KC Rep, What the Constitution Means to Me (2023)

OCT 24 - NOV 12, 2023 COPAKEN STAGE

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TERENCE O'MALLEY MUSIC BY DANIEL DOSS DIR. OF PHOTOGRAPHY JON TROZZOLO STARRING JULIE POPE, T. ERIC MORRIS AND TIM AHLENIUS

COSTUMES BY LINDA FLAKE AND SARAH OLIVER CHOREOGRAPHER AMY HURRELBRINK PRODUCTION DESIGNER SCOTT MURRAY

Tonight We Honor NATHAN LOUIS JACKSON

December 4, 1978 ~ August 22, 2023

Along with the nationwide theatre community, we are deeply mourning the loss of our friend and collaborator, NATHAN LOUIS JACKSON . A playwright and screenwriter, Nathan was a KCK native whose plays were influenced by his Midwest upbringing. We were fortunate to have Nathan with us for six years as an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Artist-in-Residence. Between 2010 and 2018 we produced four of his plays (including two world premieres) at Copaken Stage: Broke-ology, When I Come to Die, Sticky Traps, and Brother Toad. He was also a featured storyteller appearing in our first ever Ghost Light in 2020.

While his artistry left lasting impressions on our audiences, his generosity of spirit, tenacious work-ethic, and passion for storytelling cemented deep and treasured friendships among many in the KCRep community. We mourn collectively with his wife, Megan, and their beautiful family. (Photo: T. Charles Erickson)

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WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

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In 1964, Dr. Patricia A. McIlrath founded Missouri Repertory Theatre with the belief that theatre could change the world and could change our town. Over the past 60 years, we’ve changed our name, but not our purpose: we’re still dedicated to creating transformative theatre experiences for our community.

All year long, to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary, we will be traveling down memory lane and honoring many of those who have made these last 60 years possible. Thank you to Dr. Mac, and to all of our patrons, artists, and staff that have held KCRep in good stead for the last 60 years. We dedicate this season to you!

Where Love Takes Center Stage: KC’s Leading Engagement Ring Store

AIZURI QUARTET

Sep. 23 | 1900 Building

“NEW HORIZONS”

Oct. 7 | 1900 Building

VOCES8

Oct. 21 | Village Presbyterian

QUARTETTO di CREMONA

Oct. 28 | Grace & Holy Trinity

SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF

Nov. 14 | Kauffman Center

ALESSIO BAX & LUCILLE CHUNG

Dec. 5 | The Folly Theater

“EXTRAORDINARY IMAGINATIONS”

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Jan. 20 | The Folly Theater

APOLLON MUSAGÈTE QUARTET

Feb. 2 | The Folly Theater

JEREMY DENK

Feb. 13 | The Folly Theater

LE CONSORT

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QUICKSILVER

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“SPARK OF GENIUS”

Apr. 26 | The Folly Theater

CHANTICLEER

May 3 | Atonement Lutheran

Withour 2023/24 Season, Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep)/Missouri Repertory Theatre (MRT) , is celebrating 60 years of transformative theatre!

During our time, KCRep has been a 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 seven-year 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 downtown Kansas City’s Power & Light District.

Eric Rosen was hired as Producing Artistic Director in 2007. During his tenure, he was instrumental in 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 and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the latter of which was the origin of Ghost Light: A Night of Haunted Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads, which is now an annual, two-day, free family festival.

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.

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Dr. Mac Peter Altman Eric Rosen

James D. Costin (left) & George Keathley

Angela Lee Gieras

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BOARD of DIRECTORS

(Listing as of October 1, 2023)

CHAIR

Andrew Kaplan** VICE-CHAIR

Melea McRae**

TREASURER SECRETARY

David W. Frantze** Chris Hernandez**

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Development

Ashlei Holznecht** Endowment

Dana Abraham** Executive

Andrew Kaplan**

Finance

David W. Frantze**

Governance

Ivan R. Batlle**

Judge Jon R. Gray (Ret.)**

Human Resources & Compensation

Kerri S. Reisdorff**

IDEA Committee

LaMonica Madden**

Stewart S. Myers**

DIRECTORS

C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.*

Bunni Copaken**

Kevin D. Covington

Courtney Crappell*

Douglas N. Ghertner

Laura Hall**

Scott Hall**

Hayley E. Hanson

Shannon Johnson

John H. (Topper) Johntz, Jr.** Honorary Vice Chair

Mary Cook Jorgenson

Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin

Meggan Newland, M.D.

Matt Ralston**

Shawna Roath

Richard Singleton III

Hillary Stamper

Benjamin Stone, M.D.

Diana Toman

Julie Towner

Susan Waldron

Michelle Webb

Dominic Wu, M.D.

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DISTINGUISHED DIRECTORS

Debby Ballard

Irvin V. Belzer

Bill Blessing

Scott Boswell

Rob Bratcher

Ann King Dickinson

Courtney Goddard

Deanna Graves

Greg Graves

Nancy P. Hatch

Mike Lochmann

George Shadid

Myra Siegel

Jo Ann Sullivan

Bert Trucksess

Abigail Wendel ADVISORY DIRECTORS

Donald J. Hall

Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.

John B. Francis (1917-2004)

William C. Nelson (1937-2014)

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Emily Ballentine

Thomas R. Brous (1943-2023)

William L. Bruning

Linda Cozad

Barbara Fay

Robert Firnhaber

Mark S. Gilman

J. Gordon Kingsley

Jeannette Nichols

Marvin W. Ozley

Sally Rheinfrank

Sally West

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We operate from a place of courage and curiosity to bring about an equitable environment and sense of belonging for everyone in every aspect of our theater. We foster empathy and understanding and believe in opportunity and justice for all. Our IDEA Committee’s charge is to identify barriers and change practice and policies to create a KCRep culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism. We are using the framework at left to guide us toward our goal.

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We would like to acknowledge that our theatre sits on the traditional, ancestral, and current home of Native Americans, Indigenous, and First Nations people. We ask you to join us in acknowledging the many tribal groups from our area, including the Osage, Kaw, Missouria, Shawnee and Wyandot tribes.

We honor the elders, both past and present, and this calls us to commit to continuing to learn their stories as well as how to be better stewards of the land that we occupy.

Photos: The cast of KCRep's 1964 inaugural production of The Corn is Green. Photo courtesy of the KCRep Archives at the LaBudde Special Collections • Cereyna Bougouneau & Harrison Bryan in KCRep's 2023 production of Peter Pan and Wendy. Photo by Don Ipock

Photos: (Clockwise from top) Gary Neal Johnson as Ebenezer Scrooge in KCRep's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL |

Photo by Don Ipock • Students at matinee performance of KCRep's 2018 performance of OF MICE AND MEN | Photo: Melinda McCrary • Cast of KCRep's world premiere production of BETWEEN THE LINES | Photo: Cory Weaver • Sam Cordes & Bri Woods in KCRep's 2021 production of MARY'S WEDDING | Photo: Don Ipock

Stuart Carden, Artistic Director Angela Lee Gieras, Executive Director

presents

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

a play by HEIDI SCHRECK

directed by

AMY ANDERS CORCORAN

scenic design

RANA ESFANDIARY

sound design

MEGAN CULLEY

new york casting

JZ CASTING

costume design ARWEN J. WHITE

associate director AMANDA CLARK

GEOFF JOSSELSON & KATJA ZAROLINSKI

lighting design

ERICA LAUREN MAHOLMES

dramaturg ASHTON BOTTS

kansas city casting ANDI MEYER*

production stage manager NICOLE WIEGERT*

Original Broadway Production Produced by Diana DiMenna Aaron Glick Matt Ross

Madeleine Foster Bersin Myla Lerner/ Jon Bierman

Jenna Segal/ Catherine Markowitz Jana Shea/ Maley-Stolbun-Sussman Rebecca Gold/ Jose Antonio Vargas

Level Forward Cornice Productions Lassen Wyse Balsam Nederlander Productions/ Kate Lear

What the Constitution Means to Me was commissioned by True Love Productions. This production originated as part of Summerworks in June and July 2017, produced by Clubbed Thumb in partnership with True Love Productions.

