PORTL ANDSTAGE The Theater of Maine 2016 – 2017 ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDING REACH & ENGAGING COMMUNITY 1
Board of Trustees BoardNelsonRobinVenitaStephenHilaryDarrellChristopherSaraMoriahElizabethStephenBarryLilyLindsayDawnJohnSamanthaBenjaminTrusteesGregPresidentLanouBertramBowenEverettHaginHancockHansteinHolmesJenksMargolis-PineoMoserA.MurphyPapagni,Ph.D.PardyRapkinSears,MDSimcockTalbotA.TonermembersasofFall2017MainstageEducationNewWork 2
Mission, Values & Vision
We are committed to creating great art, passionate about using the theater to educate, and dedicated to enriching our community.
Portland Stage is a hub of creative activity and energy known for our Mainstage Theater Productions, for creating and implementing vital Education Programs, both in-schools and in-house, and for cultivating new voices in theater through New Work Development initiatives that foster experimentation and artistic risk.
As a leader in New England’s arts community, Portland Stage is committed to welcoming increasingly diverse audiences and to expanding our reach through our education and new work development programs. We strive to be inclusive, responsive, and relevant, and we are tremendously proud of the progress we have made towards achieving these goals throughout the 2016-17 season.
Board Members Not Pictured: Samantha Bowen, John Everett
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We hope you join us in celebrating our success, and we thank you for being a part of the growing Portland Stage family.
President,GregSincerely,LanouBoard of Trustees
Dear Friends,
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I am honored to introduce and share the Portland Stage 2016-17 Annual Report. In the pages that follow, we highlight several noteworthy accomplishments – goals reached as a direct result of your support and engagement with the work on our stages, in our schools, and throughout our community.
Over the past year, our network of audiences, partner organizations, corporate sponsors, and generous individual supporters has steadily grown, and together, we have amplified the power of theater.
Pictured: Nelson Toner, Stephen Sears, Barry Holmes, Chris Papagni, Lily Hanstein, Sara Murphy, Robin Talbot, Dawn Hagin, Venita Simcock, Benjamin Bertram, Hilary Rapkin, Moriah Moser, Darrell Pardy, Stephen Jenks, Lindsay Hancock, Libby Margolis-Pineo, Greg Lanou
MAINSTAGEWORKNEWEDUCATION JULY 2016 NOVEMBERSEPTEMBERAUGUST DECEOCTOBER
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The Irish . . . And How They Got That Way is the inaugural production of an exciting partnership between PS and Maine State Music Theatre opportunitiesLaterseason2016-17OurMainstageopenswithLifebyA.R.Gurney,aromantictaleoflostandhopefornewbeginnings A includestheCarolChristmasreturnstoPSMainstageandanensembleof23youngactors,ages7-15
actorsYounginour Hallows prepare spooky spirit
Sotto Story brings and of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
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for an audience discussion in conjunction with Sotto
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playwrightRichardPoetBlancojoinsrenownedNiloCruz Voce
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children’s books to life through Saturday morning performances and workshops in Theater for Kids engageteachingPSartistsstudentsin the language
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PS is of
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fifty theaters across the U.S. to present a reading of It Can’t Happen Here adapted by Tony Taccone and Bennett S. Cohen from the novel by Sinclair Lewis
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PS presents a Maine Crime Writers Staged Reading in conjunction with our production of Arsenic & Old Lace
Disgraced, Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about cultural identity concludes our Mainstage season
PLAY in Schools brings the Choosing Kindness program to even more students in the Portland Public Schools educationPS artists participate in a Teacher Training Intensive with Kevin Coleman, Education Director at Shakespeare & Company
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conjunctionIn with Disgraced, Color of Community presents Sacred Stories from collegeaged asylumrefugees,seekers,andimmigrants
LabDirectorstoursmiddle and high schools with an exciting performance and workshop of MacbethShakespeare’s
worldexploreCampersamagicalinourFebruaryVacationCamp:WinterinNarnia
Marisa workshopsSmithherplay Sex & Other Disturbances a recipient of the 2017 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards to be produced during the 201718 Mainstage season
The Affiliate Artists present the inaugural Studio Series Workshops, featuring two new plays-inprocess: The Cave, by Eleanor Burgess, and Love’s a Bitch, by Dave Dalton in
participatesPS in The Ghostlight Project, an initiative by theaters across the nation to create “a brave space” for dialogue and inclusion FoundationandClauder2015Winner2016EdgertonNewPlayAwardWinner,StringAroundMyFinger,byBrendaWithers,makesittotheMainstage Three new plays workshoppedareatthe28thAnnualLittleFestivaloftheUnexpected
Affiliate Artist Dustin Tucker stars in Buyer & Cellar by Jonathon Tolins
JANUARY APRILMBER MARCHFEBRUARY MAY JUNE 2017
theme,writershighlightsSchoolslocalwithourwinterMadeinMaine:CelebratingMaineAuthors
delveschoolMiddlestudentsintotheworldoftheBardinourShakespeareYouthConservatory
Tickets: www.portlandstage.org774.0465 The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess Sex and Other Disturbances by Marisa Smith byRefuge/MaljaBessWelden Full Festival Schedule available at portlandstage.org. HoganJamie May-1310 classicJosephandArsenicOldLace,Kesselring’scomedyofmurderandmayhemrunsfromJan24-Feb19
Over 3,300 new audience members joined us for a Mainstage performance for the first time during the 2016-17 season, up from 2,800 new audience members in 2015-16.
MAINSTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
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Portland Stage’s Mainstage productions are created from the ground up by combining the best local talent with professional artists from across the nation. Our Mainstage is the core of who we are and what we do. During the 2016-17 season alone, we presented over 150 Mainstage performances to upwards of 50,000 audience members.
Handcrafted Theater Made in Maine
The Irish...And How They Got That Way marked Portland Stage’s inaugural production in partnership with Maine State Music Theater.
Our productionthird in the Mainstage season, Arsenic & Old Lace, brought in over 2,500 singleticket buyers and 2,000 subscribers during its 4 week run.
Our Rush35 young patrons program grew to over 600 members, nearly doubling the number of Rush35 tickets purchased from the prior fiscal year.
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vital theater arts education to children ages 4-18 through classes in our Susie Konkel Theater For Kids storefront space and through programsin-schooldesigned for students Grades K-12.
Inspiring Literacy, Cultural Awareness & Creative Thinking
Portland Stage brought Directors Lab into 5 additional schools, doubling the number of students reached from last year.
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
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PS Education staff developed and implemented curricula for Directors Lab, an initiative for middle and high school students designed to introduce students to classic text and the impact of interpretation.
Portland Stage offers
Over 300 students from all Portland Public High Schools participated in workshops before attending discounted matinees of Disgraced.
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PLAY in Schools, our interactive performance and acting workshop, began a partnership with Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta, continuing to expand our reach beyond the Portland Public School District.
Overall, our Student Matinee Program provided more than 7,000 students with discounted tickets throughout the Mainstage season.
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Portland Stage promotes and celebrates the creation of new plays in New England. We establish an environment that supports our region’s playwrights, builds bridges between our theater and local writers, and brings awareness of our art form and the work being created both locally and internationally with From Away, the Clauder Competition, and the Little Festival of the Unexpected.
Fostering Experimentation & Artistic Risk
During the 2016-17 Mainstage season, Portland Stage exceeded 50 world premieres with Clauder Competition winner Brenda Withers’ String Around My Finger.
NEW WORK HIGHLIGHTS
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In partnership with the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, we welcomed writers from Nigeria, Argentina, and Russia for the 20th Anniversary From Away festival.
Over 100 scripts were submitted for Little Festival of the Unexpected, our week-long new play development workshop, and Portland Stage has committed to produce all 3 featured plays in future seasons.
additional
actors/guest artists $454,273 $193,713 royalties $87,148 performance costs $157,421 costs $291,155 education $365,780 (in-kind, deprec., infrastructure) $189,946
facilities) $9,681 education
endowment, infrastructure
grants and foundations $178,400 $373,331 $146,141
Revenue Expense
FY17 Statement of Financial Position Assets Liabilities2016 20162017 2017 2017 Net $1,544,781Assets:2016 Net $1,378,084Assets: The Balance Sheet (as of June 30 of each year) and Statement of Activities for Fiscal Year 2017 are summarized here. A complete copy of Portland Stage’s audited financial statements are available upon request. 6 19
in-kind, investments)
admin.
