PICT Classic Theatre I’m better presents BLITHE SPIRIT wIAlexandre Brito spendsth a lot of time on the road.blue So he needs a health plan that covers him coast-to-coast and protects his family while he’s gone. For him, the best choice AN IMPROBABLE FARCE IN THREE ACTS for both is Highmark. Because he knows what members have known for generations, when it comes to a plan that’s accepted here at home _ and everywhere the roads take you _ you’re better with Blue. by Noël Coward Directed by Alan Stanford

Real Member Alexandre Brito with Mary Rawson* as Madame Arcati

Karen Baum* Lissa Brennan James FitzGerald* Daina Michelle Griffith* Dan Rodden* Vera Varlamov

Sound Designer Production Manager Lighting Designer Angela Baughman George DeShetler, Jr. Christopher Popowich Scenic Designer/ Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Props Master Cory F. Goddard* Andrew Swackhamer Johnmichael Bohach Scenic Charge Artist Technical Director Dramaturg Jennifer Kirkpatrick Louis P. Taylor Tyler Crumrine Costume Designer Master Electrician Joan Markert Keith A. Traux

"Always" Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin Copyright 1925 by Irving Berlin. Copyright renewed. International copyright secured. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Used by special arrangement with Irving Berlin Music Company 1633 Broadway, Suite 3801, New York, NY 10019

Blithe Spirit is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. 45 West 25 Street, New York, NY 10011

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Edith...... Karen Baum* We all see ghosts from our past; some are more welcome than others. In conjuring Mrs. Bradman...... Lissa Brennan up the ghosts of my past, I recall the many nights when my parents forced my Doctor Bradman...... Jim FitzGerald* brother and I as young kids to dress up in a jacket and tie – aka noose – to go Ruth...... Daina Michelle Griffith* Madame Arcati...... Mary Rawson* to the Toledo Symphony for a concert. We would much prefer watching sports Charles...... Dan Rodden* on TV, even practicing the piano, to putting on a tie to go to a classical music Elvira...... Vera Varlamov concert. Undoubtedly kids around Pittsburgh would say the same today (though ties are no longer required). PLACE: Kent, England TIME: World War II Yet, I have to admit that our parents gave us a gift, as under-appreciated as it was at the time. The Peristyle in the Toledo Art Museum, home to the Symphony, was BLITHE SPIRIT WILL BE PERFORMED IN 2 HOURS AND like sitting in a beautiful outdoor Greek amphitheatre under starry skies. More 30 MINUTES WITH ONE 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION than that, the Symphony exposed us to the wonders of music, to the creative genius of the masters who still inspire the soul today. The result: I go to the symphony and art museums and love all kinds of music, dance, and theatre. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Theater is music to the ears. Good writing is lyrical; you can hear the music in the styling and rhythm of the words. Actors deliver those words like artists; they The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, make the words sing through their inflection and expressions. either with or without flash, are strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches. The point is simple: bring your children to the theater. It is live action; it is real people; it is imagination; it is up close and personal. It touches and inspires for a lifetime. “We would like to thank PICT has many family-friendly shows this year, because we believe that theater should be a family experience. We are expanding our educational programs to our media sponsors for reach out to more children who would not otherwise be able to attend. Please help PICT and our community by bringing your families and by donating to our their generous support!” educational programs. Then our future will have a gentler, kinder spirit, too.

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Chuck Moellenberg CREW Sound Designer...... Angela Baughman Scenic Designer/ Props Master...... Johnmichael Bohach Dramaturg...... Tyler Crumrine Production Manager...... George DeShetler, Jr. Resident Stage Manager...... Cory F. Goddard Scenic Charge Artist...... Jennifer Kirkpatrick Costume Designer...... Joan Markert Lighting Designer...... Christopher Popowich Director...... Alan Stanford Assistant Stage Manager...... Andrew Swackhamer Technical Director...... Louis P. Taylor Master Electrician...... Keith A. Traux Sound Board Operator...... Tim Reid Light Board Operator...... Matt Shearer Props Artisan...... Casey Wilczak Wardrobe...... Ali Roush

