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LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DEAR FRIENDS,

While we’re not taking anything for granted—who knows what surprises may be ahead—the decline in the number of Covid cases allows us to be cautiously optimistic about welcoming you in the spring for three terrific plays: The Play That Goes Wrong, salt/city/blues, and The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe. There’s a lot of great theatre ahead in season 49.

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Welcome to Somewhere Over the Border!

We’re very glad you’re here today and truly grateful to you for sticking with us through this topsy-turvy season.

We’re thrilled to share this world premiere with you. It’s not every day that we get to produce a brand new musical. In fact, this is the first time Syracuse Stage has premiered a new musical specifically produced for the mainstage season. We are pleased to share the honor with our co-producers at Geva Theatre and Teatro Vista in Chicago. I’m grateful to Geva’s artistic director Mark Cuddy for introducing me to the amazing work of our playwright Brian Quijada.

Once we had the opportunity to learn about the story and hear samples of the music, we knew we wanted Somewhere Over the Border to be part of our season.

That this musical about a young girl’s journey filters its plot through the lens of The Wizard of Oz makes Somewhere Over the Border even more appealing to our Central New York audience.

workshops, re-writes, collaboration, and exploration. It’s not quite the same as working on a play or musical with an existing artistic footprint.

Our creative team, led by director Rebecca Martínez and musical director Julián Mesri, continued to enhance and refine the story and the music throughout the rehearsal process. The fabulous result of their efforts is the opportunity for you to hear a new story told on the stage for the very first time. It’s a special privilege, and we’re thrilled to be a part of this journey.

Thanks for joining us. Please enjoy Somewhere Over the Border!

It’s a big job to bring a new musical to life. It takes a village. What you’re seeing now is the result of numerous

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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.

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.

SCENIC DESIGN

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Tanya Orellana

Asa Benally

LIGHTING DESIGN

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Jennifer Fok

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CAST (in alphabetical order)

Robert Ariza............................................................Adán, Cruz Gloria Vivica Benavides.....................................Antonia, Leona Tanya De León.................................................................Reina Francisca Muñoz.................................................................Julia Bobby Plasencia....................................Don Napoleon, Silvano Arusi Santi............................................................The Narrator BAND

Sarah Pool Wilhelm..............................Keyboard, Band Leader Matt Pinto.......................................................................Guitar Freddy Colon............................................................Percussion Hector Diaz........................................................................Bass

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Dance Captain: Robert Ariza Assistant Music Director, Copyist: Sarah Pool Wilhelm Associate Lighting Designer: Liz Schweitzer Student Assistant Director: Sofia Aguirre† 1st Production Assistant: Erin C Brett 2nd Production Assistant: Em Piraino Stage Management Intern, Deck Crew Sub: Tess Vocalina Wardrobe & Wig Supervisor: Michael A. King Deck Carpenter: Bennet Goldberg Deck Crew: Alyssa Jaffe, Caitlin Radziewski Spot Operators: Khayman Clancy, Chris Green A2 Board Operator: Leah Moore Sound Assistant/A1 Board Operator: Daniel McLain Electrician/Board Operator: Susan Pipolo

The stage manager and actors in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The director of this production is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, sound, and projection designers are represented by United Scenic Artists Local 829, IATSE. Somewhere Over the Border 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. † Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama 13

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SETTING El Salvador and the road to the United States of America

SONG LIST

Everyday Towns.....................................................The Narrator, Reina, Company In the USA...............................................................................Antonia, Company El Gran Coyote de Tijuana............................................Don Napoleon, Company In the USA (Reprise)...........................................................................Reina, Adán Somewhere Over the Border........................................................Reina, Company The Tornado....................................................................The Narrator, Company Beautiful Boy.................................................................................................Reina This Is It................................................................Reina, Don Napoleon, Antonia Ride Up the Road - Guatemala.....................................The Narrator, Reina, Adán Cruz...............................................................................................................Cruz In the USA (Reprise)...........................................................................Reina, Adán Ride Up the Road - Tapachula......................................The Narrator, Reina, Cruz What I Know..................................................................................................Julia Silvano........................................................................................................Silvano Dream - Tapachula..........................................The Narrator, Reina, Cruz, Silvano Ride Up the Road - Guadalajara......................The Narrator, Reina, Cruz, Silvano Leona..........................................................................Leona, Cruz, Reina, Silvano Dream - Guadalajara........................................................The Narrator, Company Ride Up the Road - Tijuana...................................The Narrator, Reina, Company Red Skies........................................................................................................Julia Desert.........................................................................Reina, Cruz, Silvano, Leona Step By Step..................................................................................................Reina Life in America...........................................................Reina, Cruz, Silvano, Leona Beautiful Boy (Reprise)...........................................................The Narrator, Reina Everyday Towns (Reprise)......................................The Narrator, Reina, Company

Somewhere Over the Border will be performed without an intermission.

SPECIAL THANKS Thank you to Jim Wren and the M.F.A. program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for first developing Somewhere Over the Border, and of course, Reina Quijada and Fernando Alas.

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SOMEWHERE OV E R T H E BO R DE R

DIRECTOR'S NOTE DETERMINATION RESILIENCE COURAGE LOVE HOPE JOY These are just a few words that I think of when I listen to Reina’s story. I think of the remarkable journey she (and many, many others) have made, leaving their homes, facing risk and dangers, coming to a new country that promises much and takes much in return. I think of the fortitude it takes to build a new life while learning a new language and navigating prejudice and a complex and unfamiliar culture. I think of the many people

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who left their homes, not because they wanted to, but because they had to. I think of the personal sacrifices made, leaving behind communities, homes, and loved ones. I think of the doctors and teachers and accountants who have come to this country to work as janitors, taxi drivers and in meat packing plants, of the long hours and multiple jobs they work, all to find a better life for themselves, their children. And I think of how so many, even in the face of difficulty, have held onto joy.

It is an honor and a privilege to help tell this story.

– Rebecca Martínez

 REBECCA MARTÍNEZ

“I think of the remarkable journey she (and many, many others) have made, leaving their homes, facing risk and dangers, coming to a new country that promises much and takes much in return.”

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SOMEWHERE OV E R T H E BO R DE R

TOLD WITH HONOR AND BLESSING On the first day of rehearsal for Somewhere Over the Border at Syracuse Stage, Brian Quijada told the story of his mother’s journey from El Salvador to the United States, which she undertook as a teenager alone in the 1970s. Quijada explained that he had known much of his mother’s and his family’s history, but not everything. He wanted to know more, to fill in the missing details. A chance phone call with his mother gave him the opportunity. Even as they spoke, Quijada recalled, his brain was buzzing with the possibility and potential contained in what he was hearing, what this new information revealed fully. His mother’s story. His family’s story. His story. The story of young Reina and her journey to a new life.

The story that would become Somewhere Over the Border.

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Quijada is a theatre polymath: writer, composer, musician, singer, actor, and creator of singular devised works for the stage using a process called theatrical looping. He is an artist who knows how to tell a story, and just as strikingly, has stories to tell. He is a man with a mission.

The following evening over a lengthy zoom call, Quijada told the tale again. Dressed in a gray t-shirt and black Chicago White Sox baseball cap, he was youthful, enthusiastic, and irresistibly engaging. He laughed often, easily, and deeply, and mostly at himself.

You know, in our household, the story of my parents crossing the border was pretty well-known, mostly to shame us into like being better, being grateful to them for making the journey across the border: “Our

 THE PLAYWRIGHT’S MOTHER REINA QUIJADA ABOUT TWO YEARS BEFORE SHE LEFT EL SALVADOR. (PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN QUIJADA.)

“You know, my mom is very moved. She has a difficult time with this piece because, she told me, you’ve dramatized the three hardest times in my life, which was leaving Fernando, crossing the desert, and then returning ten years later.”

