Dracula - Oct/Nov 2018

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DRACULA written by Steven Dietz produced by Charlotte Corneliusen and Nick Friedlander directed by Jennifer Lyman

OCT. 13 – NOV. 3, 2018 www.thelittletheatre.com

Coming in November

A CHRISTMAS CAROL presents

written by

Charles Dickens

script adapted by Donna Ferragut produced by Rachel Alberts, Maria Ciarrocchi

and Robert S. Kraus directed by Shelagh Roberts

LTA rings in the holiday season with a return of the classic by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserable, bitter old miser, travels with ghostly guides through Christmas past, present, and future to find the true meaning of the holidays.

Complete with special effects, Victorian carols, and Tiny Tim.

A Christmas Carol is a must for the entire family Not included in subscription or membership packages.

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DRACULA written by Steven Dietz produced by Charlotte Corneliusen and Nick Friedlander directed by Jennifer Lyman

OCT. 13 – NOV. 3, 2018 www.thelittletheatre.com Dracula is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 Originally produced by the Arizona Theatre Company/Tucson/Phoenix, Arizona David Ira Goldstein, Artistic Director • Robert Alpaugh, Managing Director

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Director’s Notes Everyone has heard of Dracula and has an image in their mind of this iconic character.

However, the person sitting next to you may be thinking of a completely different version from yours. Are you imagining Dracula from Bram Stoker’s novel, first published in 1897 and the source material for our production? Or perhaps you are remembering the character from F.W. Murnau’s silent film from 1922. Even though we may think of Nosferatu as the first Dracula film, technically the main character is called Count Orlock, because Murnau did not obtain the rights to Dracula.

Most likely, your mental image of Dracula comes from the film character played by Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee. Lugosi played Dracula onstage before appearing in the 1931 film that minted the iconic image most people remember. Lee, however, played the character in 10 films—more than anyone else. A lot of actors have played Dracula on screens big and small, so you can also choose from versions created by Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Luke Evans, Gerard Butler, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Lon Chaney Jr., Leslie Nielsen, George Hamilton, Rutger Hauer, John Carradine, Peter Fonda, Denholm Elliott, Dominic Purcell, Jack Palance, Peter Stormare, Jason Isaacs, Graham McTavish, Adam Sandler and so many more.

Dracula has found his way into many strange places. He has been a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, The Munsters, The Simpsons, Doctor Who and the movie Minions. He has been thwarted by the likes of the Super Friends, the Scooby-Doo Gang, Bugs Bunny and the Energizer Bunny. He found his way into the imagination of children through the breakfast cereal character Count Chocula, and the children’s television characters Count von Count from Sesame Street and Count Drakeula from Duck Tales.

There are novels, musicals, operas, ballets, radio dramas, comics, anime, manga, music and games that feature Dracula. People travel to Ireland, Britain and Romania to experience Dracula and Bram Stoker-focused tourism. There is even a nonprofit NGO, the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, that organizes scholarly activities and tours and publishes The Journal of Dracula Studies yearly. Whatever your history with Dracula, or the image that comes to your mind, we hope that this production will bring something new to your experience and give you a little thrill.

Jennifer Lyman Director

SHOW SYNOPSIS Just in time for Halloween, Bram Stoker’s classic tale of gothic horror comes to life—and death—onstage. Join the colorfully macabre cast of characters as they take you on a breathless and bloody thrill ride from the depths of Transylvania to the heart of Victorian London. Rich with both humor and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of the world’s most famous vampire.

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The Cast (in order of appearance) Renfield ........................................................................................................................................Jeff Elmore Mina Murray ................................................................................................................Heather Benjamin Lucy Westenra ..................................................................................................................Lynley Peoples Jonathan Harker..............................................................................................................Brendan Quinn Dr. John Seward ............................................................................................................Griffin Voltmann Dracula ................................................................................................................................Chris Andersen Abraham Van Helsing ......................................................................................................Kirk Lambert Female Ensemble #1 (Nurse/Vixen)................................................................Chanel Lancaster Female Ensemble #2 (Maid/Vixen) ......................................................................Danielle Taylor Male Ensemble (Attendant/Captain/Villager) ................................................Syed Murshed

Time Period and Setting 1897. Dracula’s castle in Transylvania, a few locations in London including Lucy’s home, and an asylum.

Dracula is performed in two acts with one 15-minute intermission.

