ONSTAGE Today’S Performance Is Sponsored By

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE ONSTAGE Today’s performance is sponsored by

Sandra Zaremba and Richard Brown

Community Advisory Council The Community Advisory Council is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the Center for the Performing Arts and the community. Council members participate in a range of activities in support of this objective.

Nancy VanLandingham, chair Mary Ellen Litzinger Lam Hood, vice chair Bonnie Marshall Pieter Ouwehand William Asbury Melinda Stearns Patricia Best Susan Steinberg Lynn Sidehamer Brown Lillian Upcraft Philip Burlingame Pat Williams Alfred Jones Jr. Nina Woskob Deb Latta Eileen Leibowitz student representative Ellie Lewis Jesse Scott Christine Lichtig CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE and En Garde Arts

present

Created by Edward Bilous

Starring Ashley Bloom Tyler La Marr

Created by Edward Bilous Co-composed by Edward Bilous, Michelle DiBucci, and Greg Kalember

Adapted by Jason Grote, in collaboration with Seth Bockley and Anne Hamburger

Directed by Seth Bockley Music direction by Michelle DiBucci

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Eisenhower Auditorium

The performance is presented without an intermission.

sponsors Sandra Zaremba and Richard Brown support provided by William E. McTurk Endowment Eisenhower Auditorium Endowment

media sponsors Forever Broadcasting: 93.7 The Bus, 1390 The Fanatic, BIG FROGGY 101, ESPN Radio 1450 AM, MAJIC 99, AND WRSC FM 103

Funded in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Musicians Daniele Cavalca - drums, keyboards Trevor Exter - cello, vocals Kenneth Rodriguez - DJ, rapper, trumpet Mazz Swift - violin, vocals

Lighting Design by Paul Hudson Set Design by Caleb Wertenbaker Costume Design by Claudia Brown Video and Projection Design by Sarah Outhwaite Video Editing by Paul Howells and Esteban Uribe Performance Technology Design by William David Fastenow Performance Technology Engineer Samuel Nacach

Production Stage Manager Heather Patterson Production Management by Nicholas Lazzaro

Tour Representation Thomas O. Kriegsmann/ArKtype Advertising Agency AKA General Manager Andrea Nellis Producer/Director of Development Portia Kamons Executive Producer Anne Hamburger

Based on the website One-Eight Basetrack launched by Teru Kuwayama with his photographs and videos and those by Balazs Gardi and Tivadar Domaniczky.

With greatest thanks to A. J. and Melissa Czubai, and the members of Marine Unit One-Eight and their families who have shared their stories with us.

Veteran interviews in the United States produced in association with Veteran Artists Program and Highbrow Productions, Director of Photography, David Hamlin.

Co-commissioned by ASU Gammage. Presented in Association with ArKtype. Music Credits “Ubi Caritas Et Amore” (Where There is Charity and Love) “Two Meditations” from Portraits of Grief, by Edward Bilous Featuring the Dessoff Choirs;Kent Tritle, Music Director “Locus Iste” (This Place Was Made By God) “Two Meditations” from Portraits of Grief, by Edward Bilous Featuring Elizabeth Farnum, soprano “Put Your Eyes Down” Composed by Greg Kalember, Lyrics by Greg Kalember and Kenny Rodriguez

BASETRACK Live was made possible with funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and MetLife Foundation. We are grateful to ASU Gammage and The ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts for providing a production residency and commissioning support. With added thanks and appreci- ation to University of Florida Performing Arts. This performance is supported in part by the Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production.

