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My Name is Asher Lev Board of Trustees

Chairman: James N. Heston* President: Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D.* First Vice President: Lucy Hughes* Second Vice President: Janice Stolar* Treasurer: David Fasanella* Secretary: Sharon Karmazin*

Ronald Bleich Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui, Ph.D. David Capodanno Frances C. Stromsland, Ed.D. Kenneth M. Fisher David Saint* William R. Hagaman, Jr. Jocelyn Schwartzman Norman Politziner Lora Tremayne Kelly Ryman* Stephen M. Vajtay W. Burton “Tripp” Salisbury Alan W. Voorhees *Denotes Members of the Executive Committee

Trustees Emeritus Robert L. Bramson Cody P. Eckert Clarence E. Lockett Al D’Augusta Peter Goldberg Anthony L. Marchetta George Wolansky, Jr.

Honorary Board of Trustees Thomas H. Kean Eric Krebs

Honorary Memoriam Maurice Aaron∆ Arthur Laurents∆ Dr. Edward Bloustein∆ Richard Sellars∆ Dora Center∆∆ Barbara Voorhees∆∆ Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.∆ Edward K. Zuckerman∆ Milton Goldman∆ Adelaide M. Zagoren

John Hila ∆∆ – Denotes Trustee Emeritus ∆ – Denotes Honorary Trustee From the Resident Artistic Director

As a teenager, it took me only one day to read Chaim Potok’s arresting novel, My Name is Asher Lev, but the singular power of Asher’s journey toward his true self has vividly remained with me through the years. So, I’m thrilled that Aaron Posner’s adaptation of this moving story is our season’s closing Michael Mastro production. It is packed with thematic issues Resident Artistic Director and questions at once familial, artistic, ethical and religious. I’m particularly impressed with Mr. Posner’s elegant adaptation – an insightful and theatrically poetic distillation of the novel for the stage.

The director of the piece, Jim Jack, is our very successful Director of Education here at George Street, and his fiery commitment to the fostering of artistic impulses in young people gives him a unique point of view in bringing this play to life. The members of Jim’s gifted design team are all favorites here at GSP, and the very talented cast Jim has assembled includes two George Street alumni, Bob Ari and Lena Kaminsky, and impressive newcomer, Miles G. Jackson.

With such a beautiful play and this wonderful creative team in place, I’m confident you will findMy Name is Asher Lev a moving and memorable experience.

Enjoy!

Michael Mastro Resident Artistic Director Productions sponsored by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation (from top-left clockwise): Bryan Cranston as Lyndon Baines Johnson in All The Way; Santino Fontana and Tony Shalhoub in a scene from Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Act One; Primary Stage production of Bronx Bombers and Peter Gallagher, Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Karl, Michael McGrath and Mark Linn-Baker in On the Twentieth Century.

THE BLANCHE & IRVING LAURIE FOUNDATION George Street Playhouse David Saint, Artistic Director Michael Mastro, Resident Artistic Director Kelly Ryman, Managing Director Presents My Name is Asher Lev by Aaron Posner adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok directed by Jim Jack scenic design by R. Michael Miller costume design by David Murin lighting design by Christopher J. Bailey original music/sound design by Scott Killian har and wig design by Jared Janas production stage manager Thomas Clewell* production manager Christopher J. Bailey casting by McCorkle Casting

My Name is Asher Lev is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Originally commissioned and produced by the Arden Theatre Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dramaturgy by Michele Volansky. This play was developed with the support of PlayPenn: Paul Meshejian, Artistic Director

April 12 - May 1, 2016

Sponsored by: The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation

In accordance with Actors’ Equity Association regulations, we remind you that all electronic devices, including pagers, cellular phones and watches must be turned off during the performance.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

George Street Playhouse is a constituent of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. The theatre operates under an agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and is a member of the New Brunswick Cultural Center. The Wilf family is proud to support My Name is Asher Lev and George Street Playhouse A vital cultural institution in our community CAST in order of appearance

The Men Bob Ari* (Aryeh Lev, Yitzchok Lev, The Rebbe, Jacob Kahn)

Asher Lev Miles G. Jackson*

The Women Lena Kaminsky* (Rivkeh Lev, Anna Schaeffer, Rachel)

*- denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association.

First Movement Early Lev Second Movement As a Young Man Third Movement The Act of Creation Fourth Movement The Artist

My Name is Asher Lev runs approximately 90 minutes without an intermission.

Understudies: Kirk Geritano and Alexa Johnson

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The director is a member of The Stage The stage technicians of Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., George Street Playhouse an independent national labor union. are proud members of IATSE Local 21.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

