What the Constitution Means to Me (Digital Program) by George Street Playhouse

GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE

A Note From the Director

“A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.”—Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

We are living in uncertain times here in America. Some would even go as far as to say, dangerous times. We are in the middle of what could be one of the most consequential elections, where our very freedoms as Americans are on the line. Our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote, our freedom to love whom we love openly and without prejudice – and for women across this great country, the freedom to control their own bodies and to maintain all the hardwon battles to be treated as first-class citizens.

Directing Heidi Schreck’s timely and timeless work, What the Constitution Means to Me , now, as we are actively engaged in conversations about the very issues her play addresses, is a great responsibility that I welcome, both as a creative and a citizen. Working with the enormously talented cast we have assembled, led by multi-award-winning actress Kate Baldwin, has eased the worries and great weight I might have initially felt about tackling this important piece of theater.

Everything in this play is magnified because discussions about the very things the play highlights, right down to the state of our democracy, are currently happening in real-time. We are reminded of the urgency of protecting the values on which this country was founded, the freedoms we value, and the foundational principles of our democracy. We are not a perfect union, but we are a work in progress, and that is worth fighting for.

As the Artistic Associate at George Street Playhouse and Director of Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me , I am honored that we have launched our 50th anniversary season with this necessary play during this highly anticipated political climate. I hope you will leave this space feeling more optimistic about the future of our country armed with the pocket constitution as your fuel to vote.

Laiona Michelle

Director, What the Constitution Means to Me

Associate/Director

Laiona Michelle, Artistic

Board of Trustees

Chairman: James N. Heston*

President: Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D.*

Vice President: Philip L. Kirstein*

Secretary: Sharon Karmazin*

Treasurer: Kimberlee S. P. Murphy CPA*

Ronald L. Bleich, CPA

Edgar Herrera*

Lucy Hughes

Adele T. Macula, Ed.D.

Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.

Al D’Augusta

Cody P. Eckert

Kenneth M. Fisher

Norman Politziner

David Saint*

Jocelyn Schwartzman

Janice G. Stolar

Lora Tremayne

*Denotes Members of the Executive Committee

Trustees Emeritus

Peter Goldberg

William Hagaman

Clarence E. Lockett

Honorary Board of Trustees

James Cahill

Anthony L. Marchetta

Alan W. Voorhees

George Wolansky

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

David Saint, Artistic Director

Edgar Herrera, Managing Director

Present

What the Constitution Means to Me

by Heidi Schreck

Scenic Design by Shoko Kambara

Costume Design by Niiamar Felder

Lighting Design by Christopher J. Bailey

Sound Design by Kwamina Biney

Production Stage Manager Samantha Flint*

Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey

General Manager Scott Goldman

Casting by McCorkle Casting

Directed by Laiona Michelle

This production is sponsored by The Karma Foundation

Original Broadway Production Produced by Diana DiMenna Aaron Glick Matt Ross

Madeleine Foster Bersin Myla Lerner/ Jon Bierman

Jenna Segal/ Catherine Markowitz Jana Shea/ Maley-Stolbun-Sussman Rebecca Gold/ Jose Antonio Vargas, Level Forward Cornice Productions Lassen Wyse Balsam Nederlander Productions/ Kate Lear

What the Constitution Means to Me was commissioned by True Love Productions. This production originated as part of Summerworks in June and July 2017, produced by Clubbed Thumb in partnership with True Love Productions.

West Coast premiere produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director.

What the Constitution Means to Me had its Off-Broadway premiere in New York City at New York

What the Constitution Means to Me is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

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.

CAST in order of appearance

Debater (at certain performances)............. ............................. Niara Beckwith

Debater (at certain performances)............ ............................. Wobirba Sarpey

Setting: Now, An American Legion hall in Wenatchee, Washington

What the Constitution Means to Me will be performed without an intermission.

Student Debaters sponsored in part by The Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation Heidi............................................................................. ..................... Kate Baldwin Legionnaire..................... ..................................................... Nicholas Rodriguez

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.

The stage technicians of George Street Playhouse are proud members of IATSE Local 21.

