The Producers - July/Aug 2019

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A NEW MEL BROOKS MUSICAL book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan music and lyrics by Mel Brooks original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman by special arrangement with StudioCanal produced by David Correia and Mary Beth Smith-Toomey directed by Kristina Friedgen choreographed by Stefan Sittig • music direction by Colin Taylor

JUL. 27 – AUG. 17, 2019 www.thelittletheatre.com

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MEN written by Aaron Sorkin produced by Robert Kraus directed by Kathleen Barth

First produced on Broadway in 1989 and inspiring an Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, this riveting courtroom drama tells the story of military lawyers at a court-martial who uncover a high-level conspiracy in the course of defending their clients, two U.S. Marines accused of murder. Based on events that took place at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in July 1986, the play investigates both the nature of our military mentality and the Marine code of honor.

SEP. 7 – 28, 2019

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A NEW MEL BROOKS MUSICAL JUL. 27 – AUG. 17, 2019 book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan music and lyrics by Mel Brooks original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman by special arrangement with StudioCanal produced by David Correia and Mary Beth Smith-Toomey directed by Kristina Friedgen choreographed by Stefan Sittig • music direction by Colin Taylor The Producers is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. Tel: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

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......................................................................................................................Carolyn Winters 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 Welcome to the theater, my friends! You are about to enter the world of Broadway circa 1959, a very different place from the world we live in today. The Producers has had several incarnations but began its life as a 1967 satirical film by Mel Brooks. The story of Max and Leo scheming their way to the top by putting on a Broadway flop was a huge hit and even won Brooks an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2001, Brooks adapted his film for the stage and had an instant success on his hands. In fact, the original Broadway production broke records by winning 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical that year.

But the worlds of 1967 and 2001 were quite different times from the political and cultural climate of today. As a director, I often ask myself, “Why this piece now?” It is vital that theater resonates with its audience and the time it’s performed in. Therefore, I found myself asking, “How does the humor of The Producers still work in this #MeToo era?”

SPOILER ALERT: If you are unaware of the plot of this show and would like to be surprised by the ending, I recommend that you pause reading here and come back after Act Two has ended.

As a huge Mel Brooks fan and a feminist, I had no doubt that this play is still very funny, and that the jokes—while on the surface—may seem crass or tone deaf based on our current cultural “wokeness.” However, I would argue that Brooks has circumvented this trap because of the way he has crafted the characters. There is no artifice in this play; every character lives his or her life as an open book. Therefore, no joke is made at the expense of a character. In fact, in some cases, the characters at the butt of the joke often embrace what is most humorous about that situation and up the ante. For example, Roger DeBris dressed in drag might be a funny visual gag, but that joke gets so much more mileage as Roger turns the situation to his advantage by playing off of Leo’s naiveté and Max’s eventual discomfort. Likewise, the only major female role in the show, Ulla, is a woman who is blatantly objectified by Max, but again she is in on the joke. She understands the power that her beauty and sexuality grant her, and she is able to wield that to her advantage on Max and Leo. In fact, the only joke that comes at a character’s expense is the success of Springtime for Hitler, which Franz takes as an affront against his beloved Fuhrer, despite the show’s unprecedented opening night. Here the situational comedy is key, and this joke propels the plot of the play forward. In this way, Brooks was ahead of his time as he utilized inclusivity within the humor to make these jokes timeless.

Perhaps this is the lesson that we should take away from The Producers: to laugh at ourselves more and allow others to laugh with us as we do that. All of the characters in this piece own what is humorous about them—Max and his unabashed greed, Leo and his “minor compulsions,” Franz’s love and devotion to his Fuhrer, Roger’s overtly gay aesthetic, and Ulla’s beautyover-brains facade. They get just as much mileage out of using these aspects of their personality as the other characters get by making a joke of them. So, my friends, laugh. Take yourself and life just a little less seriously from time to time. As Max tells Leo, “Smile and the world smiles with you.”

Kristina Friedgen Director The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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The Cast (in order of appearance) Usherettes........................................................................................................Rachel Hogan, Kathleen West Violinist ........................................................................................................................................Taegan Chirinos Max Bialystock ................................................................................................................................Steve Cairns Leo Bloom ..........................................................................................................................................Ryan Phillips Hold Me, Touch Me............................................................................................................................Cheryl Bolt Mr. Marks ............................................................................................................................................Derek Marsh Franz Liebkind ..............................................................................................................................Chad Ramsey Carmen Ghia................................................................................................................................Timothy R. King Roger DeBris ..........................................................................................................................Brian Lyons-Burke Bryan ..............................................................................................................................................Michael Sarisky Kevin ....................................................................................................................................................Derek Marsh Scott........................................................................................................................................................Drake Leach Shirley Markowitz..............................................................................................................Courtney Caliendo Sabu ................................................................................................................................................Brandon Steele Ulla..............................................................................................................................................................Sirena Dib Kiss Me, Feel Me ..........................................................................................................................Kathleen West Lick Me, Feel Me............................................................................................................................Rachel Hogan Jack Lapidus ................................................................................................................................Brandon Steele Donald Dinsmore ......................................................................................................................Chad Friedman Jason Green ......................................................................................................................................Derek Marsh Gunter ............................................................................................................................................Michael Sarisky Stormtrooper......................................................................................................................................Drake Leach Sergeant................................................................................................................................................Drake Leach Officer O’Rourke ......................................................................................................................Michael Sarisky Officer O’Riley..................................................................................................................................Derek Marsh Judge Maxwell............................................................................................................................Brandon Steele Foreman ........................................................................................................................................Chad Friedman Female Ensemble Cheryl Bolt Courtney Caliendo Taegan Chirinos Rachel Hogan Colleen Kleveno Anne McPherson Erin Pugh Shannon Robichaud Kathleen West

