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TO BE APRIL 23–MAY 22, 2022 EVENT CO-CHAIRS

RECOGNIZING

Binta Niambi Brown Allan E. Bulley III Sheila Talton Bob Wislow

Carole B. Segal

CREATIVE TEAM FOR MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE

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Director/Choreographer JUSTIN BRILL and SHANNA VANDERWERKER

CALVIN STEINKEN VIDEO RECORDING AND EDITING PERFORMANCES AT CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE

Music Director EUGENE DIZON

HMS MEDIA

Creative Producer RICK BOYNTON

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Director of Production CHRIS PLEVIN Music Recording Producer CAREY DEADMAN Keyboard Programming ETHAN DEPPE MICHAEL BULAW Recording Engineer CRYSTALL RECORDERS, LOMBARD, IL Production Stage Manager JINNI PIKE Casting BOB MASON and ALEXIS TAYLOR

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Spirit of Shakespeare Award for Distinguished Leadership and Service

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RICK BOYNTON DOTTIE BRIS-BOIS CRISS HENDERSON HANNAH KENNEDY CHRIS PLEVIN PAIGE WHITSON-MARTINI

Program Prologue “Our Stage”

Los Pleneros de Don Segundo, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

Masterpiece

Community Arts Partner Performance

by Andy Grammer

by Chris Suárez

featuring Missy Aguilar, Jerica Exum, Jacquelyne Jones, Evan Tyrone Martin, Liam Oh, and Sawyer Smith

featuring Chris Suárez, José Natal, Quincy Raggs,and Michael Rodríguez

Welcome Barbara Gaines and Criss Henderson, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic and Executive Directors

Omar Torres-Kortright, Executive Director

Chicago Shakespeare SLAM Ensemble

Children Will Listen/ Stay With Me/Agony (from Into the Woods)

Presentation of the Spirit of Shakespeare Award for Distinguished Leadership and Service to Carole B. Segal

original music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Carole B. Segal, Spirit of Shakespeare Award Recipient 2022

arranged and performed by Eleri Ward

A.B.L.E. Ensemble

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Ensemble

Community Arts Partner Performance featuring Quincy Bane, Marissa Bloodgood, Alena Brown, Jack Butler, Samuel Floersheimer, Natalia Janik, Mila Medina, Maria Meyer, and Lucas Miezal

Noelle Klyce

with Braden Cleary, Lawrence Kern, Sean Okerberg, Jenna Rapisarda, Susan Sjodin, Dana Smith, Lindsay Stock, and Peter Van Kempen

by Aloe Blacc and David Correy

Katie Yohe, Founder & Executive Artistic Director

Community Arts Partner Performance

The World Is Ours featuring Jerica Exum and Evan Tyrone Martin with Missy Aguilar, Jacquelyne Jones, Liam Oh, and Sawyer Smith

MUSICIANS Bobby Everson, Charles Heath, Karl Montzka, Dave Saenger, and Chuck Webb Sean McNeely, Contractor All Musicians are members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208.

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Civic Honoree Carole B. Segal We are proud to recognize civic leader and philanthropist Carole B. Segal with this year’s Spirit of Shakespeare Award.

A Chicago Shakespeare board member since 2001, Carole has been a driving force behind the evolution of the Theater and a true advocate of its education and community initiatives.

As president of the Segal Family Foundation, she created an endowed fund in 2014 to support our student matinees, making it possible for tens of thousands of young people to experience the magic of live theater. When COVID-19 restricted in-person gatherings in 2020/21, the fund enabled the Theater’s education team to reinvent its programs, serving the needs of students and teachers by creating a new virtual platform, Stream & Study.

Beyond her board service at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Carole is a trustee of Rush University Medical Center and chairman emeritus of the Board of Governors of Rush University. She is a life trustee of Illinois Institute of Technology, a trustee of Catholic Theological Seminary, and serves on the board of Overseers of Colorado Mountain College. A graduate of Northwestern University, Carole serves on the NU Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences visiting committee. She is a trustee of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and is one of the co-chairs of the American Business Immigration Coalition. Carole is co-founder of the Crate and Barrel and founder of Foodstuffs.

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TO BE supports Chicago Shakespeare in Classrooms and Communities IN CLASSROOMS Shakespeare remains a cornerstone in American schools, but his work is among the most complex texts that a student is asked to read. Our program unites the talents of theater artists and classroom educators to bring Shakespeare to life, improve literacy skills, and instill self-confidence and creative thinking in participants.

Each year, Chicago Shakespeare’s nationally recognized education programs partner with hundreds of English teachers and tens of thousands of students throughout Chicagoland and beyond.

IN COMMUNITIES Through the Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program, the Theater collaborates with arts partners from across the city to develop a multidisciplinary, collectively devised adaption of a Shakespeare play that tours to Chicago Park District parks over the summer. A celebrated annual tradition, this program harnesses the transformational power of vibrant, neighborhood-based collaborations to be a force for positive change within communities.