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Bob Ari Lena Kaminsky (The Men) returns to (The Women) is thrilled George Street Playhouse, to return to George where he starred as Street Playhouse, where artist Mark Rothko in she was last seen in Red. Broadway: Act The Pillowman. Prior to One, Frost/Nixon, The that, she was a company Constant Wife, Bells Are member with GSP’s Ringing and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Educational Touring Theatre. Selected Off-Broadway: The Late Christopher credits: Swimming in the Shallows (Kitchen Bean, Die Mommie Die, Jolson & Co., June Theatre Company); Outside Mullingar (Saint Moon, Witnessed by the World, Picasso Michael’s Playhouse); In the Next Room, or at the Lapin Agile. Regional: Kiss Me Kate The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Frankie (The Shakespeare Theatre), Lombardi & Johnny in the Claire de Lune (Virginia (Cleveland Play House, Arizona Theatre Stage Company); Black Pearl Sings! (Portland Co.), Sleuth, Witness for the Prosecution Center Stage); Love, Janis (Kansas City (Olney Theatre Center), Dracula, Twelve Repertory Theatre); as well as work with Angry Men (Pioneer), Cat on a Hot Tin Passage Theatre, Hartford TheaterWorks, Roof (Fulton Theatre), Art, Hotel Suite Northern Stage, Chicago Shakespeare, (Walnut Street Theatre), Fiddler on the Cleveland Play House and others. TV: Law Roof (Galveston Outdoor Musicals) and & Order. www.LenaKaminsky.com three productions of Born Yesterday Aaron Posner and Twelfth Night. Moscow Art Thetre (Playwright) is a Helen Hayes and Barrymore Studio: The Three Sisters (Chebutykin), Award-winning director and playwright. The Grapes of Wrath (ensemble & musical He is a founder and former Artistic Director of director). Tours: Frost/Nixon, West Side Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre, is an Associate Story. Film: Two Lovers, Wanted, Kissing Artist at both the Folger Theatre and Jessica Stein, Music of the Heart, Cradle Milwaukee Repertoy Theatre, and has directed Will Rock. Over 30 television programs. at major regional theatres from coast to coast Born and raised in Manhattan. including the Folger, Seattle Rep, Portland Miles G. Jackson Center Stage, The Alliance, Actor’s Theatre (Asher Lev) George Street of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, debut. Stage credits Milwaukee Rep, California Shakespeare include 4000 Miles Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Roundhouse (Capital Rep), Good Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Men Wanted (Arena Theatre J, American Player’s Theatre and many more. His adaptations include Chaim Potok’s Stage), and Mad Forest The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev (Williamstown). Recent (both of which has enjoyed successful runs film credits include In Reality (Lumanova at more than 50 other theatres across the Pictures) and Flora (Pulp Pictures). Thank country), Ken Kesey’s Sometimes a Great you to the powerhouses I get to share Notion, Mark Twain’s A Murder, A Mystery this stage with, Jim, and the entire and a Marriage, an adaptation of three creative team and crew. Toda raba to Kurt Vonnegut short stories, entitled Who McCorkle Casting, Kevin, Rachel, and Am I This Time? (And Other Conundrums of the whole mishpucha. This is for the Love) and Stupid F**king Bird, a variation Goodman women and Abby. Upcoming: on Chekhov’s Seagull. Aaron was raised Harry and the Thief (The Habitat) and in Eugene, Oregon, graduated from Tribes (Barrington Stage). Northwestern University, is an Eisenhower www.milesgjackson.com Fellow, and lives near Washington, DC. Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture… our strength. Our new logo is an extension of our brand promise — to be bold, innovative and accessible — for our clients, our communities and our staff. It is a positive expression of our underlying values — what we call the Withum Way. company bios.

Chaim Potok R. Michael Miller (Author) was born Herman Harold Potok (Scenic Designer) GSP: Outside Mullingar, on February 17, 1929. The son of Polish Twelve Angry Men, [title of show]; Circle immigrants, he was reared in an Orthodox Mirror Transformation; The Seafarer; Roger Jewish home in New York City, where he Is Dead; The Sunshine Boys; The Value of attended religious schools. He attended Names; Inspecting Carol; Lend Me a Tenor; Yeshiva University and graduated summa Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Proof; The cum laude in English literature in 1950 Sisters Rosensweig; Public Ghosts – Private before moving on to the Jewish Theological Stories; The Taming of the Shrew; Of Mice Seminary of America, where he was ordained and Men; The Mousetrap; Shirley Valentine; a Conservative rabbi. Potok began his career The Council of Thirty and Loot. Mr. Miller as an author and novelist in 1967 with the designed the Broadway, off-Broadway, Los publication of The Chosen, the first book Angeles, and six other regional productions from a major publisher to portray Orthodox of Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir, directed by Judiasm in the United States. Two years later, Vivian Matalon. He has designed for regional he followed The Chosen with a sequel, The theaters across the country and has a long- Promise. In 1972, Mr. Potok returned to the term relationship with The Berkshire Theatre subject of Hasidism for a third time with his Festival in Stockbridge, MA. He was the novel My Name is Asher Lev, the sequel to American Associate Set Designer for Andrew which, The Gift of Asher Lev, was published Lloyd Webber’s Broadway musical Aspects of 18 years later in 1990. His other novels Love, designed by Maria Bjornson. Mr. Miller include In the Beginning (1975), The Book of has an MFA degree from the University of Lights (1981), Davita’s Harp (1985), I Am the Washington and is a member of United Clay (1992), The Tree of Here (1993), The Sky Scenic Artists. He is currently Head of Design of Now (1995) and The Gates of November for the Theater Department, Mason Gross (1996). Potok also published several major School of the Arts, Rutgers University. nonfiction works, includingWanderings: David Murin Chaim Potok’s History of the Jews (1978). (Costume Designer) My Name is Asher Jim Jack Lev marks Mr. Murin’s 19th production (Director) My Name is Asher Lev marks Jim’s at George Street Playhouse. Previously at first time directing for GSP’s mainstage. GSP: Outside Mullingar; Good People; The In June, he will direct a new play at GSP Nutcracker and I; Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on exploring the toxic waste legacy of New the Fairway; Sylvia; Doubt; The Things You Jersey as part of the Dirty Little Secrets Least Expect; Gunmetal Blues; Celadine; media campaign. Directing credits for GSP’s Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Agnes of God; Educational Tour and Community-based Wilderness of Mirrors; Proof; The Sisters programs include: Our Town Now; Gabi Rosensweig; Human Events; Darlene and Goes Green!; Austin the Unstoppable; The Guest Lecturer and Down the Garden IRL: in real life; New Kid; Peacemaker; and Paths. Broadway credits includen Steel Break the Chains. Additional New York and Magnolias, Ned and Jack, Devour the Snow, regional credits include: The Road; Where Mixed Emotions, Blues in the Night and is Home?; The Way It Was; K2, Dramalogue Gorey Stories. Off-Broadway: Crimes of the Award for Outstanding Direction; Life Heart, directed by Kathleen Turner, and the and Limb; The Dumb Waiter; and The Zoo recent revival of The Foreigner with Matthew Story. Jim is the Director of Education and Broderick, The Fourth Wall, The Middle Ages, Outreach for the George Street Playhouse. Lady House Blues, The Common Pursuit, Jim wishes to thank David Saint, Kelly Translations, The Baby Dance, Jane Avril Ryman, Michael Mastro and the GSP staff and Down the Garden Paths. Regional: and Board of Directors for their support. The Alley Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Jim dedicates this production to his family; Seattle Repertory, Hartford Stage, their love has been the blessing of his life. Huntington Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Unlike the great performances you’ve enjoyed at the George Street Playhouse, life is not something you can rehearse.