PERFORMANCE PARTNERS IN ART Oct. 12 • Alexandria Bar Foundation Oct. 23 • Daughters of the British Empire

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS One Brick • Robert Kraus • Ruben Vellekoop

In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators) They are located as follows: 1. in the lobby, near the Council Green Room 2. in the cast entrance hallway, near backstage door 3. in the Alexandria Academy, on the first floor For your own safety, look for your nearest EXIT. In case of emergency, WALK, DO NOT run, to the exit.

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The Crew Producers ..........................................................................Charlotte Corneliusen, Nick Friedlander Director..................................................................................................................................Jennifer Lyman Assistant Director/Fight Choreographer..................................................................Michael Page Intimacy Choreographer ..................................................................................................Michael Page Stage Managers ................................................................Margaret Evans-Joyce, Meggie Webster Assistant Stage Managers..................................................Rob Cork, Mary Ferrara, Jim Hutzler, Shannon Starcher, Olivia Viola Set Design ....................................................................................................................................Matt Liptak Set Construction ........................................................................................Jim Hutzler, Jeff Nesmeyer Assisted by Ken Brown, Susan Burkhead, Rob Cork, Julie Fischer, Greg Matthis Set Painting ..............................................................................................................................Mona Wargo Assisted by Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Wendy Sneff Set Dressing ..................................................................................................Stacey Becker, Matt Liptak Properties Design ................................................................................................................Michelle Hall Assisted by Tom Bethards, Eileen Doherty, Julie Fischer, Florence Ferraro, Phyllis Johnson, Marielle Roth, Kendal Vahovius Lighting Design ........................JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach, Kimberly Crago) Master Electrician ..........................................................................................................Kimberly Crago Assisted by Eli Alexander, Jay Bartol, Lloyd Bittinger, Elizabeth Burch, Marzanne Claiborne, Olivia Comm, Iris Ellis, Kevin LaGrand, Pam Leonowich, Donna Reynolds Sound Design ........................................................................................................................ Janice Rivera Assisted by Sherry Clarke, David Correia, Peter Halverson, Kira Hogan, Alan Wray Special Effects Design ................................................................................................................Art Snow Costume Design ........................................................................................Jean Schlichting, Kit Sibley Assisted by Michelle Harris Wardrobe ..................................................................................................................Shannon Robichaud Assisted by Jonah Azurin, Emelie Colmery, Allison Copeland, Jenny Edwards, Margaret Snow Makeup Design ....................................................................................................................Larissa Norris Assistant to Makeup Design............................................................................................Megan Teitel Wig and Hair Design ............................................................................................................Cody Boehm Dialect and Accent Coach ....................................................................................Cheryl Sinsabaugh Rigging ..................................................................................................................................Russell Wyland Photographer ......................................................................................................................Doug Olmsted Audition Table......................................................................................................................Sherry Clarke Assisted by Eileen Doherty, Margaret Evans-Joyce, Bobbie Herbst, Brendan Quinn, Lloyd Thompson-Taylor Double Tech Dinner ..........................................................................................................Vivian Thrash Opening Night Party..........................................................................................................Vivian Thrash 6

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order) Chris Andersen (Dracula) was recently seen in Tangled in Tinsel (PCP), as Thomas in Venus in Fur (SSS) and as Father Flynn in Doubt at Fairfax City Theatre. Chris is a filmmaker, theater director and science teacher. He directed The Virgin Molly and Wagner’s Trolls on the Studio Theatre SecondStage.

Heather Benjamin (Mina Murray) is happy to return to LTA after previously appearing in Cantorial in 2011 and Enchanted April in 2008. She has been active in the D.C. theater scene for many years, working with companies such as TACT, QTC, SSS, MCP, Precipice Improv and Perisphere Theater, of which she is also the artistic director. As a lover of both British period drama and horror movies, Heather is pleased to sink her teeth into this classic role in Dracula.

Jeff Elmore (Renfield) is pleased to make his LTA debut and to make his return to Renfield, whom he played last March in a staged reading of Dracula (Have Globe Will Travel—A Pop-Up Theatre Collective). His latest performance was as Northumberland/The Douglas in Henry IV (Independent Theatre Company). He holds a B.A. in film and media arts, and by day he is an editor for Northern Virginia Community College. He thanks Megan for encouraging him to audition and for all her constant support.

