Ten Brave Seconds

January 30–February 14, 2026 MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

Will Van Dyke

BOOK AND LYRICS BY

Jeff Talbott

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P I O N E E R T H E A T R E C O M P A N Y The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre KAREN AZENBERG Artistic Director

ADRIAN BUDHU Managing Director presents

Music and Lyrics by WILL VAN DYKE Book and Lyrics by JEFF TALBOTT WILL BLUM JOHN CARIANI NICK EIBLER AMBER IMAN JALEN MICHAEL JONES ZACHARY DANIEL JONES LAURA LEO KELLY LUKE KOLBE MANNIKUS JESSICA MONEY CARSON STEWART ARIANA BAGLEY KADEN CONRAD JORDAN CRUZ HEIDI FARBER SYDNEY RUDEL HARRISON TIMM ELLA MEI WILLIAMSON Scenic Design

JAMES NOONE

Costume Design

BRENDA VAN DER WIEL

Lighting Design

Production Stage Manager

Orchestrations & Vocal Arrangements

Hair & Makeup Design

JAMES O. HANSEN

WILL VAN DYKE PATRICK SULKEN

JOSÉ SANTIAGO

KATE CASALINO

Music Supervision by

Sound Design

AARON HUBBARD Casting

ANDREW FEM Casting by Them

Choreographed by

PATRICK SULKEN

REED LUPLAU Directed by

ELLIE HEYMAN The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CAST (In order of appearance) Mike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CARSON STEWART* Carl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WILL BLUM* Becky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HEIDI FARBER Gabby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JESSICA MONEY* Tim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LUKE KOLBE MANNIKUS* Mr. G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN CARIANI* Sally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMBER IMAN* Teens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NICK EIBLER*, JALEN MICHAEL JONES*, ZACHARY DANIEL JONES*, LAURA LEO KELLY*, JORDAN CRUZ, SYDNEY RUDEL, HARRISON TIMM, ELLA MEI WILLIAMSON Swings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARIANA BAGLEY, KADEN CONRAD Production Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JAMES O. HANSEN* Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY ROTH* Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHLOE GROTHEER* Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZACHARY DANIEL JONES* *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

SETTING Wooster, Ohio (pop. 26,866) TIME April 28, 2015

SHOW STAFF Associate Music Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Teplin Assistant Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Hartman-Sigall Stage Management Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanna Duersch Lightboard Programmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Hennig Lightboard Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sofia Vigil Spot Ops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzie Dutson, McKinnley Gunther, Amber Knaras, Chloe Marcrum, Naomi Newton, Nikita Swallie Electricians. . . . . . . Steven Baker, April Hennig, Carter Lee, Naomi Newton, Duncan Van Hecke, Sofia Vigil A2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Garretson Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Whitekettle Deck Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Fedor, William Hadden, Abish Noble, Avneet Sandhu, Jordan Soper, Amber Stafford Costume Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Hayes Wardrobe Running Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Harvey, Zoe Lupcho, Bella Ingham, Maggie Goble 4

SONG LIST ACT I “Day One”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike, Carl, Becky, Gabby, Tim, & The Teens “A Moment of Silence”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Becky, Mike, & Carl “Astronaut 63” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike & The Teens “Making Up the Rules”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gabby, Mike, & The Teens “Virginia & Oliver”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. G. & The Teens “Ride to the River”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim, Mike, & The Teens “The Hallway”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Teens “Pop Quiz”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby & The Teens “Anyone Else”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike & The Teens “Sally at the Water Park”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl “Straight”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike, Carl, Gabby, Tim, Becky, & The Teens ACT II “Ten Brave Seconds”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike, Carl, Gabby, Tim, Becky, & The Teens “Three-Thirty”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike, Gabby, & The Teens “Pop Quiz” (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby & Tim “Anyone Else” (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl “Beautiful Boys of Boystown”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. G. “Trying”.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike & The Teens “Off the Playground”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby, Mike, & The Teens “Citizen”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike “Finale”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All THE BAND Conductor/Keyboard 1 - Patrick Sulken Keyboard 2 - Noah Teplin Cello - Melissa Crowther Guitar 1 - Emily Hackworth Bass - Sam Peery Guitar 2 - Kevin Stout Drums - Justin Lord Woodwinds - Dave Hall Violin 1 - Aaron Ashton Music Copyist - Noah Teplin Violin 2/Viola - Marie Feinauer Keyboard Programmer - Randy Cohen

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY gratefully acknowledges the following businesses and individuals for their contributions to this production:

Ken Garff University Club Mama Dragons LOVELOUD Jeffrey Seller Family Foundation Jeff Paris

Randy Cohen Derik Lee Oscar Zambrano Andy Jones Ken Jones 5

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NOTE As a professional regional theatre, there is an accountability to our audience to produce a season that is at once engaging, entertaining, and enjoyable, and also, at times, challenging and enlightening. In addition, a professional theatre has a significant responsibility to do so while recognizing and honoring the canon of classic theatre pieces, by exposing audiences to newer works, and most importantly, by supporting the development and production of new plays and musicals, like Alabama Story and Shucked. If theatres like PTC don’t do this work, where will new shows come from? Where is the opportunity for the next West Side Story or Gypsy? Where is a home for a new Les Misérables or Hamilton to figure itself out?

Producing new work is extremely challenging, and the timeline and preparation prior to getting a play or a musical to an actual production is tenfold that of an already written piece. The funding to support that work, which can take several years, is nearly nonexistent, and the funding to support the next phase of getting the show to performances is also extremely limited. At a time when the economics of live theatre are still recovering from the pandemic, and audiences are maybe a little more cautious about where their entertainment dollars are being spent, our risk involved in getting this work out there is enormous.

Even so, producing Ten Brave Seconds has been thrilling, and being a part of the collaboration between writers, directors, designers, actors, musicians, and artisans has been electric. Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott have been developing this production for the last seven years—I first read a draft in early 2023, and PTC began efforts to get this show produced here more than 15 months ago. In that time, the script has gone through countless drafts and rewrites, as the authors worked with director Ellie Heyman to clarify the storytelling and decide how best to translate the story into a living, breathing piece of theatre.

But to bring it all to fruition, live theatre needs an audience.

So, I challenge you to continue seeking new plays or musicals to experience, and I welcome you to continue to be a part of making new work happen at PTC, where we are committed to continue producing it.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR NOTE Dear Friends and Fellow Theatre Lovers, Happy New Year, and welcome to Ten Brave Seconds. We are honored to begin the year by sharing this powerful world premiere musical with you.

Theatre has the power to reflect who we are and to affirm that our lives, our families, and our experiences belong at the center of the narrative, not its margins. This story resonates deeply with me, and I believe it will resonate with many of you as well. It speaks to courage, truth, and the complex, beautiful bonds of family. Seeing it brought to the stage with such honesty and care matters. It has the power to inspire someone—perhaps a young person in the audience tonight—to be brave and to know they are not alone.

