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Presents THE BLEEDING CLASS By CHISA HUTCHINSON

Directed by JADE KING CARROLL

Creative Producer Music and Sound Design by Sound Engineer

ESTHER WINTER JUSTIN ELLINGTON ANDREW MARK WILHELM

Dramaturg Rehearsal Coordinator

THERESA M. DAVIS DANIELLE TEAGUE-DANIELS

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DANAYA ANNIE CHIKÉ TED JONATHAN STEVEN ESPERANZA HENK JOHNSON KŌCH NTHEKETHA RISHARD

THE CAST (In order of appearance) Adina “Sugar” Moreno...... Danaya Esperanza Dr. Wesley Pennington...... Chiké Johnson Ms. Esposito/Robot Voice...... Annie Henk Wyatt Kilgore...... Steven Rishard Thomas Farraday/News Reporter...... Ted Kōch Firefighter/RuPaul...... Jonathan Ntheketha

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Program Cover: Photography by Adam Eaton, featuring Mysia Turner and Walta Leake. Hair & Makeup by Famata Sherman. Where Da Money by Stimulus Package on MasonEnt used with permission of the artist.

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by the United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. Geva Theatre Center operates under agreements between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a consortium of regional theatres throughout the nation; Actors Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States; the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), an independent national labor union; and United Scenic Artists (USA), a union of scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers. Geva Theatre Center is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the American Theatre. Geva Theatre Center is an associate member of the National New Play Network, an alliance of non-profit professional theatres dedicated to the development, production, and continued life of new plays.

This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please note that the taking of photographs or use of recording devices during the performance is not permitted. Cell phones and all other electronic devices are strictly prohibited in the theatre.

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DANAYA ESPERANZA (Adina “Sugar” CHIKÉ JOHNSON (Dr. Wesley Pennington) Moreno) Off-Broadway: National Black The- most recently appeared as Dr. John Prentice atre: Bayano (Yemaya); The Public Theatre: in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, a co- for colored girls . . . (lady in orange), Tempest production between Indiana Rep and Geva Mobile Unit (Ariel), Twelfth Night Mobile Unit Theatre. Other recent productions: Ghost of (Viola); CSC/OSF: Play On! Shakespeare Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol at the (Various); Esperance: Breitwisch Farm (Zain- Milwaukee Rep and Crooks in Of Mice and abu); New York Theatre Workshop [NYTW]: Men, a co-production between the Milwaukee Mary Jane (Amelia/Kat), Othello (Emilia u/s); Rep. and Arizona Theatre Company. Chiké Playwrights Horizons/Clubbed Thumb: Men was last seen at American Players Theatre in on Boats (Seneca Howland/The Bishop); 2014 where he played Othello, Winston, and Soho Rep: Washeteria (Lucy/Consuela); Pistol. His New York credits include Broad- and Signature Theatre: Our Lady of Kibeho way: A Time To Kill and Manhattan Theatre (Schoolgirl). Regional: Milwaukee Rep Zoom: Club’s Wit; Off-Broadway: Lost In The Stars Mother’s Tongue (Instructor); Acting Company (New York City Center’s Encores!) and Ru- Zoom: Letters From Cuba (Fran); ATC Zoom: ined (co-produced by the Manhattan Theatre Alma (Alma); Denver Center [DCPA]: Alma Club and The Goodman Theatre). Chicago (Alma); New York Stage and Film-Powerhouse credits include: The Goodman’s Meet Vera [NYSF]: Annie Salem . . . (Gaby/77ilith); Seat- Stark and Court Theatre’s Sizwe Banzi is tle Rep: Joe Turner Vino y Se Fue (Molly Cun- Dead. He was also in Steppenwolf’s pro- ningham); Shakespeare Theatre Company: ductions of The Crucible, The Unmention- Romeo and Juliet; McCarter Theatre: Protect ables, and Huck Finn. Other Regional credits the Beautiful Place (Symphony); and The include a revival of The Unmentionables at Goodman Theatre: Another Word for Beauty Yale Repertory Theatre; Lincoln in Topdog/ (Luzmery). Film: After Party. Television: The Underdog at Renaissance Theaterworks; Blacklist, Elementary. Training: The Juilliard Duke of Cornwall in King Lear at Milwaukee School (Raúl Juliá Memorial Scholarship in Repertory Theater; Cephus Miles in Home at Drama). In Tandem Theatre; Willie in “Master Har- old”…and the boys at Milwaukee Chamber ANNIE HENK (Ms. Esposito/Robot Voice) Theatre; and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Smol- Off Broadway: Pinkolandia, Lucy Loves Me. dering Fires at First Stage Children’s Theater. NYC Theater: Triggered (The Amoralists); City of No Illusions (Talking Band); Cute TED KŌCH (Farraday/News Reporter) Broad- Activist (New Saloon); The Rafa Play (Flea way credits include: To Kill A Mockingbird, JUNK, Theater); To The Bone (Cherry Lane The- The Pillowman, Death of a Salesman, Cat on a atre); La Ruta (Working Theater); The Play Hot Tin Roof, Elling. National Tours: Frost/Nixon About my Dad (Collaboration Town); Enfra- and Death of a Salesman. Off-Broadway and scada (Clubbed Thumb); Frank Dwyer, Sadly Regional credits include: The Gravediggers Lul- Missed (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Region- laby and Abundance (TACT), Acolyte (59E59), al: Ritu Comes Home (InterAct); Pinkolandia Wait Until Dark (Geva Theatre), The Seagull (Two River Theater); Enfrascada (Renais- (Huntington Theatre), Scott and Hem (Bar- sance Theaterworks); Taking Flight; The rington Stage), Strange Interlude (Shakespeare Cook (Stages Repertory Theatre). Film/TV: Theatre), Donnybrook! (Irish Rep.), Born Yester- Bull, The Blacklist, Longmire, Red Oaks, High day, God of Carnage (Pittsburgh Public), Snow Maintenance, That’s What She Said; White; Falling on Cedars (Hartford Stage), Meshugah Entre Nos. Member: The Actors Center; AEA; (Naked Angels), Sweet Bird of Youth (William- SAG-AFTRA. stown Theatre), True West (Arena Stage, Helen

