"Sondheim on Sondheim" Playbill (Great Lakes Theater/PlayhouseSquare)

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PlayhouseSquare

Four Scenes. One Mission.

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ver wonder how it all works together … how the not-for-profit PlayhouseSquare utilizes the arts as the catalyst for meaningful change in our community?   Entertainment – While we retain just a small portion of the proceeds from ticket sales, our 1 million annual guests spur economic growth for local downtown businesses.   Arts Education – A lifetime of inspirational access to the performing arts – from youth to adult – is at our core. This investment builds new audiences and creates a more enriched and diverse community for the future.   Area Development – A thriving neighborhood acts as an economic engine that attracts businesses, residents, tourists and visitors to converge in this exciting destination to work, play or live.   Not-for-Profit – Needing to raise more than $4 million annually to support our mission, we blend collaborative partnerships, innovative leadership, and sound fiscal management to ensure that donations are stewarded wisely for the maximum community benefit.

Welcome to PlayhouseSquare A Message From the President of PlayhouseSquare............................................................................4 The PlayhouseSquare Story..................................................................................................................8 About Great Lakes Theater...................................................................................................................9 Celebrating 90 Years at PlayhouseSquare.........................................................................................10 50 Years of Great Lakes Theater........................................................................................................12 PlayhouseSquare Spotlight On ..........................................................................................................14 PlayhouseSquare Trustees..................................................................................................................22 Great Lakes Theater Trustees.............................................................................................................23 Giving Back to PlayhouseSquare........................................................................................................25 PlayhouseSquare Donors....................................................................................................................27 Great Lakes Theater Donors...............................................................................................................41 A Program Note from the Senior Vice President of Theater Operations of PlayhouseSquare...........46 A Message from the Producing Artistic Director of Great Lakes Theater........................................47 Sondheim on Sondheim......................................................................................................................49 The Cast.............................................................................................................................................51 Scenes and Musical Numbers............................................................................................................53 Music Chronology...............................................................................................................................55 Director’s Note....................................................................................................................................57 Who’s Who...........................................................................................................................................59 Great Lakes Theater Staff..................................................................................................................69 Guest Services....................................................................................................................................70 May/June On Our Stages....................................................................................................................71

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ommunity Engagement and Education continues to be an integral part of the PlayhouseSquare not-for-profit mission. We realize the energy and commitment necessary to make a lasting difference in our community, which is why we have been so gratified to host events like the International Showcase of Performing Arts for Youth, as well as our Second Annual International Children’s Festival, which entertained more than 15,000 for an entire week this month. The captivating performances by these artists from around the globe, along with interactive workshops and activities, provided area children with enriching and unique live theater experiences. The Festival was a product of the imagination, passion and dedication of Colleen Porter, our Vice President of Community Engagement & Education. But sadly, and much too soon, our community recently lost Colleen after a battle with cancer. She joined PlayhouseSquare in 2001 and built her department into a force for arts education and advocacy locally, regionally and internationally. With Colleen’s unwavering focus and vision, we were able to grow the size of our Partners in Performance program (PIP) from just one participating district to 32. Now serving more than 14,000 children, PIP partners PlayhouseSquare with school districts to introduce students to live performing arts and provides support for teachers to integrate the arts into classroom curriculum. Because of her deep belief that the arts can change and greatly affect lives, Colleen served on boards and committees ranging from the local to the international — all with the notion that collaboration, not repetition, was the way to strengthen the arts education community. And she taught us all at PlayhouseSquare that it was our civic duty to provide arts programming to students of all ages, as well as the teaching community, to replace what had been lost and sorely missed in our schools. With her service to arts education, Colleen had accomplishments too numerous to mention and too impactful to measure, and she will be greatly missed by her PlayhouseSquare family and others who worked alongside her. PlayhouseSquare commits $1 million in fundraising each year to support our educational mission and we remain committed to doing so. Thanks to the generosity of so many, we are proud to continue Colleen’s vision and continue the investment in our children, community and future, engaging and inspiring all audiences to become lifelong learners.

Respectfully,

Art J. Falco President & CEO

Colleen Porter Vice President of Community Engagement & Education

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elcome to the 2011-2012 KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare. KeyBank is proud to support PlayhouseSquare and help them bring world class theatrical productions to our region. PlayhouseSquare is regularly recognized as one of the most successful theatre operations of its kind in the country and is clearly a jewel of Northeast Ohio. In addition to the Broadway Series, we are proud to be a major supporter of The Power of Three: The Allen Theatre Project. This amazing new complex will be home to Cleveland Play House and Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Key has a long history of investing in our communities. We provide philanthropic and sponsorship support to numerous organizations across the region including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cavaliers, the Indians, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, to name a few. We are strong believers in the power of community and the value of community investment. We believe in helping our clients and communities thrive. KeyBank is also proud to be Cleveland’s hometown bank and grateful to our customers who have made us the #1 ranked bank in northeast Ohio based on FDIC deposit share. We show our pride every day by serving our customers and working to make northeast Ohio a better place to live, work and play. Thank you for being a part of the enriching experience that is the KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare. Enjoy the show!

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our story

PlayhouseSquare

The Rise and Fall of PlayhouseSquare Between February 1921 and November 1922, five opulent theaters opened along the Euclid Avenue – the Allen, Hanna, Ohio, State and Palace. Dubbed Playhouse Square, the theaters presented history’s most iconic performers in legitimate theater, vaudeville and silent movies while acting as a tremendous source of civic pride. Over the years, suburban flight and the rise of television sent PlayhouseSquare into a death spiral throughout the 1950s and 1960s. By July 1969, all four theaters had closed. Neglect and vandalism ensued. In 1970, a bold plan from a local not-for-profit civic group called the Playhouse Square Association launched a vigorous grass-roots campaign to save the theaters.

Rescue and Rebirth The threatened razing of the Ohio and State in 1972 galvanized community leaders, who obtained a stay of execution. In succeeding years, limited repair and renovation allowed for sporadic staging of productions as money was raised for complete restoration. An expected three-week run of the musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris opened in the State Theatre lobby in 1973. So beloved, it played for two years. Bolstered by such artistic successes, the preservationists continued to stave off demolition, built community support, assembled a professional management team and raised $40 million in a spirit of public/private partnership. Restoration began with the July 1982 reopening of the Ohio Theatre. By the end of the 1980s, the curtain had risen again in both the State and Palace. The Allen (1997), the Idea Center (2005), and the Hanna (2008) would later take their place alongside the other jewels in PlayhouseSquare’s crown.

Today and Tomorrow

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Today, PlayhouseSquare has 10 bustling performing spaces, including the recent reconfiguration of the Allen Theatre to welcome Cleveland Play House and the Department of Theatre and Dance and Visual Arts Programs of Cleveland State University as new resident companies. These ten spaces comprise the world’s largest theater restoration project and make PlayhouseSquare the largest performing arts center in the country outside of New York, with one million guests per year. And still only a few years old, the addition of the renovated Idea Center building provides classroom, studio and theater space as the exclusive home for community engagement and education performances, workshops and classes. PlayhouseSquare’s unique business model—using the arts as an economic engine for the area—has spurred a great deal of development in the PlayhouseSquare District. The performing arts center, once torn, tattered and ready for demolition, now owns, manages and leases over one million feet of real estate within PlayhouseSquare and manages another one million feet outside of the District, along with the co-development of the Wyndham Hotel. And just like the visionaries who helped to restore PlayhouseSquare to its original opulence, the work is not yet done. The future will welcome additional area development and beautification, dining and housing, and a continued commitment to arts education and a wide array of live entertainment. PlayhouseSquare is a hometown success story and it belongs to you, our donors, sponsors, audience members and community. Please discover more and view our Emmy Award winning mini-film, More Than Just a Show at playhousequare.org/ourstory and consider making a gift that supports our efforts to bring today into tomorrow.


About

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Great Lakes Theater

he mission of Great Lakes Theater, through its main stage productions and its education programs, is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience. Since the company’s inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but Great Lakes commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time periods –– including the 20th century –– and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire. Classic theater holds the Great Lakes Theater’s 2012 spring production of The Mousetrap (Photo by capacity to illuminate truth and Roger Mastroianni) enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, revel in eloquent language, preserve the traditions of diverse cultures and generate communal spirit. On its main stage and through its education programs, GLT seeks to create visceral, immediate experiences for participants, asserting theater’s historic role as a vehicle for advancing the common good and helping people make the joyful and meaningful connections between classic plays and their own lives. The company’s commitment to classic theater is magnified in the educational programs that surround its productions. Since its inception, GLT Great Lakes Theater’s 2011 Fall Repertory production of has had a strong presence in area schools, bringCabaret. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) ing students to the theater for matinee performances and sending specially trained actor-teach- classic theater. As Great Lakes moves into a new ers to the schools for weeklong residencies devel- era with a permanent home in the Hanna Theatre, oped to explore classic drama from a theatrical the company reaffirms its belief in the power of point of view. GLT is equally dedicated to enhanc- partnership, its determination to make this coming the theater experience for adult audiences munity a better place in which to live, and its through Surround, a series of community pro- commitment to ensure the legacy of classic thegrams that explore the themes of a main stage ater in Cleveland. production. To this end, Great Lakes Theater 1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 regularly serves as the catalyst for community Cleveland, OH 44115 events and programs in the arts and humanities P: (216) 241-5490 that illuminate the plays on its stage. F: (216) 241-6315 Great Lakes Theater is one of only a handful of W: www.greatlakestheater.org American theaters that have stayed the course as a

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Celebrating 90 Years at PlayhouseSquare! Volunteer ushers posing on the Palace Theatre steps in their former attire, 1940s.

A few of our RedCoat volunteers.

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here are some things we expect to see when coming to a show at PlayhouseSquare: the bright lights of the marquees, the beautiful theaters and lobbies, and of course, the RedCoat volunteers. These 1,500 plus dedicated men and women are an integral piece of the PlayhouseSquare puzzle, and it’s hard to imagine coming to a show without seeing their trademark red blazers. Although their commitment to making the theatergoer’s experience the best it can be hasn’t changed since the theaters first opened in the 1920s, their uniforms surely have. In the early days of PlayhouseSquare, you would have spotted a volunteer by their signature button-up blouse and dark jacket. Today we can easily pick out a volunteer by the signature red blazer, but their real trademark all along has been helping people enjoy their experiences at PlayhouseSquare.


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Celebrating 50 Seasons of Great classic theater At a time when the average lifespan of an American theater is seven years, Great Lakes Theater has thrived for fifty. The theater’s enduring legacy is a testimony to the aspirations and commitments of countless people who have made contributions to a theater dedicated to the classics that has perched for five decades on the edge of America’s north coast. On the occasion of our Golden Anniversary, we are proud to thank all of the individuals that have given generously of their time, shared their talent, provided support or bought a ticket to a Great Lakes Theater performance over the past half century. We’re extremely grateful and we look forward to the next exciting fifty years!

DID YOU KNOW? Over the past five decades… We have connected over 4 million adults and students to the classics. Over 9,000 artists and artisans have been employed by Great Lakes Theater. We have staged over 300 productions. Over 2,000 generous members of the northeast Ohio community have served on our company’s Board of Trustees. Our School Residency Program has had a presence in northern Ohio schools for 30 consecutive years – and, today, impacts the lives of 16,000 students in 100 schools annually. Our annual operating budget has grown from $50K in 1962 to $3.6M today.


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BROADWAY NEWS... Kings of Rock and Horror, John Mellancamp and Stephen King, celebrated the world premiere of their “rock & blues” ghost story, Ghosts Brothers of Darkland County at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre this month. With music and lyrics by Mellancamp and the book by King, this Southern gothic musical centers around mystery, tragedy and phantoms. And…more rockers tackling Broadway, as Canadian rock group Barenaked Ladies are writing a musical adaptation of the 1978 frat house comedy Animal House, which Tony winner Casey Nicholaw will direct. Disney’s The Lion King just entered into Broadway’s annals as its sixth-longest running show to date.