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 BRIAN QUIJADA

lives were worse so you guys better take advantage of the fact that you have better lives.” I knew about my mother crossing the border, crossing the desert, spending three days in the desert, you know, crossing the actual borderline under a board with flowers on top in the back of a pick-up truck. But about four years ago, maybe three and a half, my mother called me and I had nothing going on, so we talked for a long time. I think at the time I was also experiencing this very grim, “I want to ask my parents everything before they go.” Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I wanted to know.

I wanted to have these questions answered about our family lineage before I regret never asking them.

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I asked my mom, why Fernando, my eldest brother, had a different last name. Why he had curly hair?

Of course, I knew my dad wasn’t his dad but what’s the story there?

And she took a very long silence, of course, it’s very awkward for her because she has to tell me about relations she’s had with another man who is not my dad, and she went on this huge story that was very hard for her to go through. She told me she got pregnant at 16, and had my brother Fernando, and she’d heard about the U.S. and realized that she had to go in order to give herself and Fernando a better life. So she left Fernando as a kid, thinking she would be gone a month, a few weeks, and be able to come back for him. It took ten years. And she was

“Quijada is a theatre polymath: writer, composer, musician, singer, actor, and creator of singular devised works for the stage using a process called theatrical looping. He is an artist who knows how to tell a story, and just as strikingly, has stories to tell. He is a man with a mission.” able to come back and meet him just before he was about to become a teenager.

And she told all about the people she met along the way, and the people she went on the journey with, in El Salvador and Guatemala and the entirety of Mexico on her way to meet the Coyote who would get her across. She’s telling me this, it was an epic story, epic—I couldn’t even put the whole thing into the play—and I was like “Oh, my God, this is like a classic story.” At first I thought it was The Odyssey and then it kind of clicked, especially with the people she met along the way, it was The Wizard of Oz. I knew I wanted to write it, I just didn’t know how for a while. I spent the next six months daydreaming about it, trying to connect the dots, what each thing meant, you know, what are the ruby red slippers, who was the Scarecrow, who was the Tin

Man, who was the Lion, and I would say, six months after that, a friend of mine who teaches at UNCG (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) asked me to come and write a play for his graduate students. So I went and wrote everything during the residency, I wrote the book and the lyrics in seven days, at a little air B&B tiny house, going in every night and sharing 20 – 30 pages, like two or three songs, I was pumping out two or three songs a day, it was insane, but because I had been thinking about it for a long time, it was just pouring out, also I was drinking a lot of red wine, and it was flowing, no inhibitions. It was magical.

Quijada wrote his first play, the autobiographical solo work Where Did We Sit on the Bus, in 2014, and toured it for five years beginning in 2016. Like his

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subsequent work, it is a play with music, but not strictly speaking a “musical”. With Somewhere Over the Border, Quijada essayed a more traditional book musical drawing on a variety of styles to correspond with the physical landscapes that marked Reina’s journey.

The first track of Somewhere Over the Border is called “Everyday Towns”.

It is a kind of mash-up of Cumbia and Hip-Hop. Cumbia is a Colombian genre that El Salvador has embraced as their sound.

Cumbia is a very Central American sound and Cumbia varies throughout the Central American and Latin American landscapes.

Now the fact that The Narrator is coming to the play in a kind of present day approach, looking back, you know he says, “We’re looking back, y’all, we’re spinning the globe, going back in time to 1978,” that’s

 FAMILY PORTRAIT. REAR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: OLDEST BROTHER FERNANDO ALAS, GRANDMOTHER JULIA, MOTHER REINA, AND FATHER EDUARDO. FRONT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: THE PLAYWRIGHT BRIAN AND BROTHER MARVIN. (PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN QUIJADA.)

the idea for putting Hip-Hop on top of it. But once the play gets started, a lot of the music in the show is representative of the music of the region. That was important. If a song started sounding too much like Salsa, we were like, “OK, Salsa is not of the region, so it can’t sound like that.” We tried to infuse even the instrumentation with the music of the region that she’s currently in. There’s a lot of indigenous flutes in Guatemalan music. As she makes her way up, it

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changes into more Mexican sounding music and instrumentation, so it’s really cool, not only to look at dramaturgically in terms of what influence the music has, but it’s also fun to listen to because you’re always hearing something new all along the way. It’s kind of paying homage to a bunch of different genres. Of course, it’s all under the umbrella of American musical theatre. “Somewhere Over the Border” is a nod to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” so it has the style of

the American musical. It’s a very traditional, accessible form; we all know it, we all love it.

“Everyday Towns” also serves as an invitation to view the specific and personal story of young Reina through a wider lens. “The world is filled with dreamers, dreamers like me and you . . . Everyday dreamers with stories that must be told,” sings the Narrator.

However humble the phrasing, however simple the sentiment, herein Quijada the artist may be glimpsed.

What I became incredibly passionate about, based off that first play I wrote, was telling our stories. Telling the stories of first generation immigrants. It became kind of a mission statement for me, an artistic mission statement, to bring empathy to the American immigrant. Plays are about a lot of things, but that tends to be one of the things I write about a lot. I think about it often. Had my mom not come, I would not be speaking English to you, my name definitely wouldn’t be Brian, I wouldn’t be doing this, my life would be absolutely different. And so that idea kind of boggles my mind that there is an alternate uni-

verse where my mom would have stayed in El Salvador.

It’s important to me to try to create an entry point to empathy, compassion, because I literally would not exist, I might not exist, if it wasn’t for her journey. Immigration is a highly politicized topic, and at the end of the day, politics is just a colder word for social issues, you know, it’s just people, the fact that people are looking for better lives. Anyway, I think I might have spent my entire career trying to find more entry points into empathy.

That’s it. Let’s just say, right, let’s just say had I not been Brian a playwright, composer, right, my mother’s story probably would be forgotten. I had to ask her, and if I didn’t ask her and I didn’t know this information, even if I wasn’t a playwright, I wouldn’t have passed it on to my kids. No, I wouldn’t have known. I wouldn’t have asked. The fact that I happen to be in this profession and that I wrote it down and made it this musical . . . I mean how many stories get forgotten? You know, exactly like my mom’s. How many? Thousands, millions. You think about all these stories that are epic, that just never get told.

Literature abounds with the wreckage of families

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dashed on the rocks of fictional portrayal, though not in this instance. There has been no falling out among the family members, no banishment, for which Quijada is grateful.

You know, my mom is very moved. She has a difficult time with this piece because, she told me, you’ve dramatized the three hardest times in my life, which was leaving Fernando, crossing the desert, and then returning ten years later. She’s like, you’ve packed it into an hour and a half. So, it is absolutely hard for her to relive those moments, even dramatized.

I know the power in seeing your own story dramatized like that. My brother Fernando, obviously, was born in El Salvador, he’s a healthy number of years older than I am, 16 or 17 years older than me. I still don’t know for sure that he knows what I do. So, I think he’s a little like, “Oh, like yeah, you’ve got a little skit.” I don’t think he quite gets it. But I have got their blessing to tell this story. Luckily, none of them are villains. I’m just trying to tell their story in a way that honors them both.

– Joseph Whelan

CAST Robert Ariza (he/him) (Adán, Cruz) made his Broadway debut in the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening, toured North America with Les Misérables, and most notably covered the titular role in Hamilton in Chicago. He has also performed OffBroadway in Spamilton, and in the world premieres of Charles Mee’s soot and spit at the New Ohio Theater and The Visitor at The Public Theater.

