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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dear Friends, Playwright Lynn Nottage had the inspired idea I hope it gets to you. Arthur Miller used to speak to structure Mlima’s Tale, her play about the of how Waiting for Lefty, Clifford Odet’s 1935 play African ivory trade, along the lines of another, about the unionization of taxi drivers, ended older script, Arthur Schnitzler’s turn-of-the- with a shout—“Strike! Strike! Strike!”—that so twentieth-century sex play called La Ronde. gripped the audience that people actually In that play we are presented with a series streamed out of the theater and onto the of scenes where couples meet and make streets of New York yelling it too. love; each scene a different coupling, each When Mlima’s Tale is over, I hope you realize featuring only two characters, a man and a there are things each one of us can do, and do woman. Schnitzler’s device to interlock the immediately, to inhibit this illegal trade which stories is clever: one character from each scene is destroying the world’s elephant population. reappears in the following, making love to Go online and look. I urge you to support the another person. Early critics and readers felt causes that can help bring these murderers that the play might be an indictment of the kind and traders to their knees and save some of of behavior that causes venereal disease, as it the most sentient animals on this increasingly passed from one hapless, aroused character ravaged planet. to another in a sort of roundelay of sex and seduction in fin de siècle Vienna.

What Nottage’s characters show as they MARK LAMOS travel from Africa to Asia in a series of deft Artistic Director short scenes is as sickening as a disease. It’s the disease of illegal capitalism. Each two- character transaction places the soul of the slaughtered elephant Mlima at greater risk. Through backroom deals between poachers, venal customs agents, illegal ivory carvers in Vietnam, and high-end shoppers in Beijing, the soul of this magnificent Kenyan elephant is reduced to the immense tusks that have been hacked from his face in death. Then those tusks are reduced to trinkets. This is the tragedy of Mlima’s Tale.

Photo by Bruce Plotkin MLIMA’S TALE 6 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON PRESENTS Mlima’s Tale BY lynn nottage DIRECTED BY mark lamos

SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN Claire DeLiso Fabian Fidel Aguilar Isabella Byrd

COMPOSER PROJECTION CHOREOGRAPHER Michael Keck Yana Birykova Jeffrey Page

FIGHT DIRECTOR/INTIMACY COACH PROPS SUPERVISOR DIALECT COACH Michael Rossmy Samantha Shoffner Julie Foh

DRAMATURG CASTING PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Liam Lonegan Tara Rubin Casting Chris De Camillis Claire Burke, CSA

Based on the article “The Ivory Highway” by Damon Tabor Originally developed and produced by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director) Mlima’s Tale is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

PRODUCTION SPONSORS EDUCATION SPONSOR CZEKAJ ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS THE GRAHAM FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT BARBARA AND JOHN SAMUELSON

THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY

OCTOBER 1–19, 2019

THE CAST

MLIMA Jermaine Rowe

PLAYER 1 Jennean Farmer

PLAYER 2 Adit Dileep

PLAYER 3 Carl Hendrick Louis

MLIMA’S TALE will be performed without an intermission.

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

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Westport Country Playhouse employs members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 74.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

MLIMA'S TALE 11 12 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON MLIMA'S TALE 13 THE IVORY TRADE A HISTORY 750 BCE  800 CE  1400 

Under the Roman Empire, the ivory The trade in ivory from African European navigators arrived on the exported from Africa largely came elephants was on the rise, as traders West African coastline and entered into from North African elephants. By the transported ivory from West Africa, the lucrative ivory trade. fourth century C.E., these elephants through market-cities, and on to were hunted to extinction. Europe or Central and East Asia.

1863 1862 1850

The various Pratt relatives merged In West Centrebrook, Trader George Cheney made his first into a single company — Pratt, Read later renamed Ivoryton, voyage to Africa, setting up an ivory and Co. — becoming the largest George Cheney went into trading firm in Zanzibar that became the employer in Deep River. business with Samuel main ivory supplier for the Deep River Valley. Along with Comstock, Cheney and Comstock, forming The ivory trade remained inseparably Co., they would dominate the world Comstock, Cheney, and Co. linked with slavery, and Connecticut men ivory market for decades. like George Read supported abolition at home while profiting from the slave labor on which their trade depended. 1900  1913 

Several African colonies passed The mass production of combs, laws to limit hunting, although brush handles, piano keys, recreational hunting remained and billiard balls fueled an possible for those who could “ivory frenzy.” Africa’s elephant afford the expensive licenses. population declined to roughly 10 million. The USA was consuming 200 tons of ivory per year. 1999  1998 

CITES allowed a special sale Elephant population rebounded of stockpiled ivory, sanctioning to approximately one million. a legal trade in tusks and unintentionally stimulating poaching and ivory smuggling.

2008  2014 

A second sale to China and The European Parliament passed a Japan reinvigorated the Chinese resolution condemning the illegal government-approved ivory poaching of elephants and calling for carving industry, which had been a moratorium on all ivory sales by its waning since the 1989 trade ban. members. China announced its own planned ban in 2016.

To read more about the themes and ideas explored in Mlima’s Tale, please visit westportplayhouse.org/MlimasTaleBlog. PROGRAM NOTES BY SOPHIE SIEGEL-WARREN AND BETHANY GUGLIEMINO. EDITED BY DAVID KENNEDY.

1700  1798

Ivory traders entered into the In Deep River, Connecticut, Phinneas international slave trade, purchasing Pratt invented a device for mechanically slaves to carry ivory from the inland cutting ivory combs. Several of Pratt’s family elephant herds to the coast where the members soon purchased their own machines traders would sell both the slave and and entered the comb-cutting business. the ivory for hefty profits.

1818 1800 

George Read, Pratt’s son-in-law, 26 million elephants were partnered with a fellow comb-maker estimated to be roaming the Ezra Williams, and they began continent of Africa. European producing ivory piano keys. A single ivory hunters began hunting tusk from an adult African elephant elephants in greater numbers. could yield enough keys for 45 pianos.

1929 1954 1976 

According to company records, The last shipment of ivory was The African elephant Comstock, Cheney & Co. had by delivered to Ivoryton, after years population fell to an this point milled an estimated of hunting had decimated elephant estimated 1.3 million. 100,000 tusks. populations. As ivory prices rose, cheaper plastic piano keys replaced those made of ivory.

