Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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inCident of A play by Simon Stephens Based on the novel by Mark Haddon Directed by Ralf Remshardt

Aug. 30 - Sept. 22

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Production Manager Lighting Designer Robert P. Robins Stage Manager Amber Wilkerson* Assistant Stage Manager Robert P. Robins* Karina Ortega Scenic Designer Mihai Ciupe Assistant Scenic Designer Samantha Lewis

Sound Designer Amanda Nipper Technical Director Warren Goodwin Props Designer Patrick Ian McCall Master Electrician Ben Bosch

Costume Designer Stephanie Parks Stage Combat Coordinator Tiza Garland Accent/Dialect Coach Susan Schuld Movement Coach Stephanie Lynge

Actors’ Equity Association Actors’ Equity Association (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

Hippodrome programs are sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture; by a Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners in conjunction with the Alachua County Tourist Development Council, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs.

Playbill by Deanna Natour.

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The cast

Christopher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........Kyle Brumley* Judy.........................................................................................Cynthia Beckert* Rodger (Mr. Shears), Duty Sergeant, Voice Two, Mr. Wise,

Man Behind Counter, Drunk One...............................Nick Bublitz Policeman 1, Mr. Thompson, Voice Three, Drunk Two,

Man With Socks, London Transport Policeman,

London Policeman..................................................... James Dennis Christopher (U/S)................................................................... Zachary Gropper Siobhan...................................................................................Gloria Halsell Mrs. Alexander, Posh Woman, Voice Six...................... Virginia Marie Martinez Rev. Peters, Uncle Terry, Voice Four,

Station Policeman, Station Guard.............................. Niall McGinty*^ No. 40, Voice Five, Lady in Street,Information, Punk Girl..............J. Moliere Mrs. Shears, Mrs. Gascoyne, Voice One, Woman on Train,

Shopkeeper.............................................................Shayna Silverman Ed.............................................................................................Clint Thornton^ *Appearing through an Agreement between the Hippodrome Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ^ Member of the Hippodrome Theatre’s company of actors.

There will be a 15 minute intermission.

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME A play by Simon Stephens Based on the novel by Mark Haddon THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME was first presented by the National Theatre, London at the Cottesloe Theatre on August 2nd 2012 and transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, West End, London on March 12th 2013. The Play opened in the USA at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on October 5th 2014. This Play is presented by kind permission of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

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WHO’S WHO AT THE HIPP Stephanie Lynge (Artistic Director) is an accomplished

actor, director, producer, teacher and coach. Stephanie has enjoyed a career of more than 27 years in professional theater and education. Since 2013 she has worked on more than 40 productions at the Hippodrome either as an actor, director, choreographer, or dramaturg. She was seen on stage this season in The Wolves and Let The Right One In. Her other acting credits include performances in New York City on Broadway and Off Broadway at Lincoln Center, BAM, Jean Cocteau Rep, and the York Theater Workshop. Regional theaters include Freefall, Goodspeed Opera House, Sacramento Music Circus, Pasadena Playhouse, Rep Theater of St. Louis, Flat Rock Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seaside Music Theater, as well as several National Tours. Directing credits include the Hippodrome’s Every Christmas Story Ever Told, The Legend of Georgia McBride, and The Ultimate Christmas Show as well as plays at the 45th Street Theater (NYC), New York Musical Theater Festival, and the University of Florida. Stephanie has served as a Visiting professor at Indiana University, and an Adjunct professor at New Jersey City University and University of Florida.

After receiving her BA in Musical Theater from Indiana University, Stephanie lived and worked as an actor in New York City for over 20 years. Stephanie holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from University of Florida and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association since 1996.

Nicole Daenzer (Managing Director) is excited to be leading the Hippodrome’s administrative team, after spending six years as the director of finance and operations. Prior to her time at the Hippodrome, she lived in San Francisco, where she worked in financial planning and earned her degree in classical languages and literatures. aut inveniam viam aut faciam.

WHO’S WHO-ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ADAPTOR Simon Stephens (Adaptor) Simon Stephens has written many plays that have been translated into more than 30 languages and produced all over the world. He is a professor of playwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University, an associate playwright at the Royal Court Theatre, the artistic associate at the Lyric Hammersmith in London, and the Steep Associate Playwright at Steep Theatre in Chicago.

