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The cast of Indecent in rehearsal at Seattle Rep.

‘Indecent,’ or What it Means to Create Queer Jewish Theatre in Seattle

by DANIELLE MOHLMAN

When Indecent opened at Seattle Rep on September 20, Indecent, which was the seventh- it marked a pretty significant first: the first time this most produced play in the country during the 2018-19 season, accord- theatre has produced a play by Paula Vogel. Vogel, ing to the Theatre Communications who’s arguably one of the most prolific and produced Group—and is likely to remain in the top ten this season as well— contemporary playwrights of our time, has been seen in explores the storied production recent years at Taproot Theatre Company (A Civil War history of Sholem Asch’s God of Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, December Vengeance. Vengeance, which was first read at a salon in Poland 2017) and Strawberry Theatre Workshop (How I Learned in 1906, was met with fear and to Drive, June 2018). But as I combed through Seattle animosity from the start. The Jewish patrons of the arts in Poland Rep’s production history, it became more and more clear refused to support a play that that Paula Vogel’s Seattle Rep debut is long overdue. showed Jews behaving immorally— communing with prostitutes and desecrating the Torah, to start. In an imagined meeting between stage manager Lemml and playwright Eugene O’Neill, one that alludes to O’Neill’s actual defense of God of Vengeance in an obscenity ANGELA NICKERSON ANGELA

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case, Vogel writes, “They’re gonna those who feel wayward—as “Why must every Jew onstage claim they’re closing it because they grow into their best self.” be a paragon?!!” Asch exclaims, of Homosexualis. That’s bunk. Temple Beth Am is considered angry at the very suggestion. They’re closing it because the a Welcoming Synagogue, meaning Rabbi Benson shared that play shows that every religion— they’re not only actively creating this conversation surrounding even Jews—sell God for a price.” inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ “immoral” Jewish characters being Because, you see, God of Vengeance folks, they’re also striving for a considered anti-Semitic is still was the first Broadway play truly diverse leadership—from very much alive today. “I think to feature a romantic scene the synagogue’s staff and board it’s less about anti-Semitism as between two women. to their student leaders. Rabbi it is about portraying other Jews Rabbi Dana A. Benson, director Benson admitted that there’s badly,” Rabbi Benson said. “There of youth and family learning at still work to do, but that Temple is this concern about how we are Temple Beth Am and an avid Beth Am is committed to putting portraying ourselves because it theatre fan, was kind enough to in that work every day. may not be understood outside our speak with me about the themes One of the central plot points own community. I think this goes of Indecent and what it means to of Indecent is that the Jewish back to, you know the reference have queer Jewish representation gatekeepers in early 1900s theatre in Wet Hot American Summer, and onstage at Seattle Rep. Because refused to support Sholem Asch jokes that are missed and jokes so much of the play is about on God of Vengeance’s production. that are in-group and the way identity, we began with hers. Not only did they disapprove of that they’re coded for us to see or “Ultimately, if we wanted to the female love interests—a hear. Or Larry David’s character in go along the Game of Thrones moment played for laughs in Curb Your Enthusiasm—or Seinfeld. lines of naming ones identities Vogel’s script as the men in the At what point is it humorous? Is it as part of a title,” Rabbi Benson initial 1906 salon reading keep fun? Is it a laugh that’s both in- said, “mine might read: Rabbi refusing to read the female group as well as transcendent?” Dana Benson, Hufflepuff, soft roles—they were scandalized by Rabbi Benson thinks that the Butch, partner of roller derby the final moment of the play: a modern concern of any one Jewish playing librarian, daughter of desecration of the Torah. And character’s portrayal is more about Jewish-Hungarian lineage, child while Asch’s contemporaries it being “bad for Judaism.” “I of compassionate and kind par- are certainly pleased that he’s shouldn’t speak on behalf of the ents, singer of Broadway, creator writing Jewish plays—and in Jewish community,” Rabbi Benson of spiritually accessible learning Yiddish!—they cannot bring said, “but I still think there is opportunities, hoper for a better themselves to support theatre still this sense of pressure, with world, and willing mentor and where Jews are portrayed as none of us wanting to do some- guide for all learners—especially anything less than perfect. thing that would reflect badly on ANGELA NICKERSON ANGELA

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the Jewish people. That’s very love in Indecent, which is a complex “This play now much true of our tradition.” and beautiful lens that honors any Andi Alhadeff, who plays community you view it through.” because of Chana, and Cheyenne Casebier, Alhadeff shared that exploring our current who plays Halina, were at the the emotional center of the play— very beginning of their rehearsal the relationship between Chana administration’s process when we spoke about the and Halina and the many forms central themes of Indecent. But it it takes—has been the easiest abhorrent human was clear that the play had hit a part of the entire process. She rights policies. visceral chord for both actors. credits the safe rehearsal room “I love that this play celebrates and the respect of her fellow cast This play now community, love and risk,” Casebier members. “I feel seen and cared said. “It speaks to different forms for by my colleagues,” Alhadeff because it is full of persecution and loss—and being said, “and that is a formula for of love. This play the other. We couldn’t be more the precious and ordinary kind of ready, as both a culture and society, magic that is human connection.” now because we to share and listen to this story.” Director Sheila Daniels was When Alhadeff first encountered initially drawn to Indecent because need to remember.” the play, it felt like the stories these of the inherent theatricality of characters were telling already lived Paula Vogel’s world. Daniels —Sheila Daniels deep inside her bones. “On top of loved the way Vogel played with being one of the most hauntingly epic scope and deeply intimate stunning plays I have ever seen or moments. When I asked her why we read, there was something about need this play now, she was ready this show that simply felt as though with an answer: “This play now it was a part of me,” Alhadeff because of our current adminis- said. “As a Jewish woman, I can tration’s abhorrent human rights certainly speak to the importance policies. This play now because of representation of Jewish stories, it is full of love. This play now particularly ones that move away because we need to remember.” from creating caricatures of obtuse When I asked her what it meant archetypes or solely hold up our to create queer Jewish theatre in scars and our history of tragedy. Seattle, Daniels responded that There is so much joy in what it is it means everything. “I teach,” to move through different layers of Daniels said, “and to know students ANGELA NICKERSON ANGELA

6 ANGELA NICKERSON in the play with Rabbi Benson, Benson, Rabbi play with the in hands. her through sift life feeling of grandparents— her ash the ago, years moment thirty toa back transported was she time, first for the direction stage that read she When reawakening. a as sees Daniels moment that actors’ a outsleeves, of the ing here,”just sitting said. Daniels my feet beneath ashes the feel can “I Auschwitz. through walk her Indecent the into moments unexplainable Holocaust.” the in souls many so we lost lost when of humanity all “They were tiny. of what The scope in,” people said. shipped Daniels they size exact the car of atrain areplica have they where station there. locals two with aday spend to enough fortunate was Daniels and of Łódź district Bałuty the of amount trip. Asignificant a research play, on went toPoland Daniels of it.”me proud apart tobe makes onstage themselves see to get will identities of those one or both inhabit who of mine When I brought up this moment Ibrought upWhen this spill ash with The play begins and intangible brings But Daniels at“We Radegast day that ended this todirect preparation In rehearsal room too, like too, room like rehearsal Indecent Indecent takes place in in place takes feeling feeling - 400 N43rdSt.Seattle,WA. 98103 LIGHTHOUSEROASTERS.COM Roasting finecoffeessince1993 Wholesale andRetail Sales 206-633-4775 ¿ ¿ encorespotlight.com 7 The cast of Indecent in rehearsal at Seattle Rep. DIALOGUE

she turned to a quote from the Talmud, the body of Jewish law. “Rabbi Simcha Bunim said to one of his students ‘You should always keep two pieces of paper, one in each pocket,’” Rabbi Benson para- phrased. “‘The first should say The world was created for my sake and the other should say I am but dust and ashes.’ And that’s to always remind us to live somewhere between humility and divinity. If we live in that balance, perhaps we can offer a little more kindness to the world.”

Indecent runs September 20 to October 26 at Seattle Rep. Tickets are available online at seattlerep.org or by calling the box office at (206) 443-2222. Encore Spotlight: Your backstage pass to each performance. Danielle Mohlman is a Seattle-based playwright and arts journalist. She’s a encorespotlight.com frequent contributor to Encore, where she’s written about everything from the intersection of sports and theatre to the landscape of sensory-friendly performances. Danielle’s work can also be found in American Theatre, The Dramatist and on the Quirk Books blog. JAMES HOLT JAMES ANGELA NICKERSON ANGELA