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Hayes nomination Best Actor), A Streetcar Company), both directed by JoAnne Akalaitis Named Desire (Buffalo Studio Arena), Whisper with original music by Phillip Glass; Luz (LA House (The Old Globe), and All’s Well That Ends Mama Theatre, Division 13 Produc- Well (The Goodman Theatre). Television credits tions); Cascando and Journeys Among the include: The Get Down, The Path, Blindspot, Dead (H.E.R.E Art Space); and Act Without Elementary, The Americans, Person of Interest, Words 1 (The Brooklyn Can Factory). Other The Good Wife, Gossip Girl, The Sopranos, The Regional credits include: Quartet, Gross West Wing, and Law & Order, Ed. Films include: Indecency, and Life’s Dream (The Court Cold Souls, Ratter, Hannibal, Englishman In Theatre in Chicago); The Rainmaker (Triad New York, Strangers, Love to Leenya, Autumn Stage); and The Beautiful Dark (Premiere in New York, Dinner Rush, and Jack and Evelyn. Stages). Besides multiple projects with Aka- laitis, he has worked with Gary Griffin, Maria JONATHAN NTHEKETHA (Firefighter/RuPaul) Mileaf, Lazlo Marton, Jose’ Zayas, Theodoros is honored to join the company of The Bleed- Terzopoulos, and Joanna Settle. As a mod- ing Class. Regional credits: PUSH Physical ern dancer, Steven performed at PS122 and Theatre’s Dracula (voice of Dracula), De- the Whitney Museum of Art and worked with vising the American Dream (company) at choreographers David Neumann, Stacy Daw- Geva, Avenue Q (Brian) at Blackfriars, Othel- son Stearns, and Katie Workum. Television lo (Othello) at Shakespeare Players of Roch- credits include: Law & Order, Treme, Law ester, and Closer (Daniel Woolfe) at Method & Order: SVU, Kings, and The Americans. Machine. Readings: Hamilton (Geva), Kath- Film: Shelter (6 Souls), Joy D.Vee, and Hal erine’s Colored Lieutenant (Geva), Water Hartley’s Meanwhile. As a visual artist, his work By The Spoonful (Rochester Latino Theatre can be seen at StevenRishardArt.com and on Company). Eternally grateful for the love of Instagram @srishard. my family and the blessing that is theatre! CHISA HUTCHINSON (Playwright) (BA STEVEN RISHARD (Wyatt Kilgore) is a Vassar College; MFA NYU - TSoA) is a New multidisciplinary artist and has spent over York-based playwright and screenwriter. Most 20 years as a professional actor working in recently, her radio drama, Proof of Love, was stage, television and film. His early profes- presented by Audible and New York Theatre sional work began in Chicago and eventually Workshop at the Minetta Lane Theater in migrated to NYC, where he moonlighted in NYC and can now be found on Audible’s digi- the modern dance world and began to ex- tal platform. With a 4.6 rating and everything, plore visual arts as well. Currently living in too. So that’s pretty cool. Chisa’s happily Philadelphia he became a Wilma Theatre presented her other plays, which include Dirt HotHouse member in 2014. He was last seen Rich, She Like Girls, This Is Not The Play, Sex at the Wilma in Describe the Night as Nikolai On Sunday, Tunde’s Trumpet, The Subject, Yezhov. Besides his work on the Wilma stage, Somebody’s Daughter, Alondra Was Here, other work in Philadelphia includes roles Surely Goodness And Mercy, From The Au- in: Boycott Esther and The Arsonists (Azuka thor Of, Whitelisted and Dead & Breathing at Theatre); Cabaret and Doll’s House 2 (Arden such venues as the Lark Theater, Summer- Theatre); Straight White Men (Interact The- Stage, Atlantic Theater Company, Rattlestick atre); The Few (Theatre Horizon); and De- Theater, the Contemporary American Theater troit (Philadelphia Theatre Company). His Festival, the National Black Theatre, Dela- New York credits include: The Bacchae (The ware REP, Second Stage Theater and Arch Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park) 468 in London. She has been a Humanitas and In the Penal Colony (Classic Stage Fellow, a Dramatists Guild Fellow, a Lark Fel-

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low, Resident at Second Stage Theater and in Mind (Two River Theater & Playmaker’s New Dramatists, a New York NeoFuturist, Rep); King Hedley II (Portland Playhouse); and a staff writer for the Blue Man Group. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Whipping Here are some of her awards and whatnot: Man, Native Gardens (Portland Stage). Asso- a GLAAD Award, a Lilly Award, a New York ciate Director for A Streetcar Named Desire Innovative Theatre Award, the Paul Green and The Gin Game (Broadway); The Chil- Award, a Helen Merrill Award, the Lanford dren’s Monologues (Carnegie Hall). Past Fel- Wilson Award. Currently, Chisa is wondering lowships & Awards: Paul Green Award, New when, if ever, the adaptation of Terms of En- York Theatre Workshop, Van Lier, Second dearment that she worked on with Lee Daniels Stage Theatre, Women’s Project, McCarter for Paramount will go into production, having Theatre, SUNY 40 under 40, TCG New Gen- been pandemically postponed. Meanwhile, erations Future Leader and Gates Millennium she’s working on an adaptation of Oliver Scholar. Twist with Ice Cube for Disney and on a TV series for Showtime. Her first feature, THE ESTHER WINTER (Creative Producer) has SUBJECT, an indie about a white documen- performed on the West End (Show Boat, Di- tarian dealing with the moral fallout from rector Harold Prince, choreographer Susan exploiting the death of a black teen, has Stroman); regionally at Geva Theatre Center been selected for seventeen festivals and (La Cage aux Folles), North Carolina Theatre counting, including the Art of Brooklyn Film (Dreamgirls), Maine State Music Theatre Festival, The Lighthouse International Film (Ain’t Misbehavin’), Sacramento Music Circus Festival, the Bronze Lens Film Festival, The (The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Pirates DC Black Film Festival and the Catalina Film of Penzance), and Westchester Broadway Festival where it won the top prizes. To learn Theatre (Joseph…Dreamcoat); and locally more, visit www.chisahutchinson.com. at JCC CenterStage (Caroline, or Change, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wed- JADE KING CARROLL (Director) is thrilled ding, Parade, The Hit Factory 1&2, Church to be making her Geva debut with Chisa and State, Division Street) and Blackfriars Hutchinson’s The Bleeding Class. Previ- Theatre (Nunsense, Avenue Q). Choreogra- ously, she has directed 4 world premieres by phy/staging credits include JCC CenterStage Chisa Hutchinson: Sex on Sunday, alondra (Ain’t Misbehavin, Hit Makers: And the Beat was here, From the Author Of, and Proof Goes On). Directing credits include Hit Mak- of Love. Other credits include: Hello, From ers: Origins of Classic Rock (JCC Center- the Children of Planet Earth (Playwrights Stage); Level Up (Rochester Fringe Festival); Realm); Detroit ‘67, Intimate Apparel, The For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday (Blackfri- Piano Lesson (McCarter Theatre); Hav- ars Hourglass Play Reading Series); Titanic, ing Our Say, The Piano Lesson (Hartford the Musical (co-director Ralph Meranto, Stage); Having Our Say (Long Wharf The- JCC CenterStage); and Hit Makers: And the atre); The Revolutionists, Sunset Baby (City Beat Goes On (co-director Ralph Meranto, Theatre); Autumn’s Harvest (Lincoln Cen- JCC CenterStage). Esther has been seen/ ter Institute); Skeleton Crew (Marin Theater/ heard in various regional commercials, radio Theatreworks – Palo Alto, Dorset Theatre spots, and print ads. She serves as an artist- Festival, Portland Stage); Seven. Guitars, educator for Geva Theatre Center, associate The Persians (Peoples Light & Theatre); Mr. producer of Blackfriars’ Play Reading Series, Chickee’s Funny Money (Atlantic Theater); and is the owner/center director of Canalside The Tempest (Chautauqua); The Etymology Music Together in Pittsford, NY. BFA Musical of Bird (CitiParks Summer Stages); A Trouble Theatre, Syracuse University.

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JUSTIN ELLINGTON (Music and Sound for Chisa Hutchinson’s play, The Bleeding Design) is pleased to make a return to Geva Class. Tenured at three different institutions, after serving as composer and sound design- Theresa has taught at Kalamazoo College, er for Geva’s 2018 production of Thurgood. West Virginia University, and the University Broadway Credits include: Other Desert Cit- of Virginia, where she joined the faculty as ies. Off-Broadway credits include: Heroes of an Associate Professor of Performance. Her the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons); current research includes Black American The Rolling Stone, Pass Over, Pipeline (Lin- Theatre, Poetry in Performance, Hip Hop coln Center); Proof Of Love (Audible), Mrs. Theatre, and Speaking Social Justice. De- Murray’s Menagerie (ArsNova); The House vised Poetic works include Give Me Libera- That Will Not Stand, Fetch Clay Make Man tion and Give Me Soul…, Speak! The Forbid- (New York Theatre Workshop); He Brought den Truth, Throw Your Head Back and Sing, Her Heart Back in a Box, The Winter’s Tale Evolution. Revolution! Rebirth...and Struggle (Theatre for a New Audience); Familiar (Step- Seeks to Speak, Now! Additionally, Theresa penwolf); Father Comes Home From the has directed staged readings by Playwrights Wars, How to Catch Creation, Until the Flood Frank X Walker, Turn Me Loose: the Unghost- (Goodman Theatre); Floyd’s, Trouble In Mind ing of Medgar Evers and Kara Lee Corthron, (The Guthrie); and Kill Move Paradise (Wilma Welcome to Fear City at CATF. Theatre). International credits include As You Like It (Stratford Festival) and The American DANIELLE TEAGUE-DANIELS (Rehearsal Clock (The Old Vic). www.justinellington.com Coordinator) is excited to finally be part of a Geva Theatre Production. For the past 18 ANDREW MARK WILHELM (Sound Engi- years, she has worked and reprised her role neer) is the current Sound Department Su- as Stage Manager/Rehearsal Coordinator with pervisor for Geva Theatre Center, as well as many companies, including Actors Theatre a Sound Designer. He most recently was the of Louisville, Clubbed Thumb, 3LD, Lee Sound Designer for Once at Geva, as well as Strasberg Institute, LAByrinth Theater, Rising the Sound Designer for Revival: The Resur- Circle Theater Collective, Big Apple Circus, rection of Son House. Before Geva, he was NYU Steinhardt, New Georges, Working a Sound Engineer and Resident Designer Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and for PCPA in Santa Maria, California. Hailing New Dramatists. She has also wrapped up originally from the Detroit area, with a BFA Bello Mania at the New Victory Theater on in Theatre Technology & Design from Oak- 42nd Street. Additionally, she has worked land University, Andrew is fortunate to have on two Broadway Bound workshops: The worked in theatres from Florida to California, Donna Summer Project (La Jolla Playhouse) before settling here in Rochester at Geva. and Ain’t Too Proud (Berkeley Rep). Danielle also worked on Michael Kors’ fashion show THERESA M. DAVIS (Dramaturg) is an in Shanghai, China. Presently, Danielle has Artist-Educator in 3-D (Dramaturg-Deviser- been the active Resident Stage Manager at Director) working to expand the boundaries of Baltimore Center Stage since Fall of 2018. creating culturally specific work in academic institutions and beyond. Theresa has collabo- MARK CUDDY (Artistic Director) is enter- rated as a Dramaturg at the Contemporary ing his 26th season as Artistic Director of American Theater, The Working Theater, Geva Theatre Center. During his tenure he The Penumbra Theatre, and she’s pleased has worked alongside talented and dedicated to have the opportunity to be a part of the staff, artists and trustees to build Geva into Recognition Radio Festival as Dramaturg a regional theatre powerhouse. Geva boasts

