A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show

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from the Founder & Artistic Director

Throughout the ages, and in whatever form, art

has served as a touchstone in our lives. As a reflection of the past or present moment, a guide towards change, and a beacon of optimism, creativity endures. It fights to find its way into the light.

Theatres around the world are rising to the challenges we are all facing today. NCTC is no exception, imagining new ways to survive, remaining engaged and raising the bar so that our productions are the best they can be. In truth, those obligations are always at hand for theatremakers - especially for those of us whose purpose is so explicitly mission driven.

For your winter enjoyment NCTC presents - A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show, a cavalcade of original new work by five extraordinary Bay Area queer artists hosted by the irrepressible drag diva Dusty Pรถrn, on our streaming stage. Directed and curated by the bright rising talent of Richard A. Mosqueda, each performer in this cross-disciplinary entertainment offers their inventive response to the prompt - Hope is Where the Art Is. Each and everyone involved demonstrated a resourceful inspiring resilience in making new work without ever having set foot in the same room together - a digitally structured yet highly collaborative production process that is fearless in its aim to bring joy and wonder to our audiences. It is amazing what is achievable when passion drives us forward. Change comes when no matter the circumstance we raise our voices, celebrate the human spirit, and unite in the mighty possibilities of our potential.

As we all look ahead to a more equitable, mindful, and healthy new year, please enjoy these splendidly queer feats of creativity. Now and eternally, hope is where the art is.

Founder & Artistic Director

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NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER PRESENTS

Conceived by Ed Decker Directed and Curated by Richard A Mosqueda Hosted by Dusty Pörn Accompanied by Joe Wicht

CREATIVE TEAM Technical Direction by Carlos Aceves Production Management & Casting by Stephanie Desnoyers Sound Design by Kalon Thibodeaux

FEATURING Azuah Baruch Porras Hernandez Joey The Tiger SevanKelee “Lucky 7” Boult SNJV

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from the Executive Director

At the risk of dating myself (!) the year I turned old enough to stay up “late” to watch The Ed Sullivan Show with my sisters was a Very Big Deal. Ed will always be associated in my mind with Sunday night family time, stretched out on the rug watching TV. If we were lucky, a large bowl of popcorn was involved. Ed brought a curated series of performances into our living room that we had never seen or even heard of. (To this day I use that guy who spun all those plates as a metaphor for my professional life.) When I learned, as an adult, that Ed Sullivan was a staunch ally of the Civil Rights movement it only enhanced his memory.

One thing I have learned from shelter in place is just how much I miss the NCTC family. Seeing all your smiling faces – and meeting new ones! – in our lobby is a joy and pleasure that cannot be equaled on Zoom. We all miss you, and eagerly await the day we can gather again. Thank you so much for keeping us in your hearts until that time. Your messages of encouragement, and generous financial support have kept us going.

We are now delighted to present you with another assortment of performances you might not be familiar with, curated by another Ed and a talented director, Richard Mosqueda. My holiday wish for you is some cozy, happy time with family – chosen or otherwise – accompanied by these unique performances. Popcorn optional.*

Executive Director * Although you might want to check out the delicious food options curated especially for NCTC by our restaurant partner, Canela.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “My grandmother, my mother and I believe that when song, dancing and ceremony stop so does the earth.”

- “Kanyon Coyote Woman” Sayers-Roods In pursuit of New Conservatory Theatre Center’s ongoing mission to effect personal and societal growth, enlightenment, and change, we’ve learned the importance of acknowledging the original inhabitants of what we now know as San Francisco. We recognize that Ramaytush was the first language of this land as spoken by its original peoples, who are the original stewards and understand the interconnectedness of all things, maintaining harmony with nature since time immemorial. Our theatre is located on stolen land of the Ramaytush Ohlone Peoples, the original peoples of what is now the San Francisco Peninsula, and the greater Bay Area is the ancestral territory of the Miwok, Yokuts, Patwin, and other Ohlone to whom we owe a collective debt. We have directly benefited from being settlers on this land and we are privileged to call it our artistic home.