Mark Haddon (Author) Mark Haddon is the author of the bestselling novels The Red House and A Spot of Bother. His novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction and is the basis for the Tony Award– winning play. He is the author of a collection of poetry, The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea, has written and illustrated numerous children’s books, and has won awards for both his radio dramas and his television screenplays. He teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and lives in Oxford, England.

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Ralf Remshardt (Director) Ralf Remshardt is professor of theatre at the University of Florida. He is the past Interim Director of the School of Theatre and Dance and coordinator of the graduate acting program. A native of Germany, Remshardt received an MA from the Freie Universität Berlin and a PhD in Dramatic Art from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Remshardt is an experienced director, translator, and dramaturg who has lectured nationally and internationally. His publications have appeared in many journals and in several edited collections. He recently co-edited Intermedial Performance and Politics in the Public Sphere (Palgrave, 2018). His book, Staging the Savage God: The Grotesque in Performance, was published in 2004. In 2014, he co-produced a documentary film about LatinX theatres, which was shown in New York and at the Library of Congress. He has directed at university and professional theatres, including plays by Euripides, Shakespeare, Brecht, Beckett, Stoppard, Dürrenmatt, Bernard-Marie Koltès, and Roland Schimmelpfennig. In 2009, he was invited to stage his adaptation of Einstein’s Dreams in Beijing (China). At the Hippodrome Theatre, he last directed Clybourne Park.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME DRAMATURG’S NOTE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the young adult novel by Mark Haddon, takes us into the particular mental universe of a prodigiously talented teenage boy confounded by a world of preoccupied adults. His experience is, in that sense, not so different from other adolescents. But our protagonist Christopher, has a lens all his own.

Both Haddon’s novel and Simon Stephen’s stage adaptation, which played successfully in London and on Broadway, have been lauded as a useful guide to understanding the experience of those on the Autism Spectrum. Because of this praise it is important to note that Christopher is not the face of Autism. In fact, author Mark Haddon never intended to create a wholly accurate picture of Autism through Christopher.

While Christopher may exemplify the experience of some people on the Spectrum, it is crucial to recognize that Autism is a very complex neurological disorder with extraordinary depth and breadth. As Haddon once said, “We would never ask if a character in a novel was a correct representation of a cellist or a lesbian or an archbishop.

There is no such thing. And the same is true for people who are given the label ‘disabled’. They are as various and individual as any other group in society.”

Our production does not try to portray the most accurate representation of Autism, as that would be an impossible task. What we have instead tried to do is take an informed approach to the topic while committing to the creation of a piece of art which speaks to the humanity within each of us. Thank you for your patronage, your self-reflection, and your open mind.

– Jesse Desrosiers, Dramaturg & Dr. Ralf Remshardt, Director

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Kyle Brumley* (Christopher) is very grateful to

be performing at the Hipp! Kyle is an actor, director, and teaching artist based in Atlanta, GA. Favorite regional credits include Alan Strang (Equus), Octavius Caesar (Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar), The Playwright (An Octoroon), Mordred (Camelot), Dr. Seward (Dracula), and Juliet (Shakespeare’s R&J). Kyle graduated from Oglethorpe University in 2012, and joined the apprentice company at Actor’s Express. He has since worked for fifteen theatres across seven states - including three years with the resident company of Cincinnati Shakespeare. This past year, Kyle directed Cabaret at Oglethorpe University, and 4000 Miles at Georgia Tech.

Cynthia Beckert* (Judy) is delighted to be making

her Hippodrome debut. Recent Central Florida theatre appearances include Pipeline (American Stage), Top Girls, Grounded, Rapture Blister Burn, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (Mad Cow Theatre), and The Winter Park Playhouse Festival of New Musicals. In Los Angeles, Cynthia was a member of the award-winning all-female Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, and performed with, among others, the Pasadena Shakespeare Company, Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, The Colony Theatre, and Sacred Fools Theatre Company. Regional credits include Laguna Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Ensemble Theatre Company, and Georgia Shakespeare Festival.

Cynthia has an MFA in Acting from The University of California, Irvine, and has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity for 25 years.

Nick Bublitz (Mr.Shears, Ensemble) is a recent MFA

Acting Graduate from the University of Florida making his Hippodrome debut. His New York City Credits include The Magnificent Revengers. His UF credits include The Seagull, King Lear, The Day Is Long To End, Hills on Fire, and Red Velvet. For more information visit: www.nickbublitz.com or Instagram (@BickNublitz).

