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2016/17 SEASON 5 ARTISTICALLY SPEAKING

This has truly been a season of powerful women. From celebrating the life of Zelda Fichandler to the Lillian Hellman festival, such unforgettable female giants have crossed our stages in more than one way this year.

Lorraine Hansberry is another woman that falls into this category. Despite her untimely passing at the age of 34, she gifted the American theater canon with her masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun. She grew into a pioneer for the African-American voice in theater. Her tenacity, truth and talent led to her become the first African-American dramatist and youngest woman to receive the New York Drama Critics, Circle Award.

As many of you know, we recently announced our massive Power Plays commissioning cycle. We will commission 25 new plays — a new play per decade, from 1776 to the present day — about the people, ideas and incidents that revolve around power in America. A Raisin in the Sun could be considered the power play of its time. It explores a unique perspective of American history, demonstrates the work of a brilliant writer and quite naturally is the best in its class.

Arena Stage is a place where you’ll not only see new work from established playwrights and those on the cusp of their exciting careers, but also American classics demonstrating how they are just as timeless and relevant as the day they were written. In my opinion, this is one of the most exciting times for creating and producing theater.

Though this play is the most decorated and noted of Lorraine Hansberry’s work, this is Arena’s first time producing this classic. A Raisin in the Sun at its roots is a story of the American dream — the story of what that dream looks like when the odds are against you and you’re left with no choice but to dream audaciously. American politics are being looked at in new ways around the world, and the American dream we all covet is being called into question. To consider the Langston Hughes poem that inspired Lorraine, has the American dream been deferred or is our country’s search for true equity and prosperity just beginning?

With that, I invite you to join myself and the Younger family on the path toward that dream. The talented Tazewell Thompson and his gifted collaborators will show the way. May we as Americans continue to be emboldened to chase our own American dream.

All Best,

Molly Smith, Artistic Director

6 2016/17 SEASON FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

There is no question that A Raisin in the Sun is one of the greatest classics in American theater. It’s one of those works that has managed to withstand the test of time because of its relatable themes and the eloquent way it highlights the highs and lows of African-American life during a time of uncertainty. I have an unbelievable amount of respect for the way Lorraine Hansberry could articulate the struggles of African Americans, and what it meant for the Younger family to chase their American dream. To give some insight on that perspective, let’s think about what was happening in the world during the late 1950’s and where Arena Stage was on its journey during that time.

Telling stories that reflect different facets of American life is the cornerstone of our work here at Arena. The 1950’s represents a time when a gallon of gas was a quarter, and suburban living became idealized. Owning a home bordered by a white picket fence was the dream quickly becoming a reality for many American families, but the binds of segregation made this dream nearly impossible for families in the African-American community. A Raisin in the Sun is loosely based on Lorraine Hansberry’s experience with housing segregation on Chicago’s Southside, and how her family took initiative to chase a dream entitled to all Americans, regardless of class or skin color.

A Raisin in the Sun premiered on Broadway March 11, 1959, and that same evening Arena was opening a production of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars. 1959 was a very transformative year for Arena. The organization needed to find a streamlined way to increase revenue and embark on a journey of finding a permanent home. In October of 1959, the Washington Drama Society was born. This new non-profit organization would allow Arena to receive larger gifts and government grants. This shift also enabled Arena to begin conversations about moving to the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, D.C. During the 1958/59 season, three Arena directors, including Zelda Fichandler, received $10,000 Ford Foundation grants. Overall, these grants were used to assist in the organization’s creative development, but Zelda chose to use her grant to make sure the resident artists were paid a decent living wage.

While it’s difficult to believe that this is the first time Arena has tackled this brilliant production, we are excited to bring you into the Younger’s home for this story of audacious hope, and what it means to chase the American Dream.

Thanks for listening.

All Best,

Edgar Dobie, Executive Director

2016/17 SEASON 7 SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ARENA STAGE USHERS

THANK YOU to the generous members of our Usher Corps who not only contribute their time, energy and effort throughout the season, but also continually support our mission by giving to our Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund allow us to maintain the highest quality work on stage and provide vital arts education programs for young people throughout the region.

The support of our Usher Corps is invaluable to the continued success of Arena Stage! While we appreciate gifts of all sizes, space only permits us to list contributions of $100 or more. The following are contributors as of February 28, 2017.

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2016/17 SEASON 9 Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director

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THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY: THEY HAVE A DREAM

One of the truly heartrending stories in American history is the heroic struggle of African slaves and their African-American descendants to keep their blood kin together as family and community units. It is a story of enormous resilience — and pride of family and tribe — that is not heralded nearly enough in American history books.

At the heart and soul of their story are their dreams. Dreams about the lost homeland. Dreams about a new home of freedom and renewal. Dreams about a safe place for their children to run as fast, and fly as high, as their unshackled imaginations and unburdened souls will take them. Dreams about survival for their people, biblical in dimension, and still a work-in-progress in the second decade of the 21st century!

Torn from their homeland and familial tribes and stripped of their cultural traditions, languages and religious rituals, they were then faced with centuries of persistent, unrelentingly brutal, often lethal, attacks on their spiritual, emotional and physical integrity. They were robbed of their freedom, and their continued existence threatened. During captivity and enslavement, they were sold, resold and scattered across the American South. Men, women, children, brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents were routinely and systematically separated for profit — yet they still dreamed and prayed to be together again one day, in a place called Freedom!

From the beginning of this horrific enterprise in human trafficking, they fought with ceaseless valiance and great ingenuity to find their lost ones, and find a way to keep them together as family in community with their racial and cultural brothers and sisters. This human endeavor continued during the Civil War, Reconstruction, post-Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great African-American South-to-North migration beginning during World War I, and on through the Vietnam and Counter Cultural Wars, the advent of drug culture and modern Civil Rights Movement with its great advances in civil and voting rights, all in conjunction with the negative assaults on young black men through police brutality and mass incarceration. Yet they still dream that BLACK LIVES MATTER!

The Youngers, the proud aspirational working class African-American family in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, are part of that Join us for a post-show long journey to find freedom and a place called conversation with the artists on: home. The dreaming continues... April 12 at 12:00 p.m. April 18 at 12:00 p.m. April 18 at 7:30 p.m.* “Seem like God didn’t seem fit to give the black April 25 at 12:00 p.m. man nothing but dreams — but he did give us April 26 at 12:00 p.m. April 27 at 8:00 p.m. children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.” May 2 at 12:00 p.m. ~ Mama. Act One, Scene One. A Raisin in the Sun. *This conversation will be moderated by Soyica Colbert, production dramaturg and Associate Professor of African American Studies and Theater ~Tazewell Thompson and Performance Studies at Georgetown University. Director, A Raisin in the Sun

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Arena Stage Molly Smith, Artistic Director | Edgar Dobie, Executive Director PRESENTS A RAISIN IN THE SUN BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY DIRECTED BY TAZEWELL THOMPSON

SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER DONALD EASTMAN HARRY NADAL ROBERT WIERZEL

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGNER WIG DESIGNER FIGHT DIRECTOR VOCAL COACH FABIAN OBISPO ANNE NESMITH LEWIS SHAW GARY LOGAN

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The Younger family’s apartment on Chicago’s South Side; early 1950’s.

CAST LIST (in order of appearance) Ruth Younger...... (performing March 31 - April 30, 2017) DAWN URSULA* ...... (performing May 1 - May 7, 2017) VALEKA J. HOLT* Travis Younger...... JEREMIAH HASTY Walter Lee Younger...... WILL COBBS* Benethea Younger...... JOY JONES* Lena Younger...... LIZAN MITCHELL* Joseph Asagai / Fight Captain...... BUEKA UWEMEDIMO* George Murchison...... KEITH L. ROYAL SMITH* Karl Lindner...... (performing March 31 - April 30, 2017) THOMAS ADRIAN SIMPSON* ...... (performing May 1 - May 7, 2017) BRIT HERRING* Bobo...... MACK LEAMON Ruth Younger Understudy...... VALEKA J. HOLT* Travis Younger Understudy...... EMMANUEL EPONGO JR. Moving Men...... KAMAU MITCHELL, FRANK RILEY III

FOR THIS PRODUCTION Replacement Stage Manager...... MARNE ANDERSON* Replacement Assistant Stage Manager...... RACHAEL DANIELLE ALBERT* Technical Director...... NATALIE BELL Properties Director...... MONIQUE WALKER Costume Director...... JOSEPH P. SALASOVICH Master Electrician...... CHRISTOPHER V. LEWTON Sound Director...... TIMOTHY M. THOMPSON Directing Fellow...... MIRANDA HAYMON Production Assistant...... EMILY ANN MELLON Dramaturg...... SOYICA COLBERT Show Carpenter...... SEAN MALARKEY Props...... MARION HAMPTON DUBÉ Light Board Operator...... JOHN ROSE-CARON Assistant to the Lighting Designer...... TYLER D. DUBUC Sound Engineer...... LORRAINE RHODEN Wardrobe Supervisor...... ALICE HAWFIELD Wardrobe...... KELLY ANNE JOHNS Additional Tailoring...... DAWSON TAILORS Overhire Stitcher...... RAYNA RICHARDSON Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor...... LASHAWN MELTON Youth Company Supervisors...... JENNA MURPHY, MOLLIE WELBORN Board Intern...... GRACE TERPSTRA *Member of Actors’ Equity Association

