Failure: A Love Story Program

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

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DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA PRESENTS

BY

Philip Dawkins DIRECTED BY

Thom Miller SCENIC DESIGNER

COSTUME DESIGNER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

PUPPET DESIGNER

CJ Forestiere

Carmen M. Martinez

Em Stripling

Malena Logan

Olga Ivanoff

VOCAL COACH

INTIMACY AND MOVEMENT DIRECTOR

DRAMATURG

STAGE MANAGER

Blake Segal

Alec Barbour

Ada Wennstrom

Kiara Brown

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

Ralph Zito

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CAST Corinne Ferrer..............................................................................Nelly Fail Tida Niles.............................................................................Jenny June Fail Savannah Devlin..................................................Gertrude “Gerty” Fail Anthony Tibolla.......................................................................John N. Fail Caleb Christensen..................................................Mortimer Mortimer Ella Johns..........................................Ella, Wall Clock, Ellis Island Clerk Olivia Tyrrell...........................Olivia, Grantland Rice, Coocoo Clock Avaana Harvey................................Avaana, Marietta Fail, December Haley Thompkins........................................................Haley, Front Door Sophia Napolitano.......................Sophia, Henry Fail, Moses, Doctor Kate Crabtree..............................................Kate, Counter Clock, Mae Brandon Richards..........................Brandon, Johnny Weismuller, Dog Nicolette Smith...........Nicolette, Gramophone, Grandfather Clock

UNDERSTUDIES For Jenny June – Ella Johns For Nelly Fail - Olivia Tyrrell For Gerty Fail - Haley Thompkins For Mortimer Mortimer - Brandon Richards For Olivia, Haley, Sophia - Adeera Harris For John N. Fail, Brandon - Will Nissen For Ella, Kate, Nicolette, Avanna - Magdaliz Rivera

SETTING Chicago, Illinois 1928

Failure: A Love Story will be performed without an intermission.

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SPECIAL THANKS Special Thanks to Kate, Forrest, Marty, Fet, Carol, Ralph, and Dianna

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Assistant Directors: Emily Ref, Cricket Withall Assistant Scenic Designer: Evan Hoover Assistant Costume Designer: Marshall Breaux Assistant Lighting Designer: Maddy Clark Assistant Stage Manager: Seb Arora Casting Assistant: Mia Crisafulli

P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F & R U N C R E W Faculty Advisors to Student Designers: Carmen M. Martinez Faculty Advisor to Student Sound Designer: Jacqueline R. Herter Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers: Dianna Angell (she/her) Light Board Operator: Connor English (he/him) Sound Board Operator: Rachel Mondschein (she/her) Deck: Emily Pellecchia (she/her/hers), Kiera Stevenson (she/her) Dressers: Dassi Cohen, Hazel Kinnersley (she/her) Costume Maintenance: Alyssa Beaulieu (she/her) Hang and Focus Crew: Amelie Faucon (they/them), Henry Killbourn, James Klemmer, Dylan Lee, Gray Westbrook (they/he) Production Assistants: Nathan Ayotte, Emma Early, Hazel Kinnersley (she/her), Corrin Pulliam (she/her), Victoria Rivard (she/her), Ethan Shavelson, Eva Spaid (she/her), Delaney Teague (she/her)

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FA I L U R E : A L O V E S T O R Y

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

BY T H O M M I L L E R We learn and grow the most from our epic failures. We appreciate our partners because of failed relationships, we learn about heat from touching hot stoves, and our children benefit from the lessons learned from our greatest mistakes. We learn more from our failures than from our successes. Tonight you will hear one of the most profound statements being spoken by a very unlikely source: a dog puppet says, “Just because something ends, that don’t mean it wasn’t a great success.”

I’m delighted the Department of Drama chose to produce this play because I am afraid the educational system in this country has stigmatized failure to the point that the worst thing a student can be is wrong. If that is true, then I would ask “How can they learn?” It is for this reason I am thrilled to be teaching this generation of artists to celebrate failure. Samuel Becket once said “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again.

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It is never about getting it right. It is about growth.

It is about resilience. It is about the sheer human stubbornness to never give up. To fall down repeatedly and to always get up as if Sisyphus was humanity’s mascot.

Fail again. Fail better.” It is never about getting it right. It is about growth. It is about resilience. It is about the sheer human stubbornness to never give up. To fall down repeatedly and to always get up as if Sisyphus was humanity’s mascot.

