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Founder & Artistic Director MOSES PENDLETON

Associate Director CYNTHIA QUINN

with ORLA BAXENDALE, HEATHER CONN, NATHANIEL

DAVIS, DEREK ELLIOTT JR., HAILEY GREEN, SEAH HAGAN, AURELIE GARCIA, AND ADAM ROSS

PROGRAM

ACT ONE: Down the Rabbit Hole

A Summer Day

Alice Down the Rabbit Hole

Pool of Tears

A Trip of Rabbits

The Tweedles

The Cheshire Cat

Advice from a Blue Caterpillar

The Lobster Quadrille

Mad Hatters

The Queen of Diamonds

The Queen of Clubs Versus The Queen of Spades

The Mad Queen of Hearts

Cracked Mirrors

-intermission-

ACT TWO: Through the Looking Glass

There is Another Shore

Into the Woods

The Wolf-Spied-Her

Looking Through Stained Glass

Garden of Molar Bears & Other Creatures

The Mock Turtle Deflated

Trial of the Fallen Cards

Bed of Roses

Go Ask Alice

ALICE PROGRAM NOTE

Travel down the rabbit hole MOMIX-style with Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. As Alice’s body grows and shrinks and grows again, MOMIX dancers extend themselves by means of props, ropes, and other dancers.

“We don’t intend to retell the whole Alice story,” he says, “but to use it as a taking off point for invention. I’m curious to see what will emerge, and I’m getting curiouser and curiouser the more I learn about Lewis Caroll. I share his passion for photography and his proclivity for puns”.

The Alice story is full of imagery and absurd logic – before there was Surrealism, there was Alice. Alice is an invitation to invent, to let the imagination run wild. “Go Ask Alice”, sang Grace Slick in “White Rabbit” – she also said, “feed your head”.

Pendleton continues, “You can see why I think Alice is a natural fit for MOMIX and an opportunity for us to extend our reach. We want to take this show into places we haven’t been before in terms of the fusion of dance, lighting, music, costumes, and projected imagery. Our puns are visual, not verbal. It’s not modern dance, it’s MOMIX – under the spell of Lewis Carroll, who was under the spell of Alice – who was still learning to spell.”

As with every MOMIX production, you never quite know what you are going to get. Hopefully, audiences will be taken on a journey that is both magical, mysterious, fun, eccentric, and much more. As Alice falls down the rabbit hole and experiences every kind of transformation, we invite you to follow her.

We see Alice as an invitation to invent, to dream, to alter the way we perceive the world, to open it to new possibilities. The stage is our rabbit hole, we welcome you to drop in!”

- Moses Pendleton, Artistic Director

ABOUT MOMIX

MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists founded and directed by Moses Pendleton, has been presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty for more than 40 years. From its base in Washington, Connecticut, the company has developed a devoted worldwide following. In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also worked in film and television, as well as corporate advertising, with national commercials for Hanes and Target, and presentations for Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and Pirelli. With performances on PBS’s “Dance in America” series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian RAI television, the company’s repertory has been beamed to 55 countries. The Rhombus Media film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was the winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first 3-D IMAX films released in IMAX theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film F/X2, and White Widow, co-choreographed by Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Robert Altman’s movie The Company. With nothing more than light, shadow, fabric, props, and the human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and delight audiences on five continents.

ABOUT MOSES PENDLETON

Artistic Director Moses Pendleton has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for almost 50 years. A co-founder of the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, with Alison Chase in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV, and opera, and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events.

Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a showman came from

exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately, and the group shot to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring internationally, and appearing in PBS’s Dance in America and Great Performances series.

By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In that same year, he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often illusionistic choreography. The troupe has now been creating new work under his direction and touring worldwide for four decades.

Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the U.S. Spoleto Festival, and contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National Gymnastics Team. Most recently, Mr. Pendleton choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 ballerinas, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Mr. Pendleton’s film and television work include the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses

Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has also made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others.

Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer whose work has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and Aspen. Images of the sunflower plantings at his home in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi (1999), and his photographs accompany the sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own creative process as its subject.

Mr. Pendleton was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. He was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and the 2002 American Choreography Award for his contributions to choreography for film and television. In 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he delivered the commencement address. In 2021, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctor of Arts from his alma mater, Dartmouth College, for his lifetime contribution to the arts.

STAFF

Conceived and Directed by: MOSES PENDLETON

Associate Director: CYNTHIA QUINN

Assisted by: ANTHONY BOCCONI, BEAU CAMPBELL, JENNIFER CHICHEPORTICHE, SAMANTHA CHIESA, HEATHER CONN, GREGORY DE ARMOND, JONATHAN EDEN, MATT GIORDANO, SEAH HAGAN, HANNAH KLINKMAN, SEAN LANGFORD, HEATHER MAGEE, SARAH NACHBAUER, JADE PRIMICIAS, REBECCA RASMUSSEN, COLTON WALL, and JASON WILLIAMS

Production Manager & Lighting Supervisor: WOODROW F. DICK III

Technical Crew: ALEXA DENNEY, LILY FONTES, COLIN NEUKIRCH

Lighting Design: MICHAEL KORSCH

Music Collage: MOSES PENDLETON

Music Editing: ANDREW HANSON

Video Design: WOODROW F. DICK, III

Spider Puppet Design: MICHAEL CURRY

Costume Design: PHOEBE KATZIN

Costume Construction: PHOEBE KATZIN & BERYL TAYLOR

Ballet Mistress: VICTORIA MAZZARELLI

Research Consultant: PHILIP HOLLAND

Communications Manager: QUINN PENDLETON

Company Manager: PAULA BUDETTI BURNS

This production of Alice has been funded, in part, by a contribution from Next Move Dance.

ALICE SOUNDTRACK

Des Chapeaux dans les Lapins by Odezenne - Alix Calliet, Jacques Cormary, and Matthia Lucchini, SDRM

Cracked Mirrors and Stopped Clocks, Womb Duvet by Origamibiro - Tom Hill, Andy Tytherleigh, and The Joy of Box, Two Thousand and Eleven Ribbon Music

Faster and Faster by Tony Kinsey, KMP LTD

Fortress of Doors, Fungiferous Flora, Skool Daze, Falling Down the Rabbit Hole by Chris Vrenna & Mark Blasquez, Almo/Pink

Lava

Taal Se Taal by Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan - A.R. Rahman & Anand Bakshi, Tips Industry Music Publishing

The Cheshire Cat by Danny Elfman, Wonderland Music Company

Restless by Sounds from the Ground - Nick Woolfson & Eliot Jones, Sherlock Holmes Music LTD

The Lobster Quadrille by Franz Ferdinand - Alexander Huntley, Nick McCarthy, Paul Thompson, and Robert Hardy, Universal Polygram Intl.

Mexicali, Jacquadi by Polo and Pan - Paul Armand-Delille & Alexandre Grynszpan, EOS

1977 by Ana Tijoux, BMG; Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You, Smoke and Mirrors by Gotye - Wouter De Backer, Songs of Kobalt Music.

Prologue/Cherry Ripe by Richard Hartley, He Pro Tunes, Inc.

The Sea by Joey Pecoraro, Rough Trade Songs

Divine Moments of Truth by Shpongle - Simon James Posford & Raja Ram, Twisted Music LTD

Requiem by House Made of Dawn, Arcane Creative Publishing

2 Songar (Two Songs) II Vogguvis (Lullaby) by Jon Leifs, Iceland Music Information Center

Indifferent Universe, Liminalidad, Espera by Lucrecia Dalt, RVNG Intl.

