The Haunting of Hill House - Oct/Nov 2019

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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson

produced by Stacey Becker and Alan K. Wray directed by Maggie Mumford

OCT. 19 – NOV. 9, 2019 www.thelittletheatre.com

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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE OCT. 19 – NOV. 9, 2019 adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson produced by Stacey Becker and Alan K. Wray directed by Maggie Mumford

The Haunting of Hill House is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

PRESIDENT Russell Wyland BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARTISTIC SUPPORT.................................................................................................................................... Susan Boyd BOX OFFICE .................................................................................................................................................. Ira Forstater BUILDING ............................................................................................................................................ Frank D. Shutts II DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................................. Sarah Holt EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................... Michael J. Baker Jr. FRONT OF HOUSE .............................................................................................................................. Robert S. Kraus MEMBERSHIP........................................................................................................................................ Brendan Quinn PRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. Alan Wray PUBLIC RELATIONS.............................................................................................................................. Rachel Alberts SEASONAL PLANNING ...................................................................................................................... Ashley Amidon TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................ Ken Crowley Treasurer .................................................................................................................................................... David B. Hale Secretary to the Board........................................................................................................................Lynn O’Connell Executive Secretary ....................................................................................................................................Jamie Blake Archivist .......................................................................................................................................... Charles Dragonette Business Manager......................................................................................................................................Tina McCrea Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................. Crissy Wilke Legal Counsel.................................................................................................................. Brian T. Goldstein, Esquire The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Public Performances: Wed.–Sat. at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

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Director’s Notes “No living organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against the hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.” —Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House

In the fall of 2016, looking for a spooky read, I picked up Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House. The horrible ’90s film adaptation (starring the confounding combo of Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Liam Neeson) is a guilty pleasure because of its laughable special effects and terrible script. Unfortunately, it had shaped my expectations of the book; I thought I was going to read a fun piece of trash. The few scenes I remembered from the better-in-every-way 1963 adaptation, directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music), didn’t change these expectations.

But …Hill House is not a pulpy horror story with scares that make up for less than perfect writing. Hill House is a literary achievement. It influenced Stephen King so much, its DNA is embedded in the Overlook Hotel of The Shining. Beyond that influence, it is a deeply engrossing, complex, psychological exploration of themes that have far more to do with the horrors of “absolute reality” than ghosts. The house is a metaphor—for what? Abuse?

The patriarchy? The puritanical attitudes of the 1950s? Something I haven’t thought of yet? All of the above?

The novel is also “pure Shirley.” Her body of work is weird. From her twisted 1948 short story “The Lottery” (which inspired a slew of insidious culling stories such as The Purge, The Hunger Games and even The Children of the Corn), to her masterpiece, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, or the delightfully weird The Bird’s Nest, in which a woman with dissociative identity disorder shouts while eating cake, “I am the gingerbread boy, I am,” Shirley has a style. It is dark and bizarre, and it is funny. Shirley is precise. She knows exactly what she’s doing, and you must sit back and let her do it. Scares ensue.

When I looked into the stage version of the novel, I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are here, in all their complex and messy glory. The house is here—and our production team is making sure to bring it to life in every despicable way that it can think of. The delightful humor is intact in the dialogue, adapted so well by F. Andrew Leslie.

This means that as a team, we were able to have a lot of fun playing around with this story.

We laughed a lot. We got chills a lot. Hopefully you will, too.

The idea that “absolute reality” prevents anyone from being “sane” is, in its way, a defense of all stories, and of the theatre itself. Why put on a play? Why go to the theatre? Because, 2

of course, we will go insane with only “absolute reality” to keep us company. The theatre has always been a place where people can go to escape the world. The genre of horror is where we are able to deal with our fears in that safe space. The combination of the two is delightful. I trust that we have provided you with that space today. Enjoy!

