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MAN OF LA MANCHA THEATER WRITTEN BY MUSIC BY LYRICS BY LATTÉ DIRECTED BY PETER ROTHSTEIN MUSIC DIRECTION BY DENISE PROSEK DA

SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 22, 2017 • RITZ THEATER THEATER MUSICALLY LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Theater Latté Da presents I was in a production of when I was in the 10th grade at Grand Rapids High School in northern Minnesota. The school’s speech therapist, Diane Olson singlehandedly made it happen. MAN OF LA MANCHA There was no drama department, no partnership with the school’s band or choral programs, no real staff or administrative support, but Written by Dale Wasserman she made it happen – on a wing and a prayer. Music by Mitch Leigh Lyrics by Joe Darion I fell in love with the theater during that experience. I played the Padre, and if I wasn’t in rehearsal I was painting rocks on the two- Original Production Staged by dimensional set, or putting up show posters around town. I even did Originally Produced by Albert W. Selden and Hal James a little fundraising for our newly formed Grand Rapids High School Drama Club. Directed by Peter Rothstein** Attempting to create theater is a rather crazy idea. There’s 101 reasons † Music Direction by Denise Prosek not to and really only a couple of reasons to – because you love it, and because you believe it has the power to change people. The characters of Man of La Mancha are forever changed by Cervantes’ “entertainment” FEATURING as he calls it. They are inspired and transformed by his mad knight’s McKinnley Aitchison, Zach Garcia, Dan Hopman, determination “to see life not as it is, but as it ought to be.” Meghan Kreidler*, Rodolfo Nieto, Sara Ochs, wrote El Ingenioso Hidalgo de La Mancha in 1614. It has had a profound impact around the globe for Jon-Michael Reese*, Matt Riehle, Martín Solá*, more than 400 years. It has been translated into 140 languages and has inspired countless poets, painters and playwrights. I wanted our Andre Shoals*, and Guillermo Rodriguez Zermeño production to reflect the reach of its impact over space and time.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors Throughout the past year a particular quote from Cervantes masterpiece **Member of SDC, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union has been ringing through my mind, “When life itself seems lunatic, who †Member of Twin Cities Musicians Union, American Federation of Musicians knows where madness lies.” Like many, my spirit has been crushed by MAN OF LA MANCHA will be performed in 100 minutes with no intermission. recent events, and I struggle to find sanity in the world around me. And so, at Cervantes’ prodding, I turn to an “entertainment” to find hope, to Opening Night: Saturday, September 16, 2017 inspire resistance, to make sense of the world. ASL Interpreted and Audio Described Performance: Thursday, September 28, 2017 Director’s Dialogue with Peter Rothstein: Sunday, September 17, 2017 Twenty years ago, Denise Prosek and I launched a new theater Post-Show Discussions: Thursdays September 21, 28, October 5, 12, and 19. Sundays September 17, 24, October 1, 8, and 15 – on a wing and a prayer, because we love it and because we believe it has the power to change people. I’m glad you’re here. MAN OF LA MANCHA is presented by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, , New York 10022.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. As a courtesy to the performers and other patrons, please check to see that all cell phones, Peter Rothstein pagers, watches, and other noise-making devices are turned off. Founding Artistic Director

PS: Thanks, Diane.

MAN OF LA MANCHA REHEARSAL PHOTOS BY EMILEE ELOFSON

2 MAN OF LA MANCHA THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 3 Written by Dale Wasserman Lyrics by Joe Darion Music by Mitch Leigh

THE CAST THE PRODUCTION TEAM Written by Tod Petersen and Peter Rothstein Musical Arrangements by Denise Prosek Antonia ...... McKinnley Aitchison Director...... Peter Rothstein** Directed by Peter Rothstein Music Direction by Denise Prosek † Sancho ...... Zach Garcia Music Director...... Denise Prosek The Captain/Tenorio ...... Dan Hopman Scenic Designer ...... Michael Hoover Aldonza ...... Meghan Kreidler* Costume Designer ...... Rich Hamson The Duke/Jose/Dr. Carrasco ...... Rodolfo Nieto Lighting Designer ...... Marcus Dilliard^ Maria/The Housekeeper ...... Sara Ochs Sound Designer ...... Kevin Springer Paco /The Padre ...... Jon-Michael Reese* Wig Designer ...... Paul Bigot Anselmo/The Barber ...... Matt Riehle Mask Craftsperson ...... Abbey Syme The Governor/The Innkeeper ...... Andre Shoals* Stage Manager ...... Tiffany K. Orr* Miguel de Cervantes/Don Quixote ...... Martín Solá* Substitute Stage Manager ...... Todd Kalina* Pedro ...... Guillermo Rodriguez Zermeño Assistant Stage Manager ...... Lyndsey R. Harter* Dialect Coach ...... Keely Wolter Ensemble ...... Joe Allen, D. Angelina Nguyen Fight Choreographer...... Enneking Gabrielle Sacha, Mason Tyer Technical Director ...... Bethany Reinfeld Properties Master ...... Abbee Warmboe THE MUSICIANS Assistant Director...... Shannon Twohy † Conductor/Piano ...... Denise Prosek Scenic Charge ...... Angelique Powers † Guitar ...... Kristian Anderson Lighting Programmer ...... Micayla Thebault-Spieker † Bass ...... Greg Hippen Master Electrician ...... Megan Winter † Percussion ...... Kory Andry Audio Engineer ...... Nicholas Tranby Wardrobe Crew ...... Mary Farrell We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations Drapers ...... Susan Fick, Milly Oudhoff PHOTO BY JOE DICKIE for their expertise, insight, and assistance with this production: Ansa Akyea; Sasha Andreev; Reem El-Radi; Molly Elian Carlson; Stitcher ...... Bonnie Lee Omar Guevara-Soto; Figen Haugen; Immigrant Law Center Substitute Wardrobe Crew ...... Tiffany Clem SEASON TICKET HOLDERS: ATTEND ANY PERFORMANCE FOR $35 of Minnesota – John Keller, Esq.; Willie Nour; Sarah’s Oasis – Cheryl Beherent, Director; Dáithí Sproule; Ahmed Yusuf SM Intern ...... Lauren Fitzgerald Veit SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Carpenters ...... Sean McQuistion, Nate Otto, THEATER *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors Becky Provost, Desmond Universe, **Member of SDC, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Tyler Waters LATTÉ NOV 29 - DEC 30 • RITZ THEATER a national theatrical labor union Electricians ...... Katie Deutsch, Jeremy Ellarby, DA †Member of Twin Cities Musicians Union, American Federation of Musicians VISIT LATTEDA.ORG OR CALL 612-339-3003 ^Member of the United Scenic Artists, a national union that represents Paul Epton, Garvin Jellison, THEATER MUSICALLY designers and scenic painters for the American theater Kiki Klum, Karin Olson, Ray Steveson

4 MAN OF LA MANCHA THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 5 A HISTORY OF MAN OF LA MANCHA, THE MUSICAL DON MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, 1547–1616

1950s: Dale Wasserman travels to Spain where he becomes interested in Miguel de Cervantes, in particular his masterpiece Don Quixote.

