Director: Ryan Hope Travis
AEA Stage Manager: Amber WIlkerson*^
Assistant Stage Manager: Olivia Bradshaw
Scenic Designer: Tim Dygert
Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor: Erin Jester
Sound and Video Designer: Amanda Yanes
Production Manager/Lighting Designer: Robert P. Robins^
Lead Electrician: Gavin Cassel
Props Designer: Elaine Shoaf
Technical Director: Warren Goodwin
Wardrobe Assistant: Naomi Glaser
The Hippodrome Theatre recognizes and acknowledges that it resides on the historic territories of the Timucua and Seminole peoples who long inhabited this land
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; Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
Playbill by Isabella Lara
Please do not use the entrances and exits during the performance The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited
THE CAST
Gus: Nick Bublitz
Jane: Katie Haeuser*
Vanessa: Chasity Hart*
Tanner: Nathaniel P Claridad*
WHITE was developed at the PlayPenn New Play Conference The development of the play was supported by Philadelphia Theatre Company through the Terrence McNally New Play Award.
^ Member of The Hippodrome Theatre’s company members
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS: Mcgurn Investment Company, Bevis Chiropractic, Colortyme Rent-to-Own
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS: Mini-Maid, Rip’s Cleaners
Artistic Director’s Note
The Hippodrome Theatre’s 51st Season - Empower
Welcome to the Hippodrome’s 51st Season
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 , Owen Wechsberg) took a leap into the unknown, creating a theater that challenged expectations.
And what a challenging time this is. While the pandemic is (mostly) in our rearview mirror, its financial impacts on the whole of regional theater are still reverberating. Theaters across the country reopened with audiences down 50% in 2021, and the Hippodrome was no exception Nationwide, audience numbers are back to 70% attendance and again, the Hippodrome is right on target
We are coming back The issue is Regional theater needs a longer runway than the federal pandemic funding supplied, and again The Hippodrome, while beating the national trend, is facing similar issues But we are strong and resilient! Even as we cut back the number of full productions in our season, we are building new creative programming into the main stage, basement, and cinema spaces. You will have even more opportunities this coming season to experience the power of theater and community storytelling.
So what better theme could we have this season than Empower You, our community, empower us This collaborative art form brings us all together to experience something special, something that connects us to each other, which is powerful and strong. Art springs from times of struggle and change as we try to navigate our world And, just like the characters in our plays, the Hippodrome is weathering this challenge and tackling our future head on
Thank you for being a part of our community and keeping Gainesville Hipp.
-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome’s Artistic Director)
Director’s Note
White reminds us that “nothing is truly black or white, just shades of gray.” At the same time, as the play demonstrates, some moments are just black (or white). Playwright James Ijames leaves them for us to decide.
Like a multi-dimensional universe, White is rich with meaning, double entendre, and humor. In the notes section of his script, Ijames counsels, “This play should feel like a sitcom until it’s not.” This advice was
our guiding light throughout our process. We hope you have as much fun watching it, as we did building it.
On behalf of the entire creative team, the ensemble, and myself, thank you for supporting live, local theatre. Enjoy the show.
