39 Steps Program

OCTOBER 22 NOVEMBER 9

THE 39 STEPS

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 7

| Letter From the Managing and Artistic Directors 9 | Title 11 | Credits 15 | A Note From the Director 16 | ‘Cuff-Linked 20 | Hitchcock Filmography 22 | Cast & Creative Team Bios 30 | Who We Are Our Mission Our Vision Our Core Values Anti-Racism Pledge Land Acknowledgement 31 | About Syracuse Stage In the Community 32 | Board of Trustees 33 | Emeritus Trustees Young Adult Council 34 | Corporate, Foundation, & Government Sponsors 35 | Sponsor Statements 36 | 50th Anniversary Campaign Gifts 37 | Individual, Corporate, Foundation, & Government Gifts 38 | In Honor of 43 | Planned Giving Matching Gift Program 44 | Syracuse Stage Staff

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The 39 Steps | October 22 – November 9, 2025 The Syracuse Stage program is produced six times a year.

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The Slutzker Family Foundation is proud to be a Season Sponsor of the Syracuse Stage 25/26 season, full of stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.

Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1917, Lillian Slutzker was a survivor. After fleeing Nazi control for England, she met her husband at a USO dance and later returned to his hometown of Rome, New York.

She dedicated her life to bettering her community. The Foundation’s purpose is to carry on her incredible legacy and fulfill her passion for Judaism, education, the arts, and enriching the community.

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 ROBERT HUPP AND CARLY DIFULVIO ALLEN. PHOTO: BRENNA MERRITT.

LETTER FROM THE MANAGING AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

DEAR PATRONS, Thank you for joining us and for supporting Syracuse Stage’s quality live performances, important educational programs, and engaging community development work here in Central New York. We hope you enjoy every twist, turn, and laugh in The 39 Steps.

We are so happy to have you with us for the second production of our season. The 39 Steps is a fast-paced, delightfully absurd comedy that promises to have you in stitches from start to finish—we hope this will be a perfect way to bring us together through laughter and shared experience.

With appreciation,

We’re especially proud to present this production in partnership with our friends at Indiana Repertory Theatre.

Collaborations like this enrich our artistic community and allow us to bring exceptional work to the Syracuse Stage audience. We’re grateful for the opportunity to share in creative exchange and to continue building meaningful relationships within the regional theatre landscape.

Carly DiFulvio Allen Managing Director

Robert Hupp Artistic Director

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THE HELLO GIRLS

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September 9 – 28, 2025

February 4 – 22, 2026

Music and lyrics by Peter Mills Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel Directed by Cara Reichel | Co-produced with Michael Cassel Group, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, and Chief Operator

WORLD PREMIERE

By Rae Binstock | Directed by Melissa Crespo | Co-produced with Sing Out, Louise! Productions

A knockout new play about loyalty and legacy.

A heroic new musical about connection in a time of conflict.

JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE

THE 39 STEPS October 22 – November 9, 2025

March 11 – 29, 2026

Adapted by Patrick Barlow | From the novel

by John Buchan | From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock | Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited | And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon | Directed by Benjamin Hanna Co-produced with Indiana Repertory Theatre

By August Wilson | Directed by Timothy Douglas Co-produced with Indiana Repertory Theatre

August Wilson’s heartbreaking and mystical masterpiece.

A Hitchcock spoof with hair-raising hijinks.

DISNEY’S FROZEN A CHRISTMAS STORY THE BROADWAY MUSICAL November 25 – December 28, 2025 May 13 – June 21, 2026

By Philip Grecian | Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark and In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd | Directed by Robert Hupp

CENTRAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez | Book by Jennifer Lee Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions Directed by Emily Maltby | Music Direction by Brian Cimmet | Choreographed by Marjorie Failoni Co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama

A triple-dog-dare of a show.

Sisterhood, stirring songs, and one magical snowman.

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PRESENTS

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH

Fiery Angel Limited

THE 39 STEPS ADAPTED BY

Patrick Barlow FROM THE NOVEL BY

John Buchan FROM THE MOVIE BY

Alfred Hitchcock LICENSED BY

ITV Global Entertainment Limited AND AN ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY

Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon DIRECTED BY

Benjamin Hanna SCENIC DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

Linda Buchanan

Linda Pisano

Xiangfu Xiao

UptownWorks

FIGHT DIRECTION & INTIMACY

DRAMATURG

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

CASTING

Leraldo Anzaldua

Richard J Roberts

Becky Roeber*

Claire Simon, CSA

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MANAGING DIRECTOR

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT

Robert Hupp

Carly DiFulvio Allen

Melissa Crespo

Kyle Bass

CO-PRODUCING PARTNER

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The original London production directed by Maria Aitken designed by Peter McKintosh lighting designed by Ian Scott sound designed by Mic Pool and movement directed by Toby Sedgwick opened at the Tricycle Theatre (now known as Kiln Theatre) in Kilburn in August 2006 and transferred to the Criterion Theatre in the West End on 14th September 2006 and subsequently to the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway on 15 January 2008.

The original production was directed by Fiona Buffini. This production is licensed and the film is distributed by ITV Global Entertainment Ltd.

The 39 Steps is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com 9

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Chessa Metz (front) with cast members in the Syracuse Stage production of The Hello Girls. Music and lyrics by Peter Mills. Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel. Co-produced with Michael Cassel Group, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, and Chief Operator. Directed by Cara Reichel. Music supervision by Ben Moss. Musical staging by Christine O’Grady. Scenic design by Milagros Ponce de León. Costume design by Jen Caprio. Lighting design by Dawn Chiang. Sound design by Jessica Paz. Video design by Caite Hevner. Orchestrations by Peter Mills and Ben Moss.

Music direction by Alexandra Crosby. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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CAST (in order of speaking)

Richard Hannay................................................Jürgen Hooper* Clown 1..............................................................Ema Zivkovic* Clown 2.................................................Michael Stewart Allen* Annabella Schmidt, Margaret, Pamela, et al......Tyler Meredith*

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.

Frankie Jo Bolda, Jay Hemphill

SETTING Various locations in London and Scotland in 1935.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Wig Designer: Andrew Elliot Associate Lighting Designer: Shane Hennessy Stage Management Assistant: Erin C Brett Deck Crew: Basil Allen, Edmund Beese, Chris Green Wardrobe and Wig Supervisor: Dylinn Andrew Dresser: Caitlin Radziewski Crew Sub: Katie Barnes Electrician/Board Op: Kat Larrabee Sound Engineer/Board Op: Garrett Frink

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The 39 Steps is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

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TA K I N G P H O T O S I N T H E T H E AT R E 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 scenic, lighting, and projection designers by including the names below.

Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video and audio recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre. Photo credit: The Syracuse Stage production of The 39 Steps.

Scenic Design by Linda Buchanan. Lighting Design by Xiangfu Xiao.

The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production and distributing recordings or streams in any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author(s)’s rights and actionable under United States copyright law. For more information, please visit: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists

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‘Tis the season

FOR SPECTACULAR THEATRE! Celebrate with the family now...

A Christmas Story

By Philip Grecian

NOV. 25 – DEC. 28, 2025

...and gift them a treat for later!

MAY 13 – JUNE 21, 2026

CENTRAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez Book by Jennifer Lee

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 DIRECTOR BENJAMIN HANNA.

FROM THE DIRECTOR Indiana Repertory Theatre is honored to collaborate once again with the extraordinary team at Syracuse Stage, this time in co-producing The 39 Steps. I am deeply grateful to be returning to this vibrant community, where storytelling and craft are held to such a high standard.

génues, and a pair of unstoppable clowns as they work to bring this madcap romance thriller to life.

The 39 Steps is also a loving homage to Hitchcock himself. Diehard fans will delight in the nods to his oeuvre—Psycho, Rear Window, North

by Northwest, Strangers on a Train, and more—woven into the text and tucked like Easter eggs into every corner of the production.

Whether you’re a Hitchcock aficionado or new to his work, I hope tonight brings a laugh to your belly, a chill down your spine, and a renewed appreciation for the power of imagination.

Based on the classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, this version reimagines the suspenseful spy thriller as a theatrical farce: equal parts noir, nostalgia, and slapstick. What makes this adaptation so joyful is its inventiveness. Four actors play dozens of roles, switching costumes, accents, and characters in a single breath, using anything they can find onstage to help tell their story. It’s a love letter to live performance, and we as audience members cheer on our hero, a trio of in-

Enjoy the ride!

– Benjamin Hanna

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‘Cuff-Linked

BY JOSEPH WHELAN Throughout his career, Alfred Hitchcock was known as a devilish prankster. One of his most famous (infamous) tricks occurred on the first day of filming The 39 Steps. Cast as the leads, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Donat were unacquainted, and Hitchcock purposely kept them apart until they appeared on the set.