White Rabbit Written by Grace Slick, Published by Mole Music (BMI) All rights reserved, (used by permission)

Perpetuum Mobile by Simon Jeffes, Daniel Myer, Barbara Thompson, and Dejan Samardzic, Editions Penguin Cafe LTD

Thursday, October 12, 7:30 pm

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

MOMIX: Alice BIOS

CYNTHIA QUINN (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR)

Cynthia Quinn grew up in Southern California. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Riverside and continued there as an Associate in Dance for five years. As a member of Pilobolus in the 1980s, she performed on Broadway and throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Israel, and Japan, and she collaborated on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy for the Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Window and Stabat Mater. Ms. Quinn began performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured worldwide with the company. She has appeared in numerous television programs and music videos, and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the choreography of Pulcinella for the Ballet Nancy in France, Tutuguri for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Platée for the Spoleto Festival USA, Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION for the Zurich-Volksbuhne Theatre, Carmen for the Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for the Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest artist with the Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet, and the Munich State Opera, as well as international galas in Italy, France, and Japan. Ms. Quinn made her film debut as “Bluey” (a role she shared with Karl Baumann) in F/X2. She was a featured performer in the Emmy Award-winning Pictures at an Exhibition with the Montreal Symphony and has also appeared in the 3D IMAX film IMAGINE. Ms. Quinn is a board member of the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., and is on the advisory board of Torrington’s Susan B. Anthony Project. She was featured with Ru Paul and k.d. lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ “Fashion Cares” benefit in Toronto and Vancouver. Ms. Quinn is co-choreographer of “White Widow,” which is featured prominently in Robert Altman’s The Company. Ms. Quinn was also featured in the film “First Born,” with Elisabeth Shue. Most recently, she co-choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Her most rewarding and challenging role, however, has been as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth.

ÓRLA BAXENDALE (DANCER)

Órla Baxendale is originally from Lancashire, UK where she trained and competed in Irish Dancing from a very early age. Her love of dance led her to train at Northern Ballet Academy and Elmhurst Ballet School. In 2018 she moved to New York to train as a scholarship student at The Ailey School. Since graduating, Órla has performed professionally across the UK and United States in various styles including Contemporary Dance, Classical Ballet and Musical Theatre as well as Film/TV and Live Stage Productions.

She has worked for NYFW, H&M, Coach and Commodity Fragrances, and danced at The Choreographers Carnival. She was cast in the World Premiere production of Romeo and Juliet for Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Company, and also performed as Juliet for Women In Dance’s Romeo and Juliet - The Choice. Most recently, Órla performed in the show English with an Accent at Lincoln Center in New York City. She is a soon to be certified Pilates Teacher, and works as a Performance Entertainer across the Tri-State Area. Órla joined MOMIX in June 2023!

HEATHER CONN (DANCER)

Heather Conn is originally from New York. She attended the Long Island High School for the Arts as a dance major and holds a BFA in dance from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Additionally, she has trained with the Joffrey Ballet School, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Boston Conservatory, among others. Heather has performed professionally across the United States and beyond, in contemporary dance, musical theater, film, and live production art. She has performed in such notable venues as Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Apollo Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, and the Folies Bergere in Paris, France. Heather has danced for NickersonRossi Dance, Schoen Movement Company, and The Orsano Project as assistant to Phil Orsano. She was given a leading role in Busch Gardens Christmastown production of their show Miracles. She performs for TEN31 Productions as a “living art” performer at events, as well as the live arts company Moving On. Heather is featured in the published photography book Dance Across the USA by Jonathan Givens, as a dancer representing the state of New York. She is a certified Yoga teacher, a certified Animal Flow® instructor, and an Essential Oil Specialist. Heather has a passion for healing and is an advocate for social justice, wildlife, and the Earth. Heather joined MOMIX in 2018.