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encorespotlight.com A-3 season of Homeland. His own characters come The Three Sisters at Intiman Theatre; Medea Bridge. Other productions include: Who’s Afraid Robert J. Aguilar music can also be heard on HBO, Nickelodeon, Cast to life through his plays, including East Texas (Medea) at Seattle Shakespeare Company; as of Virginia Woolf?, A Great Wilderness, The Glass Lighting Designer Discovery, TLC, and in Fisher-Price toys. Hot Links, Fear Itself, Somebody Called: A Tale well as at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Strawberry Menagerie, Clybourne Park, and the critically of Two Preachers, Killingsworth, Lyin’ Ass, Twist Theatre Workshop, Book-It Repertory Theatre, acclaimed, extended runs of Photograph Previous designs for Seattle Rep include Maria Gray Indecent, In the Heights, Tiny Beautiful Things, the Musical, Ode to Juneteenth, and Lightbread. and Washington Ensemble Theatre. She is also 51; My Name is Rachel Corrie (U.S. regional Stage Manager Mr. Lee is a Distinguished Alum of Texas State a co-Founder of The Seagull Project and has premiere); and Betrayal. Braden directed the A People’s History, MAC BETH, Pride and University and this year he was honored with appeared in The Seagull, The Three Sisters, and West Coast premieres of This (Seattle Rep), The Prejudice, The Odyssey, A Raisin in the Sun, Maria returns to Seattle Rep after assisting on a formal induction into the Texas Institute of Uncle Vanya. She has an M.F.A. in acting from K of D, an urban legend (Seattle Rep, Pistol Dry Powder, Luna Gale, Lizard Boy, I Am My Familiar. Latest credits include: The Bar Plays Letters. He serves as Artist-in-Residence in the University of Washington. TV/Film credits include Cat, FringeNYC, Illusion Theatre), Breakin’ Own Wife, Of Mice and Men, The K of D, Buyer (The Williams Project), Behold the Dreamers Theatre and Dance Department at his alma the “Capitol Hill” series and Find Him. Hearts and Takin’ Names, Opus (Seattle Rep), & Cellar, Bo-Nita, The Vaudevillians, Speech (Book-It Repertory Theatre), We Will Not Be mater and Artistic Director for the Black and and White Hot (Marxiano Productions/West of & Debate, and boom!. Other local credits: Silent (Taproot Theatre Company), A Bright Kathryn Grody Latino Playwrights Celebration now in its 17th Lenin). Other premieres include Riddled (Richard Bulrusher, Native Gardens, Dragon Lady, Room Called Day (The Williams Project), Susan year. eugeneleeonline.com Hugo House); Clear Blue Sky (On the Boards/ Hir, Barbeque, Wedding Band, and Angels in Richard III (Seattle Shakespeare Company/ Artistic/ America (Intiman Theatre); The Year of Magical upstart crow collective), All’s Well That Ends Memorable Off-Broadway: Fishing, Top Girls, Northwest New Works), and The Ten Thousand Thinking, Romeo and Juliet, The Wolves and Well and The Merchant of Venice (Seattle Nasty Rumors and Final Remarks, Museum, 49 Production Things (Washington Ensemble Theatre). Braden Alex and Aris (ACT); Urinetown and Little Shop Shakespeare Company). She is a transplant Years (with Estelle Parsons), Endgame (with Alvin has developed new work with Seattle Rep, of Horrors (ACT/The 5th Avenue Theatre); The from Philadelphia, as well as the road where Epstein), The Oak Tree, Seven Jewish Children, Denver Theatre Center, On the Boards, The Pajama Game, How to Succeed in Business..., she was Head of Props on several bus & truck The Penetration Play, A Model Apartment, her O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Ojai Playwrights and Jasper in Deadland (The 5th Avenue National Tours from 2013 through 2017. Maria two solo shows, A Mom’s Life, falling apart.... Conference, Portland Center Stage, and The Theatre); Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and also works as a Corporate Stage Manager, together, 20th Century Blues. Film: Harry and Playwrights Center. Member of SDC. The Three Sisters (The Seagull Project); The 25th Event Project Manager, Stagehand: focus Walter Go To New York, My Bodyguard, The Annual..., String, Trails (Village Theatre); Next Electrics and Properties, and is a proud Lemon Sisters, Another Woman, Reds, Men Catherine Cornell Greg Mullavey to Normal (Contemporary Classics). Regional member of IATSE Local #8. With Guns, Limbo. TV: “The Sunset Gang” (with Scenic Designer Max credits include In the Heights (Portland Center Uta Hagen), “Execution of Private Slovak” (with A selection of Catherine’s scenic designs Stage); Marjorie Prime (Pittsburgh Public); Caitlin Denney-Turner Martin Sheen). Nominated for a Drama Desk Veteran of over 100 plays. Broadway: Starred Anna Ziegler include MAC BETH (Seattle Rep; Red Bull Dancing at Lughnasa (Tantrum Theatre); Full award for her three-character solo show, A as Mia Farrow’s husband in Romantic Comedy; Playwright Assistant Stage Manager Theatre in NYC); Buyer and Cellar (Seattle Gallop (The Old Globe); In the Heights, Seven Mom’s Life; Obies for The Marriage of Bette Lenny in Rumors; Merv in the Broadway Anna Ziegler has written the plays Actually Rep); The Year of Magical Thinking (ACT); Spots on the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Caitlin Denney-Turner is excited to return to and Boo and Top Girls, all at The Public Theater. National Tour of The Sisters Rosensweig. Recent (Manhattan Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Harvey (UVA’s Heritage Theatre Festival); Park); In the Heights (Milwaukee Rep). Robert Seattle Rep as a Stage Manager. She was She is working on a piece called An Unlikely Off-Broadway: Grandfather in Final Follies at Festival, Geffen Playhouse, and others; L.A. Everything is Illuminated, American Junkie, is the managing director and resident lighting previously an intern during the 2014/15 season Bunch Of Characters with Bulelani Mabutyana the Cherry Lane; opposite Marlo Thomas in Ovation Award winner for Playwriting for an The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, A Tale designer of Contemporary Classics. He is the and worked on shows such as All the Way, The and Xolisa Kapakanti, two South African theater Clever Little Lies; Milton Saltzman, Holocaust Original Play), the widely produced Photograph 51 for the Time Being, Slaughterhouse Five, Truth lighting director of Seattle Rep. Great Society, and Lizard Boy. Caitlin has also makers, with the New York Theatre Workshop, survivor, The Soap Myth at The Roundabout (directed on the West End by Michael Grandage Like the Sun (Book-It Repertory Theatre); Dry worked around town with companies such as starting at Dartmouth. She is on the board of Complex. Regional favorites: King Lear as Lear and starring Nicole Kidman; WhatsOnStage Land, The Liar (Seattle Public Theater); Bright Obadiah Eaves ACT (Urinetown), Village Theatre (Hairspray, Noor Theatre, Dances For A Variable Population, at Oklahoma City’s Center Theatre; The Price at Award for Best New Play; selected as a “Best of Half Life (NCTC); Frost/Nixon (Strawberry Newsies, Billy Elliot), Seattle Shakespeare and is a Usual Suspect with New York Theatre the Guthrie; Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Original Score & Sound Design the Year” play by The Washington Post and The Theatre Workshop); Red Light Winter, 25 Company (Titus Andronicus, Love’s Labour’s Workshop. Kathryn works with the IRC and and Gayev in The Cherry Orchard opposite Telegraph and; at Seattle Rep, a Seattle Times Saints (Azeotrope); Master Harold… and the Obadiah’s music and sound have appeared Lost, Twelfth Night), and Book-It Repertory American Jewish World Service. Alfred Molina at LA’s Odyssey. TV/Film: hundreds Footlight Award winner for Top Mainstage Play), boys (West of Lenin); Les Miserables, Crazy at Seattle Rep in A Doll’s House, Part 2; Theatre (American Junkie). She was also from Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Gunsmoke Boy (Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award For You (Village Theatre KIDSTAGE); Big Fish Sherlock Holmes and The American Problem; previously the Production Stage Manager and to current TV pilot “House Arrest” and short film nominee), The Wanderers (The Old Globe; (Bainbridge Performing Arts); Into the Woods Constellations; The Comparables; A Great Company Manager for Wagon Wheel Center for “Bliss” with Louise Lasser. Best known: Tom Craig Noel Award winner for Outstanding New (STAGEright). She obtained her B.F.A. in Design Wilderness; The Glass Menagerie; Betrayal; the Arts in Warsaw, Indiana. Hartman on the 70s hit “Mary Hartman, Mary Play), The Last Match (Roundabout Theatre and Production from the University of Michigan. The Night Watcher; My Name is Rachel Corrie; Hartman,” and Grandpa on “iCarly.” Thrilled to Company; The Old Globe; Writers’ Theatre), and and Nine Parts of Desire, which played at Pat McCorkle, (C.S.A.), be working at Seattle Rep. A Delicate Ship (New York Times Critic’s Pick; Heidi Zamora theaters across the country and garnered Katja Zarolinski, (C.S.A.), the Lortel Award for Outstanding Sound The Playwrights Realm; Cincinnati Playhouse). Costume Designer McCorkle Casting LTD She holds commissions from The Roundabout Design. On Broadway, he created music and sound for Saint Joan, The Lieutenant of Additional Casting Eugene Lee Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Heidi Zamora’s costume designs have been The Manhattan Theatre Club, and The Geffen seen previously at Seattle Rep in Who’s Afraid Inishmore, Shining City, Come Back, Little Broadway: Over 50 productions including On Jim/Evan Playhouse. Oberon Books has published a of Virginia Woolf?. Other credits include Sheba, Collected Stories, Accent On Youth, The Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, In 1972 while in college, Eugene Lee was in a collection of her work entitled Anna Ziegler: Seattle Opera & Florida Grand Opera (Orphee The Country House, The Assembled Parties, A Few Good Men, etc. Off-Broadway: Over command performance of Lorraine Hansberry’s Plays One. Notable in 2019: Photograph 51 et Eurydice), ACT (Stupid Fucking Bird, A Life In The Theatre, and Harvey. Other 60 productions: Highlights, Our Town (Barrow A Raisin in the Sun for President Lyndon B. upcoming at Melbourne Theatre Company Skylight), Seattle Children’s Theatre (If You recent work includes As You Like It (The Old Street), Freud’s Last Session, Toxic Avenger, Globe), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Johnson at his ranch. Mr. Lee has gone on to Alexandra Tavares (Australia) and Antigones at the O’Neill Play Give A Mouse a Cookie, Hamlet), and various Almost Maine, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional work in over 200 TV shows and movies and productions at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Dead (Huntington), Hannah and the Dread Theater: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, St. Louis Sarah Development Center. More at annabziegler.net has lost count of the number of plays. This The Empty Space, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Gazebo (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Noura Rep, George Street Playhouse, Pittsburgh (Playwright’s Horizons), and The Total Bent year’s recipient of the prestigious Helen Hayes Alexandra has appeared at Seattle Rep in The Braden Abraham and Strawberry Theatre Workshop. Heidi is a Public, Connecticut Rep, and multiple hundreds Award for Best Actor in a Play for the role of Odyssey, Constellations, and Three Tall Women. Co-Founder and former Co-Artistic Director of (The Public Theater). He has also designed of individual productions. Feature films: Senior Director Memphis Lee in the Seattle Rep/Arena Stage Other productions include Pride and Prejudice Washington Ensemble Theatre and has designed sound and music for the original productions Moment, Year by the Sea, Premium Rush, co-production of August Wilson’s Two Trains (Elizabeth), Tom Jones, The Clean House, Braden joined Seattle Rep in 2002 and held costumes for seventeen of the Ensemble’s of works by David Mamet, Eric Bogosian, Ghost Town, The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Running, Mr. Lee was on Broadway last year and Italian-American Reconciliation at Actors several positions on the artistic staff before productions including Bengal Tiger at the Ethan Coen, Woody Allen, and John Patrick Hard with a Vengeance, School Ties, etc. with Kerry Washington, Jeremy Jordan, and Theatre of Louisville; the world premiere of his appointment as Artistic Director 2015. An Baghdad Zoo, Crave, blahblahblahBANG, and Shanley. He garnered Audelco Viv Awards Television: “Twisted,” humans for “Sesame Stephen Pasquale in American Son and in the the new Jane Martin play Somebody/Nobody accomplished director, he has directed many RoboPop! which she also co-directed. She is the for his work on The Total Bent and Fucking A Street,” “Hack” (CBS), “Californication” film adaptation which premiered at Toronto and Sherlock Holmes and The Suicide Club at productions for Seattle Rep, most recently: Resident Costume Design Coordinator at Seattle (The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare (Emmy Nomination), “Max Bickford”(CBS), Film Festival and on Netflix starting November Arizona Theatre Company; Middletown and A Doll’s House, Part 2; Last of the Boys; Ibsen in Opera and received her MFA in costume design Festival) and the Bay Area Critics Circle Award “Chappelle’s Show,” “Strangers with Candy,” 1, and as General Mears in the eighth and final Rock ‘n’ Roll at ACT; Heartbreak House and Chicago; Well; Luna Gale; and A View from the from the University of Washington in 2002. for Heartbreak House (Berkeley Rep). His etc. mccorklecasting.com

