Goodspeed's The Mystery of Edwin Drood Program

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33 North Main Street, Chester, CT

MAY 10 - JUNE 2

John Kenley was a theatre impresario who brought Hollywood stars like Gene Kelly and Ann Miller to Ohio’s summer stock stages. But when summer ended, he wintered in Florida where John disappeared…and Jean came to life. A Complicated Woman is a new musical that features a Golden Age score and a gender-diverse cast. Join us for the intriguing story of a theatre legend who had to navigate the joy, pain and pitfalls of leading a double life. Age Rating: 15+

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DONNA LYNN HILTON

DAVID B. BYRD

Artistic Director

Managing Director

presents

A Musical by

RUPERT HOLMES Original Broadway production produced by

THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, JOSEPH PAPP, PRODUCER With

MEGAN ARSENEAU DAVID BEACH JON COOPER BENJAMIN HOWES ALBERT JENNINGS JETTA JURIANSZ JAMIE LaVERDIERE LIZ McCARTNEY MIYUKI MIYAGI MARCUS MONTGOMERY RILEY NOLAND MAMIE PARRIS JACQUELINE PETROCCIA NOAH RUEBECK PAUL ADAM SCHAEFER PAUL SLADE SMITH JESSE SWIMM LEVIN VALAYIL NATALIE WELCH LENNY WOLPE Scenic Design by

ANN BEYERSDORFER

Costume Design by

Hair & Wig Design by

ROB DENTON

Original Orchestrations by

TOMMY KURZMAN Associate Music Director

Lighting Design by

HUNTER KACZOROWSKI

RUPERT HOLMES

Dialect Coach

CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE

Casting by

JENNIFER SCAPETIS-TYCER

PAUL HARDT

Production Stage Manager

Production Manager

Line Producer

DOMINICK PINTO

JAY HILTON

Orchestrations by

EVAN ZAVADA

CHRIS ZACCARDI

Sound Design by

STEPHEN AGOSTO

Director of Production

ENDLA BURROWS General Manager

GRETCHEN WRIGHT

Music Direction by

ADAM SOUZA

Choreographed by

JAMES GRAY Directed by

ROB RUGGIERO First Performance: April 5, 2024 at The Goodspeed THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark, LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Founding Director

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RICH CERSOSIMO & VALERIE KOIF

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CAST OF CHARACTERS Chairman of the Music Hall Royale (Mr. William Cartwright) .................................. LENNY WOLPE John Jasper (Mr. Clive Paget) ....................................................................PAUL ADAM SCHAEFER Edwin Drood (Miss Alice Nutting) ............................................................................ MAMIE PARRIS Rosa Bud (Miss Deirdre Peregrine) ......................................................................... RILEY NOLAND Helena Landless (Miss Janet Conover) .................................................................JETTA JURIANSZ Reverend Crisparkle (Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe) ..................................................PAUL SLADE SMITH Neville Landless (Mr. Victor Grinstead).....................................................................LEVIN VALAYIL Princess Puffer (Miss Angela Prysock) ..................................................................LIZ McCARTNEY Durdles (Mr. Nick Cricker) ........................................................................................... DAVID BEACH Deputy (Master Nick Cricker) .................................................................. MARCUS MONTGOMERY Bazzard (Mr. Phillip Bax and as Waiter)........................................................... JAMIE LaVERDIERE The Citizens of Cloisterham: Mr. James Throttle (Stage Manager) .......................................................... BENJAMIN HOWES Mr. Montague Pruitt ................................................................................................JON COOPER Mr. Christopher Lyons ...................................................................................ALBERT JENNINGS Miss Florence Gill ............................................................................... JACQUELINE PETROCCIA Miss Isabel Yearsley ............................................................................................MIYUKI MIYAGI Mr. Harry Sayle .....................................................................................................JESSE SWIMM Miss Gwendolen Pynn.......................................................................................NATALIE WELCH SWINGS NOAH RUEBECK, MEGAN ARSENEAU ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER LARA SATO DANCE CAPTAIN JON COOPER Alternate for Chairman DAVID BEACH UNDERSTUDIES JON COOPER Jasper; BENJAMIN HOWES Reverend Crisparkle; ALBERT JENNINGS Neville; MIYUKI MIYAGI Helena; JACQUELINE PETROCCIA Edwin Drood, Princess Puffer; JESSE SWIMM Durdles, Bazzard; NATALIE WELCH Rosa Bud Covid Safety Officer KRISTAN McLAUGHLIN

FOR THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES: 4/14 at 7:30pm, 4/21 at 6:30pm, 4/28 at 6:30pm, 5/5 at 6:30pm, 5/9 at 2pm, 5/16 at 2pm, 5/23 at 2pm, 5/30 at 2pm DAVID BEACH will play the role of CHAIRMAN JESSE SWIMM will play the role of DURDLES NOAH RUEBECK will play the roleof MR. HARRY SAYLE

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MUSICIANS MUSICIANS Keyboard/Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Bass DAVID UHL; Cello CELESTE CUMMING; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Reed II HARRY KLIEWE; Trombone MATTHEW RUSSO; Trumpet RENEE McGEE; Violin LU FRIEDMAN MUSICIAN ALTERNATES Keyboard/Conductor EVAN ZAVADA; Bass STEVE GILEWSKI; Percussion MARTY WIRT, TYLER CAMPBELL; Reed I ANDREW STUDENSKI; Reed II SAM MOFFETT; Trombone BEN HERRINGTON; Trumpet SARAH UYER; Violin SARAH WASHBURN MUSIC ASSISTANTS MASON FRASHER, MATTHEW R. MECKES

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MUSICAL NUMBERS Setting: London. The time is the present: 1895.

