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FEATURING THE SUNDAY YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA MARCH 13, 2016 YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND AT 4.OO PM VOCAL ENSEMBLE & THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE NORTH BETHESDA 5301 TUCKERMAN LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS NORTH BETHESDA, MD 20852 Young Artists of America presents Two outstanding its 2016 programs to choose Intensive Summer Camp. This promises from in 2016: to be a fun and intensive summer where Daytime Camp students can explore their passion for the which will culminate in a performing arts by following a two-week Final Showcase discipline in either Voice, Acting or Dance. Overnight Intensive Camp which will culminate in a fully mounted production of the musical Fame!

MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE SUMMER CAMP JULY 16-29, 2016 www.youngartistsamerica.org Young Artists of America at Strathmore Rolando Sanz, Producing Artistic Director Kristofer Sanz, Music Director

presents CHILDREN OF EDEN Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Directed by Noah Himmelstein Guest Mentor: Composer Stephen Schwartz Starring Ken Page as Father

SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2016 4:00 PM THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE in collaboration with North Bethesda Middle School Chorus Jason McFeaters, Director

Performance Conduct Please turn off all cell phones. No flash photography. No talking. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Kindly abstain from leaving your seat during the performance. No food allowed in the concert hall.

CHILDREN OF EDEN Book by JOHN CAIRD Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Based on a concept by Charles Lisanby Original orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin & Martin Erskine Symphonic orchestral by Manfred Knaak

CHILDREN OF EDEN is presented through special with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019, Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684, www.MTIShows.com

CHILDREN OF EDEN

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act One Let There Be...... Father, Storytellers The Naming...... Father, Adam, Eve, Storytellers Grateful Children...... Adam, Eve Father’s Day...... Father The Spark of Creation...... Eve In Pursuit of Excellence...... Snake, Eve A World Without You...... Adam, Father, Eve The Expulsion...... Father, Storytellers The Wasteland...... Storytellers Close to Home...... Adam, Eve, Young Cain, Young Abel Lost in the Wilderness...... Abel, Cain A Ring of Stones...... Cain, Eve, Abel, Adam The Mark of Cain...... Father, Storytellers Children of Eden...... Eve, Storytellers

20 MINUTE INTERMISSION

Act Two Generations...... Storytellers A Piece of Eight...... Storytellers, Noah, Yonah, Japheth, Family The Return of the Animals...... Orchestra Stranger to the Rain...... Yonah In Whatever Time We Have...... Japheth, Yonah The Flood...... Father, Storytellers What Is He Waiting For?...... Noah, Family Sailor of the Skies ...... Yonah The Hardest Part of Love ...... Noah, Father Ain’t It Good?...... Mama, Noah, Family, Storytellers In the Beginning...... Company CAST AND ENSEMBLE

Father Snakes 1-5 KEN PAGE * BRENNA McFARLAND, CHLOE FRIEDMAN, ADALIA JIMENEZ, Adam/Noah SAM NASAR, BEN NEWMAN ARI GOLDBLOOM-HELZNER Understudies: Amanda Primosch, Understudy: Ben Newman Rachel Heney, Carly Hirsh, Rachel Wei, Grace Hebeisen, Zoe Lee, Cole Sebastian & Jeremy Lewin Eve/Mama Noah JULIA FANZERES Soloists for The End of Understudy: Edima Essien a Perfect Day MIRANDA KELLEY, Cain/Japheth LINDSEY JACOBSON BOBBY GALLAGHER * Understudies: Shira Minsk, Understudy: Daniel LaMond Dora Segall, Katherine Donahue & Anelia Slavoff Abel/Ham ETHAN MILLER Soloists for The Wasteland Understudy: Kevin Key CARLEIGH SOLOMON, DANIELLE BURMAN, KEVIN KEY, ADALIA Seth/Shem JIMENEZ, DANIEL LAMOND KEVIN KEY Understudies: Madeleine Jacobson, Understudy: Brandon Goldberg Chloe Malouf, Vivian Douglass, Miranda Kelley, Cole Sebastian, Madison Middleton, Jenna Prosen, Aphra Jeremy Lewin, Brandon Goldberg HELEN FERGUSON Understudies: Madeline Statter Soloist for Death of Abel & Hayley Segall ADALIA JIMENEZ Understudy: Brenna McFarland Aysha LINDSAY JACOBSON Soloists for Generations Understudies: Annabel Cromwell & McKenzie McMahon BRENNA McFARLAND, ADALIA JIMENEZ, EDIMA ESSIEN, LILY JAMES Yonah Understudies: Grayson Willis, AMANDA YUAN Anna Votaw, Madeline Schupak, Understudy: Adalia Jimenez Emily Donahue

