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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022

| 7:30PM

OVERTURE HALL FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mark Howard ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Chelsea Hoy ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Ali Doughty, Michael Fleck, Lydia Fredrick, Sydney Niewiedzial

THE COMPANY Courtney D’Angelo Ali Doughty Michael Fleck Lydia Fredrick Anna Gorman Abigail Graham-Luke MacKenzie Holland

Chelsea Hoy Francisco Lemus Danielle Masbruch Sierra McNall Claudia Morrison Sydney Niewiedzial Maggie Nowakowski

Colleen Michael O’Connor Kelsey Parry Gracie Peters Clare Rahner Marissa Wurster

MUSICIANS Christopher Devlin, Jake James, Brendan O’Shea, and Steven Rutledge PRODUCTION STAFF Production Manager – Garvin Jellison Stage Manager/Lighting Director - Jojo A. Franjoine Lighting Designer - Al Crawford Audio Engineer - Mike Altergott

MEET THE ARTIST! STAY AFTER THE SHOW FOR A BRIEF, INFORMAL Q&A SESSION IN THE THEATER WITH THE ARTIST.

For booking information, please contact: Margaret Selby - President, Selby/Artists Mgmt 212.382.3260 | mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com | selbyartistsmgmt.com

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Special pre-show performance by students from the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance - Madison Teacher: Molly Owens Dancers: Suri Azhar Alexia Berceau Emma Christenson Ellie Fahey Samantha Hodkiewicz Brianna Kelly Calista Masters Natalie Strahm Ellie Ackerman Parker Arnold Cadence Cahill Andrew Christenson Brooklyn Cutsinger Julia Heller Keira Kelly Aoife Morris Harper Olson Paige Olson Aiish Spain Katie Tobin Rosemary Walsh Eloise Anderson Emma Doughtery Gabby Esser Lucie Fahey Hazel Gage Simon Gillingham Emma Hafner Hatch Grace Hanson Charlotte Heller

Ellowyn Holder Amalia Kelly Rosie Masters Reese Murphy Sylvia Pfleger Faolan Rogers Ossian Rogers Elodie Turzynski Ludke Elsie Woods Emberly Bresette Naomi Conrad Tula Garey Sloan McCarthy Madeline Bares Jenny Gnau Audrey Helmke Sophia Hodkiewicz Ella Holmstrom Sarah Ann Huber Evelyn McLay Margaret Underwood Caitlin Wenborne Emma Bohne Eloise Durst Maeve Elson Soren Hanson Fiona Kelman April Miller Gwendolyn Schmidt Laila Seys Ranola Elise Whittington

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ACT ONE SOLES (2018) Choreography: Mark Howard Additional Movement: Michael Donnellan, Michael Gardiner Costumes: Courtney D’Angelo and Luis Razo Music: Mark Howard, Christopher Devlin Lighting: Al Crawford “When the soles of your shoes have worn off, you’re back on your feet again.”

- Michael Howard, father of Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard MCDONALD CREEK (song) Composed by: Brendan O’Shea Arrangements: TIDC Band “Just once, a perfect night alone” A NEW DAWN (2018) Choreography: Mark Howard Additional Movement: Richard Griffin Costumes: Shamrock Stitchery Music: Winston Damon with Liz Carroll Lighting: Al Crawford Folk dance for the future at breakneck speed BLACK ROSE (2004) Choreography: Mark Howard Costumes: Birgit Rattenborg Wise Music: Winston Damon with Liz Carroll Live percussion by Steven Rutledge Featuring ‘Big Horse’, a 120-year old Irish lambeg drum Lighting: Al Crawford From a whisper to a scream SPARKS (2022) Choreography: Mark Howard and Ali Doughty Costumes: Golden Eire Designs Music: Jake James Lighting: Al Crawford A blend of World Solo Champions Jake James’ and Ali Doughty’s virtuosic gifts COMMUNION (2014) Choreography: Mark Howard and Sandy Silva Costumes: Kristine Fatchet Music: Jake James, originally conceived by Cleek Schrey Lighting: Al Crawford A synthesis of forms rooted in the profound power of connection INTERMISSION 4

