2017/18 SEASON

FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION BIG NIGHT SPAMILTON ELLIOT, A SOLDIER’S FUGUE BLOCK PARTY By Paul Rudnick Created, Written & Directed by By Quiara Alegría Hudes Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre Directed by Walter Bobbie Directed by Shishir Kurup Mar 29 – May 20, 2018 World Premiere West Coast Premiere Jan 27 – Feb 25, 2018 Sep 10 – Oct 8, 2017 Nov 5 – Dec 31, 2017 We would like to take this GIFTS OF $5,000,000 AND ABOVE Nancy & Eric Garen Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg opportunity to thank the Kirk & Anne Douglas Anonymous following donors who Ahmanson Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and have made extraordinary Araxia Buckhantz Foundation GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Vicki King Anonymous investments in Center Louise Moriarty Laura & James Rosenwald & Thomas Safran Theatre Group’s future. Orinoco Foundation Judie Stein & Stein Family Foundation Their support will ensure Renee & Meyer Luskin Sue Tsao that Center Theatre The Annenberg Foundation GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE Group—and Los Angeles Anonymous Jody & David Lippman Edgerton Foundation The Campagna Family audiences and artists— Kiki & David Gindler Deidra Norman Schumann enjoy another 50 years Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Donna & John Sussman Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Yvonne & Derek Bell of theatrical excellence. Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Mara & Joseph Carieri The Louis and Harold Price Foundation Friars Charitable Foundation Cindy & Gary Frischling Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE Cheryl A. Shepherd Deena & Edward Nahmias Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Elliott Sernel Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon Carol & Stephen Rountree Sunshine Stone GIFTS OF $250,000 AND ABOVE Peter & Iona Tompkins Joni & Miles Benickes Hope Landis Warner Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser

Center Theatre Group would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50TH Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment: Legacy Gifts $1,000,000 AND ABOVE OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Judith & Thomas Beckmen Maynard & Linda Brittan Martin Massman Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Diane & Leon Morton Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino $500,000 AND ABOVE Renee & Robert Nunn Richard & Norma Camp Nan Rae Susan A. Grode Randy & Bruce Ross Linda S. Peterson Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer $250,000 AND ABOVE Pamela & Dennis Beck Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick

P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

By Special Arrangement with John Freedson, David Zippel, Christine Pedi & Gerard Alessandrini Presents

Created, Written & Directed by Gerard Alessandrini

With Glenn Bassett Susanne Blakeslee Dedrick A. Bonner Becca Brown John Devereaux Wilkie Ferguson III William Cooper Howell Elijah Reyes Zakiya Young

Set & Prop Choreography Consultant Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Gerry McIntyre Glenn Bassett Dustin Cross Karyn D. Lawrence Adam Phalen

Music Supervision Additional & Arrangements Arrangements Music Direction Casting Fred Barton Richard Danley James Lent Andrew Lynford, CSA

Associate Producer Production Stage Manager Stage Manager Lindsay Allbaugh Brooke Baldwin Maggie Swing

NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 31, 2017 KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 WHO’S WHO