1959: Wasserman creates a made for play, I, Don Quixote. Originally, he named the television play Man of La Mancha, but network executives believed the audience would not understand the title. Ultimately the title was misleading because the play was not about Don Quixote, rather Miguel de Cervantes.

Dale Wasserman 1964: Director Albert Marre and Dale Wasserman turned I, Don Quixote, the TV Play, into a stage musical. Composer Mitch Leigh and lyricist Joe Darion write the music and lyrics.

1965: Man of La Mancha premieres at the ANTA Washington Square in .

Albert Marre 1966: Man of La Mancha wins five : Best Musical, Best Composer and Lyricist, Best Actor in a Musical (), Best Scenic Design, and Best Direction of a Musical.

1972: Albert Marre directs the revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre starring Richard Kiley Richard Kiley as Don Quixote (Don Quixote) and (Aldonza).

1972: Peter O’Toole and star in the film version of Man of La Mancha directed by .

1977: Albert Marre directs another revival at the Palace Theatre starring Richard Kiley (Don Peter O’Toole as Don Quixote and Quixote) and Emily Yancy (Aldonza). Sophia Loren as Aldonza MIGUEL DE CERVANTES PORTRAIT BY EDUARDO BALACA Y OREJAS-CANSECO 1992: Albert Marre again directs a revival at the starring (Don Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra was born in 1547 and lived Quixote) and (Aldonza). until 1616, a witness to the decline of Spain’s great golden age.

2002: Jonathon Kent directs a revival of Man He joined the army at age twenty and showed from his novel “Don Quixote”, written because he had Jewish blood in his family of La Mancha at the Martin Beck Theatre great bravery during his five year stint, though at age fifty-seven, near the end of his life, history, he was excommunicated, only as (now known as the Al Hirschfield Theatre) Don Quixote while he was in the army he was felled not by most of his output was for the stage. He barely escaping nastier punishments. starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and weapons but by malaria. Despite his sickness had an affair with a Portuguese woman Brian Stokes Mitchell. he rose up anyway (shades of Quixote!) but she deserted him, leaving him with a He finished his famous novel, “Don Quixote”, and threw himself into battle, sustaining daughter named Isabel. He married again, in 1604, and though it was a huge success, he 2017: With over 40 cast recordings produced two wounds to the chest and a musket ball this time into money – or so he thought. never received any royalties from it. Ten years throughout the world, the musical has been and through his left hand, crippling it. But now he had to support his wife, later, as poor as ever, Cervantes began work continues to be produced in many languages his daughter, his mother, his widowed on a Quixote sequel, but someone else beat around the world with recent productions in He returned to Spain at thirty-three and mother-in-law, and two sisters. During him to it, and published a sequel of their own. Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, 2017 of Teatro began to write plays, a total of thirty to this time, he was imprisoned twice for Cervantes’ own sequel directly responded to China, Poland, Dominican Republic, Chile, de los Insurgentes’ Production, forty in his lifetime, though almost none owing back taxes. The Inquisition tried the faked one, incorporating the forgery into City, Mexico Russia, and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. have survived. While his great fame came him under the Purity of Blood laws and, its narrative. He died in 1616.

6 MAN OF LA MANCHA THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 7 THE POLITICAL CLIMATE FROM “INSIDE MAN OF LA MANCHA” BY SCOTT MILLER

In a speech President John F. Kennedy never got to deliver on November 22, 1963, he had planned to say,

“We are in this country watchmen on the walls of freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may achieve the ancient vision of peace on earth, goodwill toward men.”

SCENIC DESIGN BY MICHAEL HOOVER That’s the core of Man of La Mancha, inspired by – though not literally based Man of La Mancha is set in a you to believe, or else. The Inquisition was Except in Spain. During the Middle Ages, on – Miguel de Cervantes’s timeless 1615 originally intended to protect the Church Jews had been expelled from most of masterpiece “Don Quixote”, the second prison vault, a waiting room and to protect “civilization” in a world Europe and many had settled in Spain, biggest selling book in the history of the of sorts for those to be tried where secular law enforcement was often where they lived happily. But by the end of world. Like and James by the Inquisition or other absent or irrelevant. There was no central the 1300s, economic and social problems Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George, authority (other than the Pope), no single sent Spaniards looking for scapegoats and Man of La Mancha is an examination not courts. And that prison and Inquisition, but instead several relatively they found them in the Jews. Hoping to only of the art but of the artist as well. all it implies swims under the independent Inquisitions, in Italy, Spain, end the resulting violence and upheaval, As critic Norman Nadel wrote of Man of and Portugal, and later in Latin America. the crown declared that all Jews in Spain La Mancha’s literary source, “Cervantes surface of the show throughout, either had to convert to Christianity had begun “Don Quixote” as a satire on never letting the audience The European concept of “innocent until or leave the country. Those who did the romantic literature of his day, about forget that this story is being proven guilty” was too high a standard to convert now could rise to high social, 360 years ago, but he went on to write a successfully fight the spread of heresy, so governmental, and religious positions durable compendium of human folly as told inside a cell, to an audience the Pope changed the rules. He appointed previously off limits to them, but this well as a testament to man’s unquenchable who are also imprisoned. “inquisitors” who would secretly gather brought with it resentment and fear from spirit.” The novel was the prototype for a information, opinion, rumor, and gossip, Christians who could not rise as high. And whole genre of comedy, in which the sanest build their case, and then arrest and accuse so the Inquisition was resurrected. characters can’t see the real truth of life, and References to imprisonment are everywhere the alleged heretic. It was then up to the only the lunatics are truly wise. in La Mancha, in explicit terms, and also accused to recant or be burned at the stake. The new and improved , more subtly, as when Quixote speaks of Those were the choices. And even if the the most feared and brutal of all, reached Life Magazine’s critic Tom Prideaux wrote his “captive heart.” And certainly, many accused recanted and admitted his heresy, its height in Spain during the days of King of Man of La Mancha in 1965: of the characters in the interior story are he still had to inform on others, much like Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Quite metaphorically imprisoned, including Salem Witch Trials and the House Un- separate from the Inquisition which had “It is easy to dismiss this play as Aldonza, Antonia, and others. American Activities Committee in America come before, this one was controlled not sentimental. But the audience’s tears are