NATHANIEL DAVIS (DANCE CAPTAIN)

Nathaniel Davis was born in Toronto, Canada, and started his training at the age of seventeen. He attended the New World School of the Arts college graduating cum laude in 2015 with a BFA in dance. He has previously worked with the Peter London Dance Company in Miami, Florida, and Artichoke Dance Company in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed works by Robert Battle, Daniel Ulbricht, George Balanchine, Jose Limon, Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones, and Darshan Bueller. Nathaniel joined MOMIX in 2017.

DEREK ELLIOTT JR (DANCER)

Derek Elliott Jr. is a performing artist residing in Pennsylvania. He received his BA in Dance and a BA in Theatre with a Concentration in Musical Theatre Performance from DeSales University. He has been performing in musicals since the age of thirteen. While in college he had the privilege of training with Dance Artists Trinette Singleton, Timothy Cowart, Julia A. Mayo, Derek Crisenti, Steven Casey and Angela Sigley Grossman. He has performed excerpts from Paul Taylor's Cloven Kingdom restaged

by Annmaria Mazzini, and A Chorus Line directed, choreographed, and restaged by Luis Villabon as an Offstage Cover/Swing at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. In addition to dancing, acting, and singing, Derek holds a Black Belt in traditional Karate, Jeet Kune Do, and Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu. He also holds an International Parkour Coaching Certification and has additional Parkour professional development training in Strength Training for Movement. Derek joined MOMIX in 2022.

HAILEY GREEN (DANCER)

Hailey Green grew up in the outskirts of Chicago, where she began dancing at a young age. In 2021, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee with a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance. Shortly after, she moved to NYC and trained at Broadway Dance Center. Hailey has performed at sea with Step One Dance Company, cruising on the Holland America Line. She currently works as a model when she is not dancing. Hailey is very excited to begin her first season with Momix, having joined the company in June 2023.

SEAH HAGAN (DANCE CAPTAIN)

Born and raised in Tallahassee Florida, Seah is a third generation dancer. She began her training at the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts under the tutelage of Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. As an Advanced Company member with the Pas de Vie Ballet, she performed many classical and contemporary soloist and principal roles. In addition to ballet and modern training, Seah is also an accomplished ballroom dancer, having competed in multiple world championships. At age 16, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Florida State University Schools. Prior to MOMIX, she worked for the State of Florida at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On her 18th birthday, Seah began her professional dance career with the world renowned company MOMIX. She has since toured across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Asia performing in three original shows, VIVA MOMIX, Opus Cactus, and Alice, where she has performed featured solos in all three. As Dance Captain, Seah was heavily involved in the creation of their newest show, Alice. Seah joined MOMIX in 2017.

AURELIE GARCIA (DANCER)

Aurelie Garcia is a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. She grew up in the South of France, where she first started dancing at a local dance school. At eighteen, she moved to New York City to attend The Ailey School, graduating from their scholarship program in 2018. She has performed works by Ray Mercer, Elizabeth Roxas, Tracy Inman, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Talley Beatty, Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Eduardo Vilaro, Michelle Manzanalez, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Pedro Ruiz, and Alvin Ailey. Since moving to New York to pursue her dance career, Aurelie has performed with companies such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, Ntrinsik Movement, Bloodline Dance Theater, Ann Nuo Spiritual Dance Art, VLDC, OCA Dance, and ACBD. Aurelie joined MOMIX in 2019.

ADAM ROSS (DANCER)

Adam Ross began training at a young age in Chesapeake, VA. He went on to compete in regional and national dance competitions throughout the East Coast. As a teen, he attended the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA, where he focused on Ballet and Modern technique. Currently a senior at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Adam is working towards his BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance. Adam has performed works from Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, Martha Graham, Murray Louis, and Gabrielle Lamb, as well as multiple creations from faculty, students, and alumni from the Conservatory. Dance Intensives and workshops include Point Park University, Milwaukee Ballet, RUBBERBANDance Group, and CoMotion. Adam is excited to begin his professional career with MOMIX, while simultaneously completing his degree this spring. Adam joined MOMIX in August 2022.