A graduate of LaGuardia Arts High School (the Fame school), Robert has also performed at Lincoln Center in I Am Harvey Milk and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Regionally, Robert has worked at Music Theatre Wichita, the Maltz Jupiter Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, Hangar Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center. He can be heard on the original cast recording of Neil Bartram and Brian Hill’s The Theory of Relativity. Robert’s accolades include the Roger Sturtevant Award from the Actors’ Equity Association and the Lys Symonette Award from the Lotte Lenya Competition sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation. He has sung backup for Josh Groban and has also performed in several concerts at Feinstein’s 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, Ars Nova, and more. Robert recently appeared in the season one finale of the new Peacock original series Girls5Eva, as well as the series finale of the critically acclaimed TV drama Pose on FX. Proud alum of the University of Michigan with a B.F.A. in musical theatre. Thanks to the Somewhere Over The Border team,

HCKR Agency, my family, and to Brian Quijada for giving us stories about Salvadoreños. Instagram: @ robertariza, Twitter: @bobertariza, Website: robertariza.com Gloria Vivica Benavides (Antonia, Leona) is thrilled to make her Syracuse Stage debut! Regional credits include American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre); American Mariachi, Real Women Have Curves, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Dallas Theater Center); Scrooge in Rouge (Stage West); Dracula (Theatre Three); A Doll’s House, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue (WaterTower Theatre); so go the ghosts of mexico, part two (Undermain Theatre). She is currently the voice of Scarlett on One Piece with FUNimation and is represented by the Campbell Agency. She earned her B.F.A. in theatre from the University of North Texas. Proud member of AEA. @gloriavivica Tanya De León (Reina) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut in the world premiere of this incredible story.

She wants to thank Brian Quijada for trusting her with his mother’s story, Rebecca Martínez for bringing her in to play, and her incredible agents at DDO Artists for being a great team. Favorite credits include FAME en Español & English (Serena), In The Heights (Daniela), HAIR (Tribe member), Annie ( StarTo-Be), NBC Upfronts feat. JLO (Singer), Godspell (“Bless the Lord”

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CAST soloist). For performance information you can follow Tanya at tanyaAdeleon. com. Instagram: tanyaAdeleon.

Receipt Service (MITU580), La Negra (BRIC Brooklyn), La Ruta (Working Theater), American Jornalero (INTAR), Luz (La MaMa), Julius Caesar (Drilling Company). Regional Theatre: The upcoming Mushroom Play (People’s Light Theater); American Mariachi (Goodman Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center, and Old Globe); Recent Alien Abductions (Humana Fest, Actors Theater of Louisville); Water & Power (San Diego Rep, Craig Noel Award); Vesuvius (South Coast Rep); Blood Wedding (La Jolla Playhouse); Down Past Passyunk (Interact Theater); The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (ISCLA, Los Angeles); Water & Power (Understudy, Mark Taper Forum). Film and TV: House of Cards (Netflix), General Hospital (ABC Television), Fidel (Showtime), Maria full of Grace (Sundance, HBO Films), Angelfish starring Princess Nokia. M.F.A. in acting, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Francisca Muñoz (Julia) is thrilled to make her Syracuse Stage debut with Somewhere Over the Border. She was previously seen as Letter Writer #2 in Tiny Beautiful Things (Theatre Squared) and Amalia in American Mariachi (Theatre Squared). OffBroadway credits include Mrs. Delgado in Felix Starro (Theatre Row); Maria in The Last Jew of Boyle Heights (The Actors Temple Theatre). Other theatre credits include Arella/Natalie in Informed Consent (The Gable Stage), Katherine Wright in Kitty Hawk (The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts); Frida Kahlo, Alfonsina Storni, Rufina Amaya in Tres Vidas (The Core Ensemble); June in Chicago (Boca Raton Theatre Guild). Television credits include: Abuela in the television special Our Lady Lupe (PBS), Med Tech in FBI Most Wanted (CBS), Australian Idol finalist (Ten Networks AU). She holds a Bachelor of Music (performance, theatre, composition) from Western Sydney University, Australia. Thank you to my fab team at Take 3 Talent.

Love to George and my family. franciscamunoz.com | IG: ciscamusic

Arusi Santi (The Narrator) is thrilled to join this production and to make his Syracuse Stage debut.

Regional theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater), On Your Feet (Aurora Theatre), Ironbound (B Street Theatre, Moxie Theatre), Once (Craig Noel Award), Chaps! (Lamb’s Players Theatre), Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans (New Village Arts), Annie Get Your Gun, The Liar, Boomtown (Creede Repertory Theatre), Clandestino (Wilhelm Bros. & Co./Mixed

Bobby Plasencia (Don Napoleon, Silvano) is excited to be making his Syracuse Stage debut and sharing the stage with such a talented group of Artists! NY Stage: Orchid

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CAST Blood Theatre). UK: Much Ado About Nothing (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Mexico: La Alondra (Teatro UNAM). TV: Naomi, El Hotel de los Secretos, A que no me dejas, Hasta que te conocí. Arusi has also helped develop plays at La Jolla Playhouse,

The Old Globe, The Guthrie Theater, Cygnet Theatre, and Moxie Theatre.

Training: University of Minnesota/ Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. Proud member of AEA. All my love to Nhi, Boba and the fam. www.arusisanti.com IG: @arusi.santi

BAND Matt Pinto (Guitar) is a Berklee College of Music educated guitarist thrilled to share the message and ethos of Somewhere Over the Border. Previous credits include Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Bass/ Actor, The Public Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), international tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Guitar / Band Tech, North America / Tokyo), music director at School of Rock Roslyn.

Sarah Pool Wilhelm (she/her)(Assistant Music Director, Copyist, Keyboard, Band Leader) is thrilled to be joining the team for Somewhere Over the Border. She is a Rochesterbased music director, accompanist, and vocal coach on faculty in the Theatre Department at Nazareth College and a recording artist for Appcompanist. Favorite credits include: Something Rotten! (Broadway National Tour), Curtains Up! (Highlands Playhouse), Urinetown (SUNY Geneseo), Pippin, Dogfight, Modern, Chaplin (Nazareth College), Gentleman’s Guide…, The Full Monty (Rocky Mountain Rep), On the Town, Company (OCU), Crazy for You, Chicago, Shrek (Post Playhouse), and RENT, Beauty and the Beast, In the Heights, Lend Me a Tenor: the Musical (PCPA).

Many thanks to Brian, Julián, Rebecca, and Yendrys for having me as a part of the team, and to Andrew, Mom, Dad, and Sam for your endless love and support.

B.M. Piano Performance (DBU); M.M. Vocal Coaching (OCU).

Freddy Colon (Percussion) has performed with Aretha Franklin, Tito Puente, and Phillip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire. He currently tours with The Mambo Kings and is much in demand as a percussion clinician.

Hector Diaz (Bass) has been playing since the age of 13 with bands in the Western New York area.

He has performed with several legends in the Latin scene including Ismael Miranda,

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BAND “El Cano” Estremera, Tito Nieves, and a long list of Salsa and Merengue bands.

While in the U.S. Army, Hector toured with an All Soldier show throughout several Army bases in South Korea.

He currently plays with Rochester’s

premier Latin Jazz group, the Mambo Kings, who tour throughout the U.S. and Canada playing with various symphony orchestras. He is originally from Buffalo, NY, but has made Rochester, NY, his new home.

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Tanya Orellana (Scenic Design) designs performance spaces for theatre, opera, and immersive experiences. Collaborations include The Winter’s Tale directed by Eric Ting (Calshakes), The Kind Ones by Miranda Rose Hall directed by Lisa Peterson (Magic Theatre), The Industry’s Sweet Land, an immersive opera directed by Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger, and the Mexico premiere of Angels in America directed by Martín Acosta (Mexico City). Originally from San Francisco’s Mission District, she has been a core member of the award winning ensemble Campo Santo since 2008, participating in their intimate new work process, conceptualizing and designing sets alongside the writing process. She is a member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and an organizing member of La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network. Tanya received her M.F.A. in scenic design from CalArts and is the 2016 recipient of the Princess Grace Fabergé Theatre Award.

Baltimore Center Stage); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (The Gingold Group); Blues for an Alabama Sky (Keen Company, Drama Desk Nomination); Venus and Adonis (New Camerata Opera); Too Heavy For Your Pocket (George Street Playhouse); Skeleton Crew (Westport Country Playhouse); Father Comes Home…

(Juilliard); Measure for Measure (The Public Theater Mobile Unit); Cymbeline (Yale Repertory Theater); The Brobot Johnson Experience (The Bushwick Starr); Tricks the Devil Taught Me (Minetta Lane Theatre); Coriolanus and The Seagull (Yale School of Drama); Whale Song (Perseverance Theater); The Crazy Shepherds of Rebellion, Roberto Zucco (Yale Cabaret); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Frog and Peach Theater Company); The Winter’s Tale (HERE Arts Center). Training: M.F.A Yale School of Drama. B.F.A. Parsons School of Design. Online: www.asabenally.com, Instagram: @Asa_Benally_Design.