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James Dennis (Policeman 1, Mr. Thompson, Ensemble) is entering his final year as a BFA actor

at the University of Florida. Ever since his humble beginnings in the Missoula Children’s Theatre starring in such roles as Venus flytrap and flying monkey #4, James has always known that theatre would play a pivotal role in his life. James will never forget sitting in the Hippodrome audience for the first time with his mother watching A Christmas Carol, getting to perform on the same stage years later is surreal. James would like to thank his family, Mr. McAllister, Mrs. Shelley, Jade and Josh for their endless support.

Zachary Gropper (Christopher-U/S) is a third

year Acting and Business major at UF and is thrilled with the opportunity to work with such a talented group of artists in a performance space as beautiful as the Hippodrome. He would like to thank his teachers, family, friends, and roommates for all their support and encouragement as well as everyone involved in the production for giving him the opportunity to work alongside them. Enjoy the show!

Gloria Halsell (Siobhan) Gloria is a senior at the

University of Florida, working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and her Master of Science in Management. She is excited to be back on the Hippodrome stage, where she was first seen as #11 in The Wolves. Her other previous credits include: Ellen Tree in Red Velvet, Elli in The Day is Long to End (UF SOTD), Helen in Not a Hope in Hell (Florida Players), and Olivia in Twelfth Night (Emerald Coast Theatre Company). Special thanks to her parents for making all of this possible. www.gloriakathleen.com

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Virginia Marie Martinez (Mrs. Alexander) is a 3rd year MFA Actor at UF. From Chicago, she’s worked for many years, focusing primarily on “new works”, with companies like Silk Road Rising, Wayward Productions, Loose Chicks, and Beast Women Productions. Her UF credits include The Seagull, Luna Gale, The Day is Long to End, Between Riverside & Crazy, Rough Magic, and Hills on Fire. This is her first time at The Hippodrome, and she is grateful to be a part of this endeavor!

Niall McGinty* ^ (Rev. Peters, Ensemble, Fight Captain) is a proud ensemble member of the

Hippodrome. Hippodrome credits include: Miracle on South Division Street (Jimmy), Ripcord (Derek), 1984 (Winston), Hamlet (Laertes), Peter and the Starcatcher (Peter), Eurydice (Orpheus), The Glass Menagerie (Tom), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), The Diary of Anne Frank (Peter), The Play About the Baby (Boy), Proof (Hal), Macbeth (Ross).

He has also directed and performed in A Christmas Carol the past 4 years. Chicago credits include: Golden Boy, The Killer Angels, A Memory of Two Mondays, Accidental Rapture, Dolly West’s Kitchen, Letters Home, The General from America, and Hecuba. Regional credits include: The Nerd, Once Upon a Mattress, and Greater Tuna. Niall is also a professional photographer. www.felixphoto.us.

J. Moliere (No. 40, Lady in Street, Ensemble) is a Brooklyn based actress who has walked the boards with Occupy Verona, La MaMa, Target Margin Theatre, 600 Highwaymen, and is currently earning her Masters in Acting at the University of Florida. She would like to thank her cohort for keeping her honest.

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Shayna Silverman (Mrs. Shears, Ensemble, Assistant Fight Captain) will be graduating

this December with a BFA in Acting and a BS in Telecommunications Production from the University of Florida. This is her first co-production with the Hippodrome and will act as her senior thesis topic for her BFA degree. You may have seen her in other Gainesville or UF productions like Savage in Limbo, Rough Magic, The Seagull and as a director and actor for Summer Shakes’ AllFemale Titus Andronicus. Shayna is extremely honored to work alongside this tremendously talented cast and crew and cannot wait to continue her theatre work in New York city.

Clint Thornton (Ed) is quite happy to be performing

again at the Hipp. A member of the resident acting company, Clint has appeared as Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, the tortured Hakan in Let the Right One In, and as Toad in A Year with Frog and Toad, which he also directed. Other regional theater roles include Sweeney in Sweeney Todd, Salieri in Amadeus, Bradley in Buried Child, and the Monster in Frankenstein. In addition to acting, Clint serves as Front of House Manager for the Hippodrome, and will also be directing Scrooge in Rouge for the holiday season at the Hipp. Clint is happy you’re here at the theater and happy to call Gainesville home. Much love, as always, to Bryan.