No sooner had the actors shaken hands than the director handcuffed them together in order to film a brief scene between Hannay and Pamela on the moors. After a few takes, Hitchcock revealed that he had lost the keys to the cuffs.

“I must find them,” he said and disappeared, according to some accounts, for hours.

Stuck together, the co-stars grew annoyed with their situation, with Hitchcock, and with each other until a kind of resignation set in: “There was nothing else to do, so we talked of our mutual friends, of

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our ambitions, and of film matters generally,” Hitchcock biographer Patrick McGilligan reports Donat recalling. “Gradually our reserve thawed as we exchanged experiences.

When Hitch saw that we were getting along famously, he extracted the ‘missing’ key from his waistcoat pocket, released us and said with a satisfied grin, ‘Now that you two know each other, we can go ahead.’”

What Hitchcock meant by “go ahead” was to develop the love story he imagined when he and his collaborators adapted John Buchan’s 1915 novel. Since his youth, Hitchcock had been a fan of Buchan as a writer. Featuring suave and gentlemanly heroes, Buchan’s tales were filled with action and considered “shockers” when they originally appeared.

Upon revisiting The Thirty-nine Steps, though, Hitchcock found it tame and “not in the least suitable

“No sooner had the actors shaken hands than the director handcuffed them together in order to film a brief scene between Hannay and Pamela on the moors.” for the screen.” Consequently, he threw away much of Buchan and inserted a great deal of Hitchcock, turning the pivotal espionage caper into a Macguffin (see sidebar) and transforming the whole story into a romance.

Hence the addition of Pamela’s character, absent in the book, and the handcuffs, which Hitchcock believed would have a titillating effect on the audience: “The linking together is

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 ALFRED HITCHCOCK

DIRECTS MADELEINE CARROLL AND ROBERT DONAT IN THE 39 STEPS.

 SKETCHES FROM ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S STORYBOARD FOR THE 39 STEPS.

a kind of—I think it relates more to sex than anything else,” he once explained.

Two notable sequences in the film were also Hitchcock originals: the scene on the farm with the crofter and his comely young wife, and the music hall finale with Mr. Memory. The farm sequence was based on a well-known and “slightly risqué story about a lustful wife, a watchful husband, a traveler and a chicken pie,” a Hitchcock associate once related. Mr. Memory had his origin in a real life music hall performer named Datas (aka The Memory Man), whom Hitchcock in his youth had seen perform. This was typical of the way Hitchcock and his team developed scripts. The director often boasted that he extracted from novels and other source materials what he wished, then blended in episodes from famous cases, newspaper accounts or other stories.

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Buchan apparently never minded the wholesale tinkering. At a banquet following the London premiere, he declared Hitchcock’s film the superior work. Audiences and critics in England and America agreed. Hitchcock’s twenty-first film (his ninth with sound) proved to be one of his most popular and entertaining to date. “One of the fascinating pictures of the year,” The New York Times reported.

As for Madeleine Carroll and Robert Donat, rumors circulated that they carried their on screen romance off screen. True or not, The 39 Steps boosted their careers, with Donat becoming, as one writer noted, “the British equivalent of a Clark Gable,” while Carroll, a performer whose acting credentials had been questioned by some, garnered significant acclaim. The handcuffs, it turns out, were charm bracelets.

Macguffin A favorite storytelling device employed by Alfred Hitchcock was the Macguffin. Here’s how Hitchcock described it to famed French director Françios Truffaut:

 MADELEINE CARROLL AND ROBERT DONAT IN THE 39 STEPS.

“The Macguffin in any Hitchcock film represented the ‘the un-known plot objective which you did not need to choose until the story planning was complete,’ as [one Hitchcock associate] put it. The final elucidation of Mr. Memory in The 39 Steps: that’s the Macguffin.

What is secreted in the wine bottle in Notorious? The Macguffin. Other spy pictures had inadvertently absurd plot goals; in a Hitchcock film, whether the Macguffin turns out to be an assassination or a clandestine alliance or, often enough, a super-secret weapon, by the time it’s clarified in the film it has become an absurdity—and deliberately beside the point.”

“There are two men sitting in a train going to Scotland and one man says to the other, ‘Excuse me, sir, but what is that strange parcel you have on the luggage rack above you?’ ‘Oh,’ says the other, ‘that’s a Macguffin.’ ‘Well,’ says the first man, ‘what’s a Macguffin?’ The other answers, ‘It’s an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish Highlands.’ ‘But,’ says the first man, ‘there are no lions in the Scottish Highlands.’ ‘Well,’ says the other, ‘then that’s no Macguffin.’”

In interviews, Hitchcock often expressed that he took more interest in how a story was told than in the actual story itself.

Biographer Patrick McGilligan offers the story quoted above and this clarification in his Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darknes and Light:

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Filmography SILENT FILMS

SOUND FILMS

1927 The Pleasure Garden The Mountain Eagle (Fear o’ God *) The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (The Case of Jonathan Drew) Downhill (When Boys Leave Home) Easy Virtue The Ring 1928 The Farmer’s Wife Champagne 1929 The Manxman Blackmail (sound and silent)

1930 Juno and the Paycock Elstree Calling Murder!

1931 The Skin Game Rich and Strange (East of Shanghai) 1932 Number Seventeen 1934 Waltzes from Vienna (Strauss’s Great Waltz) The Man Who Knew Too Much 1935 The 39 Steps 1936 Secret Agent Sabotage (A Woman Alone) 1937 Young and Innocent (The Girl Was Young) 1938 The Lady Vanishes 1939 Jamaica Inn 1940 Rebecca Foreign Correspondent 1941 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Suspicion 1942 Saboteur 1943 Shadow of a Doubt 20

1944 Lifeboat Bon Voyage Aventure Malgache 1945 Spellbound 1946 Notorious 1947 The Paradine Case 1948 Rope 1949 Under Capricorn 1950 Stage Fright 1951 Strangers on a Train 1953 I Confess 1954 Dial M for Murder Rear Window 1955 To Catch a Thief The Trouble with Harry 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much (remake) The Wrong Man 1958 Vertigo 1959 North by Northwest 1960 Psycho 1963 The Birds 1964 Marnie 1966 Torn Curtain 1969 Topaz 1972 Frenzy 1976 Family Plot

MADE FOR TV 1955 Revenge Breakdown The Case of Mr. Pelham 1956 Back for Christmas Wet Saturday Mr. Blanchard’s Secret 1957 One More Mile to Go Four O’Clock The Perfect Game 1958 Lamb to the Slaughter Dip in the Pool Poison 1959 Banquo’s Chair Arthur The Crystal Trench 1960 Incident at a Corner Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat 1961 The Horseplayer Bang! You’re Dead 1962 I Saw the Whole Thing *Italics indicate title of U.S. release.

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CAST Michael Stewart Allen (Clown 2) Syracuse Stage Credits: Our Town and 12 Angry Men. Recent credits: Henry Condell in The Book of Will (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Emanuel in The Lehman Trilogy (Phoenix Theatre), Lucky in Waiting for Godot (STNJ), Iago in Othello (The Acting Company), both Antipholi in The Comedy of Errors (Illinois Shakespeare). Other credits include the first Broadway National and International tours of War Horse with the National Theatre of Great Britain.

He spent two seasons as a company member at the Old Globe and twenty as a member of Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. He has performed in theatres in New York City, across the country, and around the world. Film/TV: Summer House, Law & Order, The Blacklist, Billions, Admiral Rickover, Cold Mountain. AEA and SAG/AFTRA. michaelstewartallen.com Jürgen Hooper (Richard Hannay) Broadway: Brighton Beach Memoirs. National tour: The Lion King. Chicago: Life & Limb, Huck Finn (Steppenwolf ); Rabbit Hole (Goodman); Billie Jean, The Comedy of Errors, Amadeus, Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare); The Audience, The 39 Steps, A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane); Isaac’s Eye, The Chosen (Writers); The Hard Problem (Court); The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (ATC); Paradise Lost (TimeLine). Regional: Wanamaker’s Pursuit (Arden Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Milwaukee Rep). TV/film: Chicago Med, Crisis, Chicago Fire, Suits, Game Day. “For Blair, Charlie, Madeline, and Saint Rita.”