West Coast premiere produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director.

What the Constitution Means to Me had its Off-Broadway premiere in New York City at New York Theatre Workshop, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director, 2018

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

(In Order of Appearance)

JENNIFER WESTFELDT* Heidi

TJ LANCASTER* Mike/Legionnaire

MIA CABRERA

Debater

OCT 25, 26, 28 (8pm), 31 (10am)

NOV 1, 2 (7pm), 4 (8pm), 5, 8, 9 (7pm), 10, 12

CHRISTINA SHORT

Debater

OCT 24, 27, 28 (2pm), 29, 31 (7pm) NOV 2 (10am), 3, 4 (2pm), 7, 9 (10am), 11

UNDERSTUDY

Hillary Clemens* for Heidi.

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

*DenotesMembersofActors’EquityAssociation,theUnionofProfessionalActors&StageManagersintheUnitedStates.

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.

Gary Neal Johnson as Ebenezer Scrooge in KCRep’s production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Photo: Don Ipock

Welcome curious thinkers to the second production of KCRep’s 60th Anniversary Season!

One of the experiences I love most about spending a life in the theatre is that it is filled with curious people. From the initial question that sparks the writing of a play, to the design process that brings together collaborative artists to imagine a world that holds it all, to the actors’ curious pursuit of knowing a character’s motivation, to the audience who walks in wondering, where will this story take me? All of us enter the theatre with curiosity.

And while the title of this play, What the Constitution Means to Me, is a statement, it is also holds a question for the curious, “What does the constitution mean to you? To all of us?”

I invite you to lean into your curiosity as playwright Heidi Schreck does as she explores one of the biggest mysteries of all — Who was that person I was in my teens? What did I think? What did I feel? What was happening to my body? What was I dreaming of? How did I start there and end up here?

Heidi takes this question to incredibly funny and profound lengths in this vital work of theatre

that is both incredibly personal and wonderfully political. It is a miracle of a play in that way.

What the Constitution Means To Me is an invitation to activate your curiosity around some of the most essential questions we face as citizens of the United States. It is also a stimulating work of personal revelation that I know will activate your curiosity and spark conversation and lively debate with your friends, family, and neighbors. If we allow ourselves to be curious and question, we might just come up with new and better answers for the good of all.

Speaking of curiosity, I hope the rest of our 60th Anniversary Season piques yours and that you'll join us for Christina Hamm’s gorgeous and powerful, Nina Simone: Four Women (which will also be our KCRep for All community touring production) and our season closer directed by me, the ridiculously fun doo-wop, Sci-fi musical, Little Shop of Horrors. If you are a season ticket holder, thank you. If not, make your move now because both of these shows are hot tix!

See you at the theatre, Stuart Carden

AMY ANDERS CORCORAN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Interview by Ashton Botts

Q: What initially drew you to Constitution, and how has your relationship with the piece evolved?

A: I was very lucky to see Heidi do this play on Broadway in 2019, and I was blown away by her truthfulness and transparency, and secondarily, when I sat with it, by how many things I now had words and phrases for experiences and feelings that I had never had words for. She represents being a woman so truthfully, which is rare in the American storytelling world, and Heidi bared her soul with levity and truth. And--she did the best possible thing theatre can do, she made me want to go out and learn more about the Constitution. The story lived past that matinee in my soul. PostCOVID, the play feels both more relevant and more important than ever. I say often it’s a huge honor and a huge responsibility to tell Heidi’s story. Luckily, I have the best possible group of people around me to tell it. Now, the piece still makes me laugh, cry and feel hopeful. I predict that people seeing me in the theatre, weeks after I’ve lived with the play every day, will still see me moved to laughter and tears by the storytelling itself.

Q: Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, placing other rights granted under the 14th Amendment at risk, do you consider Constitution to be a period piece? How has Constitution’s relevance changed since the Dobbs decision in 2022?

A: It’s a different world now for sure. Many things we took for granted or had never known not to be true in our lifetime (pending our age) are either gone or could be gone. It is a stunning truth that my nineyear-old daughter has fewer granted rights than I had at her age. I think this makes the play even more relevant, because it reminds us that democracy is not a given, and worth fighting for. I think the Dobbs decision renders Constitution even more relevant because these stories about real people, not that long ago, give us context to what we could be facing ourselves. We have so many rights in this country that many citizens of other countries envy. It’s our responsibility to defend them. We cannot just coast.

Q: How does it feel to lead a completely femaleidentifying creative team on this project?

A: One of my biggest responsibilities as an artist/ director is choosing the stories I feel I should be telling. Second to that is making sure that other voices are also in the room to counterbalance my own experiences. I am a fierce collaborator to my very core, and for this story specifically, I wanted as many femaleidentifying eyes as possible on the piece. My experiences as a white woman in her 40s are similar to Heidi’s, but there are so many universalities in the story for so many women. I have had women of all ages tell me different lines or anecdotes that mean something to them specifically. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to have so many female-identifying people sitting in a space working on a story about a woman. It feels a bit like we are taking control of our narrative, which feels exciting and empowering.

Q: Constitution places an emphasis on making way for a new generation of leaders. What are young people doing today that inspires you?

A: Well, they are voting, for one. They take nothing for granted because they don’t have that luxury. They are so invested in climate change, which is something I feel my generation and older did not prioritize. They also inspire me so much in their sheer lack of binary thinking. They are more nuanced, thoughtful voters and citizens. I am always getting great ideas about how to engage better from them.

Q: Why is Constitution for everyone, not just legal scholars or politically engaged audience members?

A: Everyone is going to identify with something or someone in this story. Maybe you are Heidi, maybe you are Heidi’s grandmother, maybe you are Heidi’s dad, maybe you see yourself as the young new voice leading us into the future. This piece helps remind me that our stories connect us and prove we have more in common with each other than we often think or are told on social media.

Q: What conversations or actions do you hope Constitution will spark once audiences leave the theatre?

A: I hope they, like me, get interested in what cases are coming up in the Supreme Court, and what cases have come before. I hope they are listening to Neal Katyal’s podcast and having conversations about what they think is the best way forward for our country with their friends and family.

Q: What does the Constitution mean to you?

A: For me, the Constitution is like a magic map. Depending on who is looking at it, you see different things, which is why we keep having more lawsuits and interpretations. I don’t think it’s an all black or white situation. It lives in the grey. That part fascinates me. I am more of a realist than an optimist if I’m being honest, so the thought of scrapping it for an entire new one terrifies me. But then I talk to Mia or Christina or my niece Koko or my daughter Lucy and I think … maybe they've got this.

