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WELCOME “The first bite should be an invitation,” Rafael declares when unveiling his latest sandwich in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s. “If you get it right, it’ll transport you to another place, a memory, a desire…”

Nottage, like a great chef, seamlessly introduces the invitation to a new perspective, bringing us all to the inner workings of this truck-stop sandwich shop where the formerly incarcerated are making magic. Welcome to the kitchen here at The Rep–let’s see what new possibilities await!

Over the past few months in St. Louis, two things have become crystal clear to me–first, I have found my personal perfect weekend sandwich (feel free to ask me about it)! But more importantly, I have witnessed how the resourcefulness and action of a purpose-driven community can inspire a renewed life. In Clyde’s, it takes community to inspire new possibilities, the potential for healing and for forgiveness. From the promise of rebuilding comes the possibility of new purpose. The purpose of making something extraordinary out of the seemingly ordinary, like a sandwich. Here today, in collaboration with Prison Performing Arts and Laughing Bear Bakery, we feel how meaningful community is in creating opportunities for the extraordinary–on stage and in the kitchen. Your participation and your presence are a significant part of this, and it is your dedication to the possibility of being moved, delighted, and inspired by live theatre that catalyzes its potential for impact.

So much of this piece is about the new possibility–the opportunity–that lives at the heart of a dedication to something great, and this extraordinary team is nothing short of dedicated. I’m thrilled to welcome the tremendous cast to the stage, including national legend Ron Himes, as well as my lifelong friend and collaborator behind the scenes, Josiah Davis, making his directorial debut here at The Rep. Josiah’s formidable taste and insight over the many years of our professional relationship, have inspired me daily. I’m so pleased that Rep audiences will experience a production with his depth of detail, nuance and sharp clarity on full display.

Clyde’s is particularly special this season not only because of the people and partnerships, but because its creation is part of a crucial effort to examine and stop the devastating reincarceration cycle in our country while also celebrating the power of each human’s potential–the power of an individual’s actions and heart.

Kate Bergstrom Augustin Family Artistic Director

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ROADBLOCKS TO REENTRY: examining challenges after incarceration CONTRIBUTORS: Lisa Durkin | Director at Jobs for the Future, Prison Performing Arts Board Co-President Matthew Mahaffey | District Defender, Prison Performing Arts Board Member Eric Satterfield | Production Coordinator at Prison Performing Arts Rachel Tibbetts | Artistic Director at Prison Performing Arts John Wolbers | Executive Director at Prison Performing Arts

Clyde’s, by Lynn Nottage, follows the lives of fictional diner employees navigating reentry into society after incarceration. While the characters are fictional, the play draws from real stories of individuals transitioning from prison. To ensure the authenticity of this production, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis collaborated with Prison Performing Arts, a local theater company celebrating its 25th anniversary. Prison Performing Arts works with incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system-impacted youth and adults to create art and inspire intellectual curiosity and personal development.

Like the artists of Prison Performing Arts, the characters in Clyde’s experience a number of challenges common among people returning home after prison: Employment Securing stable employment is one of the most pressing challenges for returning citizens. Many employers disqualify candidates based on criminal records, limiting job options. Those who find work often face low wages, poor conditions, and limited benefits. People with records are often afraid to speak out against or leave poor work environments due to the difficulty of finding alternative employment.

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Housing Access to stable housing is another critical challenge. Legal restrictions and discrimination against individuals with records often prevent them from securing affordable, safe homes. Public housing policies may exclude them, while private landlords are frequently hesitant to rent to returning citizens.

Without housing stability, many face homelessness or transient living situations, which also makes it difficult to maintain stable employment.

Physical and Behavioral Health A significant number of returning citizens grapple with unaddressed physical and mental health needs, including chronic conditions, substance use disorders, and trauma-related challenges such as PTSD and depression. Limited access to healthcare—due to financial constraints, lack of insurance, or limited knowledge of available services—can exacerbate these conditions, making it harder to focus on other reentry priorities.

Life Skills Reentering society after incarceration often requires developing new skills quickly. Most prisons lack digital access, making it difficult for returning citizens to navigate online job applications or digital communication. Additionally, due to the hyper-structured environment in prison, some returning citizens can benefit from support in developing skills like budgeting and time management.

These challenges exist because of the severe and often debilitating conditions of incarceration. Despite these barriers, the St. Louis community has opportunities to support returning citizens: Business owners can consider hiring individuals with records.

Landlords can look beyond background checks when renting.

Community members can push for policy reforms to eliminate reentry barriers and support local nonprofits offering job training, housing assistance, therapy, and life skills education.

While systemic change takes time, collective community effort can create a more inclusive St. Louis for individuals reentering after incarceration. To learn more about ways you can help those in your community, check out these resources: www.repstl.org/clydes-resources

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LYNN NOTTAGE DIRECTED BY JOSIAH DAVIS Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer sound designer Wig Designer Intimacy Consultant Casting Director artist consultants

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Jean Kim ❖ Haydee Zelideth ❖ Christina Watanabe ❖ Michael Costagliola ❖ Shevaré Perry Delaney Piggins Becks Redman LaWanda Jackson Eric Satterfield Emilee Buchheit*

Clyde's is presented in partnership with Prison Performing Arts World Premiere by the Guthrie Theater Originally commissioned by Joe Dowling and produced by Joseph Haj, Artistic Directors Broadway Premiere produced by Second Stage Theater, New York, 2021 (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Khady Kamara, Executive Director) “Clyde’s” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, sevicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com) The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

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CAST Rafael

Alfredo Antillon*

Jason

Brendan D. Hickey *

montrellous

Ron Himes*

clyde

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney*

letitia

Essence Anisa Tyler*

PRODUCTION CREW assistant stage manager Shannon B. Sturgis* Production Assistant Courtnee M. Rouse Assistant Lighting Designer Erin Riley Deck Crew Cajani Hurd

Jeremiah King

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE Regardless of the crime, our prison system is an institution engineered to strip us of our humanity. While living in a state of fear and the perpetual threat of violence, it is nearly impossible to maintain a sense of trust, empathy, or openness. Among low quality food, minimal access to family, unpaid labor, and solitary confinement, every bit of energy must be used to get through the night. It is easy to become numb and lose one’s sense of self.

