THE COLOR PURPLE
BASED UPON THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./ AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE
Book by Music and Lyrics by MARSHA BRENDA ALLEE STEPHEN
NORMAN RUSSELL WILLIS BRAY
THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Quincy Jones. The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.
PRESENTS STARRING BRE JACKSON
FRENCHIE DAVIS NICOLE HENRY AKRON WATSON WITH RAYVEN BAILEY, JARRETT BENNETT, CHANDA BRANCH, JAMESON CLANTON, TAVIS KORDELL CUNNINGHAM, MOSES T. ALEXANDER GREENE, SYDNEY E. HUGHES, MATT MANUEL , SHARAÉ MOULTRIE, DEANNA RICHARDS, OKISHA RENEÉ WELLS
Lighting Designer
Technical Director
BILL YATES, JR.
Sound Designer
Properties Designer CJ BARNWELL ERIC ALEXANDER COLLINS TIM DOMACK
Costumer
Hair/Wig Coordinator and Supervisor
KISHARA MCKNIGHT ANGELLA FRASER
Production Stage Manager Company Manager
Production Manager/Associate Producer
JOCELYN A. THOMPSON DAWN MARIE LOCKLEAR MAX KAUFMAN
Co-Choreographer
Associate Artist Casting MYA KING ROBERT HARTWELL ERIC WOODALL, CSA
Music Director/Conductor
KAILEY ROCKWELL
Director/Choreographer
THE COLOR PURPLE is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
CHRISTOPHER D. BETTS
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CHANDA BRANCH
BRE JACKSON*
MATT MANUEL*
TAVIS KORDELL CUNNINGHAM
NICOLE HENRY*
SHARAÉ MOULTRIE
JARRETT BENNETT* DEANNA RICHARDS
FRENCHIE DAVIS*
RAYVEN BAILEY
SYDNEY E. HUGHES
JAMESON CLANTON
MOSES T. ALEXANDER GREENE
OKISHA RENEÉ WELLS
AKRON WATSON*
*Members Of The Actor’s Equity Association, The Union Of Professional Actors And Stage Managers In The United States.
Ensemble/Squeak/Celie U/S .................................................................................... RAYVEN BAILEY
Ensemble/Preacher/Guard/Harpo U/S JARRETT BENNETT*
Ensemble/Darlene/Shug Avery U/S.................................................................... CHANDA BRANCH
Ensemble/Adam/Ensemble Men & Mister U/S ............................................JAMESON CLANTON
Ensemble/Bobby/Buster/Grady ................................................ TAVIS KORDELL CUNNINGHAM
Sofia ........................................................................................................................... FRENCHIE DAVIS*
Ensemble/Pa/Ol’ Mister .............................................................. MOSES T. ALEXANDER GREENE
Shug Avery .................................................................................................................. .NICOLE HENRY*
Ensemble/Doris/Sophia U/S ..............................................................................
SYDNEY E. HUGHES
Celie .................................................................................................................................. BRE JACKSON*
Harpo MATT MANUEL*
Nettie ...................................................................................................................... SHARAÉ MOULTRIE
Ensemble/Olivia/Church Ladies, Squeak, & Nettie U/S .............................
DEANNA RICHARDS
Mister ......................................................................................................................... AKRON WATSON*
Ensemble/Jarene ............................................................................................ OKISHA RENEÉ WELLS
UNDERSTUDIES
Celie: RAYVEN BAILEY, Shug: CHANDA BRANCH, Sofia: SYDNEY E. HUGHES, Harpo: JARRETT BENNETT*, Nettie/Squeak/Church Ladies: DEANNA RICHARDS, Mister/Ensemble Men: JAMESON CLANTON
Dance Captain: JARRETT BENNETT*
Production Stage Manager: JOCELYN A. THOMPSON*
Assistant Stage Manager: QUALIA AKILI HOLDER-COZART*
2nd Assistant Stage Manager: BRIAN MARTINEZ
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IN ALPHABETICAL
ORDER
THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
*Members Of The Actor’s Equity Association, The Union Of Professional Actors And Stage Managers In The United States.
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ACT ONE
“Huckleberry Pie” ............................................................................................................. Celie and Nettie
“Mysterious Ways” ............................................................................................................... The Company
“Somebody Gonna Love You”............................................................................................................. Celie
“Our Prayer” .................................................................................................................Nettie, Celie, Mister
“Big Dog” .............................................................................................................................. Mister and Men
“Hell No!” ......................................................................................................................... Sofia and Women
“Brown Betty” ..................................................................................................... Harpo, Squeak and Men
“Too Beautiful for Words” ................................................................................................................... Shug
“Push Da Button” Shug and Company
“Uh Oh!”.................................................................................................................................. The Company
“What About Love?” Celie and Shug
ACT TWO
“African Homeland” .................................................................................... Nettie, Celie, and Company
“The Color Purple” ................................................................................................................................ Shug
“Mister’s Song .......................................................................................................................................Mister
“Miss Celie’s Pants” ....................................................................................................... Celie and Women
“Any Little Thing” Harpo and Sofia
“I’m Here” ................................................................................................................................................ Celie
“The Color Purple” (Reprise) Celie and Company
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard 1 KAILEY ROCKWELL
Reed 1
JAMIE STATON
Reed 2
WAYNE LEECHFORD
Guitar
MARIO ARNEZ
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2
Bass
MIKE DEVITO
Trumpet
DARRION KECK
MATTHEW BRAILSFORD
Drums
STEPHEN HAMBRIGHT
Keyboard Programmer
Musician Contractor
JESSE KAPSHA MICHAEL SANTANGELO AMANDA LABRECQUE
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BRE JACKSON (Celie) was most recently seen as Queen Catherine of Aragon in Six on Broadway. She was also featured in the Emmy Award winning NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, as well as a featured soloist on season two of CBS’s The Good Fight. She was also featured in the 2020 Broadway Re-Opening cast of The Book of Mormon. Other roles include Effie in Dreamgirls (South Korean Tour), Asaka in Once On This Island (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), and Ado Annie in OKLAHOMA! (DCPA). BROADWAY: Church Lady/Celie U/s (The Color Purple); Ensemble/Swing (The Book Of Mormon).
FIRST NATIONAL TOUR: Diva (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert). BFA University of Michigan. bre.jackson
NICOLE HENRY (Shug Avery) has toured the world for over 15 years, earning a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance”, and four international Top-10 jazz albums. Roles: Alpha Smith (A Wonderful World), Brenda (Smokey Joe’s Café), and Nikki (The Bodyguard). Love to my family, BRS/Gage, and to all. www.nicolehenry.com nicolehenrymusic nicolehenrymusic nicolehenryjazz
FRENCHIE DAVIS (Sofia) BROADWAY:
Joanne/Ensemble Soloist (RENT).
