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DRACULA

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Welcome to Kansas City Repertory Theatre!

I’m so glad you’re here for this thrilling new adaptation of Dracula, created by the dynamic artists, Vanessa Severo and Joanie Schultz. Together, these two exceptional artists have cracked open one of the most enduring gothic legends and reimagined it through a lens of empowerment, sensuality, and female agency.

Traditionally, the women in this story have been cast as victims, as shadows, as silent figures in the orbit of Dracula’s myth. Vanessa and Joanie boldly flip that script, placing the women at the center, giving them voice, complexity, and power. What emerges is a Dracula that feels both timeless and startlingly new — a story about fear, desire, secrets, and survival told in a way that resonates now.

At KCRep, we’re passionate about championing artists who dare to challenge the familiar and invite us to see with fresh eyes and perspective. I’m deeply proud to share Vanessa, Joanie and this world class group of designers and actors work with you, and I'm grateful that you’re here to experience this reawakening of Dracula.

Enjoy the journey into the dark — and the light.

See you at the theatre!

Stuart Carden

Welcome to Spencer Theatre

DRACULA

PHOTOGRAPHY

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THE PATH TO ELEGANCE STARTS WITH US.

NUMEROUS MODELS | ENDLESS OPTIONS ONE UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

MISSION, VISION, and VALUES

MISSION

To inspire, entertain, and open minds by creating transformative theatre experiences for all.

VISION

KCRep will be a catalyst for a culturally vibrant, equitable, and thriving Kansas City by connecting artists and audiences in a welcoming environment that fosters wonder, curiosity, and understanding.

VALUES EMPATHY

INCLUSION

OPENNESS

COLLABORATION

INNOVATION

OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

One of the ways we practice our values is through Land

Acknowledgement — a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous peoples as the traditional stewards of the land. Acknowledging the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose

territory we reside on, and a way to show awareness of Indigenous land rights in our daily lives.

Scan the QR code to read KCRep’s ever-evolving Land Acknowledgement which we began developing after producing the world premiere of Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse’s What Would Crazy Horse Do? in 2017 on our Copaken Stage.

KCRep is also proud to be part of the Four Directions Native Playwright Residency Program. This collaborative initiative includes four arts organizations: the Great Plains Theatre Commons (GPTC), Tofte Lake Center, Tulsa Artists Fellowship, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep). Each organization hosts a weeklong residency for a selected Native playwright and their work over the course of a year. Each residency takes place in a different region of the country, offering a unique focus and environment to support the development of the playwright’s work.

GET INVOLVED

To learn more about these programs, scan this QR code and visit kcrep.org/inclusion.

CONTACT US | QUESTIONS

Ticketing Services: 816.235.2700

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TICKETING HOURS

KCRep’s Ticketing Services Office is open Monday thru Friday, 10:00am4:00pm, and until curtain time on performance days.

ACCESS

Both of KCRep’s theatres — Spencer Theatre and Copaken Stage — are ADA accessible and parking spaces are readily available. Infrared hearing systems and large-print and Braille programs are available free of charge at the lobby coat check counter in both of our theatres. One performance of each show is interpreted in American Sign Language. Please visit our website at KCRep. org for dates. Live Audio Description may be requested in advance of a production. Please contact the Box Office to learn more.

LATE SEATING

When possible, latecomers will be seated toward the back of the house, at the discretion of KCRep’s House Management staff.

CELL PHONES & CAMERAS

Please turn off all cell phones/ electronic devices during the performance. For the safety of the actors and in accordance with the

GENERAL INFO

rules of Actors’ Equity Association, the use of all cameras and recording devices in the theatre during the performance is strictly prohibited.

VOLUNTEER AT KCREP

Volunteers are the backbone of KCRep, providing valuable services such as ushering and helping with special events. Call 816.235.6399, email volunteers@kcrep.org, or visit kcrep.org/volunteer to submit an application online..

THE MORE THE MERRIER!

Discounts are available for groups of nine or more, and many additional perks are offered, including private party spaces, assistance planning your special group event, and prime seating in the theatre. To schedule an event or for more information, please call Group Sales at 816.235.5771 or email us at tickets@kcrep.org.

EDUCATORS

Are you a teacher interested in bringing your class to a student matinee performance or participating in a custom-designed classroom workshop created around your curriculum? Call Melinda McCrary at 816.235.2707 or email her at mccrarym@kcrep.org for more info.

MAKE A GIFT TODAY!

KCRep is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which means we rely on the generosity of our fans and friends. If you are inspired by what you see on stage today, please consider making a donation by calling 816.235.6106 or by visiting KCRep.org/support

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HISTORY

KCRep enters it’s 62nd season as source of inspiration to thousands of our nation’s best artists and to millions of Americans in Kansas City and beyond.

Missouri Repertory Theatre was founded in 1964 by Dr. Patricia A. McIlrath, who is among a select few pioneers of the regional theater movement who believed that theater could change the world and could change our town. Kansas City’s citizens continue to benefit from Dr. Mac’s passionate commitment to artistic excellence, innovation, education, and community transformation. Under her direction, KC’s theatre fans enjoyed many memorable shows, including an unforgettable 1983 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Dr. Mac’s vision for providing professional experience to early career artists continues today through our partnership with UMKC.

Following Dr. Mac’s retirement in 1985, George Keathley was

appointed as Artistic Director. During his tenure, and through his partnership with Executive Director James D. Costin, MRT was established as the pinnacle of artistic achievement for local theatre artists, creating a legacy of excellence through work in the civic community and with legendary MRT productions such as Dracula and Richard III.

In 2000, Peter Altman joined MRT as Artistic Director for a sevenyear tenure. His vision included laying the groundwork to promote the city more aggressively as a center for nationally recognized theatre artists, and he spearheaded changing the theatre’s name to Kansas City Repertory Theatre in 2006 to help achieve this goal. He also helped create KCRep’s second permanent performance venue, Copaken Stage, in Kansas City’s downtown Power & Light District.

Eric Rosen was hired as Producing Artistic Director in 2007. During his tenure, he was instrumental in

Dr. Mac James D. Costin (left) & George Keathley

Peter Altman

Eric Rosen

cultivating a national reputation and brand for KCRep and the city as a destination for reimagined classics such as Into the Woods and Evita, and critically acclaimed new works, including Clay, Venice, and Between the Lines.

In 2013, KCRep returned to the co-CEO structure when Rosen was partnered with Executive Director Angela Lee Gieras. Together, they led the company through a successful campaign for, and renovation of Spencer Theatre, crafted a five-year, $5 million campaign that increased investment in audiences, new works, and education, and rebranded the organization.

In 2019, director, producer, and educator Stuart Carden joined KCRep as its fifth Artistic Director. Deeply committed to centering KCRep in this region, Stuart believes the arts play a crucial role in strengthening communities. With an eye towards creating transformative theater experiences

for all, Stuart brought KCRep productions to the grounds of the World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Roanoke Park. Further expanding our reach, in 2022 Stuart launched KCRep for All, our expansive community tour that takes KCRep to community centers, libraries, and other public spaces all over the region. He strives to provide greater access to our art form and to reflect the passions, curiosities, and stories of the diverse communities that make KC such a vibrant city.

In 2024, Angela Gieras departed KCRep after 12 years, and in 2025, Jeremy Dewey joined KCRep as Executive Director. In this role, Jeremy oversees strategic management, operational oversight and external relations to ensure KCRep’s success and sustainability. He also works collaboratively with Artistic Director Stuart Carden to support all artistic programming and initiatives.

Angela Gieras

Stuart Carden

Jeremy Dewey

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BOARD of DIRECTORS

(Listing as of October 1, 2025)

CHAIR

Melea McRae**

VICE-CHAIR

Mary Cook Jorgenson**

TREASURER

SECRETARY

Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin** Chris Hernandez**

COMMITTEE

CHAIRS

Development

Ashlei Holznecht** Endowment

Hayley E. Hanson** Finance

Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin**

Governance

Ivan R. Batlle**

Judge Jon R. Gray (Ret.)**

Human Resources & Compensation

Kerri S. Reisdorff**

IDEA Committee

Shawna Roath** Julie Towner**

ADVISORY DIRECTORS

Donald J. Hall (1928-2024)

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.

John B. Francis (1917-2004)

William C. Nelson (1937-2014)

DIRECTORS

Becky Blades

Andrea Bough

Dr. Jennifer Collier

Bunni Copaken**

Courtney Crappell*

David W. Frantze **

Douglas N. Ghertner

Brett Gray

Laura Hall**

John H. (Topper) Johntz, Jr.**

Honorary Vice Chair

Andrew Kaplan**

LaMonica Madden

Melanie Miller

David R. Morris**

Robyn Murphy

Stewart S. Myers

Patricia O’Connor

Richard Singleton III

Hillary Stamper

Benjamin Stone, M.D.

