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TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL COURAGEOUS VOICES DISNEY’S A THOUSAND NEWSIES SPLENDID SUNS MUSIC BY | LYRICS BY JACK FELDMAN ADAPTED BY URSULA RANI SARMA BOOK BY | A MUSICAL BASED ON THE DISNEY FILM BASED ON THE NOVEL BY KHALED HOSSEINI WRITTEN BY BOB TZUDIKER AND NONI WHITE DIRECTED BY CAREY PERLOFF ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BY DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS KREEGER THEATER | JANUARY 17 – MARCH 1, 2020 DIRECTED BY MOLLY SMITH | CHOREOGRAPHED BY PARKER ESSE Adapted from the Times bestselling MUSIC DIRECTION BY LAURA BERGQUIST novel by Khaled Hosseini (Kite Runner), the lives FICHANDLER STAGE | NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 22, 2019 of two Afghan women are inextricably bound together. In the war-ravaged Kabul, Miriam and In the summer of 1899, the newsboys of New York Laila become unlikely allies in the face of the City took on two of the most powerful men in the insurmountable odds of a brutal and oppressive country — and William Randolph way of life. Called “emotionally stirring” (Los Hearst — and won. Inspired by true events, the Angeles Times), this gripping and heart-rending Broadway hit is a testament to the power fight for survival will keep you on the edge of your of standing up and speaking out. Newsies is “a seat from start to finish. winning, high-energy musical” () just in time for the holidays and perfect for THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL the whole family. PRODUCTION OF WORLD-PREMIERE LOVE STORY MOTHER ROAD KEN LUDWIG’S BY OCTAVIO SOLIS | DIRECTED BY BILL RAUCH FICHANDLER STAGE | FEBRUARY 7 – MARCH 8, 2020 DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE As William Joad sets out on an epic journey to pass down his family farm, he is humiliated to find BY KEN LUDWIG that the only surviving descendant of his family DIRECTED BY JACKIE MAXWELL is a Mexican-American named Martín Jodes, an KREEGER THEATER | NOVEMBER 21 – DECEMBER 29, 2019 ex-migrant worker. Inspired by John Steinbeck’s When two strangers meet by letter during World classic, The Grapes of Wrath, the two men forge War II, a love story begins. But as the war continues, an unlikely bond and come to terms with their it threatens to end their relationship before it even brutal past. This powerful new play examines starts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig the crossroads of family, immigration and the (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a American dream. Tenor) tells the joyous, heart-warming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

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DISNEY’S NEWSIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Artistically Speaking 9 From the Executive Producer 11 Dramaturgy Note 13 Title Page 15 Setting / Cast 17 Musical Numbers / Musicians 19 For this Production

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A CHILDREN’S CRUSADE: THEN AND NOW I’ve been thinking a lot about young people recently. I wanted to direct Newsies for a number of reasons. This musical truly has it all — an infectious score by Alan Menken, strong lyrics by Jack Feldman and an excellent book by Harvey Fierstein. It’s a gold standard musical for our time. Central to me is that Newsies has a powerful message for today’s young crusaders. Newsies were anywhere from to 17 years old. They were total entrepreneurs. If the headlines weren’t good enough, the newsies made up the headlines. They were scrappy, some were immigrants, many lived on the streets, and they were full of . The strike which this play focuses on occurred after the Spanish American War. War always sells newspapers. After the war, circulation declined and two major newspaper publishers — Joseph Pulitzer and — decided to get more profit at the newsies’ expense. But the newsies struck back. Definitely a “ and Goliath” moment. It was a war of the ‘haves and have nots’ and we shall see who wins this particular war. Free speech is our most valued right as Americans. We see it in the work in our theaters at Arena Stage, we ask it of the kids in our classrooms and expect it of our audiences. Theater speaks truth to power. Our work can embolden others to speak out. This whole country is awake and politically active in a way I haven’t experienced in my lifetime. Newsies is a musical that celebrates young people and their drive to stand up for what they believe in. Think about the teenagers in Parkland, Florida creating nationwide action around gun violence who are arguing for sensible gun regulations after the massacre in their high school. These students created a March for Our Lives and a Peace Plan that outlines specific actions and legislation and pushed young people to register to vote. They moved beyond their hometown and created a national voice. Greta Thunberg from Sweden, a 16-year-old climate warrior, started a movement by sitting outside the Swedish Parliament every day alone with a sign about our climate emergency and demanded action from the parliament. A year later, millions of students worldwide have joined her by protesting every Friday. She arrived in New York for the United Nations Summit on Climate Change on a sail boat from Sweden so she would not leave a carbon footprint. She’s fighting for the life of the planet and I applaud her. These young people found a cause they believe in and moved into action. They have a fire in their bellies. They are fearless, they are outspoken, they are full of passion and rage, just like the newsies that populate this musical. Newsies is the same story, over a hundred years ago. Our musical is dedicated to young people everywhere who speak up for what they believe in and take action!

Molly Smith Artistic Director

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Disney’s Newsies chronicles the newsboys’ strike of 1899. These children were courageous enough to make a change by standing up against newspaper tycoons, fighting for their rights and forming their own union. As the son of a union organizer, I learned first-hand from my mother about the important role that organized labor plays in the functioning of our economy and society. The production you are about to enjoy would not have been possible without the ’ Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, American Federation of Musicians and United Scenic Artists. We are indebted to the artists represented within these unions, as they hold us accountable to our commitment to equity and excellence in all aspects of our work. Our commitment to fair play has been integral to the success of Arena Stage since its inception. Thomas Fichandler, our founding executive director, was engaged in discussions of unionizing from an early age, evidenced by a book he co-authored in 1953 — “Employment and Wages in the .” Tom brought that same gift for organizing to the theater, ensuring that our artists are cared for and supported. He also saw the importance that theaters themselves band together. As a founding member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), Tom not only facilitated connecting resident theaters across the United States but also implemented collective bargaining for the field. Today, LORT is the largest professional theater association of its kind in the United States, with 75 members spanning the country. By bargaining collectively with the unions representing our artists, LORT ensures a uniformity and quality of standards within its practicing theaters. This not only benefits union members, but the theaters themselves as it enables productions to more easily transition from nonprofit to commercial theaters without penalizing those involved. I welcome each of you to reflect on the instrumental work unions play in your everyday life and our society at large. Molly, Parker, Laura and the team of fearless artists have truly created a Newsies for our time. This fall, we have watched voices across the globe speak truth to power. We heard Greta Thunberg’s impassioned plea at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, urging global leaders to address the worsening effects of climate change. Her actions established a youthful community of interest around a common cause. This production is a celebration of solidarity and a testament to the artistry of the unions represented on our stages. Your presence honors their cause.

Edgar Dobie Executive Producer President of the Corporation

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Newsies is a story of young versus old, of capitalism and child labor, of passion and pursuing your dreams. But at its core, underneath the thrilling tap and Alan Menken’s wonderful score, Newsies is a story of labor unions. According to a recent Gallup poll, 64% of Americans approve of unions — a 15-year high. They also find that almost 70% of Americans want unions to have at least as much influence as they currently do (39% Newsboys sleeping in the offices of The New York Sun. Photo by Jacob Riis, 1892. want them to be even stronger). And yet, nation-wide union membership is at a record low of 10.5%, according However, this trend of unionization isn’t to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; this confined to digital journalists; unions continues the trend of the last 60 years, have also gotten traction in the traditional steadily falling since the post-WWII newsrooms. The 137-year-old Los Angeles peak of 35%. (The same time period has Times and 172-year-old Tribune seen a significant decline in workers’ both unionized in 2018 for the first time wages compared to productivity, and a in their famously anti-union histories. The rise in income inequality; this could be New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New coincidental.) Republic, the Hartford Courant... The list goes on. In an actual coincidence, one of the few bright spots for the American labor Unions matter. In addition to the obvious movement in the last several years is benefits for the individual workers — journalism — the 21st-century descendants higher wages, stronger job protection, of the newsies are going strong. In 2015, etc. — we all benefit from a greater union the Washington Post published an article presence. Research (in part by the State titled “Why Internet journalists don’t Department) has shown that increased organize.” The piece became obsolete union membership increases voter turnout almost immediately, as Gawker Media (and not just in union members), especially voted to form a union under the Writers among working-class voters and voters of Guild of America, kicking off a wave of color. These newly organized newsrooms digital unionization, including: VICE, Salon, consistently negotiate for (and receive) Huffington Post, Slate, Pitchfork, The Daily greater editorial independence to tell Beast, BuzzFeed, Thrillist, Refinery29 and stories that need to be told. many more. Just this summer, Vox Media Whether it’s keeping “papes” on the street saw a highly public walkout that resulted in in 1899 or maintaining the constant flow of 29 hours of negotiations and an eventual high-quality information in 2019, the fight is union contract. the same. And we’re all in it together.

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THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF THE SMALL TOWN THAT WELCOMED THE WORLD

COME FROM AWAY Book, Music and Lyrics by and Directed by Christopher Ashley

December 10–January 5 | Eisenhower Theater

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Molly Smith, Artistic Director | Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer THE ARENA STAGE PRODUCTION OF DISNEY’S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN | LYRICS BY JACK FELDMAN | BOOK BY HARVEY FIERSTEIN BASED ON THE DISNEY FILM WRITTEN BY BOB TZUDIKER AND NONI WHITE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED BY MOLLY SMITH CHOREOGRAPHED BY PARKER ESSE MUSIC DIRECTION BY LAURA BERGQUIST SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER SOUND DESIGNER KEN MACDONALD ALEJO VIETTI KIMBERLY PURTELL DANIEL ERDBERG WIG DESIGNER ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR CHARLES G. LAPOINTE MICHAEL JOHN HUGHES SUZANNE ROMÁN JONES DIALECT AND VOCAL COACH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/TEXT DIRECTOR CASTING LISA NATHANS ANITA MAYNARD-LOSH VICTOR VAZQUEZ NEW YORK CASTING STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER GEOFF JOSSELSON, C.S.A SUSAN R. WHITE* MARNE ANDERSON* ORCHESTRATIONS BY INCIDENTAL MUSIC & VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY MICHAEL KOSARIN DANCE ARRANGEMENTS BY MARK HUMMEL

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Samuel Louis Lilli Ian Merrill Deidra LaWan Adams Butelli Hokama Peakes Starnes

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SETTING , summer, 1899.

CAST (in alphabetical order) Oscar Delancey / Bill / Ensemble...... RORY BOYD* Specs / Ensemble...... MATTHEW DAVIES* Bunsen / Stage Manager / Ensemble...... JAVIER DEL PILAR Snyder / Ensemble...... WYN DELANO* Seitz / Ensemble...... CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS Joseph Pulitzer...... EDWARD GERO* Swing...... BRETT-MARCO GLAUSER* Les...... HAZEL HAY Morris Delancey / Darcy / Ensemble...... MICHAEL HEWITT* Romeo / Spot Conlon / Dance Captain...... MICHAEL JOHN HUGHES* Nun / Hannah / Ensemble...... CAROLE DENISE JONES* Jack Kelly...... DANIEL J. MALDONADO* Finch / Ensemble...... TOMÁS MATOS* Crutchie...... JOE MONTOYA Mush / Ensemble...... EMRE OCAK Albert / Scab / Ensemble...... SHILOH ORR Medda Larkin / Nun...... NOVA Y. PAYTON* Henry / Buttons / Ensemble...... TANNER PFLUEGER* Splasher / Nun / Ensemble...... BRIDGET RILEY* Tommy Boy / Scab / Ensemble / Fight Captain...... TRO SHAW* Wiesel / Mr. Jacobi / Mayor / Ensemble...... THOMAS ADRIAN SIMPSON* Nunzio / Teddy Roosevelt / Ensemble...... JAMIE SMITHSON* Les...... JOSIAH SMOTHERS Swing...... LUCY SPRING Elmer / Scab / Ensemble...... LUKE SPRING Davey Jacobs...... ETHAN VAN SLYKE Katherine Plumber...... ERIN WEAVER* Race / Ensemble...... CHAZ WOLCOTT* Jo Jo / Ensemble...... KELLI YOUNGMAN* * Member of Actors' Equity Association.

UNDERSTUDIES Matthew Davies (Davey Jacobs), Christian Douglas (Jack Kelly), Michael Hewitt (Teddy Roosevelt), Carole Denise Jones (Medda Larkin / Nun), Bridget Riley (Katherine Plumber), Thomas Adrian Simpson (Joseph Pulitzer), Chaz Wolcott (Crutchie)

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ACT I Overture...... ORCHESTRA Santa Fe (Prologue)...... JACK AND CRUTCHIE Carrying The Banner...... NEWSIES, JACK AND NUNS The Bottom Line...... PULITZER, SEITZ, BUNSEN AND HANNAH That’s Rich...... MEDDA Don’t Come A-Knocking...... JACK AND BOWERY BEAUTIES The World Will Know...... JACK, DAVEY, LES AND NEWSIES Watch What Happens...... KATHERINE Seize the Day...... DAVEY, JACK AND NEWSIES Santa Fe...... JACK Act II Entr’acte...... ORCHESTRA King of New York...... KATHERINE AND NEWSIES Letter from the Refuge...... CRUTCHIE Watch What Happens (Reprise)...... DAVEY, JACK, KATHERINE AND LES The Bottom Line (Reprise)...... PULITZER, SEITZ AND BUNSEN ’s Here...... NEWSIES Something to Believe In...... JACK AND KATHERINE and For All...... JACK, DAVEY, KATHERINE AND NEWSIES Finale...... MUSICIANS Music Director / Conductor...... LAURA BERGQUIST Assistant Music Director / Keyboard 1...... SUZANNE ROMÁN JONES Keyboard 2...... VICTOR SIMONSON Violin...... JENNIFER RICKARD Cello...... ARON RIDER Guitars / Banjo...... GERRY KUNKEL Bass Guitar...... DAN HALL Flute / Piccolo / Clarinet / Soprano & Alto Sax / AFM Contractor...... RITA EGGERT Trumpet / Flugelhorn...... CRAIG TAYLOR December 17–January 19 | Opera House Trombone / Bass Trombone...... JOE JACKSON Drums...... DANNY VILLANUEVA Groups call (202) 416-8400 For all other ticket-related customer Kennedy-Center.org service inquiries, call the Advance Percussion...... JOANNA HULING (202) 467-4600 Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.