Young Cain, Young Abel Soloist for A Piece of Eight WILL COFFEY, WILL JOSELOFF CHLOE MALOUF Understudies: Elinor Berger, Lana Newman

* designates guest artist PROGRAM NOTES

The book of Genesis has fascinated and inspired dramatists for centuries, from the medieval mystery plays to such modern American theatre writers as Arthur Miller and Richard Rodgers. Still, when John Caird and I began work on CHILDREN OF EDEN in 1985, it was with a certain amount of trepidation. After all, these are sacred stories to many if not most in our audience, yet here we were adding characters and incidents and putting our own “spin” on the characters, a vision of Noah, Eve, Cain, and especially God Himself that didn’t exactly jibe with what’s taught in Sunday school.

As part of our fairly extensive research in the early stages of the project, we made what to me was a surprising discovery. I learned that the Book of Genesis was not a spontaneous account that first appeared complete and original in the Old Testament, but rather a highly edited version of ancient Hebrew tribal beliefs and stories which had been handed down orally from generation to generation. Many elements were changed, omitted or embroidered upon over time. This explains why, as is often noted, in the early chapters of the Old Testament itself two somewhat contradictory versions are presented: Were Adam and Eve created simultaneously, as in Genesis I:27, or Adam first, as in II:22? Did the Flood last forty days, as in VII:12, or 150, as in VII:24? We came across other sources, in a book of Hebrew myths compiled by Robert Graves, and even whole unfamiliar books of the Bible, edited out of the Old Testament but collected as The Forgotten Books of Eden, translated from ancient Egyptian and published by World Bible Publishers. This version was so radical that it included twin sisters for Cain and Abel. Finally I read, and was fascinated by, a book called Memories & Visions of Paradise by Richard Heinberg, which examines the stories of the Lost Eden and the Flood in many cultures and convincingly advances the argument that these events may have actually happened historically, though not precisely as described in Genesis.

After these readings and more, many of which inspired and influenced our own take on the stories, John and I felt more comfortable about playing slightly loose with these Bible tales. And over the years, it has been a relief PROGRAM NOTES and, so to speak, a revelation how positively audiences, from the most evangelical to the highly secular, have reacted to the show. So it is with excitement and joy that I anticipate this new production by the Young Artists of America at Strathmore, featuring over three hundred young artists including a full symphonic orchestra. If children are indeed the future of the arts, it is exhilarating to me that the future is returning all the way to the very beginning in this production of Children of Eden.

— Stephen Schwartz, Composer & Lyricist

Young Artists of America is thrilled to be back on the stage at the Music Center at Strathmore for our third full production as the first affiliate of Strathmore. YAA prides itself on being a collaborative organization, and we could not be more pleased to be able to invite our friends from North Bethesda Middle School to share the stage with us. YAA strives to provide unique performance opportunities for our students, and today’s performance is a testament to the kind of high quality work that arts groups can produce when combining talents and resources. Our goal as the newest affiliate at Strathmore is to continue reach out to the arts community and welcome talented organizations like NBMS to perform on the mainstage at Strathmore with us.

A special and sincere thanks to Stephen Schwartz, Ken Page, Noah Himmelstein and Andrew Lazarow for sharing their time, vision and talents with our students. This is truly an experience that none of us will ever forget!