Male Ensemble Brian Delp Chad Friedman Drake Leach Derek Marsh Michael Sarisky Brandon Steele Setting: New York City Time: 1959

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

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Scenes & Orchestra Act I Scene 1: Outside the Shubert Theatre, June 1959 Scene 2: Office of Max Bialystock, a month later Scene 3: Offices of Whitehall & Marks, later the same day Scene 4: Office of Max Bialystock, the same afternoon Scene 5: The same, dawn the next day Scene 6: Rooftop of a Greenwich Village apartment building, later that morning Scene 7: Upper East Side Apartment of Roger DeBris, later the same day Scene 8: Office of Max Bialystock, later that afternoon Scene 9: Little Old Lady Land Act II Scene 1: Office of Max Bialystock, late morning a few days later Scene 2: Bare stage of a Broadway theater, later that day Scene 3: Outside the Shubert Theatre, mid-September Scene 4: Stage of the Shubert Theatre, 8 p.m. the same evening Scene 5: Office of Max Bialystock, the same night Scene 6: A holding cell, afternoon a few weeks later Scene 7: Downtown NYC courtroom, a few evenings later Scene 8: Sing Sing to the Shubert Theatre

SHOW SYNOPSIS Max Bialystock, a producer who was once the king of Broadway, is hungry to strike it rich. Leo Bloom, an accountant with dreams of someday becoming a theater producer, discovers that they could get richer by producing a flop instead of a hit. They start by finding the worst show, worst director, and worst actors. When their new production, Springtime for Hitler, turns out to be a smash success, their plan is thrown off and the partners’ lives are thrown into chaos.

PERFORMANCE PARTNERS IN ART July 26 – King Street Cats • July 30 – Alexandria Police Foundation August 6 – Kiwanis Club of Alexandria

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aldersgate Community Church Theater, Charles Dragonette, Tina McCrea, Metro Stage, One Brick, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Reston Community Players, Shannon Starcher, Joey Wallen and Workhouse Art Center, Crissy Wilke

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Musical Numbers Musical Numbers, Act I Overture Opening Night ........................................................................................................................................Ensemble The King of Broadway................................................................................................................Max, Ensemble We Can Do It ..............................................................................................................................................Max, Leo I Wanna Be a Producer ..............................................................................Leo, Chorus Girls, Accountants In Old Bavaria ................................................................................................................................Franz, Pigeons Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop ..........................................................................................................Franz, Max, Leo Keep It Gay ....................................................................................Max, Leo, Roger, Roger’s Team, Carmen When You’ve Got It, Flaunt It ........................................................................................................................Ulla Along Came Bialy ........................................................................................................................Max, Company Musical Numbers, Act II Entr’acte That Face......................................................................................................................................................Ulla, Leo Have You Ever Heard the German Band ................................................................................................Franz Opening Night—Reprise..................................................................................................................Usherettes You Never Say ‘Good Luck’ on Opening Night ................................Carmen, Roger, Leo, Franz, Max Springtime for Hitler ............................................................................................................................Ensemble Where Did We Go Right? ......................................................................................................................Max, Leo Betrayed ................................................................................................................................................................Max ’Til Him .................................................................................................................... Max, Leo, Little Old Ladies Prisoners of Love................................................................................................................Max, Leo, Company Goodbye ....................................................................................................................................................Company

Orchestra Conductor ............................................................................................................................................Colin Taylor Violins ................................................................................................Kelley Williams, Tasha Pulvermacher Cello ............................................................................................................................................................Pam Clem Bass ..........................................................................................................................................................Adam Celli Reeds ............................................................Mitch Bassman, Suzy Carroll, Chris Epinger, Allen Howe, Jane Hughes, Gwyn Jones, Julie Pangelinan, Lindsay Williams Trumpets..............................................................................................................Monique Abbitt, Jack Dusek Trombones ..............................................................Melissa Bayliss, KC Collins, Scott Fridy, Bill Wright Horn ....................................................................................................................................................Brad Johnson Keyboard ............................................................................................................................Francine Krasowska Drums ....................................................................................................................................................John Vitullo Percussion ....................................................................................................................................Emilie Mitchell