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music and lyrics by book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon choreographed by Dell Howlett directed by Peter Flynn March 13-May 20, 2020 Season Sponsor: www.fords.org Lead Underwriter: ConocoPhillips Tickets: (888) 616-0270 Photo of Maria Egler, Joe Mallon, Karen Vincent and Bueka Uwemedimo by Scott Suchman. FOR THIS PRODUCTION

FOR THIS PRODUCTION Associate Wig Designer...... RACHEL GEIER Technical Director...... NATALIE BELL Properties Director...... JENN SHEETZ Costume Director...... JOSEPH P. SALASOVICH Master Electrician...... CHRISTOPHER V. LEWTON Sound and Video Supervisor...... BRIAN BURCHETT Production Dramaturg...... NAYSAN MOJGANI Fight and Intimacy Consultant...... JENNY MALE Production Assistant...... DAYNE SUNDMAN Stage Management Fellows...... STEPHEN BUBNIAK, DELAYNIE RIZER Youth Company Supervisor...... MALEK MAYO Directing Assistant...... HILKKA-LIISA IIVANAINEN Stage Carpenters...... MICK COUGHLAN, SEAN MALARKEY, HANNAH MARTIN Props...... MARION DUBE, REGINA VITALE Light Board Operator...... BRIAN FLORY Lead Followspot Operator...... KELSEY L. SWANSON Followspot Operators...... STEFANIE DEHART, ELIOT PETERSON, ALEXANDER TAGGERT Assistant to the Lighting Designer...... MINJOO KIM Audio Engineer...... ADAM W. JOHNSON Second Audio...... JAMES LADOW Electronic Music Designer...... ETHAN DEPPE Wardrobe Supervisor...... ALICE HAWFIELD Wardrobe...... CARISSA GILSON, KRISTINA MARTIN Wigs, and Makeup Supervisor...... RAYNA RICHARDSON Hair and Makeup...... DAPHNE EPPS Haircuts...... LASHAWN MELTON Costume Ageing and Distressing...... HOCHI ASIATICO Additional Tailoring By...... DAWSON TAILORS, SETH GILBERT, TESSA LEW Additional Costumes by...... REDTHREADED, CHRISTOPHER M. SCHRAMM, CHRISTINE SCZEPANSKI, STELLA PIVNIK Stitchers...... KATIE NOBEL, CARISSA CASH, JENN BAE, EMILY MCCORT, ELIZABETH SPILSBURY Board Interns...... BUD AND SANDY DRUTZ, RICK FROEHLICH, TERRY R. PEEL

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Godspell (NextStop Theatre Company); and A Christmas Carol and Three Musketeers CAST (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company). RORY BOYD (Oscar Delancey / Internationally he has appeared in A Bill / Ensemble) is thrilled to be Midsummer Night’s Dream with the National making his Arena Stage Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Beijing. He debut. He recently made his holds a BA in Theatre from the University of D.C.-area debut as Roger in Maryland, College Park. Instagram: Signature Theatre’s world @javierdelpilar premiere of Blackbeard. Other career highlights include Matt (the Boy) in WYN DELANO (Snyder / The Fantasticks (Opera House Arts); Mordred Ensemble) is making his Arena in (Lyric Stage Co. of Boston); and Stage debut in Newsies. the Player King in Hamlet (Actors’ Recent D.C.-area credits Shakespeare Project). Rory grew up in include (Ford’s Scotland where he appeared in productions Theatre), Beast in Beauty and of The Secret Garden; Honk!; and A Christmas the Beast (Creative Cauldron), Carol at the Byre Theatre of St Andrew’s. He A Civil War Christmas (First Stage), holds degrees from the University of (Keegan Theatre) and several leading roles at Cambridge; University College ; and Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA. Last the Boston Conservatory. He resides in New year, Wyn toured the country in the role of York City with his wife, Clara, and their dog, Major Gray as part of the First National Tour Wallace. roryboyd.com of the 2015 Broadway musical Amazing Grace. Favorite Regional credits include the MATTHEW DAVIES (Specs / southwest premiere of the magician-centric Ensemble / Davey Jacobs u/s) As We Lie Still (Contemporary Theatre of is elated to be making his Dallas), several seasons with the Trinity Arena Stage debut in Newsies! Shakespeare Festival and A Tribute to Marvin His most recent credits Hamlisch featuring Donna McKechnie at Bass include: and Hall. Wyn holds a BFA in Theatre from TCU in Paint Your Wagon (MUNY); and Fort Worth, TX. A Funny Thing Happened …Forum (Gulfshore Playhouse). National tour credits include: CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS (Seitz / Finding Neverland and Cinderella. Regional Ensemble / Jack Kelly u/s) is credits include: Music Theatre Wichita, MUNY, thrilled to be making his D.C. Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse theater debut at Arena Stage. and The . Matthew holds For the past four years, a BFA in from Brigham Young Christian has been singing University. Sending gratitude to his family, full-time with the United parents, God, Bloc, Johnny, BYU, Parker and States Army Chorus, performing as a soloist the whole production team for this amazing all over the country and in the D.C. area at opportunity! Instagram: @matthewddavies venues like the Kennedy Center, the www.matthewddavies.com Pentagon, the Capitol and the . Christian was awarded second prize in the JAVIER DEL PILAR (Bunsen / prestigious Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition in Stage Manager / Ensemble) is 2018 and was a finalist in the American beyond thrilled to be back at Traditions Vocal Competition in 2019. He is Arena Stage after appearing currently an artist in residence at the in Native Gardens. Other D.C.- Strathmore Mansion and will be appearing in area credits include: Gun and Powder at Signature Theatre in Charlotte’s Web and Óyeme: February. Instagram: @christiandouglasmusic The Beautiful (Imagination Stage); Ella christiandouglasmusic.com Enchanted (Adventure Theatre MTC);

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EDWARD GERO (Joseph HAZEL HAY (Les) is delighted Pulitzer)’s Arena Stage credits to make her Arena Stage include Thomas Everson, Jr. in debut at age nine. D.C.-area Junk, Antonin Scalia in The credits include Ford’s Theatre: Originalist, Benjamin Hubbard A Christmas Carol in The Little Foxes and Mark (Want / School Girl). BOOK YOUR NEXT Rothko in . He is a four- credits include “K-REX,” “This time Award winner and 16-time is Life Live,” “Copycat Killers” and “Love nominee. New York credits include The Gone Wrong.” Film credits include “A CELEBRATION AT Originalist (59E59). Regional credits include Mother’s Love,” “The Off Season” and “The The Originalist (Asolo Repertory, Pasadena Catcher.” Love and thanks to her family, Playhouse and Court Theatre, Joseph G. Gardner Talent Management, Studio Bleu THE MEAD CENTER Jefferson Award nomination);Red and and the entire Newsies team. Instagram: Gloucester in King Lear (Goodman); Nixon’s @Hey_Hazel_Hay Nixon and Night Alive (Round House); (Signature Theatre); Scrooge in A MICHAEL HEWITT (Morris Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre); and Delancey / Darcy / Ensemble / American Buffalo, Shining City and Teddy Roosevelt u/s) is excited (Studio Theatre). In 32 seasons with for his Arena Stage debut! Shakespeare Theatre Company, his over 70 GRATITUDE to the team for roles include Helen Hayes turns in Henry IV, their trust, the company they Richard II and Macbeth. Film / TV credits let him keep and to Caroline, include “House of Cards,” “TURN: his wife. He made his Kennedy Center debut Washington’s Spies,” “Die Hard 2,” “Striking on his birthday and has since performed in Distance” and narrations for Discovery all but two Kennedy Center venues. Favorites Channel and PBS. He is a Ten Chimneys 2015 include: Tosca and La traviata (WNO); Lunt-Fontanne Fellow and associate professor Oklahoma!, Silent Night, Robbins’ West Side of theater at George Mason University. Story and L’assedio di Calais (GGF); and , Get Your Gun (Lyric). His soloist credits BRETT-MARCO GLAUSER include: Bernstein on Broadway (Orchestré (Swing) is bursting with National de Lille); Beethoven’s Symphony No. excitement to be making his 9, Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s St. Matthew Arena debut with Newsies. He Passion. Michael is an alumnus of numerous comes to Arena directly from training programs, including Domingo-Cafritz the Anastasia First National at WNO, Barrington Stage Company and Tour, where he danced in the Perry-Mansfield School. He holds an MM ensemble and understudied the lead role of from Rice University. Reach out! @mc.hewitt Dmitry. Some of his favorite credits include (IG); www.michaelhewitt.com. And hey — just Mamma Mia at Walnut St Theatre (Pepper), be nice! (Munkustrap) on Royal Caribbean International, as well as productions at MICHAEL JOHN HUGHES Goodspeed Opera House, Riverside Theatre (Romeo / Spot Conlon / Dance and Fireside Theater. Brett-Marco is a proud Captain) is thrilled to be graduate of Pace University’s BFA degree in performing at the Arena Stage Commercial Dance. He’d like to give his for the first time! This summer endless thanks to everyone on the Arena and he was at the Cape Playhouse Newsies team, Penny and Meghan, Brian, and in Massachusetts performing the Wham-Bam Glauser Fam. Instagram: as Paul in . Michael John has @bmcglauser spent most of his career performing at regional theaters all over the country. His favorite credits include: : The Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse); (North [email protected] | 202-600-4040 Carolina Theatre); Newsies (North Carolina

2019/20 SEASON 23 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Molly Smith Study | 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts community conversations as a part of the Arena Civil Dialogues series. The conversations seek to provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C., community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues and aim to demonstrate that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Each Arena Civil Dialogue features prominent Dialogue Starters, and is curated and moderated by Amitai Etzioni, a university professor at The George Washington University and author.

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Theatre); A Chorus Line (Westchester TOMÁS MATOS (Finch / ); : A Musical Ensemble) was born and Spectacular & Disney Dreams (Disney Cruise based in NYC. Tomás is a Lines); Newsies (Arts Center of Coastal graduate of the renowned Carolina); and FAME School, Fiorello H. (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); A LaGuardia High School for the Chorus Line (Weston Playhouse); A Christmas Performing Arts. Theater Carol (McCarter Theatre); and credits include: the Broadway-bound Diana (Arizona Broadway Theatre). He received a (La Jolla Playhouse); West Side Story (Guthrie BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University. Theater); In the Heights and Newsies (Pioneer He’d like to thank his friends and family for Theater Company); and Priscilla Queen of the their unconditional love and support. Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Desert (NCL). Dance credits include: Performances dedicated to Liz. Instagram: Broadway Dance Lab (fall 2018); Random Acts Molly Smith Study | 5:30 – 7 p.m. @michaeljohnhugs of Flyness (HBO); Madonna (MDNA skin); UNIQLO, Modern Love and The Marvelous Mrs. CAROLE DENISE JONES (Nun / Maisel (Amazon Prime). Special thanks to CTG Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts community conversations as a part of Hannah / Ensemble, Medda and his fabulous grandmother for all their the Arena Civil Dialogues series. The conversations seek to provide an opportunity for members of Larkin / Nun u/s) is thrilled to support; he wouldn’t be able to seize the day the Washington, D.C., community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues and be making her Arena Stage without them. Follow Matos’ journey into his debut. She was last seen in aim to demonstrate that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. next gig as he makes his Broadway debut The Book of Mormon Each Arena Civil Dialogue features prominent Dialogue Starters, and is curated and moderated by with the company of Diana at the Longacre (Broadway). National Tours: Amitai Etzioni, a university professor at The George Washington University and author. Theater this winter! Instagram: @tomatos_ The Book of Mormon, Mamma Mia and Whistle Down the Wind. She has also Powered by JOE MONTOYA (Crutchie) is performed in many regional theaters The official sponsor of the 2019/20 Civil Dialogues Series at Arena Stage. honored to be making his throughout the country. TV: “The Americans” Arena Stage debut in Newsies! and “Dietland.” She can also be seen in the Recent theater credits include: upcoming movie “Clifford the Big Red Dog” Les Misérables (Eponine); coming to theaters in 2020. Love to Darren Modern Day Martyrdom (at and Gretta, our sweet dog. Fuerza Fest NYC); and The Wild Upcoming Party (Oscar D’Armano). Other favorite roles DANIEL J. MALDONADO (Jack include Into the Woods (Jack) and Spring Kelly) is very excited to be Awakening (Ernst). A recent graduate of Pace MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 making his Arena Stage debut University’s Musical Theater program, Joe has and to step back into Newsie made concert appearances in Environment/Climate: techno optimists Square! Some recent regional at 54Below, the Green Room 42 and MCC credits include: the world Theater. Many thanks go out to the incredible meet techno pessimists. premiere of Moulin Rouge! The cast and crew of Newsies! Love wins! Are new technologies part of the solution or the problem? Musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s critically Instagram: @jo_shortstack Website: acclaimed film (Emerson Colonial Theater, JoeMontoyaOfficial.com Boston); Grease (Pittsburgh CLO); MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 (FreeFall Theatre); and The Graduate, EMRE OCAK (Mush / Ensemble) Newsies, Rock of Ages and Tommy is thrilled to be making his Liberals meet conservatives, (Forestburgh Playhouse). He is a Rider Arena Stage debut in Newsies. Dems meet GOP University MT graduate and a proud AEA Emre’s theater credits include member. Thanks to the team at Nicolosi, local productions of The Are there common grounds and new ways to work together? Molly, Parker, Laura and Geoff! And a huge Addams Family (Pugsley) and thank you to Mom, Dad, family, friends and (Ensemble), as well as Shelly for all the love and support. Love you the PA production of Frankenstein Rocks at the all! Enjoy the show! Instagram: @DanielJ_ Zlock Performing Arts Center. Trained in ballet, Maldonado Twitter: @DanJMaldonado There will be a reception before each discussion, starting at 5 p.m. contemporary, musical theater, acrobatics, Website: danieljmaldonado.net jazz, tap, lyrical, hip hop and improvisational For more information or to register, please visit dance, Emre has performed in The arenastage.org/civildialogues 2019/20 SEASON 25 WHO’S WHO