GLENN BASSETT (King George, Set & Prop (original Broadway cast). Off-Broadway: Cotton Club Parade. Tours: Consultant) originated the role of King George In the Heights (first national tour), Hairspray (first national tour), in Spamilton Off-Broadway and can be heard Dreamgirls. Pasadena Playhouse: Sister Act (World premiere), on the original cast album. Other favorite roles: Ray Charles Live! (Young Ray), Stormy Weather. Other productions Anatoly in Chess, The Dentist in Little Shop, include Sister Act (Sgt. Eddie Souther, Cabrillo Theatre), Smokey Anthony in Sweeney Todd. Set design work Joe’s Cafe (Pioneer Theatre), and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Boys’ Choir of includes Off-Broadway, regional theatre, Harlem assistant director/music theory instructor. Eastman School and fashion shows for Marc Jacobs and Oscar of Music (classical piano performance); Morehouse College; de la Renta. A member of the BMI Advanced Writing Workshop, New World School of the Arts. Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: Glenn’s currently writing lyrics and libretto for an original musical, @wilkieferguson, @takeonmemusical Dig A Little Deeper. WILLIAM COOPER HOWELL (Ensemble). L.A. SUSANNE BLAKESLEE (Diva) is primarily known theatre: In the Heights (Moonlight), Once on to Los Angeles audiences for her appearances This Island (3-D Theatricals), West Side Story in Forbidden Hollywood and Forbidden ( West), Rent (McCoy Rigby), Broadway, having originated several editions and the opening cast of Frozen (Disneyland). of in New York. Other Regional theatre: Evita and A Chorus Line Los Angeles performances include What If?, (Egyptian Theatre Company), In the Heights, Fiorella, A Grand Night for Singing, and On the and Elf (Pioneer Theatre Company). Recently Twentieth Century. In animation Susanne can be performed two one-man shows—I AM Revolution! and If You Seek heard in The Fairly OddParents, The Loud House, and many others, Amy (Rockwell Table and Stage). Cheers! @thecooperhowell and as Cruella de Vil, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Maleficent, and Snow White’s Evil Queen. ELIJAH REYES (Understudy). Regional theatre: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sister Act (Pablo, DEDRICK A. BONNER (Ensemble). Regional: Musical Theatre West), In the Heights (Usnavi, Sister Act, Dreamgirls, The Christians, Tarzan Performance Riverside), Cats (Rum Tum (West Coast premiere), Ain’t Misbehavin’, Les Tugger), West Side Story (Bernardo, Moonlight Misérables, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Secret Amphitheater), Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular Garden, Porgy and Bess. Film: Mega Church (ensemble, Disney’s California Adventure), Murder, You Can’t Fight Christmas, Pocket Radio City Christmas Spectacular (singer, tour). Listing. Television: The Mindy Project. Royal Caribbean singer. He’s tickled to be learning all these hilarious roles and is overjoyed to be a part of Center Theatre Group!

BECCA BROWN (Understudy, Diva) is making her ZAKIYA YOUNG (Ensemble). Broadway: Stick Fly, L.A. debut. theatre credits: Spamilton, The Little Mermaid (OBC), Radio City Christmas Battleaxe Betty (American Theater Company), Spectacular. Off-Broadway: The Lightning Thief, American Idiot (The Hypocrites). TV/film: Easy Storyville (AUDELCO Award nomination). (Netflix) and the 2003 filmSchool of Rock, as Regional: Disgraced (Goodman Theatre, Katie. Becca is represented by Shirley Hamilton Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Talent and is a proud member of SAG and AEA. Theatre), Good People (George Street Playhouse, IG: @usuallybeccabrown Seattle Repertory Theatre), Aida, White Christmas, It’s a Bird...It’s a Plane...It’s Superman. Film: Sidney Hall. JOHN DEVEREAUX (Ensemble) is fresh off of a Television: Iron Fist, Orange is the New Black, Mozart in the Jungle, run of Dreamgirls in Washington as Curtis Taylor This American Life: One Night Only at BAM, Submissions Only. Jr. and is excited to make his Center Theatre Group debut. Past credits include the 20TH GERARD ALESSANDRINI (Creator, Writer & anniversary national tour of Rent, Recorded Director) is a Special Tony Award® winner for in Hollywood (Jesse Belvin), Little Shop of Excellence in the Theatre. He created, wrote, Horrors (Audrey II), Shrek (Donkey), Ragtime and directed all 25 editions of Forbidden (Coalhouse). International credit: Dreamgirls Broadway in NYC, L.A., and around the world, Japan 2016 (C.C. White). John 10:34. Instagram: @thejohndevereaux and performed in the original 1982 cast. He can be heard on four of the 12 Forbidden WILKIE FERGUSON III (Ensemble) is thrilled to Broadway cast albums and on the Disney return to the Kirk Douglas Theatre after last classics Aladdin and Pocahontas. He has written television specials year’s production of Recorded In Hollywood for Bob Hope, Angela Lansbury, and Carol Burnett. He contributed where he played Jesse Belvin (Ovation Award material to the recent Barbra Streisand album Encore. His other nom)! Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and musicals include Madame X (co-written with Robert Hetzel) and an Bess (original Broadway cast), Motown the all-sung version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. Most recently in New Musical (original Broadway cast), Wonderland York, he directed the new revue Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston. His Spamilton won Best

P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Unique Theatrical Experience (Off- Alliance) and St. Jude, Facing Our Truth, Titus Redux, The Paris Letter, Flight Show of the Year (2017 MAC Award). Other awards include seven (NAACP Award, Best Sound Design), ¡Gaytino!, Taking Flight, Drama Desks (including two for Best Lyrics), one Obie, two Lucille Of Equal Measure, Taking Over, Eclipsed, Bones (Kirk Douglas Lortels, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama League. Theatre). Phalen is the Head Audio at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