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one of the largest audiences of any profes- income, and launched innovative member- sional regional theatre in the Northeast and ship and audience engagement initiatives. has a reputation for excellence in education Prior to his work with Victory Gardens, he programming and new play production. Hav- served as Deputy Director at Chicago Shake- ing completed an eleven million dollar facility speare Theater, one of the largest nonprofit renovation in 2016, including the purchase theatres in Chicago. He oversaw operations of new housing for visiting artists, Geva has and helped to produce the theatre’s “World since focused its future on engaging the Stage” international programming, including Rochester region in meaningful theatrical ex- Chicago Shakespeare’s first ever tour to the periences that unite and strengthen our com- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Before munity through the celebration of our shared moving to Chicago, Chris was the Managing humanity. Mr. Cuddy has directed over fifty Director for HotCity Theatre in St. Louis, Mis- productions here, and in 2018 acted in the souri. In this capacity, he was instrumental in world premiere of Heartland, and the musical the company’s financial and programmatic La Cage Aux Folles in the fall of 2019. Mr. growth, which included education programs, Cuddy is a founding member of the Board of new play initiatives, and several collabora- Directors for the Rochester Fringe Festival tions with prominent arts organizations. He and served on the Board of Directors of the has served on the board of directors of the national organization for non-profit theatres, League of Chicago Theatres, as a steer- Theatre Communications Group. Mr. Cuddy ing committee member for Enrich Chicago has also served as Artistic Director of Sacra- (a group of arts organizations in Chicago mento Theatre Company, Producing Director working collectively to address racial equity), of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and on the and as a board member for the Lincoln Park directing staff of the Denver Center Theatre Chamber of Commerce and the community Company. He received his BA in Theatre/ board of Emerald City Theatre. In 2017 he Honors from the University of Massachu- was appointed to the New York State Council setts, Amherst, where he was a Common- on the Arts’ Theatre Advisory Panel, where wealth Scholar. He resides in the Highland he served for two years. He has also served Park neighborhood with his wife, theatre and on the board of directors for the League of visual artist Christina Selian. Their older son, Resident Theatres (LORT), and the Wash- Maximilian, is writing his doctoral disserta- ington Square Park Community Association. tion in Sociology at the University of Illinois, He currently serves on the corporate board Chicago. Their younger son, Augustus, is an for the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester River- actor in New York City. side Convention Center and the board of the CHRISTOPHER MANNELLI (Executive Rochester Downtown Development Corpora- Director) joined Geva in 2016 from Victory tion (RDDC) as a member of the executive Gardens Theater in Chicago, a Tony Award- and nominating committees. Chris grew up winning institution dedicated to new plays on Long Island and began his career as an and playwrights, where he has served as actor and a musician, touring nationally and Managing Director. During his five-year ten- internationally. He holds a BA in opera per- ure he led the reorganization of the institution formance from the SUNY Geneseo School of and was responsible for the strategic plan- Performing Arts, an MFA in Arts Leadership ning, fundraising, and audience development from DePaul University, and an Executive initiatives that created the theatre’s new busi- Scholars Certificate in Nonprofit Manage- ness model. Chris oversaw numerous award- ment from Northwestern University’s Kellogg winning productions, increased contributed School of Management.

www.GevaTheatre.org 15 LESSONS FROM The Bleeding Class By Theresa M. Davis, Dramaturg

“What’s that? ‘Ah.’ Like you got me all figured out now? You solved the big mystery of how someone like me can even exist in the same universe as fancy Mr. Farraday? I mean I coulda been a colleague or a mentee or his housekeeper... you don’t know.” —Sugar, in The Bleeding Class e don’t know, so we need to be Wschooled. How quick are we to jump to conclusions about someone based on a first meeting? Characters in the world ofThe Bleeding Class make assumptions about Adina “Sugar” Moreno, a thirty-something Dominican-American from the Bronx who works as a professional escort. You might have had a disparaging thought once you read the word, “escort.” Yet, playwright Chisa Hutchinson is quick to assure, “I know, I know, but this ain’t that, not an [Law and Order] SVU cameo, you know?” But do we know? Or, are we quick to put Sugar into a familiar stereotypical box of indifference? In all of her work, Hutchinson strives to open and unpack weighty matters: social injustice, racial discord, systemic oppression, medi- cal ethics, and more. If you are squeamish Playwright Chisa Hutchinson or concerned about how much challenging material you can handle during these class sessions—have no fear. Hutchinson is adept at dealing with difficult topics without harsh accusations. “Despite dealing with the heavy subject matter, the plays are actually still pretty funny. I hope.” In the style of surreal satire, Hutchinson proffers both socio-political grit and guffaw. She acts as a “Virgil” persona, guiding us through the minefield of our preconceived notions, assumptions, or initial presumptions of a person’s value or worth. In Scene Three, of The Bleeding Class, Dr. Wesley Pennington dissuades Sugar from leaving, stating, “You’re too valuable.”

SUGAR: I am? DR. PENNINGTON: I... think you could be, yes. SUGAR: I could be valuable? I could be valuable, but liiiiike what, the jury’s still out?