ACT ONE There You Are ........................................................................................................Company A Man Could Go Quite Mad ...................................................................................... Jasper Two Kinsmen .................................................................................................Drood, Jasper Moonfall ........................................................................................................................Rosa Reprise: Moonfall .........................................................................................................Rosa Quartet Reprise: Moonfall ............................................... Helena, Rosa, Wendy, Beatrice Wages of Sin...............................................................................................................Puffer Ceylon/A British Subject........... Helena, Neville, Drood, Crisparkle, Rosa, Townspeople Both Sides of the Coin ............................................................. Chairman/Sapsea, Jasper Perfect Strangers ............................................................................................ Rosa, Drood No Good Can Come From Bad ........................ Neville, Helena, Drood, Rosa, Crisparkle, Jasper, Bazzard Never the Luck .............................................................................Bax/Bazzard, Ensemble Off to the Races ....................................... Chairman, Durdles, Deputy, Jasper, Company

ACT TWO An English Music Hall ......................Chairman, Conover, Moncrieffe, Cricker, Grinstead Settling Up The Score ............................................................ Puffer, Datchery, Ensemble The Name of Love & Moonfall Reprise ........................................ Rosa, Jasper, Company Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead ................................................................ Puffer, Company The Solution ......................................................................................................... Company

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WHO’S WHO DAVID BEACH* (Durdles/Master Nick Cricker & Alternate for Chairman) Damn Yankees, Goldrich/Heisler/Bell’s The Great American Mousical (Julie Andrews,dir.) Broadway: Something Rotten, It’s Only A Play, Fish In The Dark, Mamma Mia!, Urinetown, and Moon Over Buffalo. Off-Broadway credits include Claudia Rankine’s Help (The Shed), Opus (Primary Stages), The Perfect Game (Theater Row). Regional: Pioneer, Westport, Adirondack Theater Festival, Alabama Shakespeare, Wilma, among others. TV/Film: Veep, The Sopranos, New Amsterdam, Elementary, Dangerous Book For Boys, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Submissions Only, Delocated, Law & Order, among others. Graduate: Dartmouth College/ LAMDA. He and husband Russell Granet are the proud parents of actress Sadie Granet-Beach.

JETTA JURIANSZ* (Helena Landless/Janet Conover) is a winner of the Diversity Scholarship at The Groundlings, was a cast member on the CBS Showcase 2023, and a cast member on sketch comedy TV show Studio C. She originated the role of Ali Mills in the pre-Broadway premiere of The Karate Kid: The Musical. Last year, she appeared on Station 19 (ABC), S.W.A.T. (CBS) and the feature Deepfake. She is currently on the UCB Maude team, Petty Crime.

Jetta is thrilled to be performing at Goodspeed for the first time! IG: @shmetta JAMIE LaVERDIERE* (Bazzard/ Phillip Bax) is happy to be back at Goodspeed where he appeared in the Rob Ruggiero-led production of Oliver!. CT audiences might also recognize him from his award-winning turn as John Adams in 1776 at CT Repertory. Much like the character he portrays tonight, Mr. LaVerdiere has often understudied notable actors: Tony winners Matthew Broderick and Roger Bart in The Producers, Broadway stalwarts Max Von Essen (The Baker’s Wife) and Peter Benson (Cabaret), as well as West End favorite Hadley Fraser (Pirate Queen) to name a few. He lives in Maplewood, NJ with his wife, daughter, and dog.

LIZ McCARTNEY* (Princess Puffer/Angela Prysock) was part of the Broadway revivals of Funny Girl, Sunday in the Park with George, Annie, My Fair Lady and South Pacific, and the long-running Broadway productions of the Phantom of the Opera, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Les Misérables and Mamma Mia!. She has also created rolls in Boy George’s Taboo and The

Dance of the Vampires. In addition to Broadway, she has also toured the country in Wicked, Cinderella, Souvenir, and The Little Mermaid and has also appeared on TV. Liz is so happy to be back at Goodspeed in one of her favorite shows. This one’s for you, Chita.

MARCUS MONTGOMERY* (Deputy/Mister Nick Cricker) is a multi-hyphenate artist based in NJ. In 2022, Marcus began his theatre career understudying Mordy in The Burdens (Mile Square Theatre) and was later cast in A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre) as the understudy for four roles. In 2023, he appeared in Dog Man: The Musical (New World Stages), played Melvin in Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical (Lucille Lortel Theatre), and toured with the Australian production of Dog Man: The Musical.

RILEY NOLAND* (Rosa Bud/ Deidre Peregrine) Originally hailing from Honolulu, Hawai’i, Riley is so delighted to be making her Goodspeed debut. Riley was last seen as Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Muny).

Favorite past credits include Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Marie in Marie Antoinette; and Squeaky Fromme in Assassins. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University. Special thanks to Laura Gibson, Rob Ruggiero and the rest of the incredible team of Drood, and most importantly, her family for all their endless love and support.

MAMIE PARRIS* (Edwin Drood/ Alice Nutting) Goodspeed credits include The Most Happy Fella (Rosabella) and A Grand Night for Singing. Broadway: Cats (Grizabella), School of Rock (Rosalie and Patty), On the 20th Century, Ragtime, The Drowsy Chaperone, and 110 In the Shade. National tours: 9 to 5 (Judy), Wicked (Elphaba), and Legally Blonde. Regional: The Muny, The Old Globe, Pittsburgh CLO, Paper Mill Playhouse, and more. Off-Broadway: See Rock City, Anything Can Happen in the Theater (both with cast recordings). TV/Film: The Blacklist, A Standup Guy, PBS Great Performances 50 Years of Broadway’s Best. Concert dates, new audiobook releases, masterclass opportunities and more at mamieparris.com. Follow my Bell’s Palsy journey on Instagram and TikTok. Love to Johnathan.

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

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WHO’S WHO PAUL ADAM SCHAEFER* (Jasper/ Clive Paget) is SO grateful to be making his Goodspeed debut. He recently was in the closing cast of Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera playing the title character and others over 16 years and 5,000+ shows. Other stage work: ...Millie Nat’l Tour and PCLO, Company at Barrington, High Society at Walnut Street, My Life With Albertine at Playwrights, Giant at Signature. TV: FBI, Uncoupled with NPH, Blacklist, Baker and the Beauty, Law and Order, and Guiding Light. He is a proud graduate of the MT program at University of Michigan. Many thanks to CPM, Clear, my loving parents, and my sweet Elena.

PAUL SLADE SMITH* (Rev. Crisparkle/Cedric Moncrieff) Connecticut native making his Goodspeed debut. NYC credits: original Broadway casts of Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lincoln Center’s My Fair Lady. National tours: Wicked, Phantom, My Fair Lady. Paul starred as Willy Wonka in the Australian premiere of Charlie.... Regional credits: Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol), American Repertory Theatre, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Paul’s three plays—Unnecessary Farce, The Outsider, and The Angel Next Door— have collectively received nearly 500 productions.