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Karen Baum is honored to return to PICT as a featured artist for Daina Michelle Griffith is in her fourth season with PICT. the 2014 Season. PICT credits: Don Juan Comes Back from the PICT credits: Octavia/Iras in Anthony and Cleopatra, various War, King Lear, Boston Marriage and The Shaugraun. Other women in Martin Giles's Beautiful Dreamers and Greta in Pittsburgh credits: Saint Vincent Summer Theatre, Pittsburgh James Joyce's The Dead. Regional Credits: Pittsburgh Public Public Theater, Playhouse REP, Off the Wall, UnSeam'd Theater, Kansas City Starlight, Human Race Theater, Gateway Shakespeare, NoName Players, Bricolage, Squonk Opera, Pitt's Playhouse, heXtc and NYC International Fringe. Other Shakespeare in the Schools and CMU Interactive. Regional Pittsburgh credits: Quantum Theatre, City Theatre, The REP, credits: Crimes of the Heart (Public Theater of KY), Theatre54 Off the Wall, barebones, NoName Players, Bricolage, Pittsburgh NYC and many Chicago venues. Film and Television credits: Musical Theater, Carnivale Theatrics, Pittsburgh CLO and Prime Promised Land, The Road, My Bloody Valentine 3D, KillPoint, Stage. Film: Civilians, Love and Other Drugs, The Dark Knight The War That Made America, the TV pilot series Ghosthunters, PSI and A Fancy Piece Rises (Foley's wife),The and GivingHollidaysburg (Angela).Tree Awards: 2013 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of Homicide (2014). Karen is a Point Park BFA graduate and she teaches for PICT, the Performer of the Year.Your Generosity Daina Ensures receivedthat PICT Theatre her can ContinueBFA to inProvide theatre arts from Point Park University. Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Civic Light Opera and Hope Academy. Thanks to this inspiring High Quality, Thought Provoking Theatre that Stirs the Soul. team of artists, and to family. Select a Tag from the Tree

Tags Represent Giving Levels Ranging from $50 - $500 Lissa Brennan has performed at PICT in Don Juan Comes Back Giving Levels Represent Support of the Various from the War, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play, Beckettfest Educational, Professional and Artistic Programs and TheServices that PICT Theatre Giving Needs to Survive Tree Your Generosity Ensures that PICT Theatre can Continue to Provide and Salome. Other Pittsburgh credits: Bug and Killer Joe Fill out a Donor Form and Envelope with (barebones productions), DogFace and The Dark of the Moon YourHigh PleaseName Quality, and Payment visit Thought Information our Provoking Giving Theatre Tree that inStirs thethe Soul. (Quantum Theatre), Measure for Measure, Othello, The Libertine We CouldLobby Not Exist during Without intermission the and give a and Women Beware Women (Unseam'd Shakespeare). She is the Generous Support of Donors Like You! Select a Tag from the Tree gift that PICT has been hoping for. Artistic Director of Dog & Pony Show, and with that company Tags Represent Giving Levels Ranging from $50 - $500 will be producing an original, steel mill-centered performance piece this fall. Giving Levels Represent Support of the Various Educational, Professional and Artistic Programs and Services that PICT Theatre Needs to Survive