Like concrete, all of the soft parts of a person turn hard in order to survive.

This hardness does not melt away upon release. This armor is necessary to withstand the elements outside of the prison walls. Returning citizens are left with no income and no options. There is nowhere to go and nowhere to be. All that remains is the risk of going back inside.

Along with legitimate employment, the leading cure to recidivism is a sense of community. A place to process and rebuild. In Clyde’s, we see how returning citizens are able to use cooking as a way to express themselves, to be creative, to trust. This kitchen becomes a sanctuary where they can take the armor off. There is space for forgiveness. To be soft. To heal from the wounds of the past and learn to love again. To grow. Even though they’ve escaped its walls, they keep cooking as a way to free themselves from a prison mentality.

Freedom is a mindset. Freedom is a choice. We must put fear aside and remember that we are worthy of that choice and have the agency to make it. Come what may, we are always capable of giving and receiving love. In the words of James Baldwin, “I think that the inability to love is the central problem, because that inability masks a certain terror, and that terror is the terror of being touched. And if you can’t be touched, you can’t be changed.

And if you can’t be changed, you can’t be alive.”

Stay soft.

Stay open.

Josiah Davis, DIRECTOR OF CLYDE’S

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BIOGRAPHIES CAST Alfredo Antillon (Rafael) is new to working with The Rep this season.

Regional Theatre: Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare/Arkansas Repertory Theatre), Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Yale Repertory Theatre), Sueño, Sweat, Fade, A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Theatre).

Education: MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Repertory Theatre. Additional Credits: The Late Wedding, Macbeth, Summer and Smoke (Brown University; Trinity Repertory Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing/ Tanta Bulla...¿Y Pa Que? (Teatro en El Verano; Bilingual Shakespeare). You can see Alfredo in a new Amazon Prime TV show this fall. He is grateful to the ancestors and his mother for crossing borders and risking it all so her kids could have a chance to dream and make those dreams a reality. ¡Gracias Mamá!

Brendan D. Hickey (Jason) is new to working with The Rep this season. Regional Theatre: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Portland Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Repertory Company.

Off-Broadway/Tour: Manhattan Theatre Club. Film/TV: Law and Order: SVU. Education: MFA from Brown University/Trinity Repertory Theatre. Brendan would like to dedicate this performance to his mom.

Ron Himes (Montrellous) is glad to be back at The Rep this season.

At The Rep: Stick Fly, Little Foxes, All the Way, Follies. Local Theatre: The Black Rep’s productions of Two Trains Running, Fences (2019 St. Louis Theater Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, King Hedley II, Jitney, Seven Guitars and Gem of the Ocean. Additional Credits: Death of a Salesman, Sunset Baby, The Whipping Man, On Golden Pond, Romeo and Juliet, Death and the King’s Horseman, Boesman and Lena, Waiting for Godot, Macbeth, Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil (Woodie Award for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role), Sty of the Blind Pig, When the Chickens Come Home to Roost and The Meeting, which was featured at the Kennedy Center. He created the role of Joe Lee in Conversations on a Dirt Road.

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (Clyde) is new to working with The Rep this season. Local Theatre: For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf as Lady in Purple (The St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre). Regional Theatre: Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Clyde’s as Clyde (The Arkansas Repertory Theatre), “Headmistress Francis” (American Stage). Tour: Been There Done That (Director). Film/TV: Shameless, The Ms. Pat Show, The Sherri Shepherd Show, The Inkwell, What’s Love Got To Do With It? Education: The Institute Clyde’s | 13

BIOGRAPHIES Of New Cinema Artists. Additional Credits: The Women Of Brewster Place, New Attitude, Different World. I give thanks and acknowledgement to the Most High and thanks to The Ancestors who paved the way for me to walk this path gratefully. A special appreciation for all the people who remember me and wish me well who pray for me, especially my siblings and my extended family. IG: @phyllisyvonnestickney FB: phyllisyvonnestickney Essence Anisa Tyler (Letitia) is excited to be returning to The Rep this season. At The Rep: Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical as Lily Polkadot (Imaginary Theatre Company). Regional Theatre: Hairspray as Dynamite (Laguna Beach Playhouse). Additional Credits: Wayward as Dionna (Student Film). As a St. Louis native, Essence is honored to be a part of bringing this heartfelt story to life in her hometown. She would like to thank her family and friends for continuing to love and support her. “Never give up on your dreams!”

CREATIVES Lynn Nottage is a playwright, a screenwriter and installation artist. She is the first, and remains the only, woman to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice.

Most recently, Nottage premiered MJ the Musical, at the Neil Simon Theater on Broadway, Clyde’s directed by Kate Whoriskey at Second Stage Theater on Broadway and an opera adaptation of her play Intimate Apparel composed

by Ricky Ian Gordon and directed by Bart Sher.

Her work includes the musical adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees, with music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead (The Almeida Theatre/The Atlantic Theater), Mlima’s Tale (Public Theater/ Kiln), By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, Drama Desk NominationSecond Stage/Signature Theater), Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Audelco, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award- MTC/Goodman Theater); Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play Center Stage/ SCR/ Roundabout Theater); among others.

Her play Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Evening Standard Award, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Tony Nomination, Drama Desk Nomination) moved to Broadway after a sold-out run at The Public Theater.

She has developed original projects for Amazon, HBO, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Showtime, This is That and Harpo. She was a writer and

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producer on the Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, and a consulting producer on the third season of Dickinson (Apple +). She is the co-founder of the production company, Market Road Films.

She is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. She is also a Professor of Theatre Arts at Columbia School of the Arts.

Josiah Davis (Director) is new to working with The Rep this season.