-Ryan Hope Travis (Director)
Excerpt from Essay “HWITE” by Kenya (Robinson)
“I’ve known a Gus, or twenty, in my time. Joes in different areas codes, of Ivy League extraction with a penchant for minstrelsy, presented as a thinly veiled thought experiment. Gus or Joe or Dave or some other moniker swimming in the same talent pool of future executioner, ahem, executive. Waterlogged. Shirley sells seashells at the seashore all while claiming that “other kinds of people can steer the ship of state besides white men”. Irrespective of these Other Kinds of People, we seem committed to the Captain. Conditioned to give credit undeserved. At least a little bit. “Why would you want someone else to take credit for your work?” Vanessa asks. Credit, from the Latin creditum is defined as “a loan, thing entrusted to another,” and the neuter past participle of credere - “to trust, entrust, believe”. And here lies the fulcrum of WHITE’s machinations Of the balkanization of Balkonaé The guile of Gus The truth of Tanner and the juxtaposition of Jane Trust and belief are tenuously connected when taking credit for another’s work is the prima materia I just wished I could’ve warned Vanessa ”
All my best,
k(R)
WHO’S WHO IN WHITE
Ryan Hope Travis (Director)
Ryan Hope Travis is a Bronze Award-winning filmmaker, theatre-maker, actor, director, and writer. His body of work spans independent film direction to devised theatre creation He received a commission from the New York State Council on the Arts, a Grand Jury Prize, and grants from The Gifford Foundation and CNY Arts, among others. His work has world premiered at regional theaters and film festivals in NYC, LA, the United Kingdom, Miami, Austin, and the Academy Award-qualifying, Atlanta Film Festival. RHT teaches at Florida State University as Assistant Professor of Acting. He is Founder and Lead Maker at Arcable, a film and theatre production company dedicated to producing works of art rooted in social commentary. To learn more, visit www.ryanhopetravis.com
James Ijames (Playwright)
James Ijames is a Philadelphia-based performer and playwright. He has appeared regionally in productions at the Arden Theatre Company, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre Company, the Wilma Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Mauckingbird Theatre Company, and People’s Light and Theatre. James’ plays have been produced by Flashpoint Theatre Company, Orbiter 3, Theatre Horizon (Philadelphia), the National Black Theatre (NYC), and Ally Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.) and have received development with PlayPenn’s New Play Conference, the Lark, Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb, Villanova Theatre, the Gulfshore Playhouse, the Wilma Theater, Azuka Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, and Victory Gardens. James is the 2011 recipient of the F Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, and he also won two Barrymores for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for SUPERIOR DONUTS and ANGELS IN AMERICA and one Barrymore for Outstanding Direction of a Play for THE BROTHERS SIZE with Simpatico Theatre Company James is a 2011 Independence Foundation Fellow, a 2015 Pew Fellow for Playwriting, the 2015 winner of the Terrance McNally New Play Award for WHITE, the 2015 Kesselring Honorable Mention Prize winner for MIZ MARTHA, and a 2017 recipient of the Whiting Award James is a founding member of Orbiter 3, Philadelphia’s first playwright producing collective, and a mentor for the Foundry He received a B A in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, and a M F A in Acting from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. James is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Villanova University and resides in South Philadelphia.
Nick Bublitz (Gus)
This is Nick’s second production with the Hipp He is an actor, director, producer, and educator in Orlando, FL Most notable theatrical productions include Unnecessary Farce (The Studio at Tierra Del Sol), Every Brilliant Thing, Henry VI Pt 1, Comedy of Errors, Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing (Orlando Shakes) Hills on Fire, The Magnificent Revengers (Tilted Windmill Theatricals), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Hippodrome Theatre), and A Christmas Karen (Gamiotics Studios). Nick is the Associate Artistic Director at Orlando Shakes and has been with the company for over six years. He has his MFA in Acting from the University of Florida. To Katie and Keifer: Thank you for making me quote book pages.