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The Crew Producers....................................................................................David Correia, Mary Beth Smith-Toomey Director ......................................................................................................................................Kristina Friedgen Assistant Director ................................................................................................................Haley Dandreaux Music Director ..................................................................................................................................Colin Taylor Vocal Director ..............................................................................................................................Steve McBride Choreographer ..................................................................................................................................Stefan Sittig Dance Captains ......................................................................Courtney Caliendo, Shannon Robichaud Stage Managers..................................................................................................Rob Cork, Nick Friedlander Assistant Stage Managers ......................John Brown, Mary Ferrara, Jake Glasser, Becca Heisner Meredith Kirchner, Maggie Landis, Marielle Roth, Adam Wallace, Emily Weaver Set Design ........................................................................................................................................Dan Remmers Set Construction..............................................................................................................................Tom O’Reilly Assisted by Ivan Chirinos, Jim Hutzler, Charlie Maline, Jim McCabe, Dan Remmers, Ken Zabielski Set Painting ........................................................................................................................De Nicholson-Lamb Assisted by David Bissette, Meg Milroy, Mona Wargo Set Decoration........................................................................................................................Russell J. Wyland Assisted by Stacey Becker, Mallory Chirinos, Luana Bossolo, Ken Brown, Charles Dragonette, Bobbie Herbst, Marian Holmes, Toomeka Spoule Property Design..............................................................................................................................Kirstin Apker Assisted by Hilary Adams, Brooke Angel, Tom Apker, Emma Baskir, Brendan Quinn, Kate Schneider, Griffin Voltmann Lighting Design ............................................................................................................Ken and Patti Crowley Master Electricians............................................................................Samantha Jensen, Pam Leonowich Assisted by Jay Bartol, Lloyd Bittinger, Elizabeth Burch, Kimberly Crago, Marzanne Claiborne, Charles Dragonette, Jim Hartz, Iris Ellis, Hallie Oines, Donna Reynolds, Jayn Rife, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Adrian Steel, Leslie Teitel Sound Design ........................................................................................................................................Alan Wray Assisted by Keith Bell, Sharon Grant, Donna Hauprich, Janice Rivera, Gene Warner, Krista White Costume Design ....................................................................................................Jean Schlicting, Kit Sibley Assisted by Michelle Harris, Donna Hauprich, Janis Johnston, Jennifer Lyman, Lanae Sterrett, Mary Wallace Wardrobe Coordinator ..................................................................................................Robin Worthington Assisted by Alisa Beyninger, Jamie Blake, Sarah Gale, Alex Geoghagan, Sarah Holt, Margaret Snow, Carol Starke, Lanae Sterrit, Linda Winfrey Makeup Design..............................................................................................................................Larissa Norris Hair/Wig Design ..............................................................................................................................Susan Boyd Assisted by Cody Boehm, Josie Brown, Rose Carter, Karen Maline, Robin Maline Rigging........................................................................................................................................Russell J. Wyland Photographer ..........................................................................................................................Matthew Randall Audition Pianists..........................................................................Francine Krasowska, Matthew Popkin Rehearsal Pianists ............Hunter Browning, Francine Krasowska, Lisa Mattia, Steve McBride Vocal Coach........................................................................................................................Francine Krasowska Audition Coordinator......................................................................Sherry Clark, Margaret Evans-Joyce Assisted by Julie Blacker, Susan Boyd, Bob Ford, Bobbie Herbst, Brendan Quinn, Bruce Schmid, Sherry Singer Double Tech Dinner ........................................................................................Carolyn and Frank Winters Assisted by Terry Hardt, Georges Jacques, Marsha Ward, Rance Willis Opening Night Party ................................................................Becky Waldman, Becky’s Pixie Kitchen 6

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Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order) Cheryl Bolt (Hold Me, Touch Me/Ensemble) is thankful to be in her first LTA show! She has been in many community theater productions since deciding to pursue the hobby in 2013. Favorite roles include Tanya in Mamma Mia! (TAT), Vi Moore in Footloose (Loudoun Centre Theatre), Alice in The Addams Family (TAT) and Sarah in Company (TCP). Shout out to her patient husband, Pat, for putting up with the endless rehearsal nights that leave him fending for himself for dinner. Love you!

Steve Cairns (Max Bialystock) is ecstatic to be making his LTA debut in The Producers! He has appeared in many shows in the DMV and Frederick areas.

Most recently he appeared as Emile De Becque in South Pacific, Shrek in Shrek the Musical and Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into the Woods (MST), Billy Flynn in Chicago and Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar (OVT). Steve wants to thank his family and friends and this amazing production’s cast and crew for their love and support.

Courtney Caliendo (Ensemble/Co-Dance Captain) is excited to be returning to the LTA stage. She most recently played Chutney, Delta Nu Kate and other ensemble parts in Legally Blonde (LTA). Growing up, Courtney performed in numerous productions, including Annie, Gypsy, Mame, The Music Man and more. Courtney also performed as a Boston College coed cheerleader and dancer and was co-founder and later assistant coach of the BC Pom Squad. In her performance downtime, Courtney is a trademark attorney at the USPTO, BC Alumni DC Chapter co-chair, and board member of the Scleroderma Foundation of Southeast Florida.

Taegan Chirinos (Ensemble) is a recent graduate of Hayfield Secondary and is so excited to be in her second show at LTA. Taegan would like to thank her parents for allowing her to do such a show and for driving her to rehearsal. She would also like to thank Kristina, Colin and Stefan for pushing her forward as an actress and especially a dancer!