— Rolando Sanz, Producing Artistic Director, Young Artists of America at Strathmore ARTISTIC STAFF BIOGRAPHIES

Producing Artistic Director, Rolando Sanz, is a nationally-renowned operatic tenor. A proud graduate of the School of Music, he has been praised by News for his “warm, strong, highly promising” voice. He has honed his voice of “considerable color and strength” (Baltimore Sun), appearing with such elite companies as The , , Spoleto Festival USA, Palm Beach Opera, Florentine Opera, Pacific Symphony, Virginia Opera and locally with Washington Concert Opera, Lyric Opera Baltimore and Annapolis Opera. Mr. Sanz also maintains a busy schedule as an Executive Producer. Upcoming productions include the World Premiere of Andrew Lippa’s newest concept opera, I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk starring and Andrew Lippa at Strathmore on April 23 & 24, 2016. Rolando is also proud to have represented his home state while performing the National Anthem for the nationally televised opening and postgame series for the Baltimore Orioles annually since 2012. www.rolandosanz.com

Music Director & Conductor Kristofer Sanz has been praised for his modern and adventurous interpretations, as well as his contemporary and interactive concert programming. Mr. Sanz recently worked side by side with three-time Tony Award-winning composer, to present his fully orchestrated song cycle Songs for a New World, as well as conducting the recent YAA productions of Jekyll & Hyde in Concert, + Roméo et Juliette, The Secret Garden in Concert and Show Boat in Concert. He is also the Music Director and Philharmonic conductor for Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. Most recently, he led the US premiere of Ilan Eshkeri’s Stardust Suite as well as his own original symphonic suite of The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner, conceived to honor MCYO’s seventieth birthday celebration. www.kristofersanz.com

Jason McFeaters is the director of the North Bethesda Middle School Chorus. During Jason McFeaters‘ 10 years at NBMS, the choir program has grown from 28 to more than 250 singers, and his choirs have received overall superior ratings at county and state choral festivals. He has served as a guest clinician or conductor throughout Maryland. In 2007, his students were selected to perform at The Music Center at Strathmore with The Kings‘ Singers. McFeaters holds a bachelor's degree in music education from the Peabody Conservatory of the John’s Hopkins University, and a master’s degree in performance from the . GUEST ARTISTS

In a career spanning over four decades, composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), The Magic Show (1974) Children of Eden (1991) and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics for a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998; music and lyrics) and Enchanted (2007). Schwartz has won the for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and has been nominated for six . He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent. Other credits include: the English texts in collaboration with for Bernstein’s Mass, which inaugurated the Kennedy Center. His first opera, Seance on a Wet Afternoon was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York City Opera. Mr. Schwartz has recently been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Under the auspices of the ASCAP Foundation, he runs musical theatre workshops in New York and Los Angeles and serves on the ASCAP board; he was also recently President of the Dramatists’ Guild. www.stephenschwartz.com.