Chasity Hart* (Vanessa)
Chasity Hart is a singer, writer, and actress from Ft.Lauderdale, FL by way of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Hart received her BFA degree from South Florida’s own New World School of the Arts/University of Florida. She is thrilled to make her debut here at the Hipp. She is now a proud member of the groundbreaking M Ensemble Company. She was last seen in the M Ensemble’s, The Girls of Summer and Blues for an Alabama Sky. Main Street Players production of Sweat. Hart was also seen in Brevo Theatre’s Funny House of a Negro. Main Street Player’s Shakespeare is a White Supremacist. M Ensemble’s production of Sisters (Cassie). The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s The Colored Museum ( Aunt Ethel, Topsy) MTC Them Beaux (Cherry) City Theatre’s Summer Shorts (Various) and Anti-Bullying Tour Shortcutz (Various) . Also Entr’acte Theatrix’s production of Avenue Q (Gary Coleman) She released her first Debut EP “Stages” on all musical platforms! She’d like to thank her family for their continued support and God for being a constant miracle worker in her life A Lupus and NeuroMylitis Survivor she encourages anyone battling an autoimmune disease to continue fighting and pursuing their dreams no matter what! “For if God is for me , who can be against me!” Hart Says
Katie Haeuser* (Jane)
Katie Haeuser is a graduate of the University of Florida’s MFA program and is thrilled to return to Gainesville for her Hippodrome debut Katie has recently appeared in ATTP’s Henry V and has played roles such as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Valerie in In Case of Emergency, and Milady De Winter in The Three Musketeers She currently lives in New York City with her cat Pushkin and wants to thank her family and friends for their unending support Big Big
Nathaniel P. Claridad* (Henry)
Nathaniel P. Claridad: Off-Broadway/NYC include: Here Lies Love (The Public Theater), Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History...(St. Ann’s Warehouse); Regional credits include work at The Kennedy Center, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Portland Stage Company, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Imagination Stage, Hangar Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Florida Studio Theatre. International credits include work at the Brisbane Festival and the Sydney Opera House with Dead Puppet Society, and at the Melbourne Festival with Taylor Mac. TV: New Amsterdam, Harlem. As a director, credits include work at Weathervane Theatre, Imagination Stage, TheatreWorksUSA, Southern Rep., Out of the Box Theatrics, as well as being named a Drama League Resident in 2019 & 2016 MFA: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
WHO’S WHO IN WHITE
Amanda Yanes (Sound & Video Designer) Amanda is thrilled to be in her eleventh 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.
Elaine Shoaf (Props Designer) Alma Elaine Shoaf is a painter, illustrator and book artist based in Gainesville, Florida. She graduated from The Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration, and has created illustrations for Radix Media, the Florida Trail Association, Hachette Books, Before the Door Pictures, Keepers of the Springs, Swamp Witch Pedals, Zest eDiscovery, and the Tampa Bay Brewing Company. Her second solo show, Ghost Lines, premiered at 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, FL in 2017, and her drawings and paintings have been exhibited across the country. Additionally, she makes and sells handbound journals and sketchbooks under the moniker Inky Cap Books using a combination of repurposed materials and her original prints and drawings/paintings. This is Elaine’s second season and
sixth show with the Hippodrome as prop designer, with previous shows including Fahrenheit 451, Native Gardens, and Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.
Erin Jester (Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor) Erin is delighted to return to the Hippodrome for its 51st 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
Gavin Cassel (Lead Electrician) Gavin is elated to make their Hippodrome debut as the Lead Electrician. Gavin is a proud alum of Western Michigan University’s Technical Theatre Design program, from which they graduated from with a BFA in 2023. They would like to thank their friends and the wonderful Hippodrome crew for being so supportive!
Tim Dygert (Scenic Designer) Tim is a staff member of The Harn Museum of Art, and the owner and operator of Dygert Design LLC, a professional design firm based in Gainesville Florida, specializing in entertainment, residential, and commercial design and consulting. He has been involved in theatre and event production for the entirety of his adult life, having been instrumental in the creation of more than 500 live theatre, dance, music, and corporate events Tim has worked with internationally recognized and award-winning designers, playwrights, performers, and entertainment professionals Tim also serves as the Harn Museum of Art’s Exhibit Installation Coordinator and Preparator He is a professional art handler, assists in the design and installation of exhibitions, and fabricates mounts and custom art installations His design work can be seen at dygertdesign com
Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer) Bob is enjoying his 40th 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.
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.
WHO’S WHO AT THE HIPPODROME
Stephanie Lynge (Artistic 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.