1988–89  1980s 1977 

African elephant population declined to Pratt, Read and Co. ceased its In 1973, the Convention on International 600,000. To alert the world to a poaching piano manufacturing in Deep Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) crisis, Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi River. Today, the former factory signed a treaty to protect threatened species and Executive Director of Kenya Wildlife is home to a condominium and regulate international trade. Four years Service Richard Leakey publicly burned complex called Piano Works. later, African elephants were added to the 12 tons of ivory stock. CITES then category of animals for which commercial trade banned all international commercial could continue but needed to be regulated. ivory trade. 2018 

A World Wildlife Fund reported that elephant population was on the rise, but poaching persists and researchers warned that current levels are still unsustainable for maintaining an elephant population in Africa.  GLOBAL IVORY TRADE CONNECTICUT IVORY TRADE 16 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON MLIMA'S TALE 17 18 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON MLIMA'S TALE 19 WHO’S WHO

Adit Dileep Jermaine Rowe Player 2 Mlima Westport Country Westport Country Playhouse debut. Adit Playhouse: Man of La Dileep was born in India, Mancha. Jermaine is a grew up in Singapore, multi-faceted theatre artist. and is currently living in Broadway/West End: The New York City. Theatre: Lion King, Fela! Regional: Disgraced (Guthrie Theatre, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, McCarter Theatre Center), Noon Day Sun, Batboy. Animals Out of Paper (Hudson Stage Company). Film: Bwoy, Freedom, and was an original cast TV: appearances on “Billions” (SHOWTIME), member in National Theatre Live Fela! Opera: “Succession” (HBO), “Law & Order SVU” (NBC). Il Barber de Seville, The Tales of Hoffman. Former Film: The Sound of Silence (Sundance 2019). He dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and holds a B.S. in Finance & Marketing from NYU. National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica. Many thanks to his team at MKS&D and Artists He was a 2019 Semi-Finalist for the O’Neill's & Representatives. National Music Theatre Conference with his original work Storyteller/The Children from the Jennean Farmer Blue Mountain Player 1 . He holds an MFA in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College, and is a CUNY Westport Country Adjunct Professor in Acting. Thanks to the Playhouse debut. NYC: entire team at Westport. Excited to be back. Toni Stone (Roundabout Theatre Company), Ain’t No Lynn Nottage Mo’ (The Public Theater), Playwright Made to Dance in Burning Lynn Nottage won the Pulitzer Prize for two Buildings (Joe’s Pub, The of her plays, Ruined and Sweat. Ruined also Public), Blueprint Specials received an Obie, Lucille Lortel Award, New York (Under The Radar Festival, The Public). Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, Regional: Think Before You Holla, Good Men and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play Wanted, A Piece of My Heart, Spunk. Film: Smile (Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodman Theatre). (lead). TV: “FBI” (co-star), “One Tree Hill” (co- Sweat also earned an Obie Award, Susan star). Education/Training: MFA in Acting, The Smith Blackburn Prize, Tony nomination and New School for Drama; US Army Veteran. Drama Desk nomination. Her play Mlima's Tale www.jenneanfarmer.com. premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater in 2018. Other plays include Intimate Apparel Carl Hendrick Louis Player 3 (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play; Roundabout Theatre, CENTERSTAGE, Westport Country South Coast Repertory, Westport Country Playhouse debut. Broadway: Playhouse); Fabulation, Or The Re-Education 1984, The Cherry Orchard Of Undine (Obie Award; Playwrights Horizons, (Roundabout Theatre London’s Tricycle Theatre); Crumbs From Company); Off-Broadway: The Table Of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, The Emperor Jones (Irish Stone; Por’knockers; and Poof! Nottage is the Repertory Theatre); The recipient of numerous awards, including Tempest (Classical Theatre the 2007 MacArthur Foundation “Genius of Harlem); Little Children Dream of God Grant,” the National Black Theatre Festival’s (Roundabout Theatre Company); The King's August Wilson Playwriting Award, the 2004 Whore (Walkerspace); In Fields Where They Lay PEN/Laura Pels Award for Drama, and the 2005 (Hudson Guild Theatre); Marat/Sade (Classical Guggenheim Grant for Playwriting, as well as Theatre of Harlem). Regional: Sunset Baby fellowships from the Lucille Lortel Foundation, (Kitchen Theatre Company). Film: Fan Girl, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Dramatists, Unknown Soldier. Television: “Mindhunter”. and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a Education: New York University’s Graduate member of The Dramatists Guild, an alumna Acting Program and Fordham University’s of New Dramatists and a graduate of Brown Theatre Program. University and the Yale School of Drama, where she is a visiting lecturer. www.lynnnottage.net 20 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON WHO’S WHO

Mark Lamos The Tempest (The Public Mobile Unit), Imogen Director/Artistic Director Says Nothing (Yale Repertory Theatre), A Padlas Westport Country Playhouse: Artistic Director (Csokonai Színház, Hungary), The Tempest, since 2009. Broadway: Our Country's Good As You Like It (HPSCE/Public Theater) Anna May (Tony nomination); The Rivals, Cymbeline, Wong (Mabou Mines), Love Me Tender, Honor Seascape (Tony nomination, best revival) for Students (Wild Project), Spring Awakening (CT Lincoln Center Theater; The Deep Blue Sea; The College), New Domestic Architecture, Women Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm. Off-Broadway: Beware Women, Titus Andronicus (Yale School Tiny Alice, Measure for Measure (Lortel Awards of Drama), Midsummer, The Life and Death of for both); productions at Playwrights Horizons, Doctor Faustus (Yale Summer Cabaret), The 39 Primary Stages, Signature Theatre, The Public Steps, Red, God of Carnage, Mr. Burns, a Post- Theater, Shakespeare in the Park (As You Like Electric play (New Century Theatre). Claire has It). He was Artistic Director of Hartford Stage worked as an associate on productions on for 16 seasons (1989 Tony Award). Other Broadway and at The Public, the Goodman theater: Kennedy Center, Canada's Stratford Theatre, Lincoln Center, A.R.T, Théâtre National Festival, Guthrie Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre de Bretagne and more. Select production design (Associate Artist), A.C.T., The Old Globe, Delaware work in film: Feature: BadPuss: A Popumentary, Rep, Ford’s Theatre, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre, Hidden Wounds, Tortilla de Patata, White Flags, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and others. He The Layof and Spooners (Shorts). Claire was was the first American to direct a company in born and raised in a small town in the south of the former Soviet Union (Desire Under the Elms France called Lourmarin. www.clairedeliso.com at Moscow's Pushkin Theatre), and the first to Fabian Fidel Aguilar act as dramaturge in the creation of a ballet, Costume Design Alexei Ratmansky’s The Tempest for American Westport Country Playhouse: In the Heights, Ballet Theatre. His work in opera is extensive. Man of La Mancha, Romeo and Juliet. Fabian For the Metropolitan Opera: New productions of attended Yale University and Boston University I Lombardi with Luciano Pavarotti, and Wozzeck to pursue theatrical costume design. Most (both televised for “Great Performances”), as recently designed Slow Food (Dorset Theater well as the world premiere of Harbison’s The Festival), Max Makes a Million (Alliance Theater), Great Gatsby, and Adriana Lecouvreur with safeword. (Midnight Theatricals), Recent Alien Placido Domingo. He created many productions Abductions (Play Co.), and assisted Cathy for NYC Opera, including televised productions Zuber on Socrates (The Public) and Porgy and of Paul Bunyan, Tosca, Central Park, and Bess (The MET). Design credits: Winnie the Pooh Madama Butterfly (Emmy Award). Other opera: (Alliance Theater, Atlanta); Afterglow (Midnight Glimmerglass, Bergen National, Gothenberg, Theatricals); ¡Bienvenidos Blancos! or Welcome Munich Biennale, London's Barbican, L’Opera White People! (Team Sunshine) Philadelphia, du Montreal, Chicago Lyric, Santa Fe, St. Louis, A View from the Bridge, Seven Spots on the Dallas, San Francisco, and others. Lamos began Sun, set and costume for The War Boys (East his career in the theater as an actor on and coast premiere); Sotto Voce (Portland Stage); Off-Broadway and in regional theater and made Midsummer; The Moors (Yale Repertory Theater his film debut in Longtime Companion. He was world premier); The Master and Margarita (Yale awarded the Connecticut Medal for the Arts as School of Drama); He Left Quietly (SummerWorks well as honorary doctorates from Connecticut Performance Festival, Toronto); Knives in Hens, College, Trinity College, and the University of Quartet, Zero Scenario, A New Saint for a New Hartford. In October 2016, he was the recipient World (Yale Cabaret). While in Boston he of the John Houseman Award. worked for various theatres, conservatories, Claire DeLiso and universities including: American Repertory Set Design Theater, Boston Ballet, Moscow Ballet, the Claire DeLiso is a French-American New York Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, City-based set designer. She is the first recipient and others. In his spare time he likes to paint of the Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship from the watercolors or urban sketch. Yale School of Drama, where Claire received her scenic design MFA. Select design credits:

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Isabella Byrd Theatre). Her assistant credits include Harry Lighting Design Potter and The Cursed Child (Broadway); Selected New York: Light Shining in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (U.S. Tour). Buckinghamshire (New York Theatre Workshop, In addition to theatre design Yana has worked Obie Award), “Daddy” A Melodrama (Vineyard/ on art installations and performances featured New Group), Heroes of the Fourth Turning, at the Yale Art Gallery, Danspace Project, The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Horizons), Harvestworks. She is a 2019 finalist of the Continuity (MTC), Plano (Clubbed Thumb), Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer showcase The Hello Girls (Prospect, 59E59), The Slow for Opera America. The recipient of the Room (Annie Dorsen), Sundown Yellow Moon 2018 Connecticut Critics Circle Award for (Ars Nova/WP). Regional: The Tale of Despereaux Outstanding Projections, Yana lectures and (The Old Globe), Seascape (ACT, San Francisco) teaches workshops on media design at Harvard Tell Me I'm Not Crazy, Member of the Wedding, University. MFA: Yale School of Drama. Artney Jackson (Williamstown), Humana Festival Jeffrey Page Angels in America 2018, co-design (Actors Choreographer Theatre of Louisville). Upcoming: Shakespeare As director and choreographer, Jeffrey Page Theatre Company DC, Berkeley Rep, Hartford spearheaded the 2015 and 2018 Tokyo Stage, NYTWorkshop, and the Alley Theatre. productions of the musical Memphis, which www.isabellabyrd.design received four Yomiuri Award nominations, Michael Keck including Best Musical. The first African Composer American to be named the Marcus Institute Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Fellow for Opera Directing at The Juilliard Milwaukee Rep, Alliance Theatre, Indiana Rep, School, he has also been nominated for an Seattle Rep, Guthrie, Syracuse Stage, Arena Emmy Award. Mr. Page won the MTV Video Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse. International: Music Award for his work with Beyoncé, whose The Market Theatre Johannesburg South creative team has included him for more than Africa, National Theater of Croatia–Zagreb, 12 years. His work was featured on Beyoncé’s Barbican Theatre Center, Bristol Old Vic. “The Formation World Tour,” in her historic Actor: Indiana Rep, Rep St Louis, Madison Rep, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival McCarter Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Portland Center performance, and in two of her HBO specials. Stage, Alliance Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Mr. Page was the associate creative director for Performing Arts. Awards: Three Barrymore for Mariah Carey’s “Sweet, Sweet Fantasy” nominations, Theatre Bay Area Design European Tour, and has been a featured Excellence Award. He is a member of AEA, SAG- choreographer on Fox Television’s “So You AFTRA, ASCAP, PEN and the Dramatists Guild. Think You Can Dance.” He choreographed the hit Broadway musical Violet starring Sutton Yana Birÿkova Projection Design Foster (Roundabout Theatre Company). At the Barrington Theatre Company, Mr. Page Westport Country Playhouse: Grounded. Yana received glowing reviews as the choreographer is a video artist and designer from Moscow, for Company, and received a 2016 Berkshire Russia. Her theatrical designs include The White Theater Award for his work on Broadway Devil (Red Bull Theater); Dropping Gumballs Bounty Hunter. Jeffrey holds a Master’s of Fine on Luke Wilson (The Working Theater); SELKIE Arts degree, with a concentration in Theatre (Dutch Kills); Spring Awakening (Connecticut Directing from Columbia University in New College); Peer Gynt (Amherst College); Promise York City, and has been awarded the Chuck Land (Yale University); Imogen Says Nothing Davis Emerging Choreographer Fellowship from (Yale Repertory Theatre); Scenes from Court Life the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Currently, as (Yale Repertory Theatre); Square Root of Three choreographer, he is working with Diane Paulus Sisters (Dmitry Krymov Lab); Don Quixotte (Yale and the American Repertory Theater at Harvard Opera); Women Beware Women (Yale School University to mount the Broadway production of Drama); Don Juan (Yale School of Drama); of 1776. 1/13/14 (Studio Tisch); Transport (Irish Repertory

