IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (2023) - Digital Program

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WELCOME As we savor the joy and wonder of another holiday season, we extend our deepest gratitude for your presence here at our treasured Loretto-Hilton Center. And as the weather chills and our hearts warm, what better way to celebrate this most wonderful time of the year than with one of the most beloved holiday stories ever told, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, our much-awaited production that brings the rich spirit of this special time to life.

Part of what makes this production particularly exciting is our enthusiasm to present a stunning production with an entirely local St. Louis cast.

These artists’ (including three students from Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory) incredible talent, creativity, and passion shine brilliantly, and we cannot wait for you to bask in their glow.

We’re sure many of you are fans of the classic Jimmy Stewart film, but even if you’ve never before promised to “lasso the moon” for anyone, trust us, you’re in for a treat. At its core, this timeless tale illustrates the immense impact of love, community, and simple acts of kindness that can change lives.

It speaks to our deepest human desire for finding purpose and beauty in everyday moments, and realizing our profound effect on others without even knowing. Amidst life’s distractions and challenges, George Bailey’s story is an enduring reminder that, even in tough times, our lives are truly remarkable.

We hope that this incredible production warms your heart and leaves you feeling inspired to touch the hearts of others through acts of kindness and generosity, both big and small. We also hope you feel so moved to support our work here at The Rep by making a tax-deductible gift to our “Rally For The Rep” campaign. This season has been such a tremendous success thus far, and your support will ensure that we continue to shine our lights brightly in the St. Louis community as a beacon of artistic excellence for years to come.

May your holiday season be filled with love, warmth, and the joy of sharing beloved stories with your dear ones. We look forward to seeing you in the audience as we craft memories that will last a lifetime.

Warmest regards,

Becks Redman & Reggie D. White ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS AT THE REP

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THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS presents

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adapted by

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directed by

Kate Bergstrom

DeAntÉ Bryant* J. Samuel Davis* Carmen Garcia* Jailyn Genyse Melissa Harlow* Daisy Held Aria Maholchic Michael James Reed* TJ Staten, Jr. Eric Dean White*

scenic & Costume An-Lin Dauber Designer

lighting Christina Watanabe Sound/Foley Michael Costagliola Designer Designer

Associate Costume Jordan Fell Designer

Assistant Lighting Sam Cox Designer

Dialect Jimmy Kieffer Coach

Associate Sound Andrew Rovner Designer

wig Dennis Milam Bensie designer music Ron McGowan director

production Stage Anna Baranski* production Stage Emilee Buchheit* Assistant Stage Sarah Luedloff* Manager Manager Manager Production Kentrell Jamison Webster Assistant Amalia Perez Lam Assistant Director Associate becks redman Artistic Director managing director

Associate reggie d. white Artistic Director

DANNY WILLIAMS

MAJOR PRODUCTION SPONSORS It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Adapted by Joe Landry It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story, The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern Based on the 2022 production at Alabama Shakespeare Festival Rick Dildine, Artistic Director Todd Schmidt, Executive Director *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE “ Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”

Take a moment: Imagine this world without you having ever been born.

What might be different? How many lives have you changed, inspired, saved, without knowing it? Without you, I guarantee, much would be lost.

Don’t believe me? I’ll speak from my perspective: In this room today, you are a crucial participant to our story. In your being here is the opportunity to co-create a story, to build momentum towards collective joy, strengthening our invaluable spirits and empowering our priceless, essential hearts in the process.

As a man stands on the precipice of a corrupt world ready to jump, a final selfless act forces him to reckon with a living more valuable than all the coinage in the universe. In an attempt to heal from war, and to protect their deepest joy—one another—against the onslaught of continued greed-fueled dehumanization, an ensemble of players conjure up a radio play to reinvigorate hope for the holidays. Yes, I’m talking about these actors and this company right here at The Rep—but also the company back in 1947 performing this very radio play in the Lux Radio Hour lead by story champions Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Celebrating beloved community, It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play also celebrates the capacity in us all to be one another’s greatest gifts—the architects of a world worth saving.

What could be more glamorous than being an architect? George Bailey wants to be an architect, and in a metaphysical way he already is. In this radio world, when we take away the physical architecture of the town, the building materials of a community come running. You, me, us together.

As we listen with one another more closely, building this community

becomes pleasurable, empowering and full of surprises–just like making a live radio play.

George Bailey wants to build things.“Skyscrapers, you name it…”he says,but he’s been building—as we all have—something more powerful than skyscrapers his whole existence. He’s been building a wonderful life—a wonderful, precious, imperfect life made even more wonderful thanks to all the wonderful lives around it.

So, your laughter, applause, sniffles, candy wrappers- you are all collectively responsible for the architecture of this story using your vast untethered Bailey-like imaginations. Just as we, the audience, are confronted with turning a mountain of crunching cereal into breaking ice with our minds, so George is confronted with shifting his perspective to the unlikely: an angel, without wings, coming to earth to save his life.

Like George, shift your perspective and listen for the possibility of the divine that we cannot readily see, but that comes to life in the connections between us all.

May we bring, with humility, a deeper recognition to one another as the spectacular, sublime and spiritual architects we are. May our capacity to be heart forward—to recognize and care for one another, in turn, reveal our best selves in the process.

With gratitude for your loud hearts and silent cell phones, Kate Bergstrom, director

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SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE DIRECTOR This production is dedicated to the company of creative artists and staff who believed in and helped bring our initial production of It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival under the amazing Artistic Directing of Rick Dildine and Associate Artistic Director Greta Lambert in 2022.

The inspiring acting ensemble was composed of Jimmy Kieffer, Madeleine Lambert, William DeMeritt, Cassandra Lopez and Evan Horwitz.

Special thanks to Stage Management team Emilee Buchheit and Brooke Morgan and Alabama–based designers Val Winkelman and Thomas Rodman.

This program contains subject matter related to mental health and suicide. If you or a loved one is in crisis, please reach out to the:

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PLAYWRIGHT Q&A

Q. Why do you think the story of It’s A Wonderful Life is such a beloved classic? What is still relevant about it today?

A. I believe It’s a Wonderful Life remains a beloved classic because of its timeless message and the way it makes us feel. The lessons that George learns over the course of the story are relatable to each of us, which is one of the main reasons the story remains relevant to each new generation. The realization of all the lives we impact and coming together as a community to help each other is at the heart of the story.

