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contents P1 Program Cast, performances, who’s who, director’s notes, donors and more.

6 In the Wings What’s on at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (aka The Shell), La Jolla Playhouse and The Old Globe theater.

10 Dateline Broadway shows return in New York; reimagined takes on Romeo & Juliet and Cinderella in London; and San Francisco Opera’s new season.

14 Wine Haute culture meets horticulture at the Donum Estate in Sonoma, a vineyard that is part sculpture garden.

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From the grand opening of The Shell in San Diego to the reopening of concert venues nationwide, live music is back.

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Heading out for dinner and a show? Try these fabulous restaurants near Balboa Park and downtown.

30 Parting Thought Performances’ new program platform for shows and concerts brings the stage to your fingertips. Access it on any digital device.

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32 Parting Shot Balboa Park’s landmark, 200-foot-tall California Tower, complete with a day moon photobomb.

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CONCERTS

MUSIC TO OUR EARS FIVE YEARS AND $85 million in the making, the world-class Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (aka “The Shell”) is at last complete—with its inaugural weekend of concerts beginning Aug. 6. Spanning nearly 11 acres along the downtown bayfront’s south embarcadero, the concert hall and public park is San Diego Symphony’s first permanent, open-air performance venue in its 100-year history—boasting state-of-the-art acoustics, video screens and a rolled-steel, seashell-shaped design by Tucker Sadler Architects. With a covered stage spanning 13,000 square feet of performance space, the venue can accommodate up to 10,000 seats. Upcoming concerts include the 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular on Sept. 10; Jason Mraz on Sept. 26; Bobby McFerrin on Sept. 29; and the Indigo Girls on Oct. 10.

(Read more about The Shell on p. 23.) 200 Marina Park Way, downtown, sandiegosymphony.org, theshell.org

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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park aglow at night

Premier Playhouse Premieres COUNT ‘EM UP: Not one, not two, but three world premieres are coming our way this season, courtesy of La Jolla Playhouse. Written

by Charlayne Woodard, The Garden, slated to run Sept. 21-Oct. 17, is a play that explores the complex mother-daughter relationship between two “alpha” women who have not spoken in three years. In it we meet Cassandra, who shows up at her mother Claire Rose’s garden gate to make amends. In To the Yellow House, Nov. 16-Dec. 12, we

go inside the world of iconic painter Vincent Van Gogh, circa February 1886 in Paris (four years before his death in 1890). It’s an intimate portrait of a tortured artist as he paints, drinks, argues and agonizes. And save the date for the dance musical Bhangin’ It, March 8-April 17, 2022. A Richard Rodgers Award winner, the story centers on a young woman who defines her identity by dancing to her own beat, literally. 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, 858.550.1010, lajollaplayhouse.org

Kimber Lee, playwright for To the Yellow House.

Below: Caroline Stefanie Clay and Charlayne Woodard in The Garden.

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THEATER

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Lowell Davies Festival Theatre; Hair choreographer Mayte Natalio; James Rado and Gerome Ragni, who wrote the book and lyrics for Hair.

“Hair” Apparent ICONIC LOCAL THEATER The Old Globe presents three ambitious shows this season. Return to the “Age of Aquarius” with the 1960s love-rock musical Hair, Aug. 10Sept. 26. Staged under the stars at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, it’s the Globe’s first full-scale production post-pandemic —with James Vásquez directing a cast of 16.

The Gardens of Anuncia, Sept. 10-Oct.17, is a Globecommissioned world-

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premiere musical inspired by the life of Broadway legend Graciela Daniele, who choregraphed and directs the production. In it we follow Anuncia, who reflects on her childhood in Argentina, as she gardens at her country house.

And mark the calendar for Shutter Sisters, a Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play, slated for Oct. 7-Nov. 7.

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WELCOME BACK, BROADWAY! THE BIG APPLE WELCOMES back Broadway, with two dozen big-name shows returning this fall and winter. The British musical Six is a must—boasting a powerhouse ensemble cast depicting Henry VIII’s six wives, who sing their grievances in a modern pop concert. The show opens on Oct. 3 (previews begin Sept. 17) at Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

Garnering 15 Tony Award nominations and a New York Times “Critics Pick,” Jagged Little Pill opens at Broadhurst Theatre on Oct. 21. Inspired by Alanis Morissette’s smash album, the show introduces us to a “perfectly imperfect American family,” who perform her hit songs such as “You Oughta Know.” Previews begin Oct. 21 at Sondheim Theatre for Mrs. Doubtfire, the musical comedy inspired by the 1993 film, starring America’s favorite nanny. broadway.com

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LONDON CALLING RUFFLING FEATHERS OF Bard purists, Romeo & Juliet plays at Shakespeare’s Globe theater through Oct. 17. The reimagined production features an eye-popping, escapist-fantasy set; a portrayal of Romeo as an impoverished teen; and an injection of raucous rock songs by composer Max Perryment at the Capulet ball. (Oh, and Juliet kickboxes.) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s world-premiere musical Cinderella—now on at Gillian Lynne Theatre —is a gritty, grungy take on the fairytale, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher as “Cinders.”

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Alfred Enoch as Romeo and Sirine Saba as “Nurse” in Romeo & Juliet.

Above: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Carrie Hope Fletcher in Cinderella.

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The cast of Tosca.

Below: Rachel WillisSørensen and music director Eun Sun Kim.

THE WEST

LIVE SHOWS RETURN to San Francisco Opera, with four productions at War Memorial Opera House.

Don’t miss Puccini’s epic melodrama Tosca, Aug. 21-Sept. 5 (select dates).

We follow escaped political prisoner Cesare Angelotti (Solomon Howard), who seeks shelter in a church and finds protection via local artist Mario Cavaradossi (Michael Fabiano)— whose lover happens to be famed singer Floria Tosca

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(Ailyn Pérez). Alfred Walker portrays scheming police chief Baron Scarpia; new music director Eun Sun Kim conducts. The season also includes Live and In Concert: The Homecoming, starring Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Jamie Barton, who join Kim on stage for a special concert on Sept. 10; a brand-new production of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, Oct. 14-30; and Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Nov. 21-Dec. 3. sfopera.com

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WINE

Of Wine, Art and Landscape The sculpture collection at the Donum Estate in Sonoma County

THE BREEZE IN the Carneros wine region of Northern California begins gently, strengthens with the day and subsides by evening—cooling the grapes for which the appellation is known. Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken incorporates the phenomenon in an ethereal, sitespecific, stainless-steel work at the Donum Estate in Sonoma County.

Installed in a eucalyptus grove, 45 feet across, the commissioned Sonic Mountain (2019) uses 365 chimes of differing lengths—one for each day of the year—arranged in three

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concentric circles. Aitken collaborated with composer Terry Riley to conceive frequencies for the chimes that, with the wind, would produce a chance music. It’s just one of 40-plus works that dot the property.

Most are figurative sculptures.

All are from the collection of Donum owners: Allan Warburg, also cofounder and co-CEO of a behemoth clothing retailer in China; and his wife, Mei. Their goal was to combine wine, art and landscape. They succeeded ... monumentally.

The ranch and stunning art—by the likes of Ghada Amer, Lynda Benglis and Keith Haring—occupy 200 acres. Donum began placing the sculptures in 2014; the collection officially launched in 2018.

Winemaker Dan Fishman produces only single-vineyard estate wines. In addition to its Carneros

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vintages, the Donum portfolio includes hand-harvested pinot noir and chardonnay from Russian River Valley and Anderson Valley.

Ai Weiwei, whose exhibition Trace was at L.A.’s Skirball Cultural Center earlier this summer, designs many of the labels.

Weiwei’s prominently displayed bronze Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (2011) is the artist’s personal interpretation of 18th-century Chinese animal heads that represent the 12 signs of the zodiac. In 2016, Donum commissioned Weiwei to create labels for its wines that would pair the vintage year with its corresponding zodiac sign.

For the estate’s 20th anniversary, the winery catalogue offers the Ai Weiwei Vertical Collection: It presents the 2015 Ten Oaks Pinot Noir from Donum’s Russian River

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Vineyard, the 2016 Angel Camp Vineyard Pinot Noir from Anderson Valley, and the 2017 Russian River Reserve Pinot Noir from Donum’s Winside Vineyard.

Also honoring the milestone year is Donum’s inaugural sparkling wine, a 2016 blanc de blancs made from its Carneros Estate old-vine chardonnay. That label depicts Subodh Gupta’s commissioned work People Tree, a 33-foot-high, stainless-steel banyan tree with utensils for leaves.

The label on a 2019 rosé released for Valentine’s Day features Richard Hudson’s Love Me (2016)—a huge mirrored-steel sculpture of a heart.

Several walking tours of the property are offered. The 60-minute Carneros Experience takes in the working farm, lavender fields, sculpture collection and a tasting of several estate wines. The 90-minute Discover Experience adds wines of the Anderson and Russian River valleys; plus light bites sourced from the estate’s gardens. The two-hour

Explore Experience pairs tastings of reserve, single-block and library wines with small seasonal dishes.

All require reservations and include access to the Donum Home—originally designed by Matt Hollis of MH Architects, and recently reimagined by Danish architect David Thulstrup—for private tastings that look out onto the property’s natural beauty.

Among other collection highlights: Yue Minjun’s Contemporary Terracotta Warriors (2005) features 25 bronze, manically laughing men.

The work is a reinterpretation of the legendary terra-cotta army— statues representing the armies of China’s first emperor and buried with him in the second century B.C. Louise Bourgeois’ original Crouching Spider (2003) has its own building. Bourgeois (1911–2010) created a giant spider for the inauguration of the Tate Modern in London. The Maman spider sculpture (inspired by the artist’s mother!) is also steel rather than

bronze, allowing the welding marks to be more visible and giving it a more lifelike appearance.

The sculptures of Barcelonaborn Jaume Plensa populate the outdoor spaces of cities including Chicago, Dubai, London, Tokyo and Bordeaux. Plensa is known for his giant heads; Sanna (2015) is the elongated head and neck of a young woman, her eyes closed in meditation, the alabaster-colored head stretched to look like a hologram.

Sanna is located at the estate’s entrance. When you see it, you’ll know you’ve arrived, and it will have been well worth the pilgrimage.

Ai Weiwei’s bronze Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (2011). Above: Doug Aitken’s Sonic Mountain (2019). Opposite, from top: Carneros vineyards at Donum (Latin for “gift of the land”); tastings at the newly reimagined Donum Home.

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WELCOME BACK

Welcome to The Old Globe and this production of Hair. We thank you for being a crucial part of what we do, and supporting us through our extended intermission. Now more than ever, as we return to live performances, our goal is to serve all of San Diego and beyond through the art of theatre. Below are the mission and values that drive our work.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of The Old Globe is to preserve, strengthen, and advance American theatre by: creating theatrical experiences of the highest professional standards; producing and presenting works of exceptional merit, designed to reach current and future audiences; ensuring diversity and balance in programming; providing an environment for the growth and education of theatre professionals, audiences, and the community at large.

STATEMENT OF VALUES The Old Globe believes that theatre matters. Our commitment is to make it matter to more people.

The values that shape this commitment are:

TRANSFORMATION Theatre cultivates imagination and empathy, enriching our humanity and connecting us to each other by bringing us entertaining experiences, new ideas, and a wide range of stories told from many perspectives.

INCLUSION The communities of San Diego, in their diversity and their commonality, are welcome and reflected at the Globe.

Access for all to our stages and programs expands when we engage audiences in many ways and in many places.

EXCELLENCE Our dedication to creating exceptional work demands a high standard of achievement in everything we do, on and off the stage.

STABILITY Our priority every day is to steward a vital, nurturing, and financially secure institution that will thrive for generations.

IMPACT Our prominence nationally and locally brings with it a responsibility to listen, collaborate, and act with integrity in order to serve.

The Old Globe has embarked on a series of steps to intensify and accelerate necessary change at all levels of our institution. Learn more about this work, including our Social Justice Roadmap, at www.TheOldGlobe.org/Roadmap.

The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund provides leadership support for The Old Globe’s year-round activities.

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OUR PANDEMIC JOURNEY

By Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director Timothy J. Shields How does a theatre fulfill its purpose if its performance spaces sit empty?

In March 2020, The Old Globe shut down for the first time since World War II. The theatre was in the thick of its winter season and was building a Globe for All touring production while also beginning preparations on another banner summer season. For an institution that operates year-round, serving audiences both in Balboa Park and across San Diego County, the idea of ceasing operations was outlandish. But the swift, stark realities of COVID-19 required it, as they required so much of everyone around the world. The Globe switched off the lights and locked the doors.

While the Globe has faced war, fires, and other catastrophes in its 86-year history, the pandemic was an especially devastating period. Friends, neighbors, and colleagues were taken by the virus. Freelance performers and artisans who count on work in our theatres were left without sustaining employment. Approximately 70 percent of the Globe’s full- and part-time staff were furloughed, and still more took pay cuts or worked reduced hours. Our three theatre venues, places of empathy and joy, were silent, bereft of their audiences, who spent painful months isolated at home.

But The Old Globe’s commitment to serve the public good through theatre art did not abate. Theatre innovates in times of despair. It always has. The ancient Greek playwrights turned major conflicts into thrilling works of art. Shakespeare used the closures caused by the bubonic plague to write new plays and tour his work to new audiences. And now too the Globe found resilience and creativity in its extended intermission.

The Globe’s Arts Engagement Department responded to the shutdown immediately with a wide range of online programming. Successful longtime projects, like Community Voices playwriting classes and free AXIS celebrations, found new life on digital platforms, broadcasting via social media to thousands of homebound San Diegans. And staff quickly developed new programs that harnessed virtual forms. Writing, music, poetry, and design proliferated in collaborations between artists and viewers with programs like The Poet’s Tree, Creative Youth Studio, and The Living Room Play Workshop, bridging the digital divide with flair. In fact, programs that started online, like the interactive artmaking event Word Up!, are now taking place in person on our plaza, bringing the creative process full circle.

Only two months into quarantine, as digital conferencing platforms quickly entrenched themselves in our daily lives, the Globe called on reowned comic performer Bill Irwin to present his new work In-Zoom on YouTube Live. This short play, which hilariously mired Irwin and fellow actor Christopher Fitzgerald in the quirks and frustrations of screen-to-screen communication, was one of the nation’s first theatre pieces devised for the shutdown, and brought some comic relief to its audience of beleaguered tech users.

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The Globe also responded with a slate of other programs, including new podcasts and digital humanities initiatives. What Is Theatre Now?, another exciting effort, asked six gifted artists to imagine forms and technologies that might translate onto digital platforms or live theatre, or might introduce new hybrids of the two. This new initiative has informed the Globe’s trajectory moving forward, even as it reshapes and remakes this ancient art form for an extraordinary new era. Some of these works, like Patricia McGregor’s reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s towering Krapp’s Last Tape and Johanna McKeon’s adaptation of Juan José Saer’s short fiction Anonymous Biography, are now becoming available to view online for free.

The Globe’s Social Justice Roadmap buttressed all of this work. Officially adopted in October 2020, this five-year plan builds on our recent strides toward greater equity, diversity, inclusion, access, and belonging, meeting the deep reckoning in the theatre, and in America at large, that followed the murder of George Floyd. This ambitious document addresses every aspect of our work and operations now, and will continue to do so, as we commit to making every constituency in our community feel an equal sense of connection to this great theatre.

It takes leadership and support to weather a crisis, and the Globe had the great good fortune to be sustained by philanthropists from all areas of the region. Our Board provided thoughtful guidance and deep generosity to keep the Globe producing work for the community while the doors were closed. Government relief provided much-needed support as well: two federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans were essential to the Globe’s operations, as was the Congressional relief package that included the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. And the Globe was grateful for significant funding via our GlobeRISING campaign. Indeed, it is because of those who gave to this campaign, even amid their own struggles, that the Globe met the many challenges it faced and has now risen strong again. (Learn more about these incredible philanthropists starting on page 25.)

And through it all, The Old Globe’s professional staff persevered, facing the hardships of the pandemic with grace and ingenuity. They made deep sacrifices and navigated terrain that changed often, sometimes by the hour. Their faith shone through. Such is their skill and tenacity that the Globe not only survived the pandemic, but produced great work throughout it, and now met this reopening with a schedule brimming with activities, including the production you’re seeing tonight.

