The Lehman Trilogy

&

Jessie F. Wolfson & Dr. Lawrence F. Kron present

With Leading Support By: Knight Foundation

Rhoda Levitt • Jeffrey Davis & Michael Miller • Richard & Susan Lampen

And Additional Support From:

Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Howard & Sharon Socol • Clark & Andrea Nobil

Gene Sulzberger • Jill & Hal Gaffin • Susan & Larry Jay • Roz & Charles Stuzin and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

Success starts with passion.

May 17 - Jun. 9

STREAMING

a hilarious snapshot of Art Basel Week and Wynwood!

Sponsored by: Knight Foundation

www.gablestage.org • Box Office: (305) 445-1119 Be an Early

KING JAMES

By Rajiv Joseph

November 1 - 24

“King” LeBron James’ reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two unlikely friends in a bond forged by fandom. Told over twelve years (from LeBron’s rookie season to an NBA Championship) King James is a clever, fast-paced comedy by Pulitzer Finalist Rajiv Joseph. Actor Melvin Huffnagle stars in this intimate chronicle of two friends whose turbulent relationship is best navigated through their shared love of basketball. A Miami Premiere.

“...shoots and scores!” - New York Stage

BOTH SIDES NOW: THE MUSIC AND LIVES OF JONI MITCHELL AND LEONARD COHEN

by Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer

December 13 - January 5

This intimate theatrical cabaret, developed at Washington D.C’s Signature Theatre, weaves together the lives and iconic music of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Featuring thirteen songs that soundtracked generations of collective yearning including A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne and Who By Fire, Both Sides Now examines the messiness of being human and the struggle to stay connected. Starring and written by Frost School of Music alum and award-winning jazz vocalist, Danielle Wertz and rockfolk musician Robbie Schaefer. A Regional Premiere.

“... intimate, sophisticated, and remarkably enlightening.”

- BroadwayWorld

SUMMER, 1976

by David Auburn

March 28 - April 20

Over one fateful summer, an unlikely friendship develops between a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mother and a naïve young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the country, these two women navigate motherhood, ambition, and intimacy, and help each other discover their own independence. This deeply moving, insightful piece by Pulitzer winner David Auburn is about connection, memories, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives. Starring Patti Gardner and Sara Morsey. A Miami Premiere.

“Sharply observant... a story of profound connection and awakening disquiet.” – The New York Times

APPROPRIATE

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

January 31 - February 23

Straight from Broadway, this darkly comic American drama by Pulitzer Finalist and Obie Award winner, Jacobs-Jenkins, invites audiences to one helluva family reunion! It’s summer in Arkansas and the cicadas are singing. When the Lafayette family returns to their late patriarch’s home to manage the remains of his estate, things take a turn. When an estranged brother appears late one night and mysterious objects are discovered among the clutter, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can no longer be contained and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past. A Miami Premiere.

“A brilliant, blistering, outrageous play...”

– The New York Times

FAT HAM

by James Ijames

co-produced with Brévo Theatre and Island City Stage with the generous support of the Warten Foundation

May 16 - June 15

Hamlet, but with more barbeque and disco. Swapping a Danish castle for a North Carolina BBQ pit, Fat Ham remakes Shakespeare’s story of murder and revenge into something hilarious and profound. Juicy, a Black queer Southern kid, has a lot on his plate already when his father’s ghost shows up, demanding vengeance. As generations clash at the family’s backyard barbeque, Juicy must face the legacies of violence he’s been raised with and shape the man he wants to be. Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize. This historic three-way co-production is made possible through major funding from the Warten Foundation. A South Florida Premiere.

“Hilarious yet profound...” -The New York Times

GableStage & Grove Bank & Trust invite you to our 25th Anniversary Fundraiser

6 PM - 10PM

An evening celebrating 25 years of theatre and setting the stage for the future.

Sereia Miami

3540 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Honoring

Daniella Levine Cava Mayor of Miami Dade County

Master of Ceremonies

Alan H. Green Film, TV & Broadway Star

Dress: Cocktail Attire

(Please keep in mind that the event will take place outside)

Purchase tickets by April 15

Online: www.gablestage.org or By phone: 305.445.1119

Sponsored by

Contact Kate Kramitz at kkramitz@gablestage.org

Shalom Y’all! Southern Jews and the Cotton Economy

Sponsored by: Susan & Steven Caller

March 26, 7.30 pm

with Dr. Josh Parshall

Director of history at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life

While Part One of The Lehman Trilogy tracks the rise of an exceptionally successful Jewish business family from their arrival in Montgomery, Alabama, through their relocation to New York City, thousands of other southern Jewish stories mirror aspects of the Lehmans’ experiences. This talk combines the history of cotton production in the U.S. South with southern Jewish histories to explore how Jewish migrants found their way to emerging market hubs, became active in various aspects of cotton production and processing, and (in many cases) came to occupy prominent positions in social and civic life. Along the way, we will consider how this history illuminates Jewish relationships to race and racism in the United States, and we will observe how changes in cotton production (and fluctuations in its profitability) have shaped and reshaped Jewish communities in much of the rural South.

Dr. Josh Parshall is the director of history at the Goldring/ Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL), where he edits the online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, delivers public lectures, co-manages internships in public history, and conducts original research. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his academic interests include Jewish American culture and politics, Yiddish language and culture, and southern studies. Dr. Parshall is also the current President of the Southern Jewish Historical Society.

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

March 15-April 21

Box Office: (305) 445-1119

The HUB, 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest 33156

Louis Appignani Foundation, Inc. • Osaic Foundation

John A. Dalton & Nature Expeditions International present a

JOURNEY THROUGH LONDON & SCOTLAND

August 14 – 25, 2024

Join Diary of a Production’s John A. Dalton on a Journey through London’s Museums, Castles & Wimbledon; see West End Productions before traveling by train to Edinburgh, Scotland for the World-Famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival & Military Tattoo, visit St Andrews Links, Castle & Cathedral. Venture into the Scottish Highlands to see Castles, Loch Lomond and other Scottish Highland Treasures before touring the city of Glasgow & its Museum.

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John A. Dalton – Tour Host

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E-mail: info@naturexp.com Phone: 954-693-8852

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK NIGHT

Just moved to town or started a new job? Join a growing group of active,young arts enthusiasts with diverse backgrounds and careers. Enjoy drinks and appetizers before experiencing a night at the theatre. Secret location revealed after every opening.

Want more information? Contact our Director of Institutional Advancement Kate Kramitz at KKramitz@gablestage.org or by phone at 305.446.1116 EXT 307

VOLUNTEER WITH US!

GableStage is always looking to grow our volunteer team – and we need you! Volunteers are an essential part of the GableStage team to ensure that we produce another year of high quality, professional theater. We are looking for volunteers for the following positions: ushers, crafts people, administrative office assistance, content creators, and more! From teenagers to seniors, there is a place for you at GableStage. To volunteer, please email volunteer@gablestage. org

History of GableStage

Founded in 1979 as Florida Shakespeare Theatre, GableStage originally performed the plays of Shakespeare in repertory, using the outdoor Casino Gardens at Vizcaya. From 1987 to 1992, Florida Shakespeare Theatre was housed in the Minorca Playhouse in Coral Gables, until it was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. But the theatre’s mission could not be destroyed, and it continued to produce at the Carousel Theatre in Coral Gables in 1993 and 1994. In 1998, the theatre moved to its current home, the historic Biltmore Hotel, and became GableStage.