GERRY McINTYRE (Choreographer) is FRED BARTON (Music Supervision & choreographer of the recent Priscilla, Queen Arrangements). TV scoring: The Magic of the Desert at Ogunquit Playhouse. Once on Schoolbus, Olivia, Wonder Pets!, Eureeka’s this Island at Martin Beck Theatre, Virginia Castle, Michael Moore’s The Awful Truth. Stage Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Los Angeles: City of Angels (Shubert), Forbidden TheaterWorks (TBA Award, Bay Area Theater Broadway. Broadway: Cabaret (Hal Prince, Dir.), Critics Circle Award for Choreography), La City of Angels, Guys & Dolls (Nathan Lane), Mirada (Dramalogue Award, Best Director/ The Will Rogers Follies. National tours: Zorba, Choreographer; Robby Award, Best Director; Ovation nomination, Cabaret, City of Angels, Camelot (Robert Goulet). Lead orchestrator Best Choreographer). Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Actors Theatre of for the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, plus countless orchestrations for Louisville, Chicago Reagle Players, Ogunquit Playhouse (Broadway symphony orchestras across the US. World Award). Dreamgirls national tour, Joseph...Dreamcoat at Lyric Theater. One Man Two Guvnors at Berkeley Rep, Pioneer Theatre. JAMES LENT (Music Direction). Theatre: Berkshire Theatre Festival: My Fair Lady, A Saint She Ain’t, Tommy, Masterclass (ICT), Cabaret, Oklahoma, and A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, and Side By Side by Sondheim. Chess (MTLA), Little Shop of Horrors and Connecticut Rep: Candide, Legally Blonde, Urinetown, and Hairspray Toonsical (AMDA), A Chorus Line (Macha (Connecticut Critics Circle award). Television: The Rosie O’Donnell Theatre), Last Five Years and Rent (Cupcake Show, Major Dad, The Golden Palace. He was nominated for an SDC Theater), Chicago (Vistamar). Cabaret: Foundation Award for his work in Spamilton. Gerrymcintyre.net The Other Side (2002–2012). Film: If I Stay and Seven Pounds. Education: Yale University, DUSTIN CROSS (Costume Design). Broadway: The 24 Hour Plays doctor of musical arts. Teaching: UCLA School of Music and (American Airlines). Off-Broadway: Spamilton (NYC, Chicago), AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. The Glass Menagerie, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Other Josh Cohen, Cougar The Musical, Zelda at the Oasis. Tours: Cheers ANDREW LYNFORD, CSA (Casting) worked as an actor in his native Live (Associate), 42nd Street, A Christmas Story. Regional (select): UK (earning a Best Newcomer nomination from the National Billy Elliot, Cinderella, Sister Act, The Witches of Eastwick (regional Television Awards) before moving into producing, directing, premieres), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Broadway World Award, Best and casting. West End credits, as Casting Associate, include Costume Design), West Side Story, Rent and Fairy Tale Christmas Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Grease, and Saturday Night Fever. (Tuacahn), The Christmas Rose (Carnegie Hall). Film: The Little Further credits include Side by Side by Sondheim, Misery, A Night Button Girl (December 2017, starring Dick Van Dyke). ENJOY! Of Dirty Dancing, Oklahoma!, and A Christmas Carol. TV includes dustincross.net the comedy The Birds and children’s series Grandpa in My Pocket. In L.A. Andrew has cast the movies Cain Hill and Monster, Skin KARYN D. LAWRENCE (Lighting Design). Of Honey for Macha Theatre, and As You Like It for the Chater Karyn is a theatrical lighting designer based Shakespeare Workshop. in Los Angeles and is delighted to be designing Spamilton at the Douglas! Additional regional BROOKE BALDWIN (Production Stage Manager). Center Theatre theatre credits include South Coast Repertory, Group: Big Night, Good Grief, Vicuña, Disgraced, Women Laughing The Theatre @ Boston Court, Pasadena Alone With Salad, Kansas City Choir Boy, Girlfriend, Chavez Ravine, Playhouse, East West Players, Ebony Repertory Luna Gale, Race, different words for the same thing, The Nether, Theatre, International City Theatre, Arizona The Convert, Second City’s A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens, Broadway Theatre, New Swan Shakespeare Festival, and Great Venice, Burn This, The Night Watcher, Waiting for Godot. Dodger River Shakespeare Festival. In addition to theatre, she is one of Theatricals: Duck Commander Musical at the Rio Hotel in Las Radiance Lightworks’ lead lighting designers for Universal Studios’ Vegas. Cabrillo Music Theatre: Bye Bye Birdie, In the Heights, Halloween Horror Nights. She currently teaches lighting design at Kiss Me, Kate. Moonlight Stage Productions: The Little Mermaid, The California State University, Los Angeles. Her work has also been Wizard of Oz, The Most Happy Fella, Cats, The Foreigner, Swingtime seen in Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania. Canteen. Geffen Playhouse: Shipwrecked, Time Stands Still, Through kdlightingdesign.com the Night, and Love, Loss, and What I Wore. She was also on the stage management team at Universal Studios Hollywood. Love to ADAM PHALEN (Sound Design). Select shows include Other Desert my family and Cullen! Cities, Marjorie Prime (Mark Taper Forum); The New Electric Ballroom, The Word Begins (Rogue Machine Theatre); 9 Circles (Bootleg Theater; LADCC nominee, Best Sound Design), Against Oblivion (South Coast Repertory); Tempest Redux (Odyssey Theatre); Good Grief, Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up,

