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Coming next to The Terris Theatre!

JULY 19 - AUGUST 11

Set sail on the Jewel of the Sea ocean liner with a scheming widow, a vengeful lawyer, and a volatile nurse. Enjoy the vocal stylings of Misha and Grisha, the squabbling Carpathian twins. Get the latest fashion tips from Persimmon De Vol, stylist par excellence. But only venture into the Poseidon Suite at your own peril… Madness and hilarity abound in a diabolical new musical comedy that is sure to make waves. Bon voyage!

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A Non-Profit Arts Organization

DONNA LYNN HILTON Artistic Director presents DAVID B. BYRD Managing Director

Book by IANNE FIELDS STEWART

Music & Lyrics by JONATHAN BRIELLE

With

Additional Lyrics by SAM SALMOND

AREWÀ BASIT KLEA BLACKHURST CHRISTIAN BRAILSFORD DASHIELL GREGORY L MORGAN LEE NORA BRIGID MONAHAN BRYAN MUNAR ZACHARY A. MYERS

SIENA RAFTER DANNY RUTIGLIANO

Costume Design by PHUONG NGUYEN

Sound Design by JAY HILTON

Director of Production ENDLA BURROWS

Production Manager DOMINICK PINTO

Scenic Design by TOBIN OST The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation

Hair & Wig Design by TOMMY KURZMAN

Casting by PAUL HARDT

Line Producer STEPHEN AGOSTO

Music Direction by DEBRA BARSHA

Directed & Choreographed by JEFF CALHOUN

Lighting Design by ROB DENTON

Co-Orchestrators JONATHAN BRIELLE NATHAN DAME

Production Stage Manager DEVIN DAY

General Manager GRETCHEN WRIGHT

First Performance: May 10, 2024 at The Terris Theatre

Founding Director MICHAEL P. PRICE

Season Sponsors

CAST OF CHARACTERS

John/Jean ................................................................................................. NORA BRIGID MONAHAN

Nina Mae .................................................................................................................. L MORGAN LEE

Oscar CHRISTIAN BRAILSFORD

Myrtle ................................................................................................................. KLEA BLACKHURST

Lee Shubert

Carl ....................................................................................................................

DANNY RUTIGLIANO

DASHIELL GREGORY

Muhlaysia .........................................................................................................

ZACHARY A. MYERS

Diamond AREWÀ BASIT

ENSEMBLE

BRYAN MUNAR, SIENA RAFTER

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER ABIGAIL ZACCARI

DANCE CAPTAIN SIENA RAFTER

MUSICIANS

Keyboard/Conductor DEBRA BARSHA; Bass CHRISTINE ECHOLES; Percussion McCOY PALISTED; Reed ANDREW STUDENSKI

MUSICIAN ALTERNATES Bass SCOTT CHAURETTE; Reed MIKE PAGIONE

MUSIC ASSISTANT MEGAN SMYTHE

Covid Safety Officer KRISTAN McLAUGHLIN

SONGS & SCENES

Scene 1, Hotel, 1928

ACT ONE

Risk & Reward ....................................................................Jean, Nina Mae & Company

Scene 2, Shubert’s Office, 1928

The Man Who Runs the Show ...................................... John, Lee Shubert & Company

Scene 3, Diner, 1928

Nina Mae ..................................................................................... Nina Mae & Company

The Man Who Runs the Show (Reprise 1) ............................................................. Jean

Scene 4, Kenley Home, Ohio, 1928

Sunday Morning Myrtle & John

Scene 5, Carl’s Apartment, Queens, New York, 1928

Making a Home with You .............................................................................. Carl & John

Scene 6, Shubert’s Office, 1928

The Man Who Runs the Show (Reprise 2) John & Company

Scene 7, Kenley’s Apartment, 1928

Sunday Morning (Reprise) ........................................................................ Myrtle & John

Scene 8, Central Park, 1928

In The Light of Day Oscar & Nina Mae

Scene 9, Sardi’s, 1928

All of New York/John Kenley................................................... Lee Shubert & Company

Scene 10, Kenley’s Apartment

There Are No Words John & Carl

No Words, All of New York (Reprise) ................................................... Jean & Company

ACT TWO

Scene 1, Warren, Ohio

Why Can’t We Be Both? ................................................................................... Company

Scene 2, Kenley Players Office

Scene 3, Nina Mae’s Dining Room

When I Chose You ............................................................................. Oscar & Nina Mae

We Chose You ............................................... Muhlaysia, Diamond, Oscar, & Nina Mae

Scene 4, Nina Mae’s Bedroom

Better Than This Nina Mae & Jean

Scene 5, The Wet Spot

Afterglow ................................................................................................................... Jean

Scene 6, Kenley Players Office

Some Things Are Better ........................................................................................ Myrtle

Scene 7, Dade County Theatre Exterior

Scene 8, Dade County Theatre Interior

My Best Friend .................................................................................... Nina Mae & John

SONGS & SCENES

Scene 9, Dade County Theatre Exterior

Scene 10, Nina Mae’s Home, Florida

Scene 11, Kenley’s House, Ohio

Scene 12, Kenley’s Imagination

Where You Belong ............................................................................................ Company

Scene 13, Myrtle

Some Things Are Better (Reprise) Myrtle

Scene 14, Post-Retirement Party

Scene 15, Kenley House, Ohio I Exist!.................................................................................................................. J Kenley

Scene 16, Kenley House, Ohio

All of New York (Reprise) Company

Audio/video recording and photography are strictly prohibited during the performance.

Please turn off your cell phone and any other device that might make noise during the performance. Photos may be taken before the show and during intermission, when no actor is present.

GOODSPEED’S MISSION STATEMENT

Goodspeed Musicals’ mission is to share the joy of musical theatre; to delight, inspire, and challenge audiences; to nurture creators; and to build and support a broad, diverse, and inclusive community.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The land on which Goodspeed Musicals is located in East Haddam and Chester, CT is the ancestral land of at least three tribes of Native Americans—the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the Nehantic tribes. We understand that the land which is now Haddam and East Haddam, was purchased from the native people in 1662 for thirty coats—worth about $100. We acknowledge those native Americans and the loss of their homeland—land on which we thrive today.