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Michael Rossmy and Cardenio (American Repertory Theater), Fight Director/Intimacy Coach The Tallest Tree in the Forest (Tectonic Theater Westport Country Playhouse: Skeleton Crew, Project), Charley’s Aunt and Shakespeare in Love Man of La Mancha, The Understudy, A Flea In Her (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Eurydice and Ear, Flyin’ West, Romeo and Juliet, Appropriate, An Ideal Husband (American Players Theatre). Lettice and Lovage, Camelot, The Invisible She is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Hand, Art, Red, Broken Glass, The Liar, Nora, Voicework® and a Certified Teacher of Knight- Room Service, Harbor, Loot, A Raisin in the Sun, Thompson Speechwork and is currently on Tartuffe, Into the Woods. Broadway: A Tale of Two faculty at the University of Connecticut and the Cities. Regional: The Acting Company, The Public National Theater Institute. Theatre, Asolo REP, Yale Repertory Theatre, Tara Rubin Casting Opera Theatre of St. Louis, The Old Globe, Casting Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, McCarter Seventh Season at Westport Country Playhouse. Theatre, Primary Stages, Delaware REP, SoHo Selected Broadway and National Tours: Ain’t Too Repertory Theatre, Baltimore’s Center Stage, Proud, King Kong, Summer: The Donna Summer Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Musical, The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Indecent, Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, Shakespeare Theatre, Rattlestick Theater, Pace Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, University, Cherry Lane Theatre, and others. He Cats, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, was nominated for a 2016 Drama Desk Award for Bullets Over Broadway, Les Misérables, Big Fish, Outstanding Fight Direction. Michael is a faculty The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Shrek, member at the Yale School of Drama where he Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, teaches Stage Combat, and the Stage Combat Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys Off-Broadway: Gloria: and Intimacy Supervisor for all undergraduate A Life, Smokey Joe’s Café, Here Lies Love, Love, productions at Yale College. Loss, and What I Wore Selected Regional: Yale Samantha Shoffner Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Props Supervisor Globe, Asolo Rep. Westport Country Playhouse: Skeleton Crew, www.tararubincasting.com Man of La Mancha. Broadway: Slave Play Tara Rubin Casting Associate. Broadway: Children of a Lesser God, Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, The Price, Noises Off, Falsettos, China Doll, Living Laura Schutzel CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, on Love. Select Off-Broadway: Powerstrip (LCT3), Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Native Son/Measure for Measure, A Strange Loop, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, If Pretty Hurts... (Playwrights Horizons), BLKS Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, (MCC), Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), Is Juliet Auwaerter God Is, Kid Victory, Ride the Cyclone, Songbird, Seawife. Corporate: Google, Samsung, Chris De Camillis Grammys, Emmys, H&M, Macy’s Windows. Production Stage Manager Production Design: BMW, Excedrin, NBC “Cold Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Misery, Cuts,” “True Love,” Disney’s Frozen, Marvel It’s Only a Play, The Glass Menagerie. Off- “THWIP!” “Boys in the Street.” Samantha is a Broadway: The Hard Problem, Pride’s Crossing Professor at City College of Technology in Props (Lincoln Center Theater); Parable of the Sower and Paint and also does murals, decorating and (Public/UTR); The Rape of the Sabine Women event design work. www.smartsetsbysam.com. by Grace B. Mathias (Playwrights Realm); Building the Wall (New World Stages); The Total Julie Foh Bent (Public); Much Ado About Nothing (NYSF/ Dialect Coach Delacorte); SLAVS! (NYTW); Raised in Captivity Julie Foh is a CT-based voice, speech, and dialect (The Vineyard). Regional: American Repertory specialist. Previous credits include As You Like Theater, Artistic Coordinator/Resident PSM, 15 It and King Charles III (Colorado Shakespeare Years, 32 productions; Safe Space (Bay Street); Festival), Sherwood (Cleveland Play House), Peter Pan (Bard). Producing Stage Manager for Pygmalion (BEDLAM), Familiar (Woolly Toshi Reagon’s Parable of the Sower. Mammoth Theatre Company), Trans Scripts

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Page Tazewell Westport Country Playhouse Assistant Stage Manager The mission of Westport Country Playhouse is Westport Country Playhouse: Thousand to enrich, enlighten, and engage the community Pines, Man of La Mancha, The Understudy, through the power of professionally produced A Flea in Her Ear, Flyin’ West, Romeo and Juliet, theater worth talking about and the welcoming Sex with Strangers, Appropriate, Grounded, experience of the Playhouse campus. The not- Lettice and Lovage. Tour: Charlotte’s Web for-profit Playhouse provides this experience (TheaterWorksUSA). NYC: Fruiting Bodies in multiple ways by offering live theater (Ma-Yi), Twelfth Night (Classic Stage Company), experiences of the highest quality, under the You Can’t Take it With You (St. Bart’s Players). artistic direction of Mark Lamos; educational Michael Barker and community engagement events to Managing Director further explore the work on stage; the New Michael Barker joined Westport Country Works Initiative, a program dedicated to the Playhouse in 2016 from Mill Valley, CA, where discovery, development, and production of he was the managing director of Marin Theatre new live theatrical works; special performances Company. Previously, Barker was general and programs for students and teachers with manager of Laguna Playhouse in Laguna extensive curriculum support material; Script Beach, CA, and managing director for the Los in Hand play readings to deepen relationships Angeles classical theater ensemble The Antaeus with audiences and artists; the renowned Company. Before moving to California, Barker Woodward Internship Program during was associate managing director at Yale the summer months for aspiring theater Repertory Theatre and managing director of professionals; Family Festivities presentations Yale Summer Cabaret, and produced the first to delight young and old alike and to promote annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays. He was reading through live theater; youth performance Seattle Repertory Theatre’s 2008 Managing training through Broadway Method Academy, Director Fellow. Barker holds an MFA in theater Westport Country Playhouse’s resident management from Yale School of Drama and an conservatory program; and the beautiful and MBA from Yale School of Management. At Yale, historic Playhouse campus open for enjoyment he was the recipient of the Daniel and Helene and community events year-round. Sheehan Scholarship for theater management For This Production and a Kosciusko Scholarship for outstanding Associate Scenic Designer: Yichen Zhou students of Polish descent. He served on Assistant Costume Designer: Raphael Regan the Yale School of Management Alumni Assistant Lighting Designer: Nyle Farmer Advisory Board, and is a current Association Video Programmer: Ryan Seffinger of Yale Alumni delegate. He is a member of the Wig Designer: Tommy Kurzman inaugural class of artEquity diversity, equity Production Assistant: Adithya Pratama and inclusion facilitators. He is a member of the vestry at St. Timothy’s on the Hill Episcopal Mlima’s Tale rehearsed at TWStudios: Chelsea Church in Fairfield. Prior to graduate school, The videotaping or making of electronic or he was associate director of marketing for other audio and/or visual recordings of this Court Theatre in Chicago, and also worked production or distributing recordings on any with Goodman Theatre, American Theater medium, including the internet, is strictly Company, Sansculottes Theater Company, and prohibited. The Playground Theater. Mezzanine Photography Display: Images from “Vanishing” by PenRod. View more images from “Vanishing” at penrodafrica.com. All artwork is offered for sale. Contact Penny or Rod Cook at 203-228-2127.

