The Garfield Center for the Arts at the Theatre is supported in part by:

The Hedgelawn Foundation

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Welcome to the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre! We are very proud of the productions we are presenting this year: the theatrical shows and musical concerts you will enjoy, the community events that bring us together, and the educational programs that inspire our children.

I am proud to present our 2017 theatrical season! We opened in February with Mister Roberts directed by Tess Hogans, and Love, Loss and What I Wore in April, directed by Diane Landskroener. Short Attention Span Theatre returned to the stage for the 13th year this summer, and Bonnie Hill directs the comedy Sylvia in October. Our season ends with a beloved classic; Jim Landskroener directs Miracle on 34th Street.

2017 marked our 14th year of Playmakers’ Summer Camp for children ages 8-15, who presented The Princess Bride in August, and the 5th year of the weeklong MUSICAMP, offered as a musical theatre experience for ages 8-14 in July. Our commitment to the future of community theatre and the arts also extends to our partnerships with the Chester River Youth Choir, County Public School systems, and with family-oriented activities like our Hedgelawn Multicultural Summer Performance Series and our Educational Outreach Programs during the school year.

We are proud of the Roots at the Garfield series that just concluded in September! Enhanced by our new sound system, the five-part concert series showcased Bluesgrass, Early Country, Folk, Rock and Blues music from October 2016 to September 2017. Music lovers will also enjoy the return of our annual concert partnership with Sultana’s Downrigging Weekend on October 28th, featuring the Pam Ortiz Band. We are also planning for a variety of different concerts in the future; The Stories in Service Celebration that honors our veterans on November 10th, a Mainstay at the Garfield concert with Cassie & Maggie on November 12th and more!

Our monthly events, like Open Mic Nights, themed First Friday celebrations and Live Playwrights’ Society form the undercurrent of our community programming that’s for you, by you! Strong partnerships with other local arts organizations and artists such as The Mainstay, Sultana Education Foundation, Washington College, and the annual Women Helping Women and Martin Luther King, Jr. concerts enable us to bring arts lovers together to celebrate our unique community of artists.

We strive to invigorate the cultural life of our community by nurturing, celebrating, and supporting arts and artists through performance and education. We could not do this without your support! We appreciate your patronage and need it now more than ever. I know I speak for the board of directors and the staff when I express our sincere gratitude for your continued support of the arts in Chestertown. We truly have a wonderful community here in this Arts and Entertainment district, and are proud to be YOUR home for the performing arts.

Enjoy the show, and I hope to see you back at the Garfield very soon!

Cheers! Tess Hogans Theatre Manager A Letter from GCA Board President Jim Landskroener

When I was growing up, it seemed that the entirety of Chestertown existed on the two blocks between Ben Heller’s meat market at the corner of Queen and High Streets and Otis’ Barber Shop. Otis’ was a narrow three- barber-chair affair (though it was usually manned by only Otis and Eddie Lane with an empty chair in the middle) below street level in what is now part of JR’s lower front lounge. My mother would drop off my brother and me every few weeks where we would read comic books and listen to the men as we waited our turn. Otis was a short, rheumy-eyed gent with a bristly mustache. Whenever he was without a head to trim, he would over at Eddie Lane and quietly announce that he was going to the bar next door to have a “Bromo,” clearly a code for a shot of something stronger than a stomach tonic.

Eddie Lane always cut our hair. He was a very dapper fellow, pencil thin mustache and (or a non-filtered, I can’t really recall) at hand at all times. He didn’t use an ash tray; he would just perch his smoke on the edge of the counter. I used to love sneaking quietly behind him, and, as I was about counter-height myself, I would blow on it gently in hopes of making the lit end glow. Occasionally, Eddie Lane would leave it on the counter so long that with a little puff of encouragement, I could get the ash end to break off and fall to the floor, but those moments were as rare as shooting stars. To this day, I find the smell of cigarette smoke and hair tonic to be a magical thing.

Down the street was Cooper’s Hardware. I loved just walking around the place, its dark, narrow aisles with rows and rows of little wooden bins and drawers. Every now and then, a customer would come in with some obscure nut, bolt or what’s- it. Mr. Cooper would think a second, walk down an aisle, and momentarily rest his hand on the handle of a little wooden drawer. Then, like a magician about to reveal something extraordinary, he would open the drawer to reveal a dozen or more of the very same nut, bolt or what’s-it. Magic!