Maggie Mumford Director

SHOW SYNOPSIS Hill House is a forbidding place with a sinister reputation. Its sole daily visitor is Mrs. Dudley, the grumbling caretaker, until the arrival of Dr. Montague and his special guests. He has leased the house for a short period to investigate the supernatural phenomena of the house. His three guests are Eleanor Vance, Theodora and Luke Sanderson. They meet in all pleasantness, but they quickly are jolted into other sensibilities when they begin to experience strange and eerie occurrences. As their fears begin to mount, they are joined

by Mrs. Montague and Arthur Parker, with their own interests in the supernatural. They are more interested in trying to communicate with departed spirits. This brings on a crisis in which the evil forces of Hill House are goaded to a new fatal fury.

Time Period: Summer, late 1950s Setting: The place is Hill House, a brooding, isolated and innately forbidding mansion located deep in the back country of an Eastern state. The action is confined to a parlor and small bedroom.

Act 1 Scene 1: Late afternoon, a day in early summer Scene 2: That night Scene 3: Late morning, several days later Act 2 Scene 1 That evening Scene 2 The next evening Scene 3 The following morning The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights and actionable under United States Copyright Law.

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The Cast (in order of appearance) Eleanor ............................................................................................................................Shannon Labadie Mrs. Dudley ........................................................................................................................Danielle Taylor Theodora............................................................................................................................Kathy Ohlhaber Dr. Montague ..........................................................................................................Bruce Alan Rauscher Luke Sanderson ................................................................................................................James Murphy Mrs. Montague ..................................................................................................................Patricia Nicklin Arthur Parker..........................................................................................................................Kirk Lambert The Haunting of Hill House is performed in two acts with one 15-minute intermission.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Karen Bausch • Victoria Geis • Tina McCrea • Jim Mumford One Brick • Crissy Wilke

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The Crew Producers....................................................................................................Stacey Becker, Alan K. Wray Director ............................................................................................................................Maggie Mumford Assistant Director ..........................................................................................................Cynthia Mullins Stage Managers................................................................................Sherry Clarke, Donna Reynolds Assistant Stage Managers ..........................................................Nick Friedlander, Sherry Singer Set Designers..............................................................................................Ken Brown, Peter Mumford Set Builder/Master Carpenter ..........................................................................................Ken Brown Assisted by Susan Burkhead, Shah Choudhury, Rick Crispino, Jim Hutzler, Peter Mumford, Ken Zabrielski Set Painting Design............................................................................................................Stacey Becker Assisted by Luana Bossolo, Susan Burkhead, Leslie Cameron, Jill Crispino, Mary Hutzler, Janet Kennelly, Denise Landers, Patty Lord, Angela Merski, Peter Mumford, Judith Navarro, Wendy Sneff Set Decoration ..................................................................................................................Luana Bossolo Assisted by Karen DeLuca Lighting Design ........................JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach, Kimberly Crago) Master Electrician ..........................................................................................................Kimberly Crago Assisted by Lloyd Bittinger, Marzanne Claiborne, Iris Ellis, Pam Leonowich, Ari McSherry, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Leslie Teitel Sound Design..........................................................................................................................Janice Rivera Apprentice Sound Design ........................................................................................Donna Hauprich Assisted by David Correia, Sarah Smith, Krista White Rigging..................................................................................................................................Russell Wyland Properties Design ..................................................................................................................Jodie LaCoe Assisted by Xin Huang Costume Design............................................................................................Jean Schlicting, Kit Sibley Hair and Makeup Design ....................................................................................................Susan Boyd Wardrobe Coordinator..................................................................................................Margaret Snow Assisted by Lindsay Gowens, Phyllis Johnson, Mary Wallace Audition Coordinators........................................................Sherry Clarke, Margaret Evans-Joyce Assisted by Susan Boyd, Bruce Schmid, Sherry Singer Photographer ............................................................................................................................Matt Liptak Double Tech Dinner ....................................................................Peter Halverson, Russell Wyland A special thanks to those people whose names were not available when this playbill went to press.

