Tales from the Guttenberg Bible Playbill

GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE

From the Artistic Director

Dear Theatregoers,

When my old friend, producer Julian Schlossberg came to me with an idea of working with film star Steve Guttenberg on a new stage script about his life, I couldn’t have been more intrigued!

After all, I had grown up watching Steve star in some of my favorite movies, The Boys from Brazil, Diner, Cocoon , not to mention his blockbuster hits Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby!

We have spent the last couple of years working to shape the countless stories of celebrities with whom he worked and the life lessons he learned along the way into a wild trip of a nice young Jewish boy from Long Island landing on the rollercoaster ride of his life!

Like Candide, Tom Jones or Alice in Wonderland , the resulting script shows the journey of our young, naive hero encountering a larger than life roster of producers, directors, agents and stars who inhabit the tinsel world of Hollywood.

Like Steve himself, our hero never loses his sense of innocence and the importance of family in his life.

I’m so thrilled to present you the result: a hysterical new age vaudeville that will entertain you and leave you moved.

Three brilliant protean performers play over 90 characters to create this tornado with Steve himself at the center.

Together with a superb design team, they have created a breathless romp that will certainly be a night to remember! Enjoy!

Hope to see you at our Gala on May 31st, my 25th Anniversary! Have a great summer!

David Saint Artistic Director

David Saint, Artistic Director

Board of Trustees

Chairman: James N. Heston*

President: Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D.*

Vice President: Philip L. Kirstein*

Secretary: Sharon Karmazin*

Treasurer: Ronald L. Bleich, CPA*

Wanda J. Blanchett, Ph.D.

Camara Epps

Lucy Hughes

Adele T. Macula, Ed.D.

Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.

C. Sharon Parker

Kimberlee S. Phelan, CPA

Norman Politziner

David Saint*

Jocelyn Schwartzman

Nonny Stahlin

Janice G. Stolar

Lora Tremayne

*Denotes Members of the Executive Committee

Al D’Augusta

Cody P. Eckert

Kenneth M. Fisher

Trustees Emeritus

Peter Goldberg

William Hagaman

Clarence E. Lockett

Honorary Board of Trustees

Anthony L. Marchetta

Alan W. Voorhees

George Wolansky

James Cahill Thomas H. Kean Eric Krebs, Founder

Honorary Memoriam

Maurice Aaron∆

Dr. Edward Bloustein∆

Robert L. Bramson∆∆

Dora Center∆∆

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.∆

Milton Goldman∆

John Hila

Betty Wold Johnson∆

Arthur Laurents∆

Richard Sellars∆

Barbara Voorhees∆∆

Edward K. Zuckerman∆

Adelaide M. Zagoren

∆∆ – Denotes Trustee Emeritus

∆ – Denotes Honorary Trustee

George Street Playhouse is pleased to spotlight two members of our Board of Trustees, Jocelyn Schwartzman and Lora Tremaynee. Their leadership and the leadership of the entire board enable us to remain committed to our mission of enriching lives through world-class theater.

Jocelyn Schwartzman (Trustee) Since 1978, Jocelyn Schwartzman has been a dedicated member of the George Street Playhouse Board of Trustees. She served as vice president and helped establish the first Annual Gala Benefit serving as its Chairperson for over two decades. Mrs. Schwartzman was instrumental in the relocation of the Playhouse to the former YMCA, our home for over 30 years, and in the hiring of Artistic Director David Saint. With a background in fashion and design, including her work with the legendary Diana Vreeland at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, Mrs. Schwartzman has guided the aesthetic of over 100 special events at GSP and, on the invitation of the city of New Brunswick, mounted an exhibit reflecting 300 years of dress for its tercentennial. She has devoted much of her time to the arts and philanthropy, most notably the UJA-Federation, Highland Park Temple, and American Repertory Ballet and its Dance Power program. Mrs. Schwartzman and her dear late husband, Herman, were married for 62 years and she is a very proud mother of four and grandmother of five...and recently became a great grandmother.

