THE GREAT SOCIETY

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202-488-3300 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! ARENASTAGE.ORG THE GREAT SOCIETY TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Artistically Speaking 5 From the Executive Director 6 Molly Smith’s 20th Anniversary Season 9 Dramaturg’s Note 11 Title Page 13 Time / Cast List 15 Bios — Cast 19 Bios — Creative Team 21 For this Production

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2017/18 SEASON 3 ARTISTICALLY SPEAKING

Historians often argue whether history is cyclical or linear. The Great Society makes an argument for both sides of this dispute. Taking place during the most tumultuous days in Lyndon Baines Johnson’s (LBJ) second term, this play depicts the president fighting wars both at home and abroad as he faces opposition to his domestic programs and the role of the in the Vietnam War. In 2018, 50 years later, we are again returning to discussions of the value of these domestic programs. Some representatives have suggested that their legislative plans for the new year include gutting programs like Medicare and Medicaid, two of the Johnson administration’s most celebrated accomplishments. America’s role in foreign affairs is in question and the threat of additional warfare keeps our country on edge. We are at a critical turning point and this is a time when all our voices need to be heard. Speak up, speak out and use your first amendment rights to exercise free speech. In some ways, The Great Society proves that we have made strides as a republic. Despite the struggles dramatized in both this play and its predecessor , Johnson was able to pass many important bills into law. Major legislative accomplishments of his administration included The Civil Rights Acts, Voting Rights Act, Clean Air Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. While these laws have helped the country progress in insurmountable ways, will they endure? 2017 saw a blatant disregard for our environment as regulations and agreements put into place to protect our natural landscape were scrapped, including the reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments. Even before the current administration came to power, a 2013 Supreme Court decision struck down one of the key elements of the Voting Rights Act. The 5-4 decision determined that states no longer needed federal approval before changing voting rights laws. This decision resulted in nine states drastically changing their election laws, the impact of which many believe will be felt primarily by minority communities. How can we continue to build upon our country’s history to ensure that the legislative choices we make propel us toward a more mindful, unified nation? I can think of no better artists to help us contemplate these very questions than the team assembled for this production. I am pleased to welcome back playwright Robert Schenkkan, director Kyle Donnelly and leading actor Jack Willis (LBJ) to anchor this show alongside many returning actors from the 2016 production of All the Way. I can’t wait for you to see how they tackle the next chapter of this electrifying story. Where else but in Washington D.C. can you see stories of our American history resonate with a new fervor due to the work of individuals mere miles away from where we sit right now? This is the most exciting time in my life to be making theater and I’m thrilled you’ve chosen Arena to experience it. Many thanks,

Molly Smith, Artistic Director

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In 1965, President Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act into law, creating the National Endowment for the Arts. Upon signing, he remarked, “It is in the neighborhoods of each community that a nation’s art is born… The arts and the humanities belong to the people, for it is, after all, the people who create them.” A similar sentiment was shared by our founder, Zelda Fichandler, who fifteen years prior to that in 1950, established Arena Stage with the belief that there should be a professional theater outside of . One of the core values of our mission statement is to “strive to instill in the public a life-long love and participation in the theater arts.” Today at Arena Stage, we build upon the work of President Johnson and Zelda Fichandler to create an appreciation and commitment to the arts in our community. This season, we’re proud to have nearly 14,000 subscribers who make a commitment to attend multiple Arena Stage productions throughout our season. Nearly half of those subscribers are full-season subscribers, attending all 8 (or as many as 10!) productions in Arena’s season. Considering when we first opened, and advancements in technology since then, we unfortunately have no documented way to confirm how long some of our patrons have been coming to Arena. What we do have is assurance from numerous patrons who share with us that they have been attending for 20, 30, 40 or even 50 years. This November, I received a letter from a subscriber who has been coming to Arena since its opening at the Hippodrome 68 years ago. Talk about life-long participation! We see a similar level of commitment and love for the theater through our volunteer usher program. We have a fantastic team of over 1,400 hardworking ushers who, together, volunteer over 60,000 hours per season to ensure that our audiences have a smooth and satisfying theatergoing experience. We actively work to instill a love for theater in the next generation through Camp Arena Stage, the D.C. Ticket Partnership, Voices of Now and Moving Stories. This past summer, we welcomed over 3,000 students from preschool to age 18 and watched them grow as artists and individuals. We are laying the groundwork so that they view the arts as an avenue for expression, empathy, and enjoyment throughout their lives. We strive to build a robust artistic community through enduring relationships with D.C. based actors, musicians, and stage managers. This season, we’ve employed 67 local artists, and 570 since moving into the Mead Center in 2010. Theater is always about community. It is our hope that the community at large will see Arena Stage as a place where they can experience the best theater that Washington, D.C. has to offer, both now and for years to come. Thank you for continuing your life-long commitment to the arts, or perhaps just the beginning of what I’m certain will be a fruitful and extended relationship! Thanks for reading,

Edgar Dobie, Executive Director [email protected]

2017/18 SEASON 5 MOLLY SMITH’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON THE AMERICAN MUSICAL AT ARENA STAGE

The musical is America at our best — optimistic, vibrant and bursting with life. This robust art form is in the bones of American culture. It is unpretentious, full-bodied, forward-looking. WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE Over the past 20 years, Molly's musicals have Molly noted in her program note, “This is the delighted critics and audiences alike, all while story of community. I can’t think of any story digging deeper — interrogating racism in more powerful to tell than a story like this one. , examining loyalty and betrayal Whether you live in Arlington or SW Washington, in Camelot and reflecting on the cultural when individuals come together as a community, divide in Oklahoma!. extraordinary change can happen. These stories are about a search for something larger and the courage it takes to make change.”

Photo of Tina Fabrique (right) and members of the ensemble by Scott Suchman. 1998

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SOUTH PACIFIC Five years after becoming Artistic Director, Molly Smith took a personal and professional leap by tackling Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece South Pacific — her first musical. The risk paid off and Molly's “robustly entertaining” (The Washington Post) production changed the artistic landscape of Arena Stage.

Photo of Kate Baldwin and members of the ensemble by Scott Suchman.

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Molly’s 20th Anniversary articles are joyously sponsored by Andrew R. Ammerman.

MY FAIR LADY “ is a potent story about class — and the rigid social structures which confine us. In a world increasingly blown apart by the dynamics of the very rich and the very poor, this musical hits the sweet spot of our contemporary awareness of class. Until the last ten years, most Americans believed there was no separation of class. Now, with the Occupy movement and the Great Recession, the curtain has been raised.” Molly shared in her program note.

Photo of Nicholas Rodriguez and Manna Nichols by Suzanne Blue Star Boy. 2017

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OKLAHOMA! The Washington Post summed things up Molly paid special tribute to one of the most nicely when they proclaimed: "Arena Stage's beloved gold-standard musicals for its 50th Oklahoma! is quite simply an enchantment — a anniversary. Fiddler on the Roof celebrates family, triumphant wave on which the venerable community and life's unexpected miracles, company rides back into its refurbished home large and small. With a jubilant and masterful on the Washington waterfront." The Helen score including “If I Were a Rich Man;” “Sunrise, Hayes-winning production was a critical and Sunset;” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and commercial success and was revived just a few “Tradition,” it's no wonder critics were raving months later to the delight of D.C. audiences. “Mazel Tov!” (The Washington Post).

Photo of the company of Oklahoma! by Carol Rosegg. Photo of Jonathan Hadary and the company of Fiddler on the Roof by Margot Schulman.

2017/18 SEASON 7

DRAMATURG’S NOTE

BY NAYSAN MOJGANI, PRODUCTION DRAMATURG Congress the most transformative legislative package since Reconstruction. His “Great Society” represented the best impulses of America — equality and opportunity and civic cooperation. We still inhabit Johnson’s America: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, PBS, NPR, food stamps, Head Start, Clean Air, Clean Water … The list goes on and on of programs started or expanded under Johnson. As The Great Society will show us, the path to this progress was not easy, but it is one of the rare moments in our history when our President, our Congress, our civic Martin Luther King, Jr. talks with President leaders, and the common people of America Lyndon B. Johnson, December 3, 1963. all worked together to improve our world, where we saw a vision of a better society The tenure of our 36th President, Lyndon and put in the work to make it real. Baines Johnson, could be defined by The Great Society programs have faced — conflict and violence. He was sworn in and survived — incredible attacks over the some two hours after John F. Kennedy was decades since Johnson’s administration. assassinated in Dallas. The Civil Rights Funding has been cut, amendments have Movement came to a head during his time been made, and opponents have argued in office (1963-1969), with all the violence against how effective the programs have and fear that accompanies any great been. However, many of them are still here, social change: the assassinations of Martin are still improving the lives of people around and Malcolm; the assassination of Bobby the country, and still represent the noble and Kennedy; riots in Chicago and ; positive impact government can have. This is the rebirth of the KKK throughout the South; a reassuring thought in times such as today; the explosion of the Vietnam War, and the however, as the play shows, building these subsequent domestic protests against it — programs and keeping them safe requires both violent and non-violent … commitment and cooperation and work. They And for far too many of us, it is that violence survive because people work to keep them and turmoil that defines Johnson’s legacy. alive. And that is the legacy of Johnson: the But, if we remember him for the violence of violence, yes, and the progress, yes, but also the era, we must also remember him for the the tireless labor to build and maintain a progress made in that era. For those of you better world. And that is the Great Society. who saw Robert Schenkkan’s earlier play All the Way, presented at Arena Stage as part of the 15/16 Season, you will remember how CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION Johnson bullied and cajoled Congress into passing the historic . Join us for a But, as you’ll see this evening, he was just post-show conversation. getting started. FEBRUARY 14, 2018 – 12:00 P.M. The 1964 election gave Johnson and the FEBRUARY 27, 2018 – 7:30 P.M. Democrats control over the Presidency and both houses of Congress, as well FEBRUARY 28, 2018 – 12:00 P.M. as a victory margin large enough to be MARCH 6, 2018 – 12:00 P.M. wielded as an overwhelming mandate from MARCH 8, 2018 – 8:00 P.M. the people. This unity was fleeting, but while it lasted, Johnson pushed through

2017/18 SEASON 9

TITLE PAGE

Arena Stage Molly Smith, Artistic Director | Edgar Dobie, Executive Director PRESENTS THE GREAT SOCIETY BY ROBERT SCHENKKAN DIRECTED BY KYLE DONNELLY

SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER KATE EDMUNDS NAN CIBULA-JENKINS NANCY SCHERTLER ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN PROJECTION DESIGNER DAVID VAN TIEGHEM AARON RHYNE WIG DESIGNER FIGHT DIRECTOR DIALECT COACH ANNE NESMITH JOE ISENBERG MARY COY DRAMATURG CASTING DIRECTOR NEW YORK CASTING NAYSAN MOJGANI VICTOR VAZQUEZ GEOFF JOSSELSON, C.S.A. STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER KURT HALL * MARNE ANDERSON *

The Great Society is generously sponsored by . Additional support is provided by Decker Anstrom and Sherry Hiemstra and the David Bruce Smith Foundation.

Commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre and developed by Oregon Shakespeare Festival's American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle World premiere co-produced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider, Executive Director) and Seattle Repertory Theatre (Jerry Manning, Artistic Director; Benjamin Moore, Managing Director) The Great Society was developed in part with assistance from The Orchard Project, a program of The Exchange (www.exchangenyc.org) The Great Society is presented by special arrangement with , Inc., New York.

2017/18 SEASON 11

TIME / CAST LIST

TIME January, 1965 – December, 1968

CAST LIST (in order of appearance) President Lyndon Baines Johnson...... JACK WILLIS* Senator Everett Dirksen and others...... STEPHEN F. SCHMIDT* Vice President Hubert Humphrey...... LAWRENCE REDMOND* Governor George Wallace and others...... CAMERON FOLMAR* Coretta Scott King and others...... DEONNA BOUYE* Senator Robert F. Kennedy...... JOHN SCHERER* Adam Walinsky and others...... ELLIOTT BALES* Ralph Abernathy and others...... CRAIG WALLACE* Pat Nixon and others...... MEGAN GRAVES J. Edgar Hoover...... RICHMOND HOXIE* Robert McNamara and others...... TOM WIGGIN* Bob Moses and others...... DESMOND BING* Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...... BOWMAN WRIGHT* Stokely Carmichael and others...... JABEN EARLY* James Bevel and others...... GARY-KAYI FLETCHER Mayor Richard Daley and others...... ANDREW WEEMS* Lady Bird Johnson...... SUSAN ROME* Supplemental Ensemble...... BROOK BERRY, ELI EL, CLAYTON PELHAM JR., BEN RIBLER, REGINALD RICHARD, ALANA D. SHARP

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association

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WHO'S WHO

Playhouse in the Park); Guadalupe in the Guestroom (Two River Theater); Vanya and Sonia… CAST (in alphabetical order) (Weston Playhouse); Not Medea (B Street Theatre); Wonder of the World (Iowa Summer ELLIOTT BALES (Adam Walinsky Repertory); and National Playwrights Conference and others) makes his Arena (The O’Neill). Film/TV credits include Brazzaville Stage debut. Elliott works as a Teenager with Michael Cera, PlayStation character theater and film actor based out and My Crazy Love. She holds an M.F.A. degree in of Arlington, VA. Theater credits acting from The University of Iowa. include A Midsummer Nights Dream (Folger Theatre), Occupied JABEN EARLY (Stokely Carmichael Territories and The Wonderful World of Dissocia and others) is a native (Theater Alliance), Harvey (1st Stage), Not Enuf Washingtonian, previously seen Lifetimes (The Welders), Romeo and Juliet in All the Way and Ruined at (Unexpected Stage) and White Christmas (Little Arena Stage. D.C. credits include Theater on the Square). Elliott’s film credits Father Comes Home from the include Manager of the Year, Wireless and The Wars (Round House Theatre), Coming Storm, and TV credits include Legends Unexplored Interior (Mosaic Theater Company), and Lies: Patriots, Nightmare Next Door and Evil The Convert (Woolly Mammoth), Julius Caesar Kin. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian (Folger Theatre), F***ing A (Studio Theatre), Native University and the National War College. Elliott Sun (American Century Theater), retired from the US Army after 26 years of service. (Molotov Theatre), Me and The Devil Blues (Flying V), and The Cloak Room (Capital Fringe Festival). DESMOND BING (Bob Moses and Regional credits include We Are Proud to Present… others) appeared at Arena Stage (Philly Interactive Theatre), Ruined (Marin Theatre in All the Way. D.C. credits include Company) and The Death of Bessie Smith (Liberty Wig Out (by Academy Award- Free Theatre). JaBen trained at Morehouse winner Tarell Alvin College, Sarah Lawrence University and the BADA McCraney / directed by Kent program at Magdalen College, University of Gash, Studio Theatre); A Oxford. He would like to thank his parents and Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Theatre); extended family for their endless support. Unexplored Interior (Mosaic Theater); Occupied Territories (Theater Alliance); The Migration Series GARY-KAYI FLETCHER (James (The Phillips Collection); and staged readings of Bevel and others) is honored to Fences and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Olney be making his Arena Stage Theatre). Desmond completed a Kenan Institute debut. Regional theater credits Playwriting / Acting Fellowship at the Kennedy include the world premiere of Center where he workshopped his first plays,The Marley (Baltimore Center Stage); Peculiar Awakening of Riley Parker and PRIDE. He American Hero (Rep Stage); attended The North Carolina School of the Arts, Ruined and Fences (Everyman Theatre); and an Steppenwolf Classes West and The Upright award-winning performance as Lank in Detroit ‘67 Citizen Brigade. Desmond thanks his friends / (Paul Robeson Theatre). Film and TV credits family for their continued love and support and include work in F.S. Key: After the Song, America’s Hawaiian pop sensation, Hoku, for making the Most Wanted, The 6th Degree and the critically song, “Perfect Day.” Upcoming: The Legend of acclaimed web series Casters and Mythos. Gary- Georgia McBride (Round House Theatre). Kayi is a member of Luna Stage’s Studio Luna Acting Company. He dedicates these DEONNA BOUYE (Coretta Scott performances to his late aunt, Lydia. Instagram/ King and others) is New York Twitter: @itsgarykayi www.itsgarykayi.com based and thrilled to make her Arena Stage debut. She last CAMERON FOLMAR (Governor worked in D.C. on Quiara Alegria George Wallace and others) Hudes’ Barrio Grrrl tour at the returns to Arena Stage after Kennedy Center. New York appearing in All the Way. New appearances include Ars Nova, The Lark, York credits include The 39 Steps Ensemble Studio Theatre, New Dramatists and (Broadway and Off-Broadway) Page 73. Regional credits include The Bluest Eye and Volpone, The Merchant of (The Guthrie); This Random World and How We Got Venice, The Jew of Malta, Five by Tenn and Waiting On (Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville); for Godot (Off-Broadway). Additional credits Clybourne Park and Safe House (Cincinnati include Measure for Measure, All’s Well That Ends

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Well, An Ideal Husband, Hamlet, Timon of Athens, A Carol: 1941, Damn Yankees (Helen Hayes Midsummer Night’s Dream and King Lear nomination), Passion Play: a cycle, South Pacific (Shakespeare Theatre Company, affiliated artist); (Helen Hayes nomination), The Misanthrope, The The Habit of Art (Studio Theatre); Five by Tenn Great White Hope, Guys and Dolls and Cat on a Hot (Kennedy Center); The Winter’s Tale and Twelfth Tin Roof. Earlier this season he played Sartorius in Night (Shakespeare Santa Cruz); Don Juan Widowers’ Houses at Washington Stage Guild. (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Scapin (Denver Other D.C.-area venues include Signature Theatre, Center); The Tempest and The Figaro Plays Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, (McCarter Theatre Center); and The Little Foxes Round House Theatre, Olney Theatre and Gala (Cleveland Play House). TV credits include Law & Hispanic Theatre. He is a member of Actors Arena, Order and Conviction. Cameron is the voice of a two-time recipient and multiple nominee of the Genn Greymane on “World of Warcraft.” Helen Hayes Awards and a 2018 D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellow. MEGAN GRAVES (Pat Nixon and others) returns to Arena Stage SUSAN ROME (Lady Bird Johnson) after appearing in The Little returns to Arena Stage after Foxes. D.C. credits include A appearing in All the Way. D.C.- Midsummer Night’s Dream and area credits include Hand to God The Second Shepherd’s Play (Studio Theatre); The Diary of (Folger Theatre); Peter and the Anne Frank (Olney Theatre); After Starcatcher (Constellation Theatre); Love and the Revolution, Vanya and Sonia…, Information, Passion Play and Clementine in the An Enemy of the People and Mud Blue Sky Lower 9 (Forum Theatre); Redder Blood (The Hub (Baltimore Center Stage); The Whale, Las Meninas Theatre, Helen Hayes Award nomination); and and A Shayna Maidel (Rep Stage); Richard III, Wild Sky (Solas Nua). Megan received her B.F.A. Macbeth and All’s Well That Ends Well (Baltimore from Shenandoah Conservatory and is a proud Shakespeare Festival); and is an associate artist- company member of Forum Theatre and Only in-resident at Theater J where credits include The Make Believe. Last Night of Ballyhoo, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Tale of the Allergist’s RICHMOND HOXIE (J. Edgar Wife, and others. Regional credits include The Hoover) returns to Arena Stage Substance of Fire () and The after appearing in All the Way. Legacy (Seattle’s Centerstage). Film/TV credits D.C. credits include Vienna include House of Cards, NYPD Blue, four seasons Lusthaus: Revisited (Kennedy as DA Ilene Nathan on The Wire, A Dirty Shame Center) and Butley (national tour). and My One and Only. www.susanrome.com He made his Broadway debut in I’m Not Rappaport (also first national tour). Off- JOHN SCHERER (Senator Robert F. Broadway credits include If Only (Cherry Lane), Kennedy) appeared at Arena The Film Society (Keen Company), To Gillian on Stage in All the Way, On the Town Her 37th Birthday (Circle in the Square) and (Helen Hayes Award nomination) Lenin’s Embalmers (Ensemble Studio Theatre). and Animal Crackers. Last season Additional credits include Justice and The Dining he appeared in Michael Kahn’s Room (Playwrights Horizons) and Angel Street production of Cloud 9 at Studio (The Pearl). Richmond has performed at many Theatre. At the Kennedy Center, he played Bertie regional theaters, including American Repertory Wooster in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves, Theater, George Street Playhouse, Seattle directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn (Helen Hayes Repertory, Hartford Stage, La Jolla, Huntington Award nomination). Broadway credits include By and Yale Repertory. Film/TV credits include Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard and Lovemusik, directed Shades of Blue, Boardwalk Empire, JFK, Still of the by . He received the Connecticut Night, Without a Trace, the various iterations of Critics Circle Award for his performance in Law & Order, China Beach and L.A. Law. George M! at Goodspeed. Other regional credits richmondhoxie.com include Goodman Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Repertory Theatre of St. LAWRENCE REDMOND (Vice Louis and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. President Hubert Humphrey) was Film / TV credits include Spinning into Butter, last seen at Arena Stage as Joe Crossing Jordan, The Shield, Law & Order (all three Wilson in Intelligence. Other series) and Titus. Arena Stage credits include Richard Russell in All the Way, The Music Man, Ruined, Christmas