The Old Globe is once again humming with activity: full-scale productions on our stages, free family events on our plaza, excited audiences in our seats. It’s almost like normal. And yet, what we consider normal is forever changed. Our artists, supporters, and staff learned that we are capable of more creativity and determination than we ever knew. And we understand that with our abilities comes a renewed responsibility to share the transformative power of our art form with everyone. Though COVID-19 still casts its shadow on the world, in our little corner of the culture we are heartened as we glimpse a future brighter than before. 

THE OLD GLOBE’S COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD THROUGH THEATRE ART DID NOT ABATE.

Meanwhile, The Old Globe’s favorite mainstays, Shakespeare and The Grinch, found ways to delight audiences while their stages remained dark. Barry Edelstein adapted his acclaimed Thinking Shakespeare Live! series online to focus on the writer’s greatest sonnets, drawing parallels between the Bard’s world and our own.

In partnership with KPBS, the Globe also brought Edelstein’s acclaimed 2017 staging of Hamlet to the radio waves in a thrilling audio production, which can be enjoyed on the Globe’s YouTube and podcast channels now. And after 22 straight years as San Diego’s favorite holiday tradition, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! would not take a year off, also partnering with KPBS Radio to reach families across the county and the nation and spread some holiday cheer.

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ABOUT US

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ann Davies† CHAIR

Evelyn Olson Lamden

Paula Powers†

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DIRECTORS Jules Arthur Terry Atkinson† Stephanie R. Bulger, Ph.D.† Eleanor Y. Charlton Nicole A. Clay† Donald L. Cohn†° Ellise Coit Elaine Bennett Darwin†° George S. Davis Mark Delfino† Silvija Devine Pamela A. Farr† Robert Foxworth Harold W. Fuson Jr.†°

Anthony S. Thornley†

SECRETARY

INCOMING CHAIR

Jennifer Greenfield George C. Guerra† Dick Harris Nishma Held Susan Hoehn Daphne H. Jameson Peter Landin Sheila Lipinsky Keven Lippert Monica Medina Noelle Norton, Ph.D. David Jay Ohanian Deirdra Price, Ph.D. Sandra Redman Sue Sanderson† Karen L. Sedgwick† Jean Shekhter

TREASURER

Pamela Stafford Karen Tanz Michael Taylor Rhona Thompson Christine Roberts Trimble Evelyn Mack Truitt Debra Turner Pamela J. Wagner Reneé Wailes Lynne Wheeler Sheryl White†° Margarita Wilkinson Karin Winner† Vicki L. Zeiger†°

HONORARY DIRECTORS Mrs. Richard C. Adams* Clair Burgener* Mrs. John H. Fox* Audrey S. Geisel* Paul Harter Gordon Luce* Dolly Poet* Deborah Szekely Hon. Pete Wilson

EMERITUS DIRECTORS Garet B. Clark J. Dallas Clark* Bea Epsten Sally Furay, R.S.C.J. °* Kathryn Hattox °* Bernard Lipinsky* Delza Martin* Conrad Prebys* Darlene Marcos Shiley Patsy Shumway Carolyn YorstonWellcome Harvey P. White°

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°Past Chair

*In memoriam

Executive Committee member

RESIDENT ARTISTS Patricia McGregor

David Israel Reynoso

Delicia Turner Sonnenberg

James Vásquez

COMMISSIONED ARTISTS Ngozi Anyanwu Inda Craig-Galvan Justin Emeka Nathan Englander Fiasco Theatre José Cruz Gonzáles Jessica Hilt

Dea Hurston Justin Levine Melinda Lopez Mona Mansour Laura Marks Patricia McGregor Johanna McKeon

Jonathan Mello Tony Meneses Liza Jessie Peterson Mansa Ra Heather Raffo Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg

Delicia Turner Sonnenberg Miki Vale James Vásquez Whitney White Craig Wright Karen Zacarías

ASSOCIATE ARTISTS OF THE OLD GLOBE In recognition of their unique contribution to the growth of The Old Globe and their special talent, we take great pride and pleasure in acknowledging as Associate Artists the following individuals who have repeatedly demonstrated, by their active presence on our stages and in our shops, that wherever else they may work, they remain the heart and soul of the Globe.

William Anton Gregg Barnes Jacqueline Brookes* Lewis Brown* Victor Buono* Wayland Capwell* Kandis Chappell Eric Christmas* Patricia Conolly George Deloy Tim Donoghue Richard Easton* Tovah Feldshuh Monique Fowler Robert Foxworth P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

Ralph Funicello Lillian Garrett-Groag Harry Groener A.R. Gurney* Joseph Hardy Mark Harelik Bob James Charles Janasz Peggy Kellner* Tom Lacy Diana Maddox Nicholas Martin* Dakin Matthews Deborah May Katherine McGrath*

John McLain Jonathan McMurtry* Stephen Metcalfe Robert Morgan Patrick Page Ellis Rabb* Steve Rankin William Roesch Robin Pearson Rose Marion Ross Steven Rubin Ken Ruta Douglas W. Schmidt Seret Scott Richard Seer

David F. Segal Richard Seger* Diane Sinor* Don Sparks David Ogden Stiers* Conrad Susa* Deborah Taylor Irene Tedrow* Sada Thompson* Paxton Whitehead James Winker Robert Wojewodski G. Wood* *In memoriam

THE PLAY

FROM BARRY I last sat down to write a program note late in 2019 as deadlines approached for the first Globe shows of 2020, Jitney and Hurricane Diane. I’m not sure I quite remember how to do this, but I am cognizant of what a joy it is to get the chance. It’s a joy tinged with some pain, however: 2020, the Year of the Virus, was difficult, marked by grief and loss. But it’s important to look forward. Elsewhere in this program Tim Shields and I describe the things that happened here in the pandemic, including the flood tides of creativity and generosity that surged our way. Buoyed by our supporters, artists, and community partners, I feel much optimism now, and it sustains me as I look forward to a reopened, recovered, and refocused Old Globe.

That optimism led me, when thinking about how to restart our beautiful but buffeted theatre, to turn to Hair. Originally scheduled to be produced indoors last summer, this boisterous, brilliant musical—with one of the great scores in the history of the form—is exactly the right way to turn the lights on again. The show is about a group of young people who come together to remake their world, kinder and more gracious than before. The “Tribe” of friends and lovers, hippies and seekers, stares hard at an America in turmoil and sees in it not ugliness and rancor, but instead “harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding.”

They conjure from a time of pain a vision of a brighter future. And that’s why we’re doing it.

The members of the Tribe would be in their early 70s in 2021, and I imagine they would startle that the discontents they fought 50 years ago are still so current now: political alienation, economic inequity, environmental devastation, racism, sexism, sexual double standards, violence abroad and at home, even the dislocations wrought by technology. The show is so moving precisely because these idealists refuse to despair in the face of these upheavals. They understand that the reality of America can sometimes fall seriously short of our country’s promise, and Claude, the show’s hero, comes to know the human cost of these failings. But they continue to believe in the possibility

of a better America. Hair was controversial when it opened, and if it retains its power to unsettle us in our decades-later but still anxious country, then it also retains its ability to inspire.

Indeed, I think the surge of feeling this musical generates is even greater in our moment. Beautiful young people singing from their hearts: “Let the Sunshine In!” Hearing that song lifted us in the late ’60s during a terrible period of war and unrest and generational strife, and it lifts us to hear it again as we emerge from our own time of calamity. What could be more wonderful than a group of young people calling on us all to be our best selves, or proclaiming despite everything that it’s fundamentally an act of optimism to work for change?

James Vásquez, a dear friend and Resident Artist of The Old Globe, has made an effervescent and powerful production, and he and his team of collaborators have done extraordinary things in reconceiving their vision of the show for our outdoor stage. The cast that assembles under the shining San Diego moonlight offers their talents and their hearts in equal measure.

I’m grateful to them all.

Throughout the Globe’s extended closure, I often reminded myself that the agony of this period would lift the instant our community gathered again to watch the best theatre artists in our country weave their magic spells. The company of Hair, onstage and off, prove through their artistry that I was right.

It delights me beyond measure to share that magic with you, our audience, who’ve been so stalwart and generous in your support. And so, at last, after 17 long months, I offer my traditional close: Thanks for coming. Enjoy the show.

Any feedback on tonight’s show or any of the Globe’s work?

Email Barry at HiBarry@TheOldGlobe.org and he’ll get back to you!

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Barry Edelstein

Timothy J. Shields

ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR

PRESENTS

HAIR BOOK AND LYRICS BY

GEROME RAGNI AND JAMES RADO MUSIC BY

GALT MACDERMOT Tim Mackabee

David Israel Reynoso

Amanda Zieve

Ken Travis

SCENIC DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

Angela Steiner

Sinai Tabak

MUSIC DIRECTOR

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Howie Cherpakov, CSA CASTING

Moira Gleason PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

CHOREOGRAPHY BY

MAYTE NATALIO DIRECTED BY

JAMES VÁSQUEZ Hair is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com Lowell Davies Festival Theatre August 10 – September 26, 2021 PRODUCED FOR THE BROADWAY STAGE BY

MICHAEL BUTLER

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ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY

NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL THEATRE

CAST (in alphabetical order) HUD............................................................................................................... Alex Joseph Grayson* CLAUDE................................................................................................................. Tyler Hardwick* SHEILA.........................................................................................................................Storm Lever* WOOF......................................................................................................................... Angel Lozada* JEANIE.............................................................................................................. Jaygee Macapugay* BERGER.....................................................................................................................Andrew Polec* CRISSY............................................................................................................... Bailey Day Sonner* DIONNE......................................................................................................................... Nyla Sostre* ENSEMBLE........................................................... Leo Ebanks, Luke H. Jacobs, Patricia Jewel,

Delaney Love*, Alfie Parker, Jr.*, Christopher M. Ramirez*, Bethany Slomka*, Justine Vasquez* SWINGS...................................................................Nicolette Burton*, Kevin Hafso Koppman* UNDERSTUDIES........................ for Sheila – Nicolette Burton*; for Hud – Leo Ebanks;

for Woof – Luke H. Jacobs; for Dionne – Patricia Jewel; for Claude, Berger – Christopher M. Ramirez*; for Jeanie, Crissy – Bethany Slomka*

Production Stage Manager ...............................................................................Moira Gleason* Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................................. Kendra Stockton*

SETTING New York City and the fluid-abstract world of 1968.

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant Director.......................................................................... Noelle Marion Assistant Choreography.................................................................. Nico DeJesus Associate Music Director................................................................... Ian Brandon Intimacy Coordinator..................................................................... Lauren Lovett Assistant Scenic Design................................................................ Eileen McCann Assistant Costume Design............................................................. Shelly Williams Assistant Lighting Design.............................................................. Brandon Rosen Assistant Lighting Design.......................................................... Heather Reynolds Associate Sound Design..................................................................... Sam Lerner Production Assistant.......................................................................... Alex Luong Douglas Pagliotti Stage Management Fellow.................................... Allison Bailey Subaru of El Cajon Stage Management Intern............................... Rodrigo Caraveo *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa.

If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher.

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THE SONGS

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE

“Aquarius”............................................................................. Dionne and Ensemble “Donna”................................................................................. Berger and Ensemble “Hashish”.............................................................................................. Ensemble “Sodomy”............................................................................... Woof and Ensemble “Colored Spade”......................................................................... Hud and Ensemble “Manchester, England”............................................................. Claude and Ensemble “I’m Black”................................................. Hud, Woof, Berger, Claude, and Ensemble “Ain’t Got No”.......................................................Woof, Hud, Dionne, and Ensemble “Sheila Franklin”..................................................................................... Ensemble “I Believe in Love”............................................................................ Sheila and Trio “Ain’t Got No Grass (Reprise)”................................................................... Ensemble “Air”.............................................................................. Jeanie, Dionne, and Crissy “Kama Sutra”......................................................................................... Orchestra “The Stone Age”.......................................................................................... Berger “Manchester, England (Excerpt)”.................................................................... Claude “I Got Life”............................................................................ Claude and Ensemble “Initials”................................................................................................ Ensemble “Going Down”......................................................................... Berger and Ensemble “Hair”........................................................................ Claude, Berger, and Ensemble “My Conviction”...................................................................................... Ensemble “Easy to Be Hard”........................................................................................ Sheila “Don’t Put It Down (Crazy for the Red, Blue, and White)”................... Woof and Ensemble “Frank Mills”............................................................................................... Crissy “(Hare Krishna) Be-In”.............................................................................. Ensemble “Where Do I Go?”.................................................................... Claude and Ensemble

ACT TWO

“Electric Blues”....................................................................................... Ensemble “Oh Great God of Power”......................................................................... Ensemble “Manchester, England (Reprise)”................................................ Claude and Ensemble “Walking in Space”............................................. Dionne, Sheila, Jeanie, and Ensemble “Minuet”............................................................................................... Orchestra “Yes, I’s Finished on Y’all’s Farmland”............................................... Hud and Ensemble “Four Score and Seven Years Ago/Abie Baby”............................................... Ensemble “Give Up All Desires”............................................................................... Ensemble “Three-Five-Zero-Zero”............................................................................ Ensemble “What a Piece of Work Is Man”................................................... Claude and Ensemble “How Dare They Try/Walking in Space (Reprise)”........................................... Ensemble “Good Morning Starshine”..........................................................Sheila and Ensemble “Aquarius Goodnights”............................................................................. Ensemble “Ain’t Got No (Reprise)”........................................................... Claude and Ensemble “The Fresh Failures”................................................................................. Ensemble “Eyes Look Your Last/Manchester, England (Reprise)”.............................. Claude, Sheila,

Dionne, and Ensemble Ensemble

“Let the Sunshine In”...............................................................................

ORCHESTRA Music Director, Conductor, Keyboard · Angela Steiner Associate Music Director · Ian Brandon Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone · Cynthia Swanson Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet · Gabriel Sundy Electric Guitar 1 · Nikko Nobleza Electric Guitar 2 · Domenico Hueso

Electric Bass · Michael Pearce Drums, Percussion · Danny Chavarin Orchestra Contractor · Lorin Getline Rehearsal Piano · Angela Steiner, Ian Brandon Rehearsal Drums · Danny Chavarin

All musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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THE PLAY

Director James Vásquez on what inspired The Old Globe’s production of Hair.

Interview by Danielle Mages Amato What drew you to working on Hair? What made it a piece that you were excited to work on?

I was familiar with Hair before this process, of course. I’ve always known the music, and I saw the 2009 Broadway revival and loved it. But when I really started looking at it, I discovered that it absolutely checked off all these boxes that I feel are important to my work. I consider myself an activist through art. I’m not necessarily one who will take to the streets, but I will take to the stage, and right now, in our time, there are a lot of voices that need to be heard.

Not to date myself or my parents, but this piece represents my dad’s generation. I’m finding an interesting kind of connection to him in working on it. My dad joined the Air Force when he graduated high school. But I think what he probably really wanted to do was take to the streets and write poetry. I have memories of my dad when I was four or five, and he used to host poetry readings in our apartment. I grew up in this world of artists coming over and speaking their truths from a young age. And in that way, the ideas behind Hair are something I grew up with.

What are the challenges of tackling such an iconic and landmark piece, especially one that’s so specific to the time period in which it was written?

There’s always a little bit of—I wouldn’t call it fear— but more of just a question about what the audience will think. Especially audience members who know the musical so well and lived through the period. What are they going to think of this version, which is still set in 1967, in the period in which it was written, but in this production is definitely told through the eyes and the stories of 2020 and 2021? I think that’s exciting.

What have been some of the surprises and challenges along the way?

One thing I’m really surprised and grateful for, as the director of the piece, is that I was able to discover the through-line, the story that runs underneath the whole show. Because Hair is very Brechtian in structure—there are a lot of separate elements piecemealed together. Then I discovered that the whole show is about community. I

started seeing Act I as introductions to the community, to the different parts of the community and how they come together for a common goal. There is something really deep and beautiful in that story, mixed in with this great music.

In terms of challenges in bringing Hair to the stage in 2021, it became clear that there are moments of the show that may not play as well as they did in 1967, that may actually be offensive, or hurtful, or even damaging.