Sara E. Welch

DISTINGUISHED DIRECTORS

Debby Ballard

Irvin V. Belzer

Bill Blessing

Scott Boswell

Rob Bratcher

Ann King Dickinson (1944-2024)

Courtney Goddard

Deanna Graves

Greg Graves

Nancy P. Hatch

Mike Lochmann

George Shadid

Myra Siegel

Jo Ann Sullivan

Bert Trucksess

Abigail Wendel

DIRECTOR

EMERITI

Emily Ballentine

Thomas R. Brous (1943-2023)

William L. Bruning

Linda Cozad

Barbara Fay

Robert Firnhaber (1935-2024)

Mark S. Gilman

J. Gordon Kingsley

Jeannette Nichols (1925-2024)

Marvin W. Ozley

Sally Rheinfrank

Sally West

*Ex-officio, UMKC

**Executive Committee

LEADERSHIP

Stuart Carden

(He/Him) is in his fifth season as Artistic Director of KCRep. An arts leader, director, deviser, producer, educator and new play specialist, Stuart has worked across the United States building new plays, ensemble generated projects, reimagined classics, multidisciplinary performance, and actormusician driven theatrical storytelling. Including creating theatrical experiences with The Old Globe, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Second City, New Victory

Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Silk Road Rising, Victory Gardens, People’s Light, Northlight Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, ArtsEmerson, The Wallis Annenberg Center, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Virgin Voyages and PigPen Theatre Co. He is a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and represented by Beth Blickers and the Agency for Performing Arts. Stuart is married to public art curator Neysa Page-Lieberman and dad to 11-year-old twins, Dashiell and Griffin.

Jeremy Dewey (He/Him) is thrilled to be joining KCRep as the new Executive Director. In this role, Jeremy oversees strategic management, operational oversight and external relations to ensure KCRep’s success and sustainability. He also works collaboratively with Artistic Director Stuart Carden to support all artistic programming and initiatives.

Prior to joining KCRep in June, Dewey was Chief of Staff at the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), where he guided senior executives in the implementation of BAM’s strategic fiveyear institutional vision of impact, growth, and sustainability, including capital projects. He is also Founder and Senior Impact Advisor of Dewey Impact Group (DIG), a consulting group dedicated to empowering cultural and educational organizations, to dream ambitiously, design strategically, and deliver meaningful change. Select clients have included Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Opera, National Dance Institute, National Blues Museum, and the 92nd Street Y.

Dewey’s extensive experience in nonprofit leadership also includes previous roles the Center

of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis, New York City Ballet, DHR International, and Kansas Audio-Reader Network, providing him with a holistic perspective across arts administration, fundraising, and operational management.

A passionate theatermaker at heart, Dewey co-founded Trusty Sidekick Theater Company, a celebrated New York City-based ensemble specializing in original theatrical experiences for young audiences and families. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Kansas, and earned dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Arts Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Raised on a farm in Kansas, Dewey has a lifelong love of gardening and the outdoors, which shaped his appreciation for patience, care, and growth. He and his husband, Dr. Gary Parker, have been together for 14 years and share a love of the arts, travel, and time with their dog, Benton. They are excited to make their new home in Kansas City.

JEREMY DEWEY • Executive Director

STUART CARDEN • Artistic Director

CELEBRATING our 20 25 / 26

SUPER season ticket holders!

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JUNE

OCTOBER

DECEMBER 5-7, 2025 | THE FOLLY THEATER Aha! CaBOOret

MARCH 20-22, 2026 | THE FOLLY THEATER

HONORING OUR LEGACY. FORGING OUR FUTURE.

Stuart Carden, Artistic Director

Jeremy Dewey, Executive Director

DRACULA

VANESSA SEVERO

in collaboration with

JOANIE SCHULTZ

scenic design

MARK EXLINE

costume design

TREVOR BOWEN

sound design/composer

THOMAS DIXON

associate director

JANA LATCHAW MILBOURN

fight choreographer KITTY CORUM

casting ANDI MEYER

production stage manager

CAROLINE B. JACKSON*

lighting design PABLO SANTIAGO

wig/hair/makeup design BLAINE SHEPHERD

associate costume design

KATHARINE L. DOHOGNE

intimacy consultant JENISE COOK

associate sound design JACOB SOUDERS

dialect coach CHASLEE SCHWEITZER

new york casting KATJA ZAROLINSKI, CSA

assistant stage manager MEGAN KATHLEEN SMITH*

directed by

J OANIE SCHULTZ & VANESSA SEVERO

LEAD SPONSOR

LEAD SUPPORTER OF STUDENT MATINEES

Originally commissioned and developed in a workshop production by CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK through its Jerome Fey Play Collection Fund.

*DenotesMembersofActors’EquityAssociation,theUnionofProfessionalActors&StageManagersintheUnitedStates.

C A ST

(In Alphabetical Order)

Lucy ELAINE ELIZABETH CLIFFORD

Renfield HARMON DOT AUT*

Dr. Seward ................................................................................ CAMERON FERGUSON*

Jonathan/James .............................................................................. CHAZ FEUERSTINE*

Mina ..................................................................................................................... DRI HERNAEZ

Mrs. Westerna ......................................................................................... SHANNA JONES*

Dracula NATHAN M. RAMSEY*

Van Helsing ......................................................................................... VANESSA SEVERO*

Arthur .................................................................................................. DONOVAN WOODS*

UNDERSTUDIES

For Van Helsing/Mrs. Westerna: CHIOMA ANYANWU*

For Renfield/Arthur: CHAZ FEUERSTINE*

For Jonathan/Dr. Seward: JOSHUA GLEESON

For Lucy/Mina: EMMY PANZICA-PIONTEK

For Dracula: DONOVAN WOODS*

Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

*Denotes Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

PL A CE & TIME

London, 1919

DRACULA will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 IATSE.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre is the professional theatre in residence at UMKC.

Q & A with V A NESS A SEVERO & JO A NIE SCHULTZ

Interview by JANA LILES Director of Marketing & Communications

Joanie: Exactly. The novel is full of vice, secrets, lies, and addiction — themes that are still incredibly relevant today. Every character in our version of Dracula carries a shadow. No one is innocent, and I love that. It feels honest.

Q: What first drew you to Dracula as a story worth retelling now?

A: Vanessa: I have always found something deeply terrifying about immortality. The option to choose it may sound enticing at first, but then you're stuck in your own personal hell. Watching others you love live — and then leave. While you are trapped in a hell of your own making. How does one reckon with that? Do you live in it alone, or bring in others, because misery loves company? The choice is dangerous, and that's where the story lives for me.

Q: When you approached this adaptation, what did you want to uncover or emphasize that often gets overlooked in traditional versions?

A: Joanie: One of the biggest challenges was that women are basically objects in the novel — one-dimensional and often sidelined. We wanted to disrupt that.

Vanessa: Older versions of Dracula pigeonhole the female characters as weak, valued mostly for their beauty and innocence. We threw those rules out. We stripped the story down to its bones and reimagined it as a kind of high-stakes chess match — where the Queen might just be the most powerful player.

Joanie Schultz (left) & Vanessa Severo. Photo: Joe Mazza

Joanie: Also, the novel is epistolary — letters, journals, clippings. None of that is inherently dramatic, so every adaptation has to invent. That gave us freedom: to center different voices, to fill in the silences, to reclaim agency where the novel withheld it.

Q: How did the two of you come together on this project?

A: Vanessa: Joanie and I collaborate in a way that is like a conversation without words. We can compliment each other creatively, and it's kismet. So in taking on a female-forward Dracula, it was easy. We knew what story we wanted to tell, and we saw it visually, immediately.

Joanie: What she said! We have a way of creating together which is completely symbiotic. The idea to take this source material and make the women the subject, not the object, rose really organically and we ran with it.

Q: What role does gender, power, or desire play in your reimagining of the story?

A: Joanie & Vanessa: They’re at the center of everything. Gender in this adaptation is fluid — it slips, reshapes, and destabilizes old power structures. Desire, too, is a driving force: dangerous, liberating, and often taboo. At its core, this story is about claiming agency — over one’s body, identity, and fate.

Q: Are there particular influences — literary, cinematic, or theatrical — that shaped your vision for the piece?

Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo in KCRep's 2019 production of Frida…A Self-Portrait. Photo: Cory Weaver

A: Vanessa: I have always loved old-timey theater magic. Shadow work, simple acts of magic done with a string, fog, and of course, Nosferatu. Dracula is as much of the earth as he is spirit, and blurring those things visually is astounding.

Joanie: Analog theater magic is so fulfilling; it’s fun to figure out how to make magic happen. Also we were, of course, influenced by Bram Stoker’s novel — we were interested in the tension, the sensuality, and the shadows between the lines.

Joanie & Vanessa: From the first workshops to our premiere production and now this new staging in Kansas City, Dracula has been shaped by the extraordinary artists who’ve joined us along the way. Each collaborator has brought insight and imagination that pushed the piece further than we could have envisioned alone. In this current production, our creative team of world-class designers and theatermakers continue that legacy — expanding the world of the play with bold ideas, rigorous craft, and a shared spirit of invention.

Q: How do you want the audience to feel when they walk out of this production?

A: Vanessa: Like a secret has passed between us.

Joanie: Yes, haunted. But not just by fear. We hope the audience walks away questioning their desires, their beliefs about control and freedom, even their own boundaries. Ideally, they’ll carry this Dracula with them like a secret they can’t quite shake.

Q: What’s next for both of you? How can our audiences follow your journey?