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Shakespeare and many others. Brit received (in alphabetical order) his M.F.A. from Shakespeare Theatre CAST Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at WILL COBBS (Walter Lee Younger) The George Washington University. He works makes his Arena Stage debut. as a voice over artist with The National Library His most recent theater credits Service for the Blind and Handicapped. include Safe House (Repertory www.britherring.com Theatre of St. Louis), When I Come to Die (Kansas City VALEKA J. HOLT (Ruth Younger Repertory) and Autumn’s Understudy and Replacement) Harvest (Lincoln Center). He has also makes her Arena Stage debut! appeared on Elementary, Madam Secretary, Off-Broadway credits include Army Wives, The Goodwife, Unbreakable Kimmy Church (The Public) and Schmidt and The Night Of. workshops at Signature Theatre. D.C.-area credits include Father EMMANUEL EPONGO JR. (Travis Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, & 3 Younger Understudy) makes his (Round House); Sunset Baby (Rep Stage, DC Arena Stage debut. He lives in Metro Theater Arts Award winner); As You Like Silver Spring, Maryland with his It (Shakespeare Theatre Company); and A parents and attends Westland Midsummer Night’s Dream (Annapolis Middle School. Emmanuel has Shakespeare Company, Maryland Theatre been acting since the second Guide Award nomination). Additional credits grade. He performed in the African play include Love’s Labour’s Lost (Penthouse Shaker Zulu and Master Gideon Quest at the Theatre), In the Continuum and The Last Days American International School in South Africa. of Judas Iscariot (Meany Studio) and During his time at RCF Elementary School, Edinburgh International Festival. Film credits Emmanuel participated in a school play include The Runaways and For Entertainment organized to honor elders in the community. Purposes Only. Valeka has her M.F.A. in acting Last December, he performed in A Midsummer from The University of Washington. She is the Night’s Dream. Emmanuel also loves to dance owner of V Studios, a boutique Acting and play sports. Conservatory. Instagram / Facebook: @valekajholt and @thevstudios. JEREMIAH HASTY (Travis Younger) is www.vstudios.simplybook.me excited to make his Arena Stage debut. Previous credits JOY JONES (Beneatha Younger) include Caroline, or Change returns to Arena Stage after (Creative Caldron) and Uprising appearing in Mary T. & Lizzy K. (Metro Stage). Film credits Off-Broadway credits include include The Trenches. He has workshops at the Lincoln also been featured in several print projects, Center Festival, The Public, PSAs for Poison Control Center of America, Playwrights Horizons and USDA training videos and on The National Rattlestick. Internationally, Joy performed in Harbor website. Jeremiah is a 5th grade Tantalus (Royal Shakespeare Company). D.C.- student at St. Ambrose in Cheverly and is area credits include The Hard Problem, Cloud currently on the Honor Roll. Nine, Belleville and Invisible Man (Studio Theatre); The Call (Theater J); and Agnes Under BRIT HERRING (Karl Lindner the Big Top (Forum Theatre). Select regional Replacement) has appeared credits include Invisible Man (Huntington Off-Broadway in Shel Theatre Company); Ruined and Tantalus Silverstein’s The Devil and Billy (Denver Center); and Young Lady from Rwanda Markham (SoHo Playhouse) and and Pericles (PlayMakers Repertory). Film/TV In Paradise (The Lion Theatre/ credits include Tantalus: Behind the Mask and Theater Row). Most recently, The Broken Continent. Joy received her M.F.A. Brit appeared in Everyman Theatre’s in acting from UNC-Chapel Hill and received a production of Great Expectations, directed by 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Tazewell Thompson. Regional credits include Ensemble for Invisible Man at Studio Theatre. Shakespeare Theatre Company, the Guthrie, Twitter: @JoyJonesTweets. the Kennedy Center, Washington Stage Guild, www.thejoyjones.com Infinity Theatre Company, Annapolis

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MACK LEAMON (Bobo) is thrilled to KEITH L. ROYAL SMITH (George make his Arena Stage debut. Murchison) makes his Arena Recent D.C.-area theater credits Stage debut. Past D.C. include Radio Golf (Hard Bargain productions include the world Players); Coming Home, Stick Fly premiere of Hooded: Or Being and Blues for an Alabama Sky Black for Dummies (Mosaic (Port City Playhouse); A Raisin in Theater Company). New York the Sun (Castaways Repertory Theater); and credits include 12 Angry Men: True Stories of The Big A: Scenes from a Vanishing Landscape Being a Black Man in America Today (Billie (Macomb Theater Company). Mack is a proud Holiday Theater); Political Snorts and Powerful graduate of Lincoln University. Beyond Measure (La MaMa); and Take Me Out and Fuente Ovejuna (Abe Burrows Theatre). LIZAN MITCHELL (Lena Younger)’s Regional credits include Richard III and The Broadway credits include Comedy of Errors (Oregon Shakespeare Electra, Having Our Say and So Festival); Ruined and Under the Skin (Everyman Long on Lonely Street. Off- Theatre); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Broadway credits include The (Fabrefaction Theater Company); and Othello First Noel, Brownsville Song, Cell, (Eubie Blake Cultural Center). Film/TV credits The Hurricane Katrina Comedy include Nehemiah (co-produced by Spike Lee), Festival, Rosmersholm, For Colored Girls, Gum, Landelions, sampling and commercials. He Salt and Ma Rose. Regional credits include The graduated from New York University, University Good Peaches (Cleveland Play House), The of the Witwatersrand and Baltimore School for House That Will Not Stand (Yale Repertory, the Arts. Keith sends love and thanks to the Berkeley Repertory, Victory Gardens), An Issue entire village. of Blood (Victory Gardens), Dead and Breathing (CATF), The Last Fall (Crossroads Theater), DAWN URSULA (Ruth Younger) is Having Our Say (McCarter), Fabulation (Center thrilled to return to Arena Stage Stage) and Woolly Mammoth, Pittsburgh Public after performing in Love in Theater, TheaterWorks, Goodman, Proposition Afghanistan. Select D.C. credits Theatre, San Jose Repertory, Crossroads include Dot (Everyman Theatre, Theatre and the Humana Festival. Film/TV resident company member), credits include Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Zombie: The American (Woolly Deadbeat, We’ll Never Have Paris, Golden Boy, Mammoth, resident company member) and John Adams (HBO), The Good Wife, Law & the Angel in Angels in America: Parts I and II Order, The Human Stain, The Preacher’s Wife, (Round House). She has been nominated for Sesame Street and The Wire. and received Baltimore City Paper and Helen Hayes Awards. film/TV credits includeThe Wire THOMAS ADRIAN SIMPSON (Karl and Veep (HBO) and Prince Among Slaves Lindner)’s Arena Stage credits (PBS). She has an M.F.A. from Shakespeare include Carousel, Oliver!, Fiddler Theatre Company Academy for Classical on the Roof, Mary T. & Lizzy K., Acting at George Washington University and a My Fair Lady and The Light in the B.A. from The University of Virginia. Private Piazza, among others. D.C. Coach, Vera Katz. www.dawnursula.com credits include The Threepenny Opera and Company (Signature Theatre); BUEKA UWEMEDIMO (Joseph Asagai / Orphie and the Book of Heroes (Kennedy Fight Captain) makes his Arena Center); 1776 and Liberty Smith (Ford’s Stage debut. He is a British Theatre); and Candide and The Boys from actor originally from Lagos, Syracuse (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Nigeria. At the age of six, his Regional credits include Candide (Goodman); family relocated to London, Quixote in Man of La Mancha (Wayside England where he discovered Theatre); 9 to 5 with Sally Struthers and Les his passion for performing arts. His previous Misérables (Riverside Center); and Outside credits include King Mufasa in Disney’s The Mullingar (New Mexico’s Fusion Theatre). Tom Lion King (West End). Bueka has also is a graduate of the U.N.C. School of the Arts. performed at the prestigious Royal Ascots for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her guests. Since relocating to D.C., Bueka has been featured on several nationally