WHO’S WHO

AREWÀ BASIT* (Diamond) [she/ they] is a Brooklyn-based artist, storyteller, and co-founder of Legacy, a production company focused on providing resources to artists systematically excluded from—and exploited by—media and the arts. Arewà performed their original music at Copenhagen Winter Pride, TLDEF 20th Anniversary Celebration, The LGBTQ Center’s Juneteenth Block Party, and headlined TRANSMISSION, NYC’s first all trans music festival. Recently, Arewà performed as the closing act for First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum. Theatre credits include Cellz: Packages O’ The Things We Deliver, National Black Theatre; Tribe: Hair, European Tour 2018 and Mzzz Erykah: A Map to Know Where, Soho Rep. IG: @basit_

KLEA BLACKHURST* (Myrtle) has performed in legendary halls from The Royal Albert to Carnegie, The London Palladium to Jazz at Lincoln Center and with symphony orchestras from Atlanta to Philly, Ravinia to Tanglewood. Most recently she appeared as Emma Goldman in Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert with the Boston Pops conducted by Keith Lockhart. Theater credits New York – A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Bingo, Radio Gals, Oil City Symphony; regionally she is proud to have starred in Goodspeed’s Hello, Dolly! in 2013. Klea is a distinguished Alumna of the University of Utah. She is a proud member of Mendez Boxing Harlem where she is known as The Belter.

CHRISTIAN BRAILSFORD* (Oscar) Broadway National Tour: Pretty Woman (David Morse, Happy Man u/s, Alfredo u/s). Off-Broadway: Oratorio for Living Things, Cleopatra, Francois & the Rebels, Songs of a Serpent. International: Scar in Hong Kong Disney’s The Lion King. Regional: Bonnie & Clyde – Pioneer Theatre Company (Preacher/Sheriff); In the Heights – WPPAC, The Gateway (Benny); Summer: The Donna Summer Show – The Gateway (Andrew Gaines). Christian is proud to be making his Goodspeed debut with this beautiful group of human beings! He thanks his family and friends for their unwavering love and support.

DASHIELL GREGORY* (Carl) is happy to be making his Goodspeed debut! Stage credits: Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical (Off-Broadway), Into the Woods. TV credits: The Mega-Brands That Built America (History Channel), Lethally Blonde (Investigation Discovery). Thanks to his agents at Boals, Winnett

& Associates, to his family, friends, and Kelly. IG: @dashiellgregory

L MORGAN LEE* (Nina Mae) received a history-making Tony Award nomination for her standout debut in Broadway’s A Strange Loop. The performance also garnered her an Obie Award and Lortel and Drama League nominations. She was seen in London playing the titular role in a musical adaptation of The Danish Girl (in development). Studio credits include: Sugar Maple Series (Osiris Media), Joe Iconis’ album (Ghostlight Records), Her Sound, vol. 3, Rainbow Lullaby Album (Broadway Records), Soft Butter (Boylan/ Kauffman and Teris), and the Grammy-nominated Broadway Cast Recording of A Strange Loop (Sh-KBoom Records). Mark O’Donnell Prize recipient. For more: lmorganlee.com

NORA BRIGID MONAHAN*

(John/Jean) is a playwright and performer best known for creating and starring in the award-winning solo musical DIVA: Live From Hell (music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen), which has been performed around the world, with both the original off-Broadway and London cast albums available on all music streaming platforms. Nora is thrilled to be collaborating with this extraordinary cast and creative team and to be working again with Jonathan Brielle, after having assistant-directed the off-Broadway production of his musical Himself and Nora. Many thanks Ianne, Jeff, and Jonathan for this role. Love to Evan and Quin.

ZACHARY A. MYERS* (Muhlaysia) [she/her] is honored to join the Goodspeed family this spring! She joined the Broadway company of A Strange Loop where she understudied the roles of Thought One and Thought Two. Some of her other notable credits include: Head Over Heels, Dylan Mulvaney’s 365 Days of Girlhood Live, Rent, and Emojiland. “Much Love to Jhonika & Stacy who are my biggest supporters!” and a special thank you to Clear Talent Group. “Trans rights are human rights!” IG: @zacharyamyers

DANNY RUTIGLIANO* (

Lee

Shubert) Goodspeed: Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, The Fabulous Lipitones. Broadway: I Need That (Danny Devito’s standby), Beetlejuice, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (also PBS Great Performances), Billy Elliot, Born Yesterday, The Lion King (original B’way, L.A. casts, Ovation Award), ...Whorehouse Goes Public. Tours; Elf,

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How to Succeed..., Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel. For City Center’s Encores!: Fiorello!, Bells Are Ringing, Kismet, The New Moon, One Touch of Venus. TV/Film: Blue Bloods, Elementary, My Big Fat Greek Life, all the Law & Orders, Goodfellas, Dumbo II, 13, The Producers, more. Extensive Off-Broadway and regional theatre, numerous commercials, voiceovers. Favorite role: Husband to Jacqueline Monroe.

BRYAN MUNAR* (Ensemble) is thrilled to continue his journey with this important show in its world premiere! Select NY/Off-Bway: Pump Up The Volume (workshop w/ Andrew Barth Feldman & Hailey Kilgore). Select Regional: His Story (World Premiere dir. by Jeff Calhoun), TheatreWorks SV, Berkeley Rep, SF Playhouse. Stream his debut single on all streaming platforms and stay tuned for more music! Thanks to his friends, fam, and his team at The Mine. Much love and gratitude. @bkmunar

SIENA RAFTER* (Ensemble)

[they/he] is a nonbinary theater artist born and raised in New York City. They are so excited to be making their Goodspeed debut!

Off-Broadway/Lincoln Center: Runaways, Deep Blue Sea, The Division, T, American SongBook Series. The Public Theater: Twelfth Night, Runaways, For the Love of Vinyl, From Hair to Hamilton…Gala ’17. TV: HBO’s Crashing. Thank you to this incredible team and to all my families for your endless love and support.