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 MAGGIE SWING (Stage Manager). Center Theatre Group: Big Night, DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director) is now in his 28TH season King of the Yees, Block Party, Vicuña, Throw Me On the Burnpile at Center Theatre Group. He is an active member of the Broadway and Light Me Up. Geffen Playhouse: Big Sky, Barcelona, Guards League, the Independent Presenters Network, and is a proud at the Taj, Discord, The Country House, The Judy Show, American member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents Buffalo. European tour: The Apple Family Plays. Off-Broadway: and Managers. In May 2013, Doug received the Broadway Regular Singing, Sorry, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Sweet and Sad, League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Knickerbocker, Compulsion, That Hopey Changey Thing (The Public Management Award. Theater), Slowgirl (Lincoln Center Theater), Blood Knot, The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Signature Theatre Company). Regional: Bell, Book LINDSAY ALLBAUGH (Associate Producer) is a member of Center and Candle (co-production with Long Wharf Theatre), The Orphans’ Theatre Group’s artistic staff and has served in varying capacities Home Cycle, Dividing the Estate, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas for the past 13 years. Selected producing credits include— Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Mark Taper Forum: Archduke, Bent, What the Butler Saw, Steward Anymore, The Bluest Eye, and Our Town (Hartford Stage Company). of Christendom, Waiting for Godot; Kirk Douglas Theatre: Block Party, Big Night, Good Grief, Vicuña, Throw Me On the Burnpile CENTER THEATRE GROUP and Light Me Up, Endgame, Women Laughing Alone With Salad, Chavez Ravine, Race, different words for the same thing, The Nether. TH MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) is in his 13 season as Center Co-Artistic Director of the Elephant Theatre 2004–2014. Theatre Group’s Artistic Director, and has led over 190 productions to the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Theatre stages, including the premieres of six musicals that moved Douglas Theatre) has worked professionally supporting artists to Broadway—The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, 13, 9 to 5: The in theatres of all shapes, sizes, and locales including many seasons Musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Leap of Faith—and at Center Theatre Group as General Manager and, previously, the Pulitzer Prize in Drama finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. as Audience Development Director. She oversees mainstage productions at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new play STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE (Managing Director) joined Center commissions and developmental productions through Center Theatre Group in 2014 as Managing Director. He was previously Theatre Group’s New Play Development. Nausica has taught at the President and CEO of The Music Center (2002–2014) and USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, and advises and works with local concurrently the CEO of the Los Angeles Opera (2008–2012). nonprofits including Hollywood Orchard. He served the J. Paul Getty Trust for 22 years, starting in 1980 as Deputy Director of the Getty Museum, then Director of the Getty GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper Center Building Program, and in 1998, the Executive Vice President throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its and Chief Operating Officer for the Getty Trust. He currently serves stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre— as a trustee of Occidental College, The Ahmanson Foundation, including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and Polytechnic School. Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR SPAMILTON

