upon both the amount and quality of such relationships. A primary contributor to the quality of social relationships is the role of trust, that the report defines as an “expectation of positive intent and benevolence from the actions of others.” According to the report, however, as Americans are becoming less socially connected over time, trust in each other and our institutions is at near historic lows.
Fortunately, there are actions we can take to enhance our social connections. The report grounds its recommendations for both individuals and community groups in a hopeful vision for the future: “We can choose, in short, to take the core values that make us strong—love, kindness, respect, service, and commitment to one another—and reflect them in the world we build for ourselves and our children.” The report advises community groups, including arts organizations, to create opportunities and
A BIGGER WORLD
spaces that nurture social connection. And it invites those of us engaged in the work of telling stories to bring awareness to the detrimental impact of social isolation and to support the values of connection and kindness to one another.
For playwright Eboni Booth, theatre offers that place of connection. She told journalist Anna Montagner, “I go to art for a feeling of community and that sort of recognition of ‘oh, shoot, I’m not the only person who thinks that! I’m not the only person who does that. You know, I belong to a bigger world.’” She wrote Primary Trust out of her own periodic feelings of loneliness and to give form to the desire to connect with other people. As she shared in an interview with Michael Paulson of The New York Times, the play was “about being hungry for connection” and “being aware of the gift of other people.”
The resulting work resonated with audiences and critics alike. Montagner commented on the play’s appeal: “Written just before the pandemic, Primary Trust seems to address the isolation most of us suffered from and the need for company we craved in 2020.” And in awarding Primary Trust the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, the judges referred to the work as “elegantly crafted,” and praised its illustration of “how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community.” With the values of people, community, and excellence at the core of our mission, Everyman Theatre is honored to share the Baltimore presentation of this inspiring new play with our audiences. To our long-term patrons and to those joining us for the first time, we say, “Welcome Friend, You’re Right on Time!”
BY ROBYN QUICK, Resident Dramaturg
Works Cited:
McNulty, Charles. “Review: Primary Trust, Eboni Booth’s Tender 2024 Pulitzer Winner, Finds Value in Every Life.” Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-10-08/primary-trust-ebonibooth-2024-pulitzer-prize-west-coast-premiere-la-jolla-playhouse.
Montagner, Anna. “Culture Shock: Playwright Eboni Booth Invites You to Look at The World With Fresh Eyes with Primary Trust.” VMagazine, 25 May 2023, https://web.archive.org/web/20230603071720/https:/vmagazine. com/article/culture-shock-playwright-eboni-booth-invites-you-to-look-at-the-world-with-fresh-eyes-with-prima ry-trust/.
Office of the Surgeon General. Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Connection and Community. 2023. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-gen eral-social-connection-advisory.pdf.
Paulson, Michael. “Eboni Booth on Winning the Drama Pulitzer for Primary Trust.” The New York Times, 6 May 2024, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/theater/eboni-booth-drama-pulitzer.html.
“The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Drama: Primary Trust by Eboni Both.” The Pulitzer Prizes. https://www.pulitzer.org/ winners/eboni-booth.
CREATIVE TEAM BIOS
DAVID BURDICK (Costume Design) [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: (Resident Costume Designer) Recent highlight's include Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, POTUS, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Book Club Play, Dial M For Murder, Harvey, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, The Lion in Winter, Sense and Sensibility, Behold, A Negress, The Skin of Our Teeth, Flyin West, Steel Magnolias, An Almost Holy Picture, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, and over 20 more productions. [OFF-BROADWAY]: 59E59: The Lucky Star. [REGIONAL]: Baltimore Center Stage: A Wonder in My Soul, Looking Glass Alice, Jazz, Amadeus, Next to Normal, Animal Crackers, The Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allen Poe, An Enemy of the People, The Rivals, Caroline or Change, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, Les Blancs, The Piano Lesson, Picnic, and others. Olney Theatre Center: The Diary of Anne Frank [OPERA]: Boston Lyric Opera: I Puritani. Cincinnati Opera: Don Giovanni. Tulsa Opera: Tosca, Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Fidelio. Eastman School of Music: The Rape of Lucretia. Dayton Contemporary Dance: Lyric Fire [OTHER]: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Spectacular.