Brian Delp (Ensemble) has sung with the chamber singers and choir at UUCA since 2014. Past productions include Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers (Ensemble) at George Mason University and Children of Eden (Ensemble) and The Addams Family (Ensemble) with Chalice Theater.

Sirena Dib (Ulla) is making her LTA debut with this hilarious show! DMV credits: Alais in The Lion in Winter (TAP), Ensemble in Curtains (TAP), Judy Haynes in White Christmas (RMT) and Ariel in Footloose (RMT). She is a member of the British Players and Outstanding Voices of DC. In South Carolina, Sirena’s favorite roles included Ado Annie, Princess Fiona, Cinderella, Lydia Bennet and Marty Maraschino. Sirena is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and works in arts management. Thank you for supporting the arts!

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Chad Friedman (Ensemble) is so excited to be part of his first LTA musical, The Producers! He would like to thank his family and friends, including Lucia LaNave, for always being behind him. Also, he’s been a part of City of Fairfax Theatre Company’s The Music Man, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Footloose as well as GMU’s 35MM: A Musical Exhibition. Nevertheless, he feels so lucky to be part of such a talented cast and crew. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Rachel Hogan (Ensemble) is in her second show with LTA. She is thankful to be working with this hilarious and talented cast and crew. Rachel is a Lebanon Valley College alumna and graduated with degrees in music and psychology.

Her favorite roles include Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Kate in Kiss Me, Kate and Luisa in The Fantasticks. Lastly, she thanks her friends and loving family for their endless support and encouragement!

Timothy R. King (Carmen Ghia) is excited to make his LTA debut in The Producers. Favorite roles include Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Frank in The Rocky Horror Show (MET), Willy Wonka (Alliance Theatre), Jack Point in Yeomen of the Guard (WS), Gerhardt/Gertrude in Hamlet (PCP), Miss Forcible, Coraline’s dad, and others in the DC premiere of Coraline (LTC), and Lady Macbeth (King’s Players). He is also a producer, playwright, director and theater teacher.

Colleen Kleveno (Ensemble) is thrilled to be performing in her dream show The Producers in her LTA debut. Colleen is a theater major with a musical theater concentration at George Mason University. Recent/favorite credits include The Wolves (#2), Big River (Mary Jane Wilkes), The Gondoliers (Inez/Contadina) and The Fantasticks (Mute) with the Mason Players. She has also appeared as a featured vocalist at special events in the DC area, including Sizzlin’ Summer Nights Cabaret (ST) and RTS by George with Kelli O’Hara.

Drake Leach (Ensemble) is excited to be performing in his first production at LTA. He is a rising sophomore at George Mason University and could most recently be seen as Jerome in Mason’s production of Merrily We Roll Along and The King in Big River. He would like to thank Mr. Hahn, Muller, Jim and his family—but a special thank you to his mom, who would be upset if she flew all the way from Texas to see the show and didn’t get a thank you.

Brian Lyons-Burke (Roger DeBris) is thrilled to return to LTA, previously appearing as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and as John Major in The Audience. He is a WATCH Award winner for Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (TAP).

He most recently appeared as Fagin in Oliver! (KAT). Other notable roles include Oliver Warbucks in Annie (WOB), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (TAP), King Triton in The Little Mermaid, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (DTC), Charlie in The Bridges of Madison County (RBTC) and King Arthur in Spamalot! (RMT and WOB).

For your own safety, look for your nearest EXIT. In case of emergency, WALK, DO NOT run, to the exit.

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Meet the Cast (continued) Derek Marsh (Ensemble) is absolutely thrilled to be returning to LTA for his fifth production after a two-year hiatus from the stage! Most recent credits include King Philip in The Lion in Winter (TAP), Action in West Side Story (LTA) and the Courier in 1776 (MCP).

Anne McPherson (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in her first LTA production. She has studied musical theater in New York and acting in Los Angeles at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Her favorite past roles have included Mrs. Potts in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Brookwood Musical Theater Guild) and Cinderella’s Stepmother in Into the Woods (Davidson College). In the real world without footlights or body mics, Anne is a practicing attorney.

Ryan Phillips (Leo Bloom) is a recent graduate of George Mason University, where he earned his bachelor of fine arts in theater performance. Selected credits: Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at LTA, Charley Kringas in Merrily We Roll Along, Cinesias in Lysistrata, Duke in Big River, Ariel in The Pillowman at GMU. Artful Dodger in Oliver! and Andy Lee in 42nd Street at SPM. Ryan is also a professional magician and busker performing in Northern Virginia and Washington.

Erin Pugh (Ensemble) is a junior pursuing a theater performance BFA at George Mason University. Her past roles include #7 in The Wolves, Béline in The Imaginary Invalid and Vittoria in The Gondoliers with the Mason Players, and she has participated in The Vagina Monologues at George Mason for the past two years.

She is also a teaching artist with Acting for Young People and a performer/entertainer for Princess Parties of D.C. Chad Ramsey (Franz Liebkind) is making his LTA debut in The Producers.

