Alternate Routes: A Night in NYC Program

On behalf of the Board and staff of Richmond Performing Arts Alliance (RPAA), thank you for joining us for this special benefit concert featuring the “Original Human Beatbox” and hip-hop icon, Doug E. Fresh. As part of our annual gala, Alternate Routes: A Night in NYC, this concert benefits RPAA’s mission:

To advance the performing arts in the Richmond region through programs and resources that SUPPORT the artists of today, NURTURE the artists of tomorrow, and provide spaces for the arts to THRIVE

RPAA is proud to invest in Richmond’s performing arts venues, including the historic Carpenter Theatre and Altria Theater, thanks to the generosity of our donors. RPAA’s BrightLights Education Initiatives expand the footprint of our programming by bringing arts education to schools and community centers throughout the region.

We extend a special thanks to our gala sponsors for making this evening possible as well as our gala patrons and concert attendees. This support, and annual support from countless others, enables RPAA to be Richmond’s Champion for the Performing Arts

As a Champion for the Performing Arts, RPAA supports local artists through training and employment opportunities; provides accessible and inclusive arts education programs; offers subsidies to make professional venues more affordable; and promotes the critical role that the arts play in our lives.

THANK YOU for joining us this evening, and thank you for making this work possible!

Richmond Staff

Greenery

Parrish

Grandeur & Grove

& Jade

Danja Mowf

BDS

Urban Dance

Abbi Leinwand Haggerty Executive Director

Justin Laughter Board Chair

LEADERSHIP

RPAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chrissie Carrera

Irvin Dallas

Scott Garka*

C. T. Hill*

Scott R. Warren

James E. Ukrop Chair Emeritus

J. Robert Mooney Vice Chair Emeritus

Tatyana Manelis

Chris Moseley*

W. Jerrold Samford, P.G.

John-Paul Schaefer*

Lisa Sims*

Jayme Swain

Mark Webb

Brian Wright*

RPAA ASSOCIATES BOARD

Cannon

Croney

Fanning

Hinchcliffe

Hogge

H. Scott Kelly

McGinn

O’Malley

Price

Sowers

Justin Laughter

Caitlin Boyd-Hartwig

RPAA’s mission is to advance the performing arts in the Richmond region through programs and resources that SUPPORT the artists of today, NURTURE the artists of tomorrow, and provide spaces for the arts to THRIVE

Our vision is to create a vibrant community where the performing arts flourish and strengthen Richmond’s cultural, social, and economic vitality. Students, educators, and community members have equitable access to high-quality arts education and learning opportunities. Artists and arts organizations from all backgrounds have affordable and professional performance spaces and the capacity and resources to grow their programs and reach new audiences. And, patrons from all areas of the region see themselves reflected in the programs presented and enjoy diverse arts experiences in welcoming spaces, including our venues – Altria Theater and Dominion Energy Center.

RPAA STAFF

Abbi Haggerty Executive Director

Amy Messer

Director of Finance & Administration

Jennifer Maddux

Director of Education & Community Engagement

Hillary Kay Education Program Coordinator

Andrew Keeton

Digital Arts Manager

Sara Greene Associate Director of Development

Megan Mauro Development Associate

Ashley Moore Marketing & PR Manager

Jacqueline O’Connor Programming & Marketing Coordinator

Tabitha Sechrist General Manager

ASM Richmond

Steve Sweet Technical Director

ASM Richmond

Emily Parker Production Manager

ASM Richmond

DOUG E. FRESH

Doug E. Fresh’s peers have dubbed him “The World’s Greatest Entertainer.” Chuck D, co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted group Public Enemy, coined the moniker after touring with Fresh and marveling at his unrivaled ability to electrify any crowd, of any age, race or gender, night after night. Prince was such a fan of his boundless live performance skills that he insisted Fresh tour with him for several years in the late 90s, ultimately asking him to perform with him at the White House during the Obama Administration.

Harlem born, but globally recognized as the Original Human Beatbox and a hip hop icon, Fresh has amassed countless awards for his mesmerizing beatbox abilities, catchy rhymes, signature dance moves, and masterful command of audiences. His popularity spans generations. Nearly a dozen millennial rappers have written songs in tribute to him, most notably the 2009 breakout hit “Teach Me How to Dougie,” which spawned the international “Dougie” dance craze, a nod to moves Fresh created in the 80s.

Pre-pandemic, he averaged a whopping 200 live performances per year for 20 straight years – a rare feat for any artist, especially one whose career has remained active for nearly four decades, thanks, in part, to his cultural classics “The Show” and “La Di Da Di,” both released in the mid 1980s, when he was a teen, as duets with fellow rap legend Slick Rick. To date, “La Di Da Di” holds the unique honor as one of the top five most sampled songs of all time, with use by Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Will Smith, Snoop Dogg, the Notorious B.I.G., and more than 1,000 other artists (according to a 2019 Wall Street Journal report).