For Mom & Dad, who loved the Goodspeed. For Arthur, who is dearly missed. And, as always, for Erin, my love.

LEVIN VALAYIL* (Neville Landless/Victor Grinstead) has performed in roles across the country including John Smythe/Abdul Karim in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Jersey Lily at the Alley Theater, Matt in The Fantasticks at the Cape Playhouse, Fakir in Secret Garden at Broadway Sacramento, Dharun Ravi in Poster Boy at Williamstown Theater Festival, and Mowgli in the North American Tour of Jungle Book. As a film actor, Levin recently played Aladdin in the Disney+ movie Descendants: Rise of Red. Upcoming, he will play Vigneshwar Paduar in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Next Act Theater in Milwaukee, WI. www.levinvalayil.com LENNY WOLPE* (Chairman/ William Cartwright) Goodspeed: Show Boat (Captain Andy), The Baker’s Wife (Baker), A Connecticut Christmas Carol (Scrooge).

Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Wicked, Drowsy Chaperone, Sound of Music, Mayor, Into the Light,

Onward Victoria, Copperfield. Off-Broadway: Jerusalem Syndrome, Heartbreak House, Marry Harry, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Company, Mayor, Radio City Spring Spectacular. National Tours: Wicked, Little Shop, Forum..., Guys and Dolls, South Pacific. Regional: Paper Mill, Alliance, Kansas City, Barrington, Berkshire Theatre, Pasadena, North Coast, Westport, St. Louis Rep, Asolo, McCarter, Bucks County, Cape Playhouse, Denver Center, Hollywood Bowl.

TV: nearly 100 shows. Lenny received an Emmy nomination for the Amazon series After Forever.

JON COOPER* (Ensemble) is happy to return to Goodspeed after appearing in A Connecticut Christmas Carol. Off-Broadway: Errol and Fidel at Playwright’s Horizons.

Regional: Otherworld at Delaware Theatre Company, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Florida Rep, Oklahoma! at Trinity Rep, Guys and Dolls at Theatre Aspen, among others. Film: Girl Most Likely. Skidmore College alum. Thanks to Paul. @jonmjcooper BENJAMIN HOWES* (Ensemble) For Goodspeed, Benjamin previously played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes. Broadway: [title of show], Mary Poppins, Scandalous. National Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins, Shrek. Off Broadway: includes A Man Of No Importance, The View Upstairs and its recording. Film/TV: Full Circle directed by Steven Soderbergh, Gossip Girl, The Deuce, Deadly Women, One Life To Live, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and others. Countless regional productions.

Benjamin serves as an Artist Champion for HB Studios. Follow @benjthestar ALBERT JENNINGS* (Ensemble) is bloody excited to be making his Goodspeed debut! Hailing originally next door from the tiny state of Rhode Island. Broadway: Aladdin.

National Tours: Aladdin (OTC); Mamma Mia!. Regional: Mereb (Aida), Angel (Rent). Gratitude to my incredible agents at Hudson Artists. Many thanks to the company of Drood and the team at Goodspeed. Hugs and kisses to my family and friends for their undying love and support. @albertjj MIYUKI MIYAGI* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! Regional: Natasha Rostova in Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet... (Capital City); Peggy Maruyama in Allegiance (East West Players); When You Wish (Tuacahn); Anne in A Little Night Music (Princeton Summer

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

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WHO’S WHO Theater); Lucia in Black Coffee (Barnstormers), South Pacific (Culver City Symphony); Jacques Brel...

(Odyssey Theatre). BA: Princeton University (politics w/certificates in environmental studies & theater).

Miyuki is also a violinist, multi-instrumentalist, and academic tutor. For Mom, Daddy, and Andrew.

MiyukiMiyagi.com IG:@mkmiyagi JACQUELINE PETROCCIA* (Ensemble) Goodspeed: Jeanne in Because of Winn Dixie. Jackie won a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Patsy in Always...Patsy Cline, a role she has played across the US. Other credits: Sweeney Todd (w/ Emma Thompson and Muny); Carousel (PBS); The Pirates of Penzance (Barrington); Fancy, Honky Tonk Angels (Meadowbrook - Andes Award Best Actress); The Producers (tour) and more! Her album Champagne & Moonshine is streaming everywhere. LUVB&T www.jacquelinepetroccia.com @jackiepetro JESSE SWIMM* (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Goodspeed for the fourth time with Drood. George, u/s Dad in Billy Elliot. Lead Bottle Dancer in Fiddler on the Roof (Yes, the bottles were real. No, we never dropped one). High Button Shoes.

Broadway: School of Rock (original cast), Mary Poppins (u/s Bert). Regional: Sweet Charity (Oscar, Maltz Jupiter), Rock of Ages (Dennis Dupree, Argyle Theatre), The Full Monty (Harold Nichols, Transcendence Theatre Company). Thank you to Rob, James, Adam, Paul, and my agents at The Mine. Love to Mom & Dad. Instagram: jswimm1 NATALIE WELCH* (Ensemble) is so grateful to be making her Goodspeed debut! Regional: The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Bucks County Playhouse, Rock of Ages and Cinderella at Paramount Theatre, A Chorus Line (Val) at Porchlight Music Theatre. Readings: Shimmer (Caroline) at the Wirtz Center. Northwestern alum. Thanks to The Luedtke Agency and love to Bryan, mom, dad, and friends. @natwellly MEGAN ARSENEAU (Swing) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut in one of her favorite shows! Most recently she was on tour with the Mean Girls and Cats North American Tours. As always, she sends thanks to her family and Roan, and to the creative team and Paul Hardt Casting for this opportunity!

NOAH RUEBECK (Swing) Goodspeed Debut! Off-Broadway: Liz Swados’ Nightclub Cantata, The Lieutenant (York Theater); Regional: Northern Stage – Spring Awakening (Moritz); Ogunquit Playhouse – Young Frankenstein; Engeman Theater – Beauty and the Beast (Lefou); Other Favorites – Newsies, My Fair Lady, Footloose, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Penn State BFA Grad. Couldn’t be doing it without Mom, Dad, and Wolfie, as well as the teachers who shaped me.