Kirk Lambert (Abraham Van Helsing) is honored to return to the LTA stage with this amazing cast and crew. He most recently appeared in The Audience (LTA), and he represented LTA at the NVTA One-Act Play Festival in 2016. Kirk has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Filene Center, Studio Theatre and Alden Theatre. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA—look for him in film and commercials and on TV. Kirk would like to thank the entire LTA team and his family for their support.

Chanel Lancaster (Female Ensemble #1) is excited to be making her LTA debut in Dracula. She has been active in theater for 14 years and has received numerous awards for her work both backstage and onstage.

Favorite roles include Grandmother Fa in Mulan Jr. (NVP) and Mary Had a Little Lamb in Nursery Rhymes Go to Court (RST). She would like to thank her family and friends for all the love and support in her acting career.

Syed Murshed (Male Ensemble) is making his LTA debut in Dracula. Syed is a grad student and earned his bachelor’s in information security assurance from George Mason University. Although he did not major in theater or media, he took two acting classes in college and is taking another class at LTA. His favorite plays are Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tragedy of Macbeth.

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Lynley Peoples (Lucy Westenra) is excited to make her LTA debut. Her favorite roles include Billie in Unnecessary Farce (MCP), Becky in The Bachelorette (DS), Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (TL), Viola in Twelfth Night (TL), Bardolph in Henry IV Part I (BSC) and Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland (PTC). She has a B.F.A. in theater from George Mason University. She thanks the wonderful cast and crew for rekindling her thirst for theater. She’s convinced she was cast as Lucy because she had the right blood type.

Brendan Quinn (Jonathan Harker) is thrilled to make his fifth onstage appearance at LTA. He previously appeared as Wilson in Harvey, Warner in Legally Blonde, Fred in A Christmas Carol (2016) and Jesus in The Odd Couple (Female Version). Backstage he was props designer for Steel Magnolias (LTA Award), and he serves as LTA’s inventory chair. Outside LTA, he was Gravedigger/Ensemble in Hamlet (PCP), Jonathan in Snakebit (DS) and John in Little Women (ACCT). Outside the theater, he follows the money as outreach manager for the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.

Danielle Taylor (Female Ensemble #2) is excited to join the cast of Dracula for her debut at LTA. She gives her heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Meggie for making it possible and also to Jen and Michael for making this show happen.

Griffin Voltmann (Dr. John Seward) is frankly astonished how much blood and gore LTA is letting this show get away with, and is very glad he doesn’t have to sit in the splash zone. He hopes that everyone from the second row back enjoys the show!

Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill ACCT – Aldersgate Church Community Theater ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters ASC – Annapolis Shakespeare Company ATMTC – Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center BCT – Bowie Community Theatre BST – Baltimore Shakespeare Factory CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company CCDC – Capital City Players of DC CCP–Chevy Chase Players CFTC– City of Fairfax Theatre Company CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre CT – Chalice Theater DTC – Damascus Theatre Company DS – Dominion Stage ES – Encore Stage ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST) FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC) GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP) HBP – Hard Bargain Players

KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre KT – Keegan Theatre LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria MCP – McLean Community Players MP – Montgomery Playhouse MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre MSA – Metropolitan School for the Arts MTA–McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP) MTC – Musical Theater Center MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre NST – NextStop Theatre NVP – Northern Virginia Players NVTA – Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance OTC – Olney Theater Center PCP – Port City Playhouse PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax PTC – Pandemonium Theater Productions PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc.

PTP – Port Tobacco Players PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre RCP – Reston Community Players RLT – Rockville Little Theatre RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre RST – Roadside Theatre SCT – Springfield Community Theater SMP – St Mark’s Players SSS – Silver Spring Stage ST – Signature Theatre STC – Shoestring Theater Company TACT – The American Century Theater TAP – The Arlington Players TAT – The Alliance Theatre TBP – The British Players TCP – Tantallon Community Players TL – Theater Lab TT4W – The 4th Wall VTC – Vienna Theatre Company WATCH – Washington Area Theatre Community Honors

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Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order) Stacey Becker (Co-Set Dressing) returns for her 10th show at LTA. Most recently she was assistant producer of Harvey and co-set dresser and props designer for The Audience.

She is happy to be back collaborating within the LTA artistic community.

Cody Boehm (Wig and Hair Design) is very excited to be back at LTA! Her work was last seen when she was the hair and makeup artist for Jesus Christ Superstar. When she’s not designing, Cody likes to spend most of her time onstage. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in everything she does!