The original adaptation of BASETRACK Live was premiered at the Center for Innovation in the Arts at The Juilliard School. Who’s Who Tyler La Marr (A. J.) served as a ser- in hip-hop and R&B, which have helped geant in the United States Marine Corps shape his desire to become a successful from 2004–2010 and served two tours music producer. With a full scholar- in Iraq (2006– 2008) with 2nd Radio ship to Boston University Tanglewood Battalion based out of Camp Lejeune, Institute, Rodriguez began his trumpet North Carolina. La Marr was born in studies with Vincent Penzarella. He was Washington state and spent most of presented the Horn of the Future Award his life there until he joined the Marines by the Gramercy Brass Orchestra of after high school. He began pursuing New York. He has performed with the his acting career while in the Marines Gramercy Brass Orchestra, Garden State by taking classes and acting in multiple Philharmonic, Manhattan Symphony, independent films in the Maryland area. Dell’Arte Opera Company, Brooklyn After finishing his contract in the corps, Wind Symphony, and The Gateway he headed to New York City for formal Music Project. From writing lyrics to training and earned his bachelor of arts producing YouTube channels and vari- in theatre performance from Marymount ety shows, Rodriguez has employed his Manhattan College. He is the co-founder skills as a producer to enhance the artis- of the Society of Artistic Veterans based tic vision of others. in NYC. www.tylerlamarr.com. Trevor Exter (Cellist) has worn many Ashley Bloom (Melissa) was born in musical hats during his twenty-five Manhattan and raised in Monticello, New year career, including performing as York. She graduated from the University a classical cellist, writing a ravepoem of Richmond with a dual B.A. degree in De La Guarda, recording seven albums theatre and rhetoric & communications. as a singer songwriter, and fronting a Bloom’s recent roles include Gina in New York City wedding band called the independent short Gun, which pre- Happiness Machine. He plays a crowd- miered at the Sundance Film Festival; funded electric cello and is honored to Jojo in the independent filmTrigger ; and be a part of the BASETRACK Live team. Rosencrantz in Boomerang Theater’s trevorexter.com. Hamlet. She played Mary Jane in the New York City premiere of Donkey, by Mazz Swift (Violinist) is a musician John Patrick Bray, which will be pub- and freestyle composition artist who lished later this year. Bloom is excited has been critically acclaimed as one of and grateful to join the BASETRACK America’s most talented and versatile Live team! Many thanks to her family, performers. Swift has engaged audi- friends, and her boyfriend, Brandon, ences all over the world with her sig- for their constant love and support. nature weaving of song, melody, and www.ashleymorganbloom.com. improvisation that she calls MazzMuse. She is a singer, composer, and Juilliard Kenneth Rodriguez (Pianist/DJ) trained violinist who has performed and was born in Brooklyn, New York, and recorded with artists including Whitney attended LaGuardia High School of Houston, Perry Farrell, Dee Snider, Music & Art and Performing Arts. He James “Blood” Ulmer, Vernon Reid, received his bachelor’s degree from the Valerie June, DJ Logic, William Parker, Manhattan School of Music and his mas- Butch Morris, Jason Lindner, Kanye ter’s degree from The Juilliard School. West, Common, and Jay-Z. In addition Although he officially studied classical to her work as a performer, Swift is an music, Rodriguez never forgot his roots educator and has traveled to Suriname, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory dance, multimedia, television, and film. Coast), Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Upcoming programs for public televi- Albania, and Russia as cultural ambas- sion include Emperor of All Maladies sador for the United States Department directed by Barak Goodman, executive of State. She is a teaching artist with producer Ken Burns; and SACRED, a Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections global-documentary event directed by program and has assisted in conducting Thomas Lennon. He began his work in workshops with inmates at Sing Sing education in 1978 as one of the original Correctional Facility and at the Good teaching artists at the Lincoln Center Shepherd Barbara Blum Residence. Institute. Bilous served on the NEA panel for Learning in the Arts and was Daniele Cavalca (Percussion) is a awarded the William Schuman Scholars drummer, composer, and producer who Award by The Juilliard School in recog- began playing at the age of 6. After nition of his contribution to arts educa- high school, Cavalca was accepted into tion in 2012. He is a frequent speaker the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo about nurturing innovation through Boito di Parma. After seven years of the arts. classical music training, he enrolled at the Accademia Internazionale della Michelle DiBucci (Musical Director, Musica di Milan, where he earned a Co-composer) has composed and pro- master’s degree in orchestral percussion duced music in all genres and mediums. under David Searcy and Mike Quinn. Her works have been performed at the- Cavalca also studied with Marco Volpe. atres around the world, including Alice In 2009, Cavalca received a scholarship Tully Hall, Zankel Hall, Komische Oper from the Berklee College of Music, and in Berlin, South Bank Centre