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“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and the Original Broadway Cast of The Book of Mormon. Photo: Rainer Hosch

HOT BROADWAY SHOWS! HOT TICKETS! With the exciting shows of the 2012-2013 KeyBank Broadway Series – The Book of Mormon; Sister Act; War Horse; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Anything Goes; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Guys and Dolls – newly announced, remember that becoming a PlayhouseSquare Season Ticket Holder or a Donor are always the only ways you are absolutely assured of tickets to shows that may sell out. Visit playhousesquare.org to learn more information on being part of this hot new season as a season ticket holder or becoming a tax-deductible donor.

DON'T BE SCALPED! We can’t seem to say this enough…the only authorized places to purchase PlayhouseSquare tickets are: online at playhousesquare. org (NOT any other website that might say “State Theatre” or “Palace Theatre”); by phone at 216-241-6000; or at our Ticket Office. A recent guest learned this the hard way, buying concert tickets (on a scalper website) at twice the face value, paying to have them Fed Exed to his home, only to find he was seated in mid-balcony rather than his expected orchestra location. Not only can tickets be printed from home off our official website, you may now also visit our mobile-friendly website and buy tickets via your Smart Phone!

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SEE YOU AT STAR PLAZA THIS SUMMER! FREE YOGA & TAI CHI RETURN TO THE PLAZA Back by popular demand, eight Hatha Yoga classes will take place during lunchtime on Star Plaza each Tuesday during June and July. Or…put the day’s stresses behind you and join the after-work Tai Chi classes (8) Wednesdays in June, July & August.

PlayhouseSquare’s Star Plaza officially opens May 29 for a summer of fun events continuing through September 15. Join us for: • Summer Garden Music Series (9 performances) – Lunchtime Every Monday June - July • 90.3 WCPN “Around Noon” Open Air Broadcasts (6) – Every other Thursday June – Aug. • PlayhouseSquare Cornhole Tournaments – lunchtime in August (final and championship game at the PlayhouseSquare Block Party & Tour September 7) • Eat & Knit – lunchtime every Thursday (meet at the white couch) • Labatt Blue Light Lime After Work Concerts – 4 parties • Two Free Lunches – CBS Radio’s Free Lunch • PlayhouseSquare Take a Hike Tours - Tuesdays, May 22 September 11 (5) tours

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Having a chair reupholstered at your house? Consider our house – the Ohio Theatre to be exact – where this summer we close the venue to remove seats for new cushions and custom red velvet upholstery to match the venue’s curtains. Wood backs and arms will be stained teak, with the seat frames painted red and trimmed in gold. Folding mechanisms will be rebuilt with new springs and bearings. The Ohio seat restoration is a capital project with a cost estimated at $200,000. While the seats are removed, the floor will also be repainted to enhance the seat color scheme. We are excited for this major theater improvement, made possible by the generous support of donors who help to fund PlayhouseSquare’s operating costs and ongoing improvements through annual and endowed gifts.

The Ohioana Library Association, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring Ohio writers, joins PlayhouseSquare September 8th for “The Curtain Rises on PlayhouseSquare: A Drama of Rescue and Restoration.” Held at PlayhouseSquare from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event will feature a special backstage tour of the theaters, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Ohio Magazine senior editor Linda Feagler, with Ohio authors John Vacha (Showtime in Cleveland) and Jeannie Emser Schultz, (PlayhouseSquare: An Entertaining History). Cost (which includes a copy of Showtime in Cleveland) is $35 for Ohioana members; $40 for nonmembers. For information or to register, call Ohioana Library at (614) 4663831 or visit ohioana.org.

WE’LL HAVE THE TIME OF OUR LIVES The 2012 Broadway Summer Camp for teens will feature master classes with cast and crew members from MAMMA MIA! Be prepared to act, dance, sing and have the time of your life! Registration includes a ticket to a performance of MAMMA MIA! at PlayhouseSquare. Get all the details at playhousesquare.org/ camp or by calling 216-348-7909.

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CHEER ON THE MARATHONERS! Join us street-side at PlayhouseSquare May 20 to cheer on participants in the 35th Annual Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon (scheduled to pass PlayhouseSquare beginning at 7:45 am), and also enjoy live entertainment at Star Plaza.

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90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF PLAYHOUSESQUARE AT CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The Cleveland Public Library is presenting an exhibition honoring PlayhouseSquare’s 90th anniversary. Running now through August, the exhibit showcases our history from the 1921 opening playbills through current materials. Enjoy selected items from the Cleveland Public Library and PlayhouseSquare collections of playbills, scrapbooks and photo archives, as well as several original works on loan from architects Westlake Reed Leskosky. The Library’s extensive drama and theater book collection will highlight productions of the past 90 years.

IN THE WORKS: ANOTHER “CLEVELAND” TV SHOW Hometown actor/comedians who hit the bigtime, Fred Williard (Shaker Hts.) and Martin Mull (North Ridgeville), were recently in town at the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare preparing for the final run-through of their sitcom pilot “Cleveland Late-Late.” The hopefully cablebound show is the brainchild of Cleveland writer Scott Lax, who teamed the two again after they first starred together 30 years ago on TV’s “Fernwood 2 Night.”

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trustees Officers

Board Members

Chairman Thomas C. Stevens*

Terry Adelman Thomas W. Adler* Warren E. Anderson* John D. Andrica Julia S. Bolton Glenn R. Brown Barbara Byrd-Bennett Marjorie M. Carlson John G. Chapman, Sr. Jim Clay Paul J. Dolan Craig A. Donnan Richard W. Durst Uleto Fuentes Lawrence H. Hatch David G. Heiman Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.* David Jacobs Margaret M. Judd Mary Lynn Laughlin John F. Lewis* Darrell L. McNair James I. Merlino Donald T. Misheff Ernest J. Novak, Jr. Bonnie Osher Jon H. Outcalt* James R. Pender Deborah Z. Read Fred Rothstein Robert D. Saada Luci Schey Michael Schwartz Manisha Ahuja Sethi Lauren Spilman Sara Ellen Stashower David J. Strauss K.K. Sullivan* Jerry Sue Thornton P. Kelly Tompkins Robert J. Tomsich

President and CEO Art J. Falco* Vice Chairs, Development Paul H. Carleton* Louis G. Joseph* Vice Chair, Education David S. Goodman* Vice Chair, Finance Richard H. Fearon* Vice Chair, Government Affairs William R. Seelbach* Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance Paul Clark* Vice Chair, Real Estate James A. Ratner* Vice Chairs, Sales and Marketing Himanshu Amin Scott Chaikin* Vice Chair, Strategic Planning Christopher M. Connor* Secretary/Treasurer Thomas E. Wagner*

Chairmen Emeritus Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.  John F. Lewis  Julien L. McCall  Forrest D. Hayes  Glenn R. Brown  Jon H. Outcalt  Henry F. Eaton† K.K. Sullivan Thomas W. Adler

PlayhouseSquare Kurt C. Treu Dominic A. Visconsi Daniel P. Walsh Michael R. Weil Neil C. Weinberger Mort Weisberg Darrell A. Young

Trustee for Life Edward H. deConingh, Jr. victor gelb Forrest D. Hayes Lois U. Horvitz William B. Lawrence Julien L. McCall Lindsay J. Morgenthaler Rena Olshansky Victor J. Scaravilli Lawrence J. Wilker James B. Wolf, Jr.

Civic Support Frank G. Jackson Mayor Martin J. Sweeney Council President as of April 3, 2012 *Executive Committee  †-deceased

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Trustees Chair Natalie Epstein*†

President Mitchell G. Blair*

Secretary Michelle Arendt*

Treasurer Walter Avdey*

Trustees

William E. MacDonald III† Ellen Stirn Mavec† Mary J. Mayer John E. McGrath Gregory V. Mersol* Leslie H. Moeller Janet E. Neary*† Robert D. Neary† Pamela G. Noble* Michael J. Peterman† Tom Piraino Timothy K. Pistell† David P. Porter† Deborah Ratner Shawn M. Riley Georgianna T. Roberts† Yolanda Saunders-Polk John D. Schubert† Peter Shimrak† Laura Siegal† Mark C. Siegel* Donald A. Sinko Thomas G. Stafford*† Sally J. Staley* Robert L. Stark Wendy E. Stark Kate Stenson Diana W. Stromberg Gerald F. Unger Donna Walsh Thomas D. Warren Paul L. Wellener IV Kevin M. White Patrick Zohn

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Thomas A. Aldrich Dalia Baker Robyn Barrie Kim F. Bixenstine Mark H. Brandt William Caster Barbara Cercone Beverly J. Coen Gail L. Cudak Carolyn Dickson† Leslie Dickson William B. Doggett† Carol Dolan* Timothy J. Downing* Rudolph H. Garfield † Stephen H. Gariepy Samuel Hartwell* Susan Hastings* William W. Jacobs*† John E. Katzenmeyer† Denise Horstman Keen Anthony C. LaPlaca Jonathan Leiken

Great Lakes Theater

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to PlayhouseSquare

giving back

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layhouseSquare is a community-based not-for-profit organization which depends upon philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Proceeds from ticket sales alone do not sustain the organization, therefore more than $4 million dollars must be raised annually to help PlayhouseSquare meet its mission of operating and maintaining the historic theaters, expanding arts education outreach, and investing in the community through area development. The following is a list of charitable opportunities which support PlayhouseSquare. There are many stages of giving available based on your desired level of support. We express our gratitude for all donations received.

Donor Circle Donor Circle is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $600 or more. Donor Circle members receive advance access to tickets, prime seating for Broadway and other performances, a personal ticket concierge and, at select giving levels, access to the private RJF Presidents’ Club for dinner and bar service, plus reserved parking in the PlayhouseSquare garage.

Corporate Giving

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Corporate donations provide PlayhouseSquare with valuable financial support. Companies making

annual gifts of $1200 or more receive community recognition, client entertainment and employee rewards. As an added incentive, Eaton Corporation has pledged to match two-to-one any new or increased corporate gifts. Eaton Corporation’s Challenge Grant will help raise more than $400,000 to support PlayhouseSquare’s education initiatives.

Foundation Support Corporate, community and family foundations and government agencies like the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture provide PlayhouseSquare with annual operating support and funding for education programs.

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Friends is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $50 to $599. Members receive advance access to tickets, discounts, special recognition and invitations to private events throughout the year.

Pals is a way for children ages 2-12 to form a special connection with PlayhouseSquare. At the same time, they learn about the importance of giving back to their community. Pals and their grown-ups have access to priority ticketing and free parking in the PlayhouseSquare garage for select family performances as well as special pre- and post-show events. Family memberships are available for $50 and $75 per year.

Partners Partners is the official young professionals group of PlayhouseSquare. Members enjoy unique opportunities to network, volunteer and socialize in one of the most beautiful locations in downtown Cleveland. Young professionals can join Partners for as little as $50 per year.

Endowment and Planned Giving Individuals and families that have declared their intention to include PlayhouseSquare in their estate plans, whether by will, trust or life income arrangement, are recognized through The Muse Society. No minimum is required to participate. Requests for anonymity are respected.

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ith sincere gratitude, we recognize the following individuals, corporations, and foundations, who have provided generous support of $300 or higher to PlayhouseSquare through an annual or special gift. As of March 30, 2012.