Supporting world premieres like Ten Brave Seconds is at the heart of our mission and made possible by a community that believes in the transformative power of live theatre. Every gift—whether $5 or $5,000—helps bring stories like this to life and invites others to step forward. We invite you to share this story with those who believe it matters, and to take a leap with PTC by supporting our $1.2 million challenge grant—multiplying your impact and helping secure the future of our theatre.

We are deeply grateful to the Jeffrey Seller Family Foundation and Jeff Parris for their generous support of this world premiere musical and for their steadfast commitment to uplifting new voices at PTC. Their leadership sets the tone for work that is daring, timely, and deeply human.

Thank you to our artists, partners, donors, and audiences for making moments like this possible. As we begin the new year together, we hope Ten Brave Seconds moves you, challenges you, and perhaps even encourages you to take a brave leap in your own life.

With Gratitude,

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A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS Writing anything is a little like being an explorer in outer space. We started writing a musical seven years ago with a very straight-forward idea: to tell a coming out story with the acquired experience of two writers from two different generations who had been through it themselves. And in doing that, we wanted to find the commonalities both in our lives and how they intersected with everybody who is dealing with their own daily battles of saying things to people they love—we all hope to meet somewhere in the middle, right? A middle that allows us to see each other and acknowledge this human adventure is long and sometimes complicated, but if we run the race with others using kindness and compassion, we’ll all feel a little less lonely. And just like a mission way out there on the edges of the galaxy, we encountered surprises in the story as it started to tell us what it wanted to be. It was very insistent that it wanted to also talk about how we gather that community around us to withstand every asteroid and malfunction that any mission might face.

So that’s what we wrote—a musical about a family dealing with how to get along both together and apart in the face of it all, and how every individual astronaut’s family grows as they go along. Because it’s the other people on your mission, the people you choose, who guarantee the mission’s success. And if you’re wondering where all this space talk comes from, you should know that the main character in our story is a science fiction-loving kid named Mike. Exactly one of the writers of this show was a sci-fi geek, and exactly one other of the writers is a big supporter of his friend’s lifelong interests. (You can find us and ask which is which, although it’s probably not that hard to figure out.) We love writing together because we are an exploration team on our own mission: to bring the drive and expansive heart of pop music into the musical theatre mainstream as a way to open hearts and change minds. This is our mission. And we’re grateful to our collaborators, Karen Azenberg and Pioneer Theatre Company for providing us with both a rocket ship and the galactic fuel to go find things out. And equally grateful to you for joining us out here in the stars.

— Will & Jeff

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WHO’S WHO WILL BLUM* (Carl) Broadway: Beetlejuice, Torch Song, School of Rock, The Book of Mormon, and Grease.

Off-Broadway: Kowalski. National Tours: Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf the Musical, Hair, Grease, and Seussical. Regional: Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (The Old Globe), Mozart in Amadeus (Cleveland Playhouse), George in Sunday in the Park With George (CCAE, Craig Noel Nominee), Harmony (Alliance, Ahmanson Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Paper Mill Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company), Jesus Christ Superstar (Pittsburgh CLO). TV: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Elementary, Wacky Races, and The Tony Awards. As a Director: the Off-Broadway premiere of Pedro Antonio Garcia’s The Witness Room (AMT), Nick Blaemire’s Soon (East Village Basement). BFA - The Boston Conservatory.

IG: @willblum

Louisville, and Pittsburgh. Much love to his family, the creative team, Tom/Kaycee/Charlie/Jay/Mo, and, lastly, to the LGBTQIA+ community. I do what I do for you.

IG: @nicktheeibler.

AMBER IMAN* (Sally) Broadway: Lempicka (Tony and Drama League nominations), Soul Doctor, Shuffle Along. Off-Broadway: Tartuffe, Goddess (AUDELCO Award for Best Actress in a Musical), The Ford/Hill Project, Rent. National tours: Hamilton. Regional: Goddess (Berkeley Rep), Hippest Trip (A.C.T.). Film: Steve, Blackberry Winter. TV: High Maintenance (HBO). Co-founder of Broadway Advocacy Coalition (Tony Award) and Black Women on Broadway.

Howard University. @amberiman_ JALEN MICHAEL JONES* (Teen) is excited to return to PTC for the premiere of Ten Brave Seconds. Jalen has performed at regional theaters, with productions including Bye Bye Birdie (The Kennedy Center); Newsies (The Rev Theatre); Kinky Boots (The Fulton Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre); The Prom (Pioneer Theatre Company), A Chorus Line (Cincinnati Playhouse), and Few Words (A.C.T. of CT). Jalen would like to thank his parents and loved ones for their utmost support! IG: Jalenjoness #PonyUp #CESD

JOHN CARIANI* (Mr. G.) Broadway: Caroline, or Change (Grammy Award Nomination); The Band’s Visit; Something Rotten! (Grammy and OCC Nominations); Fiddler on the Roof (OCC Award; Tony Award Nomination). Off-Broadway: The Atlantic, The Public, Transport Group. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Barrington Stage Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Several films. TV: best known as Forensics Tech Beck on Law & Order and Michael Falk on The Onion News Network. Playwright: best known for Almost, Maine and LOVE/SICK. Thanks to creators Jeff and Will and Patrick and Ellie for taking me on a couple of great rides over the past year.

ZACHARY DANIEL JONES* (Teen) is over the moon to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Zach most recently portrayed Angie in the Broadway revival of Gypsy starring Audra McDonald. Other credits include… Broadway: Wicked, Beetlejuice (OBC), Cats (Mungojerrie). Off-Broadway: Black No More. Regional: Footloose, Gypsy, Annie, Singin’ in the Rain, Fiddler on the Roof, Young Frankenstein, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray (The Muny); Mamma Mia!, Memphis (TUTS). BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory. Endless love and gratitude to the entire company of Ten Brave Seconds, CESD, Mom, Howard, Austin, Sean, Jesse, Mookie and Cha Cha!

NICK EIBLER* (he/they) (Teen) is thrilled to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Nick is an actor, producer, director, and writer.

Self-identifying as a “Queer artist,” Nick feels most at home creating and supporting work that centers the LGBTQIA+ community and our joy.

Broadway: The Prom. Regional: Fly (La Jolla Playhouse), The World According to Snoopy (TUTS). As a producer, Nick launched the “Broadway Our Way Cabaret” at their alma mater, Texas State University, the podcast Queer Queeries, and the national storytelling series Queer To Tell, which currently produces shows in NYC, Austin,

LAURA LEO KELLY* (they/them) (Teen) is a performer based in NYC— or wherever the good theatre is. After traveling the world as Anybodys in Lonny Price’s International Tour of 9

WHO’S WHO West Side Story, they found themself diving into original work, including the Broadway-bound Regency Girls at The Old Globe. Regional favorites: Once at CCAE Theatricals (Andrej), Grease (Sonny), Newsies (Romeo), and The Buddy Holly Story (Jerry) at Musical Theatre West, and Jack & Aiden at Ground Floor Theatre (Aiden). Off-Off Broadway: Apocalypse Truck (Jacob Jr.)—cast album out now! OCTG Award winner. Thanks to Lindsay and the ATB Team! Protect Trans Kids. Love you, Victoria! @laukell_

JORDAN CRUZ (Teen) is so grateful to return to the Pioneer Theatre Company stage in her seventh production!