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ACT TWO LISTEN (song) Composed by: Brendan O’Shea and Mike Kirkpatrick Arrangements: Brendan O’Shea Inspired by the traditional song ‘Óró sé do bheatha abhaile’ “Welcome to begin again now that the summer’s coming” JOHNNY (1991) Choreography: Mark Howard Costumes: Birgit Rattenborg Wise Music: Mike Kirkpatrick with Liz Carroll Lighting: Al Crawford Created for and premiered on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at NBC Studios in Burbank, California on March 15, 1991 PUSH (2014) Choreography: Mark Howard Additional Movement: Andrew Vickers Danced by (in order of appearance): Chelsea Hoy, Michael Fleck, Francisco Lemus, Sydney Niewiedzial, Ali Doughty, Abigail Graham-Luke Costumes: Cathy Fitzmaurice Music: the TIDC band Lighting: Al Crawford Percussive power on equal footing AMERICAN TRAFFIC (2020) Choreography: Michelle Dorrance and Melinda Sullivan Music: drums and hand percussion by Steven Rutledge Costumes: Kristine Fatchet Lighting: Al Crawford A hybrid of Irish step and American tap that plays at the intersection of rhythmic sensibilities and rebellious histories THE REEL THING (Instrumental) Musical Arrangement: the TIDC band All tunes are traditional except ‘For All That You Do’ by Jake James AN SORCAS (‘THE CIRCUS’) (2019) Choreography: Mark Howard and Chelsea Hoy Costumes: Kristine Fatchet Music: the TIDC band, Mark Howard, and Chelsea Hoy Lighting: Al Crawford An examination of the battle between substance and spectacle

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ABOUT THE COMPANY TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY (TIDC) has significantly changed the direction and scope of Irish dance, re-introducing the art form as the phenomenon it is today. TIDC is constantly in search of an original means of expression while maintaining a high regard for tradition. This cutting-edge Milwaukee/Chicago-based nonprofit company was created to celebrate the pioneering work of Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard. Howard’s uniquely Irish-American company was the birthplace of progressive Irish dance, an innovative movement genre which opened new avenues of artistic freedom that led directly to commercial productions such as “Riverdance.”

By using Irish dance as an instrument and a metaphor, TIDC redefines the medium with passion, flair, and precision. Through a unique blend of uncompromising power and grace, TIDC sends a consistent message of female empowerment with a repertory that has elevated the art form for over three decades.

Considered an American treasure by critics and enthusiasts worldwide, TIDC has performed sold-out tours in Europe, Asia, and North America, appearing in distinguished venues, such as New York’s The Joyce Theater, Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, UCLA’s Royce Hall, Ottawa’s National Arts Center of Canada, Tokyo’s Orchard Hall, and Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, among many others. TIDC has traveled to entertain dignitaries as varied as Monaco’s royal family, Irish and American presidents, Japanese royalty, and Indian meditation masters.

TIDC holds an important place in the dance world, offering both a highly skilled presentation of traditional Irish step dance and a brilliantly engaging interpretation of contemporary world vision.

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THE COMPANY

ABIGAIL GRAHAM-LUKE

ALI DOUGHTY

ANNA GORMAN

CHELSEA HOY

CLARE RAHNER

CLAUDIA MORRISON

COLLEEN MICHAEL O’CONNOR

COURTNEY D’ANGELO

DANIELLE MASBRUCH

FRANCISCO LEMUS

GRACIE PETERS

KELSEY PARRY

LYDIA FREDRICK

MAGGIE NOWAKOWSKI

MARISSA WURSTER

MICHAEL FLECK

SIERRA MCNALL

SYDNEY NIEWIEDZIAL

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WHOSE WHO IN THE COMPANY MARK HOWARD (Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer) For more than three decades, this pioneering choreographer has been striving for and achieving that which is profoundly significant and equally difficult to attain—the transcendence of craft to art and the synthesis of forms to create something that is forward-looking and new. His work maintains integrity while simultaneously going beyond the framework of ethnicity to carve new traditions.

Born in Yorkshire, England, and raised in Chicago, Howard began his dancing career at eight years old at the Dennehy School of Irish Dance. He began teaching when he was only 17 years old, and by 19 he had launched the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, subsequently leading them to unprecedented World Championship team titles for the United States—the first when he was only 25.

Howard’s groundbreaking work in the late 80s led to his unique transition from the competitive stage to the performing arts stage and began his gradual evolution from coach to artistic director. By 1990, these formative years led to the creation of a nonprofit forum, Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC), to celebrate and further his work. From its inception, TIDC has been met with great critical acclaim across the world.

Howard was a regular guest on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson from 1989 until 1991, and his choreography has accumulated a multitude of national and international television credits including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Live with Regis, Good Morning America, MARTHA and CONAN, to name a few. From PBS and ABC specials to extensive film work for Disney, Touchstone, Universal and Dream Works, Howard has worked with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Ron Howard and Sam Mendez.

He was the personal dance coach for actors Tom Hanks and Daniel Craig while working on the film Road to Perdition. Howard’s work has led to numerous Choreographer’s Fellowships awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, and he has been named three times as one of Irish American Magazine’s “Top 100 Irish-Americans.”

Howard continues to choreograph new works as well as expand his independent career to work in theater, television, concert and film.