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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pacific Duchess of Malfi; Edward the Second, Northwest Ballet, Williamstown Theatre Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theater); Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival and Long Side Effects (MCC); Steve and Idi; Miss Julie Wharf Theatre. Mr. Murin has designed (Rattlestick Theater). Regional: Resident made-for-television movies and received an Composer/Sound Designer, Berkshire Emmy for ABC’s Ryan’s Hope. Mr. Murin is in Theatre Festival (35-plus productions); his 25th year serving on the design faculty of Westport Country Playhouse; American Rutgers University. Recently, Mr. Murin had Conservatory Theatre; Seattle Repertory the pleasure of designing the 137th edition of Theatre; Cleveland Playhouse; Cincinnati Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Playhouse; Shakespeare Theatre, DC; Shakespeare & Company; Theatre Calgary Christopher Bailey and Vancouver Playhouse. Music for dance (Lighting Designer) This season marks includes Zvi Gotheiner (ZviDance), Cherylyn Mr. Bailey’s 18th at George Street Playhouse Lavagnino Dance, Shapiro and Smith and 12th as its Production Manager, having Dance, Alvin Ailey, Nikolais Louis Dance, previously served the Playhouse as Technical and The Jose Limon Company. Coordinator and Sound and Lighting Manager. He was recently Lighting Designer Stephen Gabis for GSP’s production of Sex With Strangers, (Dialect Coach) For George Street Playhouse: Nureyev’s Eyes and Clever Little Lies, which Nureyev’s Eyes, The Second Mrs. Wilson, moved to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Outside Mullingar, The Seafarer, Underneath Hampton and then off-Broadway to the The Lintel. Selected Broadway/off-Broadway: Westside Theatre. He was Sound Designer Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Indecent, An for off-Broadway productions of The Fourth American In Paris, Hold On To Me Darling, Wall at Primary Stages and Down the Garden These Paper Bullets, Heisenberg, Hedwig Paths at the Minetta Lane Theatre. His work And The Angry Inch, Outside Mullingar, includes 6 scenic designs and 9 sound designs The Winslow Boy, Beautiful, The Book for GSPs’ Educational Touring productions Of Mormon (tours), The 39 Steps, Doubt, and 21 lighting designs and 39 sound designs Jersey Boys, Port Authority, A View From for GSP’s mainstage productions. He has The Bridge. Selected Film/TV: Spotlight, The also designed for: French Institute Alliance Confirmation, Stonewall, The Americans, Française, The Pearl Theatre, Barrington Boardwalk Empire, Salt, Across The Universe, Stage Company, Premiere Stages, The Bernard And Doris. Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand J. Jared Janas Theatre, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two (Hair & Wig Design) Broadway: The Visit, River Theater Company, Ashlawn Highland The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Opera Festival, LKB Dance, Randy James Bar and Grill, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Dance, The Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Bess, Motown the Musical, Peter and Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Long the Starcatcher, All About Me and Next Wharf Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, to Normal. Recent off-Broadway: West Jacob’s Pillow, and more. Side Story for Carnegie Hall, Invisible Scott Killian Thread, Perfect Arrangement, The Tempest (Original Music Composer and Sound (Shakespeare in the Park), Pretty Filthy, Texas Designer) My Name is Asher Lev marks in Paris, A Month in the Country, Allegro, Scott’s 16th production at George Street, Passion, Bad Jews and By the Way, Meet where he also worked on this year’s Sex Vera Stark. National Tours: 42nd Street, With Strangers and Nureyev’s Eyes. Off- Joseph..., Motown the Musical, Porgy and Broadway: Clever Little Lies (originated Bess and The Full Monty. Regional: Another GSP); Sarah, Sarah; Five by Tenn; A Picasso Word for Beauty (Goodman Theatre), (Lortel Award nomination); The Other Side Waterfall (Pasadena and Seattle), Marley (Manhattan Theatre Club); Volpone; The (Center Stage), Les Miserables (Dallas Theater The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence The Lena and David T. Wilentz Senior Residence The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice • Wilf at Home Wilf Transport • The Foundation