2016/17 SEASON 17 recognized TV commercials and was in 1969 and toured across the country. In 1970, nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for his her play Les Blancs ran on Broadway to spirited performance as Ray Heffernon in 1st critical acclaim. Stage’s award-winning show, The Good Counselor. www.BuekaUwemedimo.com TAZEWELL THOMPSON (Director) is an international opera and theater director, playwright and teacher. Opera productions in Madrid, Paris, CREATIVE Milan, Tokyo, Cape Town, Vancouver, San Francisco, D.C., Los Angeles, Detroit and New LORRAINE HANSBERRY (Playwright) became the York. Since 1988, he has directed 18 youngest American playwright, fifth woman productions at Arena Stage, including and only African-American to date to win the Caucasian Chalk Circle, M. Butterfly, Ma New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Rainey’s Black Bottom, Yellowman, Playboy of Play when A Raisin in the Sun appeared on the West Indies and The Glass Menagerie, and Broadway in 1959. In its authentic depiction of more than 75 productions in theaters across Black American life, the play made it the country. His production of Porgy and Bess impossible for the American stage to ignore was broadcast live from Lincoln Center (Emmy African-American creativity and subject Award nominations for Best Director and Best matter thereafter. In 1961, the film version Classical Production). His award-winning play received a special award at the Cannes Film Constant Star received 14 national Festival and a Screen Writer’s Guild Award productions. His play Mary T. & Lizzy K., nomination. In 1965, Lorraine died of cancer at commissioned by Arena Stage, is the recipient age 34. Her second Broadway play, The Sign of the Edgerton Foundation New American in Sidney Brustein’s Window, was in its early Play Award. He will next direct Handel’s Xerxes run when Hansberry died; the curtain came (Glimmerglass Festival) and has been down on that date. To Be Young, Gifted and commissioned to write the libretto for a new Black, an autobiographical portrait adapted opera for Glimmerglass with composer by her former husband and literary executor Jeanine Tesori. For Zelda Fichandler. Robert Nemiroff, was posthumously produced

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DONALD EASTMAN (Set Designer)’s Arena Stage Nightmares. Robert has designed with opera designs include My Fair Lady, directed by companies in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Norway, Molly Smith, and numerous productions with Toronto, Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Houston, director Tazewell Thompson, including Mary T. Dallas, Washington D.C., Virginia, Florida, & Lizzy K., Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Constant Atlanta and Chicago, as well as numerous Star and M. Butterfly. His work has been seen productions with Glimmerglass. His dance on Broadway, Off-Broadway and at regional work includes 31 years with Bill T. Jones and theaters including American Conservatory the BTJ/AZ Company. Theater, Arden Theatre Company, Goodman, The Guthrie, Kansas City Repertory and FABIAN OBISPO (Original Composition and Sound Seattle Repertory. Opera theater credits Designer) returns to Arena Stage where his include BAM Next Wave Festival, Lincoln credits include Mary T. & Lizzy K., Caucasian Center Festival, New York City Opera, Seattle Chalk Circle, M. Butterfly, Ma Rainey’s Black Opera, San Francisco Opera and the premiere Bottom, Agamemnon and His Daughters (Helen of Appomattox by Philip Glass and Hayes nomination), Constant Star, Yerma, Christopher Hampton for Washington National Yellowman, On the Verge, Black No More, The Opera. Donald studied at CalArts and the Yale Heidi Chronicles and Black Starline. Additional School of Drama, and is a grantee of the NEA/ D.C.-area credits include The Comedy of Errors, National Opera Institute. His numerous awards Henry V and Two Gentlemen of Verona include an Obie Award for Sustained (Shakespeare Theatre Company); and Romeo Excellence of Design. and Juliet (Folger Theatre). He has composed and sound designed extensively for Off- HARRY NADAL (Costume Designer) makes his Broadway and regional theaters. Musical Arena Stage debut with A Raisin in the Sun. composition credits include Long Season New York credits include Brooklyn Academy of (Perseverance Theatre), Dear (Syracuse Stage) Music, Atlantic Theater Company, Lincoln and Yellow Moon Rising (New York University). Center, Ensemble International Theater, INTAR His musical Felix Starro, commissioned by Theatre, Labyrinth Theater Company, The American Conservatory Theater, will receive its Juilliard School, HERE Arts Center, The Puerto world premiere in New York in 2018. Rican Traveling Theater, HOME for Contemporary Theatre and Art, Pregones ANNE NESMITH (Wig Designer) returns to Arena Theater, Spectrum Stage, The Spanish Stage, where her design credits include Repertory Theater, Theater for the New City, Watch on the Rhine, Carousel, The Little Foxes, Teatro Circulo and The Miranda Theater. All the Way, Oliver!, Destiny of Desire, Fiddler Regional credits include TheaterWorks, on the Roof, Mother Courage and Her Children UrbanArias, Boise Contemporary Theater, and The Music Man. Her recent work includes Open Stage and Bloomsburg Theatre Titanic (Signature Theatre), La Boheme and Ensemble. International credits include Danza L’Opera Seria (Wolf Trap), Cosi fan tutte del Alma (Cuba), Le Groupe Zorongo (France), (Nishinomiya, Japan) and Who’s Afraid of Teatro Nacional (Dominican Republic), Ballets Virginia Woolf? (Ford’s Theatre). Her designs de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and the Edinburgh have been seen at the Kennedy Center, Fringe Festival (Scotland). M.F.A. from New Opera Philadelphia, Shakespeare Theatre York University Tisch School of the Arts. Company, Washington Ballet and Saito Kinen www.harrynadal.com Festival in Matsumoto, Japan. Anne was the resident wig/makeup designer for the ROBERT WIERZEL (Lighting Designer) has worked Baltimore Opera and has created wigs for with artists from diverse disciplines and Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery backgrounds in theater, dance, contemporary programs, Investigation Discovery’s Ice Cold music, museums and opera on stages Killers, Maryland Public Television and the U.S. throughout the country and abroad. He has Army’s tour Spirit of America. designed at most major regional theaters across the country including Hartford Stage, LEWIS SHAW (Fight Director) makes his Arena Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the Guthrie, Stage debut. Regional credits include A Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodman and Streetcar Named Desire, Wait Until Dark, Great American Conservatory Theater, among many Expectations, Deathtrap and Ruined (Everyman others. Broadway productions include Lady Theater, resident company member); Nabucco Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill starring Audra and Don Giovanni (Washington National McDonald, FELA! (Tony Award nomination) and Opera); and A Skull in Cinemas, Snow Falling on David Copperfield’s debut inDreams and Cedars and Bus Stop (Baltimore Center Stage).

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Lewis is the owner/operator of Vulcan’s Forge, Stage. Nationally, he has worked several and has made weapons and action props for seasons for the Chautauqua Theatre Company many regional and Broadway productions, as and Denver Center Theatre Company. Gary has well as The Vampire Diaries, Gotham, Daredevil, an M.F.A. in acting from A.C.T. in San Francisco. Iron Fist and the upcoming Defenders. LIZ WOODMAN, CSA (New York Casting) has cast GARY LOGAN (Vocal Coach) is the former director many plays in New York and for regional of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy theaters. Among those she cast in New York for Classical Acting, and currently the are The Full Monty (New York, London and associate professor of speech and dialects for National tours; Artios nomination); Not About Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. Nightingales (New York and London); A He is also the author of The Eloquent Thousand Clowns, Cowgirls and Timon of Shakespeare (University of Chicago Press). Athens (National Actors Theatre); and Sugar Gary has been the voice, text and dialect Babies. Regional theaters include Arena coach for nearly 150 professional productions Stage, Old Globe (Artios nomination), Alley, nationally and internationally, including the Guthrie and Ford’s Theatre, among others. Her Royal Shakespeare Company and Canada’s TV credits include Loving (Artios nominations); Stratford Festival. Regionally, Gary’s credits Another World, Texas and Dottie. She is a include multiple productions at Shakespeare member of ATAS, League of Professional Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, the Kennedy Theatre Women and was an original member Center, Signature Theatre, Everyman Theatre, of the Casting Society of America. Ford’s Theatre, Folger Theatre and Arena CHRISTI B. SPANN (Stage Manager) returns to Arena after serving as stage manager for The Little Foxes, Love in Afghanistan and assistant stage manager on Smokey Joe’s Café, Good People, My Fair Lady, You, Nero and Ah, Wilderness! Other D.C. credits include The Bard’s Broadway and Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Christi by William Shakespeare spent 12 seasons on the stage management directed by Liesl Tommy staff at the Denver Center Theatre Company, four summer seasons with The Great River APRIL 25–MAY 28 Shakespeare Festival and is currently working with Virginia Repertory Theatre in Richmond, VA.