Ken Page (Father) is best known as the voice of Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. On Broadway, Mr. Page created and/or premiered the roles of: Ken in Ain’t Misbehavin’, in on both stage and screen, and Father in Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden in London’s West End 25 years ago. Also on Broadway, Mr. Page debuted as the in and Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the all-black revival of . Mr. Page frequently appears in productions at in his hometown of St. Louis, MO, with recent appearances including , , The Wizard of Oz, Les Misérables, My One and Only, and Little Shop of Horrors. Mr. Page’s other major film credits include All Dogs Go to Heaven and , as well as . His TV credits include guest roles on shows such as Charmed and Touched by an Angel, as well as various movies and specials. In recent years, Page has developed and performed his cabaret-singer show, Page by Page, and directed various regional and touring productions. Noah Himmelstein is a New York-based theatre and opera director. His work, consisting of large scale music-theatre works, new American plays, and intimate chamber pieces has been seen around the country and Europe. This spring, he will direct Andrew Lippa‘s new concept opera, I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk at Strathmore featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Lippa. He has been collaborating with Andrew Lippa on I Am Harvey Milk from its inception and directed the work at in NY, Walt Disney Hall in LA and the premiere in in 2013. Noah’s recent productions include: An Inspector Calls at Everyman Theatre, Bleeding Love in Denmark, Things I Left On Long Island off-Broadway, Loving Leo at the Weston Playhouse, and the world premiere of and Conrad Cumming’s opera, Positions 1956 at Urban Arias in Arlington. Additional NY work includes A Tale of Two Cities (New Dramatists), Sammy Gets Mugged (The Living Theatre), Bachelorette (Animus Theatre Co.), Outlaws (ASCAP/Goodspeed New Works Festival), Windows (American Opera Projects) and Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars (Dramatists Guild Fund). As Assistant Director, he has collaborated with Bartlett Sher and for Lincoln Center Theater and Second Stage. Upcoming: The Forgotten Woman at Bay Street Theatre and Los Otros by Ellen Fitzhugh and Michael John LaChiusa. Noah is a graduate of Emerson College. www.noahhimmelstein.com

Andrew Lazarow is a projections and interactive designer based in New York City. He most recently designed Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk (dir. Noah Himmelstein) at Lincoln Center, and will be designing the upcoming world premiere of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk here at Strathmore in April 2016. Recent projects include Brooklynite, a new musical directed by , as well as workshopping a new project with Caryl Churchill and Mark-Wing Davey. His previous theatrical works include Benjamin Britten’s Owen Wingrave (dir. Daniel Fish), Bend in the Road (dir. Benjamin Endsley Klein), House for Sale (dir. Daniel Fish), Possibility Junkies (dir. Gretchen Cryer), Obskene (dir. Tina Shephard), Lyre (dir. Mary Birnbaum), Uncle Vanya, (dir. Mallory Catlett), and the You Made this Tour (dir. Daniel Goldstein). His installation with Daniel Fish, Eternal, has been shown at the Public Theatre and travelled to Holland last summer. Andrew has also designed arena events for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, events for PEN World Voices overseen by Salman Rushdie, and retail products for companies across the US. He has been recognized by Apple for “Outstanding Achievement in Film” and recently received a grant from Google to develop new approaches to interactive video at NYU’s Tisch, where he is an adjunct professor. www.andrewlazarow.com YAA VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Rolando Sanz, Terry Eberhardt, Maureen Codelka & Colin Brown, Vocal Directors Isaiah Shim & Alison Gatwood, Rehearsal Pianists

Adalia Jimenez, Amanda Primosch, Amanda Yuan, Anelia Slavoff, Anna Votaw, Annabel Cromwell, Ari Goldbloom-Helzner, Ben Newman, Brandon Goldberg, Brenna McFarland, Carleigh Solomon, Carly Hirsh, Chloe Friedman, Chloe Malouf, Cole Sebastian, Daniel LaMond, Danielle Burman, Dora Segall, Edima Essien, Elinor Berger, Emily Donahue, Ethan Miller, Grace Hebeisen, Grayson Willis, Hayley Segall, Helen Ferguson, Jenna Prosen, Jeremy Lewin, Julia Fanzeres, Katherine Donahue, Kevin Key, Lana Newman, Lily James, Lindsey Jacobson, Madeleine Jacobson, Madeline Schupak, Madeline Statter, Madison Middleton, McKenzie McMahon, Miranda Kelley, Rachel Heney, Rachel Wei, Sam Nasar, Shira Minsk, Vivian Douglass, Zoe Lee YAA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Kristofer Sanz, Music Director Francisco Cosio-Marron, Orchestra Manager Yasuo Katagiri, Assistant to the Conductor