Rob Cork (Assistant Stage Manager) has stage managed many productions and education class showcases at LTA, beginning with The Sorcerer in 1996. He also directed The Soul Sitter and A Christmas Carol at LTA. Favorite roles include Jungle Cruise Skipper at Walt Disney World, Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun (SCT) and Melbrook the Jester in Rumpelstiltskin with the Bergen County Players in New Jersey. He currently appears as Will Rogers in a traveling production of Will Rogers’ U.S.A. with Kaleidoscope Theatre Company.

Charlotte Corneliusen (Co-Producer) loves all things gothic and was delighted to be asked to produce Dracula. She is thrilled to be producing her first main stage show at LTA with her friend and collaborator, Nick Friedlander. Charlotte produced Ghosts at Capital Fringe Festival 2018. She was assistant producer for Anne of Green Gables (LTA). She also co-produced two one-act events with NextGenLTA. Charlotte is new to theater but has worked in film since 1998.

Margaret Evans-Joyce (Co-Stage Manager) has produced about a dozen plays and stage managed almost twice that many. She served four years as LTA President and also as the Governor of Production. She received the Outstanding Service to LTA Award and the award for Long and Exceptional Service in a Single Department. She also shared the award for the 2014 Outstanding Production for Avenue Q. She is an adjunct professor at Howard University in speech language pathology.

Nick Friedlander (Co-Producer) is enthralled to produce his first main stage show with the incomparable Charlotte Corneliusen! Recent tech roles outside LTA include lighting designer for Ghosts (D.C. Capital Fringe) and stage manager for How I Learned to Drive (DS). He would like to thank Jennifer Lyman for being his first and best (main stage) director, Alan, Ashley, Bobbie, Charlie, Kimberly, MEJ and NextGen for all of their mentorship and love, and Helen and Bob for their constant support of his theater addiction.

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Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order) Michelle Hall (Properties Design) is delighted to be joining LTA again for Dracula. She was most recently properties designer for LTA’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Previously, Michelle has been involved in other LTA productions and in university and community theater on and off stage. She humbly thanks her family and the cast and crew of Dracula for sharing their talents with the world! “There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights…”—Bram Stoker.

Jim Hutzler (Co-Set Construction) has worked on numerous productions at LTA in set construction and is thrilled to be working once again as co-master carpenter with Jeff Nesmeyer. Thanks to all who devote their time and skills to making LTA the special place that it is.

JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach and Kimberly Crago) are very excited to be working on this fantastic production of Dracula at LTA. JK Lighting Design works with TAP, ACCT, RCP, VTC, SMP and, of course, LTA. Jeff won the WATCH Award in Lighting for LTA’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Upcoming shows include Revolutionary Gentlemen (Workhouse Art Center) and Guys and Dolls Jr. (ACCT).

Jeff would like to thank his family, David and Katie Clement, for all their love and support over the many years he has been off working on one show or another. Kimberly would like to thank Steve Crago for his support and understanding. They both would like to thank their LTA family for their hard work on this production. Now, please sit back, relax and revel in foreboding dread.

Matt Liptak (Set Design and Co-Set Dressing) is excited to once again be set designing at LTA. Previous DMV set designs include Harvey (LTA), Cat on Hot Tin Roof (RCP), Fabulation (PCP), A Christmas Carol (LTA), The Fabulous Lipitones (LTA), The History Boys (LTA) and Steel Magnolias (LTA, WATCH Award winner for set decoration). Outside the DMV, Liptak has designed sets for community theater productions in upstate New York and northeast Ohio. Liptak is no stranger to the stage and has been seen acting in numerous productions throughout the DMV. He thanks his friends and family for their support.

Jennifer Lyman (Director) has been active in community theater for over 20 years. She started at LTA on the light crew but has done a bit of everything. Jennifer has produced 16 productions, including Plaza Suite, Dog Sees God and Intimate Apparel (LTA). She directed Dirty Blonde and A Christmas Carol (LTA); The Drawer Boy (PCP); and Bug, Any Given Monday and ’night, Mother (DS). She has a bachelor’s degree in media and theater arts and serves as a WATCH judge for LTA.