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order) Shannon Labadie (Eleanor Vance) moved to Alexandria from Scottsdale, AZ, and is so excited and honored to be playing Eleanor in The Haunting of Hill House. Shannon directed a drama club for the past four years in Scottsdale at a middle/high school, her most recent productions there being The Sound of Music and Much Ado About Nothing. Shannon would like to thank Maggie for directing her in this intriguing play, the tech crew for making the ambiance of the play so thrilling, her fellow castmates, and her husband, Joe, for supporting her throughout the rehearsal process.

Kirk Lambert (Arthur Parker) is pleased to make his return to LTA. Kirk most recently participated in Page-to-Stage at the Kennedy Center, where he reprised his role as Associate Justice Stewart in Professor Ginsburg’s Trumpet: Frontiero v. Richardson—The Play. Kirk recently appeared at the Workhouse Arts Center as Sir Harry Percy in The Explorers Club. He has appeared at LTA as Abraham Van Helsing in Dracula and as Prime Minister Gordon Brown in The Audience, and he represented LTA in a one-act play competition as Frank Talley in A Fine Death. 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 on TV. James Murphy (Luke Sanderson) is thrilled to join LTA as Luke in this production of The Haunting of Hill House. He is a DC actor and VCU alumnus, and some of his past credits include Dromio of Syracuse in Richmond Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors, Trinculo in The Tempest and R.P. McMurphy in VCU’s production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. James is very thankful for his wife, Emily, who always keeps him on his toes.

Patricia Nicklin (Mrs. Montague) is delighted to be back at LTA, having appeared in June as Pamela Peabody in Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway. Pat is both an actor and singer, having most recently appeared as Passepartout in the Theatre Lab of DC’s production of Around the World in 80 Days; as the suffragist Alice Paul in John Henry’s Republic Undone; as Dolly Madison in The Republic for Which We Stand; and as music director and lead vocalist in Arguing with God, produced by the Stonehill Theatre Foundation. Pat and her husband live in Old Town Alexandria, and she is proud to support her community theater.

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Kathy Ohlhaber (Theodora) is thrilled to make her LTA debut. With more than a decade of theater experience, she has been in shows such as Other Desert Cities at VTC and Rehearsal for Murder at RCP. Aside from her passion for acting, Kathy loves creating whimsical, needle-felted creatures.

She is a proud Old Town resident, living with her beloved dog, Sookie, in one of America’s skinniest houses (eight feet wide on Prince Street, not to be confused with the sevenfoot-wide “Spite House” on Queen Street!). She thanks the director and production team for this amazing opportunity, her wonderful fellow cast members, and her parents, who have always believed in her.

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order) Bruce Alan Rauscher (Dr. Montague) began his career in “The Biz” during high school, performing magic shows and producing short films. He studied film production at the AFI and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, CA. Bruce has performed with various theater companies in the area, including Signature Theater, WSC Avant Bard, Keegan Theater, the American Century Theater, etc. Favorite roles include Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man, Alan Strang in Equus, the Bastard in King John, Alan Turing in Breaking the Code, Edgar in King Lear, Gary/Roger in Noises Off, Rev. Hale in The Crucible, Edward III in Edward III and Col. Chipman in The Andersonville Trial, for which he received a Helen Hayes nomination for Best Actor. Bruce has also been honored with a Mary Goldwater Award for acting by the Theater Lobby.

Danielle Taylor (Mrs. Dudley) is excited to join the cast of The Haunting of Hill House. She first appeared on the LTA stage in the 2018 production of Dracula. She wishes to thank the amazing cast and crew for making this show what it is.