A: Joanie & Vanessa: Joanie is directing and Vanessa is movement directing Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women next at Portland Center Stage and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Vanessa’s solo show Frida…A Self Portrait, that Joanie collaborated on as director, continues performing at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and ACT Seattle this spring and summer. This winter, Vanessa will also direct Everybody at KCAT.

And this isn’t the end of our collaborations — we’re already scheming our next big project together. You can keep up with us at vanessasevero.com and joanieschultz.com.

DRACULA CAST

(In Alphabetical Order)

UNDERSTUDIES

ELAINE ELIZABETH CLIFFORD Lucy

HARMON DOT AUT* Renfield

CAMERON FERGUSON * Dr. Seward

CHAZ FEUERSTINE* Jonathan/James

DRI HERNAEZ Mina

SHANNA JONES* Mrs. Westerna

NATHAN M. RAMSEY* Dracula

VANESSA SEVERO* Van Helsing

DONOVAN WOODS* Arthur

EMMY

CHIOMA ANYANWU*

JOSHUA GLEESON

DRACULA

CAST

ELAINE ELIZABETH CLIFFORD

(Lucy) Elaine Elizabeth Clifford is a performing artist based in Kansas City. She has written and produced several original works, the most recent of which was Mother of Monsters at The Arts Asylum in November 2024. Other recent performance credits include: The Eye of the Seer with Charlotte Street, The Head of Medusa with KC Public Theatre, Joseph: The Amazing…Dreamcoat with Theatre Atchison, Humbug with The Kansas City Club, The Grapes of Wrath with The Arts Asylum, and Vilna: A Resistance Story with The White Theatre. Elaine is also an Artist in Residence at The Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City.

HARMON DOT AUT

(Renfield) (They/She) Harmon dot aut is an award-winning playwright, actor, and visual artist. Recipient of the prestigious Venturous Playwriting Fellowship for innovative, synesthetic play, Tornado Tastes like Aluminum Sting. Speaker and advocate for Autism, Disability, and Trans representation in the Arts. Harmon is thrilled to return to the role of Renfield after the premiere at Cincy in 2024. Thank you Vanessa and Joanie for inviting me to participate again. And thank you to KCRep for this fabulous homecoming. Currently in production on the feature documentary, The Harmon Project, their experiences on disability (SSDI) and agoraphobia. Upcoming: Writing/starring in a commissioned play from CATF about unhoused LGBTQ2+ youth. Represented by Katie McGrath, Arise Artists Agency.

CAMERON FERGUSON

(Dr. Seward) KCRep: Broke-ology. Local: Turandot, Cenerentola (Lyric Opera of Kansas City). Regional: All the Rage, Oscar and Felix (Playhouse West). International: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan). TV/Film: The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS). Education: MBA, MS Marketing and MA Arts Administration, University of Cincinnati; BM in Vocal Arts, University of Southern California. Upcoming: Porgy and Bess (Lyric Opera of Kansas City). Affiliations: SAGAFTRA, AGMA. AEA Member

CHAZ FEUERSTINE

(Jonathan/James/; Renfield/Dr. Seward u/s)

KCRep: debut. Local: Jersey Boys (New Theatre); A Chorus Line (MTH). New York: Cabaret & Flashdance (Gateway Playhouse). Regional: Singin’ in the Rain, Beauty and the Beast (McCoy/ Rigby); 9 to5, Damn Yankees (San Diego M.T.); Oliver!, Les Mis (Musical Theatre West); Shrek, Big Fish, Titanic, (Moonlight Amp); West Side Story (Candlelight Pavilion, PVPA); Plaid Tidings, Anything Goes (Welk Resort). Live Stage: Red Car News Boys (The Disneyland Resort); Vocalist (Silversea Cruise-line). Education: BA Cal State-San Bernardino.

DRI HERNAEZ

(Mina) (She/Her) KCRep: Emma, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan & Wendy. Regional: The Heart Sellers (Theatreworks, Colorado Springs). Local: Designing Women, The Heart Sellers, Poor Clare (The Unicorn Theatre); Gulag Girls (Rising Tide Productions); Princess. Goddess. Witch. Weaver. (InterUrban ArtHouse); Alphabet Soup: Theater From Queer Voices (Whim Productions); Wheel of Fortune, Crutchie: Go F*ck Yourself (Charolotte Street Foundation - Scratch Night) Film: Once I Was Engaged (Main Dog & Escapology Little Wagon Films)

DRACULA

Education: BA in Elementary Education - Minor in Theatre Performance at B.Y.U - Hawai’i. MFA in Acting, University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory. Labyrinth Theatre Intensive Ensemble Member 2022

SHANNA JONES

(Mrs. Westerna) (She/Her) KCRep: Emma, Once, Between the Lines, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Diary of Anne Frank, Sunday in the Park with George, Stillwater, Hair: Retrospection, Santaland Diaries, A Christmas Carol Local: Nunsense, Freaky Friday, Bridesmaids, Mama Mia, Sister Act (New Theatre Restaurant); Next To Normal (Kansas Repertory Theatre) Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Coterie). New York: Phaedra’s Floating Cabaret, Undone, Decline and Fall (New York Theatre Workshop). Regional: Tug of War; Foreign Fire & Civil Strife (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Les Misérables (Pioneer Theatre Company); Romeo and Juliet (Utah Shakespearean Festival); Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods, Miracle Worker, 42nd Street, To Kill A Mockingbird (Hale Center Theatre); Saturday’s Voyeur (Salt Lake Acting Company). Education: BFA, Actor Training Program University of Utah AEA Member

NATHAN M. RAMSEY

(Dracula) KC Rep debut! Husband, catdad, catracho(!), child of God. Nathan M. Ramsey is a Bronx, NY born and bred, U.S. Air Force war veteran. Theater includes: The Public Theater (Twelfth Night— Shakespeare in the Park, Much Ado About Nothing—Mobile Shakespeare Unit, Plays for the Plague Year—Joe’s Pub), Classical Theater of Harlem (Malvolio), Dallas Theater Center (Shane), Oregon Shakespeare Festival (The Tempest), People’s Light (A Christmas Carol), Theater At Monmouth (The Agitators, Measure for Measure, Crumbs from the Table of Joy). TV: Blue

Bloods (CBS). Training: MFA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Huge thanks to my team at Gray Talent Group, and my amazing manager, Donna DeStefano. Love to Courtney. Glory to God! Proverbs 3:5-6. nathanmramsey.com.

DONOVAN WOODS

(Arthur/Dracula u/s) Donovan Woods is excited to return to the KC Rep stage with this story! On television, he appeared in PRIMO (Amazon Freevee). His film credits include Redeemer (2024, Official Selection – LA Shorts International Film Festival), Unseen (2020), Endowed (2017), and Letters from a Father (2016). On stage, Donovan has brought to life a range of dynamic roles in productions such as Dracula (Cincinnati Playhouse), Dreamgirls (New Theatre), She Loves Me (Creede Repertory Theatre), Lifespan of a Fact (Unicorn Theatre), Kill Move Paradise (Unicorn Theatre), Hairspray (Tent Theatre), Feast: A Yoruba Project (Vineyard Entertainment), Brothers Size(Unicorn Theatre), Brother Toad (Kansas City Repertory, World Premiere), Between the Lines (Kansas City Repertory, World Premiere), and A Raisin in the Sun (Kansas City Repertory). His creative work also includes directing and choreographing including Fat Ham (Unicorn Theatre), directing at YADA Theatre, and serving as a vocal mentor and assistant music director with EPIC Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Donovan thanks Vanessa and Joanie for the opportunity to return to this story, his family for their love, his friends for their support, and the cast and artisans for their generosity of talent.

UNDERSTUDIES

CHIOMA ANYANWU

(Van Helsing/Mrs. Westenra u/s) Chioma Anyanwu is very excited to be a part of this thrilling new production! KC Rep

credits: Emma, Little Shop of Horrors, The Ripple; the Wave That Carried Me Home, For Colored Girls, School Girls; the African Mean Girls Play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Christmas Carol. AEA Member

JOSHUA GLEESON

(Dr. Seward/Jonathan u/s) (He/Him)

KCRep: The Royale, Noises Off. Local: Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, Shakespeare in Love, Much Ado About Nothing (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival); Faustus, The Whole World In Their Hands, Heirlooms, Deceit (KC Public Theatre); Robin Hood, Nate the Great, I Never Saw Another Butterfly (Theatre For Young America); Journey To The Pole Of Inaccessibility (Unicorn Theatre); Kingdom Of One (Kansas City Youth Audiences) Improv: Detroit Improv Festival (2016-25); Kansas City Improv Festival (2014-19); Baltimore Improv Festival (2019); San Diego Improv Festival (2019); Honolulu Improv Festival (2018); Chicago Improv Festival (2017). Education: BFA in Theatre with concentrations in Acting and Design/Technology, Avila University.