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STEPHEN F. SCHMIDT (Senator TOM WIGGIN (Robert McNamara Everett Dirksen and others) and others) an Alexandria native, returns to Arena Stage having last appeared at Arena Stage in previously performed in All the All the Way and The City of Way, Death of a Salesman, Noises Conversation. Other D.C. credits Off, Damn Yankees and Guys and are Gus in The Intelligent Dolls. At Ford’s Theatre, where he Homosexuals’s Guide… (Theater J) is an associate artist, he has appeared in and Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song (MetroStage). Ragtime, Violet, Hello Dolly! (Helen Hayes Award Broadway credits include Grease, Bobbi Boland, for Outstanding Ensemble) and 1776. Other D.C. Breakfast with Less and Bess and Abe Lincoln in appearances include The Producers, Triumph of Illinois (). Off-Broadway credits Love, Stuff Happens and Crave (Olney Theatre); include The Foreigner, Livin’ Dolls and Class Enemy. Urinetown (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award Film credits include Diggers and Brother to Brother. for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical); Daytime TV credits include a 10-year run as Kirk and Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka (the Kennedy Anderson on As the World Turns, and primetime TV Center, Helen Hayes Award nomination for credits include Mike in Breaking Away, Izzy and Outstanding Actor in a Musical). Stephen’s screen Moe (with Jackie Gleason and Art Carney), The work includes J. Edgar, My One and Only, La Bronx Is Burning, Iron Jawed Angels, Law & Order Bamba, House of Cards and The Wire. and Person of Interest. He recently played Gen. Ash Mackey on Madam Secretary. CRAIG WALLACE (Ralph Abernathy and others) returns to JACK WILLIS (President Lyndon Arena Stage after performing in Baines Johnson)’s Arena Stage All the Way, Hot ‘n’ Throbbing, All credits include The Little Foxes, My Sons, K2 and The Great White All the Way, Sweat, Mother Hope. His D.C. credits include Courage and Her Children, Book performances at Ford’s Theatre, of Days, Of Mice and Men and Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Theatre Agamemnon and His Daughters. and others. Regionally, he has performed at Broadway credits include Julius Caesar, The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Shakespeare Crucible, Art and The Old Neighborhood. Off- Theatre of New Jersey and Actors Theatre of Broadway credits include The Resistible Rise of Louisville. Craig received his B.F.A. from Howard Arturo Ui, World of Mirth, The Iphigenia Cycle and University and his M.F.A. from Pennsylvania Valhalla. He has appeared in more than 200 State University. productions worldwide and been a company member at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, ANDREW WEEMS (Mayor Richard American Conservatory Theater, American Daley and others)’s Arena Stage Repertory Theater, Trinity Repertory Company credits include A Perfect Ganesh, and Dallas Theater Center. Film / TV credits What the Butler Saw and You include Toy Story 3, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Can’t Take it With You. He recently Cradle Will Rock, The Out-of-Towners, Love Hurts, I appeared at Shakespeare Come in Peace, Problem Child, Law & Order, Ed Theatre Company in Twelfth Night and Dallas. and As You Like It. Favorite Broadway and Off- Broadway credits include ’s The BOWMAN WRIGHT (Dr. Martin Green Bird, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Bach Luther King, Jr.) was last seen at at Leipzig (NYTW); Troilus and Cressida directed Arena Stage as Martin Luther by Sir Peter Hall, and and Pericles King, Jr. in All the Way and The directed by Bartlett Sher (Theatre for a New Mountaintop and King in King Audience); A Man’s a Man (Classic Stage Hedley II. Theater credits include Company) and Manahatta (The Public). Regionally, Our Lady of Kibeho (Signature Andrew recently played UNcle Vanya and Bottom Theatre Company); TogDog / UnderDog (Marin at The Guthrie, and Skylock at Shakespeare Theatre Company); A Raisin in the Sun (Geva Theater of New Jersey. Andrew is the Theatre Center); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (La author / performer of two solo plays Namaste Man Jolla Playhouse); The Dreamer Examines His Pillow (Intiman Theater, Boise Contemporary Theater, (Shakespeare & Company); The Piano Lesson Two River) and I Really Want to Know You (BCT, (Virginia Stage); Since Africa and A House with No Fourth Street Theater). Walls (Interact Theatre); Fences (Actors Theatre of Louisville); and Death and the King’s Horsemen (Lantern Theatre). Films credits include Sight

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(Lionsgate Productions) and Vinson (Sainvil Productions). TV credits include Person of Interest, Blue Bloods and Elementary. Bowman is a CREATIVE graduate of the University of California, San Diego. ROBERT SCHENKKAN (Playwright)’s plays include BROOK BERRY (Supplemental Ensemble) makes his All the Way (Tony Award), The Great Society, The Arena Stage debut. Other regional appearances Kentucky Cycle (Pulitzer Prize), Hanussen, Shadow include The Man Who Came to Dinner (Prince Play, Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates, By George’s Little Theater). Previously, Brook was a the Rivers of Babylon, Handler, The Marriage of writer / director at NBC Universal, creating on-air Miss Hollywood and King Neptune, Heaven on promotion for shows including Friends, Seinfeld, Earth, Tachinoki, Final Passages, The Devil and Law and Order, Frasier, E.R. and, appropriately for Daniel Webster, The Dream Thief, A Single Shard this production, The West Wing. and The Twelve. His newest play, Building the Wall, has enjoyed an unprecedented rollout in ELI EL (Supplemental Ensemble) makes his Arena theaters across the country (including Forum Stage debut. Theater credits include VOICES Theatre in D.C.) and Europe; it is published by (Joe’s Movement), Boxes (Flashpoint), Katrina Skyhorse Press. Film credits include Hacksaw Monologues (Anacostia Playhouse) and A Matter Ridge (six Academy Award nominations) and of Perspective (Silver Spring Black Box). Film The Quiet American. TV credits include All the projects include The Meek, Last Night, Canned Way (eight Emmy nominations), (25 Hunt and THICK, and direction of The Healing Emmy nominations and a WGA Award), The Floor, All the Man I Need and The Cracked Mask. Andromeda Strain, Crazy Horse and . www.robertschenkkan.com CLAYTON PELHAM JR. (Supplemental Ensemble) makes his Arena Stage debut. Recent credits KYLE DONNELLY (Director)’s Arena Stage credits include Words Become Flesh (Theater Alliance), include The Little Foxes; All the Way; Other Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1st Stage), Charm Desert Cities; Ah, Wilderness!; Well; The Women; (Mosaic Theater Company), The Orbit in Mercury Born Yesterday; She Loves Me; Polk County (Spooky Action), A Theatrical Mixtape of the 90s (Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical); Dancing (Flying V), Season of Lights (Discovery Theatre), at Lughnasa (Helen Hayes Award for Best The Miser (Faction of Fools) and Solomon and Production); Misalliance; Tom Walker; Shakespeare Marion (Anacostia Playhouse). in Hollywood; Lovers and Executioners; Summer and Smoke; and School for Wives and others BEN RIBLER (Supplemental Ensemble) makes his while associate artistic director. Additional Arena Stage debut! Some recent D.C.-area credits credits for Seattle Repertory, Steppenwolf, include Madagascar — A Musical Adventure (Red Huntington, La Jolla, Goodman, Williamstown Branch Theatre Company), and ’s Theatre Festival, Berkeley Repertory, McCarter, Cannibal! The Musical and The House of Yes Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Cape Cod Theatre (Capital Fringe Festival 16/17). Ben is also an AFYP Project, The Old Globe, American Conservatory Teaching Artist. Special thanks to Hollyann, Skye Theater, Studio Theatre, Humana Festival and Lindberg and all who have made this experience Alliance Theatre, and Give Me Your Answer, Do! possible. www.benribler.com (Roundabout). Awards include TCG’s Alan Schneider Director Award. Kyle is an emeritus REGINALD RICHARD (Supplemental Ensemble) faculty member of the M.F.A. actor training makes his Arena Stage debut. Recent credits program at the University of California, San Diego. include Exit, Pursued by a Bear (Capital Fringe Festival 2017); Clover and The Most Spectacularly KATE EDMUNDS (Set Designer)’s designs at Arena Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Ally Stage include All the Way; Other Desert Cities; Theatre); and Petruska in York, PA. He has studied Ah, Wilderness!; She Loves Me; Born Yesterday; with the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts The Piano Lesson; South Pacific; Camelot; A Moon where he is a faculty member, and Studio Theatre for the Misbegotten; and How I Learned to Drive. Acting Conservatory. Additional shows with Kyle Donnelly include Pride and Prejudice, Opus, Groundswell, The Constant ALANA D. SHARP (Supplemental Ensemble) is Wife and Aristocrats. Kate has designed at many ecstatic to be making her Arena Stage debut! regional theaters including American Conservatory A local actress, she holds a B.F.A. in acting Theater, Berkeley Repertory, Goodman Theatre, from Wright State University. She thanks Robert Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Seattle Repertory, Schenkkan and Kyle for creating the “Super Manhattan Theatre Club, Old Globe, Huntington Six” and for this opportunity. Sam, thank you for Theatre Company, California Shakespeare Theater, letting me “play.” Children’s Theatre of Minneapolis and Mark Taper

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Forum. She designed the “Technology Benefitting Working Girls. As drummer /percussionist he has Humanity” exhibit hall at the San Jose Tech played with , , Brian Museum. Her work has garnered many awards, Eno and . CDs include “Thrown for a including Magazine’s first annual Loop,” “Strange Cargo,” “Safety in Numbers” and Arts Achievement Award. Kate teaches design at “These Things Happen.” www.vantieghem.com University of California, Santa Cruz. AARON RHYNE (Projection Designer)’s D.C. designs NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Costume Designer) include Violet and Freedom’s Song (Ford’s designed costumes for Arena Stage’s All the Way; Theatre), The Sun Also Rises (Washington Ballet) Other Desert Cities; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; and Strange Interlude (Shakespeare Theatre Ah, Wilderness!; Well; and She Loves Me, among Company). Broadway credits include Anastasia others. Her Broadway credits include the original (Outer Critics Circle Award, ), productions of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Drama Plow, as well as the award-winning revival of Who’s Desk Award) and Bonnie and Clyde. Opera credits Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Regional theater credits include The Ghosts of Versailles (LA Opera), La include Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Traviata (Wolf Trap), Florencia en el Amazonas Company, Court Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare (Florida Grand, Opera Colorado, Utah Opera) and Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Kansas Jerry Springer: The Opera (Carnegie Hall, Sydney City Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, Opera House). Off-Broadway credits include Hartford Stage, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (Westside The Public and Manhattan Theatre Club. Film Theatre), Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons), credits include House of Games, Things Change Appropriate (Signature Theatre), Water By the and Homicide. Nan is a recipient of the Michael Spoonful, Lonely I’m Not, The Blue Flower, and All Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration. She New People (Second Stage), Wild With Happy (The is a professor emeritus of costume design at The Public, Drama Desk Nomination) and Graceland Theatre School at DePaul University. (Lincoln Center). www.aaronrhyne.com