Through our own research and in-depth conversations with local Indigenous Generalized Specialist “Kanyon Coyote Woman” Sayers-Roods, we’ve gained a deeper understanding of the many travesties towards Native Americans over hundreds of years that have led to a history of displacement, gentrification, and cultural erasure which informs the context and demographics of our area to this day.

Storytelling is the core of theatre. Being unable to gather at NCTC during this time has highlighted how essential it is that we share the story of the land we occupy. This statement is one small step in recognizing the original stewards of this land and paying our respect to these Indigenous communities while educating our patrons, artisans, teachers, and students. More importantly are our actions that follow, which will include but are not limited to: uplifting local Indigenous communities, businesses, and artists, offering space and resources to Indigenous organizations, and being inclusive in the stories we tell and how we tell them.

Colonization is ongoing and so must our efforts be to engage, repair, and learn EpisodesWe 3 and 4 were you brought tothe you by as an organization. encourage to visit reference links here to better understand the legacy of the Ramaytush Ohlone people and the history of this serving the community since 1890. land. Please join us in acknowledging and honoring their ancestors, their elders, and their communities.

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D RA M AT U R G Y

Hope Is Where The Art Is During the plague, Shakespeare wrote King Lear. After contracting the Spanish Flu, Edvard Munch painted his iconic Self-Portrait After Spanish Influenza. At the height of the AIDS epidemic, Keith Haring used his distinct artistic voice to raise awareness about the plague raging through our community.

When pandemics change our way of life, art is our line of defense against fear, our way of finding hope, even when we can’t join together. Today, our Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show artists come together and share what hope means to them.

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As an artist, hope and art are so intertwined. We’re making something, putting our hands on something to put into the world that reflects our belief, our politics, our hope. Hope is an essential tool for making art.

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- Richard A Mosqueda

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For me, hope feels like a fullness in my chest, a lightness in my shoulders, a standing more solidly on the ground beneath me and a more embodied presence.

- Dusty Pörn

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Art has always brought me hope.

During this pandemic, art has reminded me that it’s not just important that we survive, but it’s important that we know why we should survive, why we matter, why should make it through this. Art helps us remember that.

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- Baruch Porras Hernandez

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Some of the most amazing art comes out of the greatest difficulties, so it’s hard to get too down when you can be very aware that something great could happen at any moment.

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- Joey the Tiger

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For me, hope is knowing in your heart that there’s something better.

Even in times of grief or chaos, hope is there to be your wings.

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- SevanKelee “Lucky 7” Boult

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Hope means resiliance in the face of resistance. It means being grateful for the breath that we have next. It can provide us comfort through so many storms, knowing something wonderful is awaiting us if we just take it breath by breath.

- SNJV

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NCTC is proud to present online theatrical experiences that speak to this moment and provide a much needed sense of community, but it is clear the preservation of our artistic institutions will be up to us. We need your help to ensure that NCTC stays operational and can return to the theatre from a position of strength in the coming year. To that end, one anonymous donor has offered a $100,000 matching challenge to help support this work.

Until January 15, gifts of any size will be matched.

If you sign up for sustaining monthly gifts at any level, a FULL YEAR of your giving will be matched for us right now.

Please help us meet this challenge and spread the love this holiday season. Visit us at NCTCSF.ORG/DONATE to make your matched gift today!

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PRO F I L E S AZUAH’S (pronouns: she/they) music weaves roots in alternative folk and soul with a poet’s sensibility and an unforgettable voice to create an infectious sound all her own. A Bay Area native, she has played all over the West Coast from the Roxy in Los Angeles to stages in Oakland and San Francisco. Known for her evocative lyrics and haunting melodies, Azuah captures the listener’s ear from first note to last strum with a sound that can only come from the depths of an old soul.