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Center), Kiss Me Kate (Barrington Stage), the Line, Brenda Starr, My Man is a Loser, Twist (Alliance Theatre) and The Bandstand, etc., and 60 projects for television and Can-Can, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Curtains new media: Twisted (ABC Family pilot), and Peter Pan (Paper Mill Playhouse). TV: Lady Sesame Street, 27 East, Electric Company, Day..., Gotham, Inside Amy Schumer, Six by Californication (Emmy nomination), Hack Sondheim, 30 Rock and Gilded Lilys. Film: Lola (CBS), Education of Max Bickford (CBS), Versus, Angelica and God’s Pocket. 3Lbs (CBS), Barbershop, Chappelle’s Show, Remember Wenn, among many others. Thomas Clewell The upcoming feature film, Morning Son (Production Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: is currently underway. The Spitfire Grill, The Last Session, Smoke www.mccorklecasting.com On the Mountain, The Film Society with Nathan Lane, and Anne Meara’s Down David Saint the Garden Paths with Anne Jackson and (Artistic Director) is in his 19th season as Eli Wallach. Westport Country Playhouse: Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. Don’t Make Me Laugh with Gene Wilder In that time, He has directed 34 mainstage and Carol Kane. Regional: Asolo Repertory productions, most recently Sex With Theatre, Kennedy Center, Huntington Strangers. Previously, he directed Buyer & Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre Cellar, Outside Mullingar, Clever Little Lies and Arena Stage. Celebrating 24th year as (which moved to the Westside Theater in New resident Stage Manager for George Street York October 2015), Good People, Twelve Playhouse, where he has stage managed Angry Men, God of Carnage, Creating Claire over 60 productions with directors such and Sylvia. His time here has been marked as Arthur Laurents, David Saint and David by collaborations with such artists as Keith Hyde Pierce, and with performers such Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy as Chita Rivera, Jack Klugman, Rosemary Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Harris, Marlo Thomas and Tyne Daly. Hagen, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David McCorkle Casting, Ltd. Pat McCorkle, Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen (C.S.A.) Over 55 Broadway productions Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach including the current hit On the Town and and many others, including a remarkable Amazing Grace. Other casts include the partnership with Arthur Laurents. In addition, Tony-nominated Broadway production many new award-winning works have begun End of the Rainbow and highly acclaimed their life here during his tenure, such as The off-Broadway plays Tribes and Our Town, Toxic Avenger, Proof, The Spitfire Grill, Clever both directed by David Cromer. A partial Little Lies and It Shoulda Been You. He most list of other Broadway casts include: High, recently directed Clever Little Lies at Guild The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, The Glass Hall in East Hampton, N.Y., and the National Menagerie, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, One Tour of West Side Story. He also has directed Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Ride on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally Down Mt. Morgan, Amadeus, She Loves at Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Me, Blood Brothers, A Few Good Men. Club, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, Notable off-Broadway projects include: Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh Clever Little Lies, Falling, Freud’s Last Public, Long Wharf and many others on Session, Almost Maine, Ears On A Beatle, premieres by writers such as Aaron Sorkin, Down The Garden Paths, Killer Joe, Mrs. Wendy Wasserstein, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Klein, Driving Miss Daisy. Over 50 feature Marc Sherman, Joe DiPietro and Jonathan films include: Premium Rush, Junction, Larson. He is the recipient of the Alan Ghost Town, Bereft, Secret Window, Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A. Basic, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Drama Critics Award, several Drama-Logue 13th Warrior, Madeline, Die Hard with a Awards and is the President of The Laurents/ Vengeance, School Ties, Splash, End of Hatcher Foundation.

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Michael Mastro committee of the New Jersey Theatre (Resident Artistic Director) is honored to Alliance. Prior to her tenure at George be joining the GSP family for the 2015-16 Street Playhouse, Ms. Ryman worked at season as Resident Artistic Director. Here at McCarter Theatre, and The Wilma Theatre. GSP, he helmed this season’s Nureyev’s Eyes, She is an adjunct professor of Arts and The Fabulous Lipitones and The Subject Entertainment Business at Mercer County Was Roses with Stephanie Zimbalist. He Community College, and was recognized has also appeared on our stage in such in 2012 by ArtPride NJ with their Arts productions as The Sunshine Boys, The Leadership Award for her service to the Pillowman, The Fox on the Fairway and theatre and arts communities. Kelly is Inspecting Carol. Last season, he directed proud to be a recipient of a Boy Scouts of Ingmar Bergman’s Nora at Delaware America 2015 Tribute to Women Award. Theatre Company, where he was Associate Artistic Director, and he appeared in Ayckbourn’s The Things We Do For Love Production SPONSORS at the Westport Country Playhouse. In recent years, he has helmed several NYC The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation celebrity play readings to benefit various was established in 1983 by New Brunswick nonprofits, working with actors like Zachary philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation Quinto, Bernadette Peters, Jean Smart, supports a variety of projects across broad Beau Bridges, Michael McKean, Stockard issue areas. The 2014-2015 program of Channing, Melissa Leo, Laura Benanti, cultural support currently includes: Lincoln Cynthia Nixon, John Slattery and Cecily Center Theater’s revival of The King and I; Strong. Other directorial assignments Roundabout Theatre Company’s revivals include associate director of the recent first of Cabaret and On the Twentieth Century; national tour of West Side Story, helmed by New York City Center’s famed Encores! David Saint, as well as the direction of many Series; NJPAC’s Cabaret series; the public new American one-acts for several NYC television series American Masters and theatre companies. As an actor, he works WNET’s presentation of the documentary regularly on and off Broadway, regionally, film Jimmy Van Heusen: Swinging with and in film and TV, where he is currently Frank & Bing. The Foundation is proud to recurring on Law & Order: SVU. Member: report that over the last 20 years it has Actors Equity, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, Naked provided approximately $68 million in grants Angels, The Actors Center. to philanthropic endeavors, addressing the Foundation’s interest in the arts, education, Kelly Ryman health care and social services. (Managing Director) was appointed Managing Director in July of 2013. She Wilf Family Foundations served as Director of Marketing and Public Since 1964, the Wilf Family Foundations Relations at George Street Playhouse since have provided over $200 million in support 2000, spearheading promotional efforts for various educational, humanitarian, resulting in the top 10-highest grossing medical, religious and scientific institutions. productions in the Playhouse’s history, The foundations also have provided including the hit musical It Shoulda Been support for organizations and causes that You, which ran on Broadway in early 2015. aim to ensure the safety and continuity Off-Broadway, Kelly was a member of the of the Jewish people. Their philanthropic marketing team for The Toxic Avenger, leadership has been the catalyst for which won the 2009 Outer Critics’ Circle the success of many projects. The Wilfs’ Award for Best New Musical. She serves on philanthropy now comprises many major the Board of Directors of New Brunswick gifts to universities, schools, hospitals, social City Market as well the Advisory Board service and military veterans organizations of Elijah’s Promise, and the marketing that benefit society at large.