facilities/occupancy
subscriptions
corporations, events, bequest,
additional
single tickets/group sales $815,990 additional (rentals, advertising,
individuals
production
staff $346,561 costs/benefits $150,398 marketing $203,438 (devel., events, $147,353 $419,127 $535,867
CONTRIBUTED 27% ADMINISTRATION 29% EARNED 73% PROGRAM ACTIVITY 71% Total Expenses: $2,449,513FY17 Net Income: $166,697Total Revenue: $2,616,210 TOTAL 2016: 3,125,703 TOTAL 2016: 1,747,619TOTAL 2017: 3,286,879 TOTAL 2017: 1,742,098 $464,508 $550,141 $1,130,334 $1,091,979 $8,795 $24,645 $31,453 $37,158 $29,082 $25,216 $568,562 $594,636 $44,000 $48,000 $17,270 $18,325 $1,427,887 $1,389,361 $1,151,431 $1,249,516 Cash Notes Payable Accounts Payable/AccruedDeferredExpensesRevenue Other Liabilities (Notes, Leases, Deposits) Accounts/PledgesPrepaidReceivableExpensesBequestPortion Property & Equipment (Less Accumulated Depreciation) Other Assets (Bequests, Investments) 12
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Strategic Goals
1. Preserve the quality of our core Mainstage programming, aiming to increase attendance rates and reach an additional 250 members.Rush35
3. Support theplaywrightsemerginganddevelopmentof New Work, reaching 60 world premieres by 2020.
KEY GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR
As we consider the accomplishments of the past year and look ahead towards continued success, Portland Stage aims to build community awareness and public perception of our organization as a creative hub, producing professional theater on our Mainstage, and nurturing the artists and audience of the future through ancillary Education and New Work Development programming.
2. Expand our reach through our Education Programs, aiming to partner with up to 5 more schools in the coming year.
Alison and Horace Hildreth
Steve & Carolyn Jenks Hilary Rapkin & William Stiles Roy A. Hunt Foundation
PORTLAND STAGE DONORS 2016-2017
Ronald & Donna Forest Edward & Janice Gerry
National Endowment for the Arts Old Bug Light Foundation
MANAGING DIRECTOR ($10,000 - $14,999) L.L.AnonymousBean Libra Morton-KellyMigisMaineFoundationArtsCommissionHotelGroupCharitable Trust
DIRECTOR ($5,000 - $9,999) CreativeAnonymousGift Foundation Fisher Charitable Foundation
Ways to Give Individual CorporateCompanyRecurringSupportGiftsMatchPartnershipPlannedGiving
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ($15,000 - $24,999)
Drs. James & Susan Carter Diversified Communications Austin & Eileen Farrar
Sally & Ron Bancroft Benjamin & Judy Bertram
Gorham Savings Bank Green Design Furniture Company Lisa MalcolmPhillips-GreenDarrellAnnSaraJudyMKennethGregCorneliaSaraDavidAnneHyattBrendaBobLilianGormanHanstein&MargeHealing&BarryHolmesPlaceHotel&DickJackson&LynnJourdanKingdon&DmitryOpolinskyKittredgeLanou&TracySkillin-LanouSpirer&JoanLeitzer&MConsulting,LLCMiskellMurphy&PeterWetzel&TedNoyesPardy&CarolynHughesFoundation&PattiPoole
George & Cheryl Higgins Mr. Harry W. Konkel Shubert Foundation
Anna Marie & John E. Thron Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Wright-RyanWEX Home PRODUCTION MANAGER ($2,500 - $4,999)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($50,000+) EastAnonymousPointFund of the Maine Community JenniferFoundationCarolyn King & Timothy Fredel Susie PortlandKonkelEducation Foundation Welch & Forbes LLC
Brooks Family Foundation Sam L. Cohen Foundation Edgerton Foundation Moriah Moser & Dan Morgenstern The Onion Foundation
Investing in Portland Stage makes a lasting difference in so many ways. The generosity of corporations, foundations, and individual donors alike enables us to surround the work on our Mainstage with Education Programs, New Work Development initiatives, and community engagement events that deepen and broaden the impact of the shows themselves. Tax-deductible contributions keep Portland Stage a living, breathing, growing, and thriving theater, and ultimately, ensure the fulfillment of our mission and the enrichment of our community.