Regional Theatre: Importance of Being Earnest adapted by Kamillah Bush (Portland Center Stage(upcoming)), Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare Festival & Arkansas Repertory Theatre). Off-Broadway/Tour: Amani

by A.K. Payne (National Black Theatre/Rattlestick), Mary Gets Hers

by Emma Horwitz (Playwrights Realm), Omar Offendum’s Little Syria (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (TheatreworksUSA), Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage (Theatre at Monmouth). Broadway: Mr. Saturday Night (Associate Director). Membership: SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society). Education: UCLA School of Theatre, Film, Television (Acting/Directing), Brown Univeristy (Directing). Awards/Residencies: Princess Grace Honoraria, New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellow, Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellow, National Black Theatre Soul Directing Resident. Additional Credits: Live From Mount Olympus podcast – The Team. Website: Josiahdavis.net Jean Kim (Scenic Designer) is new to working with The Rep this season. Regional Theatre: Once (Maltz Jupiter Theater), Fat Ham (Studio Theater), Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), School Picture (Wilma Theater), Three Sisters (Two River Theater). Film/TV: Blue Bayou (Directed by Justin Chon, Assistant Production Designer). Membership: USA-829. Education: BFA from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), MFA from Yale School of Drama (YSD).

Haydee Zelideth (Costume Designer) is a Chicana artist and costume designer making her Rep debut with Clyde’s. Regional Theatre: The Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, among others. National Theatre: Various productions on NYC stages including Signature Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Flea, and Irish Repertory Theatre, among others. Membership: USA-829. Education: Yale School of Drama.

Clothes carry on public conversations with others and share stories about who we are, who we are not, and who we wish to be. They are a means of exploring how image can open up perceptions of race, class, socioeconomic status, and more–all of which is what most interests her. She grew up on both sides of the Mexican border, and these experiences inform her point of view and how she approaches her work, giving depth, dimension and color to the specificities of someone’s life. Social: @haydeezelideth

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BIOGRAPHIES Christina Watanabe (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be back with The Rep this season. At The Rep: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Theatre Circle Award winner) and The 39 Steps. National Theatre: Frozen (Olney), Jersey Boys (Pioneer), Clue (Dallas), Redeemed (CATF & 59E59), Laughs in Spanish (Denver), Henry V (Virginia), La Broa, By The Queen, and Sueño (Trinity Repertory Theatre), This Bitter Earth (Hartford), The Great Leap and The Antelope Party (OKC), Carla’s Quince (virtual, Drama League nomination), The Hours are Feminine (INTAR). Film/TV: Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State (co-design, CNN). Membership: USA-829 Education: MFA: NYU Tisch. Additional Credits: With Mr. Davis: Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare and Arkansas Repertory Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Brown University/Trinity Repertory Theatre).

Social: @starryeyedlighting Website: www.StarryEyedLighting.com Michael Costagliola (Sound Designer) is a New York-based sound designer and composer. At The Rep: Pride & Prejudice, A Christmas Carol, Murder on the Orient Express. His work has been heard in New York in productions by The Public, New York Theatre Workshop, La MaMa, Rattlestick, Page 73, and Ars Nova, among others, as well as regizonally at Two River Theater, Yale Rep, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Rep, and at various other theaters across the U.S. and abroad.

Education/Training: BA in Music from Brown University, MFA in Sound Design from Yale School of Drama. Website: michaelcostagliola.com Shevaré Perry (Wig Designer) is new to working with The Rep this season.

Local Theatre: Big Machine, Matilda, The Little Dancer, Pippin, The Color Purple (Center of Creative Arts), Ignite, Blaze, Ellington’s Nutcracker (Saint Louis Dance Theatre), ACTION! (Action Art Collaborative), Feminine Energy (Mustard Seed Theatre), The Game’s Afoot (Shakespeare In The Streets), 1877 (Bread & Roses Missouri). Education: B.S. Fashion Design–Philadelphia University. Awards: Arts & Education Council: St. Louis Arts Awards–Emerging Artist (2023), St. Louis Visionary Award–Emerging Artist (2023), Inaugural artist for Saks Fifth Avenue Art Gallery–Frontenac (2021). Shevaré’s talent has earned her noteworthy acclaim, being honored with the Emerging Artist Award from the Arts and Education Council in 2022. Demonstrating her undeniable potential and vision, She was further recognized in 2023 when she received the St. Louis Visionary Award for Emerging Artist. Social: @shevare_theartist Delaney Piggins (Intimacy Consultant) At The Rep: The Roommate (Intimacy Director), Hamlet (Actor) and the Imaginary Theatre Company 2018–2019 (Actor). As an Intimacy Director, Delaney has worked locally with St. Louis University, The Sargeant Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and Center of Creative Arts. Regional Theatre: The Karate Kid-The Musical (STAGES St. Louis, Intimacy Director) and Harvey Milk (Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Intimacy Director). Education: MFA in Arts Leadership from Depaul 16 | The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

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BIOGRAPHIES University and a BFA in Acting from The Sargeant Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. They currently serve as the Executive Director of Ring of Keys, a queer artist service organization for artists in musical theatre. Prior to that, she served on the producing team of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Becks Redman (Casting Director) At The Rep: It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Moby Dick, August: Osage County, Dial ‘M’ For Murder, The Roommate, Athena (Casting Director), Gruesome Playground Injuries (Director), and she served as the Associate Artistic Director from 2022–2024. Regional Theatre: Currently, Becks is a producer at The Old Globe in San Diego.

Becks worked at The Rep for five seasons from 2019–2024. Prior to that, she served on the Producing and Casting teams at Actors Theatre of Louisville and Baltimore Center Stage.

LaWanda Jackson (Artist Consultant) is new to working with The Rep this season. Local Theatre: Don’t Be A Hero, Thank You as Kate (Prison Performing Arts), The Reason Why as Lee (Chorus of Fools). “I am blessed and grateful to be able to work in such a great environment.”