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Q: What is it about the work of Chaim Potok that draws you to it?

Aaron Posner: Chaim wrote about core conflicts between people and pow- erful forces like family, religion, and society. There tend to be no villains in his stories, and very little fancy or pyrotechnic writing. His stories are filled with people doing their best to live their lives in keeping with their own deeply held beliefs and convictions. But sometimes, when those beliefs and conviction are in conflict within a community or a family, or even within one’s self, it can be very tricky. That is where Chaim located most of his work. He explored big, hard questions in honest, intelligent and insightful ways.

Q: What about his work do you feel is suited for theatrical adaptation?

Adena Potok: The conflict. He never faced good against evil. He facedgood against another good. And how they fit each other and sometimes toward each other. The characters are deeply committed to what they believe. And they believe it’s their destiny.

Aaron Posner: Asher is a compelling character in a nearly impossible situ- ation. Torn between an irresistible passion for creating art, and a family and community that finds that art is foolishness at best, and evil at worst, he must attempt to strike nearly impossible balances and reconcile nearly irreconcilable differences. And while this plays out in a very Jewish world, clearly these kinds of conflicts are not restricted to just the world of Hasidic Jews and genius level artists. Most of us can relate to core conflicts with our own families and communities. And core conflicts make for compelling, powerful theatre. Adena Potok Aaron Posner

Q: How in particular did the character of Asher Lev develop? Adena Potok: Our three-year old daughter and I bought him an easel for his birthday that year. He reclaimed his art interest. Two years later The Chosen was published, and two years after that The Promise. During those years he painted when he was between books — a custom he continued during the years. About then he began to feel the stirrings of ‘what if?’ he had not aban- doned art and had gone on to pursue that creative avenue rather than writing. So, Asher Lev was born.”

Q: The struggle of Chaim Potok’s characters to find their own selves by questioning religious and secular doctrine has many parallels in today’s world. What is it about this discussion that is so fascinating, so compelling? Aaron Posner: I think we are powerfully drawn to The Big Questions — questions that go beyond our quotidian concerns, personal neuroses, and political squab- bling. There is something wonderful about looking at the world in wider and deeper ways, and I think stories that take on issues of faith and art, community and family do just that. Chaim wrote with passion and insight about the large and mysterious matters of our lives, and I have tried to bring these fraught and fascinating explorations compellingly to life in my adaptations. That is the goal, anyway. And I think we are succeeding pretty well.

From: Potok, Potok, and Posner: Asher Lev’s Journey from the Novel to the Play with Chaim Potok’s wife, Adena by Henrik Eger Writer-Director Aaron Posner tackles some explosive issues in “My Name is Asher Lev” by Larry Murray for Berkshire On Stage, Aug 11, 2011.

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40th Anniversary Celebration Campaign Contributors Anonymous Johnson & Johnson Carol Antonacci J. Seward Johnson, Sr. Charitable Trust Esta Aranoff Karma Foundation Silvia Ascarelli Sharon Karmazin Esther Barcun Judy Klotzkin Elaine Berlinger Susan Marchand Dorothy Bitetto Joanne Mieszkowski The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation New Brunswick Development Corporation Jackie Brady Patricia Obara Bristol-Myers Squibb Morton and Barbara Panzer Ted and Ellen Cohen Jacob H. Paster Graham Cox Irene Pearse Jerome and Brenda A. Deener Jim and Barbara Petrosini Deener, Feingold & Stern Pc Arlene Posner Helene Dorsey Mindy Raso and Phil Kirstein E.J. Grassmann Trust Rosemary Riccardi Martin and Shirley Engel Judy Richman Stanley & Arlene Ferman Elaine Rutman ThankStanley and Lisa Fischer Kelly Ryman and Peter deMets Barbara Fleit David Saint Fe Francisco Gil and Marcia Saltzman Bruce and Geri Frank Eugene and Catherine Savin Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc. Charlie A. Schembri Larry and Julie Gelb Barbara Schrob Lewis and Natalie Goetz Norman and Bobbie Schwinger David M. Greene Robert and Evelyn Selinger The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation Robert and Carol Shapiro Philip andyou! Terryle Hackmeyer Marvin and Marsha Shindelman Murray and Gayle Halbfish The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Frank and Joyce Hall Sheldon and Eileen Soffer Jane Hanbury Leila & Martin Sulkes George Heinze Michelle Sweifach James N. Heston Ada Tucker Michael and Janice S. Hoffman Union Foundation William G. and Helen C. Hoffman Foundation Alan Voorhees and Lisa Moro The Hyde & Watson Foundation We Pay Allen Jacowitz George Wolansky The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Martin and Zina Wolin

For more information on how you can participate, please contact Director of Development Jacqueline Brendel, 732-846-2895 x141 or [email protected].