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Yes, the jury is still out as Dr. Pennington, other characters, and we—the audience— wrestle with the quandary of Sugar’s worth. Does she hold value as a human? Or is her worth connected only to the potential service she can provide? Her value becomes mon- etized by those who seek to take advantage of her. In this context, Sugar brings to mind Mrs. Henrietta Lacks and countless others who have been exploited for medical gain. When asked if Henrietta Lacks came to mind while writing The Bleeding Class, Hutchinson responded, “Yes,” throughout the process. Mrs. Lacks was a young mother of five who went to Baltimore’s John Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding in 1951. Unbeknownst to her, a sample of her cells re- trieved during a biopsy was sent to prominent cancer and virus researcher, Dr. George Gey. He discovered that her cells were unlike any he had ever seen. Her cells were unique because they did not die during testing; they doubled every 20 to 24 hours. And Henrietta Lacks’ cells—now called the HeLa line—are used to this day. Because of her, doctors can study the effects of toxins, drugs, hormones, and viruses on cancer cells’ growth without experimenting on humans. All this, yet, no one shared these findings with Mrs. Lacks or her family until 1975, more than two decades after Mrs. Lacks’ death. U.S. history is rife with painful examples of Black Americans being used as “guinea pigs” in medical experiments. In addition to Henrietta Lacks, Chisa Hutchinson cites three other ex- amples relevant to The Bleeding Class, including Sara “Saartje” Baartman, whom promoters nicknamed the “Hottentot Venus” as well as the enslaved women, Lucy, Anarcha, Betsey, and those forgotten women who were forced to endure the tortures of J. Marion Sims, the “father of modern gynecology.” And we must remember the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which approximately 600 Black men were intentionally infected with Syphilis and left untreated by the U.S. Public Health Service so it could study the progression of the disease. It takes no great leap of imagination to understand The Bleeding Class’ salient relevance. Even as our current president shows a willingness to expose even his closest associates and the general public at large, this play hits incredibly close to home. All one has to do is look at the frenzied race to find a reliable coronavirus vaccine. However, Hutchinson did not write this play during the pandemic—she came up with the idea last year: “I was thinking, ‘Oh, what a crazy idea if there were a virus ravaging the world with everyone in their own space, fearful of one another.’ And then I started writing it. [I thought] what if the people who saved us…were Black and Brown people? And we’d explore their humanity while they work the case of the mysterious virus. That was the idea behind it. And then it be- came a whole other thing, once it actually started happening in real life.”

www.GevaTheatre.org 17 Ahead of the game, Hutchinson’s subject matter is not only on point; it is before the point, and at times leaves audiences with an eerie sense of what’s to come. With this gift, she embod- ies the role of artist as seer, predicting our future, whether we like it or not. She also has a sharp-edged ear for dialogue and creates characters who, like Sugar, have an impish sense of humor and a willingness to boldly speak truth to power. Said Hutchinson: “I very much gravitate towards loud, outspoken sort of emotionally flat- footed people. I love people who you know exactly where you stand with them at all times because they just cannot hide who they are. They’re always true to themselves, no matter what the situation is, you know, and they will always tell the truth of themselves to you. And I really, I admire people like that who just have nothing to hide. [While working on the play,] I thought, What a gift to have someone like Sugar be involved in this process. Someone so generous with herself already, like not just physically, because she’s a [prostitute], but generous with [all of] herself in that she’s really has no secrets. She’s very open. And having someone like that volunteer herself...I think it just felt right that it needed to be heard somewhere in my career.” Sugar’s motivation to be a part of the medical experiment stems from a place of altruism, a belief that she has something to contribute to the world. It’s the philosophy of Ubuntu, which, as described by Mpho Tutu van Furth, “[In] very broad terms is an ethic of interdependence. It’s an ethic that recognizes that everything that I do has an effect on you and your well-being. And everything that you do has an effect on me and my well-being. Although we are different people, we are essentially interconnected. And that is a truth that is not limited to Africa or South Africa. It’s a truth that is universal.” If one recognizes and embodies Ubuntu’s truth, like Sugar, there is a generous willingness to acknowledge that we are all connected, and to act on that connection. What will you learn— about Sugar, or maybe even yourself—in The Bleeding Class(room)?

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STAFF LEADERSHIP COSTUMES STAGE MANAGEMENT MELISSA BOYACK CASEY McNAMARA DANA ANGELLIS Director of Marketing Costume Shop Manager DAN PARKER Stage Managers SKIP GREER JANICE FERGER Director of Education/Artist Draper MARKETING & ADVANCEMENT in Residence AMANDA RIEKSTINS KATHERINE McCARTHY Graphic Designer JENN LYONS First Hand Director of Production TYLER CASSIDY-HEACOCK NOEL O'DAY Manager of Annual Giving ALANA SANSONE Costume Craftsperson Director of Finance EMILY RHONE and Operations MICHAELA LINCOLN Manager of Special Events Stitcher AMANDA SERIANNI-DAVIS LAURA SADOWSKI WARDROBE & WIGS Director of Institutional Administrative Assistant KARIN ECKERT & Database Manager Advancement Supervisor AUDIENCE SERVICES JENNI WERNER LIGHTING Literary Director/ TIMOTHY INTILI DEREK A. MADONIA Director of Ticketing Resident Dramaturg Lighting Supervisor JOHN HAMOLSKY PIRRONNE CHRIS NIMICK Ticket Services Manager YOUSEFZADEH Electrician/ Board Operator Director of Engagement/ KATHERINE KUHN Associate Artistic Director MICHAEL REHOR Subscription Coordinator Electrician EDUCATION ANDREW GERMUGA LARA BIDUS RHYNER SOUND ASHLEY ROBB-CROCKETT Associate Director of Education ANDREW MARK WILHELM Box Office Associates Sound Supervisor DANNY HOSKINS SCOTT FALKOWSKI JACK LANGERAK JOHN WILCOX Guest Services Manager BRIGITT MARKUSFELD Audio Engineer JONATHAN NTHEKETHE KEITH BULLIS DELORES JACKSON RADNEY PROPERTIES LAURA CHEKOW MARCY SAVASTANO THERESA PIERCE KEN KOBAN SHAWNDA URIE Props Supervisor WENDY MANCARELLA MARGARET ESTHER WINTER ROUMPAPAS Artist/Educators BUTCH KANE House Managers Props Artisan LITERARY SARAH TRINE FRANCISCA DA SILVIERA SCENERY CONSTRUCTION Kitchen Supervisor Assistant Literary Director / ERIK BENSON Dramaturg Technical Director NANETTE FALCHI Gift Shop Coordinator JEAN GORDON RYON CHRIS DAKE Literary Associate/ Asst. Technical Director FINANCE & OPERATIONS Dramaturg FRANK DEL VECCHIO SARA STABLEY Associate Director of Finance ARTISTIC Stage Ops Carpenter ANGELA GIUSEPPETTI LAURIE MASOOD Company Manager MAYA SCHUETZ Finance Volunteer Carpenter CAITLIN MILIZIA ANNA BECK Management Associate Finance Assistant

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2020-2021 SEASON SPONSOR Glover-Crask Charitable Trust* STAR ESL Federal Credit Union Gray Locey CPA, PC ($1,000 - $1,499) Hedonist Artisan Chocolates Actors’ Equity Foundation 2020-2021 HONORARY Hurlbut Care Communities Alstom Signaling, Inc. SEASON PRODUCER Julia K Caters Gallina Development Corporation Drs. Dawn & Jacques Lipson M&T Bank Iron Smoke Distillery Life Enhancing Fund Madeline’s Catering, LLC Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Co., Inc. at The Community Foundation National New Play Network Paychex, Inc. News 10 NBC Robinson & Gordon CPA, PC EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Nixon Peabody LLP The Vesper ($25,000+) Guido & Ellen Palma Foundation* City of Rochester Rubens Family Foundation* LEADING PERFORMER County of Monroe Vitality Grant in Arts & Culture ($500 - $999) William & Sheila Konar Foundation* from The Community Foundation All Season Property & Services MAP Fund Wegmans Food Markets* 2strive Media, Inc. Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust** Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation* 55 Plus Magazine New York State Council on the Arts** Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Applied Audio & Theater Supply The Shubert Foundation WDKX FM Exele Information Systems, Inc. WHAM 1180 Mardon Tool & Die Co. CO-PRODUCER WLGZ Legends Nocon & Associates*** ($10,000 - $24,999) WPXY FM Riedman Foundation Avangrid Foundation */*** The Drive FM ROC Brewing Co. Buckingham Properties, LLC State Farm Deborah Ham Whitt Agency COMIDA ASSISTANT PRODUCER The One Night Stand Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation* ($2,500 - $4,999) Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation Davenport-Hatch Foundation Max A. Adler Charitable Foundation Donald F. & Maxine B. Davison Foundation* Ames-Amzalak Memorial Trust FEATURED PERFORMER DeCarolis Truck Rental in Memory of Henry Ames, ($250 - $499) Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation Semon Amzalak & Dan Amzalak* ABR Wholesalers, Inc. Joan and Harold Feinbloom Supporting Caldwell Manufacturing Co. Goat Factory Media Entertainment Foundation* Center for Adolescent & Young Adult Health Matthews & Fields Lumber Co., Inc. The Donna Fielding Memorial Fund Cobblestone Capital Advisors, LLP Flaum Management Company, Inc. Forté Capital, LLC MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAMS FOX Rochester Mark & Barbara Hargrave Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Harro East Athletic Club Hard of Hearing Clarity Fund Amica Companies Foundation Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP at The Community Foundation AXA Foundation Heveron & Company, CPAs, PLLC Hildebrandt Family Artistic Enhancement Bank of America KeyBank Fund Constellation Brands, Inc. News 8 WROC-TV immaginé Photography Dell Foundation Rochester Regional Health Konar Properties Diamond Packaging Rockcastle Florist Marshall Street Bar & Grill ExxonMobil Foundation St. John’s Monroe’s Restaurant Harris Corporation ServiceMaster Native Eatery and Bar IBM Joseph & Irene Skalny Charitable Trust* Rochester Riverside Convention Center Johnson & Johnson Tasteful Connections, Inc. Catering Johnson Controls Foundation John F. Wegman Fund* Theatre Development Fund OppenheimerFunds WARM 101.3 Radio – NSYCA/TDF TAP Plus 13WHAM TV Unter Biergarten WXXI Waldon Rise Foundation WYSL ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ($5,000 - $9,999) DIRECTOR All Occasions Catering & Events Planning ($1,500 - $2,499) Chase Goforth Electric, Inc. Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation* Leo’s Bakery & Deli *Education Supporter Excellus BlueCross BlueShield* Polisseni Foundation **Literary, New Works or Hornets’ Nest Supporter The Joseph and Anna Gartner Foundation ***Home for the Holidays Supporter