Fill out a Donor Form and Envelope with James FitzGerald is a featured artist for the 2014 Season and is Your Name and Payment Information in his twelfth production for PICT. Other Pittsburgh credits: Charles Ives in Charles Ives Take Me Home (City Theatre), End We Could Not Exist Without the of the Affair and Mouth to Mouth (Quantum Theatre), 1776, Royal Generous Support of Donors Like You! Family, Born Yesterday, Midsummer Night's Dream and Our Town (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Candide (Opera Theatre) and Heads (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Chicago credits: Marriot's Lincolnshire Theater, Chicago's Second City, ETC., The Royal George, Apple Tree and other Chicago venues including 16 seasons with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Regional credits: Cape May Stage, Milwaukee Rep, the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival and Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Off Broadway: Rose Rage directed by Edward Hall. Awards: Recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Best Supporting Actor), a Jeff Citation (Best Actor) and an OE Award Nomination (Best Supporting Actor). WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST Mary Rawson has appeared in previous PICT seasons as Izzie in House & Garden, Mrs. Marchmont in An Ideal Husband, Margrethe in Copenhagen and Pauline in Thomas Kilroy's adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull. Other Pittsburgh credits: Mrs. Young in Honus and Me (City Theatre), Micheleine in Splendour and Elizabeth in When the Rain Stops Falling (Quantum Theatre) and Mom in True LEVINFURNITURE West (Pittsburgh Public Theater). World premieres: Amy Hartman's levinfurniture.com Chicken Snake and Tammy Ryan's In the Shape of a Woman and FBI Girl (Playhouse Rep). Television: Cousin Mary on Mister Rogers' & Neighborhood (her favorite role). Awards: 2012 Pittsburgh Post- Gazette Performer of the Year for her role as Violet in August: Osage County (Playhouse Rep).

Dan Rodden is making his PICT debut. Chicago credits: Felix in levinmattress.com The Odd Couple (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (Oak Park Festival Theatre), Dr. Adams in Marrying Terry (Nightingale Group), Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace (New American Theater) and The Shakespeare Project of Chicago. Other Credits: Hannay in The 39 Steps (Nebraska Repertory Theatre), Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (Cardinal Stage Company) and Don Quixote in Man of LaMancha Proud to (Normandale College). Dan is grateful for the continued tolerance of his talented wife, actress Gail Rastorfer.

Vera Varlamov is in her third season at PICT. PICT credits: Rachelka/Marianna in Our Class, Irina in Three Sisters and Natalia in The Proposal. Other credits: Myra in Hay Fever Support (Theatre Downtown Orlando), Ophelia in Hamlet (Strollers Theater) and Julia in The Birds (Mosaic Theatre). She holds an MFA from Rutgers. Awards: 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Breakout Performer of the Year. Many thanks to her family, dear friend and mentor Alan Stanford, and to all of you sitting out there right now— enjoy the show! Great Theatre in Pittsburgh

The best offense is . . . 412.338.4750 www.mbo-pc.com A law firm dedicated to defending healthcare professionals WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST Angela Baughman (Sound Designer) is in her first season at PICT. Other Pittsburgh NEVER UNDERESTIMATE credits: Sound Designer for Strata (Bricolage), Resident Sound Designer for Devil's Arithmetic, The Importance of Being Earnest, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby, THE POWER OF A GREAT Farenheit 451, Walk Two Moons, The Elephant Man, A Wrinkle in Time and The Scarlet Letter (Prime Stage Theatre). Angela is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a BM PERFORMANCE. in music production & engineering.

Johnmichael Bohach (Scenic Designer/Props Master) is in his second year at PICT after propping last year's season and also designing Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood. Other design credits: The Importance of Being Earnest, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby, The Elephant Man, The Glass Menagerie and Tuesdays with Morrie (Prime Stage), Riders to the Sea, Lizbeth, Three Decembers (Microscopic Opera), Dido and Aeneas (Renaissance City Choirs), Letters to Sala, Tartuffe, Bare, Jekyll & Hyde, The Wild Party, Nine and Rent (Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY). Johnmichael is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with BAs in theatre arts and architectural studies. www.jmbsetdesigns.com.

Tyler Crumrine (Dramaturg) is in his first season at PICT. He is a Pittsburgh-based dramaturg and the editor of Plays Inverse Press, a small press publishing company for dramatic literature. His writing on Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has been recognized nationally by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he has also studied as New Play Dramaturgy Intensive fellow. His most recent work has appeared in the education and accessibility materials for Pittsburgh's City Theatre.

George DeShetler, Jr. (Production Manager) is in his third season at PICT. He began at PICT as the props master in 2012 and came on in July 2013 as production manager. Other Pittsburgh credits: Production Manager at Prime Stage Theatre and Temp Staff at CMU School of Drama. Regional credits: Arena Stage, Imagination Stage, Contemporary American Theater Festival and Indiana Repertory Theatre. George graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, with a BFA in theatre design and technology.