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Robert P. Robins* (Lighting Designer, Production Manager/Assistant Stage Manager) Bob is enjoying his 35th season at the Hippodrome. During his tenure here at the Hippodrome, Bob has provided lighting designs for over 300 Main Stage productions. Over the course of his time at the Hippodrome, Bob has held many titles such as lighting designer, sound engineer, live audio mixer, stage manager for Hippodrome Mainstage; touring productions and Theatre For Young Audiences tours, pyrotechnician, lightboard operator, and bartender. Today, in addition to lighting designer and production manager, Bob is also the facility manager of the 110 year old building that the Hippodrome calls home. Bob also provides freelance lighting designs around the country when he can. He is also an Actors’ Equity Association stage manager, and proudly holds a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Florida. See more of Bob’s work at robertrobins.com Amber Wilkerson* (Stage Manager) Amber spent two full seasons at the Hippodrome Theatre, first as Properties Intern, then as Assistant Stage Manager before moving to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. She returned to the Hipp as the Equity Stage Manager of A Christmas Carol in 2005 & 2006. She has worked professionally for The Metropolitan Opera (NYC), The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ), North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA), and Times Square New Year’s Eve 2006-2010 (NYC). In 2006, Amber served as Production Assistant on the Broadway musical, Grey Gardens. More recently, Amber spent five years working with Manhattan Theatre Club as a Subscriber Services Representative and two years as a House Manager at Playwrights Horizons, both in New York City. Originally from Maryland, she received a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Salisbury University in 2002.

Stephanie Parks (Costume Designer / Costume Shop Manager) is happy to begin her second season as the Resident Costume Designer with The Hippodrome. Her Hipp design credits include A Doll’s House Part 2, Let the Right One In, and Million Dollar Quartet. Stephanie received her B.F.A. in Fashion Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and worked in New York City for several years both on and off Broadway with production credits including Cinderella (Broadway revival), Motown (Broadway), Big Fish (Broadway), Old Hats (Signature Theater), and Figaro (The Pearl Theatre).

Stephanie then spent several years in regional theatre with credits including The Sound of Music (Papermill Playhouse), Next to Normal (The Weston Playhouse), and The Great Gatsby (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). You can see more of her work at www.stephanieparksdesign.com

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Amanda Nipper (Sound Designer) Amanda is thrilled to be in her seventh season at the Hippodrome. Other regional credits include Cape Fear Regional Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom Riders as the mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dorset Theatre Festival: Good People, The Whore and Mr. Moore, Boeing Boeing, and Deathtrap. Keep moving forward.

Warren Goodwin (Technical Director) Warren joined the Hippodrome in 2004 as a carpenter in the scene shop, and assumed the role of Master Carpenter in 2006. In addition to helping build over a hundred of Hippodrome sets, Warren served as co-scenic designer on The Christians and The Wolves. He is thrilled to be currently serving as Technical Director.

In his free time, Warren enjoys painting, and is an accomplished local artist. You can often find his work on display next door at Maude’s Cafe.

Patrick Ian McCall (Props Designer) has worked as a carpenter, scene painter, electrician, sound and lighting designer, administrator, educator, director, stage manager, and actor. Formerly the Tour Stage Manager for Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Production Coordinator for the Samford University School of the Arts, and Resident Stage Manager/Artistic Associate with Birmingham’s City Equity Theatre, he recently returned to the Hippodrome as Assistant Stage Manager for A Christmas Carol following a stint as a carpenter at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Patrick is a new addition to the Hipp’s full-time staff and a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Ben Bosch (Master Electrician) went to school at Northwestern collage in Orange City, Iowa where he received his undergraduate degree in Theater.

After graduating , he worked community theater in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a year, then moved down to Vero Beach, Florida where he worked at Riverside Theatre for the past three years. Ben just started working at the Hippodrome Theatre and looks forward to helping create with an amazing artistic team.

Susan Schuld (Accent/Dialect Coach) has been acting, vocal coaching, and teaching nationally for over 25 years. Currently she teaches in the MFA and BFA programs at the University of Florida. She earned her M.F.A in Acting from Rutgers University, is a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher, a Certified Teacher of the Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and a National Michael Chekov Association Teaching Candidate. Regional acting and vocal coaching credits include: American Players Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Playwrights Horizons, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Mile Square Theater, Theatre LILA, Henley Street/Richmond Shakespeare, Amphibian Productions, Colonial Theater, and Childsplay, AZ.