MARNE ANDERSON (Assistant Stage Manager / Replacement Stage Manager)’s Arena Stage credits include Roe, Moby Dick, All the Way, Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, King Hedley II, Five Guys Named Moe, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Mountaintop, Metamorphoses, The Arabian Nights and Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies. Additional D.C. credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Folger Theatre); Angels in America: Parts 1 and 2 (Round House); and You for Me for You and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Woolly Mammoth). She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End and The City of a life on Broadway. In 2014, Molly made her Conversation. New York credits include The Broadway debut directing The Velocity of Roads to Home (Primary Stages); Maize & Blue Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run on Broadway and The Last Word (New York at Arena Stage. She was awarded honorary Musical Festival); and Howards End. Regional doctorates from American University and credits include Bright Star (pre-Broadway, the Towson University. Kennedy Center); Up Here, Ether Dome and Peer Gynt (La Jolla Playhouse); Rich Girl (The EDGAR DOBIE (Executive Director) After nearly four Old Globe); and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot decades, Edgar continues to enjoy a career in (Stage 773). She is a founding member of public theater. He has served as executive Ubuntu Theater Project. Rachael received her director of Trinity Repertory Company in M.F.A. from University of California, San Diego, Providence, founding managing director of and B.F.A. from University of Michigan, and is a Toronto’s Canadian Stage Company and proud AEA member. managing director at National Arts Centre in Ottawa and Vancouver’s New Play Centre. Based in New York City for six years, he was president of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really ARENA STAGE LEADERSHIP Useful Company and the North American executive producer of Riverdream, as well as MOLLY SMITH (Artistic Director) has served as managing producer of the Tony Awards. His Artistic Director since 1998. Her more than 30 Broadway producing credits include Sunset directing credits at Arena Stage include Boulevard (Tony Award for Best Musical), Carousel, Oliver!, The Originalist, Fiddler on the Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Roof, Camp David, Mother Courage and Her Dreamcoat, Paul Simon’s The Capeman, The Children, Oklahoma!, A Moon for the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Boublil and Misbegotten, My Fair Lady, The Great White Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen and Dolly Hope, The Music Man, Orpheus Descending, Parton’s 9 to 5. He is a member of the Legacy of Light, The Women of Brewster Place, Directors for theatreWashington and the Cabaret, South Pacific, Agamemnon and His Southwest Business Improvement District. He Daughters, All My Sons and How I Learned to also serves as a Tony Award nominator for the Drive. She most recently directed Our Town at 2017 season. Edgar, his good wife Tracy and Canada’s Shaw Festival. Her directorial work their daughter Greta Lee are all proud has also been seen at The Old Globe, Asolo residents of Southwest Washington, D.C. Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Trinity Repertory, Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, Montreal’s Centaur Theatre and Perseverance Theater in Juneau, Alaska, which she founded and ran from 1979-1998. Molly has been a This theater operates under an agreement leader in new play development for over 30 between the League of Resident Theatres and years. She is a great believer in first, second Actors’ Equity Association. and third productions of new work and has The actors and stage managers are championed projects including How I Learned members of Actors’ Equity Association, the to Drive; Passion Play, a cycle; Next to Normal; Union of Professional Actors and Stage and Dear Evan Hansen. She has worked Managers in the United States. alongside playwrights Sarah Ruhl, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, Lawrence Wright, Karen Zacarías, John Murrell, Eric Coble, Charles The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented Randolph-Wright and many others. She led by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the re-invention of Arena Stage, focusing on the IATSE. the architecture and creation of the Mead Center for American Theater and positioning The Director and Choreographer are Arena Stage as a national center for American members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND artists. During her time with the company, CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national Arena Stage has workshopped more than 100 theatrical labor union. productions, produced 39 world premieres, staged numerous second and third Arena Stage is a constituent of the Theatre productions and been an important part of Communications Group (TCG), the national nurturing eight projects that went on to have organization for the American theater.

2016/17 SEASON 23 BOARD OF TRUSTEES / NEXT STAGE / THEATRE FORWARD

ARENA STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016/17 CHAIR GOVERNING BOARD HONORARY BOARD LIFE TRUSTEES Judith N. Batty Andrew R. Ammerman Jim Abdo Norman Bernstein Kent Amos Ashok Bajaj Lee G. Rubenstein PRESIDENT Decker Anstrom Michele G. Berman Beth Newburger Joanne Barker Steven R. Bralove EMERITUS TRUSTEES Schwartz Linda A. Baumann John Derrick Arlene and Robert Kogod Sander M. Bieber Nancy M. Folger VICE CHAIRS Susan Haas Bralove Natwar Gandhi PAST PRESIDENTS Eric Braverman Lavern Chatman Sylvia Greenberg AND CHAIRS Edgar Dobie Debbie Driesman Ellen K. Harrison J. Burke Knapp Vicki J. Hicks John Edelmann Kay Kapoor Norman Bernstein John Lynham Jeri Epstein Judy Lansing Kovler Curtin Winsor, Jr. Raymond Sczudlo Richard Feinstein Mark Levine Lee G. Rubenstein David E. Shiffrin Elliot Feldman Nancy Low Richard W. Snowdon Nicholas Goad David O. Maxwell Denie S. Weil TREASURER Ann Hamilton Joan P. Maxwell Riley K. Temple Larry Franks Patti Herman Ronald A. Paul, M.D. Steven R. Bralove Margot Kelly Beverly Perry Wendy Farrow ASSISTANT TREASURER Daniel Korengold Judy Lynn Prince James J. Rouse Hubert M. Schlosberg B. Thomas Mansbach William S. Sessions John M. Derrick, Jr. David BH Martin Richard W Snowdon Mark Shugoll SECRETARY Joyce Moorehead Sandra E. Taylor David E. Shiffrin Shawna Watley Terry R. Peel Grace Terpstra Beth Newburger Lucia Riddle Margaret Tomlinson Schwartz ASSISTANT SECRETARY Gene Samburg Richard A. Newman David Bruce Smith Molly Smith Sheila Stampfli Robert Stout

THE NEXT STAGE CAMPAIGN DONORS Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, corporations and foundations whose support of the Next Stage Campaign helped us realize the construction and expanded programming of our new center, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. In recognition of their tremendous generosity and visionary philanthropy, Arena Stage is proud to honor Gilbert and Jaylee Mead with the naming of our new theater center which opened its doors to the public on October 23, 2010. Our Donor Honor Wall represents all gifts to the Next Stage Campaign of $30,000 or more. A full listing of all Next Stage Campaign contributors of $1,000 or more can be found at www.arenastage.org/donate/next-stage-campaign. For more information about future naming opportunities, please contact Kristen Mitchell at 202-600-4026 or [email protected].

THEATRE FORWARD FUNDERS (CONTRIBUTORS AS OF MAY 2016) Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following funders for earmarking their contributions to our educating through theatre programs: $50,000 - $99,000 Southwest Airlines Dorfman and Kaish Schloss Family Foundation Theatermania / Gretchen Shugart Family Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo George S. Smith, Jr. John R. Dutt Bruce R. and Tracey Ewing $25,000 - 49,999 $10,000 - 14,999 Brian J. Harkins Lisa Orberg Buford Alexander and Pamela Farr Gregory S. Hurst RBC Wealth Management Anonymous Howard and Janet Kagan Daniel A. Simkowitz Steven and Joy Bunson Joseph F. Kirk TD Charitable Foundation James S. and Lynne Turley John R. Mathena Isabelle Winkles $15,000 - 24,999 The Sheri and Les Biller Alan and Jennifer Freedman $2,500 - $9,999 Family Foundation Frank and Bonnie Orlowski Mitchell J. Auslander John Thomopoulos National Endowment for the Arts Paula A. Dominick  In-kind support

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FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY - ARENA STAGE’S PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges these individuals who ensure the future of Arena Stage by making a planned gift. These gifts assure that Arena Stage will continue to challenge, educate and entertain audiences, and maintain its excellence in theater nationally, and internationally for generations to come.

Arena can help you accomplish your personal, family and philanthropic goals while benefiting the theater. Supporters who make planned gifts to Arena are invited to join the Full Circle Society and enjoy special benefits. For more information about planned giving, please contact Holly Oliver at 202-600-4029 or [email protected].

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS AS OF MARCH 1, 2017. MEMBERS BEQUESTS AND GIFTS Anonymous (7) Thomas Jesulaitis IN REMEMBRANCE Esthy and Jim Adler Margot Kelly Estate of Audrey J. Barnett Dr. and Mrs.* Clement C. Alpert Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Estate of Harry J. Boissevain Family of H. Max* and Dr. Seth A. Koch and Estate of Henrietta T. Braunstein Josephine* F. Ammerman Barbara Bellman Koch Estate of Patricia Carroll Steven Bralove Herb and Dianne Lerner Estate of Helen G. Codding Curtis Bell Herbert A. Lindow* Estate of Albert Chaiken Louise Budelis John and Patricia Long Estate of Marcus Cohn Dorothy Bunevich John and Lenora Lynham Estate of Israel and John P. Cahill Judy Lynn Prince Augusta Convisser Ellen MacNeille Charles Richard Schwartz* and Estate of Zelda Fichandler Robert D. Davis Jr.* and Beth Newburger Schwartz In Memory of Helen W. and Henry J. Schalizki* Dr. and Mrs. Mark Shugoll Felix E. Geiger John Edelmann and Jeff Love Molly Smith and Suzanne Estate of Ann Gibbons Donald H. Flanders Blue Star Boy Estate of Ezra Glaser Nancy M. Folger Dick and Katie Snowdon Estate of George Grizzard Catherine F. and James F.* Fort, Sr. Helga Tarver Estate of Giselle Hill Arlene Friedlander Helene Toiv Estate of Joan E. Kain Dr. JC Hayward Margaret L. Tomlinson In Memory of Jean Russ Kern Vicki J. Hicks Frederick H. Walton* and Jeannette G. Kern Lauren and Glen Howard Frankie and Jerry* Williamson Estate of LaRue R. Lutkins David Insinga and Robert McDonald Estate of Suzy Platt Estate of Gruine Robinson Estate of Eric Weinmann * Deceased

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2016/17 SEASON 25 THANK YOU - THE ANNUAL FUND

THE ANNUAL FUND Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, foundations and corporations who support the theater’s work by contributing to the Annual Fund. These gifts make it possible for the theater to continue presenting high-quality productions and innovative education programs that strengthen the community in which we live. For more information on the benefits of becoming an Annual Fund contributor, call the Development Department at 202-600-4177. The following are contributors as of March 7, 2017.