HAROLD F. BURGESS, II (Lighting Design) [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: (Resident Lighting Designer) Over 20 productions, including Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Queens Girl: Black in The Green Mountains, Dial M for Murder, Jump, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Sense and Sensibility, Flyin’ West, Pipeline, Radio Golf, Murder on the Orient Express, Sweat. [REGIONAL]: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Clyde’s; Contemporary American Theatre Festival: The Happiest Man on Earth; Signature Theatre: Where the Mountain Meets the Sea; Round House Theatre: Radio Golf, Nine Night, Nollywood Dreams, We’re Gonna Die, Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up, A Boy and His Soul, A Doll’s House, Part 2; Studio Theatre: Breath Boom, My Children! My Africa!; Olney Theatre Center: Auber-
gine, Thurgood, Grounded; Theatre J: Intimate Apparel, Trayf, Broken Glass, Another Way Home, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Hampton Years; Mosaic Theatre Company: Unexplored Interior; Rep Stage: Kill Move Paradise; Northern Stage (VT): A Doll’s House, Part 2, Grounded. [AWARDS]: 2020 Independent Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council. [TEACHING]: Director, College Park Scholars Arts Program, UMD. [EDUCATION]: MFA, University of Maryland College Park. Member, United Scenic Artists, Local 829. www.haroldburgessdesign.com
PAIGE HATHAWAY (Set Design) [she/her] [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Ken Ludwig's Baskerville, An Almost Holy Picture, Queens Girl in Africa, Queens Girl in the World [DC Area]: Signature Theatre: Hair, Penelope, No Place to Go, The Upstairs Department, Rent; Ford's Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors; Olney Theatre Center: Frozen; Arena Stage: The High Ground, The Right to be Forgotten; Woolly Mammoth: The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes, Familiar; Round House Theatre: The Mountaintop, Jennifer Who is Leaving, On the Far End; Kennedy Center: Me… Jane; Folger Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. [REGIONAL]: Santa Fe Play House: On Clover Road; Barrington Stage: A New Brain; Writer's Theatre: A Distinct Society; Amphibian Stage: The... Untruths of Juan Garcia, Miss Molly; The Muny: Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Matilda, Cinderella, A Chorus Line; Cleveland Play House: The Three Musketeers; Asolo Rep: Sweat; Arden Theatre Company: Assassins, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. [EDUCATION]: University of Oklahoma: BFA in Scenic Design; University of Maryland: MFA in Scenic Design. Local USA 829. @paigehathawaydesign. paigehathawaydesign.com
KATHY RUVUNA (Sound Design) is a New York based sound designer originally from
San Antonio, Texas. Recent credits include [EVERYMAN THEATRE]: The Lion in Winter, Pipeline, Cry It Out, Radio Golf. [REGIONAL]: Clubbed Thumb: Bodies, The Ritual; Alley Theatr: Sweat; Portland Stage: I and You, Read to Me; YaleRepertory Theatre: Good Faith; Two River Theatre: Twelfth Night; Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: In the Southern Breeze, Ni Mi Madre; National Black Theatre: Hands Up; BRIClab: Bernarda’s Daughters; Fake Friends: Circle Jerk, This American Wife [EDUCATION]: She holds a B.F.A. in Sound Design from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, and an M.F.A. in Sound Design from the Yale School of Drama.
VINCENT M. LANCISI (Founder, Artistic Director) founded EVERYMAN THEATRE in October of 1990 and has directed 58 productions including Dial M For Murder, The Sound Inside, The Lion in Winter, Cry It Out, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Dinner With Friends, Sweat, Aubergine, M. Butterfly, Noises Off, Dot, Death of A Salesman, Under the Skin, Blithe Spirit, Deathtrap, Tribes, The Glass Menagerie, The Beaux’ Stratagem, August: Osage County, You Can’t Take It With You, Stick Fly, All My Sons, Two Rooms, Rabbit Hole, The Cherry Orchard, Doubt, Much Ado About Nothing, The Cone Sister, And a Nightingale Sang, The School for Scandal, A Number, Amadeus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Buried Child, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, A Delicate Balance, Hedda Gabler, Proof, Uncle Vanya and The Last Five Years. As a freelance director, last season he directed True West for Rep Stage in Columbia, MD. In addition to his work at Everyman, he has taught acting and directing at Towson University, University of Maryland, Catholic University, Howard Community College, and at Everyman Theatre. He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Vincent sits on the boards for the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District and the Market Center Merchants Association. Vincent holds his undergraduate degree in Theatre from Boston College and his master’s degree in Directing from The Catholic University of America.