VIOLIN Micah Selengut TRUMPET Claire Hebeisen, CM Olivia Wang Sean Lim, P Teddi Yoo, ACM BASS Leonard Liu Caroline Adkins Ian Murren Nathan Berg, P Julia Chien Noah Bach TROMBONE Hannah Cho Vasiliki Frantzis Kevin Wang Helene Cho Jimin Kwon Michelle Chow ELECTRIC BASS Esther Lee Frank Higgins * HARP Jeeyoon Lee CLARINET Evelyn Sturrock Jisoo Lee Sophie Kim Samantha Locraft, P Yoonju Lee Katie Fairhurst KEYBOARD Maya Pasternak Catherine Gordon Anthony Ratinov Kathryn Roop Eirena Li Emily Sologuren OBOE Isaiah Shim ‡ Gabrielle Stanback Julia Allal * Preston Tong GUITARS OBOE/ Elaine Wu Kimberly Spath * ENGLISH HORN Katherine Yau Claudio Ferreira * Noelle Drewes * Carolyn Youstra PERCUSSION BASSOON VIOLA Jack Kerness Hannah Wang Stephan Loh, P Joelle Walker Alisha Desai FLUTE DRUMS Lina Hong Isabelle Fang, P Glenn Scimonelli * Aliya Klein Julianna Jing Elizabeth Kim Sarah Kim CM = concertmaster Gloria Oh Jie Lu ACM = assistant concertmaster CELLO FRENCH HORN P = principal * = guest artist Anna Sohn, P Michael Chen, P ‡ = YAA Alumnus Alan Li Shelly Justement Alex Wang Maya Sundel Grace Oh Renee Wolf NORTH BETHESDA MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS

Jason McFeaters, Director

Charity Abanes, Maxwell Abbott, Tsion Abza, Asia Alesci, Arturo Alipio, Camille Amaditz, Kayden Austin-Vaias, Blake Aylward, Doris Banbara Togodne, Manoela Barretto de Carvalho Ferreira, Ava Barrios, Elmira Benson, Isabella Bernat, Sofia Bernat, Raoul Bhandoola, Connor Boland, Jacob Bond, Cassandra Bopf, Jayden Boyle, Kaitlyn Brady, Sydney Bryon, Halle Burns, Evan Calhoun, Anne Campbell, Dharmini Carrillo, Grace Castaneda Reyes, Alicia Castillo, Adelen Cera De La Hoz, Neda Changuit, Konchok Chopel, Sophie Clarke, William Coffey, Ethan Coffin, Ella Collins, Rachel Crone, Linnea Darius, Rebecca Davids, Madeleine Daymude, Ben- nett Deshishku, Sophia DiFrank, Daniela Dorado, Mia Dorrien, Aidan Druhan, Mary Eastep, Paola Eisenstadt, Morgan Elman, Nikki Emden, Michael Endrias, Shannon Engel, Paige Etris, Ava Familant, Bridget Fannon, Diana Fernandez Pinedo, Jordan Fomalont, Adrian Franco, Anthony Frattarelli, Nathaniel Freda, Lillian Frew, Jessie Friedman, Alan Gahart, Vaibhavi Gaiha, Jaden Gaines, Jeanne Geay De Monten- on, Margaret Georgiev, Haben Getachew, Jacob Goldberg, Amber Golden, Sophia Grajales, Madeleine Grant, Barbara Grazzini, Lucas Guberman, Garima Gupta, Anais Harley, Emily Harvey, David Heffernan, Robert Heitkamp, Semira Hill, Ella Hinds, Ryan Hoffman, Quinn Holden, Bryant Holdren, Emily Horan, Linnea Hult- man, Donovan Innerst, Keito Ishibashi, Shirin Jamali, Jane Joncas, Kaele Jones, Sundara Jones-Quartey, William Joseloff, Tina Jovic, Daichi Kanazawa, Anastasia Karistinou, Elijah Kasten, Shakeela Kayum, Alexandra Keefe, Jordan Kelberg, Collin Kelley, Taylor Kelly, Patrick Kemp, Caroline Kennon, Sarah Kimmel, Isabelle Kohler, Rhea Kohli, Eli Kroskin, Amelia Krucoff, Kira Krucoff, Magdalena Kubaitis, Christian Langford, Venus Latifian, Lia Leifer, Sabrina Levri, Maxwell Levy, Hyeonho Lim, John Linde, Daria London, Nadia Lonnberg, Naomi Louie, Lucille Low, Anjali Maan, Laura Mackie, Cooper Mahne, Anthony Marciano, Andrew Markey, Esther Markov, Hannah Markov, Marco Martinez, Zoe Matsuzaki, Eliana Mazin, Xavier Melendez, Karen Mendez, Andrea Mendoza, Nicholas Mendoza, Josephine Meriot, Maya Merkel, Sarah Meyer, Sophia Meytin, Blen Michael, Catherine Milkovich, Berenice Mizon, Sofia Montes Garzon, Sophia Morales, Austin Mucchetti, Connor Mucchetti, Samantha Murphy, Evelyn Nahin, Tessa Nellis, Charlie Newman, Chloe Newman, Wilson Newman, Minh Nguyen, Evelyn Nigmedzyanova, Sarah O’Donnell, Carlos Orellana, Diego Orellana, Kathryn Orndorff, Alexandra Osterhues, Emily Otoshi, Nicole Oviedo-Garcia, Hunter Park, Adele Pasturel, Ranjana Paul, Morgan Pe- tersen, Arina Petrova, Sophie Pinard, Ellie Poersch, Madeline Poersch, Catherine Prado, Santiago Prieto Rios, Elizabeth Quinn, Victoria Rentsch, Ashley Rinehart, Brian Rivas, Gwyneth Rodriguez, Karys Romero, Luke Rose, Ezekiel Ross, Alexandra Rothman, Michael Rubin, Joshua Ryan, Kaitlyn Sainz, Catherine Santy, Hannah Sarnowski, Ethan Schwager, Alexander Scott, Yasmina Serville, Farmin Shahabud- din, Sonika Sharma, Jesse Siegel, Nadia Simon, Ryan Sissoko, Geneva Smith, Kayla Smith, Maya Smith-Hanke, Maya Solomon, William St. Aubin, Maya Stantchev, Anais Strahan, Corrinne Stuckey, Tara Taj, Mebrahtom Teklemicael, Giuliana Tonelli, Ruby Topalian, Nishi Tripathi, Anna Voit, Zachary Walters, Sophia Warren, Isabelle Weeda, Zachary Wheeden, Liana Wilkinson, Tahlia Williams, Marley Wingerter, Pauline Winkler, Grace Yetter, Isabella Zavareei, Makenna Zielske ARTISTIC STAFF

Conductor...... Kristofer Sanz Stage Director...... Noah Himmelstein^ Projections Designer...... Andrew Lazarow Vocal Directors...... Colin Brown Maureen Codelka Terry Eberhardt Jason McFeaters Rolando Sanz Production Coordinator...... Sarah Boyd Rehearsal Pianists...... Maureen Codelka Alison Gatwood Isaiah Shim ‡ Choreographer...... Dane Keane Makeup Designer...... Roger Riggle Makeup, LLC Production Assistants...... Eitan Mazia ‡ Saira Umar ‡ Orchestra Manager...... Francisco Cosio-Marron

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Executive Director………...... Gina DiMedio Marrazza Director of Development and Operations...... Lisa Larragoite Bookkeeper...... Beth Sanz Marketing/Publicity...... Kendra Rubinfeld, Travis Hare

‡ = YAA Alumnus ^ = SDC Member YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA 2015-2016 SUPPORTING MEMBERS