NANCY SCHERTLER (Lighting Designer) is pleased ANNE NESMITH (Wig Designer)’s Arena Stage to be on the creative team for The Great Society, design credits include Nina Simone: Four Women, following Arena’s 2016 production of All The Way. The Pajama Game, Smart People, A Raisin in the Her long association with Arena has provided her Sun, Watch on the Rhine, Carousel, The Little with the opportunity to work with some of the Foxes, All the Way, Oliver!, Destiny of Desire, theatrt’s finest directors including Zelda Fichandler, Fiddler on the Roof and Mother Courage and Her Liviu Ciulei, Kyle Donnelly, Garland Wright, Douglas Children. Recent work includes A Little Night Music C. Wager and Molly Smith. Broadway designs (Signature Theatre), La Pietra Del Paragone (Wolf include Bill Irwin’s Fool Moon and Largely New York Trap), Le Nozze di Figaro (Nishinomiya, Japan) and (Tony nomination). Off-Broadway designs include Jefferson’s Garden (Ford’s Theatre). Her designs Hilda, Texts for Nothing and The Regard Evening. have been seen at the Kennedy Center, Opera She has designed for regional theaters across the Philadelphia, Shakespeare Theatre Company, country, including American Conservatory Theatre, Washington Ballet and Saito Kinen Festival La Jolla Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Portland in Matsumoto, Japan. Anne was the resident Center Stage and Seattle Repertory. World- wig / makeup designer for the Baltimore Opera and premiere opera productions include The Difficulty has created wigs for Smithsonian National Portrait of Crossing a Field, Shadowboxer, Clara and Later Gallery programs, Investigation Discovery’s Ice the Same Evening. Cold Killers, Maryland Public Television and the U.S. Army’s tour Spirit of America. DAVID VAN TIEGHEM (Original Music and Sound Design)’s Arena Stage credits include Watch JOE ISENBERG (Fight Director)’s Arena Stage Fight on the Rhine, All the Way, Camp David and The Director credits include Watch on the Rhine, The Shoplifters. On Broadway, Doubt, Heisenberg, The Little Foxes, At Home at the Zoo and every tongue Gin Game, The Lyons, Romeo and Juliet, The Big confess. Joe’s fight direction has also been seen Knife, Born Yesterday, Arcadia, The Normal Heart, at Glimmerglass Festival, Bard SummerScape, An Enemy of the People, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The New York City Opera, Washington National A Behanding in Spokane, A Man for All Seasons, Opera, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Round Inherit the Wind, Frozen, Judgment at Nuremberg, House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, The Crucible, Three Days of Rain and The Best Theater J, Humana Festival, Florida Stage and Man. Off-Broadway,Wit , Incognito, Plenty, The InterAct Theatre. He’s assisted at Folger Theatre, Piano Lesson, Through a Glass Darkly, How I Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare Learned to Drive, The Grey Zone and The Heart Festival and the . Joe has been is a Lonely Hunter. Film / T V, Buried Prayers and a guest teacher for ShowScore.com, The 52nd St.

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Project, The University of North Carolina School Harper, Next to Normal starring Alice Ripley, of the Arts, Howard University, Georgetown Awake and Sing! and The Goat, or Who is Sylvia. University and the Duke Ellington School of the Additional regional credits at the Kennedy Center, Arts. Awards include the 2013 Helen Hayes Award Roundabout Theatre Company, McCarter Theatre, for Outstanding Choreography. Shakespeare Theatre Company and Signature Theatre. Thanks to his family for all their support. MARY COY (Dialect Coach)’s Arena Stage credits include Watch on the Rhine, The Little Foxes, All the MARNE ANDERSON (Assistant Stage Manager)’s Way and Destiny of Desire. She has also coached Arena Stage credits include Nina Simone: Four voice and dialects for The Guard (Ford’s Theatre), Women, A Raisin in the Sun, Roe, Moby Dick, NSFW and The Night Alive (Round House Theatre) All the Way, Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, King and The Flick (Signature Theatre). Teaching credits Hedley II, Five Guys Named Moe, The Mountaintop, include Shakespeare & Company, New York Metamorphoses and Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated University (NYU), University of Mississippi, Virginia Ladies. Additional D.C. credits include A Commonwealth University, Syracuse University Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rosencrantz and and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She Guildenstern Are Dead (Folger Theatre); Angels in currently teaches at the University of Maryland. America: Parts 1 and 2 (Round House); Wig Out! (Studio Theatre) and The Arsonists, You for Me NAYSAN MOJGANI (Dramaturg) is new to the D.C. for You and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Woolly area, having recently moved from San Diego, Mammoth). She is a graduate of the University where he worked for La Jolla Playhouse. As a of North Carolina School of the Arts and a proud freelance theater scholar, director and dramaturg, member of Actors’ Equity Association. Naysan has worked on new and classic work with theaters in San Diego and Minnesota, including MOXIE, Theatre de la Jeune Lune and Malashock Dance. Naysan holds a PhD in Theater & Drama FOR THIS PRODUCTION from UC San Diego, specializing in the adaptation of Shakespeare. The Great Society is Naysan’s first Assistant Lighting Designer...... KELLY RUDOLPH production with Arena Stage. Assistant Projection Designer...... NICK GRACI Technical Director...... NATALIE BELL GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (New York Casting) is Properties Director...... MONIQUE WALKER pleased to continue his association with Arena Costume Director...... JOSEPH P. SALASOVICH Stage. Broadway and Off-Broadway productions Master Electrician...... include The Velocity of Autumn starring Estelle CHRISTOPHER V. LEWTON Parsons; Southern Comfort; Yank!; Enter Laughing; Sound Director...... TIMOTHY M. THOMPSON Pretty Filthy; John and Jen, Himself and Nora; Directing Assistant...... ZOHAR FULLER and Altar Boyz. He has also cast productions Stage Management Fellow...... DAYNE SUNDMAN for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Deck Carpenters...... KELSEY SWANSON Company, Barrington Stage Company, Bay Props...... KYLE HANDZIAK, LEVERN HAMER Street Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Light Board Operator...... BRIAN FLORY Civilians, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Sound Engineer...... EM GUSTASON Marriott Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Video Technician...... ERIN TEACHMAN Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theatre, San Francisco Symphony, and Wardrobe Supervisor...... ALINA GERALL the York Theatre Company. For more information: Wardrobe...... GERRI FORD, www.geoffjosselson.com KELLY MARSHAL HOWLAND Hair and Makeup Supervisor...... LASHAWN MELTON KURT HALL (Stage Manager)’s Arena Stage credits Hair and Makeup...... CATHERINE CASINO, include The Pajama Game, Smart People, Watch KRISTINA MARTIN on the Rhine, Carousel, The Year of Magical Board Interns...... ANN O. HAMILTON, Thinking starring Kathleen Turner, Born for This, VICKI J. HICKS All the Way, Sweat, Destiny of Desire, The Blood Quilt, Our War, The Shoplifters, Smokey Joe’s Special thanks to the Urban Institute for , starring Café Mother Courage and Her Children providing expertise in President Johnson's Kathleen Turner, Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Great Society programs. Life, Good People, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick- Ass Wit of Molly Ivins starring Kathleen Turner, Walter Cronkite footage provided by The Normal Heart, Red, Ruined, every tongue Wazee Digital / CBS News. confess starring Phylicia Rashad, Duke Ellington’s Special effects equipment by Sophisticated Ladies, Looped starring Valerie Jaucheon & Meeh Inc.

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EDGAR DOBIE (Executive Director) Born in ARENA STAGE LEADERSHIP Vernon, British Columbia, a village next to the Rocky Mountains (three years after Arena MOLLY SMITH (Artistic Director) has served had its first performance in 1950), I am one as Artistic Director since 1998. Her more of five brothers raised by my Dad — Edgar, than 30 directing credits at Arena Stage a mechanic and small businessman — and include Sovereignty, Carousel, Oliver!, The Mom — Connie, a telephone operator and Originalist, Fiddler on the Roof, Camp David, union organizer. I am the only Dobie to make Mother Courage and Her Children, Oklahoma!, a career in theater. Luckily for me, drama was A Moon for the Misbegotten, My Fair Lady, The an arts elective I was offered at the tender Great White Hope, The Music Man, Orpheus age of 12, so I hung up my hockey skates Descending, Legacy of Light, The Women and joined the drama class, led by teacher of Brewster Place, Cabaret, South Pacific, Paddy Malcolm and her fledgling Powerhouse Agamemnon and His Daughters, All My Community Theater after school. By the time Sons and How I Learned to Drive. She most I graduated from high school, we volunteers recently directed Our Town at Canada’s Shaw had built ourselves a 200 seat fully-equipped Festival. Her directorial work has also been theater on its own piece of land in the center seen at The Old Globe, Asolo Repertory, of town and found a sell-out audience for Berkeley Repertory, Trinity Repertory, the full season of plays we had to offer. That Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, Montreal’s experience taught me so many lessons about Centaur Theatre and Perseverance Theater the power of theater to foster collaboration in Juneau, Alaska, which she founded and and share meaningful stories, as well as ran from 1979 – 1998. Molly has been a leader the public values that attach themselves in new play development for over 30 years. to building a safe place where everyone is She is a great believer in first, second and welcome. All those lessons served me well third productions of new work and has as a managing leader and producer both championed projects including How I Learned sides of the border, and both sides of the to Drive; Passion Play, a cycle; Next to Normal; commercial and non-profit theater divide. and Dear Evan Hansen. She has worked Arriving here at Arena in 2009 makes me alongside playwrights Sarah Ruhl, Paula feel like I am well-equipped for the best job Vogel, , Lawrence Wright, in the world. Karen Zacarías, John Murrell, Eric Coble, Charles Randolph-Wright and many others. She led the re-invention of Arena Stage, This theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident and focusing on the architecture and creation of Actors’ Equity Association. the Mead Center for American Theater and positioning Arena Stage as a national center The actors and stage managers are for American artists. During her time with members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional the company, Arena Stage has workshopped Actors and Stage Managers in the more than 100 productions, produced 39 United States. world premieres, staged numerous second and third productions and been an important The scenic, costume, lighting and part of nurturing nine projects that went on to sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists, have a life on Broadway. In 2014, Molly made Local USA-829 of the IATSE. her Broadway debut directing The Velocity of Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run The Director and Choreographer are at Arena Stage. She was awarded honorary members of the STAGE DIRECTORS doctorates from American University and AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. Towson University. Arena Stage is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theater.