Washington School of Ballet’s adaptation of dance alumnus from Oklahoma City Don Quixote, the Mid-Atlantic Dance Theater University and now resides in New York City. production of The Nutcracker, the NYCDA His most recent credits include Guys and Summer Dance Intensive Showcase at the Dolls (Broadway At Music Circus), Jerome Schimmel Center in NYC and on stages Robbins’ Broadway (Theatre Under the Stars), around the Northern Virginia / Washington, and (Asolo Rep). At age 13, he D.C., area. Emre is grateful to the Arena Stage appeared on Broadway and the West End in team for this opportunity, as well as his Billy Elliot playing the titular role. During his parents and brother for all their college career he spent many summers at encouragement and support. Music Theatre Wichita and in St. Louis. He thanks his mom and dad for their SHILOH ORR (Albert / Scab / endless love and support. Here’s to a dream Ensemble) will be making his show! Instagram: @tanthedancinman Arena Stage debut in Newsies. He is a Bachelor of Music BRIDGET RILEY (Splasher / graduate from The Catholic Nun / Ensemble / Katherine University of America and has Plumber u/s) is excited to be recently been seen at Toby’s back at Arena Stage after Dinner Theatre as Eugene in Grease! and performing in The Pajama Tulsa in Gypsy. He is incredibly excited to be Game, Carousel and the here at Arena Stage; he thanks his friends workshop of Another Part of the and family for their support and God for his Forest. New York Off-Broadway credits include: continuous blessings. The Scarlet Letter and Freckleface. National Tours include: West Side Story and Seussical. NOVA Y. PAYTON (Medda D.C. credits include: Camelot (Shakespeare Larkin / Nun) has performed Theatre Company); 110 in the Shade (Ford’s extensively in the D.C. area. Theatre); and (Olney Theatre Center). She is thrilled to be back at Regional credits include: Paradise Square, Arena for a second time. She , West Side Story, Les Miserables, All was last seen at Arena Stage Shook Up, , Spelling Bee, in Smokey Joe’s Café. Tour Cabaret, Wild Party, Bare, among others. credits include: 3 Mo’ Divas, Smokey Joe’s Café International credits include: Nine, (BJ). Regional credits include: The 5th: Man of Stadsschouwburg Opera and Brugge Belgium. La Mancha (Aldonza) and A Night with Janis Film credits include: “Something Borrowed” Joplin; Milwaukee Rep & Prince Music Theatre: and “East of Adin.” TV credits include: “Nurse (Effie). D.C. credits include:Jelly’s Jackie” and “Primal Instinct.” Concerts include: Last Jam, La Cage aux Folles; Defying Gravity: Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Making of a SuperNOVA; Dreamgirls (Helen Symphony Orchestra, Ted Shawn Theatre and Hayes Award); (Motormouth Mabelle, Jacob’s Pillow. Education: BFA Musical Theatre HH recipient) (Signature); Caroline, or Change from Pace University and Jacob’s Pillow School (Caroline) (Round House); Kiss Me, Kate for Dance. Instagram: @missbridgetriley (Hattie) (Shakespeare Theatre); A Year with Website: www.issbridgetriley.com Frog and Toad (Imagination Stage); (Sarah) (Ford’s Theatre); (Olney TRO SHAW (Tommy Boy / Theatre); and How To Succeed … (Kennedy Scab / Ensemble / Fight Captain) Center). www.simply-nova.com. is thrilled to be making her Arena Stage debut with this TANNER PFLUEGER (Henry / powerful and energetic Buttons / Ensemble) is musical. Favorite past credits overjoyed to be making his include: Broadway: Anybodys debut at Arena Stage in their and West Side Story (Palace Theater, original production of Newsies. A revival cast). Regional: Torgus in Torgus & Nebraska native, Tanner is a Snow (SigWorks); Mime in Bread (Spooky

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Action /Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage); Portland Center Stage, The Cherry in Cherry Smoke (LA Premiere, Lucky and The Acting Company. Jamie received his Mellon Collective); Avery in Rapture, Blister, MFA in acting at Mason Gross School of the Burn (u/s Geffen); Lady Mortimer in Henry IV Arts, . Part 1 (Antaeus); Minnie Fay in The Matchmaker (Utah Shakes); Ariel double in The Little JOSIAH SMOTHERS (Les) is Mermaid (TUTS/McCoy Rigby tour); Judy thrilled to be playing the part Haynes in White Christmas; and Josie in of Les in Newsies! Josiah Yankee Doodle Dandy (Musical Theatre West). made his National Tour Debut Television: “NCIS: Los Angeles.” Special thanks last year as Michael / Jack in to Molly, Victor, Parker, Anthony and Simon. Finding Neverland. He would MFA candidate in Classical Acting, ACA; BFA in love to thank Arena Stage for Acting, Carnegie Mellon. Proud member of this amazing opportunity to play one of his AEA & SAG-AFTRA. www.troshaw.com dream roles! Josiah is a dancer / singer / at Studio Bleu in Ashburn. He is also a THOMAS ADRIAN SIMPSON member of Chloe and Maud Arnold’s Jr Tap (Wiesel / Mr. Jacobi / Mayor / Company. Josiah would like to thank his Ensemble / Joseph Pulitzer u/s) family and friends, Mr. Dave, Shirley Grant returns to Arena Stage where Management, Miss Badiene, Miss Kim, Justin he was most recently seen in and all his Bleu teachers and God for this and Dave. Other opportunity. Follow him on Instagram: Arena appearances include @itsjosiahsmothers Karl Lindner in A in the Sun; Col. Pickering in ; Abraham Lincoln in LUCY SPRING (Swing) is Mary T. & Lizzy K.; and Roy in A Light in the excited to be making her Piazza, among others. Recent regional credits Arena Stage debut in include: El Gallo in The Fantasticks with Newsies. A graduate of Infinity Theatre; Frollo inThe Hunchback of George Mason University with Notre Dame at The Riverside Center; a BFA in Dance, Lucy has Caiaphas in and Pete performed at the Center for the Cowboy in at Signature the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center Theatre; and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd at as a member of the GMU Dance Company. The Olney Theatre Center. Tom can be seen She has shared the stage with The American in season four of ’s “House of Cards” Pops Orchestra in You Spin Me Round at the and is a proud graduate of the University of GW , and the North Carolina School of the Arts. contemporary dance company, marInspired; the storytellers, in the Capezio A.C.E. Awards JAMIE SMITHSON (Nunzio / and breakable in NYC. Lucy has assisted Teddy Roosevelt / Ensemble) pre-production choreography for Grand last appeared at Arena Stage Hotel (Signature Theatre) and Evita (Olney as Avram in Fiddler on the Theatre Center) and set original Roof. His favorite D.C. credits choreography for GMU Dance Company include: Sense and Sensibility (Harris Theatre), Ethno World Orchestra, Inc., (Folger Theater, Helen Hayes Seussical the Musical, Jr., CureFest and Nomination — Best Actor), Cake Off (Signature various dance schools in Virginia. Theater), Boeing Boeing (No Rules), Crimes of the Heart (Everyman Theater), Twist your LUKE SPRING (Elmer / Scab / Dickens (The Kennedy Center, The Second Ensemble) is excited to make City) and Fly by Night (1st Stage, Helen Hayes his Arena Stage debut. His Nomination — Best Actor). He has also past performances include performed regionally with Shakespeare Kennedy Center Honors (Tom Theatre Company, American Repertory Hanks Tribute), Ford’s Theatre Theater, Ford’s Theatre, Imagination Stage, Annual Gala and Mayor’s Arts

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Awards (Lincoln Theatre). Luke was in both the Ensemble) and Thomasina in (Helen original Broadway cast of A Christmas Story, Hayes Award) at the Folger Theatre; Amy in The Musical (Lunt-Fontanne) and the show’s Company (Helen Hayes Award) at Signature first National Tour (MSG, Wang, Bushnell). Theatre; Jane in Me … Jane: The Dreams & Credits include Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Adventures of Young Jane Goodall at The Life (New World Stages, The Wallis), Tony Kennedy Center; and Sally in You’re A Good Awards (), Fred and Man, Charlie Brown at Imagination Stage. Erin Adele Astaire Awards and performances at lives near D.C. with her husband, Aaron the Apollo, Joyce, St. Luke’s, Town Hall and El Posner, and daughter, Maisie. Portal theaters. Luke has performed with the American Festival Pops Orchestra, CHAZ WOLCOTT (Race / internationally as a member of Rhythmatic Tap Ensemble / Crutchie u/s) is Company, at Ellis Island, Feinstein’s / 54 Below elated to make his Arena and corporate entertainment events around Stage debut with Newsies. the country. His television credits include “The Chaz’s New York / National Tour Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “SYTYCD.” credits include Disney’s Newsies, Cats (Mr. ETHAN VAN SLYKE (Davey Mistoffelees) andMe and My Girl (City Center Jacobs) returns to Arena Encores!). Regional theater credits include Stage after last being seen in Music Theatre Wichita, Merry-Go-Round Oliver! (Fagin’s Gang, Oliver Playhouse, Fulton Theatre, Casa Mañana, u/s) and Watch on the Rhine Westchester Broadway, Lyric OKC and The (Joshua and Bodo u/s). Other Gateway. Chaz was Buttons in the film professional credits include version of Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Creative Cauldron’s Caroline or Change Musical and was featured on So You Think You (Noah, Helen Hayes Nomination), NextStop Can Dance. Chaz is an alum of Oklahoma City Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain (Rod/ Hollywood University and is currently on faculty at Tenor) and The Secret Garden (Colin). Ethan Broadway Dance Center and Steps on has also been a featured artist on the Broadway in NYC. Special thanks to Molly, Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Currently Parker and Laura for this opportunity, to his a senior at Freedom High School (South amazing agents at The Mine and to his Riding, VA), his school credits include Singin’ awesome Mom. Follow Chaz @dancinchaz in the Rain (Don Lockwood /Choreo.), The and find out more at chazwolcott.com Music Man (Marcellus /Choreo.), Flowers for Algernon (Burt Seldon) and High School KELLI YOUNGMAN (Jo Jo / Musical (Ryan). Ethan would like to thank Ensemble) is so pleased to be everyone at South Riding Dance Academy, making her Arena Stage his teachers, friends and family for their debut! Kelli has performed on unconditional support. Instagram: Broadway in Anastasia and @ethan.vanslyke Twitter: @ethanvABC the Theater revival of . She ERIN WEAVER (Katherine was also an original company member of the Plumber) is so excited to be First National tour of LCT’s The King and I back at Arena Stage where (Swing / Assistant Dance Captain). Most she was last seen as Katrin in recently, Kelli originated her role in the world Mother Courage (Helen Hayes premiere of The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Award). A seven-time Helen Stage) and was a guest artist in A Chorus Hayes Award-winner, some of Line (Connie / MT Wichita). She is a graduate Erin’s favorite roles locally include: Mona Juul of Fordham University with a BFA in Dance. in , Nell Gwynn in Or (Helen Hayes Award) Love and appreciation to the Universe, Clear and Deb in Ordinary Days (Helen Hayes Talent Group, David, Xander, her family and Award) at Round House Theatre; Marianne in everything to Steve. Instagram: @ Sense & Sensibility (Helen Hayes Award, Best kelliyoungman www.kelliyoungman.com