Producing Associate...... Eric Sims Hair & Makeup...... Morgan Sellers ONLINE Associate Choreographer...... Jaclyn Miller Center Theatre Group #Spamilton Assistant Costume Designer...... Kat Patterson Like us on Facebook Center Theatre Group Assistant Lighting Designer...... Sarah Resch Follow us on Twitter @CTGLA Audio Engineer...... Corwin Evans Subscribe on YouTube CTGLA Deck Audio...... Matthew Colleran Follow us on Instagram @CTGLA Carpentry Crew...... Daniel Czypinski, Richard Dunn, Bo Foxworth, Curt Gavin, Connor Hayes, Randall Pound, Marcelo Olivas, Thomas Tulak Electrics Crew...... Daniel del Busto, Evan Drane, Lucas Garrity, The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are Lunchbox, Alif Marchi, Darci Murphy, Vanessa Rodriguez members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors Scenic Artist & Prop Shopper...... Erin Walley and Stage Managers of the United States. This theatre operates under Prop Artisan...... Eric Babb an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Draper...... Ashley Rigg Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage First Hand...... Pamela Walt Managers in the United States. Stitchers...... Eli Hunstad, Vincent Miramontes, Amy Whipple Crafts/Dyer...... Whitney Oppenheimer

The Choreographer is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union. CREDITS Costumes and props provided by the Center Theatre Group Shop.

Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres FRONT-OF-HOUSE LEADS (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Trevor Algatt, AJ Meijer, Tarah Pollock Producers’ Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

FRONT-OF-HOUSE LEAD SWINGS Chase Anderson-Shaw, Bradford Barnes, Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann, Stephen Lydic, Adrienne Marquand Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the CONCIERGES Olivia Choate, Eric Eberle, Amber Espinosa-Jones, Angela Garcia, Tara Griffo, Isaac Jay, taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Sarah Lindsley, Chelsey Maus, Janice Motuapuaka, Nicole Naito, Daniel Rashid, Denise Reynoso, Leve Ross, Diana Spieller

DISCUSSION LEADERS Chase Anderson-Shaw, Candice Clasby, Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann, Jay Lee, Stephen Lydic, Adrienne Marquand, Isabella Petrini, Jor-el Vaasborg

CONCESSIONS Abilene Gonzalez, Monica Greene, Mike Lanahan

STAGE DOOR ATTENDANTS Ben Durham, Michael Hanson, Ian Ray, Cory Aycock

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7 Center Theatre Group would like to thank MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