in London, in 2013, graduated with a major in jazz Dr. Dantes Aveny in Copenhagen, and composition and a minor in conducting. Teatro Carlos Gomes in Rio de Janeiro. He has performed with national orches- Commissions include Kronos Quartet, tras in Italy, a street percussion ensem- Pilobolus, Lincoln Center Institute, and ble, and has had the honor of sharing a a new ballet-opera for Musiktheater im stage with Annie Lennox, Willie Nelson, Revier, Death and the Painter, based and Carole King. He has collaborated as on the life and work of artist Charlotte an arranger and composer with trom- Salomon. Her music for film and TV bonist Robin Eubanks. He recorded two is regularly featured on PBS and her albums as a multiins trumentalist with soundtrack for the film Wendigo won Italian jazz artist Claudio Scolari. In 2013, the NPR/WNYC New Sounds Listeners Cavalca began producing his own elec- Poll: Best New Soundtracks. DiBucci is tronic music project as drummer and DJ. on the faculty at The Juilliard School teaching in both the music and drama Edward Bilous (Creator, Co-composer) divisions. BASETRACK Live marks her is a composer, artistic director, educa- return to Brooklyn Academy of Music tor, and the director of the Center for where she had her New York debut Innovation in the Arts at The Juilliard under the direction of Lukas Foss and School. He has been on the faculty the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra in since 1984 and has directed many of the the Meet the Moderns series. institution’s most innovative programs, including Beyond the Machine— A Festival of Interdisciplinary Art. Bilous’ compositions include works for Who’s Who Seth Bockley (Director) Directing by John Cheever and Hilary Mantel; is credits include Marcus Gardley’s The under commission from Soho Repertory; Box with The Foundry Theatre; the and is writing a play for Radiohole. He English language premiere of Ewald was the 2006 P73 Playwriting Fellow, Palmetshofer’s hamlet is dead. no won the 2014 ACT New Play Award, and gravity with Red Tape Theater; Philip is an alumnus of New Dramatists. Dawkins’ Failure: A Love Story with Victory Gardens Theater; Jason Grote’s William David Fastenow Civilization (all you can eat) with (Performance Technology Designer) is Clubbed Thumb; Jason Grote’s 1001; an arts technology entrepreneur from numerous events and spectacles Brooklyn, New York. He is principal and with Chicago’s Redmoon; the clown owner of Park Boulevard Productions, play Guerra, developed with Devon technical director of the Center for de Mayo and Mexico City based Innovation in the Arts at The Juilliard troupe La Piara. As a playwright, School, and an adjunct professor at New his works include February House, York University. His client list includes with lyricist and composer Gabriel a plethora of Fortune 500 companies; Kahane (The Public Theater); Ask prestigious museums and institutions; Aunt Susan (Goodman Theater); The elite restaurant groups; individuals; Elephant & The Whale (Redmoon and and startups. He holds a master of Chicago Children’s Theatre); 2666, music degree in jazz composition from adapted with Robert Falls from the Manhattan School of Music and in his novel by Roberto Bolaño; and adap- spare time enjoys camping his way tations of George Saunders’ short through the wine regions of the world. stories CommComm and Jon, which won the Equity Jeff Citation for Best Caleb Wertenbaker (Set Designer) New Adaptation in 2008. He teaches worked as design director for Preston at the University of Chicago and is Bailey Designs. He toured with the the Playwright-in-Residence at the Trisha Brown Dance Company as light- Goodman Theater. ing supervisor and production manager. He has designed scenery for plays and Jason Grote (Adaptor) has had previ- operas at many companies, including ous collaborations with Seth Bockley, Center Stage, the Boston Early Music including 1001 (Collaboraction and Festival, Central City Opera, Boston Theater on the Lake) and Civilization Lyric Opera, and the Spoleto Festival (all you can eat) at Clubbed Thumb. USA. Wertenbaker graduated from Other works include Scheherazade Oberlin College and the Central Saint (musical workshop; original music Martins College of Art and Design in by Marisa Michelson) at The York London. Theater (2013); Yetsi’at Metzrayim (short) in Collaboraction’s Sketchbook Paul Hudson (Lighting Designer) is a Festival (2010). Other plays include New York-based designer who works Shostakovich, Maria/Stuart, and in theatre, dance, opera, and other live Hamilton Township. He wrote the text events; television; and lighting-based for David Levine’s HABIT (2013 OBIE) architectural public art. Hudson recently and has written for the television designed A Concert of Comic Operas, shows Mad Men (2014 WGA Award co-produced by the Metropolitan Nomination), Hannibal, and Smash. He Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist and is writing film adaptations of works Juilliard’s Vocal Arts Programs (directed Who’s Who by Ed Berkeley and conducted by J. of Princeton’s program in theatre and Levine), and his fifth season of the dance, she has created performance- Center for Innovation in the Arts’ media pieces, installations, and video Beyond the Machine, a music and tech- works at spaces including The CCF nology showcase. Hudson has also (Cambodia), Location One, Theatrelab, served as the lighting designer for The and Juilliard’s Center for Innovation Actors