Previous PTC credits include: Jersey Boys (Francine), Waitress, Bonnie & Clyde, The Rocky Horror Show, The Prom, and Elf. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah. So much love to my family, friends, and everyone at PTC! @jjordanncruzz jordancruz.net

LUKE KOLBE MANNIKUS* (Tim) Thrilled to be telling this story with this inspiring group of artists! Select Credits Include: Bye Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center), Ghost of John McCain (SoHo Playhouse), Pippin, Matilda (OBC), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (OBC). UMich MT Alum. Grateful to God and his support system. Believe in yourself, it is one of the most powerful things you can do. @lukemannikus

HEIDI FARBER (Becky) is a sophomore at Chesterton Academy of Northern Utah. Professional credits include: Tilly in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds with Immigrant’s Daughter Theatre, Toby in Sweeney Todd at The Grand Theatre, and Child of Medea in the Salt Lake Greek Theater Festival. A multi‑instrumentalist and trained vocalist, she performs as a featured soloist in community and faith‑based concerts around SLC.

JESSICA MONEY* (Gabby) is a Philadelphia-based actor and a graduate of Temple University’s Musical Theatre and Acting programs. Favorite credits include: Olive Ostrovsky (Spelling Bee, Arden Theatre Co.); Nettie (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon, PSF); Cordelia (Falsettos, Arden Theatre Co.); Sarah (Ragtime, Duluth Playhouse); Emily Webb (Our Town, New Light Theatre); Miranda (The Tempest, Delaware Shakespeare Company); Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors, People’s Light). @money226156 CARSON STEWART* (Mike) is over the moon to join the Ten Brave Seconds universe. BROADWAY: The Notebook.

OFF-BROADWAY: The Gospel According to Heather. Regionally, Carson has developed work and performed with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Center Theatre Group, Edinburgh Fringe, WPPAC, and the Center for Wrongful Convictions. A New York–based actor and writer, and proud graduate of Northwestern University, Carson is honored to be telling Jeff and Will’s story every night. Many thanks to JT, WVD, Ellie, Patrick, Reed, the creative team, the Pioneer Theatre Company team, and his agents at BRS/Gage.

Special gratitude to his parents and Mr. Wallenfang, and to every parent and educator who encourages children to be brave. @thegingerbreadboy

SYDNEY RUDEL (Teen) is currently a senior in the MTP at the University of Utah! Some of her past credits include Xanadu, Freaky Friday, and Legally Blonde.

HARRISON TIMM (Teen) is a senior in the Actor Training Program at the U, and is so excited to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut!

Recent credits include SLAC’s Summer Show, Legally Blonde (Warner Huntington III) and Spring Awakening (Otto). Harrison would love to thank his family and friends for their support in his journey and hopes you enjoy the show! @harrisonctimm ELLA MEI WILLIAMSON (Teen) is a senior in the MTP at the University of Utah, originally from Seattle. Recent credits include Legally Blonde (Associate Director), Xanadu (Ensemble), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peter Quince). @ellamei_ ARIANA BAGLEY (Swing) is so excited to return to PTC, where she was last seen in the reading of Ten Brave Seconds. Also seen as July in Annie (PTC); Savannah in Freaky Friday (HCT); and Margot in Legally Blonde (WVC). Ari is currently a junior in the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program, and 10

WHO’S WHO she also enjoys working with her family’s production company “Working With Lemons”. @_aribagley

fuzzy, (Barrington Stage Company, named Outstanding New Work of 2025 by the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association). Their other musicals include Imagine Harry, Wintersong, Seven Broken Hearts and The Circle and the Wheel. They have released three EPs and various singles (all available wherever you stream music). Together, Jeff & Will were finalists for the 2019 Fred Ebb Award and the 2021 Kleban Award. Jeff’s plays include The Submission (Laurents/Hatcher Award and Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award for New American Play), The Gravedigger’s Lullaby (off-Broadway - TACT/Theatre Row), Civics and Humanities for Non-Majors (commissioned and produced by Montclair State University) and A Public Education (Out of Box Theatre). Other plays: Not-ForProfit, Joseph Cook, Three Rules for the Dragon, How to Build a City, Elliot, All the Stars in the Midnight Sky and Samaritans. PTC audiences will (hopefully) remember Jeff’s work as an actor in The Lehman Trilogy, Oslo, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Odd Couple and Doubt. Jeff graduated with honors from the Yale School of Drama. JeffTalbott.com

KADEN CONRAD (Swing) is excited to be back at Pioneer Theatre Company after being part of the Virtual Community in Dear Evan Hansen. Currently a junior in the U’s Musical Theatre Program, other credits include Secret Lives of Real Wives (Salt Lake Acting Company), Spring Awakening (Babcock Theatre), and Urinetown (upcoming). He’d like to thank his family, friends, and voice teacher for their endless support. @kadencconrad WILL VAN DYKE (Music & Lyrics) is a Grammy-nominated musical multi-hyphenate. Most recently, Will music directed the 25th Anniversary revival of Mamma Mia! on Broadway. He also served as the Music Director, Arranger, and Orchestrator for Jinkx Monsoon Live at Carnegie Hall.

Other Broadway Music Direction: Swept Away, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Pretty Woman (also Orchestrations and Arrangements), and Kinky Boots. Will also serves as the Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Arranger for the hit revival of Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway. For film, Will served as the Executive Music Producer for Theater Camp. As a writer, his musicals include Writing Kevin Taylor, with Josh Halloway, (Village Theatre/Meadow Brook Theatre), Magnificent Climb, with Rick Elice, fuzzy (Barrington Stage Company, Best New Musical Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards), Imagine Harry (NAMT 2015, 2017 O’Neill Finalist), Wintersong (2016 Goodspeed Johnny Mercer Colony, 2017 NAMT Finalist), The Circle and the Wheel (commissioned by Grove Entertainment and Barbara Whitman Productions) and Seven Broken Hearts (2017 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat), all with Jeff Talbott.

Other composition credits include: original scores of Noises Off, The Lehman Trilogy, The Messenger, Ass and i (Pioneer Theatre Company), The 64 Keys (Cleveland Play House), The Gravedigger’s Lullaby (off-Broadway), Straight (off-Broadway), and The Lion King Experience (Disney), among others. Will is a founding partner of Joy Machine Records. He has numerous albums, including A View of the River, The Mayor, Forks Don’t Break, and Chasing the Day. www.willvandyke.com @wvdmusic

ELLIE HEYMAN (Director) is a director of theater and film.