Otis, Eddie Lane, Mr. Cooper, Miss Anna, Mr. Sipala, Ben Heller, Norton Bonnett, Hurtt Deringer and a host of other local magicians are just ghosts now, their acts no longer performed. The old storefronts have changed or disappeared entirely. So how did the theater survive? Actually, it almost didn’t.

Ron and Susan Kerns saved it from certain derelict oblivion by restoring the old movie house into a beautiful art-deco multi-use space. But if you rebuild, will they come? After a few years, the Kerns decided to sell the place and a foundation was created that would eventually become the new owners. From a schedule in the early years of only a few dozen events, the theater is now a very busy place, its calendar almost full to the brim with theatrical and musical performances, workshops, educational arts camps and community events.

The wonderful thing is that this growth happened almost entirely by the efforts of volunteers. From the Garfield’s board of directors and various committees, to the box office and ushers, the writers, directors and actors on stage, the musicians at Open Mic nights and hundreds of financial supporters, the “theater” has become something much more than the sum of its many moving parts. Under the tireless direction of Tess Hogans and her remarkable staff, thousands of people from our area and beyond come to the theater throughout the year, giving this place its unique voice and making it truly a focal point for an amazingly talented community.

We are all incredibly pleased to be able to share in this effort with you. Thank you for joining us tonight, and for helping us create a little magic of our own.

- Jim Landskroener

Garfield Center for the Arts Board & Staff Jim Landskroener, Matt Garfield, Honorary Elbert Sampson President Chairman Mark Sullivan Judy Kohl, Vice President Pam Duke Joyce Benton Morgan Ellis, Karen Ferguson Bryan Betley Secretary Julie Lawrence Butch Clark Vic Pfeiffer, Kristen Owen Tess Hogans Treasurer Mel Rapelyea, MD

Garfield Center Staff Bios

JOYCE BENTON, Finance Manager, is responsible for the day to day financial operation of the theatre. She attended Chesapeake College in Para-Legal studies and retired from the State, worked at the Kent Co. State’s Attorney Office as Circuit Court Coordinator and was Office Manager at Church Hill Theatre for 6 years. She loves the theatre and is excited to be part of the Garfield Center.

BRYAN BETLEY, Production Assistant, is serving his third year as Production Assistant at the GCA. Bryan has been seen in many productions at Church Hill Theatre including South Pacific (2014), Oklahoma! (2013), Cabaret (2013) and many more. Recently, Bryan has performed at the GCA in Inherit The Wind (2014), A Christmas Carol (2015) and My Fair Lady (2016), and he directed a 10 minute play for last year’s Short Attention Span Theatre show. He was a counselor for the Playmakers Productions of The Hobbit (2016) Peter Pan (2015), Charlotte's Web (2014) and James and the Giant Peach (2013) and he’s thrilled to be back for a fifth year counseling The Princess Bride this summer! Bryan is incredibly grateful for all the amazing opportunities and experiences he gets from being involved at the theatre. Working in the arts has really made a difference for him!

BUTCH CLARK, Technical Director, is the man behind the curtain at every production. In addition to designing and running sound and lights, he builds most of the sets used in the theatre. And he does all of this while holding down a full time job with the US postal service and volunteering for many other productions, concerts and public events held across his home county. Honored as the Chestertown Tea Party Grand Marshall in 2011, Butch also made his stage debut to a delighted audience at the 2011 Women Helping Women fundraiser. Here’s a secret not many people know - approximately 95% of the lighting and equipment used in the theatre is on loan from Butch Clark!

TESS HOGANS, Theatre Manager, Tess has her dream job of keeping the Garfield running smoothly. She is responsible for the general administration, artistic & educational programming, planning, and staff management at the theatre. She has directed the past GCA productions of The Princess Bride, Mister Roberts, My Fair Lady, The Hobbit, Peter Pan & Wendy, A Christmas Carol, Charlotte’s Web, Inherit the Wind, as well as running an after school acting workshop. A graduate of Wheaton College, she majored in Theatre and Dance Studies and was the recipient of the college's 2010 award for Excellence in Acting. She will be co-directing the 2018 Playmakers Summer Camp production of Alice in Wonderland with Catherine Bushby and Bryan Betley. She also proudly serves as the President of the Chestertown Harry Potter Festival.