Trevor Wise (Managing Director)
Trevor is elated to join The Hippodrome Theatre as its newest Managing Director Originally from a farm in North Missouri, Trevor received his undergraduate degree in Theatre with an emphasis in Writing for Performance from the University of Missouri Columbia and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Arts Administration from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas Other professional credits include: Gulfshore Playhouse, Ragtag Film Society and the True/False Film Fest, Dobama Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Bucks County Playhouse, and the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center (member of the 2010 Regional Theatre Tony Award winning staff). Additionally, Trevor was instrumental in the founding of the BurkTech Players a theatre company for individuals identifying on the autism spectrum and is an active board member for Spectrum Theatre Ensemble that empowers the neurodiverse community in achieving equal opportunity and full participation in society. Most of Trevor’s time is now on the administrative side of theatre but he does occasionally grace the stage as a performer a few favorite roles have included Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, The Judge and Figment of Stanley in Interior Panic: An Evening of Tennessee Williams, and originating the role of Dave Bell in Craigslisted. Trevor pretends to be
conversationally fluent in German and is the proud “Dogfather” to a wonderful girl named Stella.
HIPPODROME STAFF
ADMINISTRATION
Building Caretaker: Amador Santiago ● Development Consultant: Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Company Manager: Amber Wilkerson ● Development Associate: Amie Thompson ● Marketing & Sales Manager:
Franziska Raeber ● Director of Education: Gabrielle Byam ● Marketing Associate: Isa Lara ● Assistant
Building Caretaker: Jacques Harris ● Projectionist: Jerry Papi ● Bookkeeper: Marie House ● Group
Sales/Box Office: Matt Dibble ● Cinema Program Manager: Matthew Cugini ● Development Consultant:
Nell Rainsberger ● Graphic Designer: Nicole Brown ● Front of House Manager: Nyq Smith ● Production & Facilities Manager: Robert P Robins ● Projectionist: Rowan McKwan ● Artistic Director: Stephanie
Lynge ● Managing Director: Trevor Wise
PRODUCTION
Sound & Video Designer: Amanda Yanes ● AEA Stage Manager: Amber Wilkerson ● First Hand: Amber
Law ● Costume Shop Manager: Erin Jester ● Lead Electrician: Gavin Cassel ● Scenic Designer: Elaine
Shoaf ● Production Manager/Lighting Designer: Robert P. Robins ● Assistant Stage Manager: Olivia
Bradshaw ● Technical Director: Warren Goodwin
FRONT OF HOUSE
Box Office Representative: Nick Bacho ● House Manager: Emmet Smith ● House Manager: McKensi
Houston ● House Manager: Resli Ward ● House Manager: Vivienne Serret ● House Manager: Zixia Li ●
House Manager/Bartender: Emily Nadine Smith ● House Manager/Bartender: Isabela Estrada ●
Bartender: Cassie Urbenz ● House Manager/Bartender: Rose Decotiis ● House Manager/Bartender:
Vivienne Street ● House Manager/Bartender: Grant Huchingson ● House Manager/Bartender: Liz Baer
NONPROFIT PARTNERS
Community Foundation of North Central Florida
Matheson History Museum
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF)
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Amazon Smile Foundation
Florida Blue Foundation
Google
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 Development at (352) 373-5968 ext. 217. Donations listed are from 2/1/23 through 2/29/24
PRODUCER $50,000+
Nathan S. Collier
DIRECTOR $10,000-$49,999
Ralf Remshardt
PLAYWRIGHT $5,000-$9,999
Anne Margoluis ● Bill Bryson ● Drs Burton & Janet Silverstein ● Gary & Suzy Miller ● Kenneth & Colleen Rand ● Mary Trew & Weaver Gaines
DESIGNER $2,500-$4,999
Merry Lynne Wilson ● Merry Lynne Wilson ● Mrs James & Terie DeFord
COMPOSER $1,000-$2,499
