THE CAST
Proudly Presents
Written by: Lauren Gunderson
Henrietta Leavitt: Elise Hudson*
Margaret Leavitt: Savannah Simerly
Peter Shaw: Tim Dowd*
Annie Cannon: Cynthia Beckert*
Williamina Fleming: Laura Shatkus*^
THE SETTING
Time:1900-1920
Places:Starfield.TheHarvardObservatory2nd-flooroffices.Leavitthome, Wisconsin.OceanlinerontheAtlantic.Henrietta’shome,CambridgeMA.
Silent Sky was commissioned and first produced by South Coast Repertory with support from the Elizabeth George Foundation.
SILENT SKY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Hippodrome productions are supported in part by: the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department.
*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 one 15-minute intermission.
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Director’s Note
Silent Sky - welcome to this gorgeous play about Henrietta Swan Leavitt and the real women “computers” working at the dawn of modern astronomy.
In the early 1900s, the universe seemed to be a much, much smaller place.
Back then, astronomers believed the Milky Way galaxy was all there was. They didn’t know there were billions of other galaxies; they didn’t know how small we really are.
They didn’t know this because they couldn’t measure distances to far-flung stars. Why? There was a pretty simple problem in astronomy: A bright, faraway star looks almost the same as a dim star that’s close by.
Henrietta Leavitt, working at Harvard In 1908 discovered how to use cepheids (blinking stars) to determine their actual brightness, and therefore how far they really are. Using these cepheids as measuring points, Leavitt paved the way for Edwin Hubble to discover galaxies beyond our own.
Henrietta Leavitt worked with Annie Jump Cannon and Williamina Fleming - also brilliant Astronomers. Ms. Fleming classified over 10,000 stars in the Draper Catalog, developed a designation system to organize stars, and discovered the Horsehead Nebula. Ms. Cannon classified over 350,000 stars and developed the standard system still used today to measure electromagnetic radiation.
So when you look up at the sky tonight as you leave the theater, remember the women who helped us understand just a little bit more about the mystery and beauty of our universe.
-Stephanie Lynge^ (Silent Sky Director)
Artistic Director’s Note
The Hippodrome is thrilled to have you here with us for our season Beyond Limits as we celebrate the spirit that founded the artistic heart of our community, beating right here in downtown.
From its inception in 1973, the Hippodrome Theatre has brought stories to the stage that explore and celebrate the human condition. 50 years ago six determined individuals, (Marilyn Wall, Bruce Cornwell, Greg Von Hausch, Kerry (McKinney) Oliver-Smith, Mary Hausch , Orin Wechsberg) took a leap into the unknown, creating a theater that challenged expectations.
Throughout its history, The Hippodrome has pushed the limits of storytelling, creating memorable productions like Equus, The Elephant Man, Amadeus, The Royal, and The Mountaintop. The Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre (HITT), Open Stages and TYA (Theater for Young Audiences) brought innovative works beyond the walls of the theater and into the Gainesville schools and community, proving that theater is an important tool that can be used to explore deep issues, educate, and spark discussion.
The Hippodrome Theatre’s 50th season Beyond Limits continues storytelling outside the norm, producing stories that challenge our assumptions, and reminding all of us that there are no limits to what we can do and who we can be. The Hippodrome also continues to explore new ways of bringing storytelling and the community together. By pushing the limits through its New Works Festival celebrating Floridian voices and stories, our educational Summer Spectacular and outreach programs creating the artists of tomorrow, and the Hipp Unplugged series that fosters new playwrights, new directors, and helps us grow the talent right here in our community.
Our founding history and energetic present will continue to launch us beyond all limits as we move into the future. Come take this journey with us as we leap joyfully into our next 50 years.