Tony Nominee JENNIFER WESTFELDT

A: In addition to just all out fangirling for a solid 90 minutes (!), I was so interested to learn the specifics of the way the piece was developed and came to be. The contest was an experience that Heidi knew she wanted to write about, but she was uncertain about the structure the piece would ultimately take and the scope it would cover. The initial kernel of the piece came out of a theater development grant Heidi was given that was specifically geared toward writing something freely, without any idea of what would come of it, without any preconceived end goal or product — a true invitation to scratch whatever particular creative itch the artist felt compelled to scratch. It seems to me that, through the long and rigorous development process, this play came to being in the purest, most organic way I can imagine — a writer/performer/ creator workshopping and honing her material again and again, with the help of supportive and insightful colleagues and audiences; a writer/performer in true conversation with her creative community. You can feel every ounce of the depth and care that was taken to develop this play — and because of that rigor, it feels like it emerged fully formed. It

most certainly ‘casts a spell,’ to use one of young Heidi’s metaphors.

Q: In many ways, Constitution does not fit the mold of a traditional play. What have you found challenging or invigorating in taking on such a unique piece?

A: Well, I have never done a play where I was breaking the fourth wall and speaking directly to the audience, so that is not only exciting, but terrifying! The audience in this case is my scene partner for a good chunk of the piece, as their energy, feedback, and collective spirit will inform the moment-to-moment, beat-tobeat work in every performance. In some ways it feels like the purest storytelling format. And, of course, it’s a beautiful bonus to get to partner with TJ as the Legionnaire and Christina and Mia as our brilliant debaters in those sections of the piece. I think there’s a real generosity to the loose format of the play — it’s a magic trick to try and pull off the incredibly extemporaneous feel that’s there in the writing. So I would say, it's challenging and invigorating in equal parts!

Q: What is your approach to finding levity in the script, despite addressing some very heavy topics?

A: I always think the best (and funniest) comedy comes from truth and pain, so most of the laughs in this piece have that deep underpinning of pain, disillusionment and raw honesty. To me the comedy — and the sunny positivity of Heidi’s 15-year-old avatar — create a Trojan horse of sorts for the piece. We are drawn in by the humor, and levity, and ‘gee-whiz’ enthusiasm of Young Heidi, and then we are willing to go wherever she wants to take us, no matter how dark or intense. It’s a testament to Heidi Schreck's great writing that the piece is so uplifting, while covering unbelievably serious topics.

Q: Are there portions of Heidi’s story that particularly resonate with you?

A: Yes. I truly identify with the compulsion and pressure to be the ‘good girl’ — to be pleasing, sunny, smiling, likeable, polite — and I identify equally with the consequences of that pressure and tendency. Somehow in that process to be liked, to be good, to not disappoint — particularly as young women and girls, but as grown women too — it is easy to lose one’s self, to compromise one’s agency, one’s boundaries,

one’s self-worth, one’s very identity. That has been a theme in my life, particularly in dynamics with men, with authority figures, with people in positions of power.

Q: What do you hope audience members will take away from Heidi’s story?

A: I truly hope that the piece, and Heidi’s story, will illuminate and remind people of how far we’ve come, and how very, very far we have yet to go in terms of true equality, justice, equity and inclusion in our country. It’s important to remember our nation’s shameful, despicable chapters — and its deep roots in misogyny, racism, xenophobia and violence — in order to authentically evolve to a better, kinder, more equitable and tolerant society, culture, and national identity. Unfortunately, the themes in the piece are as resonant as ever and, I would posit, even more so than when Heidi first presented this play.

Q: Would you vote to abolish or keep our Constitution, or something in between??

A: This is something I will be debating internally throughout the run. I hope to have a solid answer by closing night!

THE CAST

Order

MIA CABRERA Debater

CHRISTINA SHORT Debater

CAST JENNIFER WESTFELDT

(Heidi) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Broadway: Wonderful Town (Tony nomination, Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, Drama League Award). Selected Off-Broadway: The Gett (Rattlestick Theatre, 2022); The Library (The Public Theater, dir. Stephen Soderbergh); The Explorers Club (Manhattan Theatre Club); Too Much Sun (The Vineyard Theater); A Lifetime Burning (Primary Stages, dir. Pam McKinnon); The Fantasticks (Sullivan Street Playhouse). Selected Regional: Big Sky (The Geffen, dir. John Rando); The Power of Duff (NYSAF, The Huntington); Finks (NYSAF); Sweeney Todd (Pittsburgh Public); Peter Pan (Denver Center Theatre Company); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Rep Theater of St. Louis). Selected TV: Younger (Hulu/TVLand, recurring, four seasons); This is Us, Girls, 24 (recurring) Grey’s Anatomy (recurring) Private Practice, Notes from the Underbelly, (series regular)

Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place, (series regular), Holding the Baby (series regular), Hack (recurring), Judging Amy, (recurring). Film: Kissing Jessica Stein, writer/ actor/producer (Indie Spirit Nomination, Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Comedy, GLAAD Media Award, multiple audience awards); Ira & Abby, writer/

actor/producer (Best Actress, HBO Comedy Arts Festival, multiple audience awards); Friends with Kids, writer/ director/actor/producer (Top Ten of 2012 - New York Magazine, NPR); Lemon, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Circus Kid (producer), Parachute (SXSW 2023). Education: BA in Theater Studies, Yale University. Proud Member of SAG, WGA, AEA, DGA

TJ LANCASTER (Mike/Legionnaire) (He/Him)

KCRep: Sunday in the Park with George. Regional: The Lifespan of a Fact (NC Stage Company); Clue (STAGES St. Louis); Art, Little Shop of Horrors (Greenbrier Valley Theatre); Indecent (Max & Louie Productions); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Actors Theatre of Indiana); Barefoot in the Park (Moonstone Theatre); The Fantasticks (Western Playhouse). Local: West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Hairspray (Starlight Theatre); Into the Woods, Kiss Me, Kate (Musical Theater Heritage). Film: Homesick. tjlancaster.com AEA Member

MIA CABRERA

(Debater) (She/Her) KCRep: Evita, A Christmas Carol. Local: Little Women the Musical (The Barn Players); Matilda (title role, Theatre in the Park); The Adams Family (Wednesday, White Theatre at the J). Mia is also a part of Kansas City A Capella Soundproof. (@ kcacapella_soundproof).

Education: senior at Blue Valley Southwest High School. IG: @miacabreradavila

HILLARY CLEMENS

(Heidi U/S) (She/Her) KCRep: KC Rep: Mermaid (Monday Night Playwright Series).

Local: Little Women, Spider’s Web, A Doll’s House, A Lie of the Mind (Kansas City Actors Theatre); Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival). Regional: As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare); Romeo & Juliet (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare); The Great Gatsby, Boeing Boeing, The Game’s Afoot (Indiana Rep); A Christmas Carol (ACT); Othello (Seattle Shakespeare); Ski Dubai (Steppenwolf Theatre), The Illusion (Court Theatre), Picnic (Writer’s Theatre); Bethany, Three Sisters, Vigils, Cloud 9, Blithe Spirit (The Gift Theatre); Fallen Angels, Yentl, Once in a Lifetime (Asolo Rep); As You Like It, Major Barbara (American Players Theatre); The Miracle Worker, Twelfth Night (Indiana Festival Theatre); A Room with a View (Lifeline). HillaryClemens.com

AEA Member

CHRISTINA SHORT

(Debater) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Educational: Not Medea, The SpongeBob Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, No Exit, Good Kids (Theatre Northwest at Northwest Missouri State University).