In the summer of 2022 Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks will collaborate with hundreds of artistic partners to create a truly unique production reflective of our city’s neighborhoods, and will play for free in South and West Side parks, engaging people of all ages.

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TO BE Sponsors Sponsorships of TO BE fuel Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s nationally acclaimed arts in literacy and community engagement programs. Each year, these initiatives connect Chicago Shakespeare with hundreds of neighborhood partners across the North, West, and South sides of the city, and support the work of teachers, bringing Shakespeare to life for tens of thousands of students.

LEAD CONSORTIUM

The Segal Family Foundation

Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation

TO BE HOST COMMITTEE

Anonymous

Crown Family Philanthropies

Cate and Jim Denny

The Family of Jack Karp

Ray and Judy McCaskey

Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg

Carl and Marilyn Thoma

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Matthew and Gloria O’Meara

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TO BE BENEFACTORS Janet and Craig Duchossois

The Andrew and Joan McKenna Foundation

Exelon

Jim and Molly Perry

Guidehouse —Chris and Erin O’Brien

Ropes & Gray — Paulita Pike

KPMG — Bill and Charlene Tomazin

Steve and Robin Solomon

Latham & Watkins, LLP— Neal and Jennifer Reenan

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell Pam and Doug Walter

TO BE PATRONS Brayton and Pim Alley

Joan Hall

The Brodsky Family—in Memory of Doug Bris‑Bois

Linda and Dennis Myers

Thomas L. and Cairy S. Brown

Perkins Coie Susan and Bob Wislow

TO BE EVENT DONORS Adams Family

Ubong Ituen

Jonathan Almer

John and Judy Keller

Philip Alphonse

Jay and Silvia Krehbiel

Ariel Investments

Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel

Wade and Rebecca Bacon

Karen and Liam Krehbiel

Susan and Stephen Baird

Neil Kujawa

Philip and Janice Beck

Mark Levine and Andrea Kott

Mr. and Mrs. Abram Bluestein

Chris and Carol Lind

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation

Renetta and Kevin McCann

Joni Croll Rita Dragonette Kevin and Joan Evanich Sean and Susan Gallagher John Gilligan Jeffrey Hall, Bartlit Beck LLP Tim and Lyn Hannahs Martha Harris Kathryn Hayley and Mark Ketelsen Christie Hefner Hamilton and Traci Hill

Heather McWilliams and Fred Fischer Kim Mitchell Kathleen Monahan Sarah Mugavero Julian Oettinger Jason and Jackie Peltz Raino Family Mark and Nancy Ratner Nazneen and Sal Razi James and Stephanie Sullivan Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund Susan S. Youdovin

Adam and Denise Hoeflich PJH & Associates, Inc.

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater MAJOR SEASON SUPPORTERS

Rita and John Canning

The Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund

Ray and Judy McCaskey Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

The Jentes Family

Lindy and Mike Keiser

Peter and Alicia Pond Carl and Marilynn Thoma

Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg Donna Van Eekeren

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark S. Ouweleen * Board chair Clive Christison * Treasurer Brayton B. Alley Frank D. Ballantine Stephen A. Brodsky Binta Niambi Brown * Thomas L. Brown Allan E. Bulley III Patrick R. Daley Brian W. Duwe Philip L. Engel ◾ Kevin R. Evanich Sonja Fischer Barbara Gaines * C. Gary Gerst * ◾

M. Hill Hammock * ◾ Tim Hannahs Kathryn J. Hayley Criss Henderson *

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Stewart S. Hudnut William R. Jentes * John P. Keller ◾ Richard A. Kent Chase Collins Levey Judy Loseff Renetta McCann Raymond F. McCaskey * ◾ Jess E. Merten Linda Myers * Christopher O’Brien Dennis Olis * Matthew O’Meara Paulita A. Pike * Richard W. Porter * John Rau Nazneen Razi * Neal Reenan Lance Richards Sheli Z. Rosenberg * ◾ Robert Ryan

Carole Segal Steven J. Solomon * ◾ Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Sheila G. Talton Marilynn J. Thoma * Gayle R. Tilles William J. Tomazin, Jr. Donna Van Eekeren Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter * ◾ Ray Whitacre * Elizabeth Yntema In Memoriam Richard J. Franke *

Denotes Executive Committee members

◾ Denotes former Board Chairs

TO BE Team MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE VIDEO RECORDING & EDITING

Joekean Tang Dean Muench

GRAPHICS AND ADDITIONAL EDITING

Matt Hoffman

Geoffrey Fingerhut Gaffer

Mikayla Shaw Daniel Walters

Creative Producer

Joe Lukawski Video Director

John Ford Eli Alanis Tom McCosky

Camera Operators

Cameron Frazier Jib Operator

Jib Assistants

Jeremy Christen EJ Huntemann Diego Mercado Grips

ASL INTERPRETATION Elizabeth Bartlow Breslin (CI/CT)

Ken Dabek

Location Recording

Kristin Klinger Christie Fall Editors

Catherine Haremski Production Manager

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Staff Barbara Gaines

Criss Henderson

Rick Boynton

ARTISTIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

EDUCATION

MANAGEMENT & FINANCE

Bob Mason

Marilyn J. Halperin

Director of Education Ray and Judy McCaskey Chair

Kara Riopelle

Regina Buccola, PH.D.