The feature film screenplay SOLES, which 8

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focuses on Howard and Trinity, is currently in the works.

CHELSEA HOY (Associate Artistic Director/Choreographer) At 26, Denver-born Hoy has already become a major player in the performing arts world. Generous, rebellious, creative and complex, her choreographic influence has significantly shaped TIDC’s newest works, from Communion to Soles and Push. Hoy recently co-choreographed her first full-length piece, An Sorcas (The Circus), which saw its preview in Tokyo and will have its New York premiere at the Joyce Theater.

In the dance studio, Hoy finds the creative process to be a rewarding and therapeutic combination of fluid expression and technical configuration. She is a game changer with a big vision, motivated by the ability this art form has to deeply connect strangers and friends alike.

Hoy grew up dancing competitively for the Wick School of Irish Dance in Denver, Colorado. She joined TIDC in 2014 after she began her studies at Loyola University Chicago. She graduated in 2017 with bachelor degrees in psychology and photography. In addition to helping guide the company’s future, she is a professional photographer, dance instructor and visual artist. Hoy’s love of empowering children through the arts continues to shape TIDC’s outreach programming.

A powerful activist and artist, she has been entrusted with TIDC’s ethos and future.

ALI DOUGHTY (Artistic Associate) achieved the rare feat of winning a solo world championship title for the United States in 2014. She grew up in Philadelphia, studying exercise physiology at the University of Dayton while maintaining a rigorous competitive dance career. Upon her graduation, Doughty moved to Chicago to join the TIDC movement and begin her evolution to a performing artist while receiving her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Northwestern University. With a seamless blend of aerial grace and percussive power, Doughty connects with audiences on a deep level and is part of a nucleus of company members that are carrying the TIDC legacy to new heights.

WHOSE WHO IN THE COMPANY MICHAEL FLECK (Artistic Associate) A multidimensional artist, Fleck thrives on the intersection of rhythms and spatial arrangement. Throughout a successful competitive career, Fleck won regional and U.S. national championships several times, placing as high as second at the World Championships and winning the AllIreland Championships when he was only 9 years old. After earning a Bachelor degree in architecture from Ball State University, Fleck moved to Chicago to pursue a career in architecture while further immersing himself in TIDC’s mission.

LYDIA FREDRICK (Artistic Associate) TIDC’s newest artistic associate, Fredrick grew up in New Berlin, Wisconsin, dancing competitively with the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance. At the age of 12, she became the co-captain of a U.S. team that captured a historic world title at the 2014 World Irish Dance Championships. Fredrick is currently pursuing a B.S. in chem-bio with minors in business management and psychology at Ripon College, with plans to attend medical school while changing the dialogue about what’s possible within Irish dance.

SYDNEY NIEWIEDZIAŁ (Artistic Associate) is a rare combination of complexity, power and poise. She grew up dancing at Chicago’s Trinity Academy of Irish Dance where her unique abilities as an athlete and a leader helped her rise to quick competitive success, winning the National Championships and regional titles and leading her team to win a gold medal at the World Championships as their team co-captain, all by the age of 12. Introduced at that time to Japanese audiences by Howard, she has grown as an artist and a compassionate leader and is on the frontlines of helping TIDC push the boundaries of our art form while she pursues a B.S. in zoology at Miami University in Ohio.

THE BAND CHRISTOPHER DEVLIN (Guitar and vocals) is a Chicago-based musician who began playing guitar at 8 years old. He has since grown as a multi-instrumentalist trained in piano, drums, accordion, fiddle and more. Devlin has been a collaborator with varied musical acts across the country and is currently playing with the Chicago

band Rookie. Dedicated to community and culture, Devlin is a founding member of the Treehouse Collective, which owns one of the most prestigious recording studios in Chicago. Devlin is working on opening “The Workshop,” an accessible studio for Chicago artists in need of a space to create. Devlin took his first trip to Japan with the company in 2016 and is incredibly honored to share his talents with TIDC on international stages.

JAKE JAMES (Fiddle and bódhran) is a two-time All-Ireland fiddle champion, bódhran player and dancer from NYC. He won the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil seven years in a row on bodhrán and the AllIreland Fleadh Cheoil twice on fiddle. Jake has performed and taught at various venues, including the Irish Arts Center, BB King’s, Gracie Mansion and Carnegie Hall. James recently moved to Chicago. His debut solo album, Firewood, was released in 2018.

Currently a member of the band Runa, James received his M.A. in composition from the Aaron Copland School of Music.