A-4 season of Homeland. His own characters come The Three Sisters at Intiman Theatre; Medea Bridge. Other productions include: Who’s Afraid Robert J. Aguilar music can also be heard on HBO, Nickelodeon, Cast to life through his plays, including East Texas (Medea) at Seattle Shakespeare Company; as of Virginia Woolf?, A Great Wilderness, The Glass Lighting Designer Discovery, TLC, and in Fisher-Price toys. Hot Links, Fear Itself, Somebody Called: A Tale well as at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Strawberry Menagerie, Clybourne Park, and the critically of Two Preachers, Killingsworth, Lyin’ Ass, Twist Theatre Workshop, Book-It Repertory Theatre, acclaimed, extended runs of Photograph Previous designs for Seattle Rep include Maria Gray Indecent, In the Heights, Tiny Beautiful Things, the Musical, Ode to Juneteenth, and Lightbread. and Washington Ensemble Theatre. She is also 51; My Name is Rachel Corrie (U.S. regional Stage Manager Mr. Lee is a Distinguished Alum of Texas State a co-Founder of The Seagull Project and has premiere); and Betrayal. Braden directed the A People’s History, MAC BETH, Pride and University and this year he was honored with appeared in The Seagull, The Three Sisters, and West Coast premieres of This (Seattle Rep), The Prejudice, The Odyssey, A Raisin in the Sun, Maria returns to Seattle Rep after assisting on a formal induction into the Texas Institute of Uncle Vanya. She has an M.F.A. in acting from K of D, an urban legend (Seattle Rep, Pistol Dry Powder, Luna Gale, Lizard Boy, I Am My Familiar. Latest credits include: The Bar Plays Letters. He serves as Artist-in-Residence in the University of Washington. TV/Film credits include Cat, FringeNYC, Illusion Theatre), Breakin’ Own Wife, Of Mice and Men, The K of D, Buyer (The Williams Project), Behold the Dreamers Theatre and Dance Department at his alma the “Capitol Hill” series and Find Him. Hearts and Takin’ Names, Opus (Seattle Rep), & Cellar, Bo-Nita, The Vaudevillians, Speech (Book-It Repertory Theatre), We Will Not Be mater and Artistic Director for the Black and and White Hot (Marxiano Productions/West of & Debate, and boom!. Other local credits: Silent (Taproot Theatre Company), A Bright Kathryn Grody Latino Playwrights Celebration now in its 17th Lenin). Other premieres include Riddled (Richard Bulrusher, Native Gardens, Dragon Lady, Room Called Day (The Williams Project), Susan year. eugeneleeonline.com Hugo House); Clear Blue Sky (On the Boards/ Hir, Barbeque, Wedding Band, and Angels in Richard III (Seattle Shakespeare Company/ Artistic/ America (Intiman Theatre); The Year of Magical upstart crow collective), All’s Well That Ends Memorable Off-Broadway: Fishing, Top Girls, Northwest New Works), and The Ten Thousand Thinking, Romeo and Juliet, The Wolves and Well and The Merchant of Venice (Seattle Nasty Rumors and Final Remarks, Museum, 49 Production Things (Washington Ensemble Theatre). Braden Alex and Aris (ACT); Urinetown and Little Shop Shakespeare Company). She is a transplant Years (with Estelle Parsons), Endgame (with Alvin has developed new work with Seattle Rep, of Horrors (ACT/The 5th Avenue Theatre); The from Philadelphia, as well as the road where Epstein), The Oak Tree, Seven Jewish Children, Denver Theatre Center, On the Boards, The Pajama Game, How to Succeed in Business..., she was Head of Props on several bus & truck The Penetration Play, A Model Apartment, her O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Ojai Playwrights and Jasper in Deadland (The 5th Avenue National Tours from 2013 through 2017. Maria two solo shows, A Mom’s Life, falling apart.... Conference, Portland Center Stage, and The Theatre); Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and also works as a Corporate Stage Manager, together, 20th Century Blues. Film: Harry and Playwrights Center. Member of SDC. The Three Sisters (The Seagull Project); The 25th Event Project Manager, Stagehand: focus Walter Go To New York, My Bodyguard, The Annual..., String, Trails (Village Theatre); Next Electrics and Properties, and is a proud Lemon Sisters, Another Woman, Reds, Men Catherine Cornell Greg Mullavey to Normal (Contemporary Classics). Regional member of IATSE Local #8. With Guns, Limbo. TV: “The Sunset Gang” (with Scenic Designer Max credits include In the Heights (Portland Center Uta Hagen), “Execution of Private Slovak” (with A selection of Catherine’s scenic designs Stage); Marjorie Prime (Pittsburgh Public); Caitlin Denney-Turner Martin Sheen). Nominated for a Drama Desk Veteran of over 100 plays. Broadway: Starred Anna Ziegler include MAC BETH (Seattle Rep; Red Bull Dancing at Lughnasa (Tantrum Theatre); Full award for her three-character solo show, A as Mia Farrow’s husband in Romantic Comedy; Playwright Assistant Stage Manager Theatre in NYC); Buyer and Cellar (Seattle Gallop (The Old Globe); In the Heights, Seven Mom’s Life; Obies for The Marriage of Bette Lenny in Rumors; Merv in the Broadway Anna Ziegler has written the plays Actually Rep); The Year of Magical Thinking (ACT); Spots on the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Caitlin Denney-Turner is excited to return to and Boo and Top Girls, all at The Public Theater. National Tour of The Sisters Rosensweig. Recent (Manhattan Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Harvey (UVA’s Heritage Theatre Festival); Park); In the Heights (Milwaukee Rep). Robert Seattle Rep as a Stage Manager. She was She is working on a piece called An Unlikely Off-Broadway: Grandfather in Final Follies at Festival, Geffen Playhouse, and others; L.A. Everything is Illuminated, American Junkie, is the managing director and resident lighting previously an intern during the 2014/15 season Bunch Of Characters with Bulelani Mabutyana the Cherry Lane; opposite Marlo Thomas in Ovation Award winner for Playwriting for an The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, A Tale designer of Contemporary Classics. He is the and worked on shows such as All the Way, The and Xolisa Kapakanti, two South African theater Clever Little Lies; Milton Saltzman, Holocaust Original Play), the widely produced Photograph 51 for the Time Being, Slaughterhouse Five, Truth lighting director of Seattle Rep. Great Society, and Lizard Boy. Caitlin has also makers, with the New York Theatre Workshop, survivor, The Soap Myth at The Roundabout (directed on the West End by Michael Grandage Like the Sun (Book-It Repertory Theatre); Dry worked around town with companies such as starting at Dartmouth. She is on the board of Complex. Regional favorites: King Lear as Lear and starring Nicole Kidman; WhatsOnStage Land, The Liar (Seattle Public Theater); Bright Obadiah Eaves ACT (Urinetown), Village Theatre (Hairspray, Noor Theatre, Dances For A Variable Population, at Oklahoma City’s Center Theatre; The Price at Award for Best New Play; selected as a “Best of Half Life (NCTC); Frost/Nixon (Strawberry Newsies, Billy Elliot), Seattle Shakespeare and is a Usual Suspect with New York Theatre the Guthrie; Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Original Score & Sound Design the Year” play by The Washington Post and The Theatre Workshop); Red Light Winter, 25 Company (Titus Andronicus, Love’s Labour’s Workshop. Kathryn works with the IRC and and Gayev in The Cherry Orchard opposite Telegraph and; at Seattle Rep, a Seattle Times Saints (Azeotrope); Master Harold… and the Obadiah’s music and sound have appeared Lost, Twelfth Night), and Book-It Repertory American Jewish World Service. Alfred Molina at LA’s Odyssey. TV/Film: hundreds Footlight Award winner for Top Mainstage Play), boys (West of Lenin); Les Miserables, Crazy at Seattle Rep in A Doll’s House, Part 2; Theatre (American Junkie). She was also from Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Gunsmoke Boy (Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award For You (Village Theatre KIDSTAGE); Big Fish Sherlock Holmes and The American Problem; previously the Production Stage Manager and to current TV pilot “House Arrest” and short film nominee), The Wanderers (The Old Globe; (Bainbridge Performing Arts); Into the Woods Constellations; The Comparables; A Great Company Manager for Wagon Wheel Center for “Bliss” with Louise Lasser. Best known: Tom Craig Noel Award winner for Outstanding New (STAGEright). She obtained her B.F.A. in Design Wilderness; The Glass Menagerie; Betrayal; the Arts in Warsaw, Indiana. Hartman on the 70s hit “Mary Hartman, Mary Play), The Last Match (Roundabout Theatre and Production from the University of Michigan. The Night Watcher; My Name is Rachel Corrie; Hartman,” and Grandpa on “iCarly.” Thrilled to Company; The Old Globe; Writers’ Theatre), and and Nine Parts of Desire, which played at Pat McCorkle, (C.S.A.), be working at Seattle Rep. A Delicate Ship (New York Times Critic’s Pick; Heidi Zamora theaters across the country and garnered Katja Zarolinski, (C.S.A.), the Lortel Award for Outstanding Sound The Playwrights Realm; Cincinnati Playhouse). Costume Designer McCorkle Casting LTD She holds commissions from The Roundabout Design. On Broadway, he created music and sound for Saint Joan, The Lieutenant of Additional Casting Eugene Lee Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Heidi Zamora’s costume designs have been The Manhattan Theatre Club, and The Geffen seen previously at Seattle Rep in Who’s Afraid Inishmore, Shining City, Come Back, Little Broadway: Over 50 productions including On Jim/Evan Playhouse. Oberon Books has published a of Virginia Woolf?. Other credits include Sheba, Collected Stories, Accent On Youth, The Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, In 1972 while in college, Eugene Lee was in a collection of her work entitled Anna Ziegler: Seattle Opera & Florida Grand Opera (Orphee The Country House, The Assembled Parties, A Few Good Men, etc. Off-Broadway: Over command performance of Lorraine Hansberry’s Plays One. Notable in 2019: Photograph 51 et Eurydice), ACT (Stupid Fucking Bird, A Life In The Theatre, and Harvey. Other 60 productions: Highlights, Our Town (Barrow A Raisin in the Sun for President Lyndon B. upcoming at Melbourne Theatre Company Skylight), Seattle Children’s Theatre (If You recent work includes As You Like It (The Old Street), Freud’s Last Session, Toxic Avenger, Globe), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Johnson at his ranch. Mr. Lee has gone on to Alexandra Tavares (Australia) and Antigones at the O’Neill Play Give A Mouse a Cookie, Hamlet), and various Almost Maine, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional work in over 200 TV shows and movies and productions at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Dead (Huntington), Hannah and the Dread Theater: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, St. Louis Sarah Development Center. More at annabziegler.net has lost count of the number of plays. This The Empty Space, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Gazebo (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Noura Rep, George Street Playhouse, Pittsburgh (Playwright’s Horizons), and The Total Bent year’s recipient of the prestigious Helen Hayes Alexandra has appeared at Seattle Rep in The Braden Abraham and Strawberry Theatre Workshop. Heidi is a Public, Connecticut Rep, and multiple hundreds Award for Best Actor in a Play for the role of Odyssey, Constellations, and Three Tall Women. Co-Founder and former Co-Artistic Director of (The Public Theater). He has also designed of individual productions. Feature films: Senior Director Memphis Lee in the Seattle Rep/Arena Stage Other productions include Pride and Prejudice Washington Ensemble Theatre and has designed sound and music for the original productions Moment, Year by the Sea, Premium Rush, co-production of August Wilson’s Two Trains (Elizabeth), Tom Jones, The Clean House, Braden joined Seattle Rep in 2002 and held costumes for seventeen of the Ensemble’s of works by David Mamet, Eric Bogosian, Ghost Town, The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Running, Mr. Lee was on Broadway last year and Italian-American Reconciliation at Actors several positions on the artistic staff before productions including Bengal Tiger at the Ethan Coen, Woody Allen, and John Patrick Hard with a Vengeance, School Ties, etc. with Kerry Washington, Jeremy Jordan, and Theatre of Louisville; the world premiere of his appointment as Artistic Director 2015. An Baghdad Zoo, Crave, blahblahblahBANG, and Shanley. He garnered Audelco Viv Awards Television: “Twisted,” humans for “Sesame Stephen Pasquale in American Son and in the the new Jane Martin play Somebody/Nobody accomplished director, he has directed many RoboPop! which she also co-directed. She is the for his work on The Total Bent and Fucking A Street,” “Hack” (CBS), “Californication” film adaptation which premiered at Toronto and Sherlock Holmes and The Suicide Club at productions for Seattle Rep, most recently: Resident Costume Design Coordinator at Seattle (The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare (Emmy Nomination), “Max Bickford”(CBS), Film Festival and on Netflix starting November Arizona Theatre Company; Middletown and A Doll’s House, Part 2; Last of the Boys; Ibsen in Opera and received her MFA in costume design Festival) and the Bay Area Critics Circle Award “Chappelle’s Show,” “Strangers with Candy,” 1, and as General Mears in the eighth and final Rock ‘n’ Roll at ACT; Heartbreak House and Chicago; Well; Luna Gale; and A View from the from the University of Washington in 2002. for Heartbreak House (Berkeley Rep). His etc. mccorklecasting.com