BARUCH PORRAS HERNANDEZ’S (pronouns: he/him) solo show Love in the Time of Piñatas got a clapping man from the SF Chronicle and was performed to sold-out houses at Epic Party Theatre in December of 2019. Love in the Time of Piñatas had a sold out preview performance at Brava Theatre in 2017 as part of the National Queer Arts Festival. In June of 2019 his solo show All My Friends Are Depressed sold out Brava Cabaret and returned for a sold out engagement with Epic Party Theatre later in August. He was one of the playwrights of FUGUE, an interactive theatre experience with Detour Dance in 2017. He has been an artist in residence at The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep, and is a Lambda Literary Fellow in Playwriting.

Baruch has workshopped his past solo shows It Gets Gayer!, First Gentleman, and A Heartbreaking Unbearable Weightness of Being a Mexican Queer Immigrant at The 12

Marsh Theatre. He was a resident artist for The Garage All Stars Review where he developed and later premiered his first solo show Reasons To Stay On The Ground during the National Queer Arts Festival 2010 made possible by a grant from the Queer Cultural Center.

DUSTY PÖRN (Host, pronouns: she/he) originally hails from Cincinnati, “The Queen City,” where she loved heels and dress up from the earliest years!

She has been entertaining in the SF Bay Area for 8 years. She loves to create one mini-Opera at a time, telling stories and creating characters she hopes resonate in you, and believes in the power of drag to hold, heal, and give you one hell-of-a-goodtime.

Dusty has performed at NCTC in Fête Fatale: the Charles Busch 2018 Gala, hosted NCTV’s LIVE at FIVE: Musical Makeover, and been featured in many Happy Hour is a Drag pre-shows.

She is Miss California GOLD 201819, holds the SF Grand Ducal Court lifetime Title of “Dame to the Native Goddess of Glitter,” and performs at SF Oasis, Filoli Estate, SF PRIDE Stages, Union Square Ice Rink in Drag Queens on Ice, Grand Ducal & Imperial Coronations, PianoFight, and beyond.

In her day attire, she has a psychotherapy private practice, as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.

She is committed to building and uplifting community, being a sober ally, and abiding by Anti-Racism practices. She is a figure skating and opera fanatic, and cat and small dog fancier.

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and video production. This JOEY THE TIGER multifaceted artist has graced such (pronouns: he/him) is a stages as, Yerba Buena, De Young visually stunning Museum , Brava and Marsh aerialist known for his Theater(s) in San Francisco, CA. Her strength and graceful movement. On a stage a poem Cucumber has been seen on HBO’s Real Sex since 2000. good part of his life by way of performance groups, he has taken naturally to the skies. He SNJV (pronouns: he/ performs on a variety of apparatus she/they) is an artist specializing on dance trapeze and who uses dance, drag, aerial straps. He has trained at the and drama to renowned San Francisco Circus Center showcase humanity. He as well as in Montreal with a number of infuses culture into highly talented coaches. He currently dance and fashion to teaches and performs around the San create performances for stage and Francisco Bay Area. film. He holds the title of Mr. GAPA 2019 and is the first South-Asian title Joey was brought up in the holder in GAPA’s (Gay Asian Pacific suburban treetops along the Alliance) history. He is the coCalifornia coast unaware that his founder of Parivar-a social collective discontent for feet on the ground would translate to the aerial arts. He to support and celebrate queer, trans, gender non-conforming folks was called to the stage by way of a connected to the South Asian gender performance group called diaspora. SNJV released his first the Disposable Boy Toys and he spent four years touring the country music video in 2018, Phool which he produced and starred in a story with this lively group of misfits. about the life of a flower. In 2020, he During his travels he found a larger released Sach, a documentary look group of misfits known as circus into his life as an Indian drag freaks. One swing on the flying performer. He produced Rise of the trapeze and he was hooked! Today Immortals, a documentary film about he trains on 6 different types of the GAPA title holders and their trapeze, teaches flying and spends cultural impact. time on various aerial apparatus specializing on single point trapeze.

RICHARD A His love for the circus arts is sure to MOSQUEDA (Director/ be infectious.