Tyler Meredith (Annabella Schmidt, Margaret, Pamela, et al.) Chicago credits include Inherit the Wind, The Penelopiad, The Cherry Orchard, Twilight Bowl, Graveyard Shift (Goodman Theatre); Little Women (Northlight Theatre); Campaigns, Inc. (Timeline Theatre); Translations, Eurydice, The Mystery of Love and Sex (Writers Theatre); The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Regional credits include A Phoenix Too Frequent (American Players Theatre); At the Wedding, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, My Father’s War (TheatreSquared). Tyler is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, School at Steppenwolf, and the University of Illinois Chicago. She is represented by Gray Talent Group. @tylermckenziemeredith Ema Zivkovic (they/them) (Clown 1) is a Croatian actor, writer, and choreographer living in N.Y.C. Ema has worked at/with Ars Nova, the Public Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Rattlestick Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The TEAM, the 24 Hour Plays, the Hangar Theatre, Target Margin, National Theatre Institute, Williams22

CAST town Theatre Fest, Joe’s Pub, Perseverance Theatre of Alaska, DGF, Drama League, National Queer Theatre, and more. Education: British American Drama Academy and Sarah Lawrence College. Ema is part of the Mercury Store Acting Company. If you want Ema to like you, go stream “swearing in english” at ARS NOVA Supra. Also, are you an agent? Get Ema an agent. emazivkovic.com / @donut_cry__joe Frankie Jo Bolda (she/her) (Understudy) is a 3rd year M.F.A. Acting Candidate at Indiana University Bloomington. She is an actor, improviser, musician, and instructor from Indianapolis, IN. Regional Theatre: Indiana Repertory Theatre (The 39 Steps–u/s, 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee–Rona u/s), IU Theatre (12th Night, F*cking A, Pipeline) Indianapolis Shakespeare Company (Hamlet, Comedy of Errors), Phoenix Theatre, Constellation Stage & Screen, The LA Theatre Troupe, iO Chicago, LAFF Productions (PUFFS, Indiana premiere), and others. She is a proud company member of ComedySportz Worldwide and Indianapolis Shakespeare Company.

Frankie is an alumna of AMDA NYC. www.FrankieBolda.com Jay Hemphill (Understudy) is a Midwest-based actor, director, and arts administrator. He has performed and directed regionally for over three decades. In 2020, Jay earned his Master of Fine Arts in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University. His recent directorial work includes the critically acclaimed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre in Carmel, Indiana. Offstage, Jay serves as Director of Community Engagement for Dance Kaleidoscope, one of the Midwest’s most storied professional dance companies. This summer, he will relocate to his historic home in Savannah, Georgia, with his fiancé and their miniature schnauzers, George and Otto.

ARTISTIC TEAM Linda Buchanan (she/her) (Scenic Design) has designed The Folks at Home, You Can’t Take It with You, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, God’s Pictures, Odd Jobs, and more at Indiana Repertory Theatre. Her work has been seen in Chicago at theatres such as the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, and Court Theatre, and regionally at Arena Stage, the Alley, Cleveland Play House, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Kansas City Rep, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse Stage, Yale Rep, Resident Ensemble Theatre, Great Lakes Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and many others.

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ARTISTIC TEAM Linda Pisano (Costume Design) An award-winning costume designer, Linda’s opera, theatre, and ballet designs have been featured throughout the United States and internationally. She has been featured in three World Design Expos and represented the United States three times at the Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition. Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Indiana University Bloomington, Linda is happy to celebrate her 21st season with Indiana Repertory Theatre, where some of her memorable designs include A Christmas Carol, A Little Night Music, Romeo and Juliet (twice), and Cyrano. See her most recent Nutcracker costume design on PBS this December from IU School of Music.

Xiangfu Xiao (he/him) (Lighting Design) is a New York-based lighting designer who has created designs for theatre, dance, live events, television, and exhibitions around the world. Off-Broadway and regional credits (selected): John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!, Akeelah and the Bee (Baltimore Center Stage); Matilda the Musical (Theatre Three); Clowns like Me (DR2 Theatre); Fat Ham (regional debut, the Huntington, Alliance Theatre); The Chinese Lady (regional debut, American Stage). International credits (selected): Huang Liang Yi Meng (National Centre for the Performing Arts, China). Education: M.F.A. in Design, NYU Tisch. xiangfuxiao.com, @xiangfuxiao_design UptownWorks (Sound Design) is a collaborative design team specializing in theatre, film, podcasts, installations, and other media. Select sound design highlights include Becoming Eve (NYTW); Grandiloquent (Lortell); Franklinland (EST); I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (DCPA); Blood of the Lamb (59E59); Tiny Father (Geffen Playhouse); Problems between Sisters (Studio Theatre DC); Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (Syracuse Stage); Lady Day (Baltimore Center Stage); Black Odyssey (Classic Stage); the ripple, the wave... (Berkeley Rep/Goodman). This design was led by Bailey Trierweiler (btsounddesign.com), Daniela Hart (uptownworksnyc.com), and Noel Nichols (noelnicholsdesign.com).

Leraldo Anzaldua (Fight Direction & Intimacy) is a fight master, fight director, and certified teacher with Society of American Fight Directors; an intimacy director with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators; and a fight choreographer with Stage Directors & Choreographers. Theatres: Prague Shakespeare Company, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Houston Grand Opera, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Play House, and more. He has a Master’s Degree in Acting from University of Houston.

Currently an Assistant Professor of Movement and Stage Combat with the Department of Theatre & Dance at Indiana University. Leraldoanzaldua.com.

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ARTISTIC TEAM Richard J Roberts (Dramaturg) This is Richard’s 36th season with Indiana Repertory Theatre, and his 28th as resident dramaturg. He has also been a dramaturg for the New Harmony Project, Write Now, and the Hotchner Playwriting Festival. He has directed Indiana Repertory Theatre productions of A Christmas Carol, Bridge & Tunnel, The Night Watcher, Neat, Pretty Fire, The Cay, The Giver, The Power of One, and Twelfth Night. Locally he has directed for Actors Theatre of Indiana, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Edyvean, and many more. Richard studied music at DePauw University and theatre at Indiana University and was awarded a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.

Becky Roeber (Production Stage Manager) is an AEA stage manager originally from the Pocono Mountains but now calling Indianapolis home. They are proud to call Indiana Repertory Theatre their artistic home for their ninth season. They can also be found working with Summer Stock Stage, Phoenix Theatre, Indy Shakes, and Summit. They are grateful for the opportunity to work with so many incredible theatre artists in this city and are thankful for the support from their friends and family!

Claire Simon, CSA (Casting) Based in Chicago, Claire Simon CSA has worked with Syracuse Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Asolo Theatre, Lyric Opera, Milwaukee Rep, and the Tony Award-winning Million Dollar Quartet. TV credits include Empire, Easy, Sense8, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Crisis, and Betrayal. Film credits include Divergent, Contagion, Unexpected, and Man of Steel. Claire has won two Artios Awards.

DIRECTOR Benjamin Hanna is beginning his third season as Indiana Repertory Theatre’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, after six years as Associate Artistic Director. He has previously worked with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Penumbra Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Steppingstone Theatre, and the Bay Area Children’s Theatre. At Indiana Repertory Theatre, Ben has directed The Play That Goes Wrong, Little Shop of Horrors, Clue, Fahrenheit 451, The Book Club Play, Tuesdays with Morrie, This Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, The Little ChooChoo That Thinks She Can, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!,” and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.

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P L AY W R I G H T Patrick Barlow's 4-person adaptation of The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries worldwide, winning Olivier, Helpmann, Moliere and Tony Awards and making Patrick the most performed playwright in America for 2012/13.

Most recently, his rewriting of John Milton’s Comus has played to critical acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Patrick is also celebrated in the UK for his two-man theatre company National Theatre of Brent, whose comedy epics include Wagner’s Ring Cycle, The Charles and Diana Story, The Messiah, The Wonder of Sex, The Arts and How They Was Done, The Black Hole of Calcutta, The Life and Times of the Dalai Lama, and Zulu! They have won two Sony Gold Awards, a Premier Ondas Award for Best European Comedy and the New York Festival Gold Award for Best Comedy. Other screenwriting includes Van Gogh (Prix Futura Berlin Film Festival), Revolution!! (Best Comedy Jerusalem Film Festival) and the BAFTA-winning The Young Visiters.

Publications include Shakespeare: The Truth! and The Complete History of the Whole World. Patrick has also appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Shakespeare in Love, Notting Hill, Nanny McPhee, and Bridget Jones’s Diary. He is currently writing theatre versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles and Dracula.