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Stephanie Lynge (Movement Coach) Previous directing credits include Legend of Georgia McBride, The Ultimate Christmas Show, and Every Christmas Story Every Told and Then Some (Hippodrome), Tick Tick Boom (UF), Ancient History (45th St Theater, NY), Oklahoma (CCP), and Bloodties (NYMF - assistant director). Previous Hipp acting credits include The Wolves (Soccer Mom), Stage Kiss (She), Women in Jeopardy (Mary), The Snow Queen (Astrid), Mr. Burns (Jenny/Marge), and Clybourne Park (Bev/Kathy). Other acting credits include: Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Sugarbowl, u/s Mrs. Potts and Wardrobe). National Tours: Mamma Mia (Ensemble, u/s Donna, Rosie), She Loves Me (Amalia). Off-Bway: Three Penny Opera (Polly). Regional: The Glass Menagerie (Amanda). Choreography credits here at the Hipp include Peter and the Starcatcher, Honkey Tonk Angels, Toxic Avenger, and Avenue Q. Tiza Garland (Stage Combat Coordinator) is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), a Certified Teacher with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC), a Senior Teacher with Dueling Arts International, a Certified Teacher with the National Michael Chekhov Association, and a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban Movement Analysis. Favorite performance credits include: The Two Musketeers (Actress 2), The Illusion (Matamore), Antigone Variations (Antigone) in Belgrade, Serbia. Previous work at the Hipp as a movement consultant/fight director include 1984, Stage Kiss, Hand to God, Hamlet, The Two Musketeers, Dracula, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, and Anna in the Tropics.

Mihai Ciupe (Scenic Designer) Originally from Romania, Mihai Ciupe received a double MFA degree in costume and set design from Carnegie Mellon University and his BFA from Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. During his MFA program he was awarded the George Kimberly Scene Design Award and the Oren Parker Award in Design and Production. Prior to the United States he was the resident scenographer at The National Theatre of Cluj, Romania. During his former years he traveled extensively in Europe in tours with the shows that he designed, getting exposure to the various schools of theatre from England, Scotland, Hungary, France and Yugoslavia. As a designer he worked with some of the greatest Romanian directors: Gabor Tompa, Alexandru Dabija, Iulian Visa, Mihai Manutiu, Victor Ion Frunza. In 1991 he received a scholarship to attend The London International Festival of Theatre. Since 1995 he is a member of The United Association of the Romanian Fine Artists in the scenography section. In 1999 he joined the faculty of School of Theatre and Dance department at University of Florida, where he is now an Associate Professor in Scene Design.

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CORPORATE SPONSORS The commitment of the corporate community is critical for the Hippodrome to sustain its highly acclaimed productions and programs. To learn more about corporate partner opportunities, call Matthew Dibble, Development Associate at (352) 373-5968 x243.

SPECIAL PRODUCING SPONSORS KEN & LINDA MCGURN - MCGURN INVESTMENT COMPANY NATHAN & ANI COLLIER - THE COLLIER COMPANIES MIKE & PHYLLIS WARREN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+ Arlington Square Apartments Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC City of Gainesville The Collier Companies Computer Network Experts (CNE) 98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7 The Gainesville Sun The Gator, AM 850

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SEASON PRODUCERS $10,000+ Akira Wood A Personal Elf Best of Gainesville Boardwalk Apartments The Business Report EFN Properties Floral Expressions Florist Gainesville Health and Fitness Center Giggle Magazine Guitar Center Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+ Allison Durham Photography Bevis Chiropractic Campus USA Credit Union Door One USA Double Envelope Exactech, Inc. Florida Food Service, Inc. PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+ The Bell Bread Girl Big Top Brewing Comfort Temp Custom Caterers Dragonfly Sushi Emiliano’s Café Fun4GatorKids.com (Education Sponsor) Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Gainesville Regional Airport Gator Moving and Storage Co.

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CORPORATE SPONSORS OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE SPONSOR $2,000+ Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,650+ Tonewood Family Music Amelia’s Fine Italian Cuisine Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish Realtors Colortyme Rent to Own Oak Hammock at the University of Florida The Bagel Bakery REHEARSAL SPONSORS $1,000+ Hogtown Brewers Craft Beer Festival Ibti Hijazi Catering John Russell Salon Special Thanks! Target Corporation

Special Thanks! Publix Supermarket Charities

The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT Allstate Foundation Amazon Smile Foundation Amy E Tarrant Foundation Bryson Foundation Community Foundation of North Central Florida

Dharma Endowment Foundation Jelks Family Foundation McKee/Crawford K2 Charitable Foundation Paypal Giving Fund Quinn Family Charitable Foundation Shubert Foundation

GRANDE DAMES A women’s philanthropy group, the Hippodrome Grande Dames is a group for women who love and support the arts. To learn more about the Grande Dames and how to join, send an inquiry to Nicole Daenzer at ndaenzer@thehipp.org.