Since 1998, GableStage has been producing quality theatrical productions that encompass themes and ideas relevant to the multicultural South Florida community at Coral Gables’ historic Biltmore Hotel. GableStage is the recipient of 64 Carbonell Awards, a prestigious South Florida theatre award, with over 200 nominations and received the Ruth Forman Award for major advancements in the South Florida theatre scene.

GableStage is one of the longest-running and most highly acclaimed theater companies in South Florida striving to present the most vital and cutting edge works of contemporary playwrights worldwide (currently over 100 successful productions). Currently, six plays are mounted annually at the Biltmore Hotel location, and productions are regularly transported to area performing arts venues such as the Lyric Theatre, the Joseph Caleb Auditorium, and The Seminole Theatre in order to engage a larger audience and outreach to the community. In addition to community outreach, GableStage works directly with the Miami-Dade Public Schools’ Cultural Passport Program to provide unique cultural access to schools, students, and teachers through school tours and/or attendance at a GableStage production at an offsite venue. Study guides are provided prior to the performances to provide in-depth knowledge for students. Following the performance, a talkback is administered to engage the students and teachers in a conversation about what they experienced. All programs are offered free-of-charge.

GableStage has been approved to become the theatre-in-residence at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in conjunction with Miami-Dade County and Florida International University. After a public presentation at Ransom Everglades in December 2016, we are in the design stages with Miami-Dade County, AMS Consulting, Fisher-Dachs, Arquitectonica, and FIU. For official notices on the project, check the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs website.

GableStage is proud to be a member of the thriving South Florida theatre and business community. We are members of Theatre Communications Group, Theatre League of South Florida, Americans for the Arts, Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, and the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Commerce.

Mission Statement

The mission of GableStage is to provide South Florida audiences with theatrical works of artistic excellence that confront today’s issues and ideas.

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Ahead of our public announcement, it is my pleasure to introduce you to our 26th Season: a carefully curated selection of plays that promise to delight, inspire and stimulate.

Before we venture into the new season, allow me a moment to highlight the final production of our 25th Season: Laughs in Spanish (May 17 - June 9), by Miami born and bred Alexis Scheer, who recently made her Broadway debut as the book writer for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella. Anticipation is high for this premiere. If you haven't yet secured your seats, please reach out so you don’t miss a beat!

Our 26th Season unfolds with an array of regional and Miami premieres which amplify our legacy of producing theatre which is both unique and adventurous:

King James – Developed at Steppenwolf where playwright Rajiv Joseph is a company member, this Miami premiere is set to the career of basketball legend LeBron James and explores how fandom can create lifelong relationships.

Both Sides Now – Two actor musicians, a baby grand and a five string guitar bring Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen complex relationship to life as told through personal stories and more than a dozen legendary songs.

Appropriate – Currently one of Broadway’s hottest shows, this darkly comedic drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, supercharges the trope of dysfunctional family reunion… gone wrong.

Summer 1976 – This gorgeous new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof) offers two extraordinary actresses a meal to really sink their teeth into. This deeply moving, insightful piece is about connection, memories, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives.

Fat Ham – Hamlet has never tasted so good. Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with this 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning uproarious drama. Radiohead, anyone?

Yes! We continue to offer three flexible subscription packages: premium, mid-week, and preview Friday. These packages offer savings of up to 35% off single ticket prices and provide a host of additional benefits. Join or renew your membership or during The Lehman Trilogy (before April 22) and save an additional $15 on Premium and Mid-Week subscriptions.

Bari Newport Producing Artistic Director

&

Jessie F. Wolfson & Dr. Lawrence F. Kron present

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

by Stefano Massini

Adapted by Ben Power

Scenic Designer

Frank J. Oliva^

Costume Designer

Camilla Haith

Sound Designer

Sean McGinley

Dramaturg Karina Batchelor

Set Dressing & Properties Designer

Michael Miles

Associate Director

Jeni Hacker **

Production Stage Manager Amy Rauchwerger*

Lighting Designer

Tony Galaska

Projection Designer

Jamie Godwin

Assistant Stage Manager

Emily Chavez

Director Assistant

Brandon Urrutia

Directed by Bari Newport** ^

With Leading Support By: Knight Foundation

Rhoda Levitt • Jeffrey Davis & Michael Miller • Richard & Susan Lampen

And Additional Support From:

Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Howard & Sharon Socol • Clark & Andrea Nobil

Gene Sulzberger • Jill & Hal Gaffin • Susan & Larry Jay • Roz & Charles Stuzin and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

“The

www.concordtheatricals.com

The Lehman Trilogy was first presented by the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions Ltd, that jointly commissioned the English adaptation of the original play, Lehman Trilogy, at the Lyttleton Theatre on Thursday 12th July 2018 and transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre, West End .

The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions Ltd presented the US premiere of The Lehman Trilogy on 27th March 2019 at the Park Avenue Armoury, New York and first presented the production on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on 14th October 2021.

Lehman Trilogy” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

CHARACTERS

Mayer Lehman..........

Mark H. Dold*

Emanuel Lehman......

Brandon Morris*

Henry Lehman..........

James Zannelli*

Janitor.........................

Sean Deam

Brandon Morris*

The Lehman Trilogy will be performed with two 15 minute intermissions.

*Appearing through an agreement between GableStage and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists

Photo: Benjamin Spradley

James Zanelli*

Mark H. Dold*

Photo: J. Demetrie

Photo: David Noles

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Bari Newport** (Director) joined GableStage as producing artistic director in June 2021. Bari’s tenure follows the legendary leadership of Joseph Adler, “the godfather of South Florida theatre” and the producing artistic director of GableStage from 1988 - 2020. Bari is known for her creative methods of centering a theatre company in a community. Whether it’s giving out hundreds of potted plants on Earth Day or designating Thursdays as Give a Dog a Bone Days, Bari’s belief that a theatre company is a citizen in a community rather than simply a place where plays are produced, has been the bellwether of her career. Bari came to Miami from the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine, where she served as Producing Artistic Director for nine and a half seasons. Previously, she was artistic associate at the Tony Award winning Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, artistic/literary manager at the Pasadena Playhouse, associate producer at Atlanta’s Horizon Theatre and associate director of Florida Repertory Theatre. As a producer, Newport has been responsible for the creation and stabilization of a wide range of artistic initiatives, including extensive work in new play development, education and community engagement. Her work as a director and actor has been seen at Horizon Theatre Company, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, American Stage, Cumberland County Playhouse, Florida Repertory Theatre, Sacramento Theatre Company, Westport Country Playhouse and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. At GableStage, Bari has directed The Price, The Year of Magical Thinking, Heisenberg, We Will Not Be Silent, A Doll’s House, Pt. 2. and The Thanksgiving Play. She earned her BFA from the University of Southern California and her MFA from the University of Iowa. Bari is a 25 year member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Actor's Equity Association. Email her at bnewport@gablestage.org. Photo © Magnus Stark, 2024

