The Shot program

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The

Shot

by Robin Gerber

benefitting Family Sunshine Center, Cloverdale Playhouse, Wetumpka Depot Players

Katharine Graham: SHARON LAWRENCE Playwright: ROBIN GERBER Director: MICHELLE JOYNER Producer: LAURIE BERNHARD and special thanks to Teri Ball and Vickie Scott for filming and technical assistance.

“THE SHOT” was developed at The Ojai Playwrights Conference, and is a work of fiction based on the book “Katharine Graham, The Leadership Journey of an American Icon” by Robin Gerber, and inspired by the women who generously shared their stories with the playwright.

“The Shot” is a production of

About Us The Family Sunshine Center is dedicated to ending family violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking through comprehensive services and community-based outreach and prevention education. We foster hope and healing through immediate response, safe haven in crisis, advocacy, counseling, and support, so that victims may be empowered to lead safe, violence-free lives.

Our Leadership GENERAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS President LaShandra WarrenBarnes Vice President Nikita McClain Treasurer Sandy Coaker Secretary Walter Overby Aria B. Allan Connie Bainbridge Chief Anthony Barganier Lee Barnes Dr. Mason Brown, III

Chappell Chancey Angela Crosby Gloria Dunn Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway Dr. Rhea Ingram Kevin L. Ketzler Billy Livings Brandon Price-Crum Allison Prillaman Vicky U. Toles Debra Wallace Jelean Walton Dr. Katherine J. Webb Sherry Weeks Chief DeMarcus Weems

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Louis C. Cardinal, III Vice President Laura Crum Treasurer Steve Martin Secretary Richard Stabler Lee Barnes Sandy Coaker

Kevin L. Ketzler Margaret Lowder Nikita McClain Walter Overby Ray Petty LaShandra WarrenBarnes Dr. Katherine J. Webb Chief DeMarcus Weems Edward V. Welch, Jr.

Sharon Lawrence but murderous realtor on Monk, the twisted jailbird mother of a sociopath on Criminal Minds, a serial killer on Law and Order: SVU, and a mother coming to terms with her long-lost daughter on Rizzoli & Isles -- not to mention bantering with Alfred Molina on Ladies Man or beating up Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

More recent work includes Blunt Talk (opposite Sir Patrick Stewart) and an arc on NBC’s Game Of Silence. Recent film includes Solace (opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins), Of Music and Mind (with Joaquim de Almeida and Aunjanue Ellis), and the awardwinning The Bridge Partner (with Beth Grant).

Sharon Lawrence grew up in North Carolina (Charlotte and Raleigh), graduated from UNCChapel Hill with a degree in Journalism and spent her college summers doing musicals in summer stock. She became an Actors Equity Member in 1984 and a SAG-AFTRA member in 1987. She may be best-known for her multiply Emmy Awardnominated and SAG Award winning portrayal of ADA Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in NYPD Blue. She also played, among many roles, a stay-at-home prostitute in Desperate Housewives, a charming

An accomplished stage actress, Lawrence played twenty different female characters in the Noel Coward cabaret, Love, Noel at the Wallis. Lawrence starred in Sir Noel Coward’s final play, A Song at Twilight, at the Pasadena Playhouse, and as Vivien Leigh in Orson’s Shadow (winner LA Drama Critics Circle Award, nominated for Ovation Award). At the Mark Taper Forum, she created the role of Maureen in the premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Poor Behavior and was featured Carl Reiner’s gala, Enter Laughing.

Her Broadway credits include revivals of Cabaret, Fiddler On The Roof and Chicago (as Velma Kelly).

A former Chair of Women In Film Foundation, she is affiliated with the Board of Directors of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation as well as WeForShe.org, HealTheBay.org, and UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association.

Robin Gerber Robin Gerber is a powerful speaker, bestselling author and historian. She is the author of “Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage” and “Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her”.

Robin’s book “Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon”, explores the life of the legendary publisher of The Washington Post newspaper.

Robin has been published in numerous national

newspapers and magazines, and has been a commentator on NPR’s Marketplace, Morning Edition, On Point and Diane Rehm. She has appeared on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and dozens of radio talk shows.

Robin has been Senior Faculty for the Institute for Management Studies where she taught her popular course on Authentic Leadership. Prior to becoming an author, Robin practiced law in Washington, D.C. and worked on Capitol Hill. She has studied and written about leadership development since 1975.

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Thank you for joining us for this special presentation of “The Shot”.

As part of FSC’s recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, “The Shot” gives a unique opportunity to explore how prevalent domestic abuse is and to dispel victim stereotypes.

Katharine Graham was America’s first female Fortune 500 CEO. As publisher of the Washington Post, she guided the newspaper to national prominence, most notably when it published The Pentagon Papers and reported on the Watergate scandal. Many of us would never imagine someone as formidable as an abuse victim.

And yet, even with the wealth and education she enjoyed, Katharine still found herself stuck in a cyclical pattern of domestic abuse which only ended when her husband Phil took his own life while she napped.

A special thank you to Laurie Bernhard and Spark Theatrical for allowing us to show this important piece. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the generosity and support of our sponsors, especially our Presenting Sponsors The JK Lowder Family Foundation, Barrie and Laura Harmon, and Uniti Fiber.

Our sponsors not only provide the vital funding we need for this event and our services; they are also outspoken advocates for our mission. We would be unable to continue providing services at this level without their generosity and support.

Thank you for joining us this evening. Your kindness, generosity, and compassion towards those in need is a gift that can never fully be repaid.

Tay Knight Executive Director

Thank You! The Family Sunshine Center expresses its deep appreciation to the following sponsors and donors for their remarkable generosity during our 40th Anniversary year. Thank you!

Presenting Sponsors Barrie and Laura Harmon The JK Lowder Family Foundation Uniti Fiber

Leading Sponsors Baptist Health Cadell Construction Guardian Credit Union

Guiding Sponsors Alabama Power Company Asbury Group Beasley Allen Law Firm Servpro of Montgomery Troy Bank & Trust

Legacy Sponsors Louis Cardinal, III Don and Karen Fisher Dr. Barbara Manning Karen Sellers Winnie Stakely

Sustaining Sponsors Alabama AG Alabama Trucking Association Aldridge Borden Alfa Foundation Balch & Bingham, LLP Barranco, Carl Bern, Butler, Capilouto & Massey, P.C. Dixie Electric Company Hayneville Telephone Company Nevins, Dr. Leigh Anne Shaw Technology Sherlock, Smith & Adams Warren Averett, LLC Wealth Management Partners Wells Printing Windcreek Hospitality

Supporting Sponsors Adrienne’s Downtown Bar Beasley, Melanie Chappy’s Deli Jackson Thornton & Co. Long Lewis Foundation, Inc. Regions Bank Renasant Bank Theresa & Mike Bechard UBS Financial Services First Community Bank of Central AL United Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

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