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AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES IN CASE OF EMERGENCY The audio-described performances for If necessary, patrons are asked to leave patrons with visual impairments are at pagers and cellular phones with the 8pm on: bartender or House Manager, along with their seat location. My Name is Asher Lev, April 28 FIRE NOTICE Please call the Box Office, 732-246-7717, The exit indicated by the red light and for further information. Large print and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the Braille brochures and programs are available shortest route to the street. In the event upon request. Audio-described performances of a fire or other emergency, please do are made possible by support from the Fund not run, WALK TO THE EXIT. for the New Jersey Blind. INCLEMENT WEATHER OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES George Street Playhouse maintains a policy The open-captioned performances for of not cancelling performances due to patrons with hearing impairments are at inclement weather, except in the event a 2pm on: State of Emergency has been declared by the State or Local Government. My Name is Asher Lev, April 30 LATE SEATING POLICY Please inform the Box Office that you The theatre is open to the public one half- wish to use this service so that you may be hour prior to the performance. In consider- seated appropriately. ation of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management. George Street Playhouse accessible program- Late patrons will be seated in the best ming is made possible in part by the Fund available seating at an appropriate break for the NJ Blind, Inc., the Hyde and Watson or interval during the performance. Foundation, the Union Foundation and the E.J. Grassmann Trust. RECORDING EQUIPMENT Due to copyright and union regulations and ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM restrictions, still cameras, video cameras For patrons who have a hearing impair- or any type of recording equipment is not ment, light-weight, comfortable, padded permitted at any time in the theatre and earbuds and receivers are available in the will be confiscated. lobby at the bar. SMOKING George Street Playhouse offers all people The Playhouse is a smoke-free environment. equal access and opportunities to participate There is no smoking in the building. If you in its services, programs and activities. If any wish to smoke, you may do so outside where individual requires special assistance or assis- there are ashtrays available. tive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible. Contributors as of March 25, 2016

George Street Playhouse gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the many individuals, corporations,foundations, organizations and government agencies whose gifts play a significant role in our mission to produce world- class theatre and to bring the power of theatre education programs to over 40,000 students each year.

Corporations, Foundations & Government Contributors Executive Producers DuBose & Dorothy Heyward Hoagland, Longo, Moran, ($100,000 and Above) Memorial Fund Dunst & Doukas, LLP The Blanche and Irving Laurie William G. and Helen C. Hoffman Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ Foundation Foundation Kelso & Bradshaw The Horizon Foundation for McCarter and English, LLP Judy Habib at KHJ Brand Activation New Jersey PSE&G Law Office of Joseph A. Dicroce LLC Johnson & Johnson TD Bank Local #21 I.A.T.S.E The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation University Radiology Group PC Mack-Cali Realty New Jersey State Council on the Arts New Brunswick Cultural Center, Inc. Guarantors New Jersey Performing Arts Center Producers ($2,500 - $4,999) Parker At Stonegate ($50,000 - $99,999) Albert Garlatti Construction Co. Inc. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9 The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Amboy National Bank Rue Insurance The Karma Foundation Barbara’s Cookie Pies RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center of The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc. New Brunswick Wilf Family Foundations The Fred C. Rummel Foundation Steakhouse 85 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital WeiserMazars LLP Co-Producers Untitled Entertainment Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA ($20,000 - $49,999) Witt Thomas Productions Bank of America Angels Bloomberg Philanthropies Patrons (Gifts Under $500) Bristol-Myers Squibb ($1,000 - $2,499) Actors Equity Foundation, Inc. J. Seward Johnson, Sr. Charitable Trust Anela Kolohe Foundation Carpenter Contractor Trust Middlesex County Cultural and Boraie Development LLC The Crabiel Home for Funerals Heritage Commission Borden Perlman Salisbury and Kelly GE Foundation New Brunswick Development The Campbell Family Foundation New Brunswick City Market Corporation (DEVCO) EisnerAmper LLP Passaic Valley Coach Line The Prudential Foundation Far Hills Race Meetings Association Siperstein’s Fords Paint Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Gilbane Building Company Health System George R. Gardner Foundation GIFTS-IN-KIND TD Charitable Foundation The Gordon and Llura Gund Arts Consulting Group The Union Foundation Foundation Catherine Lombardi Restaurant Infineum USA, L.P. Clydz Associate Producers International Brotherhood of Derby Appliances ($10,000 - $19,999) Electrical Workers Local 456 The Frog and The Peach E. J. Grassmann Trust Kean Foundation, Inc. Greater Media Newspaper Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Neuberger Berman, LLC The Estate of John and Regina Foundation New Brunswick Parking Authority Heldrich The Hyde and Watson Foundation Silver Peak REIT, Inc. The Heldrich Novo Nordisk, Inc. Somerset Health Care Foundation Jim Heston PNC Bank Foundation Target Corporation Christopher G. Howatt Schumann Fund for New Jersey Danielle Kline The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Backers Jordan Krantz Wells Fargo ($500 - $999) Ellen Kuznick WithumSmith+Brown Central Jersey Property Jeffrey and Cheryl McBride Maintenance Services Nassau Communications Contributing Partner City of New Brunswick ($5,000 - $9,999) Panico’s Creative Artists Agency Auxiliary of Robert Wood Johnson Pino’s Gift Basket and Wine Shop Edgewood Properties University Hospital Stage Left Franklin Mutual Insurance Colgate-Palmolive Company Tumulty’s Friedman LLP Sidney J. Harris Trust Wegmans Glenmede Trust Company WMGQ/WCTC