Studio Drama School’s gradu- in the Arts. She developed media ate program at Pace University. Other for the Rodgers & Hammerstein design highlights include: The Irish Rep’s Organization and works at the Gibraltar (dir. by Terry Kinney), Classical Guggenheim Museum. Her animated Theater of Harlem’s A Midsummer short Dorian Green premieres at festi- Night’s Dream (dir. by Justen Emeka); vals in 2014. Synaesthetic Theatre’s The Trial of K (The Culture Project); Mirror Rep’s Esteban Uribe (Video Editor) is a New Shanghai Gesture (dir. by Robert Kalfin); York-based film director, screenwriter, Oslo Elsewhere’s Sa Ka La (dir. by Sarah and editor from Bogotá, Colombia. Cameron Sunde); Juilliard’s Golden Boy After finishing a B.A. in literature at (dir. by Danny Goldstein); Top Girls (dir. Universidad de los Andes, he completed by Janet Zarish); and Luna Stage’s The both the film directing and screenwriting Dangers of Electric Lighting (dir. by John programs at the New York Film Academy Henry Davis). Internationally, Hudson’s Conservatory. He has worked as an edi- work has been seen in London, Spain, tor and production assistant at Coldcuts Cyprus, Brazil, Panama, Honduras, and Productions; field producer at BETV El Salvador. Hudson earned a M.F.A. (Colombia); production coordinator’s from NYU and is a member of United assistant at Dynamo (Colombia); and States Artists 829. as a camera operator for several institu- tional videos commissioned by the New Claudia Brown (Costume Designer) York Institute of Arts and Design. His has designed costumes for film, the- award-winning short filmsRiff (2012) and atre, and dance. She has worked at The Schlock Fish (2014) have been selected Flea Theater, Playwrights Horizons, by film festivals in the United States, MCC Theater, and Soho Repertory. She Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and designed costumes for The Vandal by Colombia. Hamish Linklater; Dawn by Thomas Bradshaw; Oh, The Humanity by Will Greg Kalember (Co-composer) has Eno; Family Furniture by A. R. Gurney; been creating original music for film and Crowbar, Bad Penny and Sincerity television for more than twenty years. Forever by Mac Wellman; Like I Say His scores for television include the PBS and Limbo Tales by Len Jenkin; Nixon’s documentary series Circus and Carrier Nixon by Russell Lees. Film credits (Icon Productions). Kalember has also include River’s Edge, Trust, The Ballad of scored documentary series such as Little Jo, Smoke, Copycat, and Starting Explorer (National Geographic) and Out in the Evening. Brown has designed Biography (A&E), and the classic anime costumes for the Hartford Ballet, series Shaman King (FOX). His film cred- Arizona Ballet, and Zig Zag Ballet. its include Voices Unbound: The Story of the Freedom Writers, Shoot Down Sarah Outhwaite (Video and (Rogues Harbor Productions), Blood in Projection Designer) is a New York- the Sand by Noah Haidle and Sam Gold, based live media artist. A graduate and the award-winning Asparagus! Who’s Who Stalking the American Life. Kalember is Nicholas Lazzaro (Production one of the founders of Sonic Highway Manager) is thrilled to be part of Music and Sound and is composing BASETRACK Live. Lazzaro’s most recent music for Emperor of All Maladies, work was with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie a three-part public television series Zane Dance Company as technical directed by Barak Goodman with execu- director. He has been the production tive producer Ken Burns. Kalember’s manager for Theater Breaking Through skill as a composer, producer, and mix Barriers since 2006. He toured around engineer has helped to establish the the world with Aurelia Thierree’s cutting-edge sound for BASETRACK L’Oratorio du Aurelia and has worked Live. with numerous Off-Broadway productions and houses. He also spent two David Hamlin (Director of years as the technical director for Photography) is a multiple award- Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. winning filmmaker and executive pro- He welcomes everyone to the show and ducer. Hamlin has written, produced, hopes you enjoy the performance. and directed more than 100 programs for broadcast companies including NBC, Samuel Nacach (Performance PBS, and National Geographic. He has Technology Engineer) is an engineer, received numerous international awards, researcher, and musician whose practice including two Emmys, and recently explores live sound, studio and con- received his sixth Emmy Award nomina- cert recording, and 3D audio. He also tion for his filmWar Elephants which co-founded Element Audio Group, a focuses on the profound struggles of mobile recording company specializing elephants in war-ravaged Mozambique. in the business of binaural technolo- Hamlin is ecstatic to be part of the gies and audio plugin development. BASETRACK Live team. Nacach earned his bachelor’s degree in music, computing, and the arts at Heather Patterson (Production Stage the University of California, San Diego, Manager) is honored to be a part of En and is a graduate of the Masters in Garde Arts and the awesomeness that is Music Technology program at New York BASETRACK Live. Patterson completed University. [email protected], her M.F.A. in stage management at The ElementAudioGroup.com. University of Alabama and her B.F.A. in directing at Texas State University Veteran Artist Program (VAP) in San Marcos. She has worked as has worked since 2009 with national stage manager at Pacific Conservatory