ROB RUGGIERO (Director) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed, after directing past productions of A Grand Night for Singing, Oliver!, Rags, La Cage aux Folles, Fiddler on the Roof, The Most Happy Fella, Carousel, Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, Camelot, Big River, and 1776. Rob has won multiple Connecticut Critic’s Circle Awards for Best Direction, including a highly-celebrated production of Next to Normal at TheaterWorks Hartford, where he is currently the Artistic Director. His Broadway credits include High (starring Kathleen Turner) and Looped (starring Valerie Harper in a Tony-nominated performance). Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed the original musical revue Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn. The production received nominations for both the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. Rob has earned national recognition for his work on both plays and musicals, and his shows have been seen on many major regional theaters around the country. He is so happy to be returning to Goodspeed. This summer he will be directing a 60th Anniversary Production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Muny in St. Louis.

JAMES GRAY (Choreographer) James is so happy to be back at Goodspeed. Credits include The Sound of Music International Tour for Broadway Asia, Annie staring Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba as Miss Hannigan, Oliver! at The Goodspeed, the movie Humor Me starring Elliot Gould and Annie Potts, a KPOP number for Madame Secretary CBS. He staged the Emmy Award-Winning TV Special, Mel Brooks – The AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and directed and choreographed Peg O’ My Heart, the Musical (Best Musical). James has worked closely with Susan Stroman as her associate choreographer/director and resident on many projects (Broadway: The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Bullets Over Broadway; The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville at ART and HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Fatwa the musical starring Lin Manuel Miranda. He was resident choreographer for Hal Prince and Susan Stroman’s Prince of Broadway.

James is currently writing and creating a show with legendary designer Bob Mackie. www.jamesgray.biz

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

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WHO’S WHO ADAM SOUZA (Music Director) Broadway credits include Wicked, Kinky Boots. National Tours: Wicked (2nd National, original MD/Conductor), Kinky Boots (1st National original MD/ Conductor), Spamalot (1st National, MD/Conductor), The Midtown Men, and Les Misérables. Adam also served as Associate Music Supervisor for the international mountings of Wicked in São Paolo, Brazil (in Portuguese) and Mexico City (in Spanish). His regional credits include Next to Normal (Hartford TheaterWorks), North Shore Music Theatre, and over 20 productions with Goodspeed, including 42nd Street, Cabaret, Because of Winn Dixie, The Great American Mousical with Julie Andrews, Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, George M!, Brigadoon, Very Good Eddie, The 12, Gypsy, Summer Stock, and Rags. Adam has served as Music Supervisor for Destination Broadway (destinationbroadway.org) and has served on faculty for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee as an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, of which he is also an alumnus.

ANN BEYERSDORFER (Scenic Designer) is an NYC-based set designer for theatre, opera and television. TV Design Credits: Saturday Night Live (art director of the Film Unit, NBC), Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas (production designer, Showtime), Vir Das: Landing (production designer, Netflix). Broadway Associate Design Credits: How to Dance in Ohio, Company, Ink, Jitney, The Children, and Anastasia (first national tour and international productions). Other select set design credits include: Southwark Playhouse London (Afterglow), The Muny (West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Camelot), The Alliance Theatre (Knead), Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Beautiful), Syracuse Stage (Yoga Play, What the Constitution Means to Me) Geva Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre, Lincoln Center (Carmen), The Hudson Theatre (Afterglow, The Dodgers), Flint Repertory Theatre, 59E59, and Theater Row. Ann is an adjunct professor at Fordham University, is a LA Drama Critics Circle Award Winner (for Afterglow, 2022), and is Live Design/LDI 30 Under 30 recipient (2018). www.annbeyersdorfer.com HUNTER KACZOROWSKI (Costume Designer) New York credits include: Yours Unfaithfully (Hewes Award nom., Mint Theater), Stet and The Gentleman Caller (Abingdon), Mister Miss America (AFO/ Rattlestick), HAM (Ars Nova), as well as Heartbeat Opera, The Public, Astoria Performing Arts Center, HERE Arts, Dixon Place and The Joyce Soho. Regional credits include 9 seasons with The Berkshire Theater Group including the trailblazing Covid-19era production of Godspell, as well as The Importance of Being Earnest (Berkshire Critics Award), The Petrified Forest (Berkshire Critics nom.). Other Regional: Sense and Sensibility (Alley Theatre), Ragtime (Bay Street), Doubt (Theater Aspen), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakes NJ), The Fix (Signature Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (Yale Rep), The Sound of Music, Dear Elizabeth, and A Doll’s House (among others, Northern Stage). As Assistant: Com14 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2024 SEASON

pany and Angels in America (Broadway revivals).

Hunter is also a co-creative director of the sustainable apparel brand Deadstock Outfitters, @deadstockoutfitters. MFA: Yale Drama. www.huntersk.com ROB DENTON (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed Musicals. His previous designs at Goodspeed were 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: Baskerville (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); 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 and is happy to once again be working with director and friend Rob Ruggiero. Other Goodspeed productions with Mr. Ruggiero include 1776, Show Boat, Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Rags, Oliver! and A Grand Night for Singing.

Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre in Chester.

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 debut! Broadway credits include: 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, 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. This one is for you Ms. Widner!

Instagram: @tommykurzmanwigs CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrator) Orchestrator: Legally Blonde, Porgy and Bess (Tony Nom), A Man of No Importance, King Kong, Dessa Rose, Cry-Baby, Grease (2007 B’way), Wind in the Willows (2016 London), add’l orchestrations for Dear Evan Hansen (with Alex Lacamoire), and new orchestrations for Les Misérables (performed worldwide

WHO’S WHO since 2006). Other credits: Music Supervisor & Arranger for Memphis, Escape to Margaritaville.

Orchestrations for: Emily Bear, Rufus Wainwright, Adam Schlesinger, Coheed and Cambria, Jagermeister Blaskapelle, Radio City Rockettes, Leo (Adam Sandler), Beauty and the Beast (2023 ABC - Josh Groban, Shania Twain). Jahnke also orchestrated Lady Gaga’s Sound of Music Tribute for the 2015 Oscars with Stephen Oremus. 18 years as apprentice to legendary orchestrator William David Brohn: Ragtime, Mary Poppins, Sweet Smell of Success, The Witches of Eastwick, The Secret Garden, Wicked and more… Jahnke happily returns to Goodspeed, where he worked on over 20 productions while on staff here from 1995 to 2001.