Lora Tremayne (Trustee) Lora Tremayne joined the George Street Playhouse Board of Trustees 40 years ago, serving as its president for three years when she led the establishment of the Thomas H. Kean Arts Advocacy Award. She has been a devoted member of the Gala Committee since its inception and served on the Leadership Search Committee whose work led to the hiring of Artistic Director David Saint. Mrs. Tremayne’s passion for the arts began in high school where she received a scholarship to study drama in college and it endures through her belief in the power of the arts to enrich our understanding of the world and each other. Mrs. Tremayne is committed to her community and her faith, raising funds for Cerebral Palsy Association and volunteering with her church ministries including the Altar Society and the Fish Hospitality Program. Married for over 62 years to her beloved late husband, Bill, Mrs. Tremayne takes great pride in their three children and 10 grandchildren.

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Present

Tales from the Guttenberg Bible

Written by Steve Guttenberg

Directed by David Saint

Scenic and Projection Design by Caite Hevner

Costume Design by Lisa Zinni

Lighting Design by Joe Saint

Sound Design and Original Music by Scott Killian

Production Stage Manager Samantha Flint*

Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey

Casting by McCorkle Casting, Pat McCorkle, CSA, Rebecca Weiss, CSA

Produced in Association with Julian Schlossberg

Sponsored by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation

Sponsored by The Columbia Bank Foundation

In accordance with Actors’ Equity Association regulations, we remind you that all electronic devices, including cellular phones, watches, and anything else that lights up or makes noise must be turned off during the performance.

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.

Made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

George Street Playhouse is a constituent of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. The theatre operates under an agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and is a member of the New Brunswick Cultural Center.

Actor 1 .......................... ................................................... Carine Montbertrand*

Steve............ .......................................................................... Steve Guttenberg*

Actor 3 ........................................................................................... Arnie Burton*

Actor 2..................... ................................................................. Dan Domingues*

Tales from the Guttenberg Bible is performed without an intermission

Understudies never substitute for performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance:

For Actor 1: Laura Jordan*

For Actor 2/3: Christopher Patrick Mullen*

Production Stage Manager .................................................... Samantha Flin t*

*- denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

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The Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Projection and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

The actors and stage manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The director is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Arnie Burton (Actor 3)

Broadway: The 39 Steps, Peter And The Starcatcher, Machinal, A Free Man Of Color, Amadeus. Off Broadway highlights: Lewiston/ Clarkston (Drama Desk nomination), The Government Inspector (Calloway Award), The Mystery of Irma Vep (Drama League nom), The Temperamentals (Drama Desk Award ensemble), The New Yorkers (Encores), The Explorers Club, The Last Sunday In June, Mere Mortals, Timon of Athens, Fairycakes International: The Merchant of Venice (RSC). Regional includes, Geffen Playhouse, Old Globe, Williamstown, A.R.T., Huntington, Shakespeare Theater of DC, Berkeley Rep. TV includes, The Other Two (recurring season 3), WeCrashed, The Blacklist, The New Murphy Brown, White Collar, Frasier, Blue Bloods Film: The Greatest Showman, The Invention Of Lying, Igby Goes Down, Game 6

Dan Domingues (Actor 2)

George Street: Wit; Human Events. Off-Broadway: A Sherlock Carol; at The Public: The Tempest, Wild Goose Dreams, Fidelis, The Great Immensity; 59E59, Rattlestick, Abingdon, BAM, INTAR, Atlantic, Cherry Lane. Regional: Bay Street, Barrington, Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Guthrie, Goodman, NY S&F, Rep of St. Louis, Pioneer Theatre, Long Wharf, and Portland Stage. Film & TV: Zoo, Run All Night, Future ’38, In Stereo, New Amsterdam, West 40s, Blacklist, Royal Pains, Law & Order. Dan holds an MFA from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard, is an associate artist with The Civilians and co-host of podcast Hot Date.