Jennifer Fok (Lighting Design) is a Chinese American NYC-based designer. Her design collaborations center around reimagining classics, exploring new work, and collaborating

Asa Benally (Costume Design). Navajo and Cherokee Nations. The Rez Sisters (Stratford Festival); Where We Belong (Woolly Mammoth Theater,

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A R T I S T I C S TA F F with interdisciplinary artists in dance and music. Jennifer uses she/they pronouns. Select designs have been seen at Theatreworks Colorado Springs, Beth Morrison Projects, NaNi Chen Dance, Eryc Taylor Dance, Long Island Post University, Boston College, Long Wharf Theatre, Lincoln Center Education, Flint Repertory Theatre, Detroit Public Theatre, Kitchen Theatre, Brown/ Trinity M.F.A., The Know Theater Of Cincinnati, HERE Arts, The New School of Drama, Brother(hood) Dance, Portland Stage, Bates Dance Festival, NCPA Beijing, Ars Nova, Luna Stage, Theatre At Monmouth, and Company One Boston. She received her B.F.A. in Theatre Production and Design from Ithaca College. www.jenniferfok.com

of Inishmore, Red Noses, The Real Thing, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, M. Butterfly, A Raisin in the Sun, A Lesson Before Dying, Copenhagen, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Inherit the Wind, and Big River.

Sofia Ubilla (she/her) (Associate Director) is a NYC based director, theatre artist, and collaborator. She is extremely excited to be a part of the world premiere of this incredible story and wants to thank Rebecca for bringing her on and trusting her.

She graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in theatre and Spanish studies. Her work is based on promoting Latinx and bilingual stories just like this one. Past directing credits include The Girls (Dixon Place), Emperor of 10th Avenue (Microteatro at INTAR Theatre), A Butterfly Dreams… by Kiernan Westrick, Valor, agravio y mujer by Ana Caro, and Cloud Tectonics by Jose Rivera (Fordham University).

Past assistant and associate directing credits include Spanking Machine (Dixon Place), Antigonick, Dark Play, or Stories for Boys, and Intelligence (Fordham University). She has worked on a variety of projects with INTAR Theatre, Dixon Place, and Microteatro Miami. She is a proud Costa Rican raised in South Florida sending her love to her family and her community. Upcoming: Saguaros at JACK and The House of Bernarda Alba at Gallery Players. | www.sofiaubilla.com |

Jacqueline R. Herter (Sound Design) has served as resident sound designer at Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University’s Department of Drama since 1997. She shifted and combined theatrical design with video/ film design for last year’s season.

Herter has designed for Indiana Repertory Theatre, Studio Arena, the Wilma, Geva, Round House, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Virginia Stage, and the Hangar Theater as well as other theatres across the nation. Some favorite designs have been: Annapurna, Beauty and the Beast, Next to Normal, Mary Poppins, Nine, Hairspray, The Overwhelming, Caroline, or Change, The Miracle Worker, The Wolves, The Day Room, The Christians, Radio Golf, Parade, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Lieutenant

Kristin Leahey (she/her/hers) (Dramaturg) served as the director of new

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A R T I S T I C S TA F F works at Seattle Repertory Theatre, the resident dramaturg at Northlight Theatre, and, prior to that post, the literary manager at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She has freelanced as an artist with the O’Neill Theater Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Play On Shakespeare!, Arizona Theatre Company, Orlando Shakes, LA’s Ammo Theatre Company, Providence’s Trinity Repertory Theatre, NY’s Primary Stages, NY’s Classical Stage Company, Playwrights’ Center, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Guthrie Theater, MN’s Jungle Theater, WA’s Village Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, The Old Globe, the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Victory Gardens Theater, American Theatre Company, Boston’s New Repertory Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Ireland’s Galway Arts Festival, Teatro Luna, Teatro Vista (artistic associate), and A Red Orchid Theatre, among others. She is an assistant professor, dramatic literature & dramaturgy, at Boston University.

She serves as the co-editor of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas official journal Review. She’s served as a scholar/artist-in-residence at Weber State University, Walla Walla University, and the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival. Leahey is a board member at Seattle’s Intiman Theatre. She is a producer with the WP 2020-22 Lab in New York City and is a 2021 recipient of a Fulbright.

Stage, bringing audiences back into the theatre, and to be a part of multiple productions this 2122 season: Matilda The Musical, Somewhere Over the Border, and The Play That Goes Wrong. Additional Syracuse Stage credits include: I and You, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Talley’s Folly, Amadeus, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf The Musical, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, Next to Normal, The Magic Play, Stupid F***ing Bird, Chinglish, Scorched, and The Boys Next Door.

Regional credits include: Footloose, 42nd Street, Grease, South Pacific, Anne of Green Gables: A New Folk Rock Musical, Ghost (The Rev, formerly Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival); The Foreigner, Third, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Around the World in 80 Days (Hangar Theatre).

She has also worked on several productions with Rochester City Ballet. LJ is a graduate of the stage management program in the Syracuse University Department of Drama.

Bass/Valle Casting (Casting), formerly Harriet Bass Casting, is a leading NYC boutique casting office. To know more about their upcoming projects and casting philosophy please visit www.bassvallecasting.com.

Harriet Bass has cast for ABC/TV, Fox Television Studios, The Public Theatre: NEW WORK NOW, The Minetta Lane Theatre, The Women’s Project, La MaMa E.T.C., New York Women in Film and Television, and The Jewish Repertory Theatre. She has cast the last three of the late August Wilson’s ten part play series: the

Laura Jane Collins (Stage Manager) is happy to return to Syracuse

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A R T I S T I C S TA F F original Radio Golf, Broadway Gem of the Ocean, and Off-Broadway Jitney.

Harriet is also a leading educator in audition technique, side and monologue coaching, and the business of acting. She has taught at the nation’s top universities and professional training programs. Gama Valle is a director, playwright, screenwriter, children’s book author, and casting director. His casting credits include: The American Tradition, The Great Novel, Split Second, I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet, among others. He is a proud member of New Light Theatre Ensemble and the recipient of the Van Lier Directing Fellowship at Repertorio Español. Gama received the First Prize in playwriting from Puerto

Rico’s Institute of Culture for his play Queishd&Dilit. Their regional casting credits include: Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage, Arena Stage, Trinity Rep, San Jose Rep, GeVa, Syracuse Stage, Pittsburgh Public, Merrimack Rep, Longwharf Theatre, Alliance Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company, Dallas Theatre Company, Berkeley Rep, Portland Center Stage, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Feature films credits include: Pushing Hands directed

by Ang Lee, Underheat, starring Lee Grant, First We Take Manhattan, produced by Golden Harvest Inc., and Graves End, directed by Sal Stabile.

DIRECTOR Rebecca Martínez (she/her) is an award-winning director, choreographer, deviser, facilitator, and ensemble member of Sojourn Theatre and the BOLD associate artistic director at WP Theater.