BENEFACTORS Carol Mysel in memory of Steve Smooke in memory Michelle Leavey Sue Herzog of Sue Herzog ($10,000+) Yvonne Mah Susy & Michael Novak Karen Tate Arts and Humanities Burt & Goldy Mazia Maggie & Guillermo Mignon Williams in Council of Montgomery Elizabeth McFarland County, MD Retchkiman memory of Sue Herzog Jennifer Miller Angela Messer The Savada-Stevenson Miriam & Jason Zarin Family Lee Pelton in memory of Margaret Abell Powell Fund Reginald Van Lee Sue Herzog Susan Weiss PATRONS Huaying Peng FOUNDING MEMBERS ($100-$249) Susan Puritz iin memory of Sue Herzog ($5,000-$9,999) SILVER MEMBERS Anonymous Gayle Pyryt Anonymous (2) ($500-$999) Burt & Georgette Abramowitz Nancy Roman Liliane and Bernard Anonymous Eckstein Debby Amsellem Elizabeth Sauer in memory Brillstein Entertainment of Sue Herzog EVEN Hotel Rockville Partners in memory of Sue Lori Scott Sarah Jackson-Han and Herzog Susan Bailey in memory of Edward Han Sue Herzog Rosa & Beno Schechter Colbert Family Fund in Katie Sebastian Maryland State Arts memory of Sue Herzog Ronald Belfon in memory Council of Sue Herzog Stan & Paulette Shulman Norma DeFelice Diehl in memory of Sue Herzog The Jim and Carol Trawick Rachel Berg in memory of Foundation Jo & Glenn Doerrman Sue Herzog Hinda Simon Open Society Foundations Patricia & Jeff Bianchi Zlatan Slavoff Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Bloch/Jawetz Family in Dario Spina in memory PLATINUM MEMBERS honor of Alper Yargici f Sue Herzog Mara Primosch ($2,500-$4,999) Kristin Burka Chen-Li Tzeng & Betty & Roberto Horwitz Melinda Wiswell in memory Zhao-Chan Lin of Sue Herzog Isabel Carrero G. Hunt Mitchell Olivia Wang David Cohn & Eve Collenin Lori Laitman & Bruce memory of Sue Herzog William Anthony Wheeler Rosenblum BRONZE MEMBERS in memory of Alper Yargici Kahane & Jeff Cooperman Amy Wolf Jacquie & Rolando Sanz ($250-$499) in memory of Sue Herzog in memory of Samuel J. Nancy Wunderlich Waters Colleen Daly & Terry Randy & Jeanie Anastasi Eberhardt Wilmot/Sanz, Incorporated Ramona Arnett in memory in memory of James C. Pam DePacein memory of IN-KIND of Sue Herzog Sue Herzog Wilmot DONATIONS Judy & Thomas Bailey Shirley & Rick Fairhurst Brian Berger Mary Lou Galpin in memory Chipotle Ruth Ann Castillo GOLD MEMBERS of Juanita Caldwel Laser Dembo, Jones, Healy, ($1,000-$2,499) Francisco Cosio-Marron Clarinda Giddings Pennington & Marshall, P.C. Paul & Sally Amoruso James W. Dawson, Jr., Esq. Alan Gnaizda EVEN Hotel Rockville Angel & Rayssa Bezos The Fang Family Janice Goldwater Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. Mr. DJ Chi & Tami Floyd Peter Ha & Avigaiyil Montgomery College - Rockville Campus Dr. Jeongseon Choi The Gannett Foundation Goldscheider Noodles & Co. The Community Jeff Goldstein & Bonhee Ku Suzanne Glassman Foundation for the Round House Theatre National Capital Region Susan Heney Randee & David Hahn Susan Harrison in memory SMARTBOX Portable The Philippe and Jill Herzog & Dick Phillips Storage of Maryland Deborah Dauman Family of Sue Herzog Jason Hirschhorn in Steinway Piano Gallery of Foundation in memory of memory of Sue Herzog Jackie Havener in memory Sue Herzog of Sue Herzog Washington, DC Andrew & Michelle Levine Strathmore Hall Donna R. Ely, Esq. in memory of Sue Herzog Monica Jeffries & John Hazangeles Foundation, Inc. Lionsgate Entertainment in Mu Li memory of Sue Herzog Roy Heaton, in memory of Mark P. Terry, Esq. Susan and Todd Mayman Alper Yargici Paul M. Marua Farrell Delia Medina Robinson in memory of Sue Patricia Heiber Herzog Peggy Miyares Leanna Heiman in memory Judy McGrath in memory Carole Robinsonin memory of Alper Yargici of Sue Herzog of Sue Herzog Jane Herzog Susan & David McMunn Monika Vasey Rhodes Donald Hirsh Family Foundation Sandy Spring Bank Nobuko Katagiri Miles & Stockbridge Chris Sloan in memory of Foundation, Inc. Sue Herzog Daniel Korn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Young Artists of America at Strathmore would like to thank:

Margaret Abell Powell Fund

The Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County

The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation

Maryland State Arts Council

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

EVEN Hotel Rockville

Georgetown Preparatory School, Fr. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J, President

Montgomery County Public Schools, Katie Murphy, Fine Arts Content Specialist, Music

North Bethesda Middle School, Alton E. Sumner, Principal

Special thanks to our inspirational guest artists: Stephen Schwartz, Ken Page, Noah Himmelstein and Andrew Lazarow, who, through their mentorship, have elevated us to a whole new level of artistry.

Thanks also to Eliot Pfanstiehl and Monica Jeffries Hazangeles of Strathmore for their continued support of our programming, as well as Madeline Waters and our Education Suite Colleagues: Lauren Campbell, Phoebe Anderson-Dana and Betty Scott.

Sincere thanks also go to our outstanding Staff and Board of Directors for their countless hours of hard work to make this production a success, especially: Lisa Larragoite, Reenie Codelka, Terry Eberhardt, Jason McFeaters, Paco Cosio-Marron, Colin Brown, Isaiah Shim, Alison Gatwood, Sarah Boyd, Dana Keane, Eitan Mazia, Saira Umar, Roger Riggle, Scott Selman, Beth Sanz, Mary Wieland, Kendra Rubinfeld, Travis Hare, Lisa Nasar, Randee Hahn & Christine Nolan.

We also extend special thanks to The Music Center at Strathmore – to the administration, house managers and staff, ticket office, and stage production and technical crews.

This performance is dedicated to the memory of YAA alumnus, Samuel J. Waters.

Graphic and Program Design by James Gallagher, Drama Queen Graphics, Inc.

Program printed by Spectrum Printing & Graphics. MISSION

Young Artists of America at Strathmore is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization offering world-class training to gifted and committed young performing artists in a professional and nurturing environment. Through mentorship and individualized instruction from renowned artists, students work collaboratively to perform fully orchestrated works of music-theatre in state-of-the-art venues such as Strathmore, where YAA resides as the arts center’s first Affiliate. North Bethesda Middle School Chorus is one of the most successful choral programs in the Montgomery County Public School system. In a time when music programs across the country are fading, the North Bethesda Choir has grown from a just a couple of dozen students to over 200 students under the direction of Jason McFeaters. Recent performances include the national anthem for the Washington Wizards in DC, as well as a collaboration with the Strathmore Children’s Chorus.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jill Herzog, President Paul Amoruso Synergy Enterprises, Inc. WeightNot Sarah Jackson Han, Vice President Dr. Jeongseon Choi The World Bank Group Friday Morning Music Club G. Hunt Mitchell, Treasurer James W. Dawson, Jr., Esq. Raymond James Financial, Inc. Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. Monika Vasey Rhodes, Secretary Donna Rinaldi Ely, Esq. Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras Delia Medina Chapoy of Strathmore

COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS

Young Artists of America at Strathmore Rolando Sanz, Producing Artistic Director Kristofer Sanz, Music Director Gina DiMedio Marrazza, Executive Director Lisa Larragoite, Director of Development and Operations Beth Sanz, Bookkeeper

North Bethesda Middle School Chorus Jason McFeaters, Director Alton E. Sumner, Principal PREFERRED PARTNERS