ABOUT THE CAST

Mark H. Dold* (Mayer Lehman) is an NYC actor/coach/mentor. He has appeared on and Off Broadway and in regional theaters from coast-to-coast. His most recent Broadway appearance was in the original cast of The Inheritance, which won the 2020 Best Play TONY Award. He has the added distinction of being the nation’s first Actors Equity Association actor to perform for a live audience in the postpandemic shutdown. He has starred/guest-starred/recurred on network television, pilots, web series, soap operas and in various films. He is the recipient of Berkshire Theatre Critics, Connecticut Critics Circle, Elliot Norton (Boston), Off Broadway Alliance and San Diego Critics Awards. In 2018, BroadwayWorld-Berkshires named him Best Actor. In 2020, they named him Performer of The Decade. A proud graduate of Boston University College of Fine Arts and The Yale School of Drama, he is an Associate Artist at Barrington Stage Company, a company member of The Actors Center, and a patient-to-patient volunteer at MSKCC. Great thanks to Rhoda, Bari, EJM and the GableStage family. www.markhdold.com IG-@mhdold

Brandon Morris* (Emanuel Lehman) is thrilled and grateful to; once again, be able to live his dream and act for a living. He’s been doing this for over 20 years on stage and screen. He lives in NYC now but got his start in South Florida. You might have seen him at GableStage years ago under the amazing direction of Joe Adler in This is How it Goes, Fat Pig and Romance. Other regional stage credits include leading roles in Black Sheep, Ward 57, When the Sun Shone Brighter (Florida Stage), Macbeth,

A Streetcar Named Desire (Greenbrier Valley Theatre) Frankie and Johnny, Venus in Fur (Kitchen Theatre Co) Almost, Maine (PBD). Screen credits include FBI Most Wanted, The Flight Attendant, Bull, Law and Order:SVU, Burn Notice, For Life and Killing It. Thanks to everyone in the audience for supporting live theater and in turn, supporting me. Much Love.

James Zannelli (Henry Lehman) James Zannelli is thrilled to be making his GableStage debut as Henry Lehman. Select credits: Ensemble/Bishop of Digne/ Thenardier u/s in Les Misérables (25th Anniversary NaGonal Tour), Henry Lehman (u/s), in The Lehman Trilogy (Phoenix Theatre), Javert in Les Misérables (Phoenix Theatre), Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (White Plains PAC), Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar (PiPsburgh CLO), Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at The Olney Theatre Center. James has also worked with New York City Center Encores, Fulton Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Ogunquit Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, North Carolina Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus and Arizona Opera. Thanks to GableStage for inviGng me to play! www.jameszannelli.com

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

Karina Batchelor (Dramaturg) is a Latiné dramaturg, director, and writer. Previous projects include Assistant Director and Dramaturg for The Thanksgiving Play (GableStage), Production Dramaturg for La Gringa (City Theatre), Festival Dramaturg for the Sol Project's SOLFEST 2023, and Production Dramaturg for Old Wicked Songs, How I Learned What I Learned, Native Gardens, El Huracan, A Doll’s House Pt.II,We Will Not Be Silent (GableStage). Karina directed new work as part of the Summer Jam Playwright Fellows for SOLFEST 2023 at Pregones/PRTT in New York and is a Silver Palm Award recipient for Dramaturgical Excellence in the South Florida theatre community. She is guided by a profound belief in the power of storytelling as a catalyst for societal change and dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices on the stage.

Emily Chavez (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to return to GableStage after working on The Thanksgiving Play & Old Wicked Songs. Other Stage Management credits include: Beauty and the Beast,This is Our Youth, Be More Chill and Shrek the Musical at Area Stage Company. She is also a recent graduate of the Live Entertainment Management program at the University of Miami. She would like to thank her family and GableStage for their support.

Tony Galaska (Lighting Designer) is an Associate Professor, Head of Design, Technology, and Management, and the Director of Community Engagement for the Theatre Department at Florida International University. His design work has been seen at Contemporary American Theatre Festival, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Texas Shakespeare Theatre Festival, National Young Arts, Gables Stage, Zoetic Stage and in NYC with companies such as Toy Box Theatre Company, The Gallery Players, Wings Theatre Company, Metropolitan Playhouse, and New Perspectives Theatre Company. Tony has served as the Design, Technology, and Management (DTM) Chair for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV, and he is currently the National DTM Member at Large. In 2022 Tony received the Kennedy Center Golden Medallion Award, the highest award given to educators. He received is M.F.A. in lighting design from Purdue University, a B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and an A.A from the University of Wisconsin Waukesha.

Jamie Godwin (Projection Designer) is a video designer based in New York. Recent works include The Wizard of Oz at Geva Theater, RENT! at Papermill Playhouse, A Doll's House Part 2 at GableStage, Haint Blu with Urban Bush Women and Christmas Mountain with Pie Hole.When not in a theatre, you can find her buying

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

books she doesn’t read or bothering her roommate’s cat.

Jeni Hacker (Associate Director) is an actor, Intimacy Director and Choreographer based here in South Florida. She is a seven-time Carbonell Award winning actress but was also nominated for a Carbonell Award for Best Choreography for the Actors’ Playhouse production of Once and Zoetic’s American Rhapsody. Other recent Choreography and Musical Staging credits: Heisenberg (GableStage), Side by Side by Sondheim, Frankenstein, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Fun Home, Dancing Lessons, A Little Night Music (Zoetic Stage), Ruthless! The Musical, It Shoulda Been You (Actors’ Playhouse), Once, Godspell (St. Michael’s Playhouse), Tar Beach (TheatreLab). Other favorites include: Addams Family, Pippin, Annie, High School Musical, Anything Goes, Sound of Music and Bugsy Malone.

Camilla Haith (Costume Designer) is a South Florida based costume designer, and owner of Walloping Moll LLC where she designs and builds theatrical costumes for theater, film, cruise ships, opera, and dance. Recent design credits include: Native Gardens for GableStage, Allure for Celebrity Cruises, Hot Girl Winter for Tubi, Street Scene for UM Frost School of Music, costume coordinator for Pagliacci at Florida Grand Opera. Camilla holds an MFA in Costume Design from Penn State, as well as a BFA in Theatre from Penn State and a BFA in Fashion Design from the International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago.

Sean McGinley (Sound Designer) is excited to be returning to GableStage. Some of his previous designs here include Joe Papp at the Ballroom, Boca, Heisenberg, A Doll's House Part 2 and The Thanksgiving Play. Sean has a degree in music industry and recording technology from York College of Pennsylvania. He has been working in live sound for almost 20 years. Sean’s designs have been heard at The Mac-Haydn Theatre, The Naples Players, Gulfshore Playhouse, Penobscot Theatre Company, Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre, and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket. As always Sean would like to thank his family and Alivia for their continued support of him and his dream. If you would like to know more about Sean please visit seanmcginleysounddesign.com or follow him @seansounds101

Frank J Oliva^ (Scenic Designer) is a Cuban-American Stage Designer. Resident Set Designer this season at GableStage. In Miami, Frank’s work has also been seen at Miami New Drama (Defacing Michael Jackson and Papá Cuatro) and Area Stage Company (Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid). Recent work include world premieres and new productions with Ars Nova, The SHED, Cherry Lane Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Two River Theatre and The Cincinnati Symphony. Associate Designer on the recent Broadway productions of The Collaboration, Hangmen, Oklahoma!, and West Side Story. Frank received a Silver Palm Award for his work on GableStage’s production of The White Card and Area Stage Company’s production of Beauty and the Beast. Frank won the 2022 Opera America Director/ Designer Prize and the 2017 Innovative Theatre Award. His work was exhibited at the Prague Quadrennial in 2019. Carbonell and Audelco Award Nominee. Member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and United Scenic Artists. BFA:NYU. Special thanks to Bari, Katie, Vick and the entire Gablestage team.