Recent projects include: Welcome Home and The Nourish Project (WP Theater), Sanctuary: A Soundwalk (Working Theater), Here We Are: Pandemic Fight (Theater for One NY Times “Critics Pick”) I Am My Own Wife (Long Wharf Theatre), Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Miss You Like Hell (Baltimore Center Stage), Wolf at the Door (Milagro Theatre, NNPN rolling world premiere), Anna in the Tropics (Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs,

Henry Award for Outstanding Direction). Rebecca has worked with Two River Theatre, INTAR, Working Theater, the Lark, The Playwrights Realm, New Dramatists, the 52 nd Street Project, Radical Evolution, Milagro Theatre, Oregon Children’s Theatre, and Brave New World Repertory Theatre among others. Affiliations: 2021 TCG Rising Leaders of Color, Sol Project Collective, Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, INTAR’s Unit52, SDCF Observer, Latinx Theatre Commons Advisory Committee, 2019 Audrey Resident, New Georges Affiliated Artist, 2018-2020 WP Lab, 2017 Drama League Directing Fellow, Member of SDC, and artist with Center for Performance and

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DIRECTOR Civic Practice. She is the recipient of four Portland, Oregon, Drammy Awards and the Lilla Jewel Award for Women Artists. Rebecca is based in Lenapehoking aka Brooklyn,

NY, and originally from the lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples aka Denver, Colorado, with deep ancestral roots in the Southwest. rebeccamartinez.org

M U S I C D I R E C T O R A N D O R C H E S T R AT I O N S Julián Mesri is a New York-based Argentinean-American writer and composer who makes multilingual plays and musicals in the U.S. and around the world. In the spring he will be music directing/arranging Songs About Trains with Radical Evolution and Working Theater. Other music work includes composing music for the Public Theater Mobile Unit presentation of Pablo Neruda’s Romeo y Julieta, as well as working as lead composer for and a new commissioned musical for young audiences in China.

He is a current member of the Public Theater Emerging Writers Group and received a 2020-2021 EST/Sloan Commission. Mesri has also been an Emerging Artist of Color Fellow at NYTW, a Van Lier fellow at Repertorio Español, and the recipient of an ASCAP scholarship. His adaptation of Fuenteovejuna received the HOLA Outstanding production award. He has also translated dramatic works for the Lark US/Mexico Exchange and PEN World Voices. He received his M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University. www.julianmesri.com

P L AY W R I G H T Brian Quijada is an Emmy-nominated playwright, actor, and composer whose original work has been developed and produced all across the country. His Hip-Hop solo show Where Did We Sit on the Bus? has been produced at Victory Gardens, Geva Theatre, Teatro Vista (Jeff Award), Ensemble Studio Theatre (Drama Desk Nomination), Boise Contemporary, The Revolutions Festival in New Mexico, 1st Stage, City Theatre Pittsburgh, and a digital production at Actors Theatre of Louisville (Drama League

Nomination). His play Kid Prince and Pablo premiered at The Kennedy Center in 2019. His plays have been developed at The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh CLO’s Spark Festival, Victory Gardens’ Ignition Festival, New Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Festival, and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Musical Theatre Conference. Commissioning institutions include A.R.T., 1st Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Woolly Mammoth, Hero Theatre, and The Kennedy Center. Brian’s song “The Always Song” was Nickelodeon’s

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P L AY W R I G H T 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Song.

As an educator, Brian teaches solo performance at Harvard University.

Select acting credits: Bobbie Clearly at Roundabout, Oedipus El Rey at The Public Theater, My Mañana

Comes (original cast) at Playwrights Realm, How We Got On (original cast), and Airness (original cast) at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival TV: Blue Bloods, Manhattan Love Story, Search Party.

CO-PRODUCERS Geva Theatre Center. Now in its 49th season, Geva Theatre Center is a not-for-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to creating and producing professional theatre productions, programs, and services of a national standard. As Rochester’s leading professional theatre, Geva Theatre Center is the most attended regional theatre in New York State, and one of the 25 most subscribed in the country, serving up to 160,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students. The 516-seat Elaine P. Wilson Stage is home to a wide variety of performances, from musicals to American and world classics. The 180-seat Ron & Donna Fielding Stage is home to Geva’s own series of contemporary drama, comedy, and musical theatre; Geva’s New Play Reading Series and the Hornets’ Nest–an innovative playreading series facilitating communitywide discussion on controversial topics. In addition, the Fielding Stage hosts visiting companies of both local and international renown. Geva Theatre Center offers a wide variety of educational, outreach and literary programs, nurturing audiences and artists alike. Since 1995, the

organization has been under the artistic direction of Mark Cuddy.

Teatro Vista, Theatre with a View, was founded in 1990 by Edward Torres and Henry Godinez to address the lack of opportunities for Latinx artists and other artists of color, and to explore the new work of Latinx writers that challenged not only the actor and director, but also the audience. In 1995, Godinez left the company and Edward Torres became artistic director. Under Torres’ direction, Teatro Vista used the stage to engage, connect, and challenge audience members through Latinx stories that reflect the universality of our humanity. In 2011, Teatro Vista was celebrated as one of 25 of “Chicago’s cultural leaders” by the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, and received the League of Chicago Theatres’ Artistic Leadership Award.

In January 2013, ensemble member Ricardo Gutiérrez became its new artistic director. Teatro Vista celebrated its 29th season during 20192020, having grown to be Chicago’s preeminent Equity Latinx theater company producing full scale, Latinx theatrical productions in English.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Robert Hupp is in his sixth season as artistic director of Syracuse Stage.

He recently directed 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 Eduardo 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 Jill A. Anderson has served as managing director of Syracuse Stage since 2016. Jill is responsible for Stage’s $7.5 million operating budget and has oversight of fundraising, marketing, and operational matters within the organization. Prior to joining Stage, Jill spent a decade as general manager at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford,

CT. During her tenure, the O’Neill completed a $7 million capital campaign and campus expansion, doubled its operating budget, and was honored with a 2015 National Medal of Arts and the 2010 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Under the O’Neill’s aegis, Jill also developed the Baltic Playwrights Conference, an annual international new play development retreat held in Hiiumaa, Estonia. Previously, Jill spent five years in the production

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MANAGING DIRECTOR office at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, after working as a stage manager in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Massachusetts. In addition to her work at Stage, Jill is an instructor in the Theater Management program of the Syracuse University Department of Drama, building on her work with high school and college students elsewhere, including at the

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Jill was recognized as part of the Central New York Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty” awards in 2017 and has served on numerous municipal and non-profit boards. Jill is delighted to call Central New York home, but will always be a proud cheesehead, originally hailing from Marshfield, Wisconsin.

A S S O C I AT E A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R Melissa Crespo is a director of new plays, musicals, and opera. Upcoming: world premiere of Justice, book by Lauren Gunderson, music

by Bree Lowdermilk, and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan (Arizona Theatre Company).

As a playwright, her play Egress, co-written with Sarah Saltwick, will receive an NNPN rolling world premiere at Salt Lake Acting Company. Fellowships

and residencies include: Time Warner Fellow (WP Theatre), Usual Suspect (NYTW), 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. She is a founding editor of 3Views on Theater and was featured in the 2020 Broadway Women’s Fund “Women to Watch on Broadway”.

R E S I D E N T P L AY W R I G H T Kyle Bass is the author of the play Possessing Harriet, commissioned by the Onondaga Historical Association, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2018, was subsequently produced at Franklin Stage Company, and will be produced at the East Lynn Theater Company and at SUNY Cortland in 2022. His new plays are salt/city/blues, which will have its premiere at Syracuse Stage

in 2022, Citizen James, or The Young Man Without A Country, a one-man show on James Baldwin, commissioned by Syracuse Stage, which streamed in 2021, the libretto for Libba Cotton: Here This Day, a new opera based on the life of American folk music legend Libba Cotten, commissioned by The Society for New Music, and Wakeman & Toliver, commissioned by Franklin Stage Company. Kyle’s other full-length plays include Tender Rain, Bleecker

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R E S I D E N T P L AY W R I G H T Street, Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers, which has been presented at Cornell University, Colgate University, the University of Delaware, and was presented at Syracuse University in September 2021, and Separated, a documentary theatre piece about the student military veterans at Syracuse University, which was presented at Syracuse Stage and the Paley Center in New York. With National Medal of Arts recipient Ping Chong, Kyle is the co-author of Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and was subsequently produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York. Kyle has also written for Noh theatre under commission by Theatre Nohgaku. Kyle is the coauthor of the original screenplay for the film Day of Days (Broad Green Pictures, 2017), which stars awardwinning veteran actor Tom Skerritt, and the author of the screenplay Abundance, an adaptation of the novel Milk by Darcy Steinke. As dramaturg Kyle worked with acclaimed visual artist and MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems on her theatre piece Grace Notes: Reflections for Now, which premiered at the 2016 Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, subsequently produced at Yale Rep and the Kennedy Center, and he was script consulted on Thoughts of a Colored Man, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2019 and opened on Broadway in 2021.