Anthony Maurelli●Bill & Carole Zegel ●Charlene Luke ●Daniel R Webster ●David & Linda Bloom ●
Debbie & Michael Conlon ●Dr. Farol Tomson ●Eileen McCarthy Smith ●Frank & Mary Blanchard ●
Joseph & Lucille Little ●Michelle Koidin Jaffee ●Mr &Mrs Ted & Hallie McFetridge ●Mrs Cindy Dorfeld Bruckman ●Ms. Kate Wilkinson ●Roberta & Chris Forsmark ●Wayne & Penny Archer ●William
Anderson
CHOREOGRAPHER $500-$999
Ann Hatfield ●Betty Schelske ●Dr Daniel & Lisa Duncanson ●Dr Elaine Young ●Fred Harden ●
Frederick J. Brenneman ●Heather Harrell ●Honorable Karen Miller ●Jim & Carol Sarisky ●John & Dawn Spindler ●Joy & Michael Avery ●Joy & Richard Segall ●Kenneth Wald ●Michael Gorham ●Mr & Mrs
Connie & Bob Stern ●Mr & Mrs J F Burns ●Mr & Mrs Kami Landy ●Mrs Marjorie G Weiner ●Phoebe H Bowers ●Sally E Ryden
CAST $250-$499
Allison Cunningham ●Anonymous ●Barry & Elaine Jacobson ●Catherine Ackerman ●Cmdr Gregg
Jones ●D A Fosser ●Dr Dan Rimkus ●Dr Lynne Holt ●Dr Robin West ●Dr Timothy Martin ●Harvey & Missy Willis Ziegler ●J Lee & Barbara K Dockery ●John & Carol Koogler ●John Freeman ●Linda Boyles ●Mr Samuel S Walker ●Mr Timothy & Christine Tucker ●Pat Moore ●Patti Breedlove ●Richard & Valentina Mankin ●Steve & Judy Watkins
Thank you to Michael A Eaddy for photographing The Hippodrome's moments for the last 20 years
Donations made from 2/1/23 through 2/29/24
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 ● CBS 4 / NBC 9 ● James Moore Consulting ● Michael & Phyllis Warrren – on behalf of AMJ Group Inc. ● UF School of Theatre + Dance
PRODUCERS $10,000+
Gainesville City Lifestyle ● 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 ● 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 ● Carly Spoto Photography ● The Traveler Bar ● Ken and Linda McGurn McGurn Investment Company ● Marc Radio Group ● Renaissance Printing ● UF Health ● ALTA Printing
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Alliance Credit Union ● Gator Moving and Storage Co ● Mini Maid ● Rush and Frisco Law ● Sherwin
Williams ● Oak Hammock at the University of Florida ● JVC Media Group ● Rip’s Cleaners ● Hampton Inn & Suites ● Myers & Briggs Foundation ● UF Health Psychiatric Hospital
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+
The Bagel Bakery ● JohnRussell Salon ● Tonewood Family Music ● Watchguard Technologies ● Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio ● Bingo Deli & Pub
The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.
2023-2024 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 2023-2024 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 ● Patrice Boyes, ESQ ● Mary Day Coker ● Sheila Dickison ● M Susan Fulford ● Joy Glanzer ● Carol Gwin ● Nancy Herring ● Cornelia Holbrook ● Marie House ● Diane Jacobson ● Linda Kallman ● Leslie Klein ● Lucinda Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard
● Judy Locascio ● Stephanie B. Lynge ● Ginny Maurer ● Linda McGurn ● Carol F. Meyer ● Kat Moore ●
Chris M. Morri ● Marni Most ● Allison Nordqvist ● Kerry Oliver-Smith ● Nell Page Rainsberger ● Julie
Penrod-Glen ● Emily Pritchett ● Vera Rabino ● Lynn Rousseau ● Vivian Ruth Sawyer ● Ilene
Silverman-Budd ● Florence M. Turcotte ● Justine Vaughen Fry ● Helen Warren ● 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 V 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
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Infantsarenotpermittedinthetheater.Foodisnotpermitted inthetheater.Pleaseturnoffallcellularphones,watch alarms,andallothernoise-makingequipmentwheninthe theater.Photographingand/orsoundrecordingany performanceorthepossessionofanydeviceforsuch photographingorsoundrecordinginthistheateris prohibited.Violatorsmaybesubjecttoconfiscationof equipmentandejection.Violationsmayrendertheoffender liabletofinancialcharges.TheHippodromereservestheright toaskanypatroncausingadisturbancetoleavethe premiseswithoutrefund.
Inanemergency,evacuatethroughtheexternalexitsoneithersideofthelobby.