Although this is Chad’s first traditional musical in more than 25 years, he has appeared onstage portraying various world leaders in recent satirical musical comedy revues produced by Hexagon in Washington. Chad is vice president of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance and an occasional lead singer with a rock cover band.

Shannon Robichaud (Ensemble/Co-Dance Captain) is thrilled to return to the stage this summer! She appeared onstage as an Angel understudy in Anything Goes (LTA), an ensemble member/featured dancer in 42nd Street (SP) and an ensemble member in Beauty and the Beast (SP). She has also worked backstage on several LTA shows: assistant choreographer and wardrobe for Anything Goes, wardrobe for A Christmas Carol, costuming for New Voices and wardrobe for Dracula. Many thanks to her friends and family for their ongoing love and support!

Michael Sarisky (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in his second show with LTA. His first show with LTA and his favorite to perform overall was Jesus Christ Superstar in the ensemble. He has also appeared in a few roles with Encore Stage and Studio, including Tommy Djilas in The Music Man and Ladahlord in James and the Giant Peach. Most of all he is excited to work with the cast and crew of The Producers before he heads to GMU for a BFA in theater.

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Brandon Steele (Ensemble) is excited for his first show with LTA. He previously performed in one show with TAP, Curtains (Bobby Pepper), and two shows with RCP, Hairspray and Thoroughly Modern Millie. He began his vocal training at UT Austin, performing with the Men’s Chorus and the Concert Chorale and the Butler School of Music Opera (BSOM) ensemble. He performed in the chorus of BSOM’s production of Die Fledermaus. In January 2017, Brandon moved to Washington and joined the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. 17th Street Dancers. Brandon continues to train in several dance styles including ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap. He is thrilled to continue what he hopes to be many more musical theater productions.

Kathleen West (Ensemble) is a rising senior theater major with a concentration in musical theater performance at George Mason University. Some of her past performance credits include Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera), #25 (The Wolves), Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls), Yonah (Children of Eden), Young Liz (Convenience) and the Mason Cabaret. Kathleen is also a teaching artist with Acting for Young People.

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 CIN – Cockpit in Court 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 MST – Milburn Stone Theatre 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 OVT – Oviations Theatre 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 RBTC – Red Branch Theatre Company RCP – Reston Community Players RLT – Rockville Little Theatre

RM – Rude Mechanicals RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre RST – Roadside Theatre SCT – Springfield Community Theater SHAPE – Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe 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 UUCA – Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington VLOC – Victorian Lyric Opera Company VTC – Vienna Theatre Company WATCH – Washington Area Theatre Community Honors WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre WPP – Wolf Pack Productions WS – Washington Savoyards

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Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order) Kirstin Apker (Property Design) has filled numerous backstage roles at LTA, including props designer (The Nance—LTA Award, Legally Blonde, Key for Two, Laughing Stock), set decorator (Legally Blonde, Steel Magnolias—WATCH Award), assistant stage manager (A Party to Murder, Plaza Suite, Sweeney Todd) and artistic painter (Heaven Can Wait). She has also appeared onstage in To Kill a Mockingbird, and she serves as a house manager and as the coordinator of the theater’s Floodlight newsletter. Love always to Tom and her beautiful boys for their support of Mommy’s avocation, including assisting in de-wheeling all the walkers!

Susan Boyd (Hair and Wig Designer) is so happy to be designing hair for her favorite silly musical.

She has designed costumes, hair and/or makeup for film and theater in the DC area and has won both WATCH and LTA awards. Susan is 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, teaching real people about the importance of dress and impression management. Thank you, hair crew, for keeping those wigs going on the right heads every night!

Mel Brooks (Writer, Composer & Lyricist, Producer). Director, producer, writer and actor, Mel Brooks is the recipient of three 2001 Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Musical) and two Grammy Awards (Best Musical Show Album and Best Long Form Music Video) for The Producers. Mr. Brooks began his distinguished career during television’s “Golden Age” as a writer for Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows in 1951. In 1955 and in 1957, Brooks received Emmy Award nominations (with others) for the best comedy writing for Caesar’s Hour, and in 1956 he was nominated (with others) for best writing for a variety or situation comedy. In 1952, Brooks wrote sketches for Leonard Sillman’s Broadway smash-hit revue, New Faces Of 1952, and in 1957, together with Joe Darion, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, which starred Eartha Kitt. In 1962, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical All-American, starring Ray Bolger. In the ‘60s, Brooks teamed up with Carl Reiner to write and perform The 2000 Year Old Man albums, which became immediate bestsellers. In 1960 and 1961, Brooks and Reiner received Grammy Award nominations for the best spoken word comedy for 2000 Years and for best comedy performance for 2000 And One Years, respectively. In 1997, Brooks and Reiner teamed up again for The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000. Both a book and a CD were released, the CD winning a Grammy Award in 1998 for the best spoken word album: comedy. Brooks wrote and narrated The Critic, a short satire on avant-garde art films, which received the Academy Award for best animated short subject in 1964. In 1965, he teamed up with Buck Henry and created Get Smart, the long-running television show starring Don Adams as Agent 86. Brooks, along with others, received an Emmy Award for outstanding writing achievement in a comedy-variety in 1967 for The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special. In 1968, he wrote and directed his first feature film, The Producers, starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, which earned him an Academy Award for the best original screenplay written directly for the screen. He then went on to create a remarkable string of hit comedies: 1970, he wrote, directed and acted in The Twelve Chairs; 1974, co-wrote, directed and acted in Blazing Saddles, and was nominated, along with John Morris, for the best title song, “Blazing Saddles”; 1974, co-wrote and directed Young Frankenstein; 1976, co-wrote, directed and starred in Silent Movie; 1977, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in History Of The World, Part 1; 1983, produced and starred in To Be Or Not To Be; 1987, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the hit sci-fi spoof, Spaceballs; 1991, 12