Helen & George Ladd Charitable PeterCorporation&Kathleen Leslie Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust Marta MaxineMorseSclar & Robert J. Yamartino Ralph Perry & Mary Louise Seldenfleur Bryon Winn & Mauria Brough BACKER ($1,000 - $2,499)
Jonathan & Nancy Aldrich Acadia Insurance Company
Drs. Pat & Carl Bredenberg Jane G. Briggs Patricia A. Clark Pamela Cleghorn Coffee By Design Kris & Ken Conant Helen Dickey & David G. Fitz Charitable Fund of the U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Thomas L. Hinkle & Gary Duford
Supporting Portland Stage
PRODUCER ($25,000 - $49,999)
For a detailed please contactportlandstage.org.development@
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Karen & Fredric Farber Apple Lane Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Lenore Friedland Cynthia Frye-Macomber & Robert BarbaraMacomberM. Goodbody
list of donor benefits, or to learn more about any of the opportunities above,
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William Bruce MacAlpine & Patricia D. Lt.MacAlpineCol.John F. Mackay & Ann M. CristineRogerSusanSheilaJohnO.MayJohnSusanMackayMargonelli&JeanMarrMatheson-ThomasJeanned’ArcMayo&JuneMcCleanMcGarr&FrankMcGinty&LatieMcLeanMcMurdo-Wallis & Thomas PeterAnderson&Eve-Susan McPheeters
James and Jane Puiia
Jan FrankDickDennisCathyRickWilliamCurtisMarcGordonNancyLenoreAllenLloydVictoriaHughRichardAnnJamesLeonardDr.JeffreyJ.RickMcCormick&DebbyMolanderMason&MargaretMorfit&RowanMorseRichard&SandraNeiman&NancyNemon&JudithParkhillPeterson&CarolynPeterson&NormaPhelpsS.Poole&NancyPorter&MargaretPusch&NormanRapkin&FrankRead&SusanM.RichardsonRobin&CorneliaScribnerShain&SandraLipsey&CelesteShinayStankard&GreggPalmerStepro&CharleneWolfe-Stepro&PennyStevens&CarrieStrasburger
Willy HelaineHoltzman&D.Brock
Barbara & Gil Dichter
Richard & Anna Hamilton
Anne Wade & Gil Hagan
Emily & Dick MacKenzie
Judy JamesGassGertmenian & Susan King Krissy & Jason Glidden Matthew & Lynn Goldfarb Roslyn & Steve Hershfield Willard Hertz
Tom & Laurie Hyndman Sue & Bob Isler
PORTLAND STAGE DONORS 2016-2017 (cont.)
Marjorie Hassan Janet Henry & Vernon Moore Karen Herold & Mark Isaacson Elizabeth Hewlett
Neil & Cathy Lamb Dr. Lois NathanielLamdinLarrabee II & Joyce N. MaryLarrabeeSusan Leahy
Calien Lewis & Martha Mickles Martin Lodish & Kristin Schardt Burke & Judith Long Jane & John Lunt Chris & Carson Lutes
George & Martha Gilmore Alice Girvin
Nancy Egan & J. Otey Smith
Bruce Moore & Jan Chapman
PamelaEndicottGeorgePamelaHappyCarolJacquelineRaePaulHelenMalcolmDanSusanJohnEmilyJamieJimSamanthaRichardJudithStephenJaneThomasMarjoriePeterMr.JosephJanSteveAnnRobertGretaCharlesMarthaJonathanAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousChristineChristeniaAdlerAlden-Kinne&AndyAltman&RuthAppleyardArterberry&SylviaAsburyAverbach&JamiePopkinJ.&LindaS.AyotteBabbitt&BrendaBabirakBaker&RobertBahmBaldacci&Mrs.GeorgeBall&LynBallouBelanger&MarjorieBermanV.&JohnF.BerryRyan&JamesBishop&EricBlanchardBoisvertBowen&SarahBowieHogan&MartyBraun&NormanBreitner&JudithBrooksBruce&RickHauck&DaleBryantBurson&EleanorGoldbergCafferty&StephanieCastleClark-McGrath&IrvinCohenJr.&LindsayCopeland&ErnieCopleyCoxDavenport&NanetteDavisonDay
Allen S. & Sarah S. Johnson
Jerry & Kit Johnston
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Farr
Conner & Wendy Moore
Anita Stewart & Ron Botting
Carl & Jeannie Hamrin Mary Jane Hanneld Peter & Janice Hanson Victor & Marjorie Hart
Daisy Kaplan Eric KennethDavidMargeryJudithPaulaKawamotoKeeKennedyKerrKling&Jean
Joseph & Gloria Melnick