Individual & Family Foundations Director ($25,000 - $49,999) The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation - Bruce & Ellen Mavec Tom & Chris Stevens Producer ($15,000 - $19,9999) The Thomas & Joann Adler Family Foundation Himanshu & Leslie Amin Jenny & Glenn Brown John & Pat Chapman Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences ^ Samuel J. & Connie Frankino Foundation Dan & Carla Kennedy Peter K. Ormond Luci & Ralph Schey Foundation Lauren & Steve Spilman K.K. & Joe Sullivan The Norman E. and Denise G. Wells Family Foundation Platinum Founder ($10,000 - $14,999) Anonymous Dr. John Burke & Hon.Nancy Fuerst Christopher & Sara Connor Richard & Evelyn Dolejs Art & Maryann Falco Ron & Eileen Gold David & Robin Gunning Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Lozick David Maltz Jane & Jon Outcalt Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast Len & Cel Polster Sustaining Founder ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (2) Terry & Sheldon Adelman John & Diane Andrica Daniel & Deborah Bandi Michael & Christine Banks Family Michael Baruschke & Denise C. Huck Fred & Mary Behm Robert F. Bendall Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Carleton Marge & Harry Carlson Maria Cashy

Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper Jill & Paul Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Clutterbuck Kenneth, Karen & Zoe Conley ^ Mary Jo & Donald J. Dailey ^ John & Kathy Dogger The Dolan Family Mr. & Mrs. Craig Donnan Robert A. & Joan P. Ellis Richard & Robyn Fearon Irving and Gloria Fine ^ Louise A. Fletcher Robert & Ruth Fortney Barbara & Fred Fruscella Uleto & Lisa Fuentes vic & joan gelb George M. & Pamela S. Humphrey Fund David S. Goodman & Barbara L. Hawley ^ Mr. Joseph T. Gorman Gries Family Foundation Rochelle & Harley Gross Peter & Debra Guren Kathleen E. Hancock Sondra & Steve Hardis Marsha Ann Harrison The Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation David & Lynn Heiman Sally & Oliver Henkel In Memory of Kathleen Hlavin Priscilla B. Hoag Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz Brenda & David Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Kamins ^ Judith S. Kamm Pam & Steve Keefe Ms. Susan L. Kohn Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Brian Robbins Terry Kovel Mary Lynn & Gary Laughlin Dean & Lynda Leonakis Cathy & John Lewis Michael & Tracy Lipscomb Rita & Charles Maimbourg Marcia & Andrew Margolius Ruth & Doug Mayers Norman Millstein Barry Minoff Don & Cindy Misheff Kay Morabito Sally S. & John C. Morley Creighton and Janice Smith Murch ^ Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nock

Susan & John Onysko Drs. Lydia & Stephan Parker Tim & Lynn Pistell James & Susan Ratner Tawny Ratner Mr. & Mrs. John W. Read Robert S. & Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation Barbara S. Robinson Walt & Carol Rosebrough Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch Robert & Kristen Saada William & Nancy Seelbach Neil & Manisha Sethi Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Slater Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Spaeth ^ Lois & Tom Stauffer Michelle & Mike Stewart Mr. & Mrs. David J. Strauss Mr. & Mrs. David W. Szamborski ^ The Ruth & Elmer Babin Foundation Jerry Sue Thornton, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. P. Kelly Tompkins Kurt & Christine Treu Kathleen & Craig Urmston Vaidean & Lauer Family Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Wagner Daniel & Molly Walsh Neil Weinberger Bill & Gia Weisberg Wolf Family Foundation Darrell A. Young Gold Founder ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous (4) The Maxwell Foundation Tony & Becky Alexander Ms. Agnes Armstrong Robert D. & Barbara Jo Bailey Don & Beverly Baines Dr. George & Mrs. Ramona Bause Barry B. & Brenda S. Beeler George & Courtney Benson Dr. Alok & Christine Bhaiji John & Gibby Bittman Marilyn & Larry Blaustein Mr. and Mrs. James C. Boland Debbie & Scott Boncha Ronald Borsenik Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Breece ^ Marc L. Brenner Ms. Leslie Brown Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Burke Barbara Byrd-Bennett Dr. & Mrs. J. Jeffery Cameron

Vincent C. Campanella Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Campbell Fred & Karen Carmen Carole & David Carr Tim & Mary Kay Carroll Leigh & Mary Carter Mr. & Mrs. Harry Cashy William & Elizabeth Cassella Terry & Marlene Castilyn David & Susan Catanzarite ^ Dr. & Mrs. William A. Chilcote, Jr. Debra Chwast Mrs. Frank P. Ciriello R. Fred Coffin William H. Considine Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway Margot James Copeland Bill & Paula Cosgrove Brian & Cheryl Coughlin Ms. Laura Davis Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh, Jr. Rocco & Joan Di Lillo Mr. & Mrs. David A. Doll Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Druckenbrod Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Durst Tom & Cindy Einhouse Tim Eippert James & Judy Emert Robert & Noelle Fazio Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Ferrante Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Fisher Ronald A. & LuAnne Fisher Marcia & Fred Floyd Richard & Lynda Freedman * Richard & Beth Friedler Allstate Insurance Jeffrey I. Friedman Bill & Laura Frissell Cindy & Don Fuller Richard L. Furry Barbara & Peter Galvin Patricia A. Gaul ^ David & Kim Geller Mr. & Mrs. Garry Gibbs Lee & Larysa Gibson Dr. & Mrs. John T. Given Arnie & Maria Glantz Mr. & Mrs. David M. Gleason Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gordyan Edgar Gray & Patricia Hanousek Ms. Roe Green James E. Griffin ^ Mrs. Elaine G. Hadden Anita Hanks Lois W. Hann Donald & Nancy Hansen Mary & Gordon Harnett

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Randall E. Harris & Marianne L. Coburn Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Hatch ^ Dennis & Christine Haverly James Helbling & Debbie Cherry Mr. & Mrs. John F. Herrick Eric & Karen Hillenbrand Rick Wiedemer ^ Mr. D. Peter Hochberg & Ms. Maxine Singer Richard & Sally Hollington Michael G. Holmgren Randy J. Horvat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Horvath Xavier-Nichols Foundation Ruth & Stephen Hovan George F. Howson, Jr. Thom & Nancy Hoyt Barry & Brenda Hummel ^ Mrs. Fran Gordon Immerman Mrs. Jonathan E. Ingersoll Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Jackson Mr. Richard Jacobs Jim & Kristi Janosek Marguerite & Ferdinand Jereb Margy & Amo Judd * Faye Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. Howard M. Kaplan Kenneth Karosy ^ Kater Foundation Charitable Trust Betty & John Kemper Kendis Family Trust Randy & Rhonda Kertesz Dan & Carol Klimas Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Klotzman Joan & Gary Knopf Stewart & Donna Kohl The Robert I. Kohn Family Alex I. & Donna M. Koler Elda C. Krach Paula & Jim Lang Edward & Jacque Largent Donald & Betsy Latore Gil & Karen Lauer William B. & Mary Margaret Lawrence Jonathan A. Leebow * Gary & Eileen Leidich John & Anne Lengauer ^ Edmund & Laura Leopold ^ Bernard & Mary Lerner Elizabeth J. Lewis Joseph & Kim Little Joyce & Bill Litzler David & Janice Logsdon Charles & Lisa Loper Linda Lovell & Robert Toth Gregory & Karen McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. C. Andrew McCartney ^ Daniel McKenna Mr. & Mrs. Darrell McNair Michelle M. Meers

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Mark & Barb Meister Gordon Michelich Mr. & Mrs. Jared Miller Joan & Charles Mockbee ^ Michael & Marci Moses Marjorie & Bert Moyar Scott Muharsky The Mullins Family Susan B. Murphy Linda M. & William N. Neiheiser Desiree & Lou Nekola ^ Rebecca Nelson and Family * Drs. Thomas Neuman & Eileen Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Novak Mark & Paula Nylander Gregory & Martha Oakes William & Phyllis Orndorff Jim & Carrie Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Pagon Nacy A. Panzica Rosanne Parker ^ Mary Grace Pattison Craig & Marlo Peck Daniel R. Perillo Mary Beth & Robert Peshek Sara Pocinki Prendes Family Adriana & Andrew E. Randall Thomas J. Rankin Bradford & Margaret Richmond ^ Amy & Ken Rogat Mr. & Mrs. Jon Rogen Rose-Giltinan Foundation Enid & David Rosenberg Betty Rosskamm Paul & Lori Rupert * James A. Samuels ^ Nancy & Joe Scarpitti Stephen Scheinberg Linda B. Schneider Bob & Cindy Schneider Brad & Staicey Scholtz Sue & Jerry Schroer Richard & Janet Schwarz Dr. John Sedor Walter & Joyce Senney Darcy J. Sentowsky Mike & Carol Sherwin ^ Debra Shifrin & Steven Newman Dale & Nancy Short Mike & Marsha Shydlowski Kathi Sibel Donald A. & Catherine C. Sinko ^ Howard & Debi Slater Dolores J. & George E. Smiley ^ Mr. & Mrs. David B. Smith Jeffrey H. Smythe Nathan & Cecilia Speelman Cheryl & Edward Springer Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Spurney ^ Sara Stashower & Mark Heller

Dave Stinson & Darren LeBeau ^ Jeff & Alissa Stinson Jeff Tennant Joseph F. Tetlak Jeff Thomas Tonya & Robert Thomas Ron & Pat Trzcinski ^ Susan & John Turben Foundation Ron J. Turk Ronna & Hal Uhrman Kimberly S. Ullman Dorinna & Chris Unger Gerald F. Unger * Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Vanke Karen S. Verderber Joseph R. Purton & Peter Vertes David & Barbara Vito Dr. Michael Vogelbaum & Ms. Judith Rosman Walt & Karen Walburn ^ Eric & Joyce Wald Robert & Shelly Wallens Jeff & Sharon Weeden Hannah & Michael Weil Bob & Laurel Weinberg Dr. & Mrs. Jon L. Weingart ^ Aaron & Whitney Weisenberg * William M. Weiss Foundation Mr. James W. Wert Mr. & Mrs. Dickson L. Whitney, Jr. Allen & Lisa Wiant ^ William J. Williams Judith Wolfe & Robin Richmond Stephen & Freida Wolff John & Jacqueline Woods Dianne & Stafford Worley Sandy & Tim Wuliger Mr. and Mrs. David Yankovitz Doreen A. Yashan Jennie & Dennis Zamberlan Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zellmer Daniel & Ellen Zelman ^ Investor ($1,200 - $2,499) Anonymous (4) Albert T. Adams Frederic & Michelle Ahlgren ^ Elisabeth A. Alexander Mr & Mrs Patrick R. Alexander Carl & Jill Aquila Tom & Karen Arnold George & Roma Aronoff Mr. & Mrs. Albert A. Augustus Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Bailey Vince & Donna Bednarz RAB & NDB Alan & Gayl Berger Christopher & Kimberly Berger Mr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Bixel Dr. Philip M. Blitz

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David & Sarah Blue Gary & Kay Bluhm Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bluso Jennifer Brainard William & Jewell Brake Randall & Cheryl Brent Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Burger Anne Burr Kitty & Ed Butler Marilyn A. Callaly ^ Marlene S. Campbell Ms. Patricia E. Campbell Michele & Michael Canty * Billy & Linda Cappelli-O’Brien Ray & Carolyn Castelluccio Barb & Frank Cercone ^ Mr. Robert A. Cerny Patricia E. Chapek Kerry & Renee Chelm Lynn & Barry R. Chesler ^ Ron & Barb Chidsey Rick & Sheila Chiricosta George & Loretta Cieslinski Gail D. Clements Polly Clemo and Julie Tutkovics Mark C. Coffin * Lynne & Philip Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Cole Ms. JoAnn Colpo Thomas A. Connell George & Christine Cook Mathew & Megan Cox * Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cristal Edward & Carmela Cromling ^ Ross & Sharon Croucher Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Danes David & Jennifer Davenport Cynthia Dettelbach Iona & Richard Dettelbach Drs.Diamantis, Frazee & Goldschmidt Linda DiCioccio ^ Mr. Paul Dicorleto Jim & Sara Doan Ms. Nancy Dobras Raleigh E. Drennon Mrs. Ralph L. Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Duvin Mike & Geri Evans Ghazi & Bernadette Faddoul Gene & Marion Faubel Robert U. & Karen E. Fein * Mr. Michael & Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson Dan & Carolyn Fleig The Fornal Family Jim & Linda Francis ^ Dr. Michael & Lydia Frankel Bart & Gerry Frazzitta James Fredrickson and Jane Daley Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Friedman Marcia & Tony Fugaro