in the 1950s. If the accused would not by the Pope, but by Ferdinand, who carried shed not so much for Quixote’s death as DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA AND SANCHO BY GUSTAVE DORÉ During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, inform on others, he would be imprisoned it to outrageous extremes, in large part in for his undying valor – his bravery in still opposition to the Roman Catholic church anyway and be fined all his possessions. order to acquire for himself the great wealth being, in the end, his own dream-ridden of Quixote, who is both a criticism and a Battle Between Reality and Illusion, the swept across Europe, and Spain in particular In some cases, people were accused held by the converted Jews of Spain. The self. In a time when men complain about defense of man’s idealism. In making us love same eternal tension of the theatre, and the feared being overtaken by Muslims and posthumously, and if convicted, their graves Inquisition was used as a cloak for grand losing their identity, of being mere cogs him and recognize parts of him in ourselves, most central tension of in Jews. So with roots going back as far as would be vandalized and they still would larceny as well as political and private and numbers in a computerized world, the this absurd but magnificent dreamer has particular. Just as Quixote must navigate 1100 a.d., Pope Innocent III established be fined all their possessions; but since revenge, and the inquisitors were known for spectacle of a rampantly individual Don revealed deep truths. He has shown to what the fine line between illusion and reality, a tribunal in 1215 called the Inquisition they were already dead, that meant their their fanatical zeal and great cruelties. It was Quixote is welcome. His constant homage an important extent all men can, and must, so too do all musicals have to maintain to try people accused of heresy against the surviving family would be stripped of their a product of its time – the church and state to spiritual ideals touches a chord, especially create their own reality – and how inspiring the same balancing act. Though they may church. The word heresy comes from the home and possessions and left destitute. were united closely (mostly for the profit among the young today who are so earnestly and dangerous it can be”. present entirely – even painfully – realistic Latin word for choice. In other words, of the state), and heresy was considered a and vociferously finding ideals among emotions, issues, people, and worlds, the choice was not an option when it came By the early 1400s, the Inquisition began to crime against both, to be compared only political realities. The audience’s tears Being primarily a playwright, Cervantes’ act of breaking into song will always belong to God; you believed what the Pope told fade from public view. with high treason and anarchy. testify to the achingly human ambivalence one great novel was at its core about the solely to the world of illusion.