Amy Rauchwerger* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to Miami and GableStage with The Lehman Trilogy! Recently, Amy worked with New York City Center on their productions of Once Upon A Mattress and Dear World, spent the fall Stage Managing Shear Madness at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.,

and completed her MFA in Stage Management at Columbia University. Previously, Amy was the Assistant Stage Manager of The Fears at New York’s Signature Theatre, and the Production Stage Manager of Everything’s Fine directed by John Lithgow. Her many years of theatre-making in Miami were spent with Zoetic Stage as their resident Production Stage Manager and Company Manager. Having the opportunity to return to Miami and work with incredibly talented friends and artists has been a wonderful experience! Love to GableStage, the Zoetic Family, the Rauchwerger Family, and her friends! @Amy.Rauchwerger

Brandon Urrutia (Assistant Director) (he/they/él) is from South Florida (born and raised). This is their second time Assistant Directing at GableStage, after working on Native Gardens this past summer with Victoria Collado. Urrutia is the recipient of the ENGAGE@GableStage grant and was awarded "As Miamense as Possible" by the Antiheroes Project for his solo performance "Lo Siento mi Español es Tremendo Mal." They are also Co-Founder and Artistic Director of LakehouseRanchDotPNG. Urrutia is also a member of City Theatre's HOMEGROWN Playwriting Cohort (23'-24'). He graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in Theatre in 2020.

*Appearing through an agreement between GableStage and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Special Thanks!

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Marc Abrams • Rabbi Avremel Caroline

John Frank • Rostam & Gaby Hatami

Amanda Quaid • Sari Lennick

Shell Lumber & Hardware • Dr. Larry Kron

Dr. Josh Parshall

Grove Bank & Trust

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The land that we now stand has been the traditional homelands of First Nations peoples including the Tequesta, the Calusa, and today the sovereign homelands of the Seminole and Miccosukee. It is within our responsibility to uphold knowledge about the history of the original stewards of this land. We encourage our community to read and learn about ways to support our local Indigenous communities and their efforts to conserve the environment.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Our Corporate and Individual Sponsors represent community leaders and theatregoers whose support demonstrates a commitment to the community, an appreciation for theatrical excellence, and the passion for growing our region through the arts.

Above the Line and Below the Line sponsorships are available starting at $5,000.

Corporate Sponsorship Benefits - Celebrate your Brand

• Top billing as presenting sponsor in print and digital materials

• Dedicated spotlight in GableStage Digital Newsletter

• Acknowledgement in curtain speeches

• Opportunity to distribute branded merchandise at all performances

• Your logo on the production postcard, poster and website

• Full Color/Black and White Ad(s) in the season’s Playbill

• Tickets to Opening Night, receptions, limited engagements and special events

• Complimentary Tickets to use during the season

• Invitations "behind the scenes" to attend rehearsals and table readings

• Name projected inside theatre during pre-show of every performance

• Opportunity to arrange a private viewing of a scheduled performance of sponsored production

Individual Sponsorship Benefits - Play a Leading Role

• Top billing in print and digital materials

• Your name on the production postcard, poster and GableStage website

• Acknowledgement in curtain speeches

• Tickets to Opening Night, receptions, limited engagements and special events

• Named Sponsorship opportunities for the Opening Night Celebration and pre-show speaker series

• Named Sponsorship opportunities to bring GableStage’s Shakespeare-inthe-Schools to a Miami-Dade School of your choice

• Name projected inside theatre during pre-show of every performance

• Opportunity to attend a private dinner at Producing Artistic Director's home

EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Impacting Lives

Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport, GableStage has strived to strengthen appreciation for the role theatre plays in the community by prioritizing the development of its educational initiatives. Thanks to a cadre of generous corporate, foundation and individual sponsors, GableStage continues to expand and reimagine opportunities for inspiring optimism and imaginative problem solving for our community. Each season, 6,500 Miami-Dade students and hundreds of adult learners have the opportunity to Engage with the Stage at the theatre, at their school, online and at community centers near and far.

FOR ADULTS:

Pre-Show Talks | Starting 30-min before every performance, audience members are invited to deep-dive into the production at hand by joining a member of artistic team in the "cafe" in front of the theatre.

Post-Show Talk Backs | Immediately following the first Sunday and all Wednesday matinees, please stay for a robust conversation with cast and artistic team.

Speaker Series at The Hub

The Jewish Diaspora in the American South: Southern Jews and the Cotton Economy with Dr. Josh Parshall

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:30p. At The Hub at Temple Beth Am Made possible by: Susan & Steven Caller

Diary of a Production

Part One of The Lehman Trilogy highlights the successful rise of the Lehman family from Montgomery, Alabama, to New York City, reflecting broader narratives of southern Jewish families involved in the cotton industry. This discussion explores the integration of Jewish migrants into the cotton market, their significant contributions to cotton production and processing, and their influence in social and civic realms. Additionally, it examines the impact of cotton industry changes on Jewish communities in the rural South and addresses the historical context of Jewish relationships to race and racism in the United States.

Actors Brendan Powers and Rachel Burttram at Coral Reef High School, 2023

EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS

FOR STUDENTS:

Shakespeare-in-the-Schools

For the 11th year, GableStage brings an abridged, contemporary adaptation of a Shakespearian classic to 20+ Miami-Dade Public Schools. With a focus on bullying, the 23/24 production is Macbeth directed by FIU professor Michael Yawney. In this adaptation, a group of young people meet to enact the classic play, but discover that Macbeth tells the story of their own lives. Using everyday items that can be found in any school and costumes that can be found in any teenager’s closet, they transform the play to speak about their experience.

Audiences are invited to a public performance at GableStage on March 24 at 8pm.

Mainstage Student Matinees

These special, morning performances introduce high school students to professional, high-quality theatre productions. Miami-Dade public schools are welcome to register through the Miami-Dade Cultural Passport Program. Student matinees for 2023-2024 will be offered for How I Learned What I Learned on October 6, October 12 and October 13 at 10:30am, The Thanksgiving Play on December 1 and December 7 at 10:30am, and Laughs in Spanish on May 24 & 31 at 10:30am.

Ignite

Ignite the ambitions of the next generation of theatre artists with this powerful, new initiative. In addition to receiving tickets to all five productions, nominated partner high-schools with serious theatre students, read and study all productions and receive season-long access to GableStage artists and company members.This season we continue our partnership with Coral Reef High School and are excited to partner with Florida Memorial University (FMU) for a special mini-Ignite.

Want to learn more? education@gablestage.org

AUDIENCE SERVICES

Box Office Hours

Tuesday – Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Also 2 hours before showtime on Saturday & Sunday performances. boxoffice@gablestage.org

(305) 445-1119

Performance Days & Showtimes

Tuesday 7:30 p.m. (on 4/2, 4/9, 4/16)

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Friday 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Concessions are open 30 minutes before showtime.

Accessibility

Accessible seating is available.

Assistive listening devices are available for all performances on a first-come basis. Please visit the box office. Large print playbills available.

Accessible bathroom is located outside the theatre, across the driveway under the breezeway.

Discounts

Available for students, teachers, artists, Biltmore members, military and groups.

RUSH TICKETS

Students and Biltmore staff may fill any unsold seat, free-of-charge by arriving 1 hour prior to performance times.

GROUPS

Bring a group of 8 or more and save 20-30% on regular ticket prices.