Cover art (p. 3) Jermaine Rowe as Mlima. Photo by Charles Silverman. Design by Cynthia Astmann.

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PREMIERE CIRCLE PRODUCER ($100,000 AND ABOVE) Paige & Jodi Couture Emil & Toby Meshberg Howard J. Aibel* Robert & Susan Doran John & Sharon Miller Eunice & David Bigelow Foundation Carole Hochman Bill & Sue Mitchell Anna Czekaj-Farber Kerry & Maggie Lehnerd-Reilly Marjorie Neville & Michael Jacoby Newman’s Own Foundation Jerome Levy Foundation Joan & John (Sam) Nevin Maureen & Edwin Schloss Darlene Krenz* Anne & Chuck Niemeth Wayne L. Whitehill* Thomas & Paula McInerney Allen & Lorraine Noveck Teresa Nardozzi Alan & Frances Offenberg AMBASSADOR ($50,000–$99,999) Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Prager Metis CPA’S LLC Howard & Stacy Bass The Bender Financial Group (in memory of Jessica Waldman) Karen & Steven Rakitt Joan & Joel Smilow Michele & Marc Flaster Steve & Frances Rowland Nancy & David Tillson Burry Fredrik Foundation Susan & Gene Shanks Johnna G. Torsone & John McKeon Joyce Hergenhan Tom & Helen Sheehy Judy & Scott Phares PATRON ($5,000–$9,999) Patti & Rick Slavin Barbara & John Samuelson Anonymous (2) Starly Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Aquarion Water Company Dr. Peter & Lyla Steenbergen Roz & Bud Siegel Atria Senior Living Mr. Arthur C. Tauck, Jr. Barbara & John Streicker The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Lee & Susan Vincent Sandra Wagenfeld Memorial Foundation, Inc. Frances S. White & Harry B. Evans David & Yvette Waldman Jodi & Bill Felton Jane & Richard B. Wolf (in memory of Jessica Waldman) Bettina & David Fiore Edith Hall Friedheim FRIENDS CIRCLE SPONSOR ($25,000–$49,999) Philip & Lisa Green Bank of America CHAMPION ($1,000–$1,499) Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation Adam Clemens Anonymous (2) Jacobson/Moskovitz Family Stephen Corman Tony & Allison Allott JANA Foundation CT Department of Economic & Community Robert & Jan Anestis Development, Office of the Arts Laura & Dale Kutnick Sandra Bendfeldt The David & Geri Epstein Private Foundation Richard & Terry Lubman Jean H. Bennett Fidelity Investments Lux Bond & Green Aileen & Jeffrey Brill Lucille Lortel Foundation Jeff Peterson The Harry Donenfeld Foundation Lindsay Schine & Michael Klingher The Neil & Sandra DeFeo Family Foundation Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander Pitney Bowes, Inc. The Richenthal Foundation Mary & Frode Foss-Skiftesvik The Winston Foundation Rachel & Jake Robards Malcolm Gordon & Nan Miller Nancy & Roger Sachs The Stewart & Constance Greenfield PARTNER ($15,000–$24,999) Carol & Peter Seldin Foundation Athena & Daniel Adamson Michael & Judith Guthman BNY Mellon SUSTAINER ($3,000–$4,999) Scott & Beth Hensel Bankwell Jennifer Port IATSE Local 74 Cohen & Wolf, P.C. Westport Young Woman’s League Linda Jacob CT Humanities CONTRIBUTOR ($1,500–$2,999) Sarah & Anthony Menchaca Fiona Garland & Andrew Bentley Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Charles Porten Jessie A. Gilbert Jim Arata Vivian Rosenberg Angela & Mark Graham / The Graham Bruce & Susan Barnet Cleo & Jon Sonneborn Foundation of Connecticut BMW of Darien Isaac & Ellen Sonsino Beryl & Roger Leifer Barbara & Fred Colin The Stringer Family Fund Mary Ellen & Jim Marpe (in honor of Steve Corman) Esme Usdan National Endowment for the Arts Gary D. Cosgrave Joan Waricha Ellen Petrino Elwood & Catherine Davis Alicia & Bob Wyckoff Janet & Fred Plotkin / Adolph & Ruth Katia Friend Schnurmacher Foundation George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, LEADER ($750–$999) Marietta Battaglia White Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Helen Martin Block The Winston Foundation Barbara & Greg Joseph Kevin & Pamela Collins (in memory of Darlene Krenz) BENEFACTOR ($10,000–$14,999) Lucinda E. Knuth Givenik.com Jonathan Aibel & Julie Rohwein Steven & Yvette Kohn Tom Lombardi Molly Alger & Jay Dirnberger Marta Jo Lawrence Amy & Richard Corn Mitzi Lyman & David Geronemus * Deceased MLIMA'S TALE 29 THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