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Individual Contributors Dudley Anderson in Honor of Mary Patten and Joseph Dudis Sharon Karmazin Jennifer Elster IMPRESSARIOS Edward S. Atwater Jim Finne ($50,000 and Above) Frank Barker Elaine M. and Bill Flynn Anonymous Regina Belowsky Bobbi and Barry Freedman James N. Heston Walter Bradhering and Phyllis and William Garro Sharon Karmazin Daniel Kluchinski Susan and Bryan Garruto David Saint Helen G. Brudner Stephen Garvey Patrick and Mary Callan Wilma and Arthur Gelfand PRODUCING DIRECTORS Carol and Joe Ciorciari Paula and Jack Gentempo ($20,000 - $49,999) Barbara and Michael Cronin Alvin Glasgold Joan and Robert Campbell Brenda A. and Jerome Deener Robert Goldstein The Family of Robert Wood Richard DeLisi, Ph.D. Midge and Hugo Golin Johnson, Jr. Lillian and Michael DiPiazza Clara and John Grosso Elizabeth and Arthur Roswell Joe DiPietro Dorothy W. Guarniero Marlene and Anthony Volpe Barbara and Paul Eggermann Beth and Martin Hammer EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Jane Engel Elizabeth and James Hance ($10,000 - $19,999) Lyn and David Fasanella Robert Hartmann Anonymous Jennie and John Fischer Claude and Jean Heller Betty Wold Johnson Susan Forman and Richard Lehne Lorraine and Robert Henry Joann and Ken Fisher Freddie Gershon Carol Hila Peter Jewell and Fred Eisinger Jack Gindi Richard and Nancy Hines Alan Voorhees and Lisa Moro Marc Gonzer Susan and Jeffrey Hyman Thomas Gorrie Karen and Ronald Joho Producers A.R. Gurney William Jonat ($5,000 - $9,999) Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley Barbara and James Jones Anonymous Barbara and Stephen K. Jones Tillie and Bob Kahle Laura Z. Baron Laurie Kamhi Elisabeth and Donald King Lois and Ronald Bleich The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Joseph and Adele Macula Elaine and Robert Ciatto Lorraine J. Knapp Kathy Mattingly David M. Greene Paige and Nicky L’Hommedieu Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Joy McPartland Mary and Edward Hartnett Charles T. Larsson Ira Novak Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin Nancy L. and Arthur E. Lee Mary and Ted Petti Suzanne and Steve Kalafer Laura and Joel Leizer Mona and Barry Portnoy Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D. Noah R. Levy Mary Reece Nancy and Duncan MacMillan Laura and Dean B. Livingston Marie and Marshall Rosen Dorothy and Norman Politziner Pamela and Andrew Lovasz Adrienne and Andrew Ross Jocelyn Schwartzman Anna K. Lustenberg Karen and Henry Ross Vikki Schwartzman Bob Messerschmidt Kelly Ryman and Peter de Mets Marlo Thomas Doreen Molloy and John Manfredi Jack Saint Lora and Bill Tremayne Doris and Jacob Paster Rozann and George Shackleton Michele and George Wolansky Ann and Robert Rafano in honor of Penelope Lattimer CO-PRODUCERS Arline Schwartzman Juliann Shalack ($2,500 - $4,999) Rozann and George Shackleton Lynn and Barry Sherman Isa and Michael Beck Frances Stromsland, Ed.D. Karen and Ed Siciliano Marylou and Al D’Augusta Renee Troiano Jean and Steve Snyder Alice DeVoe Margaret Velden Barbara and Howard Sorkin Pat McElraft Bob Virgadamo Michael and Willa Spicer Suzanne Engel Caroline S. and F. Helmut Weymar L. Richard and Nickie Wolff William V. Engel Nancy and Edward Winant Diane and William Hagaman Backers ($250 - $499) James H. Hancock PARTNERS ($500 - $999) Bernard Ackerman Barbara and Leonard Littmann Joan A. Appelson Ellen Berman Ellen Ozur and Stuart Brown W. John Bauer and Nancy Boucher Mr. and Mrs. Terrill Brenner Rita and David Paszamant Adele Blumberg Josi Callan and George Cole Richard Patt Adele and Jack Borrus Andrea and James Carroll Mindy Raso and Phil Kirstein Jackie Brady Mark Corso Janice and Lewis Stolar Joan and Robert Bramson Nancy and Richard Engle Lexine and Cuyler Tremayne Jacqueline Brendel Joe Ercolino Stephen M. and Gabriella Vajtay Josi Callan and George Cole in Holly and Orlando Esposito ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS honor of Jim Jack Laura and Fred Graumann ($1,000 - $2,499) Diana and Steven Cornacchia Barbara and Sheldon Freidenreich Joyce Abboussie D’Maris and Joseph F. Dempsey Bill and Elinor Geller Joyce and Georg Albers-Schonberg Mary Ann De Santis Mark Gruber Leo Devine Irwin Hametz Contributors as of March 25, 2016