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Cast Friday Productions, Yellow Tree Theatre, has also performed with Mu Performing Starcatcher, , Stu for Silverton, The Creative Team La Boheme, Sunday in the Park with George, Walking Shadow Theatre Company, Red Arts, Children’s Theatre Company, Park (Latté Da), Beauty & The Beast, Sister Act, A Man of No Importance, A Christmas Carole MCKINNLEY AITCHISON Eye Theatre, Trademark Theatre, and The Square Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, The The Little Mermaid, Joseph & The Amazing PETER ROTHSTEIN Petersen, Burning Patience and Wings. Michael (ANTONIA) is thrilled to be Playwright’s Center. As always, for Francis. Ordway, Walking Shadow Theatre Company, Technicolor Dreamcoat (Chanhassen Dinner (DIRECTOR) has directed 61 also designs sets for several other local theaters, making her debut with Minneapolis Musical Theatre, and Skylark ), The War That Changes Us: Songs & mainstage productions for including the Guthrie Theater, Park Square Theater Latté Da in this MEGHAN KREIDLER . Upcoming productions include Dr. Stories from WWI America (Fitzgerald Theater), Theater Latté Da, including Theatre, History Theatre, Torch Theater, topical production of Man (ALDONZA) Favorite theatre Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Ragtime (Park Square), How to Succeed in 9 world premieres. Other Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Girl Friday of La Mancha. Most recently, credits include Henry IV, Children’s Theatre Company and Assassins Business (Lakeshore Players Theater), Rocky recent collaborations include Productions, Yellow Tree and the Minnesota she was seen at the Illusion Theater as Maggie part 1 (Ten Thousand with Theater Latté Da. Sara is an Asian Horror Live (Cardinal Theatrics). Dance the Guthrie Theater, the Children’s Theater Jewish Theater. In addition to his freelance in the world premiere of Chan Poling and Things), Vietgone, Passing American Emerging Artist Award recipient, credits include Zenon Dance Company, Bill Company, Minnesota Opera, the Illusion career as a scenic designer, Michael is on staff Jeffrey Hatcher’s new musical A Night in Strange (Mixed Blood and a member of ensemble-MA. T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co., Jane Comfort Theater, Ten Thousand Things and Seattle’s 5th at the Guthrie Theater, where he supervises Olympus. Since graduating from the Saint Theatre), Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals, Dance, and Susan Marshall Dance Co. Andre Avenue Theater. He is the creator of All is Calm: the Scenic Art department. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists in Purple Cloud, Flower Drum Song (Mu JON-MICHAEL REESE is also a co-founder of based fringe The Christmas Truce of 1914 and Steerage Song–a 2012, McKinnley has continued her work on Performing Arts), Peter Pan, 20,000 Leagues (PACO/THE PADRE) My theater company The Gold Dust Orphans docu-musical created in collaboration with RICH HAMSON (COSTUME various stages throughout the Twin Cities, in Under the Sea (Children’s Theatre Company), Heart is the Drum (Edward where he performed for 14 years. T.V. credits Dan Chouinard. Peter was named the 2015 DESIGNER) has designed addition to working in more restaurants than A Christmas Carol (the Guthrie Theater), The Adu, Gregory Award: include Absolutely Fabulous (BBC). Artist of the Year by the Star Tribune, Theater 9 previous productions she would care to admit. It’s more fun being Paper Dreams of Harry Chin (History Theatre), Outstanding Actor), Village Artist of the Year by Lavender, and the Best for Theater Latté Da, onstage. Thanks for continuing to support Lasso of Truth (Workhaus Collective). Meghan Theatre; Nikola Tesla Drops MARTÍN SOLÁ (MIGUEL DE Director by City Pages. He has received seven including the Ivey award- live theater. is a Monologue and Teaching Artist with the Beat (Thomas Edison), Adirondack Theatre CERVANTES/DON QUIXOTE) is Ivey Awards and has been awarded grants and winning productions of Penumbra Theatre’s “Race Workshop”. When Festival; This Bitter Earth (Jesse Howard), thrilled to join the company fellowships from the National Endowment for La Boheme, Spring Awakening and . ZACH GARCIA (SANCHO) she isn’t acting you can catch her fronting local Penumbra Theatre Company; Camelot of Man of La Mancha at the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the He is the resident designer for Chanhassen is excited to be making his rock and roll group, Kiss the Tiger. Kreidler is (Sagramore), Westport Country Playhouse; Theater Latté Da! He spent Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Dinner Theatres where his work can be seen Theater Latté Da debut a graduate of the University of MN/Guthrie Book of Mormon (Doctor), National Tour; the past 2 years in the Foundation. He holds a B. A. in Music and in their current production of Grease. He with this brilliant group Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. (Seaweed), Drury Lane; King Lear Broadway musical On Your Feet! featuring Theater from St. John’s University and a Master has designed for the Guthrie Theater, the of artists. Zach’s recent Upcoming productions: A Christmas Carol (Cordelia), Exit Pursued by Bear; when last the music and real-life story of Gloria and of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Ordway, the Children’s Theatre Company, regional credits include the (the Guthrie Theater), The Lorax (Children’s we flew (Paul), The Lucille Lortel; Fantasticks Emilio Estefan. He has also appeared on Wisconsin-Madison. Peter-Rothstein.com the Minnesota Opera, the History Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company (Cinderella), Theatre Company). www.kissthetiger.com (Matt), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Broadway in , Coram Boy and national tours and many more regional, the Guthrie Theater (The Primrose Path), Park BFA: Carnegie Mellon. Honored to be Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème. Martín has been DENISE PROSEK college, and high school theatre companies. Square Theatre (The Palabras Project), Frank RODOLFO NIETO (THE making my Theater Latté Da debut! a Featured Artist with the New York Pops (RESIDENT MUSIC DIRECTOR) He was selected by the Star Tribune as one of Theatre (The Threepenny Opera), Walking DUKE/JOSE/DR. CARRASCO) at Carnegie Hall, and he has performed in has worked extensively as outstanding theatre artists in 2003 and Shadow Theatre Co. (Marie Antoinette, The can be seen in theater, MATT RIEHLE more than a dozen productions with The a music director, pianist, was Lavender Magazine’s Artist of the year in Whale, A Midwinter Night’s Revel), Artistry/ musical theater, and opera (ANSELMO/THE BARBER) is New York City Opera. He has also made and arranger in the Twin 2014. Recently returning to the stage as an BCT (, Carousel, Guys and throughout the region. happy to be back working numerous television appearances singing Cities for the past twenty actor, Lavender named him best Lead Actor in Dolls, Proof ), Freshwater Theatre (Pioneer Recently, he has performed with Theater Latté Da for Andrea Bocelli. Martín was a member years, including forty mainstage productions a musical for the 2015 season. Suite), Theatre in the Round Six( Degrees the role of El Duende in Des Moines Metro having had the honor of of the distinguished Shakespeare Lab at The for Theater Latté Da. She has also music of Separation), as well as performances in Opera’s production of María de Buenos Aires, working on the world Public Theater. For more info on Martín as a directed for the Children’s Theatre Company, MARCUS DILLIARD and Falmouth, MA. Zach received Starbuck in 110 in the Shade with Theatre in premiere of C. Other credits include: the performing artist visit www.martinsola.com. the Guthrie Theater, Park Square Theatre, (LIGHTING DESIGNER) has his Bachelors of Arts degree in Music and the Round, the Marine in Safe at Home with History Theatre (Sweet Land, The Musical), Mu Performing Arts, Ordway Center for the designed the lighting Theatre from Lawrence University. Zach Mixed Blood Theatre, Pope Clement IV and 7th House Theater (Hair, Jonah and the GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ Performing Arts, Hennepin Theatre Trust, and for Theater Latté Da’s would like to thank God, his beautiful wife Nicodemus in Black Death: The Musical with Whale), Torch Theater (Dangerous Liaisons), ZERMEÑO (PEDRO) is the Ivey Awards, among others. Denise holds a productions of Peter and Jessica, his family, friends, and this beautiful Apostasia Productions, and Sciarrone in Tosca and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (Jesus excited to be making his Bachelor of Music from St. Olaf College. She the Starcatcher, C., All is cast and crew for their unending support. with Minnesota Opera. Rodolfo also works Christ Superstar). Matt plays keys and sings Theater Latté Da debut with was named a Playwrights’ Center McKnight Calm, Our Town, Cabaret, Steerage Song, Aida, with his group, Son Rimay, to present the Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd with the band, this fantastic team. Recent Theater Artist Fellow in 2013–2014, Song of Extinction, Violet, The Full Monty, DAN HOPMAN (THE music of México and Latin America to the Jonny James and the Hall of Fames, and credits include the Guthrie Outstanding Musical Director in 2006 and Old Wicked Songs and Susannah. Marcus has CAPTAIN/TENORIO) is thrilled public through bilingual concerts. performs in ridiculous videos on YouTube Theater (Native Gardens, Refugia), Park Square 2008 from Star Tribune, Best Music Director designed for theater and opera across North to be returning to the with The Jeffrey Company. Theatre (Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s in 2010 from Lavender, and Theater Artist of America, including numerous productions Theater Latté Da stage, SARA OCHS (MARIA/ Dream, The House on Mango Street), and the the Year in 2012 from Lavender. for the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, where he has appeared THE HOUSEKEEPER) is ANDRE SHOALS (THE Walker Art Center (Gala). St. Olaf class of Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Children’s Theatre previously in , delighted to return to GOVERNOR/THE INNKEEPER) ’16. Much love to Leslie Poling, Maya Gorr, MICHAEL HOOVER Company and the Ordway. He is the recipient Our Town, and Beautiful Thing. Other Theater Latté Da after is excited to work with and Erin Riley. Thank you for everything, (SCENIC DESIGNER) has of a Sage Award, an Ivey Award and has twice credits include: Children’s Theatre Company, appearing in A Christmas Theater Latté Da again. He Dona Freeman. Shout out to Jimmy Butler. previously designed sets for received the McKnight Foundation Theater Park Square Theatre, the History Theatre, Carole Petersen, Sweeney was most recently seen in Call me Memo! Theater Latté Da’s Ragtime, Artist Fellowship. He is a professor in the Pillsbury House Theatre, the Illusion Theatre, Todd, Our Town, Company, and two seasons Latté Da’s Next Festival’s Gypsy, Beautiful Thing, Song University of Minnesota’s department of Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, Girl of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making. She Five Points. Stage credits include, Peter & The of Extinction, Floyd Collins, Theatre Arts and Dance.