NOVELIST John Buchan was born in Scotland in 1875 to Free Church of Scotland minister John Buchan and Helen née Masterson. He grew up on the Fife coast in a house surrounded by industry but with opportunities to play in and explore woods and glens, particularly during summers spent with his maternal grandparents in the south of Scotland. He first published his writings while a young man studying at Glasgow University. Over the course of his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 books, mainly biographies and other works of nonfiction. He is best known for his four espionage novels featuring protagonist Richard Hannay and popularly known as the Hannay quartet: The Thirty-nine Steps (1915), Greenmantle (1916), Mr. Standfast (1919), and The Three Hostages (1924). John Buchan’s distinguished career encompassed apprenticeships in law firms; a two-year appointment as private secretary to Lord Milner in South Africa; a partnership with publisher Arthur Nelson; a stint as war correspondent; director of information under Lord Beaverbrook; His Majesty’s high commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; a member of Parliament on behalf of the Combined Scottish Universities; and, accepting the title of first Baron Tweedsmuir—baron being the lowest rung of the British hereditary peerage—he became Governor-General of Canada, a post he held until his sudden and untimely death in 1940. He died of a brain hemorrhage not long after signing Canada’s entry into World War II.

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FILMMAKER Alfred Hitchcock was born in London in 1899 to greengrocer William Hitchcock and Emma Jane Hitchcock, formerly Whelan. At the age of 16, Hitchcock ended his studies at St. Ignatius College to study engineering and navigation at the University of London. He later became an estimator at Henley Telegraph Company, soon thereafter making the switch to working for Henley’s advertising department. Hitchcock was able to make use of his interest in cinema and his aptitude as a visual artist beginning around the age of 21 when a job as a title designer for silent films opened at Islington Studios. After designing titles for several years, he made his directorial debut with The Pleasure Garden at Ufa studios in Germany. His 1926 breakthrough film was The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog. A major critical and commercial success, The Lodger was the first of his many thrillers. In 1926 he married his assistant director Alma Reville. A scriptwriter and editor, she was his closest collaborator. Hitchcock became a well-known director in Britain and, to an extent, in the United States. He and his family moved to the States in 1939 at the invitation of producer David O. Selznick so that Hitchcock could direct an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Hitchcock went on to become one of the world’s most famous directors. Nicknamed “the master of suspense,” his trademark was a psychologically harrowing style that involved framing shots so as to approximate the human gaze and manipulate his audience into a feeling of unwitting voyeurism. His most celebrated films to this day include Rear Window, Vertigo, North by North by Northwest, and Psycho.

Hitchcock maintained dual citizenship in Britain and the United States. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1980, not long before he died.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Robert Hupp is in his tenth season as artistic director of Syracuse Stage. He recently directed Dial M for Murder, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Our Town, The Play That Goes Wrong, Eureka Day, Annapurna, Talley’s Folly, Amadeus, Noises Off, Next to Normal, and The Three Musketeers for Stage. Prior to coming to Central New York, Robert spent seventeen seasons as the producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock. He directed over 30 productions for Arkansas Rep ranging from Hamlet to Les Miserables to The Grapes of Wrath. In New York City, Robert directed the American premieres of Glyn Maxwell’s The Lifeblood and Wolfpit for the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. He also served for nine seasons as the artistic director of the Obie Award-winning Jean Cocteau Repertory. At the Cocteau, Robert’s directing credits include works by Buchner, Wilder, Cocteau, Shaw, Wedekind and the premieres of the Bentley/Milhaud version of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, and Eduar-

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR do de Filippo’s Napoli Millionaria. He has held faculty positions at Pennsylvania’s Dickinson College and, in Arkansas, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Hendrix College. Robert served as vice president of the Board of Directors of the Theatre Communications Group and has served on funding panels for the New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the Theatre Communications Group, the New Jersey State Council of the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. While in Arkansas, Robert was named both Non-Profit Executive of the Year by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group, and Individual Artist of the Year by the Arkansas Arts Council. He and his wife Clea ride herd over a blended family of five children, one dog, and two cats.

MANAGING DIRECTOR Carly DiFulvio Allen is thrilled to be joining Syracuse Stage this season. Originally from Rochester, N.Y., she is returning to the region after a twenty-year career on Broadway. Most recently at Disney Theatrical Group, she was the Associate General Manager for the worldwide productions of Aladdin (Broadway, First and Second North American Tours, West End, U.K. Tour, Australia, Germany, Japan, Mexico City, the Netherlands, and South Korea) and Beauty and the Beast (upcoming North American Tour, U.K. Tour, Australia, Japan and China at the Shanghai Disney Resort). Prior to her time at Disney, she was the Company Manager for Roundabout Theatre Company at the Todd Haimes Theatre (formerly the American Airlines Theatre) for twenty-five Broadway productions. Favorites include Violet with Sutton Foster, On the Twentieth Century with Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher, Noises Off with Andrea Martin, and the original Broadway production of The 39 Steps.

She has a Theatre Arts Management and Integrated Marketing Communications degree from Ithaca College and has taught theatre management at Pace University. While at Disney, she served on the advisory committee for ENSEMBLE, an employee-led network with the goal of fostering and celebrating an inclusive culture, and was the founding member and co-chair for a parents and caregivers sub-committee. She is forever grateful for the support of her parents, Jeff and Triscilla, and her husband Mike Allen. Carly’s most important role is mom to 5-year-old Arthur and 2-year-old Eloise.

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ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Melissa Crespo (she/her/hers) is a multi-hyphenate theatermaker who has made a career of developing new plays and musicals at theaters such as: Playwright’s Realm, Cape Cod Theatre Project, The O’Neill Theater Center, New Dramatists, and more. Past world premiere credits include: O.K.! by Christin Eve Cato (INTAR), Reggie Hoops by Kristoffer Diaz (Profile Theater), and Bees and Honey by Guadalís del Carmen (MCC Theater).

This season, she will direct two world premieres: Relentless by Rae Binstock (Syracuse Stage) and The Woman Question by Suli Holum (People’s Light).

As a playwright, her play Egress co-written with Sarah Saltwick, had a world premiere at Amphibian Stage and won the Roe Green Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting at Cleveland Playhouse. Melissa has served on faculty at The New School for Drama and Syracuse University. Last year, she was selected to participate in the first National Theatre Convening by the President’s Council of the Arts and Humanities, NEA, and IMLS. Past fellowships and residencies include: Time Warner Fellow (WP Theatre), The Director’s Project (Drama League), Van Lier Directing Fellow (Second Stage Theatre), and the Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow (Arena Stage). Melissa received her M.F.A. in directing from The New School for Drama. https://www.melissacrespo.com/ R E S I D E N T P L AY W R I G H T Kyle Bass, Resident Playwright and curator of Poetry & Play and Wednesday@1, is the author of The Floydians, which premiered Off-Broadway earlier this year, Toliver & Wakeman, which premiered at Franklin Stage Company, Tender Rain, which premiered at Syracuse Stage, Salt City Blues, which received its first production at Syracuse Stage, and Possessing Harriet, published and licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, which premiered at Syracuse Stage, and has been produced at Franklin Stage Company, East Lynne Theater Company, and HartBeat Ensemble. Citizen James, or The Young Man Without a Country, about a young James Baldwin, streamed nationally and has been optioned for a feature-length film. Under commission from the Washington National Opera, Kyle is the librettist for a new version of Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha, which will premiere at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in March 2026, and he is the screenwriter and executive producer of the forthcoming live action short film Northeast. With Ping Chong, Kyle is the co-author of Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and was produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre. A descendant of African people enslaved in colonial New England and in the American South, Kyle lives and writes in central upstate New York where his family has lived free and owned land for 226 years. Kyle is Associate Professor of Theater at Colgate University. www.kylebassplaywright.com 29

WHO WE ARE Syracuse Stage is the non-profit professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University. We are nationally recognized for creating stimulating theatrical work that engages Central New York, and for our significant contribution to the artistic life of Syracuse University, where we are a vital partner in achieving the educational mission of the University’s Department of Drama.

OUR MISSION Syracuse Stage tells stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.

OUR VISION Reimagining what's possible for regional theatre-through active inclusion, innovative outreach, and bold productions-Syracuse Stage shapes the culture and social vitality of Central New York, enriches the Syracuse University student experience, and fosters change in ourselves, our communities, and our world.

O U R C O R E VA L U E S People - Actively including diverse individuals, communities, ideas, and perspectives.

Passion - Commitment to integrity, excellence, and enthusiasm in our work.

Curiosity - Fostering an innovative and adaptive environment that elicits wonder.

ANTI-RACISM PLEDGE Syracuse Stage stands firmly against racism and discrimination. We pledge to stand with under-represented and oppressed communities and to advance antiracism in all aspects of our work, including the outward facing, public dimension of our creative endeavors and the less visible internal practices of the organization.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Syracuse Stage respectfully acknowledges the Onondaga Nation, Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous people on whose ancestral lands we now stand.