ARTISTIC MARKETING NEEL KELLER...... Associate Artistic Director CHRISTOPHER REARDON...... Interim Production Manager DEBORAH WARREN...... Director of Marketing KELLEY KIRKPATRICK...... Associate Artistic Director ...... (Kirk Douglas Theatre) KYLE HALL...... Advertising & Promotions Director DIANE RODRIGUEZ...... Associate Artistic Director KATIE POLEBAUM...... Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) GARRETT COLLINS...... Senior Marketing Manager, Strategy & CRM LINDSAY ALLBAUGH...... Associate Producer AARON STAUBACH...... Master Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ARIE LEVINE...... Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & Mark Taper Forum PATRICIA GARZA ...... Artistic Development Program Manager ADAM PHALEN ...... Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) KIYOMI EMI...... Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events JOY MEADS ...... Literary Manager/Artistic Engagement Strategist SEAN MEYER ...... Light Board Programmer and Operator EMYLI GUDMUNDSON...... Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre ...... (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ANDREW LYNFORD ...... Casting Associate CAMBRIA CHICHI...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) DEANNA McCLURE...... Art Director IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ...... Program Coordinator, Block Party IRENE T. KANESHIRO...... Senior Design Manager CHAD SMITH...... Associate Technical Director MATTHEW BOURNE, DANAI GURIRA, SANDI SILBERT...... Senior Designer KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO...... Assistant Technical Director ANNA D. SHAPIRO ...... Associate Artists TARA NITZ...... Graphic Designer LEE O’REILLY...... Assistant Technical Director JAVIER VASQUEZ...... Graphic Designer DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), JON ROBIN BAITZ, SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), SEAN KLOC...... Shop Foreman STEVE CUIFFO, JUSTIN ELLINGTON, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, DAVID HENRY HWANG, NAOMI IIZUKA, LARS JAN, RAJIV ANDREW THIELS...... Prop Director COMMUNICATIONS JOSEPH, LISA KRON, KIMBER LEE, YOUNG JEAN LEE, LAURAL MEADE, MERRIANNE NEDREBERG...... Associate Prop Manager JAMES SIMS...... Director of Communications RICHARD MONTOYA, LYNN NOTTAGE, QUI NGUYEN, DAN O’BRIEN, DENIS O’HARE, LISA PETERSON, WILL POWER (FADIMAN), RAINPAN 43, MARCO JON WARD...... Associate Prop Manager JASON MARTIN...... Head of Publicity RAMIREZ, KEN ROHT, AL SMITH, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, GOB SQUAD, CANDICE CAIN...... Costume Director KRISTI AVILA...... Publicist PAULA VOGEL, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN)...... Commissioned Artists BRENT M. BRUIN...... Costume Shop Manager KAREN BACELLAR...... Junior Publicist JEFF AUGUSTIN, MARCUS GARDLEY, ALESHA HARRIS, MADDIE KELLER...... Costume Generalist SARAH ROTHBARD...... Senior Manager, Communications and Editorial LAURA JACQMIN, MOLLY SMITH METZLER, WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER...... Shop Assistant JOHN JOHNSON...... Communications Coordinator MATTHEW PAUL OLMOS, JIEHAE PARK ...... L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members SWANTJE TUOHINO...... Tailor ARIELLE LAUB...... Communications Coordinator ELIZABETH LEONARD...... Facilities Manager SARAH GOLDBAUM...... Digital Media Specialist EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS JULIO A. CUELLAR...... Driver/Custodian HAL BANFIELD...... Multimedia Producer LESLIE K. JOHNSON...... Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact CURT GAVIN, DONAVAN MARTINELLI...... Drivers TYRONE DAVIS...... Director of Education and Engagement PETER WYLIE...... Production Coordinator TICKET SALES AND SERVICES KATHRYN MACKENZIE ...... Department Operations Director SHAWN ROBERTSON...... Ticket Sales Director TRACI KWON...... Arts Education Initiatives Director FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HUMAN RESOURCES SKYPP CABANAS...... Ticket Operations Manager CAMILLE SCHENKKAN...... Next Generation Initiatives Director CHERYL SHEPHERD...... Chief Financial Officer RACHYL UNDERWOOD...... Ticket Operations Coordinator JESUS REYES...... Community Partnerships Director SARAH STURDIVANT...... Director of Finance and Technology MICHAEL ZOLDESSY...... Account Sales Manager ADAM NICOLAI...... Arts Education Program Manager SUZANNE BROWN...... Controller FELIPE M. SANCHEZ...... Program Manager, Emerging Artists XOCHITL RAMIREZ...... Accounts Payable Supervisor SANDY CZUBIAK...... Audience and Subscriber and Arts Professionals ...... Services Director ALEGRIA SENA...... Staff Accountant JENNIFER HARRELL...... Operations Assistant JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, DANNY LAMPSON OPSTAD...... Accounting Manager RICHARD RAGSDALE...... Audience Services Supervisors DEBRA PIVER...... Resident Teaching Artist JESSICA HERNANDEZ...... Payroll Manager ALICE CHEN...... Audience Services Asst. Supervisor JUAN MARTINEZ...... Payroll Specialist GARY HOLLAND, DEBORAH REED...... Audience Services MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION KERRY LARICK...... Accounting Assistant ...... Sales Associates NAUSICA STERGIOU...... General Manager SAM AARON, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, ...... (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) STAN GRUSHESKY...... Director of Information Systems CARLOS D. CHAVEZ, JR., KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL ESPINOZA, JEFFREY UPAH ...... General Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) MANDY RATLIFF...... Sr. Database & Web Administrator ANASTASHIA GARCIA, EILEEN PEREZ, LEX SAVKO, KATIE SOFF...... Asst General Manager ASH LEWIS...... Help Desk Administrator TEVIN WILLIAMS...... Audience Services Representatives ...... (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, NPD) DANUTA SIEMAK...... Subscriber Services Supervisor JODY HORWITZ...... Director of Human Resources CASEY MCDERMOTT...... General Management Associate CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ...... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor PJ. PHILLIPS...... Senior Human Resources Generalist MEGAN ALVORD...... Company Manager IRENE CHUANG, LIGIA PISTE, PETER STALOCH...... Subscriber Services ...... (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) MOSS ADAMS...... Auditor ...... Senior Representatives MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF...... Legal Counsel SARAH K. GONTA ...... Box Office Treasurer ERIC SIMS...... Director of Theatre Operations (Kirk Douglas Theatre) GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER...... Legal Counsel ANGELICA CARBAJAL, KISHISA ROSS...... Assistant Treasurers MAX OKEN...... Facility Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, MICHAEL SALTZMAN, JAQUELYN JOHNSON...... House Manager INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT ...... (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CRIS SPACCA...... Box Office Staff YVONNE CARLSON BELL...... Director of Institutional Advancement LAUREN BAXA...... Assistant Performance Manager KERRY KORF...... Priority Services Director PATRICK OWEN...... Deputy Director, Advancement Operations ...... (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SUSAN F. TULLER...... Priority Services Operations Manager SONDRA MAYER...... Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) LIZ LIN...... Director of Development, ...... Artist and Entertainment Relations CANDICE WALTERS...... Priority Services Sales Manager ALANA BEIDELMAN...... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director CHARITY WU...... Director of Major Gifts Stewardship PAUL CUEN...... Priority Services Manager EVELYN STAFFORD...... Executive Assistant to the Managing Director BECKY BIRDSONG...... Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer KRISTEN SCHRASS...... Priority Services Assistant Supervisor ...... Representatives KATY HILTON...... Associate Director of Foundation and Government Support PRODUCTION BEALENE AHERN, CLAY BUNKER, JOHN CARROLL, MAGGIE DODD, LAURA HITE...... Manager of Major Gifts NATALIE DRESSEL, SOFIJA DUTCHER, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, DAWN HOLISKI...... Production Department Operations Director DANIELLE LESNER...... Associate Director of Donor Engagement FRANK ENSENBERGER, LOU GEORGE, SHEP KOSTER, JOE HAMLIN...... Technical Director/Production Manager MANDI OR...... Associate Director of Special Events JORDAN KRSNAK, IAN PRICE, MICHAEL SMITH, ...... (Ahmanson Theatre) JEFFREY STUBBLEFIELD, DIANE WARD...... Representatives SHAWN ANDERSON...... Master Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBBIE MARTIN...... Associate Director of Corporate Relations JENNIFER CHAN...... Special Events Coordinator STAN STEELMON...... Master Propertyman (Ahmanson Theatre) INTERNS DONALD JOLLY...... Donor Experience Coordinator JAMES WRIGHT...... Master Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) DOMINIQUE CORONA, DEAN GROSBARD, JAMES HACKETT-LITTLE, ROBERT SMITH...... Master Soundman (Ahmanson Theatre) JAZMINE JONES ...... Donor Relations Coordinator MARC HILLS, ALISON HOROWITZ, MADDY LAURITZEN, NICOLE MEDINA, SHANE ANDERSON...... Flyman (Ahmanson Theatre) KIM OKAMURA ...... Grants Manager JOSHUA ODUGA, BRIDGETTE RAMIREZ, VIVIANA RAMIREZ, ERICK ROJAS-MARTINEZ, SYDNEY SKIDMORE, SEAN SOPER, KIANA TORI MICHAEL GARDNER...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) EMILY GIBSON...... Institutional Advancement Research Associate PATRICE K. MADRIGAL...... Hair and Make-up Supervisor ERIN SCHLABACH...... Manager of Major Gifts Stewardship ...... (Ahmanson Theatre) ERIC SEPPALA...... Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to CHRISTINE L. COX...... House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) ...... the Director of Institutional Advancement MATTHEW SUTPHIN...... Institutional Advancement Associate JONATHAN BARLOW LEE...... Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) KRISTIN YAMAKA...... Corporate Relations Coordinator KATE COLTUN...... Associate Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) EDUARDO MOLLINEDO-PIÑÓN...... Donor Membership Coordinator EMMET KAISER...... Master Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) MIKE RATTERMAN...... Donor Advisor Supervisor ROBERT RUBY...... Master Propertyman (Mark Taper Forum) AL BERMAN, JOHN COPELAND, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, BONES MALONE...... Master Soundman (Mark Taper Forum) DAVID GARVER, JOSH LEVIN, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, DENNIS SEETOO...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO ...... Donor Advisors RICK GEYER...... Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ...... Donor Services Associates LINDA WALKER ...... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) WAUKENA CUYJET, MURRAY E. HELTZER...... Development Volunteers

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