2017/18 SEASON 23 BOARD OF TRUSTEES / THEATRE FORWARD

ARENA STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2017/18

CHAIR Ann Hamilton HONORARY TRUSTEES LIFE TRUSTEES Judith N. Batty Ellen K. Harrison Jim Abdo Norman Bernstein Patti Herman Kent Amos Lee G. Rubenstein VICE CHAIRS Margot Kelly Ashok Bajaj Sander Bieber Daniel Korengold Michele G. Berman EMERITUS TRUSTEES Eric Braverman Arlene and Robert Kogod John Lynham Steven R. Bralove Edgar Dobie B. Thomas Mansbach Susan Haas Bralove Richard Feinstein PAST PRESIDENTS David BH Martin John Derrick Vicki J. Hicks AND CHAIRS Joyce Moorehead Nancy M. Folger J. Burke Knapp Richard A. Newman Ronald A. Paul M.D. Larry Franks Norman Bernstein Lucia Riddle Terry R. Peel Natwar Gandhi Curtin Winsor, Jr. Raymond Sczudlo Ilene Rosenthal Sylvia Greenberg Lee G. Rubenstein Hubert M. Schlosberg Gene Samburg Fruzsina Harsanyi Richard W. Snowdon David E. Shiffrin Beth Newburger Schwartz Kay Kapoor Denie S. Weil Shawna Watley David Bruce Smith Judy Lansing Kovler Riley K. Temple TRUSTEES Molly Smith Mark Levine Steven R. Bralove Andrew R. Ammerman Robert Stout David O. Maxwell Wendy Farrow Decker Anstrom Nneka Ukpai Joan P. Maxwell James J. Rouse Joanne Barker Beverly Perry John M. Derrick, Jr. CORPORATE OFFICERS Linda A. Baumann Judy Lynn Prince Mark Shugoll Lavern Chatman PRESIDENT William S. Sessions David E. Shiffrin Joseph DiGangi Edgar Dobie Richard W. Snowdon Beth Newburger Schwartz John Edelmann Sheila Stampfli Jeri Epstein TREASURER Sandra E. Taylor Joe Beradelli Elliot Feldman Grace Terpstra Maggie FitzPatrick SECRETARY Margaret Tomlinson Nicholas Goad Alison Irvin

THEATRE FORWARD FUNDERS (CONTRIBUTORS AS OF OCTOBER 2017) Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its BOOK YOUR NEXT communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. Theatre CELEBRATION AT Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the THE MEAD CENTER following funders:

THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000+) AT&T Bank of America The Hearst Foundations BENEFACTORS ($25,000 – 49,999) Wells Fargo PACESETTERS ($15,000 – 24,999) National Endowment for the Arts Southwest Airlines † TD Charitable Foundation DONORS ($10,000 – 14,999) Lisa Orberg RBC Wealth Management

† Includes In-kind support

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FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY — ARENA STAGE’S PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges these individuals who ensure the future of Arena Stage by making a planned gift. These gifts assure that Arena Stage will continue to challenge, educate and entertain audiences, and maintain its excellence in theater nationally, and internationally for generations to come. Arena can help you accomplish your personal, family and philanthropic goals while benefiting the theater. Supporters who make planned gifts to Arena are invited to join the Full Circle Society and enjoy special benefits. For more information about planned giving, please contact Holly Oliver at 202-600-4029 or [email protected].

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS AS OF AUGUST 11, 2017. MEMBERS John and Patricia Long Estate of Albert Chaiken Anonymous (7) John and Lenora Lynham Estate of Marcus Cohn Esthy and Jim Adler Judy Lynn Prince Estate of Israel and Steven Bralove Richard Schwartz* and Augusta Convisser Curtis Bell Beth Newburger Schwartz Estate of Robert D. Davis Jr. and Louise Budelis Dr. and Mrs. Mark Shugoll Henry J. Schalizki Dorothy Bunevich Molly Smith and Estate of Zelda Fichandler John P. Cahill Suzanne Blue Star Boy In Memory of Martin "Marty" Davis Ellen MacNeille Charles Dick and Katie Snowdon In Memory of Helen W. and John Edelmann and Jeff Love Helga Tarver Felix E. Geiger Jeri and Gary Epstein Helene Toiv Estate of Ann Gibbons Donald H. Flanders Margaret L. Tomlinson Estate of Ezra Glaser Nancy M. Folger Frankie and Jerry* Williamson Estate of George Grizzard Catherine F. and James F.* Fort, Sr. Estate of Giselle Hill Arlene Friedlander BEQUESTS AND GIFTS Estate of Joan E. Kain Dr. JC Hayward IN REMEMBRANCE In Memory of Jean Russ Kern Vicki J. Hicks Estate of Dr. and and Jeannette G. Kern Lauren and Glen Howard Mrs. Clement C. Alpert Estate of Herbert A. Lindow David Insinga and Robert McDonald Estate of H. Max and Estate of LaRue R. Lutkins Thomas Jesulaitis Josephine F. Ammerman Estate of Suzy Platt Margot Kelly Estate of Audrey J. Barnett Estate of Gruine Robinson Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Estate of Harry J. Boissevain Barbara R. Walton Endowment Dr. Seth A. Koch and Estate of Henrietta T. Braunstein Fund for New Playwrights Barbara Bellman Koch Estate of Patricia Carroll Estate of Eric Weinmann Estate of Helen G. Codding Herb and Dianne Lerner * Deceased

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You don’t have to be wealthy to make a significant gift. Bequests and other planned gifts allow you the opportunity to make a significant contribution that will ensure the future of Arena Stage. The Full Circle Society allows us the opportunity to recognize you for that gift during your lifetime. For more information about making a planned gift or to inform us of your existing planned gift, please contact Holly Oliver at 202-600-4029 or [email protected].

“We feel the long-term viability of theater really has to come from two sources — annual fundraising efforts and long-term donations [in the form of a planned gift] from the people who love the theater and are willing to commit to it in perpetuity.” — Beth Newburger Schwartz and the late Richard Schwartz

2017/18 SEASON 25 THANK YOU — ANNUAL FUND

THE ANNUAL FUND Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, foundations and corporations who support the theater’s work by contributing to the Annual Fund. These gifts make it possible for the theater to continue presenting high-quality productions and innovative education programs that strengthen the community in which we live. For more information on the benefits of becoming an Annual Fund contributor, call the Development Department at 202-600-4177. The following are contributors as of January 16, 2018.

OVATION CIRCLE Thomas and Judy Lynn Prince Steve Mayer and Jim and Carolyn Harris Anonymous Joyce Moorehead Franklin D. Raines and Vera Oye’ Yaa Patricia Harvey Arlene and Robert Kogod Richard and Janice Newman Denise Grant Alan and Ruth Melvin Paul and Marilyn Henderson Lola C. Reinsch Craig Pascal and Nan and Robert Ratner Dr. Robin Mockenhaupt and Sonia Herson Beth Newburger Schwartz Victor Shargai David and Susan Rockefeller Dr. Ralph Popp Steven and Tanya Hilton and Richard Schwartz* Ann and Terry R. Peel Margaret Ann Ross Ann K. Morales Theo W. Hodge Jr., MD Steven and Ilene Rosenthal Dr. and Mrs. William Rule Wesley Pickard and and Frederick Eugene FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Raymond S. Sczudlo and Susan Scanlan Jeanette Studley Taylor, Jr. Andrew R. Ammerman Deborah Sams Sczudlo George L. Shields Foundation Michael and Erich Hosbach and Diane and Norman Bernstein Peggy and David Shiffrin Molly Smith and Penelope Pollard Franklin Moore David C. Frederick and Robert and Jan Stout Suzanne Blue Star Boy Benjamin and Judith Pratt David Insinga and Sophia Lynn Dr. Donald Wallace Jones, Judi and Richard Sugarman Janis Reed and Jack Requa Robert McDonald Joan and David Maxwell Dr. Betty Jean Tolbert Jones Suzanne Thouvenelle and Bill and Donna Roberts Joseph and Anne Jarboe Alan and Marsha Paller and Tracey Tolbert Jones Dennis Deloria Talmadge and James Johnson and David Bruce Smith Shawna Watley Tim and Grace Terpstra Mary E. Roberts Matthew Shepard Rory and Shelton Zuckerman Anne Marie Tighe Helen Ross Jerome A. and BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Peggy and Alec* Tomlinson Beverly Schacht Deena L. Kaplan Anonymous (3) PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Annie Totah Steven and Marie Schram Dr. and Mrs. James Karesh Decker Anstrom and Curtis Bell Cindy and John Weber Nora Sekowski Anne B. Keiser and Sherry Hiemstra Virginia McGehee Friend Ellen and Bernard Young Shugoll Research Douglas Lapp Joanne Barker Irene and Edward Kaplan Judy and Leo Zickler McAdo Shuler, Jr. Jean and John Lange Susan and Steven Bralove Judy and Peter Kovler / Thalia and Lynwood* Judge Gladys Kessler Ellen MacNeille Charles The Kovler Fund DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Sinnamon Leon Fund of the Community John and Linda Derrick Mark T. Lewellyn Anonymous (6) Sandra Taylor Foundation Serving Drs. Elliot J. Feldman and Robert Liberatore and Priscilla Aycock Ms. Terri Tedford Richmond and Central VA Lily Gardner Feldman Debra Kraft Elfreda Baptist Laura L. Tosi David Lloyd, Realtor George and Duffy Ftikas The Robert and Natalie Dr. and Mrs. Virginia D. Weber Walter and Betsy Lohmann Sylvia Kay Greenberg Mandel Family Foundation C. Wrandle Barth Joan Wills Daniel and Karen Mayers Kay Kapoor Christopher Bavolack and Richard and Mark and Marsha Mazz Margot Kelly PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Martha Huelsbeck Leslie Wojciechowicz Gerard and Mary McGann Toni and Ronald Paul Anonymous (6) Ted Bean and Kathy Brown Irene and Alan Wurtzel Sally and Bill Meadows R. Lucia Riddle Esthy and Jim Adler James and Karen Beardsley Deborah and David Yaffe Brian and Diana Meighan Gene Samburg Celia and Keith Arnaud Kyle and Alan Bell Robert and Anne Yerman Drs. Jeanne-Marie and The Estate of Alan Asay and Jim Bellas and Kip Fenton Margot and Paul Zimmerman Nathan Miller Henry J. Schalizki Mary Sturtevant Dr. Sharon A. Bennett Nancy Miron Hubert (Hank) and Nancy and John Benson Gene Bialek and PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Dee Morris Charlotte* Schlosberg Michele and Allan Berman Arlene Brown Anonymous (3) Joan and Dan Mulcahy Mr. and Mrs. The Honorable Ann W. Brown Deborah Bowles Dr.* and Mrs.* Alan and Roberta Munro Richard W. Snowdon and Donald A. Brown J. Alton and Cynthia Boyer Clement C. Alpert Dr. Alfred Munzer and Sheila Stampfli Richard and Evelyn Bynum Joe and Sue Bredekamp Dean Amel and Terry Savela Mr. Joel Wind Louis Delair, Jr. Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Leon and Robyn Andris Myung Nam and LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Edgar and Tracy Dobie Sharon M. Brown Roy Barnes and Michael Hamilton Judith N. Batty Anita Dunn and Julie Burton and Mary Flanigan Meenakshi Nandedkar Linda A. Baumann Robert Bauer Roger Hickey Judy and George Bowns, Martha Newman David Becker and Louie and Ralph Dweck Clotilda Bowie Cassidy in memory of their sons, Rita O’Brien, Esq. and Leslie Seeman The Lois and Judith Claire Mark and Scott John Imparato Sandy Bieber and Richard England Family Richard H. Cleva Roger and Nancy Brown Michael and Cindy O’Kane Linda Rosenzweig The Louis and Helen Ellen and Michael Cronin Buffy and William Cafritz Ray Olson Eric Braverman and Fanaroff Foundation In Memory of Martin “Marty” Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David M. Osnos Neil Brown Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gewirz Davis Dr. Myla Carpenter Kerby L. Parker Community Foundation for Michael and The Charles Delmar John Chester Howard and Northern Virginia/James I. Marilyn Glosserman Foundation Richard Christensen Dorothy Pedolsky Chatman Fund Amnon and Sue Golan Kathy and Jody Dreyfuss Geri and David Cohen Margaret J. Pollack Joseph DiGangi Lucia and Woolf Gross Barbara and David Ehrlich Drs. Jack H. and Allen Purvis and John Edelmann and Chris and Catherine Lorraine Fleming and Rita R. Colwell Jan Johnson Jeff Love Guttman-McCabe Harry Parrish Annemargaret Connolly Marvin and Joan Rosenberg Jeri and Gary Epstein Meg and John Hauge Robert and Carole Jim and Dotty Dake Trina and Lee Rubenstein Pam and Richard Feinstein Liz Hilder and Randy Smith Fontenrose Patricia D’Orazio Jeff and Sarah Sandel Estate of Zelda Fichandler William Logan Hopkins Sallie Forman and Carolyn and William Doying Steve and Nancy Silcox Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher The Lady Bountiful Fund Jonah Gitlitz Susan D. and Howard Feibus James Skiles and Nancy M. Folger Bill Lands and Christopher and Stephanie Fischer Lynne Church Larry Franks and Norberta Schoene Carol Fromboluti Marc L. and Linda Smith Ellen Berelson Herb and Dianne Lerner The Honorable William and Phyllis S. Fleischaker Lisa and Chris Smith Rick and Carol Froehlich Mark Levine and Linda Garvelink Martin and JoEllen Frost Larry and Arlene Spinelli Henock Gebreamlak and Sara Imershein Susan B. Haight Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Danelle Springer Nicholas Goad Fred Lowery Muriel Howard Davis R. Gamble Jr. Le Anne and Bert Steinberg Ann O. Hamilton Laura L. McAuliffe Thomas Jesulaitis and B.J. Gilchrist Eileen and Michael Tanner Ellen K. Harrison Mills Family Foundation Barrie Seidman Ruth Bader Ginsburg Peter and Ann Tanous Patti and Mitchell Herman Hazel C. Moore Kay Kendall and Jack Davies Gregg H. S. Golden Sharon Taylor Vicki J. Hicks John and Veronica Morrison Cal and Barbara Klausner Sherry and Neil Green Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thackrey Frank Islam and Alfred Moses and Lauren S. Kogod Michael Greenbaum and Linda and Steuart Thomsen Debbie Driesman Fern Schad Leslie S. Kogod Sherry Liebes Ralph Timmons and Sheldon and Audrey Katz Melanie and Larry Nussdorf Bruce and Lori Laitman Linda Griggs and Janet Hill Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Perry Rosenblum Bill Swedish Allen Unsworth Daniel Korengold Sydney M. Polakoff and Caroline Lewis Norene and Timothy Guilford Rear Adm. and Mrs. John and Lenora Lynham Carolyn Goldman Nancy and Dan Longo Loren and Phyllis Haag Sidney Wallace B. Thomas Mansbach Powell Family Charitable William and Ruth Lubic The Honorable Robert and Anne Paine and Fowler West David and Martha Martin Trust Abby Mandel Susan Hale Mark and Ria Weston