EVAN ZAVADA (Associate Music Director) Goodspeed debut! Evan is an NYC-based pianist and music director who has performed a wide variety of music across the US and Europe. Broadway/ Nat’l Tour: Wicked. Off-Broadway: Center of The Youniverse (with Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess), Superhero (assistant MD), Fiorello! (MD, Orchestrator), Showtime! (MD). Regional MD: Girlfriend (Theaterworks), Mamma Mia! (ACT of CT), Next to Normal (Farmer’s Alley). Proud graduate of The University of Michigan. Gratitude to the cast, crew, and creatives. Love to Chelsea & Ella.

JENNIFER SCAPETIS-TYCER (Dialect Coach) Jennifer’s coaching credits for Goodspeed include Private Jones; Cabaret; Christmas in Connecticut; Billy Elliot; Passing Through and Hi, My Name is Ben. Other coaching credits: Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 59E59 NYC, Bay Street Theater, Playhouse on Park West Hartford, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, 45 Downstairs (Melbourne, Australia), The Rose Theatre Bankside (London), and the Oval Theatre (London). www.jenniferscapetis.com MICHAEL ROSSMY (Fight Director/Intimacy Consultant) Goodspeed: Pirates of Penzance.

Broadway: A Tale of Two Cities. Off-Broadway: White Noise; Measure for Measure, The Vagrant Trilogy, Troilus and Cressida (The Public Theatre); What the End Will Be (Roundabout); Blues for an Alabama Sky, This Space Between Us (Keen Co); Peerless, Harbour (Primary Stages) Regional: Yale Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Asolo Rep, The Old Globe, TheaterWorks (Hartford), KC REP, The Acting Company, Soho Rep., The Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and others. Other: Resident Fight and Intimacy Director for Yale Rep, Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management at David Geffen School of Drama, The Combat and Intimacy Advisor for Yale College.

Upcoming: Sally and Tom (The Public Theater).

HARDT CASTING (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.

CHRIS ZACCARDI* (Production Stage Manager) returns to The Goodspeed stage after a triumphant run of The 12 in 2023. Goodspeed: Double Trouble; They All Laughed; A Little Night Music; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; All Shook Up; Pippin; The 60’s Project; Radio Girl; Band Geeks; Snapshots; My Paris; A Sign of the Times; Hi, My Name is Ben and The 12. Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Noises Off; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Anarchist; One Man Two Guvnors; Hair; In the Heights; 9 to 5; Wicked; Lestat; All Shook Up. Many Regional/ Off Broadway, Former Marine, Head of the Stage Management program at Pace University. Much love to Niall and Monty.

LARA SATO* (Assistant Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: A Sign of the Times, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, Americano¡. Regional: The 12 (Goodspeed). Graduate of Pace University. A special thanks to Chris, Sam, my wonderful friends, and my incredible family.

RUPERT HOLMES (Book, Music, Lyrics, Original Orchestrations) current New York Times best-selling author was the first person to singly win Tony Awards for book, music and lyrics of a musical, this for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which also won the Tony for Best Musical. The Drama Desk bestowed all identical honors with yet another to Holmes for Best Orchestration. Drood’s 2012-2013 Broadway return received a Best Revival Tony nom.

Other Drood venues: Kennedy Center Opera House, two national tours, London’s Savoy Theatre, and throughout the globe. Add’l Broadway: Curtains with Kander and Ebb (Drama Desk to Holmes, Best Book; Tony noms Best Musical, Book, Lyrics); Say Goodnight, Gracie (Tony nom. Best Play; LORT Nat’l Theatre Award, Best Play); Accomplice (Edgar Award); A Time to Kill (adapting John Grisham).

Spring 2025: his new Broadway adaptation of Pirates of Penzance. Novels: Where the Truth Lies, Swing, current bestseller Murder Your Employer.

Film & TV: songs for Golden Globe-winning score of A Star is Born; created-scripted AMC’s acclaimed series Remember WENN. Recording: written, arranged, conducted platinum recordings for Barbra Streisand; pop songwriter of Top 40 recordings including his own #1 hit “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Recipient of ASCAP’s George M. Cohan Award and an Honorary Doctorate from The Manhattan School of Music.

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

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WHO’S WHO 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) [he/him] 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 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 (CBT) at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he also served as 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 is proud to currently collaborate with fellow business leaders on the Swing Bridge Taskforce, and will soon engage with the Middlesex County/RoverCOG Regional Economic Development Committee. David enjoys connecting with his alma mater by serving as a mentor in the Yale Cross Campus Mentorship Program. 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 CT woods when not taking in a live performance.

WHO’S WHO 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.

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.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES BY ROB RUGGIERO The brilliance of The Mystery of Edwin Drood lives in its wonderfully smart humor, colorful characters, and unique connection to audiences.

When the show made its Broadway debut in 1985, there had never been a musical where the audience chose the ending by a vote count. The voting is completely authentic, and the cast has rehearsed all the possible scenarios to be ready for where the audience wants the story to go. But that is only one part of what makes Drood so special.

What I love most is how the cast and audience interact with the show at that particular performance. What you will experience will only happen on that day, at that time…a completely one-of-a-kind experience.

The Goodspeed is a particularly wonderful theater to experience Drood— not only because of the natural intimacy of the room, but in so many ways the space mirrors the English Music Halls that the show takes place in. The story is told as a “show within a show” which allows for a great deal of fun shifting between those worlds, and provides the performers wonderful freedom in storytelling.

“And it matters not to me what part of town you’ve come from…

We but cheer you’ve made it here at all!”

Drood is also a love letter to audiences― and a true celebration of that very special connection between the actors and everyone who came to see them.

The musical invites the performers to be bold, funny and daring―and because your relationship with the actors feels connected and familiar, you feel an investment that you don’t feel in many

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other shows. You actually have a part in Rob Ruggiero in rehearsal with the cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Photo by Diane Sobolewski.

making this happen and how it all turns out!

And in these particularly challenging (and often stressful) times, Drood offers a marvelous escape―a place where you can lose yourselves in a wonderful story, escape from the pressures of the day, and just have a great time.