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Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fyffe Dr. & Mrs. Edward H. Gabelman Mr. & Mrs. Dale Gabor ^ Mrs. John F. Gale Mr. & Mrs. John D. Garson Jack & Candy Gaudry Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Glauberman Barbara L. Goodin ^ Jim & Karen Gornik Michael D. Gower Jerome Grabowski ^ James Griffiths Martha A. Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. James B. Griswold Anna Maria Guglielmo, D.D.S. * Jan Hablitzel Dan & Maureen Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. David Hall Drs. Robert, Chris & Jill Harter Dr. & Mrs. A. George Hawwa Dr. Stephen & Barbara Helper Ed & Georgine Henry Karen & Roger Hess Wm. D. Hilyard & Gina M. Vernaci Mr. & Mrs. William I. Hoislbauer, Jr. Virginia Y. Holshuh Drs. Rosamond Hong & Jeffrey Weil The Matthew R. & Marie M. Hopkins Foundation ^ Charles Horn Jacqueline & Peter Hoyt ^ Vincent & Gwen Hrobat Ted & Donna Huddle Martha S. Hunter

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Robin & Sanford Seiger Leonard Senkfor Mrs. Diana Shall Mr. Arthur & Dr. Carol Shamakian Mr. & Mrs. Martin Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Walton A. Silver Harlan & Betty Silversten Donna J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John D. Southworth Stephen & Bonnie Spiegle M/M James Spitz & M/M Daniel Rothstein Richard Starr Joel & Linda R Stile Arlene & Gary Strauss Judy & Walter Stuelpe Jan & Will Sukenik David J. Tarditi & Susan Shondel * Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Taylor James E. Teubner Charles E. Thayer, II Billy & Gloria Treister Margaret A. Turchanik Peter J. Tuttle Michael & Kathleen Urban Nancy & Michael Vacante Tracy & Nicole Vigh * Mr. & Mrs. John Vinton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Vyhnalek Norman Wain Mr. & Mrs. James Walker Douglas & Holly Wang Mr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Weinberger Michael & Danielle Weiner *

Brenda & Robert B. Weltman Tom & Laura Weyenberg Nancy E. White Karen Wiese ^ Robert & Christine Wright Brian Young & Neil Young Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Young Patricia Young Jessyca Pearson Yucas Martha Zalka Lon & Nancy Zeager A. Paul & Eileen Ziegler Brent Zimmerman * Martha Zlotnik Inner Circle ($600 - $1,199) Anonymous (8) Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Adamo William Adkins Donald & Michelle Albainy Thomas L. & Gail Ann Allison Jonathan D. Amy & Jason C. McMinn Andrew A. Arena Dr. & Mrs. Richard Arnstine Dale & Karen Arvay Mr. & Mrs. Rick Baker Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Baker James & JoAnn Balchak James & Marianne Bartek Tom & Leslie Basista ^ Faye & Michael Bass Mrs. Jill Battershell Ms. Helen E. Bauer

Michael Charles Bauer Mr. & Mrs. James W. Bear Joyce & George Becker Michael & Beverly Becker Paul J. Belair Mrs. Louise Bene Joseph & Elizabeth Bennett ^ Gary Benz Bonni & Alan Berger Tim Birch Nadalane Bloch & Andrea Bloch Vederman Edward & Constance Boczek Dr. & Mrs. Gregg L. Bogen Michael A. Bohinc* Ken & Sheila Bossin John Boughton Stanley C. Brandt & Mary K. Whitmer Bill & Ellen Braun Rudolf & Shirley Bredenbeck Jed & Cathy Brenner Kenneth B. Brown* Mr. & Mrs. William H. Brown Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Burkhardt Dr. & Mrs. David M. Burkons Mr. Jason Bushman John Butauski Thomas Butts & Scott Butts Michael & Alicia Camburako Elmer Carey Mr. & Mrs. John J. Carney Carol & Bill Carran Christina Caruso Joseph & Hermine Cech

Kenneth Cerri Michael & Carol Chambers Gerald & Winnie Chattman Sande & Robert Chernett Laurel Chockley Dr. Raymond & Gloria Clarke ^ Charles & Diane Clemens Robert & Laura Clemente James Clemons Phillip & Phillis Clipps Lynn & Marvin Cohen Sheldon Cohen, D.D.S. Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Comer Jennifer L. Conkle Joan & Edward J. Conrad, Jr. Michael V. Conrad Joseph Corbin Lorraine & John Cox William & Susan Coy Laura Cravens Laura Lee Cravens Jeffrey & Julie Cristal Susan & Michael Cristal* William & Maureen Cromling Gary J. Cross Larry F. & Kathy W. Crowl Rand & Beth Curtiss Jeffrey & Deborah Czatt Mike & Barb D’Amore Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dardis Mr. Donald Daut Greg & Laura Davis Robert & Sandy Deckelman Anthony Deliz & Rachel Cash

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Denis & Cindy Deliz Mr. & Mrs. Martin Deperro Katie Dever & Thomas Lawlor Nicholas M. DeVito Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William DeWood Leanne & Chris Dewyer * John Difiore Ms. Eileen Dillon John & Ann DiRocco Maurie Donnelly * Neil Dorfman Kevin & Geri Dow Jason & Jennifer Drasner Howard & Eileen Drechsler Mr. Robert Droman Dr. Daniel Drought Greg & Meredith Duncan Fred & Arlene Eastman Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Eddy, Jr. David K. Edmonds Fred & Kathy Eisner Arthur & Jody Elk Luke Elsass * Mary & Oliver Emerson ^ Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr. John & Carrie Engelbrecht Dr. & Mrs. R. Bennett Eppes Bruce & Sharon Epstein ^ James Eschmeyer Heather & Jeff Ettinger Morris & Diana Everett Mr. Bennett Fagin Bob & Cindy Fairchild Dr. Christopher M. Faiver

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Farkas ^ Steven & Sarah Farnsworth Warren & Diane Farr Dr. & Mrs. J. Peter Fegen Joseph & Susan Fegan Dr. Steven & Rachel Feinleib Jeff & JoAnn Fink * Frederick Fitzhugh & Carol Dawson Ms. Anne Flamm Ms. Susan P. Flowers Louis & Patricia Fodor Stacey Foerstner Signe Wrolstad & Casey Forbes Dr. & Mrs. William W. Francis Mr. & Mrs. John H. Franklin, Jr. John & Laura Frazier Paul & Sandra Freedman Eric & Michele Fried Cherie & Scott Friedman Robert & Susan Frollo Sanjay Garg Brian K. Garson Craig & Kathleen Gemmill Rosemarie C. Gentile * Joe & Jill Gibson Cindy & Jim Glazer Edward & Pamela Godlewsky * Mr. Ira S. Goffman Dr. & Mrs. James M. Goldfarb Ms. Sally A. Good Yoda-Newton Philanthropic Fund Miki & Matt Graban * Laurie & Randolph Graham Alvin L. Gray

Ms. Sandra Gray Jed & Kim Greene Emmy L. Gregory Sue & Terry Grills Nicholas A. Guglielmo * Susan Guyer Dori & Blair Haas Marilyn & Harry Haas Dr. Robert Haber * A.J. & Charlie Haight Norman & Kelley Hainer Barbara & Fred Hammond Arthur & Joan Hargate In Memory of Faye Ratner William J. Harper Charitable Foundation William & Jayne Hasler Doug & Robin Hawkins Mr. Craig Hawks Linda A. Heath Maria K. Heckaman Joel Hegarty John & Barbara Hemsath Carrie Henning * John & Lori Herman Dr. & Mrs. Eliot Herscher Mr. & Mrs. David L. Herzer Richard & Peggy Hickle Rick & Valerie Hoch Mr. and Mrs. Fredrich Hoffmann, Jr. Kathryn M. Holzheimer Mr. Daniel D Hostetler, Jr., M.D. Joseph & Joan Huber John Hudec

Valerie A. Hughes Dean & Robin Hunker Dan & Linda Hutchings Richard J. Hymer Lana & Michael Jacobson Anil Jagetia Mark Jones & Linda Johnson ^ Mary P. Johnson John & Val Jungjohann Richard, Jeanette & Kristen Kalich Kevin & Colleen Kane Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kaplansky Rune Kaptur Marti Katz Dr. Steven J. Katz Elizabeth Kaufman Russell & Duana Kaye Mrs. Joseph H. Keller William & Bonnie Kelly Mr. Frederick Kemp Mr. & Mrs. David Kendrick PJ & Chere Kilbane R. Daniel & Janet King Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Kingsbury Leo Kipfstuhl Ms. Susan Kirsh Allison & David R. Knowles Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kobistek Dr. & Mrs. Gunther Koch Mrs. Raymond J. Kopchak, Jr. Linda W. Kozak Ms. Sara K. Kraber Loretta & Charles Krejci Charles & Carleen Kruger

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Robert Pfefferl & Hope Marsh Keith Mast Matt & Barb Matlak Mark Matthews Richard Knapp & Ellen Mattingly Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Mayer Robert Mazzarella Berne & Kathy McCafferty Justin McCaulley * David & Kathy McCollum Robert McCormick & Richard Lindsley Dawn E. McFadden * Terry L. McKimm ^ Stacey L. McKinley ^ Mr. James McMonagle John & Ruth Mercer Mr. Scott Merk Ed & Elaine Meyer ^ Dr. Cynthia Mikula Harriet A. Miller J. Stephen & Donna Y. Miller Jill & Josh Miller Timothy Misencik Edward Montgomery Colin & Kelly Moorhead John M. Moroscak * Harriet & Mel Morris Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Morris Dr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Moses Lou & Barbara Moskerc Mr. & Mrs. Wayne L. Mosley Mr. & Mrs. William Munday Helen & David Nagusky

Leslie & Kyle Neet Ms. Karen Nemec Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Nettis Arthur R. & Marjorie Newman Charles W. Newton Robert W. & Elaine B. Niebaum Pat Niland Dr. Eric & Linda Noderer Gayle & Ira Novak Joseph & Elizabeth Novak Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Novak Mr. & Mrs. Saul Nurko John & Melissa O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. John F. O’Brien Lee Ann O’Brien In Memory of Roz Olic ^ Mr. W. James Ollinger Bill & Mary Beth O’Malley Mr. & Mrs. William M. Osborne, Jr. ^ Mr. & Mrs. James L. Oster Kathy Owad Steve & Sherryl Owen Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Owens ^ Dr. & Mrs. Ted R. Pacheco Dr. & Mrs. John Pakiela Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Panagopoulos Dr. & Mrs. Vasu Pandrangi ^ James Papenfuss Amy M. Pappas * Merle & Lee Passell Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Patz Jerry Payto The Frances Peart Family Fund

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Donors

On behalf of the trustees, artistic company and staff of Great Lakes Theater, we express our deepest appreciation to the many supporters who have made our 50th season such an extraordinary success. Listed below are the donors who contributed to the Great Lakes Theater Annual Fund between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. These contributions are part of the financial underpinning for our golden anniversary season now underway. To these donors, we say “evermore thanks!”

Make a Contribution As our supporters know, ticket revenue covers only about half of the cost of producing the high quality, professional classic theater for which Great Lakes Theater is known. We invite you to help us bridge this gap by making a tax-deductible contribution today and becoming a member of the Great Lakes Theater “family.” To make a donation or learn more, contact the Great Lakes Theater Development Office (216.453.1068) or visit the “Support Us” section of our website at www.greatlakestheater.org.