co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Life Stinks; 1993, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Robin Hood: Men In Tights; 1995, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Dracula: Dead And Loving It. For three successive seasons, Brooks won the Emmy Award for his role as Uncle Phil on the hit comedy show, Mad About You. His visionary film company, Brooksfilms Limited, founded in 1980, has produced some of America’s most distinguished films, among them: David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, David Cronenberg’s The Fly, Frances, Richard Benjamin’s My Favorite Year and 84 Charing Cross Road, starring Anthony Hopkins and Mr. Brooks’ wife, Anne Bancroft.

Rob Cork (Co-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 here. 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 NJ. He currently appears as Will Rogers in a traveling production of Will Rogers’ U.S.A. with Kaleidoscope Theatre Company, a nonprofit organization that he co-founded.

David Correia (Co-Producer) is making his first foray into producing, and when in his right mind, he has done sound design for The Nance at LTA (2018 WATCH Nomination for Sound Design in a Play), The Explorers Club (Workhouse Arts Center), The Boys Next Door (PCP) and The Count of Monte Cristo (ACCT). Notable productions include Hairspray (2011 WATCH Award for Sound Design in a Musical), Spamalot (2014 WATCH Nomination for Sound Design in a Musical) and Proof (2014 WATCH Nomination for Sound Design in a Play).

Ken and Patti Crowley (Lighting Design) are happy to be working again with Kristina, Stefan and Mary Beth at LTA. Their 2018 and 2019 designs include LTA’s The Nance, Harvey, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Audience, RCP’s Peter and the Starcatcher and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Workhouse Art Center’s The Explorers Club and TAP’s Curtains and Arsenic and Old Lace. They are the proud recipients of numerous awards for their lighting designs, including WATCH Awards and LTA, RCP, and FCT lighting design awards. Upcoming designs include LTA’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, PWLT’s Annie, Dominion Stage’s Blue Cove and RCP’s spring 2020 blockbuster musical Mamma Mia!.

Hayley Dandreaux (Assistant Director) is so excited to be making her LTA debut as assistant director. Hayley graduated from George Mason University’s School of Theater with a BA in performance and directing and a minor in events production. She has worked with Acting for Young People since spring 2015 as a teaching artist, production assistant, costume designer and musical coordinator. Her theater credits include: Performance: The Threepenny Opera, Capital Fringe Premiere: Musical Therapy. Directing: The Fantasticks, Twinderella, Rockin’ Robin Hood and most recently Aladdin Jr.

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Meet the Crew (continued) Kristina Friedgen (Director) works as the education director at Young Artists of America, a youthfocused musical theater training company for singers, actors, dancers and musicians through Strathmore Music Center. Kristina has worked as a theater educator for the past 13 years, most recently with Our Lady of Good Counsel HS. She directs and choreographs with various community and educational theaters across the DC metro area and has worked professionally as an assistant director with the Olney Theatre Center, Round House Theatre Company, ATMTC and Signature Theatre. She has earned several WATCH nominations, most recently for director of The Drowsy Chaperone at Damascus Theatre Company. Kristina earned her BA in theater from the University of Maryland and a certificate in teaching from Notre Dame of Maryland, and will be pursuing an MFA in theater for youth at Arizona State University in the fall.

Nick Friedlander (Co-Stage Manager) is incredibly excited to be working on one of his all-time favorite musicals this summer! Most recently, he was the producer for P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (DS), co-ME with his loving Aunt Pam for You Can’t Take It with You (LTA) and producer for Dracula (LTA). He would like to thank Rob for doing this crazy show with him, all of his friends in the audience cheering him on, and the Queen of Norwegia (hi Helen!) and his dad for all their love and support of his theater addiction. And to the cast: Good luck, good luck, good luck!

Pam Leonowich (Co-Master Electrician) has been climbing the light ladders at LTA for over 100 consecutive shows and is proud to follow in her mother’s theater footsteps. Her mother managed and designed productions for the troops during World War II with the British Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). She is pleased to be teaming with light designers Ken and Patti Crowley and co-ME Samantha Jensen. Special thanks to our fabulously dedicated light crew.

Thomas Meehan (Book) received the Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers in 2001 and in 2003 for co-writing the book for Hairspray. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and has written the books for the musicals Rocky, Elf the Musical, Cry-Baby, Young Frankenstein, Chaplin, Bombay Dreams, I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand and Annie Warbucks. In addition, he was a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy-Award winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and To Be Or Not To Be. Mr. Meehan was also a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild. He and his wife, Carolyn, divided their time between a home in Nantucket and an apartment in Greenwich Village, near which, on Hudson Street, she owned and presided over the longrunning and near-legendary children’s store Peanut Butter & Jane.