Eric Satterfield (Artist Consultant) is new to working with The Rep this season.

Local Theatre: Go Before I Do (PPA Alumni Theatre Company, Director, 2024), The Reason Why (Chorus of Fools, 2024, Director), Dreaming of Lear, Earl of Gloucester (Saint Louis Univeristy, 2024), The Privilege of Being Second (PPA Alumni Theatre Company, Director, 2023), The Privilege of Being Second, John (PPA Alumni Theatre Company, 2023), The Golden Record, Traveler 1 (PPA Alumni Theatre Company, 2023), Aphra Behn Festival, Dad (SATE, 2022), Elsinore, Claudius (PPA Alumni Theatre Company, 2021).

Additional Credits: The Privilege of Being Second (2023 Theatre Circle Nominee for Outstanding New Play) (co-written), The Bigfoot Diaries, Heavy, Elsinore (co-written). Eric is also the Production Coordinator for Prison Performing Arts and a founder of Chorus of Fools Theatre Company.

Emilee Buchheit (Production Stage Manager) is glad to be at The Rep for her 14th season. At The Rep: Dial ‘M’ for Murder (2024-2025 Season), The Lehman Trilogy, August: Osage County (2023–2024 Season). Other Credits: Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Variety Theatre, The New Jewish Theatre, The Foolish Theatre Company (NY), and Little Theatre on the Square. Emilee is a proud graduate of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University with a degree in Stage Management.

Shannon B. Sturgis (Assistant Stage Manager) At The Rep: The Gradient, Altar Boyz, The Royale, Over The Tavern, and This Wonderful Life. Regional Theatre: Westport Country Playhouse, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Arkansas 18 | The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre (New York), and Atlantic Theater Company.

Off-Broadway/Tour: Shear Madness and Altar Boyz.

Courtnee M. Rouse (Production Assistant) is new to working with The Rep this season. Local Theatre: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Blood at the Root, Our Town (Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University).

Regional Theatre: Producing intern at the Muny’s 106th Season. Education: Courtnee will be receiving an BFA in Stage Management from the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in the spring of 2025.

Erin Riley (Assistant Lighting Designer) is glad to be back with The Rep this season.

At The Rep: The 39 Steps (Assistant Lighting Designer), Dreaming Zenzile (Assistant Lighting Designer), Camp Rep (2022, Lighting Designer), Camp Rep (2023, Lighting Designer). Local Theatre: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Sargent Conservatory, Lighting Designer), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (St. Louis Shakespeare, Lighting Designer), In Bloom (Tesseract Theater Company, Lighting Designer), Red Curtain Rivalry (Tesseract Theater Company, Lighting Designer), Myths and Hymns (Sargent Conservatory, Lighting Designer). Regional Theatre: Carmen (San Francisco Opera, Assistant Lighting Designer), The Handmaid’s Tale (San Francisco Opera, Assistant Lighting Designer). Education: B.F.A. in Lighting Design at The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts, Lighting Design Intern at San Francisco Opera, Fall of 2024.

LEADERSHIP Kate Bergstrom (Augustin Family Artistic Director) is a seasoned director, culture shaper, and creator, bringing to this position her extensive experience in theatre, opera, and film. Dedicated to enhancing community connectivity, she infuses her dynamic energy and fosters engagement through exceptional storytelling that is both entertaining and impactful.

Kate’s most recent productions at The Rep wowed audiences with the critically acclaimed It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in December 2023 and The 39 Steps in 2022.

In addition to her time at The Rep, Kate has over ten years of experience directing everything from reimagined classics to new works across the country at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, Marin Theatre Company, Ars Nova, Rattlestick Theater, Playwrights Center, Cleveland Play House, Curious Theatre Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Opera San Diego, Music Academy of the West, Redcat, LACMA, and more. Her recent world premieres include You Can’t Hide From Yourself (Playwrights Horizons Soundstage), Oh To Be Pure Again (Actor’s Express), and Letters That You Will Not Get (American Opera Projects).

As Festival Director, Kate led, produced, and programmed the Big Eddy Film Festival, a cinematic celebration of counter-current narratives that crosses the intersection of art, film, and rural imagination in Upstate New York. This grew from her tenure as Founder and Producing Artistic Director of On The Verge, a company staging and producing world premieres and workshops that sparked conversation, community, and celebration at the crossroads of Santa Barbara and beyond.

Most recently Kate has worked with dozens of large corporate clients such as Google, Genetech, and Cisco co-leading multi-day programs and long-term adviserships in executive communication and leadership as a performance coach at Stand & Deliver. Kate holds an MFA in directing from Brown University and a BA in Directing and Acting from UCLA. She lives in Lafayette Square with her husband, Mike, her newly St. Louis-born son, Otto, and the family pup, Crispy.

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Danny Williams (Managing Director) An experienced arts administrator, Danny Williams was named The Rep’s Managing Director in January 2022. Danny brings to this position expertise in nonprofit accounting, senior management, and organizational development. Prior to joining The Rep, Danny worked at The Public Theater in New York for 15 years, where he served in various roles, including Senior Director, Finance and Administration. In this position Danny managed the daily and strategic financial operations of the $50 million nonprofit organization, successfully launched an organization-wide intranet, partnered with the development team to achieve fundraising goals, and collaborated on long-term financial planning and analysis.

Noteworthy productions Danny worked on at The Public include Broadway: Fun Home, Hamilton; Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love, Twelfth Night, White Noise.

Danny also serves on the National Planning Committee for The Professional Non-Profit Theatre Coalition, working to promote lasting governmental partnership to support arts education and workforce development and infrastructure needs in theatres across the country, and INTAR Theater, committed to the development and continuation of the Latine voice in American theater. He holds degrees in marketing and theater from Fairfield University.

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THE 50TH FESTIVAL SEASON • May 24 – June 29

BIOGRAPHIES FOR YOUR INFORMATION HOUSE POLICIES Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate moment in the performance.