Julie Anspach Paige Beck Elizabeth Bedell Kimberly Bosshardt Leslie D. Bram Mary Ellen Burnett Ani Collier Sheila Dickison Polly Doughty Sandra Fackler Doris Edwards Lynda Everitt

Cherie Fine Saundra Fisher Justine Fry Susan Fulford Caren Gorenberg Jan Jones Linda Kallman Leslie Klein Ellen Lau Lucinda Lavelli Jacki Levine Judy Locascio

Anne Margoluis Ginny Maurer Jorgia McAfee Linda McGurn Carol F. Meyer Chris Morris Sara Morsey Esther Negrin Nell Page Emily Pritchett Judith C. Russell Ilene Silverman

Eileen Smith Midge Smith Patricia Toskes Marilyn L. Tubb Justine Vaughen Marilyn Wall Fulbia A. Westfall

COLLIER CHALLENGE DONORS

Gil & Suzie Baxter John & Barbara Bengston Cheryl Calhoun & Ester De Jong Charlotte & Paul Chadik Candace Clift & Mark Woolett Ms. Amy Coenen Erin Connelly Diane Craig Ed & Sheila Crapo Katie D’Amato Fonda Davis & John Eyler Sheila Dickison Jeff Dunn & David Etherington Guy & Rhea Epstein Skip & Lynda Everitt Ira Gessner Karen & Dillian Gilliland Jim & Sibet Grantham Jess & Barbara Gregory Dick & Caren Gorenberg Colin Hines

Mary & Joe Haldeman Gilda Josephson The Kaplan Stein Charitable Fund Rev. Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt John & Kathleen Kish Sandra Lampert & Pamela Paris Jeremy Lesifko-Bremer Brenda & Morgan Lynge Richard Mankin & Valentina Komaniecka Anne Margoluis Hayley Mathis Hilary Mathis Sarah Maxwell Jeff & Lauren Miller Dorothy & Gale Nevill Madge Nipper Amy Pazzalia & Jeff Stokes Susan Peters Carol & Jim Sarisky Diane & Jeff Shamis Donations listed made by 8/9/19.

AUDIENCE SERVICES PLEASE NOTE: Infants are not permitted in the theater. Food is not permitted in the theater. Please turn off all cellular phones, watch alarms, and all other noise-making equipment when in the theater.

Photographing and/or sound recording any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording in this theater is prohibited. Violators may be subject to confiscation of equipment and ejection. Violations may render the offender liable to financial charges.

The Hippodrome reserves the right to ask any patron causing a disturbance to leave the premises without refund.

In an emergency, evacuate through the external exits on either side of the lobby.

HIPPODROME STAFF STEPHANIE LYNGE Artistic Director

NICOLE DAENZER Managing Director

BEN BOSCH Master Electrician

SHAINA WORHACZ Rentals Coordinator/ Special Events Coordinator

JESSE DESROSIERS Assistant to the Artistic Director GABRIELLE BYAM Education Director/ Internship Program Coordinator ROBERT P. ROBINS Lighting Designer/ ROBERT P. ROBINS Facilities Manager Production Manager AMANDA YANES Sound Designer STEPHANIE PARKS Costume Designer/ Costume Shop Manager AMBER WILKERSON Stage Manager WARREN GOODWIN Technical Director KEN BROWN Scenic Artist PATRICK IAN MCCALL Props Designer/ Production Associate JAMES CIEPLY Carpenter REBEKAH LEPPERT Costume Shop Assistant SCOTT PURCELL Costume Shop Overhire INTERNS AND APPRENTICES KARINA ORTEGA Assistant Stage Manager ASHLEY LAZARSKI Marketing Intern STARR COURAKOS Marketing Intern JENNA BARRY Marketing Intern PAIGE GRYSKI Marketing Intern KATRINA LUNDQUIST First Hand Intern SARAH UPDEGROVE Wardrobe Intern BILL EISSLER MFA Intern LEAH VICENCIO Dramaturgy Intern COSTUME CONSULTANTS DORIS EDWARDS LESLIE KLEIN