For many people, accompanying that fear of failure is a sense of “should”. An ongoing list of what we should do, how we should feel, and where we should be in life follows us through our daily lives. If you live with this feeling - constantly anxious, constantly questioning, constantly worried you’re too late – we dedicate this play to you. You are where you should be and don’t worry: you are on your way.

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CAST Caleb Christensen (Mortimer Mortimer) is a senior acting major at Syracuse University from the Chicago suburbs. He has most recently been seen in the Department of Drama as Orpheus in Eurydice (studio project). Other Department of Drama credits include Cloten in Cymbeline (mainstage) and K.J. in The Aliens by Annie Baker (sophomore project). He is so thrilled that he gets to be a part of this amazing cast and production team for his final show at the Department of Drama.

Savannah Devlin (she/ her) (Gertrude “Gerty” Fail) is a senior acting major and a student in the Renée Crown University Honors Program from Rochester, NY. In the Department of Drama, she has been seen as President Lane and Mr. Highstaff in Movie Night by Taylor Williams (faculty project) and Susan in Antigone, presented by the girls of St. Catherine’s by Madhuri Shekar (sophomore project). This fall, she directed Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl at the Community Folk Art Center. She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support, and the team on Failure for making this such an exciting and educational experience.

Kate Crabtree (she/ her) (Kate, Counter Clock, Mae) is a senior acting major from Atlanta, GA. She was most recently seen as Drew in a reading of a play that she wrote titled The Queen of England (Black Box Players). Other Department of Drama credits includeLove and Information (Department of Drama mainstage) and Antigone: Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine’s (sophomore project). Through the Department of Drama’s study abroad program, she was able to learn and perform at The Globe Theatre in London, where she acted as Viola in a performance of scenes from Twelfth Night. She would like to thank everyone for the amazing support she has received throughout her training at Syracuse!

Corinne Ferrer (she/ her) (Nelly Fail) is a senior acting major from Miami, FL. Corinne’s most recent credits include: How to Dance in Ohio (u/s Ashley Amigo, Syracuse Stage), the musical adaptation of As You Like It (Bronco’s Agent/Martext, Department of Drama mainstage) and Shout: A Mod Musical!

(Red Girl, studio project). Corinne is so grateful to be closing off her time at the Syracuse University Department of Drama with Failure: A Love Story and the most thoughtful team she could ever ask for! She’d also like to dedicate this performance to her Abuela…also named Nelly.

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CAST Adeera Harris (u/s Olivia, u/s Haley, u/s Sophia) is a sophomore musical theater major from Chicago, Illinois.

Adeera is very excited to participate in her first mainstage production and perform such an insightful and invigorating play. As an understudy in this production, she has learned so much about what it means to be fully engulfed by and inhabit a piece of work.

for being there for her during this process, she couldn’t have done it without their never-ending support!

Sophia Napolitano (she/her) (Sophia, Henry Fail, Moses, Doctor) is a junior acting major from Long Island, NY. This is her first mainstage production in the Department of Drama. Other Syracuse productions include Movie Night (studio project) and ID (a devised and filmed project.) This has been the most amazing experience working with the entire cast, crew, and production team. She is so grateful for the opportunity given by Thom Miller and for the support of her family and friends.

Avaana Harvey (she/ her) (Avaana, Marietta Fail, December) is a sophomore acting major from Singapore.

This is her Syracuse University Department of Drama debut and her first show in the U.S. She is very grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a brilliant cast and crew. She thanks her family back home for their continuous support and wishes they could be here.

Tida Niles (Jenny June Fail) is a senior acting major from Sherrill, NY. Department of Drama credits include Songs for a New World (independent student project), Mansfield Park (mainstage), Love and Information (virtual), and Cymbeline (mainstage). Tida is grateful to be a part of this production of Failure: A Love Story and getting to share the beautiful message it holds. She is thankful for the support of her family and friends during her time here at Syracuse. Enjoy the show!

Ella Johns (she/her) (Ella, Wall Clock, Ellis Island Clerk, u/s Jenny June) is a sophomore acting major originally from Birmingham, AL. This is her first show in the Department of Drama and she is so excited to make her Syracuse debut! She would like to thank her incredible cast, crew, and director, Thom Miller. She also thanks her amazing friends and family

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CAST Will Nissen (he/him) (u/s John N. Fail, u/s Brandon) is a sophomore acting major from New Providence, NJ. This is his first production at the Department of Drama and he is very grateful to be working with such a wonderful company. He is grateful for his family, loved ones, and instructors for their support.