PHOEBE KATZIN (COSTUME DESIGNER)

After graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design program, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing and constructing costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more than 20 years.

MICHAEL KORSCH (LIGHTING DESIGNER)

Michael Korsch is a lighting and scenic designer based in Philadelphia. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating visual designs for dance and theatre throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Michael has been the resident lighting/scenic designer and technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, and the resident lighting designer for Ballet Arizona since 2001. In addition, he has created original designs for companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Cleveland Play House, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Daytona Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Oakland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin and Washington Ballet, and has worked with MOMIX on several shows.

WOODROW F. DICK III (PRODUCTION MANAGER & LIGHTING SUPERVISOR)

Woodrow F. Dick III is MOMIX’s go-to guy for anything and everything production-related. He has worked on numerous productions both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005.

VICTORIA MAZZARELLI (BALLET MISTRESS)

Following an impressive and extensive professional international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., where she serves as Artistic Director, training the next generation of dancers.

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$1,000 & above/couple

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho*

Mona & Greg Anderson*

Marianne Barton*

Deborah Walsh Bellingham*

In Memory of Dr. Bruce A. Bellingham*

Honey & Harry Birkenruth*

Ruth Buczynski*

Carol Colombo*

In Memory of Maurice Thompson*

Michael E. Cucka

Anne D’Alleva*

Madison & Bob Day*

Susan & John DeWolf*

Pamela Diggle*

Ms. Joan N. Gionfriddo

In Memory of

Elaine D. Neiswanger, Robert Neiswanger, & Thomas Neiswanger

Stan & Sandy Hale*

Judy & Peter Halvorson*

Patricia Hempel*

Shareen Hertel & Donald Swinton*

Jan Huber*

Tina & Bryan Huey*

Lynn & Harry Johnson*

Blair T. Johnson & Blanche Şerban*

Janet & George Jones*

Lin & Waldo Klein*

James Knox*

Ann Kouatly*

Becky & Scott Lehmann*

Jean & John Lenard*

Gene Likens & Leola Spilbor*

Margarethe & Matthew Mashikian*

Antonia Moran*

Jane & Robert Moskowitz*

Craig & Karen Nass

Barbara Rhein & Stan Shaw

Constance & Rodney Rock*

Cheryl A. & Mark J. Roy

Eric Schultz & Stella Ross

Nancy & John Silander*

Beverly Sims & William Okeson*

Winthrop Smith*

In Memory of Anne K. Smith*

Dana Wilder

Karen Zimmer & Roger Ingraham

Susan Zito*

*Members of the Jorgensen CoStars

Directors Circle

$250/person, $500/couple

Lynn & Marjorie Brown

Kenneth A. Doeg

Mona & Todd Friedland

In honor of Jane Moskowitz

Mr. David Johnson

David & Carol Jordan

Maureen Kohler & John Zavokjancik

Tom Martin & Susan Spiggle

Carl Nawrocki

Mr. & Ms. Steven & Barbara Rogers

Ms. Nancy A. Swiacki

In honor o Janina W. Swiacki & Nancy A. Swiacki

Keith Wilson & Marjorie Hayes

Artists Circle

$125/person, $250/couple

Patricia Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Bennett & Linda Brockman

Carol & Carl Brolin

Dr. & Mrs. Steven & Elaine Cohen

Maryellen Donnelly & James Krall

M. Kevin & Jeanne Fahey

Mrs. Alice Hale

Betty & Kenneth Hanson

Rob & Mary Hoskin

Ms. Cathy Jameson & Ms. Renee Fournier

Ms. Mary Lacek & Mr. Neil Aldin

Mr. & Mrs.