The story itself is very unique because it was truthfully “unfinished.” Charles Dickens passed away when he was only about halfway through writing it. And writer/composer Rupert Holmes took full advantage of this opportunity! This obstacle inspired him to create a totally unexpected musical never before seen on Broadway. He not only leaned into the challenge of using an unfinished work

by Dickens, but he made the inspired decision to shift the tone of the show to be much more joyous and playful than the novel. The result speaks for itself. The musical is much more than a whodunit, however―it’s a joyous ride that effortlessly charms and engages.

Come for the ride―it’s one you won’t soon forget!

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 Bridge Company Anonymous Ashlawn Farm Store, LLC Brushmill by the Waterfall Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLP Concord Theatricals ConnectiCare Connecticut Public Broadcasting Creative Transportation & Tours Durham Manufacturing Essex Printing Essex Savings Bank Eversource Energy HB Live Hoffman Auto Group

Jezek, Barbi, & Antone, PLLC Kainen, Escalera + McHale, P.C. LAZ Parking Masonicare Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Odysssey Associates Option A Group Petra Construction Corporation PrintCraft, Inc. Reynolds’ Subaru & Reynolds’ Boats RisCassi and Davis, P.C. Sennheiser Electronic Corporation Sky Investment Group

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Straighten Your Crown Swingbridge Fine Wine & Spirits The McBride Mariani Group, Merrill Lynch The Shops at Mohegan Sun The Suzio York Hill Companies Theatrical Rights Worldwide United Airlines United Mechanical Resources, Inc. Updike, Kelly& Spellacy, P.C. USI Insurance VenuWorks Theatricals Webster Bank Young’s Printing/FASTSIGNS

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FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Acorn Alcinda Foundation Actors’ Equity Foundation Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Burry Fredrik Foundation Case Graber Foundation Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc. Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc. Community Foundation of Middlesex County Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Elizabeth Carse Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Hebron Lions Charities, Inc. Howard Gilman Foundation Ion Bank Foundation

Jana Foundation, Inc. Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Lucille Lortel Foundation Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Robert F. Schumann Foundation Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation SBM Charitable 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 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical Theatre The George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee 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 David Cobliegh 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 February 13, 2023 and October 13, 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) Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis Beverly Buckner Baker Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+ Herb Chambers Lance and Rebecca Darcy* Day Family Foundation

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 Mr. Michael G. Polo Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson Ms. Carol Sirot Leonardo H. Suzio Benjamin Tschudin RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot+

Michael and Jo-Ann Price+ Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski

Russell Tait and Lee Anderson

($7,500 - $9,999) Joyce and Greg Barabas Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS ($2,500 - $7,499) Anonymous (6) 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* Susan and Bruce Baiter Dr. and Mrs. John V. Banta+ Ann & Alan Blanchard Kenneth and Judith Boudreau 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 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Feldman Marlene and Paulo Ferreira Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Lynne and Richard Fletcher Chuck & Elena Foster David and Liz Frankel Maureen and Bernie Gillis Bill Gilman William J. Ginnetti, Sr. The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation+ Laura & Roger Goodspeed+

Karen & Ron Goodspeed Mr. Mark Greenwald and Mr. Anthony Coppola Pamela and John Griffin Ron & Nina Harris Sylvia and Dennis Heffley Bill and Sean Higginson-Pierce Jeffrey Hoffman Patricia A. Holmes Anonymous Thirza D. Hyatt+ Michael and Linda Jainchill Penfield & Teresa Jarvis Peter and Linda Jokl & Elisabeth D’Albero Elizabeth Gianesello Judd Frank and Diane Kelly Sallie Kemp 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 Myron J. and Jo Trotta Poliner+ Annella C. Preble+ James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins Steve Rabb and Rena Citron 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 Nicole Stanton Brenda J. Sullivan+ Judy B. Taylor Donald and Sharyn Timmerman Carol A. Wiggins+ Carlisle Wildeman Jean M. Wiseman Jef and Kate Wolter Dona Young, Trustee Emeritus, and Roland F. Young III Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey Alexandria Zeytoonjian Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky

WHO’S WHO GOODSPEED MEMBERS SUPPORTING MEMBERS ($500 - $2,499) Anonymous (21) Inta & Taggart Adams+ Carol Adams Tim & Gayle Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Andrien Billie and Peter Anker Mr. & Mrs. Paul Antaya Nancy Apfel The Assante Family Bette & Bruce Avery Sherri and Scott Baggett Michael & Eileen Barbaro Shelley & Michael Barker+ Faith Wilcox Barrington Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry Jean L. Bartlett Glenn Batter and Donna Kay Robert Bausmith & Jill Peters-Gee MD Chris & Abby Beale David and Bonnie Beaulieu Bruce and Claudia Belden Mrs. Alice C. Belden+ Benanav Family+ Caryl and Edward Bengelsdorf Corinne and Larry Berglund Randee & Martin Berliner Bill and Dorothy Berloni Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns Kim and Mark Biglow Tim Bishop Barbara and Michael Boday Craig and Annette Bolt Jordan & Rebecca Boss George Bouthet Don and Frank Bowen-Homets Laurie & Wallis Boyd Desolie and John Boys Liliane T. Braman+ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo Alice C. Brennan Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund Nadine and Robert Britton, III Steve & Joanna Brooks Andre and Maureen Brouillard+ William & Janet Brownstein James and Victoria Bruni Richard Bruno Ruth and Stearns Bryant Richard Buel+ Bert & Laura Bunnell Peter and Sally Burgess Ned and Christine Burt Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra Anne Sullivan Calanquin Steven C. Callahan Anne E. Caluori Robyne & Herb Camp Bud & Katy Canaday+ Richard and Lisa Caporaso Maureen Carey Robert & Melissa Carlson Anne and Jim Carroll Ellen and Richard Cartun Lorey Cavanaugh Matt Tyler & Tracy Cella Tyler Shelley and Alan Cetel Mrs. T. W. Chabot* Michael Chaiklin Steven Chao