MOLLY PRUNTY (Stage Manager)
[EVERYMAN THEATRE]: Queen's Girl: Black in the Green Mountains, (Assistant Stage Manager): Harvey, Jump, The Lion in Winter, Behold, A Negress, Cry it Out. [REGIONAL]: Peabody Opera: Don Giovanni; Baltimore Center Stage: Young Playwrights Festival. [TEACHING]: Baltimore School for the Arts: Expressions 2023. [EDUCATION]: B.A. in Theater Design & Production from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres
The director is represented by Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The set, lighting, and sound designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE.
PRIMARY TRUST PRODUCTION STAFF
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Peri Walker
ASSOCIATE
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Malory Hartman
CARPENTERS
Nick Colantuano
Joe Martin
Charles Whittington
Louis Williams III
ELECTRICIANS
Nick Colantuono
Griffin DeLisle
Mel Gable
Brandon Ingle
Melissa Martinez
Martin Smith
LIGHT BOARD PROGRAMMERS
Maisie Stone
Eli Golding
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
Maisie Stone
SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS
Mel Gable
Griffin DeLisle
WARDROBE
Lucy Haag
WIG SUPERVISOR
Linda Cavell
EVERYMAN THEATRE RESIDENT COMPANY
ACTORS
Megan Anderson
Felicia Curry
Deborah Hazlett
Helen Hedman
Paige Hernandez
Beth Hylton
Hannah Kelly
Katie Kleiger
Wil Love
Tony Nam
ARTISTS
Bruce Randolph Nelson
Tuyết Thị Phạm
Zack Powell
Kyle Prue
Jefferson A. Russell
Carl Schurr
Stan Weiman*
Yaegel T. Welch
* Deceased
Daniel Ettinger | Scenic Design
David Burdick | Costume Design
Harold F. Burgess II | Lighting Design
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca | Sound Design
Gary Logan | Dialects
Lewis Shaw | Fights & Intimacy
Cat Wallis | Stage Management
Robyn Quick | Dramaturgy
WHY DO WE HAVE A RESIDENT COMPANY?
Only a handful of theatres nationwide feature an ensemble of professional actors that perform regularly each season. They are the core of Everyman Theatre. Because of their distinctive familial bond, history and trust of each other, company members can jump deeply into meaningful relationships onstage. Our artists push each other to deliver the highest caliber of work.
Learn more about our Resident Company members by visitng everymantheatre.org or scanning the QR code.
Actors pictured in order listed below.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Everyman Theatre is governed by a dedicated group of community volunteers, our Board of Directors.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
W. Bryan Rakes, President
Colleen Martin-Lauer, Vice President
Mark Paul Lehman, Vice President
Chris DiPietro, Secretary
Walter Doggett III, Treasurer
Meadow Lark Washington, CARES Chair
Vic Romita, Appointee
DIRECTORS
Allyson Black Woodson
Edie Brown
Sarasi Desikan
Anthony Evans
Larry Fishel
Sandra Levi Gerstung
W. Robert Hair
Gina Hirschhorn
Vincent M. Lancisi
Marissa LaRose
Jennifer Litchman
Charles Lu
Marjorie McDowell
Tony Nam
Eileen O’Rourke
Jenny Peña Días
Dorothy H. Powe
James Ryan
Leland Shelton
Brooke Story
Michael Styer
Donald Thoms
Drew Tildon Reis
Christopher Uhl
Christian Ventimiglia
GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS AND CORPORATIONS
Gifts listed here were received from donors between July 1, 2023 and September 26, 2024.
VISIONARY $50,000+
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Baltimore Civic Fund
Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences
France-Merrick Foundation
Gallagher, Evelius & Jones, LLP
Maryland Department of Education
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Maryland Department of Labor
Maryland State Arts Council
Mayor Brandon M. Scott & The Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs
Middendorf Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
SEASON PRODUCER
$25,000–$49,999
William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund creator of the Baker Artist Awards, www.bakerartistawards.org
Bertoli-Mansfield Fund
David and Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation
Galanthus Foundation
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc.