Curator, pronouns: he/ she) is a queer, SEVANKELEE “LUCKY Mexican-American 7” BOULT (pronouns: director and producer she/her) is a Bay Area based in San Francisco. poet and performance Recent directing credits include Epic artist. Hailing from East Party Theatre’s critically-acclaimed Palo Alto, CA and production of Love in the Time of writing since childhood, Piñatas, written and performed by her most recent artistic venture Baruch Porras Hernandez. Other involves the ukulele, spoken word, 13

PRO F I L E S credits include: Prince Gomolvilas’ Outspoken (NCTC YouthAware) and Baruch Porras Hernandez’s All My Friends Are Depressed! With Tiny Baruch! (Epic Party Theatre).

Richard has worked with such companies as Center Theatre Group, Portland Center Stage, Halcyon Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, and Theatre Rhinoceros. Richard is the Founder and Lead Producer for Epic Party Theatre. BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University. SDC Associate. richardamosqueda.com

CARLOS ACEVES (Technical Director, pronouns: he/him) has lived and worked in the Bay Area for the past ten years as a technical director, scenic designer, and charge artist.

Recently, he’s worked as a scenic designer for the Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland. In 2016, Carlos worked as the scenic designer and technical director for The Awakening at the Breadbox Theatre, which received a Theatre Bay Area award for Outstanding Production of a Play. He’s also received an award for excellence in stage management from the KCACTF, and the title of California Theatre Arts Scholar in 2005. Carlos is delighted to be a part of the NCTC team and to champion their mission.

STEPHANIE DESNOYERS (Production Management & Casting, pronouns: she/her) has been stage managing in the Bay Area since moving here in 2008, working with companies such as Cutting Ball, SF Shakespeare Festival, and BrickaBrack. Ten of her stage management productions have been 14

with NCTC, including Everything That’s Beautiful, Salome, Dance for Me, Compleat Female Stage Beauty and Die, Mommie, Die!. Stephanie has also done some work in both costume and prop design. She began her career in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and traveling to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.

KALON THIBODEAUX (Sound Designer, pronouns: he/him) A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show marks Kalon’s 8th sound project with NCTC after working on The Law of Attraction, In Good Company, You’ll Catch Flies, The Gentleman Caller, The Cake, Head Over Heels, and the world premiere of Del Shores’ This Side of Crazy. Over the last 30 years, Kalon has worked as an Actor, Director, and/or Designer for many theatrical companies throughout the Gulf South, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest including: Southern Repertory Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, Stone Soup Theatre, California Theatre Center, The Dixie Theatre and Le Petit Theatre de Vieux Carre. He recently stage managed the world premiere of Training Wheels at the RAVE Theatre Festival in NYC.