So, there have been a couple moments that we had to adjust or rethink in order to honor the musical’s intent and also celebrate the people in our community.

What have been your inspirations for the physical production?

I drew a lot of inspiration for the show from my youth: when I was 19, living in New York, and visiting the clubs with a bunch of the other club kids, seeing outrageous costumes and outrageous personalities. That opened my eyes and showed me that I could be whoever I wanted to be, authentically. I find right now there’s a big moment of awareness of gender, with people celebrating their authentic selves, be that queer or nonbinary or transgender. With this production, it’s a special thing to be able to celebrate queer lives on stage in an authentic way. And then add to that Black lives and Mexican American lives and Asian American lives—we have a beautifully diverse company that represents the world.

What kind of experience do you hope the audience will have when they come to see the show?

You know, I always have big hopes for Act III of every show I direct. Act III, to me, is the conversations that happen on the car ride home. So I hope that the show continues after curtain call, that it brings up conversations about the world and hopefully gives those in the audience a little more confidence to celebrate their authentic selves. There’s a lyric in the show where they sing, “Our eyes are open; our eyes are open.” That hits me so deep. This Tribe is able to see each other, they take the time to actually stop and look and listen to each other. And we can always use more of that.  PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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THE PLAY

A look at how Hair was born from national upheaval and became a musical theatre classic.

By Madison Mae Williams Fifty-three years ago this spring, “the dawning of the age of Aquarius” took Broadway by storm with the debut of James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot’s Hair. The show’s opening in April 1968—after a highly successful Off Broadway run at The Public Theater—took place in a moment marked by a radical cultural shift. The civil rights movement was making way for the emergence of the Black power/arts movement; second wave feminism was developing; and the Vietnam War was at its height. Young people were seeking connection within the rise of the sexual revolution and anti-war and hippie communities, leading to the height of the countercultural movement of the decade. These aspects of a changing America are captured in Hair, which would revolutionize Broadway as one of the first concept and rock musicals. However, Hair is much more than just a museum piece of the late ’60s. Filled with cultural, historical, and political references, the show is a living, evolving archive of the counterculture with a legacy that continues to grow and resonate decades later.

The musical, subtitled The American Tribal LoveRock Musical, was born out of the close relationship between co-writers James Rado and Gerome Ragni, who met and began working on early drafts of Hair in 1964. Inspired by the growing hippie movement they saw among youth in the East Village of New York City, the duo was determined to create a show that reflected the current cultural moment. In a 2007 interview, Rado recalled, “There was so much excitement in the streets and the parks and the hippie areas, and we thought if we could transmit this excitement to the stage it would be wonderful.”

Through local producer and friend Nat Shapiro, Rado and Ragni would connect with Grammy Award–winning jazz composer Galt MacDermot.

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Though MacDermot was completely unfamiliar with the world of the youth counterculture, he was enthused by the material Rado and Ragni provided him, and he agreed to compose the score to the rock musical.

After searching for a producer for their show, the new trio found their perfect match in legendary producer and founder of The Public Theater Joseph Papp, who chose to open the new theatre in the East Village with Hair in 1967. After a successful six weeks at the Public and a brief run at a discotheque called The Cheetah, two more key players joined the creative team: Michael Butler joined as producer, and director Tom O’Horgan would help reshape the show for Broadway.

The show ran for over 1,700 performances in its original run, with multiple tours, regional performances, and international productions to follow. Though some of Broadway’s old guard, like Leonard Bernstein and Richard Rodgers, were resistant to the new sound of the evolving rock musical, public response was generally positive.

Popular recordings of songs from the show—such as The 5th Dimension’s take on “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” Oliver’s cover of “Good Morning Starshine,” and Three Dog Night’s interpretation of “Easy to Be Hard”—cemented the show’s impact on pop culture for decades to come.

Hair is, at its core, a show about young people seeking meaningful connection in a tumultuous political moment. Gavin Creel, who played Claude in the highly lauded 2009 Broadway revival, stated in an interview that four simple goals drive the actions of the Tribe: “we want to be young, we want to be heard, we want to be seen, and we want to stay alive.” The group of young hippies living in New York and actively protesting the Vietnam War balances racial, sexual, and political conflict

within both their Tribe and mainstream society.

Claude, our protagonist, struggles with both his “invisibility” and his destiny for either “greatness or madness.” It is no coincidence that much of the first act of the show consists of the Tribe members introducing themselves to the theatrical audience—it is their way of taking up space, announcing their presence, and, as director James Vásquez has pointed out, introducing us to and celebrating their authentic selves.

Hair and its ongoing legacies have never been more relevant to explore than in our current moment. These young Tribe members fight back against “evil and social injustice” with spirit, humanity, and a clever sense of humor that never lets the audience sit back and relax. Hair is a whirlwind of satirical text, gorgeous choreography, and an amazing score that reminds us of the strength and beauty found in the power of the collective.

When the Tribe sings “Let the Sunshine In,” it is a demand, a rally, a desperate cry, and a celebration in one; Hair states that in order for change to occur, we cannot sit idly back, but must take up the good fight ourselves. 

LEARN MORE Burns, Ken and Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War documentary series.

Grode, Eric. Hair: The Story of the Show that Defined a Generation.

Horn, Barbara Lee. The Age of Hair: Evolution and the Impact of Broadway’s First Rock Musical.

Papp, Joseph and Kenneth Turan. Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.

4u7 Photos from top: The original production of Hair.

Original cast member Sally Eaton (photo by Bret Andrews).

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ARTISTS NICOLETTE BURTON (Swing) The Old Globe: The Heart of Rock & Roll, October Sky. Regional: Spamalot (Park Playhouse), 42nd Street (Kasser Theater). Film/television: Broadway or Bust (PBS), Big Love (i.am.MEDIA).

Honors: The Jimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards finalist, Old Globe Honors Best Actress winner. Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University, Theatre Academy London (study abroad), Florida State University. nicoletteburton.com, @nicolettejburton on Instagram.

LEO EBANKS (Ensemble) Recent: Tonton Julian in Once on This Island (Moonlight Stage Productions), Benedick in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (San Diego State University), Billy Nolan in Carrie the Musical (Onstage Playhouse), Georg in Spring Awakening (Grossmont College). @ItsJust_Leooo on Instagram.

ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON (Hud) Broadway: A Bronx Tale. Off Broadway: Toni Stone (Roundabout).

National tour: Once on This Island.

Regional: Camelot (Asolo Rep), Spring Awakening (Argyle Theatre), Choir Boy (JAG). Education: SUNY Fredonia, Matthew Corozine Studios. @alexjgsings on Instagram, @sonofterrycrews on TikTok. KEVIN HAFSO KOPPMAN (Swing) The Old Globe: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Twelfth Night (Globe for All), Hamlet, The Imaginary Invalid, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth. Globe/ USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It, The Seagull, Acquainted with the Night. Regional: The Addams Family (Welk Resort Theatre), Young Frankenstein (SDMT), Pride and Prejudice (Cygnet), West Side Story, The Foreigner (Lamb’s Players Theatre), Ether Dome, His Girl Friday (La Jolla Playhouse), Zoot Suit (San Diego Rep), A Funny Thing…, This Random World (North Coast Rep), Birds of a Feather, Speech and Debate (Diversionary), The Sunshine Boys, Deathtrap (Scripps Ranch). Honors: 2018 Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year.

TYLER HARDWICK (Claude) Broadway: Storyteller in Once on This Island (OBC), Eddie Kendricks in Motown The Musical. Tours: Daniel in Once on This Island, C.C. White in Dreamgirls, Norman Whitfield in Motown The Musical. New York: Ferdinand in The Tempest, Toby in Bliss, Robby in Popstar, featured ensemble in New York, New York.

Regional: Gilbert in Marie, Dancing Still. Television/film: FX’s “Pose,” NBC’s “The Blacklist.” @tylerhar on Instagram, @tylerhardwick1 on Twitter.

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LUKE H. JACOBS (Ensemble) San Diego: On the 20th Century, Pageant (Cygnet Theatre), Henri Labisse in Victor/Victoria, Franz Liebkind in The Producers, Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (Moonlight Stage Productions), Dames at Sea, A Funny Thing… (NCRT), Chantal in La Cage aux Folles (San Diego Musical Theatre). Choreography: La Cage aux Folles, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Cygnet), It’s Christmas and It’s LIVE! (Lamb’s Players), Sister Act (San Diego Musical Theatre). National tours: In the Mood!, All Shook Up. Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from CSU Fullerton. @thenameisdiane on Instagram.

PATRICIA JEWEL (Ensemble) Regional: Mama Euralie in Once on This Island, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Moonlight Stage Productions), Matron Mama Morton in Chicago (Plan B Entertainment), Iemanja in Oliverio: A Brazilian Twist (MainStreet Theatre Company), Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (New Village Arts), Ragtime (Candlelight Pavilion), Mama Ogre and Dragon in Shrek The Musical (Center Stage Theater), The Magic of Making Musicals (Apples and Oranges Arts), Muzzy van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray (Performance Riverside). Education: B.A in Music and Psychology from University of Redlands. patriciajewel.com, @iampatriciajewel on Instagram.

STORM LEVER (Sheila) The Old Globe: Polexia in Almost Famous. Broadway: Duckling Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Off Broadway: Dorothy in The Wringer (City Center). Regional: Wendy in Fly, Duckling Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), Savannah and ensemble in Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre, Alley Theatre, Cleveland Play House, La Jolla), Emotional Creature (Berkeley Rep). Film/television: Tasha in “The Home” (upcoming), Jane in No One Called Ahead. Education: B.F.A. from University of Michigan. @_stormieweather.

DELANEY LOVE (Ensemble) Regional: In the Heights (Dallas Theater Center), Flashdance, Cabaret (Gateway Playhouse), Oklahoma! (Ogunquit Playhouse), In the Heights (John W. Engeman Theater), Chicago (Highlands Playhouse). @delaneylovee on Instagram.

ANGEL LOZADA (Woof) (he/him/his) Television: NBC’S Jesus Christ Superstar Live.

Regional: Unmasked (Paper Mill), Evita (Riverside Theatre), West Side Story (Maltz Jupiter), Jesus Christ Superstar (Chicago Lyric).

Industry/staged readings: Victory Train (Amas Musical

Theatre), The Nutty Professor (Ogunquit Playhouse), EightySixed (Musical Theatre Factory). Education: B.M. in Music Theatre from Florida State University. @imangellozada on Instagram.

JAYGEE MACAPUGAY (Jeanie) Broadway: School of Rock. Off Broadway: Soft Power, Here Lies Love, Wild Goose Dreams (Public), Cinderella, Hello, Dolly! (National Asian Artists Project), Honor, The Rockae (Prospect Theater Company). Regional: Imelda Marcos in Here Lies Love (Seattle Repertory), Brenda in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Maltz Jupiter, Riverside), Theresa Liu in Working (Berkshire Theatre Group), Soft Power (Ahmanson, Curran), Miss Saigon (Muny, 5th Avenue), The King and I (KC Starlight). Other work: USO singer. Film/television: False Positive, “Watch What Happens: Live,” The Language Lesson. @jaygeemacapugay on Instagram.

ALFIE PARKER, JR. (Ensemble) Broadway: Genie understudy in Aladdin, Chicago, South Pacific revival. National tours: Miss Saigon, Memphis, Evita. Regional: Sunset Boulevard (North Shore), The Wiz, Guys and Dolls (Sacramento MC), Damn Yankees (Goodspeed), Ragtime, Barnum (Asolo), H.M.S. Pinafore (Guthrie), Seven Brides... (Lyric), Aida (Media). Dance: Pilobolus PCS. Television: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Modern Love.”

Education: B.A. from Penn State. alfieparkerjr.com, @alfpjr and @parisandthemagicballoons on Instagram.

ANDREW POLEC (Berger) West End: Strat in Bat out of Hell The Musical (London Coliseum, Dominion Theatre, Manchester Opera House; winner of The Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award). Off Broadway: Matt in The Fantasticks (Theatre Center). Regional: Legacy of Love (Bucks County Playhouse), John Andre in The General from America (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), Ivanov, A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company), Max in Where the Wild Things Are (Providence Fringe Festival).

Film/Television: “Katy Keene,” “Prodigal Son.” Andrew Polec, the Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Artist, is a Finalist in the 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition. B.A.s in English and Music from University of Rochester, M.F.A. in Theatre from Brown University/Trinity Rep. @andrewpolec.

CHRISTOPHER M. RAMIREZ (Ensemble) The Old Globe: Thinking Shakespeare LOVE!, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Twelfth Night. Off Broadway: Icon (The Duke). Regional: Disney’s Freaky Friday (La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Alley Theatre), Lookingglass Alice (Baltimore Center Stage), Man of La Mancha (Barrington Stage Company), The Count of Monte Cristo (Pioneer Theatre Company), In the Heights, Fun Home (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Violet (Clarence Brown Theatre Company).

Television: “Instinct” (CBS), “FBI” (CBS). Education: B.F.A.

in Musical Theatre from Boston Conservatory, M.F.A. from Globe/USD Shiley Program. @c_rambrothaman on Instagram.

BETHANY SLOMKA (Ensemble) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York: Toughest Girl Alive (Fringe).

Regional: Hairspray (SD Rep, Welk, SDMT; Craig Noel Award nomination), Sister Act (Moonlight, SDMT), world premiere of 331/3: House of Dreams (SD Rep), Rent, Grease, How to Succeed… (Welk), Sunset Boulevard (Moonlight), Suds (NVA), Joseph…, 9 to 5, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha (SDMT). TV: “Encore!” on Disney+. @beeslom on Instagram.

BAILEY DAY SONNER (Crissy) Regional: Velma in West Side Story (La Mirada), Sillabub in Cats (SDMT), Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! (Welk), Rock of Ages (Cygnet), Parade (3DT), Spring Awakening (Barn Stage), Newsies, Beauty and the Beast (Candlelight). National tour: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (McCoy Rigby). Film: The Prom, Bathtubs over Broadway. baileydaysonner.com, @magicalbay on Instagram.

NYLA SOSTRE (Dionne) National tour: Peggy Schuyler in Hamilton (2016–2019). Other work: two albums, and produced, composed, and starred in her own visual album.

Education: CUNY 2016. NylaSostre .com, @Nylanana on Instagram.

JUSTINE VASQUEZ (Ensemble) Theatre debut. Television: “Empire,” “Lip Sync Battle,” “Saturday Night Live,” ”America’s Got Talent,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “The Get Down.” Dance: Latin artist Don Omar’s “Salio El Sol” music video. Other work: performed with Madonna, Drake, Coldplay, Zara Larsson, Neil Patrick Harris. @justinestrut on Instagram.

GEROME RAGNI (Book and Lyrics), 1935–1991, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the youngest of a large family with six sisters and two brothers. After four years as a medic in the United States Air Force, he began acting and was recognized by winning the Barter Theatre Award as Outstanding Young Actor. He appeared on Broadway in John Gielgud’s Hamlet featuring Richard Burton, and he starred Off Broadway in The Knack. Ragni was involved with The Open Theater (which he named), studying experimental theatre techniques with Nola Chilton and Joseph Chaikin. With James Rado, he co-created the American tribal love-rock musical Hair, and their lyrics were set to music by Galt MacDermot. A dynamic stage and life presence, Ragni originated the role of Berger in Hair. On his own, he authored the Broadway musical Dude, with score by MacDermot. He teamed up with another composer, Steve Margoshes, who wrote the PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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ARTISTS music for the opus Jack Sound and His Dog Star Blowing His Final Trumpet on the Day of Doom. Soon thereafter, he and Rado rejoined forces to collaborate on a new musical they called Sun. A gifted actor and prolific writer and painter, Ragni originated “paper-napkin art,” and he wrote a volume of dynamic poetry under the pen name Virginia Miller. His son, Erick Ragni, is an innovative architect.