Electronic Devices: Please silence all electronic devices while in the theatre.

Inclement Weather Policy: In the event of inclement weather, please check our website and social media pages, or call the Box Office for current information. If a cancellation occurs, please call the Box Office starting the day after the inclement weather occurred to exchange your seats for another performance of the same production.

TICKET EXCHANGE POLICY Exchanges are subject to fees. Exchanges may be made within the run of each production. Tickets may be exchanged up to two hours prior to show time. If you choose to exchange into a higher-priced area, you will be charged the difference. No refunds are made for exchanges to lower-priced tickets.

WAYS TO SAVE For parties of 10 people or more, please contact us at 314-968-4925 or visit us online at www.repstl.org/visit/ways-to-save.

For seniors, students, military, first responders, or educators, please visit repstl.org/events/ways-to-save or call 314-968-4925 for additional information.

SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS Subscribers can save two ways on additional ticket purchases. Advance purchases receive a 30% discount for Mainstage productions and 10% discount for Studio productions (subject to availability). Last-minute purchases (beginning 48 hours prior to a show) are discounted at 50%! Prior sales are excluded. Please note: there are no refunds or exchanges on single-ticket purchases.

YOUR BENEFITS • Free Parking • 100% Flexibility • Special Discounts • Exclusive Communications • Early access to upcoming promotions and events

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THE REP’S CODE OF CONDUCT Everyone deserves respect and dignity. Everyone deserves safe environments. Everyone benefits from collective learning.

To learn more visit repstl.org/audiencecodeofconduct

Assistive Listening: Free assistive listening devices using an FM system are available at Audience Services prior to all performances.

Open Captioning: We offer open captioning, an electronic text display that shows what the actors are saying or singing, at the 3rd Sunday show for all Mainstage performances.

Audio Description: The Rep partners with MindsEye to offer live audio description for the 2nd Thursday performance of each Mainstage production.

Mobility Accommodations: The Rep offers services for patrons who utilize mobility aids in all of our theatre spaces. Please discuss seating requirements with the Box Office when purchasing tickets or visit Audience Services when you arrive at the theatre.

Sensory-Friendly Performance: Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a welcoming and supportive environment for people with sensory processing challenges, autism, PTSD, sensory sensitivities, and/or other social, learning, or cognitive differences.

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ENGAGE BIOGRAPHIES & LEARN

The Rep strives to make the arts an integral part of our daily lives by providing learning and engagement programs designed to give patrons of all ages a ticket to the wonder, the fun, and the vital human spirit that composes the world of the arts. Patrons and educators are encouraged to contact the Learning and Community Engagement Department at 314-968-7344 or visit our website at repstl.org/lace for more information about these and other programs.

CAMP REP

Camp Rep began as a manifestation of The Rep’s unwavering commitment to lifelong learning and the goal to foster a theatre-loving space for youth year-round. Starting in 2020 as a half-day venture, it swiftly evolved into a full-day camp by its second year. Camp Rep has grown not only in increased attendance, but has also offered a wider array of workshops encompassing acting, dance, music, stage combat, filmmaking, costume and prop design, stage management, and directing. Campers create their own performances and learn about the magic of theatre and technology behind the scenes, culminating in a final showcase for friends and family.

STORY 2 STAGE

In 2020, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’s Learning and Community Engagement department began the journey of reimagining programming during a time of great uncertainty and change. Story 2 Stage was launched as a pilot program in the fall of 2021, serving middle and high school students at Grand Center Arts Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. This 10-session residency program unlocks the power of storytelling by mining lived experiences, imaginations, and aspirations. The innovative, world-building curriculum, designed for learners of all ages, leads to the development of youth creating their own fully realized plays.

LIFELONG LEARNER MATINEES

More than 3,000 intergenerational learners attend Lifelong Learner Matinees at The Rep each season. These matinees are typically designed for 6th grade students and older, but we welcome learners of all ages, encouraging a diverse audience that includes all those who value continuing education through the arts.

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PAGE 2 STAGE

Page 2 Stage sends Rep volunteers and staff members into community spaces to facilitate discussions about the creation and curation of a season, from play selection to the moment it comes to life on stage. Community members learn about all the different aspects of theatre and interact with props, set models, lighting fixtures, and more. All participants are encouraged to see a production in The Rep’s current season.

WORKSHOPS

Activate The Rep as a resource! We offer storytelling, devised theatre, team building, view points, and movement workshops for corporate, non-profit, and educational groups of all sizes. We tailor our workshops to the needs of our community groups and offer them as one-day experiences or a multi-day workshop series.

REPRESENT STL

This free conversation series takes a creative approach to building community through dialogue and helps us discover the subtle truths that unite our human experience. Throughout the year, The Rep hosts thought-provoking public forums intended to provide a safe space for the free exchange of ideas. This series explores the intersectionality of art and civic life with experts and thought leaders and skillfully discusses the issues that matter most to our community.

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STAFF BIOGRAPHIES AUGUSTIN FAMILY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kate Bergstrom ARTISTIC

Artistic Producer Delaney Piggins Artistic Associate Matthew Cox

PRODUCTION

Director of Production Jayson M. Lawshee Production Associate Taijha Silas

SCENIC

Technical Director Emilie Weilbacher-Mcmullan Assistant Technical Director Catherine Adams Charge Scenic Artist Scott Loebl Scenic Artists Stephen Pollihan James Van Well Scenic Shop Foreman Dave McCarthy Scenic Carpenters Daniel Roach, Jr. Danny McCarthy Scott DeBroux

PROPS

Properties Manager Eric William Barnes Props Assistant Abigail Stuckey Props Artisans Makayla Rodgers Alex Conn

COSTUMES

Costume Shop Manager Michele Siler Assistant Costume Shop Manager Rachel Seabaugh Head Draper Robert Trump Draper Elizabeth Eisloeffel First Hands Carrisa Sexton Wes Wyman Wardrobe Supervisor Kelsi Washington