Gerald Leibowitz

Julia J. & Carl W. Lindquist, MD

Len Oberg

Daryl & Paul Ramsey

Bonnie Ryan

Mrs. Kristin Santini

Harriet Walker

Patrons Circle

$50/person, $100/couple

Anonymous

Cynthia & Roger Adams

Robert Bittner

Dorothy Blocker

Susan & John Boland

Irene & Richard Brown

Paul D’Italia

Mary & Michael Donnelly

Ms. Joyce Donohoo

Lorraine Gallup

Richard & Karin James

Col. & Dr. Leonard & Judith Kaplan

Art Kirschenbaum & Cheryl Pomerantz

Dr. & Mrs. Uwe & Helen Koehn

Yves & Carol Kraus

Donald Kray

Robin Lubatkin

Donna Matulis

Rev. Donald Miller

Kelly Olander

Pamela Paine

Yvonne & Joseph Prudente

Judith Rhodes

Jacqueline Seide

Paul & Annette Shapiro

Eric Shultz

Susan Stoppelman

Adeline Theis

Susanna Thomas

George Thompson

Aaron Tumel

Shirley Waldron

Dr. & Mrs.

Joel Zuckerbraun

Critics Circle

$25/person, $50/couple

Anonymous

Joyce Armstrong

Ms. Kathleen Donahue

Drs. Rebecaa & Jacob Earp

Mrs. Audrey Gough

Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Susan Grace

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Linonis

Wesley & Mary Lord

Joseph & Nancy Madar

John H. Mayer & Irwin M. Krieger

Stan & Sue McMillen

Linda Pelletier

Mr. & Mrs. Ettore & Laura Raccagni

Sari & James Rosokoff

Dr. Jay S. Shivers

Mrs. Pamela Sutkaitis

Denise Winland

Director’s Fund

Paul Aho & Elena Sevilla

Mona & Greg Anderson

Honey & Harry Birkenruth

Diane & Joseph Briody

Carol Colombo

Paula & Keith Enderle

David & Marilyn Foster

Jo & George Fox

Mr. Thomas French

Lin & Waldo Klein Fund

Ann Kouatly

Scott & Becky Lehmann

In memory of David Markowitz

Jane & Robert Moskowitz

In honor of Linda K. Klein, PhD & Rodney D. Rock

NICABM

Jennifer Person

Mr. Allen Schmied & Ms. Tina Polttila-Schmied

Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz & Ms. Merle Potchinsky

Nancy & John Silander

Ms. Joanne Sousa

In Memory of John P. Sousa

Endowed Sponsorship Program

The Endowed Sponsorship Program provides individuals and families with the opportunity to support Jorgensen by sponsoring any concert or other program. Benefits to Endowed Sponsors will include name recognition in the Jorgensen playbill, additional recognition in the community through press releases provided by the University, and an opportunity to visit with the guest artist.

Sponsorship could be a means of celebrating a special holiday or anniversary, or of dedicating an event to a loved one. Most importantly, by contributing to the cost of current programs, sponsors would help ensure that the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will continue to present wonderful music and other programs in the future. Your gift would benefit not only Jorgensen, but also the community at large.

Patrons interested in sponsoring an event should contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983 or rodney.rock@uconn.edu for further information.

Jorgensen Outreach for Youth

Funded through private contributions as well as corporate support, JOY! provides school-age children, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with access to live performances and special enrichment programs. Now in its 16th season, the JOY! Conservatory program offers instrumental and vocal students in grades 9-12 the opportunity for a rigorous course of study including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals and coaching, and basic musicianship courses. For more information, contact Jorgensen director Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983.

Corporate / Foundation Sponsors

SBM Charitable Foundation

Diamond / $1000+

Honey & Harry Birkenruth

Carol Colombo

Harry & Lynn Johnson

Jean & John Lenard

Nancy & John Silander

Mrs. Nora Stevens

Ruby / $300+

Becky & Scott Lehmann

The University of Connecticut League, Inc.