Steve Guttenberg (Steve/ Playwright) In 1976, Steve Guttenberg was on a plane to Hollywood. His mother and father gave him 300.00 for a two week trip to try his hand at film acting. He was 17 years old . He had performed Children’s Theatre, an off broadway play and studied at various schools. He landed and immediately started trying to sneak into studios. He found his way into Paramount Studios, commandeered an office in the Lucille Ball Makeup Building, strung a phone from the water stage , and started making phone calls to casting directors, agents and producers. He landed a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial and was off to the races. He earned a place in an agency and then Steve was cast in the acclaimed television movie Something for Joey, the cult classic The Chicken Chronicles, and the Universal film Rollercoaster and did numerous commercials. After a year in Hollywood, he decided the culture was not for him, went to Albany State University at the request of his Father, Stanley, and proceeded to have an experience as a college student. Hollywood called three months into his semester with an offer to costar with Gregory Peck in The Boys from Brazil. Steve flew to Portugal and didn’t look back. He was cast in some of the most popular films the industry released. Diner, Police Academy, Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, Short Circuit and The Bedroom Window to name a few. His films have grossed over a billion dollars. Steve went on to act on Broadway in Prelude to a Kiss, John Turturro’s Relatively Speaking, The Boys Next Door in London’s West End, and in Woody Harrelson’s Furthest from the Sun in Minneapolis. Television- wise Steve starred in the one of the highest rated television events, The Day After, Billy Liar, Veronica Mars, Ballers, the sci fi hit Lavalantula, and most recently How to Murder Your Husband with Cybill Shepherd. Steve is known as a generous and thoughtful person,

creating The Guttenberg House in Los Angeles for emancipated foster children. He is married to his beautiful and accomplished wife Emily Smith , they live in Pacific Palisades , California. Steve doesn’t forget where he comes from. He appreciates his life and the career G-d and his parents gave him in show business.

Carine Montbertrand

(Actor 1) Off-Broadway: Soho Rep, Classical Theatre of Harlem, The Acting Company (Lady M/Margaret - RIII). Regional: Independent Shakespeare Company (LA), Baltimore Center Stage, Hartford Stage, Westport Country Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Alley Theatre (FOOL, world premiere by Theresa Rebeck), both Shakespeare Festival and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Acclaim Award for Emilia, OTHELLO), Florida Rep, UDRep, Denver Center, Capital Rep, Hangar, Pioneer Theatre, Utah Shakespeare, and many more. She’s the award-winning narrator of over 80 audiobooks - Recorded Books, Penguin Random House, Audible. TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, As the World Tuns. www.carinemontbertrand.com

Laura Jordan

(U/s Actor 1) Broadway: In My Life, Cry-Baby. OffBroadway: Bundle of Sticks, Silence! The Musical, Perez Hilton Saves the Universe. Regional (selected): What the Constitution Means to Me (Pioneer Theatre Company), If I Forget (Barrington Stage Co., Berkshire Theatre Critics nomination), Noises Off! (The Guthrie & Actors’ Theatre of Louisville), Company (Bucks County Playhouse), Title of Show (Theatreworks Palo Alto). TV/Film (selected): The upcoming Jules starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Admissions Monsterland, The Other Two, The Path, Happy! Younger, A Gifted Man. Writer/

creator of the web series OTP: One True Pairing. For my parents, David and Audrey Lewis, The Lunts of Saginaw MI.