Q. What gave you the inspiration to adapt this piece into a radio play?

A. I originally adapted It’s a Wonderful Life as a full-stage play with over a dozen actors and sets and all the trappings of a traditional theatrical experience. After this version was produced a few times, I decided to remix the material in the style of a golden era radio play. I’ve always been interested in exploring different styles of theatrical storytelling and realized that the story was set in the live radio play period. In doing this new adaptation, the material suddenly became fresh and exciting as far as the casting and staging possibilities, making it more flexible for productions of all sizes. Radio has often been called “the theatre of the mind” and this storytelling world engages the audiences and their imagination in a magical way. I find that this hybrid is what gives this adaptation its wings.

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Q. What resonates with you about It’s A Wonderful Life? What does your particular adaptation mean to you?

A. The first time I saw It’s a Wonderful Life, it hit me in a way no film had before and few have since. I was a tween when I first saw it, and there was something about it that seemed so timeless and touching. The opportunity to adapt this beautiful story into a play has become the cornerstone of my career as a playwright. …Wonderful Life has given me the opportunity to meet theatre people from all over the world, personallyand professionally, leading to lifelong friendships and developing new plays as well.

Q. What are you hoping audiences will take away after seeing this play?

A. My hope for the audience is to take with them the emotional high from the end of the story into their lives and worlds. And my wish for you and yours, the happiest of holidays!

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BIOGRAPHIES CAST DeAntÉ Bryant* (Harry Heywood) originally from Springfield, MO, is thrilled to make his return to The Rep. Having graduated last May as a first–generation student from the Sargent Conservatory at Webster University, DeAnté is extremely grateful for the opportunity to pursue his artistic dreams. Theatre: Maddi’s Fridge [TYA Tour] with Metro Theater Company, Ragtime at Union Avenue Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Eubie! At The Black Rep and A Christmas Carol at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (2021and 2022), as well as A Dickens of a Christmas Fox Theatre Tour!

At the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

DeAnté also enjoys making music and cabaret! He has performed in solo shows at the Blue Strawberry (Songs from Theatre School) and the Sheldon Concert Hall (Let’s Make An Album). DeAnté has also been featured in Jim Caruso’s Cast Party at the Birdland in NYC. Social: @dangit_te.

J. Samuel Davis* (Dr. Richard Ross) is appearing in his third production withThe Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Previously at The Rep: All the Wayin 2015 and A Christmas Carol in 2021. He has been on the theater scene for over 35 years, especially in St. Louis. J. Samuel has appeared with Upstream Theater, Blood Wedding, Bashir Lazhar (best actor award, St. Louis Theater Circle). Theatre: Mustard Seed Theatre: Godspell, All is Calm. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival: King Lear. New Jewish Theatre: The Whipping Man, District Merchants. Most notably, J. Samuel began his acting career at the historic St. Louis Black Rep, where he has appeared in over 30 seasons, the most recent being the 2022 production of August Wilson’s Jitney.

These are just to name a few. He has had the privilege of working at many of St. Louis’ finest small professional theaters and at many marvelous repertory theaters around the country. J. Samuel is a member of Actors’ Equity.

Carmen García* (Rosa Ramos) is thrilled to return to The Rep’s stage this season. Previously at The Rep: Evita and a staged reading of Frida, a new musical. Regional: Last Stop on Market Street at Metro Theatre Company, Grandma in COCA’s Billy Elliot, Luchadora! at Theatre Nuevo, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Mustard Seed Theatre, and In the Heights at R-S Theatrics among others. During quarantine Carmen participated in several virtual plays, readings and musicals. Visit: carmenunscripted.com Jailyn Genyse (Stage Manager) is excited to return to The Rep’s stage this season! She is a recent graduate of the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts, where she received her BFA in acting. Previous credits include: The Game’s Afoot (Shakespeare in the Street), 16

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Pippin (COCA), The Wolves (COCA), A Christmas Carol (The Rep), and Matilda (COCA). When she is not performing onstage, she can be found educating the youth in various different classrooms across the city.

Social: @jailyngenyse Melissa Harlow* (Sally Applewhite) is an actor/director born and raised in St. Louis. Currently residing in Chicago, she is overjoyed to return to The Rep stage for this holiday season! Previously at The Rep: A Christmas Carol and Puss in Boots (ITC). Theatre: Fiona in Shrek (Larry D. Clark Summer Rep), The Final Version (Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe), God of Carnage (Pax Amicus Castle Theater), The Adventures of Perseus (NJ Young Audiences Tour), A Comedy Wedding (Gateway Arch Riverboat Shows), Collective Cabarets with the national touring cast of Wicked, Cover by Joy Powell, and This Very Moment by Brett Kristofferson (Stomping Ground Theatre Co.). Melissa also performed at the Hoosier Shakespeare Festival in Complete Works..., as Juliet’s Nurse in Romeo and Juliet and Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing. Film: Star Crossed Lovers and The Writer.

Upcoming: Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky (Citadel Theatre). Melissa expresses gratitude to her family, friends, and The Rep for making this life so wonderful!

Daisy Held (Sound Engineer) is overjoyed to be a part of her first production with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Education/ Training: She is a current junior and Musical Theatre major at Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Recent credits: Arista and Ariel’s understudy in The Little Mermaid with Grandstreet Theatre, Hero in Myths and Hymns, and Sophie in Mamma Mia. Growing up watching this Christmas classic makes this opportunity all the more special. Happy holidays!

Aria Maholchic (Lana Sherwood) is very happy to be returning for her third show at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Previously At The Rep: She previously appeared as Mary Debenham for the opening weekend of Murder on the Orient Express and as Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, both directed by Hana Sharif. Regional: Other favorite regional credits come from the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York. These include Athena in The Odyssey directed by Francesca Zambello and Amaryllis in The Music Man directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Education/Training: Finishing up her senior year at Webster’s Sargent Conservatory for Theatre Arts, Aria will soon receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre.