Awards: Region 5 Irene Ryan Scholarship Winner (2021).

Education: BS in Theatre

Performance, Northwest MO State University.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

NICOLE WIEGERT

(Production Stage Manager)

(She/Her) KCRep: debut.

Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, Hartford Stage, Theaterworks Hartford, Long Wharf, CT Rep, Mountain Playhouse, Ivoryton Playhouse, Theater by the Sea, First Stage Milwaukee, Renaissance Theatreworks, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Public Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theater. TV: House Hunters, Extreme Cheapskates, Biggest Loser. AEA Member

CREATIVE TEAM HEIDI SCHRECK

Heidi Schreck is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Her critically-acclaimed play What the Constitution Means to Me played an extended, sold-out run on Broadway in 2019, and was nominated for two Tony Awards. It had subsequent runs at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Mark Taper Forum, the Guthrie, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the McCarter as well as theaters in Houston, Miami, Omaha, Nashville, Charlotte, and Chicago. A filmed version of the play premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award and DGA Award. What the Constitution Means to Me was named Best of the Year by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter,

The New Yorker and more. Schreck’s other plays Grand Concourse, Creature, and There Are No More Big Secrets have also been produced in NYC and all over the country. Screenwriting credits include I Love Dick, Billions, Nurse Jackie, Dispatches from Elsewhere and shows in development with Amazon Studios, Plan B and A24. She is the recipient of three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and a Theatre World Award; as well as the Horton Foote Playwriting Award and the Hull-Warriner Award from the Dramatists Guild. Schreck was awarded Smithsonian Magazine’s 2019 American Ingenuity Award for her work in the Performing Arts

AMY ANDERS CORCORAN

(Director) (She/Her ) KCRep: debut. New York: Unexpected Joy (York Theatre); I Am My Own Wife (Two Turns Theatre Company, site specific in Brooklyn); Escape to Margaritaville, Associate Director (Broadway). Regional directing: Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed Musicals); Disney The Little Mermaid (Disney Cruise Lines, The WISH); Freaky Friday, associate director (Signature Theatre/La Jolla Playhouse/Alley Theatre/ Cleveland Playhouse); Circle Mirror Transformation (Water Tower Theatre); Beehive (Pennsylvania Centre Stage).

International: Unexpected Joy, Cult! The Musical (Southwark Playhouse, London); One Way (The Other Palace,

London); Edinburgh 7 (workshop, Festival Theatre at the Traverse, Edinburgh; 21 Chump Street (Director/ Choreographer). National Tour: Escape to Margaritaville. Director/Choreographer: Five Guys Named Moe, Smokey Joe’s Café (Pennsylvania Center Stage); Bomb-itty of Errors (Second Thought Theatre); Little Women (University of Kansas); State Fair (Okoboji Summer Theatre); She Loves Me, In Trousers (Penn State University); Wizard of Oz (Weathervane Playhouse); All Night Strut (Bristol Valley Theatre). Upcoming: Beautiful (Olney Rep), Teacher of the Year, Senior Class. Affiliations: SDC. Education: MFA in Directing for the Musical Theatre Stage, Penn State University; BA in Psychology and Minor in Voice Performance. University of Kansas with Distinction. amyanderscorcoran.com

RANA ESFANDIARY (Scenic Design) (She/Her)

KCRep: Twelfth Night, Chasing Gods, Cubic (Costume/Scenic). Regional: Love & Information, Everybody, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (University of Kansas).

Costume Design: Urinetown, Syncorax, Airness (University of Kansas); The Wolves (Montclair State University).

Lighting Design: The Legend of Georgia McBride, La Cage aux Folles (Kansas Repertory Theatre); Mascot (Projection, The Living Room); Sunset Baby (Melting Pot KC Theatre).

Director: Gaza Monologues (Zoom production, Stanford

University, Abbasi Program); Ashes to Ashes (University of Kansas). Awards: Commendation Award for Achievement in Costume Design Sycorx (The Kennedy Center of American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), 2020); Commendation Award for Achievement in Scenic Design for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (KCACTF, 2019); Kuhlke Humanitarian Award, University of Kansas, 2018; Joseph R. Roach Dissertation Research Award (University of Kansas, 2016-2017); Diversity Leadership Award, Group Category Interactive Theatre Group (University of Kansas, 2016). Education: Ph.D. (with honors, Theatre Studies) and MFA (with honors), University of Kansas; BA in Playwriting, Art University of Tehran, Iran. Dr. Esfandiary is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. ranaesfandiary.com

ARWEN J. WHITE

(Costume Design) (She/Her)

KCRep: Flood (Hair/Makeup Design). Local: A Chorus Line, R & H Unplugged (Music Theatre Heritage); Dr. Dolittle, Pigeon, Pete the Cat (The Coterie); Marys Seacole, The Sound Inside, Clyde’s, Toni Stone, Tiny Beautiful Things, Lifespan of a Fact, Who’s Your Baghdaddy?, The Revolutionists, Sweat (Unicorn Theatre); Sketchbook for Ollie (Lyric Opera); Motherfreakinghood, Gruesome Playground Injuries (Fishtank Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Padgett Productions); Something Rotten, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,

Peter Pan (The White Theatre at the J); Tommy (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre); Chainsaw (The Living Room); Wicked Creatures (Confluence Theatre); the light burns blue (Stage Play). Regional: Tartuffe (Landlocked Opera). Film: Plot to Kill Jesse James, History Channel. Education: BA, Theater Design and Construction, UMKC. Ms. White is the founder and lead designer of Juste Jaquet Designs. arwenjwhite.com

ERICA LAUREN MAHOLMES

(Lighting Design) (She/Her)

KCRep: debut. Regional: The Inferior Sex (Trinity Repertory Company); Sense and Sensibility (Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater); Jelly’s Last Jam (Cape Fear Regional Theatre); Three Little Birds (First Stage Children’s Theatre); Matt & Ben (Penobscot Theatre Company); Amerikin (Alley Theatre); Newsies Jr. (Lincoln Community Playhouse); The Cake (Omaha Community Playhouse); The Fairy Doll (Kansas Ballet Company); The Mountaintop (Lincoln Community Playhouse); Where is the Beloved Community? (Wabash College). Assistant Lighting Design: Bald Sisters (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); The Notebook: A New Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); The 39 Steps (Great Lakes Theater); The Gradient (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Pipeline and Into the Breeches (Cleveland Playhouse).

Upcoming: Revolution

(A Red Orchid Theatre); Pipeline (Omaha Community Playhouse); Best Christmas

Pageant Ever: The Musical (First Stage Children’s Theatre); Sanctuary City (Assistant Lighting Design, Steppenwolf Theatre Company).

ericalaurenmaholmes.com

MEGAN CULLEY

(Sound Design) (She/Her)

KCRep: Holmes & Watson Apt. 2B, The Old Man and the Old Moon (Associate Design).