Thomas & Diana Allen JamiePeterSheilaFoundationJamesAliceBeckyKatherinePeterDawnDavidDavidTimothyKennethNicholasFlatbreadJimLynneEdisonDanBethJohnLindseyRoseBeimElizabethAnonymousAnonymousAstorFoundation&JohnBloom&AndrewCadotCarianiDeTineDiMilloPress,Inc.&JohnErkkinen&BetsyFitzgeraldCompany&BarbaraFowler&CherylFreyeCloudman&LoriGaron&DorothyGlendinningL.&JaneWeimanGoodHagin&AdamPolicky&JudithHaynesHeyeHunt&JohnMonroeWheatlandIngrahamG.&CarolynBirmingham&PhilipJordan&NancyKaye&BethKilbreth
Richard & Bonnie Anderson
Rich Evans & Jean Foy Russell Frank
Joy & Chip Ahrens
The Babbling Brook Fund at Schwab
Mercedes & Michael Vance Yasmin & Briton Vitalius
Frank & Nancy Miles
Jeremy Moser & Laura Kittle Steve & Polly Larned Denise LaRue & Bob Furman
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Brigitte & Hal Kingsbury
John M. Robinson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Jonathan & Bonnie Dietz
Nelson & Lisa Toner
DONOR ($250 - $499)
Susan Garfield & Lynda Mullen Virginia Gentile & Matt Hartnett
Molly HerbertFelton&Alice Ferran
C. David Keith & Stephen Simpson
Sherman Kriedberg Marilyn A. Lalumiere
Debby Pearse & Bruce Donath Margaret Duston & Stanley Eller Mary Lou Dyer
David N. Fisher Dr. & Mrs. David Flavin
RichardLegawiec& Nancy Lemieux Alan & Joyce Levenson
Jim Millinger
Sarah S. Meacham
Bud & Wendy Kellett Dennis & Sandra King
Barry CatherineHilton& Matthew Hyde Stephen & Suzanne Irish Robin HerbertIshmael&Kathleen Janick
Redmond Family Foundation
William & Paige Mangum Elizabeth & David Margolis-Pineo Rob & Doris McAfee
Lincoln & Gloria Ladd
Ellie & Charlie Miller
Harry & Anne Pringle
Deborah & Hall Thompson
Louis F. & Prudence H. Ryan
John Ryan & Jenny Scheu
Bill & Mary Earl Rogers
Dixon & Susan Myer Riley
Elaine Rosen
Carmelia & Paul Ernest James & Diana Fallon
Risa & Richard Moon
Ms. Jacqueline Ellis & Dr. Andrew Cook Marvin Ellison & Frank Brooks Guy SheriEmery&Matt Poftak
Charles & Jean Johnson
David Ellenstein
Michael & Jill Epstein
Mary Griffith Lynch
Susan Jennings & Joel Kallich Sandra Jensen & Samuel Broaddus
Janice B.
Stephen D. Sears & Cathy Sears Maggie & Stacy Stevens
Jane SueGretchenWellehanWetzelYandell
Charles W. & Melissa G. Redman
Daniel Marra & Barbara Leonard Irv LennyBetsyKarenMeekerMillikenMorrell&Merle Nelson
Carl Monk
Hornby Sharyn ElizabethHowell&Christopher Hunt
Carol AnnetteGoloff&Noel Goodman
Rachel & Joe Rosenfield
INVESTOR ($100-$249)
GailNatalieJenniferWendyJosephVenitaPeterCharitableL.Sheldon&MikeSimcock&SusanSpagnola&EricSuehrstedtTiptonWest&RobertSellin&MelvynZarr
Susan E. Hunter
The Robert & Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation
SUPPORTER ($500 - $999)
Stephen Legawiec & Dana Wieluns
WilliamDavidStephenJohnSusiMaryCincinnatiDoughertyMr.KarenNancyGeraldMarilynThomasThomasRobertHollyMaryElizabethErnieAventureAnonymousManagementAyer&TedBakerG.Barthelman&JohnBenoit&KristinBuckwalter&PamelaCarnicelliChadbourneCoburn&SusanneColsonCrowellDay&Mrs.CharlesW.H.DodgeFamilyFundoftheGreaterFoundationC.DoughtyEggenberger&DougRogers&KatherineEmory&ElaineFinkFluharty&LindaHjortlandFogel&MelindaMolin
Joe & Audrey Delafield
PORTLAND STAGE DONORS 2016-2017 (cont.) Over 250 volunteers joined us during the season!2016-17 16
Carole A. Pope
Tonda L. Olson
Richard & Carole Palmer
Sara MaryMorrisK.&K. Scott Morrison
Larry & Robin Rubenstein
Volunteers help keep Portland Stage running year-round, as it takes a lot of hands and helpers to produce the exceptional work on our Mainstage. We are always looking for ushers, greeters, stitchers, and more, and all volunteers are encouraged to make as big or as small a time commitment as they can.