veteran and arts organizations to pro- Theatre (PCPA), Santa Maria, California; duce eight music/theatrical live events, resident stage manager at Arizona three documentaries, and one feature Broadway Theatre, Phoenix; produc- film. VAP also works to curate gallery tion stage manager at Littleton Town exhibits, provide videography/pho- Hall Arts Center, Denver; stage man- tography services, and help organize ager for First Frontier Inc.’s Blue Jacket community improvement projects. VAP and Xenia; tour manager at American has organized projects in New York Family Theater, Philadelphia; and assis- City; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; tant stage manager at Seaside Music Baltimore; Chicago; Orlando; Denver; Theatre, Daytona Beach. San Antonio; and San Diego—including the Arts, Military + Healing Initiative in Washington, D.C., the opening of Who’s Who Bloomberg’s Workforce1 Veteran Career Award Best Musical winner Once; Matilda Center in New York, the first-ever all- The Musical; Rock of Ages; 2010 Tony veteran artist exhibit at the Pentagon, Award Best Musical winner Memphis; A the Arts and Service Celebration in Christmas Story The Musical; Spider-Man New York City, and painting murals in Turn Off the Dark; It’s Only a Play; The Baltimore and the Bronx. VAP’s work Audience; Queen of the Night; Glengarry has been seen on CNN, FOX News, Glen Ross; The Trip to Bountiful; The Glass ABC, BBC, and MSNBC; and been cov- Menagerie; and 2014 Tony Award Best ered by NPR, The Baltimore Sun, The Play winner All the Way. Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. www.veter- Andrea Nellis (General Manager) is anartistprogram.org and @vetartistprog. an experienced nonprofit administrator with more than twenty years of service ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsmann at New York City’s major cultural institu- (Producer, Tour Manager) Founded tions. She has worked as the managing in 2006, ArKtype’s work has been director of New York City Opera; general seen worldwide, including proj- manager and chief financial officer of ects with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Yael the Public Theater; and has had posi- Farber, Peter Brook, Jay Scheib, tions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Julie Taymor, Yaron Lifschitz, Dmitry BAM Local Development Corporation, Krymov, and Victoria Thiérrée-Chaplin. Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Berkeley Recent premieres include Big Dance Repertory Theatre. Theater: Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Man in a Case; Sam Green’s The Measure Portia Kamons (Producer, Director of of All Things with Music; Andrew Development) worked with En Garde Ondrejcak & Shara Worden’s You Us Arts in the early years of Mac Wellman’s We All, and the Off-Broadway run of Crowbar; Reza Abdoh’s Father Was a Nalaga’at Deaf-Blind Theater’s Not Peculiar Man; and Chuck Mee’s Another By Bread Alone. Upcoming premieres Person is a Foreign Country. Kamons include two nationwide community produced Wellman’s plays Bad Penny initiatives in Byron Au Yong & Aaron and Terminal Hip for the London Jafferis’ Trigger and Double Edge International Festival of Theatre. She Theater’s National Farm Community co-pr oduced Jean Genet’s Splendid’s, Project, as well as Jessica Blank directed by Neil Bartlett at London’s & Erik Jensen’s How to Be a Rock Lyric Theatre. She was the lead pro- Critic. ArKtype is thrilled to be working ducer of Tennyson Bardwell’s feature with BASETRACK Live and En Garde filmDorian Blues (Audience Awards; Arts. www.arktype.org. Cinequest, Lake Placid, Philadelphia, and Turin Film Festivals). She recently AKA (Advertising Agency) is a global, developed Biedermann’s Match, adapted full-service advertising agency with from Max Frisch, with playwright offices in the United States, United Beau Willimon and composer Michelle Kingdom, and Australia. The AKA DiBucci. She is a founding member Group—including Digital Media Services and was the first general manager of and the film-advertising agency The Primary Stages, and has worked at BAM Creative Partnership—delivers creative, Local Development Corporation and La strategic, and insightful campaigns to Mama. She is a graduate of Carnegie the entertainment industry worldwide. Mellon University in Pittsburgh. New York City clients include: 2012 Tony Who’s Who Anne Hamburger (Executive Producer) Live is the inaugural production of its is the founder and artistic director of re-launch. Hamburger was on the West En Garde Arts, an award-winning, site- Coast for ten years. She was execu- specific theatre company that has been tive vice president at The Walt Disney the recipient of six Obies, two Drama Company, where she led the creative Desk Awards, and an Outer Critics Circle development and production of all the Award. Called an “invigorating urban major stage shows for the parks world- presence” by The New York Times, En wide and brought in renowned theatri- Garde will spearhead creative develop- cal artists to create Broadway-caliber ment and production of theatrical proj- theatre. She was the artistic direc- ects through careful curation of artistic tor of the La Jolla Playhouse, where teams married with innovative develop- she launched Spring Awakening and ment of new ideas, content, and forms. Thoroughly Modern Millie, which both En Garde has had two incarnations: went to Broadway and received Tony from 1985–1999, and now BASETRACK Awards.