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

Kate Baldwin (Heidi) Hello, Dolly! (Tony nomination) Big Fish, Finian’s Rainbow (Tony nomination), The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town. Off-Broadway: Superhero, John & Jen, Giant, Songbird. NJ: Guys & Dolls, Can Can at Paper Mill, Henry V at Shakespeare NJ, Bridges of Madison County at Axelrod PAC. TV: “Just Beyond,” “First You Dream: The Music Of Kander & Ebb,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Emmy nominee for creating and producing “Broadway Comes Home.” Concerts: NY Pops, Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Honors. Solo albums: “Let’s See What Happens”, “She Loves Him.” Kate lives in Maplewood. www.kate-baldwin.com

Nicholas Rodriguez (Legionnaire) has had an extensive career on Broadway, film, and the concert stage and is a 2024 Grammy nominee. Broadway: Tarzan, Company National Tour: The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Hair. Off-Broadway: The Toxic Avenger: The Musical, Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver, Death for Five Voices. TV/Film: “Sex and the City 2”, “Tommy”, “Madam Secretary’’, “One Life to Live’’ (GLAAD Award). He has performed with multiple symphony orchestras around the world including Carnegie Hall, The Boston Pops and Lincoln Center. His debut album, “The First Time…” is available on all music platforms. Nicholas is the Artistic Director of The Broadway Dreams Foundation. www.thenickrod.com

Niara Beckwith (Debater) is elated to be making her debut at George Street Playhouse. Previously, Niara performed in the 2024 Paper Mill Playhouse New Voices Concert, Aladdin Jr. (Kassim), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), and more. She would like to thank her family, castmates, and directors for their endless support.

Wobirba Ekuba Sarpey (Debater) is a multi-talented artist with a diverse range of experience across television, virtual reality, and theater. She played Young Keisha in Peacock’s The Best Man and took on the lead role of Jordan in Moth+Flame’s Avenues 10 Developmentally Appropriate Conversations. On stage, she portrayed Little T’Moune in Once on This Island, a Broadway musical performed at the prestigious Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. A passionate musician, Wobirba also loves playing the guitar and frequently sings at local festivals and special occasions.

Heidi Schreck (Playwright) Heidi Schreck is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Her criticallyacclaimed play What the Constitution Means to Me played an extended, sold-out run on Broadway in 2019, and was nominated for two Tony Awards. It had subsequent runs at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Mark Taper Forum, the Guthrie, Seattle Repertory Theatre and the McCarter Theatre, as well as theatres in Houston, Miami, Omaha, Nashville, Charlotte and Chicago. A filmed version of the play premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award and DGA Award. What the Constitution Means to Me was named Best of the Year by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The New Yorker and more. Schreck’s other plays Grand Concourse, Creature, and There Are No More Big Secrets have also been produced in NYC and all over the country. Screenwriting credits include I Love Dick, Billions, Nurse Jackie, Dispatches from Elsewhere and shows in development with Amazon Studios, Plan B and A24. She is the recipient of three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World Award, as well as the Horton Foote Playwriting Award and the HullWarriner Award from the Dramatists Guild. Schreck was awarded Smithsonian Magazine’s 2019 American Ingenuity Award, for her work in the Performing Arts.

Laiona Michelle (Director) Laiona’s body of work at George Street Playhouse ranges from actress, singer, director, and Artistic Associate. Having starred in Little Girl Blue, American Hero, and Tiny Beautiful Things in addition to directing Having Our Say and Her Portmanteau, Laiona now resides in the role of Artistic Associate at George Street Playhouse. Laiona has made it her mission to identify and provide a platform for BIPOC and those underrepresented in the theatre community. Laiona Michelle made her Broadway debut in 2015 in the musical, Amazing Grace, which opened at the Nederlander. Cast in the principal role of Nanna, a woman stolen away from her family in Sierra Leone by slave traders. Laiona is the recipient of the Broadway Alliance Award and Lilly Award (2022); the Barrymore and Carbonell Awards (2004); and the NAACP Hollywood Award (2005). Laiona was also nominated for numerous awards, including the Lucille Lortel and Antonyo Awards (2022); and the Helen Hayes Award (2005). Some of her TV/Film credits include “Lift,” “All My Children,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “The Blacklist,” “Crashing,” Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete,” and”Blue Bloods” Laiona Michelle earned her MFA from Brandeis University in 2000.

Shoko Kambara (Scenic Designer) Netflix; Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever. Live from Lincoln Center & PBS: Stars in Concert, featuring Cynthia Erivo, Megan Hilty, Annaleigh Ashford. PBS and Live from Lincoln Center presents: Lang Lang‘s New York Rhapsody, Joshua Bell Live with Dave Mathews; PBS, New Year’s Eve Live with the New York Philharmonic. PBS and Westport Playhouse present; Stars on Stage, starring Shoshana Bean, Gavin Creel, and Brandon Victor Dixon. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Odetta. Shakespeare and Company; King Henry IV, A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Chester Theater Company: World Premiere Ducan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Arms on Fire, Body Awareness, Blink, Madagascar, Turn of the Screw, The Amish Project, Mary’s Wedding, On the Exhale, The Mountaintop.