Regional selected: Antigone (Cleveland Play House); The Loophole (The Public Theater); Grounded/Hurricane Diane (Dobama Theater); Terminus (New York Theatre Workshop); Stranger Sings! (Off-Broadway); 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (ACT of CT); Inanimate (The Flea Theater); The Last Match (B Street Theatre); Roan @ the Gates (Luna Stage); The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon).

Associate Design selected: A Christmas Carol with Jefferson Mays (Broadway); Flying Over Sunset (Broadway); The Secret Garden with Sierra Boggess (Center Theatre Group); Come Fall In Love (The Old Globe); Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage).

Affiliations: United Scenic Designers Local USA 829; Associated Sound Designers and Composers Association. meganculley.com IG: @ mculleysounddesign

ASHTON BOTTS

(Dramaturg) (She/Her)

KCRep: debut. Local design: The Laramie Project (The Barn Players); The Curious

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME COMPANY

Savage, The Giver, a Musical (Olathe Civic Theatre); Bat Boy the Musical (The Arts Asylum). Upcoming design: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The White Theare at the J); We Are Blood (Olathe Civic Theatre). Performance: Bright Star, The Drowsy Chaperone (Olathe Civic Theatre); Kinky Boots, Something Rotten, Newsies, Anything Goes, Young Frankenstein (The White Theatre at the J); First Date (The Barn Players); Bonnie & Clyde, Sex with Strangers (SMET Theatrics). Education: JD, University of Missouri School of Law; BA, William Jewell College. IG @ashtonbotts

AMANDA CLARK

(Associate Director) (She/Her)

KCRep: debut. Regional: Romeo & Juliet, A Freeman of Color, All My Sons, The Good Body, Frankenstein, and DOVE (Swine Palace); Snow White (Galli Theatre); Romeo & Juliet, Richard II (Hamlet Isn’t Dead); Anton in Showbusiness (Openstage Theatre); Pippi Longstocking, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, The Word Show (Playmakers of Baton Rouge). Education: MFA, Louisiana State University; BA, University of Northern Colorado

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CASTING

GEOFF JOSSELLSON, CSA

KATJA ZAROLINSKI, CSA

(New York Casting) Geoff Josselson, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSA are New York-based casting directors, handling productions for theatre, film and television. Recent work includes

productions for Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Baltimore Center Stage, Cape Playhouse, Denver Center, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Round House Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Theaterworks Hartford, Weston Playhouse. jz-casting.com

ANDI MEYER

(Kansas City Casting) (She/Her) Based in Osage/Kikapoo/ Kansa/Sioux/Otoe Missourria ancestral territory (Kansas City), Andi is an awardwinning Kanaka Maoli/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 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

CONCORD THEATRICALS

(Licensor) Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, LinManuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production. Concord Theatricals is passionate about cultivating theatre and making it accessible for all. Beginning in 2020, a portion of our commission from every license will be set aside to create a fund for significant annual donations to nonprofit organizations whose emphasis is to support theatre writers and composers, and music and theatre education. With offices in New York, London and Berlin, we have the most expert staffers in the industry.

STUART CARDEN

(Artistic Director) (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 PageLieberman and dad to elevenyear-old twins, Dashiell and Griffin.

ANGELA LEE GIERAS

(Executive Director) (She/Her) is in her eleventh season leading KCRep’s business operations. She co-leads with the artistic director to fulfill the company’s artistic vision and mission. She is a performing arts leader, executive coach, strategist, and fundraiser. During her career, she has overseen the production of over 55 plays including thirteen world premieres with three artistic directors. A former commercial banker, Gieras began her career in theatre administration at the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina, and went on to serve as the associate managing director of the Dallas Theater Center, where she led finance and operations and oversaw the acquisition of a new production facility. Just prior to joining KCRep, she served as director of development at Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, where

she executed fundraising strategies that nearly doubled annual giving in three years. Gieras earned an MBA and MA in arts administration from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and a BS in finance with a minor in theatre from the University of Florida. She has guest lectured at the University of Florida, Southern Methodist University and at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Ms. Gieras actively serves the national theatre field. She is frequent guest and speaker on podcasts and webinars about theatre, leadership, and change management. She serves on the board of directors for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), is the Treasurer of the board for Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and is a past co-chair of the LORT Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and the Nominating Committees. She has served as a panelist for the NEA, and the Alumni Board for SMU’s Cox School of Business. She is a founding board member for Theatre Alliance of Kansas City (TAKC) and a past member of the Executive Women’s Leadership Council at the KC Chamber. Angela is married to mortgage banker, John Gieras, and is mom to daughter Brett Lee Gieras, who is a freshman in college.

ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE

Chief Financial Officer

Catherine Kaullen

General Manager

Amy M. Abels Owen

Associate Director of Finance

Kelly Rasor

Manager, Information Services

Michelle Blaine

Finance Manager

Caycee Garlow

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director

Nelson T. Eusebio III

Director of Artistic Development

Laley Lippard

Associate Artistic Director/ UMKC Partnerships

Jason Chanos

Artistic Associate/Casting

Andi Meyer

Artistic Manager

Lillian Rider

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

Publicist

Ellen McDonald

Publications Assistant

Nancy Marcy

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development

Nancy Steinacker

Associate Director of Development

Carrie Lenahan

Development Database Manager

Marie Kocher

Development Associate

Sara Cook

Grant Writer

Diana Silver

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

Front of House Staff

Patricia Abts

Justin Balling

Samantha Balling

Dylan Cooper

Warren Deckert

Linda Fleeks

Cay Fogel

Brett Gieras

Vanessa Harper

Bret King-Hurd

Luigi Muscadin

Mark Noble

Lainey Obenshain

Wyatt Owen

Anthony Snipes

Craig Thompson

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Janann B. Eldredge

Associate Production Manager

Emily Ottinger

Technical Director

W.R. Shinoski

Assistant Technical Director/ Automation

Tom Gault

Scene Shop Foreman

John Owen

Head Carpenter

Daniel Traner

Materials Coordinator

Terrance Volden

Carpenters

Luke Habjan

Abigail Hixson

Jacob Maher

Properties Director

Grace Hudson

Assistant Properties Director

Ariel Lacey

Properties Artisan

Regina Weller

Charge Scenic Artist

Colleen Doty

Costume Shop Manager

Jenny Green

Assistant Costume Shop Manager

Mary Williams

Head Cutter/Draper

Christina HadleyDike

Cutter/Draper

Jana Jessee

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marianne Rowse

Lighting & Projections Supervisor

Lexy Canon-Kruis

Head Electrician

Austin Hendricks

Production Electricians

Michael Esposito

Shayna Phillips

Sound & Video Supervisor

Jeffrey Keirsey

Head Audio Engineer

Elizabeth Copenhaver

Production Audio Engineer

Anakin Garner

TICKETING SERVICES

Manager, Ticketing Services

Codashti McAllister

Associate Manager, Community

Partnerships & Ticketing Services

Courtney Klein

Ticketing Services Representatives

Mahryn Barron

Tracy Bass

Tehreem Chaudhry

Andrew Fogel

Dani Saunders

PRODUCTION CREW: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Additional Material

Danny Wolohan

Production Assistant

Addison Price

Scenic Artist

Shawnna Journagan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marianne S. Rowse

Dresser

Sadie Carlson

Photo by Kenny Johnson

STUDENTS & EDUCATION

“This is the first time that I have ever gotten to see professional actors in a professional theatre, and it was AWESOME! I have never experienced anything like this before.” — Student response, Twelfth Night

“I absolutely loved it! Especially the storyline with the three powerful women and how Wendy was interested in the sciences. ”

— Student response, Peter Pan and Wendy

“SYTE taught me, and is still teaching me, amazing skills for the acting world and the social world in general. It’s a very interactive and fun experience from Day One.”