-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome’s Artistic Director)
Author’s Bio
Lauren Gunderson
Lauren is one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015 topping the list thrice including 2022/23. She is a two-time winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and the Otis Guernsey New Voices Award, a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and John Gassner Award for Playwriting, and a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s Residency with Marin Theatre Company. She studied Southern Literature and Drama at Emory University, and Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School where she was a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. Her play The Catastrophist, about her husband virologist Nathan Wolfe, premiered digitally in January 2021. She co-authored the Miss Bennet plays with Margot Melcon, and The Half-Life of Marie Curie premiered off-Broadway and at Audible.com. Her work is published at Playscripts (I and You; Exit Pursued By A Bear; The Taming and Toil And Trouble), Dramatists Play Service (The Revolutionists; The Book of Will; Silent Sky; Bauer, Natural Shocks, The Wickhams and Miss Bennet) and Samuel French (Emilie). Her picture book Dr Wonderful: Blast Off to the Moon is available from Two
Lions/Amazon. She is the book writer for musicals with Ari Afsar (Jeannette), Dave Stewart and Joss Stone (The Time Traveller’s Wife), Joriah Kwamé (Sinister), Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk (Justice and Earthrise), and Kira Stone (Built for This). She is a board member of The Playwrights Foundation. LaurenGunderson.com
Who’s Who
Stephanie Lynge^ (Director)
Stephanie Lynge (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 50 productions at the Hippodrome either as an actor, director, choreographer, or dramaturg. She was seen on stage 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, Sex With Strangers, The Blameless, and Lone Star Spirits 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.
Elise Hudson is over the moon to be back at the Hippodrome this year, after previously playing Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists last season! Other favorite stage credits include: The Show Off (Off Broadway), A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company), A Moon for the Misbegotten (Playhouse on Park), The Taming (Cape May Stage), Laughing Stock (Peterborough Players), Twelfth Night and Macbeth (Philly Shakespeare), Coriolanus (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company). Elise also played her solo show Looking for Lightning at United Solo Festival in New York to multiple encore performances.
TV/Film credits include 2 seasons of Spike Lee’s Netflix show She’s Gotta Have it, Law and Order: SVU, Blackkklansman, The Rainbow Prince, Lock It Up (upcoming), and Brave the Dark (upcoming, with Jared Harris). Elise received her MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company MFA Program in Providence, RI. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. This one’s for my sciencevideo- loving husband, Josh.
www.EliseHudsonActor.com
Elise Hudson* (Henrietta Leavitt)
Laura Shatkus*^ (Williamina Fleming)
Laura Shatkus is an actor, director, producer, and writer originally from Chicago where she worked and trained for a decade before receiving an MFA in Acting from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She is a proud Hipp company member and has appeared in their productions of A Christmas Carol, 1984, Ripcord, and Miracle on South Division Street as well as several new works in progress. Most recently, she directed A Christmas Carol at The Hipp and devised and directed a reading of The Walmart Book of The Dead by Lucy Biederman for the Hipp’s Unplugged series. Chicago and Regional Theatre credits include work with Florida Repertory Theatre, North Dakota Shakespeare Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Collaboraction, Mary-Arrchie, Muse of Fire, and 16th Street Theatre among others. In 2020, Laura cocreated and co-produced Hold Fast, a site-specific theatre piece devised, delivered, and performed at households and community sites in pandemic isolation in Northwest Arkansas. Recent film and TV credits include: Tulsa King (Paramount +) Mindcage (Lionsgate), Follow Your Heart (Hallmark), and Freedom’s Path.
Tim Dowd is a New York based actor, writer, producer, storyteller and board recognized lord of the geeks. In addition to his theatrical work is the founder of Plan Z Productions, an independent film company and sketch comedy youtube channel. Select Credits: Film - THREEWAY. Theater - Romeo (ROMEO & JULIET), Benedict (MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING), Bottom (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM) CB (DOG SEES GOD), Adam (NORTH TO MAINE) and R (R+J) www.timdowd.com www.planzproductions.com
Tim Dowd* (Peter Shaw)
Cynthia Beckert* (Annie Cannon)
Cynthia Beckert is delighted to return to the Hipp after her 2019 appearance as Judy in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Central Florida theatre appearances include American Stage (Pipeline, Romeo & Juliet, Lift Every Voice Play Festival), Winter Park Playhouse (Festival of New Musicals), and four seasons with MCT Orlando (including Grounded, Rapture Blister Burn, Top Girls, and Men on Boats) In Orlando, Cynthia is part of the workshop and premiere cast of the world’s largest immersive theatre experience, Disney’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, helmed by Sleep No More director Mikhael Tara Garver. Cynthia earned her MFA in Acting from the University of California at Irvine, her MA in Theatre from FSU, and has been a proud Union member of Actors’ Equity for over 25 years. She is grateful to playwright Lauren Gunderson for bringing the stories of so many important but historically overlooked women of science to life, and to the Hipp for making sure those stories get told. Ad astra!