OVATION CIRCLE Rick and Carol Froehlich Kathy and Jody Dreyfuss Skip and Laurette Farmer Anonymous Sheldon and Audrey Katz Anita Dunn and Robert Bauer Susan D. and Howard Feibus Arlene and Robert Kogod Judy and Peter Kovler / Barbara and David Ehrlich Stephanie Fischer Lola C. Reinsch The Kovler Fund Lorry M. Fenner, PhD Sallie Forman and Jonah Gitlitz Beth Newburger Schwartz and Mark T. Lewellyn Susan and Jay Finkelstein Mr. and Mrs. Davis R. Gamble Jr. Richard Schwartz* The Robert and Natalie Mandel Lorraine Fleming and B.J. Gilchrist Family Foundation Harry Parrish Ruth Bader Ginsburg FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Peggy and Alec* Tomlinson Robert and Carole Fontenrose Gregg H. S. Golden Andrew R. Ammerman Christopher and Carol Fromboluti Catherine and Warren Gorrell Diane and Norman Bernstein PRODUCER’S CIRCLE J. H. Gaddis Linda Griggs and Bill Swedish Susan and Steven Bralove Anonymous (4) The Honorable William and Loren and Phyllis Haag Estate of Albert Chaiken Esthy and Jim Adler Linda Garvelink The Honorable Robert and Joan and David Maxwell Celia and Keith Arnaud Susan B. Haight Susan Hale Hubert (Hank) and Nancy and John Benson Steven and Tanya Hilton Jim and Carolyn Harris Charlotte* Schlosberg Richard and Evelyn Bynum Dr. Donald Wallace Jones, Patricia Harvey David Bruce Smith Louis Delair, Jr. Dr. Betty Jean Tolbert Jones Paul and Marilyn Henderson Edgar and Tracy Dobie and Tracey Tolbert Jones Sonia Herson BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Nancy M. Folger Cal and Barbara Klausner William and Judith Holton Anonymous David C. Frederick and Lauren S. Kogod Erich Hosbach and Franklin Moore Decker Anstrom and Sophia Lynn Leslie S. Kogod Joseph and Anne Jarboe Sherry Hiemstra Marilyn and Michael Glosserman Bruce and James Johnson and Estate of Audrey J. Barnett Amnon and Sue Golan Lori Laitman Rosenblum Matthew Shepard Ellen MacNeille Charles Lucia and Woolf Gross Herb and Dianne Lerner Jerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan John and Linda Derrick Meg and John Hauge Nancy and Dan Longo Dr. and Mrs. James Karesh Jeri and Gary Epstein William Logan Hopkins William and Ruth Lubic Anne B. Keiser and Douglas Lapp George and Duffy Ftikas Thomas Jesulaitis and John and Mary Lee Malcolm Judge Gladys Kessler Sylvia Kay Greenberg Barrie Seidman Abby Mandel Jean and John Lange Margot Kelly Bill Lands and Norberta Schoene Steve Mayer and Vera Oye’ Yaa Leon Fund of the Community David and Martha Martin Mark Levine and Sara Imershein Alan and Ruth Melvin Foundation Serving Richmond R. Lucia Riddle Robert Liberatore and Debra Kraft Dr. Robin Mockenhaupt and and Central VA Gene Samburg Laura L. McAuliffe Dr. Ralph Popp Edward T. Lis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Snowdon Thomas McPherson Hazel C. Moore David Lloyd, Realtor Sheila Stampfli Mills Family Foundation Laura Peebles and Peter Lowet and Laura Sloss John and Veronica Morrison Ellen Fingerman Daniel and Karen Mayers LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Greg Nelson and Beverly Perry Mark and Marsha Mazz Kent and Carmen Amos Jose Cunningham Wesley Pickard and Sally and Bill Meadows Joanne Barker Melanie and Larry Nussdorf Jeanette Studley Brian and Diana Meighan Judith N. Batty Sydney M. Polakoff and Michael and Penelope Pollard Nancy Miron Linda A. Baumann Carolyn Goldman Benjamin and Judith Pratt Patricia Haywood Moore and Michele and Allan Berman Judy Lynn Prince Franklin D. Raines and Dr. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. Sandy Bieber and Melissa and Alex Romain Denise Grant Dee Morris Linda Rosenzweig Margaret Ann Ross Robert and Nan Ratner Dr. Alfred Munzer and Eric Braverman and Neil Brown Dr. and Mrs. William Rule Jim and Rita Regino Mr. Joel Wind Lavern Chatman Susan Scanlan Bill and Donna Roberts Myung Nam and Michael Hamilton Susan Clampitt and The Honorable and Talmadge and Mary E. Roberts Meenakshi Nandedkar Jeremy Waletzky Mrs. William Sessions Helen Ross Rita O’Brien, Esq. and Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman George L. Shields Foundation Steven and Marie Schram John Imparato John Edelmann and Jeff Love Molly Smith and Shugoll Research Michael and Cindy O’Kane Pam and Richard Feinstein Suzanne Blue Star Boy McAdo Shuler, Jr. Ray Olson Drs. Elliot J. Feldman and Lily Judi and Richard Sugarman Thalia and Lynwood Sinnamon Mr. and Mrs. David M. Osnos Gardner Feldman Tim and Grace Terpstra Sandra Taylor Kerby L. Parker Estate of Zelda Fichandler Stephen and Andrea Weiswasser Suzanne Thouvenelle and Howard and Dorothy Pedolsky Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher Ellen and Bernard Young Dennis Deloria Margaret J. Pollack Larry Franks and Ellen Berelson Judy and Leo Zickler Anne Marie Tighe Florence and Louis Priebe Henock Gebreamlak and Laura L. Tosi Allen Purvis and Jan Johnson Nicholas Goad DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Richard and Leslie Wojciechowicz Janis Reed and Jack Requa Ms. Ann Hamilton Anonymous (8) Irene and Alan Wurtzel Nancy Regan Ellen K. Harrison Jim and Mai Abdo Deborah and David Yaffe Henry and Anne Reich Patti and Mitchell Herman Alan Asay and Mary Sturtevant Margot and Paul Zimmerman Family Foundation Vicki J. Hicks Priscilla Aycock Robert and JoAnn Royer Kay Kapoor Elfreda Baptist PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Trina and Lee Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Korengold Dr. and Mrs. C. Wrandle Barth Anonymous Jeff and Sarah Sandel John and Lenora Lynham Christopher Bavolack and Carolyn Alper Eric and Patricia Sanner B. Thomas Mansbach Martha Huelsbeck Dr. and Mrs.* Clement C. Alpert Steve and Nancy Silcox Thomas and Joyce Moorehead Ted Bean and Kathy Brown Dean Amel and Terry Savela Ronald Simon Richard and Janice Newman Alan and Kyle Bell Leon and Robyn Andris James Skiles and Lynne Church Alan and Marsha Paller Jim Bellas and Kip Fenton David and Judy Bonior Linda Smith Craig Pascal and Victor Shargai Dr. Sharon Bennett Judy and George Bowns, in Larry and Arlene Spinelli Toni and Ronald Paul Eugene L. Bialek and memory of their sons, Steve and Danelle Springer Ann and Terry R. Peel Arlene A. Brown Mark and Scott Dr. Earl P. Steinberg and Toni A. Ritzenberg* Deborah Bowles Julie Burton and Roger Hickey Claire E. Reade Raymond S. Sczudlo and J. Alton and Cynthia Boyer Buffy and William Cafritz Robert and Jan Stout Deborah Sams Sczudlo Joe and Sue Bredekamp Family Foundation Eileen and Michael Tanner Peggy and David Shiffrin Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Dr. Myla Carpenter Peter and Ann Tanous Bob Stout Marilyn Charles and John Chester Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thackrey Shawna Watley Reuben Simmons Judith Claire Steuart and Linda Thomsen Clotilda Bowie Cassidy Beth and Ron Cogswell Ralph Timmons and Janet Hill PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Richard H. Cleva Geri and David Cohen Allen Unsworth Anonymous (2) Ellen and Michael Cronin Annemargaret Connolly Rear Adm. and Curtis Bell The Charles Delmar Foundation Joseph DiGangi Mrs. Sidney Wallace The Lois and Michael DeSantis and Patricia D’Orazio Virginia D. Weber Richard England Family Patrick Baugh Carolyn and William Doying Anne Paine and Fowler West Virginia McGehee Friend Robert P. Donaldson Alan Einhorn and Vicki Cooper Joan Wills