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Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill

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ACCT – Aldersgate Church Community Theater ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters AFI – American Film Institute 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 IS – Infinity Stage 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 MET – Maryland Ensemble Theatre 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 SAG-AFTRA – Screen Actors Guild– American Federation of Television and Radio Artists SCT – Springfield Community Theater SMP – St Mark’s Players SP – Sterling Playmakers SSS – Silver Spring Stage ST – Signature Theatre 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 VLOC – Victorian Lyric Opera Company VCU – Virginia Commonwealth University VTC – Vienna Theatre Company WATCH – Washington Area Theatre Community Honors WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre WS – Washington Savoyards

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Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order) Stacey Becker (Co-Producer/Set Painting Design) is excited to be working on another production at LTA, and is especially delighted to be co-producing this haunting production with the wonderful Alan Wray. Her latest work behind the scenes was props designer for A Fox on the Fairway. Stacey wants to welcome Maggie Mumford to her LTA directorial debut and thank her and this fantastic and talented cast and crew for making this a wonderful and powerful theatre production. And finally, Stacey would like to thank her husband, Ken Brown, for all the creativity and generosity he has put into this show.

Luana Bossolo (Set Decoration) has traded in her producer’s clipboard for shears and fabric. She recently co-produced LTA’s A Fox on the Fairway and previously served as an assistant producer for LTA’s productions of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Fabulous Lipitones.

She has served in just about every capacity behind the scenes for 10 years, including properties, wardrobe, set painting and box office. LTA audiences probably remember her paint designs for The Audience and To Kill a Mockingbird (WATCH nomination).

Susan Boyd (Hair and Makeup Design) is pleased to be working on this creepy show.

She has designed costumes, hair and/or makeup for film and theatre in the DC area and has won both WATCH and LTA awards. Most recently, she designed hair and 50-plus wigs for LTA’s The Producers. Susan is currently Governor for Artistic Support at LTA, where she is surrounded by great people. In her “day job,” Susan is a wardrobe stylist and image consultant, dressing real people for their real lives.

Ken Brown (Co-Set Design/Master Carpenter) is delighted to be working on another LTA production as set builder and co-set designer with the talented Peter Mumford. He has built sets for Red, White and Tuna; The Audience; A Christmas Carol (2017); and A Fox on the Fairway. Ken would like to thank Stacey and Alan and the great team they have put together for this production.

Sherry Clarke (Co-Stage Manager) first “dabbled in the arts” with the typical childhood neighborhood plays. In her late teens, Sherry experienced high school/college plays and musicals, starting a 13-year career as a vocalist based in Seattle. In Alexandria, she discovered LTA, a new home in which to explore her theatrical roots by way of community theater. Sherry’s most recent stage management credits include Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway, Harvey, August: Osage County and The Fantasticks.

JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach and Kimberly Crago—Lighting Design) are thrilled to be part of the production team for The Haunting of Hill House. JK Lighting Design also works with ACCT, RCP, TAP, VTC and other local theatre companies. Jeff and Kimberly are the 2018 WATCH Award winners for Outstanding Light Design in a Play (Dracula). Jeff would like to thank his family, David and Katie Clement, for all their love and support. Kimberly would like to thank Steve Crago for his unwavering support. Jeff and Kimberly both would like to thank their LTA family for their hard work on this production.

They consider it a joy to work with their talented friends at LTA. Please enjoy the show!

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Jodi LaCoe (Properties Design) is an architect who teaches at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center of Virginia Tech, where she conducts graduate-level design studios and seminars on the history and theory of architecture. Her research centers on interwar theater in Germany and Europe, in particular the provocative work of Hungarian-American artist László Moholy-Nagy. She recently co-edited and contributed to a book, Ceilings and Dreams: The Architecture of Levity, published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group.

Cynthia Mullins (Assistant Director) received her BA in theatre from the University of Mary Washington with minors in arts administration and musical theatre. While at UMW, Cynthia worked on many shows in different capacities, including directing, acting, stage managing, marketing, producing, etc. Favorite credits include The Children’s Hour, Little Shop of Horrors, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Noises Off and The Swing of the Sea. Professionally, Cynthia has worked at many different theaters across the country, including the Folger Theatre, Studio Theatre, the Keegan Theatre, Capital Fringe Festival and Florida Studio Theatre. Currently she works in arts administration as an agents’ assistant for Capital Talent Agency.