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HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Book) is a four-time Tony CREATIVE Award-winning writer and actor. His Broadway writing credits include , Torch ALAN MENKEN (Composer) Theater: God Bless Song Trilogy (Tony, Drama Desk, Dramatists You, Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors, Real Guild Awards), , Safe Sex, Legs Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy, Diamond and (12 Drama Desk Kicks, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, nominations and the Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, for Best Musical). His La Cage Aux Folles is Weird Romance, , Der Glöckner Von the only show to ever win Best Musical and Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, , two Best Revival . Other plays , Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little include Spookhouse, Forget Him and Flatbush Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty Tosca. His teleplays include Tidy Endings for and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, HBO (ACE Award) and On Common Ground The Hunchback of Notre Dame, , Life for Showtime. His children’s HBO special, with Mikey, Lincoln, Home on the Range, Noel, The Sissy Duckling, won the Humanitas Prize Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, and Mirror and the book version is in its eighth printing. Mirror. Songs: Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Other honors include the Drama League Captain America. Awards: eight Oscars (19 Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year, nominations), 11 Grammys (including Song a special , NY Magazine Award, of the Year), seven Golden Globes, Tony and nominations for The Olivier Award and an (plus four nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Emmy. His political writings have been seen Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier on PBS’ series “In The Life” and published in and London’s Evening Standard Award, the NY Times, Huffington Post and Hartford Drama League. Honors: Songwriter’s Hall of Courant. He was inducted into The Theater Fame, Doctorates from Hall of Fame in 2008. and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. MOLLY SMITH (Director) has served as Artistic Director since 1998. Her more than JACK FELDMAN (Lyrics) Broadway and 30 directing credits at Arena Stage include Off-Broadway:The Madwoman of Central large-scale musicals like Anything Goes, Park West; Isn’t It Romantic, by Wendy Carousel, , Oklahoma!, Wasserstein; Beyond Therapy, by Christopher My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Cabaret, Durang; Coming Attractions, by Ted Tally; ; new plays like Sovereignty, Miami (book by Ms. Wasserstein). Regional: The Originalist, Camp David, Legacy of Music for Mr. Durang and Albert Innaurato’s Light, The Women of Brewster Place, How I Idiots Karamazov at the Yale Repertory Learned to Drive; and classics like Mother Theatre. Film: Oliver & Company; Tribute; Courage and Her Children, A Moon for the Thumbelina; Newsies; Home Alone 2: Lost Misbegotten, , and in New York; Used People; Life with Mikey; A All My Sons. Her directorial work has also Goofy Movie; II: Simba’s Pride; been seen Off-Broadway at 59E59 in New and 102 Dalmatians. TV: Music and lyrics for York, Portland Center Stage, Canada’s Shaw the PBS Theatre in America production of Festival, The Court Theatre, The Old Globe, Eve Merriam’s Out of Our Father’s House; The Asolo Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Trinity Magic Hat; The Little Mermaid (TV special); Repertory, ’s Tarragon Theatre, Polly; “;” “Wubbulous World of Montreal’s Centaur Theatre and Perseverance Dr. Seuss;” and “Out of the Box.” Also many Theater in Juneau, Alaska, which she pop songs, including the Grammy Award– founded and ran from 1979 – 1998. Molly has winning “Copacabana,” the top-10 hit “I Made been a leader in new play development for It Through the Rain,” and songs and special over 40 years. She is a great believer in first, material for Sarah Vaughn, McRae, second and third productions of new work , Lily Tomlin, Dionne Warwick and and has championed projects including Dear the Muppets. Evan Hansen; ; Passion Play, a cycle; and . She led the

2019/20 SEASON 29 WHO’S WHO re-invention of Arena Stage, focusing on the LAURA BERGQUIST (Music Director) is making architecture and creation of the Mead Center her Arena Stage debut and is delighted to be for American Theater and positioning Arena among the first females to music direct and Stage as a national center for American conduct an Arena production. On Broadway artists through its artistic programming. she was the music director and conductor During her time with the company, Arena for : A New Musical starring Lea Stage has workshopped more than 100 Salonga, and Telly Leung. She productions, produced 39 world premieres, was featured in the documentary, “The Road staged numerous second and third to Allegiance,” and conducted the Broadway productions and been an important part of cast album and feature film. As a composer, nurturing nine projects that went on to have Laura has more than 60 works in her a life on Broadway. In 2014, Molly made her catalogue including Not Another Christmas Broadway debut directing The Velocity of Letter: The Musical which is being produced Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run around the U.S. She lives in New York City at Arena Stage. She was awarded honorary with her husband and maintains a large doctorates from American University and coaching studio in Hell’s Kitchen in addition Towson University. In 2018, she was honored to her work in universities and churches as Person of the Year by the National around the country. www.laurabergquist.com. Theatre Conference and inducted into the Washington DC Hall of Fame. KEN MACDONALD (Set Designer) is so happy to be working again with Molly and the PARKER ESSE (Choreographer) is an eight- amazing people at Arena Stage. Previous time Helen Hayes Best Choreography productions there include The Shoplifters, nominee and recipient for Arena Stage’s Sovereignty and Anything Goes. Most recently, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game and Anything Ken designed the American tour of A Goes. Director / choreographer credits Thousand Splendid Suns (ACT San Francisco; include: Crazy for You and West Side Story The Old Globe, ; Seattle Repertory). (Finger Lakes Music Theatre Festival). His design for the international hit The Choreographer credits include: A Bed and Overcoat won him several awards. He has a Chair: A New York Love Affair (Encores!); designed over 100 shows with his partner, Carousel, Oliver!, Fiddler on the Roof, Smokey Morris Panych (director and playwright), from Joe’s Café, The Music Man and The Light in Vigil (starring Olympia Dukakis / Mark Taper the Piazza (Arena Stage); Rags, A Wonderful Forum and ACT) to 7 Stories across Canada. Life, Fiddler on the Roof, The Most Happy Fella Ken designed at the (Niagara- and Carousel (Goodspeed); Seven Brides on-the-Lake) for 16 seasons. He designed for Seven Brothers (Ogunquit Playhouse); Private Lives at the Stratford Festival Ontario West Side Story (Signature Theatre); Bells are and this season will design there again for Ringing and Little Shop of Horrors (Berkshire Frankenstein Revived. Then he will design This Theatre Group); and Me and My Girl, Sweet London Life with The Grand Theatre. Ken’s Charity and Guys and Dolls (Canada’s Shaw awards include a Gemini (Best Production Festival). This past season: La Traviata Design / film “The Overcoat”), four Dora Mavor (The Kennedy Center WNO), pre-Broadway Moore Awards (Toronto) and 17 Jessie Awards Jukebox Hero featuring Foreigner’s Greatest (Vancouver). www.kenandmorris.com Hits (Ed Mirvish Toronto) and Lyrics & Lyricists Celebrates Oklahoma! at 75 (92nd St. Y). ALEJO VIETTI (Costume Designer)’s Arena Associate choreographer credits include Stage credits include: Ella, The Pajama Game Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow and A Tale of and Anything Goes (Helen Hayes Award). Two Cities, and featured performer in . New York credits include: Broadway’s Holiday Inn, Allegiance (Drama Desk nomination) and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (U.S. tour, West End — Olivier Award nomination, Australia, Japan and UK tour). He works for City Center Encores!, Radio City Rockettes,

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Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Broadway associate designer, where credits Club, Atlantic Theater, Irish Rep and Primary include Iceman Cometh, Significant Other, Stages, among others. Opera credits include: Violet, Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named New York City Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Desire, Heiress and The Nance. Daniel is Minnesota Opera, Wolf Trap Opera and on faculty at Tisch / NYU and a graduate of Donesk Opera (Ukraine). Selected regional Northwestern University. work includes: Alley Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Ford’s, Signature, Center Stage, CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Wig Designer) returns Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hartford Stage, Paper to Arena Stage where his work has appeared Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse and The in Anything Goes. He has designed over 100 Old Globe. Other credits include: Disney’s Broadway productions including , The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Japan and The Band’s Visit, Beautiful, Ain’t Too Proud, Germany), Ringling Brothers and Barnum & , The Lifespan of a Fact, Jersey Bailey Circus. TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Boys, On Your Feet, A Gentleman’s Guide Award recipient. to Love and Murder, The Color Purple, Newsies and In the Heights. Chuck’s work KIMBERLY PURTELL (Lighting Designer) is has also been seen Off-Broadway, in thrilled to be part of the creative team for London’s West End, at numerous American Newsies, after making her Arena Stage debut Regional companies and with national and with Snow Child. She is a Toronto-based international touring companies. He is the lighting designer in theater, opera and dance. proud recipient of the for Kimberly first collaborated with Molly Smith the Broadway productions of The Show at the Shaw Festival on . Recent and SpongeBob SquarePants. He received an credits include Mamma Mia (Citadel Theatre); Emmy nomination for Live! and an (Theatre Calgary); Life After and Emmy nomination for Jesus Christ Superstar Declarations (Canadian Stage Company); Live! where he was also honored with a Madness of King George and Androcles and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award. the Lion (Shaw Festival); Timon of Athens, The Virgin Trial and The Madwoman of Chaillot MICHAEL JOHN HUGHES (Assistant (Stratford Festival); and The Barber of Seville Choreographer ) See bio on page 23. (Pacific Opera Victoria). She designed the Canadian tour of Life Reflected (National Arts SUZANNE ROMÁN JONES (Assistant Music Centre Orchestra) and the North American Director) is thrilled to be joining Arena tour for Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton. Stage’s production of Newsies. Suzanne Kimberly received the Pauline McGibbon holds a B.M. from Conservatory Award, three Dora Mavor Moore Awards and a of Music in Vocal Performance and a M.M. Montreal English Theatre Award. in Conducting from the University of New Hampshire. A pianist, singer, conductor DANIEL ERDBERG (Sound Designer) returns to and composer, Suzanne’s greatest joy is Arena Stage, where his work has appeared in to collaborate with artists from all different Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Dear Evan disciplines in order to infuse joy into the Hansen and The Lion. Daniel’s designs have surrounding community in which she works. been heard at numerous New York theatres, Suzanne recently music directed Into the including The Public, Roundabout, City Woods (off-Broadway),Hedwig and the Angry Center, 59E59, Atlantic, Prospect and HERE. Inch (regional), Hair (regional) and Evita Highlights include the world premieres of (regional). Suzanne is eternally grateful to Stonewall with NY City Opera, Time It Was those who have encouraged and believed with and the American Premiere of in her — namely, Taylor and her Old Cronies. Caryl Churchill’s Drunk Enough to Say I Love Suzannerománjones.com. You. Regional credits include Milwaukee Rep, Geffen, ACT, Merrimack and Long Wharf, LISA NATHANS (Dialect and Vocal Coach) is as well as productions in Korea, Japan, thrilled to be coaching again for Arena Stage China, Canada and Cuba. He is a frequent after coaching Anything Goes last season!

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Other D.C.-area credits include various Jen, Himself and Nora; and Altar Boyz. He productions with the Kennedy Center Theater has also cast productions for Actors Theatre for Young Audiences, Shakespeare Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, Bay Company, Olney Theatre Center, Signature Street Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Theatre, Theater Alliance, Keegan Theatre The Civilians, Cleveland Play House, Bucks and MetroStage. Regional credits include County Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Denver Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis), The 5th Center, , North Shore Music Avenue (Seattle), The Road Theatre Company Theatre, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare and Theatricum Botanicum (Los Angeles). Festival, The Public Theatre and the York TV credits include National Geographic’s Theatre Company. For more information: “Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg.” www.geoffjosselson.com She offers private coaching / workshop development and is a VASTA member. SUSAN R. WHITE (Stage Manager) is thrilled Teaching (USA and UK): University of to be a part of Arena’s 70th season and to Maryland: TDPS (Assistant Professor, be working, once again, with Artistic Director Voice, Speech, and Acting); CalArts; Stella Molly Smith. Susan is a proud member of Adler Academy; RADA; Royal Welsh; Royal Actors’ Equity Association. Central; University of Washington (PATP MFA); University of Minnesota (Guthrie BFA). MARNE ANDERSON (Assistant Stage Manager) Training: Royal Central School of Speech is thrilled to be working on Newsies. Her and Drama: MFA (Voice Studies); Boston Arena Stage credits include Ann, Jubilee, The University: BFA (Acting); Linklater Voice Heiress, Indecent, Dave, Two Trains Running, Designation; Colaianni Speech Practitioner. The Great Society, Nina Simone: Four Women, Break legs all! A Raisin in the Sun, Moby Dick, , King Hedley II, Five Guys Named Moe, The ANITA MAYNARD-LOSH (Associate Director / Mountaintop, , Long Day’s Text Director) is in her 16th season at Arena Journey into Night, Arabian Nights and Duke Stage. She directed the world premiere of Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies. Additional Our War and served as associate director on D.C. credits include A Midsummer Night’s several productions, including Anything Goes, Dream and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Sovereignty, Carousel, Oliver! and Oklahoma!. Are Dead (Folger Theatre); : Anita trained and taught at American Parts 1 and 2 (Round House); and The Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, was Arsonists and Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play on the faculty at Webster University in St. (Woolly Mammoth). She is a graduate of the Louis, headed the theater department at the University of North Carolina School of the University of Alaska Southeast and was the Arts and a proud member of Actors’ Equity associate artistic director of Perseverance Association. Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska Native- inspired production of Macbeth that Anita HOCHI ASIATICO (Artist, Designer, Costume conceived and directed was performed in Painter) supplies beautiful fabrics and English and Tlingit at the National Museum distressed costumes for musicals and plays. of the American Indian in D.C. Through Arena As a painter, he is exhibited in the U.S., Stage’s devised theater program, Voices of and Dominican Republic. Broadway Now, Anita has collaborated on creating and Painting: , , directing original plays with communities in , Annie, Matilda, Miss Saigon, India and Croatia. Ghost, A Free Man of Color, Wonderland, The Adams Family, The Color Purple, , GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (New York Casting) West Side Story, Disney’s , The Little is pleased to continue his association with Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback Arena Stage. Broadway and Off-Broadway of Notre Dame, Arsace, Radiant Baby and The productions include The Velocity of Autumn Ringling Bros. Circus. Costume designer for starring ; Southern Comfort; La Barberia, Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Yank!; Enter Laughing; Pretty Filthy; John and Peter Pan and Cinderella.