Steve McBride (Vocal Director) works as the Sales/Marketing Director for Solid State Organ Systems in Alexandria, VA. Steve holds degrees in Vocal Music Education and Conducting and has been teaching music for over twenty years in southeastern Pennsylvania and Maryland.

He has been music director for several productions at high schools, community theaters, and universities including My Fair Lady, Into the Woods, The Producers, The Pajama Game, and Les Misérables. As a vocal coach, Steve maintained a private studio in the Philadelphia suburbs. A church musician since the age of 14, he will be serving as Organist and Choir Director at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Burke, VA this fall.

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Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser, and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).

De Nicholson-Lamb (Set Painting) most recently painted Enchanted April, Pride and Prejudice and The Miracle Worker for ACCT and Grey Gardens, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and The Rocky Horror Show (Pearl Award, Excellence in Set Painting) for LTA. In 2012, De painted LTA sets for Sweeney Todd and Witness for the Prosecution (nominee for the Pearl Award, Excellence in Set Painting) and And Then There Were None for ACCT. Previously, De painted sets for Into the Woods (Pearl Award, Excellence in Set Painting), Auntie Mame, The Desperate Hours and Footloose. She not only painted but designed the set for The Will Rogers Follies; Saturday, Sunday, Monday; and The Visit at LTA and painted the set of Alden Theater’s Red, Hot and Cole (award nominee). She won the Pearl Award for Excellence in Set Painting for Picnic (2009— WATCH nominee) and painted the set for Farragut North (PCP—2010). De thanks LTA for the fun we had with this show and looks forward to her next adventure.

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

Tom O’Reilly (Set Construction) is pleased to be back at LTA to help with another set of Dan R’s. Previously at LTA he built the sets for Driving Miss Daisy, Jesus Christ Superstar (WATCH nominee) and The Nance (WATCH Award). He has also built for TAP, Chalice Theatre, ArtStream and local high schools and is also building for RCP this fall.

Dan Remmers (Set Design) is glad to be working with Kristina and such a talented and fun cast. He recently designed the set for The Lion in Winter at TAP, and other designs include West Side Story, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Proof, Legally Blonde and The Nance, all at LTA.

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Meet the Crew (continued) Jean Schlichting and Kit Sibley (Co-Costume Design) are delighted to be on this wacky ride with The Producers! Costuming this show has been a huge creative challenge, and we are grateful to our costume crew—Michelle, Mary, Janis, Donna, Lanae, and Jen—for all their hard work. Kit and Jean have costumed many LTA productions over the past 15 years, as well as shows at other area theaters, and teach costume design at the high school level. LTA favorites include The Nance (WATCH Costume Design Award, LTA Award), Hairspray (WATCH Costume Design Award, LTA Award), To Kill a Mockingbird (LTA Award, WATCH nominee), The Rocky Horror Show (LTA Award), Boeing Boeing (LTA Award, WATCH nominee), Ragtime (LTA Award), In the Heights and Legally Blonde. We would like to thank Kristina, Mary Beth and David for inviting us on this crazy journey, as well as our stellar cast and crew, and our husbands for putting up with it all.

Stefan Sittig (Choreographer) 90-plus productions, including NYC: Who Is Eartha Mae? (Theatre Row/42nd Street), Jessie (Chelsea Playhouse); INTERNATIONAL: Trabajadores (Director/ Choreographer—Uruguay), Changing Hearts (Canada); DC: Flora the Red Menace (1st Stage), Man of La Mancha (Washington Savoyards), The Wiz (ATLAS), Jesus Christ Superstar (Open Circle Theatre—Helen Hayes nomination), Polaroid Stories (Studio Theatre), Noel & Gertie (MetroStage), Dorothy Meets Alice and Winnie The Pooh (Adventure Theatre), Hollywood Pinafore (The American Century Theater); REGIONAL/UNIVERSITY: Merrily We Roll Along, Lysistrata, Big River, Urinetown, Follies, Chicago, Evita, Show Boat, South Pacific, Beehive, The Pajama Game, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; COMMUNITY: LTA—The Nance, Legally Blonde (WATCH nom choreography), Anything Goes (WATCH nom direction and choreography), West Side Story (WATCH Award Stage Combat, WATCH nom choreography), In the Heights (WATCH Award Choreography), The Rocky Horror Show and Into The Woods. TAP—A Chorus Line (WATCH nom choreography). MCP—director/choreographer for Jerry’s Girls and Red, Hot & Cole. Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and on the faculty at George Mason University’s School of Theater. www.stefansittig.com Mary Beth Smith-Toomey (Co-Producer) is honored to be working with this outstanding cast, staff (especially David!), and crew on one of her dream shows! She has produced more than 60 shows, many at LTA, and looks forward to producing many more! She’s been honored with several LTA Outstanding Production Awards, including last season’s The Nance, and WATCH Outstanding Production Awards, including The Nance. She will be producing LTA’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder later this season. She currently serves as the WATCH Chair and the Vice Director of the LTA Council. Very special thanks to Kim, Mike, Wesley and always to Michael.