Kyle’s plays and other writings have appeared in the journals Callaloo and Stone Canoe, among others, and in the essay anthology Alchemy

of the Word: Writers Talk about Writing. Kyle is the founding curator of Syracuse Stage’s annual Cold Read Festival of New Plays, which has hosted some of the country’s mostproduced playwrights, including Larissa FastHorse and Kate Hamill.

He has also served Syracuse Stage as literary manager and resident dramaturg and received the 2021 Impact Award as Artist as Manager, presented by the Arts Administration Program at Le Moyne College.

After five seasons as associate artistic director at Syracuse Stage, in September 2021 Kyle was announced the theatre’s first-ever resident playwright. Kyle is assistant professor in the Department of Theater at Colgate University, where he previously served as the Burke Endowed Chair for Regional Studies. Previously, Kyle was faculty in the M.F.A. Creative Writing program at Goddard College from 2006 to 2018, taught playwriting in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama and at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, literature course in SU’s Department of African American Studies, and was the 2019/20 Susan P. Stroman Visiting Playwright at the University of Delaware. A two-time recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship (for fiction in 1998, for playwriting in 2010), a finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Award, and Pushcart Prize nominee, Kyle holds an M.F.A. in playwriting from Goddard College, is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and is represented

by The Barbara Hogenson Agency.

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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.

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 nonfor-profit professional theatre company founded in 1974, and a longstanding League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member. Since its inception, Stage has produced over 300 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 events, 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.

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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.

IN THE COMMUNITY Stage has collaborated with a myriad of institutions in the Syracuse area. Community partners include 100 Black Men of Syracuse, AccessCNY, ARC of Onondaga, ARISE, ArtRage, CNY Reads, 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, the VA Medical Center, and Vera House. Additionally, the educational department collaborates with many CNY schools.

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Phil Turner Pastor Bethany Baptist Church Jill A. Anderson** 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 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 Richard Driscoll Sr. Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Commercial Banking Division NBT Bank Denise Dyce* Director of Labor Relations Syracuse University Helene Gold Private Voice & Piano Instructor

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Jim Breuer Mary Beth Carmen Joan Green

Elizabeth Hartnett Margaret Martin Eric Mower

Judy Mower Michael Shende Jack Webb

SYRACUSE STAGE EDUCATION ADVOCACY BOARD Sara Bambino

Elizabeth Defurio

Linda Ponza

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SYRACUSE STAGE ANNUAL 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

Galaxy Media

Contributions listed above are current as of January 31, 2022 and reflect operating support of $5,000+ and in-kind donations of $10,000+.

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SPONSORS

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 Somewhere Over the Border.

The Syracuse Stage Board of Trustees is proud to sponsor the world premiere of Somewhere Over The Border

by Brian Quijada. Congratulations to the cast and creative team.

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INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS New and increased gifts this season will be matched by The Richard Mather Fund. $100,000+ Syracuse University The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Advance Media New York The Shubert Foundation $20,000 - $49,999 George Bain Nancy & William Byrne Central New York Community Foundation iHeart Radio Richard Mather Fund M&T Bank National Endowment for the Arts NYSCA $10,000 - $19,999 Bank of America CNY Arts, Inc. Equitable Fred L. Emerson Foundation Inc. NBT Bank Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips The Jon Ben Snow Foundation & Memorial Trust The Estate of Jannie Woo $5,000 - $9,999 Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation Bousquet Holstein PLLC Richard Bunce Cathedral Candle Company Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud Cumulus Radio Desnoyers Family Charitable Fund Lisa Desnoyers Charitable Fund Peggy & Dana Dudarchik William & Eva Fox Foundation

Helene & Neil Gold Jacki & Michael Goldberg Gail Hamner & Dan Bingham Sandra Hurd & Joel Potash JP Morgan Chase & Co. Larry & Mary Leatherman Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Employees Federated Fund Rocco & Roberta Mangano Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe Judy & Eric Mower Fran & Sally Lou Nichols Virginia Parker Selma Radin Syracuse Symposium: Conventions The Estate of Mary Louise Dunn Theatre Development Fund, Inc. Tompkins Trust Company Urban CNY WAER $3,500 - $4,999 Sandra Brown Peter & Mary Beth Carmen Galaxy Communications Inner Harbor Nancy Green & Tony Marschall Melvin & Patricia Stith The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Theatre Communications Group Michael & Cathy Tick Darvin Varon & Elinor Spring-Mills Wegmans $1,800 - $3,499 Janet Audunson & David Youlen Barbara Beckos & Art McDonald as of January 31, 2022 51

Constance & Shelby Bull Craig & Kathy Byrum Candace Campbell Jackson & Mark Jackson CNY Latino Jim Clark & Sharon Gordon Bob & Bobbie Constable Naomi & Roger DeMuth Richard & Therese Driscoll Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation Exelon Employee Engagement Program Sandra Fenske & Joe Silberlicht Barbara & Michael Flintrop Herman Fraizer Joan Green Peterson Guadagnolo Consulting Engineers Larry & Ann Harris Betsy Hartnett Brigitte & Peter Herzog David & Sally Hootnick John & Kimberly Huhtala Robert & Clea Hupp Richard & Margaret Ingraham Steven & Elaine Jacobs Helen Jacoby & Peter Cannavo J.M. McDonald Foundation Cydney Johnson Randy & Elizabeth Kalish Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner Nancy Kramer & Doug Sutherland Leslie Kohman & Jeffrey Smith Dan & Ann Lent Anthony Malavenda & Martine Burat Julia & Lee Martin Walter & Elizabeth Merriam Molly & Kevin Mulvihill Mona & John Paradis Rosemary Pooler

Michael & Rissa Ratner Molly Ryan & Tim Byrnes Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead Sharye Skinner Sam & Carolyn Spalding David & Deirdre Stam Raymond & Linda Straub Cynthia Sutton The Estate of William Clark Jr. Joshua & Andrea Waldman $1,200 - $1,799 James & Nancy Asher Kyle Bass Donald Blair & Nancy Dock Jim & Kathy Breuer Steven & Seanne Chase Joan Christy Robin Curtis Barbara Davis Edward & Susan Downing Fox 68 Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Barbara Genton Bea Gonzalez & Michael Leonard Dan Jonas & Alex Epsilanty Andrew London & Alan E. Curle John McAllister & Laurel Moranz Rod & Jana McDonald YiWei Qi & Julie Yu David Rankert Michael & Elaine Shende Richard & Margaret Shirtz Dr. Amy Tucker Jack & Linda Webb Larry & Glenda Wetzel Michael & Laurie Zoanetti $600 - $1,199 Anaren Peter & Kathy Belyea Jeffrey & Kris Bogart Brenda Bousfield Francine Boutet Carmelita Britton & Richard Probert Angel & Walter Broadnax Kevin & Jackie Bryans

Timothy & Nancy Bunn The Jerome & Phyllis Charney Foundation Amy & Tom Clark Christopher, Cindy, & Sarah Devendorf Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier Maymi-Perez John Druke Ed & Carole Farfaglia Allen & Anita Frank John Friedman & Polly Ann Heavenrich Ernest & Lynne Giraud Andrea Graham Dennis & Judi Hebert Heritage Masonry Restoration, Inc. Harry Hood Michael Hungerford & Margaret Ryniker John & Maren King Douglas Kinnetz & Laura Livingston Bob & Pat Lebel Patricia Lehmann Kristen Link-Logan Harlan London Michael Meath Claire Myers-Usiatynski John & Joan Nicholson Sally O'Herin David & Susan Palen Susan Perriello Francie Poole Ellen Runge Edward & Lois Schroeder Jon Selzer & Thelma Trotty-Selzer Walter & Nancy Shepard James Shults Margaret Knight Snowman Rita Soufleris Paul Steiner Dawn Stern & Stephan Wolfert Anthony & Martha Viglietta Nancy Virgil-Call Marcia Walsh Angela Winfield & Lance Lyons $300 - $599 Peter & Sherry Allen Karen & Kal Alston Lynn Anderson

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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.