EMMY PANZICA-PIONTEK

(Lucy/Mina u/s) (She/Her) KCRep: Smoke. Local: Trouble in Mind (Kansas City Actors Theatre); The Head of Medusa, Oedipus the King, Miss Julie, Bang, (Kansas City Public Theatre); Kiss & Tail 2018 & 2024 (Kansas City Zoo); This Random World (Just Off-Broadway Theatre KC); Taming of the Shrew, The Summer House, (Rising Tide Productions KC); The Ironing Man (KC Melting Pot Theatre). Awards: The Pitch Best Local Actor Runner-Up 2024. Education: BFA Theatre Performance, University of Central Missouri; Minor in Sociology, University of Central Missouri. Upcoming: Trojan Women MCI (Unicorn Theatre); Bright Ideas (Arts Asylum). Instagram: @emmypanzypio

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CRE ATIVE TE AM

VANESSA SEVERO

(Playwright/co-Director/Van Helsing) (She/ Her) KCRep: Emma, Twelfth Night, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt 2B, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Frida...A Self Portrait, Sex with Strangers, Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike, A Christmas Story (The Musical), Roof of the World, A Christmas Carol(2009-2019). Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Portland Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pittsburgh Public Theater, GEVA Theatre, Indianapolis Repertory Theater, Writers Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, Coterie Theatre, Kansas City Actors Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Spinning Tree Theatre, The Livingroom. International: Frida...A Self Portrait, Rio de Janeiro World Theater Day Conference. Awards: Kilroys List 2020 (Frida...A Self Portrait); TCG Fox Fellowship Grant 2018; Dramatist Guild Grant 2022; Artist in Residency, Carlsbad, CA - 2021; Artist in Residency, Peoria, AZ - 2025. Education: Missouri State University, American Theater Conservatory (San Francisco), Trained and certified Suzuki Method/The Viewpoints - under the direction of Ellen Lauren (SITI Company), 2018. Upcoming: Frida...A Self Portrait (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Little Women (Portland Center Stage), Everybody (Kansas City Actors Theatre), Frida...A Self Portrait (ACT, Seattle). VanessaSevero.com | AEA Member | SDC Member | Dramatist Guild

JOANIE SCHULTZ

(Collaborating Writer/co-Director) KCRep: Frida...A Self Portrait, Frankenstein: A Ghost Story, Lot’s Wife. Regional: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Associate Artistic Director), Portland Center Stage,

DRACULA

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, GEVA Theatre Center, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Writer’s Theatre, Studio Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, Steep Theatre, WaterTower Theatre. International: Frida...A Self Portrait, Rio de Janeiro World Theater Day Conference. Awards: 3Arts Make a Wave Artist; TCG Leadership U Fellowship; Goodman Michael Maggio Directing Fellow; Drama League Directors Project; Joseph Jefferson and Helen Hayes Award nominations. Education: Northwestern University, MFA; Columbia College Chicago, BA. Upcoming: Frida...A Self Portrait (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Little Women (Portland Center Stage & Cincinnati Playhouse), Mrs. Christie (Cincinnati Playhouse & Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), Frida...A Self Portrait (ACT Theatre, Seattle). JoanieSchultz.com | SDC Member | Dramatists Guild

MARK EXLINE

(Scenic Design) Mark Exline is a Scenic and Costume Designer based in Kansas City, Missouri. Originally from Central Florida, he holds degrees from Florida School of the Arts, Greensboro College, and the University of Missouri: Kansas City. His local theatre credits include Marilyn/God (The Fishtank), And Then There Were None (KCAT), Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale (The Coterie), Titanic (Music Theatre Heritage), Steel Magnolias (Padgett Productions), and Fire Work (The Unicorn). He is best known for his work with Quixotic, where he is a core company member and has designed scenery, costumes, and installations for Terra Luna, Dark Forest, Whiskey Dynamite, Sensatia, Winterland, and Carmen, and in 2024 The Pitch named Mark “Best Local Artist”.

TREVOR BOWEN

(Costume Design) (He/They) KCRep: debut. Regional: Shane (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); A Doll’s House, Nacirema Society, The Histories, Hamlet, We are Proud to Present (Guthrie); Primary Trust (McCarter Theatre); Clyde’s (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Corduroy, Last Stop on Market Street (Children’s Theatre Company); The Color Purple (Denver Center for Performing Arts); Ragtime (5th Avenue); Black Beauty, Edward Tulane, The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1964 (Seattle Children’s Theatre); Ride the Cyclone (Arena Stage); The Day You Begin (Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts); BLKS, True West (Steppenwolf). Opera: Fellow Travelers, Bluebeard’s Castle, Champion, La Cenerentola (Boston Lyric Opera); La Boheme,Albert Herring, Duchess in Daughter of the Regiment (MN Opera); The Knock (Glimmerglass Opera Festival). Upcoming: My Name is Florence (MN Opera); Wolf Play (The Jungle Theater). Opera Fellow Travelers, Bluebeard’s Castle, Champion, La Cenerentola (Boston Lyric Opera); La Boheme,Albert Herring, Duchess in Daughter of the Regiment (MN Opera); The Knock (Glimmerglass Opera Festival). Education: M.F.A. Costume Design West Virginia University; Awards: 2021 McKnight Theater Artist Fellow. Trevor is a proud member of USA 829. trevorbowendesign.com

PABLO SANTIAGO

(Lighting Design) Pablo Santiago is an award-winning lighting designer working in both live performance and digital film. Originally from Chiapas, Mexico, Pablo creates evocative visual landscapes that amplify the emotional core of a piece and transport audiences beyond the stage. His work has been recognized with the Kinetic Lighting Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theatrical Design, the Henry Award, the Richard Sherwood

Award, the Stage Raw Award, and multiple Ovation Award nominations. Pablo has designed for leading opera companies and orchestras including The Kennedy Center, Santa Fe Opera, LA Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Detroit Opera, San Fransico Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Teatro Municipal São Paulo (Brazil), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His theater credits include Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, BAM-Harvey Theater, and the Hollywood Bowl. Through his lighting, Pablo strives to shape powerful images that spark the imagination and elevate storytelling— bringing light not only to the stage but to the emotional journey of the audience. pablosantiagodesign.com or follow @ pablosdesign on Instagram.

THOMAS DIXON

(Sound Design/Composer) (He/They) Thomas Dixon is a Chicago-based theater artist. His previous credits at KCRep include Frida… A Self Portrait and Lot’s Wife. He has worked with theaters across the country, including Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Play House, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Geva Theatre Center, Theatre for One, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance. Thomas teaches at DePaul University, is an alumnus of Northwestern University and Interlochen Arts Academy, and is a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers.

BL AINE SHEPHERD

(Wig/Hair/Makeup Design) (He/Him)

KC Rep: Emma. Wig Design: Sweeney Todd (University of Kansas), Cabaret (Washington University), The Little House

on the Prairie (Quincy Community Theater). Costume Design: The Inheritance Part 1 & Part 2 (Unicorn Theater), The Revolutionists (Truman State University), Company (Music Theater Heritage), Camelot (MTH), Little House on the Prairie (QCT), Flora & Ulysses (QCT), Obama-ology (Bay Street Theater), Shrek the Musical (Gladstone Theater in the Park). Assistant Costume Design: American Apollo (Des Moines Metro Opera), Blame it on the Boogie (MTH). Education: MFA in Costume Design & Technology - University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Instagram: @blaine.shepherd.design

JANA LATCHAW MILBOURN

(Associate Director) (She/Her) KCRep: Little Shop of Horrors, Once. Recent Directing: Les Misérables, Merrily We Roll Along, Bright Star, Urinetown, Newsies, Macbeth, Matilda, Our Town, Radium Girls, Twelfth Night, Curtains the Musical, Twelve Angry Jurors (First Act Theatre Arts); Upcoming: Alice By Heart (Director, First Act Theatre Arts). Education: BFA, Northwestern College.

K ATH ARINE L. DOHOGNE

(Associate Costume Design) Katherine L. Dohogne, originally from Illinois, received her B.S. in Theatre- Production Design and Technology from Illinois State University in 2023. She is currently in her third and final year at the University of MissouriKansas City where she is pursuing an MFA in Costume Design and Technology. Recent work includes Costume Designing Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Myths & Hymns at Hope Repertory Theatre, Into the Woods at UMKC, as well as a number of costume designs, wig/makeup designs, and draping work on both the ISU and UMKC stages. To see more of Katherine’s work, visit katherineldohognedesigns.com

DRACULA

JACOB SOUDERS

(Associate Sound Design) Jacob Souders (b. 2001) is a composer, sound designer and performer currently in his 3rd year of the MFA Sound Design program at UMKC. His past productions include Two Chekhov One Acts (UMKC), Vinegar Tom (UMKC), The Government Inspector (UMKC), Into the Woods (UMKC) and creating content for the Sound Mandala (KC Fringe).

KITTY CORUM

(Fight Choreographer) Kitty Corum is a playwright, actor, and fight choreographer native to Kansas City. She is currently a master’s student at the University of Kansas in Theatre and Performance Studies. Kitty has choreographed at KU as well as in the Kansas City area, working with both colleges and local theatres on top of her studies. She has received her Advanced Actor Combatant certification through the Society of American Fight Directors.