JAMES RADO (Book and Lyrics) is an actor, songwriter, and co-creator of the characters, story, dialogue, and lyrics of Hair. His daydream since being a teenager was to write a Broadway musical. He taught himself how to write lyrics from intense study of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter, as well as pop music from the 1930s, ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s. In college, he wrote the music and lyrics for two shows: Interlude at University of Maryland and Cross Your Fingers at The Catholic University of America. After a two-year gig in the United States Navy, in 1956 he moved to New York to be an actor. Five years later he got his first Broadway break when the famed director and teacher Lee Strasberg plucked him from an acting class for a small part in June Havoc’s Marathon ’33 starring Julie Harris. This led to a string of acting roles in Luther, Generation, The Knack, and, in 1964, Hang Down Your Head and Die, where he met fellow actor Gerome Ragni. He told Ragni about his daydream of creating a Broadway musical and proposed that they team up to write a show about the hippies and the antiwar movement that was happening all around them. Ragni came aboard with some of his exciting experimental poetry.

In 1966, in the midst of writing Hair, Rado got a leading role as Richard the Lionhearted in the James Goldman play The Lion in Winter starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, and Christopher Walken. By 1967, Rado and Ragni had a script of Hair and handed it to the producer Joseph Papp. liked what he read and decided Hair would be the inaugural production of his newly founded New York Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theater on New York City’s Lower East Side. The rest is theatrical history. Hair opened on Broadway in the spring of 1968 and starred Rado and Ragni in the lead roles. Over the intervening years, Rado has been working on two other pieces: American Rainbow and Sun. GALT MACDERMOT (Music), 1928–2018, a two-time Grammy Award–winning and Tony Award–nominated composer, is best known for the music he wrote for the Broadway scores of Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He garnered his first Grammy for the song “African Waltz” in 1960. His work spans the gamut of performing arts: musicals, ballet scores, film scores, chamber music, the Anglican liturgy, orchestral works, poetry, drama accompaniments, band repertory, and opera. His work encompasses a wealth of musical genres, crossing the boundaries of jazz, folk, funk, gospel, reggae, and classical styles. The son of a Canadian diplomat, MacDermot was born and raised in Montreal. He received a bachelor of music from University of Cape Town in South Africa. Based on his traditional training, he wrote his own arrangements. He moved to New York in 1964 and three years later wrote the music for the landmark Broadway production Hair, which he later adapted for the screen. He formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979, which featured his original music played by some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Bernard Purdie and Wilbur Bascomb.

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with the King, and Billboard’s chart-buster “Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check” by Busta Rhymes. MacDermot wrote more than 3,000 songs over his lifetime. His music is listened to and enjoyed in 122 countries worldwide, and Hair has been performed constantly in over 40 countries worldwide since its inception.

JAMES VÁSQUEZ (Director) The Old Globe: Resident Artist; American Mariachi (world premiere), Hurricane Diane, Tiny Beautiful Things, Rich Girl (West Coast premieres), The Rocky Horror Show, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Regional: American Mariachi (Denver Center Theatre Co.), In the Heights (Dallas Theater Center, Moonlight Stage Productions), Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax (associate director, Children’s Theatre Co.), West Side Story, Cats (SD Musical Theatre), Pageant, Hedwig...

(Cygnet Theatre Co.), Next Fall, Pippin (Diversionary Theatre). Other works: Goodspeed Musicals, La Jolla Playhouse. Education: The Juilliard School, Drama Division. jamesvasquez.com.

MAYTE NATALIO (Choreography) Choreography: The Winter’s Tale (DTC/ Public Works), Runaways (NYU, 2019), Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Company, 2019), Measure for Measure (The Public Theater/Mobile Unit, 2019), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater, 2019), Medusa (Michigan State University, 2020), La Hora Santa (also writer and director, Ars Nova’s Vision Residency). Other work: co-founder of immersive events company MinuteZero. Education: LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase.

TIM MACKABEE (Scenic Design) The Old Globe: Hamlet, Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood!, Skeleton Crew, The Last Match. Broadway: The Elephant Man, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. West End: The Elephant Man. Off Broadway: Seared (MCC; OCC Award), Guards at the Taj (Lortel Award), Describe the Night, The Penitent, Our New Girl (Atlantic), Darling Grenadine, The Last Match (Roundabout), Vietgone, Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (MTC), Luce (LCT), Gigantic, Heathers: The Musical (Vineyard). Dance: Doug Varone and Dancers, Cedar Lake Dance. Television: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO), “Gotham,” “Smash,” “Today,” “Football Night in America.” Education: North Carolina School of the Arts, Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com, @timmackabeedesign.

DAVID ISRAEL REYNOSO (Costume Design) The Old Globe: Resident Artist; Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, As You Like It, The Tempest, The Wanderers, Red Velvet, The Blameless, tokyo fish story, Constellations, Twelfth Night, Arms and the Man, Water by the Spoonful, Time and the Conways, Double Indemnity, Be a Good Little Widow. Theatre: Sleep No More in New York and Shanghai (as costume designer, Punchdrunk; Obie Award), Portaleza, Las Quinceañeras, Waking La Llorona (as creator/director, Optika Moderna/La Jolla Playhouse).

Other theatre: ACT, ART, Arena, Finnish National Ballet, Portland Center Stage, WP, Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Commonwealth Shakes, Gloucester Stage, Lyric Stage of Boston. Other work: PostSecret and Living with Animals exhibits (SD Museum of Us). Honors: Creative Catalyst grant, Elliot Norton Award, Craig Noel, Helen Hayes, IRNE, BroadwayWorld Award nominations. davidreynoso.com, @designreynoso on Instagram.

AMANDA ZIEVE (Lighting Design) The Old Globe: Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, Tiny Beautiful Things, Barefoot in the Park, Native Gardens, The Wanderers, Rich Girl. Regional: Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse), Rock of Ages (Cygnet), Sweeney Todd, Roof of the World (KC Rep), Billy Elliot: The Musical, Titanic (Signature Theatre), Approval Junkie (Alliance Theatre). Associate design: The Heart of Rock & Roll, Bright Star, Allegiance (The Old Globe), Escape to Margaritaville, Hollywood, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Chasing the Song (La Jolla Playhouse). amandazieve.com.

KEN TRAVIS (Sound Design) The Old Globe: Life After, American Mariachi, Rain, The Last Goodbye. Broadway: In Transit, Aladdin, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Story The Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. Off Broadway/regional: The Public Theater, The New Group, The Civilians, Atlantic Theater Company, Soho Rep., Classic Stage Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre Company, Mabou Mines, A Contemporary Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Guthrie Theater, McCarter Theatre Center.

ANGELA STEINER (Music Director) Regional: Rattlesnake Kate, Indecent, The Who’s Tommy, Oklahoma!, Twelfth Night, A Christmas Carol (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), Sweeney Todd (Asolo Repertory), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Dead Man Walking (Opera Fayetteville), Pippin (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center). Education: B.M. in Piano Performance and Piano Accompanying from Wichita State University, M.M. in Collaborative Piano from University of Northern Colorado. angelasteiner.com.

SINAI TABAK (Additional Arrangements) The Old Globe: Guys and Dolls.

Broadway: The Cher Show. Regional: Sound of Music (music supervisor) Evita, Josephine (Asolo Rep), Bliss (5th Avenue), Footloose (Kennedy Center), Paint Your Wagon (Muny), Les Misérables (Dallas Theater Center), Johnny Baseball (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Off Broadway: Stars of David (DR2 Theatre), Goldstein (Actors Temple). Workshops: Los Otros (59E59), The Total Bent (Public Theater), American Psycho, Family Album (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Damascus Square. Film: Hello Again. Education: B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from NYU. sinaitabak.com.

HOWIE CHERPAKOV, CSA (Casting) The Old Globe: Benny & Joon, October Sky, Bright Star. Broadway/national tours: Bright Star, Next Fall (Artios Award nomination), The Seafarer, Coram Boy, Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, Dirty Dancing, South Pacific. Off Broadway/ regional: Bliss (5th Avenue), Midnight Street (Theatre Row), Found (Atlantic Theater Company; Artios Award nomination), Atomic (Acorn), Pipeline Festival (Women’s Project Theater), Marry Harry (NYMF), Dangerous Beauty (Pasadena Playhouse), Fault Lines (Cherry Lane; Artios Award), The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center Theater), The Opposite of Sex (Magic Theatre), This Is Our Youth (Fairbanks). Other work: five seasons with New York Stage and Film. hccasting.com.

MOIRA GLEASON (Production Stage Manager) (she/her/hers) The Old Globe: Alive and Well, Since Africa, Back Back Back, Whisper House, Sea of Tranquility, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Constant Wife, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, five seasons of the Summer Shakespeare Festival. Regional: American Mariachi, M. Butterfly, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (South Coast Rep), Julius Caesar, The River Bride, Long Day’s Journey into Night, The Count of Monte Cristo, Two Gents, Water by the Spoonful, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Willful (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Adoption Project: Triad (Mo`olelo), Miss Witherspoon (San Diego Rep).

KENDRA STOCKTON (Assistant Stage Manager) The Old Globe: Almost Famous, As You Like It, Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy, Familiar, Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, Much Ado About Nothing, Benny & Joon, October Sky, Bright Star, Dog and Pony, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (as production assistant). Regional: House of Joy (San Diego Rep), Home of the Brave, #SuperShinySara, Guards at the Taj, The Orphan of Zhao, The Who & The What (La Jolla Playhouse), The Loneliest Girl in the World (Diversionary Theatre), miXtape (Lamb’s Players Theatre), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (San Diego Musical Theatre).

BARRY EDELSTEIN (Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director) is a stage director, producer, author, and educator. He has directed nearly half of the Bard’s plays. His Globe directing credits include The Winter’s Tale, Othello, The Twenty-seventh Man, the world premiere of Rain, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet, and the world premiere of The Wanderers. He also directed All’s Well That Ends Well as the inaugural production of the Globe for All community tour. In January he oversaw the Globe’s inaugural Classical Directing Fellowship program. He most recently directed The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. As Director of the Shakespeare Initiative at The Public Theater (2008–2012), Edelstein oversaw all of the company’s Shakespearean productions as well as its educational, community outreach, and artist-training programs. At The Public, he staged the world premiere of The Twenty-seventh Man, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, and Steve Martin’s WASP and Other Plays.

He was also Associate Producer of The Public’s Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino.

From 1998 to 2003 he was Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company. His book Thinking Shakespeare, which was rereleased in a second edition in June, is the standard text on American Shakespearean acting. He is also the author of Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions. He is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

TIMOTHY J. SHIELDS (Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director) joined The Old Globe as Managing Director in 2017. In his time in San Diego, he has enjoyed becoming involved in the community. He currently serves as a board member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program; an advisory board member of PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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ARTISTS the San Diego Downtown Partnership; and Vice President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. He brings to San Diego many decades of not-for-profit theatre experience. He was Managing Director of Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center (2009-2017); Milwaukee Repertory Theater (1998–2009); and Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York (1992–1998). He has also held administrative positions at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Denver Center Theatre Company, and McCarter Theatre Center in an earlier period of his career. He served as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as Vice President of the board at Theatre Communications Group.

He has been the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; and a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. He holds a B.F.A. in Drama Production from Carnegie-Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The Directors are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union.

This Theatre operates under an Agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 122.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT Theatres are represented

by United Scenic Artists Local USA-826, IATSE.

The musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325 San Diego.

Support for open captioning is provided in part by TDF. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Artist is selected from previous or current finalists of the annual Lotte Lenya Competition, an international theatre singing competition founded in 1998 by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music to encourage idiomatic performances of a wide range of musical theatre and opera. www.kwf.org/LLC.

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TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission. If you post photos on social media or elsewhere, you must credit the production’s designers by including the names below.

Tim Mackabee (Scenic Design) timothymackabeedesign.com, @timmackabeedesign David Israel Reynoso (Costume Design) @designreynoso Amanda Zieve (Lighting Design) www.amandazieve.com Ken Travis (Sound Design) Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.

LET’S ALL DO OUR PART! We are proud that this program, as with all our programs year-round, is made with paper from wood in regrowth areas that are specially planted for use in the printing industry, making the process sustainable, renewable, and safe for our environment.

As you exit the theatre, feel free to leave your gently used program on the program stand for future audiences to use. Or you can put it in any of the recycle bins in the lobby or on our plaza.

PATRON INFORMATION For more information about ticket policies and patron services, please visit www.TheOldGlobe.org.

ARTS ENGAGEMENT

By Sharriff Simmons An Old Globe Teaching Artist on the work our Arts Engagement Department did with unaccompanied minors detained at the border and housed at the San Diego Convention Center.

Friday, May 14, 2021, 9:30 a.m. After clearing COVID-19 protocols and passing through security, we settled into a large open space at the southeast corner of the San Diego Convention Center. Our group consisted of four Teaching Artists (TAs) and Lisel Gorell-Getz, our Education Coordinator. Freedome Bradley-Ballentine, The Old Globe’s Associate Artistic Director and Director of Arts Engagement, assigned us a task with a distinctly unique set of challenges: to make theatre matter for a community of unaccompanied minors separated from their families at the border. They were being housed temporarily at the Convention Center pending reunification with their families.

Our small group’s efforts were part of the ongoing American conversation surrounding immigration, human rights, and the deleterious effects of intentionally separating children from their parents. We were assigned to the Convention Center intent on engaging the situation in creative ways. The five of us—TAs Valeria Vega, Gerardo Flores Tonella, Veronica Burgess, Catherine Hanna Shrock, and I—attended a planning meeting via Zoom with Tara Ricasa, a Los Angeles–based TA commissioned to develop course outlines for our weekly workshops. To achieve the goals of our assignment, we would have to mitigate any personal opinions on the matter and rely on our chemistry as a team, all the while adhering to the Globe’s mission of providing impactful experiences to as many diverse communities as possible. To this end, we started the first of our five workshops planned for the day.

At 10:00 a.m., the first pod of students showed up. The group consisted of 50 adolescent girls primarily from Central America: Nicaragua, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Honduras. Spanish speakers Valeria, Gerardo, and Veronica took turns introducing us and the workshop.

We were all a little nervous, the students and the TAs alike. Without the benefit of seeing their faces (COVID protocols required masks at all times), we proceeded with the program as planned.

AS I PLAYED MY ACOUSTIC GUITAR IN THE CORNER, I WITNESSED A COLLECTIVE LIGHT GO ON IN JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. About 20 minutes into our 45-minute workshop, something magical happened. As I played my acoustic guitar in the corner, I witnessed a collective light go on in just about everyone in the room. It was clear that Valeria, in particular, was occupying a unique place in the student’s imagination. Their trust in her leadership, her confidence, and the very sound of her voice drove the workshop forward, transforming the process into a visceral exchange of human emotions. It was truly amazing to both witness and be an active participant of.

Everyone in the space spent the remaining time of the session cocooned with organic humanity. We spoke to each other through the language of creativity. Knowing each other’s native tongues, being of the same age, or even seeing the fullness of each other’s faces was bypassed, replaced by a trust in our mission’s honesty and the truly transformative intention of the theatre arts.

The students were free from their circumstances that day.

There would be many more magical moments to come.  Sharrif Simmons is a poet, musician, and teaching artist. He has performed all over the world and is the author of Fast Cities and Objects That Burn. He is currently working on his forthcoming book An American-African Story.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA

SHUTTER SISTERS

A Globe-commissioned world premiere Book, music, and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa Directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele September 10 – October 17, 2021

A Globe-commissioned world premiere

By Mansa Ra Directed by Donya K. Washington October 7 – November 7, 2021

A woman looks back on her girlhood in Juan Perón’s Argentina, and pays homage to the family of women whose sacrifices allowed her to become an artist, in this exuberant, beautiful new musical.

The story of two women living parallel existences on the hardest days of their lives reveals a heartfelt and surprising journey through womanhood, identity, and what it means to belong.

FREE SUMMER PROGRAMMING

Five signs around the Globe’s campus lead to an interactive adventure through Balboa Park

Mad Libs–style communal storytelling program live on the Globe’s plaza

Learn more about all of our upcoming events and free digital programming at www.TheOldGlobe.org.

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September 25, 2021

San Diego’s Best Party Is Back!

The 2021 Globe Gala is a true celebration! Joy, delights, and surprises await as you support The Old Globe.