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BIOGRAPHIES Michael James Reed* (Jake Laurents) is grateful to be appearing again on The Rep stage for his 20th production and offers much thanks to the audience for showing up and supporting live theatre and this incredible St. Louis institution. Local credits include numerous appearances with the MUNY (recently last summer’s West Side Story) as well as St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Actors Studio, New Jewish Theatre, Moonstone, and Upstream. Theatre: New York theatre credits include La Bête (Broadway), King Lear (Roundabout), Amphitryon (CSC), and A Forest in Arden (NYTW). Regional: Michael’s favorites include the Old Globe (Pericles, Marc Anthony, Julius Caesar), Alley Theatre (Joe Pitt, Angels in America), and American Conservatory Theatre (Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof),as well as productions at Papermill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Asolo Theatre Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. TV: Appearances include Chicago PD, Numbers, 24, Six Feet Under, The Shield, King of Queens, and That 70’s Show. Education/Training: He is a graduate of London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It is, indeed, a wonderful life. Visit: www. michaeljamesreed.com Social: IG @mikejimreed TJ Staten, Jr. (Lead Songbird, Sound Engineer) is pleased to be making his debut at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He’s a MUNY kid and teen alumni, 1st place winner The Fox Teen Talent Foundation, leading player in COCA’s performing Creative Arts. Off Broadway: The Color Purple at Long Island Broadway theatre and Prometheus in production of Sargco University.

Eric Dean White* (Freddie Filmore) is very excited to be returning to The Rep after previously appearing in Pride and Prejudice in 2019 and in A Christmas Carol in 2021 and 2022. He has worked at numerous theatres around St. Louis and regionally in New York, Houston, and Arkansas.His favorite Theatre Roles are Dial M for Murder (Inspector Hubbard), The African Company Presents Richard III (Stephen Price), Salt, Root & Roe (Gareth), De Kus (Man), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Satan), Driving Miss Daisy (Boolie), The Fourth Reich (Man), Never the Sinner (Robert Crowe), The Normal Heart (Felix), The Pillowman (Tupolski), King Lear (Kent), Savage in Limbo (Tony). TV: Chicago Fire, NBC. Education/Training: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. Love to Wendy, Payton, and Cassidy for their never-ending patience & support. Visit: ericdeanwhite.com

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CREATIVE TEAM kate bergstrom (Director) is an NY-based director, culture shaper and creator in theatre and film. She was last seen at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis directing The 39 Steps in 2021. She recently directed the world premieres of Oh to Be Pure Again at Actor’s Express, Letters that You Will Not Get at The American Opera Projects, and Is Edward Snowden Single? at The New Ohio in NYC. Regional: Credits include Trinity Repertory Company (A Christmas Carol), Marin Theatre Company (Noura by Heather Raffo, Brilliant Mind by Denmo Ibrahim), Ars Nova (Hotbox), 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. A New Georges Affiliated Artist and Ojai Playwrights Conference Affiliated Artist. Kate is also the Festival Director of Big Eddy Film Festival in upstate NY. As Founding Artistic Director of On The Verge Festival, she developed, produced and supported new work while also developing strategic anti-racist action plans for a number of companies. Central Coast BroadwayWorld.com’s 2016 Person to Watch and 2017 Best Director. Education/Training: MFA, Brown/Trinity Rep; BA: UCLA. Visit: www.katebergstrom.com An-Lin Dauber (Scenic & Costume Designer) is a set and costume designer based in New York and Seattle. Off-Broadway/New York: Paul Swan is Dead and Gone; What You Are Now (The Civilians), Letters That You Will Not Get (American Opera Project), H*tler’s Tasters; Great Novel (New Light Theater), Salesman 之死; June is the First Fall (Yangtze Repertory Company), Bulrusher; Passage (Juilliard). Seattle: Metamorphoses; The Tempest; Little Women (Seattle Rep); The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window; Champagne + Sodomy: The Life and Crimes of Oscar Wilde; Marisol; Blood Wedding (The Williams Project). Regional: Alliance Theater, Huntington Theater Company, Hartford Stage Company, Yale Repertory Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Stage Company, Magic Theater, Mixed Blood Theater. An-Lin is an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at the University of Washington. Company member of The Williams Project. Education/Training: MFA Yale School of Drama. Proud member of USA 829. Contact: anlindauber@gmail.com

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BIOGRAPHIES Christina Watanabe (Lighting Designer) is an award-winning designer and educator for theatre, dance, music, and events. Previous Rep St. Louis: The 39 Steps.

Recent Credits: Clyde’s (Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Arkansas Rep), Clue (Dallas Theatre Center), Laughs in Spanish (Denver Theatre Center), Henry V (Virginia Stage Company), By The Queen and Sueño (Trinity Rep), Tosca (Madison Opera), Elf (Pioneer Theatre Company), This Bitter Earth (Theatreworks Hartford), Beautiful, Doubt, and Rent (Theatre Aspen), The Great Leap, Superstitions, and The Antelope Party (OKC Rep), Carla’s Quince (virtual, Drama League nomination), Where We Stand (WP Theatre), As You Like It (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), The Wild Party (Post Theatre Company), Into the Woods (Charlottesville Opera), Peter and the Starcatcher (White Heron Theatre Company), Scissoring (INTAR), Dido of Idaho (Ensemble Studio Theatre), The Fairy Queen (Hofstra). TV: Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State (co-design, CNN). Lincoln Center Festival (2013, 2015-2017).

Membership: USA 829. USITT Gateway Mentor. Knights of Illumination.

Faculty: Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Training: MFA: NYU Tisch. Visit: www.StarryEyedLighting.com Michael Costagliola (Sound/Foley Designer) is a New York-based sound designer and composer. Previously 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 regionally 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. Visit: michaelcostagliola.com Dennis Milam Bensie (Wig Designer) began his wig career in the Seattle theatre scene over thirty years ago after completing an apprenticeship at Los Angeles Opera. His work continued at over twenty-five other regional theatres across the country including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, and the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Film/TV: wig credits include HBO’s Three Busy Debras, Hulu’s The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special, and the indie feature film Potato Dreams of America. Dennis returned to opera having designed wigs for The Atlanta Opera and more recently served as the Executive Wig Designer for Seven Ages Beijing, China’s production of Mozart, l’Opera Rock. Dennis is the head of the Wig and Makeup Design program at Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.