encorespotlight.com A-5 For Seattle Rep engagement opportunities including post-play Amy Kim Waschke and Jeena Yi panels, discussions, and community events. in Vietgone (2016) Seattle Rep’s Braden Abraham Artistic Director Special Thanks New Works Program See page A-4 for bio. Blake Echols, Todd Jefferson Moore, Turns 40 Amy Love, Marianne Owen, Janie Jeffrey Herrmann Brookshire, Keith Randolph Smith, Highlights from Four Decades of Managing Director Mia Katigbak, Peter Crook, Hal Brooks, Developing American Theater In May 2014, Jeffrey Herrmann was appointed Lark Play Development Center as the third Managing Director in Seattle Rep’s 56-year history. In this role, Jeff oversees all the administrative functions of this $15 million, By Kaytlin McIntyre nationally-recognized, not-for-profit performing Upcoming Director of Casting and New Play Development arts organization, including development, finance, Harold Gould and Cleavon Little in I’m Not Rappaport (1985) marketing, operations, and Board relations. SRO Spotlight: Since his arrival—which coincided, to the day, November 7, 2019 with Braden Abraham’s appointment as Artistic Director—activity, attendance, fundraising, and Meet the artists of The Great This season, Seattle Rep celebrates the 40th anniversary In the last five years, two more Seattle Rep premieres the budget have all shown marked increases. Moment! SRO Spotlight of our New Works Program. Inaugurated in 1979 by Daniel have gone to Broadway and beyond: Irene Sankoff and Under their management, the theater also recently luncheons and interviews are Sullivan as “New Plays in Process,” this program has been David Hein’s Come From Away, workshopped here and completed a significant renovation of the PONCHO an opportunity to informally known by many different names, but its goal has always co-premiered with La Jolla Playhouse, now in its third year Forum, the first major capital project undertaken visit with cast members, remained the same: to invest in artists by providing the on Broadway with a national tour and three international by Seattle Rep since the construction of the Leo K. theater artists, and staff who Theater in 1995; saw its world premiere of Come make each show possible. resources they need to bring the next great play to life. productions underway; and now Robert Schenkkan’s The From Away open on Broadway and launch North As Artistic Director Braden Abraham has put it, “New plays Great Society, a Seattle Rep co-commission that we co- American and international tours; reconfigured Learn more: matter because they are our most direct connection to the premiered with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which the Bagley Wright Theater in order to produce time and place in which we are living. For a theater to thrive, officially opened at Lincoln Center on October 1, 2019. David Byrne’s groundbreaking, immersive seattlerep.org/SRO we must nurture and support playwrights finding new forms musical Here Lies Love, which now stands as the and creating new stories that reveal the struggles and the The 2019/20 season—which includes two world premieres highest-grossing show in Seattle Rep’s history; joys of what it means to be alive right now.” and a newly reimagined biographical musical—offers Seattle has committed to an initiative to increase equity, audiences first access to exciting, fresh voices and honors diversity, and inclusion at every level of the theater; Over the last four decades, Seattle Rep has developed the legacy of new work at Seattle Rep. Anna Ziegler’s The and completed its first strategic plan in more Seattle Rep is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, a nationwide nearly 200 new plays and musicals through workshops or Great Moment is Seattle Rep’s 61st world premiere, and than a decade. Prior to his arrival in Seattle, Jeff association of not-for-profit theaters. served as Managing Director of Washington D.C.’s readings. Since the theater’s founding in 1963, we have also one that exemplifies the full arc of development support we Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company for seven The director is a member of the Stage mounted 60 world premiere productions. Among the works offer to playwrights. Soon after Braden Abraham directed Directors and Choreographers Society, seasons. Before that, Jeff served as Producing a national theatrical labor union. we have fostered are some of Seattle Rep’s best-known and her play Photograph 51 in the Leo K. Theater in 2013, Seattle Director at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, AK best-loved productions. Rep commissioned Anna to write a new piece. Over the next for eight seasons. Jeff started his career in arts This theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres few years, Anna and Braden considered different project administration with the Albany Berkshire Ballet and Actors’ Equity Association, the From 1984 to 1994, Seattle Rep developed or premiered ideas, and in 2018, they workshopped the first draft of The in Pittsfield, MA, where he served as Managing Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. five productions that would go on to Broadway, including Great Moment. This collaboration led to the inclusion of the Director for three years. Born in upstate NY and notable works by Herb Gardner (I’m Not Rappaport and play in our 2019/20 season, but the work didn’t stop there. raised in West Hartford, CT, Jeff received his B.A. in The scenic, costume, lighting and Conversations with My Father), Bill Irwin (Largely/New English at Vassar College and his M.F.A. in Theatre sound designers in LORT Theatres are Since then, Braden and Anna have continued to trade drafts, represented by United Scenic Artists, York), and Wendy Wasserstein (The Sisters Rosensweig and Management at the Yale School of Drama. Local USA-829 of the I.A.T.S.E. Scenery and this summer they workshopped the script one last time Construction and Operations performed Pulitzer Prize winner The Heidi Chronicles). by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. at the Cape Cod Theatre Project, before fine-tuning during Seattle Rep locals 15 and 488. Wardrobe services are the rehearsal process here at Seattle Rep. performed by employees represented by Over the next 25 years, we developed and premiered Seattle Rep puts theater at the heart of public T.W.U Local 887. projects that went on to widespread success in regional As the journey of The Great Moment makes clear, every life. Founded in 1963 and winner of the 1990 Seattle Rep is a constituent of Theatre Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Communications Group (TCG), the national productions nationwide and Off-Broadway, like Dan Sullivan’s play you’ve ever loved started as an idea, a challenge, a service organization for the nonprofit Inspecting Carol, The Cider House Rules Parts One and Seattle Rep is currently led by Artistic Director professional theater. shared notion to collaborate on something new. It needed Braden Abraham and Managing Director Jeffrey Two by Peter Parnell, August Wilson’s How I Learned What the investment of time, care, and resources to become Herrmann. Over a season and throughout the Seattle Rep is a member of I Learned, Bill Cain’s Equivocation and How to Write a New something great. It needed a theater to believe in it, and an year, Seattle Rep collaborates with extraordinary Theatre Puget Sound. Book for the Bible, and An Iliad by Denis O’Hare and Lisa audience to experience it. Seattle Rep believes in new plays artists to create productions and programs Peterson, which since its premiere at Seattle Rep in 2010 Seattle Rep is a member of NAMT, a not- and playwrights, and we’re grateful to the millions of local that reflect and elevate the diverse cultures, for-profit organization serving the musical has gone on to dozens of productions in the U.S. and in perspectives, and life experiences of the Pacific theater community. theatergoers who have experienced this work alongside us over countries around the world. We’ve nurtured multiple projects Northwest. Seattle Rep’s nationally recognized the last 40 years. Thank you for being part of the journey. by artists like Cheryl L. West (Seattle Rep’s most-produced programs include the New Works Program, Seattle Seattle Rep operates under an agreement with AFM, the American Federation of living playwright), Charlayne Woodard, Lauren Yee, Elizabeth Rep’s Public Works, the August Wilson Monologue Musicians. Learn more about our New Works Program: Competition, Pay What You Choose ticketing Heffron, and Justin Huertas, building long-term relationships options, and numerous audience enrichment and and visibility for their work on the national stage. seattlerep.org/newplay NAVID BARATY NAVID A-6 For Seattle Rep engagement opportunities including post-play Amy Kim Waschke and Jeena Yi panels, discussions, and community events. in Vietgone (2016) Seattle Rep’s Braden Abraham Artistic Director Special Thanks New Works Program See page A-4 for bio. Blake Echols, Todd Jefferson Moore, Turns 40 Amy Love, Marianne Owen, Janie Jeffrey Herrmann Brookshire, Keith Randolph Smith, Highlights from Four Decades of Managing Director Mia Katigbak, Peter Crook, Hal Brooks, Developing American Theater In May 2014, Jeffrey Herrmann was appointed Lark Play Development Center as the third Managing Director in Seattle Rep’s 56-year history. In this role, Jeff oversees all the administrative functions of this $15 million, By Kaytlin McIntyre nationally-recognized, not-for-profit performing Upcoming Director of Casting and New Play Development arts organization, including development, finance, Harold Gould and Cleavon Little in I’m Not Rappaport (1985) marketing, operations, and Board relations. SRO Spotlight: Since his arrival—which coincided, to the day, November 7, 2019 with Braden Abraham’s appointment as Artistic Director—activity, attendance, fundraising, and Meet the artists of The Great This season, Seattle Rep celebrates the 40th anniversary In the last five years, two more Seattle Rep premieres the budget have all shown marked increases. Moment! SRO Spotlight of our New Works Program. Inaugurated in 1979 by Daniel have gone to Broadway and beyond: Irene Sankoff and Under their management, the theater also recently luncheons and interviews are Sullivan as “New Plays in Process,” this program has been David Hein’s Come From Away, workshopped here and completed a significant renovation of the PONCHO an opportunity to informally known by many different names, but its goal has always co-premiered with La Jolla Playhouse, now in its third year Forum, the first major capital project undertaken visit with cast members, remained