Savannah Simerly (Margaret Leavitt)
Savannah is grateful to be back at The Hipp. Previous Hippster roles include the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol, vocalist in It’s A Woman’s World, and cabaret artist for The Hipp’s Pop-Up Summer Series. The energy given to Margaret is in memory of Savannah’s Aunt Kathy, whose light shines in, over and all around.
Who’s Who
Amanda Nipper (Sound Designer/Projection Designer)
Amanda is thrilled to be in her tenth 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, and as the mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina at Dorset Theatre Festival: Keep moving forward.
Amber Wilkerson*^ (Stage Manager)
Amber is a professional Stage & Event Manager. She has been affiliated with the Hippodrome Theatre since 2003, 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 AEA 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 a Production Assistant on the Broadway musical, Grey Gardens. 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 holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Salisbury University. Amber is a proud member of the Hippodrome Company and the Actors’ Equity Association.
Bill Boothman (Master Electrician/Projection Designer)
Bill joined the Hippodrome as Master Electrician in September of 2019. Six months later the pandemic would be in full swing, and Bill would become a videographer/editor for the Hippodrome’s virtual productions. Favorite productions from this time include This Wonderful Life and Shakespeare, Thou Art Translated. Before getting into technical theatre Bill earned an AA in Anthropology from Santa Fe College, a BA in Sociology from Florida State University, and studied Chinese Language and Culture at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. After a brief (and expensive) detour to graduate school for Museum Studies, Bill went on to earn an AS in Theatre and Entertainment Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Favorite productions worked as a student include Young Frankenstein as Props Designer, Stalking Ottis Toole: A Southern Gothic as Master Electrician, and Peter and the Wolf as Lighting Designer.
After graduating from FSCJ, Bill worked full time as a union stagehand with IATSE local 115 in Jacksonville, FL. Bill is an art and music hobbyist.
Erika Capin (Properties Designer)
Erika has been involved in theatre since childhood & has done a little bit of everything including acting, directing, stage managing, painting sets, and even running the spotlight, but she finally found her true calling in the wonderful world of props. Her artistic creations have appeared on the stages of several local theatres in many shows over the years – most recently in The Revolutionists, Murder For Two, Lone Star Spirits, The Blue Period of Milton Van der Spuy, Mamma Mia, Gypsy, Time of My Life and Ins and Outs. When she isn’t making props or working at her day job, Erika also designs jewelry and takes care of an assortment of rescued animals.
Erin
Jester (Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor)
Erin is delighted to return to the Hippodrome for its 50th season. Erin is a UF alumna and a former Hippodrome costumes intern (2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons), and in 2020 received her MFA in costume design and technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Previous costume design credits include productions of Cabaret, Much Ado About Nothing and Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. Other credits include costume historical research for North Carolina State University’s Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, historical costume reproduction for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS, and costume coordination for the Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker and the independent film series 12 Westerns in 12 Months, directed by Travis Mills.
Julie Ray (Scenic Designer)
Julie Ray is excited to be back at The Hippodrome after designing As You Like It last season. She is a scenic designer for theatre, film and television, and Professor of Scenic Design/Department Head for the University of Georgia’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies. Her designs for theatre have been presented at many companies including The Aurora Theatre, Actors Express Theatre, PICT Theatre, Quantum Theatre, The City Theatre, Ballet Pacifica, Unseam’d Shakespeare, and East LA Classical Theatre Company. In addition to live theatre, Julie has worked in multiple art departments as Production Designer, Art Director, and Set Designer. TV and film credits include Netflix’s Mindhunter, The X-Files, Babylon 5, Neighbors 2, Abduction, Love & Other Drugs, and 13 Days. More information about her work is available at jraydesign.com
Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer)
Bob is enjoying his 39th season here at the Hippodrome, where he has designed lighting for over 700 Hippodrome productions and events. He has worn many Hipp hats throughout the decades: Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Facility Manger, IT Manager, AEA Stage Manager, TYA Tour Stage Manager, Safety Officer, Intern Recruiter, Light Board Operator, Sound Mixer, Mainstage State Tour Technical Director, and Bartender, just to name a few. Bob also continues to provide lighting designs throughout the country, working with clients that include architects, theatres, dance companies, industrial events, schools, colleges and universities, municipalities, various types of small and large companies, and homeowners. He proudly holds a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Florida.