FRIENDS CIRCLE SUPPORTER ($350–$749) Russell Smith Malcolm A. Duffy Anonymous (2) Christian & Eva Trefz Deborah Dyer Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc. Judith Udell Arlene Ettinger Kim & David Adler Connie & Vinnie Von Zwehl Joanna Exacoustos Jonathan Aibel & Julie Rohwein Westport Woman’s Club Lee Ann Fallet Dr. & Mrs. Todd E. Arnold Myrtis & Roger White Wendy & Steve Feingold Mr. & Mrs. Kerrin Behrend Barbara Wojtusik (in honor of Janet Filling Rebecca & Michael Bellora Michael Barker & Mark Lamos) Valerie S. Fischel Jan C. Berlage Merle & Nina Yoder Michelle Fitzpatrick Bill Borrelle & John Hearn Richard & Beth Zucker Heidi & Robert Flicker Prill & Mike Boyle FRIEND ($150–$349) The Fonteyne Family Drs. Bobbi & Barry Coller Anonymous (9) Howard Forman Scott & Toni Donahue Martha & Lawrence Aasen Marguerite Bunny Franco David Dreyfoos Brett Adler Mark & Alexandra Friedman Mrs. Joan Eigen Durelle Alexander Donna & Ed Fuhrman Susan S. Ellis American Endowment Foundation Betty & Joshua Goldberg Joyce N. Fensterstock Marlene Marcus Bacher Emily Gordon Full Spectrum LLC Harold & Bernicestine Bailey Jen & Matt Gorin GE Foundation Gwen & David Baker Marlene Green & Henry Hubbe Laurie & David Gendell Fran Ball Jill Greenberg & Mitchell Lester Hilary & Will Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Henry Banach Ms. Shirley Gura Jack & Amy Gillis Michael Barker & Heidi Hanson Steven & Rosemary Halstead Monique & Dan Goldwasser Livia DeFilippis Barndollar Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Hammalian Ellen Graff & Martin Fox Jerry & Peggy Barton Roni & Howard Harmetz William Gratz & James Bruno Debra & David Bauer John & Ingrid Hess Dorothy & Fred Haas Mr. & Mrs. Baxt Joyce & Robert Hobbie Melody Hunt Debbie L. Benner Julia Hood Dan & Wilma Kail Thomas C. Bloch Heather Hopkins Michael E. Loeb Wanda Bober Elissa & James Hyman Terry & Lance Lundberg David & Laurie Boczar Bob & Bev Iannucci Jane Malakoff Rebecca Bowman & Rob Bowman Richard & Francoise Jaffe Peter & Wendy McCabe James & Melinda Brockwell Honorable Edward & Renie Karazin William & Irene McCutchen Arvin Brown Janet & Leo Karl III Josie Merck Christina Tippit Brown Kathryn & Bruce Kasanoff Albert Messina James Burch Patricia Kasdagly Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Michael Burnette Pam & Dallas Kersey The Navon Family Mary Cahalane & David Weil Stefanie Kies William Nolan J Kenneth Campbell Lynda Kinney Carole Novick Maureen & Rick Campbell Jo Kirsch Debbie O’Malley Joseph Carlucci Betsy & Robert Knapp Penny Palmer Roz & Joe Carpentieri Anatole & Rosaria Konstantin Karen & Michael Parrella Leslie Cenci Phyllis & Adam Kurzer Rina & Howard Pianko Mrs. Eleanor Cilo Mr. & Mrs. Federico Laffan Ann & Peter Pollack David Clarke & Mary Maskara Warren & Lisa Lagerloef Don and Kelly Quatrella Dolores Conlon Ellen Lautenberg Josephine A. Raimondi Kerry & Jim Cooper Craig & Caroline Lazzara Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ramsey Sean & Lauren Costello Ms. Leona R. Lepofsky Howard Ratech Dana Creanga Marc & Janie Levey Barbara & Robert Reback Terrie Cuddy Dana & Paul Levin Paula & David Ridge David Adam Realty, Inc. Marc Lewis & Leadership Capital Group Eva & Paul Rosenblatt Patricia & Raymond Dayan Rita & Stephen Lewis (in memory of A.R. Gurney) Charlotte & Peter De Nicola Timothy Lewis & Alisyn Camerota Joseph & Carol Rosetti Josephine Deignan Kathy & Wayne Locurto Susie Salomon Patricia Delano Marti LoMonaco & Karl Ruling Kassandra Savici AnnaMaria Desalva Arline & Marvin Lubin Mark Schiff Jo-Ann Dierks Jo & John Luscombe George & Madeline Shepherd Joe & Emily DiMiceli Kenneth & Mary Makowka Allen & Leslie Silberman Gina & Peter Dodge Edward P. Mally

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FRIENDS CIRCLE FRIEND ($150–$349) CONT’D Cheryl Manley Dr. & Mrs. Warren R. Pistey Louise T. Stewart Richard & Cora Martin The Plumitallo Family Christopher and Sharie Stanathan Mr. & Mrs. David S. Matlow David & Mindy Pritchard (in memory of Hope Whittier) William & Irene McCutchen Gina Pulice Tim Sullivan Leigh & Edward McDermott Carol Quinn & David Mayo Andrew & Jenny Taubman Craig McPherson Debbie & Larry Rehr Nechama Tec Shirley Mellor Paul Reiferson & Julie Spivack Thomas Tesoro Ruth Ann Meyer Betty & Dan Roberts Wes & Juliann Tyler Miggs B Design Judy & Bob Rosenkranz UBS Matching Gift Program Jennifer Mitchell Jeffrey R. Rosenthal Joseph Valerio Montner Tech PR Michael Ross (in honor of Chris Vatis Robert E. Morris Jr. Eunice & David Bigelow) Ms. Olga Vladimirsky Margaret Mudd Becky Ruthven Allan & Carol Wahler Kathleen Mufson Maria Salgar William Walker John & Sandra Murdock Barbara H. Schmerzler Kathleen Walsh & Gene Bernstein Sandy & Peter Nathan Jean R. Schroeder Melody Waterhouse Michael Nayor Mariannne G. C. Seggerman Mary & Charles Welch Helen & Melvin Neisloss Hal & Sheila Shupack Brian Welker Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nickson Claudine & Allen Siegel Michael Wilens & Carolyn Longacre Robert Nixon Edith D. Sillman Ronni & Fred Zinn NM Morris Family Foundation Eileen R. Simonson Joseph Valerio Judith & Alphonse Noë Joan Ross Sorkin Chris Vatis Suzanne Novik Sandra Soule Ms. Olga Vladimirsky Barbara Paolini Jenny Sozzi Allan & Carol Wahler Dr. & Mrs. Michael Parry Peary & Patti Spaght William Walker Vicki & Bob Patton Benson & Betty Srere Kathleen Walsh & Gene Bernstein Joyce Pauker Ken Staffey Melody Waterhouse Stephen & Kim Penwell Gloria & Michael Stashower Mary & Charles Welch Kenneth Perlman David & Gayle Stebbins Brian Welker John & Elizabeth Peto Howard & Jo Stecker Michael Wilens & Carolyn Longacre Zelie & Andy Pforzheimer Jean M. Steinschneider Ronni & Fred Zinn Ricki & Stanley Stern SPECIAL GIFTS NEW WORKS CIRCLE WOODWARD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN-KIND DONATIONS Michele Flaster, Chair SPONSORS BetterITS Patricia Blaufuss FOUNDING MEMBERS Howard J. Aibel* Howard J. Aibel* Eunice & David Bigelow Foundation Castle Wines & Spirits Stephen Corman Stephen Corman Hilton Garden Inn Czekaj Artistic Productions Robert & Susan Doran Moffly Media Sandra & Neil DeFeo Jodi & Bill Felton Newman’s Own Foundation Kate & Bob Devlin Michele & Marc Flaster Parks Driving Service Michele & Marc Flaster Fiona Garland & Andrew Bentley Carol & Peter Seldin Susan Jacobson & David Moskovitz The Goss Family Sincerely, Brigitte Cheeses Judy & Scott Phares Angela & Mark Graham / The Graham Two Roads Brewing Barbara & John Samuelson Foundation of Connecticut Westport Inn Barbara & John Streicker Judy & Scott Phares Johnna G. Torsone & John McKeon Carol & Peter Seldin Roz & Bud Siegel ANNUAL MEMBERS Barbara & John Streicker Darlene Krenz* Marietta Battaglia White Teresa Nardozzi Ann Sheffer & Bill Scheffler Roz & Bud Siegel Marietta Battaglia White FRIENDS Molly Alger & Jay Dirnberger Patti & Rick Slavin