Tess lives in Chestertown with her husband Matthew and their two daughters, Marian and Ronan.

Garfield Center Key Volunteer Bios

TIA GLOMB, Box Office, Tia has been a solid presence at the GCA since 2009. Most days you can find Tia in the box office, but she is also on staff for Playmakers, directs, and is a playwright. Originally from Mars, this self-proclaimed book worm now lives in Betterton and is a poet, short story writer, aspiring novelist, photographer, and gamer girl. She is also involved with the town’s yearly Tea Party Colonial Festival and the Harry Potter Festival.

LANNY PARKS, Box Office, Lanny has had multiple careers since she and her husband moved to Chestertown 45 years ago (when she was a mere child bride): mother of three sons, Friends of the Kent County Public Library volunteer, Librarian and Language Arts teacher at Kent School, part-time research staff at the Queen Anne’s Public Library, and owner of The Compleat Bookseller from 1994-2012. Retirement held little allure, and so she now enjoys a new volunteer career in the box office one day a week and during ticketed events. You can visit her there or follow her exploits in her weekly Words for Review column in The Tidewater Trader.

FRANCOISE SULLIVAN, Marketing, Graphic Design and Website. Francoise has been working with the Garfield Center for the Arts for over 10 years. She provides most of the original graphic design work for posters and marketing publications as well as co-chairs the Marketing Committee for the GCA. Francoise is also responsible for the layout and design of program books. She has directed two plays as part of Short Attention Span Theatre. In 2011, she was honored to have her logo chosen as the new logo for the Garfield Center for the Arts. Her company, Moo Productions, provides website design, hosting and maintenance for many local companies, non-profit organizations and artists. She is very proud to be a part of this great artistic community! She lives in Worton with her husband, Mark, and their two energetic children Stella and Lydia.

JEFF WEBER, Photography, Jeff, and his wife Kathy, retired to Chestertown after many vacation visits. Jeff’s background is in investment management and IT, and he still teaches graduate business courses online for the University of Liverpool. His interests in photography reach back to the days of black-and-white film and Kodachrome slides, but he believes that even with today’s digital techniques, the goals of photography remain the same - render visuals which elicit emotion. With that in mind, Jeff hopes the growing archive of Garfield images will foster memories among existing and new audiences. He also serves on the Garfield’s Finance Committee, and contributes to other area organizations, as a member of Chestertown Street and the River Arts board.

About the Garfield Center for the Arts Since it’s inception in 2002, the Prince Theatre Foundation has enjoyed success in various community endeavors. The Garfield Center Foundation is continuing that tradition by:

Producing top of the line theatrical and musical productions such as those in 2016: Voices of Freedom, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, My Fair Lady, Short Attention Span Theatre, The Hobbit, The 100 Year Snooze, A Delicate Balance, The 39 Steps and the concerts of the Chestertown Blues Series.

Providing quality educational, enriching experiences in the arts for children and adults, such as the Playmakers’ Summer Camp, Hedgelawn Multi-Cultural Performance Series, MUSICAMP, the Chester River Youth Choir and our Spring and Fall Educational Outreach Program.

Partnering with over a dozen community organizations for fundraising and other events that benefit us all, including The Mainstay, Sultana’s Downrigging Weekend, The Kent County Chamber of Commerce, RiverArts, The Chestertown Harry Potter Festival and the annual Women Helping Women concert. Both the theatre, and the foundation that calls it home, are recognized and valued as a unique community center for the arts on the Upper Eastern Shore.