RESIDENT COMPANY
SPONSOR
$10,000 - $24,999
American Trading and Production Corporation
BGE
Bunting Family Foundation
Goldsmith Family Foundation
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
LifeBridge Health
National Endowment for the Arts
P. Flanigan & Sons
T. Rowe Price Foundation
Truist
Venable Foundation
University of Maryland, Baltimore
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
Abell Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Foundation
Helen S. And Merrill L. Bank Foundation
Helen Pumphrey Denit Trust
Phyllis and Joe Johnson Foundation
John J. Leidy Foundation
Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation
Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund Inc.
Nora Roberts Foundation
Romita Solutions
Earle and Annette Shawe Family Foundation
Transamerica Foundation
PRODUCER $2,500–$4,999
Harry L. Gladding Foundation
Lois and Philip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund
Harry L. Gladding Foundation
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
$1,000–$2,499
Anonymous
Hecht-Levi Foundation
IBM Corporation
The Mead Family Foundation
Sally S. Decatur and H. Miller Private Foundation
DIRECTOR $250–$999
Actors’ Equity Foundation
Constellation Brands
Taylor Foundation Inc.
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
American Trading and Production Corporation
Bank of America
Black & Decker
Exelon Foundation
IBM Corporation
International Monetary Fund
McCormick & Co.
Network for Good Norfolk Southern
T. Rowe Price
Truist
IN-KIND SUPPORT
City Seeds
Forno Restaurant & Wine Bar
Lord Baltimore Hotel
University of Maryland, Baltimore
LEAD CORPORATE PARTNER
MAJOR SUPPORT FROM COVER ART DESIGNED BY Jacob Kemp / TALISMAN
INDIVIDUALS
Gifts listed here support Everyman Theatre's Annual Fund and were received between September 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
For complete list of donors at Playwright Level ($250+) and above, please visit 'Our Supporters' page on our website.
VISIONARY $50,000+
Susan W. Flanigan and George Roche
Gina* and Dan Hirschhorn
Bryan* and Jennifer Rakes
SEASON PRODUCER
$25,000–$49,999
Dr. Larry* and Nancy Fishel
Susan W. Flanigan
Dorothy H. Powe* in memory of Ethel J. Holliday
Vic* and Nancy Romita
RESIDENT COMPANY SPONSOR
$10,000 - $24,999
Ed and Ellen Bernard
Chris DiPietro*
Walter B. Doggett III* and Joanne Doggett
Jennifer C. Engel
Shirley T. Hollander †
Lisa Harris Jones* and Sean Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Maureen Shaul
Bob and Terri Smith
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
Shaun Carrick and Ronald Griffin
Diann and David Churchill
John Deermer
Curt Lind and Linda Ettinger
Kaylie Kassap George and Adam George
Sandra D. Hess
Mark and Kelley Keener
Paul Konka and Susan Dugan-Konka
Mark and Sandy* Laken
Mark Paul Lehman* and Kurt Davis
Kenneth C. and Elizabeth M. Lundeen
Dr. and Mrs. David and Nancy
Paige
John and Marsha Ramsay
Brooke Story
Michael B. Styer*
Donald* and Mariana † Thoms
Meadow Lark Washington* and Joe Washington
Mark Yost and Kevin Galens
PRODUCER $2,500–$4,999
George and Frances † Alderson
Patricia Bettridge
Winnie and Neal Borden
Eva and Warren Brill
Courtney Bruno
Paul and Kathleen Casey
Judy Shub-Condliffe and Jack Condliffe
Ross and Michele Donehower
Jean Jacocks
Francine and Allan Krumholz
Wil Love and Carl Schurr
Mary and Jim Miller
Terry H. Morgenthaler and Patrick J. Kerins
Tim Nehl and Joy Mandel
Brian and Eileen O'Rourke
Ed and Jo Orser
Reid Reininger
Jim and Laura Rossman
Hugh Silcox
Ronnie Silverstein
Martha P. Stein
Howard and Elizabeth Walsh and Family
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
$1,000–$2,499
Anonymous
Mark and Susan Adams
Bruce and Polly Behrens
Emile A. Bendit and Diane Abeloff
Allyson Black Woodson*
Michael Booth and Kristine Smets
Susan Chomicz Bowman
Livio and Diane Broccolino
David Brown
Edie* and Stan Brown †
Jeanne Brush
David Cane
Jerry and Carol Doctrow
Diane E. Cho and David W.