JENISE COOK

(Intimacy Consultant) (She/Her) KCRep: The Color Purple, Emma, Broke-ology, Twelfth Night. Local: West Side Story, Legally Blonde (Starlight Theatre); Romeo et Juliet (Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Smart People (KCAT); fire work, Refuge, Toni Stone (Unicorn Theatre); Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812, Collective Rage, Spilled Milk (Fishtank Theatre); Cabaret, She Kills Monsters, Romeo & Juliet, Stop Kiss (UCM); The Devil’s Between Us (KU). Regional: One Shot (Cleveland Playhouse: New Ground Festival); The Handmaid’s Tale Opera, Aida (Glow Lyric Theatre). Education: MFA Acting & Directing UMKC Conservatory. Jenisec.com AEA Member

CHASLEE SCHWEITZER

(Dialect Coach) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Regional: The Play That Goes Wrong (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); SWEAT (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati); Alabaster, Puffs, Ada and the Engine, Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (Know Theatre of Cincinnati); THIS, An Octoroon (Available Light Theatre). TV/ Film: Wrong Turn (2021) (Constantin Film). Education: MFA Theatre Voice Pedagogy, University of Alberta; BA, Rocky Mountain College. Affiliations: VASTA Member.

A NDI MEYER

(Casting) (She/Her) Based in Osage/ Kikapoo/Kansa/Sioux/Otoe Missouria ancestral territory (Kansas City), Andi is an award-winning Kanaka Oiwi/Asiani/ Asian American theatre maker/activist, arts educator, and parent. She is the Producing Artistic Director of Tradewind Arts, a boutique arts organization devoted to illuminating, motivating, and amplifying the voice of Native Hawaiian, Oceanic, and Asian American artists. Andi was a 2017-18 Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) Studio Resident. Her work has been recognized with support from ArtsKC, TCG, Asian Arts Initiative, The Kauffman Foundation, Charlotte Street Foundation, JOCO libraries, InterUrban ArtHouse, and the Dramatists Guild Fund, as well as two NEA award-winning projects in partnership with The Coterie Theatre including Hana’s Suitcase and Justice at War. Andi’s directorial credits include Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them for Tradewind Arts; Justice at War at The Coterie; and Nomad Motel and Poor Clare at The Unicorn. She has appeared in productions at The Unicorn Theatre, The New Theatre, The Coterie, The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Disney’s Spirit of Aloha, with voice and on-camera clients including Hallmark, H&R Block, Sprint, and McDonald’s. AEA Member

KATJA ZAROLINSKI

(New York Casting) Katja Zarolinski, CS is a New York-based casting director handling productions for theater, film and television. Previous theatre casting work includes Broadway, off-Broadway and regional productions including Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Barrington Stage Company, Cape Playhouse, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Mosaic Theater,Oregon Shakespeare Festival, People's Light, Pittsburgh CLO, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Studio Theatre, Theaterworks Hartford, Virginia Stage Company, and many more. Film credits include Bernard and Huey, Fair Market Value, Senior Moment, Year By The Sea, Child of Grace, My Man Is A Loser, After The Sun Fell, Police State, Stalking the Bogeyman (short). Television credits include Twisted (ABC Family Pilot), Sesame Street, Saint George (NY Casting), and One Night Only (Vevo Pilot).

C AROLINE B. J ACKSON

(Production Stage Manager) (She/Her)

KCRep: Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night (Assistant Stage Manager), Pride and Prejudice (Production Assistant). Local: Carmen, La Traviata, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Shining, Sondheim on Sondheim, Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, The Sound of Music, Romeo et Juliette (Assistant Stage Manager, Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Smart People, Little Women, Grand Horizons, Gaslight (Production Stage Manager, Kansas City Actors Theatre). Regional Production Stage Manager: Something Rotten, Mamma

Mia, Pageant: The Musical, Fully Committed, This Happened Once…Romance Depot, Babes In Arms, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, The World Goes Round, Altar Boyz (Forestburgh Playhouse); Into the Woods (Arkansas Repertory Theatre); Falstaff (IU Opera Theatre). Regional Assistant Stage Manager: Le Nozze di Figaro, Master Class (Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre). Tour Manager: Dog Man: The Musical (TheatreWorks USA/National Tour). Education: MFA Stage Management, UMKC; BA Music & Theatre, College of the Ozarks. Upcoming: The Nutcracker (Assistant Stage Manager, KC Ballet); One of the Good Ones (Production Stage Manager, KCRep); The Wizard of Oz (Assistant Stage Manager, KCRep).

AGMA Member, AEA Member

MEG A N K A THLEEN SMITH

(Assistant Stage Manager) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Regional: The Lexington Theatre Company, Great Lakes Theater, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Thompson Turner Productions, ZACH Theatre, Hillbarn Theatre, The Little Theatre on the Square, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, TexARTS, Austin Shakespeare, Judson Theatre Company, The Theater Barn, Seven Angels Theatre. Education: BA, University of Kansas. Affiliations: Actors' Equity Association.

THE LUEDTKE A GENCY

(Licensor) Based in Long Island City, NY, The Luedtke Agency represents all types and ages — children through seniors — for film, TV, theatre, and musical theatre. It also represents directors, writers, producers, composers, and content creators. Affiliations: EQUITY, SDC, SAG-AFTRA, AGVA, AGMA, AFM, ATA, WGA Contact Info: luedtke@luedtkeagency.com 212.765.9564

WE’RE YOUR NEIGHBORS!

KCRep is a team of local artisans, administrative professionals, technicians, and creatives working together to bring you stories rooted in our community; theatre created by and for Kansas Citians. We connect artists and audiences in a welcoming environment that fosters wonder, curiosity, and understanding.

You’re invited to come take a seat, lean forward, and experience the magic of theatre at KCRep! Then, go behind-the-scenes and discover how the magic was made by following us on social media.

ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE

Director of Finance & Administration

Jared Freemon

Associate Director of Finance

Safiyah Grant

Manager of Information Services

Michelle Blaine

Finance Manager

Caycee Garlow

General Manager

Amy M. Abels Owen

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director

Morgana Wilborn

Associate Artistic DirectorKCRep/UMKC Partnership

Jason Chanos

Artistic Associate/Casting Director

Andi Meyer

Interim Artistic Manager

Meg McSweeney

DEVELOPMENT

Interim Director of Development

Ann W. Harrell

Associate Director of Development

Carrie Lenahan

Development Database Manager

Marie Kocher

Grant Writer

Diana Silver

Development Associate

Lauren Peck

EDUCATION/ COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Director of Education & Community Programs

Melinda McCrary

FRONT OF HOUSE

House Manager

Kelly Cooper

Assistant House Managers

Warren Deckert

LaVera Fleeks Snipes

Stage Management

Production Assistant

Kennedy Tolar

Contingency/Run Crew

Balta Flores

Stage Carpenter

Adam Hooper

STAFF

Front of House Staff

Patricia Abts

Jessica Balling

Dylan Cooper

Francis Cooper

Linda Fleeks

Luigi Muscadin

Mark Noble

Lainey Obenshain

Ta'ja Snipes

Arkisha Weston

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Director of Marketing & Communications

Jana Liles

Creative Director & Digital Marketing Specialist

Dayna Meyer

Design/Publications Specialist

Thaylia Smith

Social Media Manager & Content Creator

MacKenzie Turner

Public Relations (Press Contact)

Ellen McDonald

Publications Assistant

Tehreem Choudhry

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Grace Hudson

Associate Production Manager

John Henningsen

Technical Director

W.R. Shinoski

Assistant Technical Director/ Automation

Tom Gault

Scene Shop Foreman

John Owen

Materials Coordinator

Cameron Smith

Head Carpenter

Abbie Hixson

Stage Carpenter

Adam Hooper

Carpenters

Jacob Maher

Griffin Rogers

Properties Director

Jamie Lindemann

Properties Artisans

Taylor Adams

Amaka Maduabuchi

Assistant Scenic Artist

Delia Timbreza

Paint Charge

Shiloah Frederick

Assistant Paint Charge

Delia Timbreza

Director of Costumes

Jenny Green

Assistant Director of Costumes

Mary Williams

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marianne S. Rowse

Craftsperson/Stitcher

Joey Gee

Cutter/Draper/Tailor

Jana Jessee

Lighting & Projections

Co-Directors

Michael Esposito

Shayna Phillips

Production Electricians

Phoenix Alexander

Reina Makimura

Director, Sound & Technology

Anakin Garner

Head Audio Technician

Gianna Agostino

Audio Technician

Samy Toskin

TICKETING SERVICES

Manager, Ticketing Services

Karl Annable

Associate Manager, Ticketing & Group Sales

Rhiannon Minster

Ticketing Services Representatives

Gabriel Adams

Tehreem Chaudhry

Andrew Fogel

Justin Gannaway

Amanda Schuster

Cedar Valdez

PRODUCTION CREW: DRACULA

Motors Operator

Seth Ferrin

Light Board Operator

Reina Makimura

Sound Board Operator

Gianna Agostino

Microphone Technicians

Michelle Nelson

Samy Toskin

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marianne S. Rowse

Wig Technician

Venus Leunge

Wardrobe Crew

Sadie Carlson

Marianna Flores

Celebrate GARY NEAL JOHNSON in his final performances as Ebenezer Scrooge!

Gary Neal Johnson has been at the helm as the venerable Ebenezer Scrooge since 2000, for more than an estimated 1,100 performances, but after 24 years, the 2025 production of A Christmas Carol will be his last in the role. Create holiday memories that will last for many seasons to come, and celebrate Gary Neal’s incredible legacy. Tickets are selling fast — Reserve today to get the best seats!