Credits include: The Great Works Begins, featuring Glenn Close, Paul Dano, and Brian Tyree Henry (Drama League Award); Space Dogs (MCC); (Still) Asking for It (Public Theater); fuzzy (Barrington Stage Company); The Chameleon (Theater J), The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Eschaton (PGA Award Nomination; Beardo (Drama Desk Nomination; Pipeline Theater), They, Themself and Schmerm (UTR); This (Bessie Nomination Outstanding Production; NYLA), The Traveling Imaginary with Julian Koster (Neutral Milk Hotel) rated “Top 5 shows of the year”

by NPR; The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air), rated #1 on Apple Podcasts and downloaded 5+ million times (Night Vale Presents). Ellie is a Northwestern University and Boston University graduate and a former fellow at WP Theater and Drama League. EllieHeyman.com REED LUPLAU (Choreographer) was born in Perth, Australia, and graduated from the Australian Ballet School. Choreography credits include Spring Awakening (Skylight); Head Over Heels (Australia); PHISH at Madison Square Garden; the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Disney Cruise Line; A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Santa Fe Opera; Fire Island Dance Festival; Hudson Valley Dance Festival; Broadway Bares; and the Brooks Brothers 200th Birthday Celebration. Reed has also choreographed works for The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance

JEFF TALBOTT (Book & Lyrics) is thrilled to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company to premiere Ten Brave Seconds, where his plays The Messenger and i both premiered. With Will Van Dyke, Jeff has also written 12

WHO’S WHO Company, and West Australian Ballet. As a performer, original Broadway casts of Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; and the 2015 revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Thank you to Stephen, MSA, Andy, and the incredible team of Ten Brave Seconds.

department, as well as for PTC, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and The Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Her work at PTC includes Jersey Boys, Sweeney Todd, Mary Stuart, Outside Mullingar, Alabama Story, Rent, and Emma. Some favorite designs for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival include Annie, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Her work at Utah Shakespeare Festival includes Much Ado About Nothing, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Most recently, she has designed An American in Paris for The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater.

PATRICK SULKEN (Music Supervisor) is a New York‐based music director, arranger, and orchestrator who recently served as the Music Director of Teeth and Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway. His Broadway credits include Hell’s Kitchen, Death Becomes Her, Mamma Mia, & Juliet, Once Upon a Mattress, Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream, Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Anastasia, Something Rotten!, and Gigi. Particularly focused on the development of new musicals, Patrick has conducted the premiere productions of fuzzy (Barrington Stage), Regency Girls (The Old Globe), Double Helix (Bay Street Theatre), Fly (La Jolla Playhouse), Babe Lincoln (Edinburgh Fringe), We Are the Tigers (Off-Broadway), and For You, Paige (TikTok).

His arrangements and orchestrations of Dare to Dream, Jr. and Alice in Wonderland, Jr. for Disney Theatrical have been performed around the world. www.PatrickSulken.com // @patricksulken

JOSÉ SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) is a New York City-based Lighting Designer. His work has been seen at Ogunquit Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chicago Opera, The Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL), Drury Lane (Chicago), The REV Theatre Company, Skylight Music Theatre, Center REP, Bristol Riverside Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Bay Street Theatre, Gretna Playhouse, The Gateway, The Engeman

JAMES NOONE (Scenic Design) has designed for Broadway productions including Sunset Boulevard, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, A Time to Kill, Match, A Bronx Tale (play), A Class Act, Jekyll and Hyde, The Rainmaker, The Sunshine Boys, The Gin Game, Inherit the Wind, and many others. Off-Broadway productions designed include The Boys In The Band, In Masks Outrageous and Austere, White Chocolate, Frankie and Johnny in The Clair de Lune, Ruthless!, Full Gallop, Fully Committed, and Three Tall Women at theatres including Manhattan Theatre Club, Irish Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center Theatre, The Women’s Project and Productions, and others. Opera Companies he has designed for are The English National Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Atlanta Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and others. For TV and Film, his work has appeared on Live from Lincoln Center, Great Performances, and HBO. Awards include the American Theatre Wing Design, Drama Desk, Helen Hayes, and LA Ovation awards.

BRENDA VAN DER WIEL (Costume Design) is part of the design faculty for the University of Utah Theatre Department and serves as head of the Performing Arts Design Program. She has designed extensively for that 13

WHO’S WHO Theater, Guild Hall, Penobscot Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, Slow Burn Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse. He received his MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University.

Proud member of USA829 and represented by Michael Moore Agency. www.jsantiagodesign.com

in Black US Tour (Pemberley Productions), Miss Saigon (White Plains Performing Arts Center), Dial M for Murder and Sea Monsters of the Deep (White Heron Theatre Company), Lesley Nicol’s How The Hell Did I Get Here? (Pemberley Productions), and Ajijaak on Turtle Island (IBEX Puppetry). She is the co-author of Stage Management Basics: A Primer for Performing Arts Stage Managers (Focal Press © 2017, 2nd ed © 2022).

AARON HUBBARD (Sound Designer) is enjoying his 18th season with Pioneer Theatre Company in sound mix and design. His favorite productions have been Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Next to Normal, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Aaron teaches sound production and recording at Weber State University, and in his spare time he records and produces music. His favorite star is his wife, Melissa, who puts up with all the late theatre nights.

CHLOE GROTHEER* (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be back working with Pioneer Theatre Company on this wonderful show. Chloe attended Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory for Performing Arts for Stage Management, working on some of her favorite shows in the St. Louis area, including Fahrenheit 451, The Wolves, and Lifespan of a Fact. She has been with Tuacahn Center for Performing Arts stage management team since 2021 and is excited to continue working within the performing arts of Utah!

KATE CASALINO (Hair, Wig & Makeup Design) is a New York City-based Hair and Makeup Artist. Select credits include: (Regional) McCarter Theatre, Geva Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theatre, Utah Opera, Olney Theater, Amarillo Opera, AVA in Philadelphia, and Florida Repertory Theatre. (Broadway) Death Becomes Her, Back to the Future, Company, Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, and Girl from the North Country. (TV/Film) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, White House Plumbers, and Law & Order: Organized Crime. She is thrilled to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company where it all began!

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC) Now celebrating its 64th season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premier professional theatre company and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society, and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah. Notable productions include the regional premieres of Les Misérables, Sting’s The Last Ship, and Frank Wildhorn’s The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as the world premieres of Shucked (the first-ever Broadway tryout in Utah), A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, The Messenger

by Jeff Talbott, and Ass by Ellen Simon. For more information, visit PioneerTheatre.org.