PLAYMAKERS SUMMER CAMPS Playmakers Summer Theatre Camp is provided at the Garfield Center for the Arts for children ages 8-15. The camp runs for four weeks, culminating in two evening performances and one matinee performance that includes all participants. Children ages 8-10 will make up the chorus and supporting characters, while the 11-15 year old campers play the lead roles. There are also three cultural performances for the campers during the four weeks of camp, where outside artists come in and do a presentation for the Playmakers. Children can also be involved in our summer MUSICAMP which provides a one week, intensive exploration of musical theatre. Email Tess Hogans for more information on both camps: [email protected]

PLAYMAKERS IN THE SCHOOLS The Garfield Center for the Arts collaborates with Kent County Schools to provide enrichment opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students through our Spring and Fall Educational Outreach Program, featuring a field trip opportunity each season. Please contact Tess Hogans to reserve space for your students to attend ([email protected])

ADULT PROGRAMMING Adults interested in playwriting and songwriting meet at the Garfield Center once a month at 7:30pm to get together with other writers to workshop their plays and songs. The Live Playwrights’ Society meets the first Monday of the month. For more information please visit liveplaywrightssociety.org.

The Garfield Center hosts a popular monthly Open Mic Night, on the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm.

Create your own event at the Garfield Looking for a space to hold that special event? The Garfield Center is perfect for weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries, fundraisers of all varieties, film series, talent showcases, or lectures. We will work closely with you to create a memorable event! Contact our event coordinator at [email protected] or call 410-810-2060 for details.

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WE NEED YOU! Yes, YOU! Volunteer at the Garfield Volunteers are our most valuable asset. Experience the camaraderie and reward of working together on a production.

Learn a new skill! Opportunities exist for admin support, internships, concession support, ushers, tech support and more. Email our volunteer coordinator to learn more: [email protected]

Donate to the Garfield Ticket sales cover only about 25% of our operating costs. We rely on community support to sustain the GCA. Donate today!

Donations can be made online at www.garfieldcenter.org, in person, or by mail. The GCA is a registered 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Contact us at 410-810-2060 for more info.

A donation form can be found at the back of this program book. Sylvia Written by A.R. Gurney Directed by Bonnie Hill

CAST GREG ...... Will Robinson SYLVIA...... Christine Kinlock KATE...... Jennifer Kafka Smith TOM, PHYLLIS, LESLIE...... Bryan Betley

CREW DIRECTOR ...... Bonnie Hill PRODUCER...... Julie Lawrence STAGE MANAGER ...... Steve Atkinson ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER...... Meg Lenher SET DESIGN...... Earl Lewin LIGHT DESIGN...... Butch Clark SOUND DESIGN...... Patrick Fee SET DECORATION AND PROPERTIES ...... Cast and Production Team COSTUMES ...... Juanita Wieczoreck PUBLICITY...... Tess Jones POSTER DESIGN & PROGRAM ...... Francoise Sullivan PHOTOGRAPHY...... Jeff Weber

SPECIAL THANKS Jake Pullen Chris Rogers Christina Wessel WIN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sylvia is produced with special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. DIRECTORS NOTES

It took several years for A.R. Gurney to get Sylvia on stage because most theatres felt it was insulting to women to be asked to play a dog. Ultimately, Lynne Meadow at the Manhattan Theatre Company had no problem with asking Sarah Jessica Parker to take a crack at it, and it debuted on May 2,1996. The production was a success and received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Parker), and Outstanding Costume Design. The play’s Broadway Production opened in October 2015 and ran a limited engagement with Matthew Broderick (SJP’s husband) as Greg, and Annaleigh Ashford as Sylvia.

Gurney noted that the play has a “timely message of the need to connect to in an increasingly alien and impersonal world. There is a need to connect, not only to the dog, but to other people through the dog”.

Life is composed of transitions or “passages”, and Greg and Kate find themselves in one of those situations. The “empty nesters” have left the suburbs to begin the next phase of their lives. Although Kate is adjusting well, Greg finds himself in the midst of an existential crisis. And then, along comes Sylvia. Having Sylvia in his life is about having a sense of purpose again, and her unconditional love makes him brave enough to navigate his transition, but not without complications and surprising insights.

It has been a pleasure and privilege to work with an Outstanding Cast and Technical Team to bring you this charming and sometimes “salty” comedy that illuminates the complex relationship between dogs and their human companions.