Featuring a special performance by

Joshua Henry (Broadway’s Carousel, The Scottsboro Boys, U.S. tour of Hamilton)

Honorary Chair Darlene Marcos Shiley Co-Chairs Jennifer Greenfield and Sheryl White

Committee Terry Atkinson Eleanor Charlton Susan Hoehn Sandra Redman Margarita Wilkinson

DOUGLAS GATES

For underwriting opportunities, tickets, and information:

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

TERRY ATKINSON AND KATHY TAYLOR

NIKKI AND BEN CLAY

KAREN AND DONALD COHN

ELAINE AND DAVE DARWIN

SILVIJA AND BRIAN DEVINE

PAMELA FARR AND BUFORD ALEXANDER

HAL AND PAM FUSON

PAULA AND BRIAN POWERS

JEAN AND GARY SHEKHTER

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS

PAMELA WAGNER AND HANS TEGEBO

VICKI AND CARL ZEIGER

ARTIST SPONSORS

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OUR THANKS

The Old Globe is deeply grateful to the many patrons who have made plans to leave a legacy to the theatre they cherish. These gifts ensure that The Old Globe will continue to flourish in the years ahead. Thank you.

Bobbie Ball Sandra Barstow Alan Benaroya Barbara Bolt Barbara Brink Nancy Brock Robert and Pamela Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Canada Sandra and Harry Carter Jean Cheng Doris and Wayne Christopher Garet and Wendy Clark Nikki and Ben Clay Joseph J. Cohen and Martha P. Farish R. Patrick and Sharon Connell Jane Cowgill Gigi Cramer Patricia W. Crigler. Ph.D. CAPT USN (Ret.) Carlos and Patricia Cuellar Elaine and Dave Darwin Ann Davies Darlene Gould Davies Carolyn S. DeMar Douglas Druley and Judee Sedler Dr. Bernard Eggertsen and Florence Nemkov* Robert & Stacey Foxworth Frank A. Frye III Hal and Pam Fuson Martha Gafford* Alan Gary and Joanee Udelf Arthur Getis and Roberta King Teresa George Nancy Reed Gibson* Robert Gleason and Marc Matys Cathryn Golden Marcy Goldstone Betsy Hamblin* Bernard* and June Harland David and Debbie Hawkins Liz and Gary Helming

Char & Mike Hersh Jill Denison Holmes Jeff and Thao Hughes Craig and Mary Hunter Sonia and Andy* Israel Janis N. Jones David K. Jordan Robert J. Kilian and Kathleen* M. Slayton Marilyn Rogers Kneeland* Bill and Linda Kolb Jean* and David Laing James and Janice LaGrone Peter and Michelle Landin Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Ruth W. Leonardi Jerry Lester Foundation Robin J. Lipman Ellie Lynch and Patrick Harrison Heather Manion Randi and Thomas McKenzie Judith Menzel Chris and Jill Metcalf Paul I. and Margaret W. Meyer Paul Miller Charitable Remainder Unitrust Steve Miller Angela and Chuck Mol Laurie Dale Munday Michael G. Murphy Stanley Nadel and Cecilia Carrick Harvey* and Marsha Netzer Ronald J. Newell Greg and Polly Noel PACEM (Pacific Academy of Ecclesiastical Music) Connie Pringle Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo and John Rebelo Jeannie and Arthur Rivkin Esther Rodriguez Joan Salb Beverly and Warren* Sanborn Lisa Berry Shaw and Robert Shaw

Bruce Sherman Darlene Marcos Shiley B. Sy* and Ruth Ann Silver Dee E. Silver M.D. Stephen M. Silverman Dolores and Rod Smith Marisa SorBello and Peter Czipott Nancy A. Spector and Alan R. Spector Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Stark Jeanette Stevens Peter Stovin Miriam Summ Eric Leighton Swenson Anne C. Taubman Randy Tidmore Cherie Halladay Tirschwell Evelyn Mack Truitt Suzanne Poet Turner and Michael T. Turner Ginny Unanue Pamela J. Wagner Jordine Von Wantoch* Lian Von Wantoch Peggy Ann Wallace Holly J.B. Ward Sarah Woodruff Watkins Joy and Stephen Weiss Judith Wenker Lynne Dunaho Wheeler Sheryl and Harvey P. White Helen Galen Whitney* Barbara Wolpert Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Anonymous (26) *In memoriam This list is current as of June 30, 2021.

We regret any omissions or errors.

“I want this theatre to have the security of an endowment so that we may continue to engage and inspire audiences for generations to come.”

—Craig Noel, Founding Director

For information on how to leave a legacy gift to the theatre, please call Associate Director of Philanthropy, Legacy Giving, Bridget Cantu Wear at (619) 684-4144 or email bcantuwear@TheOldGlobe.org.

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SUPPORT US

EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP Since the founding of The Old Globe in 1935, heroic leadership has made the theatre a cultural icon in San Diego and a leader in the American theatre. The following individuals and organizations, recognized for their tremendous cumulative giving, comprise a special group of friends who have played leading “behind-the-scenes” roles, helping to create productions on our three stages and our programs in the community.

— $25 million and higher — The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund Donald* and Darlene Shiley

— $3 million and higher — David C. Copley Foundation County of San Diego The Shubert Foundation

— $11 million and higher — Conrad Prebys* City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture

— $1 million and higher — Mary Beth Adderley Bank of America Bentivoglio Family Fund Diane and John Berol Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc. California Cultural & Historical Endowment J. Dallas and Mary Clark* Joseph Cohen and Martha Farish Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow Valerie and Harry Cooper Elaine and Dave Darwin Ann Davies Una Davis and Jack McGrory Silvija and Brian Devine Helen Edison* Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander

— $9 million and higher — Karen and Donald Cohn — $8 million and higher — Sheryl and Harvey White — $7 million and higher — Kathryn Hattox* Viterbi Family and The Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Fund — $4 million and higher — The James Irvine Foundation

Globe Guilders Joan and Irwin Jacobs The Kresge Foundation The Lipinsky Family Estate of Beatrice Lynds* National Endowment for the Arts Victor H.* and Jane Ottenstein Qualcomm Paula and Brian Powers Price Philanthropies Foundation Estate of Dorothy S. Prough* Jeannie and Arthur Rivkin Jean and Gary Shekhter Karen and Stuart Tanz Theatre Forward Gillian and Tony Thornley Wells Fargo Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Vicki and Carl Zeiger Anonymous (1) *In memoriam

PUBLIC SUPPORT

The California Office of the Small Business Advocate Financial support is provided by The City of San Diego.

We thank all our generous patrons and supporters—including government funders—who help make theatre matter to more people and who have sustained us throughout this challenging time.

Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. A full list of funders that support Theatre Forward’s contributions to The Old Globe can be found at TheOldGlobe.org/Theatre-Forward.

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OUR THANKS The Old Globe is deeply grateful to our Artistic Angels and Benefactors, whose vital support of the Annual Fund helps us make theatre matter to more people. For additional information on how to support the Globe at these extraordinary levels, please contact Llewellyn Crain at (619) 684-4141 or lcrain@TheOldGlobe.org.

Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually)

KAREN AND DONALD COHN†

ELAINE AND DAVE DARWIN

EDUARDO CONTRERAS / U-T SAN DIEGO

TERRY ATKINSON AND KATHY TAYLOR

PAULA AND BRIAN POWERS

JEAN AND GARY SHEKHTER

BENTIVOGLIO FAMILY FUND

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY†

In memory of Donald Shiley

THE THEODOR AND AUDREY GEISEL FUND

THE ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FUND In memory of Erna Finci Viterbi

THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. WHITE

Benefactors

($100,000 to $199,999)

DIANE AND JOHN BEROL

ANN DAVIES

PAMELA FARR AND BUFORD ALEXANDER

HAL AND PAM FUSON

GILLIAN AND TONY THORNLEY

PAMELA J. WAGNER AND HANS TEGEBO

SHERYL AND HARVEY WHITE FOUNDATION

VICKI AND CARL ZEIGER

View the Globe’s government supporters on page 23 and corporate supporters on page 26. † Charter Sponsor since 1995 Photo for Diane and John Berol: Robert Sean Leonard, King Richard II, 2017. Photo by Jim Cox.

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KAREN AND STUART TANZ

The Old Globe has seen its share of hard times in 86 years, but a global pandemic that shut down our stages for 17 months was a new kind of challenge.

The San Diego community and theatre lovers from around the world helped us rise to meet that challenge. Just as they have done in the past when fire and war threatened to shut down the Globe, San Diegans united to help this theatre not only survive, but find a way to thrive during the pandemic with digital and broadcast programs that made theatre accessible to a wider audience than ever before.

We thank the thousands of supporters who helped us meet major matching grants and achieve more in a year of closure than any of us thought possible.

GlobeRISING donors are recognized on pages 27–31 of this program and online at www.TheOldGlobe.org/Donors.

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OUR THANKS

CORPORATE DONORS Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually)

Benefactors ($100,000 to $199,999)

Ovation Circle ($60,000 to $99,999)

Producer Circle ($30,000 to $59,999)

Artist Circle ($25,000 to $29,999)

Director Circle ($10,000 to $24,999)

Founder Circle ($5,000 to $9,999)

Craig Noel Circle ($3,000 to $4,999)

MG Properties Group Morgan Stanley Nordson Corporation Foundation University of San Diego

NWB Environmental Services, LLC RAHD Group RKG Wealth Management

Champions ($1,000 to $2,999) Higgs Fletcher & Mack, LLP

La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation

Oscar de la Renta

The Old Globe invites your company to become a Corporate Partner and make theatre matter to more people while receiving exclusive benefits. Contact Kristina Keeler at (619) 684-4140 or kkeeler@TheOldGlobe.org.

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS In order to make theatre matter in the lives of more people, The Old Globe—a not-for-profit theatre—relies on the support of our community. We thank our Circle Patrons and Friends of The Old Globe members for these generous annual fund gifts that help us deliver great theatre and life-changing arts engagement programs.

Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually) Terry Atkinson and Kathy Taylor∆ Bentivoglio Family Fund∆ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture Karen and Donald Cohn ♥ Elaine and Dave Darwin∆ Entravision HM Electronics, Inc.

The James Irvine Foundation Paula and Brian Powers ♥∆ The Conrad Prebys Foundation Jean and Gary Shekhter ♥∆ Darlene Marcos Shiley, in memory of Donald Shiley∆ The Shubert Foundation

The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund The Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Fund ♥∆ The Estate of Jeffrey E. White Anonymous (2)

Karen and Stuart Tanz ♥∆ Gillian and Tony Thornley∆ Pamela J. Wagner and Hans Tegebo∆

Sheryl and Harvey White Foundation∆ Vicki and Carl Zeiger ♥∆ Anonymous (2)

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation∆

Sahm Family Foundation∆ Sue and Edward “Duff” Sanderson∆ United

Jeffrey and Sheila Lipinsky Family Foundation∆ The Lodge at Torrey Pines National Endowment for the Arts The Parker Foundation (Gerald and Inez Grant Parker) ∆ Patrons of the Prado Ms. Jeanette Stevens∆ Theatre Forward Evelyn Mack Truitt∆

U.S. Bank Viasat Jordine Skoff Von Wantoch* Reneé and Bob Wailes∆ Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell June E. Yoder Family∆ Anonymous (2)

Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation The Sapp Family Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation∆ Subaru of El Cajon Muffy Walker

Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust The Wickline Family∆ Wilkinson Family Charitable Fund∆ Karin Winner∆

Benefactors ($100,000 to $199,999) Diane and John Berol∆ Ann Davies ♥ ∆ Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander ♥∆

Hal and Pam Fuson ♥∆ Price Philanthropies Foundation Qualcomm

Ovation Circle ($60,000 to $99,999) California Arts Council, A State Agency The Joseph Cohen and Martha Farish New Play Development Fund

Hervey Family NonEndowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation∆

Producer Circle ($30,000 to $59,999) Jules and Michele Arthur ♥∆ The Belenzon Family in memory of Irvin and Ruth Belenzon∆ The Binford Family∆ California Bank & Trust Nikki and Ben Clay ♥∆ Ellise and Michael Coit∆ Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow∆

Elizabeth Cushman∆ Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Devine ♥∆ Donna and Jack Galloway Globe Guilders George C. Guerra∆ The Hearst Foundations ∆ Daphne H. and James D. Jameson∆ Laurents / Hatcher Foundation∆

Artist Circle ($25,000 to $29,999) Bank of America The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Jacquie and Michael Casey Ric and Eleanor Charlton∆ Una Davis and Jack McGrory∆ Don and Barbara Foster∆ Laurie Gore and Julie Osman

Richard and Jennifer Greenfield∆ Jo Ann Kilty∆ Estate of Marilyn Rogers Kneeland Elaine Lipinsky Family Foundation

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OUR THANKS Director Circle ($10,000 to $24,999) Maggie Acosta and Larry Shushan∆ Marianna Allgauer∆ Alicia and Jonathan Atun∆ Jan and Rich Baldwin Melissa Garfield Bartell and Michael Bartell The Bjorg Family∆ Dee Anne and Michael Canepa City National Bank Carlo and Nadine Daleo George Davis ♥ Marguerite Jackson Dill, in memory of George Joseph Dill ∆ Nina and Robert Doede Edgerton Foundation Joanne Morrison Ehly∆ Dan and Phyllis Epstein∆ Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Epsten Susanna and Michael Flaster

Elaine Galinson and Herb Soloman and the Joseph and Beverly Glickman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Cam and Wanda Garner Drs. Tom and Jane Gawronski∆ Carol L. Githens Deborah A. and David A. Hawkins Nishma and John Held ♥∆ Teresa and Harry Hixson, Jr.∆ Susan and Bill Hoehn∆ Sally and John Hood HoyleCohen, LLC∆ Gail and Doug Hutcheson Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs Robert Kilian, in memory of Kathleen M. Slayton Brooke and Dan Koehler Bill and Linda Kolb ♥∆ The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music

Bob* and Laura Kyle ♥ Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden∆ Peter and Michelle Landin Carol Ann and George W. Lattimer∆ Pamela Hamilton Lester in memory of Jim Lester∆ Sandy and Arthur* Levinson Marshall Littman∆ Marsh & McLennan Agency Estate of Madelon McGowan Don and Judy McMorrow ♥ Judith Morgan∆ Neiman Marcus San Diego Caroline and Nicolas Nierenberg Polly and Greg Noel Nordstrom The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Jerry and Phyllis Olefsky∆ Michael and Christine Pack∆ David and Mary Ann Petree∆

Tom and Lisa Pierce Peggy and Peter Preuss Sing Your Song, Inc.∆ Random House Children’s Books ResMed Foundation Sempra Stan Siegel∆ The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Phillip and Gayle Tauber∆ Theatre Development Fund Rhona Thompson Stephen and Joy Weiss∆ Wells Fargo Dr. Steve and Lynne Wheeler∆ James E. and Kathryn A. Whistler Fund at The San Diego Foundation Kimberly Godwin AC and Dorothy Wood∆ Anonymous (3)∆

Founder Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Karen and Jim Austin∆ • David A. and Jill Wien Badger∆ • Mr. and Mrs. Bear∆ • Gary and Barbara Blake Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation∆ • Arthur and Barbara Bloom Foundation • Elizabeth and Steven Bluhm∆ • Dr. Herman and Irene Boschken • Bea and Bill Briggs∆ • Beth Bruton • Dr. Stephanie Bulger∆ • Harry and Sandra Carter • Greg and Loretta Cass • Carol and Jeff Chang∆ • Cliff and Carolyn Colwell∆ • Frederik and Irene Defesche • Chuck and Odette Ebersole∆ • Marion Eggertsen • Carol Spielman-Ewan and Joel Ewan∆ • William and Eva Fox Foundation (administered by Theatre Communications Group) • Bill and Judy Garrett • Arthur Getis and Roberta King∆ • Dean J. Haas∆ • The Estate of Betsy Hamblin • Norm Hapke and Valerie Jacobs Hapke∆ • Laurie Sefton Henson • David Hitz∆ • Thao and Jeff Hughes • Drs. Sonia and Andy* Israel∆ • David K. Jordan∆ • Webster B. and Helen W. Kinnaird • Curt and Nancy Koch∆ • Regina Kurtz, in loving memory of Al Isenberg • Jean* and David Laing ♥∆ • Paul Levin and Joanna Hirst∆ • Marcia A. Mattson∆ • Elizabeth and Edward McIntyre∆ • Thomas and Randi McKenzie∆ • Paul and Maggie Meyer • MG Properties Group • Rebecca Moores • Morgan Stanley • Darrell Netherton and Robert Wheeler∆ • Nordson Corporation Foundation • Susan Parker∆ • Bernard Paul and Maria Sardina • Barbara Petersen∆ • Christopher and Angela Peto • Gale and James Petrie • John and Marcia Price Family Foundation • Joan and Richard Qualls∆ • Ann and Tim Rice • Rivkin Family Fund I at The San Diego Foundation∆ • Nancy J. Robertson∆ • Warren* and Beverly Sanborn ♥∆ • Sheryl and Bob Scarano • Robert and Lisa Shaw∆ • Lari Sheehan∆ • Dee E. Silver, M.D. • Dave and Phyllis Snyder • Kathleen and Al Steele ♥∆ • Deborah Szekely • Allison Thomas∆ • Jack Thomas • Brenda and Robert Tomaras • Greta and Stephen Treadgold • C. Anne Turhollow and Michael J. Perkins∆ • Stanley and Anita Ulrich • University of San Diego • Carol Vassiliadis • Carol and Larry Veit • The Vincent Family∆ • Estate of Elizabeth Walker • Wendy Waterman • Sue and Bill Weber • Chris and Pat Weil • Shirli Weiss and Sons • Chester Yamaga and Jean Samuels ♥ • Lian Von Wantoch∆, in memory of Jordine and Harvey Von Wantoch • Britt Zeller∆ • Emma and Leo Zuckerman • Anonymous (4)∆