Richard Chiaramonte & Sally Eberhardt William & Barbara Chilton Kathleen and Mark Ciliano Peter and Marcie Clarke Mr. Roland Cloutier Ms. Mary Gaskell+ Emily Williams & Leeland Cole-Chu Maureen R. Connolly Kevin & Katherine Conway Carol Corliss+ Michael and Karen Cormier+ Eric Cornell Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer Terri and Don Coustan Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+ Sally and Tom Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker Ted & Rebecca Crosby Carol Curland Kim Curtin Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr Maureen E. Dalton Dr. Gerard G. D’Ambrosio Steven & Debra Daren Joseph D’Ascanio Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod Kevin & Corrie Dean Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr. Barbara and George Delmhorst Catherine & Jeff Denmeade* Brian and Linda Dewhirst+ Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd+ Thomas & Carolyn Doherty Ms. Marialina Dominguez & Ms. Janice Poloso Wilma C. Donaldson+ William and Christine Donohue Jim and Joyce Dowling Bonnie and Friends Dr. Jon Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffek Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles Mr. Colin Eastland & Mr. Joe Landry+ Linda J. Eckblom Sharon and Bob Efron Vera J. Ehnen Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino Vincent K Eng Victoria Engelhardt Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman Gus Esselstyn Anne S. Evans Mr. Anthony Falcetti Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund Lynn Farrell Mr. David Fay Gilda S. Brock Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman Korine and Ronald Ferraro Debra & Bruce Fischman David and Patricia Fisher+ Mrs. Sheila Flanagan Kevin and Kim Flanagan Barbara Flynn Michael E. Foley Julia Francis+ Judith Freedman Annelise M. Fusco

Mark J. Gabriel Jennifer and Ken Geisler+ Mr. Gentile Gloria and Bob Gery Richard and Monika Gibbons Charitable Account, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Giordano, Jr. Albert B Glassenberg Fund Lorelei and Neal Goldstein Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci Dr. Lawrence Goodman & Ms. Denise Cologne+ Michael and Joan Gordon Gloria J. Gorton William Gorton Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner Ray Grasso William Gratz and James Bruno Peter and Judy Green Walter and Kathryn Gregory Anne & Allen Greiner+ Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott William and Luanne Griswold Mr. Andrew S. Groher Bart Guthrie Robert & Catharine Haff In Memory of John Haggerty Mark and Julie Haight Bill & Sue Harrelson Karen Hastings* Michael Heath & James Mancini Heath Constance Henshaw Barbara and Gerald Hess Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle Bart and Jacqueline Hessler Claudette & Ned Hickey William and Mary Hilliker Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton Prudence Hoffman+ Ms. Laura Hook Professor Peter Hoyle Michael and Joanne Humen Leslie Hyatt Michaele Imbrogno Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson James & Isabel Jackson+ Ronald Jacobs Barbara and Raymond Jacobsen+ The Jacobson Family Kathy and Norm Jacques Eric M. Janney Sharon and David Jepson Shea and Scott Jezek Susan Jobson Emily and John Johl Theodore H. and Nancy L. Johnson Dr. Christopher Joy and Ms. Cathy Velenchik Marie Joyner Dr. Robert Jung and Family David and H. B. Kaplan+ Frank and Brenda Karsmarski Emily Kaufman James and Mary Kelley Steven Kelley* Ms. Susan Kelly* Sandi Kerzner and Larry Costa Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+ Ronald Klimas Michael J. Klingensmith and Ruth A. Shields

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS David Knapp Hans & Christina Koehl+ Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto Dick and Hazel Koszyca Abbey Miller Kreinik Diane Krygowski Karl Henry Kulisch Tad and Vicki Kuziak Nicole Lafountaine Laurie-Rae and Gregg Lallier Rita A. Landino, Ph.D.+ Frank and Elisabet Landrey Robin A. Laudette Captain Frank A. Lerose Linda Lianos Barb and Cliff Libby* Goldie Liverant Pat and Koen Loeven+ Ray and Bobbi Lombra Barbara Long and Roxann Walters Don & Judy Lorusso Ms. Christina Loy Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson Ian G. MacDonald Nancy and Merrill Mack David MacLelland and Sharon Curran Dave and Judith Macri Mary Anne Maher Sharon Malone Sonya Morton Mangan Mrs. Nancy Marikar John Markel Mason Global Jay McAnally John and Amy McCauley Judith and Lawrence McClure Dana and David Larson Sarah McGinty Patrick and Sharon McHale Paul & Betsy McIlvaine Martin and Terry McKinney Andrew & Bonnie McKirdy+ Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes Kerry and Donna Meehan Josie Merck Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro Regina and Don Miller Margie and Lance Minor Richard Minton Joe and Beth Molder Patricia & John Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Leamon E. Moore, Jr. Mr. John F. Moore and Christine Schell Michael and Marie Moore Thomas and Pamela Moriarty Ann B. Mulcahy Joan Munger Laura Galgowski & Kevin Murphy Jack & Ginny Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Murphy Joanne and Andrew Myer Bill Nabel Ken Nasshan Norman Needleman and Jacqueline Hubbard Stephen & Catherine Negri Marianne Neill Dr. and Mrs. Jerry and Naomi Neuwirth David W Nicol John and Pat Nyikos Mary O’Brien David & Janice Ogden Jane E. Ondovcsik Ivan Otterness

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Joan and Dennis Overfield Krystal and Chip Paris Francine Pascal Bill & Barbara Pattison Edwin & Claire Payne Ms. Nancy Pedersen Pam Pellegrine Perakis Family Theodore and Catherine Perrill William J. Petzold, Jr. Joan and Craig Phillips+ Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pipke Mark Planner Ann Polanski Dr. Mary Lee Porterfield Michael and Robin Poulos Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price Laurie Prichard Jim and Karin Pyskaty James and Adele Racheff Daniel S. Hansen & David D. J. Rau Anthony J Raucci Edward C. Raymond Lonnie Reed John & Jennifer Reeve Mrs. Andrea Reiser Mr. Wayne Rennie Susan & Gene Renz Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck Pamela and Dean Richlin Robert A. Ridlehoover+ Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster Donna and Kenneth Rizzio Nancy and Nicholas Robert Ms. Kristen Roberts* Mr. Richard J. Robin Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf Christine S. Robinson Alix Rokita+ Robert and Marguerite Rose Anja Rosenberg Carolyn Rossi-Copeland The Bellock-Rouen Family Fund Barbara Rubin Sheila Connors Rubitz Jeffrey Rudikoff and Edee Tenser Joan & Dennis Rusconi Blair Russell & Nicolo Nisbett John Ruzsbatzky Jane and Morley Safer Jan and Bill Salvatore Mary T. Sargent+ Kathleen M. Sauer Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram+ Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton Ann Saydlowski Starr and Phil Sayres+ Alison V. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr.+ Mr. Marc Schnitzer Shirley F. Scholder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz+ Michael Seaver Andrew Seddon & Kathy Smith Thomas and Rose Selnau Fred and Barbara Sette+ Edward and Sandra Sharr Sandra Sharr Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein Karen Sherry & Jack Dolan Anthony & Lorraine Shetensky+ Mrs. Mary K. Sigmon Bert Silverberg+

