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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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DONNA LYNN HILTON Artistic Director

DAVID B. BYRD

presents

Book by

IANNE FIELDS STEWART

Music & Lyrics by

JONATHAN BRIELLE

Managing Director

Additional Lyrics by

SAM SALMOND

With

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

Scenic Design by

Lighting Design by

PHUONG NGUYEN

TOBIN OST

Sound Design by

ROB DENTON

Co-Orchestrators

Hair & Wig Design by

JAY HILTON

Director of Production

ENDLA BURROWS

TOMMY KURZMAN

JONATHAN BRIELLE NATHAN DAME

Casting by

Production Stage Manager

PAUL HARDT

Production Manager

Line Producer

DOMINICK PINTO

STEPHEN AGOSTO

DEVIN DAY

Music Direction by

DEBRA BARSHA Directed & Choreographed by

JEFF CALHOUN

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CAST OF CHARACTERS John/Jean .................................................................................................NORA BRIGID MONAHAN Nina Mae .................................................................................................................. L MORGAN LEE Oscar .........................................................................................................CHRISTIAN BRAILSFORD Myrtle .................................................................................................................KLEA BLACKHURST Lee Shubert ...................................................................................................... DANNY RUTIGLIANO Carl ....................................................................................................................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

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SONGS & SCENES ACT ONE Scene 1, Hotel, 1928 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

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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

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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,

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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WHO’S WHO 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

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WHO’S WHO 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 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2024 SEASON 15

WHO’S WHO 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

WHO’S WHO 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.

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ABOUT KENLEY BY SARAH KAYSER 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.

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

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

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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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

Ann Houston Susan Link Gavin Lodge Mark Masselli Kristen Roberts Blair Russell Karen Sherry Joseph Smith Leonardo H. Suzio John Voege

Mary Ellen Klinck Julie Godbout LeBlanc Lawrence McHugh

Michael P. Price H. William Shure Dona D. Young

GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amy Campbell, President Meg Wright, Vice President

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS 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.

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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.

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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

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+

Peter and Linda Jokl & Elisabeth D’Albero Michael and Jo-Ann Price+

Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski Russell Tait and Lee Anderson

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS ($2,500 - $7,499) 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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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

PRODUCTION

Donna Lynn Hilton ............................................... Artistic Director David B. Byrd .................................................. Managing Director

Endla Burrows .......................................... Director of Production Dominick Pinto ............................................Production Manager Myjoycia Cezar ..................... Production Management Assistant

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........................................... Theatre Manager Hayden Schwarm .............................Building Services Assistant Jeffrey Gosselin, Paul Zajac............................. 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

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 Program printed by Essex Printing

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