the same: to invest in artists by providing the on Broadway with a national tour and three international by Seattle Rep since the construction of the Leo K. theater artists, and staff who Theater in 1995; saw its world premiere of Come make each show possible. resources they need to bring the next great play to life. productions underway; and now Robert Schenkkan’s The From Away open on Broadway and launch North As Artistic Director Braden Abraham has put it, “New plays Great Society, a Seattle Rep co-commission that we co- American and international tours; reconfigured Learn more: matter because they are our most direct connection to the premiered with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which the Bagley Wright Theater in order to produce time and place in which we are living. For a theater to thrive, officially opened at Lincoln Center on October 1, 2019. David Byrne’s groundbreaking, immersive seattlerep.org/SRO we must nurture and support playwrights finding new forms musical Here Lies Love, which now stands as the and creating new stories that reveal the struggles and the The 2019/20 season—which includes two world premieres highest-grossing show in Seattle Rep’s history; joys of what it means to be alive right now.” and a newly reimagined biographical musical—offers Seattle has committed to an initiative to increase equity, audiences first access to exciting, fresh voices and honors diversity, and inclusion at every level of the theater; Over the last four decades, Seattle Rep has developed the legacy of new work at Seattle Rep. Anna Ziegler’s The and completed its first strategic plan in more Seattle Rep is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, a nationwide nearly 200 new plays and musicals through workshops or Great Moment is Seattle Rep’s 61st world premiere, and than a decade. Prior to his arrival in Seattle, Jeff association of not-for-profit theaters. served as Managing Director of Washington D.C.’s readings. Since the theater’s founding in 1963, we have also one that exemplifies the full arc of development support we Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company for seven The director is a member of the Stage mounted 60 world premiere productions. Among the works offer to playwrights. Soon after Braden Abraham directed Directors and Choreographers Society, seasons. Before that, Jeff served as Producing a national theatrical labor union. we have fostered are some of Seattle Rep’s best-known and her play Photograph 51 in the Leo K. Theater in 2013, Seattle Director at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, AK best-loved productions. Rep commissioned Anna to write a new piece. Over the next for eight seasons. Jeff started his career in arts This theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres few years, Anna and Braden considered different project administration with the Albany Berkshire Ballet and Actors’ Equity Association, the From 1984 to 1994, Seattle Rep developed or premiered ideas, and in 2018, they workshopped the first draft of The in Pittsfield, MA, where he served as Managing Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. five productions that would go on to Broadway, including Great Moment. This collaboration led to the inclusion of the Director for three years. Born in upstate NY and notable works by Herb Gardner (I’m Not Rappaport and play in our 2019/20 season, but the work didn’t stop there. raised in West Hartford, CT, Jeff received his B.A. in The scenic, costume, lighting and Conversations with My Father), Bill Irwin (Largely/New English at Vassar College and his M.F.A. in Theatre sound designers in LORT Theatres are Since then, Braden and Anna have continued to trade drafts, represented by United Scenic Artists, York), and Wendy Wasserstein (The Sisters Rosensweig and Management at the Yale School of Drama. Local USA-829 of the I.A.T.S.E. Scenery and this summer they workshopped the script one last time Construction and Operations performed Pulitzer Prize winner The Heidi Chronicles). by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. at the Cape Cod Theatre Project, before fine-tuning during Seattle Rep locals 15 and 488. Wardrobe services are the rehearsal process here at Seattle Rep. performed by employees represented by Over the next 25 years, we developed and premiered Seattle Rep puts theater at the heart of public T.W.U Local 887. projects that went on to widespread success in regional As the journey of The Great Moment makes clear, every life. Founded in 1963 and winner of the 1990 Seattle Rep is a constituent of Theatre Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Communications Group (TCG), the national productions nationwide and Off-Broadway, like Dan Sullivan’s play you’ve ever loved started as an idea, a challenge, a service organization for the nonprofit Inspecting Carol, The Cider House Rules Parts One and Seattle Rep is currently led by Artistic Director professional theater. shared notion to collaborate on something new. It needed Braden Abraham and Managing Director Jeffrey Two by Peter Parnell, August Wilson’s How I Learned What the investment of time, care, and resources to become Herrmann. Over a season and throughout the Seattle Rep is a member of I Learned, Bill Cain’s Equivocation and How to Write a New something great. It needed a theater to believe in it, and an year, Seattle Rep collaborates with extraordinary Theatre Puget Sound. Book for the Bible, and An Iliad by Denis O’Hare and Lisa audience to experience it. Seattle Rep believes in new plays artists to create productions and programs Peterson, which since its premiere at Seattle Rep in 2010 Seattle Rep is a member of NAMT, a not- and playwrights, and we’re grateful to the millions of local that reflect and elevate the diverse cultures, for-profit organization serving the musical has gone on to dozens of productions in the U.S. and in perspectives, and life experiences of the Pacific theater community. theatergoers who have experienced this work alongside us over countries around the world. We’ve nurtured multiple projects Northwest. Seattle Rep’s nationally recognized the last 40 years. Thank you for being part of the journey. by artists like Cheryl L. West (Seattle Rep’s most-produced programs include the New Works Program, Seattle Seattle Rep operates under an agreement with AFM, the American Federation of living playwright), Charlayne Woodard, Lauren Yee, Elizabeth Rep’s Public Works, the August Wilson Monologue Musicians. Learn more about our New Works Program: Competition, Pay What You Choose ticketing Heffron, and Justin Huertas, building long-term relationships options, and numerous audience enrichment and and visibility for their work on the national stage. seattlerep.org/newplay NAVID BARATY NAVID encorespotlight.com A-7 she bears some, perhaps considerable, resemblance to There are other characters in The Great Moment besides the “real life” playwright Anna Ziegler. “Sarah,” and as Anna Ziegler is a very good playwright, From the those voices have agency and independence – enough One of the defining innovations of drama, one key to its independence to challenge Sarah and her play. Which, Artistic Director unique power, is that in a play, the author, the storyteller, of course, is as it should be. Anna’s experience may be disappears. All we see and hear are the characters, inner and private, but it’s ultimately not completely limited and fallible people each trying to achieve their either inner or private; it’s part of her life in a family and a own end and tell their own story. But sometimes a community and, well, in the theater. playwright feels compelled to try to step out from behind the curtain of characters and plot and, as lyric poets The Great Moment is not only a world premiere – it’s I think of my grandfather every day. He pops into my mind. have for millennia (and monologists and solo artists do a play commissioned and developed by Seattle Rep. I hear his voice. I recall something he said, a conversation today), speak directly in I’ve written quite a bit or story or some advice he gave, some situation maybe her own voice about her about how important the in some way related to something I’m thinking about own experience. The Great classics are to us, and we or struggling with in the present, and maybe what he Moment is a play born of Sometimes a playwright are also committed to doing said serves as a way into the problem. Or maybe the that impulse and a sense important contemporary real conversation turns into an imagined conversation that the usual instrument or feels compelled to try plays that have been about my present circumstances in which what he says tool—conventional dramatic developed elsewhere, but illuminates the matter for me. Or maybe just some little storytelling—isn’t quite right to step out from behind developing new work is inconsequential thing brings him to me – or pulls me into for the story the playwright the curtain...and speak an essential part of this the past. But as dear as my grandfather was to me and wants to tell. theater’s mission. No serious as important as he was to my becoming the person I am, directly in her own voice. theater institution, no there’s no guarantee that the voice I’m hearing is much There are a number of culture, can be great without like his actual voice. It’s been a long time. Nor can I be advantages to the “first nurturing new plays and sure he said precisely what I recall him saying or that he person” voice. It allows a supporting the playwrights was entirely the man I now imagine him to be. I’m sure he playwright to chronicle with a simple intimacy what is seeking the stories and new forms that will illuminate had a vast life, both an inner world and life in the world, not only a personal experience, but a largely internal the unique experience, circumstances, and issues of our unknown to me. It may be that I’ve made of a very dear drama of recognition and awareness. It also allows her to age and community. person and experience a character and story that keeps take full responsibility for using her family to tell a story him with me. And while I’m pretty sure he’d be pleased and to acknowledge the writer’s manipulation of events not only that I think of him but by how I see him in my and the limits of her knowledge, memory, and objectivity. thoughts, the fact is, he’s now a character in the story I But however appealing personal and “direct” expression tell of my life, and as admirable as the role I’ve given him may be, the fact is that Anna Ziegler is a playwright: Braden Abraham is, it’s my story, not his. drama is her instrument and The Great Moment is a play. Artistic Director