Benn
Tootsie Duvall
Barry and Susan Eisenberg
Anne Elixhauser
David and Merle Fishman
Ms. Susan Sachs Fleishman
Debra and Maurice Furchgott
Praveena Gadam
Sandra Levi Gerstung*
Marci Gordon and Andrew Barnstein
Caroline Griffin and Henry E. Dugan, Jr.
W. Robert Hair* and Steven J. Ralston
Carol and Joe Hamilton
Catherine Hammond
Alan and Trisha Hoff
Hope Hollander
Paul M. Holmes
Shirley A. Kaufman
Nancy King
Ernest and Donna Kovacs
Evelyn S. Krohn
Marissa LaRose* and Dr. Travis
Andrews
Timothy and Gabrielle
Lawrence
Gayle Levy and Martin Barber
Fred and Judy Lobbin
James MacNicholl and Sara Lombardo
Marjorie* and Scott McDowell
Kathleen Howard Meredith
Barry Mersky and Elizabeth Trexler
David Mintzer and Cinda
Hughes
Steven Morris
Gerry Mullan and William Sweet
Dr. Mike Myron and Linda Weisfeldt
Andrew and Sharon Nickol
Patricia S. and Robert J. Orr
Gary and Leslie Plotnick
Mark and Joanne Pollak
Elenor Reid
Drew* and Ryan Reis
Anne Marie Richards
Elaine Richman and Ralph
Raphael
Sue Shaner and John Roberts
John and Sarah S. Robinson
Arnold and Monica Sagner
Nancy Dalsheimer Savage
Lisa Scotti
Harvey and Debbie Singer
Bob and Jackie Smelkinson
Julia Smith
Joaneath A. Spicer
Ruth and Chuck Spivak
Susan Spencer and John Spencer
Marilyn Steinmetz
Shale D. Stiller and Honorable Ellen M. Heller
James Stofan and William Law
Sheldon and Victoria Switzer
Eileen and Philip Toohey
Louis B. Thalheimer and Juliet A. Eurich
Elizabeth Trimble
Joe and Debra Weinberg
Peggy Widman
Barbara Coleman White
Wolman Family Fund
DIRECTOR $500–$999
Anonymous (12)
Ronald † and Baiba Abrams
Brad and Lindsay Alger
Dale Balfour
Ray and Day Bank
Gayle Barney and Jean Savina
Deborah R. Berman
Craig Bober and Rachel Burgan
John and Carolyn Boitnott
Patty Bond
Michael Borowitz and Barbara Crain
Jan Boyce
Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley Brager, Jr.