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ASSISTANT PRODUCER Werner Schenk ($25,000+) ($2,500 - $4,999) Kelly & Kathleen Shea PS Anonymous Anonymous Gail Shoemaker Daniel & Elizabeth Abbas PS Richard & Sandy Stein Allen+ & Joyce Boucher PS PS Dr. Dawn Lipson Deanna G. Baker** Franceen Elias-Stein & Todd Stein David & Anna Marie Barclay PS James & Georgine StengerPS (Honorary Season Producer) John & Mary Bartholomew Bob & Gayle StilesPS The Gouvernet Arts Fund at The Carol & John Bennett PS Jim & Pam StoffelPS Community Foundation Barbara Berman John S. TrittenPS (Fielding Stage Season Sponsor) Nelson Adrian Blish PS Scott Turner & Mary Worboys-TurnerPS Robert & Diane Boni Patricia Ward-Baker CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Patrick & Gail Burke Skip & Karen Warren ($10,000-$24,999) Philip & Sharon BurkePS Philip & Anne Wehrheim Anonymous (2) David J. & Margaret M. Burns John WilliamsPS Ted & Peggy BoucherPS Margaret & Tim Busch Ms. Kathleen R. Whelehan Barbara & John BruningPS Stephanie Caffera Deborah Wilson PS David & Patricia Gardner Mary Allison Callaway Herb Winkelmann, Jr. Joanne Gianniny Center for Adolescent Helen A. Zamboni & Steven I. Rosen & Young Adult HealthPS Laurel Pace Essie Calhoun-McDavidPS DIRECTOR Eric & Elizabeth Rennert*PS PS Suzanne & Allan Chapman ($1,500 - $2,499) Stephen+ & Elise Rosenfeld Mary CowdenPS Abby & Doug Bennett Joan & Ken SlaterPS Gloria Culver & Joe AndersonPS Drs. Karen & Mark Blazey Matt Squires Ann Dozier & Guy Martin PS David L. Brooks Janet & John Tyler Hope & Lance DrummondPS William Buckingham Krestie Utech PS Peter Fackler & Kelly BarrettPS Ed & Sarah Bullard Charis & Rich WarshofPS Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Feingold John & Linda Buttrill Sherwin & Linda Richard & Joan Fenton*PS Jeanne Carlivati Cornell Weinstein*PS Barbara & Patrick Fulford Dr. John J. Condemi PS Joyce & William Weir PS Christina Gullo & John A. Mueller Mark Cuddy & Christina Selian Sue & Jim HaefnerPS Barbara de Leeuw Terry & Eileen HartmannPS Raymond Dreher & Dr. Elaine Tunaitis CO-PRODUCER Dr. Tomas C. Hernandez Peter & Suzanne Durant ($7,500-$9,999) PS & Dr. Keith S. Reas* Bill Eggers & Deborah McLean Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Nan & Tom HildebrandtPS Louise W. Epstein Norman HortonPS Gwendolyn & David HoffbergPS David Evans & Sheree Usiatynski Barbara LaVerdi & Bryan DonnellyPS Daniel & Barbara Hoffman James & Kathy Farrar Dr. Sidney & Barbara Sobel In Memory of Lisa Hoffman, Joan Feinbloom who loved her Geva Family Betsy T. Friedman & Ram W. Rapoport ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Lloyd A. HolmesPS Paul & Mary Fromm ($5,000-$7,499) Jean Horton Lindsay & John Garrett Dennis & Mary BassettPS Jack & Harriette Howitt Michelle & Lucas Grosodonia Maiola PS PS Ralph F. Jozefowicz, M.D. Nancy D. Hessler John & Betsy Carver PS Don & Janet Charles Harold & Christine Kurland Carol E. Hopkins Connie L. Leary Dan & Deena Hucko Dr. Eric M. Dreyfuss PS PS Dan & Nancy Loughran Cleve Killingsworth & Daren Chentow Dave & Nance Fiedler Carol & Nick LovePS Glenn & Nancy Koch Bob & Mary Anne Fox Dan & Kiki MaharPS Paul & Lynne Kroner Jack+ & Bonnie Garner Annabelle MartinPS Kathleen King & John Laing* Richard & Kim GrayPS Faheem & Laurie MasoodPS Diane & Stephen LaLonde Pamela & Ken HinesPS Pamela McGreevy Mary Ellen Lansing Jack & Barbara KraushaarPS Peter & Beth MessnerPS Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Diane & Jerry McCuePS Michael & Frances Millard Carol A. Lewis Dan & Jo-Ann O’Brien Michael & Mary Ninnie Edith M. Lord PS Don & Robin Pulver PS Frank Novak & Paul Muto Staffan & Lee Lundback Dr. Vivian PalladoroPS Wes & Mary Micket Kathy Purcell PS Vicki & Richard SchwartzPS Wolfgang Pfizenmaier Paul & Barbara Mitacek** Loren & Janet RanalettaPS James C. Moore Wolf & Elizabeth Seka Janet S. Reed & Geraldine Biddle Moore Maggie & Charlie SymingtonPS PS Averil & Michael Riley Emily Neece & Alan Ziegler Kim & Janet Tenreiro Dr. Gerald & Maxine RosenPS Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf PS PS Mimi & Sam Tilton Raymond H. Ruby Family Fund Shree Pandya Dr. Stephen R. Webb Mr. John B. Rumsey David & Marjorie Perlman Carol J. Whitbeck Laura J. SadowskiPS Anne & Rob Quivey Eric I. Zeller Drs. Carl & OJ Sahler PS Phyllis C.+ & David A.+ Reynolds