NOV 22 - DEC 27 spencer theatre based on the novel by

TICKETS: KCREP.ORG or 816.235.270O

SUPPORTING SPONSOR

LEAD SUPPORTER OF STUDENT MATINEES

STUDENT

“My students were deeply moved by the show, and so passionate about how much it meant to them. Most of my students live in the same community as the playwright . The show opened up a deep discussion about family and community and living our dreams. They continue to talk about the show and discuss its themes long after seeing it. KCRep is always going to be on my list of priority field trips because of the lasting effects it has on my students.” — Teacher who brought students to see Broke-ology

As our world grows more complex, we want to empower young people to feel free and creative, full of confidence and spirit to express themselves and feel strong. We want them to laugh and feel joy, learn about and feel on behalf of others, and know their own value in their world as smart, curious, creative and empowered individuals. KCRep seeks to play a positive role in the life of every student we encounter in a workshop or in the theatre. The arts open up expression, fuel belonging, and make connections. The arts meet the fragile, but deep, spirit of each young person — naturally open-hearted and bright-minded.

Summer Theatre Camp welcomed both middle and high schoolers for wild and wonderful opportunities to explore theatre through scene work, mask masking, movement and much more. Taught by professional actors, the joy in the room was palpable and meaningful. They hate to say goodbye!

Photo Melinda McCrary

Photo Don Ipock

TS & EDUCATION

“Thank you for this summer. I had a great time with everyone. I came out of myself and felt very free in this class. “ — Summer Theatre Camper

“My middle schoolers LOVED Emma. The whole process was so smooth. They were so excited to talk to the cast and crew, too.”

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— Teacher who brought students to see Emma

7,200 students — from 3rd grade through college from all over the region — saw a show as a part of the Student Matinee Series during KCRep’s 2024/25 season. Over 40% benefitted from our STARS fund. Without exception, a morning field trip experience is rich and alive. Over 220 students from Kansas City, KS saw Nathan Louis Jackson’s beautiful play about a KCK family, Broke-ology. The connections and emotions were powerful. The laughter, sighs, tears (yes) and applause for Once, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, A Christmas Carol and Emma were overwhelming. We never know when a song, a character, a sentence or a scene will spark a young heart and mind to understand themselves better. But we are here for it. Always.

To learn more about a workshop or matinee, please reach out to Melinda, Director of Education, at mccrarym@kcrep.org.

Photo Melinda McCrary

YOUR SUPPORT TODAY FOR

KCREP IS AT A PIVOTAL point in our journey — one defined by excitement, growth, and transformation. As we look ahead to the future, your support is more vital than ever, especially as the arts community continues to adapt to changing times.

At this defining point in KCRep’s history, we’re deeply grateful to have you by our side. Your belief in our mission fuels everything we do — from world-class productions on our stages to transformative theatre in our communities.

Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey!

Photo: Angela Wildflower as Billie Holiday in KCRep’s 2024 production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL.

Photo: Don Ipock

Donate to Support KCRep Today

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2025/26 SEASON UNDERWRITERS

ANNUAL SUPPORTERS

KCRep is grateful for the charitable contributions of the many donors who help make our productions, community outreach programs, and youth education programs possible.

The following list represents annual and event support as of Sep 10, 2025.

FOUNDER

$50,000+

Copaken Family Foundation *

The Hearst Foundations

Ellen & Irv Hockaday *

R & C Charitable Foundation

Victor E. & Caroline E. Schutte Foundation 1959, John Aisenbrey, John Davis, & David W. Frantze Trustees *

Victor E. & Caroline E. Schutte Foundation Trust E, David W. Frantze & Bank of America, N.A., Trustees *

Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts - Commerce Bank, Trustee *

PRODUCER

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous *

Anonymous

Geraldine & R. A. Barrows Foundation

Linda & Topper Johntz *

William T. Kemper Charitable Trust, UMB Bank, N.A., Trustee

Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund

Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation *

Pemberton Family Charitable Foundation

DIRECTOR

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous *

Lynn Badaracco & Dwight Quiring *

Abe & Anna Bograd Memorial Trust

Pete B. Browne & Julie Walker Browne

Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder Donor Advisory Fund *

Harper Rebecca Coulson

Louetta M. Cowden Foundation - Bank of America, Trustee

The DeBruce Foundation

Brad & Linda Finkle *

Francis Family Foundation, discretionary of David & Janis Francis *

Dave & Geri Frantze *

Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, Peter W. Brown, Barton J. Cohen, UMB Bank, n.a. Trustees *

The H&R Block Foundation

H&R Block *

CONTRIBUTORS

Katie Hall

Laura & David Hall *

Nancy P. & Robert W. Hatch *

Health Forward Foundation

Judy O. Kirk Charitable Fund

Kissick Construction Company

Frank & Margaret G. McGee Fund

David Morris

Jessica & Matt Ralston *

J. B. Reynolds Foundation *

Marny & John Sherman *

The Sosland Foundation *

Jo Ann & William D. Sullivan *

UMB Financial Corporation

US Bank *

SHOW-STOPPER

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous *

Anonymous

Marcia H. Bailey *

Ivan & Karla Batlle *

Becky Blades

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation *

Wendy & Grant Burcham

Burns & McDonnell *

Cafe Trio (in-kind)

Kay & John Callison * Chappelow Events (In-Kind)

Virginia & Charles Clark *

Melanie Coleman & Todd Gafney

Commerce Bank

CommunityAmerica

Credit Union

Richard & Alison Coulson

Rick & Barbie Dierks *

Evergy * FCI Advisors

First Business Bank

Douglas & Ann Ghertner *

Deanna & Greg Graves

Judge Jon R. Gray (Ret.) & Dr. Valerie E. Chow

Scott & Suzy Hall

Chris Hernandez & Paul Monteil

Joan Horan

Husch Blackwell LLP

JE Dunn Construction Company

Mary & Mark Jorgenson *

Andrew & Sheryl Kaplan

KPMG, LLP *

Robb Krumlauf & Leanne Wiedemann

Carol & Fred Logan *

R. A. Long Foundation *

William J. & Frances Lynn *

McCownGordon

Construction Co.

Scott A. Moore

Barbara & Bill Nelson Foundation *

Oppenstein Brothers FoundationCommerce Bank, Trustee

Debra & Allen Parmet

Diane & John R. Phillips

Polsinelli PC

Rick & Tanya Ratliff

Stark Wolkoff Foundation

Stinson LLP *

Drs. Jessica & Benjamin Stone

Bert & Sue Trucksess *

Nancy J. Viets

Sara E. Welch

George & Beverley Wilson *

SCENE-STEALER

$2,500 - $4,999

American Century Investments (matching gift)

Benton Anderson

Anonymous

Dick & Emily Ballentine*

G. Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic FundAnn Kaufmann Baum *

BlueScope *

James & Ellen Copaken

Fred & Lucy Coulson

Crux KC LLC

Enterprise Mobility Foundation

Angela & John Gieras

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Hayley E. Hanson & Todd McGuire

Shirley & Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.

Tom Hipp (In-Kind)

Edward & Camille Honesty

InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza (In-Kind)

Laurie & Chuck Jarrett

Nancy L. Kain *

Mike Lochmann *

Beth & Gregg Lombardi

Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin & Gabe McCubbin

Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings *

The Milligan Family

Mark & Janette Morgan

Andy & Megan Pence

Kerri Reisdorff

Hillary Stamper

Towner Communications

Julie Stotlar-Towner

Ratana & Oscar Tshibanda

Veracity Consulting, Inc

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

Chris & Christine Vetter SCENE-MAKER

$1,500 - $2,499

Anonymous (2)

Matthew & Marina Bell

Jerry & Meghan Carpenter

Tom & Margaret Cummings *

Dunn Family Foundation

Amy & Paul Holewinski

Ashlei & Charles Holznecht

Carol & Dennis Hudson

Patrick Hughes, MD

The Ingram Family Foundation*

Steven Irwin *

Kim Jones

Joy & Jerry Kaplan *

Jason & Bridgette Kling *

Regina & Bill Kort

Kathy & Craig Laursen

Troy Lillebo

Meg Winslow Maffitt *

Brandon & Melissa McManamy

Marshall Miller & Kathleen Miller

Stewart & Debbie Myers

Carl & Pam Nitsche / Nitsche DAF

Patricia O'Connor

Lisa & Charles Schellhorn *

Joe & Susan Sims *

Richard Singleton III

T-Mobile Matching Gifts

PARTNER

$1,000 - $1,499

Ellen & John Aisenbrey *

Jay Beebe

Robert H. & Kathleen M. Bender

Nathan & Margaret Benjamin

Terry & Bill Biggins

William L. Bruning

Gerry & Judy Bukowski

Annie Burcham

Michael & Karmel Carothers

Jennifer Collier

Caleb Dennis

Denise Dowd and Jill Burton

Steven & Leigh Eck

Stephen & Patricia Gound

Family Foundation

John Gravley & Martha Salinas

Anita Toby Grow

Marc & Nina Hollabaugh * Doug Kallenberger & Lynn Blixrud

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Kanter

Linda & Bill Kornitzer

Jana & Curtis Liles

Brandon Mason

McQuaid Brothers

William Moran

CONTRIBUTORS

Victoria Kandt

Sara & David O'Connell / What

Matters 2 Us Fund

John & Kendal Orlowski

Janet & Jack Podoll

William & Stacy Pratt

Joe & Lainey Puglisi

Damon & Shawna Roath

Brad & Gisele Sprong

Tension Envelope Foundation

Jason & Libby Thomas

Deb & Paul Turpin

Susan & Jason Waldron

Lynne & Carl Weilert

Kathryn Welch & John Wright

Molly & Steve Wendland

C. Stephen Metzler & Brian D. Williams Fund

Debra S. Wood

Christine Yannitelli &

Dennis Manske *

Bill & Beth Zollars

Anonymous (2)