Paul and Jane Brickman
Lew and Vicki Bringman
Peter and Eileen Broido
Jeffrey Budnitz and Siobhan O'Brien Budnitz
Kristen Cannito
Evelyn Cannon and James Casey
Jan Caughlan
Arnold Clayman
Fred Cogswell
Samuel Cohen and Joan Piven
Will and Carol Cooke
Judith Cooper
Betty and Stephen Cooper
Nancy Cormeny
Harlan and Jean Cramer
Greg and Martha Cukor
Dr. Chi Dang
Dr. Albert F. DeLoskey and Lawrie Deering
Barbara Dent
Anne Efron
Bill Eggbeer
Gary Felser and Debra Brown Felser
Don Firmani and Janet Esch
Donna Flynn
Paul Fowler and Frank McNeil
Benedict Frederick
Beth Gansky
Suzan Garabedian
Ronald Geagley
Tom and Lora Gentile
Saralynn and Sheldon Glass
Sue Glick
Herbert and Harriet Goldman
Dorothy Gold and Jim Wolf
Hannah and Thorne Gould
Donald M. and Dorothy W. Gundlach
Robert and Cheryl Guth
Richard Manichello and Margo Halle
Fritzi K. and Robert J. Hallock
Jane Halpern
William Hamilton and Paula Jackson
James F. Hart
Suzanne Hill
Michael Hirschhorn and Jimena Martinez
Paul M. Holmes
Greg Huff and Pamela Pasqualini
Idy and Jennie Iglehart
Ann H. Kahan
Mr. Harold Kanarek
Jeff and Marjie Kimble
Mr. and Mrs. D. Brooks Kitchel II
Nina Knoche
Ann and David Koch
Larry Koppelman and Liz Ritter
Ron and Marianne Kreitner
Toni and Evan Krometis
Dr. and Mrs. R. Kuppers
Colleen Martin-Lauer* and Mark Lauer
Lynne and Larry Lichtig
Jonna and Fred Lazarus
W.J. Lederer and Jennie Rothschild
Peter Levy and Diane Krejsa
Brendan Lilley
Bruce Lindstrom
Linda and Jim Loesch
Michael and Lois Mannes
Jeanne E. Marsh
Phyllis McIntosh
Stan and Laurie Miller
Joseph and Jane Meyer
Bruce R. Nelson and Richard Goldberg
Linda Nevaldine
Drs. Mary O'Connor and Charles King
Thomas L. and Leslie V. Owsley
Paternayan-Ramsden Fund of the BCF
Justine and Ken Parezo
William and Susan Paznekas
Dr. Fred Pearson
Rosser J. Pettit
Judy and Scott Phares
Judith Pittman
Terry and Alan Reed
Naomi Robin and Gerald Gleason
Daniel Rodricks and Lillian Donnard
Bess Rose
Wendy S. Rosen and Richard Weisman
Kristin Rowles and Paul Ferraro
Robert Russell in memory of Lelia Russell
Judi and George Seal
Thomas Seidman
David and Sarah H. Shapiro
Dr. Alan Schwartz and Dr. Carla Rosenthal
Dr. Carl Shanholtz and Dr. Ruth Horowitz
Stephen and Gail Shawe
Patricia Smeton
Linda and Kirby Smith
Norma Snow-Goldberg
Damie and Diane Stillman
Ian Tresselt and Joseph Rooney
Bruce and Susan Vaupel
Susan and Hutch Vernon
Rose Viscardi
Ellie Wang
Maria Wawer
Thomas Weyburn
Peter Ayers Wimbrow, III
Joseph and Valerie Yingling
Carol Yoder
Marvin and Sheila Zelkowitz
MONTHLY SUSTAINING DONORS
Joyce Duffy-Bilanow and Stephen Bilanow
Neil and Deborah Eisenberg
Anne Efron
Ira Gooding and Kristen Vanneman-Gooding
John and Susan Hailman
W. Robert Hair* and Steven J. Ralston
Catherine Hammond
James F. Hart
Paul M. Holmes
Fred Lobbin
Marjorie* and Scott McDowell
Mary Nichols
Dr. Alan Schwartz and Dr. Carla Rosenthal
Drew* and Ryan Reis
Becky and Joe Richardson
Judi and George Seal
Linda and Kirby Smith
Susan Truitt
Peggy Widman
* Board Member † Deceased
Everyman Theatre is a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone – audience members, students, artists, volunteers, staff, and trustees – to experience art and be part of a positive community where all can be treated with kindness and respect.
In order to make this a reality we need your help in upholding our core values and creating a space that allows everyone to fully participate in the transformative experience of live theatre.
WE BELIEVE THAT…
• Everyone is deserving of kindness and respect
• All individuals deserve to feel welcomed and included in the work we do
• It’s our collective responsibility to maintain a safe and supportive environment
• Theatre provokes thought and inspires dialogue, which builds our capacity for empathy, understanding, and connection
• It’s our collective responsibility to oppose racism by consciously, purposefully, and continually striving against racial biases and the systemic structures that perpetuate them
• We must take a united stance against all forms of oppression or marginalization, and recognize that although discomfort may be productive, cruelty never is
WE INVITE YOU TO…
• Embrace a mindset of goodwill and extend courtesy to others
• Immerse yourself fully in the performance – applaud, shed a tear, laugh out loud, and express your emotions freely
• Embrace your fellow audience members’ reactions and cherish the fact that theatre is a shared journey
• Make a deliberate effort to confront your own biases, and partner with us in putting these beliefs into action. We are all learning - help us maintain a positive community and culture of collaboration
• Share your feedback and experiences with us, as we are continually looking to improve
WE WILL NOT TOLERATE…
• Discrimination, harassment, or any form of speech/behavior that threatens the safety or well-being of others
• Unwanted invasion of another person’s physical space
• Refusal to comply with staff instructions or disregarding the theatre’s policies
Any conduct that contributes to a dangerous or hostile environment will be taken seriously. If you witness or experience a violation of the values and expectations outlined above, please alert one of our staff members. Everyman takes this feedback very seriously and will take action to protect our community.