Susan Schuld (Voice & Dialect Coach)
Susan has been acting and vocal coaching nationally for over 25 years and is an Associate Professor of Voice and Speech here at the School of Theatre and Dance. M.F.A in Acting from Rutgers University, Designated Linklater Teacher, Certified Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and a National Michael Chekhov Association Teacher.
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.
Special thank you to Michael A. Eaddy for photographing The Hippodrome’s moments for the last 20 years.
Our Generous Donors
The Hippodrome thanks its many donors for their generous contributions to support our productions and programs! For more information on how your gift supports the Hippodrome, please contact Matt Dibble at (352) 373-5968 ext. 217. Donations listed are from 4/1/22 through 4/1/23
PRODUCER $50000+
Nathan S. Collier
DIRECTOR $10,000+
PLAYWRIGHT $5,000-$9,999
DESIGNER $2,500-$5,000
(anonymous) ● (anonymous)
Bill Bryson ● Mary Trew & Weaver Gaines ● Anne Margoluis ● Janet Silverstein ● Jan Snyder & Steve Wilson
Debbie & Mike Conlon ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Eileen McCarthy Smith ● Midge Smith ● Merry Lynne Wilson
COMPOSER $1,000-$2,500
William Anderson ● Julie Anspach ● Wayne & Penny Archer ● Maria Elena Augustin ● Michael Avery ●
Margaret Bachus Estate ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy ● Kenneth & Laura Berns ● In Memory of Nelson & Mary Gene Blanchard ● Roxane Bleiweis ● David & Linda Bloom ● Joyce Bono ● Kim Bosshardt
● Phoebe H. Bowers ● Patrice Boyes ● Richard Brown ● Mary Day Coker ● Bruce Cornwell ● Forrest S. Crawford ● Katherine D’Amato-Weinhold ● Skip & Lynda Everitt ● Chris & Rusty Forsmark ● M. Susan
Fulford ● Ira & Gerri Gessner ● Dick & Caren Gorenberg ● Carol & Bob Gwin ● Tashia & Jeff Hale ●
Marie House ● Linda Kallman ● Kim Kazimour ● Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt ● Lucinda Lavelli ●
Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard ● Joseph W. & Lucille Little ● Trevor & Charlene Luke ● Stephanie B.
Lynge ● Ginny Maurer ● Quinn Family Charitable Foundation ● Gary & Laura McGill ● Carol F. Meyer ●
Jeff & Lauren Miller ● Chris M. Morris ● Joakim Nordqvist ● Nell Page Rainsberger & Kevin Rainsberger
● Pennypacker Family ● Emily Pritchett ● Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Lynn Rousseau ● Sally Ryden ●
Vivian Ruth Sawyer ● Richard & Joy Segall ● Molly Sexton Hamilton ● Ilene Silverman-Budd ● Bob & Connie Stern ● Betsy Styron ● Farol Tomson ● Justine Vaughen ● Nora Hoover & Amor Villar ● Hellen
Warren & Florence Turcotte ● Nel & Daniel Webster ● Kate Wilkinson ● Nicole Yucht
CHOREOGRAPHER $500+
(anonymous) ● (anonymous) ● Tara & James Blythe ● Frederick J Brenneman ● Peter Carpenter ●
Michael Curry & Stefanie Lord ● Maywood & Mary Ellen Ellifritt ● David Etherington & Jeff Dunn ● Laura
Gillman ● Michael Gorham & Veronika Thiebach ● Frederick & Patricia Harden ● Heather Harrell ● Ann
Hatfield ● Colin Hines ● Marie House ● John Howard ● Rosemary Hume ● David P. Kienast ● Carol & Salvadore Locascio ● Brenda & Morgan Lynge ● Richard Mankin ● Judge Karen Miller ● Charlie Mitchell
● Amy Pazzalia & Joe Stokes ● Karen Scarborough ● Molly Sexton ● Jason Shinn ● Halbert & Ruth Smith
● John & Daun Spindler ● Ruth L. Steiner ● Kenneth D. Wald ● Cynthia White ● Elaine Young ● Marjorie & Roy Weiner
CAST $250+
(anonymous) ● Erika Aenlle ● James & Caroll Archer ● Linda Boyles ● Jane Brockmann ● James & Phylis Craig ● Cherie Fine ● Lauren Groff & Clay Kallman ● Jay Hmielowski ● Chad Hood ● Gary G Ihas ● John & Carol Koogler ● Timothy Leslie ● John Malanchuk ● Pat & Robert Moore ● Jon Morris ● Veronica & Charles Ponzio ● Michael & Jaquelyn Resnick ● Carol & Jim Sarisky ● Jeff & Diana Shamis ● Brenda Smith
● The Smyth Family ● Jane S. Townsend ● Samuel Welker
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, contact The Hipp at development@thehipp.org.