I’m musing on such things because I’ve been directing the world premiere of Anna Ziegler’s The Great Moment, a play you could say is about a woman struggling with how to (in various senses) keep her grandfather alive. More fundamentally it’s about the recognition of mortality, the experience we all have at some point of realizing that time is taking those we love, and not only those who created and nurtured us, but those we have created and NICKERSON NICKERSON ANGELA ANGELA try to nurture.

The woman wrestling with this fundamental existential revelation in The Great Moment is a playwright. There’s a concept in psychology known as “the law of the instrument,” sometimes called “the law of the hammer.” It’s often illustrated with the observation that someone whose favorite and best tool is a hammer tends to think every problem can be solved by finding the loose nail. By analogy, a playwright with a problem will try to solve it by… writing a play. This is certainly the strategy of The Great Moment’s central character and narrator. The character’s name is Sarah, and you may well suspect that Alexandra Tavares in rehearsals for

The Great Moment NICKERSON ANGELA Braden Abraham (center) in rehearsals for The Great Moment she bears some, perhaps considerable, resemblance to There are other characters in The Great Moment besides the “real life” playwright Anna Ziegler. “Sarah,” and as Anna Ziegler is a very good playwright, From the those voices have agency and independence – enough One of the defining innovations of drama, one key to its independence to challenge Sarah and her play. Which, Artistic Director unique power, is that in a play, the author, the storyteller, of course, is as it should be. Anna’s experience may be disappears. All we see and hear are the characters, inner and private, but it’s ultimately not completely limited and fallible people each trying to achieve their either inner or private; it’s part of her life in a family and a own end and tell their own story. But sometimes a community and, well, in the theater. playwright feels compelled to try to step out from behind the curtain of characters and plot and, as lyric poets The Great Moment is not only a world premiere – it’s I think of my grandfather every day. He pops into my mind. have for millennia (and monologists and solo artists do a play commissioned and developed by Seattle Rep. I hear his voice. I recall something he said, a conversation today), speak directly in I’ve written quite a bit or story or some advice he gave, some situation maybe her own voice about her about how important the in some way related to something I’m thinking about own experience. The Great classics are to us, and we or struggling with in the present, and maybe what he Moment is a play born of Sometimes a playwright are also committed to doing said serves as a way into the problem. Or maybe the that impulse and a sense important contemporary real conversation turns into an imagined conversation that the usual instrument or feels compelled to try plays that have been about my present circumstances in which what he says tool—conventional dramatic developed elsewhere, but illuminates the matter for me. Or maybe just some little storytelling—isn’t quite right to step out from behind developing new work is inconsequential thing brings him to me – or pulls me into for the story the playwright the curtain...and speak an essential part of this the past. But as dear as my grandfather was to me and wants to tell. theater’s mission. No serious as important as he was to my becoming the person I am, directly in her own voice. theater institution, no there’s no guarantee that the voice I’m hearing is much There are a number of culture, can be great without like his actual voice. It’s been a long time. Nor can I be advantages to the “first nurturing new plays and sure he said precisely what I recall him saying or that he person” voice. It allows a supporting the playwrights was entirely the man I now imagine him to be. I’m sure he playwright to chronicle with a simple intimacy what is seeking the stories and new forms that will illuminate had a vast life, both an inner world and life in the world, not only a personal experience, but a largely internal the unique experience, circumstances, and issues of our unknown to me. It may be that I’ve made of a very dear drama of recognition and awareness. It also allows her to age and community. person and experience a character and story that keeps take full responsibility for using her family to tell a story him with me. And while I’m pretty sure he’d be pleased and to acknowledge the writer’s manipulation of events not only that I think of him but by how I see him in my and the limits of her knowledge, memory, and objectivity. thoughts, the fact is, he’s now a character in the story I But however appealing personal and “direct” expression tell of my life, and as admirable as the role I’ve given him may be, the fact is that Anna Ziegler is a playwright: Braden Abraham is, it’s my story, not his. drama is her instrument and The Great Moment is a play. Artistic Director