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THE LITTLE THEATRE

2018/2019 SEASON JUL. 21 – AUG. 11, 2018

JESUS CHRIST

SUPERSTAR SEP. 8 – 23, 2018

OCT. 13 – NOV. 3, 2018

DRACULA NOV. 30 – DEC. 16, 2018

A CHRISTMAS CAROL JAN. 12 – FEB. 2, 2019

FEB. 23 – MAR. 16, 2019

YouCan’t Take It WithYou APR. 27 – MAY 18, 2019

The SAVANNAH DISPUTATION JUN. 8 – 29, 2019

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Meet the Crew (continued) Jeff Nesmeyer (Co-Set Construction) is pleased to be working at LTA once again and sharing the duties of master carpenter with Jim Hutzler. Jeff has been set building for the past several years at LTA, and this is his eighth venture as co-master carpenter. Together, Jeff and Jim have built sets such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Spamalot, A Christmas Carol, Anything Goes, The Fabulous Lipitones, Anne of Green Gables and Harvey. He thanks LTA for its confidence in his carpentry abilities.

Larissa Norris (Makeup Design) has been nominated for five WATCH Awards for her makeup design or hair design in local shows. She received makeup nominations for Steel Magnolias (LTA), Dreamgirls (DS) and 9 to 5 (TAP) and for her bloody special effects makeup for Bug (DS), and a hair nomination for the retro styling of A Streetcar Named Desire (LTA). Larissa is a makeup artist in the area; check out Larissa Norris Makeup on Facebook to see her work.

Michael Page (Assistant Director/Fight Choreographer/Intimacy Choreographer) is excited to be a part of his sixth LTA production, having fight choreographed To Kill a Mockingbird and A Party to Murder. He was also the choreographer for Jesus Christ Superstar. Earlier this year, he designed the lights for Anne of Green Gables (LTA). He has a B.A. in theater and dance from CNU and is a certified actor combatant. Michael is a twotime WATCH nominee for fight choreography. He teaches dance and musical theater classes here at LTA, where he is also the summer camp director.

Janice Rivera (Sound Design) designed sound for productions including Death by Design at ACCT and The Fabulous Lipitones, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Dirty Blonde, Spamalot (WATCH nomination) and Cantorial (WATCH nomination) at LTA. You may have seen her onstage as Carmen in The Nance (LTA), Camila Rosario in In the Heights (LTA), Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (MCP) and Lucille in Parade (SMP). Janice is a video specialist via her post production company, Offbook Productions.

Shannon Robichaud (Wardrobe) is happy to return to the costume rack this fall! She has done wardrobe for two previous LTA shows, Anything Goes and A Christmas Carol (2017). She is also an assistant costumer for The Savannah Disputation and recently appeared in the adult ensemble of Beauty and the Beast (Sterling Playmakers). Many thanks to her friends and family for their ongoing love and support!

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book and lyrics by Tom Jones music by Harvey Schmidt produced by Sharon Field and Rance Willis directed by Eleanore Tapscott Try to remember a time when your greatest adventure was the first romance of your life. This funny and sentimental musical is the deceptively simple tale of a boy, a girl, and their meddlesome fathers who nudge them toward marriage by pretending to keep them apart. This long-running musical, with a nod toward Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, has been enchanting audiences with its universal themes and memorable songs, including the beautiful “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “Try to Remember.”

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Meet the Crew (continued) Jean Schlichting and Kit Sibley (Co-Costume Design) are excited to put their touch on this iconic Victorian horror story. But, as costumers, they hope their designs can be spared too many bloodstains. Jean and Kit have costumed many shows at LTA and other local community theaters. Most recently at LTA they costumed the WATCH-nominated Anything Goes as well as Legally Blonde, Anne of Green Gables, Harvey, The Nance and Jesus Christ Superstar. They also costumed the national premiere of The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt (ACCT). They thank Jen, Nick and Charlotte for asking them along on this adventure.

Cheryl Sinsabaugh (Dialect and Accent Coach) has spent her life in amateur (community) theater all over the world mainly onstage, but in recent years she has worked backstage on stage managing, lighting, makeup, props, etc. Plays for which she has been the dialect/accent coach are The Audience, Key for Two, A Christmas Carol (twice), Funny Money, Something’s Afoot and The History Boys (LTA); Pride and Prejudice, The Miracle Worker and Enchanted April (ACCT); and California Suite (PPF).

Art Snow (Special Effects Design) is pleased to be working with the talented director, producers, cast and crew for special effects support. Blood and its symbolism with its realistic and psychological effects are an interesting challenge that should bring forth compassion, forgiveness and salvation beyond worlds of the living and the undead. This show is good for the memory for many good reasons.