Nicolette Smith (she/ her) (Nicolette, Gramophone, Grandfather Clock) is a sophomore musical theater major from Doylestown, PA. This is her first main stage production at the Department of Drama, and she is thrilled and grateful to have worked with this incredible company.

Anthony Tibolla (he/ him) (John N. Fail) is a sophomore acting major from South Jordan, UT. This is his first production here at the Syracuse University Department of Drama and he couldn’t be happier to have worked with this amazing cast and crew. He is forever grateful to his friends, family, and teachers for their constant support.

Magdaliz Rivera (she/ her) (u/s Ella, u/s Kate, u/s Nicolette, u/s Avanna) is a sophomore acting major from the suburbs of Chicago.

This is her first production with the Department of Drama and first ever understudy experience. She is grateful for this opportunity to learn and work alongside such incredible artists on such a fascinating show!

Haley Thompkins (she/her) (Haley, Front Door, u/s Gerty Fail) is a sophomore acting major from Cerritos, CA. She is honored to be making her mainstage debut and working alongside this talented company. Her recent credits include: Rafiki (The Lion King), Belle (Beauty and the Beast) and Marty (Grease). Her performance is dedicated to Nana and Papa. @haley.thompkins

Brandon Richards (he/him) (Brandon, Johnny Weismuller, Dog, u/s Mortimer Mortimer) is a senior acting major from Queens, NY. Recent Department of Drama credits include Danny in Syracuse Stage Bank of America Children’s Tour, Danny, King of the Basement, Cornelius in Cymbeline (mainstage), Orcus in She Kills Monsters (sophomore project), and Jody in Black Box Players production of Lonely Planet. Gratitude and love to Mom and Ariana!

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CAST Olivia Tyrrell (Olivia, Grantland Rice, Coocoo Clock, u/s Nelly Fail) is a senior acting major from Pennsylvania. She is so excited to be a part of the chorus in the Department of Drama’s production of Failure: A Love Story. She has previously been seen in Movie Night

(studio project) directed by Nick Kowerko, Tilly in She Kills Monsters (sophomore project), and Eurydice in Eurydice (studio project). She also recently performed in scenes from Twelfth Night at the Globe Theatre in London. She wants to thank her family and the entire cast and crew for putting this whole show together and for being so wonderful and supportive.

ARTISTIC TEAM CJ Forestiere (Scenic Designer) is a senior theater design and technology student from Pulaski NY/Syracuse area. CJ is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to help put together this amazing production. CJ is also very thankful for all the support from everyone, especially Carmen Martinez and the entire Forestiere family and friends.

endeavor she provides costume crafts and prop design services, as well as creates her own line of jewelry and home goods (which usually have a funny, socially conscious, and feminist twist). With AOTT, she has been a vendor at multiple events like the Union Square and Columbus Circle Holiday Markets. Some of her theatrical projects include, set design for James and the Giant Peach at The Alliance Theater, Danny, King of the Basement at Syracuse Stage, props for The Hairy Ape at the Armory, scenic elements for Katy Perry’s performance at the Met Gala (2017), Un Informe Sobre la Banalidad del Amor in Lima, Peru, and Owners at Yale Rep. To see more of her work, visit www.cmmartinezo.com

Carmen M. Martinez (Costume Designer) hails from the city of Lima, Peru, but has been in the New York area since 2004. She holds a B.F.A. in graphic design from RISD, and an M.F.A. in set and costume design from the Yale School of Drama. This unique combination allows her to collaborate in many disciplines (almost) seamlessly. As a graphic designer, she worked at The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum. She is also a founding partner and creator of the small women owned and run studio “all of the things nyc” (www.allofthethingsnyc.com). In this

Em Stripling (Lighting Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Brooklyn, NY. She designed the Department of Drama’s mainstage production 11

A R T I S T I C S TA F F of the musical adaptation of As You Like It and Black Box Players production of Next to Normal. Em has assisted Dawn Chiang on Syracuse Stage’s I and You, Joey Moro on the Department of Drama’s production of Bright Half Life as well as other projects. @emscollectiion @researchdump