- Bonnie F. Hill

Notes on A. R. Gurney

A.R. Gurney is known for his series of plays about upper-class WASP life in contemporary America, which have been called “penetratingly witty studies of the WASP ascendancy in retreat.” He is known for works including The Dining Room, Sweet Sue, and his Pulitzer Prize nominated play Love letters. When asked how he came to write Sylvia, he said “I’ve always had a dog, and I was always the one in the family who was responsible for the dog…. In this case, I was working, writing something out in the country, while my wife was working in town. She came over for the weekend and there was this dog. She was furious. She said, ‘You didn’t tell me about this. Either you or that dog has to go.’ And, so, the pain, agony, and love I had for this dog merged into the play.”

A. R. Gurney died at his home in Manhattan, on June 13, 2017 BIOS

Steve Atkinson (Stage Manager) Steven G. Atkinson is a photographer/photojournalist living in Chestertown, MD. After some study in the Theatrical Arts in college he went on to work in the technology field and just recently has become involved with the arts by publishing online informational sites including ChesaDel Crier an arts and entertainment news site for the upper Delmarva Peninsula. By chance in late 2015 he was brought back to the theatre by a friend from college, Bonnie Hill, and has been involved with many of the shows at Church Hill Theatre since as photographer, Stage Manager for The Games Afoot, and on stage with a small part in Witness for the Prosecution. He has just finished Stage Managing Doubt, A Parable at Church Hill Theatre. He is happy to be working with Bonnie Hill again and wishes everyone a great theatre experience.

Bryan Betley (Tom, Phyllis, Leslie) Bryan has been seen in many productions at Church Hill Theatre including South Pacific (2014), Oklahoma! (2013), Cabaret (2013) and many more. Recently, Bryan has performed at the GCA in Inherit The Wind (2014), A Christmas Carol (2015) and My Fair Lady (2016), and he directed a 10 minute play for last year’s Short Attention Span Theatre show. He was a counselor for the Playmakers Productions of The Hobbit (2016) Peter Pan (2015), Charlotte's Web (2014) and James and the Giant Peach (2013) and he’s thrilled to be back for a fifth year counseling The Princess Bride this summer! Bryan is incredibly grateful for all the amazing opportunities and experiences he gets from being involved at the theatre. Working in the arts has really made a difference for him!

Butch Clark (Light Design) Butch is the man behind the curtain at every production. In addition to designing and running sound and lights, he builds most of the sets used in the theatre. And he does all of this while holding down a full time job with the US postal service and volunteering for many other productions, concerts and public events held across his home county. Honored as the Chestertown Tea Party Grand Marshall in 2011, Butch also made his stage debut to a delighted audience at the 2011 Women Helping Women Fundraiser. Here’s a secret not many people know - 95% of the lighting and equipment used in the theatre is on loan from Butch Clark!

Patrick J. Fee (Sound Design) Patrick came to the Eastern Shore armed with a dual degree in Broadcasting & Computer Science. 13 years later he’s appeared in 36 shows on the ?Shore, directed 3 productions, “tech’d” many more and even appeared in local PSA’s and as a movie extra. He travels the country working on computer programs and Emceeing various robotic events. Currently, you can hear him on his monthly review of Midshore theatre happenings on WCEI 97.6FM. He is honored to be among such an august group of actors & crew, providing new opportunities for developing his craft on state-of-the-art equipment.

Bonnie F. Hill (Director) Bonnie holds a BA in theater from Washington College, from which she graduated Magna Cum Laude. During the past 30 years, she has acted and directed for ACT, the Prince Theatre (the Garfield Center of the Arts), Chesapeake College, HGG Theatre, and CHT. Directorial credits include, but are not limited to: Bus Stop, Sylvia, American Dreams, Ah,Wilderness!, Barefoot in the Park, I Hate Hamlet, Dial M for Murder, Our Town, Fuddy Meers, and Tuna Christmas, Red, White, and Tuna, Desire Under the Elms, Over the River and Through the Woods, most recently for CHT, the Mark Twain comedic masterpiece Is He Dead? Directorial credits for GCA include two original works by Signature Theatre Playwright, Norman Allen - The Christmas Foundling, and Liberty...Or? as well as SAST, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and most recently, A Delicate Balance. She also works as the Nurse and Wellness Coordinator for DVCC in Chestertown. She thanks her husband, Allan, for his encouragement and support, and an amazingly talented and dedicated Cast and Production Staff for their commitment to this show.