— SYTE High School Student

“The past two years of SYTE have been such a light in my life. The opportunity to create and share a fullyformed theatrical piece was nothing short of transformative. It gave me a voice.”

—Summer Youth Theatre Ensemble Member

“[the ripple, the wave that carried me home} was so gorgeous and meaningful to me. I’m also inspired by the playwright, Christina Anderson, who went to my school.” — Schlagle High School Student

EDUCATION

SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE

‘22 triumphed with their original play, ROOMMATES: A NEW SITCOM. Led by our terrific teaching artists and supported by KCRep staff, the play was created in 20 days by talented teens from across the city. The free four-week session highlights creative and life skills through theatre while generating bold imaginations and inspiring fearless teamwork as creativity soars in our rehearsal hall.

The energy of SYTE 22, a depth project, broadened into the Student Matinee Series, which was attended by over 6,500 students from 97 schools. Over 60% stayed for a post-show Q & A. The theatre shook with the applause from our smart and responsive young audiences and it was inspiring to hear.

Pause for a moment and imagine the value of a live theatre experience for a young person today. Imagine turning your gaze away from a screen and feel the joy that self-expression, confidence, learning and losing yourself in a live story can be at that age, as a creator or an audience member. Or imagine finding yourself in a live play with actors that look like you. Imagine this as you are evolving into who you will be. Inspiring. Our spaces are filled with that joy all year. And earns KCRep best field trip of the year!

To support our programs, learn more or schedule an in-school workshop or matinee, contact Melinda, Director of Education, at mccrarym@kcrep.org.

Photo Credits (Clockwise from top): Don Ipock, Kelly Michale; Don Ipock; Carolyn Wilson.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art."

- John Lasseter

MORE THAN JUST A STAGE

FOR SIX DECADES,

KCRep supporters have helped to inspire, entertain, and connect the people of our vibrant community by making the life-changing power of live theatre accessible to all — both onstage and off. Here are just a few ways that you help to make Kansas City Repertory Theatre more than just a stage:

PRODUCTIONS, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, & WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS

• Student Matinees

• Summer Youth Theatre

Ensemble (SYTE)

• Rep On The Road

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• GHOST LIGHT: A Haunted Night of Songs & Stories from KC’s Crossroads

• KCRep For All Community Tour

Discover transformative productions and programs at KCRep.org!

STAGE — Because of YOU!

DONATE TO SUPPORT KCREP TODAY!

Help foster wonder, curiosity, and understanding with a donation to KCRep during our 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!

WAYS TO GIVE CLICK KCRep.org/support-us CALL 816.235.6106

MAIL KCRep, 4825 Troost Ave Suite 101 KCMO 64110-2030

Make Your Giving Go Further Gifts of Stock

IRA Charitable Rollovers

Planned & Estate Gifts

Corporate Matching Gifts

Kushi Beauchamp (l) and Harrison Bryan in KCRep’s 2023 production of PETER PAN AND WENDY. Photo: Don Ipock

When Stanislav loudenitch first started the Park International Center for Music, he began with a simple concept. Find exceptional music teachers, and give them the time, tools, focus, and dedication needed to transform exceptional students into masters themselves. An internationally-recognized Van Cliburn gold medalist, Ioudenitch assembled a team that shared his world-class skills and his passion for teaching. Other outstanding programs have great master instructors. But no other American conservatory lets those masters devote the time to their students like they do at Park ICM. Not even storied programs like Juilliard, Curtis, or Eastman.

Come experience the birth of our international stars. Visit ICM.PARK.EDU for our concert schedule today.

“These featured soloists from Park University’s International Center for Music represent not only the quality of performance in Kansas City, but the future of it, too.”

– THE KANSAS CITY STAR

2023/24 SEASON UNDERWRITERS

CONTRIBUTORS

$50,000+

Copaken Family Fund *

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

Sunderland Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Barkley (in-kind)

E. Kemper Carter and Anna Curry Carter Community Memorial Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee

Ford Motor Company Fund

Francis Family Foundation *

John & Innes Hale

Linda & Topper Johntz *

Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation *

Pemberton Family Charitable Foundation

R & C Charitable Foundation

Victor E. and Caroline E. Schutte Foundation Trust

E, David W. Frantze and Bank of America, N.A., Trustees *

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2)

Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation *

Lynn Badaracco & Dwight Quiring

Ivan & Karla Batlle *

Beth and John Borders

Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder Donor

Advisory Fund *

Louetta M. Cowden FoundationBank of America, Trustee

Curry Family Foundation

ANNUAL SUPPORTERS

Kansas City Repertory Theatre 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 September 7, 2023.

The DeBruce Foundation

Ann King Dickinson

H&R Block *

The H&R Block Foundation

Laura & David Hall *

Nancy P. & Robert W. Hatch *

Ellen & Irv Hockaday *

Mary & Mark Jorgenson

Judy O. Kirk Charitable Fund

Frank & Margaret G. McGee Fund

Kathy Nordhus

Betsy Piebenga *

Jessica & Matt Ralston

J. B. Reynolds Foundation *

The Sosland Foundation *

Jo Ann & William D. Sullivan *

US Bank *

Sally & Robert West *

$5,000 - $9,999

Dana Abraham & Chuck McCann

American Century Investments Foundation

Americo Life, Inc

Anonymous

Marcia H. Bailey *

Anne & Bill Blessing *

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation

Burns & McDonnell *

Stanley J. Bushman & Ann Canfield

Cafe Trio (in-kind)

Kay & John Callison *

Chappelow Events (in-kind)

Virginia & Charles Clark *

Commerce Bank

Rick & Barbie Dierks *

Erik & Bev Elving

Evergy

Brad & Linda Finkle

Dave & Geri Frantze

Angela & John Gieras

Deanna & Greg Graves

Scott & Suzy Hall

Hayley E. Hanson & Todd McGuire

Dan and Kelly Heckman

Husch Blackwell LLP

JE Dunn Construction Company

Andrew & Sheryl Kaplan

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation *

KPMG, LLP *

Missouri Humanities Council

Scott A. Moore

Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund

Bill and Barbara Nelson Foundation *

Jeannette T. Nichols *

Oppenstein Brothers FoundationCommerce Bank, Trustee

Polsinelli PC

Marny & John Sherman

Stinson LLP *

Drs. Jessica & Benjamin Stone

Bert & Sue Trucksess *

UMB Financial Corporation

Jayhawk Primary Care at The University of Kansas Health System

VanTrust Real Estate

Susan & Jason Waldron

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

CONTRIBUTORS

$2,500 - $4,999

American Century Investments (matching gift)

Anonymous *

Dick & Emily Ballentine *

G. Kenneth and Ann Baum

Philanthropic FundAnn Kaufmann Baum *

Stephanie & John Beeder

BlueScope *

Harvey S. Bodker *

Melanie Coleman & Todd Gafney

CommunityAmerica Credit Union

Country Club Bank

Kevin & Dia Covington

Crux KC LLC

Tom & Margaret Cummings *

Steve & Cathy Doyal

Kevin Eilers and Courtney Meyer

George Enders & Sally Ling

First Business Bank

David & Janis Francis

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

Hartley Family Foundation

Eric & Lisa Hays

Shirley & Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.