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DIRECTOR’S FORUM (cont.) Judith & Richard Steinheider Meg & Bill Lloyd Sharon Stiller Barbara & John Lovenheim Dr. Ramon & Judith Ricker Joshua Stubbe & Katie Baynes Christopher & Susan Luedde Robert & Hedria Saltzman Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Thomas Madejski Gary B. Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Justin L. Vigdor Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Dick Schieck & Joan Semrau Thomas & Ann Ward Mr. & Mrs. Michael Magee Sharon & Leal Smith David J. Welker Massie Family Fund Malcolm & Elaine Spaull Charlotte & Norman Wright at The Community Foundation Mr. David L. Williams James McBride & Rev. Nancy D. Stevens LEADING PERFORMER H. Winn McCray Mary Kay & Bill Taber ($500 – $999) Mrs. Jeanne B. McHugh Meg & Tom Therkildsen Anonymous Daniel M. Meyers Susan & Robert Touhsaent Anonymous*** Sanford & Jill Miller James True & Deborah McGrath Karen Abbas Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland David & Marca Anderson JoAnn Morreale Nina Walker Philip Andolina Don & Roxann Muller Tom & Marianne Walsh David & Jan Angus Helen Newman Pierce & Elizabeth Webb Gloria J. Baciewicz Marie & Donald Oakleaf Sandy Baldwin Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace STAR Betsy Ann Balzano Elizabeth Osta & George D. VanArsdale ($1,000 - $1,499) Bancroft-Tubbs Family Fund Lois & John Palomaki Anonymous Steven Barbash Dom & June Piazza Carol Adler Marcia & Bruce Bates Thomas & Nancy Poeth Allan C. Anderson Marcia & Eric Birken Patricia & Edward Polidor Frank & Catherine Angevine Jeff & Kathy Bowen Dr. Lee D. Pollan Michael & Susan Bargmann Dr. Donald L. & Mary C. Boyd Mary Jane Proschel Jeanne M. Beecher Jane Capellupo Ken & Sheila Reasoner Alan & Lisa Bloom Edward J. & Margaret Grady Cavalier Elizabeth & Larry Rice Brendan & Mary Brady Gary & Roxane Chadwick Nancy Robbins John & Johanna Brennan Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy Marchaesi Charles & Carolyn Ruffing Kate Callery & Michael Nazar Keith & Celeste Cleary David W. Ryon Natalie & J. Richard Ciccone Richard Coulombre Victor & Eileen Salerno CPLM Charitable Checking Account Katherine Cove Peggy W. Savlov Joan S. Dalberth Susan & Frank Crego Letty Gail Schacht Doug & Stephanie Dickman Alison & John Currie Francie & Larry Schenck Joel & Katy DiMarco Jackie Davidson Jim & Daria Shaw Janice B. Durfee Susan Davis Joseph E. Simpson Ms. Susanna Ferris Dan & Jody DiLoreto Robert & Norma Snyder Ann & Steve Fox Marjorie & Stephen Elder Jacqueline & Robert+ Sperandio Bob & Bobbie Freitag Joel & Dottie Elias Carol & Raymond Stark George & Helen Greer Advised Fund Judith A. Emmanuel Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck at The Community Foundation Sherman & Anne Farnham Dr. Robert & Sally Stookey Klaus & Brigitte Gueldenpfennig Lynn & Neil Farrar Thomas & Linda Sullivan*** Elmer C. Hartman Elizabeth Fisher Thomas & Kelli Tarkowski The Buffalo Hoffmans Barbara L. Frank Benjamin & Saundra Wallace H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Marcia & David Gann Jean Carty Weaver Judy & Norm Karsten M. Lois Gauch Stephen Wershing Robert & Patricia Larson Philip C. & Beverly C. Gelsomino II & Gaelen McCormick Mr. Robert L. Lowenthal, Jr. Todd & Stephanie Green Susan & Paul Wilkens Patrick Macey & Jerry Casey Martin & Sherrie Handelman Henry Williams & Barbara Dimmick Nanci Malin & Abe Weiss Joe & Linda Hanna Kitty J. Wise Bruce & Eleanor McLear Marilyn & Dick Hare Peter Woods*** Ralph & Martha Meyer Brud & Molly Hedges Peg Wu*** Duane & Ida Miller Barb & Art Hirst Dr. Gary & Ruth Myers John & Barbara Holder FEATURED PERFORMER Kathy & Ted Nixon Dan & Sandy Hollands ($250 - $499) Dr. Alan Nye & Nancy BB Meyer-Nye Ned+ & Louise Holmes Anonymous (5) Dr. Avice O’Connell Mary M. Huth Nancy Gaede & Karl Abbott & Dr. Timothy O’Connell Douglas & MaryAnne Jones Don & Janet Anderson William J. O’Connor Jr. Ebets & Tom Judson Janet B. Anderson Jane Parker & Fran Cosentino Lori & Frank Karbel Betsy & Gerald Archibald Sandra Parker Karen Kehoe Bob & Dawn Auerhahn Elke Phillips, Phyllis A. Kemmerer Virginia Bacheler & Skip Battaglia in memory of James R. Phillips Mark & Mona Friedman Kolko Mr. Robert D. Baden William & Patricia Rahn Robert & Judy Kukol Ed & Joan Bangel Deborah Ronnen Terrie & Tom Lee Lon Baratz & Joseph Arena Daniel Ryan Nancy & Howard LeVant Michael Bellanca Sayre Family Incentive Fund Doris & Austin Leve John S. Beneway Schreiner Family Fund Amy Libenson & Brett Shulman Jon & Patricia Bertucci

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Linda Betstadt Lori Green Gentry & Maggie Politte Barbara Billingsley Benita Greenfield Rev. Okke & Kathy Postma Bette Blakeney & Jim Dulmage Richard Groth, RFG Associates, Inc. Jay & Margaret Rachfal John & Cindy Blawski Mr. & Mrs. Earl Gurell Josanne Reaves Nancy Bloom & Alan Cohen Michael & Megan Gurell James Reed Dennis & Amy Boike Douglas Hague, Dr. Meredith E. Reiniger Darlene M. Bradley In Memory of Ellen Hague Dale Renfer Patricia Bradley Karl & Diana Hamann Valerie & Stefan Reuss George E.D. & Sandra Brady Polly Hanna Nancy Rice Emily Breitkopf Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hasiuk Karen M. Rinefierd Bertha R. Brinkley Mary E. Haverfield Joseph & Lois Rixner James D. Brown Chris & Lisa Hayes Russell R. Roberts Josh Bruner Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Bruce & Marilyn Burkey Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Hermann Lewis Rothberg Larry & Veronica Burling Linda & Dirk Hightower Remi Sandri Nancy Burns Grant Holcomb Margaret & Richard Schenkel Mary Ellen Burris Sheila Hollander Kenneth Schirmuhly Richard & Peggy Burton Audrey Holly David Schraver Lori Busch Don & Polly Hunsberger & Nancy Danforth Schraver Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Ann Caprio Gail & Howie Jehan Drs. David & Carolyn Schuler Jeffrey Carlson Ms. Mary Jo Karpenko Jon & Katherine Schumacher Harriet & Jeff Carter Rabbi Alan & Jan Katz Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Tomas Cassada Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kay Mrs. Carolyn Selbig Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Casselman William & Jean Keplinger William A. Shaw Cynthia Christy & Ralph Manchester Edward E. Klehr Marvin A. & Joan E. Shulman Jack & Barbara Clarcq Joe & Dale Klein Advised Fund E. A. Claypoole John Knop Norm & Jane Silverstein Janet & Nelson Cole Ellen & Charles Konar Judith & Michael Slade Dr. & Mrs. Patrick J. & Linda Z. Condry Thomas Krugh Greg & Karen Sloan Dennis & Sharon Conheady Robert & Sarah Kuehl Carolyn Smith Toby Cook Kim Kvocka & Brownlee Field Charles H. Speirs Carol & Stuart Cooper Kathleen & Alfred Laitenberger* Jean & Harold Stacey Tom & Linda Cribbs David & Andrea Lambert Fred & Mabel Stehler Charles & Mary Crockett Bob & Kathy Landon Howard & Nancy Stewart Dee & Bert Crofton John & Margaret Lausin* Mrs. Helga Strasser Joe & Judy Darweesh Dr. Paul A. Law Gina Suriano Jack Glickman & Jacqueline Davis John Lebens & Florence Higgins Thomas & Rose Swartz Bill & Linda Delaney Litt Family Fund Frank & Rose Swiskey Joseph DeRuyter Maxine Long & Bill McCleary Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Anthony D’Imperio Jenny Lloyd & Connie Gates Robert Thompson Ken & Linda Dingman Deborah Lydick Brad VanAuken & Stacey Miller Mary Dinnan Mr. H. Edwin Maier Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Lynette Dolby & Sandra McDonald & Ms. Barbara-Ann Mattle Charlene Varnis & James Vallino Dan & Mary Draper Christopher & Rita Mannelli Gerald & Beverly Verbridge Rose E. Dreher Ruth & Alfred Marchetti Susan B. Volpel Kevin & Marie Duhamel Becky & Joe Marinelli Patricia H. Wehle Patricia C. Dunn Dr. & Mrs. Sanford J. & Suzanne Mayer Ann D. Weintraub Dr. Frederick Dushay Gail Mazur Robert S. Westfall Carol & Dana Ebersole-Weiss Tom & Emily McCall Jamie & Sally Whitbeck Judith & Dean Ekberg Dr. George McVey Helen Wiley & Marian Payson Larry & Peggy Elliot Steve Metzger John & Laurie Witmeyer Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell Mary Lou Meyers, M.D. Susan & Larry Yovanoff David Fergusson & Joyce Nakada Hilda J. Milham Chelsea Zayas Clara Firth Annette Miller & Lauren Frank Charlie & Judy Zettek Neil & Sandra Frankel Deborah Mulford & David Szulgit Mary Lou & David Zimpfer Lisabeth Frarey & Michael Christie Sarah Nemetz, MD & Michel Berg, MD Benson & Mindy Zoghlin Bruce & Elizabeth Freeland Thomas & Ronnie Nescot Dr. David Gandell, M.D. James & Lois Norman PS Playwright’s Society & Rev. Dahn D. Gandell Jennie Oberholtzer (donors who have made a three-year Ellen Garfinkel Sally Olivier commitment to Geva’s Annual Fund) Andrew Germanow Philip Palumbo Richard & Joyce Gilbert Marty Palumbos *Education Supporter R.T. Gilman Family Charitable Gift Fund Eric & Penelope Pankow **Literary, New Works or Joy Goodman Cassandra Petsos Hornets’ Nest Suppporter William & Susan Gornall Thomas Petrillo & William Reamy Ray & Ellen Grabb Travis & Kathleen Piper ***Home for the Holidays Supporter Dr. & Mrs. William & Ruth Grace Richard & Susan Pixley + Deceased We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these donor lists. However, if you see an error or omission, please accept our apology, and kindly call the Advancement Office at (585) 420-2004.