Sponsors

Mary Ann & Jack Katzenmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Neary The Nord Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pistell Mrs. James O. Roberts The Shubert Foundation

Avon Circle $10,000 to $24,999 The Abington Foundation Mr. Paul S. Brentlinger The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Community Foundation of Lorain County Eaton Corporation

Globe Circle $2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous Walt & Laura Avdey Robert & Dalia Baker Mitchell & Elizabeth Blair Jenny & Glenn Brown George W. Codrington Foundation Gail Cudak & Thomas Young

Folio Circle $1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous (2) Bonnie & Chuck Abbey Actors’ Equity Foundation Michelle R. Arendt Dr. & Mrs. James Arnold Kathleen L. Barber Robyn & David Barrie

Company Sponsors $100,000 and above The Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga Arts and Culture The George Gund Foundation Lead Sponsors $50,000 to $99,999 David & Inez Myers Foundation, Cleveland Ohio John P. Murphy Foundation The Sherwick Fund The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation

Donor Circles

The Biel-Goebel Family Foundation Mark & Kathryn Brandt J.C. & H.F. Burkhardt Marilyn Callaly The Carmel Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone Corning Chisholm Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm The Collacott Foundation Karen, Ken & Zoe Conley Carolyn & Charles Dickson Leslie C. Dickson Paul & Janis DiCorleto Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press David Goodman & Barbara Hawley Ms. Roe Green Gries Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hahn, Jr. John & Virginia Hansen Iris & Tom Harvie Mr. & Mrs. Michael Horvitz Norman & Nancy Hyams Lampl Family Foundation Jonathan Leiken & Erika Friedman Kenneth Karosy Stewart & Donna Kohl Charlotte R. Kramer Ken & Mary Loparo Jack McGrath Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McGregor Stephen & Donna Miller Mr. & Mrs. William Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison NACCO Industries Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer Paintstone Foundation

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Sponsors $25,000 to $49,999 The Form Group The GAR Foundation Key Foundation Kulas Foundation The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Ohio Arts Council Parker Hannifin PNC Foundation

Stratford Circle $5,000 to $9,999 Bridgewater Associates Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Foundation The Giant Eagle Foundation Paul R. & Deni Horstman Keen David P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ratner Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl John & Barbara Schubert Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Paul & Pamela Teel The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust Mr. & Mrs. G. Bretnell Williams

Barry & Suzanne Doggett Dominion Foundation Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin William R. Gustaferro Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings William W. Jacobs Mr. Anthony LaPlaca The Laub Foundation Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust Lubrizol Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer The Mersol Family Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller The Nordson Corporation Foundation Nicholas & Sue Peay Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman Thomas A. Piraino & Barbara C. McWilliams Shawn M. Riley & Christine Sommer Riley Kim Sherwin Donald A. & Catherine C. Sinko Sally J. Staley Brit & Kate Stenson Diana & Eugene Stromberg Donna & Richard Walsh

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Program Note

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Gina Vernaci

ur journey to bring the regional premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim to Cleveland originated from a conversation with Charlie Fee. It was September 2007. While we stood among the tables in the pre-renovated Hanna Theatre, Charlie was eagerly sharing the vision for this much beloved house. Descriptive phrases such as “thrust stage” and “banquette seating” peppered our lively exchange. Then he popped the question: Would there be a way for our organizations to work together on a show? Hmmmm…………..? Over the course of the next several months, the subject would emerge as we bumped into each other in elevators and hallways. Those brief encounters centered on timing: The run needed to be for a minimum of eight weeks to accommodate the season ticket holders. We considered a January/February run, but that would entail rehearsing and building the show over the December holidays — which always complicates life for nearly everyone involved. As we examined the options, opening in May and running into the summer was the most accommodating choice. With the 50th anniversary of GLT approaching, we decided that would be the perfect way to frame their landmark celebration. Should we select a play or a musical — a revival or new work? Our chat room occasionally included Bob Taylor, Vicky Bussert, Chris Flinchman, Matt Webb, Art Falco and David Greene. Eventually, we decided that marking a half-century of producing should be celebrated with an innovative method of storytelling. Enter James Lapine. This three-time Tony Award winning native of Mansfield, Ohio, has been collaborating with Stephen Sondheim for nearly 30 years. To honor the composer’s 80th birthday, Lapine created and directed a staged musical compendium of his life. The show, Sondheim on Sondheim, integrated video interviews with the legendary Mr. Sondheim teeing up the musical selections. Its inventive approach, combined with an engaging narrative, made it our No. 1 choice. There were complexities stemming from the fact that this project was developed as a birthday salute. In everyone’s zeal to create the piece, several artists collaborated on what became overlapping roles. Now, they had to sort through what seemed like an intertwined bundle of vermicelli, agreeing to who contributed what in order to grant us the rights. That was a 13-month series of meetings, emails and meetings. Our patience paid off. In January 2011, we were finally awarded the green light. By December, we were auditioning in Cleveland and New York. It was a whirlwind, to say the least. As a testament to this musical and the reputation of Great Lakes Theater, 1,200 hopeful cast members signed up to audition. The pre-screening narrowed the field to 300. The process of auditioning with Charlie and Vicky — it is an exhilarating experience. Charlie — who is always thinking with both sides of his brain — was simultaneously sizing up cast members for this production as well as for Romeo and Juliet. And Vicky — a master of many skills — seemed to know the lyric to every song. When anyone nervously drifted off track and forgot the lyric to their audition piece, she would jump in and sing with them to guide them back. Occasionally, after an auditionee left the room, Vicky would look at us and say, “They said ‘of’ instead of ‘for’ in that last phrase. That changes the intent of that lyric.” Rehearsals began on April 20, and what we have assembled is our A Team. All of us at PlayhouseSquare are very proud and honored to be working with this cast and the team at Great Lakes Theater. This is a glorious way for all of us to mark the golden anniversary of Cleveland’s professional — must seeth! — theater company.

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Gina Vernaci Senior Vice President of Theater Operations


A message

Producing Artistic Director

Friends,

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Great Lakes Theater

n behalf of our artists, staff, and Board of Trustees, welcome to the final production of Great Lakes Theater’s 50th Anniversary Season! To all our new friends, joining us as part of our first-ever producing partnership with PlayhouseSquare, welcome to what we hope will be the first of many opportunities to share our work, the new Hanna Theatre and all that’s best about the PlayhouseSquare district – in a word, collaboration! While we celebrate our 50th anniversary as Cleveland’s Classic theater this year, we also recognize our 30 year history as partners in PlayhouseSquare and the incredible success of this magnificent historic theater district. The 50 year history of Great Lakes Theater began under the visionary leadership of Dorothy Teare, and our first Artistic Director, Arthur Lithgow. In the succeeding decades, fortune has shined on our company through a succession of extraordinary leaders, dedicated board members, and a community of support undaunted by the challenges of creating and sustaining the artistic and educational mission of Great Lakes Theater. We are thrilled to bring our 50th season to a conclusion in as strong a position as we have ever been – both financially and artistically! Over the course of this golden anniversary season we have taken many opportunities to recognize and honor the extraordinary contributions made by individuals and organizations over the past five decades of Great Lakes Theater. In a symbolic gesture to the thousands of people who have shaped our company, we are honoring “Fifty Stars” whose contributions have shone the brightest through our history. We began last July by featuring the name of each honoree for a full week on the marquee of the Hanna Theatre. Completing the 52 weeks of shining stars will be the names of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens – in recognition of the significant role their works continue to play in the life of our company. At the center of our celebrations this year, we have created our most expansive programming in decades – a six play season of great works performed by a company of stellar artists who define our work onstage and in the community year round. Building on the momentum of this record-breaking season, we conclude our season with the newest work by America’s greatest composer for the theatre, Sondheim on Sondheim, in the first production to be seen outside of New York City! This production would not have been possible without the generous support of our friends at PlayhouseSquare, especially Gina Vernaci, Senior Vice President of Theater Operations, and Art Falco, President and CEO. To all, our most heartfelt thanks! We are thrilled to embark on this exciting joint endeavor with PlayhouseSquare and we welcome you to the Great Lakes Theater family!

We hope to see you in the Hanna again soon!

Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director, Great Lakes Theater

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Marie-France Arcilla* Justin Keyes* Pamela Myers*

Destan Owens* James Penca*

Ciara Renée* Brian Sutherland* Emily Walton*

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Stephen Sondheim Originally conceived and directed by James Lapine music and lyrics By

Sound Designer Richard B. Ingraham Assistant Director Sara Bruner

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Sondheim on Sondheim is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019/ Phone: 212-541-4684/ Fax: 212-397-4684/ www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Dramatis Personae Marie-France Arcilla* Justin Keyes* Pamela Myers* Destan Owens* James Penca* Ciara Renée* Brian Sutherland* Emily Walton*+

Orchestra Conductor/Piano...........................................................................................Matthew Webb, Music Director Assistant to the Conductor/Keyboard............................................................................................Sara Smith Violin................................................................................................................................................Karen Dahl Cello............................................................................................................................................. Daniel Pereira Woodwinds................................................................................................................. Bettyjeane Wischmeier Bass................................................................................................................................................ Tracy Rowell

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. + Serves as Dance Captain for the production.

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Scenes & Musical Numbers

Act I

Act II Another Hundred People.........................................................................................................Pamela Myers* God..............................................................................................................................................The Company Losing My Mind/Not a Day Goes By...............................................Marie-France Arcilla* & Ciara Renée* Opening Doors..............................................Justin Keyes*, James Penca*, Ciara Renée* & Emily Walton* with Brian Sutherland* & Pamela Myers* The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened.................................Brian Sutherland*, Marie-France Arcilla*, James Penca* & Destan Owens* Multitudes of Amys...................................................................................................................... Justin Keyes* Happily Ever After........................................................................................................................James Penca* Being Alive................................................................................................................................Destan Owens* Ah, But Underneath..............................................Marie-France Arcilla* with Justin Keyes*, James Penca* & Destan Owens* What Can You Lose......................................................................................................................Ciara Renée* Something Just Broke........................ Emily Walton*, James Penca*, Justin Keyes*, Marie-France Arcilla* & Destan Owens* The Gun Song................................Destan Owens*, Justin Keyes*, James Penca* & Marie-France Arcilla* Do I Hear a Waltz?.................................................................................................................... Emily Walton* Everything’s Coming Up Roses................................................................................................Pamela Myers* Finishing the Hat................................................................................................................. Brian Sutherland* Beautiful..............................................................................................Marie-France Arcilla* & Justin Keyes* Children Will Listen.................Brian Sutherland*, Marie-France Arcilla*, Emily Walton*, James Penca*, Ciara Renée*, Justin Keyes* & Destan Owens* Send in the Clowns...................................................................................................................Pamela Myers* Company/Old Friends...............................................................................................................The Company Anyone Can Whistle..................................................................................................................The Company

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Overture......................................................................................................................................The Company I’ll Meet You at the Donut........................................................................................................... Justin Keyes* Invocation...............................................................................................Brian Sutherland* & The Company Forget War...............................................................................................................The Men of the Company Love is in the Air.............................................................................................. The Women of the Company Comedy Tonight.........................................................................................................................The Company So Many People..............................................................................Marie-France Arcilla* & Destan Owens* Something’s Coming.....................................Justin Keyes*, James Penca*, Emily Walton* & Ciara Renée* You Could Drive a Person Crazy...........................Marie-France Arcilla*, Ciara Renée* & Emily Walton* Getting Married Today................................................Emily Walton* with Ciara Renée* & The Company Franklin Shepard, INC.................................................................................................................James Penca* Good Thing Going....................................................................................................................... Justin Keyes* Waiting for the Girls Upstairs...................................................................................................The Company Epiphany.............................................................................................................................. Brian Sutherland* I Read..........................................................................................................................................Pamela Myers* Is This What You Call Love.....................................................................................................Destan Owens* Loving You.................................................................................................................................Pamela Myers* Happiness....................................................................................................................................The Company Ever After.....................................................................................................................................The Company A Weekend in the Country........................................................................................................The Company Sunday.........................................................................................................................................The Company