Christopher Patrick Mullen

(U/s Actor 2,3) West Side Story (1st National Tour -directed by David Saint). The Runner Stumbles (OffBroadway). Regional: ChipandGus (Baltimore CenterStage, et al); Long Day’s Journey into Night, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Bridge Street Theatre); A Christmas Carol Comedy (Hedgerow Theatre); Birds of North America, The Pavilion (Chester Theatre Co); Rumors, Noises Off (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina); Hamlet (Orlando Shakespeare Theatre); Metamorphoses Cabaret, A Little Night Music, Candide, Assassins (Arden Theatre Co); Irma Vep, Shakespeare In Love, Richard ii, Love’s Labours Lost, Pericles, Charley’s Aunt, Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet (PA Shakespeare Festival). TV: Law & Order, FBI. ChristopherPatrickMullen.com

Caite Hevner (Scenic/Projection Designer) Broadway: In Transit; Derren Brown: SECRET; Harry Connick Jr., A Celebration of Cole Porter. Select New York: Sweatshop Overlord, NYTW (Lortel Nomination); Between the Lines, Tony Kiser Theatre; Bella Bella, MTC; Collective Rage, MCC; Ugly Lies the Bone, Roundabout Underground; Fidelio, Heartbeat Opera; Parade and The Scarlet Pimpernel, Manhattan Concert Productions/Lincoln Center. Select Regional: Alley, Arena, Alliance, Baltimore Center Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Guthrie, Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage, Long Wharf, McCarter, MUNY, Pasadena Playhouse, Seattle 5th Avenue, TUTS, Woolly Mammoth. Video Coordinator for BC/EFA’s Broadway Bares since 2018. Co-Chair of USA829’s Respectful Workplace Committee. www.caitedesign.com @caitehevner

Lisa Zinni (Costume Designer) Lisa is happy to return to George Street where she has previously designed Spelling Bee, Dear Jack Dear Louise, Bad Dates, Tiny Beautiful Things and Midwives. Lisa also worked with Artistic Director David Saint designing the groundbreaking production of West Side Story at the IHI Stage Around in Tokyo. Broadway Credits include Freestyle Love Supreme, Associate Costume Designer for SIX the Musical, School of Rock, CATS, An American in Paris, Peter Pan goes Wrong, The Play that Goes Wrong, The Glass Menagerie, RENT and HAIR... Additional Design Credits include two new Ballets for the Tulsa Ballet, Is There Still Sex in the City written and performed by Candice Bushnell and over 20 Seasons with The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Regional and Off Broadway, Round About, 59 E 59th , TUTS, Walnut Street Theatre, Riverside Theatre in Vero, Two River Shakespeare, Bristol Riverside Theatre, The Arden theatre company. The web series Submissions Only. LISAZINNI.com

Joe Saint (Lighting Designer) Recent GSP designs include: Dear Jack, Dear Louise; Conscience; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; The Nutcracker and I; New Year’s Eve, The Seafarer, and many more. Joe is the founder and President of IMCD Lighting, a lighting design company providing lighting design and production services to the private and corporate event markets. Since incorporating in 2006, IMCD has provided the lighting for over 500 events for such clients as Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Cartier, Gucci, Hermes, IMG Fashion, Calvin Klein, the Guggenheim, MasterCard, and many more.

Scott Killian (Composer/Sound Designer):  Tales From the Guttenberg Bible marks Mr. Killian’s 27th production at GSP, for which he is enormously grateful. Off B’way:

Manhattan Theatre Club:  Sarah, Sarah, Five by Tenn, A Picasso (Lortel nom.), The Other Side; MCC: Side Effects; Red Bull Theatre: Volpone, Duchess of Malfi, Women Beware Women, Edward the Second; Rattlestick Theatre: Steve and Idi, Miss Julie.  Many regional theatres, including: Berkshire Theatre Festival (Resident Composer--over 40 productions), Alley Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Original music for dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nikolais-Louis Dance, The Jose Limon Company.

Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) This marks Samantha’s tenth production with George Street! Previously at GSP: ...Spelling Bee, Her Portmanteau, A Walk on the Moon, It’s Only A Play (Virtual & Live), Bad Dates, Conscience, Midwives, The Immigrant. Broadway: Venus in Fur (MTC). Off Broadway: Final Follies, HIM (Primary Stages); Measure for Measure, In the Wake, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays (The Public). Selected Regional: Murder on the Orient Express, Disgraced, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays, Herringbone (McCarter Theatre Center); Murder on the Orient Express, Somewhere (Hartford Stage); Camelot (Two River Theater); June Moon, The Visit (Williamstown); Kinky Boots, …Spelling Bee, Barefoot in the Park (Bucks County Playhouse); Chicken & Biscuits (Crossroads Theatre Company); And A Nightingale Sang (Westport Country Playhouse). Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Pat McCorkle, CSA and Rebecca Weiss, CSA; McCorkle Casting LTD (Casting) Pat McCorkle, Rebecca Weiss, and McCorkle Casting continue to strive for inclusivity and social awareness during it’s 35 year history

in casting. They have cast for George Street Playhouse for over 25 years. Broadway: Over 50 productions including, On The Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, A Few Good Men. etc. Off-Broadway: Over 60 productions: Highlights; Tribes, Our Town, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional Theatre: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, CATF and hundreds of regional theatres throughout the country. Feature films: Currently casting six films for theatrical release. Previous projects: Premium Rush, Ghost Town, The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Hard with a Vengeance, etc. Television: 2 new films for Hallmark, Twisted, Humans for Sesame Street, Californication-(Emmy Nomination) (mccorklecasting.com)

Julian Schlossberg (Producer)

Theatre: Bullets Over Broadway, Relatively Speaking, Sly Fox, Mornings At Seven, My Life On A Diet, Fortune’s Fool, Terms of Endearment, After the Night and the Music, Adult Entertainment, The Unexpected Man, Tommy Tune, Madame Melville, Taller Than a Dwarf, Beauty Queen of Leenane, Power Plays, If Love Were All, Death Defying Acts, Vita and Virginia, etc. Film: Widow’s Peak, In the Spirit, Bad Girls, No Nukes, Ten From Your Show of Shows. Television: Mike Nichols –American Masters (PBS), Nichols and May (PBS), Elia Kazan: A Director’s Journey (AMC), Claire Bloom’s Shakespeare’s Women (Bravo), Lives of Lillian Hellman (PBS). He is currently producing a fourteen hour series, Witnesses to the 20th Century. His new memoir, Try Not To Hold It Against Me- A Producer’s Life is now available on Amazon.

Bay Street Theater (Co-Producer) is a yearround, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center, which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. It serves as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists.

The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation (Production Sponsor) was established in 1983 by New Brunswick philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation supports a variety of projects across broad issue areas. The 2022/2023 program of cultural support currently includes the Lincoln Center Theatre presentation of Camelot; the public television series American Masters; NJPAC’s 2022/2023 American Song series; the Manhattan Theatre Club presentation of Summer, 1976 ; the Roundabout Theatre Company’s presentation of The Wanderers and the Kennedy Center’s 2022/2023 Broadway Center Stage series. The Foundation was gratified to have been selected as the Outstanding Foundation of 2016 by the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. It is proud to report that the Foundation has provided approximately $100,000,000 in grants to philanthropic endeavors, addressing the Foundation’s interest in the arts, education, health care and social services.

Christopher J. Bailey (GSP Production Manager) This season marks Mr. Bailey’s 24th at George Street Playhouse and 18th as its Production Manager, having previously served the Playhouse as Technical Coordinator and Sound and Lighting Manager. Recently for GSP he was Lighting Designer for The Immigrant. Also Lighting Designer for GSP’s production of Clever Little Lies, which moved to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Hampton and then off-Broadway to the Westside Theatre. His other designs for GSP includes 6 scenic designs and 9 sound designs for GSP’s Educational Touring productions, 28 lighting designs and 40 sound designs for GSP’s mainstage productions. Also, has designed for: Pearl Theatre, Barrington Stage, Premiere Stages, Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two River Theater, Ashlawn Highland Opera, LKB Dance, Randy James Dance, Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Westport Country

Playhouse, Long Wharf, Delaware Theatre Company, Jacob’s Pillow, and more. Mr. Bailey also teaches Stagecraft and Play Production at Middlesex County College.