Niiamar Felder (Costume Designer) Select credits: two AUDELCO nominations for Excellence in Costume Design. Off-Broadway: August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Reparations (Billie Holiday Theatre) directed by Tony® Award nominee, Michele Shay. Billie Holiday Theatre production of The Old Settler starring Pauletta Washington; (Yellow Man, A Walk into Slavery); Sowa’s Red Gravy (New Federal Theatre) starring Tony Award nominee Lonette McKee. HitCity- Temptations Legacy Edition. Television, Live Broadcast: “12 Angry Men” and

Women, starring Wendell C. Pierce, Lisa Arindell Marsha, Stephanie Blake, and Billy Eugene Jones, directed by Indira Etwaroo. Broadway/National Tour: assistant designer: The Wiz, Back to The Future, Ain’t Too Proud, The Life and Times of The Temptations. Film: “An Extraordinary Life.” A graduate of the visual arts and theatre program at Florida A &M University (FAMU). Based in NYC/Newark. He is founder and design director of NIIAMAR™ his eponymous fashion label, that focuses on ready- to-wear and made-to- measure couture, www.niiamar.com. I am honored to make my LORT debut with George Street Playhouse.

Christopher J. Bailey (Lighting Designer / GSP Production Manager) This season marks Mr. Bailey’s 26th at George Street Playhouse and 19th as its Production Manager, having previously served the Playhouse as Technical Coordinator and Sound and Lighting Manager. Most recent for designing for GSP 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.

Kwamina “Binnie” Biney (Sound Designer) is a New York based interdisciplinary Technical artist. His contributions to works range from Mixing & Mastering, Composing, Sound Designing, 3-D animation, Code Art, and Augmented reality design. Kwamina “Binnie” Biney moved to the “Big Apple” to pursue a dream of making impactful art. As a recording artist, Kwamina released several projects under the name Binnie Musa. In this process, Binnie quickly discovered his desire to understand the technical side of audio. By his first Studio album released in the summer 2018 entitled “Selective Memory,” Binnie was a full fledged producer/ engineer. Working with many Brooklyn based artists in accompaniment with his own projects. Due to his hard work ethic and willingness to expand the knowledge of the field, Binnie is major contributor to many important

projects: The Till Trilogy; a series of plays written by Ifa Bayes, went on to win a Helen Hayes Award. Nora Chipaumire’s Nehanda, a touring Oprah that also featured at Lincoln Center; LaTasha Barns presents THE JAZZ CONTINUUM - an exploration in African-American dance, Vernacular Dambudzo - an immersive performance artwork by Nora Chipaumire, featured in Wiener Festwochen and Vienna, Austria.

Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) Previously at George Street Playhouse: tick, tick...BOOM!, The Club, Having Our Say, Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, ...Spelling Bee, Her Portmanteau, A Walk on the Moon, It’s Only A Play, 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); Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theater); Chicken & Biscuits (Crossroads Theatre Company); And A Nightingale Sang (Westport Country Playhouse). Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Michelle Dorant (Assistant Director) is excited to join Laiona Michelle once again. She recently served as Assistant Director to Laiona Michelle’s direction of Having Our Say and as director of the reading of Hill Street Auto written by Charlie Hudson, III, through GSP’s Next Dramatist Series. With over two decades as a performer with both Broadway and Regional credits, most notably in the Broadway company of The Lion King. She is a former member of Urban Bush Women and currently serves on the Board of Directors. Michelle received her Bachelor of Science degree from Spelman College and continued her education at Florida State University receiving a Master of Fine Arts.

Caitlyn Ostrowski (Assistant Stage Manager) is from East Brunswick, New Jersey. Credits Include: Assistant Stage Manager for tick…tick…BOOM!, The Club, Having Our Say, …Spelling Bee and Production Assistant for Clyde’s and Her Portmanteau (George Street Playhouse). Assistant Stage Manager for Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theatre). Production Assistant for The Last Supper (Inclusion Media), The Gorgeous Nothings

(Lifejacket Theatre Co), 2ST Sapphire Anniversary Gala (Second Stage Theater) and “An Evening with Justin Paul & Friends” (Westport Country Playhouse). Production Stage Manager for Field Station: Dinosaurs (2021 Season). Caitlyn graduated with a BFA in Stage Management from Rutgers Mason Gross School of The Arts. She would like to thank her partner Emily, her family, and her friends here at GSP for always supporting and believing in her.