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This theater operates under an agreement between ARENA STAGE LEADERSHIP the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association. MOLLY SMITH (Artistic Director) See bio on page 29. The actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity EDGAR DOBIE (Executive Producer) Born Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the in Vernon, British Columbia, a village next United States. to the Rocky Mountains (three years after Arena had its first performance in 1950), I The scenic, costume, lighting and am one of five brothers raised by my Dad sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists, Edgar, a mechanic and small businessman, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. and Mom Connie, a telephone operator and union organizer. I am the only Dobie to make The Director and Choreographer are a career in theater. Luckily for me, drama members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a was an arts elective I was offered at the national theatrical labor union. tender age of 12 so I hung up my hockey skates and joined the drama class, led by Musicians are members of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 161-710. teacher Paddy Malcolm and her fledgling Powerhouse Community Theater after school. Arena Stage is a constituent of the Theatre By the time I graduated from high school, we Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theater. volunteers had built ourselves a 200-seat, fully equipped theater on its own piece of land in the center of town and found a sold- out audience for the full season of plays we had on offer. That experience taught me so many lessons about the power of theater to foster collaboration and share meaningful stories, as well as the public values that attach themselves to building a safe place where everyone is welcome. All those lessons served me well as a managing leader and producer both sides of the border and both sides of the commercial and non-profit theater divide. Arriving here in Southwest with my good wife Tracy and our daughter Greta Lee in 2009 makes me feel like I am well-equipped to do a good job for you all.

2019/20 SEASON 33 BOARD OF TRUSTEES / THEATRE FORWARD

ARENA STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019/20

CHAIR TRUSTEES HONORARY TRUSTEES LIFE TRUSTEES Decker Anstrom Andrew R. Ammerman Jim Abdo Norman Bernstein Linda A. Baumann Ashok Bajaj Lee G. Rubenstein VICE CHAIRS David Becker Joanne Barker Judith N. Batty Marc Blakeman Steven R. Bralove EMERITUS TRUSTEES Michele G. Berman Joseph P. Digangi Susan Haas Bralove Arlene And Robert Kogod Sander Bieber John Edelmann John Derrick Hubert M. Schlosberg Eric Braverman Elliot Feldman Jeri Epstein CORPORATE OFFICERS Edgar Dobie Maggie Fitzpatrick Nancy M. Folger Richard Feinstein Stephenie Foster Larry Franks PRESIDENT Rick Froehlich Nicholas Goad Natwar Gandhi Edgar Dobie Catherine Ann O. Hamilton Fruzsina Harsanyi Guttman-McCabe TREASURER Ellen K. Harrison Patti Herman Joe Berardelli Sue Henry Alethia Jackson Kay Kapoor Vicki J. Hicks Dr. Donald Wallace Jones Margot Kelly SECRETARY Daniel Korengold Ricki Kanter Judy Lansing Kovler Alison Irvin Joyce Moorehead Elissa Leonard Mark Levine Richard A. Newman John Lynham David O. Maxwell Lucia Riddle B. Thomas Mansbach Joan P. Maxwell Beth Newburger Schwartz David B. H. Martin Terry R. Peel Ronald A. Paul M.D. Beverly Perry Robert Pincus Judy Lynn Prince Ilene Rosenthal Gene Samburg David Bruce Smith Raymond Sczudlo Molly Smith David E. Shiffrin Sheila Stampfli Richard W Snowdon Nneka Ukpai Robert Stout Shawna Watley Margaret Tomlinson

YOUNG PATRONS BOARD 2019/20 THEATRE FORWARD FUNDERS The Arena Stage Young Patrons Board seeks to strengthen and support the future of American (as of October 2018) theater at Arena Stage. The Young Patrons Board Theatre Forward advances the American theatre supports the artistic mission of Arena Stage by being and its communities by providing funding and other active ambassadors to the community and arranging resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. opportunities for people under 40 years old to engage Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful with the theater. to the following Education through Theatre funders: MEMBERS THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000+) Michael Baylis Brittany McCants AT&T Paul Bolaji Shannon McNeal The Hearst Foundations Victoria Clark Anna Katherine (AK) Moody The Schloss Family Foundation Sarah Cohn Mary Kathryn Nagle ($25,000 – 49,999) Caitlin Dutkiewicz Chibundu Nnake The Augustine Foundation Reshad Favors Josh Rubin Wells Fargo Brandon Gay Margaret Rubin Whitney Hubbard Brandon Slade PACESETTERS ($15,000 – 24,999) The Music Man Foundation Sakisha Jackson Mignon Smith Lisa Orberg Lucrecia Johnson Hillary Stemple Southwest Airlines † Jason Kelley Adrienne Thompson TD Bank Ashley Lawrence Tony Woods Ashley M. Lewis Conrad Woody DONORS ($10,000 – 14,999) Marisa Maleck Yvesner Zamar EverGreene Architectural Arts Dewitt Stern Alan & Jenni Freedman Daryl and Steven Roth Foundation Westlake Reed Leskosky † Includes In-kind support

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FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY — ARENA STAGE’S PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges these individuals who ensure the future of Arena Stage by making a planned gift. These gifts assure that Arena Stage will continue to challenge, educate and entertain audiences, and maintain its excellence in theater nationally, and internationally for generations to come. Arena can help you accomplish your personal, family and philanthropic goals while benefiting the theater. Supporters who make planned gifts to Arena are invited to join the Full Circle Society and enjoy special benefits. For more information about planned giving, please Maya Weil at 202-600-4158 or [email protected].

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 25, 2019 MEMBERS Thomas Jesulaitis Estate of Henrietta T. Braunstein Anonymous (9) Margot Kelly Estate of Dorothy Bunevich Esthy and Jim Adler Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Estate of Patricia Carroll Dr. Bill Santford Ashley Dr. Seth A. Koch and Estate of Albert Chaiken Sue Benson Barbara Bellman Koch Estate of Helen G. Codding Steven Bralove Herb and Dianne Lerner Estate of Marcus Cohn Dr. Robert and Mary Jo Brenner John and Patricia Long Estate of and Augusta Convisser Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn John and Lenora Lynham In Memory of Martin "Marty" Davis Louise Budelis Judy Lynn Prince Estate of Robert D. Davis Jr. and John P. Cahill Paul Rose Henry J. Schalizki Ellen MacNeille Charles Hank Schlosberg Estate of Zelda Fichandler Donald J. and Anita P. Cowan Richard Schwartz* and In Memory of Helen W. and Captain Joan Darrah and Beth Newburger Schwartz Felix E. Geiger Ms. Lynne Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Mark Shugoll Estate of Ann Gibbons Joseph P. DiGangi Molly Smith and Estate of Ezra Glaser John Edelmann and Jeff Love Suzanne Blue Star Boy Estate of Liza Eggers Dick and Katie Snowdon Estate of Giselle Hill Jeri and Gary Epstein Sheila Stampfli Estate of Joan E. Kain William E. Faragher Helga Tarver In Memory of Jean Russ Kern Donald H. Flanders Terri L. Tedford and Jeannette G. Kern Nancy M. Folger Helene Toiv Estate of Herbert A. Lindow Catherine F. and James F.* Fort, Sr. Margaret L. Tomlinson Estate of LaRue R. Lutkins Larry Franks and Ellen Berelson Estate of Suzy Platt Arlene Friedlander BEQUESTS AND GIFTS Estate of Toni Ritzenberg IN REMEMBRANCE Estate of Gruine Robinson George and Duffy* Ftikas Estate of Dr. and Barbara R. Walton Endowment Bob Gronenberg Mrs. Clement C. Alpert Fund for New Playwrights Dr. JC Hayward Estate of H. Max and Estate of Eric Weinmann Vicki J. Hicks Josephine F. Ammerman Estate of Frankie and Jerry Williamson Sallie L. Holder Estate of Audrey J. Barnett Lauren and Glen Howard Estate of Harry J. Boissevain * Deceased David Insinga and Robert McDonald THANK YOU FOR LEAVING YOUR LEGACY AT ARENA STAGE CREATE A LEGACY BY JOINING THE FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY

You don’t have to be wealthy to make a significant gift. Bequests and other planned gifts allow you the opportunity to make a significant contribution that will ensure the future of Arena Stage. The Full Circle Society allows us the opportunity to recognize you for that gift during your lifetime. For more information about making a planned gift or to inform us of your existing planned gift, please contact Maya Weil at 202-415-8600 or [email protected]. “We feel the long-term viability of theater really has to come from two sources — annual fundraising efforts and long-term donations [in the form of a planned gift] from the people who love the theater and are willing to commit to it in perpetuity.” — Beth Newburger Schwartz and the late Richard Schwartz

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THANK YOU — ANNUAL FUND

THE ANNUAL FUND Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, foundations and corporations who support the theater’s work by contributing to the Annual Fund. These gifts make it possible for the theater to continue presenting high-quality productions and innovative education programs that strengthen the community in which we live. For more information on the benefits of becoming an Annual Fund contributor, call the Development Department at 202-600-4177. The following are contributors as of October 2, 2019.