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encorespotlight.com A-11 Beyond going. And here I am today. Which the Stage means I am both wildly grateful to and completely furious at Arthur for Investing sending me down this crazy path! SR: What’s the first hook that gets a in New Work Capturing new play started for you? World premieres like The Great Moment The Great Moment AZ: It really depends. Sometimes I would not be possible without the generosity of hear lines of dialogue in my head and Seattle Rep’s New Works supporters, who provide An interview with then start writing a character and essential funding for every stage of the new play playwright Anna Ziegler that gets something going. Sometimes process—from commission, to development, to something external – something in the full production. With their investment, these news, something I’ve read – strikes visionaries have helped artists create contemporary me and I want to explore further. 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My children were little, my parents healthy, my and my grandfather’s favorite plays, workshop last summer in Seattle and this past summer got to Marcella McCaffray grandfather 98 years old. I felt so keenly that the moment workshop it again on Cape Cod. Braden always asks the right Molly Sweeney), María Irene Fornés, wouldn’t last. That this was, perhaps (and not to be too dark questions and projects an aura of calm, both of which benefit a Michael Frayn, Lynn Nottage, and so Tom Miller & Terri Olson Miller about it), the end of a really great moment for our family – so (neurotic) playwright hugely. many more… I wanted to preserve it. Or to preserve the desire to preserve Cynthia Stroum SR: Who are some current playwrights it, at least. Not to ward off loss so much as crystallize what SR: Can you speak to your experience creating new work at Theatre Forward we’d be losing. My way of raging against the dying of the Seattle Rep? you follow and think should get more Virginia B. Toulmin light, I guess. And to send a love letter to a moment in time attention? AZ: Both of my experiences at Seattle Rep have been great. Foundation out into the universe. The first time I was here, with Photograph 51, it was my first AZ: Jessica Dickey, Matt Schatz, Mat Janet & Doug True SR: Can you talk about your collaborative process with opportunity to work at a major regional theater and I was Smart, Kimber Lee, Deborah Stein, director Braden Abraham working on The Great Moment? blown away by Seattle Rep and its incredible resources. I Deborah Zoe Laufer, Charly Evon Consulate General of Canada - Seattle realized quickly that this is where one should always try to Simpson, and so many more… D. Thompson & Karen Challinor AZ: I was so lucky to get to work on this very delicate, make theater! Theodore J. 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Your gift to Seattle the experience of sometimes feeling nostalgic for things as program at NYU and encouraged me to apply. I thought Rep’s New Works Program is an investment they occur, and he also has a strong connection to family. in the future of American theater! that was an insane idea —I wasn’t a playwright; I hadn’t We’ve talked about those things we wish we could have even written a whole play—but I did end up applying, and said to relatives before it was too late and, in some small LET’S HEAR FROM YOU

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With their investment, these news, something I’ve read – strikes visionaries have helped artists create contemporary me and I want to explore further. In works that reflect the complex and nuanced world in which we live today. the case of this play, my grandfather’s repeated “getting old sucks” got stuck Margaret Clapp in my head and I started imagining a character affectionately narrating her Edgerton Foundation grandfather’s daily indignities. Elizabeth George Foundation SR: What playwrights have inspired Kawasaki Foundation Seattle Rep: What was your initial inspiration behind way, that’s what this play is. A way of saying a few of those your work? The Great Moment? things while there’s still time. So the collaborative process Laurents/Hatcher has been really easy and organic. Braden read a number of AZ: Jez Butterworth, Sarah Ruhl, Foundation Anna Ziegler: It was just the moment in time where I found drafts of the play and gave me feedback; we did an intense Brian Friel (including one of my Laura Lundgren myself. My children were little, my parents healthy, my and my grandfather’s favorite plays, workshop last summer in Seattle and this past summer got to Marcella McCaffray grandfather 98 years old. I felt so keenly that the moment workshop it again on Cape Cod. Braden always asks the right Molly Sweeney), María Irene Fornés, wouldn’t last. That this was, perhaps (and not to be too dark questions and projects an aura of calm, both of which benefit a Michael Frayn, Lynn Nottage, and so Tom Miller & Terri Olson Miller about it), the end of a really great moment for our family – so (neurotic) playwright hugely. many more… I wanted to preserve it. Or to preserve the desire to preserve Cynthia Stroum SR: Who are some current playwrights it, at least. Not to ward off loss so much as crystallize what SR: Can you speak to your experience creating new work at Theatre Forward we’d be losing. My way of raging against the dying of the Seattle Rep? you follow and think should get more Virginia B. Toulmin light, I guess. And to send a love letter to a moment in time attention? AZ: Both of my experiences at Seattle Rep have been great. Foundation out into the universe. The first time I was here, with Photograph 51, it was my first AZ: Jessica Dickey, Matt Schatz, Mat Janet & Doug True SR: Can you talk about your collaborative process with opportunity to work at a major regional theater and I was Smart, Kimber Lee, Deborah Stein, director Braden Abraham working on The Great Moment? blown away by Seattle Rep and its incredible resources. I Deborah Zoe Laufer, Charly Evon Consulate General of Canada - Seattle realized quickly that this is where one should always try to Simpson, and so many more… D. Thompson & Karen Challinor AZ: I was so lucky to get to work on this very delicate, make theater! Theodore J. Dubinsky, MD & Jean K. reasonably odd, super personal play with someone as SR: What do you hope audiences will Dubinsky, RN • Anne Middleton Foster sensitive, supportive, and warm as Braden. He was one of SR: How did you get into playwriting? take away from The Great Moment? Michael Leake • Mike & Lisa Losh the first people to read a piece of the initial draft and if he AZ: I wrote a lot of fiction and poetry growing up and AZ: To appreciate the moment, Blanche & Stephen Maxwell hadn’t encouraged me to keep going (commissioned me started dabbling with playwriting in high school and then of course. to keep going, no less), I’m not sure I would have. He just college. My senior year in college I took a course taught by Want to help new works find their way gets this play, for which I am so grateful. I think we share the playwright Arthur Kopit. He also taught in the graduate from page to stage? Your gift to Seattle the experience of sometimes feeling nostalgic for things as program at NYU and encouraged me to apply. I thought Rep’s New Works Program is an investment they occur, and he also has a strong connection to family. in the future of American theater! that was an insane idea —I wasn’t a playwright; I hadn’t We’ve talked about those things we wish we could have even written a whole play—but I did end up applying, and said to relatives before it was too late and, in some small LET’S HEAR FROM YOU

#greatmomentsearep @seattlerep

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Seattle Rep is the host of the annual Washington State August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) for high school students! Participants prepare a 1–3 minute monologue from renowned playwright August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle and compete for a chance to perform in the National competition at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City (and other prizes along the way).