Evelyn Hartmann Alan and Susan Blanchette Lucille Heller Valerie and Nathaniel Hartshorne Russell and Nancy Block Ellen and Joel Henkin Mr. and Mrs. James Hastings Linda Bolin Rona Henry George and Dorothy Heinze Sanders Book Sally and Nathan Hindes Ellen L. and George Horowitz Bill Braden Blanche Hoffman Rachel and Jeff Humphrey Phil and Jody Bramson Laura and James Holdsworth Marcia and Robert Kerchner Shelley Brankner Frederick Holt Joseph Kosmo Marvin Brauth and Susette Schwartz Ann and John Holt Susanne and Alexander Kucsma Marc Bressler Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hoover Howard R. Levine Stanley and Barbara Bruskin Bernice and Robert Howatt Mr. and Mrs. Michael Levine John and Eileen Bufe Brian R. Humphrey Rita and Philip Levy Richard Bullock John Hyland Lanny and Lee Livingston James and Joanne Bunce Daniel D. Hyman and Marie Fouchei Rose and Anthony Lo Castro Cynthia Butler Pamela Imbimbo Kyle C. Lucas Charles M. Carroll Edna Ingold Barbara and Robert Martalus Theodore M. and Linda Choplick Dr. and Mrs. Frank Jones Richard McAdams Susanne Clark Maxine and Mark Kasdin John McCormac Arthur Cohen Liz and Murray Katz Joan Barry and Richard McCormick Ellen and Ted Cohen Marge Kawalek Ann Marie McDermott Marjorie Cohen John P. Khouri John McEwen Sylvia Cohen Roger E. Klein Carol Condon Ruth B. Klein Mary Ann McLaughlin Donald B. Cook Diane and Gregory Kunkiewicz Laura and Charles Merkel Gymlyn Corbin Heddy and Robert Ladinsky Esther Novak Ellen and Cliff Cramer Evelyn Lander Lisa Ostroff Margaret Axtel Crowl George Lapczynski Elizabeth Otterbein Toni Cvetko Julia Lea Brenda Overcash and Thomas West Natalie Darwin Ann and John Lech Jim and Cori Palmere Jeff and Nancy Davis Joyce Levine Barbara and Jim Petrosini Dean A. Dent Victoria Leyton, in Memory of Melvin Polisher Madeline Detalvo Gerard Natarelli Marion and Michael Portnoy Norman Diamond Irene M. Lieberman Janet and Joseph Potenza Ellen and Richard Diamond Beverly Lobo Karen and Robert Predale Susan and Merv Dickinson Milton and Bobbi Loeb Bethany and Jonathan Rabinowitz David Drinkwater Kathleen Love Steven Rifkin Katherine Dulan, in Memory of Carolyn and Frank Lumia Stephen L. Ritz Jim Dulan Franca Mancini Jason Roy Diana and Phil Dumont Mr. and Mrs. Robert Margolies Rita Seplowitz Saltz Margaret and Willard Eldred James N. Marinello Carole Schneider Rick Engler and Brad Caswell Joanne M. Marino Patricia Sheehan Paulette Ewert Michael Mastro Roger Smith Paula and Irwin Feifer Mary McDermott Bonnie and David Sudol David A. Feigley Kathleen McWatters James and Gail Szeluga Gail and S. Ashby Foote Susan and Jack Meola Blanquita B. Valenti Bonnie and William Fox Marion Mezzetti Joanne and Allan Williams Steven Frakt and Marlaine Lockheed Jane A. and Stephen Miller Mindy and Michael Wolfson Fe Francisco Rabbi Bennett Miller and Warren R. Zimmerman Judith E. Gardner Mrs. Joan Miller Stacey and David Garfield Michele and Irwin Millinger Angels Elizabeth S. Garlatti Joann R. Minnicino ($100 - $249) Susan and Eric Goldman Mark and Maurice Mitchler Anonymous Joel Goldsmith Valerie J. Muenzel Beatrice Abrams Marjorie and Bruce Goldstein Beverly Muldoon Carol Adelman George Gordon Margaret and Thomas Muldowney Arda Agulian and Ron Russo Marlene and Joel Gordon Judith S. Musicant David Alberts Judy and Michael Greenwood Barbara and Kurt Nathan Jennifer Allen Elizabeth and Roy Gotta Rochelle and Bruce D. Newman Marc L. and Beth Alterman Robert Grant Henry E. and Debbie Newman Carol and Thomas F. Arnold Arlene Greenberg, in Memory of Eugene F. O’Neill Maryjane Austin Aaron Greenberg Sophie M. Orloff Barbara Baier Bruce Greenberg and Anita and Harry Paborsky John and Isabelle Baker Deborah Berman Virginia and Michael Palmer Peggy Barbella-Fitzsimmons Alan Gross and Skip Drumm Melissa and Simon Pankove Nancy R. Baron Margaret Grove Cora and Tom Park Stuart and Shirley Bauer Roland Hagan Glenn M. Parker Susan E. Becker Margaret Hanlon Kimberly and Gregory Parris June Benardella Theodore Hart Margaret and Harry Perrin Susan Ben-Zvi Ina Heiman Patrizia Perugia Thank you for your support

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ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Producing Associate Scott Goldman Director of Development Jacqueline Brendel Casting McCorkle Casting, Ltd. Development Associate Peggy Aronson Assistant Director of Development Steven M. Barry EDUCATION Development Associate, Director of Education Jim Jack Institutional Relations Cassidy Nogueira Manager of School-Based Programs Christa Cillaroto Development Administrative Assistant Megan Shook Education Associate Diana Gundacker Education Administrative Assistant Megan Shook FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Business Manager Karen Price 2015/16 – Touring Cast Alexa Ciera Adderley Assistant to Business Manager Lynne Holton Kirk Geritano Volunteer Coordinator Joel Schwartz Alexa Irene Johnson James Ross PRODUCTION Stage Manager Erica Leigh Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey Company Manager/ Teaching Artists Dustin Ballard Assistant Production Manager Megan Cherry Laura Bozzone Sam Leichter SETS Annie Rutherford Lutz Technical Director Marc Vogt Taren Hastings Mangual Assistant Technical Director Matthew Schmutz Rachel Matusewicz Master Carpenter Frank Giamella Lucas Pinner Carpenters Mohamed Haddara Dave Seamon Theodore Hoelter Jaime Ward Scenic Charge James Hancocks

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