Jennifer Sims and Bob Gallucci Ellen & Larry Siuta Joan Skydel Helen and Nelson Sly Stuart and Arline Small+ Brian T. and H. Jean Smith Lorraine R. Smith Rob R. Smith Ms. Penny Smyth Jon and Cleo Sonneborn Mr. Harold S. Spitzer and Mr. Thomas A. Martin+ Larry & Mary Ellen St. John Cynthia G. Stannard Larry Starr Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele Peter and Margery Stehman Mr. Eric Steinmetz Deborah Zeffiro Stevens Frank Stilwagner & Kurt Dery Margaret Strange & Rich Croce Maureen Sullivan & Jack Siggins Carol Z. Sundlin+ J. Bruce and Lisa Sussman Joyce Sutcliffe and Robert Kessler Eugene Swain and Catherine Sarni Maria Mason & William Sybalsky Dr. and Mrs. S. Russell Sylvester, Jr.+ Szafarek Dental Dr. Priya Tandon and Dr. Michael Rajkumar Charleen D. Taylor Loren and Bobbie Theodore Carl Thompson JoAnn and Robert Thulin Lida Tingley Gay and Kerry John Tomasevich* Sheila Louise Tomlinson-Earl Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre Gerald and Katherine Tullai Richard & Jessica Tyrol Frank and Farilyn Van Cleef Americus S. Vicari+ Margaret Saxe and George Vinick Robert and Virginia Vocelli+ Russ & Alma Waldo+ Dr. William & Melinda Walsh Burton Warner Vicki & Alan Wasserman Michael and Ellen Wasyl+ Arthur E. Webster, Esq. Tracy Weed Patti and Howard Weiner Adam Stuart Weinreb Bob and Roz Weinstein Leslie and Richard Weinstein Mrs. Kenneth A. Welch Dr. and Mrs. Michael Werdmann Mimi Wildeman Lynn Wilkinson & Jim Heym Luke and Stephanie Williams John N. Wilmot Rory Wilson+ E. Marie Wilson Mary Lynn Windsor Thomas and Andrea Wing Victoria Winterer+ Helen Wu Wong Bill and Heidi Wrang Penny and William Young Pat & Frank Zak Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod+ Carol Ziegenhagen Eric and Ann Zipkin Martha Zornow

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 East Coast Cleaning ....................................... Custodial Services COMPANY MANAGEMENT Tyler Garstka.................................................. Company Manager Lauren Wentz ................................ Assistant Company Manager Hanna 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 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 Withum, Karen Kowgios........................................... Accountants CLA (CliftonLarsonAllenLLP), Jodie Jacaruso .. Add’l Accountants HOUSE MANAGEMENT Kathy Raczka ..................................Supervising House Manager Beryl W. Thorpe .................................................. House Manager Leigh Beatty, Allison Harris, Kathleen Sedgwick .......................... Assistant House Managers Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty ............................................................ 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........................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.......................... Acting Costume Shop Manager Molly Klemm .......................................................................Draper Jaysen Engel, Ka’ihe Fisher .........................................First Hand Olivya DeLuca, Delaney Johnson .................................. Stitchers Sydney Hughes ....................................... Stitcher/Dresser Swing John Riccucci ..............................................Wardrobe Supervisor Cortnei Edwards, Rachel Pantangan ............................ Dressers Christa Steiner.................................................Hair & Wigs Stylist Lydia Chamberlain .............Terris Theatre Wardrobe Supervisor LIGHTING Will Johnson...................................................Lighting Supervisor Jordan Bliese ......................................................Head Electrician Karan Gosai, Margaret Leupold ................................Electricians Sam O’Dea................................. Terris Theatre Head Electrician Audrey Visscher ................................... Terris Theatre Electrician PROPS Ryann D. Lee ........................................................Props Manager Troy A. Junker................................................. Lead Props Artisan Gideon Rowland ......................................................Props Artisan Timothy Henderson ............................................Props Carpenter Miranda Thompson ...................................Props Run Crew Head Samantha Bruce .................................................Props Run Crew Jordan Cowan ................... Terris Theatre Props Run Crew Head 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 ................................ Carpenter/Stagehand Swing Lydia Joy ............................................................ Stage Supervisor Ann Aldrich, Ian Borowik, Ashlin Penn ..................... Stagehands Ashlin Penn ............................... Terris Theatre Stage Supervisor 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 Katie Paris ........................................ Production Audio Engineer Ethan Fuller ......................................... Assistant Audio Engineer E. Wilson .............................................................. Audio Assistant Nicholas Peretti ........ Terris Theatre Production Audio Engineer Tesla M. Lowrey ........................... Terris Theatre Audio Engineer FOR THIS PRODUCTION Gregory Almanza ............................................. Assistant Director Alyssa Sarnoff.......................................Assistant Choreographer David Mitsch ................................... Drood Costume Coordinator Claire Kramer .....................................Assistant Scenic Designer Aidan Griffiths .................................Assistant Costume Designer Heather Hardin .......................................Associate Wig Designer Michael Rossmy .................. Fight Director/Intimacy Consultant Samantha Green .........................................Production Assistant Matthew R. Meckes ....................................... Music Preparation Anna Brewster, Charli Burkhardt, Rachel Carlson, Evan Johnson, Guthrie Morgan ............................. Scenic Artists James Carter Pianos .........................................Piano Technician Billy Mitchell ................................................... Show Logo Design Katie Desjardins .................................. Program Editor/Designer Grace Linzner ..........The Elaine McKirdy Production Technician Special Thanks: Costume Rental Volunteer Lenore McLean Program printed by Essex Printing

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