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A B O U T S Y R A C U S E S TA G E Originally constructed as the Regent Movie House in 1914, the physical space of Syracuse Stage has seen many films, musicians, actors, and artists pass through its doors over the course of the past century. The Syracuse Stage that exists today is a non-for-profit professional theatre company founded in 1974, and a longstanding League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member. Since its inception, Stage has produced over 350 shows, both plays and musicals, within its walls. Now, Stage produces six to seven shows per season, while also offering educational programs to students, various pre- and post-show offerings, and fundraising events each year. Stage is Central New York’s only LORT theatre and one of the largest performing arts organizations in the area. Stage has a strong commitment to giving the community access to a range of high-quality productions; it is equally committed to bringing in actors, designers, and directors who are among the leading theatre professionals, both locally and across the nation.

IN THE COMMUNITY Stage has collaborated with a myriad of institutions in the Syracuse area. Community partners include 100 Black Men of Syracuse, AccessCNY, ACR Health, ARC of Onondaga, ARISE, BOCES, CNY Reads, Ed 21, FOCL, Food Bank of Central New York, Interfaith Works of Central New York, La Casita, McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, Onondaga Historical Association, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Syracuse International Film Festival.

Additionally, the educational department collaborates with many CNY schools.

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S Y R A C U S E S TA G E B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S CHAIR

Richard Driscoll Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Division NBT Bank PRESIDENT

Brett Padgett* Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Syracuse University VICE CHAIR

Colleen A. Gaetano Retired- Vice President Global Education & Artistry Estée Lauder Companies, NYC TREASURER

Denise Dyce* Associate Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations Syracuse University SECRETARY

Maria Lesinski Attorney Newman and Lickstein AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Cydney Johnson Deputy County Executive for Physical Services Onondaga County Carly DiFulvio Allen** Managing Director Syracuse Stage Janet Audunson Assistant General Counsel National Grid George S. Bain Freelance Editor and Writer Barbara Beckos Retired - Syracuse Stage Nancy Byrne Community Volunteer Jessica Cain Reporter WRVO Dr. Ruth Chen* Professor of Practice Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science Robin Curtis NYS Lic. RE Asso. Broker Hunt Real Estate ERA Elisa Dekaney* Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Academic Affairs Syracuse University

Helene Gold Private Voice & Piano Instructor Jacki Goldberg Community Volunteer Nancy Green Managing Member Edward S. Green & Associates Larry Harris Retired - EVP and CFO Saab, Inc. Eleanor J. Holdridge** Chair Syracuse University Department of Drama Robert Hupp** Artistic Director Syracuse Stage Eric Jackson Co-Founder and CEO Black Cub Productions Kathy Kelly Retired - Health Educator, PNP Larry Leatherman Retired - Bristol-Myers Squibb, MOST Dan Lent Commercial Loan Officer AmeriCU Credit Union Rob Lentz Retired - EVP of Enterprise Operations Zeta Global Rocco Mangano Partner Mangano Law Office, PLLC Anthony Malavenda Retired - Duke’s Root Control Julia Martin Partner Bousquet Holstein Suzanne McAuliffe Retired - Educator Juli McCann New York Chief Compliance Officer National Grid Rod McDonald Bond, Schoeneck & King Molly Mulvihill Sr. Relationship Manager Global Commercial Banking Bank of America

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Claire Myers Group Billing Coordinator Brown & Brown Insurance Services Fran Nichols Retired - Mower, Inc. YiWei Qi Co-Founder and CEO AccuGPS LLC Kira Reed* Associate Professor Syracuse University Whitman School of Management Dr. Henry Roane Executive Director and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry Upstate Golisano Center for Special Needs Jeff Rubin* Senior VP for Digital Transformation & Chief Digital Officer Syracuse University Molly Ryan Partner, Goldberg Segalla LLP Cora Thomas Radio Host and Office Manager, WAER Michael S. Tick* Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Syracuse University Dr. Amy Tucker Chief Medical Officer SUNY Upstate Medical University Ahmeed Turner Vice President of Scholarships & Student Success; Executive Director of Say Yes Syracuse Central New York Community Foundation Andrea Waldman Operations and Development Coordinator Make A Wish Foundation of Central New York Maryam Wasmund Chief Financial Officer Filtertech Inc. *University Trustee **Ex-Officio

S Y R A C U S E S TA G E E M E R I T U S T R U S T E E S We are grateful to the following individuals who have served as Members of the Stage Board of Trustees and continue to provide significant support to Syracuse Stage.

Jim Breuer Sandra Brown Mary Beth Carmen Bea González

Joan Green Elizabeth Hartnett John Huhtala Margaret Martin

Kevin McAuliffe Eric Mower Judy Mower Michael Shende

Richard Shirtz Sharon Sullivan Jack Webb Michael Zoanetti

Y O U N G A D U LT C O U N C I L Alexys Blansett Liverpool High School Lydia Brechler Nottingham High School Siri Brubaker Nottingham High School

Anqi Geng Fayetteville-Manlius High School

Zoie Markowski Solvay High School Octavia Miller Fayetteville-Manlius High School

Brooklynn Gilbert North Syracuse Junior High School

Silas Crawford Nottingham High School

Will Hougland Jamesville-DeWitt High School

Joclyn Dallas Cicero-North Syracuse High School

Zinira Izmir Manlius Pebble Hill School

Raymond Feldstein Jamesville-DeWitt High School

William Kallahan Shafer Manlius Pebble Hill School

Kate Fennessy Auburn High School

Beatrix Karn Cazenovia High School

Jackson Finn Christian Brothers Academy

Molly Linzer Manlius Pebble Hill School

Claire Foran East Syracuse Minoa Central High School

Cecilia Lombardi Christian Brothers Academy

Mimi Myers Baldwinsville Central School District Jacelyn Peña Corcoran High School Spencer Perrigo Christian Brothers Academy Caspian Pierce Nottingham High School Briar Raymond North Syracuse Junior High School Taeyang Reid Manlius Pebble Hill School Destynee Rogala STEAM High School

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Quinn Rost Charles W. Baker High School Morgan S. Johnson Jamesville-DeWitt High School Hikaru Simmons Tully Junior-Senior High School Anne Sowaya Fanfan Henninger High School Maria Timmons Charles W. Baker High School Leo True-Frost Jamesville-DeWitt High School Thomas Warne Nottingham High School Rebecca Wheeler Homeschooled Mika Zolberg-Steiger Homeschooled

SYRACUSE STAGE ANNUAL FUND GIFTS Syracuse Stage depends on the generosity of contributions from individuals, corporations, businesses, foundations, and government agencies. It is with much gratitude that we recognize the following donors to our annual campaign. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315-443-3931 or visit syracusestage.org.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS

Richard Mather Fund

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS

Contributions listed above are current as of October 7, 2025, and reflect operating support of $5,000+ and in-kind donations of $10,000+.

The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the arts in Central New York. We recognize the deep importance live theatre plays in shaping the cultural and social vitality of our community. In these challenging times, theatre brings us together to be inspired and celebrate the richness of the human experience. We are delighted to continue to support Syracuse Stage and this very special production of The 39 Steps.

The 39 Steps is made possible with funds from the General Operating Support program a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of County Executive, J. Ryan McMahon II, and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered

by CNY Arts.

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50 TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS Syracuse Stage's 50th Anniversary Season is presented by Slutzker Family Foundation Sarah Alden Jackie Anderson Robert & Jeanne Anderson Frank Badagnani George S. Bain Rosemary Baker & Stuart Spiegel Bank of America Keith Batman & Barbara Post Helen Beale Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald Jean Beers Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval Michael & Jennifer Blowers Leslee Boissy Thomas & Carol Boll Jon & Patricia Booth Patricia Borer Dennis & Mary Anne Brady Mary Brady Marion Brillati Angel Broadnax Marlene Brown Pamela Brown-Benjamin Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth Gary & Kathleen Bruno Lia & Dean Burrows Kathleen Burt Patricia Bush Nancy & William Byrne Mark & Lori Campitello Rich & Mary Cappelli Cazenovia Jewelry Charity Cars Inc. Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud Anthony & Carolyn Cimino Patricia & Sandy Colabufo Nicholas & Louanne Colaneri Elaine Coppola Raymond W. Cummings, Jr. Kevin & Kristin Curtis Therese & Walter Dancks Anthony & Deborah D'Angelo Bill & Terry Delavan Roger & Naomi DeMuth Robert Desimone Mary DiSanto James & Leona Dowd Dick & Therese Driscoll Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra Roth