Colin Taylor (Music Director) is thrilled to be back for his second musical at LTA after a sold-out debut with Anne of Green Gables: The Musical in 2018. In addition to musical theater, he has also served as guest conductor for the Loudoun Symphonic Winds. Colin studied orchestral conducting with Dr. John Devlin, former cover conductor for the National Symphony Orchestra.

When not on the podium, Colin regularly plays in theater pit orchestras as a reed doubler and in local instrumental ensembles as a clarinetist and bass clarinetist.

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Robin Worthington (Wardrobe Coordinator) is delighted to support LTA’s grand production of The Producers. A veteran wardrobe mistress, she is excited to work with a terrific wardrobe crew to meet the challenges of the myriad quick changes backstage into the wonderful costumes created by the designers. Robin also serves as LTA’s Co-Chair of the Costume Closet Team, curating donated and created sartorial treasures to dress LTA’s performances, as well as lending LTA costumes to other area theaters, schools, and nonprofits.

Alan Wray (Sound Design) is excited to be working with this production. Alan has designed sound for various LTA productions as well as for other theaters. He has designed Ragtime, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Will Rogers Follies, Legally Blonde and Anything Goes (LTA Award), and working with Kristina he designed sound for The Woman in Black. He has designed sound for TAP’s She Loves Me and The Seagull (WATCH nomination). For Dominion Stage, Spring Awakening and The Boys in the Band (WATCH nomination). Occasionally he can be seen producing shows. His last co-production was Anne of Green Gables: The Musical with Robert Kraus.

Russell J. Wyland (Set Decoration/Rigging) has dressed sets for several LTA productions including Hairspray, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, Nude with Violin, Biloxi Blues, Anything Goes and A Fox on the Fairway. He is the winner of several LTA and WATCH awards for set decoration, special effects and producing. Russ’s specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging, curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.

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

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2019

SUMMER THEATER CAMPS

Join us at our beautiful Old Town theater, where we offer the best in theater education for children preschool through 8th grade.

Now in its eleventh year, LTA is the premier Alexandria location for summer fun and drama featuring fantastic experienced teachers!

For online registration, go to

thelittletheatre.com and click on “Summer Camps”

REGISTER EARLY! 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria, VA 22314

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GIVE THE GIFT OF THEATRE Gift Certificates to The Little Theatre of Alexandria are $25 per ticket to any performance for up to one year of the purchase date

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LTA’s fall class session for youth and adults starts this September! Join us for improv, directing, acting, voiceovers, and more!

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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 Fox on the Fairway. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Box Office Volunteers Tammy Preston Boyd Lloyd Bittinger Amanda Bullman Lou Conrad Sharon Dove Sharon Field Ira Forstater

Gary Gladstone Sue Gladstone Barbara Helsing Bobbie Herbst Marian Holmes Kate Ives Caterina Lillis

Pam McGuigan Melissa Nielson Steve Percy David Pritzker Charlene Pritzker Steven Rosenthal Page Dreher Schreiner

Margaret Snow Mary Beth Smith-Toomey Katherine Ward

Sarah Holt Phil Krzywicki Jeanne Louise Dorothy Marshall Susan McFadden Madelaine Morgan Eddie Page

Gary Rasmussen Jayn Rife Toni Sanford Bruce Schmid Carol Strachan Jerome Teles Bill Young

Front of House Volunteers Rachel Alberts Lloyd Bittinger Jamie Blake Susan Boyd Angela Cannon Rita Costello Joel Durgavich

Iris Ellis Patty Fitzgibbons Sarah Forstater Jean Miller Frane Patty Greksouk Doris Halleman Steve Halleman

Take Center Stage at Browne Academy

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Take a Seat.

Here’s a gift idea you can wrap your arms around! For the person who has everything, memorialize their love of theatre by purchasing a seat in our lovely theatre. An engraved plate, with up to three lines of engraving, will be placed on the arm rail. To purchase a seat, contact Tina McCrea in the LTA Business Office at 703-683-5778 x2. By request, a Seat Purchase Certificate can be obtained for your presentation to the recipient of your gift.

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Donors Founding Fathers

Alexandrian

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 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

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 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

Nicky McDonnell Sandra McKinney 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 Ronald & Sheila Barrett Jay Bartol Robert & Joann Bingham Cheri L. Brown James Brown John Brown Sue Buchanan Felicia Carretta Linda Couture 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 Sue & Cliff Bowers Joan Burg In Memory of Nancyanne Burton Ronald E. Cogan Robert Eckert Dan & Marie Ernst Avery Clifford Evans Mel & Sara Friedman Penelope Gallagher Kathy Giannetti Aaron Geduldig 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 Rebbock Diana Schwanhausser Gil & Marcia Siegert Wendy Sneff

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 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 Genie & Geoff Baskir Luana Bossolo Lesley 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 Judy & Orron Kee Mel & Lidia Kollander* Robert Kraus Burt & Vivian Kronstedt 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 Allen Stuhl* Rance Willis* Frank Winters Bill Young Rev 7.8.19

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!