LIGHTING & SOUND Lighting & Sound Supervisor Jonathan Scully Mainstage Head Electrician Connor Meers

MANAGING DIRECTOR Danny Williams

Studio Electrician Casey Morris III Lighting Programmer Lou Ritter Mainstage Sound Engineer Joshua Riggs Studio Sound Engineer Sean Wilhite

STAGE MANAGEMENT Stage Managers Emilee Buchheit Shannon B. Sturgis

ADMINISTRATION & GENERAL MANAGEMENT General Manager Dan Schultz

Senior Manager, Administration Laura Wandersee

Concessions Staff Alex Godefroid Lisa Lackey Mariah Rogers Molly Rowland Lundyn Whitfield

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development Stephanie Boyd Development Manager Rob Kapeller Institutional Giving Manager Laurel Considine Manager of Partnerships & Events Bailey Pashia Development Assistant Molly Rowland

FINANCE Finance Lead Mike Parentin

Company and Facilities Manager Michael Ward

Business Manager Suzanne Bodenstein

Executive Administrator Alex Ray

Accounting Assistant Marsha Whitler

Attorney Sara Robertson, Polsinelli PC

Auditor Rubin Brown

AUDIENCE SERVICES

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Director of Audience Services Ricki Marking-Camuto Box Office Manager Kristy Kannapell Assistant Box Office Managers Michael Dorn Christian Hoffman Database Administrator Dan Ladd Box Office Representatives Carl Wickman Julie George Michelle Dougherty House Manager Kyle Shoemake Assistant House Manager Josie Wieher Front of House Staff MacKenzie Bernard Piper Billingsley Caroline Buckley Caroline Bush Katelyn Cook Shannon England Kati Frazier Beth Greco Ben Hammock Avery Kelley Reagan Pendergast

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Director of Marketing Angel Azzarra Public Relations Frances White

Digital Marketing Associate Ash Moon Thompson Marketing Associate Camryn Moore Graphic Designer Delores Eddington

LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Learning Programs Manager Brian Coats Teaching and Community Engagement Manager Britney Walker-Merritte LACE Program Assistant Roben Harris Teaching Artists Aurora Behlke DeAnté Bryant Roben Harris Kristen Lintvedt Samantha Murkin Rebekah Williams

OUR MULTI-SESSION STORYTELLING AND PLAYWRITING RESIDENCY PROGRAM Students will play fun theatre games, explore ensemble building, learn about creative storytelling, explore the elements of rehearsal and performance, write a play and perform an in-class staged reading of their final works.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian Clevinger*

Ann Cady Scott*

Susan Stith*

Judi Scissors*

Trish Alexandre*

Wendi Alper-Pressman*

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

Gwen Middeke*

VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VOLUNTEERS

VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MEMBERS

Toni Jackson

Trish Alexandre*

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Wendi Alper-Pressman*

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

David Alpers, M.D.

THOMPSON COBURN

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (RETIRED)

Margaret Augustin*

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Patrick Aydt

MERRILL LYNCH

Amy Bantle

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Dan Jay*

John S. Kingston Jill Magruder

THE CIGNA GROUP

Gwen Middeke*

THE TODD ORGANIZATION OF ST. LOUIS (RETIRED)

Jane Robert*

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Steven Sherman

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS

Michelle Brady

Julian Z. Schuster

Jana Broadie

Pat Schutte*

Brian Clevinger*

Judi Scissors*

Scott Fehr

Ann Cady Scott*

David Frey*

Susan Stith*

Frank Hamsher*

Susan D. Tuteur*

Laurie Hiler*

*executive committee

ERNST & YOUNG

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROLOG VENTURES EVERNORTH CALERES

SKYLINE PUBLIC STRATEGIES LLC CGB ENTERPRISES, INC.

Ven Houts

ERNST & YOUNG (RETIRED)

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WEBSTER UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CONCORDANCE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

VOLUNTEER BOARD BOARD, CORPORATE & FOUNDATION PARTNERS VOLUNTEER Among our most vital resources, The Rep’s Volunteer Board provides amazing support each season with donations of time, talent, and skill throughout all facets of the organization. We are so grateful to the Volunteer Board for their continued dedication as integral members of The Rep family.

If you are interested in serving on The Rep Volunteer Board, please call the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.

Trish Alexandre

Elizabeth Cobin

Lynn Yearwood

Cindy Schnabel

MEMBERS:

Glenda Hares

Shirley Raitzch

Trish Alexandre

Vicki Helling

Rocky Rosen

Susan Barley

Laurie Hiler

Helen Sandifer

Ann Bronsing

Marcia King

Cindy Schnabel

Elizabeth Cobin

Margie Knapp

Carol Schreiner

Dorothy Diehl

Linda Lowry

Ann Straw

Denise Eschenbrenner

Barbara Mennell

Linda Vandivort

Karen Fairbank

Karen Miller

Lynn Yearwood

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Katie Kleiger and Nick Rehberger, Pride and Prejudice Photography by Phillip Hamer

SECRETARY

Ann Straw

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

TREASURER

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HONOR ROLL

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is grateful to the following donors who have made contributions of $1,500 or more in the last year. $20,000+ Anonymous (3) David & Melanie Alpers ✠ James Berges & Elizabeth Mannen Berges  Patty & Kent Chapin  John & Anna Beth Goodman ✠ Ven & Cynthia Houts  Gwen & Paul Middeke  Jane & Bruce Robert  Pat & Ken Schutte  Ann Cady Scott  Mary Strauss ✠ Steve & Christine Tillery  Susan & Peter Tuteur  Mei Chen Welland ✠ $10,000 - $19,999 Charles Amen  Patti Bauer  Ted & Robbie Beaty  Mark A. Brenner  C&L Vicki & Brian Clevinger ✠ Elizabeth & Don Cobin  Laurie Hiler ✠ Mark & Peggy Holly  Antonnette M. Jackson  Dr. Stuart Kornfeld  Sally Lemkemeier  $5,000 - $9,999 Joseph & Lauren Allen  Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman ✠ Patrick Aydt  Darla & Brad Baker Susan Barley 