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Patricia Page Williams Eddie and Lynne McCormick Constance Bohon MD Steven Leinwand and Emil and Judy Sunley Terry and William Witowsky Josh Miller and Jerry Noble Karen J. Bopp Ann Lawrence Drs. Steven and Sheila Taube Richie and Jim Wright Nancy and Herbert Milstein Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsuk Elizabeth C Lee Elizabeth and Jerry Teles Jane Yanulis Mitchell-Richards Ellen Bortz Dr. and Mrs. Randall J. Lewis Lois Trumbull Family Fund Anne Boyden Albert L. and Roberta K. Van Haeften STAR David Montgomery Janet B. Bray Doris M. Lindquist Roger and Diane Warin Anonymous (3) Judie and Fred Mopsik Marian Bruno Shirley Loo Tamir Waser Merry Anderson Frank and Linda Nutter Harold R. Bucholtz Margot Machol and Seth Waxman and Michael W. and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Oskin Philomena Burke Mark Bisnow Debra Goldberg Stacie H. Arpey David and Marina Ottaway Lisa Burns and Hon. John E. Mansfield Dana Weekes Lynn J. and Lynne A. Barden Craig Palmer Henry Chamberlain Ken Marks and Edith Arias Jack and Sue Whitelaw Michael Barrett and Sonja M. Palomaki Matt Butcher and Liz Pennisi Linda Marks Susan Wiener Danielle Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs.* Sandra and Paul Byrne Louis Mayo Scott and Lucy Wilson Nan Beckley P. David Pappert William Caldwell Fred and Jeanne McCarroll John Wingard Barbara A. Bennett Mike Payne and Faye and Plater Campbell J. Douglas and C. Lawrence Wiser Peter and Ellen Berty Barbara Johnson Carol Caparosa Martie McDowall Ken and Dorothy Woodcock Lucille A. Bland Laura Peebles and Louis and Karen Carson Bernice McIntyre Jeffrey and Johanna Zinn David and Judy Bonior Ellen Fingerman Barbara Carter Michael McLeod Jan Boyce Dr. Nathaniel Pitts Wallace Chandler Patricia McMahon SUPPORTING ROLE Jerry Bridges and Lutz Alexander Prager Nadine R. Cohodas Sarah and David McMeans Anonymous (18) Sally Turner Jane Ellen Ramsey and Stephen T. Cramolini Charles and D. M. Abruzzo Ms. Carolyn Broussard Joseph Inbar Susan M. Crawford Marilyn McMillion Clara Adams-Ender Sharie A. Brown J. Paul and Diane Reason Valerie and John Cuddy Stephen Meyer and Ms. Charisse A. Adamson Blain and Peg Butner Joe and Ginny Redish Beth Cunningham Erica Summers Judith Agard Joseph N Cannon Nancy Regan Woody Cunningham and John and Paula Millian Firas and Melika Alkawas Carolyn Cheney David and Susan Reichardt Jessie Harris Lisa Miller Amb. and Mrs. N. Chesser and J.M. Rowe Deborah Remmers George A. Dalley Bryan Myers Frank Almaguer Claudette Christian Alan and Terry Rettig Gil and Nancy Dannels Donald and Lynne Myers Marilena Amoni and Beth and Ron Cogswell Massimo and Marilou Righini Deanna K. Dawson Carole and John Nannes Don Ryan John and Sheila Compton Sheila Riley and Ned Kraft Valerie and Ben Dinkins Jeffrey Neal and Wolfram Anders and Ray and Mary Converse June and Marvin Rogul Diane and Lowell Dodge Kevin Loeffler Michele Manatt Camille Cook Barry and Joan Rosenthal James Ebbitt and Brad Neilley John and Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rothkopf Scott Derrick Sherry and Lou Nevins Sarah-Allen Anderson Floyd E. Davis, III Jo Ella Samp Tina Eskridge Matthew and Lillian Nolan Raymond D. Audet Lorraine Day Evelyn Sandground and Carol Faulb C. Lynn O’Connell Lawrence Ausubel Deirdre Donahue and Bill Perkins, in memory of Geraldine Feaster and Deborah Okon Ms. Jane Axelrad Jamie Dahlberg Frank and Marta Jager Calvin Bethea* Michael and Elinor R. Bacon Anita Difanis and Dr.* and Mrs. Beth Feldman Kathleen Opincar Cynthia Baggett Richard Krajeck Harold H. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Catherine O’Reilley Jacqueline Powell Bailey Robert P. Donaldson Ernest Schichler and Edward W. Felton Doris Parker and Peter and Marjory Bankson Thelma Duggin John Murray Lorry M. Fenner, PhD Michael Spatz Ann and Mal Barasch Sue Duncan and Leo Fisher Jean Schiro-Zavela and Jack L. Finglass Ruth Parr Dayle Bartholow and Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeworth Vance Zavela Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flyer Terry Pattillo Jeff Pickard Bob and Sue Faron Carol Schwartz Jean C. Fulton Antoinette Pavone Michael Beale James and Patricia Flanigan Linda and Arthur Schwartz Jim and Lorrie Fulton David Pawlik Carolyn and John Beck The Henry J. Fox Trust Dr. and Mrs. Gene Simaitis Mr. and Mrs. James Gentle Alan and Andrea Pendleton Martin Bell The Samuel Freedman Trust Kathleen and Kerry Skeen Richard Gervase and Randy and Kathy Pherson Susan and Don Bennett Amy C. Gilbert Annelise and Stuart Delery Beth Pile John and Sylvia Benoit Hon. Joseph and Robert H. Smith Lynne and Bill Glikbarg Barbara and Larry Poe Mary Ellen Bergeron Alma Gildenhorn Sharon Steele Dr. Donna M. Gollnick Liz Purdy Porter Guy Bergquist Mark* and Sara Goldberg Dr. Earl P. Steinberg and John M. Goodman Gail Povar and Robert C. and Grace R. Gregg Claire E. Reade Debra and Chris Gordon Larry Bachorik Elissa B. Bernius Judy and Sheldon Grosberg Mr. Sid Stolz Steve Grayson Wendell and Kathy Primus Edward and Carol and Bill Gross Patricia Stonesifer and Sally Gresham Keturah and Bill Raabe Elena Bloomstein Ellie and John Hagner Michael Kinsley Christian Griffin Dr. Johnny Railey Sandy and Stanley Bobb James B. Hamlin Seema Sueko Karen T. Grisez John and Wendy Reaves Richard and The Hansan Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert Surovell Frank Guzzetta and Mr. and Mrs. Eleanor Bochner Joan B. Harvey Dr. Harvey A. Sweetbaum and Paul Manville Thomas J. Reckford Vincent and Veronica Boles S. Ross and Mrs. Selma Sweetbaum Dean Haas Betty Revelle Mickey and Sally Bolmer Susan L. Hechinger Barbara Toohill Jack E. Hairston, Jr. Margaret Rice and Bill Sette Randall A. Bowman Shawn C. Helm and Joanne Tornow and Robert and Carol Hall Ann Richards Steven Brady J. Thomas Marchitto Neil Lehrer Chris Harris Clyde Robbins Kip and Kimberly Brailey Lucia Hill Tamara Tatunchak Marianne Harwit Dr. Tommie L. Robinson, Jr. Nancy Brandon Linda Lurie Hirsch Judge and Mrs. Kathleen A. Hasse Denise A Rollins Randi and David Braverman Judy Honig James T. Turner A. H. Hatry Gareth Rosenau Ann Breen Debra Johnson Joan and Mark Weiss Bert Helfinstein and Steven M. Rosenberg and Sandra Bresnahan James Jones and Drs. Stephan and Margaret Rodenberg Stewart C. Low III Ms. Sally Brice Victoria Davis Ann Werner Michael Hindi and Herbert and Philip and Constance Briley The S. Kann Sons Co. Richard and Susan Westin Gregory Schultz Nancy Rosenthal Karen Broadnax Foundation Carolyn L. Wheeler Richard and Pamela Hinds Rodney A. Ross Perry Brown Gary Kemp Annette and Colin Young Sallie L. Holder Jean Sammon Terrence J. Brown and Mary Kimble Janice Holiday Ms. Gail Sattler Linda D. Whitlock-Brown Caroline S. Klemp LEAD John and Debra Howard Linda. B. Schakel Mr. and Mrs. Lindy Knapp Anonymous (8) Geraldine Inge Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and Ronald K. Browning Patricia and John Koskinen Kate Acuff and Alan and Nadine Jacobs Celia Schuchman Rita Bruce Simeon M. Kriesberg and Professor Edward Hess Timothy S. Jameson Richard and Candice C. Bryant Martha L. Kahn Al-Mughairy Annelle Johnson Rochelle Schwab Libbie Buchele William and Grace LaChance Carolyn Alper Ricki and Joel Kanter Joan H. Searby Susan and Mike Burk Winona Lake Michael Baker John Keator and Diane Seeger and Patricia Burke Col. (Ret.) Richard and Paul and Jeanette Barkley Virginia Sullivan Tom Christein Robert J. Bushrod Alyssa Leatherman Dr. and Mrs. John Barnes Mary Tuke Klemmt Mike and Patti Sipple Avery Burns Andrew Lebby and Nancy and John Barnum Andrea and Joseph Kerr Carl Wayne Smith and Donna Butts and Wendy Schwartz David and Janet Batlan Dr. Sandra D. Key Michael Burke William Libro John and Trish Long R. Beck Meri Kolbrener Ida Fernanders Smith James Cafritz Virginia MacLaury Dava Berkman Carl Koteff Lynette R.F. Smith John Cahill Captain Lory Manning Thomas J. Billy Thomas Kuchenberg Margo Smith and Mr. and Mrs. James Callison USN (RET) Ann Blackman and Jane Mary Kwass Gerry Levine Leslie Calman and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Margolis Michael Putzel Eileen Lawrence Lois Stansbury Jane Gruenebaum Russell Matthias Dennis and Paul and Martha Lawrence Kimberly Strong Larry and Caroline Carbaugh Emmy McArver Shirley Bloomquist Thelma K. Leenhouts Aileen and Jack Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. James Carty