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Jordan Fell (Associate Costume Designer) is costume designer based in Los Angeles, CA who works in film and television, theatre and dance. Over the last decade she has worked in her hometown New Orleans, where she first cut her teeth in a Mardi Gras couture shop, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and various regional theaters. Education/Training: She completed her MFA in Costume Design at the University of Washington in Seattle. This is her first time working with the lovely people of Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, which has been a pleasure. Please enjoy the show!

Avery Kelley (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a St. Louis based Lighting Designer, Assistant, and Electrician, currently pursuing a BFA in Lighting Design from the Sargent Conservatory of Theater Arts at Webster University. Previous credits include: Romeo and Juliet (Sargco), Blood at the Root (Sargco), Rain and Zoey Save the World (Sargco), A Bright Room Called Day (Sargco), and Suñeo (Sargco).

Andrew Ronver (Associate Sound Designer) is a sound designer, composer, and audio engineer for live performance based in New York City. His work has been heard at Audible Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Jackalope Theatre Company, First Floor Theater, Walkabout Theater Company, and others. Education/Training: MFA: Yale School of Drama. BA: Vassar College. Visit: andrewrovner.com ron mcgowan (Music Director) Education/Training: has a BA (cum laude) in Music History and Performance from Pomona College. He studied with Peter Hewitt in Los Angeles and Stephen Sondheim in New York. Ron returned to his hometown of St. Louis after thirty years in Los Angeles, where he served as accompanist for countless singers, including Joanna Gleason, Dale Kristien, Susan Egan, and John Raitt. In Los Angeles, Ron served as the resident accompanist for Musical Theater West, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, Remsen Hillside Theatre, South Coast Repertory Theater, and the Pasadena Boys Choir. He served as Musical Director, resident pianist, and vocal coach for Cal State–Los Angeles, Occidental College, UC–Irvine, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, and Pomona College.

Since returning to St. Louis, he has accompanied singers and productions for The MUNY, Stages St. Louis, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, New Line Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, St. Louis University, Max & Louis Productions, the Cabaret Project of St. Louis, and the St. Louis Cabaret Conference. Ron is currently adjunct faculty for the Sargent Conservatory of Theater Arts at Webster University as Musical Director/Vocal Coach, and

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BIOGRAPHIES Professor of Collaborative Piano for the Webster University Departments of Music and Dance, as well as Staff Accompanist/Vocal Coach/Instructor for the Center for Creative Arts (COCA) and resident pianist at The Blue Strawberry.

He also teaches piano privately throughout the St. Louis area, specializing in students on the Spectrum and with special needs.

Anna Baranski* (Stage Manager) Education/Training: Anna is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, with an MFA in Stage Management, and is a proud AEA freelance stage manager. She has enjoyed stage managing at the following select theaters: The Guthrie Theater, Dallas Theatre Center, Alliance Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Children’s Theatre, Arena Stage, Triad Stage, Musical Theater West, Circle Theater, Casa Mañana, Theatre Arlington, Kids Who Care, Inc., Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, and Second Thought Theatre. Visit: www.annabaranski.com Social: @dinosaur.stage.manager Emilee Buchheit* (Stage Manager) is very excited to be returning to The Rep for her thirteenth season! Earlier this season, she stage managed The Lehman Trilogy. Other stage management credits include Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Variety Theatre, The New Jewish Theatre, The Foolish Theatre Company (NY), and Little Theatre on the Square. Education/Training: Emilee is a proud graduate of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University with a degree in Stage Management.

Sarah Luedloff* (Assistant Stage Manager) is a St. Louis native and is very happy to return to The Rep after A Christmas Carol in 2021. She has just finished her ninth season at Stages St. Louis with Aida, Clue, and Million Dollar Quartet.

Other work includes Man of La Mancha and 42nd Street at Riverside Theatre, King Lear at the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, The Sound of Music at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, and Avenue Q and Menopause The Musical at the Playhouse at Westport Plaza. Sarah has also worked with the New Jewish Theatre, Variety Theatre, The MUNY, COCA, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, and several national tours. Education/Training: She holds a BFA from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Kentrell Jamison (Production Assistant) Education/Training: Kentrell is a Chicago native who graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Performing Arts. He began his stage management career as a Production Assistant at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis for the world premiere of The Gradient, then Stick Fly, Private Lives, Side by Side and Gruesome Playground Injuries. Concurrently, he was also the Assistant Stage Manager for Big Machine, Matilda, MOTheR, and Little Dancer at COCA. Last year, he was the Production Assistant intern for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and this year he was as an Assistant Stage Manager for Little Shop of Horrors and Sister Act at The MUNY! He previously worked on Twisted Melodies.

Amalia Perez Lam (Webster Assistant Director) Education/Training: Amalia is a third–year student at the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University pursuing a BA in Directing. Born in Costa Rica and currently based in San Antonio and St. Louis, Amalia is passionate about telling stories that celebrate community, especially through the lens of Latinx culture. She is thrilled to be working on her first show at The Rep with such a talented company of artists. Some of her past work includes Sueño at the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts and The Little Mermaid at Wonder Theatre Academy in San Antonio. She is looking forward to her senior capstone project in the spring of 2025.

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LONDON CALLING! mark your calendars and get ready for a trip of a lifetime on the rep’s 25th annual london theatre tour!

SAVE THE DATE

MAY 25 — JUNE 2, 2024 Immerse yourself in all that London has to offer next summer with The Rep’s own Danny Williams. Tour highlights include: • Excursions to the beautiful English countryside • Insider conversations with leading scholars, artists, critics and more • Hotel accommodations For nearly three decades, the Annual London Theatre Tour has been a beloved chance to build community and create memories with fellow lovers of The Rep. Don’t miss out!

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BIOGRAPHIES EXPERIENCE TIMELESS TALES, EPIC

FEB 6 - FEB 25

performed at the loretto-hilton center

puss in boots

by Jennifer Roberts music and lyrics by Nathan A. Roberts

Everyone’s favorite feline fable is here to charm and beguile! The miller’s son is not finding life easy, with barely a penny to his name and no inheritance from his father, save for a useless cat and a pair of too-small boots. But this cat hides a secret: She can talk! And sing!