Anonymous, in memory of Arlene Alpaugh.

Anonymous, in memory of Randall Klein.

Anonymous, in memory of Kathleen Wilson.

James Aiello, in memory of Pamela Johnson.

Rachel Bass, dedicated to Syracuse Stage staff and the cast and crew of Matilda the Musical, whose 2021 performances were cut short by the Omicron variant.

Robert Caswell, in memory of Pamela Caswell.

CNY Rugby Inc., in recognition of Michael King and in memory of his father, Barret Taylor King.

Molly & Travis Corley, in honor of Fran Nichols.

Judith Dannible, in memory of Anthony F. Dannible.

Barbara DiPasquale, in honor of board member Molly Ryan.

Susan Dorn, in memory of Phillip K. Dorn.

Bernice Gottshalk, in memory of Michael J Sarette.

Andrea Graham, in honor of Ana Díaz and her new adventure with Syracuse Stage!

Robert & Jeanne Anderson Kenel & Judy Antoine Patricia Arcana & Thomas Dorr Chris Arnold Marina Artuso Rosanne Barbaglia Mark & Ann Barlow Brian Baum Andrew & Margot Baxter Jackie Bays James Beckman Patricia Bergman Carolyn Bernstein Ann Bersani Mark Bossert Eric & Carol Boyer John & Lynn Branagan Edward & Carolyn Brown Caitlyn Burns Patricia Carmeli Charles Chapman Malcolm Clark Sheila Clifford-Bova Craig & Susan Cobb Gary & Michele Combs James & Marguerite Conan Robert & Joan Conine Eileen Corlett Jerilyn Costich Thomas Coultry Bruce & Kathy Coville Elizabeth Cowan George Curry Mark & Maryann Cywilko Linda Czerkies William Delavan Kenneth & Alyssa Derr Barbara DiPasquale Alan Dolmatch William Dowling David & Robin Drucker Kimberly Dryden Lewis & Elaine Dubroff Philip Dunham Sam & Nancy Ebersole Jonathan & Rosanne Ecker William & Elizabeth Elkins Mark & Marci Erlebacher Richard Ernst Elizabeth Etoll Linda Fabian & Dennis Goodrich

Thomas Fazzio John & Margaret Feldmeier Lois & Jill Fowler Kenneth & Kathleen Freer Daniel & Barbara Friedman Daniel & Karen Fuleihan Dan Gaffney Steve & Carol Garraffo Brandon Genalo Michael Geraghty Gary & Maureen Germain Hetty Gingold Karen Goldman Bernice Gottschalk Travis Graham Stephen Graziano Ben & Renee Hagadorn Nancy & Stephen Hallock Ashley & Nils Hammerich Ruth Hancock David Hardy David & Ellen Hardy Eric Higgins Barbara & Ronald Hoffman Colby & Michelle Hollington Joyce Hould Audrey Hummel Jose & Margaret Iribarne Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York Daniel & Rhea Jezer Betty Jones Cornelia Joseph Allan & Rita Kanter Paul & Matt Kardjian Norma Kelley Edwin & Susan Kelley Cynthia Killian Peter Knoblock & Joy Casey Jeffrey Knox & Susan Maxwell Dean Kolts Claudia Kosty Janet Kringer Marjorie Laidman Jay & Linda Land Carrie Lantzy Marsha E Love & Dennis Reedy Patricia Lynn-Ford James MacKillop Peg MacMullen

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Teresa Kepertis, in memory of Marianne Collins.

Suzanne & Kevin McAuliffe, in memory of my mother, Anna Head.

Paul D. Kessler & Elizabeth Nichols, in memory of Ken Strempel.

Lynne King, in honor of Emily King.

Eric Leeb, in memory of Rev. John D. Roock.

Gelene Lewis, in memory of Ann Melvin.

Melvin & Melvin, PLLC, in memory of Ann Melvin.

Dr. Lawrence Myers Jr., in memory of Betty Jane Myers.

Judy Oplinger, with gratitude for Tracey White.

Celia and Gary Palmer, in honor of Professor Rodney Hudson.

Patricia A. Parker, in honor of Virginia Parker.

Virginia Parker, in honor and memory of Fritz Parker.

Sue Rydelek, in memory of Marianne Collins.

Holly Thuma, in memory of Genevieve and Theodore Thuma.

Paul Steiner, in honor and memory of Fritz Parker.

Mark Washburn & Bernadette Mroz, in memory of Paw McCord.

Thomas & Alexis Madden Mimi Mark Margaret Martin Emile Martin Susan Martineau Michael & Marilyn McCabe Margot McCormick Nancy McCracken Mary Ellen McDonald Michael & Patricia McGrath Judith McIntyre James & Elizabeth Megna Melvin & Melvin, PLLC Marie Merrell Margaret Millert David & Beth Mitchell Janet Moore Justin Moshaty Kevin & Virginia Murphy Bart Natoli & Janet Scully Network for Good Doren Norfleet Cathy Palm Robert Parsons & Sara Collins Michael & Susan Petrosillo Matthew & Amanda Phillips Susan Pieczonka Hugh & Jane Pinchin Howard & Ann Port Nelson Price Marie Quinn Kathy & Dan Rabuzzi Jeanne Race Marvin & Jacqueline Raile Andrew & Sherie Ramsgard Teresa Reller Gerald & Monica Richmond Linda Vincent Riker Diane Rimkus & Shirley Singer William Robert Jennifer Roberts Diane Rogers Howard Rose Margery Rose Judy Rulison Anne Russ Elaine Russell Anthony & Ellen Rusyniak Roberta Savage Peter Scheibe & Margaret Gelfuso

George & Sharon Schmit Roberta Schnorr Jim & Kathlyn Schofield Ann Searles Gracia Sears Robert & Cheryl Shallish Roger & Nancy Sharp Margaret Silky Gale Smith Joseph & Carolyn Smith George & Helene Starr Greg & Maura Stefl Irene Stern James & Deborah Stewart Susan Straub Ron Thiele & Lynne Pascale Cora Thomas Andrew & Kathleen Tompkins Therese Toole Joseph & Carole Valesky Robert & Anita Wagner JoAnn Wallace Mark Watkins & Brenda Silverman Howard Weinstein Barbara Weller Douglas Wickman Alexander & Lola Winter Tina Winter Barbara Yonai Warren & Betsy Young $150 - $299 Jerrold & Harriet Abraham David & Cheryl Abrams Peggy Adams Ellen Agnew Peter Agnew James Aiello William & Sarah Alden Edward & Christine Alencewicz Korie Allen Herbert Alpert American Food & Vending Douglas & Maureen Anderson Anthony Anello & Alicia Mooney Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Patricia Antenucci

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Mark & Gay Yonkers, in honor of our daughter Kate who works her wonderful magic in the costume shop each day. We are so proud of you Kate!

Betty Zulauf, in memory of Ann Melvin.