David & Maryanna Adelman

Agrawal Family Fund

Joel & Elizabeth Allen

Rey Arellano

Debby & Gary Ballard

Sherrie Bell

Allison & John Bolton

Cathi & David Brain

Sue & George Brandt

Bob & Karen Brush *

Robert Butcher & Madelyn Rudd

Mark Carlson

Craig Coen & Jeffrey Bellamy

James & Linda Cole

Kit & Jay Culver

Deborah Dibal & William Caster

Omar Farias & Paul Miranda

Sandi & Ed Fried *

Al Geritz & Dick Leeson *

Brett & Beth Gerstenberger

Chris Glissman *

Brett Gray

Dennis & Donna Haines

Cathi & Thomas Halberstadt

John & Bernice Hamra

Foundation

Blair & Lyn Hosford *

John & Elaine Jepson *

Dennis Johnson

Clayton & Anne Johnston

Luke & Taylor Joliff

Buddy & Carolyn Jones

John Keddy & Family

Donny & Connie King

Patricia Konopka

Rev. Susan Langhauser

Willie & Sandra Lawrence

Sam Logan

Howard & Vicky Mayer

Patricia Ann Miles

Patricia E. Cleary Miller, Ph.D.

Tom Nagel & David Wiley

Ronald Newton

Genette Nicholas

Mark & Lynne O'Connell *

Patrick O'Rourke

Scott & Robin Page *

George & Wendy Powell *

Benjamin & Kimberly Randell

Robert Riccardi

Mark & Janice Schonwetter

James & Kathy Sear *

George & Lisa Shadid

Stan & Linda Shipman *

Lester Siegel Trust Fund *

Juliette & Ian Singer

Angela Andresen Smart

Barbara McMahon & Dennis Varble

Marsha & Joel Voran

Richard Wetzel

Diane & Roy Whitley *

Teddi Wolff SUPPORTER

$250 - $499

Kathryn & Chris Allen

Anonymous (2)

Nancy Artzer

Riki Barr

Brian & Jessica Best Stewart

Ken & Jill Biesma

Charles R. Bise Jr.

Fred & Cindy Bodker

Dan & Jobeth Bradbury

Larry Braddy

Cindie & Bob Buchanan

Devon Carney

Arden & Mary Ann Carr *

Karen Cartlidge

Patrick & Thaylia

Smith Conway

Sarah & Clayton Cook

Cathy Cooney

Joel & Lisa Cox

Christopher Crenner & Katherine Levy

Kristopher Dabner

Don & Pat Dagenais

Tabitha Davis

Denton Donor Fund

Mike & Elizabeth Disilvestro

David Douglass

Janann B. Eldredge

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

Nancy Eslinger

Barbara Fay

Margaret Fishback

Wendy & Larry Foland

Randy Fowler

Alberzine & Abby Freeman

Ronald & Susan Goldsmith

Philanthropic Fund *

Max & Harriet Gordon

Robert Grant

Allen & Gail Gutovitz

Charitable Fund

Eileen Hand

Keith Harris

Joan L. Hartung

Bill & Irma Lou Hirsch *

Katie & Levi Holland

Mary & Eric Honour

Nathan & Megan Jackson

Gary Neal Johnson & Lynne Beachner

Gary Johnson

Mary Jordahl

Katherine Jorgenson & Marc Harman

Paul & Connie Kamps

Jay & Ann Kinnamon

Marli Klumb

George Krebs

Jane & Bruce Kunz

Simon Lee

Elizabeth R. Lesan & Katsuyoshi Nishimoto

Troy Lillebo & Brian Ellison

Andy Logan

Felicia & Venne Londre

Marilyn & Bruce Lowrey

Debra & John Mahoney

Gregory Massman

Laurie McCormack

Jeff McLaughlin

Alan & Judy Michelson

Virginia Miller

Elyssa & Matt Moderson

Heather & Tom Morrow

Laura & Andy Muir

Jane & Charles Olsen

Carolyn Phelps

Mary Ann Pinkerton

Julie Polkinghorn

Maggie Presson *

Charles & Cristine Roberts *

Cameron Rostron

Richard & Erin Sack

Diana Sadler

Mary Schindler

Jack & Errett Schmid

Sloane Simmons & Harl Van Deursen

Kath Stanley

Kitty Steffens

Sterneck Capital Foundation

Linda S. Stevens

Chris & Brooke Sweeney

Kurtis L. Thiel

William & Elizabeth Thomas, Jr.

Russ & Maralee Thompson

Laura Thornhill

Mark Thornhill & Maria Donigan

Marcia Tighe

William & Nancy Topper *

Leeann & Mark Van Dyne

Brian Villers

Christine Walton

Beverly Weber

Dr. Audrey V Wegst

Ms. Barbara Wells

Charles & Linda Wells

Melissa & Cyril Welter

Michele & John Wilinski *

Beverly Williamson

Mr. Stephen & Martha Williamson

Vincent Woska

Michael Wright & Christa Cavanaugh

Damon & Patricia Yurchak

Cathy ZitnikFRIEND

Ann Abercrombie

Kristina & Matt Aberle

Marilyn & Chris Anderson

Kathy Anderson

Valerie & Mark Andruss

Anonymous (2)