OVATION CIRCLE Eric Braverman and Susan B. Haight David and Anne Grizzle Claudette Christian and Anonymous (3) Neil Brown Fruzsina M. Harsanyi and Paul R Henderson Donald Hertzmark Decker Anstrom and Community Foundation Raymond Garcia Theo W. Hodge Jr., MD and Beth and Ron Cogswell Sherry Hiemstra for Northern Virginia/ Meg and John Hauge Frederick Eugene Taylor, Jr. Nadine R. Cohodas Joanne Barker James I. Chatman Fund John and Shelly Hazel Kay Kendall and Jack Davies Dr. Jack H. Colwell and Larry Franks and Joseph P. DiGangi Thomas Jesulaitis and Judge Gladys Kessler Dr. Rita R. Colwell Ellen Berelson Edgar and Tracy Dobie Barrie Seidman Knight Kiplinger Annemargaret Connolly and Arlene and Robert Kogod John Edelmann and Jeff Love Liz Hilder and Randy Smith Cal and Barbara Klausner Kenneth Frank The Estate of Jeri and Gary Epstein James and Deborah Karesh Caroline S. Klemp Stephen T. Cramolini and Herbert A. Lindow Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher Mark Levine and Lauren S. Kogod John R. Feather II Lola C. Reinsch Stephenie Foster Sara Imershein Leslie S. Kogod Janice Crawford Beth Newburger Schwartz Rick and Carol Froehlich Robert Liberatore and Stephen and Woody Cunningham and and Richard Schwartz* Henock Gebreamlak and Debra Kraft Willoughby Laycock Jessie Harris Nicholas Goad Nancy and Dan Longo Abby Mandel Mr. and Mrs. James Dake FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Chris and Catherine Laura L. McAuliffe Steve Mayer and Mary Lou Dauray Andrew R. Ammerman Guttman-McCabe Richard and Erin Mills Vera Oye’ Yaa-Anna Anita Difanis and The Family of H. Max* and Patti and Mitchell Herman Dr. Alfred Munzer and Robert G. and Richard Krajeck Josephine* F. Ammerman Vicki J. Hicks Mr. Joel Wind Joelen K. Merkel Deirdre Donahue and Diane and Norman Bernstein Alethia Jackson Melanie and Larry Nussdorf Sue Cunningham and Jamie Dahlberg Foundation Ricki and Joel Kanter Craig Pascal and Howard Moore Patricia D’Orazio Susan and Steven Bralove Sheldon and Audrey Katz Victor Shargai Alan and Roberta Munro Carolyn and William Doying The Estate of Judy and Peter Kovler/ Beverly Perry Timothy and Diane Naughton Gloria Edwards Dorothy A. Bunevich The Kovler Fund Wesley Pickard and Frank and Linda Nutter Bob and Sue Faron John and Linda Derrick John and Lenora Lynham Jeanette Studley Michael and Penelope Pollard Susan D. and Howard Feibus Maggie FitzPatrick B. Thomas Mansbach Judy Lynn Prince Nan and Robert Ratner Lorry M. Fenner, PhD David C. Frederick and Thomas and Franklin D. Raines and Marc L. and Sophia Lynn Bill and Donna Roberts Joyce Moorehead Denise Grant Phyllis S. Fleischaker Joan and David Maxwell Talmadge and Ann and Terry R. Peel Janis Reed and Jack Requa Mary E. Roberts Martin and JoEllen Frost The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Pincus Margaret Ann Ross Edward Gaddy Henry J. Schalizki Bruce and Hubert (Hank) Schlosberg William and Linda Rule Lori Laitman Rosenblum Mr. and Mrs. David Bruce Smith Raymond and Susan Scanlan Helen Ross Davis R. Gamble Jr. BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Deborah Sams Sczudlo George L. Shields Foundation Eugene* and Alice Schreiber Colonel Lenue and Anonymous (1) Peggy and David Shiffrin Shugoll Research James Johnson and Colonel Barbara Gilchrist Judith N. Batty Molly Smith and McAdo Shuler, Jr. Matthew Shepard Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sander M. Bieber and Suzanne Blue Star Boy Thalia Sinnamon in memory Dr. and Mrs. Gene Simaitis Sallie Forman and Linda E. Rosenzweig Robert and Jan Stout of Lyn Sinnamon The Souders Family Jonah Gitlitz Barbara* and Arthur Bushkin Nneka Ukpai Judi and Richard Sugarman Dr. Harvey A. Sweetbaum and Estate of Ezra Glaser David Becker and Shawna Watley Gladyce T. Sumida Mrs. Selma Sweetbaum Gregg H. S. Golden Leslie Seeman The Estate of Frankie and Terri L. Tedford Laura L. Tosi Michael Greenbaum and Ellen MacNeille Charles Jerry Williamson Tim and Grace Terpstra Sarah Whitesell and Wan Kim Sherry Liebes The Drutz Family Fund for Anne Marie Tighe Jim and Elizabeth Williams Linda Griggs and Bill Swedish Musical Theater PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Judy and Sheldon Grosberg Anonymous (1) Anita Winsor Joan Wills Pam and Richard Feinstein Carol and Bill Gross Jeff Busch Judy and Leo Zickler Richard and Drs. Elliot J. Feldman and Leslie Wojciechowicz Tim and Norene Guilford, Lily Gardner Feldman Kimberly Engel and Family- DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Guilford Retirement The Dennis and Judy Engel Richie and Jim Wright Virginia McGehee Friend Anonymous (5) Services Charitable Foundation Deborah and David Yaffe George and Duffy* Ftikas Carolyn Alper Loren and Phyllis Haag Seth and Caroline Hurwitz Jean Schiro-Zavela and Ann O. Hamilton Priscilla Aycock Honorable Robert and Herb and Dianne Lerner Vance Zavela Ellen K. Harrison Elfreda Baptist Susan Hale Mart T. Lewellyn Margot Lurie Zimmerman Sue Henry and Carter Phillips Dr. and Mrs. C. Wrandle Barth in memory of Paul Laura Hart The Robert and Natalie Kyle and Alan Bell Zimmerman Patricia Harvey Dr. Donald Wallace Jones, Mandel Family Foundation Dr. Betty Jean Tolbert Jones Deborah Bowles Sonia Herson Peggy and Alec* Tomlinson and Tracey Tolbert Jones Cynthia Boyer PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Steven and Tanya Hilton Bill and Terry Witowsky Anonymous (3) Margot Kelly Joe and Sue Bredekamp Linda Lurie Hirsch Christopher Wolf and The Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Tom Healy and James Beller Clement C. Alpert Daniel Korengold Arlene Brown and Fred P. Hochberg Dean Amel and Terry Savela David and Martha Martin Gene Bialek Erich Hosbach and PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Leon and Robyn Andris Richard and Janice Newman Anonymous (2) Blain and Peg Butner Franklin Moore Erin and Derek Arrison Toni and Ronald Paul Jim and Mai Abdo Lee Calligaro David Insinga and Michael F. Baylis II Robert McDonald The Revada Foundation of Esthy and Jim Adler John Chester Ted Bean and Kathy Brown Sakisha Jackson the Logan Family Celia and Keith Arnaud Richard H. Cleva Jan Boyce Joseph and Anne Jarboe R. Lucia Riddle Alan Asay and Geri and David Cohen Rita Braver and The Estate of Mary Sturtevant Ellen and Michael Cronin Annelle Johnson Robert Barnett Toni A. Ritzenberg Jim Bellas and Kip Fenton Belle N. Davis in Memory of Anne B. Keiser and Jerry Bridges and Steven and Ilene Rosenthal Martin “Marty” Davis Doug Lapp Morton and Grace Bender Sally Turner Gene Samburg Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Davis, III Tom and Clare Klanderman Dr. Sharon A. Bennett Sharie A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. The Charles Delmar Jean and John Lange Richard and Evelyn Bynum Julie Burton and Richard W. Snowdon Foundation David Lloyd, Realtor Wes Callender and Roger Hickey Sheila Stampfli Barbara and David Ehrlich Walter and Betsy Lohmann Mary Davis Susan and Dixon Butler Kathy and Jody Dreyfuss Skip and Laurette Farmer John and Trish Long LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Buffy and William Cafritz Laird Lott and Linda Gooden Anonymous (1) The Lois and Lorraine Fleming and Family Foundation Richard England Family Harry Parrish William and Ruth Lubic Linda A. Baumann William Caldwell and Dan and Karen Mayers Amitai Etzioni Christopher and Michele Toth Michele and Allan Berman Carol Fromboluti Mark and Marsha Mazz Nancy M. Folger Dr. Myla Carpenter Marc Blakeman The Honorable William and Brittany A. McCants Amnon and Sue Golan Susan Carter Woolf Gross Linda Garvelink

2019/20 SEASON 37 THANK YOU — ANNUAL FUND

Mary McGann and Geraldine Feaster and Barry and Joan Rosenthal Chris Harris Lynette R.F. Smith Gerry Lamb Calvin Bethea* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rothkopf Joan B. Harvey Aileen and Jack Sullivan Nancy McGuire Dan Felger and Jean Herz Richard and Marianne Harwit Emil and Judy Sunley Shannon McNeal Peter and Alison Fenn Jacqueline Sellers A. H. Hatry TAA Services, Ltd Nancy Miron James and Patricia Flanigan Dr. Sidney Shankman Doris Hausser Dr. Sheila Taube Anna Katherine Moody Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flyer James and Lisa Shannon Robin Crawford Heller Elizabeth and Jerry Teles Dee Morris The Henry J. Fox Trust Leslie Shapiro Donald E. Hesse and Al Thomson and Dale Mott and Ken Hyle The Samuel Freedman Trust Mike and Patti Sipple Jerrilyn Andrews Carol Michaelsen Meenakshi Nandedkar Lawrence and Joanie Friend Annelise and Robert H. Smith John and Debra Howard Roberta K. Van Haeften Martha Newman Amy C. Gilbert Margo Smith and Drew Huffman Dr. Carolyn Peoples Veiga Ray Olson Mark* and Sara Goldberg Gerry Levine Dr. and Mrs. David Humm Ed and Maria Ward Joe Oppenheimer and Catherine and Warren Gorrell Dr. Earl P. Steinberg and Andrea Jackson Shani Waugh Edith Fraser Ed Gray and Sherri Blount Claire E. Reade Timothy S. Jameson Cameron and Mr. and Mrs. David M. Osnos Grace R. Gregg Patricia Stonesifer and Robin Jenkins Susan Weiffenbach Marina and David Ottaway Alfred and Lynne Groff Michael Kinsley Olivia and Brian Kane John and Val Wheeler David Pawlik and Ellie and John Hagner Barbara Toohill Jackie Williams Kaye Jack and Sue Whitelaw Susan Albertine Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Hart Joanne Tornow and John Keator and Robert and Mike Payne and Ardelia Hayward Neil Lehrer Virginia Sullivan Gwendolyn Williams Barbara Johnson S. Ross and Judge and Mrs. Dr. Sandra D. Key Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wilshere James T. Turner Howard and Susan L. Hechinger Mr. Albert Kramer Robert Wilson Roger and Diane Warin Dorothy Pedolsky Shawn C. Helm and Thomas Kuchenberg Scott and Lucy Wilson Joan and Mark Weiss Laura Peebles and J. Thomas Marchitto Steven Leinwand and John Wingard Ellen Fingerman Lucia Hill Mr. Gerry Widdicombe Ann Lawrence Mara Yachnin Dr. and Mrs. Nathaniel G. Pitts Michael Hindi and Susan Wiener John and Jane Lewis Jeffrey and Johanna Zinn Margaret J. Pollack and Gregory Schultz Ken and Dorothy Woodcock Dr. and Mrs. Randall J. Lewis Paula Reed Lynch Richard and Pamela Hinds Irene and Alan Wurtzel Lucinda Low and SUPPORTING ROLE Anonymous (27) Allen Purvis and Jan Johnson Judy Honig Daniel Magraw LEAD Gen. Clara L. Adams-Ender John and Wendy Reaves Paul and Bonnie Hopler Lory Manning Anonymous (3) Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Adamson Ann Richards The S. Kann Sons Co. Ken Marks and Edith Arias Anthony Aldwell Judith Agard Trina and Lee Rubenstein Foundation Louis Mayo Jo Ella Samp Michele A. Manatt and Bill Allen and Jenna Lane Gary Kemp Wolfram Anders Glen McCarthy Amb. and Mrs. Carol Schwartz Mary Kimble Patrick McGettigan and William Bales Frank Almaguer Linda and Kenneth and Elliott Glass Ann and Mal Barasch James Amaral Richard and Carol Doran Klein Bernice K. McIntyre Paul and Jeanette Barkley Marilena Amoni and Rosemary Schwartzbard Tuke and Pierce Klemmt Michael McLeod Steve and Nancy Silcox Dr. and Mrs. John Barnes Don Ryan Patricia and John Koskinen Michael Barrett and Patricia McMahon Mike and Patti Sipple Simeon M. Kriesberg and John and Danielle Beauchamp David and Sarah McMeans Sarah Allen Anderson James Skiles and Martha L. Kahn Charles and Marilyn McMillion Lynne Church David and Janet Batlan Ms. Ms. Jane Mary Kwass Sally and Bill Meadows Carl Wayne Smith and Benevity Community Jean W. Arnold William and Grace LaChance Stephen Meyer and Michael Burke Impact Fund Dr. Bill Santford Ashley Patricia Lark and Lutz Prager Erica Summers Kebharu and Mignon Smith Ms. Mindy Berry Thomas and Sharon Atkins Richard and Cecilia Larkin Bernard Meyers Linda Smith Dennis and Shirley Mark Austrian Drew Lebby and Bloomquist Dr. Florence K. Miller Larry and Arlene Spinelli Diana Aviv and Wendy Schwartz Richard and Eleanor Bochner MaryAnn Miller Seema Sueko Sterling Speirn Elizabeth C. Lee Karen J. Bopp Richard and Judith Morrissey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Surovell Thelma K. Leenhouts Martin Malsch and Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsuk Terence Murphy and Jane Axelrad Mr. David Talbird and Albert L. and Patricia Sherman Murphy Dr. Darlene Jean-Pierre Marivi Bryant Elinor R. Bacon Doris M. Lindquist Donald and Lynne Myers Eileen and Michael Tanner Harold R. Bucholtz Nancy G. Barnum Ronald Long and Plater and Faye Campbell Carole and John Nannes Robert Tanner Barbara Atwell Loretta C. Beaumont Louis and Karen Carson Jeffrey Neal and Carolyn and John Beck Peter and Ann Tanous Virginia MacLaury Kevin Loeffler Cynthia Cessna and Martin Bell Keith and Jeanie Thackrey Paul and Patricia Maenner Sherry and Lou Nevins Marc Tobin Mark Bellamah Linda and Steuart Thomsen John and Mary Lee Malcolm Sonja M. Palomaki Henry Chamberlain and Susan and Don Bennett Ralph Timmons and Janet Hill Linda Marks Lisa Burns Doris Parker and John and Sylvia Benoit Rear Adm. and Mrs. Russell Matthias Gail Chambers and Michael Spatz Robert C. and Sidney Wallace Emmy McArver Scott Baker Jane Passman Elissa B. Bernius Anne Paine and Fowler West Eddie and Lynne McCormick Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark Nthakoana Peko and Thomas J. Billy Richard and Susan Westin J. Douglas and Kenneth T. Cline Don Spicer Ann Blackman and Mark and Ria Weston Martie McDowall Alan and Andrea Pendleton Francis and Terry Coates Michael Putzel Jane Yanulis Ms. Jane McGrew Susan M. Crawford Alvin A. Perkins Robert and Anne Yerman Edward and Loretta Merrow Jon Blake and Phil and Joan Currie Randy Perry Elizabeth Shriver Beth York and Rubin John and Paula Millian Lisa and Tony Delity Jeanne and Burnie Peters Constance Bohon MD Annette and Colin Young Nancy and Herbert Milstein David Dunn Mary Irene Pett Vincent and Veronica Boles David Montgomery Ann Elliott Randy and Kathy Pherson Mickey and Sally Bolmer STAR Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Moore Anonymous (5) Carol Faulb William Phillips Randall A. Bowman Judie and Fred Mopsik Lynn J. and Lynne A. Barden Linda and Jay Freedman Thomas and Jane Reckford Anne Boyden Shelia Newman Nan Beckley Jean C. Fulton David and Susan Reichart Terri Brady and Steve Verna Peter and Ellen Berty Rita O’Brien, Esq. and Jim and Lorrie Fulton Margaret Rice and Bill Sette John Imparato Mr. and Mrs. Gypsy Black Katherine Ann Gardner Dr. Tommie L. Robinson, Jr. A. Brager, Jr. Gregg Ottinger Lucille A. Bland Louise Gary Gareth Rosenau Kip and Kimberly Brailey Mr. and Mrs. P. David Pappert David and Judy Bonior Linda Gehr Steven M. Rosenberg and Ann Breen Charles and Janet Parker Roger and Nancy Brown Richard Gervase and Stewart C. Low III Valerie Briggs J.F. Perry Sharon M. Brown Stuart Delery Dr. Ted and Bill and Emily Brittle Dr. Patricia Petrick and Judge Barbara Rothstein Candice C. Bryant Laura Gifford Hazel Broadnax Dr. William Mullins Jeffery Russell Joseph N Cannon Eileen M Gleimer Perry L. Brown Beth Pile Alan and Florence Salisbury Robert and Rose Capon Lynne and Bill Glikbarg Mr. and Mrs. Gail Povar and Larry Bachorik Art and Nancy Saltford Estate of Albert Chaiken Dr. and Mrs. Michael Gold Ronald K. Browning Ane Powers Jean Sammon N. Chesser and J.M. Rowe Dr. Donna M. Gollnick Rita Bruce Whayne and Ursula Quin Ms. Gail Sattler Manny and Ruthy Cohen John M. Goodman Marian Bruno Jane Ellen Ramsey and Debra and Chris Gordon Linda B. Schakel John and Sheila Compton Joseph Inbar Sallybeth Bumbrey C. O. Gregory James F. and Ola S. Scott Camille Cook J. Paul and Diane Reason Mike and Susan Burk Sally Williams Gresham Joan H. Searby Valerie and John Cuddy Joe and Ginny Redish Patricia Burke Karen T. Grisez Diane Seeger and Beth Cunningham Nancy Regan Avery Burns Sue and Bruce Guenther Tom Christein Lorraine Day Clyde Relick and Julie Davis Matt Butcher and Liz Pennisi Gail Gulliksen Harold Settler and Jean Allen Regina K. Dillard, Esq. Deborah Remmers Donna Butts and Frank Guzzetta and M. Pat and Bob Shapiro William Libro Diane and Lowell Dodge Alan and Terry Rettig Paul Manville Ken Simonson and Sandra and Paul Byrne Douglas Dowling Massimo and Marilou Righini Jan Solomon Jack E. Hairston, Jr. Christine Cabell Sarah G. Epstein and Marvin and Joan Rosenberg Ida Fernanders Smith Donald A. Collins Mr. Maurice Hamilton CPA John Cahill