Craig Noel Circle ($3,000 to $4,999) Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ailor ♥ • Drs. Gabriela and Michael Antos • Jeff and Donna Applestein∆ • Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley ♥∆ • Bobbie Ball • Diana (DJ) Barliant and Nowell Wisch Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Jan Bart • Biffar Family • M. Joan Bishop, in memory of Harold O. McNeil, Esq. ♥ • Pat and Carol Bivens∆ • Robert Blanton and Ann Clark∆ • Barbara Bolt • Beth Bowman and Dave Cortney • Kevin and Rebecca Blakely Brown • Glenn and Jolie Buberl∆ • Anita Busquets and William Ladd • Peter and Joan Camana∆ • Robert Caplan and Carol Randolph • Edward and Pamela Carnot ♥ • Doris and Wayne Christopher • Garet and Wendy Clark ♥ • Ms. Heidi Conlan/The Sahan Daywi Foundation∆ • Richard and Stephanie Coutts∆ • Jane Cowgill∆ • Ronald D. Culbertson • Darlene G. Davies, in memory of Lowell Davies • Angie DeCaro ♥∆ • Jim and Sally Ditto • Douglas Druley and Judee Sedler∆ • Vicki and Chris Eddy • Hilit and Barry Edelstein • Bill Eiffert and Leslie Hodge • Barbara and Dick* Enberg∆ • Christopher Menkov and Jennifer Fisher in Memory of Elizabeth Meyer • Dr. Ben and Susan Frishberg • Joyce Gattas • Teresa George ♥ • Fred and Lisa Goldberg∆ • Cathryn Golden ♥∆ • Charles Gyselbrecht and Eric Taylor • Thomas and Cristina Hahn ♥∆ • Ms. Cheryl P28 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

Craig Noel Circle ($3,000 to $4,999) Haimsohn • Guy and Laurie Halgren∆ • Julia Carrington Hall∆ • Pat and Rick Harmetz • Gordon and Phyllis Harris • Patrick Harrison and Eleanor Lynch ♥∆ • Richard and Linda Hascup • Linda and Thomas Henry • Bill and Nancy Homeyer ♥ • Gary and Carrie Huckell • Dea and Osborn Hurston • The Jasada Foundation • Johnson Family Foundation • Jerry* and Marge Katleman∆ • Edythe Kenton • Ken and Sheryl King∆ • John Kirby and Anthony Toia • Jane and Ray* Klofkorn ♥ • Drs. Janice and Matt Kurth∆ • James and Janice LaGrone ♥ • Benjamin and Kimberly Lee∆ • Veronica and Miguel Leff • Terry and Mary Lehr • The Leist Family ♥ • Ronald and Ruth W. Leonardi∆ • Jeffrey and Hillary Liber Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Robin J. Lipman ♥ • Jackie and Charlie Mann Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Dr. Ted and Marcy Mazer∆ • Oliver McElroy and Karen DeLaurier • Dr.* and Mrs. M. Joseph McGreevy • Diane McKernan and Steve Lyman∆ • Judi Menzel ♥ • Dean and Sue Mills • Charles and Ilene Mittman∆ • Akiko Charlene Morimoto and Hubert Frank Hamilton, Jr.∆ • Nancy and James Mullen • Geri Musser • Mark C. Niblack, M.D. ♥ • Michael and Linda Niggli • NWB Environmental Services, LLC • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Pastore∆ • L. Robert and Patricia Payne • Col.* and Mrs. Ben Pollard • Dr. Daniel Porte, Jr. and Mrs. Sally DuBois • Dr. Julie A. Prazich and Dr. Sara Rosenthal • RAHD Group∆ • Linda Rankin and Rodney Whitlow∆ • Sarah B. Marsh Rebelo and John G. Rebelo • Joseph and Sara Reisman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation∆ • RKG Wealth Management • Christine Rounsavell∆ • Dawn and Phil Rudolph∆ • Julie and Jay Sarno • Jackie Schoell • In memory of Axel • Timothy J. Shields • Drs. Joseph and Gloria Shurman ♥ • Mark and Katherine Silver • Alan and Esther Siman • Nancy and Alan Spector and Family∆ • Nancy Steinhart and Rebecca Goodpasture ♥ • Bob* and Mike Stivers • Louise and Jack Strecker ♥ • Bill and Diane Stumph∆ • Karen and Don Tartre ♥∆ • Tim and Judy Tillyer • Doris Trauner and Richard Stanford∆ • Suzanne Poet Turner and Michael T. Turner ♥ • Susan and Larry Twomey ♥ • Peggy Ann Wallace • Judith Wenker∆ • Anonymous (11)∆ ♥

Champion ($1,000 to $2,999) Dede Alpert∆ • Diana and Don Ambrose • In loving memory of Stanley E. Anderson • Mrs. Cyla Andrus and Mr. Darrell Mead∆ • Katherine Austin∆ • Roberta Baade and George Yee • Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe∆ • Sondra and Robert Berk Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Sally and John Berry • Mary Ann Beyster∆ • Norma and Craig Blakey • Robert and Pamela Brooks∆ • Alyssa Brzenski∆ • John Burns and Dr. CC Cameron∆ • Cappetta Family Foundation∆ • Janet and Maarten Chrispeels • Richard Clampitt and Rachel Hurst • Katharine K. Cline and Michael A. Lee • Marge Cole∆ • Pamela Cooper • Gigi Cramer, in memory of Ed Cramer • Leslie and Deborah Cross • Drs. Charles Davis and Kathryn Hollenbach∆ • Mary and Jim Dawe • Donna Donati∆ • Berit and Tom Durler • Edward Jones Financial Advisor, David S. Tam • James and Ann Marie Elliff • Aileen and Dan Emer∆ • Arthur Engel∆ • Arlene Esgate • Walt Fidler∆ • Forsyth Leonard Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation∆ • Forsyth Leonard Fund of the Rancho San Diego Foundation • Jean and Sid* Fox • Norman and Patricia Gillespie • Wendy Gillespie • Doug Gillingham and Dana Friehauf∆ • Diana R. Glimm • Mr. William and Dr. Susan Glockner • Geraldo and Scarrain Gomes Fund • Louise and Doug Goodman∆ • Edry Goot • Gayle and Dwight Gordon∆ • William and Natalie Gore • Chris Graham and Michael Albo • Mary Haviland • Liz and Gary Helming • Phil and Kathy Henry • Jamie Henson and Robert Houskeeper∆ • Higgs Fletcher & Mack, LLP • Peggy and John Holl • Bruce and Jane Hopkins∆ • Stephanie and Carl Hurst∆ • Ikizyan Family∆ • Joe and Phyl Ironworks∆ • Christie Iverson∆ • Brad Jacobsen∆ • Dr. Jim Jaranson Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation • Jay Jeffcoat∆ • Dr. and Mrs. Clyde* W. Jones • Janis Jones∆ • Kenneth and Marilyn Jones∆ • Oskar and Judith Kirsten∆ • Julie Klaus • La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation • Jeannie Lawrence • Michael and Teresa Lewis • Friends and Family of Michael Reynolds • Eric and Lori Longstreet∆ • Robin B. Luby∆ • Joy and Ronald Mankoff • Jasna Markovac and Gary Miller • Eileen A. Mason∆ • Joan McAfee∆ • Robert McCommins • Dennis A. McConnell∆ • Robert and Leslie Mercado∆ • Mike Merrill and Pamela Maudsley-Merrill∆ • Nathan Meyers and Vicki Righettini∆ • Ursula and Hans Moede • Chuck and Angela Mol∆ • Daryl Nees∆ • Neiman Marcus • Lyn Nelson • Joan and Charles Neumann∆ • Barbara and David Noonan∆ • Mikki Nooney∆ • William and Catherine Norcross∆ • Linda and Larry Okmin∆ • Micki Olin and Reid Abrams∆ • Oscar de la Renta • Dr. David and Elizabeth Ostrander • Barbara Oswalt∆ • Christopher and Susan Pantaleoni • John and Diane Parks∆ • Lori Partrick • In memory of Margaret Peninger • Kathleen and Cameron Jay Rains • Susan Reynolds and Allison Rossett∆ • Chrissy and Roger* Roberts • Michael Robertson and Dale Johnston • Lynne and Glenn Rossman∆ • Mary Ann Rowan and Drew Sprague∆ • Arthur N. Rupe Foundation∆ • Galit Ryan∆ • Denis and Kristine Salmon∆ • Susan Salt • Rich and Christy Scannell • Rhonda and Scott Schmid∆ • Kathy Schneider∆ • Karen Sedgwick∆ • Susan B. Shurin∆ • The Silver Family∆ • Susan and Gerald Slavet∆ • Kathleen A. and Thomas E. Stark • Steve Steinke • Dr. Craig and Debbie Stevenson∆ • Lisa Striebing∆ • Ronald and Susan Styn∆ • Miriam and Gene Summ∆ • John and Margery Swanson∆ • Clifford and Kay Sweet • Phyllis Tachco∆ • Thomas Templeton and Mary E. Erlenborn∆ • Casey and Julie Tibbitts • Barry and Christine Tobias∆ • Mike Tristani and David Urban∆ • Natalie C. Venezia and Paul A. Sager • Karen Walker • Peter and Denise Walsh • The Ward Family Charitable Fund∆ • The Samuel L. Westerman Foundation∆ • Duke Wichelecki Family Trust∆ • Dennis and Carol Wilson • The Witz Family∆ • Joseph and Mary Witztum∆ • Robert and Deborah Young • Sandra and Peter Zarcades • Howard and Christy Zatkin∆ • Helene and Allan Ziman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Tatiana Zunshine and Miles Grant∆ • Anonymous (11)∆

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OUR THANKS Advocate ($500 to $999) Margaret and Tony Acampora • Robin Allgren • Arleene Antin and Leonard Ozerkis∆ • Julie Aquino • Tony and Kathy Arciero∆ • Assaf Family Fund • Axel Coaching, LLC • Drs. Andrew Baird and Linda Hill∆ • Mike Bannan • Francis and Linda Bardsley • Helene Beck • Edgar and Julie Berner • Mrs. Lazare F. Bernhard∆ • Steven Bertiz∆ • Giovanni and Carolyn Bertussi • Sheila Bhalla • Vivian Biely∆ • Charles and Charlotte Bird • Mary Anne Bixby∆ • Bob and Joyce Blumberg • Sandra Boyles∆ • Deb and Brand Brickman • Demetri and Ann Brizolis • Marshall and Marilyn Brown∆ • Christian and Bridget Buckley∆ • Luc Cayet and Anne Marie Pleska∆ • Ms. Lisa Churchill and Dr. Susan Forsburg • Jan and Tom Ciaraffo • Phillip Cole, M.D. and Christopher Morris • Steve Kelly and Maryanne Cordahl∆ • Ginny Corrente • Jerry and Leslie Coughlan • Royda Crosland • Cindy and Mark Dankberg∆ • Dewey and Cindy Dasher∆ • Linda Davies∆ • Steve and Susan Davis∆ • Caroline DeMar • Don and Julie DeMent∆ • Heather and Michael Dietsch • Hon. Vincent Di Figlia • Mary Dragoo∆ • Sylvie Drake Jurras∆ • Lisa DuMolt∆ • Bill Eadie∆ • Bernard J. Eggertsen and Florence Nemkov* • Nate and Margaret Englund • Elena Federzoni∆ • George Fern • Amy and Stephen Forrest∆ • Judith and Dr. William Friedel∆ • Catherine R. Friedman∆ • David Garcia∆ • Cheryl and Steven Garfin • Harriet Gerza∆ • J. M. Gillman∆ • Cameron and Rachel Glibert∆ • Kelli Glover∆ • Marjorie Boll Goldberg∆ • Euvoughn Louise Greenan • Ellen Gross∆ • Maria Guasp and Richard Spero∆ • Robert Halleck and Della Janis • Robert Haskell∆ • Tom and Lynn Hawkins∆ • Brent and Dina Helbig∆ • Sarah and Chris Herr∆ • Kate Herring • Robert and Sabine Hildebrand • James and Cathy Hirsch • Dana Hosseini and Stacie Young • Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Hueter∆ • Martin and Susan Hupka∆ • Craig and Kim Jacobs∆ • Dr. Steven Jaeger and Joe Zilvinskis • Nancy Janus • Daniel Jaquez∆ • Simone Kanter∆ • Barbara Karpinski • Mike and Carol Kearney∆ • Wilfred Kearse and Lynne Champagne • Paul Kelly∆ • Dr. Gerald and Barbara Kent • Dorothy and Robert Knox∆ • Michael and Cynthia Kohn∆ • Betty and Dr. Leonard Kornreich∆ • Laura Landau∆ • Diana Long∆ • Michelle Longtin∆ • in memory of Dr. David Lynn • Rob McDonald and Tad Bratten • Jain Malkin • Mr. Neil A. Malmquist • Jeanne Maltese∆ • Chana and Frank Mannen∆ • Julianne Markow∆ • Scott Markus∆ • Casey and Meridith Marquis∆ • John Martin∆ • Timothy Mason∆ • Rev. Stephen J. Mather • Kevin and Carol McCarthy∆ • Ronald McCaskill and Robyn Rogers • Larry McDonald and Clare White-McDonald∆ • Nancy McFarland∆ • Cynthia McIntyre∆ • Maggi McKerrow∆ • Martha and Chuck Moffett∆ • Craig and Betsey Monsell∆ • Dr. Robert and Ms. Anne Morrison • Charles and Susan Muha • Maria and Charles Nagy∆ • Joyce Nash • Mark Nash∆ • Trey and Carla Nolan • Noelle Norton and Erwin Willis∆ • Rich and June Nygaard • Nancy Cannon-O’Connell∆ • Thomas and Tanya O’Donnell • Kimberly and David Ohanian∆ • Carol Pastor • Virginia Patch∆ • Alexandra Pearson and Paul Meschler∆ • Pat and Evie Phillips∆ • Mr. and Mrs. Jon Pollock • Eve Pritchard∆ • San Diego Project Heart Beat • Paul and Jody Pucci∆ • Magdalena Pulham∆ ENC • Adele Rabin∆ • Bruce Ramet • Gene and Taffin Ray∆ • Sandra Redman • Leslie Reed∆ • The Regnery Family Trust∆ • Christy and Rich Riley∆ • Robert Roberto • Tom and Mary Roberts∆ • Steven Ross∆ • Joy Rottenstein • Sheryl Rowling • Dr. Norman and Barbara Rozansky∆ • Robert Rubenstein and Marie Raftery • Don and Cynthia Rushing • Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ruth • San Diego Performing Arts League∆ • Barbara A. Sawrey∆ • Robert J. Schott • Estate of Daniel Schwarz • Linda and Harold Scott • Tim Serlet and Luci Romero Serlet • Natalie H. Service∆ • Michele and John Shumate∆ • Beverly and Howard Silldorf∆ • Anne and Ronald Simon • Lance Smith∆ • Lupe Smith∆ • Malcolm E. Smith • Elyse Sollender∆ • Norman and Judith Solomon • John and Lynn Spafford∆ • Stephen Strawbridge∆ • Eric and Marian Suggs∆ • John and Gail Tauscher • Anne Taylor • Selma Torres∆ • Ginny Unanue∆ • Hannah Van Etten∆ • Aaron and Jennifer Wahl∆ • Anne Walter∆ • Ken and Susan Watson∆ • Janis Wellberg∆ • Corky and Joyce Wharton∆ • Andrew and Carisa Wisniewski • Cass Witkowski Family • Mr. and Mrs.* C.E. Wylie/C.E. Wylie Construction Company • Earl and Judy Yager∆ • Anonymous (15)∆