En Garde Arts Staff: President, Executive Producer Anne Hamburger Producer, Development Director Portia Kamons General Management Consultant Andrea Nellis Assistant to the Producer Jamie Rosler Transcribers Gina Jamieson, Charles Knuckolls, Hayley Palmaer, Patti Pancoe, Jamie Rosler Social Media Interns Graham Forden, Caitlin Cassidy

En Garde Arts Advisory Committee: Ryan Bogner, Michael Engler, Joan Firestone, Tanya Grubich, Ronald and Amy Guttman, Merle Kailas, Ellen Sils-Levy, Dan Lennon, Bruce Rayvid, Michael Schubert, Jane G. Stevens, Nela Wagman

Basetrack Advisory Committee: Mayor Deke Copenhaver, Augusta, Georgia; Kevin Daly, veteran, Marine Unit 1/8; Art DeGroat, director of military affairs, Kansas State University (Lieutenant Colonel, retired); Bryan Doerries, founder, Theatre of War; Adam Driver, Marine, actor, founder of Arts in the Armed Forces; Jennifer Green, mother to Kevin Daly; K. J. Sanchez, actor, director of ReEntry; Joanne Tucker, actor, co- founder of Arts in the Armed Forces

BasetrackLive.com Facebook.com/Basetrack.Live Twitter.com/BasetrackLive

BASETRACK Live promotional, booking, and tour information: ArKtype Thomas O. Kriegsmann, president P.O. Box 1948 New York, NY 10027 917-386-5468 [email protected] THANK YOU to the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness for assistance with providing active or retired members of the military with as many as two complimentary tickets to BASETRACK Live. Additional support for Basetrack-related activities was provided by Penn State Student Affairs and the Office of Adult Learner Services.

Center for the Performing Arts Staff

George Trudeau, director Aimee Crihfield, contracts/logistics coordinator Lea Asbell-Swanger, assistant director Medora Ebersole, education programs manager Annie Doncsecz, finance director Lisa Faust, audience services manager Tracy Noll, sales and development services director Deanna Heichel, assistant finance director Laura Sullivan, marketing and communications Tom Hesketh, events manager director Wanda Hockenberry, assistant to the director Amy Dupain Vashaw, audience and program Christine Igoe, ticket manager development director Tony Intorre, information technology specialist Shannon Arney, assistant ticket manager Urszula Kulakowski, art director Erik Baxter, multimedia specialist Heather Mannion, advertising associate Shannon Bishop, downtown ticket center manager Sherren McKenzie, group sales coordinator Christie Black, editorial and public relations associate John Mark Rafacz, editorial manager Len Codispot, sales and development accounting Dave Shaffer, assistant director for special programs coordinator Chad Swires, production supervisor Gary Collins, production supervisor Mark Tinik, production supervisor

1 5 8 Front cover photos: 1. Regina Carter © 2010 Rahav Segev/ Photopass.com 2. Cirque Alfonse in Timber! Frederic Barrette 3. Joshua Roman © Tina Su 4. MAMMA MIA! 2 9 MAMMA MIA! North American Tour © 2013 Kevin Thomas Garcia 5. Brian Stokes Mitchell © Richard Termine 6. Takács Quartet © Ellen Appel 7. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 3 6 10 Rosalie O’Connor 8. BASETRACK Live 9. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in The Galileo Project Glenn Davidson 10. SpokFrevo Orquestra 11. Ani Kavafian, Chamber Music 4 7 11 Society of Lincoln Center Bernard Midich Bold listings represent members who Members increased their donations by 10 percent The Center for the Performing Arts recognizes the following members or more this season. Be Bold! Contact for their support. For information on the membership program or Dave Shaffer, assistant director for how you may contribute to the Center for the Performing Arts, please special programs, at 814-863-1167. contact Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or [email protected].