IANNE FIELDS STEWART (Book) [they/she] is a multi-hyphenate creative working at the intersection of art, activism, and pleasure. Their work spans across many fields including: theatre, film, dance, creative writing, arts administration, and social justice. She is dedicated to creating art, facilitating spaces, and influencing organizational practices that allow Black queer and trans people to radically luxuriate in our own joy. To put it simply, she wants to make their people feel good. The 2022 toast honoree of The League of Professional Theatre Women, NY audiences have most recently seen Ianne performing at Lincoln Center with Sydnie L. Mosley Dances. Ianne has worked consistently in productions at NYC venues such as: Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, La Mama, and many more. Ianne was personally requested by Sara Ramirez (And Just Like That) to play their love interest in an interracial polyamorous couple in the 3-time Emmy-Nominated web series The Feels. Other Film/TV credits include: Dash & Lily (Roberta), The Bold Type (Chloe Blair), and Pose (Pretty Bartender). Media credits include: The New York Times, BBC News, Vogue.com, Out Magazine, Forbes.com, NBC,

MSNBC, The New York Public Library, Buzzfeed LGBT, Playbill.com, Broadway.com, GLAAD, and Inside Edition

JONATHAN BRIELLE (Music & Lyrics/Co-Orchestrator) His first Broadway credit was writing music and lyrics for Foxfire starring theater legends Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy (who won the Tony) and Keith Carradine. Subsequently, he became Composer in Residence of the prestigious Circle Repertory Company in New York, providing scores for some of New York’s top playwrights. His recent credits include his slightly autobiographical show A Monkey and Me, Stories I Never Told My Mother (book, music, lyrics), Axelrod Performing Arts Center, in which he starred with Tovah Feldshuh and Veanne Cox; Himself and Nora (book, music, lyrics), Minetta Lane Theater; James Joyce Center Dublin, March 2024; Nightmare Alley (book, music, lyrics), Geffen Playhouse; and A Monkey and Me (book, music, lyrics), Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Conference. His Las Vegas shows include Enter The Night (Stardust) and MADhattan (New York, New York). For television, he is the music director and composer for Wonderama on the Tribune network and is the founder of Vala Musicals, a streaming platform for new shows and forever-free musical theater education. Jonathan also serves as the Executive Vice President of the Johnny Mercer Foundation and Writer/Producer in residence of the JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals.

SAM SALMOND (Additional Lyrics) is a Jonathan Larson Award-winning composer, lyricist, and book writer. Among the many projects in development, Sam has written music and lyrics for an adaptation of Eighty-Sixed, the novel written by humorist and AIDS activist, David Feinberg. It had a developmental reading at Second Stage Theatre and a workshop with Playwright’s Horizons and Musical Theatre Factory. His musical Mother, Me and the Monsters (a Boston Globe Critic’s Pick) was produced at Barrington Stage. His children’s show The Dot is currently on a multi-year national tour with Theatreworks USA. He wrote book and lyrics for Cage Match, which premiered at Prospect Theater Company. He’s the creator of Uncool: the Party, an immersive night of rock ‘n roll, games, stories and dancing, which was workshopped at CAP21 and the Musical Theatre Factory. Sam is currently working on an original musical, The Homefront, about female factory workers who were fired at the end of WWII. He’s writing the score to Creature, a modern queer adaptation of the Frankenstein myth. He’s also currently under commission to write an original musical for Penn State’s Musical Theater BFA program. Sam’s work has been featured at Lincoln Center, Ars Nova, Symphony Space, Joe’s Pub, 54 Below, The Town Hall and venues all around the country. He has been a resident writer at Goodspeed Musicals, the Johnny Mercer Writer’s Grove, The Village Theater, Fresh Ground Pepper and *Member

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more. He is a 2017 Dramatists Guild Fellow, a 2018 SPACE on Ryder Farm resident, and an alumnus of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.

JEFF CALHOUN (Director/Choreographer) Broadway: Disney’s Newsies (Tony Award nomination for Best Director), Bonnie & Clyde, Jekyll & Hyde, Grey Gardens, Deaf West’s Big River (Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Musical), Brooklyn, Annie Get Your Gun, Grease (Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite, and The Will Rogers Follies. Tours, Off-Broadway, and International: Between The Lines (Drama Desk Nomination), Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 (US National Tour, London, and Australia) and Disney’s High School Musical 1 and 2. Mr. Calhoun is an Associate Artist at The Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. He also serves on the Latin American Board of Directors for Covenant House and recently directed A Night of Covenant House Stars (2020 and 2021) on Amazon Prime. Currently, Jeff is working on an original musical for Deaf West entitled Elephant Shoes. Twitter and Instagram: @thejeffcalhoun

DEBRA BARSHA (Music Director) Broadway: associate conductor of Jersey Boys and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Pianist for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Barsha won the Jonathan Larson Award for composing the score to Radiant Baby (co-written with Stuart Ross), produced at the Public Theater, directed by George C. Wolfe. Her musical A Taste of Things to Come (co-written with Hollye Levin) was produced at The York Theatre, published by Concord Theatricals. Her two one-acts, Every Other Thursday and Our Very Best People (co-written with Sheilah Rae), were adapted from Edna Ferber’s short stories (publisher: Smith & Krauss). Barsha served as music director for the Steven Sater/Serj Tankian world premiere Prometheus Bound (A.R.T. - dir. Diane Paulus) and conducted Karen O’s opera Stop the Virgens! at St. Ann’s Warehouse and the Sydney Opera House. Upcoming: Bedlam’s Music City, where Barsha will be originating a role as well as music supervising.

TOBIN OST (Scenic Designer) Broadway credits include Disney’s Newsies (Tony nomination for Best Set Design of a Musical), Disaster! (set design), Jekyll & Hyde (set and costume design), Bonnie & Clyde (set and costume design), The Philanthropist (costume design) and Brooklyn the Musical (costume design). Notable Off-Broadway credits include Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life, Nightingale, Grace, The Overwhelming, Zanna–Don’t!, Almost Heaven and Fighting Words. Besides Goodspeed Musicals, Tobin has worked extensively with other major regional theaters, including La Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Ford’s Theatre, Two River Theater Company, The Old Globe, Kansas City Rep, Yale Rep, Hartford Stage, and Alliance Theatre among others. Tobin is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and is serving as an Assistant Professor of Theatre Design at Hamilton College.