NATIONAL TOUR: Effie White (Dreamgirls); Ain’t Misbehavin’. OFF-
BROADWAY: The View Upstairs (Lynn Redgrave Theater). REGIONAL: Sing
Mahalia Sing! (Hartford Stage Company); Pittsburgh CLO: Effie White (Dreamgirls).
INTERNATIONAL: Jesus Christ Superstar; Little Shop of Horrors (Haller Globe Theatre, Germany). EDUCATION: Howard University. missfrenchie frenchiedavis
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AKRON WATSON (Mister) made his Broadway debut in the Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy® Award-winning revival of The Color Purple. He’s since played Aaron
Burr in Hamilton, recurred on television in FOX’s Empire, voiced popular anime/video game characters like Psycho P in One Piece, and held principal roles in feature films like BET’s Miss Juneteenth.
MATT MANUEL (Harpo) is a Detroit native singer/actor. His credits include BROADWAY: David Ruffin (Ain’t Too Proud), NATIONAL TOUR: Marvin Gaye (Motown: The Musical), Dustin (World Premiere of May We All). FOX’s American Idol Season 13 and NBC’s One Night Only: The Best Of Broadway. He is elated to be making his NC Theatre debut and dedicates his performance to Dr. William T. Fritz, “Thank you for all you’ve done to help me become the performer I am today. You are now cancer free.” mattmanuelmusic
SHARAÉ MOULTRIE (Nettie) is a NYCbased actor, singer, and commercial model. But SC will always be home. Notable roles include Deena Jones (Dreamgirls), International Tour, Ariel (Footloose), Rizzo (Grease), and Emmie Thibodeaux (Caroline, or Change). TV appearances include Blue Bloods, FBI: Most Wanted, and the 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She gives thanks to God, her family, friends, and agents for their support. Follow her at www.iamsharae.com
RAYVEN BAILEY (Ensemble/Squeak/Celie U/S) is thrilled to be making her North Carolina Theatre debut in The Color Purple! She is from just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University last May, earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. She would like to thank her family and loved ones for their endless support. Credits include Hairspray, Into The Woods (City Springs Theatre Company).
MOSES
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ALEXANDER GREENE
(Ensemble/Pa/Ol’ Mister) is thrilled to make his debut on the NCT stage! A Long
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Island, NY-native, previous onstage roles include Roy (The Odd Couple), Delsin (Pooled), Jake (Porgy and Bess, Grady/ Ensemble (The Color Purple), Wailin’ Joe/ Rev Hobson (Memphis The Musical), and PFC Peterson (A Soldier’s Play). He thanks God for another open door and dedicates his performances to his parents and son Marchell. ��livmahob.org mobettergreene
JARRETT BENNETT (Ensemble/Preacher/ Guard/Harpo U/S) Making his return to The North Carolina Theatre after his debut in Dreamgirls, Jarrett Anthony Bennett is a native of Roseboro, North Carolina. Bennett has been seen in Yale Repertory Theatre’s production of Choir Boy, numerous regional productions, Dreamgirls at the Paramount Theatre, and was also seen on the National Tour of The Color Purple. Bennett would like to thank his mother, father, and his fiancé for always believing and supporting him as he continues to pursue his dreams.
DEANNA RICHARDS (Ensemble/Olivia/
Church Ladies, Squeak, & Nettie U/S) is so excited to return to The North Carolina Theatre stage! She recently appeared as Ensemble/Michelle U/s in Dreamgirls (NCT). Favorite regional credits include Beehive, A Christmas Carol, Into The Breeches, Peace of Clay, and Oh, What a Night!. WPU BFA graduate. All the love to her family. Deanna Richards
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JAMESON CLANTON (Ensemble/Adam/ Ensemble Men & Mister U/S) is thrilled to be making his NCT debut! TGBTG! Born and raised in Garner, Jameson spent the last 2 years at Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson, MO performing in the cast. Thanks to Dad, Jamesha, and Patrick for their unending love and support. For Mama.
TAVIS KORDELL CUNNINGHAM
(Ensemble/Bobby/Buster/Grady) is delighted to be making his North Carolina Theatre
debut! His credits include Benny U/s (In The Heights) at Stages, St. Louis, and semifinalist in NBC’s America’s Got Talent Season 16 (1aChord) Special thanks to God, Hudson Artists Agency, family, and friends for all your support!
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CHANDA BRANCH (Ensemble/Darlene/ Shug Avery U/S) B. S. Speech Communications & Theatre (Tennessee State University) and Performing Arts Industry Essentials Certificate (NYU, Tisch X Yellowbrick).
Favorite credits: Brenda (Smokey Joe’s Café), Lorraine (Hairspray), Kathy (9 to 5), Sarah (Ragtime), Strawberry Woman (Porgy & Bess), Charlaine (Ain’t Misbehavin’), The Witch (Big Fish), Montego (Three Little Birds), Velma (Crowns), Velma (Chicago), Deloris (Gypsy), Michelle/Deloris U/s (Sister Act), Ensemble/Lorell U/s (Dreamgirls) Appearances at The National Black Theatre Festival and The Women’s Theatre Festival Fringe. City, state, and regional titles in beauty pageants and is the longest nationally reigning Ms. Black USA ‘19 & ‘20! Love to husband, Corey, and baby Carleigh. Thanks to family.
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SYDNEY E. HUGHES (Ensemble/Doris/ Sophia U/S) a Danville, Virginia native, is a 5th grade Social Studies teacher at GLH Johnson Elementary School. She loves teaching History but loves performing on stage even more. Some of her credits include Juror #10 (12 Angry Men), Miss Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls), Effie White (Dreamgirls), and most recently Evillene, The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wiz Jr.). Sydney thanks her family, friends, and fellow GLH Johnson Gators for their continued love and support.
OKISHA RENEÉ WELLS (Ensemble/ Jarene) is a singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has over 25 years of
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experience in musical theatre with local and national players. She is a 2009 AMDA, NYC graduate and has been featured in productions such as Show Boat, The Wiz, and Cinderella to name a few. Okisha not only has graced theatre stages, but has performed as lead vocalist for jazz, funk, and pop bands. Okisha still dreams of performing on a Broadway stage and releasing an album composed of her own material.
MARSHA NORMAN (Book) won the Pulitzer Prize for her play, ‘NIGHT, MOTHER’ and a Tony Award® for her book of the Broadway musical, THE SECRET GARDEN. Ms. Norman is co-chair, with Christopher Durang, of the Playwriting Department of the Juilliard School and vice president of the Dramatists Guild of America. Her other plays include GETTING OUT, TRAVELER IN THE DARK, SARAH AND ABRAHAM, TRUDY BLUE, and LAST DANCE. Her published work includes Four Plays, Vol. I: Collected Plays of Marsha Norman and a novel, THE FORTUNE TELLER. She has numerous film and TV credits, Grammy® and Emmy® nominations, and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She is a native of Kentucky who lives in New York City and Long Island with her two children.