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Byrne, Andre Camire, John G. Capo - in memory of Earl Diskin, Ellie Carhart, Gina Cavellini - in honor of John Cavellini aka Summer Clearance, Bruce Cecil, Judith Chachanidze, Dennis Fong, Carol Chen, Amelia Chu, Kevin Clark, James Clarkson & Douglas Scott, Bill Clawson and Frank Benedito, Paul Colfer & Jon Gatto, John G. Collet & Laurence Stevens, Jose Colon, James Colopy, Bill Coppock, Victor Cordon, Robert Costello, Jim Coursey, Martha Sue, & Lia Coursey, Donald Currie, Kevin Daehnke, Jennifer Daly, Philip Dawkins, Mickey De La Rocha, Shannon Dillman, Arnold Dito - in memory of David Beery, Norm Dito & Steve Weiner - in memory of David Beery, Jay Dold, Shannon Hall & Paxton Dold, Kathryn Douglas, Roberta Drake, Amina & Layla Durrani, Elana Dykewomon - in honor of Jewelle Gomez, Cheryl Eccles - in honor of Eve Lynch, Alisha Ehrlich, Claudia Ehrlich, Rik Elliott & Steve Slack*, Jessica Ellis, Barb English, Birgit Eschmann, J M Eskin, Ingrid Estrada, Michael Evans, James Fagler & Lori Yamauchi, Caty Farley, Rochelle Felitti, Bonnie Feuer - in memory of Brenda Fahie, Duncan Findlay, Joyce Fishback & Marcia Marks - in honor of Bennet Marks, Ryan Flores, Ryan Fogarty, Joel Wade French & Brent Lok, Douglas Fruehling, Jonathan Funk & John Arnold, Tamara Gagnidze, Davd & Kendall Galvez, Susan Julian Gates, David Gaus, H. Gelfand - in honor of Yilong Liu, C E Gerndt, Jr - in memory of Miss Gene, Dorothy Giammona - in honor of William Giammona, Edward Gibbons, Justin Gillman - in honor of Steven M. Salzman, Edwin Glazier, Paul Goetz, Michaela Goldhaber, David Grabstald - in memory of Mrs. Ann Getty, Mary E. Grant, Karen Greig, Ray Grimsinger, Christopher Hadley & Helen Bersie - in memory of David V. Beery, Susan & Nasus Hansen, H. Adam Harris - in honor of Ed Decker, Kevin Hazelwood, Judy Helfand, Sandrah Henry, Mark Hernandez, Rebecca Hibbs, Lynn Hickman, Ronald Hirsch, Colin Hodgen, Jeffrey Hoffman & Don Labit - in memory of Ms. Mildred Peveto, Dr. Jerry Hofkin & Ms Lynda Stotsky - in honor of Leah Hofkin, Sandy Holmes, Gregory Holmes, Katie Holt, Eric Hsu & James Chambers, Timothy Huls, Suzan Reily & McKenzie Reily-Isaac, Brandon Jackson, Jessica Jensen, Gregory Jurin & James McCrea, Bill Kaiser - in honor of The Purple Circuit Theatres, Rick Kaplowitz, Steve Kehrli & Pablo Patino, John A. Kelley, Cindy King, The Kinsley/ Binard Family, Victoria Kirby, Mike Klayman, Leonard Klosinski, Julia Kochi, Barbara Koehler, Daniel Koehler, Shelley Kramer, Vivian Kramp, Gary Kukus, Dale Lancaster, Roberta Langren, Barry Lawrence, Christopher Leason III - in memory of Dennis Zaborowski, Joan Lefkowitz &

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Stacey Shuster, Harris Lehrer, Alison & Ron Limoges, Emmy Longo, Alexis Lucio, Karen Lylis, Janet Lynn, Anonymous - in honor of Dana Zook, Amy MacWilliamson, Scott Moore & Imogen Moore, Caroline Maillard, Shai Malka, Donna Giammona Mathison, Richard Mazzarisi, Sean McBride, David McCrory, Michele McDonald - in honor of Katya & Summer, Georgia McNamara, Paul Melcon, Michael Melton, Betsy Mercer, Amy Meyers, Markham Miller, Katherine Mills, Frank D. Monti, Ryan Moore, Nicole Moreno-Deinzer, Richard Mosqueda, Patrick Murray, Scott Najima - in honor of Randy Nakano, Marissa Nakano, Zolboo Namkhaidorj, Dorian Nasby, Elizabeth O’Connell, Edward O’Masta, Arthur Ong, ORMCE - in memory of David Beery, Claudine Ozzello, Mary Padilla, Elaine Page, Maria Paulia Belgado, Sara Pearson - in honor of Jay Manley, Jeffrey Pekrul, Joel T. Perlstein, Robin Peterson, Beth Phillips, Dixon Phillips, Robert P. Pittman, Paul Pleasanton, Steven Polsky, Ora Prochovnick, Amy Prosser, Brian Quigley, Harry Rabin, Vanessa Ramos, Richard Rees, Bryna Rifkind, Terry Rillera, Robert Ripps & Steven Spector, Michael, Anne, David, & Carla Romero, Stephen Rupsch, Gordon Sakaue, Becca Schlichtig, Hope Schmeltzer, Joshua Grossnickle & Isaac Grossnickle, John Schrom, Timothy Schuman, Ron Selge, Donald Senn, Sachiyo Shelton, Karen Sheridan, Gae Shulman, Liz Sizenksy - in honor of Anne & Rodney Vaughan, Evelyn Smith, Jim Smoldt, Lisa Soberanes, Elise Sommerville, Tony Spruill, Chris Starr, Marc Stein & Jorge Olivares, Laurence R. Stevens - in memory of Peggy Cooper, Sandra Stober, Michael Stuber, Beli Sullivan, Virgnia Sweeney - in honor of TJ Santiago, Robert Tat, Donna Telepak, Kathie Tompkins - in honor of John Cavellini, Francine Torres, Sue Trowbridge, Kimberlee Trudeau, Judy Ung, Vaho, Linda Vallee, John Ventura & Frank Soda, Jr., Rena Vilt, William Vilt, Annika Button & Sydney Button, James J. Vogt, Yae Wada, Mary Kay Wagner, Laurie Waldman, Harold Wasson, Sharon Waterhouse, Lisa Wayne, Mary Tienken & Isaac Wayne, Matt Weimer, Amy Weitz, Randy Weled, Lori Whitney, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, LaDonna Willems, William F. Wilson, Lawrence & Hillary Wollin, Angelo Wong, Joyce Ycasas, Virginia Yee, May Young - in honor of Randall Nakano