PHUONG NGUYEN (Loosely pronounced fu-ONG win) (Costume Designer) [she/they] is a New York and Southeast Asia-based costume designer. Recent theatre credits include The Slow Dance (59E59), Private Jones (Signature DC & Goodspeed), United States vs Gupta (JACK NY), The Good John Proctor (Bedlam); Once Upon a Korean Time (Ma-Yi); Queen (NAATCO & Long Wharf Theatre). Film: Grandma Nai by Chheangkea Leng. Dance: Return, My Mirrored Sister by Antonius Bui. They hold an MFA in Costume Design from Yale School of Drama. phuongtlnguyen.com. @nguyencostumes

ROB DENTON (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed Musicals. His previous designs at Goodspeed were The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Will Rogers Follies. Rob’s recent designs include Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Off-Broadway), The Jerusalem Syndrome (Off-Broadway), Chess and Little Shop of Horrors (The Muny), The Wizard of Oz (Capital Repertory Theatre), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Jersey Boys and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Some of Rob’s upcoming designs include: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (The Old Globe); Dreamgirls, In the Heights and Anything Goes (The Muny); Disney’s Frozen (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). IG @rdentexdesign

JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals. Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre. In addition to being Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay serves as their Audio Supervisor and also spends some of his time recording, mixing and mastering musical theatre content for streaming platforms. He and his wife, Goodspeed Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in Hadlyme, Connecticut with Cookie and Macy.

TOMMY KURZMAN (Hair & Wig Designer) Goodspeed: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Broadway credits include: Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, My Fair Lady, Little Foxes and Bright Star. Off-Broadway credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique, MCC, Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, MTC, and NWS Regional credits include Arena Stage. The Huntington, The MUNY, Geva Theatre, Cape Playhouse and Signature, VA. Instagram: @tommykurzmanwigs

NATHAN DAME (Co-Orchestrator) is a composer and writer for stage and screen. His musical based on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, co-written with Rob Baumgartner, has been developed at Goodspeed Musicals and Bucks County Playhouse. He coorchestrated the recent national tour of the new musical An Officer and a Gentleman. Some credits

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as Music Director include: Off-Broadway: Pretty Filthy (The Civilians, score by Michael Friedman, Original Cast Recording); Mr. Burns (associate music director, score by Michael Friedman, Playwrights Horizons); and regionally, Be More Chill (Two River Theater, Original Cast Recording). His work has also been developed at The New Group, Arts Letters & Numbers, Barrow Street Theater, Good Company Theater, The Studios of Key West, among others.

ANTHONY C. DANIEL (Associate Director) National/ International Tours: Associate Director - The Sound of Music, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cheers! Live on Stage and the American Premiere of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical. Director: The Sound of Music (starring Emilie Kouatchou), Kinky Boots, Sister Act, Mary Poppins, Million Dollar Quartet, Murder For Two, and more. www.anthonycdaniel.com

PAUL HARDT (Casting Director) Broadway/National Tours of: West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August: Osage County, Hot Feet, On Golden Pond, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, A Moon For the Misbegotten, Sly Fox, Legends!, Whistle Down the Wind, A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, Cats, The Bodyguard, Once Upon A One More TIme and the current tour of Annie

DEVIN DAY* (Production Stage Manager) Broadway: Grey House, 1776, Hillary & Clinton, 1984, The Humans, The Audience, Skylight, Disgraced, & I’ll Eat You Last. Other New York productions include Like They Do In The Movies (PAC NYC) & The Humans (Roundabout Theatre Company). National Tours: The Humans & 1776.

ABIGAIL ZACCARI* (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway Credits include Paradise Square Off-Broadway Credits include A Sign of the Times, ¡Americano!. Regional Credits include Here You Come Again at Goodspeed; The Nutty Professor at Ogunquit Playhouse; Chicago at The Muny. Thank you to Willy, Mom, Dad, and Chris for everything. abigailzaccari.com

ENDLA BURROWS (Director of Production) has 25 years of creative management experience with a focus on balancing artistic vision with logistic needs. She was an integral part of the Industrial Light and Magic team that created visual effects for dozens of films including the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Twister, Mission Impossible, and Pirates of the Caribbean. As Director of the Jim Henson Creature Shop, she oversaw bidding, production and client management for a diverse slate of television, film, commercial and theater productions including Sesame Street, Where the Wild Things Are, and Goodspeed’s production of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas. At Digital Domain, Endla supervised the Editorial, Tech services and Training departments for I, Robot and The Curious Case of

Benjamin Button. Ever looking for new challenges, Endla has worked as an assistant director, technical consultant and graphics producer.

STEPHEN AGOSTO (Line Producer) is in his third season at Goodspeed Musicals. For nearly 14 years he served as Associate Director of Education and Senior Director of Artistic Engagement at the Tony Award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse as part of the team that shepherded such productions as The Sting (starring Harry Connick Jr.), Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (World Premiere), and Half Time (directed by Jerry Mitchell). He has taught theatre at both Fordham University and Rutgers University. He is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country in the area of equitable college admissions practices in the arts. Stephen began his professional career at 8 years old dancing for Disneyland and went on to perform in, choreograph, and direct over 70 productions around the world.

DOMINICK PINTO (Production Manager) Is excited about his expanded position at Goodspeed Musicals as the Production Manager and third season as the Technical Director. Previously Technical Director for Choir Boy and an assistant Technical Director on Cadillac Crew at Yale Rep. At the Yale School of Drama he was the Technical Director for Fun Home. Dominick worked as a Draftsperson at blackwalnut and Montclair State University. He has worked with companies including, McCarter Theatre Company, HERE! Arts Center, MSNBC and MLB. He holds a M.F.A. in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama and a B.F.A from Montclair State University.

GRETCHEN WRIGHT (General Manager) has held management and leadership positions at Alliance Theater (Atlanta), Yale Repertory Theatre, and Westport Country Playhouse. She obtained an MFA in Theater Management along with an MBA from Yale University and a BA in English and Theater Studies from Duke University. Originally from San Diego, she began her arts career as a modern dancer, choreographer, and freelance director.