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Leslie Calman and Mr. and Mrs. James Gentle Paul and Masako Kaufman Valerie Neal Lisa and Mark Schneider Jane Gruenebaum Dr. Kirk Geter Mr. and Mrs. James Keightley Brad Neilley Pauline A. Schneider Larry and Caroline Carbaugh Jane Glickman and Mr. Peter Kimmel and John and Carol Noble Dr. Frederick and William and Kathleen Carey Charles Sacks Dr. Stephanie Jackson Matthew and Lillian Nolan Peri Schuyler Mr. and Mrs. Maggie Godbold and Carol King Jeremy Novak and J. Kenneth Schwartz Herb and Ann Carlson Steve Bershader Janet King Elaine Mattaire Karren E. Scott Angela Carole Judy and Joel Goldberg Mrs. William Kingsbury Kingsley and Sandra and David Sellers Mildred Carrethers Paula S. Goldman Pris and Bill Kirby Magdalene Obaji Erin Shannon Ms. Patricia Carter Ms. Alisa Goldstein Marty and Marica Klein Judy Olmer Ruth and Phil Shapiro Carla Cartwright Mr. Joel C. Goldstein Robert M. Klein Michael P. Onder The Hon Mattie R. Sharpless Mr. and Mrs. James Carty Jannie Goldston Steve and Karen Klemp Michael and Kathy Sheehan Ruth Carver Andy and Donna Gomer John Knapp Kathleen Opincar John and Roma Sherman Tanja Castro Michael M. Gottesman Lindy Knapp Jimmy Ortiz Laura Shiffrin Wallace Chandler Barbara and Tom Gottschlak Emily Kohler Colonel Tommy T. Osborne Bobbi and Larry Shulman Brian and Allayne Chappelle A. Steven and Sandy and Jim Kolb Laney Oxman Hugh and Ruth Sickel Mark and Linda Chastang Janet Hall Graff John Kramer Elsie Page Dr. and Mrs. Rubin Siegel Joy and Jerry Choppin Mr. Alan Green Kenneth Kramer Gary and Maxine Pagliano Patricia Silverman Tracey Chunn Madi Green, in memory of Richard and Teresa Kramer Zannis and Jackie Pappas Sally Simms Ms. Maxine M. Clark Duff Green III Mr. Robert Larke Andrew and Ruth Parr Irene and Robert Sinclair William and Louise Cleveland Maxine Green Eileen Lawrence Wilson H. Parran Kathleen Smith Adam Cohen Mike and Jen Greer Leslie Lawson James T. Parson, Jr. Margaret Smith Edward Cohen and Christian Griffin Robin Lee Ms. Barbara Patocka Pamela Brown Smith Charlene Barshefsky Patrick Griffin Sunita and Daniel Leeds Keith and Rhonda Patterson Cecile Srodes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gronenberg Stuart and Brock Lending Renate G. Pawlik Donna Staton W. Joseph Coleman Jr. Susan Gutchess and Michael Lestingi Norval Peabody Shellie Steinberg Helen Ingalls Kenneth Coleman Michael and Paula Levy Alice Pearson Donald R. and Robert and Carol Hall Mary Beth Collins Marion Ein Lewin Kevin and Sherry Pearson Dorothy T. Stone Artis Hampshire-Cowan Drs. Houston and Marjorie and John Lewis Mary Pedigo Barbara Strong and Mary Conley Marilyn Handy Frank and Anne E. Peret Michael Kielbiewicz John and Barbara Conway Susan and Allen Hanenbaum Marianne* Liebermann Mr. Gary Peterson Deborah K. Tatum Carl and Nancy Cooper Dr. Michael Harrington Carol Ann and Karen and Hugh Pettigrew Antia and Donald Taylor Andrea and Tim Corcoran Betsy Ann Harris Kenneth Linder Margaret and Carl Pfeiffer Ryan Terry Gina Courtney Patricia Hartwell Gail Lione and Mr. Daniel T Piekarski and Debra Therit Barbara and Paul Couture Toba and Tony Hausner Barry Grossman Ms. Ivin Way Dennis and Rosalind Thomas John and Isabella Cummings Jerry Hawke Ace and Linda Lipson Dr. Gwendolyn W. Pla Deborah Thompson Terrence Currier Elizabeth Hayes Margo London and Diane and Arnold Polinger Patricia Thorne Karla Curtis Deborah Healey and Townsend Belser Jessica Pollner Barbara Tobias George A. Dalley Margaret Mohrmann Cynthia Long Mrs. Ruth Pontius Juergen Tooren Linda Daniel Cynthia Heckmann Shirley Loo Jean Pool Darrell Totman John Davies and Marty Moon James Heegeman Kenneth Lowenberg Anna Powell Lyanne Trumbull Darrellene Davis Elizabeth Herington Jan Lower and Paul Berger Jim and Sue Price Sheila Truxon Donald and Susan Davis Paul Herman and Mary and Hal Lucius Wendell and Kathy Primus Judith Turner Deanna K. Dawson Karen Goldman Nan Lukmire Dr. Johnny Railey Katy Vickland Ted Deming and Roz Ridgway Ruth Herman Ronald and Marilyn Lundquist Edward Ramos Susan and Jeff Vincent Mr. Jacob Heilbrun and Peggy Herron and Joan Lunney Mr. Charles Ramsey James Vollman John Libonati Sarah Despres Bonnie Lutz Janice Rasgus Ms. Maria Wagner Richard and Mary-Ellen Hibey Kimberly Dixon Robert and Caroline Lyke Sandra Reed-Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wald Timothy Higgins James Donaldson Margot Machol and Anna Marie Reeder Michael Waldman and Dorothea Hiltenbrand Molly Donovan and Mark Bisnow Elise and Dennis Reeder Linda Coe Donald and Diana Hirsch Barry Wepman Chris and Christine Magee Peter S. Reichertz Lee Allen and William and Marie Hoffman Don Douglas and Gerald and Catherine Remijan Howard Walgren Carolyne Weil Sallie L. Holder Madeline Malovany Maria Farese Rendine Pamela Walker Mr. John Downey Thomas Holland Barbara Mander Connie and Richard Richards Cynthia Wallace Clark and Emilie Downs Clarence G. Hoop Hon. John E. Mansfield David and Lynn Rickard Krystyna Wasserman Ms. Cheryl Dragoo John and Claudia Hopkins Phyllis and Philip Margolius Jo Ricks and Jeffrey Clark Dr. and Mrs. Harlan Watson Becky and Charlie Dukes Lauren and Glen Howard Teddi Marshall Lynda Robb Helene Weisz and Richard Joan Duncan Sidney and Carol Hurlburt Anne Martin Clyde Robbins Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Dunhem Stephen and Margaret Hut Michelle Mason Markley Roberts Stevenson Weitz Michael and Mary Durr Thomas Hyde Stanley Matchett Mrs. Cheryl K Robertson Joseph and Rosemary Weller Alma Edgerly Geraldine Inge Marlene Mayo Marietta S. Robinson Drs. Stephan and Ann Werner Barry and Joyce Eisenstein Ann Ingram Hans and Marianne Mayr Constance Robey Mark A. Westman and James Ellzy Mike and Carol Lou Mazawey Marietta Robinson Christopher Duff Brian and Sonja Elmer Patricia Jackman and William McBride and Ann and Vincent Rogers Carolyn L. Wheeler Marjorie and Anthony Elson Stephen L. John Susan Caporaso McBride Dr. and Mrs. Norman Rogers Greg and Mary Whiteman Roxanne Englund Barbara and John R. Jackson Susan Hall McCannell Dr. Sheila Rogovin and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Whitten Dr. and Mrs. Tina Eskridge Fred and Jeanne McCarroll Dr. Stewart Aledort Jon and Sandra Willen William B. Jackson, II Ralph and Gwendolyn Everett Michael and Bonnie Denise Rollins Dr. Susan Willens Lorie D. Jackson McClellan Peggy Ewoniuk Bob Rose and Lauren Swartz Dan and Debbie Williams Smyrna N. Jackson Elizabeth Ann McGrath Mr. William Faragher Rosalind Rosenberg Bernetta and Kevin Willams Lorna S. Jaffe Mr. and Mrs. William McKaig Ralph and Gae Fasold Mary Jane Ross Lawrence Williams Paul Jaikaran John and Marie McKeon Beth Feldman Dr. Bernard and J. David Willson Edward and Victoria Jaycox Mr. and Mrs. Martha McQuade Louise Rostker Peter Work Daphne Jefferson Charles Feldmayer Cheryl McQueen Richard and Carol Roth Beth and John Wright Diane Johnson-Quinn and Gary Felser Tom and Terry Melo Maryann Rozzell Elaine Wunderlich Vincent Quinn Joan Fina Phil Mendelson Nuhad D. Ruggiero James Yenckel Jason Johnston Jack L. Finglass Mr. William Michie Al Russell Beverly and Daniel Yett Kenneth Johnston Robert and Sally Fish Barbara Mintz Jane and Bruce Ryan Patricia N. Young Kimberly and Tad Johnston Dr. J.D. Fletcher John E. Mitchell Kathy Waldman and Susan Yurchak Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Nicolle Fleury Patricia Mitchell Steve Sabat Heidi Zimmerman Susan Jonas James and Carla Flug Dr. Robin Mockenhaupt and Barbara Sable Donale and Cathy Fogel Edward Jones and Dr. Ralph Popp * Deceased Peggy Marshall Mr. and Mrs. John Sacchetti Heather Foley Hazel C. Moore Ms. Carol Sachar Robert and Edward P. Jones Melanie and Rene Moreno Elizabeth Blair Jones Kenneth and Chris Sale Carole Fontenrose Kent and Dale Morrison Stephen and Doreen Sanborn Harry Foxwell Joyce E. Jordan Helaine G. Morss Belinda Kane Beverly Sapp Karen L. French Marilyn L. Muench Lee Saunders Allan Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Kaplin Jim and Ellen Myerberg Jane C. Karpick Ernest Schichler and Bob Fugate Hedy Nash and John Murray Jody Katz and Jeffrey Gibbs Paul Gamble John Wetterau Carol Seary Schneider

2019/20 SEASON 39 THANK YOU — SPECIAL EVENT DONORS

OUR SPECIAL EVENT DONORS A special thank you to the many individuals, families and organizations who support Arena Stage’s award-winning Artistic Productions and Community Engagement Programs through their patronage and sponsorship of our fundraising events.