Ever reverent to those who have inspired him and ever ready to use his art to uplift, educate, and ignite positive change, Doug continues to be an “ever so” Fresh breath of air.

THE ART OF inspiration

Cultural institutions make our world more fascinating, inviting and should allow its residents to access cultural experiences and expressions that are relevant to them. From the stage to the screen to exhibition halls and education programs citywide, Altria takes pride in our longstanding support of local arts and all they do to bring people together.

Take a closer look at www.altria.com. © Altria Group, Inc. 2022

Altria is proud to support the Richmond Performing Arts Alliance Gala.

INITIATIVES

RPAA’s longstanding commitment to arts education is realized through the BrightLights Education Initiatives that work to increase equity in access to the arts and arts in education.

Greater Richmond Wolf Trap (GRWT) – trains Teaching Artists (TAs) to coach teachers on the integrations of music, theatre, dance, puppetry, and storytelling with early literacy and mathematics skills in Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. GRWT is provided through artist residencies where TAs work in tandem with classroom teachers. Residencies serve as embedded professional development for teachers to demonstrate arts-based strategies that will be used during and after the completion of the residency.

Baby Artsplay!™ – provides free weekly community classes for children (ages 3 months – 3 years) and their parents or caregivers. Classes utilize music, drama, and movement focusing on increasing sensory awareness, spatial relations, motor development, language skills, and social development. Parents or caregivers are provided with innovative strategies for incorporating singing, dancing, drama, and other multi-sensory activities into their child’s daily routine to increase engagement and support learning.

Genworth Lights Up! Youth Series: On the Road – offers fully subsidized, bi-monthly workshops and performances for youth of all ages. While historically offered at Dominion Energy Center, we are taking the series “On the Road” for the 2022-23 season and into the community through local partnerships, including: Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center (Richmond), Hickory Hill Community Center (Richmond), Henrico High School Center for the Arts (Henrico), and Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education (Chesterfield), with a grand finale mash-up with RPAA’s Parking Lot Party at Dominion Energy Center. RPAA partners with local artists, arts organizations, and community organizations to present their work. These groups lead workshops throughout the day to expose participants to their art forms and to teach a variety of arts-based skills that go beyond a typical classroom experience.

Digital Arts Lab (DAL) – offers courses, paid internships, scholarships, and educational resources to teach middle and high school students essential media literacy and technology skills as pathways to careers. The Lab creates tools for teaching and learning in schools and homes across the region. Our Video Production courses engage students in essential career skills, from setting up a camera, to shooting, editing, and uploading content. Students learn how to develop their personal reel (portfolio of media arts projects) and gain real-world experience by serving as crew for our live-streamed and recorded events. These courses are FREE for local students enrolled in a public or charter school.

RPAA is proud to be affiliated with numerous performing arts organizations who call our venues home, each who bring amazing performances and engaging programs to audiences of all ages. From children’s theater and the best of Broadway to world-class musicians, world-famous speakers, and the most elegant of dancers, our resident companies offer programming the whole family can enjoy.

City of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation

Elegba Folklore Society

Latin Ballet of Virginia Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond

Richmond Ballet

The Richmond Forum Richmond Shakes

Richmond Symphony

School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC)

Virginia Opera

Virginia Repertory Theatre

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNER IN THE ARTS

Broadway in Richmond – A Nederlander Presentation

We value diversity in person, thought, gender, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, education, religion, and socioeconomic status. Our education programming holds a special focus on reaching youth from under-resourced communities, and we do all this with the goal to increase equity in access to the arts and arts in education for individuals and families across the region.

FROM

With a talented workforce of over 18,000, we’ve found that bringing all kinds of people together makes us smarter and more innovative. Diversity and inclusion provide an opportunity to strengthen our team and hire from the communities we serve every day.

THERE’S ENERGY IN DIVERSITY.