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

New Conservatory Theatre Center is sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts, and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. $50,000+ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation San Francisco Arts Commission San Francisco Grants for the Arts $25,000 - $49,999 Bothin Foundation San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families The Shubert Foundation Small Change Foundation $15,000 - $24,999 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention California Arts Council Horizons Foundation Kimball Foundation $10,000 - $14,999 Fleishacker Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Bernard Osher Foundation $2,500 - $9,999 Art4Moore Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Wells Fargo Foundation

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If an error has been made, you would like to change your listing, or would like to make a gift, please contact Director of Individual Giving Andrea Partridge at 415.694.6158 or andreap@nctcsf.org.

WAYS TO GIVE Support NCTC by making a secure donation online at NCTCSF.ORG/DONATE or mail a check to: NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER, 25 Van Ness Ave., LL, San Francisco, CA 94102 NCTC also accepts bequests, stock transfers and in-kind contributions. For more information about supporting NCTC, please contact Andrea Partridge, Director of Individual Giving 415.694.6158 | andreap@nctcsf.org

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NCTC THANKS THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS FOR MATCHING THEIR EMPLOYEES’ DONATIONS

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FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Ed Decker

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Barbara Hodgen

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Carlos Aceves

FRONT OF HOUSE & BAR MANAGER

Walt Anthony

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING & PRESS MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER & CASTING COORDINATOR CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS MANAGER BOX OFFICE & PATRON SERVICES MANAGER YOUTHAWARE PROGRAM DIRECTOR & CASTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING BUSINESS MANAGER DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING PHOTOGRAPHER CONSERVATORY DIRECTOR

Kate Jones Butler April Culver Stephanie Desnoyers Kathleen Lee Alessandro McLaughlin Nicole Meñez Andrea Partridge Brad Pence Vanessa Ramos Lois Tema Stephanie Temple

B OARD OF DIREC TOR S Ed Decker - Artistic Director Larry Vales - Board Chair Eric Valko - Treasurer Eli Lazarus- Secretary Andrew Smith - Chair Emeritus J. Conrad Frank Leah A. Hofkin Robert Holgate Maurice Kelly

Eve Lynch Christopher Murriel Andrew Nance Charles Renfroe Desiree Rogers Renee Roux Stephanie Walker Nathan Williams Dana Zook

NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER 25 Van Ness Avenue at Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 BOX OFFICE: 415.861.8972 OFFICES: 415.861.4914 New Conservatory Theatre Center is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the National Organization for ­American Theatre, Associate Member National New Play Network, and a company member of Theatre Bay Area.

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