Syracuse University’s Department of Drama. As an actor, he has performed on film and television, off-Broadway, in major regional theaters across the country, and on the national tour of Mary Poppins. M.F.A. in Acting: Yale School of Drama. www.blakesegal.com Alec Barbour (Intimacy and Movement Director) is a Rochester, NY, based actor, fight choreographer, and playwright. He has been studying stage combat since 2005 and is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He received his M.F.A. in acting at the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his roles included Iago in Othello, Carson in Gross Indecency, and Charles Lomax in Major Barbara. Regional acting credits include Sir Castor (and fight captain) in Camelot at Drury Lane Theatre and Horner in The Country Wife at Franklin Stage. Intimacy Direction:(for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus; (for Syracuse University Department of Drama) Romeo and Juliet, Everybody, Wild Party; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co.) Bard Bending: Fight Club Edition, Two Gentlemen of Verona; (for Utica College) Dracula. Fight Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus, Suzette who Set to Sea, Deathtrap, Disgraced; (for Syracuse University Department of Drama) Wild Party, Kiss Me, Kate; (for University of Rochester) Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (with J. David Brimmer); (for Nazareth College) Spring Awakening, Hayfever, Vinegar Tom; (for Le

Malena Logan (Sound Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major, with a concentration in scenic and sound design, from Pasadena, CA. Department of Drama credits include Sender (mainstage), Working (mainstage), On the Lake (mainstage), as well as the Black Box Players productions of Next to Normal and Blood At The Root.

Malena is the associate production manager of Black Box Players.

Blake Segal (Vocal Coach). Blake is an actor and dialect coach, and he is delighted to return to Syracuse University’s Department of Drama. Dialect coaching credits include NYC: Ensemble Studio Theatre, New Georges, The Araca Project, Fault Line Theatre; Regional: Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Berkshire Theatre Group, Two River Theater, PlayMakers Rep, Cleveland Musical Theatre, Luna Stage, Passages Theatre, and Walkerspace at SoHo Rep; Educational: Yale School of Drama, Fordham, Columbia, Syracuse, Kean, and Stella Adler. Blake currently serves on the voice/verse faculty of

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A R T I S T I C S TA F F Moyne College) She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert, Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar; (for Hilberry Repertory Theatre) The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo; (for Wayne State University) Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co) Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Dracula.

Alec teaches stage combat courses at Le Moyne College, Nazareth College, and Utica College. He is an apprentice with Intimacy Directors International and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.

education intern at Syracuse Stage.

This is her first experience with dramaturgy, and she is grateful to have shared it with such a talented and hard-working company.

Kiara Brown (Stage Manager) is a senior stage management major from Joliet, IL. Previous stage management credits include: Eurydice (Renee Honors), Young Playwright’s Festival (Chautaqua Theatre Company), Sender (mainstage), Next to Normal (Black Box Players), ‘night Mother (Renee Honors), The Bridge (studio project), Shout! The Mod Musical (studio project), and was an assistant stage manager on Romeo and Juliet (mainstage).

She has completed a stage management internship with Syracuse Stage on Twilight: Los Angeles 1992.

Ada Wennstrom (she/her) (Dramaturg) is a sophomore theater management major from Oregon. She is also the community engagement and

A S S I S TA N T S & A S S O C I AT E S Seb Arora (she/he) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman stage management major from Madison, WI.

Hazel Kinnersley (she/her) (Production Assistant) is a freshman acting major from Brattleboro, VT.

Marshall Breaux (Assistant Costume Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a concentration in costume design from Colorado Springs, CO.

Corrin Pulliam (she/her) (Production Assistant) is a freshman acting major from Gainesville, FL. Emily Ref (she/her) (Assistant Director) is a junior theater management major from Scottsdale, AZ.

Maddy Clark (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major from Austin, TX.

Victoria Rivard (she/her) (Production Assistant) is a first-year mu-

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A S S I S TA N T S & A S S O C I AT E S sical theater major from Boston, MA.

duction Assistant) is a freshman acting major from Greenville KY.

Eva Spaid (she/her) (Production Assistant) is a freshman musical theater major from Mountain View, CA.

Cricket Withall (she/her) (Assistant Director) is a sophomore theater management major from New Paltz, NY. vcwithal@syr.edu

Delaney Teague (she/her) (Pro-

DIRECTOR Thom Miller is an actor, dialect coach, and teacher living in Syracuse, NY where he is a professor of voice and verse in the Department of Drama at Syracuse University. OffBroadway: Camp Wanatachi (La Mama), Mental: The Musical (Cherry Lane), and Only A Lad (NY Fringe). Some favorite regional credits include: Northern Stage, Writer’s Theatre in Chicago, Studio Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas

Shakespeare Theatre, Prince Music Theater, Texas Shakespeare Festival, and the New London Barn Playhouse.

Thom received a B.F.A. in acting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Illinois where he also received the award for Departmental Distinction. A proud member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA, he has acted in independent films, regional commercials, and skits on the David Letterman Show. He sends love and thanks to his unbelievably supportive wife Kate and his son Forrest.