ANDREW FEM (they/them) (Casting) is grateful to be part of a show about a young queer kid finding belonging, support, and love. Hug your queer kid today. In addition to Ten Brave Seconds, Fem has cast projects for Broadway, television, and beyond. You can read all about them and the honours they’ve been awarded for their work as a casting director and community care organizer at www.castingbythem.com and @castingbythem JAMES O. HANSEN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his third season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Beautiful (Geva Theatre). Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, A Christmas Carol at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) Founded in 1933, AEA represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks

EMILY ROTH* (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be returning for her second season with Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: The Woman

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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Board of Trustees

Chairman – Lamont Richardson | Vice Chair – Laura Holleman Budget Chair - Scott H. Verhaaren | Development Chair - Michael J. Tonkin | Marketing Chair – TBD | Outreach Chair – TBD Karen Azenberg Sandi Behnken G. Marsden Blanch, MD Drew W. Browning Adrian Budhu Scott Christofferson Chris DuVal Andrea Golding

Heidi Hall Angelica Matinkhah Michele Mattsson Mitzi Montoya, PhD Margaret Patterson Sargent John Scheib, PhD Catherine W. Stringham Amy Wadsworth

Mindy Young Emeritus A. Scott Anderson Edward F. Bates William H. Child Paul Durham Spencer F. Eccles

David E. Gee Kathie Horman Dan Lofgren Kevin R. Murray David R. Peterson Harris H. Simmons J. Douglas Whisenant

Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers

President - Amy Wadsworth | President Elect - Anne S. Gray Secretary - Anne Neeley | Treasurer - Glen Clayburn

Corporate, Foundation and Public Support

Pioneer Theatre Company is pleased to recognize the many businesses, foundations, public institutions, and corporate sponsors that support our mission. Thank you for your generous contributions.

Public Support Salt Lake City Arts Council Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund Utah Division of Arts and Museums Lead Sponsors ($100,000 and above) Simmons Family Foundation Anonymous (1) Presenting Sponsors ($50,000 - $99,999) National Philanthropic Trust Emma Eccles Jones Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Foundation The Shubert Foundation Zions Bank Executive Producers ($25,000 - $49,999) Anonymous (6) Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Steiner Foundation, Inc. Producers ($10,000 - $24,999) Adobe Systems, Inc. and Scott Christofferson Anonymous

Beesley Family Foundation The Boyer Company Burton Lumber R. Harold Burton Foundation Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Garen Family Foundation Pioneer Theatre Guild Riverton Music Goldman Sachs Gives Serta Mattress of Salt Lake The Jeffrey Seller Family Foundation W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Rural Health Management Corp.

Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Union Pacific Foundation

Kneaders Bakery + Marx and Marakis Donor Advised Fund Mountain West Cider+ Natural History Museum of Utah + Associates ($1,000 - $2499) New York Life Foundation Nothing Bundt Cakes SLC Night Lights Event + Robert and Barbara Patterson Nordstrom City Creek + Family Memorial Foundation Olive & Coca Outlet + Snow, Christensen & Martineau Prime IV Hydration and Wellness + Foundation Red Butte Garden + Spencer Fane Utah Foundation, Inc. RubySnap + In Memory of John E. Gates Rodizio Grill + David J. & Nancy L. McNally Ryan Smith Organization + Foundation Salt Lake Golf Lounge + Tom and Julia Miner Family Trust Shell Oil Company Foundation D.A. Davidson & Co. SLC Med Spa + Benefactors ($5,000 - $9,999) General Partners (up to $999) Stillwell Spa + Anonymous Asher Adams Hotel + Sugarhouse Distillery+ Barrus Pianos Balanced Body Therapeutic Massage + Swig + B.W. Bastian Foundation Beans and Brew + Thanksgiving Point + Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Caputo’s Market and Deli + The King’s English Bookshop + S.J. Quinney College of Law Copper Onion + The Kura Door + Richard K. and Shirley S. Cosset Bath and Body + The Ninigret Foundation Hemingway Foundation Current Fish and Oyster + The Pie Pizza + U of U Health, Department of Delta Airlines Foundation Tracy Aviary + Otolaryngology Dillard’s Fashion Place + Tsunami + U of U Health, University of Utah Divine Skin + UtahPresents + Director’s Club ($2,500 – $4,999) Every Blooming Thing Utah Museum of Contemporary Art John and Marcia Price Family Hatch Family Chocolates + Utah Symphony and Opera + Foundation Hogle Zoo + U of U Campus Store + Marathon Petroleum Corporation Kings English Bookshop +

Special Gifts

Gifts to capital projects, artistic programming, and endowments secure the future of Pioneer Theatre Company.

The donors listed are recognized for their important contributions to sustaining and enhancing artistic excellence.

Meldrum Theatre Project Sandi Behnken IJ & Jeanné Wagner Charitable Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Lee and Audrey Hollaar The Lofgren Family Meldrum Foundation Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill

Nancy and George Melling W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust Zions Bank Event & Table Sponsors Anonymous (1) Drew W. Browning Adrian Budhu and Christopher LaChapelle, MD

BW Productions Lisa and Tom Carhart Boyer Company Anne Cullimore Decker Every Blooming Thing Fuel Marketing Gardner Group George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons

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Haynie & Company Hank & Pat Hemingway Laura Holleman Charles and Kathie Horman Lisa and David Kieda The Lofgren Family Angelica Matinkhah Provost Mitzi Montoya, PhD Linda and Gregory Keller Parr Brown Gee & Loveless

FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Margaret Patterson Sargent Carlson-Mattsson-Wilson Michael Tonkin and Roxanne Silva Endowment Simmons Family Foundation Marc and Barbara Mattsson S.J. Quinney College of Law Michael and Mary Mattsson Katie and Ned Stringham Melinda and Michael Fowler Supreme Source Riverton Music In Memory of Augie Mericola University Of Utah CFA Karen Azenberg University of Utah Advancement Paul and Maren Durham Utah Food Services Stephen and Cindy Jacobs Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson George Maxwell Julie Simmons Watkins Diane Parisi and Michael Robinson Zions Bank Lino Endowment Outreach Support Chris Lino & Colleen Lindstrom R. Harold Burton Foundation Paul and Maren Durham Wanda and Carvel Mattsson Bireley Endowment Memorial Endowment Bireley Foundation

Marc and Barbara Mattsson Melinda and Michael Fowler Michael and Mary Mattsson Michelle Mattsson and Ben Wilson William Vogel Paul and Maren Durham Judy Watts Brady Endowment Drew W. Browning

Pioneer Memorial Theatre Endowment Melissa Alexander Patricia C. and Rainer Dahl PTC True Endowment Roger and Sara Boyer

Peter and Susan Stevens Endowment Meldrum Foundation Endowment Susan and Peter Stevens, MD Catherine Meldrum Morphographics Christopher and Jenette Meldrum Robin M. Woods Legacy Endowment Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael George Q. Morris Foundation Endowed Performance Award Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation

Annual Fund Support from Individuals

Most individual donors to PTC choose to support the general work of the company.

There are also opportunities to contribute gifts of $5,000 or more to specific productions or projects. For more information call 801-585-3196.