And she has a plan to take them from the poor house to a princely castle. But how long can this extraordinary kitty keep up the ruse before the cat is out of the bag? Bring the whole family and share the legend of Puss in Boots.

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Phase One in our multi‒Year fundraising campaign Our current goal is to raise $2.5 million by the end of the calendar year, ensuring the continuation of our 2023–2024 season. This fundraising effort will be instrumental in fueling our mission to create bridges between people in the St. Louis region and beyond through expertly crafted theatrical experiences.

Make a contribution today. Every dollar helps to make a lasting impact and ensure The Rep continues to be a beacon for the arts.

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BIOGRAPHIES

Anonymous (5) Barbara Absher Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman Marlon Bailey Dr. Patricia Martens Balke Amy Bantle PJ Barbeau Alison Beach Kathy Berg Nancy Berg Jena & Jeff Bjornson Richard M. Blaha Matt Blakely & Novid Parsi Mr. & Mrs. William Blumenhorst Abigail Bordeaux Michael & Arlue Briggs Ann Bronsing Elizabeth Brown M. John & Kathleen Brugere, in memory of Thomas, Katherine, Melvin, & Lois Mary & Frank Bufe Julie Burchett Helen Butler Lisa Caimi Brian and Vicki Clevinger Sal & Terri Ciccolella Catherine Cody 28

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Edward M. Coffield Dan & Mary Cordes Daniel Costello Bob & Becky Courtney Mary K. Cullen & Daniel Goldberg Kirk Damman Jean Daniel-Gentry Lin Dempsey Gene-Del Printing - The Dodel Family Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Douglass Lucy A. Drews Rachel D'Souza India Eddy Wendy Edelstein Kevin D. Elden Heather & Len Essig The Fabulous Fox Theatre Karen Fairbank Jeffrey & Veronica Fernhoff Carissa & Robert Figgins Bill & Glenda Finnie George & Helen Floros Jonathan Frank Alissa Gallagher Dr. Monica Sentmanat Laura Geiser Cheryl & Laurence Gelstein Barbara Godwin

Sue Greenberg Jennifer Greer David Griesedieck & Mindy Thurmond Beverly Groneck Nancy Grosse Lana Hagan Bill & Jeanne Hamlin Glenda Hares Ms. Jeanne Heitman Michelle & Thomas Hennessey Linda & John Hensley Terry Hillig Mark & Peggy Holly Mx. Kara Hoover Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer Dennis Johnson Emily Jones, in memory of Dr. Ron Fischli Rob Kapeller, in honor of Becks Redman Dr. Lauren King & Mr. Patrick King Brandon Konstantinovich Gerry Kowarsky Dr. Katherine Kreusser & Dr. Robert Young Tim Krumm Philip & Karen Laroche Mary Lee Ezekiel & Kathryn Leventhal-Arnold Jane Lindberg Line Hardware John & Peg Lord Jon Marcallini Nann Marking-Camuto Ricki Marking-Camuto Marcia McCabe David & Ginny McDonald Gary & Gale McKiddy Katherine McPhail Ann Mehan, in honor of Terry Mehan Lucinda Menkhus Barbara B. Mennell Barbara & Lee Meyer Gwen & Paul Middeke Joseph Miller Ms. Meagan Miller Liz & Brian Mischel Kevin M. Mitchell James R. Moreton The Muny Mary Neal Rebecca Neuhart Rev. Katie Nix

Erven Odcikin Beverly Odell Elizabeth Okenfuss Bridget O'Leary John Percy Joel & Monica Perlmutter Julie & Tim Murphy Michael James & Julie Reed Linda Rellergert Pam & Michael Richards Carole Ries Ms. Kathryn Rogers Margaret Ryan-DeBonis Sara Saul Jackie Schirn Kathy & Doug Schroeder Linda Schulte Susie & Bob Schulte Elizabeth Schurk Pat & Ken Schutte Ann Cady Scott Kathleen & Bill Sitzer Michael & Frances Slusher LuAnn Spencer-Steele Susan and Drexel Stith St. Louis Actors' Studio Connie Stamper-Carr Mr. & Mrs. R. Stover Katherine Sundararaman Cecelia Tatom Irene Thalden Diana Waldman Michael Ward Brian Welch Mei Chen Welland Shelley Welsch & Bill Chilton Priscella Welter Anthony White Carolyn Whittington Pam & Frank Winslow Mark Wunsch Ellen Wurm-Cutter Nicholas Yenson

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LEADERSTHIP DANNY WILLIAMS (Managing Director) became The Rep’s Managing Director in January 2022. An experienced arts administrator, Danny has expertise in nonprofit accounting, senior management, and organizational development. Prior to joining The Rep, Danny worked at The Public Theater in New York, where he served in various roles beginning in 2006. Most recently, as Senior Director, Finance and Administration, he managed the daily and strategic financial operations of this $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, including cash investment strategies, budget analysis, and project management. Noteworthy and favorite productions include Broadway productions of Fun Home, Eclipsed, Hamilton, and Hair along with OffBroadway productions of Here Lies Love, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, White Noise, and Rock Bottom. Danny has also held roles with Musical Theatre International, Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, and Manhattan Theatre Club and has served as an adjunct professor in the performing arts management master of fine arts program at Brooklyn College. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and theater from Fairfield University and spent a semester abroad studying at Regents University in the United Kingdom.

BECKS REDMAN (Associate Artistic Director) has been at The Rep for the past four seasons, where she has line produced the Mainstage and Studio productions. Prior to her time at The Rep, Becks held producing and casting positions in the Artistic departments at Actors Theatre of Louisville and Baltimore Center Stage. Last season, she made her Rep directing debut with Gruesome Playground Injuries. Becks received her BFA from The University of the Arts and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

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REGGIE D. WHITE (Associate Artistic Director) joined The Rep in 2022.