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Ruth Carver Susan and Richard Goldstein Steve and Karen Klemp Geraldine Fogel Pilzer Ellen Spencer Malcolm R. Chaires Michael M. Gottesman Thomas Kopf Dr. Gwendolyn W. Pla Cecile and James Srodes Gail Chambers Bill and Toni Govier Rosemarie and Lance and Sheila Pohl Christian Stallsmith and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Chappelle Brad Gray and Helen Darling George Korphage Beth Polakoff Deborah Clapp Mark and Linda Chastang Charles and Karen Graybeal John Kramer Toby Port and Jeffrey Ahl Ruth Sternfels Joy and Jerry Choppin Madi Green, in memory of Eugene and Adeline Krizek Anna Powell Sally and Richard Stolz Purnell and Joan Choppin Duff Green III Peggy Laves and Ane Powers Donald R. and Tracey Chunn Maxine Green Doug Trainum Jim and Sue Price Dorothy T. Stone Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark Marilyn Greene Leslie Lawson Vincent and Nancy Radosta Jane O. Storm Kenneth T. Cline Karyn Greenfield Brock Lending Edward Ramos Timothy Sullivan Francis and Terry Coates C. O. Gregory John and Jane Lewis Janice Rasgus John and Linda Suter Edward Cohen and Calvin and Audra Griner Marjorie and John Lewis Sandra Reed-Bryant David Svatos and Charlene Barshefsky Charles Gritton and Martin G. Lichtenstein and Anna Marie Reeder Christopher McMackin Mr. and Mrs. Lillian Brown Sharon Rosendhal Catherine Remijan TAA Services, Ltd. W. Joseph Coleman Jr. Alfred and Lynne Groff Marianne Liebermann Maria Farese Rendine Pamela and Richard Colvin and Robert Gronenberg Carol Ann and Mary E. Resnik Michael Tapscott Virginia Edwards Alan and Jackie Gropman Kenneth Linder William Reynolds Chris Taylor Drs. Houston and Sue and Bruce Guenther Ace and Linda Lipson Lynn and David Rickard Rick Tedesco Mary Conley Gail Gulliksen Amy Liu and Craig Witmer Jo Ricks and Jeffrey Clark Evelyn Teel Barbara and Paul Couture Susan Gutchess and Deborah Lockhart Nancy Ricks Dennis and Janice Crawford Helen Ingalls Margo W. London Markley Roberts Rosalind Thomas John and Isabella Cummings Don and Sue Haller Ronald Long and Christopher Robinson Harold Thomas Phil and Joan Currie Freddi & Dick Hammerschlag Barbara Atwell Marietta Robinson Al Thomson Linda Daniel Maurice Hamilton Kenneth Lowenberg Catherine Roca Patricia Thorne John Davies and Marty Moon Dorothy Hamm Spencer Lucker Dr. Sheila Rogovin and Elizabeth Thornhill Arlene Davis Susan and Allen Hanenbaum Joan Lunney Dr. Stewart Aledort Barbara Tobias Donald and Susan Davis Martt Harding Chris and Christine Magee Charles Rohe Juergen Tooren Rock and Sabrina Davis Juanita and Melvin Hardy Gerald and Robin Anne Rojas Annie Totah Nancy Dawson Betsy Ann Harris Madeline Malovany John and Taryn Roman Darrell Totman Stephen A. Dean Laurence Hausman and Barbara Mander Bob Rose and Lauren Swartz Sheila Truxon Lisa and Tony Delity Margaret R. Burks Phyllis and Philip Margolius Dr. and Mrs. Adriana van Breda Ted Deming and Jerry Hawke Doris Anne Martin Daniel Rosenblum Laura S. Vault Rox Ridgway Cynthia Heckmann Michelle Mason Dr. Bernard and Dr. Carolyn Peoples Veiga Kimberly Dixon Tom Hentleleff Gary and Lynn Massel Louise Rostker Eli Velder Walter B. Doggett III and Paul Herman and Winton Matthews, Jr. Dr. Ted and Susan and Jeff Vincent Joanne Doggett Karen Goldamn Marlene Mayo Judge Barbara Rothstein Catherine and Tim Wagner James Donaldson Ruth Herman Hans and Marianne Mayr Nancy and Ms. Maria Wagner Molly Donovan and Donald E. Hesse and Lou Mazawey George Rubenson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wald Barry Wepman Jerrilyn Andrews Cathleen McCabe Nuhad D. Ruggiero Michael Waldman and Don Douglas and Richard and Susan Hall McCannell Richard and Jane Rutherford Linda Coe Carolyne Weil Mary-Ellen Hibey Elizabeth Ann McGrath Jane and Bruce Ryan Marnie Walfort and Erin Duffy Timothy Higgins Ms. Jane McGrew Steven Sabat and Cliff Elgarten Becky and Charlie Dukes Eileen M Gleimer Mr. and Mrs. William McKaig Kathryn Waldman Cynthia Wallace Joan Duncan Elsie Hillman-Gordon John and Marie McKeon Barbara Sable Ed and Maria Ward Bob and Laura Dunmyer Donald and Diana Hirsch Cheryl McQueen Mr. and Mrs. John Sacchetti Nancy J. Wartow David Dunn Clarence G. Hoop Elizabeth Medina-Tata Fern Flanagan Saddler Dr. and Mrs. Harlan Watson Dr. Fran DuRocher Gerald and Harriet Hopkins Tom and Terry Melo Eva Salamon Richard and Sally Watts Michael and Mary Durr Erika Horton Mary Mersch Alan and Florence Salisbury Cameron and Donald and Judith Dworkin Barbara and Donald Hoskins Lisa Mezzetti Stephen and Susan Weiffenbach Alma Edgerly Katheryn A. Hovde David Miller Doreen Sanborn Ronald and Mary Weinstein Ann Elliot Lauren and Glen Howard Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller Lee Saunders Helene Weisz and James Ellzy Drew Huffman Dr. Florence K. Miller Anita Sauterne Richard Lieberman Brian and Sonja Elmer John Hughes and MaryAnn Miller Alexis Scheffter Joseph and Douglas Erwin and Estelle DeMaio Wilsie Minor Carol Seary Schneider Rosemary Weller Wendy Wiswall Ann Ingram Barbara Mintz Lisa and Mark Schneider Rhoda and Raynard Wharton Ralph and Patricia Jackman and John E. Mitchell Eugene and Alice Schreiber John and Val Wheeler Gwendolyn Everett Stephen L John Robin Montgomery Frederick and Peri Schuyler Greg and Mary Whiteman Dr. Coralie Farlee Smyrna N. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore J. Kenneth Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Robert Whitten Gary Felser Lorna S. Jaffe James Morris Richard and Mr. Gerry Widdicombe Yvonne Felton Paul Jaikaran Kent and Dale Morrison Rosemary Schwartzbard Jon and Sandra Willen Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finger Edward and Victoria Jaycox Helaine G. Morss Karren E. Scott Dan and Debbie Williams Eric Fingerhut and William and Judith Jeffress Marilyn L. Muench Richard Scott Bernetta and Kevin Williams Karen Bailey Robin Jenkins Toni Muller Sandra and David Sellers Robert and Dolores Fisk Abby and Ronald Johnson Kathryn Murphy Harold Settler Gwendolyn Williams Dr. J.D. Fletcher Lucrecia Johnson Jim and Ellen Myerberg Erin Shannon Rance R. Willis J Cathy Fogel Kenneth Johnston Robert Nabors James Shannon J. David Willson Heather Foley Kimberly and Tad Johnston Cathy Nace and David Levy Larry Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wilshere Whitney Foster Ed Jones and Hedy Nash and Richard Freitag Robert Wilson Harry Foxwell Peggy Marshall John Wetterau Kim L. Sheridan Dr. and Mrs. Henry Wise David Frantz Elizabeth Blair Jones Elizabeth Neblett John and Roma Sherman Mary Jane Wisniewski Karen L. French William A. and Jacqueline P. Nelson Martha Sherman Beverly and Christopher With Deborah Freund and Virgie H. Jones John and Carol Noble Laura Shiffrin Peter Woicke Doug White Joyce Jordan Jane Northern Stephanie Shipp Albertha W. Workman Allan Friedman Gerry Kallman Norman and Susan Oblon Bobbi and Larry Shulman John and Beth Wright Ann and Tom Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Judy Olmer Barbara Shutt Elaine Wunderlich Bob and Martha Lee Fugate Norman Kamerow C and J Orza Hugh and Ruth Sickel Beverly and Daniel Yett Sally Gadsden Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Kaplin Elsie Page Dr. and Mrs. Rubin Siegel Beth York and Art Rubin Howard and Barbara Galper Jane C. Karpick James T. Parson, Jr. Patricia Silverman Paul Gamble Jody Katz and Jeffrey Gibbs Jane Passman Ken Simonson and * Deceased Dr. Arlyn Garcia-Perez Paul and Masako Kaufman Wanda D. Patrick Jan Solomon Louise Gary Jackie Williams Kaye Renate G Pawlik Ryan Sims Louis Gaudio Joan Kelsch Eloise and Douglas Payne Dr. and Mrs. Linda Gehr Feliza Kepler Kevin and Sherry Pearson Thomas G. Sinderson Laura Gifford Carol King Anne E. Peret Virginia Sloss Mike and Carrie Gillotte Janet King Nancy Pergolizzi Kathleen Smith Virginia Giroux-Rollow Patricia King Alvin Perkins Margaret Smith Kari Gissel Pris and Bill Kirby Charles and Annette Perry Pamela Brown Smith Maggie Godbold and Caroline Klam Jeanne and Burnie Peters Susan Snyder Steve Bershader Kenneth and Karen and Hugh Pettigrew Gloria Solomon Judy and Joel Goldberg Carol Doran Klein D. Piekarski and I. Way Ronna Spacone