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Musical By George (1964), performed at the George School. • “I’ll Meet You at the Donut” Climb High (1951), while he was studying with Milton Babbitt. Saturday Night (1954), unproduced until 1997, book by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G Epstein. • “So Many People” West Side Story (1957), music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Arthur Laurents. • “Something’s Coming” Gypsy (1959), music by Jule Styne, book by Arthur Laurents. • “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”

Anyone Can Whistle (1964), book by Arthur Laurents. • “Anyone Can Whistle” Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965), music by Richard Rodgers, book by Arthur Laurents. • “Do I Hear a Waltz?” Evening Primrose (1966), originally broadcast November 16, 1966; written by John Collier & James Goldman for the television series “ABC Stage 67.” Company (1970), book by George Furth. • “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” • “Getting Married Today” • “Another Hundred People” • “Multitudes of Amys”* • “Happily Ever After”* • “Being Alive” • “Company” Follies (1971), book by James Goldman. • “Waiting for the Girls Upstairs” • “Losing My Mind” • “ Ah, But Underneath” (London Production, 1987)

A Little Night Music (1973), book by Hugh Wheeler. • “A Weekend in the Country” • “Send in the Clowns” Pacific Overtures (1976), book by John Weidman, additional material by Hugh Wheeler. Sweeney Todd (1979), book by Hugh Wheeler. • “Epiphany” Merrily We Roll Along (1981), book by George Furth. • “Franklin Shepard, INC.” • “Good Thing Going” • “Not a Day Goes By” • “Opening Doors” • “Old Friends” Sunday in the Park with George (1984), book by James Lapine. • “Sunday” • “Finishing the Hat” • “Beautiful” Into the Woods (1987), book by James Lapine. • “Ever After” • “Children Will Listen” Assassins (1990), book by John Weidman. • “Something Just Broke” • “The Gun Song”

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. • “Invocation” • “Forget War”* • “Love is in the Air”* • “Comedy Tonight”

Chronology

Dick Tracy (1990), written by Chester Gould, Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr. • “What Can You Lose” Passion (1994), book by James Lapine. • “I Read” • “Is This What You Call Love?” • “Loving You” • “Happiness” Road Show (2008), book by John Weidman, formerly titled Bounce (2003). • “The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened” * This song was written for the production but ultimately cut from the originally produced production of the show.

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verbatim (“I thought that you’d want what I want. Sorry, my dear.”) There is a distinct reason for his use of every word; you cannot understand his stories, his characters or “enter the world of the hat” without understanding his lyric choices. In the preface of his astonishing book, Finishing The Hat, Sondheim talks about the specific process of writing good lyrics: There are only three principles necessary for a lyric writer, all of them familiar truisms. In no particular order, and to be written in stone: Content Dictates Form Less Is More God Is in the Details all in the name of Clarity without which nothing else matters. A brilliant lesson not only for lyricists, but for all of us who work in the creative arts (“Careful the tale you tell. That is the spell”). Yes, I admit it, Sondheim speaks to me -- through his lyrics, through his music and through his books. Now, in Sondheim on Sondheim, he will speak to all of us with his own voice; enjoy the journey as this incomparable artist guides us through the truly amazing process of imagining, creating and finally finishing the hat. My crush on Mr. Sondheim remains as strong today as ever; he challenges, he inspires (“And oh boy, oh boy, can that boy fff-----oxtrot!)! P.S. In case you might be curious, the quotes in parenthesis come from the following songs (yes, I’m one of those annoying theatre people who tends to love to quote from Mr. Sondheim’s musicals): “Everybody Says Don’t” from Anyone Can Whistle, “Someone in a Tree” from Pacific Overtures, “Final Sequence” from Sweeney Todd, “Now You Know” from Merrily We Roll Along, “Putting It Together” and “Children and Art” from Sunday in the Park with George, Fosca from Passion, “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music, “Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods, “Can That Boy Foxtrot!” cut from Follies. –Victoria Bussert, Director

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isclaimer: I have always had a crush on Stephen Sondheim. No, not a “boyfriend” crush, but a wildly passionate, no holds barred, give me goosebumps kind of “artist” crush. Maybe it’s because I began my own professional career directing the Chicago premiere of Mr. Sondheim’s brilliant Pacific Overtures — an amazing opportunity which fell into my lap after several very prominent Chicago directors turned it down; perhaps they smartly recognized the overwhelming and rather frightening challenge of attempting such an ambitious project (“I say don’t — Don’t be afraid”). When the offer came my way, my friend and mentor, Gerald Freedman, immediately encouraged me to take it, which I naively did without reading the script or listening to the score (“I was younger then”). Gerald had actually spent time studying Japanese culture at the Oomoto Institute in Kameoka, Japan, so in retrospect, his overwhelming enthusiasm made sense. To say I was stunned when I actually reviewed the materials myself would be an understatement (“Oh, my God...”) — I never imagined a musical would cover so much historical, artistic and intellectual ground through so many multiple layers (“All right, now you know”). Nine months of research later — including studying Japanese/American history, learning Kabuki performance traditions, attempting an accurate Japanese tea ceremony and even perfecting the correct forms of bowing to royalty — I was finally ready to face the actors and begin a first rehearsal (“Bit by bit, Putting it together”). Every Sondheim musical is an intellectual and emotional adventure full of wonderful surprises; even now, as I teach his scenes in my classes at Baldwin Wallace (“Children and art...”), another tiny detail will suddenly reveal itself — the layers of these works never seem to end. His specificity with lyrics leaves me in awe; so much so, that I cannot tolerate a single missed word in a Sondheim musical — or even in an audition using a Sondheim song (“The more you cling to things, The more you love them”). I may not remember where I left my car keys, but I will happily quote any number of Sondheim lyrics

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who’s who Marie-France Arcilla* Great Lakes Theater debut Marie-France was most recently seen in the developmental workshop of David Byrne’s Here Lies Love at The Public Theater in New York City. Favorite NY credits: Lizzie Borden, Shout! The Mod Musical, Perfect Harmony, Oklahoma! Regional: Working (Asolo Theater and Old Globe), Simeon’s Gift (with and by Julie Andrews) She has been seen in Johnny Loves Dolores, Law & Order: SVU (twice!), Gossip Girl, Cashmere Mafia, and the Song a Day she does on her ukulele on Youtube (because tiny guitars make her happy). AMDA Grad, ADMU Grad, Proud Manileña and Member of Actor’s Equity.

Pamela Myers* Great Lakes Theater debut Pamela was accepted into The Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music as a classical voice major. Her voice teacher immediately saw the need for a musical theater program and began planning the curriculum that, to this day, serves as the model for musical theater programs all over the country. As

the first graduate from the musical theater program, she went to New York and within the year was cast in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She has starred in regional theaters around the country in such shows as Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, I Do I Do, Annie Get Your Gun, Snoopy, Steel Magnolias and back to Broadway for the revival of Into the Woods. Along the way, she sang at the White House on PBS and guest-starred on numerous TV shows, including Happy Days, Alice, Starsky And Hutch, Major Dad and a four-year run on Sha Na Na. She toured with the Boston Pops and sang in many joyous concerts with the Cincinnati Pops under the direction of Erich Kunzel. She loves teaching music-theater voice and sharing her experiences working with some of the legends of musical theater. For the last four summers, she has taught in the Cabaret Conference at Yale University. She is the very proud mother of a son who has completed studies for a Master of Fine Arts. Destan Owens* Great Lakes Theater debut Destan is an Oklahoma native with a B.A. in musical theater from Oklahoma City University. Film: Marie and Bruce with Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick; Get Rich or Die Trying with 50 Cent; and Across the Universe directed by Julie Taymor. TV: 30 Rock “The Breakup” (Black Niles). Stage: Rent (Tom Collins) Broadway: Chicago (Billy Flynn) Broadway and first national tour: Smokey Joe’s Café (Adrian) Broadway and London’s West End: The Who’s Tommy (Hawker and Specialist) First national tour and Frankfurt: Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holliday (C.C.) Atlanta: Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel (Pontius Pilate) Alliance Theater: Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Story (Teddy Jr.) Off-Broadway: The Who’s Tommy 15th Anniversary Concert (Hawker) Broadway: Michael Jackson’s Sisterella L.A.: Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed (Luke) Alliance Theater: It Happened in Little Rock (Artist and Reporter) Arkansas Repertory: Carmen (Escamillo): Trouble in Tahiti (Sam): A Little Night Music (Lindquist): Die Fledermaus (Dr. Falke). Soloist with the Oklahoma

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Justin Keyes* Great Lakes Theater debut Justin is thrilled to be part of Great Lakes Theater. He comes directly from the original company of the latest Broadway revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, where he understudied Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss, Nick Jonas and Michael Urie. New York: The Apple Tree (Roundabout, Studio 54), Mary Poppins (Broadway and first national tour), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (national); High School Musical (Papermill Playhouse). Regional: Give It Up! (Lysistrata Jones, pre-Broadway, Dallas Theatre Center), Grease! (St. Louis Muny). Television: Gossip Girl (CW). Justin trained at the University of Michigan and holds a dual degree in musical theater and Spanish and literature. Thanks to Gina and Vicky for including him in this production. Visit him at: www.thisisjustinkeyes.com

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Ciara Renée* Great Lakes Theater debut Ciara is thrilled to be making her Great Lakes Theater debut! Regional theater includes Lizzie Borden: A Rock Musical (14th Street Theatre), Dreamgirls (Cain Park), Passing Strange (14th Street Theatre), Carousel (New London Barn), Chess (14th Street Theatre) and Les Miserables (Fulton Opera House). Others: Rent, Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Baldwin-Wallace) and Ragtime (York Little Theatre). Ciara is currently earning her BM at Baldwin-Wallace College. Thanks to Victoria Bussert, Matt Web and the rest of the SoS cast and crew for making this experience incredible! Special thanks to my mother, my rock. Brian Sutherland* Great Lakes Theater debut Fifth time collaborating with the divine Ms. Bussert! Broadway: Sound of Music, 1776, Victor/Victoria, Steel Pier, Cats, Dance a Little Closer, A Change in the Heir, 110 in the Shade (NYC Opera). Tours: The Light in the

Emily Walton* Great Lakes Theater debut Emily is thrilled to be a part of Great Lakes Theater this summer. Her NYC stage credits include August: Osage County (Broadway company), The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World (Playwrights Horizons), Saved (Playwrights Horizons), Cactus Flower (West Side Theater) and The Deepest Play Ever: The Catharsis of Pathos (New Ohio Theatre). Regional credits include The Graduate (Cape Playhouse), High School Musical 2 (North Shore Music Theatre), The Sound of Music (Pittsburgh CLO) and The Music Man (North Shore Music Theatre). Emily is also a singer-songwriter, and a member of the amazing band, Blue Bottle Collection. (www.bluebottlecollection.com). Love and thanks to WTG, Steve Himber, family, friends, Drew and Mr. Stephen Sondheim!

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James Penca* Great Lakes Theater debut James is thrilled to return to GLT after understudying Two Gentlemen of Verona last season. Regional credits include a Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a Soloist in The Music of Adam Guettel featuring Adam Guettel, a Soloist in The Music of Joe Iconis featuring Joe Iconis, and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Weston Playhouse, Vermont; Moritz in Spring Awakening at the Beck Center for the Arts; and a Reporter in Chess with Baldwin-Wallace College at PlayhouseSquare. Other credits include Thomas Andrews in Titanic at Baldwin-Wallace College and with the Akron Symphony. This fall, James will be returning for his senior year in the Baldwin-Wallace music theater program. Special thanks and love to the Penca family.