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

In recognition of Annual Fund, education, foundation, government, and corporate gifts received July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

SUSTAINING MEMBERS

Sally Bagley in memory of Philip J. Bagley III

Barrington Family Foundation

John & Beverly Bates

L.S. and J.S. Bryan Fund Elaine R. & William J. Bugg Jr. Mr. Benjamin L. Bunnell & Ms. Zoe M. Bunnell

Rejena Carreras Steve & Jennifer Carroll Sarah B. Crane on behalf of Alexander Brady Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Cronly III The Allen & Nancy DeWalle Charitable Fund George & Darlene Emerson Patrick Fanning & William Kennedy Mrs. Thomas F. Farrell II in memory of Thomas Francis Farrell II Moses & Monique Foster

The Dowd Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

The Constance C. and Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. Foundation Margaret R. Freeman Don & Betsy Garber Andrea & Scott Garka

The Garner Family

Thomas S. Gay Yvonne & Charles Gold Mr. & Mrs. William H. Goodwin Jr. Lindsay & Brent Halsey Eva & Michael Hardy Jane & Lee Harris Jane & Jim Hartough Jon & Jess Haynes C.T. & Moira H. Hill Pamela Royal Jenkins and C.N. Jenkins, Jr. Fund of Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Justin Laughter Mary & Ted Linhart Jane and Morris Logan Cultural Vibrancy Fund of Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Tatyana Manelis

Lynne McClendon

Thomas J. McInerney Ally McGinn Jim & Mary Ellen Murray Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia Fund Jack Nelson & Katherine Gomez Judith & Mary O’Brien Mary Lloyd & Randy Parks Pauley Family Foundation Laurie Petronis Family Charitable Fund William L. Reinhart Dee Ann & Jim Remo Shirley & John Seibert Showalter Family Fund of Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Van Sickle Ilse Snoeks

Richard P. Sowers Mr. & Mrs. Brude Stoever in honor of Suzanne Gardner Patricia & Gary Sullivan Jayme Swain Ruth & Richard Szucs Twin Rivers Fund of Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Barbara & Jim Ukrop Ted & Katie Ukrop Linda & Arthur Warren Scott & Vicki Warren Jill & Mark Webb Mr. Rodney T. Willett & Mrs. Lydia R. Pulley

CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS

Sarah Abubaker Mr. A. Marshall Acuff Jr. in memory of Dana M. Acuff Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Adler Mr. Malcolm C. Alfriend Lisa & Clayton Allen Mr. & Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Andrea Archer Sarah Armstrong Claudia Balderston Kim Beard Nolan Beck Scott & Nancy Belleman

Bruce & Pam Belleman Wendi Black Michelle Blake Robert Boggs Mike & Rhiannon Boyd Caitlin Boyd-Hartwig Kimberly Bragg GeorgeAnn & Stuart Broth, DDS Catherine Brown Theresa Bucknam Leigh Burns Howard & Mary Busbee Renee Carlucci

Ms. Patricia A. Clingenpeel Del. Betsy Brooks Carr Christine Carrera Sallie Carrera Margaret Clifford Tiyre Clohessy Regina Crisafulli Garland Croney James & Kathleen Cullen Mrs. Anne Gordon Curran Alan & Gwen Davis Alan Dole

Ms. Patricia A. Doniger Mr. & Mrs. Ellis M. Dunkum Ms. Sarah Marbury Fagan Andrew Ferguson Frederick Fisher Emilie Forest Michael Freeman Ednely Freitas Jack Garver Harry & Cynthia Gewanter David Glover Elaine Goodall Arthur Grant Vincent Grassia Katherine Greatwood Susan & James Green Sara Greene

Mr. Robert J. Grey Jr. Chris & Abbi Haggerty Eileen Hall Ann Hastings Barry Hayes

Mary Jane Hogue in honor of Sally Bagley Suzette Hutchens

Amy Jernigan Melissa Johnson Maeve Jones Claire C. Kaugars

CONTRIBUTORS

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Kay

Sandy & Heyn Kjerulf Ron & Ann Klipp

Peter M. & Jodi L. Koste Kathy Kozak Keith Kulesza Thomas Lanagan Bruce Lane

Robert Laughter Anne Leonard Jennifer & Joel Maddux Tracy Martin

William H. & Sara Marie Mattox Doris McAdams Charles Lewis McCarthy Donna McClish

Noreen McDonald

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Messer Charles & Sally Metzgar Sallie Moncol Sally & Bob Mooney

Leonard Moses

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Murcko Carol S. Nance Jacquelyn Nasca

Mr. & Mrs. L. Terry Oggel John & Alanna O’Malley Catherine Ortiz Rebecca Overbey Max Riederer Von Paar

Robert Patterson

Dr. & Mrs. Claude and Cheryl Perkins Dr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Perry Jr. Ashby Price

Douglas Pick & Jerri Kumery Dee A. Raubenstine Robert & Wendy Reardon Mr. Bradley Allan Ridlehoover Anisha S. Rima Beverly Rogers Allison & Tom Schildwachter Ingrid Sheremeta Lisa & Will Sims

Mr. Thomas V. Smith Mary Lou & Charles Sommardahl Jack & Mary Spain

Dr. & Mrs. Elliott J. Spanier Paul & Nancy Springman Arnold Stolberg Frank & Sally Stone Mrs. & Mr. Richard E. Strauss Marcia & Harry Thalhimer Morton G. & Nancy P. Thalhimer Foundation Peggy Thomsen

Barbara Underwood

United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg Pat & Dennis Vastano Sally Wells

Robert C. Wheatley Sharon H. Winters

Stephanie & Marshall B. Wishnack Fund of Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Brian & Julia Wright Mrs. Henry A. Yancey Jr.