MICHAEL P. PRICE (Founding Director) Under the direction of Michael Price for 47 years commencing in 1968, Goodspeed Musicals became internationally recognized for its dedication to the advancement and preservation of the American Musical. For Goodspeed, Mr. Price produced over 250 classic and forgotten musicals, 100 new musicals, and transferred 19 shows to Broadway, earning 13 Tony Awards. Goodspeed itself was honored with two special Tony Awards. Mr. Price was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, which honors lifetime achievement in the American theater. Mr. Price is the founder of the League of Historic American Theatres and a founding member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Theatre

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Wing and as a member the Tony Administration Committee. His board memberships include the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Johnny Mercer Foundation, the ASCAP Foundation, and numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. He received his BA from Michigan State University, MA from Minnesota, MFA from Yale, and holds honorary doctorates from Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and The University of Hartford. He is married to Jo-Ann Nevas Price; they are the proud grandparents of Ezra and Ari.

DAVID B. BYRD (Managing Director) [he/him] was named Goodspeed Musicals’ first Managing Director in early 2021 and has held leadership positions at Connecticut’s Yale Repertory Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, and the Dwight/Edgewood Project in New Haven. With a career in the professional regional theatre spanning 20 years, he previously served as the Managing Director of Virginia Stage Company, Southeastern Virginia’s largest producing theatre. Prior to his work in Norfolk, David was Managing Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he was also an Adjunct Professor in the UT-Knoxville Department of Theatre. David served on the McClung Museum Academic Programs Advisory Board and the Great Schools Partnership Advisory Council, in addition to grants panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts and the United Way. He currently collaborates with fellow business leaders on the Swing Bridge Taskforce, the Middlesex County/RoverCOG Regional Economic Development Committee, and the East Haddam Resilience Project Advisory Board. David enjoys connecting with his alma mater by serving as a mentor in the Yale Cross Campus Mentorship Program. David has a passion for placemaking, thoughtful community engagement, arts advocacy and coalition-building. His commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access is steadfast, with appointments to anti-racism working groups and other related posts in academia and the non-profit sector. David has guest lectured at Greensboro College, UNC-Greensboro, Virginia Wesleyan University, Christopher Newport University, Skidmore College and Texas Tech, among others. He received an MFA degree in Theater Management from Yale University School of Drama and a BA degree in Drama from UNC-Greensboro in his native North Carolina. David and his husband Jeff reside in Portland, CT and enjoy hiking throughout the gorgeous Connecticut woods with their rescue dog Oliver when not taking in a live performance.

DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) [she/her] with Goodspeed since 1988 and in her 4th season as Artistic Director, is a highly-effective creative producer with a significant record of leading, developing and producing new musical theatre works as well as inspiring a re-envisioning of the canon. She led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most successful productions of recent years, including last season’s Summer Stock, 2022’s 42nd Street

and the 2014 world premiere of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. She inspired the creation of Goodspeed’s critically-acclaimed production of Show Boat and brought to The Goodspeed the new musicals The 12, Anne of Green Gables, Because of Winn Dixie, and this season’s Maggie. At The Terris Theatre, she has led the early development of many new musicals, among them Private Jones and Passing Through. Donna Lynn led the creation of The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove, the partnership with The Johnny Mercer Foundation which has welcomed over 400 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus in winter for one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. With the development of Hi, My Name Is Ben, she led Goodspeed’s first collaboration with a resident theatre outside the US—Scotland’s Dundee Rep Theatre—and recently helped re-envision The Writers Grove for Scottish, UK and Indian writers on the campus at Cove Park, in Scotland. Through Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals she hosted the first US development of the international hit Come From Away. Donna Lynn is a past-president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre; serves as a Trustee for Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble and, closer to home, CT Landmarks. Donna Lynn began her career as a stage manager of Musical Theatre and Opera and remains a proud member of Actors Equity Association. She and her husband, Sound Designer Jay Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme with Cookie and Macy.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in the US. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society.

Sets, costumes, and props are designed especially for The Goodspeed and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops.

Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Orchestra members are represented by The Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 400.

Goodspeed Musicals is a member of The League of Resident Theatres.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

ABOUT KENLEY

BY SARAH KAYSER

John Kenley was born on February 20, 1906 near Denver, Colorado, after his parents’ immigration from Slovakia. Making his stage debut at age 4, Kenley worked in show biz as a female impersonator, acrobat, and dancer throughout his childhood and early adulthood. By the 1920s, Kenley had arrived in New York and began working as a performer in the Greenwich Village Follies

Soon after, Kenley left performing and became an assistant to established New York producer Lee Shubert (who was credited for discovering Lillian Hellman and The Children’s Hour). John then left the theatre world and served in the merchant marines during World War II, before returning back to Ohio. From there, he moved on to start

producing his own shows with The Kenley Players, his summer stock theatre company. The Kenley Players produced over 500 shows featuring Broadway, film, and television stars from 1940 to 1995, led by Kenley for its entire lifespan.

The Kenley Players were a huge success: Kenley’s insistence on theatre being for everyone allowed people from all walks of life to enjoy live performance. He charged the price of a movie ticket for his shows (much to his fellow competitiors’ chagrin), filling his seats night after night. Additionally, in 1950, he welcomed people of all races to his Washington DC performance of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, stating that tickets were “available to any paying customer, without regard for race.” This broke down the color line, and after a sold-out two weeks of performances, Kenley was praised for this groundbreaking decision. On October 23, 2009, he passed away at the age of 103.

By many reports, Kenley was born intersex. This means he was born with sex characteristics that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, “do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.” At birth, Kenley’s parents decided it would be easier for them to go through life as a man rather than as a woman, and thus he was named and socialized as male. During the offseason, Kenley lived in Florida as a woman, Jean, though much of her story is unknown. Kenley dealt with this choice, and was known to say that androgyny was overrated.

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Scan the QR code or visit goodspeed.org to learn more about the themes explored in this musical, hear from the show’s creators, and dive deeper into the history of gender diversity.

Photo courtesy of The Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library.

THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION

2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Hila Rosen, President

Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President)

Jeffrey Hoffman, First Vice President

Anthony Cacace, Vice President

Meg Sakellarides, Treasurer

Jennifer Brown, Secretary

Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio Honorary Chairman

Emeritus Trustees

J. Robert Buchanan

Kay Knight Clarke

Chandler Howard

Lynde Selden Karin

Francis G. Adams, Jr.

Frank Campbell

Carolyn Rossi Copeland

Christopher Dodd

Jim Duncan

Anne Evans

Marlene Ferreira

Muriel Fleischmann

Sue Frost

Jean Selden Greene

Steven Hernandez

Mary Ellen Klinck

Julie Godbout LeBlanc

Lawrence McHugh

GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Amy Campbell, President

Meg Wright, Vice President

Ann Houston

Susan Link

Gavin Lodge

Mark Masselli

Kristen Roberts

Blair Russell

Karen Sherry

Joseph Smith

Leonardo H. Suzio

John Voege

Michael P. Price

H. William Shure

Dona D. Young

Alan Wasserman, Corresponding & Recording Secretary

C. William Stamm, Treasurer

GOODSPEED GUILD: The Goodspeed Guild is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting Goodspeed Musicals’ operations and productions. Since 1975 it has provided services to artists, patrons, and staff on a year-round basis, while offering its members the opportunity to become part of the behind-the scenes activities at Goodspeed. To find out about volunteer opportunities that fit your interests and schedule, visit our website at goodspeed.org or contact Amy Campbell at 203-443-3338.

CORPORATE SUPPORT

Ally Charter Bus

American Association of University Women

American Bridge Company

Anonymous

Ashlawn Farm Store, LLC

Broadway Licensing Global

Brushmill by the Waterfall

Concord Theatricals

ConnectiCare

Connecticut Public Broadcasting

Creative Transportation & Tours

Durham Manufacturing

Essex Printing

Essex Savings Bank

Eversource Energy

F & F Distributors, Inc.

Falcetti Pianos

Hoffman Auto Group

Jezek, Barbi, & Antone, PLLC

Kainen, Escalera + McHale, P.C.

LAZ Parking

Liberty Bank

Masonicare

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Petra Construction Corporation

PrintCraft, Inc.

R.A. Parady & Sons, Inc.

Reynolds’ Subaru & Reynolds’ Boats

Sennheiser Electronic Corporation

Sky Investment Group

Starkweather & Shepley

Insurance Brokerage, Inc.

Straighten Your Crown

The McBride Mariani Group, Merrill Lynch

The Shops at Mohegan Sun

The Suzio York Hill Companies

United Airlines

Updike, Kelly& Spellacy, P.C.

USI Insurance

VenuWorks Theatricals

Webster Bank

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Actors’ Equity Foundation

Burry Fredrik Foundation

Case Graber Foundation

Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation

Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc.

Community Foundation of Middlesex County

Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund

Anonymous

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

Elizabeth Carse Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Fechtor Family Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Hebron Lions Charities, Inc.

Howard Gilman Foundation

Government Support

Ion Bank Foundation

Jana Foundation, Inc.

Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Laurence S. Weiss & Edith G. Weiss Foundation

Lucille Lortel Foundation

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation

SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc.

The Aeroflex Foundation

The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation

The Christine E. Moser Foundation

The Elizabeth M. Landon and Harriette M. Landon Charitable Foundation

The George A. & Grace L. Long

Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee

The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc.

The Johnny Mercer Foundation

The Kitchings Family Foundation

The Lambs Foundation

The Max Showalter Foundation, Inc.

The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation

The Richard Sims Winkler Foundation

The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts

The Shubert Foundation

William & Alice Mortensen Foundation

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY

Since its inception, Goodspeed Musicals has particularly benefited from the unique advantages of planned gifts and bequests. Because such gifts provide financial support over time, they have been essential to Goodspeed Musicals’ ability to consistently move from strength to strength, plan for the future with confidence, and ensure millions more will enjoy award-winning productions for generations to come.

WILLIAM H. GOODSPEED LEGACY SOCIETY

Goodspeed Musicals thanks the members of the William H. Goodspeed Society who have included a future bequest to Goodspeed Musicals in their wills or estate plans.

Anonymous (13)

Dolores L. Andrew

Fran Armstrong

Alice Belden

Leon Hugh & Anne Sullivan Calanquin

Frank & Amy Campbell

Jack & Bertie Chuong

Donald Yale Church & Anthony O’Grady Schillaci

Amy Lee Crockett, DVM

Rochelle Dauenheimer

Charles M. Ericson

Anne Evans

Muriel Fleischmann

David F. Frankel

Richard Goodman

Mrs. Harry J. Gray

Nicholas Groth

Andrew Isen

Lynde Selden Karin

Nancy Kline & James Trail

Karl H. Kulisch

Mrs. Carmela Marzano

Andrew C. McKirdy

Mary P. Miko

Leslie & Lynne Nathan

Robert W. & Carolyn G. Nelson

Jane E. Ondovcsik

Barbara A. Petersen

B. A. Pomarico

Michael & Jo-Ann Price

James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins

Miriam Williams Ragsdale

Mary Jane Richilson

Dr. Anne L. Rothstein & Ms. Jane Hellman

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Sandler

Dr. Benjamin Sevitch

David Shimchick

Carol L. Sirot

Dr. & Mrs. David Snyderman

C. William Stamm

Jessica Waldman Thompson & Carl Thompson

Sheila L. Tomlinson

Mark & Roberta Velez

Linda Wanosky

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY

BEQUESTS

Goodspeed Musicals fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all.