2019 ARENA STAGE GALA THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2019 Event Chair Lavern J. Chatman and Honorary Chair Annie Simonian Totah Beth Newburger Schwartz Award presented to Nina Totenberg; Lindsey Brittain Collins recognized as Emerging Leader

PLATINUM SPONSOR A. Gene Samburg PATRON SPONSORS: Dr. Donald Wallace Jones, AT&T Peggy and David Shiffrin Michele and Allan Berman Dr. Betty Jean Tolbert Jones Exelon Venable Sander M. Bieber and and Tracey Tolbert Jones Arlene and Robert Kogod Linda E. Rosenzweig Jones-Wood BRONZE SPONSORS Deborah Bowles Karen Kaub GOLD SPONSORS AARP, Inc. Eric Braverman and Neil Brown Gail W. Laster and Sue Henry and Carter Phillips Decker Anstrom and Jeff Busch Donald B. Verrilli The Reef Team of Sherry Hiemstra Tony Cammarota, Wilee and Finlay Lewis TTR Sotheby’s BMW of Sterling ReMax Distinctive Hazel C. Moore International Realty Katherine and David Bradley Joshua and Moira Carin Dale Mott and Ken Hyle Beth Newburger Schwartz Susan and Steven Bralove Joseph P. DiGangi Northern Trust Company CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield SILVER SPONSORS Thelma Duggin Mrs. Robin O’Neil, GEICO John Edelmann and Jeff Love Passports to College, Inc. Andrew R. Ammerman Hoffman Madison Waterfront APCO Worldwide Jeri and Gary Epstein Ann and Terry R. Peel JMA Solutions Nancy M. Folger Michael and Maria Price Arent Fox, LLP R. Lucia Riddle Joanne Barker Larry Franks and Ellen Berelson Judy Lynn Prince Saul Ewing Arnstein Linda and Jay Freedman Dick and Katie Snowdon Judith N. Batty and Lehr, LLP David Becker and Ms. Brooke Friedman Sheila Stampfli Southwest Business Mr. Charles and Dr. Nickolai Talanin Leslie Seeman Improvement District The Bernstein Companies Dr. Barbara Friedman Grace Terpstra TSG, Inc. Mr. Yale Friedman Peggy Tomlinson Boies Schiller Flexner, Inc. George Vrandenburg Deborah C. Brittain Virginia McGehee Friend Maya Weil Brookfield Properties ADVOCATE SPONSORS Henock Gebreamlak and Nicholas Goad IN KIND SPONSORS Susan E. Carmel Aronson, LLC Total Wine & More Carol & Rick Froehlich Stephenie Foster Marilyn and Ann O. Hamilton James Gale and Lisa Barry Michael Glosserman Seth Hurwitz William Kennard and Catherine and Legend: Chris Guttman-McCabe Platinum Sponsor $25,000 and above Ricki and Joel Kanter Deborah Kennedy Kennard Gold Sponsor $15,000 – 29,999 Daniel Korengold and Elissa Leonard Jerry Hagstrom Silver Sponsor $10,000 – 14,999 Martha Dippell Herb and Dianne Lerner Susan B. Haight Bronze Sponsor $5,000 – 9,999 Dr. Sachiko Kuno David and Martha Martin Sheila Harley-Washington Advocate Sponsor $2,500 – 4,999 Mele and Michael E. Melton Ridgewells Catering Barbara Brown Hawthorn Patron Sponsor $1,000 – 2,499 Ourisman Automotive Keith Taylor and Enoh Ebong Patti and Mitchell Herman of Virginia Sonia Herson Vicki J. Hicks

2018 WINE AUCTION EIGHTH ANNUAL MILITARY THANKSGIVING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 Event Chairs – Judith N. Batty, Gene Samburg and Beth Newburger Schwartz LEAD SPONSOR ONE STAR SPONSORS Lockheed Martin Corporation Enterprise Holdings GRAND CRU SPONSORS Catherine and Foundation FOUR STAR SPONSOR Judith N. Batty Chris Guttman-McCabe The Wawa Foundation Raytheon Company Gene Samburg William and Ruth Lubic IN-KIND SPONSORS Beth Newburger Schwartz Lola C. Reinsch THREE STAR SPONSORS Ace Beverage The Boeing Company IN-KIND WINE SPONSORS The Coca-Cola Company PREMIER CRU SPONSORS Discovery Inc. Decker Anstrom and Sherry Total Wine & More Northrop Grumman Corporation Hiemstra Villa Maria New Zealand Legend: Michael and Stacie Arpey TWO STAR SPONSORS Four Star Sponsor $25,000+ Hazel C. Moore Three Star Sponsor $10,000 – 24,999 Legend: Accenture Two Star Sponsor $5,000 – 9,999 Grand Cru Sponsor $5,000 Clark Construction Group, LLC One Star Sponsor $2,500 – 4,999 VINEYARD SPONSORS Premier Cru Sponsor $2,000 Rick and Carol Froehlich Anonymous Vineyard Sponsor $1,000 GEICO Martha Dippell and David Bruce Smith in Daniel Korengold honor of Max Smith

40 2019/20 SEASON THANK YOU — INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

OUR INSTITUTIONAL DONORS (as of September 15, 2019)

OVATION CIRCLE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE (continued) Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Discovery Inc. The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. The Edelmann Love Group Realtors K&L Gates, LLP The Meredith Foundation Northrop Grumman Corporation Alice Shaver Foundation Theatre Forward National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program/ Venable, LLP U.S. Commission of Fine Arts PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Accenture FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Amtrak BMW of Sterling BP America The Bay & Paul Foundations CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Clark-Winchcole Foundation Collins Aerospace Dimick Foundation The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Edison Electric Institute Share Fund Friends of Southwest DC Graham Holdings Company Hoffman Madison Waterfront BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE JBG Smith The Knightsbridge Restaurant Group Mars Foundation Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP Southwest Business Improvement District Union Plus

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Aronson, LLC Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Foley & Lardner, LLP The Kiplinger Foundation Wawa Foundation Weissberg Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Cabot Creamery Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Floyd E. David Family Foundation Potomac Law Group, PLLC We endeavor to provide a complete listing of all donors in the above categories. However, if your name is not listed, please contact the Development Department at 202-600-4177. We are also grateful to the thousands of Anonymous other contributors to Arena Stage, whose names space Hattie M. Strong Foundation will not permit us to print. The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. Legend: Ovation Circle $100,000 and above; Founder’s Circle $50,000 – 99,999; PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Benefactor’s Circle $25,000 – 49,999; APCO Worldwide Arent Fox, LLP Leadership Circle $15,000 – 24,999; The Bernstein Companies President’s Circle $10,000 – 14,999; The Boeing Company Producer’s Circle $5,000 – 9,999; Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP Director’s Circle $2,500 – 4,999; The Boston Consulting Group Playwright’s Circle $1,500 – 2,499; Brookfield Properties Star $1,000 – 1,499; Central Parking System Lead $600 – 999; Supporting Role $300 – 599.

2019/20 SEASON 41 THEATER STAFF

Artistic Director...... Molly Smith DEVELOPMENT Executive Producer...... Edgar Dobie Chief Development Officer...... Jon Kevin Gossett Founding Director...... Zelda Fichandler (1924-2016) Director of Institutional Relations...... Shayla Hines Founding Executive Director...... Thomas C. Fichandler Director, Ovation Campaign...... Ryan Merkel ...... (1915-1997) Director of Individual Giving...... Ann Sagle ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Director, Development Operations and Events...... Maria Corso Deputy Artistic Director...... Seema Sueko Director of Board and Literary Manager...... Naysan Mojgani Donor Relations...... Anne Paine West Dramaturg...... Jocelyn Clarke Leadership Giving Officer...... Ana Teslik Artistic Development Development Research Analyst...... Molly Federman Administrative Assistant...... Asha Moses Major Gifts and Campaign Manager...... Taylor Rambo Literary Fellow...... Dante Flores* Foundation Relations Manager...... Abigail Cady Directing Fellow...... Gregory Keng Strasser* Gift Planning Specialist...... Maya Weil Current Commissioned Writers...... Kia Corthron, Corporate Sponsorships Manager...... Charity Harris Nathan Alan Davis, Emily Feldman, Idris Goodwin, David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Major Gifts Coordinator...... Casey Radner Kenneth Lin, Craig Lucas, Eduardo Machado, Membership Manager...... Ryan Impagliazzo Octavio Solis, Theresa Rebeck, Lauren Yee, Membership Coordinator...... Gwendolyn Tunnicliffe Karen Zacarías, Zack Zadek Development Operations Playwrights’ Arena 2019...... Audrey Cefaly, Assistant...... Hannah Guy-Mozenter Annalisa Dias, Paige Goodwin, Development Communications Psalmayene 24, Alan Sharpe Assistant...... Lauren Lopaty Development Fellow...... Kayli Modell* ADMINISTRATION Chief Financial Officer...... Joe Berardelli HUMAN RESOURCES Leadership Office Manager...... Alison Irvin Director of Human Resources...... Jackie Rucker Bohi Leadership and Business Fellow...... JP McLaurin* Human Resources and General Counsel...... Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Benefits Associate...... Kathryn Perry Jacobson; Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orsek, Untereiner & Sauber, LLP MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION BUSINESS OFFICE Managing Director...... Khady Kamara Controller...... John Monnett AUDIENCE SERVICES Payroll Manager...... Larry Bright Senior Director of Sales Staff Accountant...... Christopher Murk and Audience Services...... Lindsey Wareing Pisani Accounting Associate...... Mark Runion Assistant Director of Auditors...... Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Audience Services...... Sabrina Clark Counsel...... Arent Fox, LLP Assistant Director of Sales...... Isaac Evans Visitor Services Manager...... Jody Barasch COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT House Managers...... Bruce Perry, Andrew Rampy, Director of Community Engagement/ Renata Wilson Senior Artistic Advisor...... Anita Maynard-Losh Assistant Manager of Group Sales...... Ellison Roberts Director of Education...... Ashley Forman Group Sales Associates...... Bria Hall, Jay Williams School Programs Manager...... Rebecca Campana Manager of Sales Services...... Brian Antin Master Teaching Artist...... Psalmayene 24 Assistant Manager Training Programs Manager...... Sean-Maurice Lynch of Sales Services...... Marsha Kangas Community Programs Manager...... Mauricio Pita Sales Associates...... DJ Batchelor, Sean Carpenter, Community Engagement X. Alexander Durden, Assistant...... Alan Gonzalez Bisnes Kiana Livingston, Joseph Morris IV, Community Engagement Fellows...... Tres McMichael*, Colin O’Bryan, Jacob Savage, Megan Philippi* Austin Sternlicht

42 2019/20 SEASON THEATER STAFF

EVENTS AND RENTALS SCENIC Assistant Director of Technical Director...... Natalie Bell Events and Rentals...... Emma Latimer Associate Technical Director...... Zachary Fullenkamp Events and Rentals Assistant Technical Director...... Travis Smith Assistant Managers...... Brittany Lamback, Senior Carpenter...... Norman Lee Demi Mohamed Charge Scenic Artist...... Li Qiang Events and Rentals Assistant...... Cameron Appel Carpenters...... Mick Coughlan, Craig Hower, Events Fellow...... Tommy Stack* Sean Malarkey, Hannah Martin, INFORMATION SYSTEMS Logan McDowell, Frank Miller, Amanda Srok Director of Information Systems...... Travis Armbuster PROPERTIES Systems Administrator...... Jarett Poole Properties Director...... Jennifer Sheetz Database Manager...... Rachel Schlaff Associate Properties Director...... Lance Pennington Help Desk Associate...... Edward Wieland Assistant Properties Director...... Jonathan Borgia MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Master Prop Carpenter...... Michael Ritoli Props Artisan...... Niell DuVal Senior Director of Marketing and Communications...... Renée M. Littleton Property Assistants...... Marion Hampton Dubé, ...... Kyle Handziak Digital Communications Manager...... Brieahn J. DeMeo LIGHTS Publicist...... Lauren McMillen Master Electrician...... Christopher V. Lewton Communications Associate...... Samantha Schneider Assistant Master Electrician...... Paul Villalovoz Senior Graphic Designer...... Shawn Helm Electricians...... Scott Folsom, Brian Flory, Website and New Media Manager...... Ben Nolan Kelsey L. Swanson Multimedia Designer...... Nicole Brate Lighting Fellow...... Minjoo Kim* Assistant Manager of Publications...... Kate Thompson Marketing Fellow...... Tristin Evans * SOUND Publications Fellow...... Brandon Pelar* Sound and Video Supervisor...... Brian Burchett Media Relations Fellow...... Caroline Austin* Master Sound and Artwork Creation...... Nicky Lindeman Video Technician...... Timothy M. Thompson Illustrators...... Jonathan Bartlett, Charles Chaisson, Sound Technicians...... Alex Cloud, Raul Colón, Charlie Davis, Adam W. Johnson, Tim O’Brien, Roberto Parada, Drew Moberley Paul Rogers, Jason Seiler, Owen Smith COSTUMES OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES Costume Director...... Joseph P. Salasovich Senior Director of Operations...... Marissa LaRose Associate Costume Director...... Cierra Coan Operations Manager...... Alicia Sells Drapers...... Carol Ramsdell, Steven Simon Operations Coordinator...... Jenna Murphy First Hands...... Michele Macadaeg, Mallory Muffley Assistant Company Manager...... Maddie Newell Craftsperson...... Deborah Nash Company Management Fellow..... Katharine Templeton* Wardrobe Supervisors...... Alina Gerall, Alice Hawfield Facilities and Engineering Manager...... Jerry Sampson, Hair, Wig and Makeup Maintenance Technicians...... Vincent Gregg, Supervisor...... Rayna C. Richardson Henry Williams, Keaun Windear Costume Assistant...... Kitt Crescenzo Porter...... Lawrence Wise Costume and Wardrobe Assistant...... Adelle Gresock Stage Door Attendants...... Ra’Chelle Carey, STAGE MANAGEMENT Kay Rogers Stage Managers...... Rachael Danielle Albert, PRODUCTION Marne Anderson, Kurt Hall, Director of Production...... Robert Hand Martha Knight, Emily Ann Mellon, Christi B. Spann, Hethyr (Red) Verhoef, Production Manager...... Karen O. Mayhew Susan R. White Assistant Production Manager...... Trevor A. Riley Stage Management Fellows...... Stephen Bubniak*, Delaynie Rizer*

* Allen Lee Hughes Fellow

2019/20 SEASON 43 A Noteworthy Romance

WORLD-PREMIERE LOVE STORY KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE BY KEN LUDWIG DIRECTED BY JACKIE MAXWELL BEGINS NOVEMBER 21

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