BRENDA RUSSELL (Music & Lyrics) has a unique musical perspective, intimate voice and prolific treasure-trove of lyrics, that prove that a truly glowing talent only deepens with time. Composer of the classics “Get Here,” “If Only For One Night,” and the Grammy® nominated “Piano In The Dark,” Brenda’s songwriting prowess and chameleon-like ability to shift between musical genres and combine styles trumpeted ovations in 2005 with the opening of the Tony Award® Winning hit
Broadway musical THE COLOR PURPLE, for which she, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray co-wrote the music and lyrics. Brenda and her co-authors were also nominated for a 2007 Grammy® in the Best Musical Show Album category for the original cast album.
ALLEE WILLIS (Music & Lyrics) is a one-woman creative think-tank. A multi-disciplinary artist and visionary thinker whose range of imagination and productivity knows no bounds, her success exuberantly defies categorization; ‘unique’ pales as a descriptor. Willis is a Grammywinning and Emmy- and Tony- nominated composer whose hit songs – including Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” and “Boogie Wonderland,” The Pointer Sisters’ ‘Neutron Dance,” Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield’s “What Have I Done To Deserve This,” and The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There For You (Theme From Friends)” – have sold over 50 million records. In 2006, Willis’ songs were also featured in three of the top grossing films of the year, HAPPY FEET, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and BABEL.
STEPHEN BRAY (Music & Lyrics) is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut with THE COLOR PURPLE. After beginning music studies with private instruction in Detroit, Bray continued training at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Working with Madonna, he wrote and produced many of her top-ten recordings, including “Angel,” “Into the Groove,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “True Blue” and “Express Yourself.” Performing with Breakfast Club, he earned a Grammy® nomination for Best New Artist and a top-ten single. He has composed and produced for multi platinum artists including The Jets, Gladys Knight, and Kylie Minogue. Film and television projects include BEVERLY HILLS COP II, WHO’S THAT GIRL?, ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS and the theme for PBS’s “California Connected.” Stephen is developing artists for his Soultone label and
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looks forward to more musical theatre. He would like to thank his daughter Milena for her eternal patience and his family for their continuing support.
CHRISTOPHER D. BETTS (Director/ Choreographer) is thrilled to have an opportunity to direct The Color Purple after directing Dreamgirls (NCT) and the Jeff Recommended production at The Paramount Theatre last fall. Upcoming: Trouble in Mind (Hartford Stage). Christopher recently directed Choir Boy (Yale Rep), Legally Blonde (NYU Tisch), In the Southern Breeze (Off-Off Broadway). At Yale Cabaret, he directed Is God Is, We are Proud to Present…, Fireflies, littleboy/ littleman, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, and How Black Girls Get Over Fuckbois, Vol. 1 and The Winter’s Tale at Yale School of Drama. Christopher is also the creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the film MAJOR. Other collaborations include Spring Awakening (NYU Tisch); Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors (PopArt Johannesburg/ Market Theatre Lab); The Cave: A Folk Opera (New York premiere); Carrie (2015 BroadwayWorld Best Musical nomination); a series of new works with the OBIE Award-winning Fire This Time Festival; workshops of Goodnight Tyler (Kennedy Center/Alliance Theatre) and Refuge of the Damned (Long Wharf); and Barbecue (movement director, The Public Theatre). Betts is a recipient of the Julie Taymor World Theater Fellowship, the Richie Jackson Artist Fellowship, and a twotime recipient of the SDCF Observership. He has been an artist in residence at Kampala International Theater Festival and PopArt Johannesburg and a teaching artist at The Market theatreLab. Betts is currently a professor in the department of Undergraduate Drama at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New Studio on Broadway, a support team member at artEquity, and the Joyce c. Willis Fellow at Hartford Stage. He
received his BFA with triple honors from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Bachelor’s Representative and his MFA in Directing from Yale School of Drama.
KAILEY ROCKWELL (Music Director/ Conductor/Key 1) is a Chicago-based Music Director. Many thanks to The Color Purple team for including her in this incredible show! Notable Chicago companies include Paramount Theatre, Music Theatre Works, Goodman Theatre, Mercury Theater, and Porchlight Music Theatre. Proud member of AFM and MAESTRA. XXOO to Michael and her family.
ERIC WOODALL (Producing Artistic Director) Originally from Benson, NC, Eric spent over 25 years doing theatre in New York City. Eric was a resident director for the Broadway, Touring, and Las Vegas productions of Mamma Mia! Past NCT directorial credits include West Side Story, Annie, Mamma Mia!, Gypsy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Driving Miss Daisy, and Steel Magnolias. Other directing credits include Next to Normal, West Side Story, Big River, On Golden Pond (Casa Mañana); Big Fish, The Light in the Piazza, Parade, August Osage County, and Violet (Theatre Raleigh); Amadeus (Memphis’ Playhouse on the Square), and Hay Fever (Playmakers Repertory). Before joining NCT, Eric worked as one of New York’s top casting directors in the office of Tara Rubin Casting. Through casting and developing new musicals, Eric has been lucky enough to work alongside Stephen Sondheim, Cameron Mackintosh, William Finn, Sir Richard Eyre, Stephen Daldry, Susan Stroman, Stephen Schwartz, Casey Nicholaw, James Lapine, Phyllida Lloyd, and Hal Prince. A few of his Broadway casting credits include Sunset Boulevard, Aladdin, Falsettos, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, and Mamma Mia!
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(Broadway, National Tour). As a guest lecturer, Eric has taught at universities and training programs around the country including NYU, Baldwin Wallace, and Elon. Internationally, Eric was invited to lead workshops in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia through Actors Equity of Australia. American Theatre Magazine named Eric one of the “People You Should Watch” in its “Role Call: Six Theatre Workers You Should Know” series. Eric is a drama graduate of Carnegie Mellon-University and is a member of SDC and CSA.
ROBERT HARTWELL (Associate Artist) is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Broadway Collective where he is training the next generation of Broadway. As the only African American CEO in the professional musical theatre education space in NYC, his passion lies in making Broadway stages more diverse and inclusive starting at the educational level. Robert holds a high school diploma from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts: School of Drama and a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Michigan where he graduated summa cum laude and the Willis Patterson Diversity Award. He has performed in five Broadway shows and two National Tours: Dreamgirls, Memphis, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Cinderella, Motown, and Hello, Dolly!, starring Bette Midler. He has performed at the Tony Awards® three times and NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, twice. Regionally, he has performed at The Muny, Sacramento Music Circus, Hangar Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, and the Fulton Opera House. As a Director/Choreographer, his work has been seen at Lincoln Center, Music Theatre Wichita, The North Carolina Theatre, Naples Performing Arts Center, and The University of Michigan. He is the creator of Broadway Quick Change, Hello Broadway, Broadway’s Online Academy, Gathered NYC, Prescreen Prep, and Hello Broadway Live. He is a member of Actors
Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, and Tony Award® Winner Broadway Inspirational Voices. He recently served as the Assistant Director on the National Tour of Tony Award® Winner Revival, Once On This Island. He is featured on Pharrell and JayZ’s hit single—Entrepreneur.