Cory F. Goddard (Resident Stage Manager) is in his tenth season with PICT. PICT credits include: Heartbreak House, Stuff Happens, Lieutenant of Inishmore, House & Garden, Salome, In the Next Room and the Beckett, Synge, Pinter and Chekhov Festivals. Other Pittsburgh credits: Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, Kelly Strayhorn Theater and The R EP. Cleveland credits: Parade, The Laramie Project, Grey Gardens and the non-equity UPMC is proud to support the PICT Theatre. premieres of Brooklyn, Phantom of the Opera and [title of show]. Cory is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College. He would like to thank Rebekah, George, Vicky, Phill, Alicia, Liz, the Wetness and Randy & Rita.

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SYS411939_gh_upmc_pict_theatre_ad_color.indd 1 4/16/14 12:41 PM WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST WHO'S WHO IN THE CREW Jennifer Kirkpatrick (Scenic Charge Artist) is in her second season at PICT. PICT Keith A. Truax (Master Electrician) is in his first season with PICT. Credits: Production credits: Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood, A Skull in Connemara, Don Juan Comes Manager for Buyer and Cellar (OffBroadway), Production Manager/Lighting Designer Back from the War and Lady Windermere's Fan. Other credits: Scenic Artist for Lives of (LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts), Production Manager for Chix 6 (Queens Theatre), the Saints and You Can't Take It With You (Carnegie Mellon University) and Scenic Artist for Production Design/ Production Manager for My Sinatra (Sofia’s Downstairs Theatre), Stage Door (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center). Jennifer is a graduate of Ohio University Lighting Design/ Production Manager for Time Step (New Victory Theatre) and Lighting with a BFA in production design & technology. and Sound Design for Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Asbury Park).

Joan Markert (Costume Designer) is in her sixth season at PICT. PICT credits: A School for Scandal, An Ideal Husband, Othello, Hobson's Choice, The Mask of Moriarty, A School for Lies, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Crucifer of Blood and The Importance of Being Earnest (remounted from the Abbey Theater production). Other credits: All four Pittsburgh Playhouse companies, including International Summer Dance (33 seasons), Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh and Prime Stage. In her spare time, Joan grows orchids, enjoys her cats and is WHO’SWHO’S working on programs for inventorying and tracking costumes and props cryptically titled CODpiece (costumes)? and WIMP? (where is my prop?). Joan graduated from CMU with an MFA in costume design. Christopher Popowich (Lighting Designer) is in his sixth season at PICT. PICT credits: A YOURYOUR MAMA?MAMA? Skull in Connemara, Julius Caesar, End Game and the Beckett Festival and Empire Series. Regional credits: Madame Butterfly (Columbus Opera), Wagner's Ring Cycle (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh) and Henry V on a Trapeze (Burning Coal Theater Company). Other Projects: The Randy Pausch Bridge & The Hunt Library (CMU) and The Gulf Tower. Awards: 2010 Electric League Award (for the Randy Pausch Bridge) and 2012 Electric League Award (for the Hunt Library). Alan Stanford (Director/Artistic & Executive Director) is in his sixth year at PICT. He FOR RESERVATIONS: (412) 621.SAUCE was for more than thirty years a principal and leading actor with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin, where he recently directed his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. He founded under the clock at Forbes & Oakland Ireland's Second Age Theatre Company. PICT Credits: Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Lady Windermere's Fan and The Kreutzer Sonata. Other credits: The School for Scandal (Point Park Conservatory), works by Shakespeare, Molière, Noël Coward, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, Beckett and Brecht.