P.E. Belloli & Dave Shimek  Kathy Berg  Drs. Preeti Dalawari & John Vandover  Pamela Wing Dern ✠ Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin  David Frey  Dr. Anne Carol Goldberg & Ronald Levin ✠ Lee & Gina Hoagland ✠ Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch  Sally Johnston  Gerry Kowarsky  Kent A. Lewis  David & Ginny McDonald  Charlotte & Jim Mielziner Erma O’Brien Jerry & Judy Potthoff  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schlafly Terry & Sally Schnuck ✠ Judi Scissors  Janice & Steve Seele ✠ Janet Shatz Steve Sherman & Patsy King Joan Tiemann  David P. Weiss  $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Trish & Michael Abbene ✠ Joseph & Trish Alexandre Penni Alper, Miracle Makers Foundation Costas & Assimo Azariadis 

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Mark D. Bernstein ✠ Sam C. Bertolet & Helen D. Ziercher  Mrs. H. Pharr Brightman ✠ Samuel Burstein & Cheryl Boyd Elaine Coe ✠ Dr. Kevin & Lisa Coleman  Robert & Rebecca Courtney  Myra & Gene Crandall ✠ Mike & Sue Darcy Michael Dern ✠ Jim Donnelly & Tracey Temanson  Larry Essmann*  Laura & Ted Greenberg  Tim & Elizabeth Hampton  Frank Hamsher  Glenda Hares Bill & Linda Hentchel  Marian & Maurice Hirsch  Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer  Daniel G Jay & Mary Ann Lazarus  Dr. Theresa & Zulfikar Jeevanjee  Nancy Koplar  Nancy & Kenneth Kranzberg ✠ Dr. Katherine Kreusser & Dr. Robert Young Laura & David Margolis  Mrs. Rena Murphy ✠ John & Christy Nickel Andrew & Lori O’Brien  Mike & Barb Quinn  Mrs. Peter E. Sargent 

BIOGRAPHIES Carol Schreiner Steve & Marlene Schumm  Christine Secorsky & Greg Sacho Dr. John Sopuch  Susan & Drexel Stith Ann & Jack Straw ✠ Jeanine Suchecki Mary Susman & Thomas Herm  Paul & Linda Vandivort  Mike & Barbara Willock  Lynn & Darrell Yearwood  $1,500 - $2,499 Anonymous (2) Bill Aitken  Margaret Augustin ✠ Christy Beckmann & James Vykopal* Ms. Sandra Bellon Nancy Berg  Holly & Marc Bernstein Lauren Smith Blair Catherine S. Bollinger  Michael & Arlue Briggs ✠ Jana Broadie Ann Bronsing Suzan Kelsey Brooks  Dr. Debbie A. Depew  Mike Doherty & Kathy Kane Joan & John Dougherty Peter Dunn Richard Engelsmann & Diane Buhr Engelsmann  Jeffrey & Veronica Fernhoff Kirk & Alice Fritsch 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Fromm  James & Darla Gavin Ed & Julie Glotzbach  Robert & Donna Heider Kathleen Locklar Heimann  Margaret & Michael Heinz  W. F. Samuel Hopmeier  Jeanne & Aron Katzman  Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kessler  John S. Kingston Scott & Mary-Kay Kirchner Paul & Martha LaFata Mike Maskus & Cathy Augustin  Chris & Jill Magruder Beth & Jim Meteer Liz & Brian Mischel James & Susan Morrell  Ellen Nahlik, Simons Family Charitable Trust Freda & Harry Rich ✠ Mary & Peter Rohr  Joseph & Sammy Ruwitch  Tom & Kathy Ryan Paul & Cindy Schnabel  Julian & Helen Seeherman, The Seeherman Charitable Fund ✠ Diane Sher Lisa & Allan Silverberg ✠ Ray Simon & Mel Pashea Donna & Howard Smith Terry Thornton

Selden Y. Trimble, in memory of Joyce Price Trimble  James and Mary Walters Drs. Craig & Terri Weldon 

LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS $250,000+ $100,000‒$249,999 ✠ $50,000‒$99,999 $25,000‒$49,999 $10,000‒$24,999

* In memoriam

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HONOR ROLL BIOGRAPHIES CORPORATE & FOUNDATION PARTNERS As a nonprofit organization, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis relies upon the support of corporate and foundation partners. The Rep gratefully acknowledges the following corporations and foundations whose generous support helps us to create the highest caliber of professional theatre for St. Louis, engage the next generation of theatregoers and provide opportunities for diverse artists. For information about how your business or organization can support The Rep, contact the Development Department at (314) 687-4030. $100,000+

Employees Community Foundation of Boeing

The Shubert Foundation Inc.

Gardner Capital

The Berges Family Foundation Whitaker Foundation

$25,000–$99,999 Arts Consulting Group

Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation Pershing Charitable Trust

$10,000–$24,999

Louis D. Beaumont Fund No. 1 of the St. Louis Community Foundation

New Growth Horizon Foundation Tito’s Handmade Vodka The Trio Foundation of St. Louis U.S. Bank

$5,000–$9,999 Caleres

Sign of the Arrow/St. Louis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi

$2,500–$4,999

Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation

Excel Business Concepts Graybar Foundation Webster University ONE Gas Foundation

$1,000–$2,499

Commerce Bancshares Foundation Joy Waltke Fisher Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Moneta Charitable Foundation Silver Fox Stables Gifts received 1/17/2024 – 1/17/2025

We would like to thank the following Community Partners for their generous support to help bring our 58th season to life.