Stephanie Atkins James Atkinson Dale Avers Francine Babikian Bruce M Baehr Daniel Bailey Holmes & Sarah M Bailey Scott & Kristin Baker William and Stacey Balduf Joanne Balfour Robert & Mary Ball Sarah Barbuto Dennis & Theresa Bardenett Dara Barley Tracy Bauer Gerhard & Carol Baule Lorien Beaulieu Ronnie Bell Angela Bernat Sylvia Betcher Sharon Bilotta Lida Black Robert Bloodough Marlene Blumin Christopher Bord Carl & Alice Borning Maria Bowman Dennis & Mary Anne Brady Meaghan Brady Richard Brandt Anne Bregande Elizabeth & Patrick Brennan Linda Brennan Kevin & Sheryl Brisson Harry & Sue Britt Douglas Brodie Jeff & Mary Beth Bronk Charles & Janet Brooks

Brown & Brown Empire State Cheryl Brown Christopher Brown & Shelly Kompton Gretchen Brown Harriet Brown Jamin Brown Joe & Mary Brown Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth Ted Brown Joseph Browne Michelle Brownlow Carol Bryant Randi Bryant Stephen & Patti Buechner Lia Burrows Patricia Bush Kate Byrne Matthew & Sandra Cain Mary Calhoun Peter & Kim Cameron Richard & Nina Cantor Rich & Mary Cappelli Thomas Carlin Lexi Carlson & Sebastian Karcher Gary & Alexa Carter Veronica Carvalho Steven Carver & Pamela Tolbert Margaret Cassady Robert Cavuto Kathleen Chapin Paul & Cynthia Chapman Raymond & Jeri Charbonneau Michael Charbonneau Douglas & Diane Chilson Maureen Clark John & Christine Clark Kevin & Michele Clark Lou & Rosa Clark Nancy Clausen George Alan Clugston Norman & Jessica Cohen Martha Cole Peter Coleman Erik Cominolli Melanie Comito & Spencer Brown David & Peg Compton Brian Cooney Molly Corley Travis Corr Anita Cottrell Aimee Coyne Jeffrey & Lisa Craig

Maureen Craner Robert Crelot Carlton Crittenden Paul Cruskie Ray Cudney James Cusack Sally Cutler Taylor Ray Danforth Larry Daniels Matthew & Elizabeth Daurio Sandra Davis Claude & Joan DearHouseman Murray Decock Jonathan Dee Joseph Deyo & Antoinette Kulak Theodore & Laura Dibble Diane Dimond Dennis & Linda Doerr Patrick Doner Elizabeth Drew & Joe Marusa Charley & Kim Driscoll Harry Dross Michelle Duggan Joyce Duncan Brendan Dunuwila Michele Eckler Shirley Edge Daniel & Kimberly Edwards Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra Roth Mary Eidt Matthew & Deborah Ely Marilyn Engle Anna Enos Kristin Esposito Aaron Fagelman Barton Feinberg Daniel & Laura Feldman Norma Feldman Lillie Fields Dwight Fischer Daniel Fisher & Lori Ruhlman David & Karen Fitch Carole Fitzpatrick Dane & Kaytlyn Flansburgh Gerard Flynn Monty Flynn Leonard Fonte Nancy FreeboroughKaczmar Anne Gaffney William & Jean Gamble

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Michael Garnsey Gasparini Sales, Inc. Jon & Heather Gebers Robert Geiger David & Sharon Gerber Juliet Giglio Peggy Gillard Kathryn Glynn Neil Gold Ellen Golden William & Marilyn Graber Katherine C Griffin William & Ann Griffith Ellen Guinard Harold Hackney & Janine Bernard Christopher & Caitlin Haigney Eva Hallenbeck Gregory & Elaine Hallett Shawn Halloran Judith Hand Ryan Hanlon Beth Hansen Mark & Carole Hansen Daniel Harmony & Hugh Brown David & Susanna Harper Peggy K Harper Daniel & Julia Harris Michael Harris Mary Haven & John Zasada Suzanne Hawes Jean Hay Marcia Hayden-Horan & Phillip Horan Lionel Lee Hector Georgina Hegney Dr Richard L Hehir Maurie Heins Alan & Dorothy Heller Victor & Celaine Hershdorfer Richard & Janice Hezel Margaret Higgerson Joseph & Paula Himmelsbach Miranda Hine Joseph Hipius Alvin & Sandra Holmes Marilyn Husted Cheryl Hutchinson Andrew & Ann Iannotta Sharon Impellizzieri InterFaith Works of CNY Linda Isaac Tim Iversen

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George Theoharis Victor & Diane Tice John & Jean Tromans John Troyer Earl & Karen Turner Barbara Ullrich Andy Valletta William & Carolyn Vanderhoof Betsy Vavonese Mark & Karen Waelder Susan M Walker Bruce Ward Jenna Weitzel Shirley Wells Linda Westfall Gary & Michelle White Briana Wilkinson Susan Williams Susan Williams Allan & Cathy Wood Deborah Wood Ronald Woodruff Audrey Zaccarya Carla Zimmerman Betty Zulauf

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 Mary Louise Dunn Fund Dr. William J. Clark, Jr. Fund The Estate of Rosemary Curtis

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

The J. ZimmeisterYarwood 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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Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp Managing Director.....................................................................................................Jill A. Anderson Associate Artistic Director............................................................................................Melissa Crespo Resident Playwright..............................................................................................................Kyle Bass

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Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann Associate Director of Production Operations..........................................................Dianna Angell Company Manager and Production Management Associate......................................Brian Crotty Events Manager and Production Management Assistant......................................Audrey Flynn Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King Carpenters........................Matt Crossman, John Gamble, Bennet Goldberg, Brian McBurney Student Assistant...................................................................................................Ian Borowik Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm Scenic Artist........................................................................................................Riley Mankin Scenic Painter....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan Student Employee................................................................................................Allison Turllo Props Supervisor............................................................................................................Mara Rich Craftpersons............................................................................Alexis Frizzell, Michele Gardner Student Employee...........................................................................................Kristina Fosmire Student Assistant...................................................................................Marshall Hayes Breaux Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Assistant Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................Amanda Moore Cutter-Drapers.................................................................Catherine Hennessy, Kathryn Rauch First Hand.........................................................................................................Victoria Lillich Stitchers.......................................................................................Emily King, Katelyn Yonkers Craftsperson/Shopper.........................................................................................Sandra Knapp Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................................................Michael King Student Assistant...................................................................................................CJ Forestiere Lighting and Projection Supervisor..................................................................David M. Bowman Electrician...............................................................................................................Jed Daniels Electricians/Board Operators......................................................Brian C. Jordan, Susan Pipolo Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer......................................................Jacqueline R Herter Audio Engineer...............................................................................................Kevin O’Connor Sound Engineer/Operator.....................................................................................Dan McLain Production Stage Manager....................................................................................Stuart Plymesser Stage Manager..............................................................................................Laura Jane Collins Production Assistants.........................................................................Erin C Brett, Em Piraino

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General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale Human Resources Manager/Business Associate.......................................................Kathy Zappala Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler Business Office Intern............................................................................................Pua Tanielu Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Courtney Richardson Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................Jordan McKey Audience Services Manager/COVID-19 Safety Officer..............................................Jacob Ellison House Managers......................................................Pat Condello, Ella Lafontant, Adam Secor Bartenders.....................................................................Michelle Cannizzo, Meg Pusey-Anthis Audience Services Interns....................................................Megan Julia Cooper, Kaitlyn Nero Front of House Associates................Hope Allen, Ben Bauder, Liam Bierley, Khayman Clancy, Jess DeLucia, Megan Fishman, Ethan Harpole, Sally Jewell, Alyssa Otoski-Keim, Wesley Tipton, Ada Wennstrom, Maya Zepeda Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez Assistant Director of Development.....................................................................Stefania Ianno Development Assistant................................................................................Candice Bermudez Development Interns.............................................................Danielle Hardy, Olivia Wernecke Director of Community Engagement and Education.....................................................Joann Yarrow Associate Director of Education.............................................................................Kate Laissle Community Engagement and Education Coordinator....................................Theorri London Community Engagement and Education Interns...........................Liam Bierley, Mia Crisafulli Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joseph Whelan Group/Corporate Sales Manager..........................................................................Tracey White Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications......................................Joanna Penalva Patron Campaign Specialist.........................................................................Nori Gartner-Baca Senior Designer, Creative Content....................................................................Brenna Merritt Graphic Designer............................................................................................Jonathan Hudak Marketing Interns..................................................................................Grace Byrd, Emily Ref Patron Services Intern....................................................................................Soumya Tadepalli Executive Assistant.........................................................................................................Cynthia Reid Management Office Intern....................................................................................AnaBella Kalish Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman Open Captioning...................................................................................................Michael McCurdy Audio Description...................................................................................Kate Laissle, Joseph Whelan Community Services Officers.......................................................Stacey Emmons, Joseph O'Connor Custodians.........................................................................Dave Hall, Tony Rogers, Candace Velario

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