Andrew Swackhamer (Assistant Stage Manager) is in his first season at PICT. Acting Credits: Mr. Carter in Our Town (Pittsburgh Public), Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (Prime Stage), Dancin’ Eddie THANK YOU! Danson in Viva Los Bastarditos! (No- Name Players), Jim-Jim in The Truth About Santa and Andrew Swackhamer's Toy Story. Look for him as Ed in Evil Dead at Off the Wall, also with Thank you to all of our patrons who spoke kindly to our fantastic customer service No Name Players, in June! representatives during this season’s subscription campaign, and thanks for your orders! Speaking with you directly remains the most effective way to sell tickets, Louis P. Taylor (Technical Director) has worked behind the scenes at PICT on Travesties, spread the news about PICT and keep us in the theatre business! The Dead, The Pillowman and Uncle Vanya. Other credits: Squonk Opera, Pittsburgh Public SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FOR ALL Theater, Long Wharf Theater and University of Pittsburgh Department of Theater Arts. THEIR EXCELLENT WORK!

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PICT Classic Theatre PO Box 7964, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Tel: 412-561-6000, Fax: 412-561-6686 PICT is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, a member of Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and BoardsWork! To order tickets: VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.picttheatre.org Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC is ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. OR CALL 412-561-6000 x 207 Need help? Email [email protected] NOTES FROM THE DRAMATURG: TYLER CRUMRINE

The year is 1941 and British morale is under fire. The German Blitz is in full swing, and every day reports of wartime casualties are on the rise. Noël Coward, having returned from two years abroad lobbying on the war’s behalf, is tasked with writing a play to help raise his countrymen’s spirits. And he does, writing Blithe Spirit in a mere five days. What he chooses to write about, however, is the very thing everyone fears most: death.

Coward was no stranger to death, having lost both his younger brothers before their time—one to illness and one to the First World War. Upon seeing London’s war-torn landscape, however, he was more impressed by those who maintained a casual and cheerful indifference towards doom than those who cloistered themselves against it.

Shortly before writing Blithe Spirit, Coward witnessed a hotel dining room carry on, without pause, as bombs fell directly outside its walls. Doors blasted open and walls bulged, but the diners remained unperturbed, even singing songs around the piano. He wrote in his journal after: “People's behaviour absolutely magnificent. Much better than gallant [. . .] Would not have missed this experience for anything.”

To Coward, a “blithe spirit” towards death was exactly what Britain needed during the war—for citizens to uphold the British virtue of self-discipline and, in Kipling’s words, “keep your head when all about you are losing theirs.”

In Blithe Spirit, death is quick, comical, and completely out of one’s control. The most anyone can do is to keep a stiff upper lip and not let death get the best of them. Indeed, Blithe Spirit’s happiest and most fulfilled character is Madame Arcati, who, despite whether a séance is successful, still finds joy in birds, bicycles, beer, and beetles. It’s only when characters succumb to the stress of their situations that things get the better of them.

Coward calls on audiences to live life to the fullest, even when actually surrounded by death. To laugh at their attempts to overcome death and realize, as echoed in our next production, Waiting for Godot, that the present is all there is and the past and future are not worth worrying about. To enjoy living rather than just surviving their lives, and, in his own words, “to walk across planks laid over the rubble caused by a recent air raid to see a light comedy about death.” MADAME ARCATI—AN ICONIC ROLE By Sara Steelman Blithe Spirit is often described as one of Noël Coward’s three masterpieces, the other two being Private Lives and Hay Fever, and the role of Madame Arcati is one of the great examples of Coward’s ability to write roles that actresses love to play. Although the surprisingly effective medium who arrives for a séance on her bicycle is described as a supporting role, skilled actresses have frequently demonstrated their ability to make Madame Arcati the focus of the audience’s attention and the most memorable character in the play.

One example of an actress making both the character and the play her own is, of course, Angela Lansbury. Her current incarnation as Madame Arcati at the Gielgud Theatre in London follows a Tony winning performance as Madame Arcati on Broadway in 2009; the enthusiastic Broadway reviews and high London expectations resulted in a publicity campaign that suggests that Madame Arcati is in fact the main character in the play. Although this would certainly have surprised Noël Coward, perhaps it shouldn’t.