David Saint (Director/Artistic Director) is in his 25th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. He has directed nearly 50 mainstage productions at GSP, having most recently helmed Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Additional productions include Fully Committed and Tiny Beautiful Things for the GSP virtual season, Midwives, and Conscience, in addition to The Trial of Donna Caine, American Hero, American Son, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and An Act of God starring the legendary Kathleen Turner in the 2017-18 season. His time here has been marked by collaborations with such artists as Keith Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Hagen, Harriet Harris, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach, and many others including a remarkable partnership with Arthur Laurents. In addition, many new award-winning works have begun their life here during his tenure such as The Toxic Avenger, Proof, The Spitfire Grill, Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies, and It Shoulda Been You. He has directed Final Follies at Primary Stages, Clever Little Lies at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY and off-Broadway at West Side Theatre, as well as the National tour of West Side Story. In July 2016, he directed West Side Story at the legendary Hollywood Bowl starring Jeremy Jordan and Solea Pfeiffer. In Summer 2019, he directed a revolutionary new production of West Side Story for IHI Stage Around in Tokyo and served as Associate Producer for the Academy Award-nominated film version of West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. He also has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally at Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburg Public, Long Wharf and

many others by such writers as Aaron Sorkin, Wendy Wasserstein, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Joe DiPietro and Jonathan Larson. He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A., Drama Critics Award, several Drama-Logue Awards and is the President of The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.

Jamie Grant (Interim Managing Director) has been a leader and innovator in performing arts for more than three decades. The former President and CEO of the Ordway Center (Saint Paul, MN), Long Center (Austin, TX) and McCallum Theatre (Palm Springs, CA) has worked in both the United States and Canada. Under Jamie’s leadership, for the first time ever a production went directly from the Ordway to Broadway when SIX opened. For 13 years Jamie was the general manager of the Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, an award-winning multi- purpose performing arts center with a main hall of 2000 seats, plus an art gallery and studio theatre. Jamie has accomplished the rare feat of opening many new performing arts centers: Imperial Theatre in Saint John, New Brunswick, Heritage Theatre in Brampton, Ontario, Skylight Theatre Amphitheatre in Toronto and was the founder and Producer of Theatre Malton. An adjunct lecturer at the University of Waterloo, Jamie taught for almost a decade for the Centre for Cultural Management and is a regular lecturer, panelist and guest speaker for other universities, colleges, and professional conferences. A sought-after part-time consultant for many years, Jamie has done strategic planning work for dozens of arts, entertainment and non-profit organizations in the United States and Canada for over 25 years. He has recently decided to grow Grant Management Group and currently serving as Interim Managing Director at George Street Playhouse.

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Includes annual support received through March 31, 2023. If you notice an error here, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@georgestplayhouse.org so that we may correct it for our next printing.

We gratefully acknowledge the following for their support of our 2022 GALA

BENEFIT

PRODUCING SPONSORS

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT SPONSORS

Joan and Bob Campbell

James N. Heston

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Sharon Karmazin & The Karma Foundation

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Management

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SPECIAL

THANKS TO BAM Desserts

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The Palace at Somerset Park

ARTISTIC

General Manager

Artistic Associate

PROPERTIES

Scott Goldman

Laiona Michelle

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Administrative Assistant

Data and Special Projects Manager

Business Assistant

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development

Development Associate

EDUCATION

Director of Education

Education Associate

Crystal Harris

Shakera Blakney

Lynne Holton

Jacqueline Brendel

Haley Kisly

Nadiyah S. Dorsey

Daniella Saldaña

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Director of Marketing & Public Relations