MYA KING (Co-Choreographer) is a New York based dancer from Chicago, Illinois. While receiving her BFA from The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, May developed a true love for choreographing and performing. Throughout her time in New York, Mya has been mentored by choreographers such as Jennifer Archibald, Oliva Cipolla, Amy Hall Garner, and Ebony Williams. She has had the opportunity to perform throughout the country at music festivals, concerts, and theaters. Mya was Assistant Choreographer for Dreamgirls at the Paramount theatre in Aurora, Illinois. She has performed in Broadway Bares which is produced by the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Organization. She can also be seen in Chance The Rapper’s Christmas Special, In the Heights the Movie, directed by Jon Chu, Brandon Blackwood’s digital campaign, and Major, a short film written, directed, and produced by Christopher D. Betts and executive producer Tarell Alvin McCraney.
MAX KAUFMAN (Production Manager/ Associate Producer) is a Durham native. After graduating from the High School Drama program at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he went on to receive his BA in Theatre Arts from The University of Michigan. He has produced both local and touring theatrical, dance, and live music events all over North America, with such organizations as ODC Dance in San Francisco, CA; BRIC in Brooklyn, NY; The Cider Mill Playhouse in Endicott, NY; and Mills Entertainment, where he managed several national theatrical tours across 48 states. A multi-
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instrumentalist and music fanatic, Max has produced concerts in venues ranging from Cat’s Cradle to Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks. He is so thankful to be able to devote his life to the creation and support of Art in all its forms.
DAWN MARIE LOCKLEAR (Company Manager) has been with NCT in many capacities since 2019. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s in Music, she joined NCT as an ASM and is now the Company Manager! As CM, her productions to date are Ring of Fire, Lady Day, Steel Magnolias, and Dreamgirls. She cannot wait for more shows to come! Much love to her family & Joe for always supporting her!
JOCELYN A. THOMPSON (Production Stage Manager) Guthrie Theatre: Born With Teeth; Alley Theatre: Seascape, Born With Teeth; Virginia Repertory Theatre: The Wiz, Airline Highway, West Side Story, Raisin in the Sun, Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Fences, Beauty and the Beast, Once; Cutting Ball: …And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, Ubu Roi, The Chairs; Brava: The Oldest Profession, Iph…; Shotgun Players: Harry Thaw Hates Everybody. B.F.A Howard University.
QUALIA AKILI HOLDER-COZART
(Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to join The North Carolina Theatre for the performance of The Color Purple! She is a [mostly] self-taught thespian/musician, performing arts educator, stage director and entrepreneur. Her passion lies in performing and helping others find themselves on the pathway to artistic alignment. She is currently a Full Sail Online student, getting a Bachelor of Computer Science degree with a concentration in Game Development. Most recently, Akili starred as Joanna in Present Laughter; Gina in Beehive: The 60’s Musical and the Charity Trio/Laundress in A Christmas Carol with Temple Theater.
She also originated the role of Patience in Finding Patience: The Musical, starring on the soundtrack and in the ‘Ain’t Nobody Sees Them’ music video, bringing home three film festival awards for “Best Music Video”. She also bears the sigil of Broadway World’s Raleigh Awards Winner for “Best Musical Performance”. As an entertainer, she makes bold statements and yearns to inspire others with her work. She sends a HUGE thank you to The North Carolina Theatre and The Color Purple cast for welcoming her. Thank you also to all her wonderful supporters and friends!
ANGELLA FRASER (Hair/Wig Coordinator and Supervisor) is originally from Jamaica and spent her formative years there and in Brooklyn, NY. Being ‘directed’ by her parents to study the sciences and engineering, (she holds a BS in Mech Engineering from UPenn and MS in Computer Info Systems from CUNY) never fully quieted her interest in the relevance of hair in the connections, love, power and pain of Black people. She ended a 30 year career with Fortune 500 banking and tech firms, became a licensed Natural Haircare Specialist, and a full-time entrepreneur. Angella founded HeadSpace NC, a beauty and advocacy company in 2017. Her wig line, Rhythm Wigs, focuses on the desires of discerning Black women 40 and older and specializes in kinky and curly hair. She hosts The Hair Stories Project to explore the stories of Black women where hair is central. Her work with NCT includes 9 to 5, Having Our Say (The Delaney Sisters), Kinky Boots, Annie, A Snow White Christmas, and was featured in Backstage @ NCT Episode 2. “I see the work of bringing NCT productions together as a beautiful orchestration of art and science, right & left brain. That’s so resonant for me. It is me.” Thanks to my mother, Gladys for modeling a heart for activism and my children, Kai, Ajani & Isaiah, for showing me how big my heart can grow.
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KISHARA MCKNIGHT (Costumer) has always had a profound love for the Arts. She has served as costume manager for Yolanda Rabun’s Songs of Holiday Cheer concert, Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, and Neither One of Us, Yolanda Sings Gladys. Kishara has been Costume Designer for Theatre Raleigh’s, Oh What a Night and Peace of Clay, written by playwrights Mike Wiley and Howard L. Craft, and Yellow Face. Her NCT designer credits include Lady Day, Steel Magnolias and recently, was Assoc. Costumer for Dreamgirls. She is sending love to her supportive family, friends, and puppy Rhylie. Kishara is looking forward to working with more amazing actors and directors to develop additional skills in the future.
BILL YATES, JR. (Technical Director) Over the past 49 years Bill has worked in theatre, television, and movies as an actor, director, stage manager, carpenter, electrician, head electrician, master carpenter, and technical director. Bill has worked in scenic shops in New York, New Jersey, L.A., and Florida, building such shows as Fences with James Earl Jones, The Rainmaker with Gary Sandy, and Company with Patrick Cassidy and Carol Burnett. For television he has credit in 11 of 12 episodes of Tom Hanks’ HBO project From the Earth to the Moon. Bill also has film credits that include There’s Something About Mary, The Truman Show, Instinct, Waterboy, and Mortal Kombat. As Technical Director, Bill has spent two seasons with Nightlife Theatre in New Jersey, three seasons with Long Beach CLO in California, and five seasons with Carolina Ballet here in Raleigh. “My greatest hope for the future is to finish my career here at NCT with some of the finest and brightest people it has been my privilege to work with. I also would like to thank my three kids Liam, Collin, and Riley, and my wife, Holly, for putting up with my shenanigans all these years.”