BRENDAN O’SHEA (Guitar, vocals and composer) is a singer-songwriter originally from Killarney, Ireland, who moved to the United States in the late 90s. Since then, he has become a veteran of New York City’s songwriter scene and has released five albums that have garnered praise from critics and press around the world. TIDC’s lead singer for over 25 years, with or without a guitar in hand, O’Shea excels at drawing people in. His latest album “Midatlantic Ghost,” a beautiful acoustic record with songs of leaving and of love, is available on iTunes. Visit www.brendanosheamusic.com for more info.

STEVEN RUTLEDGE (Percussionist) is a Chicago-based freelance musician and music instructor with a strong passion for playing and teaching music. A proficient drummer and percussionist, he is also well-versed in guitar, bass guitar and keyboards. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Rutledge studied at the University of Oregon and received a B.A. in drums set and percussion performance from Columbia College Chicago. While there, he spent three years studying privately with Chicago-based musician Tom Hipskind, who is currently one of the most soughtafter drummers in Chicago. Rutledge has OVERTURE.ORG | Trinity Irish Dance Company

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WHOSE WHO IN THE COMPANY worked with several premiere Chicago acts, including Woo Park, Nasty Snacks, North By North and Hanna Ashbrook and is currently the Percussionist for Chicago acts such as STREGA, Uma Bloo and Ari Lindo. He joined the TIDC band in 2018 for his first tour of Japan and is in the midst of his fourth touring season.

GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS MICHELLE DORRANCE (Choreographer) is a New York City–based artist. Mentored

by Gene Medler (North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble), she was fortunate to study under many of the last master hoofers. Career highlights include: STOMP, Derick Grant’s Imagine Tap!, Jason Samuels Smith’s Charlie’s Angels/ Chasing the Bird, Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer, Mable Lee’s Dancing Ladies and touring with Darwin Deez. Company work includes: Savion Glover’s Ti Dii, Manhattan Tap, Barbara Duffy and Co., JazzTap Ensemble and Rumba Tap. Solo work ranges from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to commissions for the Martha Graham Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre. A 2018 Doris Duke Artist, 2017 Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow and 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Dorrance is humbled to have been acknowledged and supported by United States Artists, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, the Alpert Awards, Jacob’s Pillow, Princess Grace Foundation-USA, The Field, American Tap Dance Foundation and the Bessie Awards. Dorrance holds a B.A. from New York University and is a Capezio Athlete.

MELINDA SULLIVAN (Choreographer) is a Los Angeles-based artist with a diverse career in dance, television and theatre.

Broadway: Flying Over Sunset (Associate Choreographer). Film + TV Performance credits include: Being the Ricardos, La La Land, The Academy Awards, Glee, Dancing With the Stars. TV Choreography: Encore!, The World According to Jeff Goldblum; assistant choreographer for Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Flirty Dancing, Teachers.

Concert choreography: Artistic Associate with Dorrance Dance. Capezio A.C.E. Award Recipient. Sullivan is on faculty at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. www.

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melindasullivan.com SANDY SILVA (Co-choreographer) and her work stand at the vanguard of contemporary artistry in traditional music and dance. For the past 30 years, she has drawn from percussive dance practices from many regions, including Hungary, Appalachia, Cape Breton and Andalusia as well as the idioms of circus, contemporary dance and theatre. Silva weaves a dialogue between these vocabularies, blending the local and the post-modern in an organic, bodily response to her world. The result is an incredibly dynamic and emotive expression at the crossroads of movement and sound. Committed to the craft of bodily rhythm making, Silva transcends the world of sound and gesture to engage emotionally with cultural form. She is a dynamic and consummate performer: her very presence can hush a crowd with the faintest whisper of a shoe against the floor or set the stage alight with blazing body rhythms.

PRODUCTION CREW GARVIN JELLISON (Production Manager) is a designer who has worked with Seanachai Theater, Chicago Flamenco, Pride Films and Plays, Ballet Legere, The Artistic Home, The Joffrey Ballet, Redtwist Theatre and others. Jellison has also worked with Links Hall, Lookingglass Theater Company and Chicago Shakespeare. Jellison was the Production Stage Manager for Hubbard Street 2 in 2013 and was General Manager for Haven Theatre Company until 2015.

Garvin holds a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

JOJO A. FRANJOINE (Stage Manager / Lighting Director) is a lighting artist interested in creating environments that have potential to trigger visceral responses within the subconscious. Franjoine often works at the intersection of gender, identity and dysphoria. Franjoine is invested in working with collaborators who aspire to create visual utopian metamorphoses.

Franjoine believes performance should be able to transform into gas, float into the mind and cause sublimation. Franjoine is a design associate of Al Crawford (Lighting Direction/ Alvin Ailey) and works with Arc3Design, a cross genre design group dedicated to

WHOSE WHO IN THE COMPANY merging theatrical aesthetic into all areas of art, architecture, dance, live music, theater, broadcast and live event production.