SEASON PRODUCERS $50,000+
City of Gainesville ● The Collier Companies ● Florida Division of Cultural Affairs ● Visit Gainesville, Alachua County
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+
98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7 The Gator, AM 850 ● CBS4 / NBC9 ● James Moore Consulting ● Michael and Phyllis Warren on Behalf of AMJ Group, Inc ● UF School of Theatre + Dance
PRODUCERS $10,000+
EFN Properties ● Gainesville Health and Fitness Center ● Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille ● Wind-FM 92.5 Gainesville/95.5 Ocala ● Lake and Emerald Publications ● Nell Page Rainsberger - Realtor, Campus to Coast Realty ● Quality Plumbing ● WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV
PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+
Ben E. Keith Foods ● Bevis Chiropractic ● Colortyme Furniture Sales & Lease ● Destination Florida● Greater Gainesville Chamber ● McGurn Investment Company ● Marc Radio Group ● Renaissance Printing ● UF Health
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Alliance Credit Union ● Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish Realtors ● Florida Pest Control ● Gabrielle Redfern
● Gator Moving and Storage Co. ● JVC Broadcasting ● King’s Heating and Air, Inc ● Mini Maid ● Oak Hammock at the University of Florida ● Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) ● Residence Inn by Marriott ● Rush and Frisco Law ● Sherwin Williams
OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE SPONSOR $2,000+
Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+
The Bagel Bakery ● Hansel Hudson Photography ● JohnRussell Salon ● Tonewood Family Music ● Watchguard Technologies ● Kelley D. Jones P.A.
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
2022-2023 Leading Ladies
This annual women’s philanthropy group officially launched in 2015 for women who love and support the arts. We thank all of our past supporters. Below is our 2022-2023 list of supporters (so far!). If you’d like to renew your membership to this dynamic group of women or become a new member, please contact development@thehipp.org
Maria-Elena Augustin ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy ● Dr. Azra Bihorac ● Kim Bosshardt ● Patrice
Boyes, ESQ ● Mary Day Coker ● Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Sheila K. Dickison ● Allison Drexler-
Nordvquist ● Susan M. Fulford ● Carol Gwin ● Marie House ● Linda Kallman ● Leslie Klein ● Lucinda
Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard ● Judy Locascio ● Ginny Maurer ● Carol F. Meyer ● Chris M.