Engagement

WINDOW ON THE WORK | Deep-dive into the production with a member of the artistic team. Pre-show talks begin 30 min before every performance in the theatre “cafe” outside (except opening nights).

AFTER WORDS | Stay for a robust Q & A with the cast immediately following the first Sunday and all Wednesday matinees.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Join a growing group of active, young arts enthusiasts with diverse backgrounds and careers. Enjoy drinks and appetizers before experiencing a night at the theatre. Secret location revealed after every opening.

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

They came with nothing without a word of English and they built an entire universe.

- The Lehman Trilogy, Act 3

When my husband and I flew to London a year ago to see the revered Sam Mendes production of The Lehman Trilogy, I was ready to be gobsmacked by the muchlauded “spinning cube” – but I wasn’t prepared to witness a Southern Jewish story which mirrored my own.

My family, like the Lehmans and like 150,000 other German-speaking Jews, came to America between 1820-1880, a period generally considered to be the era of German Jewish immigration.

They came because they had to. In Bavaria and other Germanic regions, quotas on the number of Jews in a community meant marriage became an increasingly remote option. In the case of the Lehman family: the oldest brother was allowed to marry and inherit their father’s cattle and wine business, the sisters married Jewish men in other towns and the remaining three brothers, who you meet in this story: leave for America.

My great-great grandfather, Jacob Hummelstein arrived in 1887. He entered the country through Baltimore. Following the train tracks with a cart on foot, Jacob peddled rags, animal hides and fur from West Virginia to Kentucky, Kentucky to Tennessee, Tennessee to Missouri, Missouri to Arkansas.

In 1907, Jacob settled in Jonesboro, Arkansas and founded Jonesboro Hide & Fur – a company which grew to be one of the largest iron and metal recyclers in the south – before being bought by a large corporation in 2019 – 102 years later.

To me this play is a fable about the American Dream. It uses metaphor (the theatre’s strongest language) to convey a moral. The moral has to do with assimilation – with a gradual loss of connection.

It is also a story of Creation. That humans can create something out of nothing – whether it be a business which spans generations or a production that goes from a vision to the concrete, is nothing if not Divine.

The idea of etching something out of nothing was the driving vision of this production with this woodblock providing initial inspiration:

The set design by Frank Oliva provides both a realized embodiment of this vision with a practical landscape for Jamie Godwin’s projection design. Frank and I spent an incredible number of hours conceiving

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

this design in a way that works for our intimate GableStage space and resources and even more time storyboarding each moment of the play.

Early Storyboards:

Final Storyboards:

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Four crew members make all of the choreographed moves of the set happen.

The few stage directions that exist in the script are often about things being “revealed” – and in keeping with the vision of creating something from nothing, I wanted a dark world, where magic could happen.

As it is much easier to project on light surfaces, than dark surfaces, the material which makes up the panels on stage are a special projection material, made expressly to take light.

We use five projectors in this production. The three in the back are our own 7k projectors. Because our space is so shallow, using them as back projectors requires three short-throw lenses (which, thanks to the Knight technology grant, we were able to purchase). The two projectors in front are 12k projectors, which we rented for this production.

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Lighting plays a huge role in this storytelling, too. Tony Galaska, one of my favorite collaborators uses 81 conventional fixtures, 5 moving lights, 4 mirror I-cues, 4 LED strip lights and 8 LED fixtures to create over 400 lighting cues.

Sound designer Sean McGinley painstakingly pieced together a score which underscores nearly all of the production. “The magical musicbox that was America” – a line spoken by Henry early in Act 1, was the inspiration for the music choices –and effects (like the ring of a bell on a shop door) “that sound like memories” was the approach for the rest of the design.

The projection, lighting and sound cues, in addition to the moves of the set are all orchestrated live by Miami born and made but New York based Amy Rauchwerger, who is stage managing this production. Assistant Stage Manager Emily Chavez, in collaboration with Amy, is in charge of the backstage operations including the tracking of all props – real and imagined!

A special note on the staging: this production would not be as remarkable (or fun) without the contributions of Associate Director Jeni Hacker. Her joyful and endlessly creative problem solving add shape and dimension to nearly every aspect of the storytelling.

The number of people who have contributed to this production are too many to list. We have had dialect coaches, rabbis, Hebrew teachers, bankruptcy attorneys and Southern Jewish historians join us on this ambitious journey – but nothing would be possible without the support of the numerous sponsors, led by Jesse Wolfson and Larry Kron who came on board early, to realize this production.

Actors Mark H. Dold, Brandon Morris and James Zannelli are magicians. Watch as they transform before your very eyes. They make this high-wire act look easy.

Enjoy!

Bari Newport Director

THE LEHMAN FAMILY TREE & TIMELINE

1783 - Abraham Loeb Lehman, father of the Lehman brothers, is born.

1844 - Henry Lehman immigrates to America on September 11th

1847 - Emanuel Lehman immigrates to America on September 6th

1850 - Mayer Lehman immigrates to America on July 17th

1855 - Henry Lehman dies in New Orleans on November 17th

1858 - Lehman Brothers transitions fully into the Cotton Business and continues to open an office in New York.

1861 - The Civil War begins on April 12th

Philip Lehman is born in New York on November 9th

1863 - National Banking Act is enacted. Establishing a national banking system and a national currency.

1870 - The New York Cotton Exchange is founded.

1878 - Herbert Lehman is born in New York on March 28th

1883 - Lehman Brothers joins the New York Coffee Exchange.

1887 - Philip Lehman becomes the first chairman on the Lehman Brothers’ board. Lehman Brothers becomes a member of the New York Stock Exchange.

1897 - Mayer Lehman dies in New York on June 21st.

1899 - Lehman Brothers begins investing banking operations, by investing in the International Steam Pump Company.

1901 - Philip Lehman begins to serve as the head of Lehman Brothers.

1907 - Emanuel Lehman dies in New York on January 10th.

1908 - Herbert Lehman becomes a partner at Lehman Brothers.

1918 - World War I ends on November 11th. George Petropoulos immigrates to America from southern Greece.

1924 - The first non-Lehman joins Lehman Brothers - John M. Hancock.

1925 - Bobby Lehman takes over as head of Lehman Brothers.Lew Glucksman is born in New York on December 22nd.

1929 - Lehman Brothers forms the close-ended investment company Lehman Corporation. Wall Street crashes starting The Great Depression.

THE LEHMAN FAMILY TREE & TIMELINE

1932 - Herbert Lehman is elected Governor of New York.

1933 - Congress enacts the Glass-Steagall Act, which separates investment banks from commercial banks. United Railways declares Bankruptcy.

1934 - Herbert Lehman is re-elected Governor of New York.

1936 - Herbert Lehman is re-elected Governor of New York.

1938 - Herbert Lehman is re-elected Governor of New York.

1947 - Philip Lehman dies in New York on March 21st.

1950 - Herbert Lehman is elected New York State Senator.

1963 - Herbert Lehman passes away in New York on December 5th.

1969 - Bobby Lehman dies in New York on August 9th. Frederick Ehrman becomes CEO of Lehman Brothers.

1973 - Pete Peterson becomes CEO of Lehman Brothers.

1975 - The Robert Lehman Wing opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the public, receiving roughly 3,000 works of art from Bobby’s personal collection.

1977 - Lehman Brothers begins operations of equity and fixed-income and trading at 55 Walter Street. Lehman Brothers merges with Kuhn, Loeb & Co.