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Terry and William Witowsky Gail Povar and Larry Bachorik Steve Grayson Seth Waxman and Debra Goldberg Jane Yanulis Lutz Alexander Prager Michael C Greenbaum Drs. Stephan and Ann Werner Robert and Anne Yerman Jane Ellen Ramsey Karen T. Grisez Jack and Sue Whitelaw Joe and Ginny Redish Frank Guzzetta Susan Wiener STAR David and Susan Reichardt Jack E. Hairston, Jr. John Wingard Anonymous (3) Deborah Remmers Robert and Carol Hall C. Lawrence Wiser Michael W. and Stacie H. Arpey Terry and Alan Rettig Don and Sue Haller Ken and Dorothy Woodcock Lynn J. and Lynne A. Barden June and Marvin Rogul Susan and Allen Hanenbaum Annette and Colin Young Michael Barrett and Marvin and Joan Rosenberg Chris Harris Jeff and Johanna Zinn Danielle Beauchamp Steven M. Rosenberg and Joan B. Harvey Ms. Joan Berman Stewart C. Low III Marianne Harwit SUPPORTING ROLE Peter and Ellen Berty Barry and Joan Rosenthal Kathleen A. Hasse Anonymous (21) Jerry Bridges and Sally Turner Herbert and Nancy Rosenthal Bert Helfinstein and D. M. Abruzzo Ms. Carolyn M. Broussard Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rothkopf Margaret Rodenberg Clara Adams-Ender Roger and Nancy Brown Evelyn Sandground and Bill Naomi and Jack Heller Ms. Charisse A. Adamson Sharie A. Brown Perkins, in memory of Frank Tom Hentoff and Sarah Sloan Judith Agard Blain and Peg Butner and Marta Jager Linda Lurie Hirsch Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff Carolyn Cheney Dr.* and Mrs. Harold H. Saunders John and Debra Howard Lee Allen and Howard Walgren N. Chesser and J.M. Rowe Ernest Schichler and John Murray Geraldine Inge Amb. and Mrs. Frank Almaguer Claudette Christian Jean Schiro-Zavela and Alan and Nadine Jacobs Richard Alperstein and Drs. Jack H. and Rita R. Colwell Vance Zavela William A. and Virgie H. Jones Lenore Seliger John and Sheila Compton Carol Schwartz John Keator and Virginia Sullivan Marilena Amoni and Don Ryan Camille Cook Robert and Margaret Shanks Andrea and Joseph Kerr Britt Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James Dake Colonel William E. and Dr. Sandra D. Key John and Sarah-Allen Anderson Gil and Nancy Dannels Helen Q. Sherman Mary Kimble Jean W. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Davis, III Kathleen and Kerry Skeen Kenneth and Carol Doran Klein Thomas and Sharon Atkins Anita Difanis and Richard Krajeck Annelise and Robert H. Smith Carl Koteff Raymond D. Audet Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeworth William Randolph Smith Thomas Kuchenberg Elinor R. Bacon Jacquelyn and Albert Edmonds Mr. Sid Stolz Ms. Jane Mary Kwass Peter and Marjory Bankson Sarah G. Epstein Patricia Stonesifer and Richard and Cecilia Larkin Ann and Mal Barasch James and Patricia Flanigan Michael Kinsley Paul and Martha Lawrence Dayle Bartholow and Jeff Pickard The Henry J. Fox Trust Seema Sueko Thelma K. Leenhouts Richard and Jean Barton Alan and Naomi Freedman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Surovell Steven Leinwand and Carolyn and John Beck Amy C. Gilbert TAA Services, Ltd. Ann Lawrence Susan and Don Bennett B.J. Gilchrist Judge and Mrs. James T. Turner Mary Ann Levant* John and Sylvia Benoit Hon. Joseph and Joan and Mark Weiss Roberta Levant* Guy Bergquist Mrs. Alma Gildenhorn Richard and Susan Westin Dr. and Mrs. Randall J. Lewis Dava Berkman Mark* and Sara Goldberg Carolyn L. Wheeler Albert L. and Doris M. Lindquist Geoffrey Berlin Sherry and Neil Green Patricia Page Williams Joan Lorr Robert C. and Elissa B. Bernius The Honorable and Pat and Steve MacIntyre Ann Blackman and Michael Putzel Mrs. William Greenberg LEAD Captain Lory Manning USN (RET) Edward and Elena Bloomstein Grace R. Gregg Anonymous (6) Hon. John E. Mansfield Richard and Eleanor Bochner Carol and Bill Gross Kate Acuff and Ed Hess Linda Marks Constance Bohon MD Norene and Timothy Guilford Marilyn and James Altman Louis Mayo Vincent and Veronica Boles Ellie and John Hagner Laura and Mason Axford J. Douglas and Martie McDowall Mickey and Sally Bolmer James B. Hamlin Michael Baker Mary McGann Karen J. Bopp Jennifer Hanley Paul and Jeanette Barkley Patricia McMahon Ellen Bortz The Hansan Family Dr. and Mrs. John Barnes Sarah and David McMeans Randall A. Bowman S. Ross and Susan L. Hechinger Roy V. Barnes and Charles and Marilyn McMillion Jan Boyce Lucia Hill Mary A. Flanigan Dr. and Mrs. Allen W. Mead Steven Brady Francis Hinton Nancy and John Barnum Stephen Meyer and Nancy Brandon Theo W. Hodge Jr., MD and David and Janet Batlan Erica Summers Randi and David Braverman Frederick Eugene Taylor, Jr. Nan Beckley Lisa Miller Ann Breen Judy Honig Thomas J. Billy MaryAnn Miller Sandra Bresnahan David Insinga and Lucille A. Bland Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore Ms. Sally Brice Robert McDonald Dennis and Shirley Bloomquist Donald and Lynne Myers Philip and Constance Briley Annelle Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsuk Jeffrey Neal and Kevin Loeffler Ms. Karen Broadnax The S. Kann Sons Co. Foundation Gary Bowden and Mark Ziomek Sherry and Louis Nevins Perry Brown Gary Kemp Mary Beth Brown C. Lynn O’Connell Sharon Brown Kay Kendall and Jack Davies Marian Bruno Deborah Okon Hope Brown-Saxton Caroline Klam Harold R. Bucholtz Michael and Kathleen Opincar Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Browning Caroline S. Klemp Patricia Burke Catherine O’Reilley Rita Bruce Lindy Knapp Lisa Burns and Henry Chamberlain Colonel Tommy T. Osborne Candice C. Bryant Patricia and John Koskinen Matt Butcher and Liz Pennisi David and Marina Ottaway Avery Burns Mr. Albert Kramer Sandra and Paul Byrne Doris Parker and Michael Spatz N. Elois Burrell Simeon M. Kriesberg and Carol Caparosa Antoinette Pavone Donna M. Butts Martha L. Kahn Renee Carlson Nthakoana Peko and Don Spicer James Cafritz William and Grace LaChance Louis and Karen Carson Alan and Andrea Pendleton John Cahill Marvin and Dede Lang Stephen Case Mr. Gary Peterson Mr. and Mrs. James Callison Col. (Ret.) Richard and Jack A Chiang Randy and Kathy Pherson Leslie Calman and Alyssa Leatherman Francis and Terry Coates Liz Purdy Porter Jane Gruenebaum John and Trish Long Ray and Mary Converse Dr. Johnny Railey Faye and Plater Campbell Joan Lunney Beverly Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Reckford Joseph N Cannon Virginia MacLaury Woody Cunningham and Betty Revelle Fredric and Jane Cantor Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Margolis Jessie Harris Marilou and Massimo Righini Barbara Carter Eddie and Lynne McCormick George A. Dalley Dr. Tommie L. Robinson, Jr. Ms. Patricia Carter Edward and Loretta Merrow Lorraine Day Dr. Sheila Rogovin and Mr. and Mrs. James Carty Drs. Jeanne-Marie and Deirdre Donahue and Dr. Stewart Aledort Ruth Carver Nathan Miller Jamie Dahlberg Nuhad Ruggiero Wallace Chandler Josh Miller and Jerry Noble James Ebbitt and Scott Derrick Jean Sammon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Chappelle Nancy and Herbert Milstein Ann Elliott Jo Ella Samp Cheryl M. Chevalier David Montgomery Marjorie and Anthony Elson Linda. B. Schakel Joy and Jerry Choppin Judie and Fred Mopsik Bob and Sue Faron Richard and Rochelle Schwab Purnell and Joan Choppin Dale Mott and Ken Hyle John and Kathleen Farrell Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark Timothy and Diane Naughton Carol Faulb Joan H. Searby Kenneth T. Cline Martha Newman Geraldine Feaster and John Sheridan Edward Cohen and Frank and Linda Nutter Calvin Bethea* Dr. and Mrs. Gene Simaitis Charlene Barshefsky Joe Oppenheimer and Beth Feldman Mike and Patti Sipple Nadine R. Cohodas Edith Fraser Nancy and Cary Feldman Carl Wayne Smith and W. Joseph and Karen Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Oskin Jack L. Finglass Michael Burke Drs. Houston and Mary Conley Craig Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flyer Lynette R.F. Smith Stephen T. Cramolini Sonja M. Palomaki Heather Foley Janet W. Solinger Janice Crawford Mr. and Mrs.* P. David Pappert Allan Friedman Emil and Judy Sunley Susan M. Crawford Mike Payne and Barbara Johnson Jim and Lorrie Fulton Drs. Steven and Sheila Taube John and Valerie Cuddy Alvin Phillips and Tia Johnson Mr. and Mrs. James Gentle Barbara Toohill John and Isabella Cummings Dr. Nathaniel Pitts Richard Gervase and Stuart Delery Lois Trumbull Philip and Joan Currie Diane and Arnold Polinger Lynne and Bill Glikbarg Roberta K. Van Haeften Linda Daniel Warren and Hallie Porter Dr. Donna M. Gollnick Herbert W. and Elizabeth K. Ware Arlene Davis