Jennifer Kafka Smith (Kate) Retirement from a career as a college professor affords Jennifer the luxury of time to immerse herself in the theatre - her life long dream finally becoming a reality. Initially she worked with the Chesapeake Children's Theatre in Easton and eventually found her way on stage at the Garfield in My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins . Whether on stage or behind the scenes - and sometimes both - Jennifer has been involved in several (perhaps every) Garfield production since, including the 2016 Harry Potter Festival, Short Attention Span Theatre, Playmakers, and the 2017 MusicCamp. Jennifer lives in Centreville with her husband and two Great Danes. She dedicates her performance to the profound love we share with our pets.

Christine Kinlock (Sylvia) Christine graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Theatre Studies. She teaches 8th grade lit at Holy Trinity in Bowie. This is her first show at the Garfield, but she has recently performed for TAP (as Sue in All My Sons), Church Hill Theatre (as Maggie in Jake's Women and Greta in Witness for the Prosecution), and Shore Shakespeare (as Hermia in Midsummer Night 's Dream). She'd like to thank the cast and crew for being so welcoming and her cats Angel, Tonks, and Minerva for forgiving her.

Julie Lawrence (Producer) Julie is delighted to be associated with this wonderful show....and pretty much any thing to do with dogs! She currently served on the Garfield Board of Directors and is looking forward to a busy Garfield year - to include the production of Sweeney Todd! When Julie is not at the theatre or hanging out with her PWDs, you can find her directing the Chester River Youth Choir or working with the Chester River Chorale.

Meg Lenher (Assistant Stage Manager) When we moved to Church Hill eighteen years ago, I was asked if I would volunteer at Church Hill Theatre. Since then I have volunteered in various capacities at Church Hill and learned how much work goes into each production, from auditions to the end of the show. I look forward to working at the Garfield for the first time. It is always a pleasure to work with Bonnie Hill and her cast and crew. Enjoy the show.

Earl Lewin (Set Design) Earl lives in Chestertown with his wife Roberta and is a local playwright whose work includes book and lyrics for a musical version of She Stoops to Conquer 2006; book and lyrics for an original musical Celluloid Off-Off Broadway 2010, music was composed for both by Dick Durham; and The Burgundy Wine Mob , Off-Off Broadway 2012; recent scripts performed at Church Hill Theatre include Visiting Sam, in 2014, Accidentally Wealthy in 2015, Saint Georges Blues, at CHT and Smyrna Opera House in October 2016 and Orlando Rising in August 2017. Earl studied theatre at Temple University and has designed sets for many local productions.

Will Robinson (Greg) Sylvia marks Will’s third appearance on the Garfield stage; the two previous being Inherit the Wind and, most recently, Mister Roberts. An enthusiastic member of Shore Shakespeare, Will appeared as Banquo in Macbeth. Will has also appeared in numerous Church Hill Theatre shows, among them Seven Year Itch, Lend Me A Tenor, Laughter on the 22nd Floor, Equus, Over the River & Through the Woods, and Noises Off. He also has directed two shows at Church Hill Theatre: Woman in Black and Fallen Angels. He lives on Swan Creek with his lovely wife Agnes.

Juanita Wieczoreck (Costumes) Nita is always happy to return to the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre. Her last appearance here was in A Christmas Carol. Previously, she appeared in Inherit the Wind, as the stage manager in An Eastern Shore Home Companion, Lost, a selection from the 2009 Short Attention Span Theatre, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. More recently, Nita has appeared with Shore Shakespeare in Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night. Nita is also a frequent performer with the Church Hill Theatre. When not on stage, she can often be found backstage working on props or costumes. She lives in Quaker Neck with her husband, John, and her dog Sophie. New Hearing Assist System Installed at the Garfield

The Garfield Center is able to use their new sound system with a special feature that was recently installed with the help of Mid- South Audio and grants from the Schumann and Grey Family Foundations. Starting this October, there will be a limited number of hearing assist headsets available for use to the Garfield audi- ence members during shows. These devices are small, about the size of a cassette player, and are connected wirelessly to speakers hidden on the Garfield stage. This allows audience members who are hard-of-hearing to be able to hear performers as if they were standing on the stage themselves! The system also integrates with newer hearing aids to play the audio from the stage directly into the patron’s own hearing device, travelling through a receiver that you can wear in a loop around your neck.