Shawn & Melissa Hickey

Patrick Hughes, MD

Steven Irwin

Laurie & Chuck Jarrett

Shannon & Brent Johnson

Nancy L. Kain *

Travis and Margaret Kramer

Tracy & David Lockton

R. A. Long Foundation

Timothy J. Marchesi & John D. Lawrence / DeMarche

Amy McAnarney

Melea McRae

Sharon & Michael Milens

Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings

Mosaic Life Care

Meggan Newland, M.D. & Jon Henry

Ogletree Deakins

Debra & Allen Parmet

Diane & John R. Phillips

Michelle & Tim Prier

Kelly Rasor & Linda Duderstadt

Kerri Reisdorff

Luke & Sara Selby

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP

Cody & Michelle Sparks

Hillary Stamper

Gaye Stevick

Julie Stotlar-Towner

Lauren E. Tucker McCubbin & Gabe McCubbin

University of Kansas Health

System - Broadmoor

Veracity Consulting, Inc

Robb Krumlauf & Leanne Wiedemann

$1,500 - $2,499

Bourgmont Winery

Steven & Leigh Eck

FCI Advisors

Sally Firestone *

Brett Gerstenberger

Douglas & Ann Ghertner *

Gill Studios, Inc. (in-kind)

MaryLee Guthrie

Donald J. Hall *

Sarah Hoestje

Joan Horan

The Ingram Family Foundation *

Doug Kallenberger & Lynn Blixrud

Joy & Jerry Kaplan *

Bridgette & Jason Kling

Regina & Bill Kort

Brandon & Melissa McManamy

Stewart & Debbie Myers

Midwest Trust Company

Lisa & Charles Schellhorn *

Joe & Susan Sims

Richard Singleton III

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$1,000 - $1,499

Acord Cox & Scott LLC

Agrawal Family Fund

Sarah & Jon Baum

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Becky Blades

Boulevard Brewing Co. (in-kind)

Timothy & Jessie Burkhalter

Michael & Karmel Carothers

Jessica & Jason Chanos

Craig Coen & Jeffrey Bellamy

Harper Coulson & Rebecca Hall-Coulson

Angela & Dale Davied

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Jane & Charles Eldredge

Melanie & Mike Fenske

Gautreaux Family Fund

Stephen & Patricia Gound

Family Foundation

Tracy Gretter

Katie Hall

Chris Hernandez & Paul Monteil

Marc & Nina Hollabaugh

Scott & Amy Holsopple

Coleen & Chris Hotop

Hufft

John & Elaine Jepson *

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Kanter

Jana & Curtis Liles

Mike & Candis Lochmann *

Carol & Fred Logan

Beth & Gregg Lombardi

Steve & Becky Lowry

Mike & Kirby McDaniel

Sara & David O'Connell / What Matters 2 Us Fund *

John & Kendal Orlowski

Janet & Jack Podoll

Rick & Tanya Ratliff

Roanoke Park Conservancy

Holly Streeter-Schaefer & Ken Schaefer

Seaboard

The Sheppard Family

Brad & Gisele Sprong

Diana & Tim Toman

Sylvia & Laurence Tucker

Sandra K. & Stanley J. Vogel*

Pete B. Browne & Julie Walker-Browne

Myron & Nicki Wang

Abby & Alex Wendel

Richard Wetzel

George & Beverley Wilson

Christine Yannitelli & Dennis Manske *

$500 - $999

Ann Abercrombie

Ellen & John Aisenbrey *

Joel & Elizabeth Allen

Anonymous

ArtsKC - Regional Arts Council *

Sherrie Bell

Irv Belzer & Sue McCord-Belzer *

Robert H. & Kathleen M. Bender *

Joan & Bert Berkley

Blue Heron Foundation *

John Bleazard

Mary Lou & Tom Brous *

Bob & Karen Brush *

Jamie Buckley

Marianne Burrell

Robert Butcher & Madelyn Rudd

Margie Carmody

James & Ellen Copaken

Creative Planning

Kit & Jay Culver *

Teal & Marty Dakan

ECCO Select

Janann B. Eldredge

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

Jennifer Fitzgerald

Jon & Bettine Freeman

Sandi & Ed Fried

Chris Glissman *

Anita Toby Grow

Dennis & Donna Haines *

Desarae Harrah

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Mike & Wendy Hauser

George Helmkamp

John & Sharon Hoffman

Ashlei & Charles Holznecht

Alleyne Johnson

Buddy & Carolyn Jones

Dr. Carlo Jurani

Brian Kaufman

Heather & Jason B. Kort

Kathy & Craig Laursen

Al Geritz & Dick Leeson

Troy Lillebo & Brian Ellison *

LOHR Distributing Co - Missouri (in-kind)

William J. & Frances Lynn *

Bob & Meg Maffitt

Ashley Mahoney

Patricia E. Cleary Miller, PhD.

Paul Miranda

Missouri Employers Mutual

Moneta GroupKansas City Investment

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Scott & Robin Page

Jeff & Angela Place

Mike Poore

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George & Wendy Powell *

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William & Nancy Topper *

Rev. Paul Turner *

Deb & Paul Turpin

Leeann & Mark Van Dyne

$500 - $999

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Barbara McMahon & Dennis Varble

Michelle & Cornell Webb

Diane & Roy Whitley *

Amy S. Winterscheidt

Debra S. Wood

Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation *

$250 - $499

Kathy Anderson

Anonymous

Sara Anthony

Avek IP

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Sarah & James Barrows

Nancy Bean

Mary & Tom Bloch

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Jerry & Meghan Carpenter

Arden & Mary Ann Carr *

Amy & Michael Castillo

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Don & Pat Dagenais

Denton Donor Fund

Dana & Bill Dunaway

Durkee Family Foundation *

Angie & Scott Eck

Robert & Mary Florance *

SuEllen Fried

Bernie Fromm

Jeff & Mary Fromm

Scott Giffen

Ronald & Susan Goldsmith

Philanthropic Fund *

Grant Family Fund

Doreen & Norman Greczyn

Rishelle Greenlee

Nancy Harrison

Joan L. Hartung

Liz & T.J. Hawks

Bill Herdegen

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Blair & Lyn Hosford *

Jay Howard

CONTRIBUTORS

Justin Howard

Rita & Mark Hyde

Lance & Pat Jessee

Gary Neal Johnson & Lynne Beachner

Victoria Kandt

Jay & Ann Kinnamon

Jim Kunstman

Maurine Lenahan

Marilyn & Bruce Lowrey

Debra & John Mahoney

Christine McAtee

Sue McKee

Alan & Judy Michelson

Joe Morris & Kelly Harmon

Justin & Kathy Nemecheck

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Jane & Charles Olsen

Aaron Osborne & Ashlee Parker

Wanda R. Perkins

Carolyn Phelps

Mary Ann Pinkerton

Maggie Presson *

Mike & Usha Rafferty

Reed Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.