Founders ($50,000 and above) Anonymous (6) G. Marsden Blanch, MD Drew W. Browning In Memory of Judy Watts Brady Catherine Meldrum Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons

Jim and Irene Huber Bruce and Maxine Johnson Linda J. Leckman, MD Roger and Mary Lowe David and Donna Lyon Marc and Barbara Mattsson David and Kathy Peterson Lamont and Carly Richardson Katie and Ned Stringham Michael Tonkin and Rosanne Silva Linda and Peter Van Orden Richard and Katherine Wallin Anthony and Vanessa R. Zito Collin Zito

Larry and Brenda Mueggenborg Teresa Ota, MD and Peter Novak, MD In Memory of Rose Novak Gregory and Cynthia Phillips Margaret Patterson Sargent Alice Steiner Susan Dolan Stevens and Peter Stevens, MD Stan and Jill Vandertoolen Liz and Joseph Veltri Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Alice and Kevin K. Steiner Bonnie Walsh

Julie and Devon Glenn Susan Allred Cheryl and Willem Groot Cheryl Anderson Randall Huskinson and Denni F. Lester Aoki and Sandra Danieli-Polloni Williams Robert and Marcia Harris Robert Archibald and Mary Dixie and Robert Huefner Navas Greg Hatch and Terry Kogan Dan and Mary Arnow Paul Kriekard John and Linda Ashton Dennis and Patricia Lombardi Karen Azenberg Ronald and Danece Mangone Jim and Martha Bale Ted and Shirley Marakis Jerry Borrowman Producers Theresa Martinez Randy and Suzan Buchmiller David and Nickie McDowell Doug and Barbara Campbell ($15,000 - $49,999) Anonymous Nancy Melich and J. Renee Christensen Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Alexander Hemphill Glen Clayburn + Beesley Nancy and George D. Melling Mac Dalgleish Sandi Behnken Director’s Club Lynn Miller Ashby and Anne Cullimore Laura Holleman Associates ($1,000 - $2,499) Stephen and Sandy Morgan Decker ($2,500 – $4,999) Lynda Jacobsen Anonymous (3) Brenda Mueggenborg Rob and Elizabeth Ence Anonymous Jeff Paris Marcy Barlow Christine A. Allred John Newton and Katherine Chesley and Amy Erickson Kahty Peterson Adrian Budhu and Christopher Kent Anderson and Kate Newton Anne Erickson In Memory of David Peterson LaChapelle, MD Della-Piana Serge and Maura Olszanskyj In Memory of Verlaine Paul R. and Sandra J. Weider Mark and Kelly Capone Katie and S. Lane Bagley Stephen and Alisa Parks Showell Julia Simmons Watkins Tim and Candace Dee James and Martha Bell Glenn Ricart and Patricia Melinda M. Fowler Susan F. Fleming Robert Barnett Guenther Dorothy Foster Sponsors ($5,000 - $14,999) Larry Josie and Pat Fleming Jane W. Bebb Peder Pedersen and Mary Dennis and Sherrie Gardner Sandra E. Geary Heidi and David Hall Domeier Robert and Mary Gilchrist Anonymous A. Scott Anderson David E. and Sherrie Gee Mary Anne Berzins Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr. Heidi and David Hall Margarita Brothers Susan Stoddard Heiner and Kenneth and Karen Brewster Harold and Debbie Rust C. David and Suzanne B. In Memory of Art Brothers Blake T. Heiner Ann and Darryl Butt Ralph and Kayleen Simmons Hansen Tina and Ken Burton Jim and Irene Huber John and Flora D’Arcy Alan Smith In Memory of David Jess Cheney, DMD and Jodi Bruce and Maxine Johnson David and Mary Driggs A.J. and Leah Smith Peterson Cheney Kenneth Jones and Jeffrey Paul and Maren Durham Dr. Brent and Janette Anne Harper Jane Dunlevie Talbott Shellie and Eric Eide Sonnenberg Gregory Hatch and Terry S. Clinton Ford Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball Liz and Rob Ence Robert and Marsha Tadje Kogan Carolyn Gardner and Kem Robert Lence and Bianca Maryann and Don Garner Judith Warner, MD Ronald and Vicki Hauben Gardner, JD DeMasi Sarah George and Richard Margaret Kelsey-White and Robert and Tina Herman Blake Heiner and Susan Jayne Luke Ford William W. White III Richard Hirschi Stoddard Heiner David and Donna Lyon Angelo and Eileen Riviello Carol and John Huffman Henry and Pat Hemingway Michael Marriott Giardane Angels ($500 - $999) Elliot J. Hulet Lee and Audrey Hollaar Angelica Matinkhah Bob and Mary Gilchrist Anonymous (2) In Honor of Pat Kathie and Chuck Horman Morphographics Darla Gill and Pieter Unema Jon K. and Darlene Alley Hemingway

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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Elise Hutchings In Memory of Paul Hutchings Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons Matthew and Wendy Bobson-Rohrer Barbara Ivey In Memory of Gresh Ivey Cindy Jacobs and Stephen Jacobs In Memory of Augie Mericola Randy and Liz Jensen Russel R. and Jane T. King The Kohlburn Family Greg and Linda Keller Jean Kurumada In Memory of Kevin Kurumada Robert Lemons and Diane Banks Giavonni Lewis Chris J. Lino and Colleen Lindstrom Louise Lochhead Uri Loewenstein and Elizabeth Tashjian Benjamin Wilson and Michele Mattsson George Maxwell In Memory of Shannon Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Maxwell Bradley Mayeda Mary Schubach McCarthey Patricia and Daniel Meldrum Lynn C. Miller Anne Neeley Ashley and Brett Neilson Brenda and William Nibley Ross Owen and Larry Herndon Stephanie Pappas and Kristen Dalzen Diane Parisi and Michael B. Robinson Dinesh and Kalpana Patel David and Elodie Payne Chris and Tera Peterson Wayne and Robyn Petty Frank and Patricia Pignanelli Thomas and Sandie Quam Barbara S. and John S. Reid Bradley Rich and Dr. Erika Lloyd Gary Sackett and Toni Sutliff Beth Saperstein Alexander Smith Mary Byam-Smith Sandra Steinvoort Lou Stevens William and Saundra Stone Paige St. Jeor Tom and Marsha Swegle Herta Teitelbaum

Cindy and Mark Vernon Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Judith Warner Peter and Adrienne Watkins Kathy and Tim Weiler In Memory of Ken Burton Dorothy and Werver Weixler Julia and Hugh West Brian and Margaret Wilkin Tod and Mary Young

Jeffrey Johnson Dr. Richard Keller Ann Kelsey Scott Kisling and Kathleen L Kingston Christina and Bill Kohlburn Larry and Karen Kraiss Jeffrey and Jana Kuhn Guttorm and Claudia Landro M.L. Larriva Michael and Kathy London Abiah Loethen Katy and Joel Macey Sue Marquardt Sharon and Bruce Miller Carol Spackman Moss Peggy Newman Tim and Lynda Orton Nathan and Jennifer Pace Sonja Penttila Aksel Peterson and Rebecca Raybould Karen F. Peterson Adam Pfost Nancy and Jerry Pitstick Carol Prince and Janet Sparks Roger and Susan Pyper Janet Rogers Mark and Jeri Russell Ronald Sawdey and Cissy Wolff Gary G. Sackett & Toni Marie Sutliff Edward Schmidt Kenneth G. Shelley Jenna Smith In Memory of Verlaine Showell Nancy and Ervin Trapa Wayne and Carol Welninski Henry Whiteside Isaiah Wright + Nancy G. Woodward