Thank you for joining us and being a part of the Everyman Family!
GRATITUDE FOR THOSE BEFORE US
We honor the Indigenous Piscataway, Lumbee, and Cherokee people of Baltimore City and the unceded ancestral lands of the Piscataway on which Everyman Theatre resides. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with Indigenous communities, but serves as a first step in honoring the land we occupy and as an act of resistance against the erasure of their histories. For more information: https://native-land.ca/ and http://baltimoreamericanindiancenter.org
LEADERSHIP
Founder, Artistic Director
Vincent M. Lancisi
Managing Director
Marissa LaRose
ADMINISTRATION
Producing Director
Kyle Prue
Director of Finance + Human Resources
Larry Bright Finance + Human Resources Associate
Robin Fraker
Facilities + Operations Manager
J.R. Schroyer
Assistant Managing Director
Sean McComas
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Directors
Paige Hernandez
Noah Himmelstein
Tuyết Thị Phạm
PHILANTHROPY
Directors of Philanthropy
Charisse Paige
Lauren Saunders
Associate Director of Institutional Giving
Elliott Kashner
Philanthropy Operations & Events Manager
Caitlyn Hooper
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Marketing & Communications
Alexander Cortes
Associate Director. Communications & Partnerships
Corey Frier
Associate Director of Marketing Operations
Jordyn Farthing
Assistant Director of Marketing
Madeline ‘Mo’ Oslejsek
Multimedia Manager
Lindsay Pedersen
Marketing Coordinator
Jalice Ortiz-Corral
Patron Engagement Coordinator
Nico Liberto
Patron Engagement Associates
Andromeda Bacchus, Davin Banks, Tyrel Brown, Rae Dorsey, Mel Gable, Ja’Net Jones, Rory
Kennison, Kate Appiah
Kubi, Sarah Lohrfink, Elizabeth Malvo, Derrell Owens, Thom Purdy, Kelsey
Schneider, Acell Spencer,
Teddy Sherron III, Majenta
Thomas
PRODUCTION
Director of Production
Amanda M. Hall
Production Manager
Cat Wallis
Technical Director
Trevor Wilhelms
Assistant Technical Directors
Brandon Ingle
Ren Brault
Scene Shop Manager
Sarah Blocher
Lead Carpenter
Adam Sorel
Scenic Charge Artist
Jill Koenig
Properties Artisan
Michael Rasinski
Deck Manager
Louis Williams, III
Costume Director
David Burdick
Costume Associate
Amy Forsberg
Head of Wardrobe
Lucy Wakeland Haag
Lighting Supervisor
Juan M. Juarez
Lead Electrician
Maisie Stone
Audio/Video Supervisor
Andrew Gaylin
Maryland Corp Fellows
Lanoree Blake
Jupiter Lam-Bright
EDUCATION
Director of Education
Joseph W. Ritsch
Education Program Manager
Owen Harris Scott
Education Operations Manager
Arianna Costantini
Teaching Artists
Beth Hylton, Carole Graham Lehan, Chinai Routte, Fatima Quander, Francesco Leandri, Hanah Jeffrey, Isaiah Harvey
Jefferson Russel, Joseph Ritsch, Kendall Jones, Kimberley Lynne, Kyle Prue, Lakeshia Ferebee, Lanoree Blake, Lauren Jackson, Lindsay Wilk, Lucius Robinson, Megan Anderson, Patricia Hengen-Shields, Ronnita Freeman, Sarah Nichols, Teresa Spencer, Tia Thomas
Special Thanks to all participating Everyman
Resident Company Artists