Sapphire / $100+

Dorothy Blocker

Margaret Dillon & Larry Bowman

Shingo Goto

Jan Huber

Carol & David Jordan

Craig Knox In Memory of Jane Knox

James Knox

The McChesney Family In honor of James Knox

Carl Nawrocki

Peter Polomski

Joanne Sousa

Pearl / up to $99

Mr. Paul D’Italia

Karen Jason

Irwin Krieger & John Mayer

Robin Lubatkin

Pamela Paine

Bonnie Ryan

Marti & Tom Smith

Dale Swett

Joanne Todd

Ilene Whitacre

Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund

The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of longtime patrons Jean and John Lenard and the Lenard Chamber Music Endowment. Thanks to the generous philanthropy of patrons Jean and John Lenard, chamber music, one of the hallmarks and most dearly loved elements of the programming at Jorgensen, is secure well into the future. Also thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, non-UConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber music events for free.

Please join this giving community and make your contribution today. To make a gift, contact Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock at rodney.rock@uconn.edu or 860-486-1983, or visit jorgensen.uconn.edu/online/article/lenard-endowment.

Jean & John Lenard

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho

Greg & Mona Anderson

Deborah Walsh Bellingham

Ruth Buczynski

Carol Colombo

Anne D’Alleva

Kenneth Doeg

Judy & Peter Halvorson

Patricia Hempel

George & Janet Jones

Carol & David Jordan

Lin & Waldo Klein

James Knox

June & Henry Krisch

Becky & Scott Lehmann

Shoshana Levinson & Chris Crossgrove

Julia J. & Carl W. Lindquist, MD

Joan & Austin McGuigan

Jane & Robert Moskowitz

Lauren & Eric Prause

Donald Shankweiler & Ruth Garrett Millikan

John & Nancy Silander

Beverly Sims & William Okeson

Kenneth & Janet Slavett

Marilyn & Arthur Wright

BOX OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION

2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104 Storrs, CT 06269-3104

jorgensen.uconn.edu

SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Alain Frogley Interim Dean

JORGENSEN ADMINISTRATION

Rodney Rock Director

Gary Yakstis Operations Manager

Leann Sanders Administrative Assistant

Diane Briody House Manager

BOX OFFICE

Jennifer Darius Box Office Manager

Amanda Salas Asst. Box Office Manager

MARKETING/PUBLICITY

Renee Fournier Marketing Manager

Carina Bies Marketing Coordinator

PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS

Bryan Wosczyna Technical Manager

Scott Fisher Technical Assistant

William Kaufold, MD Specialty interests in cataract, glaucoma, and macular degeneration

Paul Hyder, OD Specialty interests in primary eye care, retinal disease, and contact lenses

Kevin Cranmer, MD Specialty interests in cataract, glaucoma, eye plastic surgery, and LASIK

Our board-certified physicians offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care to children and adults. We also provide specialized services for complicated cases and second opinions.

Box Office: 860.486.2113

802 Bolton Road, Unit 1127 Storrs, CT 06269-1127 crt.uconn.edu

SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Alain Frogley, Interim Dean

CRT ADMINISTRATION

Megan Monaghan Rivas Artistic Director & Head, Department of Dramatic Arts

Michelle S. Polgar

Vincent Tycer

Annie Suite

CRT PRODUCTION

Robert Copley

Alison Savino

Michael Beschta

John Parmelee

Daniela Weiser

Susan Tolis

Michael Demers

Matthew Sorensen

Jake Neighbors

Managing Director

Associate Artistic Director

Box Office Manager

Production Manager

Production Stage Manager

Technical Director

Associate Technical Director

Scenic Charge Artist

Costume Shop Supervisor

Production Master

Electrician

Puppet Arts

Technical Supervisor

Sound Supervisor

Gino Costabile Properties Manager

860-429-7433

Rt. 32, Willington Trading Center www.willingtonpizza.com 10% Discount w/tickets day of the performance only.