Megan Teitel (Assistant to Makeup Design) is “gore-eatly” excited for her inaugural spin on Dracula! Megan was previously an assistant stage manager for A Little Princess (ACCT).

Her stage credits include Thing 2 in Seussical (Encore), Lead Wickersham in Seussical JR. (ACCT), Mr. Greenway in Elf JR. (ACCT) and Olin in The Music Man JR. (Metropolitan School of the Arts). Megan is a rising 10th-grader and loves SFX makeup, cosplay, fandoms and fictional characters. Megan sends a huge thank you to the amazing Dracula cast, crew and especially Larissa for such a rewarding experience!

Mona Wargo (Set Painting), who recently completed work on Jesus Christ Superstar, is now in her third season with LTA. She jointly won the LTA Pearl Award for Excellence in Set Painting for A Party to Murder, her first show with LTA. She also worked on Key for Two, Legally Blonde and Driving Miss Daisy. She has painted other productions in the past, including Prelude to a Kiss at FP, now CCDC, and volunteered 10 years with DS, where she was nominated for an ACT Award for The Boys Next Door.

Meggie Webster (Co-Stage Manager) is so excited to be working with director Jennifer Lyman again. This is her first time stage managing at LTA, but she has worked backstage many times here and also at TOTR and DS. This is one of the biggest casts and crews she has ever worked with, and she can’t wait to see where the stage, or backstage, takes her next.

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Thank You! LTA wishes to recognize and thank all the volunteers who have given their time and talents by helping with house managing, ushering, or working in the box office for our previous production of August: Osage County. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

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Donors Founding Fathers

Alexandrian

Anonymous Jim Barthmaier Laura Beauchamp & Chris Feldmann Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray Peter M. Fannon In Memory of Roland Gomez Steffen & Jennifer Krause In Memory of Grace Machanic Shirley McKinley David & Michelle McNally Jean S. Moore

Martha E. Alliston Anonymous The Apker Family Beverley Benda Lloyd Bittinger Alan Boehm Gregory Bricker Herb & Dee Brooks Dale and Eileen Brown Nick & Diane Burakow Nancyanne M. Burton David Correia Patricia Cosler Brian & Paula Coupe Kimberly & Steve Crago Robert B. Crane Ann S. Daniels Susan Devine P.M. Donahue Dennis & Myrna Dunn Thomas & Rita Foss Jeff & Donna Gathers James & Maria Gentle Trish & Cam Gibson Harry & Mary Clair Gildea Marcia Gillespie Molly Gimmel Lotte Goldman Barbara Hayes Jim & Terry Howard Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells Col. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Knapp, USMC (Ret) Philip & Karen Kopp Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman Freida Lachapelle Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society Dale & Bob Latiff Pamela Leonowich Susan & Andre L’Heureux Mike & Gigi Louden Jennifer Lyman In Memory of Grace Machanic Sara Maddux Bob & Joanne Madison The Maibach Foundation Estelle Marlor Carlton E. Martin Linda L. Mayer

Continental Congress Anonymous Mrs. Barbara Becker Kathy Fannon Dorinda Fitt James & Catherine Kelley Beth Leonard In Memory of Grace Machanic Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak Jeanne & Dan Porter Howard & Margaret Soroos Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse Vendini Inc.

Patriots Anonymous Ronald E. Becker David & Catherine Clagett Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole Jack & Kelly Fannon Jim & Alexandra Hartz Barbara Helsing In Memory of Grace Machanic Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn Carole & David Preston Tami & Peter Salmon Richard & Rochelle Schwab Mary Beth Smith-Toomey John & Laurie Stackpole Susan Swain Kelley Wells Gail & Jim Woolwine

John Mayers Sandra McKinney Will & Anne Monahan Gene & Dorothy Mulligan Andy & Kate Nelson Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer The Odle Family Douglas A. Olmsted Elena Polyak Gary & Ana Rasmussen A. Leo Romaneski Mary Jo Roos James Rorke Tom Sargeant Jean & Jim Schlichting Page Dreher Schreiner Aubrey & Carolyn Smith Patricia Spencer Smith George and Marisa Souza Bob & Sharon Spivey Laszlo & Barbara Steingaszner Donald Street Allen Stuhl Lois Van Bergen Edward Walker Cal Whitehurst Linda W. Windsor