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Donald and Susan Davis Richard and Pamela Hinds Sarah Anne Milholen Hugh and Ruth Sickel Martin and Belle Davis Donald and Diana Hirsch David Miller Dr. and Mrs. Rubin Siegel Rock and Sabrina Davis Sallie L. Holder Dr. Florence K. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Sinderson Deanna K. Dawson Clarence G. Hoop Barbara Mintz Bernard and Mary Slosberg Nancy Dawson Gerald and Harriet Hopkins John E. Mitchell Blanche Smith Stephen A. Dean Erika Horton Kent and Dale Morrison Ida Fernanders Smith Lisa and Tony Delity Donald M. and Barbara S. Hoskins Charles and Jane Morse Margaret Smith Steven desJardins Katheryn A. Hovde Helaine G. Morss Pamela Brown Smith Kimberly Dixon Lauren and Glen Howard JoAnn Mueller Dr. Stuart Sotsky Diane and Lowell Dodge Frances Hudson Jim and Ellen Myerberg Ronna Spacone Walter B. Doggett III and Drew Huffman Hedy Nash and John Wetterau Ellen Spencer Joanne Doggett Dr. David Humm Elizabeth Neblett Cecile and James Srodes Edward Donahue, III Sidney and Carol Hurlburt Brad Neilley Christian Stallsmith and Molly Donovan and Barry Wepman Ann Ingram Carol and John Noble Deborah Clapp Don Douglas and Carolyne Weil Patricia Jackman and Caren Novick Dr. William and Joseph Duffey Stephen L John Hamda O’Brien Mrs. Claudia Stiebel Becky and Charlie Dukes Lorna S. Jaffe C and J Orza Donald R. and Dorothy T. Stone Joan Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Jaffe William and Elsie Page Jane O. Storm Susan Duncan and Leo Fisher Paul Jaikaran Ruth Parr Aileen and Jack Sullivan David Dunn Ms. Sandra A. Jamula James T. Parson, Jr. John and Linda Suter Michael and Mary Durr Anne Jardine Jane Passman David Svatos Donald and Judith Dworkin William and Judith Jeffress Wanda D. Patrick Dr. Harvey A. Sweetbaum and James Ellzy Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Johnson Terry Pattillo Mrs. Selma Sweetbaum Brian and Sonja Elmer Lucrecia Johnson David Pawlik Pamela and Michael Tapscott Douglas Erwin and Wendy Wiswall Kenneth Johnston Renate G Pawlik Rick Tedesco Tina Eskridge Kimberly and Tad Johnston Kevin and Sherry Pearson Evelyn Teel Ralph and Gwendolyn Everett Edward Jones Anne E. Peret Elizabeth and Jerry Teles Dr. Nancy Falk Elizabeth Blair Jones Nancy Pergolizzi Dennis and Rosalind Thomas Gary Felser Gerry Kallman Alvin Perkins Mr. Kevin Tighe Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Felton Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Kaplin Charles and Annette Perry Barbara Tobias Lois Fields Jane C. Karpick Randolph Perry and Nancy Lee Juergen Tooren Joan Fina Jody Katz Karen and Hugh Pettigrew Darrell Totman Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finger Paul and Masako Kaufman Daniel Piekarski Sheila Truxon Eric Fingerhut and Karen Bailey Jackie Williams Kaye Beth Pile Gene and Dolly Tucker Dolores Fisk Courtney Kieba Geraldine Fogel Pilzer Raymond and Marjorie Turgel Dr. J.D. Fletcher Michael Kim Dr. Gwendolyn W. Pla Dr. Carolyn Peoples Veiga J Cathy Fogel Carol King Barbara and Larry Poe Eli Velder Harry Foxwell Janet King Lance and Sheila Pohl Susan and Jeff Vincent Graham Frank Patricia King and Roger Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. John Pontius Catherine and Tim Wagner Karen L. French Rufus King III Toby Port and Jeffrey Ahl Ms. Maria Wagner Deborah Freund and Doug White Pris and Bill Kirby Dr. and Mrs. Jerrold Post Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wald Pamela Friedman Marilyn (Mickey) Klein Anna Powell Michael Waldman and Linda Coe Bob and Martha Lee Fugate Mary Tuke Klemmt Ane Powers Cynthia Wallace Cary Fuller Steve and Karen Klemp Richard and Louise Priest Ed and Maria Ward Jean C. Fulton John Knapp Wendell and Kathy Primus Roger and Diane Warin Paul Gamble Thomas Kopf Bill Raabe Richard and Sally Watts Louis Gaudio Rosemarie and George Korphage Edward Ramos Helene Weisz and Mike and Carrie Gillotte John Kramer Janice Rasgus Richard Lieberman Yvette B. Gilmore Eugene and Adeline Krizek Ms. Linda Ravdin Joseph and Rosemary Weller Virginia Giroux-Rollow Peggy Laves and Doug Trainum J. Paul and Diane Reason Ray and Rhoda Wharton Jane Glickman and Charles Sacks Paul Lawrence Leslie Reed John and Val Wheeler Maggie Godbold and Elizabeth C Lee Sandra Reed-Bryant Greg and Mary Whiteman Steve Bershader Brock Lending Anna Marie Reeder Dr. and Mrs. Robert Whitten Judy and Joel Goldberg Marion Ein Lewin Mr. Clyde Relick Daniel Williams Andy Gomer John and Jane Lewis Catherine C. Remijan Bernetta and Kevin Williams John M. Goodman Martin G. Lichtenstein and Maria Farese Rendine Robert and Gwendolyn Williams Rhonda Goodman and Sharon Rosendhal Mary E. Resnik Rance R. Willis Dorothy Moskowitz Marianne Liebermann William Reynolds J. David Willson Michael M. Gottesman Carol Ann and Kenneth Linder Margaret J. Rice Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wilshere Bill and Toni Govier Ace and Linda Lipson Ann Richards Robert Wilson Brad Gray and Helen Darling Amy Liu and Craig Witmer Sheila Riley and Ned Kraft Mary Jane Wisniewski Madi Green, in memory of Robert-Gerald Livingston Clyde Robbins Beverly and Christopher With Duff Green III Margo W. London Markley Roberts Albertha W. Workman Maxine Green Cynthia Long Christopher Robinson John and Beth Wright Jackie Greene Ronald Long and Barbara Atwell Robin Anne Rojas Elaine Wunderlich Marilyn Greene Shirley Loo John and Taryn Roman James Yenckel C. O. Gregory Lucinda A. Low and Bob Rose and Lauren Swartz Beverly and Daniel Yett Sally Gresham Daniel B. Magraw Gareth Rosenau J B Young Christian Griffin Kenneth Lowenberg Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Rosenblum Patricia N. Young Calvin and Audra Griner Ronald and Marilyn Lundquist Dr. Bernard and Louise Rostker David and Julie Zalkind Alfred and Lynne Groff Doris B. Mabrey Robert Rothenberg Anders and Sally Zeijlon Alan and Jackie Gropman Sasha Mabry Richard and Jane Rutherford Sue and Bruce Guenther Phyllis and Philip Margolius Jane and Bruce Ryan *Deceased Gail Gulliksen David Martin Barbara Sable Susan Gutchess and Helen Ingalls Doris Anne Martin Mr. and Mrs. John Sacchetti Wilbur Hadden Michelle Mason Stephen and Doreen Sanborn Mr. Allen C. Haid and Gary and Lynn Massel Ms. Gail Sattler Ms. Sandra Cummins-Haid Jeff Masser Lee Saunders Juanita and Melvin Hardy Winton Matthews, Jr. Julia Lauder Sayles Dr. Michael Harrington Russell Matthias Alexis Scheffter Patricia P. Harris Marlene Mayo Lisa and Mark Schneider Steven Hass Hans and Marianne Mayr Eugene and Alice Schreiber Duggee Hatry Susan Hall McCannell Frederick and Peri Schuyler Doris Hausser Fred and Jeanne McCarroll Peter Schwartz Jerry Hawke Emmy McArver James Scott Deborah Healey and Brenda McCoy Karren E. Scott Margaret Mohrmann J. Douglas McDowall Diane Seeger and Lucia M. Heard Elizabeth Ann McGrath Thomas Christein Ruth Herman Bernice McIntyre Sandra and David Sellers Donald E. Hesse and Mr. and Mrs. William McKaig James Shannon Jerrilyn Andrews John and Marie McKeon M. Pat and Bob Shapiro Richard and Mary-Ellen Hibey Michael McLeod Kim L. Sheridan Harold L. Hickson Dee McWilliams Stephanie Shipp Timothy Higgins Tom and Terry Melo Bobbi and Larry Shulman Allen Hile and Eloise Gore Lisa Mezzetti Kiya Sibley

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OUR INSTITUTIONAL DONORS (as of March 17, 2017)