Before joining The Rep, he served as the Artistic Director for the Atlantic Acting School from 2017-2022. Reggie’s award-winning international career as a multi-hyphenate artist, educator, and arts leader spans almost two decades. Acting credits include: Broadway: The Inheritance (4x Tony Award winner, including Best Play). Off-Broadway: Lessons In Suvival: 1971 (Vineyard Theatre), And She Would Stand Like This (The Movement Theatre Company), Frontieres Sans Frontieres (Bushwick Starr), I and You (59E59), Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop).

Regional: People’s Light, La Jolla Playhouse, American Repertory Theatre, Arden Theatre, Berkeley Rep and others. Directing credits include Atlantic Theater Company, The Public, Bay Street Theater, The Williams Project, and PlayGroundSF. Reggie co-conceived Lessons in Survival: 1971, based on the iconic conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin at Vineyard Theatre (NYT Critic’s Pick). He also co-conceived and appeared in the digital anthology series of the same title (NYT Best Theatre of 2020). His most recent play, Fremont Ave., was developed with support from The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. His play In Case You Haven’t Heard received its world premiere at Bay Street Theatre, and he is currently co-writing a play with Lauren Gunderson (America’s Most-Produced Living Playwright). Reggie is a resident artist at Vineyard Theatre, a founding member of the multi–generational theatre collective, The Commissary, and a founding company member and sitting board member with The Williams Project, a living-wage theatre company. As an educator, Reggie has taught, delivered, and developed arts curricula across the country for artists of all ages. Since 2015, he has has been a member of the faculty at Atlantic Acting School (an NYU Partner Studio). Reggie is a recipient of the Colman Domingo Award, The TCG Fox Fellowship, the TBA Titan Award, and the RHE Artistic Fellowship and is an NAACP Theatre Award nominee.

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ARTISTIC

PRODUCTION

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

Becks Redman Reggie D. White Matthew Cox

learning & COMMUNITY engagement LEARNING PROGRAMS MANAGER TEACHING & ENGAGEMENT MANAGER LACE PROGRAM ASSISTANT TEACHING ARTIST

Brian Coats Britney Daniels Claire Himstedt Brea Rollston Colin McLaughlin Michelle Dillard Zahria Moore Zellie Laury

GENERAL MANAGEMENT GENERAL MANAGER COMPANY MANAGER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT ATTORNEY

Dan Schultz Michael Ward Alex Ray Sara Robertson, Polsinelli PC

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL GIVING MANAGER MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER

Stephanie Boyd Laurel Considine Tasha Kaminsky Rob Kapeller Bailey Pashia

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING DIRECTOR MARKETING MANAGER PUBLIC RELATIONS DIGITAL MARKETING ASSOCIATE GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Ashton Beck Angel Azzarra Frances White Ash Moon Thompson Delores Eddington

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION SENIOR MANAGER, ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Michael T. Sondag Laura Wandersee Suzanne Bodenstein Marsha Whitler

AUDIENCE SERVICES DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE SERVICES BOX OFFICE MANAGER ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES

LEAD HOUSE MANAGER ASSOCIATE HOUSE MANAGER ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGERS

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Ricki Marking-Camuto Kristy Kannapell Lin Joyce Michael Dorn Christian Hoffman Dan Ladd Carl Wickman Taylor Kelly Carol Hodson Julie George Deanna Danger Hope Harbour Mo Moellering B. Young Alex Godefroid

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DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGER STAGE MANAGERS PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE

Phil Baranski Jayson Lawshee Emilee Buchheit Shannon B. Sturgis Taijha Silas

scenic TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST SCENIC ARTISTS SCENIC SHOP FOREMAN SCENIC CARPENTERS PROPERTIES MANAGER PROPS ASSISTANT PROPS CARPENTER

Michael Strickland Emilie WeilbacherMcMullan Scott Loebl Stephen Pollihan, James Van Well Dave McCarthy Dan Roach, Jr. Danny McCarthy Scott DeBroux Eric William Barnes Abigail Stuckey Ralph Wilke

costumes COSTUME SHOP MANAGER ASSISTANT COSTUME SHOP MANAGER HEAD DRAPER DRAPER FIRST HANDS WARDROBE SUPERVISOR ASST. WARDROBE SUPERVISOR WIG TECHNICIANS

Kristie Osi Rachel Seabaugh Robert Trump Elizabeth Eisloeffel Carrisa Sexton Wes Wyman Kelsi Washington Zellie Laury Rebecca Mack, Carissa Sexton

lighting MAINSTAGE HEAD ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICIAN

Connor Meers Casey Morris III

sound MAINSTAGE SOUND ENGINEER SOUND ENGINEER

Joshua Riggs Sean Wilhite

crew IATSE A2 Sean Wilhite IATSE Lead Hand Jacob Goodwin

The Rep extends heartfelt thanks to Company Manager Michael D. Ward for his generous donation for the decoration, design and setup of our interior and exterior displays. Your incredible spirit of giving brings joy and cheer to us all.

Happy Holidays!

Thank you to our Front of House Staff that collaborated with Michael D. Ward in bringing our winter celebration to life!

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BIOGRAPHIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

prolog ventures

community volunteer

Brian Clevinger*

Judi Scissors*

VICE PRESIDENT

TREASURER

community volunteer

armstrong teasdale llp

Ann Cady Scott*

Wendi Alper-Pressman*

VICE PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT, VOLUNTEERS

community volunteer

community volunteer

Susan Stith*

Ann Harris Straw*

MEMBERS: Wendi Alper-Pressman*

Dan Jay*

David Alpers

Toni Jackson

Margaret Augustin*

John S. Kingston

armstrong teasdale llp washington university community volunteer

Patrick Aydt

merrill lynch | vice president

Amy Bantle

washington university school of medicine in st. louis | chief brand and marketing officer

Lauren Smith Blair

u.s. bancorp community development corporation | vice president

community volunteer community volunteer thompson coburn, llp

Gwen Middeke*

community volunteer

Jane Robert*

community volunteer

Ronald L. Roberts

ridge graves, llc | managing partner

Lauren Sagel

community volunteer

Jana Broadie

Julian Z. Schuster

Brian Clevinger*

Pat Schutte*

Brandon Evans

Judi Scissors*

David Frey

Ann Cady Scott*

Frank Hamsher*

Susan Stith*

Laurie Hiler*

Ann Harris Straw*

Ven Houts

Susan D. Tuteur

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skyline public strategies, inc. | principal cgb enterprise inc. | project manager ernst & young | community volunteer

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VOLUNTEER BOARD

VOLUNTEER BOARD One of the most treasured and dedicated 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 contact call the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.