Piazza, Disney’s On the Record, Guys and Dolls (w/ Maurice Hines), Cabaret (w/Joel Grey) and 42nd Street (European tour). Regional: And the Curtain Rises and Second Chance (Signature Theatre), Kiss Me, Kate and Fantasticks (St. Louis Rep), Shenandoah (Ford’s Theatre), Man of La Mancha (Pittsburgh Public), Pirates of Penzance (Guthrie Theatre), Breaking Legs (Coconut Grove Playhouse), She Loves Me (Cincinnati Playhouse) and Enter the Guardsman (Indiana Rep). Upcoming film: Burning Blue.

UNDERSTUDIES Sophie Brown, Jude McCormick, Cynthia O’Connell, Alex Syiek

DIRECTORS/CHOREOGRAPHERS Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director; Director, Romeo and Juliet Ten seasons at Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT: Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three independently operated, profes-

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Sara Bruner Assistant Director, Sondheim on Sondheim; Director, A Christmas Carol and Artistic Associate Eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Sara is honored to be part of Sondheim on Sondheim. She has adapted and directed Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Twelfth Night for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach tour. She has also served as assistant director to Charles Fee (GLT, ISF), Victoria Bussert (PlayhouseSquare) and Risa Brainin (ISF). GLT credits include Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Frau Kost in

Cabaret, Desdemona in Othello, Mabel in An Ideal Husband, Drood in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Viola in Twelfth Night, Masha in The Seagull, a witch in Macbeth, Abigail in The Crucible, Ariel in The Tempest, Raina in Arms and the Man, Ophelia in Hamlet, Marianne In Tartuffe, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sorel in Hay Fever. Victoria Bussert Director, Sondheim on Sondheim and Cabaret Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Victoria is celebrating her 26th year with Great Lakes Theater and her 25th production of a Steven Sondheim musical. She began her professional career in Chicago with the Chicago premiere of Pacific Overtures for Pegasus Players (Jeff Citation for Best Musical - Russ Borski, designer) and later directed the same title for Skylight Opera in Milwaukee. Her other Sondheim credits include The Frogs (Chicago premiere) set in an Olympic-sized swimming pool; Anyone Can Whistle (Jeff Citation for Best Direction); Sweeney Todd for Anchorage Opera; Into The Woods second national tour, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, ISF and GLT; A Little Night Music (four productions); Assassins (three productions, including Chicago premiere); Company (three productions), Merrily We Roll Along (two productions), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (two productions) and Follies, marking the 60th anniversary of Cain Park. Recent directing credits include Spring Awakening for the Beck Center, Cabaret for ISF and GLT, Dreamgirls for Cain Park, Rent and La Boheme in repertory for BaldwinWallace College and the Danish premiere of Avenue Q. Victoria is the director of music theater for Baldwin-Wallace College, where she will be directing a faculty-student collaboration of Follies in November. A very special thanks to Gina and Charlie for this production; Greg, Matt, Jeff, Mary Jo, Richard, Charlotte, Corrie and the wonderful SOS cast for their artistry; Mr. Sondheim for his inspiration and Scott and Dale for their unending support. For Dad. Gregory Daniels Choreographer, Sondheim on Sondheim and Cabaret First season at Great Lakes Theater Gregory Daniels is thrilled to be returning to Great Lakes Theater after choreographing Cabaret last fall. He is the head of the dance department at

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sional theater companies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002), Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which 37 plays have been shared since 2002. In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award. Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, in Boise, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artistic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the community. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Along with his wife, Lidia, and 16-year-old daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise, Cleveland and Lake Tahoe –– a feat that is only possible because of the incredible love and support of his family, and the generous communities he serves!

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Matthew Webb Music Director, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Christmas Carol and Cabaret Five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Matthew is a graduate of the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music, and hails from Cordova, Illinois. Previously at Great Lakes: Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Macbeth, Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and A Christmas Carol. He is also the music director for the acclaimed corporate entertainment group, The Water Coolers. Most recently at GLT’s sister theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Matthew created the continuous underscore of a 45-minute version of Macbeth for Shakespearience, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

DESIGNERS Daniel Brodie Projection Designer, Sondheim on Sondheim Great Lakes Theater debut Design credits include projections for Godspell on Broadway; for Carrie Fisher’s one woman show, Wishful Drinking; for Basil Twist’s Arias with a Twist, and for singer Kanye West. Daniel has served as associate designer for New York City Center’s Encores production of Merrily We Roll Along, and the Broadway productions of Magic/ Bird, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Rock of Ages, and Lombardi. Awards include the 2011 USITT Rising Star Award and many local theatre honors. Daniel also contributes a monthly projection column to Live Design Magazine and has been a guest lecturer at Yale University and Winthrop University. Upcoming projects include Bonnaroo music festival, Basil Twist’s Rite of Spring, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella. Mary Jo Dondlinger Lighting Designer, Sondheim on Sondheim and A Christmas Carol Twenty-five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Design credits include productions for York Theatre Co, Irish Repertory Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse, GEVA (Rochester) and Idaho Shakespeare Festival, among many others. Her most recent NYC design is the revival of The Fantasticks, now playing at The Snapple Theatre Center in Times Square. Jeff Herrmann Scenic Designer, Sondheim on Sondheim and Cabaret Five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previous productions for Great Lakes Theater include Cabaret, Bat Boy: The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and, for the opening season in the Hanna Theatre, Into the Woods — all joint productions with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Other ISF production designs include I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; The Spitfire Grill and Little Shop of Horrors. For Cain Park in Cleveland Heights, Jeff has designed a combination of scenery and lighting for productions including Tintypes, Bye-Bye Birdie, Damn Yankees, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver, Songs for a New World, Hair, Dreamgirls and the

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Baldwin-Wallace College. As a professional dancer, he has performed in regional theaters from coast to coast, in national tours of Broadway shows and, for nine years, at the famed Radio City Music Hall in NYC. His choreographic credits include Anything Goes (Houston Theatre Under the Stars), starring Tony Award nominated actress Dee Hoty; the world premiere of a new musical, My Own Song (Flatrock Playhouse, North Carolina), starring Clint Holmes; and Putting it Together (Syracuse Stage), starring Tony Award winners Lillias White and Chuck Cooper. Other shows include Forever Plaid; I Do! I Do!; Hello, Dolly!; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (winner of Broadway World.com Philly Award for Best Musical); The Producers and Hairspray (nominated for a 2010 New Hampshire Theatre Award for best choreography). He had the rare honor of creating and choreographing a brand-new number for The Rockettes for The Commerce Bank Wow Awards. Most recently, he choreographed Lizzie Borden: The musical for the 14th Street Theatre and Spring Awakening for The Beck Center for the Arts. He has choreographed Titanic, Rent and La Boheme for Baldwin-Wallace College; Dreamgirls for Cain Park and Cabaret for Idaho Shakespeare Festival. He is a proud member of SDC. Thank you to Vicky, Gina, Charley, Chris, Bob and the entire Great Lakes Theater/PlayhouseSquare family and to Jared for always being there with support, smiles and inspiration. For more info, please visit www.gregorydaniels.net

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Cleveland premiere of tick...tick...Boom! For Dobama Theatre, he has designed scenery for the Cleveland premieres of Closer, Wit, Refuge, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Take Me Out, The Last Five Years, The Blue Door and Blackbird. Jeff is the chair of Theatre and Dance at Baldwin-Wallace College, where he teaches courses in scene design, lighting design and VectorWorks. As the resident scenic and lighting designer for the program, recent production design work for B-W has included Rent, La Boheme, Moon Over Buffalo, Titanic: The Musical, Passing Strange and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. He holds an MFA in scene and lighting design from Southern Illinois University, and is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Jeff resides in Lakewood with his partner Bob. Richard B. Ingraham Sound Designer, Sondheim on Sondheim Great Lakes Theater debut Richard has designed sound for numerous theaters in the area and around the country. Recent sound designs include Jerry Springer the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Spring Awakening and Velocity of Autumn for Beck Center; Sweeney Todd and Dreamgirls for Cain Park; Fever Dream, My Barking Dog and Antebellum for Cleveland Public Theatre; Grizzly Mama, Tigers Be Still, The Seafarer and Middletown for Dobama Theatre; and Children of Eden and Return to the Forbidden Planet for Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan. Richard has worked as a show control programmer and installer for several clients, including Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines; The Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois; and Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. He has also taught sound design and related coursework at The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and The University of Evansville Theatre Department.

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Charlotte Yetman Costume Designer, Sondheim on Sondheim and Cabaret Eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Charlotte joins Great Lakes for her eighth season. She is professor of theater at Baldwin-Wallace College, where she recently designed Lizzie Borden, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, La Boheme, Rent, Wild Party, Phantom of the Opera, Parade, As You Like It, Macbeth, Company and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Among her professional credits are

designs for Cabaret, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Comedy of Errors, Arsenic and Old Lace, Major Barbara, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Cabaret, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Arsenic and Old Lace, You Can’t Take It With You, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and Private Lives (Great Lakes Theater); Lady With All The Answers, Custody of the Eyes and Jocasta (Cleveland Play House); Jesus Christ Superstar (Theater-By-TheSea); Frankenstein (Tennessee Repertory Theater); Silver Dollar, John & Jen, Das Barbecue and Heartbeats (Goodspeed Opera House); Conrack (Ford’s Theater); The Business of Murder (Studio Arena Theater); The Cocktail Hour and Driving Miss Daisy (Pennsylvania Stage Company); La Dori and Les Bavards (Mannes College of Music); Super Sunday and Widows (Williamstown Theater Festival); Bye-Bye Birdie, Damn Yankees, The Sound of Music, Goblin Market and West Side Story (Cain Park); and the American premiere of Ballenchine’s ballet, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, with Tulsa Ballet Theater. Charlotte received her BFA from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. In addition to her costume work, she has been an assistant scenic designer and scenic artist with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and is a member of USA 829.

STAGE MANAGEMENT Corrie E. Purdum* Stage Manager, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Mousetrap, A Christmas Carol and Cabaret Seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater GLT: The Taming of the Shrew, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Christmas Carol, The Tempest, Measure for Measure, The Crucible, Into the Woods, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bat Boy: The Musical, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Cabaret and The Mousetrap. Other credits include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, seven seasons with Idaho Shakespeare Festival, six seasons with the Cleveland Play House and three seasons with Cain Park. Corrie is an alumna of Baldwin-Wallace College, where she teaches stage management.