McCorkle Casting: Pat McCorkle, CSA; Rebecca Weiss, CSA; (Casting) McCorkle Casting continues to strive for inclusivity and social awareness during its 35-year history in casting and is pleased to be associated with this George Street Playhouse production. 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, City Theatre-Pittsburgh, Olney Theatre and hundreds of regional theatres throughout the country. Feature films: Currently casting six films for theatrical release. Previous project highlights: “Premium Rush”, “Ghost Town”, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, etc. Television: 3 new films for Hallmark, “Twisted”, Humans for “Sesame Street”, “Californication” (Emmy Nomination), “Chappelle’s Show”, “Strangers with Candy” etc. (mccorklecasting.com)

The Karma Foundation (Production Sponsor) a family charitable foundation established by Sharon Karmazin in 1996, has been a longtime supporter of George Street Playhouse and many other arts organizations in New Brunswick and Central New Jersey. The Foundation funds sensory-friendly performances at The State Theatre NJ, McCarter Theater and Paper Mill Playhouse making the arts more accessible to people with special needs, and also supports the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services. The Foundation has been the lead sponsor of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival since its inception in 2000, and is a member of ArtPride NJ. Sharon Karmazin is a five-time Tony® Award-Winning producer. She is a board member of the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) and George Street Playhouse.

David Saint (Director/Artistic Director) is in his 27th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. He has directed nearly 50 mainstage productions at GSP, having most recently helmed tick, tick... BOOM! and Chris Bohjalian’s The Club. Additional productions include Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, 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.

Edgar Herrera (Managing Director) Born and raised in Mexico, Mr. Herrera received the prestigious 2004-2005 Management Fellowship of the League of American Orchestras, taking on special projects with senior leadership at The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Atlanta Symphony, The Aspen Music Festival & School and The Elgin Symphony (IL). In 2005 he was appointed the Executive Director of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra; after two years leading the PSO, he was nominated for the League´s Executive Director of the year under 40. In 2007 he was recruited by the Syracuse Symphony to lead the Marketing and Patron Development department. Mr. Herrera moved to Mexico City in 2009 to become the Executive Director of a private foundation formed by partners of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In 2013 the Clinton Global Initiative extended an invitation to Mr. Herrera and his foundation to become a member. In 2014, with an entrepreneurial mindset and smart investments, Mr. Herrera successfully developed a multitude of business ventures, including a digital accounting firm, an international trade enterprise, a consulting firm and a mining business, which he sold in 2019 to go back to his real passion, the performing arts. Mr. Herrera joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in early 2020, where he successfully used his experience, both in the Arts and in the private sector, to completely transform the institution.