Allen L. Barbieri Angela and Jean-Paul De La O Bryce Barker Rebecca Wing Davis Stephen and Glenda Barker Shaun Dellis Kave Brittany Bartholomew Deborah and Bradley Dick Mary Barnes Robert Diehl Emily Bauman Robert and Sue Dintelman Kathleen E. Bayn Carl and Cynthia Dixon Sharlene Beck John Doane Brent Beesley Geoff Doiron Judy and Bryce Bell Joyce and Jack Dolcourt Anne and Sandy Dolowitz In Memory of Verlaine Kristen Donoghue Showell Patrons ($250 - $499) Nancy J. Behnken Terrell and Paul Dougan Anonymous (3) Amy Bell Carrie and Randy Drown Dr. Jeffrey Adamson + Reed and Jeanne Benson Justin Duke Dominic and Virginia Albo Linda Bevins Brett and Brenda Duval Samantha and Andrew In Memory of Earle Robert David and Janet Dynak Allison Bevins III In Honor of PTC LeaderDwight and Gerri Bishop In Memory of Michael ship, past and present Angie Bielefeld Laurel Eisinger Surowiec Eric and Judy Anderson Wendy Blankenship Anne and Greg Elliot Richard Anderson Denise Blaylock Walter and Gloria Elston Dan and Mary Arnow Wendy Blankenship and Mark E. Elwood Leonard Avdey and Carole Matthew Bennett Lars and Susan Erickson Smillie Edward & Patricia Bonheur Lisza Fabent Philip and Sara Baese Mary Borromeo and Dean Robyn Fairfield D.L. Bailey Stephens Sarah Farr Lonnie and Jill Baskett Sue Bradfurd Damon and Brenda Fedor Jerry and Marcella Wesley Brady Elizabeth Feliciano Borrowman Alyce and Frank Brannan Marianne Fenn Steve and Joan Brinton Margie and Kendall Brown Janet Fine Lora Beth Brown Rashael Brown + Lou Jean Flint Margie and Kendall Brown Jace Bunting Tanya Flores and J. Refugio Bernice Callahan John and Andrea Burke Nolasco Leslie Calvert Leeaine Welch Burnett and Dianne Franz Robin Campbell Brian Carol Frazer Tony Converse Tamara Burnside Ronald Q. Frederickson Kris Burton Carolyn C. Fredin In Honor of Marc Day Kristi Deffner + Sharon and Joseph Butler Elizabeth Fregulia Wilma and Willie Dolowitz Brad and Leslie Campbell Judy and Harold Friedman Cindy and Warren Driggs + Martin Caravati and Wanda Lori and Dennis Forchic Drs. Richard and Ann Engar Updike Purnima and Bipin Gandhi Kathy and Dane Finerfrock Carolyn Carey Don Gale Dennis Gassman Tom and Lisa Carhart Paula and Larry T. Garfield Contributors ($50 - $249) Lisa Carricaburn and Robert Melodie Gay In Memory of Carolyn Anonymous (13) Maxfield Lynda Geddes Gassman Douglas and Anne S. Gray Mons Aase Thune Cerling and Mahala Jordan Gerton and Brenda Cynthia and William Grua Carolyn Abravanel Kephart Mann Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon Samantha and Andrew David and Christine In Honor of K.L. Alberts Francis and Joan Hanson Allison Chambers Marc and Carol Gentner Janet and Ric Harnesberger Lisa and Jeremy Getson In Honor of Adrian Budhu Mike Chew Janet Harnsberger Denise Anders* Tim and Kevin Chism-Bakker Chuck and Jorga Giambusso* Anne Harper David S. Anderson Ray and Bobbie Christiansen Ceselie and Lewis B. Goodwin Ingo and Mary Henningsen Katie Anderson Carlyle and Shanna Clarke Bill and Carol Gordon Darris and Gail Howe Phyllis Anderson Patricia and John Clay Bernard Grosser and Karen Eliot Hulet Patrice M. Arent Cathy Cornell McArthur Lorraine and Dan Crouse Bill and Carol Gephardt In Honor of Pat Hemingway Paul and Cheryl Argyle Kevin Higgins and Leslie Alexandra Ashdown Cathy Cornell and Karen Monica and Bruce Goudelock Peterson John and Linda Ashton Skinner Edwina Green Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz Kim and Michelle Ashton Daphne Johnson Dr. and Mrs. John Greenlee Jason L. Hoggan Tobin Atkinson Rita Creasy-Murray Dan Sommers and MJ John and Carol Huffman Leonard Audey Cara David Gregoire Karen P. Hyde Bryan and Tina Bagley Rebecca Davis Patricia Guerrero Grant and Margaret Bagley Deborah Davis Peter and Sandra Haak In Honor of Karen Diane Banks and Mark Marc A. Day Charles Hammerschmid Azenberg Michele and Dave Jenson Bromberg Alan Davis Kenneth and Maria Hardwick

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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Margery Hadden Renee Kuhn and Robert Brenda Moore Tia Speros and James Harker Mack James R. Moore and Kathryn Craig Hatch Debra Kyriopoulos Lindquist Peter and Susan Haug Denise and David LaChapelle Tony and Mary Morgan Robert and Tina Herman Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake Juli Morris Duane Hill Randy Lalonde and Pat Michelle Murday Shelley Hill-Worthen Homer Michael E. Nash Victoria and John Hoagland Randall Woodrow Lalonde Maura Naughton Eric Hochstadt Jack and Claudia Landro Craig Nelson and Stephen Michael and Katherine Kent and Denise Landvatter Greene Hodkin Harvey C. and Janice Lansing Pamela Nelson Jason Hoggan and Paul Matthew Larsen John and Jennifer Newman Ramirez Valerie Leach Natalie Nilson Mari K. Hoidal Evelyn and James Lee Jill A. Nutting J. Celia Holt Howard and Nancy Lemcke Wilma Odell Debra Hoyt Anna and Claude LePendu Patti O’Keefe Karen Hyde Steve and Karin Liimatta Kathi Ohlson Julie Olson In Honor of Karen Azenberg Joan and Laron Lind Doreane Jarmin Harold Litzenberger Steven Oneida Susan Jarvis Cheri and Marc Livingston Tim and Lynda May Orton Yvonne and James Jenkin Jennifer and Bert Lopansri Elissa and Bill Oshinsky Jerrold and Marjorie Jensen Anne and Howard Lowe Monica Packer Karl and Catherine Johnson Diane Luke Nathan and Jennifer Pace Katelyn Johnson Bee Lufkin and Peter Hansen Nancy and Randy Parker Melinda and Kevin Johnson David and Linda Lundstrom Helen Patterson Robert and Lorna Johnson Sarah E. Luskin Kristen Pearson Nancy Johnson Edward Lyons Audrey Perdue + Heather Jones Rachel Mabey Erich and Nancy Peterson Valerie Jones Bonnie R. Macfarlane Alex Rindlisbacher Kathy Jorgensen Jane Macfarlane Laura Pratt and Giovanni Matthew Kastellec Susan Madden Rodriguez Martin Kearl Maria and Thomas Maloney Dennis and Kathy Polster Mr. Gail Kelsey Gary and Ruth Manville Cathleen Popadich Chris Keller Terrie Manno Stephen Proser and Susan Allison and Scott David Erica Marken Kohler Kendell Nikki Martinez-Solano Angie Pymm + Saeid Zoomat Kermani* Angelica Matinkhah Margaret and Stanley Rajski Fonda Kersey J. Michael and Mary Mattsson Gail and John Rapp Patrice Kimball In Memory of Ken Burton Alyssa Reeves Catherine and William King Bradley and Amy Mayeda Talia Ricci Scott Kisling and Kathleen Kristen McElwain Mary and T. Richard Robins Kingston Erin McGuire Janet Rodgers Jeanne Panlener Sam and Kris Melonas Kathleen C. and D. Michael Susan Kohler and Stephen Angela and Christopher Rodman Proser Merrill Camilla and Jeremy Susan Valentine-Koldewyn Elliott and Kathy Merrill Rosenberger Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik Peggy Montrone Genevieve Maire Rosol Julie Kramer Elizabeth Moon + Carol Ruddell