Araby555
Janet O’Toole
The Olive Garden
John & Marsha Reynolds
Portland House of Music and Events
Anne C. Morham
Donald & Constance Rose
Eileen & Howard Stiles
H. Edward Reed
John & Janice Siegle
Charlene & Jerry Petruccelli
Julie Shelton-Grimshaw
Alan & Jonell Solander
Binnie Media
Margaret Shackell
Tracy Schroeder & Ken Rotner
Sarah Smith
Down East Magazine
Carol Schreck
Jack Shea
Romanoff
Lynn & Allen Stevens
David & Kathleen Stuchiner
2016-17 TRADES & IN-KIND
John & Elizabeth Serrage
Bud & Susan Stiker
Jeff & Susan Saffer
Pratt Abbott
Sandra Scully
The Forecaster
Leslie Richfield & Scott Horton
Glenn & Sonnhilde Saunders
Lynda MichaelMurphyNash& Janice Gregg
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seabury II
Linda Shary & Jeffrey Logan
Portland Magazine
Fred & Viola Sheehan
Portland Press Herald/MaineToday Media
Jamie Hogan
Carol & Alan Sockloff
Shawn O’Neil & Scott Bloom
Orrin & Linda Shane
We are eternally grateful to our 2016-17 Volunteers, many of which have been donating their time and talent to Portland Stage for years!
Mr. David & Dr. Heidi Spencer
Mark & Alexandra Sawyer
Volunteers
Dr. & Mrs. Hilton Ryder
Janice M. Rey
The Gorham Times
Maine Lawyers Review
Jan AnnePattiRoberson&DickRoderickJepson&Steve
Randy & Katharine Pike
Portland Architectural Salvage
John & Denise Palmer
Hugh & Mary Smith
Patricia B. Rice
Marian Morgan & Christopher Corbett
John & Karen O’Brien
BillDanielMonicaRickJudyDavidLynneTheKayDavidAshleyJoelArthurMaryBrianAnnNancyJeffElizabethMegCheslyeLouiseGaynorNinaAdamCarolynThibodeauH.ThomasR.Travis&RobertTrowbridgeTuckerTuski&JohnVentimigliaThompsonVillarrealVolckening&LesavonMunkwitz-SmithR.WadeS.Waldron&MaryAnneWallaceLeeWard&FaithWebsterCutler&LucindaWegenerWernher-Collins&ScottCollins&SusanWheatlandWhiteWigobelsWilliams&EliseWilson&NormanWilson&JanetWolfWood&DanielAbbott&FrancesZilkha&PattyZimmerman
Richard & Shirley Reese
Nick & Joan Semenuk
BangorRugDaily News
National Distributors
Jennifer Sarah & Joe O’Donnell
East EthanEnderAllen Furniture
The Portland Phoenix
Joel & Carolyn Russ
T. Douglas & Shirley Stenberg
Mike & Pam Schwotzer
MercyMaineBizHealthcare Foundation
Xpress Copy
Maine Media Collective
Mary H. Stewart
Ron Forest & Sons Fence Co. W.H. WoodfordDemmonsFood & Beverage
Hope Putnam
Kristin G. Sweeney
Robert & Susan Nielsen
IN MEMORY OF Charles and Wilma Redman given by Laurie Hasty & Benson Gray
Mark & Judith Smith
Kathleen O’Donnell
Volney & Kathleen Taylor Adam
Simon KarenSusanVirginiaSheeraRachelMaryKarenTirrellRichardMargaretMelissaMurielElliotEllenSusanSpencerSallySheilaLaurieAndySusanSueRobertBobTrishRobertBobRickAnnRebeccaJenniferMyrnaElizabethRobbSaraSophaktraJackieAnnSteveBarbLaurieJamesTomAndreaHahnHandelHandelHastrichHastyHaukeHaukeHavenerHawkinsHengHetzelHetzlerHewesHigginsHillHitchcockHitzrotHortonIrwinIrwinIrwinIslerIslerIslerIslerJenningsJensenJepsonJohnstonJonesJonesKannerKatzKenderdineKimKimballKimballKimballKirkAnnKotrosKrawczykLaBelleLacroixLakariLambert
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2016-17 VOLUNTEERS
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Portland Stage is deeply committed to training future generations of theater professionals through our season-long Intern Program. Drawn from across the country, our interns work alongside leading designers, directors, administrators, and our professional production team, leaving with greater knowledge of the theatrical process and the satisfaction of being part of a dedicated theater company where exceptional quality is the end goal.