All gifts as of July 31, 2019 * Deceased MLIMA'S TALE 31 32 WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE | 2019 SEASON MLIMA'S TALE 33 BENEFACTOR TABLES PATRONS Kate & Bob Devlin, Molly Alger & Jay Dirnberger The Devlin Foundation Bankwell Judy & Scott Phares Sandra Benee Barbara & John Samuelson Deborah Harper Bono & Girome Bono Barbara & John Streicker Nancy A. Brown Adam Clemens BENEFACTORS Cohen & Wolf, P.C. Stephen Corman Amy C. Corn Michele & Marc Flaster James & Eileen Francis Angela & Mark Graham Jeanne Pflaum Gnuse Mary Ellen & Jim Marpe Janet & Fred Plotkin Jacobson/Moskovitz Family Roz & Bud Siegel Lindsay Schine & Michael Klingher Lillian & Gerald Luterman Marietta Battaglia White Lux Bond & Green PATRON TABLES Jessie Gilbert Athena & Daniel Adamson Teresa Nardozzi & Dr. Pietro Marghella Eunice & David Bigelow Jeffrey Peterson BNY Mellon Wealth Management Doug & Dana Robinson Jessica Caldwell & John Hubble Neal Rubinstein Paige & Jodi Couture Laurie Stefanowicz Ania Czekaj-Farber Kerry & Maggie Lehnerd-Reilly Ellen Petrino Pitney Bowes, Inc. Nancy & David Tillson THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED US ON SEPTEMBER 14 TO BENEFIT OUR BELOVED PLAYHOUSE!

SUPPORTERS DONORS Anonymous (3) Anonymous Peter & Katharine Bahnemann William H. Bates Jim & Nancy Barton Michele Brown & Bernard Shapiro Deborah Harper Bono Leslie Byelas & Ellen B. Lubell Brian & Roselle Crombie Malcolm A. Duffy Raymond & Trish Dayan Matthew & Sarah Fair Peter A. Fernandez Pam Farr & Buford Alexander John Goodrich Rob & Claudia Hahn (R. Hahn Foundation) William Gratz & James Bruno in honor of Annie Keefe Julietta Guarino & Lewis Bellardo Joyce Hergenhan Joseph Infantino Theron & Andrea Hoffman Kevin & Kris Jandora Glenn & Jill Marchak Marci Linke William & Irene McCutchen Ella & Bill Lyons Steve & Marianne Mills Beryl Meiner & Richard Carleton Steve & Diane Parrish Charles & Betty Miller Ann & Peter Pollack Alexander Quintner Wendy Samuel Drs. David & Annette Roth Kathleen Walsh & Gene Bernstein Lyla Steenbergen Ruth Winnick Lori & David Sochol Lee & Susan Vincent Nancy Wilson

All gifts as of August 12, 2019

2019 SUPPORT

2019 CORPORATE CLUB

2019 MEDIA SPONSORS

Moffly Media — publisher ofGreenwich, Westport, WSHU is a non-profit, listener-supported group of public New Canaan-Darien, Stamford, and athome magazines — radio stations whose mission is to be a unique and celebrates community with excellence in design and independent voice in our community. Every day, we engage editorial as well as online content, custom events, listeners through a range of thoughtful programming and philanthropic partnerships. that includes NPR News, award-winning local news, entertainment and classical music. www.wshu.org.

2019 TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR

2019 IN-KIND SUPPORT

Castle Wine and Spirits is proud to be a Hilton Garden Inn believes that the arts The Westport Inn is well-known for its sponsor of Westport Country Playhouse. are the fabric of our society and make contemporary New England hospitality. The knowledgeable staff can assist you a community a better place to live and This boutique hotel offers richly appointed in choosing from their more than 1,500 work. After an evening at the theater, rooms with luxurious bedding and wines, hundreds of spirits, and an spend the night at the nearby Hilton onsite dining. Visit westportinn.com extensive selection of craft beers. Garden Inn Norwalk and discover why or call 203-557-8124 to receive the Make Castle at 1439 Post Road East they were voted Best Hotel seven Playhouse’s preferred rate. your one-stop wine and beverage shop. years in a row. Free shuttles to the Playhouse. Visit norwalkhilton.com or call 203-523-4000.

FINE CHEESES FOR OPENING NIGHTS

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WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES GENEROUS LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR THE 2019 SEASON.

LEAD CORPORATE SUPPORT

AQUARION WATER COMPANY BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT Aquarion Water Company applauds the Westport Country Playhouse For more than two centuries, BNY Mellon Wealth Management has for its starring role as one of our area’s most important artistic provided services to financially successful individuals and families, their institutions. We also congratulate the public for its commitment to family offices and business enterprises, planned giving programs, and sustaining not just local cultural resources but the natural ones as endowments and foundations. In 2018, it was ranked the 11th largest U.S. well. With demands on our water supplies growing across our service Wealth Manager by Barron’s. It has $239 billion in total client assets as area, we’ve seen a tremendous response to our requests for increased of December 31, 2018, and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and conservation. We especially thank all those community members internationally. BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which delivers leading who are now limiting outdoor sprinkler irrigation to two times per wealth advice across investments, banking, custody and wealth and estate week or less. For many more ideas on conserving water, just visit planning, conducts business through various operating subsidiaries of aquarionwater.com. And, remember, any time you’re looking for an The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. For more information, go to alternative to the fine beverages you may be enjoying tonight, Aquarion bnymellonwealth.com or follow us on Twitter @BNYMellonWealth. reminds you that there’s always water.