www.GevaTheatre.org 23 TRIBUTESWHO'S WHO

Geva Theatre Center thanks the following individuals for their generous contributions. (Donations listed are for the time period 11/1/2019 through 10/31/2020.) IN MEMORY OF … Lisa Helen Hoffman George Tuck John & Jackie Borek Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen George F. Aberle The Buffalo Hoffmans Mary Martin Ronald & Beverly Michalski Margene Wagstaff & Lois Anderson Rotary Club of Rochester Southwest Marcy & Ray Kraus Werner J. Baum Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Dr. Roselyn Freedman-Baum Sharon Stiller Mike Wexler Judy Joy Weidenborner Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Lauri Berns Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Dorothy Jacobson Stan Zinn Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Allen Boucher Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Jane Johnson Laura J. Sadowski Catherine Fonte IN HONOR OF … Sherwin & Linda Cornell Weinstein Theresa Kacerguis Ben Barbash Katherine Carey Steven Barbash Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Susan Davis Dennis & Mary Bassett Elaine Primavera Kraus Dr. Derek Chapman Frank Del Vecchio & Jonathan Andrade Jim Kraus Dr. Daniel S. Daniel Jeanne Ferrando & Fern Marlan Daniel Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Ronda Factor & Eric Schmittou Clarence W. Lambert Carol & Nick Love Ed & Terry Grissing Dr. Dawn Lipson George Del Vecchio Peter & Beth Messner Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Dr. Hobart Lerner Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf Laura J. Sadowski Carol & Nick Love Laura J. Sadowski Matt & Alana Sansone Marinka Docheva Chuck Lundeen Pam & Neal Sherman Omar Anbari Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Mimi & Sam Tilton Carol & Nick Love Blake & Karen Webber June & Roger Emblidge Laura J. Sadowski Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Ted & Peggy Boucher Saul Marsh Chris & Lisa Hayes David Flaum Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Frank Cavallo John L. Olivier Chris & Susan Bord Betty Frost Sally Olivier Barb & Tom Klein Mark Cuddy Lois Posner Anonymous (4) Jack Garner Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Stewart & Barbara Agor Vicki & Roger Brown Betzy Ann Balzano Marjorie Relin Betsy & John Carver Pam Barrale & Libby Ford Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Sara Berger & Ginny Tucker Nancy Blanda Terry & Eileen Hartmann Dr. William H. Saunders, Jr. Jeff & Kathy Bowen J. Ford Huffman Anonymous Carol & Nick Love Melissa Boyack Bill & Sharon Boyd Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf June Shulman Maria Brandt Catherine Riley Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Ileen Sadowski Debi & Ralph Brenner Laura J. Sadowski Klaus Siebert Leo Brideau Mimi & Sam Tilton Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Patricia Brogan Nina Walker Mr. & Mrs. Peter O. Brown Helen Zamboni & Steven I. Rosen Murray Steinfink Josh Bruner Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Melinda Buckley Dr. David Hanson Margaret & Tim Busch Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Elliott Stern Kate Callery & Michael Nazar Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Stuart & Carol Cooper Lisa Hoffman, Pat D. who loved her Geva Family Robert W. Sweeney Roger L. Easton, Jr. Daniel & Barbara Hoffman Gerald G. Estes Carolyn Ettinger

24 2020-2021 Season WHO'STRIBUTES WHO

Amy Ferris Shree Pandya Steve Georas, MD Joe Flaherty John & Sue Porubek Lisa Beck Kate Flynn Kathy Purcell Terry Hartmann Deborah Franco John Ricks Mairead Hartmann & Seun Lisabeth Frarey & Michael Christie Russ Roberts Oyesiku Peter & Nancy Gaess Steve Rosen Thelma Gliottone Jamal & Pam Rossi Yaj Hauser Jocelyn Goldberg-Schaible Jeanne B. Rowe Capt. Joe Bradley Pat Gray Dennis & Jeanne Roy Barbara Kraushaar Todd & Stephanie Green Bob Russell The Zurcher Family Benita Greenfield Laura J. Sadowski Emma Griffin Peggy Savlov Emily Neece Sara & Peter Hartman Suzanne & Michael Schnittman Tiffany Paine Terry & Eileen Hartmann Dahl Schultz & Barbara Howard Sue & Ray Hengelsberg Mary Scollan Nannette Nocon Charlotte & Raul Herrera Cheryl Shepherd Linda Epstein & Robin Benmergui Nancy Hessler Deborah Stendardi Daniel & Barbara Hoffman Georgine & Jim Stenger Peter & Margaret Grant Holcomb Jim & Pam Stoffel Ann Nelson Dan & Sandy Hollands Mary Sutherland James Holloway Mary Kay & Bill Taber Laura Sadowski Don & Polly Hunsberger Helen Tortorici Patricia Donoghue Marshall Jones, III Ken & Mollie Traub Suzanne & Jeffrey Teringo Lynne & Paul Kroner Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Alana Sansone Lori Sawchuck LaPier Janet & John Tyler High Island Oil Corp. Dr. Paul A. Law Krestie Utech Rebecca & Paul Leclair Brad VanAuken June Shulman Marie & Richard Leistman Lisa Vitale Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Jenny Lloyd & Connie Gates Nina Walker Lee & Staffan Lundback Tom & Kathy Wetherell Virginia Skuse H. Edwin Maier & Barbara-Ann Mattle Sue Whan Trish & John Cadwallader Taimi Marple Kitty J. Wise Jennifer & Mark Keyloun James & Linda McCann Carol & Steven Yahoodik Richard & Nancy Skuse Daniel M. Meyers Robert & Roxanne Skuse James & Geraldine Biddle Moore Janice Ferger, Katie McCarthy Emily Neece & Alan Ziegler & Lara Rhyner Maggie Symington Jennie Oberholtzer Mary Tiballi Hoffman Thomas Huber Dr. Avice O’Connell & Dr. Timothy O’Connell Kate Garvey John Williams Elizabeth Osta & Dave VanArsdale Meghan Garvey Susan & Larry Yovanoff

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www.GevaTheatre.org 25 GEVA LEGACY SOCIETY

Geva Theatre Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following friends of the theatre who have formalized their commitment to Geva in their estate plans:

Anonymous (2) Nancy D. Hessler Maggie & Charlie Symington Bruce B. Bates Norman Horton Kim & Janet Tenreiro Jeanne M. Beecher Jack & Barbara Kraushaar John R. Tyler, Jr. Helen H. Berkeley Dr. Hobart A.+ & Mrs. Elinor O. Lerner Brad VanAuken Beverly T. Bowen* Drs. Dawn & Jacques+ Lipson Elizabeth VanHorn* John & Betsy Carver Richard Malinich* Linda Cornell Weinstein Ernestine W. Murray Chandler* Emily Neece & Alan Ziegler Henry W. Williams, Jr. Derek & Janice Chapman* Dr. Ramon & Judith Ricker Catharine J. Wise Donna Fielding* William G. Ritz Robert B. Wolf Elizabeth Fisher Marie Roberts & Mary Alice Wolf* Bob & Mary Anne Fox Harry Rosen Helen A. Zamboni David & Linda Friedman Stephen I. Rosenfeld* Jay+ & Betsy T. Friedman Laura J. Sadowski Barbara & Patrick Fulford James G. Scanzaroli* * Gift has been realized Julia Grant Vicki & Richard Schwartz +Deceased Jean Edgcumb Groff* Joan & Ken Slater Richard & Marilyn Hare Ms. Rusty Smith

We would be delighted to know if you have included Geva in your estate plans, so that we may appropriately honor you. For information about the Legacy Society, please contact Laura Sadowski at (585) 420-2041 or [email protected].

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these donor lists. However, if you see an error or omission, please accept our apology, and kindly call the Advancement Office at (585) 420-2004.

Geva’s Audio Description Program is named after LISA HELEN HOFFMAN who fearlessly advocated for access to the arts for individuals who are blind or low vision. She will always be remembered. October 2019

26 2020-2021 Season CURTAIN CALL SUPPORTERS Geva Theatre Center thanks the following donors for their generous contributions to Curtain Call 2020, the theatre’s annual fundraising gala.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Center for Adolescent Kathy & Ted Nixon ESL Charitable Foundation & Young Adult Health Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf Suzanne & Allan Chapman Dr. Alan Nye & Nancy BB Meyer-Nye ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Barry Childs Dresden Engle Olcott Constellation Brands Inc. E. A. Claypoole Laurel Pace Nocon & Associates – Marc Cohen Shree Pandya A Private Wealth Advisory Carey & Janice Corea Peter & Alison Pellittieri Practice of Ameriprise Financial Mark Cuddy & Christina Selian Wolfgang Pfizenmaier Services, Inc. Thomas Cummings & Beverly Ludke Rev. Okke & Kathy Postma Barbara & John Bruning Barbara de Leeuw Loren & Janet Ranaletta Barbara LaVerdi & Bryan Donnelly Hope Drummond Laura Sadowski Peter Fackler & Kelly Barrett Matt & Alana Sansone ASSISTANT PRODUCERS Steve & Elizabeth Fantone Charlene & Hans Schoenenberger Dennis & Mary Bassett Blanche Fenster Olga Selioutski Philip & Sharon Burke Dave & Nance Fiedler Kelly & Kathleen Shea Bob & Mary Anne Fox Kara Finnigan Dr. Sidney & Barbara Sobel Pam Giambrone Susan Friedman & Robert Paine Deborah Stendardi Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Joan Gaylord Paul & Robin Suwijn Labella Associates, P.C. Suzanne Gouvernet The Sweeney Family Diane & Jerry McCue Gray Locey CPA Charlie & Maggie Symington Nixon Peabody LLP Todd & Stephanie Green Lois Taubman Kim & Janet Tenreiro Benita Greenfield Mimi & Sam Tilton Judie & Jay Griffin James True & Deborah McGrath IN-KIND SUPPORT Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Brad VanAuken & Stacey Miller Conolly Printing Christina Gullo & John A. Mueller Judy & Erik von Bucher Terry & Eileen Hartmann Dr. Stephen R. Webb ADDITIONAL SUPPORT Wendi Heinzelman Douglas & Judith Webster & AUCTION WINNERS Stephen & Mary Grace Herdemian Wegmans Food Markets (Donations of $250+) R. Andrew Herrala John Williams Anonymous (3) Pamela & Ken Hines Helen A. Zamboni & Steven I. Rosen Farhad & Maya Abtahian Sandra Holloway Jeff & Susan Verrett Allen Sarah Hurlbut AUCTION & WINE DONORS Dennis & Mary Bassett Sue Jenks Aerial Arts of Rochester Donna Beechey Ebets & Tom Judson Airigami Douglas & Jane Bennett John Kavanaugh Ape + Canary Marjorie Bergeson Harold & Christine Kurland BayCreek Paddling Center Nicholas Berno Jurij Kushner Black & Blue Steak & Crab Gretchen Lano Birbeck Greg & Alexia LaFortune Boot Cove LLC Robert & Diane Boni Christopher & Jackie Lee Nelson A. Blish Ted & Peggy Boucher Roman & Kathy Lesiv Bodymind Float Center Michael & Melissa Boyack Robert & Carole Lillis Ted & Peggy Boucher Eric Brandt & Carolyn Nussbaum Barbara Lobb Bristol Valley Theater Barbara & John Bruning Carol & Nick Love Margaret & Tim Busch Ed & Sarah Bullard Emily Marullo Century Liquor & Wines Margaret & Tim Busch Faheem & Laurie Masood Carey Corea Essie Calhoun-McDavid James & Jennifer Meyer David Cowles Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Thomas Mitchell Created By Us Pottery Betsy & John Carver Michael & Mary Ninnie Mark Cuddy & Christina Selian

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Geva Theatre Center gratefully acknowledges the support of

The New York State Council on the Arts, The County of Monroe Empire State Development with the support of Governor Andrew and the County Executive – Division of Tourism – Cuomo and the New York State Legislature Adam Bello I LOVE NEW YORK

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Francisca Da Silveira Lollypop Farm, Humane Society Southwest Airlines Dog Educated of Greater Rochester Statement Boutique Dogtown Jenn Lyons Stever’s Candies Hope & Lance Drummond MAE Beads The Strong Ethan Allen Furniture MansaWear Stuart’s Spices Eye Openers Optical Casey McNamara Sylvan Starlight Creations Fairport Brewing Company Linda McNamara Charlie & Maggie Symington Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters Memorial Art Gallery Tantalo Fine Portraits Finger Lakes Opera Jeff Metzger Tasteful Connections, Inc. Jennifer Forrester Caitlin Milizia Kim & Janet Tenreiro Bob & Mary Anne Fox The MOST Three Brothers Wineries & Estates Jack+ & Bonnie Garner Susan Murray, eselem design Mimi & Sam Tilton Garth Fagan Dance Nazareth College Arts Center Nancy Ukshe Genesee Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Emily Neece & Alan Ziegler Brad VanAuken & Stacey Miller Genesee Country Village & Museum New York Kitchen Jenni Werner The Glimmerglass Festival Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf Wickham Farms Skip Greer National Susan B. Anthony Museum The Wild Center Eric Grode & House Andrew Wilhelm Joanna & Michael Grosodonia Nulton Jewelers John Williams Christina Gullo & John A. Mueller Wolfgang Pfizenmaier Willsea-O’Brien Glass John Haldoupis Pitty Love Rescue Wind and Water Consulting LLC High Falls Women’s Film Festival The Rabbit Room WonderWorks at Destiny USA Sam Hoderlein The Red Fern Woodcliff Hotel & Spa Hong Wah Restaurant Richardson’s Canal House WXXI Hyatt Regency Rochester Roc City Ramen & Poke Sushi Pirronne Yousefzadeh Irondequoit Liquor Rochester Museum & Science Center Jazz90.1 FM Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra JetBlue Rochester Red Wings Barbara LaVerdi & Bryan Donnelly Laura Sadowski David Cay Johnston Amanda Serianni-Davis & Jonny Davis Christine Knoblauch Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion Paul Knoblauch State Historic Site

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these donor lists. However, if you see an error or omission, please accept our apology, and kindly call the Advancement Office at (585) 420-2004.

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