1983 - Lew Glucksman becomes Co-CEO of Lehman Brothers joining Pete Peterson. A few months later, Pete Peterson is removed from his position and Lew Glucksman is the sole CEO.

1984 - Lehman Brothers is purchased by Shearson American Express for $360 million.This move removes Lew Glucksman as CEO and places Peter Cohen as CEO of Shearson Lehman Brothers.

1994 - American Express turns Lehman Brothers into Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.Dick Fuld becomes the last CEO of Lehman Brothers.

1999 - Financial Services Modernization Act repeals the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act

2006 - Lew Glucksman dies in Cork, Ireland on July 5th.

2008 - Lehman Brothers declares Bankruptcy on September 15th.

2014 - Stefano Massini publishes “Qualcosa sui Lehman” in Italy.

2018 - Pete Peterson dies in New York on March 20th.

2023-2024 ANNUAL DONORS & FUNDERS

The Board of Directors and staff of GableStage applaud our supporters whose generosity enables us to deliver theatre of artistic excellence to the community. Donors to the Joseph Adler Legacy Campaign are recognized immediately following Annual Donors.

Donations listed below were received between 1-1-23 through 2-19-24. We apologize for any errors in spelling or recognition. Please email advancement@ gablestage.org or call (305) 446-1116, Ext.307 if we have inadvertently left you out or incorrectly listed your information.

$250,000+

the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

$100,000+

Henry Muñoz III

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation

Roz & Charles Stuzin

$25,000+

Cornelia T Bailey Foundation

Alan Bernstein

Florida Department Of State/Division of Cultural Affairs

Rhoda Levitt

Julie & Martin Franklin

Green Family Foundation Trust

Albert & Jane Nahmad Family Foundation

Peacock Foundation Inc.

The Shubert Foundation

Jessie Wolfson & Dr. Larry Kron

$15,000+

Marc & Robyn Abrams

Grove Bank & Trust

The Kirk Foundation

Susan & Richard Lampen

Jeff Davis & Michael Miller

PNC Foundation

Bari Newport & Magnus Stark

Rick & Myrna Toren

$10,000+

Ann Anthony

Louis J. Appignani Foundation

The Dosal Family Foundation

Easton Family Foundation

Nedra Kalish

Chaim & Shelly Katzman

Charles N & Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation Inc

Richard & Susan Lampen

Coung Do & Lori Rickles

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Dr. Michael & Debbie Troner

Dr. Aizik L. Wolf, Miami Neuroscience Center

$5,000+

Elizabeth & Richard Battaglia

Mitchell & Ana Bierman

Larry & Fran Blum

The Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc.

Caballero Fierman Llerena & Garcia, LLP

Steven & Susan Caller

City of Coral Gables

David Coulson & Jeannie Etter

Miguel B. Fernandez

Jessica & Jordan Fishfeld

Carolynn & Michael Friedman

Jill & Hal Gaffin

Ivan & Lourdes Garces

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

George & Jenna Haj

Lydia Harrison

Lil & Yorke Doliner Charitable Foundation, Allison Hockman Esq.

Judie and Richard Jacobs

Nilza Kallos

Ezra & Tati Katz Philanthropic fund

Kaufman Rossin

Janet & Gerald Kelfer

The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic StudiesUniversity of Miami

Andrea & Clark Nobil

Nedra & Mark Oren

Ruth Orevba

Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst

The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation

The Zelda and John Schwebel Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation

Howard & Sharon Socol

Sara Solomon

Richard M. Steinbook

Gene Sulzberger

2023-2024 ANNUAL DONORS & FUNDERS

Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation, Inc.

Winston & Strawn LLP

Betty & Michael Wohl

Ray Ellen & Allan Yarkin

$2,500+

Michael M. Adler

Coral Gables Community Foundation

LLoyd & Helen Dilworth Foundation

Funding Arts Network

Audrey & John Frank

Lucy Jane Hurt

Eric & Gayle Jacobs

Dr. Susan & Larry Jay

William & Patricia Kleh

Nancy & Norman Lipoff

MHC Foundation

The Miami Foundation

Ann & Don Morrison

Alan & Barbara Pareira

Claudia & Jerry Perles

Publix Super Markets Charities

Joseph H & Florence A Roblee Foundation

The Sager Family Charitable Fund, Wendy

Sager Pomerantz, Richard Sager, Steven

Pomerantz, Jason Pomerantz

Joel & Adele Sandberg

Charles & Linda Sands

Daniel & Ileana Sayre

Fred & Bonnie Shapiro

William J. Spratt Jr.

Sheila Terens

Dorothy A. Terrell

theatre works!

Sheila Wagner

$1,000+

Virginia Aristizabal

Beverly S. Bachrach

David & Cindy Berger

Donald & Rosetta Bierman

Joyce & Jason Bloch

Richard & Peggy Brodsky

Jeb and Columba Bush Family Fund at The Miami Foundation

Mark Cooper

Custom Laser Engraving

Richard & Mary Gail Dalton In Honor of John Dalton

Andrew Elisburg

Evensky & Katz Charitable Fund

Dr. Alfred & Susan Feingold

Firestone Family Foundation

Robert R. Brinker & Nancy S. Fleischman

George & Luisa Foyo

Renee Gross

Miriam Hinds

John & Claudia Holliman Affiliated Fund

David Ichel In Honor of David Coulson & Jeannie Etter

Bernard & Florence Jacobson

Fred Jonas

Nelson & Talma Keshen

Ben Kune & Lynn Kislak

Albert Klomparens

Amy Dean & Alan Kluger

David M. Kwiat & Barbara Sloan

Bobbie & David Lawrence Jr

Shirley & Bill Lehman

Renee & David Lieberman

Bruce Marmar

Michael McKenzie & Kari Floren

Gail Meyers in honor of Roz Stuzin

Lynn & Linda Newport

Luis & Andrea O'Naghten

Patricia M. Papper

Michael & Mary Ellen Peyton

Marc & Stella Powers

Julio & Onelia Rojas

Maggie Silverstein

Norton & Ellen Small

Traeger Brothers & Associates, Inc.

Sydney S. Traum & Judith Rood

Tur Kitchen

Suzy & Sadek Wahba

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.