Sidney Rudolph and John Marie Thompson Norton Michael Toth Shaina Runolfson In Honor of Joe and Marianne Rutishause Barbara Bentley Rachel Sabin Lucky Tuck Rachel and Andrew Sackett In Honor of Jeff Paris Carolyn Sanders Gillian Tufts Robert and Karen Sawyer Jane Ullah Darlene Scilingo David Vergobbi and Anne Sarah W. Schueller Riordan-Vergobbi Susan Schulman Nona Vernon C. Duwayne and Alice Catherine and Jim Villareal Schmidt Karen and Timothy Villnave Edward Schmidt Dave and Barb Viskochil Eric Schoenbaum Stefanie Voigt Anna Schoening Catherine and Michael Voytovich In Memory of Bill King Zachary Schwing Alison Walker and Dan Harry and Becky Senekjian Kaseda Ann Shaw Perry and Margie Walters Michael and Karen Showell Kenneth Ward Wayne and Beverlee Simpson Lynne and Mark Ward Maureen Shields and Darrel Larsen Watts Gerard Elaine and Joe Weis Randy and Deb Skeen Martha Westman Margaret and Doug Small Wendy Widerburg Jonica Smith Brian R. Wilkin Margaret Smoot Trust Leslie and Frank Williams Janette and Brent Sonnenberg Sue and Thomas Williams G. and A. Spencer Diantha Williamson Luann Spendlove Stephanie Willis Stu Stanek and Ann Crooks Matthew Wilson Kent Stanley Steven Winitzky and Nancy Richard Steck S. Challed Dean Stephens and Mary Maxfield Witten Borromeo Cissy Wolff and Ron Sawdey Jan Stirrat Joan Wong Amy Stoker Betty and Frank Yanowitz Zach Stolarsky Barbara Yastine Naomi and Dana Stone In Honor of Harris William and Saundra Store Simmons Annie and Cory Strupp Mindy Young Barbara Svee Stuart and Barbara Young Jennifer E. Swenson Connie Zaccheo Arthur Swindle Joanna Tarantola Paul G. Tarver Yvonne B. Thele

The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between December 5th, 2024 to present. | + In-Kind Donation * This donor is recognized at the gift level equal to their donation plus a corporate match. Make your gift go further: Check to see if your company has a matching gift program.

If you have any changes or questions regarding your program listing, please call 801-585-3196.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION Emergency Exits are indicated to your right and left in the theatre. Please identify the exit closest to your seat location in case an emergency occurs.

Videotaping, photographing, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. This includes photos taken by phone.

SMART WATCHES, CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS ARE DISRUPTIVE; even when set on silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment. Please leave your electronics in the car, or turn them off entirely while in the theatre.

TEXTING is disturbing to the actors and your fellow audience members. Do not text during the performance.

If you might need to be reached during a performance, leave your exact seat location with the box office. The number for emergency calls is 801-581-6963.

We have a hearing assistance system that allows our hard-of-hearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house.

Collateral required; inquire at coat check.

We welcome all persons. Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance.

Refreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show, and during intermission. Bottled water and approved PTC drink

containers are allowed in the theatre.

University of Utah is a non-smoking campus, both inside and outside all buildings.

Evening performances are at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Please avoid arriving after curtain time. To avoid disturbing other patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. This policy has been instituted at the request of many of our patrons.

Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another performance of the same play by notifying the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date.

Tickets are non-refundable.

You may donate your tickets, helping yourself and Pioneer Theatre Company. If you are unable to attend a production, make a tax-deductible gift of your tickets to the Theatre so that we may re-sell them. Call the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date.

The Patron Services staff will serve you from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the run of a show, the box office is open extended hours Monday through Saturday.

No children under age 5 are admitted to performances.

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PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . KAREN AZENBERG MANAGING DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADRIAN BUDHU ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc A. Day Director of Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Jackson Grants & Fundraising Administrator. . . . Alicia Zepeda Resident Fight Choreographer. . . . . . Christopher DuVal Resident Sound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Robinette MANAGEMENT General Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heidi Bruce PRODUCTION Company & Operations Manager. . . . Dylan McKernan Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Martin Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Arnold Production Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . James O. Hansen Company Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaina Runolfson Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Roth Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cara Pomeroy MARKETING Shop Foreman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Merritt Director of Marketing/Comms. . . . . . . Joshua Black Charge Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Jensen Marketing/Comms Coordinator. . . . . . . Autumn Coulter Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda McMall Photo/Video Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BW Productions Carpenters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Merritt, Alina Cannon Season Artwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern8 Props Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanner Sase Video Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophie White Props Artisan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindy Barrett Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viktoria Rees PATRON SERVICES Costume Shop Manager. . . . . . . . . . Cherylene Rosenvall Patron Services Manager . . . . . Jenifer Christensen Cutter/Drapers. . . . . Margo Seamons, Catherine Soucy House Manager/Asst. Patron Services. . . . Nikki Baum First Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.L. Alberts Front of House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Amante, Millinery/Crafts Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Leibering Victoria Berryhill, Kaylee Brewer, Stitcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keanna Frodente Cormac Bywater, Katie Crabtree, Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Loudenback Samanta Cuallo, Greta Czachor, Costume Rental Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do’nel Ault Luke Elzey, Ella Frank, Gavin Jensen, Technical Advisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Hollaar, Rachel Johnson, Amelia Jorgensen, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reed Rossbach Brighton Kidd, Rhianna Madsen, PTC/University of Utah Interns. . . . . . . . Hanna Duersch Carson Maestas, Christian Maestas, Sydney Rudel, Avneet Kaur Sandhu, Elijah McCann, Enrico Pachu, Jordan Soper, Harrison Timm, Sasha Pinegar, Brittany Ramirez, Ella Mei Williamson Caprice Schulte, Penelope Sherman, Nikita Swallie, Daphne Young

The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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