TIM DOMACK (Properties Designer) is unbelievably excited to be back with NCT! He previously worked on props on Annie and West Side Story with NCT. Tim started his career at GoodSpeed Opera house before building television scenery with Freelance Staging in Winston-Salem. He moved to New York and interned with the Charlotte Wilcox general management company. Tim signed on with The Juilliard School in the production props department. He worked with Juilliard for seven years and worked some summers as props coordinator at Central City Opera in CO, Utah Festival Opera, Portland Opera in Maine, and TKTS in Times Square. Tim was also involved with several off Broadway productions including New York Shakespeare in The Park and Trailer Park Musical. Television: Fashion Rocks, CMA’s Live From New York. Locally, Tim has worked several concerts as a stagehand at PNC Arena, Red Hat Amphitheater, and Walnut Creek Amphitheatre. Tim moved with his wife, Caroline and three kids to Wake Forest where Tim is the Technical Theatre Teacher at Wake Forest High School. He likes to keep active in the professional world working productions with Theatre Raleigh, NCT, Duke Theatre Studies, and William Peace University. Many thanks and love to my wife Caroline and our kids, JJ, Phillip, and Margaret.
ERIC ALEXANDER COLLINS (Sound Designer) has worked in professional audio for over 30 years, where he has traveled across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, including the iconic Sydney Opera House! Eric has been awarded Best Sound Design by BroadwayWorld four years running for Theatre Raleigh’s Once (2018), Smokey Joe’s Café (2017), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2016), and The North Carolina Theatre’s Billy Elliot: The Musical (2015). Recent credits include: The North Carolina Theatre: Having Our Say, West Side Story, Annie, Mamma Mia! Theatre Raleigh:
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The Scottsboro Boys, Bridges of Madison County, Junk, Once, The Secret Garden. Playmaker’s Rep. Co. (U.N.C.): Ragtime, Temples of Lung and Air, The Crucible, Peter and the Starcatcher. Carolina Ballet: Macbeth (2016 world premier ballet), Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Dracula and The Little Mermaid (both world premier ballets). North Carolina Symphony: The Music Man, Idina Menzel (in concert), and Natalie Merchant (in concert). University Theatre (N.C.S.U.): Our Town, The 39 Steps. Theatre In The Park: Godspell.
CJ BARNWELL (Lighting Designer) most recently was the associate lighting designer for NCT’s 9 to 5 and Songs for a New World. Currently Head of Lighting and Visual Media, and Resident Lighting designer at Flat Rock Playhouse, The State Theatre of North Carolina, CJ has designed a number of shows there including, Amadeus, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Always Patsy Cline, Million Dollar Quartet, and 9 to 5. Other regional credits include: All is Calm, Brave New World (World Premiere), Curvy Window (World Premiere), and Grounded at North Carolina Stage Company. Graduating from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Theatre Technology, CJ went on to pursue various technical and design positions around the country including Lighting Design for Aristocats at Stages
St. Louis as well as being Master Electrician there for years (2007-2010) and Visual Media Director for the past year at North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville. See his current and upcoming designs and projects at www.CJLights.com.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
(“EQUITY”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. 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, working conditions, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
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The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
North Carolina Theatre is a proud member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre
*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
THE COLOR PURPLE PRODUCTION CREW
Director/Choreographer ........ CHRISTOPHER D. BETTS
Music Director/Conductor/Key 1 ....KAILEY ROCKWELL
Production Manager/
Associate Producer ..................................MAX KAUFMAN
Casting.............................................. ERIC WOODALL, CSA
Company Manager/Associate
Production Manager ............ DAWN MARIE LOCKLEAR
Production Stage Manager.... JOCELYN A. THOMPSON
Technical Director BILL YATES, JR.
Properties Designer ...................................... TIM DOMACK
Lighting Designer .........................................CJ BARNWELL
Sound Designer ERIC ALEXANDER COLLINS
Costumer ......................................... KISHARA MCKNIGHT
Hair Supervisor/Wig Coordinator ... ANGELLA FRASER
Keyboard Programmer MICHAEL SANTANGELO
Production Electrician/
Board Operator ..................................... TAYLOR JEFFRIES
Associate Technical Director JOHN BELL
Co-Choreographer ............................................... MYA KING
Associate Music Director/
1st Rehearsal Pianist/Key 2 JESSE KAPSHA
Properties Supervisor ........................ KIERNAN BASTIEN
Wardrobe Supervisor CHRISTINE MCINNIS
Assistant Stage
Manager .................. QUALIA AKILI HOLDER-COZART*
2nd Assistant Stage Manager BRIAN MARTINEZ
A2 ....................................................... MORGANN RUSSELL
Hair/Wig Assistant .................................................. BO KING
Musician Contractor AMANDA LABRECQUE
BIPOC Apprentice................................SAMUEL WALKER
Dressers................... LOGAN FALVEY, JESSE GEPHART, MARY JANE MARCHANT, GENEVIEVE MCCORMICK
Stitchers ................SHEILA COX, KAREN VERHAEGHE, .............................................................. ANGELA WHITAKER
Show Photographer ..CURTIS BROWN
Tour Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward
Tour Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe
Costumes and Wigs Provided by TROIKA Entertainment
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Interim CEO......................................................... JAMES LEE
Producing Artistic Director ERIC WOODALL
Production Manager/
Associate Producer ..................................MAX KAUFMAN
Company Manager/Associate
Production Manager ............ DAWN MARIE LOCKLEAR
Associate Technical Director........................... JOHN BELL
Marketing Director EMMA WALL
Interim Director of Development .... JULIANA VALENTE
Controller .......................................................NANCY CLINE
Accounting Assistant APRIL POLIQUIN
Communications/
Public Relations Manager ............... CHRISTINE DUBUC
Box Office & Group Sales Manager PHILLIP MORAN
Patron Relations Manager.................. DONNA MULLINS
THE NORTH CAROLINA THEATRE CONSERVATORY STAFF/INSTRUCTORS
Conservatory Director/
Dance Artist Instructor JOSE RONDON JR.