Bruce Wolf

$500+

Georgina & Francisco Angones

Susan Bannon

Michael & Sheila Berke

Bob Feldman & Barbara Bonilla

Lenny & Marcia Brod

Certo

Andre & Dana Chabanel

Louis & Ofelia Chiavacci

Wendy Cinnamon

Rebecca & Philip Curtis

Wayne & Nicole Cypen

Mark Steinberg & Dennis Edwards

Gail P. Fels

Denise Glasser & Larry Parnes

2023-2024 ANNUAL DONORS & FUNDERS

Sharon Gless

Neil & Karen Goodman

Gregg & Nika Hinds in memory of Ronald

Hinds

Corleen & James Iannazzi

Wendy Lapidus

Barbara C. Levin

Martin & Barbara Liebling

Veronica Lovan

Jay Marcus

Dr. Neil & Madelyn Messinger

Michael's Genuine

James Mooney

Elizabeth Newman & John Tillson

Osaic Foundation

Luis Ramirez

Toni Randolph

Esta & Lewis Ress

Brooke Roberts

Neil & Robin Rollnick

Sylvan & Sandy Seidenman

Aldo Serafini & Ursula Ungaro

Brenda Shapiro

Michelle Sherry

Henry Klein & Lisa Sloat

Robert & Michele Stone

Gene Sulzberger

Tullio Miami

$250+

The Advertising Specialists

Akashi Sushi

JoAnne Bander

Diane & Richard Berkowitz

Barry & Caryn Boren

William Mahone & Lynn Bowman

Dr. Walter Bradley & Jeanne Baker

Mark & Margie Buchbinder

Anthony Calenda

Michael & Mary Carpenter

Yiris Castro Smith

Karen Clark

Dr. Alfred & Leatrice Damus in Memory

of Joe Adler

Marialina Dominguez

David & Roberta Ehrenreich

Roy & Lori Fabry

Emilio Faroy

Michael A. Froomkin

Mike & Peggy Gaines

Gabriel Garcia dedicated to Luis Garcia

Planchart

Nancy & Ron Gelles

Ricardo Gomez

Maureen & Larry Gragg

Shelley & Bruce Hornik

Bernard & Marilyn Horowitz

Louis Hafken M.D. & Lee Ann Johnston

James Kaufman

Debby & Stuart Koenigsberg

Virginia Kopelman

Neil & Dorothy Koreman

Iva Kosovic

Irene & Jose Loredo

Stuart & Bonnie Maisel

Margaret M. Martin

David & Kathy Martin

Jorge Medina

Don & Eneida Michelson

Dr. Jean & Jere Miles

Marilyn Milstein & Ed Preston

Aisha Nasser

Lamar J Noriega

Francisco Oliva on behalf of the Oliva

Family

Joyce Peterson

Judith Ratzan

Raul R. Rodriguez

James Rosenberg & Klaus Jakob

Randi & Len Rothenberg

Samuel Schrager & Terry Gellin

Patricia A. Seitz & Alan Graham Greer

Drs. George & Eleni Sfakianaki in honor of Bari Newport

Hannah & David Shear

Lawrence & Arline Silver

Myra Silverstein

Joan Peven Smith

Lynne & Alan Stein

Dr. Leonard & Janis Toonkel

Robert & Cynthia Trescott

Liat & Tali Tzur

Emilio Vazquez & Cynthia Wolffe

Vazquez

Peggy S. Vital

David & Alison Vogel

Bonnie Webman

Marvin Weinstein

Werth-Silver Foundation

Randall P. White & Victoria D. Matthews

Charitable Fund

Wynwood Brewing Company

Dr. & Mrs Jason Zellner M.D.

Oliver Zurbel

$100+

2023-2024 ANNUAL DONORS & FUNDERS

Allocation Room

Jean-Pierre Altier

Fran Aronovitz

Bagel Emporium

Diane Barkow & Richard Dorn

Barbara Klearman Bisno

Rachel Blechman

Naomi Bloom

Jacqueline Boutrouille, M.D., P.A.

John Byrne

Carmen Castillo

Olga J Cerna

Cynthia Christoph

Bryce Clark

Bobbie & Bill Cohen

Sam & Eva Cooperman

Anne & Joe Cresci

Monica Cronin

John A. Dalton dedicated to Diary of a

Production

Cara Joy David

Luis & Mayra Diaz

Ugo Di Roma

Katherine Doble

Marcia Beiley Dunn

Arlene Easley In Honor of Joe Adler

Marlin Ebbert

Laura Emack

Shep & Linda Faber

Donna & Gordon Fales

Fookem's Fabulous

Merle Frank

Liebe & Seth Gadinsky

Thomas & Marti Gammon

Allan Hall & Lori Gold

Bob Goldberg & Bobie Weinstein

Linda Goodman

Robert & Jo Ann Gottlieb

Cami Green Hofstadter

Michel & Meyrav Hausmann

Cibeles Hernandez

James Herron

Mary Ingram-Schatz

Carmen V. Irizarry & Family Lopez

Irizarry

Hector Ivan & Sylvia Crespo

Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey & Linda James

Paulette Johnson In Penny Praig's name

Robert & Marlene Josefsberg

Andres Clavijo & Glenn Kaufhold

Leila Kight

Marlene & Richard Kohn

Andrea & Emanuel Koonin

Ronnie Larsen

Kimberly Lay

Phyllis Levy

Donald Libbey

Leonardo Lopez

Howard Lubel

Daniel Marmorstein

Carole & Richard Masington in honor of Roz & Charles Stuzin

Jane & Paul Mass

Stuart Meltzer & Michael McKeever

Josie Mendoza

Sara Morsey

Dale Moses

Frank Oliva on behalf of the Oliva Family

Marjorie O'Neill-Butler in Memory of

Roger Martin

Edmund & Elizabeth Parnes

Paypal Giving Fund

Alana & Jason Peck

Joseph Polito & Lisa Beal

Meredith Porte Dedicated to Bari

Newport

Genessa & Thomas Proctor

Juan Quinones

Carolee Reiber

David Reinhard

Lynda Richards

Maria Rodaz

Victoria Rogers

Jill & Jonathan Rubin

Eliana Sachar

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Sandrow

Ruth & Rudy Schwartz

Andrea & Greg Sharp

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Silver

Linda Singer

Lindsey Smith

Larry & Barbara Stein

Suzanne & Henry Stolar

Judith Stopek

Beverley & Eugene Sulzberger

Dr. & Mrs. R Tannenbaum

Katherine & Arthur Trotman

Mark Trowbridge in honor of Bari

Newport

Donna Urban

Emilio & Cynthia Vazquez

Clara Vertes

2023-2024 ANNUAL DONORS & FUNDERS

J. Frost Walker III

Lenore and Stanley Weinstein Philanthropic Fund

Alan Fein & Susan Westfall

Pauline Winick

Ira Zager

Marlene Zuckerman

JOE ADLER LEGACY CAMPAIGN

GableStage is proud to recognize the generosity of the following donors who have contributed to the campaign to support a thriving South Florida theatre community in Joe’s name.

Legacy donations listed here were Pledged or received by February 19, 2024.

$100,000+

GableStage Board of Trustees

$50,000+

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at the Miami Foundation

Charles & Rosalyn Stuzin

$25000+

Alan & Jayusia Bernstein

$10,000+

Dr. Aizik L. Wolf, Miami Neuroscience Center

Larry & Fran Blum

Easton Family Foundation

Nedra Kalish

Chaim & Shelly Katzman

James & Fortuna Stuzin

Ray Ellen & Allan Yarkin

$5,000+

Marc & Robyn Abrams

Michael & Judy Adler

Louis J. Appignani Foundation

Mitchell & Ana Bierman

David A. Coulson & Jeannie Etter

Jessica & Jordan Fishfeld

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

George & Jenna Haj

Judie & Richard Jacobs

Dr. Nilza Kallos

Selma Ankist Family Trust,

Andrea Nobil, Trustee

Brooke Roberts-Webb

Kaufman Rossin

Gene C. Sulzberger

Rick & Myrna Toren

Debbie & Michael Troner in Honor of Bari Newport

Michael Weintraub of the Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation

Winston & Strawn, LLC

Jessie Wolfson

$2,500+

Ann Anthony

Nanci & Harold Deutsch

From Frank Flynn In Memory

Broadway Gail

Denise Glasser

David Kwiat & Barbara Sloan

Carol Von Arx, The Roblee Foundation

$1000+

JoAnne Bander

Richard & Margaret Brodsky

Custom Laser Engraving

Alfred & Susan Feingold

The Foyo Family in Honor of Roz Stuzin

Jill & Harold Gaffin

Lil & Yorke Doliner Charitable Foundation, Trustee Allison Hockman

Michel Hausmann

Jack & Shirley Kaplan

Michael Mckenzie & Kari Floren, The

JOE ADLER LEGACY CAMPAIGN

McKenzie Artists and Animals Fund

Bari Newport & Magnus Stark

Linda & Lynn Newport In Honor of Bari Newport

Sylvan & Sandy Seidenman

Sandra Simon

Stillman Family Foundation

Linda Weitz/The Dr. Jack Widrich

Foundation

Steve Zack, Zack Family Foundation

$500+

Robert Adler, Michele & David

Friedlander

Walter Bradley

Michael & Irma Goldstein

Ricardo Moran

Vicki & Bob Simons

Suzy & Sadek Wahba

$250+

Donald & Rosetta Bierman

Ms. Rachel Blechman

Gail Garrisan

Naomi & Burt Honig

Shelley & Bruce Hornik

Sally Levin

Ulrich Merten

James Mooney

Marj O’Neill-Butler

Dr. Lawrence & Barbara Stein

H. Allan Tucker

Donna Urban

Howard Simon & Beth Wilson

$100+

Al Alschuler

David Drucker & Lynn Atkinson

Sylvia & Hector I. Crespo

Susan Doucha

Arlene Easley

Joanne Gruber

Louis Hafken

Michel Hausmann

Carmen Irizarry In Honor of

Angie Garcia

Deborah Kondelik

Margery Lowe

Dan Lundberg

Thomas & Linda Mann

Toba Meiselman

Margot Moreland

Yan Narayanan

Michael Peskoe

Dr. & Mrs. Terry Reisman

Phyllis Resnick

Amanda Rivera

Leslie & Bernice Roth

Phyllis & Richard Sandrow

Ruth & Rudy Schwartz

Shirley Spear

Katherine & Arthur Trotman for Ruth & Rudy’s 65th Anniversary

Paul Dunham and Ron Webb

Lillie Wheeler

Steven Wisotsky THANK YOU!

SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS

2023/24 SEASON

Offers valid September 1st, 2023 - June 30th, 2024

Calista Taverna Coral Gables

Free glass of wine for each guest

Certo

20% off a la carte menu items (does not include beverage or fixed menus)

Tur Kitchen

Exclusive three course tasting menu

The Allocation Room

10% off retail wine

BRING A GROUP!

Groups of 8 or more receive $18 off each regular ticket price, this includes fees. Organizer receives a complimentary ticket!

Group prices: $32-$57 per ticket

To Learn More and to Book Your Group, contact the Box Office at 305-445-1119 or email groups@gablestage.org

2023/2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The 25th Season is made possible in part through support from GableStage’s Board of Trustees. GableStage is grateful for their generous support.

President

Roz Stuzin

Chairperson

David Coulson

Secretary

George Haj

Vice President, Finance

Rick Toren

Marc Abrams

Mitchell Bierman

Jessica Fishfeld

Jill Gaffin

Ivan Garces

Allison Hockman

Richard Jacobs

Nedra Kalish

Nilza Kallos

Chaim Katzman

Ruth Orevba

Gene Sulzberger

Aizik Wolf

Producing Artistic Director

Bari Newport

Standing Committees

Executive Finance Development

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD?

If you have an interest in serving on a committee for the board of trustees, please email: kkramitz@gablestage.org

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY PRODUCTION SUPPORT

House Manager/Wardrobe Supervisor

Amanda Enriquez

Run Crew

Sean Deam

Eri Lopez

Anastasiia Perevozova

Master Carpenter

Sean Deam

Scenic Construction

Paola Esteras

John Frank

Logan Gottlieb

Mario Menendez

David Patino

Gabriel Perez

General Electrics

Victor Ernesto Pinto

Leonardo Urbina

GABLESTAGE THEATRE COMPANY

Bari Newport

Producing Artistic Director

Jeff Potts

Managing Director

Artistic

Director of Artistic Programming & Education

Tyla Palmer

Resident Dramaturg

Karina Batchelor

Production

Director of Operations

Katie Ellison

Technical Director

Victoria Murawski

Master Electrician

Art Garcia

Production Associate

Krizia Young

Advancement

Director of Institutional Advancement

Kate Kramitz

Advancement Associate

Amanda Enriquez

Grants Manager

Andrea Dougherty O'Naghten

Marketing & Communications

Marketing Manager

Magnus Stark

Marketing Consultant

Ingage Biz

Business & Audience Services

Business Manager

Corleen Iannazzi

Box Office Manager

Catherine Toruno

Box Office Associate

Milly Castellon

Box Office Assistant

Luis Diaz

Streaming

Film Streaming Director

Alexandru Gherman

Video Camera Operator

Lucian Alexandrescu

Magnus Stark

Editor

Alexandru Gherman

Contact information

GableStage

1200 Anastasia Avenue, Suite 230

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Box Office: (305) 445-1119

boxoffice@gablestage.com

Media Contact:

media@gablestage.org

IN-KIND SUPPORT WISH LIST

There are many ways to support our theatre: you can donate anything from rehearsal/warehouse space to flowers and plants. Donations are tax deductible!

Vehicles

VAN: In addition to being able to bring our work to more locations within our community, having our own van will allow us to transport sets, props and costume pieces from storage to the theatre in no time.

CARS: Out-of-town artists need to be able to get around. At the very least, they need to travel from artist housing to the theatre and the grocery store. Having vehicles of our own would eliminate the need to rent a fleet of cars. Help!

Housing

Have a guest house, vacation house or Airbnb? Housing with kitchens are needed for out-of-town artists staying two weeks or more.

Rehearsal Space

Have a large rec room? We need a mid-size space – 800 sq. ft. or more – to rehearse a play while another production is performing at the theatre.

Warehouse Space

Our theatre is intimate. Outside and inside. Extra warehouse space will help us store furniture, props and other materials used in the productions.

Airline Miles

Help bring out-of-town artists and playwrights to the productions.

Food & Hospitality Gift Cards

Support our artists! Meals are appreciated.

Flowers & Plants

Help beautify the entrance to GableStage! Plants and flowers in planters are welcome!

Ready to donate?

Contact us at kkramitz@gablestage.org

NON-PROFIT PRODUCTION PARTNER

GableStage continues its partnerships with area non-profits through “Non-Profit Nights” for each production. Organizations have the opportunity to utilize the production's final dress rehearsal as a fundraising event for their non-profit.

The Non-Profit Production Partner for The Lehman Trilogy is:

MISSION STATEMENT

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

To become a non-profit partner for the 2024-25 season, please contact Tyla Palmer at tpalmer@gablestage.org

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GableStage Theatre Company relies heavily on the generosity and support of its sponsors to bring to life transformative theater experiences for our community. Sponsorship not only enables the company to stage captivating performances, but also ensures accessibility to diverse audiences. It is through their invaluable contributions that GableStage can continue to inspire, challenge, and entertain audiences for years to come. We are so grateful for each of the sponsors that have made The Lehman Trilogy possible.

Knight Foundation

Rhoda Levitt

Jeffrey Davis & Michael Miller

Richard & Susan Lampen

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

Howard & Sharon Socol

Clark & Andrea Nobil

Gene Sulzberger

Jill & Hal Gaffin

Susan & Larry Jay

and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

Jessie F. Wolfson & Dr. Lawrence F. Kron