Morris ● Kerry Oliver-Smith ● Emily Pritchett ● Nell Page Rainsberger ● Galatia Ramphal ● Gabrielle
Redfern ● Lynn Rousseau ● Vivian Ruth Sawyer ● Molly Sexton Hamilton ● Ilene Silverman ● Jan Snyder
● Florence M. Turcotte ● Justine Vaughen ● Helen Warren ● Jorgia Wooten ● Nicole Yucht
Collier Challenge Donors
Jessica Abel ● Erika Aenlle ● Richard Alllen & Susan Mastin ● Sherri & Eric Amundson ● Julie Anspach ●
Lisa Anthony & Isaac Simmons ● James & Karen Archer ● Christine Aytug ● Robert Bachus ● Walter & Pamela Barry ● Gil & Suzie Baxter ● Theresa Beachy ● John & Barbara Bengston ● Azra Bihorac & Charles Hobson ● David & Linda Bloom ● James & Tara Blythe ● Joyce Bono ● Ralph Bowden ● Lisa
Bowley ● David & Nancy Boyd ● Sherry & Carter Boydstun ● Martha Brane & Lewis Sussman ● Patti
Breedlove ● Jane Brockman ● Tom Brunson & Debbie Savage ● Jane & Russell Burman-Holtom ● Cheryl
Calhoun & Ester De Jong ● Neda Caneva ● Alan Carlson & Theresa Guecia ● Peter Carpenter ● Charlotte & Paul Chadik ● Candace Clift & Mark Woolett ● Amy Coenen ● Debbie Conlon ● Erin Connelly ● Wes
Corbett ● Bruce Cornwell ● Diane Craig ● Phylis & James Craig ● Ed & Sheila Crapo ● Michael Curry ●
Katie D’Amato ● Eddie Daniel & Jason Monroe Newman ● Fonda Davis & John Eyler ● Nancy Deren ●
The Dharma Endowment Foundation ● Sheila Dickison ● Lee & Barbara Dockery ● Cheryl & Paul Doering
● Jeff Dunn & David Etherington ● Mark Elliot ● Robert Emerson ● Jane Emmeree & Erick Smith ● Jean
Epling ● Guy & Rhea Epstein ● Skip & Lynda Everitt ● Tara & Bill Ezzell ● Carol Faas ● Rebecca Falmlen
●Cassandra Farley & Christie Mclaughlin ● Mark Fenster ● Mark & Terrie Flaherty ● Griselda Forbes ●
The Friends of Melrose Elementary School Arts & Science Council ● Paul & Mary Ellen Funderburk ●
Jessie Furman ● Reisa & Paul George ● Ira Gessner ● Karen & Danny Gilliland ● Matt & Rae
Gitzendanner ● Julie & layton Glenn ● Harvey Goldstein ● Dick & Caren Gorenberg ● Jim & Sibet
Grantham ● Aubrey Greene ● Jess & Barbara Gregory ● Mary & Joe Haldeman ● Jeff & Tashia Hale ●
Anne Hastings ● Cliff Haynes ● Bruce & Elizabeth Hicks ● Colin Hines ● Guenther Hochhaus ● Robert & Lynne Holt ● Hogtown Brewers ● Chad Hood ● Nora Lee Hoover & Amor Villar ● John Howard ● Sharon
(Shea) Huey ● Rosemary Hume ● Myiah Hutchens & Jay Hmielowski ● Gary & Joann Ihas ● Michael
Jester ● Karen & Jodie Johnson ● Elta Johnston ● Gilda Josephson & Jeff Weingarten ● Clay Kallman & Lauren Groff ● The Kaplan-Stein Charitable Fund ● Kim Kazimour ● Jim & Melissa Keefer ● Barbara
Keener ● Loren Keldsen ● Rev. Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Marshal & Laura
Knudson ● Reggie Kramel ● Jim & Melissa Keefer ● Barbara Keener ● Loren Keldsen ● Rev. Maureen
Killoran & Peter Hyatt ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Marshal & Laura Knudson ● Reggie Kramel ● Scott & Joanne LaFramenta ● Sandra Lambert & Pamela Paris ● Jeremy Lesifko-Bremer Marc & Kaye Linden ●
Carol Locascio ● Debbie Louis ● Brenda & Morgan Lynge ● Stephanie B. Lynge ● John Malanchuck ●
Richard Mankin & Valentina Komaniecka ● Anne Margoluis ● Hayley Mathis ● Hilary Mathis ● Sarah