Leadership Encore Amy Greenberg and Richard Doyle Bill and Connie Hayes Circle Circle Steven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-Herb $3,000 and more $1,000 to $1,999 Nancy L. Herron Lam and Lina Hood Lynn Sidehamer Brown Grace M. Bardine Cindy and Al Jones Mimi U. Barash Coppersmith Mary and Hu Barnes Chick King Marty and Joan Duff Philip and Susan Burlingame James and Bonnie Knapp Blake and Linda Gall Edda and Francis G. Gentry James and Barbara Korner Robert and Helen Harvey Richard B. Gidez John and Michelle Mason Bob and Sonia Hufnagel Judith Albrecht and Denny Gioia Patrick W. and Susan N. Morse Richard and Sally Kalin David and Margaret Gray Marcia and Bill Newton Dan and Peggy Hall LeKander Michael P. Johnson and Steve and Anne Pfeiffenberger Barbara Palmer Maureen Mulderig Jack and Sue Poremba Dotty and Paul Rigby Stan and Debra Latta Patricia Hawbaker Quinlivan Louis P. Silverman and Benson and Christine Lichtig Andy and Kelly Renfrew Veronica A. Samborsky Kenneth and Irene Mcllvried Shirly Sacks George and Nina Woskob Karen Scott Shearer Jackson and Diane Spielvogel Russell and Jeanne Schleiden Carol and Rex Warland Paul and K. C. Sheeler Director’s Vaughn and Kay Shirk Circle Terry and Pat Williams David and Diane Wisniewski Susan and Lewis Steinberg Marilynne W. Stout $2,000 to $2,999 Kenton Stuck advocate Elizabeth Trudeau Patricia Best and Thomas Ray George and Debbie Trudeau Lynn Donald Breon $500 to $999 Mark and JoAnne Westerhaus Janet Fowler Dargitz and Mary Jane and William Wild Karl George Stoedefalke Pamela M. Aikey Charlotte Zmyslo Rod and Shari Erickson Ned and Inga Book Edward R. Galus Jack and Diana Brenizer P arTNER Arnold and Marty Gasche Sandra Zaremba and Richard Brown Donald W. Hamer and Marie Bednar Richard Carlson and Lori Forlizzi $250 to $499 Beverly Hickey Joseph and Annie Doncsecz Honey and Bill Jaffe Michael T. and Ann F. Dotsey Steve and Chris Adams Kay F. Kustanbauter Steve and Sandy Elbin William W. Asbury Eileen W. Leibowitz Mark A. Falvo Dr. Deborah F. Atwater Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger Joel Gaesser Sven and Carmen Bilén Pieter W. and Lida Ouwehand Nancy S. Gamble Alan Brown William Rabinowitz John and Carol Graham Richard W. Bryant Robert Schmalz partner (cONT’D) friend Don Miller $250 to $499 $150 to $249 June Miller Roger and Corrine Coplan Lynn and Ellis Abramson Gary and Judy Mitchell Lee and Joan Coraor Shirley Allan Betty and John Moore Stephanie Corcino Anne and Art Anderson Chris and Bobbie Muscarella Jo Dixon Scott and Sandy Balboni Robert F. and Donna C. Nicely Margaret Duda Dr. Henry and Elaine Brzycki Claire M. Paquin Heather F. Fleck John Collins and Mary Brown Guy and Grace Pilato Pamela Francis John M. Carroll and Mary Beth Rosson Andrew and Jean Landa Pytel Peg and Joe French George and Bunny Dohn Ed and Georgia Reutzel Catherine Greenham Steven P. Draskoczy, M.D. Phil and Judy Roberts Andrea Harrington Terry and Janice Engelder Susan J. Scheetz Ms. Sue Haug Barry and Patti Fisher The Shondeck Family Dawn E. Hawkins Frank and Vicky Forni Donald Smith and Merrill Budlong Dale T. Hoffman Bob and Ellen Frederick Allan and Sherrill Sonsteby Christopher and Gail Hurley Andris and Dace Freivalds Carol Sosnowski and John and Gina Ikenberry Charlie and Laura Hackett Rosemary Weber Allen and Nancy Jacobson Elizabeth Hanley and Barry and Ellen Stein Laurene Keck and Dave Sweetland Patrick Kolivoski JoLaine Teyssier John and Gretchen Leathers John Lloyd Hanson James and Deena Ultman Debra Leithauser Betty