The theatre offers these devices for free on a first come, first serve basis, and may decide to order more of them if a greater need becomes apparent. When attending your next Garfield show, simply request a hearing assist device from the box office when purchasing your ticket. These devices can be used anywhere in the theatre, no matter if you are seated downstairs in front of the stage or up in the highest section of the balcony. To reserve a hearing assist device, tickets or handicap seating for a particular event, you may contact the Garfield ahead of time by calling 410- 810-2060.

DOWNRIGGING WEEKEND AT THE GARFIELD

Friday, October 27 / 8PM THE STREET OF SHIPS: THE RECOVERY AND REBIRTH OF NEW YORK’S SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM

With South Street Seaport Museum Executive Director Jonathan Boulware Capt. Jonathan Boulware, Executive Director of the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City will provide an entertaining, historical, celebratory tour through the history of the port of New York; the Museum that aims to interpret that history; and an overview of the recent, multiple-award-winning restoration of the mighty 1885 iron sailing ship WAVERTREE.

Saturday, October 28 / 8PM/$15 THE PAM ORTIZ BAND

Saturday, October 28 / 8:00pm / $15 Garfield Center for the Performing Arts / 210 High Street Partner event with the Garfield Center for the Arts.

Celebrate Sultana’s Downrigging Weekend with an evening of songs of the sea, water and ships by the Pam Ortiz Band. It promises to be a fun night of new songs, old and new friends .

VISIT GARFIELDCENTER.ORG FOR ALL UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS

Have a great show!

Jim & Diane Landskroener

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $5000+ Vic & Patricia Pfeiffer Chestertown Harry Potter Festival Marjo Rasin Matthew Garfield Wallace Reynolds & Mary Anne Shea Gray Charitable Trust Hanson & Linda Robbins Kent County Arts Council Mark & Francoise Sullivan Maryland State Arts Council Dr. & Mrs. Clifton West, Jr. Andrew & Leslie Price Robert Ford Schumann PERFORMERS $250+ Chesapeake Bank & Trust Co PRODUCERS $1000+ Virginia Clark Bessemer Trust Company Alexander & Sue Dick Robert Busler & Cathie Kempf Fisher Ring LLC Diane Camper Fordi Family Foundation Inc. Charles L. Read Foundation Jim & Erin Gillespie David A. Bramble Foundation Inc Grant & Elizabeth Gross Louisa C. Duemling Frederick & Betty Krambeck Phil & Linda Dutton Michael R. Lawrence Eastman Chemical Company Charles Lerner Caroline Gabel Edward Ellis Maxcy Tia M. Glomb Patricia McGee Joseph Harding & Julie Lawrence Chris & Kristen Owen Christian Havemeyer Ramsey GMC Inc Hedgelawn Foundation Will & Agnes Robinson Judith C. Kohl Stanley & Elizabeth Salett Jim & Diane Landskroener Robert & Mary Saner Dr. Rogers & Jean Lewis John Schratwieser & Mike Pugh Dr. Melvin Rapelyea Stewart Seitz Pauline Schneider Kevin Shertz & Heather Oland Dr. Laurence & Joann Scipio Kurt & Beverly Smith United Way of Kent County Patrick & Monique Undra Kirk & Laura Wade PLAYWRIGHTS $100+ DIRECTORS $500+ Eric & Carmelyn Bachman Bill Arrowood Robert & Dovien Balsley Dr. Janet Brandon Barrell Barrell & Gerry Fisher Seymour & Donna Cohen Brian & Susan Berman Drs. Thomas & Virginia Collier Philip Boudart Wendy Coslett David Bowering & Barbara Jorgenson Stephen & Virginia Croker Anne H. Bricker Kees & Jennifer DeMooy Jack & M.G. Brosius Dog's Bay LLC Tyler & Debbie Campbell Duke Law LLC Anne K. Charles Theodore W. Landskroener Jonathan Chase & Evelyn Baskin Bill & Kay MacIntosh Chester River Chorale Molly's Place LLC Muriel J. Cole Nevin Dawson & Morgan Ellis Bill Blake Elsberg Family Foundation Inc Albert & Anne Briggs Mickey & Margie Elsberg William L. Cameron Jenifer Endicott Emley Charles Conklin Robert Fox & Vida Morley James & Karrie Diggs John (Gus) Gartner Tom & Cindy Fulton William & Joanne Ghio Thomas & Barbara Gale Morton & Donna Gibbons-Neff Doug & Patricia Gates Douglas W. Heisler Ruth Guthridge Donald F. Hewes Suzanne F. Guttings Bonnie & Allan Hill Meredith Davies Hadaway Nina Rodale Houghton Linda King Hall Rodney Johnson Heller Halliday Johnson's Construction Charles & Martha Hawkins Harry & Christa Marcy Susanne Hayman Edward Elllis Maxcy Dr. John & Susan Hellwege Howard & Mary McCoy Nancy Holland Brian & Mary Ann McGunigle Elmer & Joan Horsey Howard & Lynne McIntyre Edward & Anna Wolgast Hugler Drew McMullen Jonathan & Beverly Jones David & Carolyn Menzie Bob & Linda Kramer James Mitchell Earl & Roberta Lewin Clement & Elizabeth Moore Marguerite Long Steve & Holly Narowanski Jane Garrette Martin Megan & Casey Owings Betsy & Andrew McCown Peter & Diane Pappas Jean McDougall Floyd & Lanny Parks Robert & Laura McGrory Mary V. Pritchard Amy & Kevin Moredock Henry & Betty Pupke Margaret Nissley Alice S. Ritchie Tom & Eleanor Nobel Gary & Nancy Robson Kenneth & Helen Noble Terry & Kendall Ruffatto Charles "Pat" Patterson James & Cheryl Saunders Dr. Michael & Dora Pelczar Gerald & Vicky Sawyer Cynthia Saunders Susan Shawhan Sarah & Edward Schut Bart Stolp Karen Lynn Smith Todds Body Shop Peggy Benton Smith Robert & Helen Tyson Elizabeth Spence Anne Burton Vansant Ralph & Lainie Surette Mike & Debbie Williams Ray & Sherren Tarrach Richard & Paddy Tobey STAGE CREW $1-$99 Dr Bill & Sandra Trakat Dr. Robert & R. M. Abel James & Sue Urda Sheila Austrian Harvey & Kathy Wigder Margie R. Baker Joan H. Wise Cheryl Bennek & K Peregoy Anna L. Wolgast Richard Wayne Bennett Help us become MORE!