Maggie Mumford (Director) is a writer/director who teaches English at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, Virginia. Her short story “The Flying Circus” received an honorable mention from Glimmer Train, and her essay “Ether” appeared in Crab Fat Magazine. She has a BA in theatre from the University of Mary Washington and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Memphis, where she worked as creative nonfiction editor for The Pinch Literary Journal. Her theatre credits include … Acting: Much Ado About Nothing (FCT), Reckless (Studio 115), The Heiress (University of Mary Washington–UMW), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Lofty Award for Best Supporting Actress (FCT). Costume Design: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UMW–Amphitheatre), Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (FCT), WXYZ: Spelling Out the News So You Don’t Have To (ArtStream), As You Like It (FCT). Director: Tuna Salad (Studio 115), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UMW–Amphitheatre), Almost Maine (Studio 115), Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (FCT), As You Like It (FCT). She would like to thank the amazing …Hill House team, both on and off the stage, for all of their hard work and support. In particular, her incredible husband, Peter Mumford, to whom she owes so much, at least a meatloaf.

Peter Mumford (Co-Set Design) is pleased to be co-designing the set for his first show at LTA. Peter has most recently worked with FTC, where he designed the scenery for As You Like It, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Peter is thankful to once again be working with his amazing wife, Maggie Mumford, his favorite director and collaborator. He is also grateful to be co-designing with Ken Brown, whose brilliant ideas and expertise have made …Hill House a real and haunting place on the LTA stage.

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Meet the Crew (continued) Donna Reynolds (Co-Stage Manager) has been involved in local community theater for 20 years in a variety of roles. Most recently she did the set decoration for A Few Good Men. Her most recent stage management was for The Savannah Disputation. She designed properties for Enchanted April (ACCT) and To Kill a Mockingbird (LTA). She produced LTA’s Lady Windermere’s Fan. Donna can most often be found running the light board or follow spot.

Janice Rivera (Sound Design) Sound design projects include You Can’t Take It With You, Dracula (WATCH Award), The Fabulous Lipitones, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Spamalot (WATCH nomination) and Cantorial (WATCH nomination) at LTA; and Death by Design for ACCT. You may have seen her onstage as Carmen in The Nance and Camila Rosario in In the Heights at LTA, or Aldonza in Man of La Mancha at MCP. Janice is a video specialist via her post production company, Offbook Productions.

Jean Schlicting and Kit Sibley (Co-Costume Design) are enjoying working on something a little different! They have costumed many LTA productions over the past 15-plus years, most recently The Producers this past summer; plus they are WATCH Costume Design Award winners for The Nance and Hairspray. Other LTA favorites were The Rocky Horror Show, Ragtime, To Kill a Mockingbird and Boeing, Boeing. We would like to thank Maggie, Stacey and Alan for bringing us on board for The Haunting of Hill House and our husbands for supporting our late nights, days of sewing, and fabric stashes for all these years.

Margaret Snow (Wardrobe Coordinator) is excited and invigorated to be working with such an excellent director, producers, crew and cast in this production. When it comes to haunting, she thinks terror, both psychological and physiological, which is an excellent fit with her wardrobe function. To put it in action, all she need do is stage a wardrobe malfunction.

Alan K. Wray (Co-Producer) is excited to be working with Stacey Becker and the very talented Maggie Mumford. Alan has produced various shows for PCP and LTA, including The Drawer Boy and Anne of Green Gables—The Musical. He is more often heard creating sounds for various theaters. His sound designs include The Producers, 33 Variations (LTA Award), The 39 Steps, The Game’s Afoot and Picnic (WATCH nomination). Alan’s designs for ACCT include Bus Stop and Enchanted April (WATCH nomination). He would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard and excellent work.