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KEVIN SPRINGER (SOUND MTWichita. Tiffany is a proud member of and many others. Keely is also a voice and Superstar; Guthrie Theater: Incurable: A Fool’s DESIGNER) is a theater sound Actors’ Equity Association. stage actor, a member of VASTA (the Voice Tale; Mill City Summer Opera: Maria de designer and engineer born and Speech Trainers Association), and former Buenos Aires; Girl Friday Productions: Idiot’s and raised in Minnesota. LYNDSEY R. HARTER editor of the VASTA Voice publication. Delight; Mixed Blood Theatre: Vietgone, Safe Favorite projects include the (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) at Home, Orange, Barbeque; History Theatre: sound design for Dutchman is delighted to be joining ANNIE ENNEKING (FIGHT The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin, Highwaymen, and The Owl Answerswith Penumbra Theatre Theater Latté Da for the first DIRECTOR) has been a Orphan Train; Mu Performing Arts: Charles and a solo audio performance created time! Previous productions performing artist for thirty Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder from oral history recordings at the former include Charles Francis Chan years. She is a recognized Mystery; Flower Drum Song; Ten Thousand The State Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery and Flower Fight Director and Associate Things Theatre: Intimate Apparel, Trademark Peacock Upcoming work includes mONSTER with Drum Song with Mu Performing Arts; As You Fight Instructor with Theater: The Boy and Robin Hood. dining Swandive Theatre. Like It with Great River Shakespeare Festival; Dueling Arts International, and has staged wine cocktails The House on Mango Street, My Children! violence on numerous area stages including SHANNON TWOHY & ounge TIFFANY K. ORR (STAGE My Africa!, Murder for Two, Jacob Marley’s A the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) is L MANAGER) is celebrating Christmas Carol, and The Other Placewith Company, Theater Latté Da, Ten Thousand a native of Minneapolis, her eighth season as the Park Square Theatre; and several productions Things, Dark and Stormy Productions, Minnesota and could not Production Stage Manager at with Theatre Unbound and Lyric Arts. The Jungle Theater, and Frank Theater. be more overjoyed to be Theater Latté Da. While on Annie teaches the art of stage combat at the involved with Man of La staff, she has stage managed KEELY WOLTER (DIALECT University of Minnesota, and fronts the rock Mancha as Assistant Director. Shannon works numerous productions including Six Degrees COACH) holds an MA in band Annie and the Bang Bang. as a theater artist in the Twin Cities in various of Separation, Ragtime, C., Gypsy, Sweeney Voice Studies from the Royal capacities. She worked as an Observing Todd, Oliver, Cabaret, Spring Awakening & Central School of Speech ABBEE WARMBOE Director for Theatre Pro Rata, directed and . While in the Twin Cities, she has had and Drama in . In (PROPERTIES MASTER) is wrote for the One Minute Play Festival (2016, the opportunity to work with many amazing addition to working with happy to be joining Latté Da 2017), directed and wrote Baby Carrot for ertedining.com companies including the Guthrie Theater, Theater Latté Da, she has served as a voice and for her second full season. the 2015 Fringe Festival, assistant directed The Children’s Theatre Company, and the accent coach with the Jungle Theater, Park Previous credits include Six for Artistry’s production of , Pillsbury House Theatre. This summer Tiffany Square Theater, Old Log Theater, Walking Degrees of Separation, Peter interned for the Jungle Theater’s production returned to Wichita, KS for her ninth summer Shadow Theatre Company, the University of and the Starcatcher, Ragtime, Gypsy. Other of , and has worked as a Substitute as a part of the stage management team at Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA program, credits include; The Ordway: Jesus Christ Performing Arts Instructor at Interact Theater for the past five years. Shannon received a B.A. in Theater Arts from Marquette University.

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12 MAN OF LA MANCHA THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 13 THEATER LATTÉ DA DONORS Theater Latté Da’s mission is to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater. Guided by our values that our work be bold and collaborative, and that we act with integrity and Thank you for your commitment to our 20th Anniversary season. We could not have reached this milestone without the generosity of our gratitude both on and off the stage. By illuminating the unseen, giving voice to the unheard, and empathizing with the unknown, many individual and institutional donors. Theater Latté Da is one of only a few theaters in the country dedicated solely to producing and Theater Latté Da strives to open eyes, ears, and hearts. presenting new and adventurous musical theater that speaks to contemporary audiences and moves the art form forward. Thank you for your support! Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to Theater Latté Da today and join us in making great musical theater happen!

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

This activity is made possible by the voters Grand Finale ($25,000 and above) of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a Carol and Kim Culp Marti Morfitt and Patrick Weber legislative appropriation from the arts and Curtain Call ($10,000–$24,999) cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. Kent Allin and Tom Knabel Kathy and Allen Lenzmeier Wayne Zink and Christopher Schout David A. Wilson and Michael J. Peterman Patricia Zalaznik Nancy Jones Sally Tycher

Eleven O’clock Number ($5,000–$9,999)

Anonymous Gary Reetz Gale Sharpe Timothy Dordell and Kirk Ballard Lisa and Dan Hoene Lorri Steffen and Paul Zenner Scott Cabalka Patricia Johnson and Kai Bjerkness John Sullivan Mary and Randy Carlson Mary and Mark Maher Angus and Margaret Wurtele Jane and Ogden Confer Rita and Benedict Olk Jane Zilch Dennis and Nora Hunchar Christopher Rence Rob Dingmann and Ethan Reynolds Ann and Pat Ryan

The NARA Fund Show Stopper ($1,500–$4,999)

Mark Addicks and Thomas L. Hoch Jean and Jim Hartman Kim and David Motes Colleen Ryan Jean M. and Jim Becker Jim and Sandi Jensen Curt D. Nelson Mariana and Craig Shulstad Priscilla Brewster Bill Jones Jaime A. Roman and Jim Bernier Douglas and Suzanne Tacheny Kubach Shelli Chase and John Feldman Greg and Cyndi Klaus Kathy Ruhland Michael and Terri Uline Stacy Christiansen Christine Larsen and Scott Peterson Bill Venne and Douglas Kline Libby and John Utter Ingrid and Chris Culp Carolee Lindsey and Darolyn Gray Dr. Luis A. Pagan-Carlo and Bill Venne and Douglas Kline Steve Euller and Nancy Roehr Jim and Kristin Matejcek Joe Sammartino Jay Waldera Ron Fraboni Drew Mattson Shannon Pierce and Rachael Kroog Carol and Tom Windfeldt Edmund and Sandra Hall Jennifer Melin Miller and David Miller Ken and Nina Rothchild David Young and Edward Williams, Jr. Jay Harkness and Jean Storlie Linda and Jim Milow Jean Rothstein, In Memory of