Linda Orellana

Stephen Bennett, Ph.D. Katie Blankenau, Ph.D. Casey Caldwell, Ph.D. Elizabeth Charlebois, Ph.D. Vanessa Corredera, Ph.D. Rebecca Fall, Ph.D. Sara B.T. Thiel, Ph.D.

Monica Lanum

Artistic Director Carl and Marilynn Thoma Chair

Artistic Associate/Casting Director

Daniel J. Hess

Company Manager

Aislinn Frantz

Associate Producer

Paige Whitson-Martini Creative Community Engagement Manager/ Producing Associate

Alexis Taylor

Casting and Producing Associate

Executive Director

Scholar-in-Residence

Guest Scholar Lecturers

Creative Producer

Managing Director of Strategy and External Affairs Director of Finance Director of Human Resources

Nora K. Lawson

Human Resources Consultant

Katie Tresnowski Controller

Alysse Hunter

Assistant Controller

Gianna Schuetz

Accounting Associate and Benefits Coordinator

Tony Bondoc Sadaf Habib

Arts Leadership Fellows

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CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER STAFF

DEVELOPMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS

GUEST SERVICES

COSTUMES

Dottie Bris-Bois

Devin Faught House Manager

Caryn Klein

Director of Development

Makeda Cohran Events Director

Martha Bangiola

Associate Director of Development

Jenny Seidelman

Director of Partnerships

Kristen Caruso

Senior Development Manager for Operations and Board Relations

Amanda Owens

Development Coordinator

Kaela West

Patron Relations and Data Coordinator

MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & SALES Julie Stanton

Director of Marketing and Sales

Hannah Kennedy

Director of Communications

Phoebe Silva

Assistant House Manager

Samantha Castillo Jasmine Fowlkes Linzeypearl Gyimah Leah Johnson Marcus Kujawa Philip Macaluso Reilly O’Connell Alex Rosas Kristi Roshto Molly Ruhl

Guest Services Associates

Natalie Brandy Carson Mara Concessioners

PRODUCTION Chris Plevin

Interim Costume Shop Supervisor

Cathy Tantillo

Costume Design Assistant

LIGHTING & VIDEO Mac Vaughey

Lighting and Video Supervisor

Alec Thorne

Assistant Lighting and Video Supervisor

Raphael Grimes

TO BE Moving Lights Programmer

Arianna Brown Joan Claussen Smaida Massatt TO BE Electricians

Director of Production

SOUND

Alexa Berkowitz

Nicholas Pope

Production Office Manager

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Interim Sound Supervisor

Dan Schreck

House Sound Technician

Jinni Pike

Jessie Snyder

Production Stage Manager

TO BE Sound Crew

Digital Marketing Manager

SCENERY

HAIR & MAKE-UP

Daniel Walters

Robert L. Wilson

Richard jarvie

Cathy Taylor

Public Relations Consultant

Abigail Toth

Hair & Make-up Supervisor

Marketing and Communications Designer

Scenery Supervisor

Mikayla Shaw

Stage Crew Head

PROPERTIES

Bradley Buri

Anna Katharine Mantz

Marketing Assistant

Micah Hazel Joshua Hooten Jack Kilkelly-Schmidt Aurthur King Sonja Pardee Megan Piggott Box Office Associates

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Tyler Guynes

Stage Carpenter Head

Jack Birdwell

House Carpenter

Properties Supervisor

Dan Nurczyk

Properties Crew Head

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER STAFF

FACILITIES & TECHNOLOGY Susan Knill

Facilities and Operations Director

Jeanne DeVore

Technology Manager

Kevin Spellman

Technology and Innovation Specialist

Daniel Lopez

Facilities Manager

Felix Ross

Custodial Manager

Dwayne Brewer Anthony Davis Bernard Richardson Shonda Sexton Custodial Assistants

CONSULTANTS & SPECIAL SERVICES Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Auditor

Campbell & Company Fundraising Counsel

PJH & Associates, Inc. Fundraising Consultants

Aon Private Risk Management Insurance Services

Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, LTD Kirkland & Ellis LLP McDermott Will and Emery Nevin Law Group, PLLC Legal Services

Elizabeth Bartlow Breslin (CI/CT) Will Lee (NIC) ASL Interpreters

Jason Harrington Audio Describer

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Captioning Services

Michael Brosilow Justin Barbin Liz Lauren Michael Litchfield Joe Mazza Chuck Osgood Vito Palmisano Jeff Sciortino James Steinkamp Photographers

HMS Media, Inc. Calvin Steinken Video Production

Kathleen Hechinger Finance Consultant

Jasculca Terman

Communications Consultants

Cultivating Better Tomorrows IDEA Consultants

University of Illinois Occupational Health Services Institute COVID-19 Operational Consultant

Medical Program for Performing Artists/ Maria E. Reese, MD Medical Services

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