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OUR INSTITUTIONAL DONORS (as of January 2, 2018)

OVATION CIRCLE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE (continued) K&L Gates, LLP The Meredith Foundation Northrop Grumman Corporation PN Hoffman Alice Shaver Foundation Total Wine & More

National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program/ PRODUCER’S CIRCLE U.S. Commission of Fine Arts 701 Restaurant & the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group Amtrak Aronson, LLC FOUNDER’S CIRCLE CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Clark-Winchcole Foundation Comcast NBCUniversal Dimick Foundation The Edelmann Love Group Realtors Edington, Peel & Associates Friends of Southwest DC Macy’s Mars Foundation MasterCard The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Share Fund Nora Roberts Foundation Rockwell Collins BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Saul Ewing, LLP Hattie M. Strong Foundation Washington Nationals Dream Foundation Weissberg Foundation Wells Fargo & Company

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Exxon Mobil Corporation Foley & Lardner, LLP The Kiplinger Foundation Theatre Forward Wawa Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Cabot Creamery Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation We endeavor to provide a complete listing of all donors in the above categories. However, if your LEADERSHIP CIRCLE name is not listed, please contact the Development Department at 202-600-4177. We are also grateful to the thousands of other contributors to Arena Stage, whose names space will not permit us to print. Legend: Anonymous Ovation Circle $100,000 and above; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. Founder’s Circle $50,000 – 99,999; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Benefactor’s Circle $25,000 – 49,999; Harman Family Foundation Leadership Circle $15,000 – 24,999; Venable Foundation President’s Circle $10,000 – 14,999; Producer’s Circle $5,000 – 9,999; PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Director’s Circle $2,500 – 4,999; Arent Fox, LLP BakerHostetler, LLP Playwright’s Circle $1,500 – 2,499; The Bernstein Companies Star $1,000 – 1,499; Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP Lead $600 – 999; The Boston Consulting Group Supporting Role $300 – 599. Central Parking System Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Discovery Communications Graham Holdings Company JBG Smith

2017/18 SEASON 29 THEATER STAFF

Artistic Director...... Molly Smith PROPERTIES Executive Director...... Edgar Dobie Properties Director...... Monique Walker Founding Director...... Zelda Fichandler Associate Properties Director...... Lance Pennington ...... (1924-2016) Master Prop Carpenter...... Michael Ritoli Founding Executive Director...... Thomas C. Fichandler Props Artisan...... Niell DuVal ...... (1915-1997) Property Assistants...... Marion Hampton Dubé, ...... Kyle Handziak ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT LIGHTS Deputy Artistic Director...... Seema Sueko Master Electrician...... Christopher V. Lewton Casting Director / Line Producer...... Victor Vazquez Assistant Master Electrician...... Paul Villalovoz Literary Associate...... Katie Rosenberg Electricians...... Scott Folsom, Brian Flory Artistic Development Fellow...... Anna’le Hornak* Lighting Fellow...... Sydney Becker* Directing Fellow...... Selene Betancourt* Casting Fellow...... F. Binta Barry* SOUND Dramaturg...... Jocelyn Clarke Sound Director...... Timothy M. Thompson Resident Artist...... Patty Rangel Sound Technicians...... Em Gustason, Adam W. Johnson, Reid Moffatt Commissioned Writers...... Bob Banghart, Nathan Alan Davis, David Henry Hwang, COSTUMES Rajiv Joseph, Kenneth Lin, , Eduardo Machado, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Costume Director...... Joseph P. Salasovich Aaron Posner, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Assistant to the Costume Director...... Cierra Coan Georgia Stitt, John Strand Drapers...... Carol Ramsdell, Steven Simon First Hands...... Lauren Allmeyer, Mallory Muffley PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS Master Stitcher...... Noel Borden General Manager...... Ian Pool Craftsperson...... Deborah Nash Associate General Manager...... Marissa LaRose Wardrobe Supervisors...... Alina Gerall, Alice Hawfield General Management Coordinator...... Alicia Sells Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor.....LaShawn Melton Company Manager...... Clifford Hannon Costume Fellow...... Elizabeth Spilsbury* Assistant Company Manager...... Amber Gray Company Management Fellow...... Ariana Garcia* STAGE MANAGEMENT Stage Managers...... Rachael Danielle Albert, PRODUCTION Marne Anderson, Anthony O. Bullock Production Manager...... Joel M. Krause Kurt Hall, Martha Knight, Trevor A. Riley, Christi B. Spann, Susan R. White Associate Production Manager...... Karen O. Mayhew Stage Management Fellows...... Lucia Ruppert*, SCENIC Dayne Sundman* Technical Director...... Natalie Bell INFORMATION SYSTEMS Assistant Technical Director...... Zachary Fullenkamp Director of Information Systems...... Charles Rogers Senior Carpenter...... Norman Lee Associate Director of Charge Scenic Artist...... Li Qiang Information Systems...... Travis Armbuster Carpenters...... Mick Coughlan, Database Manager...... Rachel Schlaff Craig Hower, Sean Malarkey, Help Desk Associate...... Edward Wieland Frank Miller, Amanda Srok Technical Direction Fellow...... Nola Werlinich* FACILITIES Facilities Manager...... Keith Brown Maintenance Technicians...... Brian K. Davis, Lester McDonald Jr., Vincent Gregg, Porter...... Lawrence Wise Stage Door Attendants...... Ra’Chelle Carey, Kay Rogers

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS Director of Associate Executive Director...... Khady Kamara Community Engagement...... Anita Maynard-Losh MARKETING AND PUBLICATIONS Director of Education...... Ashley Forman Director of Marketing...... Renée M. Littleton School Programs Manager...... Rebecca Campana Associate Director of Marketing...... Amy Horan Partnership Manager...... Medha Marsten Digital Communications Manager...... Brieahn Demeo Master Teaching Artist...... Psalmayene 24 Graphic Designer...... Shawn Helm Training Programs Manager...... Sean-Maurice Lynch Jr. Graphic Designer...... James Sweeney Community Programs Coordinator...... Matthew Reckeweg Website and New Media Manager...... Ben Nolan Community Engagement Fellow...... Akhila Khanna *, Marketing Fellow...... Jordan Jackson* Juan-Pablo Amaya-Vargas* Artwork Creation...... Nicky Lindeman Illustrators...... Nigel Buchanan, Jack Hughes, ADMINISTRATION Uli Knorzer, Goni Montes, Tim O’Brien, Bill C. Ray, Chief Financial Officer...... Joe Berardelli Paul Rogers, Yuko Shimizu, Richard Davies Tom Leadership Office Manager...... Alison Irvin MEDIA RELATIONS Human Resources and Publicist...... Lauren Alexander Finance Associate...... Jackie Rucker Bohi Media Relations Fellow...... Skye Lindberg* Management Fellows...... Miranda Gohh*, A.J. Orth* General Counsel...... Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & EVENTS Jacobson; Robbins, Russell, Englert, Director of Events and Rentals...... Kathleen Kelley Orsek, Untereiner & Sauber, LLP Events and Rentals Manager...... Betsy O’Keeffe BUSINESS OFFICE Events and Rentals Assistant Manager...... Kaitlyn Sakry Controller...... John Monnett Events and Rentals Accounting and Payroll Manager...... Joan A.S. Lada Coordinator...... Chrystal Noelle Vaughan Accounting Associates...... Larry Bright, Christopher Murk AUDIENCE SERVICES Auditors...... Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Director of Bond Counsel...... Arent Fox, LLP Audience Services...... Lindsey Wareing Pisani Group Sales Manager...... Isaac Evans DEVELOPMENT Group Sales Associates...... Bria Hall, Kathryn Perry Chief Development Officer...... Holly K. Oliver Associate Director of Senior Director of Audience Services...... Holly Longstreth Individual Giving...... Kristen Mitchell Manager of Sales Services...... Sabrina Clark Director, Ovation Campaign...... Ryan Merkel Assistant Managers of Director, Development Operations Sales Services...... Maria Benzie, and Events...... Maria Corso Kate Thompson Director of Board and Sales Associates...... Trevor Comeau, Donor Relations...... Anne Paine West Nicole Cusick, Paige Goodwin, Alexandra Ley, Colin O’Bryan, Director, Corporate Fund...... Char Manlove-Laws Asha Moses, Bryan Sholl, Taylor Tobak Foundation Relations House Managers...... Jody Barasch, Manager...... Hannah Fried-Tanzer Maddie Newell, Becca Spencer Campaign Manager...... Melanie Heredia Visitor Services Coordinator...... Samantha Johnston Membership Coordinator...... Tricia Edwards

Development Coordinator...... Erin Jones * Allen Lee Hughes Fellow Development Assistant...... Sam Abney Donor Relations Manager...... Tiana Bias Development Fellow...... Mary Patano*

2017/18 SEASON 31 “Perfection … a work by a writer at the peak of his power.” —Variety

AUGUST WILSON’S TW0 TRAINS RUNNING BEGINS MARCH 30 DIRECTED BY JULIETTE CARRILLO CO-PRODUCTION WITH SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE

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