Entr’acte ($500–$1,499)

Elissa Adams and Michael Margulies Stephen Field and Stephen Herzog Jim and Liane Mattson Peter Rothstein and Omar Guevara-Soto Elizabeth C. Quinlan Karen and John Arnold in memory of Matt Fulton The Francis J. Ryan Family, in memory of Kristin Rothstein Peggy Ahcan James P. Gearen Jean Rothstein Peter and Mary Sandberg Foundation Dan Avchen and David Johnson Ray Goettl Mary H. and J. Milo Meland Family Fund Susan Lowum and Kerry Sarnowski Maria Bales Rosemary and David Good Melissa and John Mulloy Thomas Senn and Mark Manion Stan and Cindy Bandur Joan Growe and Thomas Moore Sandy and Neil Spidel Neumann Cara Sjodin Mary Beidler Gearen Kath Hammerseng and Mo Kennedy Mary Weber Nord Jeff Slywka Les Bendtsen Shannon Harris Marvel Norton Jim and Cindie Smart Gary Bennett and Mike Olafson Margie and Tom Hebig Kendall and Jay Nygard Ann and Tom Stanley David Bjork and Jeff Bengtson Richard Helm JoAnne Pastel and Bill Dunlap Franklin Star Al Bradley Joanne and Allen Hinderaker Gene and Pat Radecki Richard Rosow and Archie and Bertha Walker Brian Svendahl Bernadette and Jeffrey Janisch Jim Payne Vicki Underland-Rosow Barbara Brin and John Beal Bruce and Jean Johnson Carol Peterson Bill Underwood and Chris Everett Foundation Jeff Brockmann and Shane Swanson Matt Kiser and Chris Nichol Patti Pinkerton Angus Vaughan Dr. Robert E. Conlin Scott and Deborah Knight Steve Pospisil Paula Vesely Fran and Barb Davis John Kundtz and Thomas Amon David Pote and Linda Tapsak Kirk and Kathy Davis Al Kvaal Karen and Don Prestly Ruth and David Waterbury Joe Dowling and Siobhan Cleary David and Mary Maas Denise Prosek and Milton Ferris Frank and Frances Wilkinson Chris DuBois David and Marilee Mahler James Rickert Jim and Martha Williams Jeff Duffin and Andy Groves Tyler Aman and Andrew Maresh Jake and Donna Romanow Dick and Diane Wright Duane Faber and Peter Couture Marlys J. Nelson Randy and Tara Roth Jodi and Jim Young Peter Zenner