View more of Franjoine’s work: www. josephfranjoine.com AL CRAWFORD (Lighting Designer) was the Lighting Director of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1998-2021. Now in his 20th season with the famed dance company, he has produced the lighting for Ailey in virtually every major theater, performing arts center and opera house on the planet having toured to 48 states and over 60 countries, including historically significant performances in Russia, China and South Africa. Crawford has designed 18 new works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and 12 for Ailey II. Additionally, he has been responsible for maintaining the lighting for the significant Ailey repertory designed by many of the top lighting designers in the industry. A huge believer in cross genre design, Crawford founded Arc3design, a lighting design group

dedicated to merging his theatrical aesthetic into all areas of art, architecture, dance, live music, theater, broadcast and live event production. Arc3design employees a team of talented designers and technical artists that support the creation and implementation of new projects worldwide.

MICHAEL ALTERGOTT (Audio Engineer) is a Chicago-based freelance musician, producer and educator. Altergott is proficient on saxophone, piano, guitar and bass guitar. Altergott received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He currently performs in Chicago-based bands Uma Bloo, Space Gators and Doc, while also working as a freelance sound engineer and record producer. Altergott combines his backgrounds in audio production, live performance and the physics of sound wave propagation to ensure that the awe-inspiring experience of live performance is transmitted to audiences via the soundboard.

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SUPPORT FOR OVERTURE Jim & Linda Welch Daniel & Irene Zimmerman $1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous (4) Danny Andersen Julia Arata-Fratta Mark Backman J Ballard & J Matzner Linda & Niles Berman Mary Jo Bernhardt William Bethke Mary Binkley David Bluemke & Bonnie J. Beavan John & Jan Bonsett-Veal Jim & Cathie Burgess Mary & Ken Buroker Paul & Clio Bushland Michael Caliva & Marcy Seiler Diane Kostecke & Nancy Ciezki David Coe Virginia Corwin Robert & Carol Cushing Tony D’Alessandro & Alison TenBruggencate Mrs. Sherry L. de Alvarez Edmond & Debra Drewsen Judith & Richard Ela Cheryl Frazier Dr. Frederick G. Freitag Bonita Sue Friedrich Dryden & Heather Geronimi John & Stacy Graham Dr. & Mrs. Frank Greer Don & Mary Harkness Betty & Edward Hasselkus Thomas & Mary Beth Haunty Wm. Pharis & Carolyn D. Horton Eydie & Tom Jemiola, Jr. Maryl R. Johnson, MD Robert & Maryanne Julian Stanley Kanter Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Birke Knipping & Ryan Parks Timothy Lardinois Barbara Lazewski Ronald Luskin & M. Therese Ruzicka Brian & Rebecca Mayhew McGann Construction Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Sharifa Merchant Tim Metcalfe Neal & Cathy Miller Dennis & Karen Neff Tom & Carol O’Connell Michael & Sharon Opacich Frank & Patricia Parker Michael & Regan Peters Steve & Jeanne Preston Jack & Sarah Salzwedel Howard & Ellen Louise Schwartz Erica Serlin & Ken Kushner Michelle Slawny Ross & Megan Squires Mark & Toni Swandby

Michelle Kamin Rita Tubbs Brian & Angelica Vetrovec Ellis & Katie Waller Steve & Betsy Wallman Wendy Weiler & Robert Erb Laurence & Frances Weinstein Jacqueline Weiss Bill & Shela Westrate William F. White Neil F. Wienke $500 - $999 Anonymous (5) Peggy Anderson John & Donna Andres Charles & Margaret Angevine Colin & Melissa Anglin Peggy Anderson John & Donna Andres Charles & Margaret Angevine Colin & Melissa Anglin Maneesh & Michelle Arora Mark & Dawn Ashley Alex Averbook & Samantha Daniels-Kolin Lisa & John Bakunowicz Tino Balio & Mary Pinkerton Jill Ball Charles & Elizabeth Barnhill Nina & Thomas Bartell Janneke & Richard Baske Carrianne & Rob Basler Nancy Bauer William F. Bedker & Jennifer Wnuk The Blake Family Diane Bless Roger & Linda Boettcher Robert Bolles M. Lynn Bonneau John Borleske Therese Borneman Freya & Jeff Bowen Cathy & Steven Brodbeck Bryan & Mary Brosamle Mr. Matthew C. Brown & Christopher Koenig Peggy & Christopher Bugg Carolyn Lazar Butler & Brian Butler Jeff & Robin Cherwinka Kevin & Connie Chesnik Victoria Cheung Thomas Clark Heather Clefisch Mrs. Justine Coburn Kenneth Connor Stephanie & Dennis Cooley Susan & Richard Davidson R. Chris & Kathy Davis Dr. Mark & Mary Kay De Clute Erin Decker Walter & Londa Dewey Gib & Gail Docken Peter Doksus Robin Douthitt