Similarly, a well-known Pittsburgh actress garnered enthusiastic reviews in two separate productions of Blithe Spirit. Helen Wayne Rauh, one of the most popular Helen Wayne Rauh in Blithe Spirit and busiest actresses in Pittsburgh for more than 40 years, first performed the role for the Pittsburgh Playhouse in 1945. At that point, she was only 33, but although Madame Arcati is typically described as 45-65 (and Angela Lansbury is in her late 80s), she had no difficulty convincing the audience of the reality of her character. Reviewers praised her energy and skill – one called her performance “just this side of a comedy masterpiece” – and clearly considered her the most important element in the play. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s columnist “Connie” named her “Woman of the Week” for her “beautifully balanced life” including her acting career, her philanthropic projects, and the “inspiration of her son, Richard E. Rauh,” who himself became both an actor and a philanthropist. In 1971, she reappeared at the Playhouse with a different cast, again to favorable reviews.

In our production, Mary Rawson, another well-known Pittsburgh actress, will create the part of Madame Arcati. Rawson has been seen in productions ranging from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (Cousin Mary Owl) to August:Osage County (Violet Weston) and was named a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette performer of the year for the latter role. Her vision of this amazing character will add another striking element to Coward’s “improbable farce.”

Helen Wayne Rauh as Madame Arcati TO A SKYLARK by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

HAIL to thee, blithe spirit! Till the scent it gives Bird thou never wert— Makes faint with too much sweet That from heaven or near it those heavy-wingèd thieves. Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Higher still and higher Rain-awaken'd flowers— From the earth thou springest, All that ever was Like a cloud of fire; Joyous and clear and fresh—thy music doth surpass. The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine: In the golden light'ning I have never heard Of the sunken sun, Praise of love or wine O'er which clouds are bright'ning, That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Thou dost float and run, Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chant, The pale purple even Match'd with thine would be all Melts around thy flight; But an empty vaunt— Like a star of heaven, A thin wherein we feel there is some hidden want. In the broad daylight Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight— What objects are the fountains Of thy happy strain? Keen as are the arrows What fields, or waves, or mountains? Of that silver sphere What shapes of sky or plain? Whose intense lamp narrows What love of thine own kind? what ignorance of pain? In the white dawn clear, Until we hardly see, we feel that it is there. With thy clear keen joyance Languor cannot be: All the earth and air Shadow of annoyance With thy voice is loud, Never came near thee: As when night is bare, Thou lovest, but ne'er knew love's sad satiety From one lonely cloud The moon rains out her beams, and heaven is overflow'd. Waking or asleep, Thou of death must deem What thou art we know not; Things more true and deep What is most like thee? Than we mortals dream, From rainbow clouds there flow not Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream? Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody:— We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Like a poet hidden Our sincerest laughter In the light of thought, With some pain is fraught; Singing hymns unbidden, Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. Till the world is wrought To sympathy with hopes and fears it heeded not: Yet, if we could scorn Hate and pride and fear, Like a high-born maiden If we were things born In a palace tower, Not to shed a tear, Soothing her love-laden I know not how thy joy we ever should come near. Soul in secret hour With music sweet as love, which overflows her bower: Better than all measures Of delightful sound, Like a glow-worm golden Better than all treasures In a dell of dew, That in books are found, Scattering unbeholden Thy skill to poet were, thou scorner of the ground! Its aërial hue Among the flowers and grass which Teach me half the gladness screen it from the view: That thy brain must know; Such harmonious madness Like a rose embower'd From my lips would flow, In its own green leaves, The world should listen then, as I am listening now. By warm winds deflower'd, Left to Right: Judges Jeffrey A. Manning, Judith Ference Olson, Maurice B. Cohill Jr., Christine A. Ward, Dwayne R. Woodruff and Nora Barry Fischer Thank you

to everyone who sponsored, participated in and attended PICT UnCommon Pleas. With your help, it was an uncommon success and an entertaining evening! We look forward to seeing all of you next year. Karen and Chuck Moellenberg 2014 PICT SPONSORS