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Overture ($100–$499) Places ($50-$99) continued Wilbur Hill Lynn Reeves Oby Ballinger Danielle St. Germain-Gordon Susan Albrecht and Nancy Desmond Peter Donohue Mike Kunnick Maryanne Poliseno Kathleen Humphries Rhoda and Don Mains Bonnie Ostlund Ron Strychar Robert Allen Al and Nancy Dorris Jocelyn Laberge John and Anne Tuthill Polta Hugh Huston Carol Marbaugh Sandra Overland Carol Taylor Rita Andrescik Jane Doyle Catherine Lacher Nicole and Charlie Prescott Jeanne Jacobson William Margolis Howard Puczko Thomas Lundholm Joe Andrews and Scott Benson B. Economon Mary Kay Langager Nancy and James Proman Dianne Jelle and Eric Torgerson Jason Marsh Kathleen Radspinner Lindsay Thompson Tom Angelis Maurice Failer Jane Lansing Andrea Quanbeck Dawn Johnson Nadine Mayer James Ramlet Anna Tift Anonymous Patricia Fair and Randall Arnold Rod and Jan Larson Ann and Kevin Quiring Joe Kandiko Molly McShane Paul Amann and Cory Johnson Mary Claire Wahlberg Howard Ansel Gary and Connie Fallkenstein David Larson Gretchen Alberts Mellies Dean Keteri Laurie and Dave Mech Susan Reger Corliss Weeks Stuart Appelbaum and Jean King Deborah and Thomas Fee Leah Spinosa de Vega and Manuel and Kevin Winge and Kevin Shores Kathleen Kraulik Sonja Merrild David and Ruth Rinker Carl Wengelewski Jennifer and Joseph Armitage Mark Schultz and Stephen Fischer Alejandro Vega Gerry Tyrrell and Kevin Reuther Maureen Kucera-Walsh Kristin Midelfort Julie Robbins Karyn Wrenshall Sandra Bainbridge Brad Fisher Sally Leighninger John Riehle Craig Harris and Candy Kuehn Brian and Cade James Miller Kevin Miller and Robert Jardin Maryann Wycoff John Bale Amy and Jack Fistler Gloria and Bill Levin Daniel Riehle Diane and Allen Kuperman Daniel Mollick Steve and Kris Rose Beth Yokom Diana Bauman Mary A. Fitzpatrick Susan and Michael Lewis Michael Robins Joe Kuznik Jane and Jack Moran Pat Sackett Linden Zakula Kathleen Baxter Carol and Jon Fjalstad Lori Litzinger Michael and Shari Rogalski Jon C. Lahann John Moulder Elaine Savick Josh Zenner Donald and Mary Anne Bennett Gerald Foley Lloyd Otte Larry Roupe David Sebberson and Meg Lewis David Munn Jill Schafer Maggie Zoncki Mark Benninghofen on behalf of George and Mary Kay Fortier Spalding Rebecca Loader and Michael Ritchie Bonnie Russ Archibald and Edith Leyasmeyer David Murray Dianne Schmiesing and Victor Zupanc Shout Radio Productions R. Leigh Frost Mary and Doug Logeland Sandy Ryan and David Myhre Andrew Litecky Brad and Marta Musolf Alicia Schwarz Ruth Ann and Jim Benson Barbara and Bob Gaertner Jon Michael Logue Barbara Sanderson Mary Lundberg-Johnson Wendy Nelson Barbara Shelton Chelsea Berglund Larissa Kokernot and Karl Gajdusek Dennis Louie Nancy Saxhaug Mark Lutjen Brian Newman Anthony Sofie Jeff and Marilyn Bieganek Gayle C. Gaskill Lousene Hoppe Heidi Schellhas Marilyn Bierden Leland and Beverly Gehrke Jeffrey Lovich Dawn Schilling Bill Bertram Allen Giles Annette Lynch Carol Schirmers Every contribution matters—together we make great musical theater happen! Kim Havey and Mike Bisping Jerome Girton Casey Maher Meg Schuller For a comprehensive list of donors to Theater Latté Da, please visit www.latteda.org/individual-giving Ann Bitter Anna Goldetsky Anne Mahle and David McCarthy Creg Schumann Katherine Bonneville Lisa Goodman Will and Willene Mangham Trish and Ralph Scorpio Allen Borcherding Joyce Gordon Joanne Manthe Sharon and Stephen Segal You can have a significant impact on Theater Latté Da’s future. Please John and Judy Borger Myra and Roger Greenberg Margaret Nelson Brinkhaus Carole Senty and Richard Miller In-Kind Supporters Caspar Borggreve Bradley Greenwald and John Novak Wendell Vandersluis and Cynthia Marsh Sarah and Dan Sheehan consider adding a bequest in your will naming Theater Latté Da on your Lynn Bowe Christine and Bill Griffith Laura Martin Maximillian T. Shemesh and Jean and Jim Becker insurance policy or retirement plan or by donating gifts of stock at any time. John and Kate Boyle Jennifer Marshall and Matthew Haines Tim Mason K Dawn Kohlman-Shemesh Chocolat Céleste We simply could not achieve our goal of exploring and expanding the art Erik Brendtro and John Sweet David Halgren Ron and Mary Mattson Vinny Silva Jane and Ogden Confer Judith and Arnie Brier Christina Ham Scott Mayer and John Zeches Laura Silver Laurie DeMartino Design of musical theater without you. For more information about planned giving, Joanne and Drew Brockington Jaden Hansen and Kathryn Louis Lisa McLean Nancy Slaughter Jay Harkness and Jean Storlie Jaden Hansen at [email protected]. Carol Brozic Gar Hargens and Missy Thompson Douglas and Cindy Merrigan Olivia Snortland Jean and Jim Hartman John Buchholz Margo and Dennis Heaney David Miller and Mary Dew Linnea Sodergren Jaime Roman and Jim Bernier David Burbank and Jean Barry Burbank Alan Heider Sonny and Amy Miller Ron and Kathy Sofie Lorri Steffen and Paul Zenner Tom and Barb Burke Donald Helgeson and Sue Shepard Judy Miller David Soli Stagetime Productions Russ Bursch Mark and Mary Henderson Mark and Diane Millis Wendy Sommer Virginia and Stewart Campbell Christopher Hermann Jamie and Gary Milne Rojek Ruth Spiegel and Bradley McNaught Peter Carlsen and Sylvia Frank Sandy Hey Barb Minnerath Mark and Denise Stahura Rozlyn and Joe Caruso Joan Higinbotham Patty Morris Susan Stamson Gene and Charlotte Frampton Seena Hodges and Ansa Akyea Kate Morton-Peters and Stan Oleson Marcus Strom Dan Chouinard Mary and Jim Holland Matthew and Lynne Moser Susan L. Maples Brooks Christensen Nanette Hoover Carolyn and Bill Motes Craig and Janet Swan Jeffrey Cloninger Jay Hornbacher Bronson Mulleitner Christina M. Szitta Edward Coblentz Gail and Jeff Horner Bonnie Mulligan and Charlie Greenman Jennifer, Daniel, Raina, & Zoey Tenenbaum Burton and Rusty Cohen Jason Howard Dan Naylor Axel Theimer David Colwell Travis Howard Susan and Jeff Nelson Marsha Thiel Mary and Geoff Conklin George and Kim Hudachek Nicholas Nett Tom E. Davis Jay and Katie Constable Mark and Jeanne Innerbichler Sally Nettleton Missy Thompson NEXT 20/20 is an initiative to cultivate 20 new musicals, or plays with music, over a five-year period. This initiative Ann and Doug Cooley Carol Jackson Nelson and Beth Neubrech Lori Tolonen and Nell Bean Jeanne and David Cornish Kennon Jaeger Arts ink F. Clayton Tyler comes from the belief that it is the responsibility of the regional theater to not only speak to audiences today, but to Gretchen and David Crary Jane Tilka and Bill Dolan George Niece Sara Ursin contribute to the dramatic canon of tomorrow. With NEXT 20/20, Theater Latté Da will invest in the future of the Steve and Paula Crouse Jane Young Karle and Diane Nolte Katherine and Martijn van de Ruijtenbeek Scott Cummings Christina Jansa Lynn Noren Tammi Veale great American Musical and its playwrights, composers, and lyricist through our annual NEXT Festival and world Darolyn Clark Jimmy Burnett Hugh and Mary Norsted Michael Wagner premieres. The 20th Anniversary season contains the company’s most ambitious world premiere to date, Five Points Roberta Dahler David Johnson Stan Kolden and Glyn Northington Karen Waldron Vida Dam Bruce Jones and Joann Nordin Gary P. Nygaard Nancy Walton by Harrison David Rivers, Ethan Pakchar, and Douglas Lyons, directed by Peter Rothstein. Thomas and Mary Darnall Charles and Sally Jorgensen Donald Ofstedal Marlys Weber Fran and Barb Davis Darla Kashian and Samantha Grosby Paul Olson and Mark Baumgartner Carol and Sandy Weisberg Please consider supporting new work through giving to NEXT 20/20 in addition to your annual fund gift. Thank Mary Beth Davis Katherine Murphy Carol and Keith Ottoson Rebecca and Christopher Wenthold you to the following individuals and organizations or institutions for their commitment to new work through Debbie McNally Jeremiah and Pamela Kearney Joy Ouaidoo Michael Wenzel Meg DeLapp Miriam Kelen Marcia and Russ Palma Gary and Andrew Whitford Holey supporting NEXT 20/20. Charles Denny Karen Kirby Mary Jane and Bruce Pappas Elizabeth Wiens Lisa Dethloff Jeanette Klauder and Charles A. Cox Agneta Parr Sally Wingert and Tim Danz Amanda Devine Emily Kohl Jennifer Patti Duffy and Sean Duffy Steve Woog Anonymous Jay Harkness and Jean Storlie Dr. Luis A. Pagan-Carlo and Caroline Dey Maximillian T. Shemesh and Robert Payne Ann Wynia The Ruth Easton Fund of the Jean and Jim Hartman Joe Sammartino Please contact Jaden Hansen at Adrienne Diercks K Dawn Kohlman-Shemesh Brian Pietsch Julia M. Yager [email protected] to find out Marcus and Cynthia Dilliard Hunter Kroll Daniel Pinkerton and Jane Johnston David and Francine Zook Edelstein Fund Lisa and Dan Hoene Kim and David Motes James and Sharon Dimond Anita Kunin Maria and Justin Hilaard Philip Oxman and Harvey Zuckman Elissa Adams and Michael Margulies Patricia Johnson and Kai Bjerkness Kevin Winge and Kevin Shores how you can play a vital role Kent Allin and Tom Knabel Jim and Sandi Jensen Jaime A. Roman and Jim Bernier in the future of the American Musical Theater. Places ($50–$99) Timothy Dordell and Kirk Ballard Nancy Jones Thomas Senn and Mark Manion Jean M. and Jim Becker Greg and Cyndi Klaus Gale Sharpe Mary Adair and Gerald Jorgenson Ann M. Biggar John Cheleen David Fisk Scott Cabalka Bill Venne and Douglas Kline Lorri Steffen and Paul Zenner Lorie Afremov Paul Kaminski and Rich Bonnin Tomie and Jim Conaway Kathleen Franzen Shelli Chase and John Feldman Douglas and Suzanne Tacheny Kubach Libby and John Utter Alexandra Fetissoff Dr. Stuart and Sue Ellen Borken Julie Corty Jan Frisch Dennis Alfveby Rosanne Borscheid Denisea Elsola Frieda Gardner and Susan Oppenheim Jane and Ogden Confer Jim and Kristin Matejcek David Young and Edward Williams, Jr. Carol Allin Amy Braford-Whittey Kathy Dodge and Steve Downing Walter Gegner Gary Reetz Jim Payne Jane Zilch Steven Ask Brian Bressler Annie Doughty and Jim Detmar Jeff and Gail Gibbs in memory of Jean Rothstein Marcia Aubineau Eric Brook in honor of Cat Brindisi & Bridget Drummond Sue Gilsdorf Carolee Lindsey and Darolyn Gray Shannon Pierce and Rachel Kroog Peter Rothstein and Omar Guevara-Soto Roger Battreall David Darrow Sharon Engel Trey Gladney Mark Benninghofen Mary Bussman Don Feeney Paul and Kate Habegger Joan Berg Jan Campbell Tim Felegy Karie Heffernan Maggie Bergman Joan Carlson George Ferguson Laura Heglund Robert Bergstrom Cindy Carpenter and Gregg Roberts Sara and Karl Fiegenschuh Jelan and James Heidelberg Funders are listed for the past 365 days as of September 5, 2017. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. David and Janet Berry Matthew Cerar Donna Fisher Cynthia Heneage For corrections, please contact Jaden Hansen, Development Manager, at 651.204.6852 or [email protected].