Conservatory Manager............. JONATHAN BRASWELL
Dance Artist Instructors ........... CHRISTIAN DONNELLY JENNA JOHNSON, EMILY PHOEBUS
Voice Artist Instructors .......................... EMILY ARBOUR, ... CARRIE BANFI, JULIE BRADLEY, BRYAN PHOEBUS
Acting Artist Instructors JESS BARBOUR, ........................MATTHEW HAGAR, JULIANA VALENTE
Tech Artist Instructors .......JOHN BELL, JACOB PHIPPS
Guest Artist Instructors REBEKAH HOLLAND, .................................KRISTA SAAB, YEVGENY SHLAPKO
MARTIN MARIETTA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SHOW CREW
Head Carpenter.................................................CHAD BUSH
Head Electrician ........................... LAURA GREENWOOD
Head Audio JACK KAUFFMAN
Follow Spot ...................................BRANDON GUERRERO
Follow Spot .............................................. EMILY RASDORF
MARTIN MARIETTA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS STAFF
General Manager Director .................... KERRY PAINTER
City Manager ....................... MARCHELL ADAMS-DAVID
Assistant City Manager EVAN RALEIGH
Assistant General Manager .......... MICHELLE BRADLEY
Director of Operations ................................ BRIAN CLARK
Director of Theatre
Operations ............................... CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK
Director of Security..................... BYRON K. JOHNSON II
Box Office Manager ROBERT LEAVELL
Assistant Box Office Manager .................GAVIN BROWN
Booking Manager ....................... MELANIE MARGARUM
Marketing Manager SARAH MCALISTER
Maintenance Supervisor ...................RUSSELL DENTON
Facilities Supervisor .......................... WILLIAM NEGRON
Capital Projects Manager JOHN LONG
Accountant .............................................KEISHA PEACOCK
Production Supervisors....................... ANDREW ARMAS, DAVE MCMANUS, EG GARCIA
Front of House Managers ...............MATTHEW HESTER, ................................................... BRITTANY WASHINGTON
Operations Staff…….. DESHONDRE BELLINGER, ...ALEX BRICKLEY, RICKY CHERRY, MEGAN CLARK, ANDREW CRANE, SCOTT GIBSON, MICHAEL GREEN, ROBERT HALL, EHHTEEKU HTAW, ............................. TAMI KAUFMANN, LIBERTY LANDER, NOEREE LANDER, LISA MORGAN, HAE PAW, BRIANA PEDROZA, KEECIA ROUSE, RUSTY SHARPE, .....................HTEE SHEE, MI THAN, MASON TIERNEY, JOHN VERDEJO, LUKE WATKINS
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We applaud the generosity of our many donors. Your contribution to NCT ensures that the show goes on after the curtain comes down!
Show Sponsors ($25,000+)
Performance Sponsors ($24,999-$10,000)
Sponsors ($9,999-$5,000)
CMS Controls Monroe, Wallace, Morden & Sherrill, P.A. Truist
Bailey’s Fine Jewelry Barton College Bojangles
BAIRD BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina
Co-Sponsors ($4,999-$1,000)
Carolina Latinx Center Martin Marietta† Moore & Van Allen
Corporate Matching Gifts
Clorox Duke Energy IBM
TARGET
Robbins
IQVIA
†Denotes companies that have made a multi-year pledge.
If you are interested in learning about the benefits of corporate sponsorships, call (919) 831-6941 x6950 or contact jvalente@nctheatre.com.
To double the impact of your gift with an employee match, call (919) 831-6941 x6943 or contact dmullins@nctheatre.com.
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Microsoft Salesforce
WakeMed Wyrick
GOVERNMENT/FOUNDATION
The Baird Foundation
Banks and Dorothy Kerr Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation†
City of Raleigh Arts Commission
City of Raleigh Combined Campaign by the United Arts Council
The Fenwick Foundation†
InSight Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Maynard Family Foundation, Inc.
NC Community Foundation
State Employees Combined Campaign by the United Arts Council
Triangle J Council of Governments
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
Wake County Board of Alcoholic Control
West Bend Community Foundation’s West Bend Mutual Independent Agents’ Fund
TRADE/IN-KIND
We are grateful for the continued generosity of the following companies whose contributions of in-kind goods and services keep the magic of musical theatre alive!
Sustaining Partners
($50,000+)
Electric Supply Company
Kennedy Space Center Summit Hospitality
Producer Partners
($49,000-$10,000)
CelitoFiber
City Club Raleigh
Cornerstone Custom Printing
Empire Eats
Midtown & Bar 115
Milner Document Products
Willowtec Computing Technologies, Inc.
Season Partners
($9,999-$2,500)
Alfred Williams
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn Express
Kennedy Office Supply
Landon Elmore Design & Marketing
Raleigh Central Chiropractic & Rehab
Southport Graphics
US Foods
Watered Garden Florist
Media Partners
iHeartMedia Inc
Curtis Media Group
WNCN CBS17
La Conexion
La Ke Buena
Que Pasa
RadioOne
WRAL-FM
WRAL TV
WTVD ABC 11
WUNC-FM
Additional Partners
Blink Facility Solutions
Butterfields Candy
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber
Crash Gregg
Dilworth Coffee
Edible Art Bakery
Frosted Bliss Cakes Morrisville Chamber of Commerce
Northstate Signs
R. H. Barringer Distributing Company, Inc.
Videri Chocolate Factory
Wilson Chamber of Commerce
If you are interested in making an in-kind gift, please call (919) 831-6941 x6943 or contact dmullins@nctheatre.com.
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ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT
Gifts received since January 1, 2022
SUSTAINING ROLE
(+$25,000)
Anonymous
Cliff & Lauren Bleszinski
Anna Churchill
Mark & Debbie Hammersla
K.D. & Sara Lynn Kennedy
PRODUCER
($24,999–$10,000)
Lynda & Dan Bryson
Maynard Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Maynard/ Golden Corral Corporation
Stuart & Tricia Phoenix †
Don & Mary Lawrence Stroud/ Hartsfield & Nash Agency, Inc.
DIRECTOR
($9,999–$5,000)
Mr. & Mrs. John Alexander, Jr.