Minutemen Frank & Lynda Adamson Anne A. Andrews James Brown Anonymous Ronald & Sheila Barrett Jay Bartol Robert & Joann Bingham Cheri L. Brown John Brown Jim & Sue Buchanan Felicia Carretta Margaret Evans-Joyce Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith Patty Greksouk Fritz & Pat Haberman Alma Kasulaitis James & Charlene Kegerreis Victor and Barbara Kernus Mary Lawson Walt & Manette Lazear The Livingston Family

William W. Lohr Nathan & Kara Macek In Memory of Grace Machanic Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion Bill & Joan McCulla Madeline Metcalfe A.B. Morrill Kathleen Parrish Roger & Cheryl Pratt Col. Melvin H. & Barbara Rosen Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors Robert & Maureen Simoniz Charlene Sloan Mrs. Mary Stauss Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart Don & Erdine Walter Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe

Colonists Anonymous Walter & Andrea Baumann Joan Burg Ronald E. Cogan Dan & Marie Ernst Mel & Sara Friedman Penelope Gallagher Kathy Giannetti Doris Hamel Edith C. Heilberg Jean Keppler Kathy Koczyk Patricia Kratzer In Memory of Grace Machanic J.J. & Pat Miller Micheal J. O’Connor Becky Patton Mrs. Jackie Phillips Irene Rebbock Diana Schwanhausser Audrey Scruggs Gil & Marcia Siegert Barbara Slavik Wendy Sneff Linda Ysewyn

Giving Key Founding Fathers......................................................$1000–Above Continental Congress......................................................$500–999 Patriots ..................................................................................$250–499 Alexandrians ......................................................................$100–249 Minutemen ..............................................................................$50–99 Colonists....................................................................................$25–49

Every effort has been made to ensure that this list of contributors is correct and complete as of the date this program went to press. If your name has been omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies and inform us of the error so that the correction can be made.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, contact the business office at 703-683-5778, ext 2.

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria Carolyn Winters ................................................................................................................................Director Tina Anderson..........................................................................................................................Vice Director Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer Russell Wyland .............................................................................. Honorary Member, LTA President Helga Ingrid Adams Brooke Angel Genie & Geoff Baskir Jamie Blake Luana Bossolo Lesley Buckles Nancyanne Burton Jay Cohen Franklin C. Coleman Kimberly Crago Emory & Susan Damron Eileen Doherty Sharon Dove* Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray Julia Duncan Joel Durgavich Peter Fannon* Sharon Field Ira Forstater Duane Goddard* Kacie Greenwood John Guinn

David Hale Doris Hamel* Ronnie Hardcastle Adriana Hardy* Donna Hauprich Barbara Hayes Bobbie Herbst Larissa Heyman Kira Hogan Marian Holmes* Jim Howard Mark & Rachael Hubbard Jim & Mary Hutzler Bonnie Jourdan Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis Judy & Orron Kee Mel & Lidia Kollander* Robert Kraus Burt & Vivian Kronstedt Lois D. Ligoske David McCallum Tina McCrea** Carlos Moctezuma

* Distinguished Member ** Honorary Member

Will & Anne Monahan* Zell Murphy Jeff Nesmeyer Lynn O’Connell Micheal J. O’Connor Thomas & Alice O’Connor* Eddie Page James Pearson Leslie Reed Jayn Rife Benjamin Robles Heather Sanderson Jean Schlichting Dick Schwab Margo Shiffert Kim Smith-Salmon Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* Arthur & Margaret Snow Howard & Margaret Soroos Allen Stuhl* Rance Willis* Frank Winters Robin Worthington Bill Young Rev 5.15.18

Welcome to the “Shakespeare Garden” in The Little Theatre of Alexandria Courtyard! This beautiful garden was made possible with donations from LTA members and supporters who purchased bricks during the LTA Council’s fund-raising campaign February-April of 2017. We have planted floral species that figured prominently in the Bard’s writings. We invite you to check out our courtyard during intermission and see how many you can identify!

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria, organized in 1961, is a dedicated group of about 80 members that supports the theatre with special contributions. While our “Shakespeare Garden” is our most massive accomplishment so far, our past contributions included: scholarships for high school students, a new range, draperies and ice maker for the Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables throughout the theatre, brass plates for sponsored theatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over the years, and many varied technical enhancements, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from the Council have exceeded $215,000. The Council conducts three business/social meetings per year, and decorates the theatre for the winter holidays. We are pleased to be a part of the Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of the best community theatres in America today!