COHEN AND WOLF BANK OF AMERICA Cohen and Wolf, P.C. is thrilled to support the 2019 Westport Country Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, Playhouse production of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin. For over serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses 65 years, Cohen and Wolf has been providing personal attention and and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset practical advice to businesses, individuals, and municipalities in a wide management and other financial and risk management products range of matters including litigation, business transactions & finance, and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the real estate & land use, bankruptcy, employment, tax, trusts & estates, United States, serving approximately 66 million consumer and small elder law, securities, and family law. Our team of over 50 attorneys business clients with approximately 4,300 retail financial centers, works from offices in Westport, Bridgeport, Danbury, and Orange. including approximately 1,800 lending centers, 2,200 Merrill Edge For more information, please visit cohenandwolf.com. investment centers and 1,500 business centers; approximately 16,300 ATMs; and award-winning digital banking with more than 36 million active users, including over 26 million mobile users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. www.bankofamerica.com

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS PITNEY BOWES Fidelity Investments is proud to be a 2019 sponsor of Westport Country Pitney Bowes is proud to support Westport Country Playhouse Playhouse. Fidelity’s mission is to inspire better futures and seek to as a sponsor for the Family Festivities series. Pitney Bowes is a deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. We focus global technology company, powering billions of physical and digital on meeting the unique needs of a diverse set of customers helping more transactions in the connected and borderless world of commerce. than 30 million people invest their own life savings. Local investors can Pitney Bowes and the Pitney Bowes Foundation support literacy, access Fidelity’s guidance and investment tools via the web, by telephone, education, and the diverse community interests of Pitney Bowes or in person, working with investment professionals at their local Investor employees. We focus our energies on advancing learning and Center. To learn more about Fidelity Investments, visit one of our three enrichment for students in underserved school districts in an effort to Fairfield County locations — Stamford, Greenwich, or Fairfield — or call address the opportunity gap and prepare the future workforce. 800-544-9797. Please visit fidelity.com. Fidelity Brokerage Services, Member NYSE, SPIC. 831742.2.0

LEAD INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

DAVID AND GERI EPSTEIN PRIVATE FOUNDATION

ADOLPH AND RUTH SCHNURMACHER FOUNDATION

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Barbara K. Streicker, Chair Jessie A. Gilbert HONORARY TRUSTEES Michele Flaster, Vice Chair Mark S. Graham Elisabeth Morten, Chair Dan Kail Johnna G. Torsone, Vice Chair Joyce Hergenhan Howard J. Aibel* Bill Mitchell David Tillson, Treasurer Carole Hochman Walter Bergen Judith Resnick Anna Czekaj-Farber, Secretary James Earl Jones James P. Bradley Carol West Seldin Michael Klingher Sandra DeFeo Ann Sheffer Richard Slavin, Asst. Secretary Maggie Lehnerd-Reilly Kate Devlin Joel Smilow Athena T. Adamson Roger Leifer Robert Devlin Sharon Sullivan Harold Bailey, Jr. Mary Ellen Marpe Robert H. Forrester John Vaccaro Adam G. Clemens Teresa Nardozzi Edith Hall Friedheim Steven Wolff Stephen Corman Ellen H. Petrino Helen Lee Henderson Joanne Woodward Amy C. Corn Judy M. Phares Catherine Herman Bob Wright Paige S. Couture Janet Plotkin Jay A. Dirnberger Christopher Plummer ARTIST CIRCLE Robert Doran Jake Robards A.R. Gurney * Katia Friend Barbara Samuelson Lynne Meadow Fiona Garland Marietta Battaglia White James Naughton

STAFF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MARK LAMOS Artistic Director GRETCHEN WRIGHT Director of Development MICHAEL BARKER Managing Director Clare Livingston Special Events & Engagement Coordinator Kaylee Moran Development Assistant ARTISTIC Georgia Sayers Grant Writer David Kennedy Associate Artistic Director 3wishes Gala Consultant Anne Keefe Associate Artist Bethany Gugliemino Artistic Associate MARKETING Liam Lonegan Artistic Associate/Assistant Director KATHARINE MUSSIO Director of Marketing Laura Silence Family Festivities Coordinator & Audience Development Cynthia Astmann Graphic Design Director FINANCE + HUMAN RESOURCES Jennifer Carroll Community and Sales Manager SHARON BOILINI Director of Finance Patricia Blaufuss Public Relations Manager Kerry Maloney HR & Finance Manager PRODUCTION GENERAL MANAGEMENT DAVID DREYFOOS Associate Producer/Director of Production BETH HUISKING General Manager RJ Romeo Technical Director/Associate Director of Production Geoff Topalian Business Intelligence Manager Bruce Miller Company Manager Kelly Mikolasy House and Events Manager Alexandra Rappaport Company Manager Rich D’Arinzo Facilities Manager Jason Thomson Head Shop Carpenter Josh Sinclair Box Office Manager Bob McDevitt Head Electrician/Light Board Operator Eve Lyons Assistant Box Office Manager Jon Damast Head Sound/Sound Board Operator Jake Krasniewicz Box Office Supervisor Lisa Ficco Wardrobe Supervisor & First-Time Subscriber Concierge Jessie Lizotte ATD Fellow Molly Hamilton Box Office Associate & House Manager Dominique Guilford Company Management Fellow Grace McDavid-Seidner House Manager Jacob Santos Newman’s Own Managing Director Fellow

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We hope to make your experience here as enjoyable as possible. If you need assistance, please notify the house manager or a member of the Playhouse staff. Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court | Westport, CT 06880 BOX OFFICE: (203) 227-4177 westportplayhouse.org

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BOX OFFICE HOURS EMERGENCY CONTACT 12PM – 6PM Tuesday – Friday Babysitters or other emergency contacts may Closed Mondays call the house manager during the performance EXTENDED HOURS DURING SHOWS at (203) 227-5137 x196. Please have contacts 12PM – 7PM Tuesday provide the location of your seats. 12PM – 8PM Wednesday – Friday CONCESSIONS 11AM – 8PM Saturday A variety of food and beverages are available 11AM – 3PM Sunday for purchase at Playhouse concessions. Tickets also available at westportplayhouse.org. Both cash and credit cards are accepted. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Beverages with a cap are allowed in the theater, For the enjoyment of all patrons, please silence however, all food must be enjoyed in the lobby. all cell phones, pagers, and electronic devices ACCESSIBILITY while in the theater. If you use your phone during A number of accessible seats for patrons with intermission, please remember to silence it for mobility requirements are available throughout the remainder of the performance. the theater. If you require an accessible seat, ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES please notify the box office when making your A limited number of infrared assisted listening purchase. For assistance at the theater, please devices are available from the box office to aid contact the house manager. in your enjoyment of the performance. SUPPORT THE PLAYHOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY The use of photographic or recording devices is The Playhouse is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit strictly prohibited. organization and can only survive with the PLEASE NOTE: The audience may be photographed generous support of donors like you. Your gift by Playhouse staff for archival and publicity matters. Please consider making a gift today. purposes. If you prefer that your likeness not Contact Clare Livingston appear in Playhouse materials, please notify the [email protected] | (203) 571-1134 house manager.

2019 RESTAURANT PARTNERS

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