Carol H. Adams

The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund

Cynthia Kellogg Barrington

Michele Trudel Baumann

David A. Belden

Leonard N. Blake

William C. Blatchley

Julie Ann Buchanan

Paul Campagna

Edward and Ruth Cape

Edward and Sally Carrier

Dr. Jack Chuong

Timothy J. Clutter

Stephen B. Crowley, III

Ralph Davidson

Fellner Family Foundation

Albert D. Firestone

Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Fox

Burry Fredrik

Norwick and Elizabeth Goodspeed

Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund

Judith Halevi

The Edith O. Haynes Trust

Martha C. Hinkel

Thomas W. Holton Memorial Fund

Marjorie W. Jolidon

Robert D. Jones

Harvey and Ruth Katz

The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust

William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund

Helen Krieble

Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater

Angela Lepore

Dorothy Liepertz

Joanne M. MacDonald

Evan S. McCord

Constance Wolcott Mason

Alice Hammerstein Mathias

Henry “Buzz” Merritt

Peter J. Musto

Robert F. Neal

Edith L. Nyman

Muriel Selden Paris

NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS

Miriam Perrin

Rochelle Richilson

Salli G. Riege

Barbara V. Ross

Bertha L. Rottmann

Edward Rousseau

Marco S. Savona

Susan Scherer

Richard Schneller

Lucille Lortel Schweitzer

Joan H. Scranton

Martha Shattuck

Jerome and Marian Silverstein

John F. Single, III

Edward and Mary Sargent Swift

Mark A. Wainger

Natalie Tenney

Jessica Waldman Thompson

Jerold Wanosky

Christopher Weed

Katherine S. Winter

Symond Yavener

These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals.*

The Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Memorial Fund

The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Fund

The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund

The Rochelle Dauenheimer Charitable Gift Annuity*

The Arthur & Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support of the Music Department

The George S. & Charmian A. Goodspeed Memorial Fund

The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D.

Charitable Gift Annuity*

The Nancy Kline and James Trail

Charitable Gift Annuities*

The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund

The Lucille Lortel Fund

The Maryann & Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for the Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed Opera House

The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Endowment in Support of the Music Department

The Elaine McKirdy Endowment for Career Development in Theatre

The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals

The Charlotte & Gerald Sandler Educational Endowment

The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund

The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre

The Jerome & Marian Silverstein Endowment Fund

The Carol L. Sirot Family Endowment Fund

The C. William Stamm Charitable Gift Annuity*

The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Fund

The Jessica Waldman Thompson Endowment in Support of The Festival of New Musicals

The Zachs Family Endowment

*The donors receive a tax advantaged income stream during their lives and a named fund or endowment will be created when the annuity reverts to Goodspeed Musicals.

GOODSPEED MEMBERS

Thank you, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 4,000 members strong—for a complete listing, please visit goodspeed.org or scan the QR code with your phone. +With special thanks to our members who have been with us 40+ years

*Members whose gifts have been matched by their employer Donors listed here have given direct membership gifts as well as additional donations between March 23, 2023 and April 23, 2024.

MARQUEE MEMBERS

($25,000+)

Frank and Amy Campbell+

Hila and Saul Rosen

Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman

Mable and Richard Seymour

John Voege and Geoffrey Paul

($10,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous

Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis

Beverly Buckner Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace

Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+

Herb Chambers

Lance and Rebecca Darcy* Day Family Foundation

($7,500 - $9,999)

Joyce and Greg Barabas

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello

Laura and Jim Duncan

Fiona A. Egan

Jennifer Friedland

Sue Frost and Dan Renn

Susan F. Gonsalves

Ms. Jean Selden Greene

Ann and John Houston

Sue Joffray

Julie and Peter LeBlanc

Peter and Linda Jokl & Elisabeth D’Albero

Michael and Jo-Ann Price+

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS

Anonymous (7)

Francis G. Adams, Jr.

Judith W. Adams

Marleen and Kenneth Alhadeff

Dolores L. Andrew+

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Archambault

Fran Armstrong

Mr. Michael Arseneault* Kristen Roberts

Susan and Bruce Baiter

Dr. and Mrs. John V. Banta+

Ann & Alan Blanchard

Kenneth and Judith Boudreau

Andre and Maureen Brouillard+

Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres

Scott and Robin Chasse

Bertie Chuong

Kay Knight Clarke

Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+

Ruth Ann C. Davis+

Betsy and Rich Didan

Mary Jane Dunn

Judith Duran+

Eileen and Helen Ede

Bill and Denice Feeley

Marlene and Paulo Ferreira*

Muriel and Karl Fleischmann

Lynne and Richard Fletcher

Chuck & Elena Foster

David and Liz Frankel

Maureen and Bernie Gillis

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Marjorie E. Morrissey

Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson

Ms. Carol Sirot

Leonardo H. Suzio

Benjamin Tschudin

RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot+

Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski

Russell Tait and Lee Anderson

($2,500 - $7,499)

Bill Gilman

William J. Ginnetti, Sr.

The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation+

Laura & Roger Goodspeed+

Karen & Ron Goodspeed

Pamela and John Griffin

Ron & Nina Harris

Sylvia and Dennis Heffley

Bill and Sean Higginson-Pierce

Jeffrey Hoffman

Patricia A. Holmes

Thirza D. Hyatt+

Michael and Linda Jainchill

Penfield & Teresa Jarvis

Elizabeth Gianesello Judd

Frank and Diane Kelly

Ted and Kiki Kennedy

Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum

Nancy Kline and James Trail

Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link

Peter and Rosemary Lombardo

Peter Luchini

Emanuel and Irene Makiaris

Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli

Stephen Selden Mathews

Tony Meola

Tony, Chelsea and Amanda Michaud

Ami Montstream

Regina M. Neal

Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead

Jane Porterfield and Gerry Pastor

Sandra R. Pereira

Matt Peterson

Rolf C. Peterson

Mr. Michael G. Polo

Annella C. Preble+

James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins

Dianne and Chuck Ramsey

Nancy J. Ramseyer

Mitchell P and Lorraine Rochefort

Jennifer Serra & Wayne Schulz

Thomas Schwenke/Schwenke Auctioneers

Alicia & Thomas Settle

Allyn & Karen Seymour

Mrs. Frances Seymour+

Millie and Marty Shapiro+

James and Penelope Sherrard

David Shimchick

Roz and Peter Shoemaker

Ms. Sally Speer

Donna and Bill Stamm

Brenda J. Sullivan+

Judy B. Taylor

Donald and Sharyn Timmerman

Carol A. Wiggins+

Carlisle Wildeman

Jean M. Wiseman

Jef and Kate Wolter

Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey

Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky

GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF

LEADERSHIP

Donna Lynn Hilton

Artistic Director

David B. Byrd Managing Director

ARTISTIC

Stephen Agosto Line Producer

Adam Souza Resident Music Director

Michael Fling Artistic Associate

ADMINISTRATION

Gretchen Wright

General Manager

Kristan McLaughlin Artistic Administrator

Ashley Sweet Executive Assistant

BUILDING SERVICES

Edward C. Blaschik

Hayden Schwarm

Jeffrey Gosselin, Paul Zajac

Theatre Manager

Building Services Assistant

Building Services

Laurie Rogers Custodial Services

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Tyler Garstka Company Manager