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Patrice Sullivan

Kerry Tremayne

Dara Wargo

Bob Warwick

Martha Weisgerber

Peter Weitsen

B.J. Welsh

Caroline Willard

Adam White

FRIENDS $100 – $249

Carol Adelman

Beth and Marc Alterman

Sally Amatucci

Janet and Alan Arnowitz

Mona Ascher

Gail and Barry Bertiger

Susan and Alan Blanchette

Stacey and Dennis Borden

Elizabeth and Bill Braden

Shelley and Tom Brankner

Mindy Brintz

In honor of Sharon Karmazin

Barbara and Stanley Bruskin

Sharon and Greg Ciggelakis

Anne Clifton

Carol U. and Lewis B. Coe

Margaret Cohen

Donald B. Cook

Mark Corso

Ellen and Cliff Cramer

Mary DeCicco and John Wallmark

Joanna and James DeMaria

Jennifer and John Dowd

Jeffrey Dreisbach

Richard Engel

Fran Erlitz

Paula and Irwin Feifer

Angela Fevola and Karen Maccaron

Alice D. Firgau

Marie Foucher and Daniel Hyman

Bonnie and William Fox

Judith E. Gardner

Pat and Diana Gatti

Tom Gilligan

Carol and Jack Goldberg

Elizabeth and Roy Gotta

Dr. Jeffrey Graber

Cynthia A. Graney

Evan Graulau

Robin Greenberg and Jerome Pasichow

Brenda and Roland Hagan

Robert Harris

Robert Hartmann

Nancy E. Hines

Frederick Holt

Denise and James Houghton

Thomasina Hyland

Kevin Janis and George Kupczak

Jane James

Joyce Jonat

Maxine Kasdin

Liz and Murray Katz

Barbara and Arthur Ketterer

Marcia & Robert Kerchner

Sunny and Ted Kordower

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory M. LaGana

Michael Lane

Paul Leath

Ann and John Lech

Robin Leichenko

Paul Lehrer

Karen and David Levinsky

THANK YOU for your annual support

FRIENDS $100 – $249

Debra Levinson

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Lind

Kathleen Love and Glenn Bell

Leslie and Richard Marcus

Ruth Margolin

Beth and Mark Mehler

Donna and Stanley Messer

Bruce Moskovitz and John Fellin

Deborah Morgan

Jean Mottley

Anne Mozer Bloomenthal and Martin

Bloomenthal

Suzanne S. Nacson

Barbara and Kurt Nathan

Debbie and Henry Newman

Rochelle and Bruce Newman

Anita and Harry Paborsky

Kathryn C. Paige

Carol Parella

Glenn and Judy Parker

Vicki Parker

Joan Pritchard

Sylvia Psuty

Frank Rees

Elliot Reiter

Susan Rivkind and Richard Zucker

Naomi Rose

Sharon and Norman Rosen

Ludmila Sak

Jacqueline Sarka

Cory and Stanley Schneider

John and Lynn Semmlow

Michele Senko

John Sharkey

Victoria and Michael Shernicoff

Pat Shiffner

Valerie Slade

Christine Sohn

Kathleen Soucek

Robert Spencer

Marcella Ann Stapor

Joanne Tischler Stern

Marjorie and Jeffrey Stevens

Sloane and David Stribling

Mary Carol Stunkel

Hal Terr

Mary and Donald Thomas

Michael Triebe

Cecilia Tyler

Ernest Vernachio

Joan Vernon

Elaine and Evan Wasserman

Michael Yarrow

Anonymous

We are grateful to our new and renewing annual fund donors listed here for their gifts received between July 1, 2023 and September 9, 2024. 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.

David Saint, Artistic Director • Edgar Herrera, Managing Director

ARTISTIC

General Manager

Scott Goldman

Artistic Associate Laiona Michelle

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Director of Finance

Administration Manager / Board Liaison

Ganapathi Kamath

Megan Cherry

Business Assistant Lynne Holton

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development

Jacqueline Brendel

Development Manager Haley Kisly

Development Associate Madaline Krawchuk

MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Director of Marketing & Customer Experience

Marketing Manager

VIP Sales Manager

Data Services Manager

Customer Experience Supervisor

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Patron Services Associates

Jason Paddock

Danny Decker

Michelle Dorant

Vannesa Hamilton

Rose Curran

Gary Frangione

Susan Blumert

Jessica Pace

Marlene Zyontz

Photographer T. Charles Erickson

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Christopher J. Bailey

Assistant Production Manager Billy Goheen

Company Manager Sal Fabio

SETS

Technical Director

Shop Foreman

Head Carpenter

Carpenter/Rigger

Carpenter

Scenic Charge

Mohamed Haddara

Nick Skiba

Jake Blanchette

Tyler Hughes

Ezra Silkes

Jim Hancocks

PROPERTIES

Properties Supervisor Robert Lavagno

COSTUMES

Costume Shop Manager Joleen Addleman Loyd

Assistant Costume Shop Manager Becky Erlitz

Wardrobe Supervisor

Rachel Pollard

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Assistant Stage Manager Caitlyn Ostrowski

Production Assistant

Alison Wall

Assistant Scenic Designer Maddie Goddard

Assistant Costume Designer Celestine Spooner

Associate Lighting Designer Jason Flamos

Lighting Supervisor Ryan David Fisher

Assistant Lighting Supervisor Laura Downey

Sound Supervisor Kwamina Biney

Assistant Sound Supervisor Chiara DeSantis

NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Executive Director Merissa Buczny

Director of Operations

Mark Sharp

Director of Patron Services Victoria Muscio

House Manager/

Assistant Box Office Manager Keelin Higgins

Marketing Manager

Eric Greenberg

Social Media Coordinator Shellby Lawless

Box Office Associates

Jessica Jasionowski

Shellby Lawless

Ross Matos

Gwen Streitman

Production Manager /

Lighting Supervisor

Tommy Williamson

Sound and Video Supervisor Joshua Maywood

Deck Supervisor

Andre Penn

Assistant Lighting Supervisor Aiden Mitchell

Assistant Sound and

Video Supervisor

Prince Bawuah

Assistant Deck Supervisor Jerry Pacheco

Light Board Operator

Deck Hand

Prince Bawuah

Jason Jackson

Jasmin Batalla

Christopher Nielsen

For Your Information

George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • Patron Services: 732-246-7717

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.

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 canceling 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.