Richard Ellison & Margaret Ksander Linda Fabian & Dennis Goodrich Carole Farfaglia Carol Fedrizzi Alan Fischler & Karen McDonold David & Karen Fitch Robert & Terry Flower Peter Frantzis Nancy Freeborough George & Halina Gagne Jim & Carol Galvin Barbara Genton Neil & Helene Gold Jacki & Michael Goldberg Douglas Goldschmidt & David Jacobs William Goodwin Nancy Green & Tony Marschall Muffy & H. Baird Hansen Tom & Cynthia Helmer Kenneth Hendel Steven Herwood Michele Hickman Judy Huckle Robert & Clea Hupp Norma Huxter Linda Imboden Emily Johnson & Vijay Ramachandran Deborah Joiner Laura & Ed Jordan Gwenn & John Judge Brian Kane & Phyllis Perrotti Michael & Audrey Kane James & Jan Kaplan Dana Keefer Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner John & Gloria Kennedy Stewart Koenig & Judy Schmid Dean Kolts Jill Ladd Lorraine LaDuke Andrea Latchem Skip Lentz & Anne Russ Stephen Lessie Linda Loomis Tony Malavenda & Martine Burat Rocco & Roberta Mangano Wade Manning

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Nicholas Martin Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe Donyce & Kenneth McCluskey Rod & Jana McDonald Andreas & Margaret Meier Carl Mellor Michael & Claudia Miceli Gail Mitchell Molly Carole Fitzpatrick Bruce Moseley & Leigh Yardley Molly & Kevin Mulvihill Janet Munro Claire Myers Richard & Barbara Natoli NBT Bancorp Inc Marty & Millie Newshan Becky Nicandri Sally Lou & Fran Nichols Leslie Noble & Bill Morris Sally O'Herin Marjorie Ostrander Brett & Jeannie Padgett Cindy Spiezio Paikin Ricky & Whitney Pak David & Susan Palen Cathy Palm Nolan & Phyllis Palsma Peter & Constance Palumb Robert & Teresa Parke Susan Perriello Debra Petzold Jane Pickett Duane & Karleen Preske Nancy Radoff David Rankert Jean Reilly The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation Ross & Melanie Relyea Todd Relyea Patrick & Kuni Riccardi Richard Mather Fund Terry & Monica Richmond James & Tricia Sadowski Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead Mike & Marilyn Sees Barry & Jenny Shulman Brenda Silverman Theresa Slosek & Ronald Wilson Slutzker Family Foundation Joseph & Carolyn Smith Vinodhini Subramanian

Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips John & Jamie Sutphen Amy Sweeney Delia & Sandy Temes Angi Tipton John Toomey Hon. Karen M. Uplinger

Joseph & Carole Valesky Nancy Wadopian Marc & Marcy Waldauer The Estate of George Wallerstein & Julie Lutz Maryam Wasmund Liz & David Wei Lynda Wheat

Joseph Whelan & Margaret Harding Dr. Kelvin White Tom & Desiree Wight Evelyn B Williams Diana Wolpert Leslie & Jerry Zaborsky Joyce Zadzilka

INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS New and increased gifts this season will be matched by The Richard Mather Fund.

It is our goal to provide a complete list of all donors $100+. Nevertheless, if your gift is not listed or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies, and contact the Development Office at 315-443-9848.

$100,000+ CNY Arts, Inc Onondaga County Syracuse University

Douglas Sutherland & Nancy Kramer WAER WRVO

$50,000 - $99,999 Advance Media NY George S. Bain The Shubert Foundation Slutzker Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 Ryan & Leigh Ann Benz Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation Bousquet Holstein PLLC Jessica Cain & Kevin Kopko Pete & Mary Beth Carmen Cathedral Candle Company JP Morgan Chase Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud Peggy & Dana Dudarchik Maggie & Jake Feldmeier Colleen Gaetano Neil & Helene Gold Larry & Ann Harris The Hayner Hoyt Corporation Robert & Clea Hupp Inner Harbor Radio Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner Larry & Mary Leatherman Skip Lentz & Anne Russ Rocco & Roberta Mangano Mangano Law Office, PLLC Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe J.M. McDonald Foundation Eric & Judy Mower National Grid NBT Bank

$20,000 - $49,999 Jacki & Michael Goldberg iHeartMedia M&T Bank Richard Mather Fund New York State Council on the Arts National Endowment for the Arts The Dorothy & Marshall M. Reisman Foundation $10,000 - $19,999 Richard Bunce Nancy & William Byrne Cumulus Media Nancy Green & Tony Marschall Elizabeth Hartnett NewsChannel 9 The John Ben Snow Foundation & Memorial Trust Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips

Sally Lou & Fran Nichols Joel Potash & Sandra Hurd Syracuse Mets - Diamond Baseball Holdings Inc. Theatre Development Fund Joshua & Andrea Waldman Wegmans $3,500 - $4,999 Janet Audunson & David Youlen Kathleen Bice Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Dick & Therese Driscoll Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation David & Sally Hootnick John & Kimberly Huhtala Maria Lesinski & Benjamin Hicks Claire Myers Selma Radin Molly Ryan & Tim Byrnes Raymond & Linda Straub Maryam Wasmund $1,800 - $3,499 Bank of America Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald Francine Boutet Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

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Constance Bull Craig & Kathy Byrum James Clark & Sharon Gordon Robin Curtis Barbara Sheklin Davis Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Edward & Susan Downing Ernst & Young, LLP Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Michael & Barbara Flintrop Herman Frazier & Caroline Beal Dorothy & Lawrence Gordon Edward S. Green & Associates Dennis & Judi Hebert Steven & Elaine Jacobs Randy & Elizabeth Kalish Leslie Kohman LeChase Construction Rod & Jana McDonald Walter & Elizabeth Merriam Anne Morford Molly & Kevin Mulvihill Brett & Jeannie Padgett YiWei Qi & Julie Yu Michael & Rissa Ratner Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead Gracia Sears Sharye Skinner Sam & Carolyn Spalding Michael & Cathy Tick Dr. Amy Tucker Jack & Linda Webb Larry & Glenda Wetzel $1,200 - $1,799 Anchor QEA Inc. James & Nancy Asher Debbie & Candido Bermudez Black Cub Productions, LLC Donald Blair & Nancy Dock Marlene Blumin Jim & Cathy Breuer CNY Latino Andrew Corbin Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier Maymi-Perez Fox 68 Paul & Carolyn Frymoyer Thomas Greenwood Deborah & Samuel Haines Mary Hershberger

Richard G. Jaeger Julia & Lee Martin David Rankert David Redding Frank and Frances Revoir Foundation Henry Roane & Heather Kadey Nancy & Walter Shepard Richard & Margaret Shirtz James Shults Elinor Spring-Mills John Steigerwald IV Rob & Christine Stoltz $600 - $1,199 Charles Amos Chris Arnold Susan Brett Cazenovia Jewelry Mark Cywilko & Marianne Moosbrugger Triscilla & Jeff DiFulvio Mark & Marci Erlebacher Allen & Anita Frank Muffy & H. Baird Hansen Daniel & Julia Harris David Heisig & Donna Mahar Heritage Masonry Restoration, Inc. Joyce Day Homan Richard & Margaret Ingraham Cydney Johnson & Jeff Comanici Noel Keith Tim & Susan Kennedy John & Maren King Bob & Pat Lebel James MacKillop Susan Martineau John & Joan Nicholson Doren Norfleet Sally O'Herin David & Janice Panasci Edward & Lois Schroeder Jon Selzer Geraldine & John Sheehan Cynthia Sutton David & Eileen Thompson Joseph Valesky Lynda Wheat David & Daryll Wheeler John & Mitzi Wolf Gabriella Yonkers $300 - $599 Jerrold & Harriet Abraham Robert & Jeanne Anderson Timothy Atseff & Margaret Ogden

In Honor of Contributions have been made to Syracuse Stage to honor someone, celebrate a special occasion, or offer an expression of sympathy in memory of a loved one.

Charles Amos, thank you to Tracey White and Group Sales.

Ronnie & Melinda Bell, in memory of Barbara Toman, SSITP's costume designer for nineteen seasons.

Brenda Bousfield, in memory of Mary Walsh.

Carol Bryant, in memory of Ginny Parker.

Robert & Jane Corcoran, in honor of Robert and Ann Lentz.

Stephanie Cross, in memory of my mom who introduced me to the experience of live theater from an early age.

Aimee deSimone, this is for my former colleagues who I worked with at Syracuse Stage during college, and all of the artists I met along the way.

Gwendalyn Rose Díaz small dedication to my grandmother ‘TITA’, my mom @ musicaltheatre_mom ‘Rosy’ & Syracuse Stage Company ‘Bob Hupp’, Melissa Crespo & the board of directors and for believing in me the last few years while performing at Syracuse Stage!

Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier Maymi-Perez, in loving memory of Pedro DíazMolina.