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Board of Directors Staff

Officers: Peter Rothstein Emilee Elofson Jaime M. Roman, President Artistic Director Marketing and Nancy Jones, Vice President Public Relations Associate Jay Harkness, Secretary Denise Prosek Carolee Lindsey, Treasurer Resident Music Director Tiffany K. Orr Production Stage Manager Directors: Robin Gillette Kent Allin Interim Managing Director Catrina Huynh-Weiss Scott Cabalka Audience Services Coordinator Ogden Confer Jean Hartman Matt Fulton Senior Director– Micayla Thebault-Spieker Lisa Hoene Finance and Operations House Technician Jim Jensen Cynthia Klaus Allen Weeks Michael Hanisch Christine Larsen Production Manager Videographer Kate Lawson Jim Matejcek Andrew Leshovsky ULTRA Creative Shannon Pierce Marketing Manager Graphic Design Gary Reetz

PHOTO: SALLY WINGERT AND JUCOBY JOHNSON. PHOTO BY DAN NORMAN. Jake Romanow Jaden Hansen Elissa Adams Peter Rothstein, ex-officio Development Manager Tod Petersen Founded in 1998 by Peter Rothstein and Denise Our Mission Tom Senn Artistic Associates Prosek, Theater Latté Da is in its 20th year of Libby Utter Natalie Wilson Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections Bill Venne Manager of Artistic Programming combining music and story to illuminate the between story, music, artist, and audience by Kevin Winge David Young depth and breadth of the human experience. exploring and expanding the art of musical theater. Jane Zilch Peter and Denise began their successful collaboration in 1994 by privately producing five original cabarets to showcase Twin Cities Our Values talent. They discovered that by placing equal emphasis on music and storytelling, they could weave tapestries of engaging, challenging and We believe in work that is bold and collaborative; often surprising narratives that resonated with people on many levels. we act with integrity and gratitude. Theater Latté Da officially incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1998 and to this day remains committed to a rigorous experimentation BOLD We make bold choices in support of our mission and with music and story that expands the art form and speaks to a vision, both on and off stage. By illuminating the unseen, contemporary audience, challenging us to think deeply about the world giving voice to the unheard, and empathizing with the in which we live. unknown, we open eyes, ears and hearts. COLLABORATIVE We believe musical theater to be the most In 1998, Theater Latté Da began performing at the intimate 120- collaborative of art forms, incorporating music, drama, seat Loring Playhouse. By 2007, Theater Latté Da Productions were poetry, dance and design. We are inspired and strengthened continually playing to sold-out houses. At this time, they began searching through inclusive partnerships with artists, organizations and for spaces with different performance configurations to meet the unique our diverse community, and embody a collaborative spirit in needs of their productions. Since 2007, Theater Latté Da has produced all we do. shows at the Guthrie Theater, Ordway, Pantages Theatre, Southern Theater, History Theatre, Fitzgerald Theater, The University of Minnesota, INTEGRITY We hold ourselves to the highest standards of artistic The Lab Theater, and MacPhail Center for Music. In 2016 Theater Latté and fiscal integrity. We are committed to honesty, equality and transparency in all aspects of our administration and art. Da became proud owner of the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. THE INNKEEPER GRATITUDE We are grateful for our artists, audiences, The company is becoming a national leader in the art of musical theater, donors, board and staff. We recognize that each individual having produced 66 mainstage productions—including 10 world plays an important role in this organization’s success, and SANCHO premieres, 10 area premieres, and dozens of productions celebrated for we actively seek out opportunities to acknowledge each their bold re-imagination. person’s contribution. COSTUME RENDERINGS ALDONZA BY RICH HAMSON

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Written by Dale Wasserman Written by Tod Petersen Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Lyrics by Joe Darion and Peter Rothstein Book by John Weidman Music by Mitch Leigh

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