MATT DIBBLE Group Sales and Development MATTHEW CUGINI Cinema Program Manager SUSAN VAUGHN Bookkeeper JUSTINE HENRY Office & Company Manager/ Art Gallery Curator DEE NATOUR Graphic Designer JULIA CAMPITELLI Marketing Coordinator AMADOR SANTIAGO Caretaker SUSAN HIPPENSTEEL Assistant Caretaker MARCIA BROWN Education Associate SHARON BORNEMAN Outreach Coordinator DARBY WEBB Development Assistant FRONT OF HOUSE TEAM CLINT THORNTON Front of House Manager ANTYRIA CALDWELL Box Office Representative ANNA VERNEY Box Office Representative BO WHITESMAN Box Office Representative MATHEW FAUX Box Office Representative MELISSA EDWARDS House Manager NICOLE MOORADIAN House Manager DAJA SANCHEZ House Manager JAHNISE NIXON - House Manager DUNCAN VANDERBERG House Manager EMILY SMITH - House Manager SOPHIA YOUNG House Manager DEVIN BRANCH Bartender NICHOLAS SMITH Bartender /House Manager ERIK RUUD - Bartender

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STAFF DR. RALF REMSHARDT Director MIHAI CIUPE Scenic Designer SAMANTHA LEWIS Assistant to the Scenic Designer PETER CARPENTER SoTD Director JENNY GOELZ Production Manager ZAK HERRING Technical Director MEGAN SZLOBODA Costume Shop Manager TONY BERRY Carpenter TIZA GARLAND Fight Director MANUEL PELEGRINA Carpenter

TODD BEDELL Master Electrician COLLEEN DAVOLI Publicity/House Manager JENI HIGGINS Assistant to the SoTD Director SUSAN SCHULD Vocal Coach

RUSTY SALLING MEMORIAL FUND The Hippodrome Theatre was Rusty’s home for over forty years. Contributions to the Rusty Salling Fund will support his ongoing legacy of artistic achievement and community service according to his family’s wishes. To contribute to the Rusty Salling Memorial Fund, please visit thehipp.org/rustyfund Tim Altmeyer Wayne & Penny Archer Rod & Beverly Bartlett Mrs. Roxane Bleiweis Miss Marsha Boyd Ms. Libby Brateman Cecilia Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Homer O. Bryant Lauren Warhol Caldwell David & Jean Chalmers Wendy Chambers Linda Cirulli-Burton Mr. Leon Clark Candace Clift and Mark Woollett Debbie & Michael Conlon Mrs. Dorothy A. Conway Comeau Phylis & James Craig Nicole Daenzer Sadie Darnell & Norma Darnell Leah Deese Barbara Devoe Matthew Dibble Cheryl & Paul Doering Michael Hill & Ellie Donovan Clyde Ellis Cheris Garrison Dick & Caren Gorenberg Benjamin & Joyce Gorman Mary & Joe Haldeman Carole Harpe Catherine Hill Ira & Amanda Holmes Jessica Hurov Dan Jesse & Irene Gurri John & Kathleeen Kish Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Leslie Klein Ms. Ellen Lau Anonymous Gary McGill Gary and Suzy Miller Jeff Montgomery Ms. Chris M. Morris Ms. Sara Morsey

Dorothea & Robert Mounts Herb & Barbara Oberlander Tony and Kerry Oliver-Smith Jonathan, Bethany, Hadley and Sadie Owen Mr. S. Douglas Parker Kandy Penner Susan Pfahler Libby H. Prince Ms. Vera Rabino Kenneth & Colleen Rand Michael & Jaquie Resnick David & Regina Richardson Mrs. Kristen J. Riley Ed & Marilynn Schlott Joe Schwartz Janis Scott Dr. David L. Shelton Jodi Siegel In Memory of Emily Katherine Maddie Smyth David, Loren, Maddie, and Tyler Smyth Ms. Patricia A. Stewart Jennie Stringfellow Bonnie Tomlinson Dr. Mary & Barry V. Wagner Isobelle & James Walker Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Martha W. Waltman Shirley Weitz Dr. & Mrs. James Allen Wilson Gene Witmer Dr. Sarah Wittstruck David Young & Elizabeth Adams

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