Fan ($250 to $499) Charlene Abrahamson∆ • Hon. Louise De Carl Adler • Karin Albright∆ • Jeff and Carmen Aliber∆ • Marina Alimansky∆ • Debra and Dave Alpert∆ • Ron and Ann Alpert∆ • Janet Ambrozek∆ • Melvianne Andersen∆ • Mr. Alexander S. Ardwin • Helen Ashley • Lynn and Connie Baer∆ • John and Elizabeth Bagby • Carol and Steve Baird • Ed Baize and Anna Giacconi • Keena Edyn Baker∆ • David and Judy Banks∆ • Sharon Beamer • Cheri Belcoe∆ • Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo∆ • BenMichel Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Judy Bergman∆ • Jo A. Berman∆ • Berumen Family • Ellen Beshears • Jabe and Frances Best∆ • Susan and Stephen Betz∆ • Alex Bierhuis∆ • Perry S. Binder, M.D.∆ • Gordon Boerner∆ • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boland∆ • Gaylyn Boone • Abha Bosworth∆ • MaryCatherine Bowell∆ • Mary Jo Bowman∆ • Pat Boyce∆ • Helen M. Boyden∆ • Carolyn Bragg • Dr. Edward & Cherisse Brantz • Bob and Maxine Braude∆ • Gail Braverman • Mary Brewer∆ • LaVerne and Blaine Briggs • Jo Abbey Briggs • Arthur Brisolara∆ • Catherine Brose∆ • Hilarey Findeisen and George Brown∆ • Marilyn and James* Brown∆ • Terri Bryson • Mary Buehler∆ • Clint and Susie Burdett∆ • Steven Burgess • Bruce and Bronwen Campbell∆ • Diane and David Canedo • Michael Carlin and Sharon Fenner∆ • Monique Caron and Luis Jarquin∆ • Christy Carter∆ • LaVonne and Paul Cashman∆ • Alexandria Cassatt∆ • The Castelloe Family∆ • Stephen and Carol Center • Jill and Dr. Hank Chambers • Gregory Charles∆ • David F. Chavkin∆ • Jean Cheng∆ • Russ and Kathy Christiansen • Chris Claisse∆ • Elizabeth Clark∆ • Michael and Alexandra Cleveland∆ • Will and Lisette Conner • Marilyn Cornell∆ • Gretchen and Donald Cosgrove in memory of Jordine Von Wantoch • Anthony and Elizabeth Court∆ • Kendis H. Cox • Bill Crane∆ • Kathleen Cudahy∆ • Ellie Cunningham∆ • Nancy Cunningham • Sally Curran • Fred Cutler • Kelsey Dahlke∆ • Karen A Daniels∆ • John and Michelle Dannecker • Eduard and Catherine de los Rios∆ • Tennye Denton∆ • Gautam Dey • Philip H. and Ruth W. Dickinson Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation • Scott and Pippa Dinger∆ • Charles and Patricia Dintrone∆ • Judith Dolan∆ • Walter W. Doren • Magaly Drant∆ • Jacqueline and Stanley Drosch • Susan Dube • David Dufek and Annette Goff Dufek∆ • Carol L. Dunbar • Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Dunn • Eric Emont and Barbara Snyder Emont∆ • James and Louise Esposito∆ • Dr. Susan Ferraris∆ • Dale Fisher∆ • Paula Fitzgerald and Christopher Nielsen∆ • Michael and Therese Flaningam∆ • Virginia Fleming∆ • Michael and Pamela Foley∆ • Lydia and Jean Fox in memory of G. Sidney Fox∆ • Robert and Stacey Foxworth • Linda and Reginald Frank∆ • Caroline Frederick∆ • Dr. Richard & Randee Friedman • Grant and Kathryn Frost∆ • P30 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

Fan ($250 to $499) (continued) Ellen Fujikawa∆ • Craig and Meredith Garner • Robert and Angela Gascho∆ • Caroline Geldard • Mr. Jarrod Gerardot and Mr. Joel Pasion • Stacy Cromidas and Ruth Gilbert • Georgia Gilderman∆ • Cathy Gonzales∆ • Pamela Goosby • Jeff Goyette • Melvin Gregory and Carmel Myers∆ • Gary and Anne Grim • James Grutkowski∆ • David A. Gubser in memory of Richard A. Lieboff • Ariela Gugenheim∆ • James Gump and Lee Ann Otto∆ • Charles and Carole Hair∆ • Thomas Hall∆ • Stanley C. Harazim • Jim and Julie Hardesty • Carolyn Harris∆ • James and Ruth Harris∆ • Angela Hawkins∆ • Garry and Sharon Hays∆ • Rachel Heald • Susan and Joe Healy∆ • Paul Hegyi • Barbara and Kirk Henry • Jill and Steve Herbold∆ • Christine Hickman and Dennis Ragen • Frank Higley and Debra Babylon∆ • Bruce and Jennifer Hirsch∆ • Lara Hoefer Moir∆ • Eric and Elizabeth Hofmeister∆ • Michael and Jill Holmes • Terry and Peter Holt • Mark Hoose∆ • Gurdon Hornor∆ • Tom Horvath and Claudia Baranowski • Rob Howe∆ • L. William and Joan Huck∆ • Forest and Betty Hudson • Jason Hums∆ • Ron and Kim Hunt • Jane Illades∆ • Katherine Immerman∆ • Janet Ingersoll • Joseph and Eileen Innecken • Susan and Charlie Inot∆ • Randy and Carrol Jackson • Nora Taylor Jaffe∆ • Ed and Linda Janon • Timothy and Barbara Jenkins∆ • Andrew and Edith Jirak∆ • Jeanette Seloover Johnson and R. Douglas Johnson∆ • Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. • Gilbert and Mary Lou Kammerer∆ • Alexa and Matthew Kaplan∆ • The Kath Family∆ • Nan Katona∆ • Drs. Irvin and Nancy Kaufman∆ • Julia Kelety∆ • Patricia Kelly∆ • Kim Kleber∆ • Jo Ann Knutson • Jeri Koltun∆ • Beth Korkuch∆ • Vlassi Kouris∆ • Loretta Kramer∆ • Christel Krause∆ • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kucinski∆ • Guliz Kuruoglu∆ • Dan and Maria Lai • Bill and Tamara Lascurain • Marc Lawrence • Robert Lawrence∆ • Carlos and Linda LeGerrette∆ • Susan E. Lerner • Ira Levine • Bryan Levy and Eddie Ortiz • B. Leonard Levy • Marshall and Judy Lewis Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Susan Lewis∆ • Jing Lin∆ • Ron and Gaye Lingley∆ • Abby London-Crawford∆ • Mark C. Lorenzo∆ • Claudia Lowenstein∆ • Dan and Kathryn Lunardi • Dani Luster and Mark Schmitt∆ • Drs. Betty Joan Maly and John Meyers∆ • Deborah and Fred Mandabach • Mercy and Ron Mandelbaum • Russell Mangerie • Richard Manion∆ • Patricia Manning • The Marin Family∆ • Jeff Markel∆ • Zi and Gene Marsh∆ • Harold and Beverly Martyn∆ • Martin and Joanne Marugg • Cynda Maxon and Ken Richter∆ • Robert Mazalewski∆ • David McCall • Douglas and Edie McCoy∆ • Donald McCrimmon∆ • Christine McFadden∆ • Mr. Stephen Wright and Ms. Shawn McFarlane∆ • Brad and Cindy McGowan∆ • Mike and Rosalyn McKinney • David and Marjorie McNair∆ • Miller Family Trust∆ • Jeanie and James Milliken • Modern Times Beer • JR Morgan∆ • Mimi and Ernie Mortensen • Linda Mulcahy • Margaret E. Murphy∆ • Jerome Nadler∆ • Kim and Bruce Neapole • Marsha J. Netzer • Jan and Mark Newmark∆ • Randy and Susan Nielsen∆ • Mary Norwood∆ • James and Kareen Novak∆ • Steve and Ying Noyes∆ • Elizabeth Nutting∆ • Julie Nydam∆ • Lou Ochoa and Paige Kerr∆ • Chris and Mike O’Donnell∆ • Jim O’Grady • Virginia Oliver • Margaret Oman∆ • Stephen and Judy O’Neill∆ • Reuben Orona and Claire Cazares∆ • Dianna Orth∆ • Beth Ott∆ • Darlene Papano∆ • Barbara L. Parry∆ • Amy and Dave Pavlicek∆ • Richard D. Perlman, M.D. • Margaret and James Pesavento∆ • Anita Pittman∆ • Victoria and David Plettner-Saunders∆ • Ira and Joy Plummer∆ • Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Posner∆ • Barbara J. Pricola∆ • Alex and Eileen Pue∆ • Thomas R. Pugh∆ • Stephen Pultz and Kelly Jenkins-Pultz∆ • Fred and Linda Radecki∆ • Eve Raftery∆ • Paula Rattigan • Ron Reff and Barbara Pollack • Louis and Nancy Regas∆ • Terry and Janelle Rhoderick∆ • June Rider∆ • Ida Rigby∆ • Arthur and Mary Robertson∆ • Bingo and Gino Roncelli∆ • Jodyne Roseman∆ • David Rubin • Dr. Steven and Lisa Ruderman • Scott and Kimberly Rusnak • George and Karen Sachs • Sawrey Family∆ • Lillian Schafer • Martin* and Connie Schroeder • Phyllis Schwartz∆ • David M. Scott∆ • John Seitman and Joan Irion ∆ • Robert Semmer∆ • Alyssa Sepinwall and Steve Goldstein∆ • Kenneth and Jennifer Sghia-Hughes∆ • Scott and Cathy Shaw∆ • Bruce Shirer • Richard and Eleanor Shorter∆ • Allen and Julie Shumate • Mitchell and Elizabeth Siegler∆ • Kathie Adams and Myke Smith∆ • Dr. Carol Harter and Mr. William Smith • Abby Snyder∆ • Marisa SorBello and Peter V. Czipott • Bill and Barbara Sperling • Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Spitz∆ • John Paul Spring∆ • Carolyn and Gordon Stables∆ • Hilton and Deb Stemwedel∆ • Marcia Kern and James Stern∆ • Spence and Sue Stevens∆ • Shauna Stokes∆ • Dave and Jan Stormoen • Peter Stovin • Leslie H. Stupp∆ • Dan and Katie Sullivan∆ • James Sutorius∆ • The Swazeys∆ • Mrs. J. B. (Cruz) Swedelius • Darlene and Ernest Tamayo • Janet and Brian Taylor • Nancy J. Taylor∆ • Virginia Taylor∆ • The Thursday Club Foundation • Mark Thomson∆ • Henry and Beatrice Torres∆ • Sandy Troya∆ • Anita Tuchrello∆ • Todd and Susan Turner∆ • Melinda Underkofler∆ • Edward Underwood • Melissa Usher∆ • Lori Van Orden∆ • Karen T. Vandenberg∆ • Gayle Huyser∆ • Glen and Lisa Vieira∆ • Gladfred Viery∆ • Maj. and Mrs. J.B. Wallace∆ • Ann W. Wang∆ • Rex and Kathy Warburton • Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Waterman∆ • Jeannine Watkins∆ • Theodore Weathers and Terry McEachern∆ • Rosanne and Dean Weiman∆ • Kevin and Robin Werner∆ • J.D. and Linda Wessling∆ • Margaret West∆ • Catherine and Frank White∆ • Pamela Willis and Warren Shafer∆ • Mary Willmont∆ • John* and Lenora Witt • Craig and Barbara Wolf∆ • William F. and Norah D. Wolff • Kathy Woodworth and Allison Woodworth∆ • Rich Wordes and Amy Hitchcock∆ • Jon Wreschinsky∆ • Michael Yablonsky and Abigail Marter∆ • Lynn Yahr∆ • Helena Yao∆ • James and Suzy Yates∆ • Cathy Young and Mary O’Tousa∆ • Ellen and Jack Zyroff • Anonymous (35)∆

For our full list of donors, please visit www.TheOldGlobe.org/Donors. *In memoriam ♥Globe Sustainers: donors who have pledged multiyear gifts ∆GlobeRISING Supporters: donors who supported the Globe during closure This list is current as of June 21, 2021. We regret any omissions or errors.

Please contact Janet Myott at jmyott@TheOldGlobe.org to make a correction to this list.

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Barry Edelstein, Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Freedome Bradley-Ballentine · Director of Arts Engagement and Associate Artistic Director Llewellyn Crain · Director of Philanthropy Robert Drake · Senior Producer Dave Henson · Director of Marketing and Communications Michael Page · General Manager Sandy Parde · Director of Human Resources Jesse Perez · Director of Professional Training Michelle Yeager · Director of Finance

ARTISTIC

Freedome Bradley-Ballentine, Justin Waldman · Associate Artistic Directors Danielle Mages Amato · Literary Manager/Dramaturg Kim Heil, Lamar Perry · Associate Producers

PRODUCTION

Benjamin Thoron · Production Manager Leila Knox · Associate Production Manager and Production Stage Manager Debra Pratt Ballard · Producing Associate Ron Cooling · Company Manager Jennifer Watts · Associate Company Manager Jerilyn Hammerstrom · Production Office Coordinator

TECHNICAL Joe Powell · Technical Director Lucas Skoug, Adina Weinig · Assistant Technical Directors Carole Payette · Charge Scenic Artist Eileen McCann · Resident Design Assistant Diana Rendon · Technical Assistant/Buyer Gillian Kelleher · Master Carpenter Jason Chohon · Master Carpenter, Festival Mihai Antonescu, Curtis Carlsteen, Chris Chauvet, Sloan Holly, Roger Lane, Tess Mattraw, Jeff Rocky, Albert Rubidoux, Mark Soares, Evelyn Walker, Shaun Watkins, Kurtis Weichers · Carpenters Francisco Ramirez · Scene Shop Operations Assistant W. Adam Bernard, Torrey Hyman · Lead Scenic Artists Jessica Amador, David Weeks · Scenic Artists COSTUMES Stacy Sutton · Costume Director Charlotte Devaux Shields · Resident Design Associate Lisa Sanger-Greshko · Assistant to the Director Shelly Williams · Design Assistant/Shopper Katie Knox · Design Assistant Erin Cass · Draper Ingrid Helton, Marsha Kuligowski · Drapers/Tailors Anne Glidden Grace, Susan Sachs, Waverly Strickland · Assistant Cutters Nicole Sukolics Christianson · Assistant Cutter/Stitcher Yang Chen Dolkar, Nunzia Pecoraro, Heather Premo · Stitchers Kristin Womble · Craft Supervisor/Dyer/Painter Sharon Granieri · Lead Craft Artisan Anna Campbell, Faith A. James · Craft Artisans Alison Reyes · Wig and Makeup Supervisor Megan Woodley · Assistant Wig and Makeup Supervisor Stephanie Kwik, Jimmy Masterson · Wig Assistants Beth Merriman · Wardrobe Supervisor Kelly Marie Collett-Sarmiento · Wardrobe Crew Chief, Globe Jimmy Masterson · Wig Running Crew, Globe Anna Campbell · Wardrobe Crew Chief, Festival Debbie Callahan, Terrie Cassidy · Wardrobe, Festival Jazmine Choi, Erica Reyes-Burt · Wig Running Crew, Festival Raven Winter · Wardrobe Swing P32 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

Timothy J. Shields, Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director

PROPERTIES David Buess · Properties Director Kristin Steva Campbell · Associate Properties Director Savannah Moore · Properties Buyer Rory Murphy · Master Prop Artisan Jacob Sampson · Prop Shop Foreperson Kyle Melton · Lead Properties Carpenter Suzi McDonnell · Head Properties, Globe Richard Rossi · Stage and Properties Head, White Eszter Julian · Head Properties, Festival Jeffery Rockey, Annelise Rowe · Properties Artisans Trish Rutter · Properties Artisan/Painter Kendell Northrup, Val Philyaw · Run Crew LIGHTING Stevie Agnew · Lighting Director Ryan Osborn · Master Electrician, Globe Areta MacKelvie · Master Electrician, White Sean Murray · Master Electrician, Festival Michelle Aguilar, Sandra Navarro · Follow Spot Operator, Festival Michelle Aguilar, Jasmyne Birdsong, Jessica Dean, Sarah Gonzalez, Jasmin Guldner, Natalie Honn, Stephanie Lasater, Xavier Luevano, Michelle Luongo, Amber Montoya, Leah Nellman, Kevin Orlof, Joanne Stewart, Robert Thoman, Laura Zingle · Electricians SOUND Paul Peterson · Sound Director Brad Zuckerman · Head Audio Technician, Festival Brooke Rains · Deck Audio, Globe Rachel Doemelt · Deck Audio, Festival Jeremy Siebert · Sound Technician

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Alexandra Hisserich · Associate General Manager Jeff Sims · Assistant General Manager Carolyn Budd · Assistant to the Artistic and Managing Directors Tim Cole · Receptionist

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It’s Showtime Again!