When does a building become more than just bricks and mortar? When does a local non-profit become more than the sum of its many volunteers and its mission statement? When does an arts organization become more than a centerpiece for the community it serves?

The GCA works to live its mission: “to invigorate the cultural life of our community by nurturing, celebrating and supporting arts and artists through performance and education.” With the help of our small but dedicated staff, numerous volunteers and supporters, the GCA has been able to provide a wide range of arts programming like what you are enjoying today. Donations can be made online or using the Donation Form in this book. Thank you for your continued support!

Giving Levels: Executive Producers $5,000+ Performers $250+ Producers $1,000+ Playwrights $100+ Directors $500+ Stage Crew $1-99

SPONSORS NEEDED!

When you partner with the Garfield Center for the Arts you are showing your commitment to support and promote the arts and artists in our community.

Our audiences and performers are passionate about community theatre. Local artists appreciate sponsors for their involvement in helping to strengthen the arts in our community and inspire others with their support. Contact us today at 410.810.2060 to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

OUR WISHLIST!

ITEM ESTIMATED COST Volunteers! Bartenders, Ushers, Box Office, Production and Maintenance Assistants Priceless! Educational Scholarships for Youth $200-$500 per child Film Screen for the Main Theatre $5,000 Computer Equipment (desktop/laptops) $3,500 High-Quality Office Printers $300-$700 each Updated LED Stage Lighting $300-$1,500 per item Qlab 4 Software $750 Wireless Headset System (for Stage Crew) $3,000 Structural Assessment & Upgrades TBD

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The Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre PO Box 37 | 210 High Street | Chestertown MD 21620 410.810.2060 [email protected] | garfieldcenter.org facebook.com/garfieldcenterforthearts

Our Mission: To invigorate the cultural life of our community by nurturing, celebrating and supporting arts and artists through performance and education.