Dan Atherton*
Ronnie & Diana Davis
Dr. Joanne Fruth
Gordon & Judy LeGrand
Kathy & Glenn Pierce
Andy Reyes
Sue Whitehouse
Chris & Debra Woody
STARRING ROLE
($4,999–$2,500)
David Paul Adams, MD
Christopher & Sandra Coughlin
Lowell Davidson
Elizabeth & George DeLoache
William & Jody Frank
Carla, Theresa & Martina Frederick
Howard & Betty Boyd Hardy
Amy & Scott Harris*†
Jill Wells Heath
Sharon Britt Lewis
Alan & Janice Lipson
Howard & Judi Margulies†
Lawrence & Amy Marshall
Kim & Dr. David Oates
Mitch & Laura Perry*
Mr. & Mrs. John Puzak
Grace Ramsey
Larry & Debra Robbins
The Noel Rogers Family
Betsy Brian Rollins†
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sheaffer
Su Halleen Shearin
Aubrey Kerr Walker
Lawrence & Rebecca Williams
Mike & Kathryn Wilson
LEADING ROLE
($2,499–$1,500)
Amarachi Anakaraonye
Mr. Ralph Ashworth
Merritt Atkins & Brian O’Haver
Lisa Grele Barrie & Thomas Barrie
Elizabeth C. Berry, CPA, PLLC
April & Will Blackwell
Blackwell Mortgage of NC, LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Bobbie*
Kathleen & Bryce Burkett
Rebecca Crosson
Catherine Daubert
Joan M. Fletcher
A. Luke & Jennifer S. Foster
Andrea & Neil Fox
Catrina Godwin
Billy Grayson
David & Sherry Heuser
Robert Hewitt
Nina & Jerry Jackson†
Suzanne Eaton Jones
Allen & Joan Kelly
George & Karyen Lipscomb
Nan Maples
Brant T. Massey
Robert E. & Heather M. Monroe
Texanna Montague
Nancy Parrish
Scott & Jill Sample*
Bill & Jaye Taylor
Scott & Kim Tease
Amanda Tilley
Pat Walston
Smedes & Rosemary York
BACKERS’ CLUB
($1,499–$1,000)
Jim & Sheila Ahler
Kevin & Robin Angley
Aquinas Leadership Group
Barry Averett
Vickie & Steven Baker
Dr. Cindy Ballenger
John & Melissa Barker
Mrs. Paula Bass
Mr. Philip Bejarno & Mr. Brian Fitzgerald
Tim & Talmadge Bevacqua/ Gateway Building Company
Thomas & Linda Birk
Jack & Nan Boyne
John & Karen Boyne
Tom & Mary Mac Bradshaw
Bob & Edna Brandt
Charlie & Lisa Breakiron
LeAnn & Gordon Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Brown
Rose Bulger
John & Patty Byrne
John & Ann Campbell
Tony & Susan Cartledge
Dr. & Mrs. Ray Cheely
Janet Christenson
Leonard & Debby Cross
Karen Daniels
Don & Peggy Davis/eNeRGy Kidz
Richard deButts
Donna Doran
Laneta Dorflinger & Mark Graham
Judy Doss & Family
Betsy T. Douglass
Joan & Robert Drucker
Emily Fausch
Mrs. Mary-Owens Fitzgerald
Ralph & Sarah Flanary
Tommy & Pat Frazier
Kathy & Dan Fuhrman
Lloyd Gardner
David & Alice Geiss
Barbara & Jack Glasgow
Kim & Doug Grissom
Rick & Annette Guirlinger
Pamela & Thomas Gwynn
Philip & Nancy Hablutzel
Dr. Douglas Hammer & Ms. Susan Moore
Kent & Beckie Hanley
Robert & Paula Holm
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Bruce & Margaret Hudson
Keith Bajura & Min Hui
Jackson Associates
Patty & Wayne Jarrett
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Johnson
De Ann S. Jones
Esther Kelly
Kristy & Todd Kretzschmar
John & Sue Kucik
Law Offices of Deborah
Bland Koenig
Ayden & Betty Lee
Dr. & Mrs. Griffin David Lockett
Mike & Tracie Loveless
Drs. Gregory & Lisa Mayes
Kris and Scott McCullough
Mia McDonald
Ann McKenzie & Eric Lytle
Richard & Sandy Mechalske
Drs. Glen Medders & Paul Coggins
Ellen Michelson & Mike Giarla
Ron & Wynann Moore
Ed & Sally Moore
Richard & Allison Morris
Michele & Scott Murphy
Norris Team Realty of eXp
Wendy O’Connor & Bill Matzkevich
Sheila Ogle
Dr. Denise Olson
Dr. Rebekah Oyler & Mr. Michael Steele*
Monty & Virginia Parker
Mark & Allyson Pfeffer
Andrea Bosquez Porter
Charles & Michelle Putterman
Mike & Debbie Ray
Ginger Rice
Bill & Rhonda Roberts
Mark & Susanna Robinson
Janet Ruby
Tom Russell & Marie Greenslade
Elisabeth Selig
Richard & Ann Shirk
Dennis & Martha Smith
Jerry & Pat Smith
Nannette Stangle-Castor
Paula Stanley
Jan Stephens
John & Marcella Stewart
Christine Stilley
ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT
Tiara & Glenn Thomas
James & Dolores Thorpe
Cynthia Trowbridge
Kimberly Tyndall
Ann Lowe Vodicka
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Voss
W. Michael & Danielle Ward
Jeff & Mamie Weatherspoon
Ed & Kathy White
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Wilkins
Tommy & Denise Williams
Drew Wirtz
Robert & Vicky Wolf
Jennette Yates
John & Valerie Zaloom
FEATURED
($999–$500)
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Agsten
John & Nora Buben
Rashid & Claudia Curtis
Jacobi Daley
Steve & Martha Derbyshire
Tom & Peggy Eifler
William Gilbert
Ben & Ellen Goldstein
Carole Guld
Dr. Michele Haber & Dr. Martin Friedman
Bobby & Kate Hall
Joel & Teresa Harrison
Ann W. Hill
Wade & Claudia Horn
David & Paula Keith
The Marchbanks Family
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Mask
Paul & Lu Meares
James & Amy Newberry
Richard Phillips
Charles & Radell Rasmussen
Becky T. Raynor
Mr. & Mrs. David Renshaw
Kathryn & John Riedy
Joyce Rothchild
Andrea Seger
Henry & Lee Skinner
LeGrande Smith
Stuart Stern
Joseph Supple
Caroline Taylor
Jim & Sue Thompson
Michael & Michele Tylka
Randy & Becky Vann
Larry & Judy Velky
Robin & Ron Vick
Paisley Wessel*
James Whitley
Judith W. Wilson
Katie, Maggie & Lily‡
Paula Zorio
SUPPORTING ROLE
($499–$250)
Carolyn Tucker Ambrose
Theresa Amerson
Todd & Julie Anderson
Michael & Christine Andrade
Edward & Rosemarie Authier
Scott & Alison Bailey
Ilya Baldin & Janessa Baldina
Mr. Tim Bartlett
Cliff & Anna Benson
Patricia Benedict
Charlie & Lauren Kennedy Brady
Dan & Jane Brady
Dr. & Mrs. Richard R. Braham
Randall Brown
Donnie & Kim Bunn
Terry & Ernie Buterbaugh
Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Cerwin
Al Conyers
Dr. Andy Cook & Dr. David Bailey
Governor Roy & Kristin Cooper
Amy Cummings
Sondra Devincenzo
Alice Dunn
Betsy Eble
Engstrom Orthodontics
Jolee Faison
Ruth Gross & Hans Kellner
John & Jeanne Grover
Don Haire
Joan Harshbarger
Mary & Mike Hermida
Ray & Carol Hinnant
Ms. Theresa Hodges
Burton & Michele Horwitz
Michael & Vanessa Houston