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Schatz Sean Hughes Patricia Flaherty Walter & Patricia Damian Michelle and Frank Domeisen, Patricia Nichols William J. & Kathryn Powell in Honor of Patty & Stanley Levine William Lafe & Erin Shannon-Auel Peggy & Ben Gessler Carol Hochman Philip E. & Deborah Troy William Wagg Ranika Kejriwal William Zeiger Rev. Philip Wilson Contributions from January 1, 2013–April 1, 2014. For corrections or information about making a tax-deductible gift to PICT, call Ryan Ferrebee at 412-561-6000. Don’t forget to see if A scene from PICT Plays... with Mystery & Mayem (2013 Gala). From Left to Right: James FitzGerald, your employer has a gift-matching program. David Whalen, Karen Baum, Alan Stanford, special guest Jack Gleeson and Gayle Pazerski. Many thanks to the following companies for supporting PICT by matching their employees’ contributions: Bank of America, BNY Mellon, The Buhl Foundation, Chevron, Computer As- sociates Inc., Gap Stores, Google, HJ Heinz Co. Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, IBM, Macy’s Foundation, Microsoft Corp., PNC Foundation, PPG Industries, Inc., UBS. Dear Friends, Building Intelligently Saving Energy As PICT Classic Theatre’s new Development Manager, it is my pleasure to welcome you and thank you for attending today’s production. It is so fulfilling to be doing work that allows me to combine my passions—people, theatre, and advancing the arts. What’s more, it is wonderful learning why you, our patrons and supporters, love PICT Classic Theatre. If we haven’t had a chance yet, I look forward to engaging with you soon. Feel free to stop me and say hello!

I am confident that under the leadership of our energetic and passionate Board of Directors, Artistic Children have dreams that can come true. & Executive Director Alan Stanford, and Managing Director Stephanie Riso, the future of PICT At Bayer, we have visions that we do our Classic Theatre as a world-class arts institution with roots right here in Pittsburgh is bright. Now utmost to fulfill. is the time to join us! As one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality polymer materials, Bayer PICT Classic Theatre is launching three new giving initiatives that, with your support, will assist Mater ialScience offers intelligent solutions for us in spring-boarding to the next level. They are: energy-efficient construction in all the world’s climate zones. High-performance insulating •October Shakespeare Underwriting: As we commit to producing one production by The Bard materials made of polyurethane ensure that every fall, opportunities are available to underwrite production necessities, including costumes, roofs, ceilings, walls and floors are insulated actors, props, and anything else you can imagine. We love producing Shakespeare, and we know effectively. This reduces the energy consump- you’ll love the opportunity to see it on our stage every year, knowing that you made it happen. tion of buildings significantly. Together with our partners, we bring our •The Matching Gift Pool: With a strong group of core supporters at $1,000 and up, the matching gift visions of energy-saving construction to life – pool allows PICT to leverage the kindness of our donors to secure more donations in the community for the sake of climate protection, and for the generations of tomorrow. www.bayer.com through special campaigns throughout the year. Think of it as a gift with the potential to double or triple in value!

•Featured Artist Underwriting: The artists we use are the soul of PICT Classic Theatre, which is why we’ve committed to utilizing the talents of two featured artists each season. Underwriting our featured artists at the $5,000 level ensures that PICT always has the best talent on our stages and in our schools, representing the very best PICT has to offer.

These are just three of the many ways you can help PICT Classic Theatre retain and enhance its reputation as one of the best theatres in town! Every gift is deeply appreciated and goes directly to the advancement and creation of the very best Irish and Classic theatre we can offer.

If you are interested in making a contribution to these or any other PICT giving programs, I am here to make the process easy and rewarding. Gift envelopes are available inside each program for your convenience, and I’m always available to schedule a meeting if you’d like to learn more about our giving options. Again, thank you for being a part of our family, and I hope you enjoy the show!

Very Truly Yours,

Ryan Ferrebee, Development Manager Up next at PICT... Waiting for Godot By Samuel Beckett

June 5–21

starring: Waiting was never so funny! Martin Giles as Estragon James FitzGerald as Vladimir Ken Bolden as Lucky Alan Stanford as Pozzo

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