Cindy Reynolds

* Shooting Stars — Donors of 10 or more consecutive years

Don Grodecki & Cheryl Ricke

Charles & Cristine Roberts *

Paula & Jack Rowe

James & Kathy Sear *

Michelle & Darin Shank

Rosemarie Skivers

Elsie Smith *

Gretchen & Jack Steadman

Adam & Sara Stein

Amy & Jason Stubbs

Johnna Thomas

Russ & Maralee Thompson

Mark Thornhill & Maria Donigan

Linda S. Trout

Ratana & Oscar Tshibanda

Marcia Valera

David & Marie Voysey

Christine Waldschmidt

Sara Welsch

Michele & John Wilinski *

Elizabeth Hartley Winetroub

Pam & Bill Wishon

Michael Wright & Christa Cavanaugh *

Judy Yi

Damon & Patricia Yurchak

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. For a complete list of Friends of KCRep ($100+), please visit KCRep.org/contributors

GIFTS IN HONOR & MEMORY

In Memory of LAURA LANGHAUSER ADAMS from Rev. Susan Langhauser

In Honor of STUART CARDEN'S Birthday from Virginia Lieberman

In Honor of STUART CARDEN'S Birthday from Jeramy Zimmerman

In Honor of MARY R. HONOUR from the KCRep Staff

In Memory of BRITA HOROWITZ from Marsha S. Pinson

In Honor of DOROTHEA & NATHAN JAGODA from the Jagoda Family Foundation

In Honor of the KCREP FOR ALL INITIATIVE from Melinda Morris Kearney

In Memory of CANDIS LOCHMAN from Jo Ann Sullivan

In Memory of WILLIAM LYNN from Paula Laverentz

In Memory of WILLIAM LYNN from George W. Rebeck

In Memory of MAXINE MEFFORD from The Sinrud Family

In Memory of CHRISTINA OBENSHAIN from KCRep Staff

In Honor of LAINNEY OBENSHAIN from KCRep Staff

In Honor of the 2023 Gala Chairs

DRS. BENJAMIN & JESSICA STONE from Katherine & James Schorgl

In Honor of the 2023 Gala Chairs

DRS. BENJAMIN & JESSICA STONE from Juliette & Ian Singer

THANK YOU FOR BECOMING A

SUPER

SEASON TICKET HOLDER!

Ellen & John Aisenbrey *

Marilyn & Chris Anderson

Anonymous (2)

Linda & Erik Avery

Sarah & James Barrows

Scott & Ginny Beall

Laura Begley

Irv Belzer & Sue McCord-Belzer *

Cindy & Ted Berard

Linda & Bruce Blazek

John Bleazard

Harvey S. Bodker *

Linda & Gus Breytspraak

Tom & Cherie Brown

Robert Butcher & Madelyn Rudd

Stephen Butland

Janet Buttery

Arden & Mary Ann Carr *

Martha Comment

Tom & Margaret Cummings *

Betty Curry

Edmund P. & Donna J. Cytacki

Brad Douglas

Douglas & Chris Fain

Barbara Fay

Susan Fershee

Sally Firestone *

Al Geritz & Dick Leeson

Carol & Marvin Goldstein *

Max & Harriet Gordon

Doreen & Norman Greczyn

C.W. & Nancy Green

Don Grodecki & Cheryl Ricke

Rex & Jody Gunn

Richard & Julie Hellman *

George Helmkamp

George & Kay Hoech

Mr. Brad & Dr. Amy Hogan

Leslie & Mark Huffhines *

Joyce Jonasson

Nancy L. Kain *

Drs. John & Ann Kenney *

Susan King-Kostelac & Martin Kostelac

John & Patricia Kurtz

Karen & Tom Leising

Carol & Fred Logan

Felicia & Venne Londré

Marilyn & Bruce Lowrey

Sue & Dev Malik

Richard & Lydia Marien

Robert & Heather Maynard

Michael McCawley

Tim McMulin & Emilee Rose

SPECIAL THANKS to the donors listed below who included a donation of $100 or more with their subscription to our 23/24 Season We appreciate your additional support of KCRep and our ongoing mission to inspire, entertain, and open minds by creating transformative theatre experiences for all!

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Merrigan

Alan & Judy Michelson

Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings

Virginia Miller

Janice & Phillip Montgomery

Heather & Tom Morrow

Jim & Ann Mueller

Judy & Carl Mullins

Doris Negaard

Judith & Jerome Niebaum

Scott & Robin Page

Dr. James Parrott

Sonia Pasley

Jana & Scott Payton

Bonnie & Douglas Pearson

John Pearson

Wanda R. Perkins

Lyla & Rory Perrodin

Candice Petersonmoon

Paul Post & Kay Kelly

Mark & Jane Potts

Maggie Presson *

Joe & Joan Quinly

Rick & Tanya Ratliff

Dr. Carl B. Reed & Melody A. Miller

Bob & Ann Regnier

Anne & Charles Rhoades

Charles & Cristine Roberts *

Lindsey Rood-Clifford & Chris Clifford

Anton & Barbara Schaefer *

Janet W. Sears

William & Vicki Siebs

Sloane Simmons & Harl Van Deursen

Johnny & Dorothy Simpson

Thomas & Mitzi Slover

Elsie Smith *

Vicki & Thomas Smith

Larry & Jean Snider

Karlie Speicher *

Ron & Sarah Spencer

Brad Sprague

Dr. Joy Stevenson

Phaedra Svec

Kurtis L. Thiel

William & Nancy Topper *

Cliff & Leslie Van Blarcom *

Joseph Warrick

Melissa & Cyril Welter

Molly & Steve Wendland

Michael E. Whitsitt

George & Beverley Wilson

John R. Wise

Michael Wright & Christa Cavanaugh *

Herbert & Lisa Young *

Cathy Zitnik

CONTRIBUTORS

MAKE AN IMPACT WITH CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING

Help KCRep continue its legacy of artistic excellence while building a legacy of your own! Your financial advisor can help you determine the best charitable gift planning option(s) for you.

Bequests Trusts

Gifts of Life Insurance

Real Estate Property Donations

Appreciated Securities

Retirement Plan Assets & IRAs

Other Life Income Agreements

For more information, contact Carrie Lenahan at lenahanc@kcrep.org or call 816.235.5420.

Thank you to these supporters and their families.

Generous commitments through estate planning ensure that KCRep continues to thrive, inspiring future generations of theatre lovers.

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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

Richard R. Cawthorn

Ann King Dickinson

Estate of Joseph F. Finch

Pam & Dr. Fred Geer

Courtney Goddard

Elizabeth Irwin Gordon

Nancy P. & Robert W. Hatch

Ellen & Irv Hockaday

Linda & Topper Johntz

Helen Louise Kassebaum

Trust

Dr. & Mrs. J. Gordon Kingsley

Lothar P. Krause

Rev. Susan Langhauser

Lindsay Meyer & Corey Brunk

Pamela Miller & Michael Cummings

Dr. Mary Jo Rahatz

George & Lisa Shadid

Dr. Nathan & Ruth G. Shechter

Joseph & Susan Sims

Brad Voelker

Hal vonBohnhoff

Betty Widmier

Photo (l-r): Tiffany Yvonne Cox, Meredith Noel, & Chioma Anyanwu in KCRep's 2023 production of the ripple, the wave that carried me home Photo: Don Ipock

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