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

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Jerome Bailey Marjory Baruch Christina El Bayadi Jackie Bays & Joseph McCaffrey Edward & Angela Bernat Dennis & Mary Anne Brady Mary Brady Brine Wells, LLC Marlene Brown Gary & Kathleen Bruno Lou & Rosa Clark Joe & Nancy Clayton Paul & Linda Cohen Jerilyn Costich Anita Cottrell Susan Crossett Demetrius & Erin Cunia Jennifer Davidson Christian & Ann Marie Day Stephen & Emily DiMarco Audrey Dolata Linda & Alan Dolmatch Judith & William Dowling Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss Kim & Charles Driscoll Joseph Driscoll Clay & Dora Elliott Richard Ernst Linda Euto Linda Fabian & Dennis Goodrich Carole Farfaglia Carol Fedrizzi Joyce Freeman Kenneth & Kathleen Freer Allen & Nirelle Galson Gasparini Sales, Inc. David & Mary Geloso Ellen Golden & Brian Walton Douglas Goldschmidt & David Jacobs Bea Gonzalez & Michael Leonard Greenblott Recycling LLC Michael & Whitney Hadley Judith Hand David & Ellen Hardy Karl & Mary Herba Jean Hickey Joseph & Paula Himmelsbach Jeffrey Hollman Emily Johnson & Vijay Ramachandran Philip & Judith Kaplan Peter & Brenda Keithslack John & Gloria Kennedy Alan & Deborah Kinney Trudy & Earl Kletsky Lorraine LaDuke

Andrea Latchem Tod Leggat & Shannon Magari-Leggat Daniel & Ann Lent John & Marian Loosmann George & Roseann Lorefice Eugene & Christine Lozner Caro Macdonald John & Candace Marsellus Charles Martin & Johanna Keller Holly Mathis Laura McCord James & Elizabeth Megna Lauren Melnikow David & Mary Morgan Susan Moskal James & Kathleen Muldoon Newman & Lickstein, LLP Kevin & Peggy O'Connor Marjorie Ostrander Cathy Palm Robert & Teresa Parke Paolo & Nicole Pastore Mickey & Pat Piscitelli Eileen Ponto Howard & Ann Port L John Potter Mariangela Risucci Jennifer Roberts George & Sharon Schmit William Schuyler Robert & Cheryl Shallish Beth & Tobias Sienel Dr Craig A Simmons Joseph & Carolyn Smith H. Paul Steiner Sharon Sutter Victor & Diane Tice Richard & Jessie Trudeau Hon. Karen M. Uplinger Peter Vanable & Anne Jamison Mary Ward Howard Weinstein Jay Yonta & Jennine Lombardi $150 - $299 James Aiello Eric Allyn & Meg O'Connell Beatrice Angus Mary Roberts Bailey Holmes & Sarah M Bailey Rosemary Baker & Stuart Spiegel Nancy Barnum Jean Beers Janine Bernard Paul & Elizabeth Berry Dr. Sylvia Betcher & Martin Korn

In Honor of (Continued)

Carole Farfaglia, in memory of Edward Farfaglia.

The Hennessy Family, in loving memory of Cat Hennessy.

Robert Humphrey, in memory of Mary Anne Wilson.

Donna Inglima, in honor of Arthur Storch.

Vanessa Kalette, in memory of Maria Marrero.

Eileen Ponto, in memory of my daughter, Emily Ponto.

Marvin & Jo Ann Reed, we enjoyed Cinderella so much we want to give a little more to support your continued success.

Eric & Liza Rochelson, in honor of Nancy and Bill's 50th wedding anniversary.

Lillian Shine, we love what you do and bring to the stage!

Ellen Somers & Allan Kolsky, in memory of Annette Green.

H. Paul Steiner, in memory of Ginny and Fritz Parker.

Rob & Christine Stoltz in recognition of Bob Hupp, Melissa Crespo, and the entire Syracuse Stage team's efforts to bring arts to the community.

Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips, in memory of Alma Elaine Shende.

George Urist, in honor of Barbara Beckos McDonald.

Joseph Valesky, in memory of Carole Valesky.

Francis & Elaine Walter, in memory of Dr. Louis Fisher and Edith Fisher.

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

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Susan Boettger Jon & Patricia Booth Brenda & Wendy Bousfield & David Marcus Eric & Carol Boyer John & Lynn Branagan Cindy Brink Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth William Buchanan Alice Butunoi Mallika & Gildas Cadin Ronald Capone Lexi Carlson & Sebastian Karcher Delores Carney Joseph Cerroni & Linda Tassa Steven & Seanne Chase Karen Clarke Allison Clifford Rubin Cohen Martha Cole John & Deloris Coleman Donna Coloton Robert & Jane Corcoran Elizabeth Cowan Karl Crossman & John Steinburg Raymond W. Cummings, Jr. James & Suzanne Cusack CVS Carol Decker Kathryn Dickerson Diane Dimond James & Leona Dowd Beth Drew & Joe Marusa Philip Dunham Denise Dyce James & Susan Edmonds Penelope Pooler Eisenbies Richard Ellison & Margaret Ksander Robert & Valerie Finney David & Karen Fitch Molly Carole Fitzpatrick Ben Franklin Jeffrey & Teresa Freedman Stacy French Mary Beth Gannon Claudia & Adam Gasiorowski Margaret Gelfuso Neil Gold Karen Goldman Bernice Gottschalk Roger & Vicki Greenberg Mike Hall Mark & Carole Hansen Tom & Cynthia Helmer Donna & Joseph Hipius Harry Hood

Judy Huckle Ziad Hussein Daniel & Rhea Jezer Laura & Ed Jordan Marjorie Julian Jan Kaplan Rebecca Karpoff Norma Kelley Amy Kemp Cynthia Killian Diane King Russell & Joan King Barry & Kathy Kogut Dean Kolts Sheldon & Karen Kruth Robert & Lauren Lalley Shannon & Alfonso LaPuma Dorothy Lennon Bonnie Levy & Steven Faigen Edward & Carol Lipson Mary Lombardo Tony Malavenda & Martine Burat Janet Mallan Robert & Nancy Mandry Anthony & Christi Mangano Frederick & Virginia Marty Elizabeth Mascia Juli McCann Margot McCormick Kathleen McLeod Daniel & Terry Miller Michael Miller & Katharine O'Connell Pat & Jan Moore Alan & Rosalind Napier Richard Natoli Louis & Jane Neuburger Cathryn Newton Vickie Olcott Judy Oplinger Patricia Orr Jane Pickett Kevin & Rachael Porter Duane & Karleen Preske John Przepiora Steve Reiter & Annegret Schubert Todd Relyea Patrick & Kuni Riccardi Terry & Monica Richmond Michael Riecke & Anthony McEachern Henry Roane & Heather Kadey Judith Robertson Haley Rogacki Amanda Root Elaine Rubenstein Susan Ryan

In Honor of (Continued)

Gabriella Yonkers, in honor of my sister, Katelyn Yonkers, whose incredible talent and dedication as a seamstress bring every performance to life. Her artistry and hard work ensure that every actor looks truly amazing, enhancing the magic of the theater for us all.

Linda & Bob Ryan Elizabeth Sanders Roberta Savage Susan Scharoun & Susan Hynds Cathryn Sellers Richard & Elizabeth Severance Roger & Nancy Sharp Sari Signorelli Steven & Robin Sisskind Judith Smith William & Marianne Smith Ryan & Carol Smith Jeffrey Sneider & Gwen Kay James & David Sonneborn Michael Stanton George & Helene Starr Greg & Maura Stefl Mark & Beth Steigerwald Susan Stred & Harold Husovsky Bonnie Stroup Kathleen & Mark Sunheimer Maria Tesorio Cora Thomas James & Deborah Tifft John & Jean Tromans Phil & Janice Turner George Urist Anthony & Martha Viglietta Bob & Claudia Visalli TJ & Meghan Vitale Robert & Anita Wagner Judith Waite Marc & Marcy Waldauer Donald & Martha Washburn

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

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Ardyth Watson Sarah Whitehouse Fred & Karen Whitney Robert & Pauline Williamson Tina Winter Tom & Carol Wolff Joyce Zadzilka Steven & Judith Zdep Loretta Zolkowski $100 - $149 George & Beverley Adams Sarah Alden Jason Allers John Andrake Al & Jane Arras Robert Attridge Margaret Banazek Rosanne Barbaglia Steven Barbash Mary & Peter Bearkland Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval Carol Biesemeyer Diana Biro & Eric Rogers Nicolina Bisson Leslee Boissy Thomas & Carol Boll Lisa Braddock Bernard & Ona Cohn Bregman Angel Broadnax Dawn Broderick Robert & Helene Brophy Bob & Kathy Brown Joseph Browne Ron & Amy Butchart Andrea Calarco Joseph & Patricia Cambareri Larry & Fran Campbell Phoebe Cannon Janet & Bruce Chandler Paul & Cynthia Chapman Douglas & Diane Chilson Amy & Tom Clark Patricia Clark Patricia & Sandy Colabufo Nicholas & Louanne Colaneri Cheryl Cole Al Coles David & Peg Compton Joseph Constantino Anthony & Mary Anne Corasaniti Michelle Cretaro Paul & Cynthia Curtin Timothy & Christine Curtis Angela & Gregory Cwikla Virginia DeBenedictis Alec Del Gigante Rebecca Downing