BRIGHTLIGHTS EDUCATION INITIATIVES, ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING, & SPECIAL GIFTS

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin G. Adams Altria Mr. & Mrs. David R. Beran Circe Black Olivia E. Branch Christian Family Foundation City Parking, Inc. City of Richmond Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Mr. & Mrs. Ernest J. Connon Genworth

Robert & Lynne L. Glasser

The Hogge Family in honor of Charlotte and Carson Hogge & Evelyn Farmer

Shawn & Tarnee Kendell Hudson in honor of Judith Ross Dr. & Mrs. Steven Linas Jeffrey & Mary Ann Markunas Christopher Moseley

Ms. Ellen A. Moseley

National Endowment for the Arts

Nunnally Foundation Peachtree House Foundation, Inc.

Publix Super Markets Charities R.E.B. Foundation The Robins Foundation The Rock Foundation Debra & Carl Roethke

Gilbert M. Rosenthal Robert Schaefer Kathryn A. Strawn

Terri & Tom Topinka Virginia Commission for the Arts Virginia Tourism Corporation

Walmart Wegmans Westminster Canterbury Richmond William H. John G. and Emma Scott Foundation Windsor Foundation Trust Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

CORPORATE PARTNERS

Altria Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Atlantic Union Bank Bait & Wait Outdoors Bank of America

Baskervill City Parking, Inc. Dominion Energy Dominion Payroll Services Facebook Farmer Legal, PLLC Genworth Google Hilton Richmond Downtown Hourigan Group JCF Group

Julep’s New Southern Cuisine Keiter CPAs Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. Lott Realty Group Markel Corporation Maya McGuireWoods LLP ONE EIGHTY, LLC Patient First PGA Tour Charities POOLHOUSE Agency Quirk Hotel Rosie’s Gaming Emporium The Martin Agency, Inc.

ThompsonMcMullan P.C. Threshold Counsel, PC Verizon Wells Fargo Wilson Butler Architects WNRN WRIC-TV ABC 8NEWS xClaim Consulting, LLC

The downtown performing arts complex— Dominion Energy Center— was the dream of many, including arts organizations, business groups, community leaders, and countless citizens across Central Virginia. With their support, the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation formed in 2001 to make this dream a reality. After careful planning, focused fundraising, and continued development, we purchased the former Thalhimers department store property adjacent to the historic Carpenter Center, which originally opened as Loew’s Richmond Theatre in 1928. Our name then changed to CenterStage Foundation in anticipation of the new performing arts complex to be named Richmond CenterStage.

After more than a year of construction, the Thalhimers side of the property transformed to Dorothy Pauley Square, and the newly-minted Carpenter Theatre saw a complete renovation. Richmond CenterStage opened in September 2009. The complex includes Carpenter Theatre, Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse, Rhythm Hall, Genworth BrightLights Education Center, and the administrative offices of RPAA, the Richmond Symphony, Virginia Opera, and The New Theatre

In 2011, we added to our family of venues, as we took on the capital campaign and historic renovation of the then-named Landmark Theater, formerly “The Mosque.” Upon completion of the renovation in 2014, the venue was renamed Altria Theater as part of a naming rights agreement with Altria Group, Inc. Through a naming rights agreement with Dominion Energy, the Richmond CenterStage complex was also renamed in 2016, which facilitated the rebranding of our organization to Richmond Performing Arts Alliance (RPAA).

Although the name changed to better reflect our organization’s activities, we continue to work to SUPPORT today’s artists by cultivating diverse arts experiences, to NURTURE tomorrow’s artists through programming and experiences that deepen their connection to the arts, and to provide spaces for the arts to THRIVE by supporting Richmond’s premier historical venues.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

RPAA’s Annual Members make a meaningful difference in our work while also enjoying the benefits of their membership— donor lounge access, parking, performance tickets, recognition, and more. Through their support, our Annual Members have an immediate impact on the students, arts organizations, artists, and patrons we serve. To take an active role in sustaining our work and strengthening our vibrant arts community, become an Annual Member today and enjoy benefits during the arts season!

For more information visit: RPAAlliance.com/donate.