THE CREATORS James Lapine was born in 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio, and lived there until his early teens when his family moved to Stamford, Connecticut. He attended public schools before entering Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he majored in history. He went on to get an MFA in design from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. After graduate school, he moved to New York City where he worked part-time as a waiter; a page and tour guide at NBC; a free-lance photographer and graphic designer; and an architectural preservationist for the Architectural League of NY. One of his free-lance jobs was designing the magazine of the Yale School of Drama, Yale/Theater, then edited by Rocco Landesman and Robert Marx. The dean of the school, Robert Brustein, offered Lapine a full-time job designing all of the printed materials for the School of Drama and the Yale Repertory Theatre, as well as a faculty position teaching a course in advertising design. While at Yale, his students urged him to direct a play during the annual January period when both faculty and students undertook a project outside of their areas of study or expertise. At their suggestion, Lapine directed a Gertrude Stein play, Photograph. The play was five acts, and just

three pages in length. Assembling students and friends, the play was presented in New Haven and came to the attention of director Lee Breuer, who helped arrange for a small performance space in Soho to present the work for three weeks. The production was enthusiastically received and won Lapine an Obie award. Lapine was approached by Lyn Austin and Mary Silverman to create a new piece for the Music-Theatre Group. He wrote and produced a workshop version of Twelve Dreams, which was later presented at the Public Theatre and revived by Lincoln Center Theatre. Lapine eventually left the visual arts for a career in theater, where he has also written and directed the plays Table Settings, Luck, Pluck and Virtue, The Moment When, Fran’s Bed and Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. He has written the book for and directed Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Passion and the recent multi-media revue Sondheim on Sondheim. And with William Finn he has collaborated on March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, later presented on Broadway As Falsettos, A New Brain, Muscle and the soon-to-be- produced, Little Miss Sunshine. On Broadway, he has also directed Golden Child, The Diary of Anne Frank, Amour and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He has directed several other productions off-Broadway as well as three films. Lapine is a member of the Dramatist Guild Council and for the last nine years has been a mentor for TDF’s Open Doors Program. He is also on the board of Ars Nova Theater. He currently lives in New York City. Stephen Sondheim, one of the most influential and accomplished composer/lyricists in Broadway history, was born in New York City and raised in New York and Pennsylvania. As a teenager, he met Oscar Hammerstein II, who became Sondheim’s mentor. Sondheim graduated from Williams College, where he received the Hutchinson Prize for Music Composition. After graduation, he studied music theory and composition with Milton Babbitt. He worked for a short time in the 1950s as a writer for the television show Topper, His first professional musical theater job was as the songwriter for the unproduced musical Saturday Night. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965), as well as additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Musicals for which he has written both music and lyrics include A Funny

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Jamie R. Benetto* Assistant Stage Manager, Sondheim on Sondheim Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Ms. Benetto has worked for Great Lakes Theater, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Beck Center for the Performing Arts, Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, The Carousel Dinner Theater, Cain Park, The Adirondack Theater Festival, Trumpet in the Land, The Cleveland Playhouse and Networks National tour of The Wizard of Oz as a Stage Manager, Child Supervisor, Production Assistant and Crew Member. Cleveland Playhouse credits include: Lost Highway, Rabbit Hole, Vincent in Brixton, Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Story, Plaid Tidings, Dream a Little Dream, Crowns with Ms. McIntyre Emma and most recently The Life of Galileo. Other area credits include, The Sound Of Music and Annie at Carousel Dinner Theatre, The Secret Garden at Cain Park. At Great Lakes Theater; Into the Woods, The Seagull and A Christmas Carol. Jamie is a graduate of Kent State University and lives in Lakewood Ohio. Thanks to her family and friends for their love support.

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Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970-’71 Tony Award Music and Best Lyrics), Follies (1971-’72 Tony Award Score and New York Drama Critics Circle Award; revised in London, 1987), A Little Night Music (1973 - Tony Award Score), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976 New York Drama Critics Circle Award), Sweeney Todd (1979 - Tony Award Score), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday In The Park With George (1984 - New York Drama Critics Circle Award; 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Into The Woods (1987 - Tony Award Score), Assassins (1991) and Passion (1994 - Tony Award Score). He composed the songs for the television production Evening Primrose (1966), co-authored the film The Last of Sheila (1973) and provided incidental music for The Girls of Summer (1956), Invitation to a March (1961) and Twigs (1971). Side By Side By Sondheim (1976), Marry Me A Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983; originally presented as A Stephen Sondheim Evening) and Putting It Together (1993) are anthologies of his work. He has written

scores for the films Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981), and composed songs for the film Dick Tracy (1990 - Academy Award for Best Song). He is on the council of the Dramatist Guild, the national association of playwrights, composers and lyricists, having served as its president from 1973 until 1981. In 1983, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990, he was appointed the first Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University. He was also recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993. Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.

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Cabaret, The Taming of the Shrew, A Christmas Carol, The Mousetrap, Romeo and Juliet, Sondheim on Sondheim DIRECTORS

PRODUCTION

Drew Barr, Sara Bruner, Victoria Bussert, Charles Fee, Matthew Webb, Tracy Young

Stage Manager........................................................Corrie E. Purdum* Assistant Stage Manager........................................Jamie R. Benetto* Production Associate....................................................Alisha Glasser Technical Director.............................................................Mark Cytron Scene Shop Foreman............................................ William Langenhop Assistant Technical Director.................................William J. Amato III Lead Carpenter.................................................................Lindsay Loar Master Electrician.......................................................... Tammy Taylor Assistant to the Lighting Designer................................. David Krupla Carpenter/Welders...........................Richard Haberlen, Will Ledbetter Properties Master.............................................................Terry Martin Charge Scenic Artist............................................................Angi Grow Scenic Artist...............................................................Christine Dugan Costume Shop Manager........................................ Esther M. Haberlen Assistant Shop Manager/Draper.......................................... Leah Loar Draper...............................................................................Diana Sidley First Hand........................................................................... Carol Fitch Stitcher......................................................................Stephanie Fisher Design Assistant/Craft Artisan.................................Krista Tomorowitz Costume Intern................................................................Jamie Farkas Wardrobe Supervisor................................................. Margaret Ruble Wardrobe Crew.................................................................. Brain Shaw Follow Spot Operators..............................Ralph Melari, Tammy Taylor Projection Programmer........................................... Patrick Southern Sound Engineer.........................................................Nathan Tulenson Hanna Theatre Crew........ Thomas Boddy, Chris Guy, Shaun Milligan, Robert Prah

DESIGNERS Daniel Brodie, Norman Coates, Gregory Daniels, Mary Jo Dondlinger, John Ezell, Gene Emerson Friedman, Mary Louise Geiger, Jeff Herrmann, Richard B. Ingraham, Alex Jaeger, Dan Jankura, Daniel Kluger, Stan Kozak, Dexter Fidler, Michael Locher, Tom Mardikes, Rick Martin, Russell Metheny, Star Moxley, Helene Peterson, James Scott, David Shimotakahara, Kim Krumm Sorenson, Peter John Still, Cynthia Stillings, Robert Waldman, Gage Williams, Charlotte Yetman ACTORS Kjerstine Rose Anderson*, Marie-France Arcilla*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Laurie Birmingham*, Neil Brookshire*, Sara M. Bruner*, Phillip Michael Carroll*, Kayleigh Collins, Casey M. Cott, Jackson Daugherty, Aled Davies*, Danielle Dorfman, Jodi Dominick*, Mackenzie Duan, Mackenzie Dale Durken, Christian Durso*, Nika Ericson, Tom Ford*, Jon Gluckner, Reggie Gowland*, Danny Henning*, Antwaun Holley, Cameron Andrew Howell, Paul Hurley*, Rachel M. Jones, Jillian Kates*, Justin Keyes*, Mia Knight, Lisa Kuhnen, Dan Lawrence*, Andrea Leach, Darryl Lewis*, Jim Lichtscheidl*, Colleen Longshaw*, Dougfred Miller*, Bailey Carter Moulse, Betsy Mugavero*, Pamela Myers*, Cameron Danielle Nelson, Carly Marie Nelson, Cassidy Josephine Nelson, Courtney Anne Nelson, Shannon O’Boyle*, Destan Owens*, Melissa Owens*, Ryan David O’Byrne*, James Penca*, Eduardo Placer*, Laura Perrotta*, Ciara Renée*, Maggie Roach, David Anthony Smith*, M.A. Taylor*, Rohn Thomas*, Dudley Swetland*, Brian Sutherland*, Emily Walton*, Sara Whale, Natalie Welch, Jordan Whalen, Rod Wolfe, John Woodson*, Cody Zak MANAGEMENT TEAM Artistic Associate.............................................................. Sara Bruner Production Manager......................................Christopher D. Flinchum Director of Education........................................................Daniel Hahn Marketing & Public Relations Director ...................Todd S. Krispinsky Development Director....................................................Holly Tomasch EDUCATION Education Associate............................................Kelly Schaffer Florian Associate Residency Supervisor.................................... David Hansen Supervisor, School Residency Program............................Lisa Ortenzi Actor-Teachers School Residency Program........... Katelyn Cornelius, Melissa Crum, Tim Keo, Debbie Keppler, Brian McNally, Randy Muchowski, Eric Perusek, Carrie Williams

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association SPECIAL THANKS: Arrow Video, Cleveland Play House Great Lakes Theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) and operates under agreements with LORT, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Musicians, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the United Scenic Artists, which are unions representing professional actors, stage managers, musicians, stagehands, directors, choreographers, and designers, respectively, in the United States.

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2011–12 ARTISTIC COMPANY

Audience Engagement Manager................................... Chris Fornadel Finance Associate ........................................................Tamara Nelson Marketing Intern ..............................................................Ellen Cindar Trinity High School Interns................................... Nicole Bogdanovich, Annamarie Maher, Daniel Telford

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Playbill Editor: Linda Feagler For advertising information, please contact Paul Klein: 216-377-3693

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Guest Services

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Guest Assistance

Camera Policy

For questions or service that may provide a quality, entertaining experience, please see the House Manager on duty. A RedCoat usher can direct you to their office location.

Cameras, including cameras on cell phones and other personal handheld devices, audio/video tape recorders and flash photography are strictly prohibited.

Guest Feedback

Emergency Phone Number

Your feedback is important. For matters that are not immediate or for additional questions you may have, please access our online comment form at playhousesquare.org/feedback.

In emergency situations, family members or babysitters may call 216-771-5537 (evening hours) or 216-771-4444 (day time hours) should they need to get a message to a guest in our theaters.

Beware of Ticket Scalpers

Cell Phones

Buy your tickets only from the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, at playhousesquare.org, by phone at 216-241-6000 or your licensed group/travel leader. (We cannot guarantee validity or admittance for tickets purchased elsewhere, nor can we issue replacement tickets if they are lost or stolen). Help us keep ticket prices affordable and fair for everyone.

The experience of a live performance can be ruined by the interruption of ringtones, vibrating phones or conversation. The magic of a darkened theater can be disrupted by the light of someone text messaging as well. Please be considerate to others and remember to turn off your cell phone for the duration of the show.

Service for Our Guests with Special Needs

PlayhouseSquare gratefully acknowledges the people of Cuyahoga County for their historical support to theater restoration, upkeep and programming, as well as through their ongoing contributions through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Large type programs and wireless headsets are available in the House Manager’s office.


On Our Stages

mAy/June ALLEN

HANNA

Sunday

KENNEDY’S Monday

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PALACE

Tuesday

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STATE

WESTFIELD INSURANCE STUDIO THEATRE

Wednesday

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In the Next Room Colm Toibin

In the Next Room

Come Fly Away

Come Fly Away

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In the Next Room Alvin Ailey

In the Next Room Come Fly Away The Singing Angels

OHIO

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Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical

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Thursday In the Next Room Every Good Boy Deserves Favor

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In the Next Room Come Fly Away Bust Pink Martini

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Saturday

In the Next Room Every Good Boy Baobab Emilio /Ench. Cow World of Rhythm Zorro Squirm Burpee Alvin Ailey In the Next Room Elegy-Lady/3 Women Come Fly Away Bust Rap Guide/Evolution 70's Soul Jam Under/Streetlamp

In the Next Room Every Good Boy Baobab Emilio /Ench. Cow World of Rhythm Zorro Squirm Burpee Alvin Ailey In the Next Room Elegy-Lady/3 Women Come Fly Away Bust Rap Guide/Evolution The Fagin Effect Jim Gaffigan Jimmy Heath Elegy-Lady/3 Women Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Dancing Wheels

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Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Ladies of Last Chance

Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Trailer Park Boys Yanni

Elegy-Lady/3 Women Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

Elegy-Lady/3 Women Elegy-Lady/3 Women Sondheim on Sondheim on Sondheim Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Girls Night: The Musical

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Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

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Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Footloose

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim Kristin Chenoweth

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Footloose

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Sondheim on Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Footloose

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Sondheim on Sondheim

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Come Fly Away Girls Night: The Musical Sondheim on Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns Brian Stokes Mitchell

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

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Sondheim on Sondheim Jacques Brel Returns

Sondheim on Sondheim

Sondheim on Sondheim

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