Joseph Archias

Aimee Asbury & Richard S. Starks II

Barbara & Richard Atlas *

Linda & Erik Avery *

Jean & Robert Ayres

Bob & Bridget Bagby

Bobbie Bailey

Katherine & Larry Barnhart

Michael Beers

Jeffrey Beeson

Laura Begley

Irv Belzer & Sue McCord-Belzer *

Kimberly Benjamin

Cindy & Ted Berard

Anne & Bill Blessing *

Emily & Rick Boeshaar

Eileen Boster

Robert Boydston

Dalene Bradford

Erin Bradley

Linda Bradley

Linda & Gus Breytspraak

Lee & Marianne Brock

Mary Lou Brous

CONTRIBUTORS

Cherie & David Brown

Tom & Cherie Brown

Stephen & Carolyn Brown

Matthew Brumleve

Patricia Burkhead

Kelly Burt

Brian Bustos

Stephen Butland

Janet Buttery

Margaret Calhoun

Stuart Carden & Neysa Page-Lieberman

Isaac Caverly

Melissa & Nial Champ

Susan Clevenger

Jessica Colby

Michael Collins

Paige Cooper

Larry Cork

Alison Coulson

Kristen & Christopher Coulson

Evie Craig

Jody & Bill Craig

Roberta Cronk

Carol Curtis & Edward Wallace

Edmund P. & Donna J. Cytacki

Sean Daniels

Cara David

Barb Deane & Bill Dye

Scott Deetz

Laurie DeLong

Robert Denzel

Connie Didonna

Sarah Diehl-Miller

Kara & Andrew Doak

James Dobbins

Dennis L. Dobson

Ben Dollins

Shelly Doucet

Brad Douglas

Tim & Trisha Drape

Family of Eric & Katie Dufur

Katie Dunn

Dr. Kristin M. Easley

Dustin Ebaugh & Kirissa Shipp

Susan & Jared Ebel

Jamie Eckrich

Cindy & David Edgington

Dwight & Teri Elliott

David M. Emerick

Douglas & Chris Fain

Susan Fershee

Mr. & Mrs. James Fitzpatrick

John Flaherty & Marnie Hammer

Derwin Flener

Mick & Denise Fletcher *

Karen Squires Foelsch

Dr. Alan & Cathy Foster

Dianne & R. Dennis Fowler

Mark & Sandi Fowler

William & Sarah Frederick

Shelly Freeman

Laura & Colin Gage

Sondra Gale

Ellen Gatz

Brag Gee

Linda Zappulla Gensler & Jo-Ann Harris

Martha Gershun & Donald Goldman

Cynthia Gibson

Austin Gideon

Carla Girkin

Dominic Gomez

Davin Gordon

Christine Granger

Malinda Grant

Bill & Kathleen Gray

Doreen & Norman Greczyn

C.W. & Nancy Green

Denis Greene

Jennifer Greene

Tatiana Gregorian

Don Grodecki & Cheryl Ricke

Stephanie Guinness

MaryLee Guthrie

Virginia Guzman

Beth & Chris Hafner

Sandra & Gerald Handley

Donna Haney

Jennifer Heap

Kathryn Hedges-Sell

Ben Heisler

Beth Herbers

Leslie & Martin Herst

Barbara & George Heymach

Richard & Merri-Ann Higgason

Kim & Ted Higgins

Paget & Tom Higgins

Dan Hinrichs

Sarah Hoestje

Mr. Brad & Dr. Amy Hogan

Mary Kay & James M Hogan

Carolynne Holden

Mary & Edwin Hood

Patrick & Whitney Hosty

Paulette Howard

Anita Hoyt

Leslie & Mark Huffhines

Mary Hungerford

Rachelle Hyder

Ron Hynum

Candace & Bill Inzer

Douglas Jansson

Lance & Pat Jessee

Roxy Johanning

Caroline John

Alleyne Johnson

Andrea Johnson

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

Chris & Carol Jones

Sarilee Kahn

Kelly & James Kaplan

Kyle Kauss

Mathew Kaustinen & Lori McCutchen

Annie & Alan Keneipp

Erin Kimmons

Susan King-Kostelac & Martin Kostelac

Christy Kinman

Brad & Jane Kleindl

David & Lisa Klose

Mary Kommers

Arthur & Carol Faucher Kowalski

Patrice Krampff

Brandon Krekel

George & Carolyn Kroh

Jackie Kuisle

John & Patricia Kurtz

Emily Lane

Hannah Lanier

Mary Lappin

Kristin Lee

Becky Leech

Carrie & Patrick Lenahan

Eloise Lenahan

David & Susan Leonard

Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Lerner

Virginia Lieberman

Mark Livingston

Jack & Ellie Logan

Mark & Karen Long

Tom Luebbering

Kara Luechtefeld

Jennifer Lundgren

Jessica Luther Rummel

LaMonica & Christopher

Madden

Justin Mahoney

Sue & Dev Malik

Greg Malter

Timothy J. Marchesi & John D. Lawrence / DeMarche *

Richard & Lydia Marien

Janet Mark & Frank Lipsman

Carol Marks

Jacob Marshall

Monica Mauzey

Jessica May

Robert & Heather Maynard

Christine McAtee

Kelly McConnell

P. Alan McDermott *

Melea McRae

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Merrigan

The Metzner Family

Courtney Meyer

Julia & Dennis Meyer

CONTRIBUTORS

FRIEND

$100 - $249

Kathlene Keck Meyer

Donna Millard

Joel & Helen Miller

Matt Mills

Laurie Mitchell & Rob Beeson

Betsy Moedritzer

Janice & Phillip Montgomery

Hilary Moore

Marti Moore & John Kinsey

Rebecca Morgan

Susan Morrissey

Ann & Jim Mueller *

Gretchen Muir

Charles & Carol Mullican

Judy & Carl Mullins

Bailey Mae Munson

Sheryll & Thomas Myers

Angie Nastasi

Ms. Rebecca Nedrow

Mark Nelson

Brent Never

Dina Newman

Torre Norton

Jane J. Olson

Megan O'Rear

Terry & Carolyn Orozco

Martin & JB Orr

Amy M. Abels & John Owen

Dr. Christina Marie Pacheco

Ellen Pantaenius

Mr. & Mrs. Dahya K. Patel

Laura Patton

Jana & Scott Payton

Bonnie & Douglas Pearson

John Pearson

Stephanie Peck

Wanda R. Perkins

Kathy Peters *

Candice Petersonmoon

Sheilah Philip

Janice Pinson

Scott Pittack

Pitts Family

Michelle Pool

Ruth Beedle Pope

Joe & Linda Potter

Mark Raggett

Betsy & Harris Rayl

Thomas & Kathryn Reck

Dr. Carl B. Reed &

Melody A. Miller *

Ebony Shanett Reed

Kevin Regan & Cathy Francis

Greg & Rebecca Reid

Martha Rhodes

Kathy A Robertson

Steve & Janice Roeder

Maureen Rogers

Lindsey Rood-Clifford & Chris Clifford

Paula & Jack Rowe

Robin Royals

Gloria Rudd

Brian Russ

Martha Russell

Dacia Rzchowski

Jim Saffels

Pamela & Barry Samulcek

Laura Savidge

Todd F. Schellhase

Michael Schindler

Donald & Martha Schlosser

Peggy Schmitt

Robert Schremmer & Allan Somera

Valerie Schroer

Janet W. Sears

Larry & Linda Seckington

Michelle Self-Loveland

Gail E. Shaw

William Shively

John Shreves

William & Vicki Siebs

Janet & Andrew Simonsen

Rik Siro and Teresa Woody

Thomas & Mitzi Slover

Ann Smith & Ron Einbender

Elizabeth Smith

Vicki & Thomas Smith

Larry & Jean Snider

Nicholle Soendker

Whitney Sojka

Richard Sosinski

Karlie Speicher

Lori Spoozak

Sporting KC

Brad Sprague

Betty Ann Springer

Nancy Steinacker

Timothy Stepp

Sterling St. James LLC

Chrissy & Matt Stewart

David Stewart &

Nancy Bosche

Matt Stewart

Linda Stinnet

Drs. Sandra &

Steven Stites

Annelies Stoecklin

Mark Stuecheli

Bridget Sturr

Mark &Dolores Suenram

Ann & William Sunderland

Matthew Swain

Ann & Daniel Sweeney

Seth Swoboda

Jennifer Sykes

Juliann & Mark Tapko

Chelsea Templeton

Susan Baker Teson

James Thomas &

Kathy Burke-Thomas

Margaret Thomas

Sharon Thompson

Brooke Thornton

Heidi Thummel

Sarah Tobaben

Adam Todd & Jennifer Hodgson

Ann Trask

Angel Tucker

Cliff & Leslie Van Blarcom *

Dianne & Christopher Vanballas

Collin Vorbeck

Wayne & Debora Wainwright

Peggy Walker

Meg Wallace

Brenda Walters

David & Leanna Walters

Joy Warner

Dale Wassergord

Alan Waterman

Michelle & Cornell Webb

Vicki Webber

Scott Weidner

Regina Wells

Claire White

Leonard & Gail Williams

J.C. Wilt

Amy S. Winterscheidt

Geri Wise

John R. Wise

Charlotte & John Wood

Hoyt H Wood, Jr

John Wood

Amanda Yates

Herbert & Lisa Young

Brian & Katherine Zeiger

Joy Zimmerman & Linda Dill

Thank you to all of those who support KCRep with charitable donations via funds at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City and United Way of Greater Kansas City, as well as other donor advised fund entities and programs.

In Honor of

CONTRIBUTORS

GIFTS IN HONOR AND MEMORY

A CHRISTMAS CAROL CAST & CREW from Barr Charitable Giving Fund

In Honor of EMILY BALLENTINE from Patty Ramsour

In Honor of DAVID B. BROWNE from John Hogan & Amy Browne-Hogan

In Memory of VICKI S. CATLIN from Nathan Schecter MD Trust

In Memory of JENNIFER COLLINS Stage Manager,

A Christmas Carol 2017 & more from Michael Collins

In Honor of MELANIE COLEMAN from Anita Hoyt

In Honor of my Dear Friends PAUL & BUNNI COPAKEN from G. Kenneth & Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund –Ann Kauffman Baum

In Memory of ANN KING DICKINSON from Heather Paxton Mary Ann Pinkerton Whitney Sojka Bert & Sue Trucksess

In Memory of ROBERT FIRNHABER from Buddy & Carolyn Jones

In Honor of ERIN FLOOD from Cathy Cooney

In Honor of ANGELA LEE GIERAS from Jerry & Meghan Carpenter

Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings

Angela Andresen Smart

Richard Wetzel

Leanne Wiedemann & Robb Krumlauf

In Honor of CHRIS HERNANDEZ from Consuelo Cruz

In Honor of JACKIE HIGHLAND from Sarah Muntean

In Memory of BRUCE R. HOPKINS from Bonnie J. Buchele, Ph.D.

In Honor of DOROTHEA & NATHAN JAGODA from The Jagoda Family Foundation In Memory of LEE JONES from Buddy & Carolyn Jones

In Memory of RITA & GILBERT KAHN from Sarilee Kahn

In Memory of LISA JANE LOEWEN from Rex Loewen

In Memory of DR. PATRICIA McILRATH from Venne-Richard & Felicia Londré

In Memory of JENNIFER MARTIN from Ellen Wagner

In Honor of COURTNEY O'NEILL

Set Designer for Little Shop of Horrors

In Memory of JUDY RUSH from Shelly Doucet

In Memory of KAYLA SCHRANZ from Michael Schindler

In Honor of BRAD SPRONG from Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings

In Honor of ABBY & RYAN STURM from Kimberley Bray

In Memory of JANE UHLRICH from Barbara Wells

In Memory of SUSAN WASKOW from Harry Waskow

MAKE AN IMPACT WITH CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING

Partner with KCRep in producing extraordinary live theatre vital for all, and potentially save on your taxes, through charitable gift planning. For more information, contact Carrie Lenahan at lenahanc@kcrep.org or call 816.235.5420.

THANK YOU to the following members of our Legacy Society and their families. Generous commitments through estate planning ensure that KCRep will continue to thrive for the next 60 years and beyond.

~ Anonymous Anonymous

~ Dr. & Mrs. Keith W. Ashcraft

~ William W. Baker Trust

Anne & Bill Blessing

~ Mrs. W. Coleman Branton

Mary Lou & ~ Tom Brous

Cindie Buchanan

Jerry & Meghan Carpenter