Russell Wyland (Rigging) has dressed sets for and produced several LTA productions, including Hairspray, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, 33 Variations, The Underpants and A Fox on the Fairway. He is the winner of several LTA and WATCH Awards for set decoration, special effects and producing. Russ’ specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.

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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 A Few Good Men. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Box Office Volunteers Tina Anderson Lloyd Bittinger Luana Bossolo Tammy Preston Boyd Kurtis Carter Martha Deal Sharon Dove Patricia Espinet Sharon Field

Ira Forstater Gary Gladstone Suzan Gladstone Phyllis Gruber Barbara Helsing Bobbie Herbst Marian Holmes Brittany Huffman Erika Kallens

Phil Krzywicki Caterina Lillis Julie Ackerman Montross Melissa Nielson Micheal J. O'Connor Steve Percy Charlene Pritzker David Pritzker

Steven Rosenthal Page Dreher Schreiner Mary Beth Smith-Toomey Margaret Snow Alison Tregea Bill Young

Jeanne Louise Glen Macdonald Dorothy Marshall Iolaire McFadden Susan McFadden Madelaine Morgan Ana Rasmussen Gary Rasmussen Joy Rieger Jayn Rife

Ann Rowan Grisel Saez Toni Sanford Ed Settle Howard Soroos Carol Strachan Bill Young Richard Young

Front of House Volunteers Lloyd Bittinger Jamie Blake Luana Bossolo Lorraine Bouchard Dee Brown Joyce Casale Gina Cavallaro Janice Clark Rita Costello Patty Fitzgibbons

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

Neale Ainsfield & Dr. Donna Sieckmann Martha E. Alliston Anonymous The Apker Family Mary Katherine Baumeister Beverley Benda Lloyd Bittinger Alan Boehm Luana Bossolo Gregory Bricker Herb & Dee Brooks Dale and Eileen Brown Jim & Sue Buchanan Nick & Diane Burakow In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Carolyn L. Cain Gillian Chen Conductor’s Fan Club David Correia Patricia Cosler Brian & Paula Coupe Robert B. Crane Tom Dabney Ann S. Daniels Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman David Dender Susan Devine P.M. Donahue Dennis & Myrna Dunn Lisa Eskew In Honor of Peter Fannon 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 Ray & Judy Isaacs Willy & Janney Jay William Jenkins Sheila Jurinski Col. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Knapp, USMC (Ret) Philip & Karen Kopp Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman Freida Lachapelle Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society Dale & Bob Latiff 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 John Mayers Nicky McDonnell Sandra McKinney

Continental Congress Anonymous Mrs. Barbara Becker Kathy Fannon In Memory of Eileen Farrell Marian Holmes Jim & Mary Hutzler Jill & Joe Kale James & Catherine Kelley In Memory of Grace Machanic Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak Jeanne & Dan Porter Carole & David Preston In Memory of Leslie Reed Howard & Margaret Soroos Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse Vendini Inc.

Patriots Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Alfredson Ronald E. Becker Michael and Niki Bennett Clare Bisceglia In Memory of Nancyanne Burton David & Catherine Clagett Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole Kimberly & Steve Crago The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski Jack & Kelly Fannon Dorinda Fitt Jim & Alexandra Hartz In Memory of Grace Machanic Anne Monahan Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn Peter & Mary Hunstad O’Konski Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells In Memory of Leslie Reed A. Leo Romaneski Richard & Rochelle Schwab Patricia Spencer Smith Mary Beth Smith-Toomey John & Laurie Stackpole Susan Swain Kelley Wells Gail & Jim Woolwine