P L AY W R I G H T Philip Dawkins is a Chicago playwright and educator whose plays have been performed all over the world. His plays include Failure: A Love Story (Victory Gardens Theater), Le Switch (About Face Theatre, The Jungle), The Homosexuals (About Face Theater), The Burn (Steppenwolf for Young Audiences), Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches, The Musical with composer David Mallamud,

and Spamtown, USA (both with Children’s Theater Company, Minneapolis), The Gentleman Caller (Raven Theatre, Chicago; Abingdon Theatre, NY), Charm (Northlight Theatre; MCC), Miss Marx: Or The Involuntary Side Effect of Living (Strawdog Theatre), and his solo play, The Happiest Place on Earth (Sideshow Theatre/Greenhouse Theater Center).

Philip has won some awards and not

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P L AY W R I G H T won some others. He’s been a fellow at the Hawthornden Castle International Retreat for Writers in Scotland and the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, and has taught playwriting at his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago, Northwestern University, Victory Gardens Theater and for the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis.

Many of Philip’s plays, including his scripts for young performers, are available through Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, Inc., and Dramatic Publishing. He is currently working on an American English translaptation of Michel Tremblay’s Messe Solennelle Pour Une Pleine Lune D’été for Sideshow Theatre.

C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Ralph Zito (he, him) is in his thirteenth year as chair of the Department of Drama. He came to Syracuse University from the Juilliard School Drama Division, where he had been a teacher and director from 1992 to 2010 and chair of the Voice and Speech Department since 1999. He was a director and adjunct lecturer in the Barnard College Theater Department from 2006 until 2010 and has been a guest artist at training programs across the country, including the Old Globe in San Diego, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Academy for Classical Acting in Washington, DC. Directing credits for the Department of Drama include: The Spitfire Grill, As You Like It, Gruesome Playground Injuries, and The Aliens. He has served as a voice, text or dialect consultant for numerous professional productions both on and off-Broadway, including: The Light in the Piazza; Awake and Sing!; The Herbal

Bed; Mrs. Klein; The Fiery Furnace; The Time of the Cuckoo (Lincoln Center Theatre); Tongue of a Bird; The Merchant of Venice (New York Shakespeare Festival); The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theatre Company); Birdy (The Women’s Project); The Model Apartment (Primary Stages); the New York premiere of Tony Kushner’s SLAVS! (New York Theatre Workshop); and The African Company Presents Richard III (The Acting Company). His regional theater credits include numerous productions at The Shakespeare Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Syracuse Stage; Baltimore CENTERSTAGE; Hartford Stage; and the McCarter Theatre, among others. A former touring member of The Acting Company, he served as artistic associate of The Chautauqua Theatre Company for seven years and was a member of the Board of Directors of The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) for six years. He is a graduate

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C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A of Harvard University, The Juilliard School, and the American Center for the Alexander Technique. He was recently awarded the prestigious Juil-

liard President’s Medal in recognition of his contributions to both Juilliard and to the broader performing arts community.

A B O U T T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Syracuse University Department of Drama offers degree programs in acting, musical theater, theater design and technology, stage management, and theater management utilizing conservatory-style training in a university setting and in collaboration with Syracuse Stage. With much appre-

ciation, the Department of Drama wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the Syracuse Stage staff.

While students are responsible for designing the technical elements of most Drama productions, implementing these designs requires a significant contribution by the professional staff of the Syracuse Stage production department.

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S Y R A C U S E U N I V E R S I T Y D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Chair.......................................................................................................................................Ralph Zito Business Manager.................................................................................................................Lisa Tucci Administrative Specialist...................................................................................Charlotte Santella Director, Tepper Semester in NYC...............................................................................Erica Jensen Academic Operations Manager, Tepper Semester NYC.....................................Casey O’Neil Assistant Music Director...............................................................................................Jacob Stebly Dean, VPA...................................................................................................................Michael S. Tick F U L L-T I M E FA C U LT Y

Christine Albright-Tufts Robert Andrusko Rufus Bonds, Jr. Kiira Schmidt Carper Brian Cimmet James A. Clark Stephen Cross Danyon Davis

Izmir Ickbal Rebecca Karpoff Andrea Leigh-Smith Daisy Long David Lowenstein Celia Madeoy Carmen Martinez Katherine McGerr

Thom Miller Ricky Pak Felipe Panamá Holly Thuma Kathleen Wrinn Ralph Zito

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