Jessica & Jim Doyle Eve Drury & Peter Beatty Lindsey Duca Diana Durant Janet Etnier Dr. Mark Etzel & Regina Murphy Shad Fanta & Nina Kinnunen Jonathan & Tracy Filter Amy Flesch and Sean Bium Flora & Douglas Flygt Ingrid & Dick Foley Lynette Fons & Bernard White Sara Record Frings & Gary Frings Sharon Frisch, in memory of Sierra Frisch John Fritsch & John Cannon Susan Fulks Kay Gabriel & Fiona McTavish Kimberly & William Giesecke Thomas & Joanne Gobel Terry Haller Judy Ham Mark & Debbie Hamilton Jason Hampton Al & Judy Jaloviar Robert & Louise Jeanne Norman Jenkins Norman & Nancy Jensen Alan Jentz Dr. Jonathan Johnson MD Christine & Steven Johnston David Kassa Brad & Megan Katz Sandra Kaul Daniel & Sheree Kehoe Kathleen M. Kelm Lauren Kelso Randall Kimple Daniel King Dale Koenig Michael Kohlman Steve & Lorene Kowalsky Kristine Krigsvold James & Jill Krogstad Thomas Kurtz Michael & Megan Kushner David Lahaye Donald Lang Mrs. Amanda J. Larson Charles Leadholm & Jeanne Parus Robert Lewin Thomas & Margie Lindow Bruce & Ruth Marion Helen & Jeff Mattox Dr. Marlynn May Sandy & John Mc Clure Patrick & Pam Mckenna Cary & Brenda McNatt Chris & Kelly Medenwaldt Mike & Sally Miley Steve N. Miller & Margaret J. Miller Kyle Miner Mike Modl & Peg Littlefield-Modl Jennifer & Daniel Moehn Ann & David Moffat

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SUPPORT FOR OVERTURE Kate Morand Stephen Morton David Mullen Lee Nadolny Stephen Nickels Marv Nonn Douglas & Betsy Nordstrom Leonard Nosal & Gretchen Macht Renee & Andy Olson Ron & Janice Opelt Nancy & Doug Palm Kevin Palmersheim & Kelsie Doty William & Patricia Jo Paul Amy & Mark Pauli Therese & Mark Payne Dick & Sandy Pfahler Andy & Pam Policano Molly & Jason Pursian Rich Ranft Carolyn & Peter Rank Thomas & Linda Redding Tom & Jo Ann Reed Leslie Resch David & Annette Ringdahl Connie & Bob Roden Paul Roehr Richard Roper Nathan Rosin Tony & Daniela Rother Tina & Joseph Ruskey Albert & Ruth Schams Thomas & Judy Scheidegger Steven & Debra Schroeder Hollis S. Schuetz Lawrence & Hollis Schuetz Wayne Schwalen & Barbara Fleeman Dr. Margaret Schwarze Richard & Christine Schwarze Jed Seidl Monica Sentoff Ana Silva Mark Simmons Pam Smestad Greg & Bobbi Smith Thomas Smith & Jennifer Younger Michael Cain & Anita Sprenger Tom Steppe & Ms. Ann Meyer Joe & Phyllis Stertz Sue & David Stone John Stott Elaine B. Strassburg Peter & Ruth Taylor Heather Tiller Gregg & Janice Tipple Deanne Traxler Ellen Twing Fred Urben Stephen & Pamela Vander Sluis Susan Skinner Michael Verveer Chris Vogel Jane & Michael Voichick Peter & Alice Waldron

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Chad Weick & Greg Chesmore Debra Weitzel Patricia Welch Alan R. West Carl White David L. White Marybeth Wilk & Katherine Brophy Juliette C. Williams Kathryn Wilson Margaret Windhorst Kenneth & Lynn Winter Judy K. Ziewacz Mary Zins $250 - $499 Anonymous (7) Rick Abegglen Chris & Ellen Acker Anita Allison Marge & Bruce Anderson David A. Babler Rachael Bailine Donald & Christina Barley Paul & Susan Barrett Ms. Jane O. Bennett Kelly & Darren Berg Barry & Debra Berman Glen Bever Anna Biermeier & Roger Hanson Dr. James H. Black Tom & Paula Blankenheim Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Blitz Sandra Bloomfield Patricia Boelsing Gloria Borchert Dale & Jackie Bruckner Bill & Lynne Buckingham Amy & Cenon Buencamino Kelly Busch Debra Byars Rhonda & Carl Holmquist Russell Cannon Randy Carey Linda Carpenter Stephanie S. Carpenter Doc & Karen Casey Connie Chapman Sara Cochrane Marshall & Arlene Colburn Kevin & Sheila Conroy Mark & Ellen Cook Tim Culver Lisa Cvengros & Nancy Nichols Ruth N. Dahlke Al Dassow William Davis David & Diane Deci Maria Del Rio Shelzi & Michelle Schry Kathleen DeMets Lavonne & Daniel Dettmers Carla & Michael DiIorio Renae Schroeder & Todd Donkle Vicki Drenning