William McNaught & Jody Macolini Madeline Metcalfe Thomas & Dolores Mulkerin Gene & Dorothy Mulligan Andy & Kate Nelson Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer Northstrat on Behalf of Nancyanne Burton The Odle Family Douglas A. Olmsted Elena Polyak Gary & Ana Rasmussen In Memory of Leslie Reed Mary Jo Roos James Rorke Ann Rowan Tami & Peter Salmon Tom Sargeant Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel 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 April Stull Lois Van Bergen Edward Walker & Brenda Kurlansik Cal Whitehurst Linda W. Windsor

Minutemen Anne A. Andrews Anonymous Diana Banat Ronald & Sheila Barrett Jay Bartol Robert & Joann Bingham Cheri L. Brown James Brown John Brown Sue Buchanan Felicia Carretta Linda Couture Jeffery Dowers Margaret Evans-Joyce Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin Joanne Goodell Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith Patty Greksouk Fritz & Pat Haberman Barbara Helsing Mark & Patti Higgins – In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Bonnie Jourdan James & Charlene Kegerreis Janet Kennelly Victor and Barbara Kernus Mary Lawson Walt & Manette Lazear Pamela Leonowich The Livingston Family

William W. Lohr Nathan & Kara Macek In Memory of Grace Machanic Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion Bill & Joan McCulla Mary Jo Morgan A.B. Morrill David & Pamela Orr Kathleen Parrish Roger & Cheryl Pratt Col. Melvin H. & Barbara Rosen Steven Rosenthal Rob & Donna Roth – In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors Robert & Maureen Simoniz Barbara Slavik Charlene Sloan Mrs. Mary Stauss Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart Don & Erdine Walter Hildegard White Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe Linda Ysewyn

Colonists Dr. Lynda Adamson Anonymous Walter & Andrea Baumann Joan Burg In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Ronald E. Cogan Robert Eckert Alan English Dan & Marie Ernst Avery Clifford Evans Mel & Sara Friedman Penelope Gallagher Kathy Giannetti Aaron Geduldig David Hale & Russ Wyland Doris Hamel Edith C. Heilberg Alma Kasulaitis Jean Keppler Roberta Klein Kathy Koczyk Patricia Kratzer In Memory of Grace Machanic Raymonde Magliozzi J.J. & Pat Miller Jane Neubig Gen. William L. Nicholson Micheal J. O’Connor Becky Patton Mrs. Jackie Phillips Irene Rehbock Roxanne Sayre Diana Schwanhausser Gil & Marcia Siegert Wendy Sneff In Honor of Cristina Wilke

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 online, visit www.thelittletheatre.com and click on opportunities, then donations. You may also contact the business office at 703-683-5778, ext. 2 and donate by phone.

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria Carolyn Winters ................................................................................................................................Director Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* ..................................................................................................Vice Director Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer Russell Wyland .............................................................................. Honorary Member, LTA President Helga Ingrid Adams Tina Anderson Jay Bartol Geoff & Genie Baskir Luana Bossolo Lesley A. Buckles Franklin C. Coleman Charlotte Corneliusen Kimberly Crago Emory & Susan Damron Susan Devine Sharon Dove* Joel Durgavich Peter Fannon* Sharon Field Ira Forstater Duane Goddard* Kacie Greenwood David Hale * Distinguished Member

Doris Hamel* Ronnie Hardcastle Adriana Hardy* Donna Hauprich Barbara Hayes Bobbie Herbst Larissa Heyman Kira Hogan Marian Holmes* Jim & Mary Hutzler Bonnie Jourdan Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis Orron & Judy Kee Mel & Lidia Kollander* Robert Kraus Burt & Vivian Kronstedt David McCallum Carlos Moctezuma Anne Monahan*

Zell Murphy Jeff Nesmeyer Lynn O’Connell Micheal J. O’Connor Eddie Page James Pearson Brendan Quinn Jayn Rife Benjamin Robles Heather Sanderson Jean Schlichting Margo Shiffert Kim Smith-Salmon Arthur & Margaret Snow Howard & Margaret Soroos Rance Willis* Frank Winters Bill Young

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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 70 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!