Harper and Scott Sheeder Stephen and Jennifer Van Hook Fran E. Levin Proforma LLH Promos, LLC Nancy and Wade VanLandingham Jack and Ellie Lewis Tom and Ann Hettmansperger Alice Wilson and Friends Dorothy and Kenneth Lutz Jackie and John Hook Carl and Sharon Winter Richard D. Lysle Jim and Susan Houser David L. and Connie Yocum Jodi Hakes McWhirter Steven and Shirley Hsi Susan and Brian McWhirter Anne F. Hummer the jazz train Jim and Sharon Mortensen Daniel and Kathleen Jones Joe and Sandy Niebel Ed and Debbie Klevans $250 and more Eva and Ira Pell John F. Knepp Help us continue to present world-class Martena Rogers Harry B. Kropp and jazz artists by becoming a member of Mike and Joan Roseberry Edward J. Legutko Thomas Kurtz and The Jazz Train. For details, contact Dave Sally L. Schaadt Shaffer at [email protected] or Grace Mullingan-Kurtz Robert and Peggy Schlegel 814-863-1167. Tom and Carolyn Schwartz Mark and Theresa Lafer Dave Shaffer and Eve Evans Fred and Louise Leoniak William W. Asbury John and Sherry Symons Sharon and David Lieb Patricia Best and Thomas Ray Shawn and Amy Vashaw Bob and Janice Lindsay David and Susan Beyerle Gary and Tammy Vratarich Herb and Trudy Lipowsky Lynn Donald Breon Barbara R. and Joel A. Weiss Jane and Edward Liszka Lynn Sidehamer Brown Sue Whitehead Nancy and John Lowe Philip and Susan Burlingame David and Betsy Will Sandy and Betty Macdonald Lisa and David Coggins Craig and Diane Zabel Helen Manfull Gordon and Caroline DeJong Dr. Theodore Ziff Deborah Marron Jim and Polly Dunn Cal and Pam Zimmerman Betty McBride-Thuering Edward R. Galus Sherren and Harold McKenzie Arnold and Marty Gasche Tom Caldwell Memorial Fund Charlene and Frank Gaus John and Michelle Groenveld Lee Grover and Anita Bear Steven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-Herb Eentndowm Anne and Lynn Hutcheson Honey and Bill Jaffe Contributors Brian and Christina Johnson $150 and more Michael P. Johnson and Maureen Mulderig We recognize the following donors who have contributed to endow- Cindy and Al Jones ments at the Center for the Performing Arts in the past year. For more Nicholas and Carolyn Kello information about how to contribute to existing endowments, contact Robert Martin and Kathy Weaver Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or [email protected]. Kathleen D. Matason and Richard M. Smith John L. Brown Jr. and Marlynn Steele Sidehamer Randi and Peter Menard Endowment Dr. Marla L. Moon The Sturtz-Davis Family Wilson and Maureen Moses William and Annemarie Mountz Nina C. Brown Endowment Larry and Kelly Mroz Pamela M. Aikey Jack and Sue Poremba Richard Robert Brown Program Endowment Sally L. Schaadt Richard Brown and Sandra Zaremba David and Ann Shallcross-Wolfgang Dan and Melinda Stearns Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music Endowment Dennis W. and Joan S. Thomson Robert and Dorothy Cecil Dan and Linda Treviño William F. and Kathleen Dierkes Condee Barbara R. and Joel A. Weiss Honey and Bill Jaffe Endowment Charlotte Zmyslo Honey and Bill Jaffe McQuaide Blasko Endowment Mr. and Mrs. James Horne Penn State International Dance Ensemble Endowment Elizabeth Hanley and Patrick Kolivoski

vision Enriching lives through inspiring experiences

mission The Center for the Performing Arts provides a context, through artistic connections, to the human experience. By bringing artists and audiences together we spark discovery of passion, inspira- tion, and inner truths. We are a motivator for creative thinking and examination of our relationship with the world.