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Sandra Dulin Susanne & Randall Dunham Chris Eckerman Shelby Ellison Mary Elvekrog Tim & Vikki Enright Rod & Ruth Erickson Rita M. Esch Dan & Deb Esposito David Falk & JoAnne Robbins Linda Fariss Carol Flint Ariel Ford Pixi & Bob Foulks Matt Garrison Rebecca Gasper Shari & Gregory Gasper Tim Geier Rick Genin Lynn Gilbertson-Burke Mary T. Grace Robert Grigg Kirsten Grinde Leona Grubb Susan Gruber Nancy & Peter Gunder Paul Hagen Richard Hagensick Beth Hamelink Wava Haney Susan Hansen Linda Hanson Linda Harrison David Hassemer & Sandra Guthrie Walter & Barbara Herrod Cindy & Don Hertrampf Ellen & Kevin Hess Loretta Himmelsbach Stanley & Patsy Hook Lisa Humenik Anna Hutchison Jeff & Linda Huttenburg Benny & Jenny Iskandar Sondra Jackson Karen Jamison Vince Jenkins & Stefanie Moritz Darin Johnson Marilyn Johnson Lee & Rosemary Jones Gary Kakazu Jerry & Nancy Kaufman Mike Kenig Kim & Lawrence Kieck Charlene Kim Larry Kleinsteiber Robert & Gloria Knipschild Sylvia & Lawrence Kruger Michael & Sharon Kuhn Joanne Kutter Susan Landgraf Nick Lane Courtney Lanz Beverly Larson

SUPPORT FOR OVERTURE Roger Lautz David M. Lawver Robert & Jeffrie Leahy Craig & Kathleen Levenick Victor & Judy Levine Marsha Lindsay Richard Linton Efrat Livny & Ken Baun Dale Loomis Anne Lucke Thomas Lynch Maija Maki-Laurila Mary Manering & Dennis Tande Delia Markham Kimberly Mast Lynde & Diane May Chelsea R. McCord Jennifer McCreadie Marcia & Mark McDermid Angela Mehrman Hugh & Victoria Meyers Steven Meyers Irene Middlemas Peter L. Mischler Richard & JoAnn Morgan Matthew K. Nelson Heather Norton Sarah Nuss Daniel O’Brien Mary O’Connor David Olson Kathleen Olson Ron & Pat Paska Robert Pesselman & Gerri DiMaggio-Pesselman Jeffery & Megan Pierce Amy Plumb Ken & Sharon Poniewaz Linda & Paul Post Terence & Jean Prahl Michael & Kimmy Ray Catherine Richard James & Jane Roeber Drs. Carol Diamond & Howard Rowley Steve & Judith Rubert Luanne Ruhland Judy Saeman Benjamin Sager Wilton Sanders & Ms. Sue Milch Don & Barb Sanford Taemie & Michael Saucerman James Schaefer Peter Schierloh Jean Schomisch & John Luehrsen Debra Schroeder Theresa Schuster Robert & Patricia Schwan Linda K. Scott

Kate Sebastian Robert C. Seitz Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Sean Severson Claire Shaffer & Monica Gall Lynda Sharpe Linda Shaw Dr. Philip M. Shultz & Ms. Marsha Vandomelen Maureen Skelton Michael & Kimberly Sloan Sharon Smith Ed & Jennifer Snow Michael Statz Phillip Stefonik Jerry Steinhauer Kathy Stewart Roger L. Stuve James Sugden, III Dan & Barb Takkunen Girma Tefera & Rahel Desalegne Rebecca Thousand & Eric Anderson Beth & David Timm Daniel Treuter Lynn & Vern Tucker Elizabeth Urban Steven & Kristine Vaughn Georgia & Burt Wagner Peter & Toby Wallach Anglinia Washington Kent Wedemeyer Vicky Weier Cindy & Jeff Welch Jacquelyn Whisenant Phyllis Wiederhoeft Scott & Donna Wilson Susan & Rolf Wulfsberg MW Wurl & Julie Thies

Robert E. Forbess Roberta Gassman and Lester Pines Larry Kneeland Joyce Knutson Jim Matras Tim and Joy Neuville Reynold V. Peterson Ginny Janssen and Bill Scheuerell Jeanne* and Joe Silverberg Ron and Christine Sorkness Paul and Joyce Stein Anne N. Stoelting* Vance and Jody Tang Jane Taves Roger and Kristi Williams Dr. Margaret Winston* Kathleen E. Woit, Ph.D. William (Bill) Zorr *deceased

Generously sponsored by:

*represent gifts given for special projects The Anderson Legacy Circle The Anderson Legacy Circle recognizes and celebrates those generous supporters who are leaving a gift to Overture through their will, retirement plans or other giving arrangements.