Willington Pizza

Rte 32, Willington Center • 860.429.7433

Italian Cuisine served in a 200-year-old home with lovely antique decor. Seating for 200. National award-winning pizza featured on CBS This Morning and ABC Good Morning America. Desserts.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am–11pm; Fri & Sat 11am–12am; Sun 11am–10pm. Casual attire.

Entrées $6–$13. No reservations. (MC, V, D, AE) Best Pizza, Tolland County by Connecticut Magazine.

Willimantic Brewing Co.

Main Street Café

967 Main Street, Willimantic • 860.423.6777

Willibrew.com

The Willimantic Brewing Co./Main Street Café is a living landmark restaurant & pub brewery located in Willimantic, in the heart of rural northeastern Connecticut. We offer an extensive menu from fun appetizers, daily specials, gluten free, vegetarian and so much more. Fresh craft beers brewed on site, ciders, cocktails, and guest beers we have something to please everyone. Visit us at www. willibrew.com for more information.

Coyote Flaco

50 Higgins Highway, Mansfield • 860.423.4414

Coyote Flaco is a family owned & operated restaurant. We invite you to try some of our favorite dishes such as our churrasco or one of our home-made tamales. Please try our many “Fresh-Lime Juice” margaritas, our full menu can be found at www.coyoteflacoct.com

Stix ‘n Stones

1029 Storrs Rd, Storrs • 860.477.0975

Enjoy An Exceptional Journey of Taste

Stix n Stones Marketplace offers fresh high quality food and baked goods, whether you are dining in or picking up to enjoy at home all prepared by Executive Chef, Sal Urso. Catering is available for all of your special occasions. Visit the Marketplace and find thoughtfully selected packaged foods, gifts and visit our floral shop. We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts.

Hilltop

39 Adamec Rd., Willington• 860.477.1054

Come and visit Hilltop Restaurant, Bar & Banquet to experience a delicious meal, live entertainment, full bar with flat screen TVs, and more, stop in today. If you’re looking for a place to hold a party or event, call and talk to us about our banquet rooms, Make sure that you call ahead to find out what our Chef’s Specials are. They change daily. hilltopct.net

Fenton River Grill

135A Storrs Road, Mansfield• 860.786.7870

A dynamic and friendly bar and restaurant located near the University of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut University offering an enticing selection of craft beer, carefully crafted cocktails and an approachable menu including lighter shareable plates, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, and full dinners. Lively Bar, Cozy Atmosphere, Shareable Food, Outdoor Patio, Craft Cocktails.

Dog Lane Cafe

One Dog Lane, Storrs • 860.429.4900

Northeastern Connecticut’s European/American cafe, offering something for everyone from early morning to late at night. Our menu and our daily specials emphasize seasonal, local and freshly-prepared food, all made to order. Offering a wide variety of sandwiches, grilled items and freshly tossed salads or help yourself to coffee at our self-service coffee bar. Offering indoor and outdoor seating. Whether you are in a hurry or want to take some time and relax with friends, our style of service lets you set your own pace. Serving beer & wine. doglanecafe.com

39

Adamec Rd,

Delicious food prepared from seasonal, fresh ingredients. Well-crafted cocktails and 20 beers on tap.

Just 5 Miles from UConn 135A Storrs Road, Mansfield, CT 860.786.7870 fentonrivergrill.com

One Dog Lane, Storrs, CT doglanecafe.com

COME. SIT. STAY.

1280 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon Rockville 860.875.4443

Family and Locally Owned American bar & grill featuring fresh seafood, premium steaks, upscale pasta dishes, salads and sandwiches. Indoor, Outdoor, & Lounge Seating. Live Entertainment!

Let Us Cater Your Next Event or Party. We have two banquet rooms available, accommodating 25 and 50 people each (or more!). Full and half trays are available for catering orders! Please allow us at least 24 hours of notice for large orders. Seasonal items, special requests, and some entrees require additional time. www.benisct.com