Big Blue Spark The Cheshire Inn Cinema St. Louis Confluence Academies E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Collaborative FenceSTL Ferguson Farmer’s Market iHeart Radio John F. Kennedy Community Center

Laughing Bear Bakery Michael Ward Designs Michele C Catering & Events Narwhal’s Crafted New Growth Horizon Foundation The Novel Neighbor OUTFRONT Media Prison Performing Arts

SLU Transformative Workforce Academy STAGES St. Louis St. Louis Art Museum St. Louis Aquarium St. Louis County Library St. Louis Renaissance Festival 39th Street Floral Switch Raising Paddles

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TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS A tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor a special person or event and support The Rep. To make a tribute gift, call the Development team at 314-687-4030 or visit repstl.org to donate online.

In memory of Ann P. Augustin Michael & Trish Abbene Tim & Nita Beecher Steve & Margie Knapp In memory of Diane E. Dunn Peter Dunn In memory of Jean Lange Gretchen Straub In memory of Kent Leichliter Don & Julie Moschenross In memory of Gloria McDonald Ruth Featherstone Harold & Shirley Losby Karen Nicholson Donald & Lisanne Overholt Margo Quiriconi In memory of Paul E. Young Lee Adams Gale & Gary McKiddy

In honor of Pam Belloli & Dave Shimek Jim & Mary Ann Lemonds

In honor of the staff of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Kate Bergstrom & Mike Riley

Gary & Kimberly Tappana

Friends of the Webster Groves Public Library

In honor of Stephanie Boyd Al Finkelstein

Gifts received 8/26/2024 – 1/13/2025

In honor of Ann Cady Scott Doug & Ann Brown Elise Cady Margaret Cady Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer Jane Mackey Bill & Barbi Macon Richard & Mary Weinstock In honor of Lou Stemmler Edes Gilbert In honor of Danny Williams & Kate Bergstrom Ron Gibbs Fran Zamler

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HONOR ROLL BIOGRAPHIES

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF LARRY ESSMANN The Repertory Theatre is deeply grateful to honor the legacy of Larry Essmann, a devoted subscriber and longtime supporter whose extraordinary planned gift of $350,000 will help bolster our endowment to sustain our work for generations to come. Larry’s generosity is a shining example of how planned giving creates lasting impact, ensuring that the transformative power of theatre continues to thrive in our community. We invite you to consider joining the Encore Circle, our planned giving society, and leaving your own enduring mark on The Rep’s future. Below is a list of visionary donors whose legacy gifts ensure that the art we create today will inspire tomorrow.

Anonymous (4)

Glenda Hares

Robert Bilzing

Marian & Maurice Hirsch

Leona Lee Bohm* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brossard Mrs. L. L. Browning Jr Mrs. Iva Jean Conerly*

Gerald & Marjorie Smith* Mary Strauss

Dea Hoover & Declan Rutan

Yolanda Taylor*

William Eager Howard III

Margaret Tumiati

Jack & Ellen Lippard*

Judi Tomlinson*

Joseph Corrigan*

Stanley & Lucy Lopata*

Robert & Bernice Williams*

Margaret Crumpacker, M.D.

Angela Davis Malles*

Mike & Barbara Willock

Gwen & Paul Middeke

Steve Woolf*

Ralph & Selma Dennis*

Doris A. Murdoch*

Larry Essmann*

Garie & Ken* Perry

Judy & Lon Zimmerman

David* & Carol Gast

Marilyn & Bob Raphael

Brad L. Graham*

Glenn Sheffield*

Ms. Susan Gregg*

Donald J.* & Shirley B. Sher

Dr. Paul O. Hagemann* Sally Parriott Hailand* Tim & Elizabeth Hampton

Lisa & Allan Silverberg

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* In memoriam To learn more about planned giving, call the Development department at (314) 687-4030.

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MARCH 19 – APRIL 13

SUPPORT THE ARTS BIOGRAPHIES

Thank you so much for seeing the show! Whether you are a loyal subscriber or joining us for the first time, we are grateful that you’ve dedicated time to support live theatre in St. Louis.

Each season, The Rep depends on the generosity of our community to produce world-class theatre on our stages. Ticket and subscription sales cover less than half of our operating expenses.

Please consider supporting The Rep. Your gift, no matter the size, plays a crucial role in sustaining our work this season.

Here are some ways you can give to The Rep! Make a one-time gift or join our monthly giving program.

Online: Visit us at repstl.org/ support or scan the QR codes below.

By Phone: Call the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.

By Mail: Send a check to: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Attention: Development Department, 130 Edgar Road, Saint Louis, MO 63119

Donor Advised Funds and Retirement Funds

The Rep accepts tax-free distributions from Donor Advised Funds and Qualified Charitable Distributions from retirement savings accounts. Our EIN is 43-0970273. For any questions, please contact the Development team at development@repstl.org or 314-687-4030.

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Ensemble, Moby Dick | Photography by Liz Lauren

Gifts of Stock

For more information on making a donation of stock to The Rep, please contact the Development team at development@repstl.org or 314-687-4030.

Matching Gifts

Enhance your gift to The Rep through your employer’s matching gift program. Learn more at repstl.org/matching-gifts.

Encore Circle

Become an active player in carrying on the tradition of fine theatre with a planned gift to The Rep. Learn more at repstl.org/ support/encore-circle.

To learn more about ways to begin or expand your giving story with The Rep, call the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.

repstl.org/support

• COMING ATTRACTIONS •

Photos by Matthew Murphy

February 11-23

February 26 - March 9

MEAN GIRLS • March 14-16 JASON’S LYRIC LIVE! • March 23 KIMBERLY AKIMBO • March 25 - April 6 INSIDIOUS: The Further You Fear • April 12 CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC • April 19 ALTON BROWN • April 25 RIVERDANCE 30 - The New Generation • May 2-4 AIN’T TOO PROUD The Life and Times of The Temptations • May 9-11 TOM SEGURA • May 16-17 & JULIET • May 20 - June 1 THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE FOUR TOPS • June 7

For tickets and more information: FabulousFox.com • 314-534-1111

Wonder meets wow.

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