PRESIDENT

TREASURER

VICE PRESIDENT

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Ann Harris Straw Trish Alexandre

Cindy Schnabel Laurie Hiler

SECRETARY

Ann Bronsing MEMBERS: Trish Alexandre

Linda Lowry

Susan Barley

Barbara Mennell

Ann Bronsing

Karen Miller

Elizabeth Cobin

Shirley Raitzsch

Dorothy Diehl

Rocky Rosen

Denise Eschenbrenner

Helen Sandifer

Karen Fairbank

Cindy Schnabel

Glenda Hares

Carol Schreiner

Vicki Helling

Ann Harris Straw

Laurie Hiler

Linda Vandivort

Marcia King

Lynn Yearwood

Margie Knapp

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ABOUT THE REP

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is the region’s premier theatre for compelling, award-winning theatrical experiences that entertain, engage and illuminate audiences’ shared humanity. As a dedicated partner with arts organizations in St. Louis and across the country, The Rep aims to expand audiences’ appreciation and understanding of the world through theatre.

MAINSTAGE The work presented in the Mainstage series is eclectic, ranging from modern to classics to musicals, and benefits from the large space afforded by the Browning Theatre. Performances are given at the Virginia Jackson Browning Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center.

STEVE WOOLF STUDIO SERIES Longtime Rep Artistic Director Steve Woolf was a champion of producing innovative and provocative plays in an intimate setting.

IMAGINARY THEATRE COMPANY Imaginary Theatre Company is The Rep’s touring ensemble for children.

Bringing theatre for young audiences to schools and community centers throughout the bistate area, ITC’s productions value a well-told story while supporting state learning standards and nurturing a respect and love for the arts. This season, ITC performances are available virtually to both schools and families.

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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 an exclusive subscriber benefit. 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 higherpriced 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 314-968-9489 or email groupsales@repstl.org to discuss group sales discounts.

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 10% discount. Last-minute purchases (beginning 48 hours prior to a show) are discounted 50%! Prior sales are excluded. Please note: there are no refunds or exchanges on single-ticket purchases.

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ACCESSIBILITY

AUDIENCE CODE OF CONDUCT Everyone deserves respect and dignity.

Everyone deserves safe environments.

Everyone benefits from collective learning.

To learn more visit repstl.org/about/audiencecodeofconduct

ssistive Listening: Free assistive listening devices using an FM system A are available at Audience Services prior to all performances. pen Captioning: We offer open captioning, an electronic text O display which shows what the actors are saying or singing, at the last Sundayshow for all performances. udio Description: The Rep partners with MindsEye to offer live audio A description for the final Thursday performance of each 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.

American Sign Language: We offer ASL-interpreted performances on ASL the final Saturday matinee of each production. Interpreters are placed inside the theatre and sign for the audience what the actors are saying and expressing.

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GALLERY

Nationally Juried Shows High School Showcase Members Exhibit

EVENTS

Art and Found Day Paint Webster Webster Arts Fair

WORKSHOPS

Yoga in the Gallery Still Life Series

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HONOR ROLL 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+

The Berges Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation Inc.

$50,000-$99,999

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

$25,000-$49,999

Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation PNC Arts Alive

$10,000-$24,999

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

$5,000 - $9,999

Enterprise Holdings Foundation Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999

Employees Community Fund of Boeing Graybar Foundation

Sign of the Arrow/St. Louis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation

$1,000 - $2,499

Joy Waltke Fisher Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Lathrop & Gage LLP Polsinelli

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Actor’s Equity Foundation Caravus Commerce Bancshares Foundation

TRIBUTES In honor of Rob Kapeller Linda & Jack Bryant In honor of Danny Williams Susan & Peter Tuteur

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The Spotlight Society is an organization of donors who provide outstanding annual support to The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. In appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits, including Circle Drive parking, invitations to exclusive events and much more. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis gratefully acknowledges members of the Spotlight Society for their commitment to sustaining and promoting the highest quality professional theatre at The Rep. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $20,000+ Anonymous  Ven & Cynthia Houts  Gwen & Paul Middeke  Jane & Bruce Robert  Pat & Ken Schutte  Ann Cady Scott  Susan & Peter Tuteur  SPOTLIGHT ANGEL $10,000-$19,999 David & Melanie Alpers  Ted & Robbie Beaty  Mark A. Brenner  Dr. Stuart Kornfeld  SPOTLIGHT BENEFACTOR $5,000-$9,999 Barbara & Ernest Adelman  Joseph & Lauren Allen  Patrick Aydt Susan Barley  Patty & Kent Chapin ✠ Vicki & Brian Clevinger ✠ Pamela Wing Dern ✠ David Frey Anne Carol Goldberg & Ronald Levin ✠ Sally Johnston  Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Langsam  Kent A. Lewis  SPOTLIGHT SUSTAINER $2,500-$4,999 Costas & Assimo Azariadis  P.E. Belloli & Dave Shimek  Kathy Berg  Mark D. Bernstein ✠ Sam C. Bertolet & Helen D. Ziercher  Lauren Smith Blair Mrs. H. Pharr Brightman ✠ Elaine Coe ✠ Dr. Kevin & Lisa Coleman  Myra & Gene Crandall ✠ Michael Dern ✠ Larry Essmann  Brandon & Lucy Evans Judith Gall ✠ Lee & Gina Hoagland 