After a long (and unsettling) pandemic-induced silence, live concerts and productions return to venues nationwide.

The silence was deafening. As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, theaters everywhere went dark—and outdoor concerts and productions were no exception. Fortunately, on a much brighter note, this summer has been one of widespread openings and reopenings across the U.S. We survey a few fan favorites, including a new one in San Diego’s own backyard, that are worthy of standing ovations all around. (Please check venue websites for schedule updates and safety protocols, as they vary and are subject to change.)

Blossom Music Center THE SUMMER HOME of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1968, Blossom seats 5,700 people in its pavilion, with room for about 13,500 on the lawn— about 25 miles south of Cleveland, surrounded by the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Guests who have not been vaccinated are required to wear a mask, and seating capacities are limited.

The Cleveland Orchestra returns this year with fabulous concerts—offering three composer-themed programs: Jane Glover conducting an all-Mozart program, with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor;

Herbert Blomstedt leading an all-Beethoven program, with soloist Garrick Ohlsson playing Piano Concerto No. 4; and Jahja Ling on the podium for an all-Brahms program, with Sayaka Shoji playing the Violin Concerto in his Cleveland Orchestra debut. Other conductors include Rafael Payare, Karina Canellakis and Elim Chan. Plus, Broadway star Capathia Jenkins is featured in an American Songbook program; a special concert pairs a Beatles tribute band with the orchestra; and Stewart Copeland’s Police Deranged for Orchestra comes to

Blossom after its world premiere in San Diego.

Blossom has canceled its two movie concerts, hoping to reschedule the events in a future season when large audiences and a full orchestra can be safely accommodated again, but it is offering two performances of Salute to John Williams.

Non-classical offerings at Blossom this season include The Black Crowes, Hall & Oates, Kings of Leon, Zac Brown Band, Maroon 5, Alanis Morrissette, The Doobie Brothers (their 50th anniversary tour), and the Dave Matthews Band. clevelandamphitheater.com

Fireworks display at Blossom Music Center

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Ravinia Festival Alsop and seven guest conductors are leading 15 programs. Chamber music continues through the late summer—including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular on Aug. 15; and the revered Chicago Sinfonietta performing Sounds of Dance, with MeiAnn Chen conducting, on Sept. 8. The esteemed Joffrey Ballet returns on Sept. 17 for the first time in more than a decade.

Non-classical artists performing this year include Willie Nelson & Family, Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux, Gladys Knight, Counting Crows, The Roots, John Legend, The Beach Boys, Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco, and Lauryn Hill. ravinia.org

The lawn at the Ravinia Festival.

Above: the pavilion at night.

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THE 85TH SEASON of the Ravinia Festival runs through Sept. 26 and includes 64 performances.

Changes this summer at the historical venue 20 miles north of Chicago include shorter concerts without intermission, reduced audience capacity, and shortened park hours before concerts.

New programming includes Carousel Concerts—a series of casual evening performances of jazz, folk and bluegrass music at the rotunda on the North Lawn. It’s also the inaugural year for Marin Alsop as the festival’s new chief conductor and curator.

Ravinia has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center THIS CELEBRATED venue is located within the Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York. The amphitheater seats 5,200, but another 20,000 may sit on the sloping lawn. The project was initiated in 1962 with a financial pledge from the State of New York and a local capital campaign in Saratoga Springs. Ground

for the amphitheater was officially broken in 1964, and the center was dedicated by Governor Nelson Rockefeller on June 16, 1966. This season, all attendees on the lawn and amphitheater are being seated in well-spaced-out pods. Many of the performances are shorter and without intermission.

The first season in 1966 featured New York City Ballet for four weeks and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy; those illustrious ensembles have been in residence at Saratoga every summer since then. Since 2014, they have been joined by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (whose concerts are already sold out).

New York City Ballet recently presented a

“Short Stories” program of excerpts and another of Balanchine excerpts.

Opera Saratoga had a Spanish theme this year, with offerings including the musical Man of La Mancha and Telemann’s one-act comic serenata Don Quichotte at Camacho’s Wedding.

The recent jazz festival featured guitarist Al Di Meola, Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride, pianist Joey Alexander and Hot Club of Saratoga.

Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra Aug. 11-14, featuring Joshua Bell on Aug. 14.

Artists presented by Live Nation this season include Daryl Hall & John Oates, James Taylor, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Alanis Morissette. spac.org

Clockwise from top: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Al Di Meola, Dianne Reeves and Joshua Bell.

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THE BOSTON Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has returned to concertizing this summer at Tanglewood. Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the same work that had opened the inaugural season at Tanglewood in 1937. (The Berkshire Hills venue in western Massachusetts has been the summer residence of the BSO ever since.) Safety protocols have called for physical distancing within the open-air Koussevitzky Music Shed and on the surrounding lawn. The lineup is about half of the festival’s usual offerings, and all performances are 80 minutes or less, with no intermission.

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Mutter. Williams and his music are also featured in the three performances by the Boston Pops with conductor Keith Lockhart.

For the first time ever, Tanglewood’s live performances feature select weekly live video streams on the BSO NOW page at the orchestra’s website.

Other highlights: an all-star trio of pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform-

ing Beethoven; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Branford Marsalis; and period-instrument band Apollo’s Fire.

The Popular Artist Series includes performances by Brandi Carlile and special guest Mavis Staples; plus Judy Collins and Richard Thompson with special guest Jesse Colin Young. Tanglewood also offers family and community programs. bso.org

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The Rady Shell, the new outdoor home of San Diego Symphony. Opposite: the Tanglewood lawn; Andris Nelsons conducting.

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park THE SAN DIEGO Symphony opens a brand-new outdoor performance venue this summer: The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, in the heart of the city’s scenic embarcadero. Music Director Rafael Payare and the orchestra inaugurate the venue on Aug. 6, with a festive program— including the world premiere of Soundcheck in C Major by Mason Bates; Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 with Alisa Weilerstein; arias and songs with bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green; and

Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist JeanYves Thibaudet.

Just a few highlights of the San Diego Symphony concerts include the world premiere of Stewart Copeland’s Police Deranged for Orchestra (Aug. 27); the orchestral debut of singer Jason Mraz (Sept. 26); and three films presented with their scores played live: Rocketman—Live in Concert (Sept. 3), The Goonies—In Concert (Sept.

4), and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Sept. 18-19).

Other artists include

Gladys Knight; Ledisi (who sings Nina Simone); Not Our First Goat Rodeo (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile and Aoife O’Donovan); Gary Clark Jr.; Smokey Robinson; Bobby McFerrin; and Sergio Mendes.

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Rady Shell as a yearround venue, and is moving its fall season (traditionally at Copley Symphony Hall) seamlessly to the new facility.

That takes the orchestra through the weekend of Nov. 13-14, for two performances led by principal guest conductor Edo de Waart. theshell.org PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 23

DINING

A NIGHT ON THE TOWN

These restaurants in and near downtown make for a fabulous “dinner and a show” experience. / by sarah daoust /

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Heading to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park for a San Diego Symphony concert under the stars? Planning an evening of live theater at The Old Globe in Balboa Park? We’ve rounded up an eclectic mix of some of our favorite restaurants—located relatively close to theaters and concert venues uptown and downtown—to help create a memorable date night of culture and cuisine.

Entering the Puffer Malarkey Collective’s magical wonderland, Animae, feels akin to stepping inside a luscious Japanese forest—punctuated by rich jewel tones and grandly draped curtains—topped with pops of art deco and post-punk futurism.

(For evidence of the latter, stop by the bar and meet Big Chuck—the eye-popping art piece by Berlin artists Igor Posavec and Sven Sauer.) Chef Tara Monsod’s menu embodies Asian-infused West Coast cuisine. This means Japanese A5 wagyu steaks and coal-fired meats; elegant sea fare; rice and noodle dishes; and refined plates that spotlight seasonal, local ingredients. Try the Shanghai crab noodles and caviar shrimp toast. 969 Pacific Hwy., downtown, 619.432.1225 The expansive, bay-view dining deck at Garibaldi

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plus delicacies such as caviar, uni spaghetti, and snails with bone marrow. We also love the dinner omelet and “dirty hash browns.” To drink: classic cocktails and the city’s largest collection of scotch. 1909 India St., Little Italy, 619.202.4577 One of the more anticipated restaurant openings of 2021, Callie is the brainchild of chef/owner Travis Swikard. Step inside a warm, light-filled, 6,500-square-foot space designed by Studio UNLTD—punctuated by a long, arch-shaped bar and an open kitchen. Swikard’s Cali-Med “cuisine du soleil” menu offers dishes such as harissa-spiced lamb chops, crunchy Moroccan carrots and uni toast. To drink, try the Freshly Minted cocktail with blanco tequila, Greek yogurt, vanilla bean, pistachio and lime; or let sommelier Tyler Grimsley select the perfect wine pairing. 1195 Island Ave., East Village, 619.255.9596 An unsung gem by the embarcadero, Garibaldi is an alfresco bar and eatery at the InterContinental

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The Italian word for “perfectly cooked,” Bencotto is a reigning Little Italy hot spot. The cucina is known for its house-made pastas, array of savory sauces, cured meats, artisanal cheeses, Italian wines and desserts—all served in a modern, airy setting inside the glass-concrete-and-steel walls of the Q Building. We also love the new bay-view dining patio; pasta dishes tossed in its giant Parmesan cheese wheel; and complimentary bites served during happy hour (Tuesday through Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.). 750 W. Fir St., Little Italy, 619.450.4786 High-style steakhouse Born and Raised is all things opulent and glamorous—from the 45-foot cocktail bar covered in Italian green marble; to Caesar salads and martinis prepared tableside; to the elegant rooftop dining terrace. And, of course, it’s all about the beef here.

Choose from classic cuts, dry-aged steaks, American and Japanese wagyu, beef Wellington, and prime rib served with Yorkshire pudding;

San Diego boasting panoramic bay views—perfect for catching the sunset with a cocktail in hand. (We suggest the Italian Amphora Aged Negroni with Bulldog gin.) On the menu: Sardinian and Sicilian cuisine, from seafood to handmade pasta dishes to “unconventional meats.”

Offerings include Catalan-style lobster salad; spaghetti with fennel and uni sauce; and grilled boar sausage with gigante white beans and black kale. 901 Bayfront Court, Suite 1, downtown 619.436.1081 There’s a new reason to visit Juniper and Ivy, which welcomes new executive chef Jason Franey—a three-time James Beard finalist.

Franey takes over the restaurant’s revered artisanal menu of “modernist Cali-American” dishes that spotlight seasonal produce and wood-fired proteins. Choose from seafood, pastas and small plates; as well as mains such as Alaskan halibut and dry-aged, rib-eye steak; and the famous Yodel for dessert.

Dine inside the chic, urban-industrial dining room with an open kitchen, or outside on the romantic, starlit terrace. 2228 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy, 619.269.9036 Serving up exquisite Frenchinfused cuisine and iconic bird’s-eye views from 12 floors up since 1965, Mister A’s is in a league of its own.

Dine on the famed wraparound patio—boasting views of the downtown skyline, bay, Balboa Park, and incoming aircraft about to land at Lindbergh Field. Dinner dishes include hazelnut-crusted local sea bass, Maple Leaf Farms duck breast and Georges Bank scallops; plus an outstanding wine list. 2550 Fifth Ave., Bankers Hill, 619.239.1377 Incorporating recipes from Rome

Clockwise: Callie’s main bar, bigeye tuna plate, dining room and house-made hummus. Opposite: dining at Mister A’s.

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Choose from house-made pastas, brick-oven pizzas, scratch-made entrees and traditional desserts— all made with organic ingredients, with vegan and gluten-free options also available. Signature pasta dishes include the lasagna Bolognese and ricotta-stuffed cannelloni; or guests can build their own pasta bowls, with add-ons such as meatballs and fennel sausage.

Also try the salmone pizza with smoked wild Alaskan salmon and brie.

3650 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest, 619.230.5508 San Diego’s newest boutique hotel, The Monsaraz, is also home to Point Loma’s newest restaurant. Chef Jesse Paul helms the kitchen of the 60-seat Westerly Public House—a beach-inspired, Cali-Aussie concept highlighted by locally sourced cuisine. The dinner menu features the signature Westerly burger with white cheddar; creamy chicken rigatoni with

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roasted tomatoes; and Piri Piri chicken with a spiced coconut puree and crispy potatoes. The dining room opens out to a tranquil courtyard with a living plant wall and large-scale mural. 1451 Rosecrans St., Point Loma, 619.790.5700 For a fun urban vibe, head to You & Yours Distilling Co.—a contemporary tasting room, bar, lounge and eatery with industrial ceilings and white brick walls.

The distillery serves its own vodka, gin and craft cocktails infused with both; along with artisanal small plates that change seasonally. Recent dishes have included the Mini Meze plate with housemade falafel, hummus, tomato salad and pita bread; and roasted squash blossoms with Oaxaca cheese, poblano peppers and jalapeño salsa.

Seasonal libations include the Summer Sangria & Tonic and Curious George Takes a Vacation—made with gin, banana, pineapple, coconut, lime, blackwalnut bitters and sea salt.

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DROP DOWN MENU Table of app contents.

SEARCH Find whatever it is you want to know—easily.

REGISTER Stay arts-engaged, access past programs.

SIGN IN Link to your performing-arts companies and venues.

THE ESSENTIALS Acts, scenes, synopses, repertory and notes.

THE PLAYERS Bios and background for cast, crew and creators.

CONTRIBUTORS Donors and sponsors who make it all possible—you!

NO RUSTLING PAGES, no killing trees.... Of all the innovations to have come out of the pandemic, the new Performances program platform, accessed on any digital device, may be least likely to disappear in the foreseeable future.

Not only has its time come—it was long overdue.

Performances provides the programs for 20 SoCal performingarts organizations, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Ahmanson to San Diego Opera, where the app made its debut.

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WHAT’S ON What’s coming at a glance with ticket information.

The touchless platform provides cast and player bios, donor and season updates and arts-centric features. Audiences receive a link and code word that instantly activate the app; QR codes are posted, too.

Screens go dark when curtains rise and return with the house lights.

Updates—repertory changes, understudy substitutions, significant donations—can be made right up to showtime, no inserts necessary.

Other features include video and audio streams, translations and expanded biographies.

For those who consider printed programs keepsakes, a limited number, as well as commemorative issues for special events, will continue to be produced. Collectibles!

Meanwhile, there will be less deforestation, consumption of petroleum inks and programs headed for landfills. For the ecologically minded, the platform gets a standing ovation.

Theaters and concert halls are reopening after a year-long intermission. The stage is set, excitement is mounting. Activate your link and enjoy the shows. —CALEB WACHS

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