Laura Downs Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra Roth Margaret Elliot Pamela Ellis Stanley & Penny Emerick Lois & Jill Fowler Tim Fox John Friedman & Polly Ann Heavenrich Dan Gaffney William & Jean Gamble Caroline Garner Rosamond Gifford Foundation Susan Gilbert Peggy Gillard Kathryn Glynn Michael & Wendy Gordon William Gray Stephen Graziano Paula & Louis Green Linda & James Green Mark & Cynthia Greene Seth & Lisa Greenky Joseph & Fran Greenman Chip & Kate Grosso Carol Guido Charlotte Haas & Gary Quirk Patricia Haggerty James Hahn Nancy & Stephen Hallock Beth Hansen Ann & Richard Harris Elizabeth Hayes Barbara Heitzman Michael & Elizabeth Hennessy Kathleen Hinchman Jennifer Hobler Barbara & Ronald Hoffman Howard & Linda Hollander Kathleen Howard Barbara Hudson Diana Ingraham Milkovic InterFaith Works of CNY Gwenn & John Judge Jon & Wanda Jukam Vanessa Kalette Randy Karcher Jean Kimber Donna & Kenneth Kirsch Steven Kulick Briana Kuneman Sandra Ledda Sarah Ledwith Amanda Lee Kathleen Lemos Dennis Lerner Susan Lotierzo Lynn Luteran Minney

Nancy Machles Rothschild Jon Maloff Megan Marzeski Michael Masingale Douglas & Randi Matousek Donyce & Kenneth McCluskey John & Mary McCulley Philip & Martha McDowell Linda McKeown Timothy McLaughlin & Diane Cass Diane McRae Andreas & Margaret Meier Marcia & Dave Mele Merck David Michel & Peggy Liuzzi Thomas Miller & Mary MacBlane Dr. Merrill L. Miller Joseph Moorman & Catherine Gerard Janet Munro Marty & Millie Newshan Leslie Noble & Bill Morris Margaret O'Brien Jane Ondich John & Elizabeth O'Sullivan Ricky & Whitney Pak John & Linda Parsons Dorothy & Harvey Pearl Michael & Susan Petrosillo Anita Pisano John Poirier Bud & Kathy Poliquin William & Merriette Pollard Roni Ponto Steve & Kate Pynn Paul Raulli Marvin & Jo Ann Reed Scott Reinhart Sultan Reshamwala Boyd & Julie Rimel Stacy Roberts Mary Rose Ranieri Ann Rothschild Valerie Roy Richard & Maria Russell Margaret Ryniker John & Judy Sabene Richard & Jill Sargent Jennifer Scalione Jeffrey & Abby Scheer Scott & Nancy Sellers Sally Senecal Katherine Sgarlata Paul Silverstein Dirk & Carol Sonneborn Paul & Jean Soper Patricia & Michael St. Leger

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

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Milton & Mary Stevenson Martha Sutter & David Ross John & Anne Sveen Tom & Lauren Sweeney Kristin & Steve Swift Brady Systems Edward & MaryJane Szczesniak Miles Taylor

Thomas & Carole Taylor Marian Thompson Theresa Thoryk James Traver & Marguerite Conan Shveta & Girish Trikha Kevin Wade Francis & Elaine Walter Peter & Cheryl Ward

Virginia Watson Leah Weinberg & Paul Barron George & Mrs Whitton Christopher & Renee Wiles Eleanor Williams Deborah Wood Victoria Xlander Samuel & Robin Young Mary Yurco

The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between October 7, 2024 and October 7, 2025. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.

PLANNED GIVING A planned gift is a way to make a significant and lasting gift to Syracuse Stage. By making a bequest to the theatre, you are assuring that Syracuse Stage will continue to inspire, stimulate, and entertain Central New York audiences for generations to come, as well as maintain its high artistic standards that are recognized locally, and nationally.

For more information about planned gifts contact: Ana Díaz-Diez, Director of Development 315-443-3931 or ajdiazdi@syr.edu Dr. William J. Clark, Jr. Fund The Estate of Rosemary Curtis Mary Louise Dunn Fund Deborah O'Shea

In Honor and Memory of Sheldon P. Peterfreund and Josephine A Peterfreund

Michael and Rissa Ratner The J. Zimmeister-Yarwood Estate

MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM Many companies will match gifts of their employees, retirees, and spouses with a gift of their own to Syracuse Stage. Ask your personnel office for a matching gift form, send the completed form with your gift – and we’ll do the rest!

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S Y R A C U S E S TA G E S TA F F Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp Managing Director.............................................................................................Carly DiFulvio Allen Associate Artistic Director............................................................................................Melissa Crespo Resident Playwright..............................................................................................................Kyle Bass

P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F

Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann Associate Director of Production Operations.......................................................Stuart Plymesser Student Employee.............................................................................................Nikky Spencer† Company Manager and Production Management Associate......................................Brian Crotty Assistant Company Manager.....................................................................................Sarai Ford Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King Technical Assistant...................................................................................................Liz Daurio Carpenters...............................................................................John Gamble, Brian McBurney Student Employee................................................................................................Bailey Olson† Student Workstudy..............................................................................................Bella Molino† Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm Lead Scenic Artist................................................................................................Laurel Arnold Scenic Painter....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan Props Supervisor............................................................................................................Mara Rich Associate Props Supervisor...................................................................................Andrew Babb Craftpersons....................................................................................Alexis Frizzell, Nora Galley Student Employee..............................................................................................Emma Henry† Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Assistant Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................Amanda Moore Cutter-Drapers..............................................................................Emily King, Kathryn Rauch First Hand.......................................................................................................Katelyn Yonkers Stitchers.................................................................................Sidney Barmoha, Sophie Shahan Craftsperson/Shopper..............................................................................................Wyatt Kim Wardrobe Supervisor.........................................................................................Dylinn Andrew Electrics and Projection Supervisor...............................................................................Jed Daniels Associate Electrics and Projection Supervisor......................................................Andy LiDestri Electrician/Board Operator...................................................................................Kat Larrabee Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer.....................................................Jacqueline R. Herter Audio Engineer...............................................................................................Kevin O’Connor Sound Engineer/Board Operator..........................................................................Garrett Frink Stage Management Assistants................................................................Katie Barnes, Erin C Brett

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A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale Associate General Manager...................................................................................Jacob G. Ellison Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez Development Associate.....................................................................................Candice Bermudez Development Assistant/Executive Assistant..................................................................Julia Rakus Development Interns.......................................................................Lauren Schweers†, Youran Li† Director of Community Engagement..................................................................Joann Maria Yarrow Director of Education.......................................................................................................Kate Laissle Community Engagement and Education Coordinator.....................................................Zizi Majid Education Interns........................................................................Aliana Aspesi†, Nat Wilson† Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joanna Penalva Audience Development Manager..............................................................................Tracey White Creative Director, Marketing..................................................................................Brenna Merritt Marketing Content and Publications Manager.....................................................Matthew Nerber Graphic Designer.................................................................................................Jonathan Hudak Marketing Intern......................................................................................................Mady Mohat† Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Courtney Richardson Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................Clari Atherlay Box Office Assistants........................................Aliana Aspesi†, Nathan Ayotte†, Tess Feldman† Show Supervisor......................................................................................................Lisa Doerle

Audience Services Manager.......................................................................................Luke Centore Assistant Audience Services Manager..............................................................Bianca Stevenson Audience Services Associates....................Michelle Cannizzo, Khayman Clancy, Pat Condello, Laurie DeMaria, Juniper Feliciano, Hannah Mendillo, Ellie Pedone, Meg Pusey, Donna Stuccio, Victoria Wickert Bartenders.................................................................................Michelle Cannizzo, Meg Pusey Audience Services Intern....................................................................................Phinneas Roy† Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman Open Captioning........................................................................Jacob G. Ellison, Michael McCurdy Audio Description...............Brad Beckman, Talia Gabriel-Shenandoah, Kate Laissle, Joseph Whelan Artistic Intern..................................................................................Ella Femino†, Amanda Podhurst† Community Services Officers............................Chris Deutschman, Stacey Emmons, Martha Farmer Custodians........................................................................Tony Rogers, Ron Taylor, Candace Velario

Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.

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