Lou & Maria Iuppa
James W. Kalat
Derreth & John Kavanagh
John & Ashley Laurel
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Kimberly Lee
Whit Lee & Ann Tillery
Anne Louise Lord
Ron & Suzan Maddox
Robert & Barbara Marley
Richard & Patti Milligan
Susan Mitchell
Dr. Patricia O’Leary & Dr. James Harper
Brian & Debbie Orol
Mrs. Kathryn Peay
Shawn & Barbara Raess
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Randall
William C. Reilly
Jean Sander
Fred & Linda Schadler
Fred Seufert & Mary Seufert-Fleming
Catherine H. Smith
Ms. Cynthia G. Smith
Lori Spivey
Fred & Catharine Staley
James & Cheryl Stone
Amy Strecker*
Denise & Ron Stumpo
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Taylor
Jay Taylor
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Taylor
Lynn & Ann Tew
Ivey Thigpen
Barbara E. Trapnell
Larry & Patricia Warren
Marilyn England Webb
Francis Werner
Mark Whitlock
Gail & Chris Willard
Noela A. Woodall
CHORUS ($249—$100)
Elizabeth & Katherine Almasy
Linda Anderson
Jon Michail Anglemyer
Angus Barn Anonymous
Phyllis Miller§
Thomas Ard & Ross Spain
Douglas Ball
Keith Beamon
Stephen & Nancy Bender
Susan Benjamin
ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT
Ann Benson
Rosemary Bevacqua
Peter Bleckner
Paralea W. Boose
Millicent Bowman
Stephen & Tina Boyce
Michael Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Brinson
Evie, Quin, Dale & Kristina Brunelle
Jim Burns
David & Kimberly Burt
Ms. Betty Byrum & Mr. Ken Esbenshade
Lois Campbell
Robert & Marjorie Carr
Bryan Cash
Joan Caviness & Scot Huber
Vance Clayton
Drs. Karen & Glenn Coates
Richard & Patricia Courtright
Sharon Creech
Anthony & Laura Delauney
John Demos
Mary & Ray Dennis
Cort & Christine DeVoe
John & Gayle Dilday
Richard & Sharon Dooley
Kenneth Dunn III
David & Michele Dyer
Dennis Edwards
Richard Emerick
Mary Engel*
Joan & James Entwistle
Ray & Jane Evans
Lori Fahs
Robert & Mary Fick
Jerry & Brenda Foldesi
Christina Folger
Todd M. Forman
Kate Frohman
Jack & Sherry Frost
Chris Gaboury & Jean M Gursin
Jason & Amber Garcowski*
Ron & Patricia Garsik
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan R. Garza
Bob & Kate Gerowitz
Janice & Michael Giggey
Lisa Grable & Thomas Emmel
Dessa Granger
Erica Grantmyre
Greene Resources, Inc.
John & Jeanne Groover
Mr. & Mrs. John Gunther
Eileen Gunther & George Kincaid
Gerald & Barbara Haegele
Ed & Carol Hagy
Mrs. Thomas Haizlip
Lynn & Richard Halkuff
Liga Hanson
Scott Harris
Dawn Harris & Rosemary Rickard
Nancy Helms
David C. Herring
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Edward & Rochelle Hill
Tara Hill & Jason Horn
Celestine Hinnant
Mark Hogan
John & Emma House
Deirdre & Ira Jersey
Lissa Johnsen
Kimberley Ann Johnson
Howard & Sandy Kaufman
Keila Keadle
Gregory & Debbie Keller
Vance & Marilyn Kelley
Patricia & John Kieffer
Jason & Melanie King
Barbara Knott
Natalie Knowles
Susan Kofsky
Laura Lancaster
Judith Langston & Sandra Fritz
Christine Lawless
Norman & Phyllis LeFevre
Dionne Lester
Mallorye Lovett
Lyn Lowery
June N. Thompson§
Robert & Julie Lupella
John Mainwaring
Mike & Beth Marhelko
Martha J. Marshall
Albert H. Marshall
Emma Bevacqua§
Michael & Janet Masters
Cindy McCarty
Felisha McDaniel
John & Kathleen McDermott
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Debra McLamb & Timothy Daly
Douglas & Georgia Meckes
Christopher Medjesky
Mariann & David Meleg
Kim Mercer & Scott Runyon
Tony & Kimberly Merida
Margaret Misiano
Anne Morrell
Morrissey Goodale, LLC
John & Cammy Mullen
Donna Mullins
Emma Bevacqua§
Larry & Marcia Mustian
Luis Nieto
Jimmy & Donna Norris
Denee Oakley & Peter N. Payne
Sharon J. O’Donnell
Jason Olds
Steven & Janet Ottone
Aubrey Packham
Jay & Marsha Page
Delores A. Parker
Raeford & Cynthia Parrish
Emma Bevacqua§
Cathryn Parsons
Mike & Ellen Pierce
Rod & Bev Pitta
ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT
Cathleen Plaut & Michael Morse
Scott Playford
Ron, Julia & Grace Pledger
Nancy Prevatt
John & Iris Pritchard
Bill & Cathy Rackley
James & Lacey Ragan
Timothy & Rhonda Reeder
William Reilly
Amy Richardson
Roger A. Rivera
Phebe Roberson
Malcolm Roberts
Erika Rosenthal
Terry Rostamo
Larry Sampson
Mrs. C. R. Schmidt
Shoshanna Serxner-Merchant
Jason & Yvette Shallcross
Jane & David Sniffin
Jan Southall
Crystal Stephens
D. Stockdale
Amy Stroud
Charles & Marilyn Stuber
Susan Stumbaugh
Susan Sugar
Phyllis Sullivan & Larry Richardson
Dr. Angela O. Terry
Lee Ann Tharrington & Matt Mosley
Lesley Tronic
Robert Ullrich*
Amy Vandecar
Patricia Vermillion
J D Wagner
Mark & JoAnn Wainwright
Alice W. Watkins
Rebeka Watts
Edie Webb
Richard Welch
Mike & Rita Whalen
Karin Wiberg & Chris Kafer
Gail & Chris Willard
George & Lynn Wilson
Renae Wohlers & Derek Cole
Bonnie & Thomas Wolf
Robert & Maurice Wolf
Lorie Wylie
Orlando & Ericka Zito
Rob & Elizabeth Zucker
Gifts
April & Will Blackwell
Blackwell Mortgage of NC, LLC
Ronnie & Diana Davis
Jessica Laurel Davis§
Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
Lisa Hicks
De Ann S. Jones
received since January 1, 2022
K.D. & Sara Lynn Kennedy
Alan & Janice Lipson
Easter Maynard
Mr. and Mrs. James Maynard
Richard & Allison Morris
Donna Mullins
Emma Bevacqua§
Stuart & Tricia Phoenix
Glenn & Kathy Pierce
James and Lacey Ragan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sheaffer
Larry & Patricia Warren
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Walter Powell
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Bill Roberts
The late James R. Rogers III
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2,500 Sq Ft of Event Space
Outdoor terraces & balconies
Special Events
Full service catering
Full suite hotel
2,528 Sq Ft of event space
On-site rooftop bar
Rooftop bar available for private events
Full service catering
Raleigh Downtown
For event and group booking contact Mike Wall| mwall@shgltd.com
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