Marketing Associate & Graphic Designer

VIP Sales Manager

Press Representative

Photographer

Videographer

Key Art Photography

PATRON SERVICES

Sales and Patron Services Manager

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Customer Experience Assistant

Team Supervisor

Patron Services Associates

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Assistant Production Manager

Company Manager

COVID Safety Manager

SETS

Technical Director

Shop Foreman

Scenic Charge

Head Carpenter

Carpenters

Painter

Jason Paddock

Corinne Antonelli

Michelle Dorant

Holly Garman, HMG

Public Relations

T. Charles Erickson

Michael Boylan Film

Adam Hendershott

Debra L. Lemeshow

Gary Frangione

Rose Curran

Allen Neuner

Susan Blumert

Marlene Zyontz

Christopher J. Bailey

Billy Goheen

Sal Fabio

Amir Lembrick

Mohamed Haddara

Nick Skiba

Jim Hancocks

Dori Lichter

Bry Belling

James McMenain

Jake Blanchette

Jeanette Mieses

Properties Supervisor

Assistant Properties Supervisor

COSTUMES

Costume Shop Manager

Assistant Costume Shop Manager

Draper

Wardrobe and Hair Supervisor

Robert Lavagno

Anna Mondragon

Joleen Addleman

Loyd

Becky Erlitz

Grace Wylie

Rachel Pollard

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Set and Projection Associate Brian Pacelli

Assistant Scenic Designer Margaret Parker

Assistant Projection Designers Benji Arrigo

Sydney Dye

Antonia Kogan

Assistant Costume Designer Meridith Prouty-Due

Assistant Lighting Designer Vittoria Orlando

Lighting Console Programmer

Max Lagonia

Assistant Sound Designer Ted Crimy

Assistant Stage Manager

Production Assistant

Lighting Supervisor

Lilian McGrail

Julia Norton

Markus Johnson

Assistant Lighting Supervisor Ryan Fisher

Sound Supervisor

Ted Crimy

Assistant Sound Supervisor Chiara DeSantis

Dresser

Christina Gillespie

NEW BRUN SWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Executive Director

Director of Operations

Merissa Buczny

Mark Sharp

NBPAC Patron Services Manager Victoria Muscio

House Manager/

Assistant Box Office Manager

Keelin Higgins

Assistant House Manager Emani Simpson

Marketing Manager

Box Office Associates

Lighting Supervisor

Assistant Lighting Supervisor

Sound and Video Supervisor

Deck Supervisor

Deck Hand

A1

A2

Eric Greenberg

Jessica Jasionowski

Joy Lynn Pringle-Bato

Thomas Williamson

Aiden Mitchell

Joshua Maywood

Andre Penn

Chris Nielsen

Tom Ullman

Jason Jackson

David Saint, Artistic Director • Jamie Grant, Interim Managing Director

For Your Information

George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org

AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES

We offer audio-described performances for patrons with visual impairment.

Please call the Patron Services, 732-246-7717, for further information. Large print and Braille programs are available upon request. Audiodescribed performances are made possible by support from Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES

We offer captioned performances for patrons with hearing impairment.

George Street Playhouse’s accessible programming is made possible in part by Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM

For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable receivers are available from the NBPAC Concierge desk. If any individual requires special assistance or assistive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible.

COVID-19 SAFETY

All patrons are welcome and highly encouraged to wear masks at all times while inside the venue.

• Patron Services: 732-246-7717

FIRE NOTICE

The exit indicated by the red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run, WALK TO THE EXIT.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

George Street Playhouse maintains a policy of not cancelling performances due to inclement weather. Please call Patron Services, 732-246-7717, if you have any questions.

LATE SEATING POLICY

The theatre is open to the public one halfhour prior to the performance. In consideration of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management.

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

Due to copyright and union regulations and restrictions, still cameras, video cameras or any type of recording equipment is not permitted at any time in the theatre and will be confiscated.

SMOKING

The NBPAC is a smoke-free environment. There is no smoking or vaping in the building.