Lauren Wentz Assistant Company Manager

Hannah Stein Company Management Associate

DEVELOPMENT

Frank Stilwagner Director of Development

Mary Miko Individual Giving Officer

Rebekah Moses Membership & Annual Fund Manager

Yz Jasa ........................... Development & Membership Assistant/ Friends of the Festival Coordinator

Sophia Voglino Event & Corporate Relations Manager

Cait Malczon Event Assistant

Lori A. Cartwright Database Administrator

Diana Silver Grant Strategies, LLC Grants Management

EDUCATION

Nick Palazzo Education & Engagement Manager

FINANCE

Tracey Krasniewski

Director of Finance

Stacy Booth Accounts Payable Manager

Sandy Hall .................................... Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

Michael Davis Senior Accountant

Withum, Karen Kowgios, ......................................... Accountants CLA (CliftonLarsonAllenLLP), Jodie Jacaruso Add’l Accountants

HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Kathy Raczka ..................................Supervising House Manager

Beryl W. Thorpe, Kathleen Sedgwick House Managers

Leigh Beatty, Allison Harris, Kathryn Lees Assistant House Managers

Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty, Leah Smirnow, Sydney Smirnow Bartenders

Judy O’Mara Gift Shop Supervisor

MARKETING

Dan McMahon Director of Marketing

Katherine Desjardins Associate Marketing Director

Ian Galligan.................................................. Marketing Associate

Carol Giroux Public Relations Manager

Sarah Kayser Marketing/Graphics Assistant

Diane Sobolewski Official Photographer

TECHNOLOGY

Jeffrey Mays ............................................. Systems Administrator

TICKETING

Roger-Paul Snell Ticket Sales Manager

Catherine Ematrudo ..................................Group Sales Manager

Lauren Blankenship Assistant Box Office Manager

Morgan Dumark-McNamee Box Office Performance Supervisor

Greg Wojcik Box Office Supervisor on Duty

Liam Welsh Member Services Associate

Photini Constantinou, Lori Inferrera, Kathryn Lees, Jenna LeMontagne, Wayne Rollins, Sydney Sioch, Deborah Winchell, Nicki Cueno Box Office Reps

Smart, Strategic Marketing for the Arts Direct Sales

PRODUCTION

Endla Burrows Director of Production

Dominick Pinto Production Manager

Myjoycia Cezar Production Management Assistant

COSTUME RENTALS

Stephanie Turner Costume Rentals Coordinator

Cassandra Greeley Costume Rentals Assistant

COSTUMES

Grace Petersen Costume Shop Manager

Molly Klemm Draper

Jaysen Engel, Ka’ihe Fisher First Hands

Olivya DeLuca, Delaney Johnston Stitchers

Sydney Hughes Stitcher/Dresser Swing

Lydia Chamberlain Terris Theatre Wardrobe Supervisor

Chris Mermon ........................... Terris Theatre Wig & Hair Stylist

John Riccucci The Goodspeed Wardrobe Supervisor

Cortnei Edwards, Rachel Pantangan The Goodspeed Dressers

Mia Thomas The Goodspeed Lead Hair & Wigs Stylist

Christa Steiner The Goodspeed Hair & Wigs Stylist

LIGHTING

Will Johnson Lighting Supervisor

Sam O’Dea Terris Theatre Head Electrician

Alex Benos, Audrey Visscher Terris Theatre Electricians

Jordan Bliese The Goodspeed Head Electrician

Karan Gosai, Margaret Leupold The Goodspeed Electricians

PROPS

Ryann D. Lee Props Manager

Troy A. Junker Lead Props Artisan

Gideon Rowland ...................................................... Props Artisan

Timothy Henderson, Jr. Props Carpenter

Jordan Cowan Terris Theatre Props Run Crew Head

Miranda Thompson The Goodspeed Props Run Crew Head

Samantha Bruce The Goodspeed Props Run Crew

SCENERY

Dominick Pinto Technical Director

Brendon Figueras Assistant Technical Director

Dennis J. Riley Shop Foreman

Kevin Bolt, Gabby Galvan, Nicholas Jones Staff Carpenters

Ethan Arcaroli, Aaron Frongillo ..... Carpenter/Stagehand Swing

Dara Willmarth Terris Theatre Stage Supervisor

Lydia Joy ................................. The Goodspeed Stage Supervisor

Ann Aldrich, Ian Borowik, Ashlin Penn The Goodspeed Stagehands

SCENIC ARTISTS

Carla Tiezzi Charge Scenic Artist

Miranda Harkins Lead Scenic Artist

April Chateauneuf Senior Staff Scenic Artist

Ashley Donnert, Grace Linzner Staff Scenic Artists

SOUND

Jay Hilton Audio Supervisor

Nicholas Peretti Terris Theatre Production Audio Engineer

E. Wilson Terris Theatre Assistant Audio Assistant

Katie Paris The Goodspeed Production Audio Engineer

Tesla M. Lowrey ........ The Goodspeed Assistant Audio Engineer

Nick Moran The Goodspeed Audio Assistant

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Anthony C. Daniel ............................................ Associate Director

Mariana Jennings Production Assistant

Clare McCarthy Trans Culture Consultant

James Carter Pianos Piano Technician

Katie Desjardins Show Logo Design

Sarah Kayser Program Editor/Designer

Grace Linzner The Elaine McKirdy Production Technician

Special Thanks: Costume Rental Volunteer Lenore McLean; Samuel Avery Giardina Photography; Andrew Fem; George Strus and Breaking the Binary Theatre

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