Anonymous (2) Thomas J. Basting Sr. & Sally C. Basting Richard Christofferson David and Wendy* Coe Betty Harris Custer Mike and Lee Ann Dillis Dan Dooge and Pam Walgren Robert N. Doornek* Rabbi Irvin and Vivian Ehrlich

CONTACT US Overture Center Development Department | 608.258.4979 | development@overture.org OVERTURE.ORG | Trinity Irish Dance Company

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PATRON SERVICES AND INFORMATION Welcome to Overture Center for the Arts Your enjoyment is important to us. Please contact an usher or the ticket office if you have any concerns about your experience here.

ORDERING & INFORMATION Order online at overture.org.

Buy in person/phone: Visit overture.org/tickets/ buying-tickets for current ticket office hours.

Group orders: Groups of 10 or more receive a discount on most performances. Call 608.258.4159 or email groups@overture.org to make reservations.

Visit overture.org for event listings, links to artist websites, video, audio, directions, parking and much more.

GUEST SERVICES & POLICIES Accessibility: Request accommodations when ordering your tickets. Call 608.258.4452 for information, or to request the following: • Wheelchair-accessible seating • Sign language interpretation • Audio Description • Other accommodations More information: overture.org/tickets/faqs Face Masks: All guests are required to wear face masks (must cover nose and mouth), except when actively eating or drinking in approved lobby areas.

Children and lap seating: Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the theaters for performances. Discounted lap seats are available for some performances. Children under the age of six are not permitted at certain performances. See our season brochure, visit our website or call 608.258.4141 for information.

Event Staff: Stagehand services in Overture are provided by members of Local 251 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Ushering and other services are provided by Overture volunteers. For information, visit overture.org/volunteer or call 608.258.4962.

Lost and Found: Visit the information desk in the Rotunda Lobby or call 608.258.4973.

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Rentals: For information on renting spaces for weddings, performances, meetings or other events, visit overture.org/host or email events@overture.org.

ETIQUETTE Please turn off all electronic devices.

Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, is prohibited in Overture Center.

The use of cameras or audio recording in the theaters is prohibited without written permission from Overture Center and the performing company’s management.

No food or beverages allowed in the theater at this time. Concessions available in our lobbies at select shows.

In consideration of audience members with scent sensitivities and allergies, please refrain from use of perfumes, aftershaves and other fragrances.

RESIDENT COMPANIES Children’s Theater of Madison ctmtheater.org | 608.255.2080 Forward Theater Company forwardtheater.com | 608.234.5001 Kanopy Dance Company kanopydance.org | 608.255.2211 Li Chiao-Ping Dance lichiaopingdance.org | 608.835.6590 Madison Ballet madisonballet.org | 608.278.7990 Madison Opera madisonopera.org | 608.238.8085 Madison Symphony Orchestra madisonsymphony.org | 608.257.3734 James Watrous Gallery wisconsinacademy.org | 608.265.2500 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra wcoconcerts.org | 608.257.0638

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E X T R A O R D I N A RY EXPERIENCES AT OV E R T U R E C E N T E R FOR THE ARTS

The magic created through live performance is transformative! And with a gift to Overture Center, not only will you provide life-changing arts experiences to members of our community, you will also receive these outstanding benefits to elevate your experience:* $100

• Opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the general public • Subscription to Overtures, Overture Center’s newsletter for donors • Invitation to Overture Center’s annual season announcement event

$ 25 0

• Invitation to experience the Donor Lounge • Behind-the-Scenes tour of Overture Center • Recognition in the programs

$500

• Unlimited access to the Donor Lounge • VIP Donor Hotline with Overture Center’s Ticket Office

$ 1 ,0 0 0

• Exclusive access to “Meet & Greets” with performing artists

$1,500

• Lunch with Broadway cast members during the run of each show

$ 2 ,0 0 0

• Invitation to Take the Stage, Overture Center’s signature donor recognition event featuring outstanding live entertainment and dinner provided by one of Madison’s top-rated chefs

$ 5,0 0 0

• Complimentary parking (up to 10 performances per season) • Unlimited concierge ticketing services with Overture Development staff • Opportunity to underwrite one of Overture Center’s nationally-recognized education and engagement programs

*Each level includes the benefits listed in the level above it.

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