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Interns
Alumni of our intern program can be found in artistic and administrative leadership positions in theaters throughout the U.S., from the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Florida to the Cleveland Play House. Currently, Portland Stage’s General Manager, Production Manager, Literary Manager, Education Manager, Education Administrator, Costume Shop Manager, Company Manager, Props Master, and Development Assistant are all former interns!
Clare McCormick
Donald Smith, Audience Services Manager
Cloey Hammond
Julia Fitzgerald, Development Assistant
Reviewing the many exciting highlights from the past year in the preceding pages, I am heartened to rediscover just how much we have accomplished.
Meg Anderson, Properties Manager
Eileen Phelan, Director of Communications, Marketing & Audience Engagement
Adam Thibodeau, House Management Associate
Martin Lodish, Finance Director
Renee Myhaver, Assistant Box Office Manager
Aaron Flacke, Ted Axelrod, Roger Duncan, Benjamin Clay, Zoe Levine-Sporer, Adam Policky, Samara Yandell, Beth Given ACTORS PICTURED: Cary Michelle Miller* (pg. 6), Ross Cowan* (pg. 7), Leighton Bryan*(pg. 7), Will Rhys* (pg. 7), Maureen Butler (pg. 7), Marjolaine Whittlesey (pg. 10) POSTER ILLUSTRATIONS: Jamie Hogan
Celia Watson
Thank you from our staff!
Paul Ainsworth, Business Manager
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Megan Doane, General Manager
Shane Van Vliet, Stage Manager
Through our diverse productions and programs, Portland Stage offers numerous points of entry, and we bring community together—to laugh, to cry, to enjoy, but also to inspire conversation and to deepen understanding. The Mainstage is and has been our core, and from that strong center, we have begun to nurture future audiences and artists through our Education Programs, as well as develop the classics of tomorrow through our New Work Development Programs. As a supporter of Portland Stage, you helped to shape the year that was, and you can help us continue to grow and thrive in the years to come. Thank you for playing your part in connecting Portland Stage more deeply with our community.
Todd Brian Backus, Literary Manager
Emily Kenny, Production Manager/Lighting & Sound
Susan Thomas, Costume Shop Manager
Katie TrevorRobinNolanKristalBaskervilleGeorgopoulosEllsworthPiattStegmanStanchfield (cover),
of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Chris DeFilipp, House Management/Box Office Associate
HannahSupervisorCordes, Education Manager
Myles C. Hatch, Stage Manager/Group Sales
Ted Gallant, Technical Director
Devin L. Bruton
Eliza M. Burwell
DESIGN: Talley-O Design | www.talley-o.com PHOTO CREDITS: Corey Templeton
Lena Castro, Social Media & Marketing Associate
Julianne Shea, Education Administrator
Anita Stewart Executive & Artistic Director
Kayla Minton Kaufman
Alex Kimmel, Company Manager
Daniel Brodhead, Scenic Carpenter
2017-18 INTERNS
Katherine Borden
Beth Given, Development Director
I look forward to continuing the discovery.
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Anita Stewart, Executive & Artistic Director
PORTLAND STAGE STAFF
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