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Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch  Dr. Theresa & Zulfikar Jeevanjee  Nancy & Kenneth Kranzberg ✠ Andrew & Lori O’Brien  Ann Scheuer  Mary Schoolman  Judi Scissors & Sam Broh*  Janice & Steve Seele  Dr. John Sopuch  Bill & Jarona Stevens  Mei Chen Welland  Mike & Barbara Willock  Lynn & Darrell Yearwood  SPOTLIGHT PATRON $1,500-$2,499 Trish & Michael Abbene  Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman ✠ Ann P. Augustin  Margaret Augustin  Darla & Brad Baker Nancy Berg  Holly & Marc Bernstein Catherine S. Bollinger  Jana Broadie Linda & Jack Bryant Eileen Clarke & William Dodd  Elizabeth & Don Cobin The Preeti Dalawari & John Vandover Charitable Fund Mike & Sue Darcy Dr. Debbie A. Depew  Jim Donnelly & Tracey Temanson  Richard Engelsmann & Diane Buhr Engelsmann  Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation ✠ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Fromm  E.L. Green ✠ Laura & Ted Greenberg  Frank Hamsher Kathleen Locklar Heimann Margaret & Michael Heinz  Bill & Linda Hentchel Laurie Hiler  Marian & Maurice Hirsch  Mark & Peggy Holly  W. F. Samuel Hopmeier  Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer  Daniel G Jay & Mary Ann Lazarus 

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Jeanne & Aron Katzman  Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kessler  John S. Kingston Sally Lemkemeier ✠ Judith Weiss Levy ✠ C. Arden Mennell  Barbara & Lee Meyer Mrs. Rena Murphy ✠ Ellen Nahlik, Simons Family Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Peters  Mike & Barb Quinn  Colleen Ritchie  Paul & Cindy Schnabel  Margot Schwab  Julian & Helen Seeherman, The Seeherman Charitable Fund  Susan & Drexel Stith Ann & Jack Straw ✠ Drs. Beth and Paul Stroble  Joan Tiemann  Selden Y. Trimble, in memory of Joyce Price Trimble  Lynne & Jim Turley Drs. Craig & Terri Weldon  *In memoriam Gifts received 6/1/2022 – 11/2/2023 For more information or to join our Spotlight Society, please contact the Development Department at (314) 687-4030

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

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HONOR ROLL

The Leading Ladies are honored to continue their legacy of playing a major role in benefiting The Rep each season. We are grateful to the following donors, who pledged their support for the 2023-2024 season. We invite you to join our amazing group of Leading Ladies!

LYNN NOTTAGE $10,000+ Anonymous Ann P. Augustin & Margaret Augustin  JULIE TAYMOR $7,500-9,999 IDINA MENZEL $5,000-7,499 Pamela Wing Dern ✠ SUZAN-LORI PARKS $2,500-4,999 Pat Schutte  MARIANNE ELLIOTT $1,000-$2,499 Hannah Langsam  Ann Scott  Helen D. Ziercher PAULA VOGEL $500-$999 Terri Ciccolella  Dorothy Diehl Barbara Gervais Lucy Schreiber  Judi Scissors  Susan Warshaw  Mei Chen Welland  Lynn Yearwood  ANIKA NONI ROSE $250-$499 Elizabeth Cobin Shirley Haake Joanne Iskiwitch 

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PHILLIPA SOO $100-$249 Nancy Berg  Kelley Ciampoli  Denise Eschenbrenner Dotti Fischer  Linda Hensley Jan Hermann Laurie Hiler  Margie Knapp Suzie Nall Melanie Ryterski Arlene Spector CONDOLA RASHAD $50 - $99 Anonymous Kathleen Ferrell Ann Bronsing Jan Congdon Barbara Harris  Antonnette M. Jackson Martha LaFata *In memoriam Gifts received 6/1/2022 – 11/2/2023 For more information or to join Leading Ladies, please contact the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.

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

Cast, The Lehman Trilogy | Photo Credit: Jon Gitchoff

BOOK CLUB JUST GOT DRAMATIC You’re invited to join Rep Reads, our fan-favorite monthly play reading club. Each month, we independently read a script and come together to discuss its themes, characters, and impact. Rep Readers gain a deeper appreciation of dramatic literature while building community connections with fellow theatre lovers at The Rep. Tues & Wed, JANUARY 9–10

Eurydice- By Sarah Ruhl Tues & Wed, FEBRUARY 13–14

F*cking A- By Suzan-Lori Parks

To sign up, get books, and learn more about Rep Reads, visit repstl.org/support/rep-reads or email Rob at development@repstl.org.

2 PM & 7 PM ON TUESDAY 2 PM ON WEDNESDAY

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Wishing you a Joyful Holiday Season From Our Family to Yours!

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Cast, Follies | Photo Credit: Jerry Naunheim, Jr.

SUPPORT THE ARTS

how your gift makes an impact

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Your gift empowers a wide spectrum of artists, from local artisans and craftspeople to our administrative and leadership teams, to dream and innovate in new ways to continue to bring magic to our stages.

LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS Your gift brings the power of live theatre to thousands of youth each year. These young learners gain an understanding of the literary value and the making of theatre while simultaneously developing skills in communication, teamwork and leadership.

REEMERGING TOGETHER Your gift to The Rep helps overcome the financial challenges of the past few years and secures the longevity of our theatre for decades to come.

BENEFITS OF BEING A DONOR Benefits are based on giving levels. Please visit www.repstl.org for more details and full benefits for all giving levels.

Dive deeper into your theatrical journey with Rep Reads, our monthly play reading and discussion group (minimum gift of $100).

Celebrate the season with us at the Annual Spotlight Society exclusive event (minimum gift of $1,500).

Join in exclusive conversations with Managing Director, Danny Williams, and Associate Artistic Directors Becks Redman and Reggie D. White around the artistry of productions and the impact of our work on the local community as part of our Artistic and Managing Directors’ Circle (minimum gift of $20,000).

HOW TO MAKE YOUR GIFT: ONLINE Visit repstl.org/support PHONE

Cast, Murder On The Orient Express | Photography by Jon Gitchoff

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Holidays with your

Make your season ring! Join your St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, IN UNISON Chorus, and special guest artists for musical celebrations throughout the region.

Erin Schreiber

The Eight Seasons of

Vivaldi and Piazzolla Nov 24–26

Mercy Holiday Celebration Dec 12–13 & 16–17

SLS IN UNISON Chorus

Gospel Christmas Dec 8

Back to the Future In Concert Dec 28–29

SLSO musicians

Norman Huynh

New Year’s Eve Celebration Lunar New Year Dec 31

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