Maxwell ● Helen McCune ● Gary & Laura McGill ● Kathleen McGlone ● Martin & Caryl McKellar ● Sue & Jack Mecholsky ● Carol F. Meyer ● Catie Miller & Kirsten Engstrom ● Jeff & Lauren Miller ● Georgia & Ron Mills ● Charlie Mitchell ● John Morgan ● Richard & Joanna Morrow ● Marni Most ● Esther Negrin ●
Dorothy & Gale Nevill ● Madge Nipper ● Kimberlee & Bill Oakes ● Robert K. & Carol Anne Oglesby ●
Debi Pais & Bob Kolb ● Amy Pazzalia & Jeff Stokes ● H. S. & Susanne Pennypacker ● Liz Perdue & Sally
Bethart ● Susan Peters ● Peggy & Nancy Peterson ● Ed & Sandra Pettegrew ● Bradley & Marta Pollitt ●
Lisa & James Posteraro ● The Pozek’s ● Gary Prowe ● Barbara Jean Raskin ● Gabrielle Redfern ● Sandy & Larry Reimer ● Ralf Remshardt & Caron Cadle ● Churchill & Gay Roberts ● Janet Roberts ● Gail
Robinson & Carol Heymann ● Arthur & Joyce Rosenblatt ● Jane & Mike Ryals ● Betsy & David Sanders ●
Whitney Sanford & Kevin Veach ● Carol & Jim Sarisky ● Karen Scarborough ● Suzanne Scheraga ●
Suzanne Schiemann ● Diane & Jeff Shamis ● Brian & Cindy Shea ● Allison & Jason Shinn ● Beth & Jeff
Siegel ● Brenda Smith & Ronald Burrichter ● Eileen McCarthy Smith ● Halbert & Ruth Smith ● Pamela
Smith & Carol Barron ● Madeline Smyth ● The Smyth’s ● Jan Snyder & Steve Wilson ● Caroline H
Stanhope ● Mike Still ● G. W. Swicord ● Joe Thigpen & Becky De Marie ● The Thompson Family ● Farol
Tomson ● Tonewood Family Music Inc. ● Martin & Vibeke Vala ● PJ van Blokland ● Kirk van Meter ●
Vasanthi Vanniasingham ● Gary & Martha Waltman ● Marta Wayne ● Tom & Mary Louise Weber ●
Robin West & Ken Wald ● Roger & Ellen West ● Tom & Julie Whitney ● Carol Willis ● Gene Witmer ● Dr.
Sarah Wittstruck ● Carole & Bill Zegel
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
Administration
Artistic Intern: Alexandra Lopez ● Building Caretaker: Amador Santiago ● Grants Coordinator: Amanda
Fraser ● Development Consultant: Amanda Rodriguez ● Box Office Manager & Art Gallery Curator: Anna
Verney ● Office Manager/Artistic Assistant: Amie Thompson ● Production & Facilities Manager: Bob
Robins ● Box Office Representative: Clint Thornton ● Graphic Designer: Eric Taylor Neumann ●
Marketing Manager: Franziska Raeber ● Director of Education: Gabrielle Byam ● Assistant Building
Caretaker: Jaques Harris ● Marketing Associate: Le-Alem Getachew ● Bookkeeper: Marie House ●
Development/Group Sales Coordinator: Matthew Dibble ● Cinema Program Manager: Matthew Cugini ●
Development Consultant: Nell Page Rainsberger ● Artistic Director: Stephanie Lynge ● Education
Graphic Design Intern: Stephanie Reddy ● Marketing Intern: Suzette Mercedes
Production
Sound Designer: Amanda Nipper ● Company Manager: Amber Wilkerson ● Wardrobe Assistant: Intern
Amber Law ● Lighting Designer: Bob Robins ● Master Electrician: Bill Boothman ● Costume Shop
Manager: Erin Jester ● Scenic Painter: Ken Brown ● Costume Shop Volunteer: Leslie Klein ● First
Hand/Assistant Costume Designer: Mason Baria ● Assistant Stage Manager: Olivia Bradshaw ●
Carpenter: Rob Leach ● Technical Director: Warren Goodwin
Front of House
Bartender/House Manager: Alex Thorsburg ● Bartender: Emily Nadine Smith ● House
Manager/Bartender: Isabella Estrada ● House Manager: Jack Claypool ● Bartender: Matthew Cugini ●
Bartender/House Manager/Box Office: Nyq Smith ● Bartender/House Manager/Box Office: Riss Donato
● House Manager: Resli Ward ● House Manager/Bartender: Saul Ploch