OVATION CIRCLE The Tower Companies & Abramson Family Foundation PRODUCER’S CIRCLE 701 Restaurant & the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group Amtrak Aronson, LLC Clark-Winchcole Foundation Comcast NBCUniversal National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program/ Comcast XFINITY U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Dimick Foundation FirstEnergy Foundation Friends of Southwest DC Graham Holdings Company FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Mars Foundation MasterCard Ourisman Automotive of Virginia Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Nora Roberts Foundation Rockwell Collins Saul Ewing, LLP Theatre Forward USAA Real Estate Company

Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Share Fund Davis / Dauray Family Fund The Edelmann Love Group Realtors Edington, Peel & Associates BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Kiplinger Foundation Weissberg Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Cabot Creamery Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc Operation Homefront We endeavor to provide a complete listing of all donors in the above categories. However, if your name is not listed, please contact the Development Department at 202- 600-4177. We are also grateful to the thousands of other contributors to Arena Stage, whose names space will not permit us to print. Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Legend: Ovation Circle $100,000 and above; LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Founder’s Circle $50,000-99,999; Benefactor’s Circle $25,000-49,999; Leadership Circle $15,000-24,999; President’s Circle $10,000-14,999; Producer’s Circle $5,000-9,999; Director’s Circle $2,500-4,999; Anonymous The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. Playwright’s Circle $1,500-2,499; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Star $1,000-1,499; Harman Family Foundation Lead $600-999; Venable Foundation Supporting Role $300-599.

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Arent Fox, LLP The Bernstein Companies Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP The Boston Consulting Group BP America CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Central Parking System Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Discovery Communications K&L Gates, LLP The Meredith Foundation Northrop Grumman Corporation Alice Shaver Foundation Hattie M. Strong Foundation 2016/17 SEASON 29 THEATER STAFF

Artistic Director...... Molly Smith PROPERTIES Executive Director...... Edgar Dobie Properties Director...... Monique Walker Founding Director...... Zelda Fichandler Associate Properties Director...... Lance Pennington ...... (1924-2016) Property Carpenter...... Michael Ritoli Founding Executive Director.....Thomas C. Fichandler Props Artisan...... Niell DuVal ...... (1915-1997) Property Assistants...... Marion Hampton Dubé, ...... Kyle Handziak ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Deputy Artistic Director...... Seema Sueko LIGHTS Artistic Associate and Master Electrician...... Christopher V. Lewton Casting Director...... Amelia Acosta Powell Electricians...... Scott Folsom, Casting Associate...... Victor Vazquez ...... John Rose-Caron, Paul Villalovoz Literary Associate...... Catherine Rosenberg Lighting Fellows...... Tyler Dubuc*, Alexa Zanikos* Dramaturg...... Jocelyn Clarke Resident Playwright...... Ayad Akhtar SOUND Directing Fellow...... Miranda Haymon* Sound Director...... Timothy M. Thompson Literary Fellow...... Paul Adolphsen* Sound Technicians...... Adam W. Johnson, Casting Fellow...... David Olivarez* ...... Reid Moffatt Reid Moffatt, Lorraine Rhoden Commissioned Writers...... Bob Banghart, ...... Nathan Alan Davis, Eve Ensler, COSTUMES ...... David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Costume Director...... Joseph P. Salasovich ...... Jacqueline E. Lawton, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Assistant to the Costume Director...... Cierra Coan ...... Aaron Posner, Sarah Ruhl, Georgia Stitt, Drapers...... Carol Ramsdell, Steven Simon ...... John Strand, Cheryl L. West First Hands...... Lauren Allmeyer, Mallory Muffley 2017 Playwrights’ Arena Master Stitcher...... Noel Borden Participants...... Kelly Renee Armstrong, Craftsperson...... Deborah Nash ...... Jennifer Barclay, J. Shawn Durham, Wardrobe Supervisors...... Alina Gerall, Alice Hawfield ...... Jennie Berman Eng, Marian Licha, Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor....LaShawn Melton ...... Mary Hall Surface Costume Fellow...... Hiram Orozco*

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS STAGE MANAGEMENT General Manager...... Ian Pool Stage Managers...... Rachael Danielle Albert, Associate General Manager...... Marissa LaRose ...... Marne Anderson, Kurt Hall, Kristen Mary Harris, Company Manager...... Clifford Hannon ...... Martha Knight, Trevor A. Riley, Assistant Company Manager...... Ellen White ...... Christi B. Spann, Susan R. White General Management Coordinator...... Alicia Sells Stage Management Fellow...... Niew Bharyaguntra* Company Management Fellow...... Jay Fondin* INFORMATION SYSTEMS PRODUCTION Director of Information Systems...... Charles Rogers Production Manager...... Joel M. Krause Associate Director of Associate Production Manager...... Karen O. Mayhew Information Systems...... Travis Armbuster Tessitura Application Support...... Rachel Schlaff SCENIC Help Desk Associate...... Edward Wieland Technical Director...... Natalie Bell Associate Technical Director...... Andrew Fox FACILITIES Senior Carpenter...... Norman Lee Facilities Manager...... Keith Brown Charge Scenic Artist...... Li Qiang Maintenance Technicians...... Lester McDonald Jr., Carpenters...... Mick Coughlan, Zachary Fullenkamp, ...... Vincent Gregg, Jeyone Muhammad ...... Craig Hower, Sean Malarkey, Frank Miller Porter...... Lawrence Wise Stage Door Attendants...... Ra’Chelle Carey, ...... Kay Rogers, LaShelle Saunders

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS Director of Associate Executive Director...... Khady Kamara Community Engagement...... Anita Maynard-Losh Director of Education...... Ashley Forman MARKETING School Programs Manager...... Rebecca Campana Digital Communications Partnership Manager...... Medha Marsten Coordinator...... Brieahn Demeo Master Teaching Artist...... Psalmayene 24 Marketing Fellow...... Erin Stevens* Training Programs Manager...... Sean-Maurice Lynch Community Programs PUBLICATIONS Coordinator...... Matthew Reckeweg Director of Publications...... Anna Russell Community Programs Fellow...... Kiana Davenport* Graphic Designer...... David Sunshine Jr. Graphic Designer...... James Sweeney ADMINISTRATION Website and New Media Manager...... Ben Nolan Chief Financial Officer...... Joe Berardelli Artwork Creation...... Nicky Lindeman Leadership Office Manager...... Alison Irvin Illustrators...... Montse Bernal, Nigel Buchanan, Human Resources and ...... Charles Chaisson, Richard Martinez, Finance Associate...... Jay Chiang ...... Robert Parada, Paul Rogers, Sam Spratt, Management Fellow...... Tiana Bias* ...... Brian Stauffer, David Sunshine, Mark Ulriksen General Counsel...... Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & ...... Jacobson; Robbins, Russell, Englert, MEDIA RELATIONS ...... Orsek, Untereiner & Sauber, LLP Director of Media Relations...... Greta Hays Publicist...... Lauren Alexander BUSINESS OFFICE Media Relations Fellow...... Kathlyn Silverman* Controller...... John Monnett Accounting and Payroll Manager...... Joan A.S. Lada EVENTS Accounting Associates...... Larry Bright, Director of Events and Rentals...... Kathleen Kelley ...... Christopher Murk Events and Rentals Manager...... Betsy O’Keeffe Auditors...... Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Events and Rentals Bond Counsel...... Arent Fox, LLP Assistant Manager...... Kaitlyn Sakry Events and Rentals DEVELOPMENT Coordinator...... Chrystal Noelle Vaughan Chief Development Officer...... Holly K. Oliver Director of Strategic Advancement...... Dale Mott AUDIENCE SERVICES Senior Director of Director of Individual Giving...... Kristen Mitchell Audience Services...... Lindsey Wareing Pisani Associate Director of Audience Development and Development Operations...... Maria Corso Group Sales Manager...... Alvin Ford Jr. Director of Board and Group Sales Associates...... Isaac Evans, Bria Hall Donor Relations...... Anne Paine West Associate Director of Foundation Relations Audience Services...... Holly Longstreth Manager...... Hannah Fried-Tanzer Managers of Sales Services...... Sabrina Clark, Corporate Relations Manager...... Char Manlove-Laws ...... Sarah Hurst Campaign Manager...... Molly Goodman Assistant Manager of Sales Service...... Evan Crump Membership Coordinator...... Melanie Heredia Sales Associates...... Sam Abney, Maria Benzie, Development Coordinator...... Tricia Edwards ...... Nicole Cusick, Meg Glassco, Alexandra Ley, Donor Relations Coordinator - ...... Colin O’Bryan, Kathryn Perry, Campaign...... Andrew Jacobs ...... Adriana Sosa, Kate Thompson Development Assistant...... Claire Bancroft House Managers...... Jody Barasch, Emma Latimer, Development Intern...... Nicole Hindley ...... Nichole McDavid Visitor Services Coordinator...... Samantha Johnston

...... *Allen Lee Hughes Fellow

2016/17 SEASON 31 “SEXY, SERIOUS AND VERY, VERY FUNNY.” - Variety

SMART PEOPLE BY LYDIA R. DIAMOND DIRECTED BY SEEMA SUEKO APRIL 14 — MAY 21, 2017

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