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Winfield • Jerry one, honor a friend, or Manning by Lory Manning • Ed & Emily Nelson by Anonymous • Robert Romeo by Anonymous • Constance Wentzel by Marty Wentzel This list acknowledges individuals whose cumulative support of productions, programming, and celebrate a special occasion. projects occurring over the last year totaled $600 or more, and is inclusive of gifts made towards IN HONOR Evan Cartwright by Martin Johansson & Betsy Groat • Veliere Crump by Annie Delucchi • Roy & Mollie Hammarlund general operations (including matching gifts), capital needs, special projects, the endowment, and by Mark Hammarlund • Winky Hussey by Andrew Benjamin & Shelley Saunders, by Bob & Micki Flowers • Gwen Kroon & Teagle F. Bougere and Ellen McLaughlin during the Gala. List as of September 2019. Charlotte Lin by Jerry Kroon & Roxanne Shepherd • Jerry Large by Virginia Wyman • Marcella McCaffray by Deborah T. Killinger in Roz and Ray (2016) ALAN ALABASTRO ALAN Platinum Artistic Director's Circle ($100,000+) Executive Producer’s Circle Virginia Gilder & Lynn Slaughter Rene Alkoff Rhoda Altom & Cory Carlson ($10,000 – $14,999) Scottland Glenn Individual Donors Chap & Eve Alvord Tiffany R. Gorton William † & Nancy Bain AHS Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Hedreen Stephen Behnen & Mary Hornsby Each year, support from our generous donor Stellman Keehnel & Patricia Britton Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation Ken Hitz Eileen Birge Patricia Anne Bonnell family ensures Seattle Rep’s artistic vitality and Marcella McCaffray Paige & Doug Armentrout Toni & Rod Hoffman Elise Holschuh & Brian McAndrews Thomas & Claudia Campanile Elizabeth Choy & James E. Lobsenz Roland Carette-Meyers & Kiki Penoyer financial stability. We gratefully acknowledge Parul & Gary Houlahan Jacki & Jim Copacino Susan Corwin the following individuals whose philanthropic Gold Artistic Director's Circle ($75,000 – $99,999) Grady & Heather Hughes Larry & Amy Corey Brent Deim Judith Jesiolowski & David Thompson investment is pivotal to supporting the theater’s Dick & Mary Beth Gemperle Holly & Eric Dillon Rod & Nancy Hochman Brent Johnson mission-driven work. Maureen & John Harley Jim & Gaylee Duncan The Knossos Foundation Joan E. Mathews Julnes Emily Evans & Kevin Wilson John & Ellen Hill Tim & Megan Kirley Sarah Patton & Peter Feichtmeir Join Seattle Rep’s donor family. No gift is too small. Norman & Lisa Judah Chris & Kathleen Kosmos Lyn & Paul Fenton Silver Artistic Director's Circle ($50,000 – $74,999) Kawasaki Foundation Mike & Debbie Koss Gil & Karen Flanagan Leslie Lackey Captain M. Thomas & Gwenann Kroon Anne Middleton Foster Give Online David & Joanna Beitel Lynn Manley & Lex Lindsey Michael Leake Andrew Brink & Edward Gali seattlerep.org/support Donna Cochener Susan Moskwa & Nick Gerner Rebecca & Grant Pomering Amy Theobald & Cara B. Lee Allan & Nora Davis Dena & Ron Levine Dan & Molly Goldman Ann Ramsay-Jenkins & The William M. Lynn & Brian Grant Family Questions? Jenkins Advised Trust Greg & Diane Lind Winky & Peter Hussey Laura & Roy Lundgren Katharine Graubard Rachel M. & David P. Robert Jamie Herlich McIalwain Linda & Ted Johnson Nicholas & Dana Masington Lyn & Jerry Grinstein Eric Gustafson & Martin Sanchez 206.443.2532 Herman & Faye Sarkowsky Charitable Blanche & Stephen Maxwell John & Nancy Jo Keegan Foundation Mary Kay Haggard [email protected] Kevin McCarthy & Annalisa Gironi Laura & David Heard Ann P. Wyckoff David & Catherine Skinner Darlene McCourt Inda Taylor & Raymond Spindle Kristin Ovregaard Heeter Anonymous Philip & Jill McCune Jeffrey Herrmann & Sara Waisanen Richard B. Stead & Elizabeth A. Ryll Karen & Rick McMichael Peter Hiatt & Ron Huden Helen R. Stusser Wayne & Carla Millage Artistic Director's Circle ($25,000 – $49,999) Andrew & Delney Hilen & the Hilen Foundation Taucher Family Foundation Robin & Dave Nelson Alyssa Hochman Mary Tedd Allen & Christopher & Alida Latham James & Katherine Tune Grace Nordhoff & Jonathan Beard Connie & Dan Hungate George E. Scott Mary Ann & John Underwood Glenna Olson & Conrad Wouters Nancy Iannucci & Harvey Jones Becky Lenaburg & Paul Urla Declan O’Neill & Patricia Pearson O’Neill Cathy Kitto Shirley & David Urdal Elias & Karyl Alvord Charlotte Lin & Robert Porter Mary Pigott Karen Koon & Brad Edwards Jean Baur Viereck Morris & Carolyn Kremen Rich & Nancy Alvord Kate Riordan Tom Miller & Terri Olson Miller Maggie Walker Nicholas Roberts & Yvonne Chang Roberts Jim & Jean Kunz Bob & Clodagh Ash Thomas Wright & Alexandra Brouwer-Wright David Robinson Mandy Leifheit Karen Rose Mitchell Ross & Tracy Lincoff Anonymous (2) Valerie Robinson Matthew & Kim Bergman J. Pierre & Felice Loebel Elizabeth Rudolf & Judy & Kermit Rosen Bobbe & Jon Bridge Fernando Sancho Producer’s Circle Mike & Lisa Losh Deborah & Doug Rosen Lora & Parker Mason Debra Canales Maryanne Tagney & ($5,000 – $9,999) Aaron & Erika Rubenson Debbie Ann McCallister Diana & Warren Aakervik, Jr. Eliza Shelden Sandy & Jack McCullough Leslie & Dale Chihuly David Jones Kenny & Marleen Alhadeff Mr. Robert Sondheim Joy McNichols Nancy Lee Ward & Margaret Clapp Amy & Bob Bautista Carlyn J. Steiner John, Gail, Daniel & Ian Mensher Toby Bright Natanya Bednarski & Gregory K. Johnson Hal & Ann Strong Chuck & Nancy Mertel Joan Cremin Kenneth & Rosemary Willman Glenn Bonci & Joan Ronnenkamp Thomas Tilford Mark & Susan Minerich Jay Hereford & Betty Bottler Janice Tsai Jenny & Matt Muilenburg Jerry Nagae Bagley & Virginia Wright Fund Jeanne & Jon Cantalini Vijay & Sita Vashee Margaret Winsor Samantha Temple Neukom Anonymous Tom & Cynthia Captain Howard & Joan Voorheis Suzanne Hittman Marisa & Brad Walker Ilse H. Oles Deanna Cochener Jennifer & Jeff Payne Deborah T. Killinger Amy Compton-Phillips & Lou Phillips Bruce & Peggy Wanta Michael & Marsha Warden Carol & Doug Powell Adam & Whitney Cornell Paul Purcell & Barbara Guzzo John Wicher & Travis Penn Darrel S. Cowan Anita Ramasastry & Walter Walsh Kinnon W. Williams Actor's Circle ($15,000 – $24,999) Mary Cranstoun Carrie Rhodes Dick & Jill Davis Shannon Williams Stuart & Sue Ashmun Tim & Paula Rattigan Steve & Liz Rummage Tracy & Suzanne Daw Shauna Woods & Benjamin Arenas Dr. & Mrs. Bill Schnall Mary Blodgett & Carlton Calvin Paula & Steve Reynolds Dennis & Deborah DeYoung Wyman Youth Trust Greg Smith & Betty Mattson-Smith Steven & Tina Yentzer Michael & Lynne Bush Lee & Stuart Rolfe Jeanne Eagleson & John V. Gray Paul & Michelle Stamnes Lonnie & Susan Edelheit John Zagula Delphine & Charles Stevens Ellen Ferguson Anne Simpson & Joanne R. Euster Anonymous (2) Leonard & Marsha Stevens Charlie Conner William E. Franklin Bob Evans & Steve Davis Todd & Jane Summerfelt Estate of Marion G. Stamper Sandy & Katie Farewell Playwright’s Circle Tammy A. Talman Anne E. Gittinger Richard & Catherine Wakefield Juli Farris ($3,000 – $4,999) Sherry & John Stilin Melinda & Sterling Wilson Bruce E. H. Johnson & Kent Fisher & Barbra Richardson Nikhil & Sheetal Agarwal Brien Wygle Sandra E. Davis Cynthia Stroum Adrienne & Blaise Karen & Doug Fletcher Jane Zalutsky & Mark Kantor Bob & Ali Alexander Sandy & Chris † McDade Janet & Doug True Billy & Cheryl Geffon Anonymous (5) Kevin Millison & Jeanne Ballot Marcia & Klaus Zech Vic & Mary Kay Moses Anonymous Tribute Gifts IN MEMORY Vernon Carlton Bryant, Jr. by Commercial Office Interiors, by Sarah Brixey, by HelenJean Bryant, by Nanci Price Scoular & Andrew Scoular, by Nanci, Jillian, & Dru at Allsteel • George Gelernter by Virginia Wyman • Rick Gustafson by Nicki Brown, by Tribute gifts are a wonderful Jennifer & David Gaulding, by Susan Henderson, by John & Carole Holland, by Alice Mailloux, by Lisa McConville, by Roger & Stacy way to remember a loved Rounds, by Andrea Schneider & Kristin Petchnick, by Tom & Sandy Schuder, by Dawn & Mike Taylor, by Betty H. Winfield • Jerry one, honor a friend, or Manning by Lory Manning • Ed & Emily Nelson by Anonymous • Robert Romeo by Anonymous • Constance Wentzel by Marty Wentzel This list acknowledges individuals whose cumulative support of productions, programming, and celebrate a special occasion. projects occurring over the last year totaled $600 or more, and is inclusive of gifts made towards IN HONOR Evan Cartwright by Martin Johansson & Betsy Groat • Veliere Crump by Annie Delucchi • Roy & Mollie Hammarlund general operations (including matching gifts), capital needs, special projects, the endowment, and by Mark Hammarlund • Winky Hussey by Andrew Benjamin & Shelley Saunders, by Bob & Micki Flowers • Gwen Kroon & Teagle F. Bougere and Ellen McLaughlin during the Gala. List as of September 2019. Charlotte Lin by Jerry Kroon & Roxanne Shepherd • Jerry Large by Virginia Wyman • Marcella McCaffray by Deborah T. Killinger in Roz and Ray (2016) ALAN ALABASTRO ALAN encorespotlight.com A-17 Director’s Circle Strauss • Lisa Taylor & Josh Stickler • David & Nancy $400,000+ Dee Maaske and Marya Sea Kaminski Thacher • Judge Brian & Mrs. Linda Tollefson • Bill & ($1,200 – $2,999) in The Road to Mecca (2009) Alice Van Pelt • Moya Vazquez • Cynthia Wells & Tim Braden Abraham & Cheyenne Casebier • Mary & Kerr • Judith A. Whetzel • Heather Wilde & James Institutional Seattle Repertory Theatre Foundation David Alhadeff • David & Gay Allais • Virginia Anderson Gierman • Jay & Linda Willenberg • Chelle Williams • • Phoebe H. Andrew • Patty & Jimmy Barrier • Craig Matthew Williams & Patricia Read-Williams • Nancy Donors S. Bartholomew • Douglas & Maria Bayer • Rod & Williams • Sarah & Jason Wine • Mrs. Howard S. Wright $100,000 - $399,999 Mary Jo Bench • George & Joan Berry • Luther Black & • Scott & Jenny Wyatt • Christian & Joyce Zobel • Christina Wright • Larry Blake • Susan & William Block Anonymous (11) Seattle Rep is proud to • Kent R. Burnham • Werner & Janet Cadera • Patrick acknowledge the support of the & Mary Callan • Gretchen C. & DonE. Campbell • Benefactor’s Circle Sonya Campion • Stephen & Stacy Carlson • Bill ($600 – $1,199) following regional and national Cavender & Mary K. Neumeister • D. Thompson & organizations, whose generous Karen Challinor • Sylvia & Craig Chambers • Tamra A. Michael Adams • Heather Andersen • Ashley W. Andrew & Adam A. Crowley • Jane & Brian Andrew Chandler & Jeff Mosier • Peter Williams & Su Chang grants and sponsorships make • Joe Ashley • John Aslin & Carole Grisham • Kendall $50,000 - $99,999 • Sarah Cole • Theodore J. & Patricia S. Collins • & Sonia Baker • Art & Mary Fran Barkshire • Sarah possible artistic and audience Ben Coscarart • Dan Crawford & Cora Breuner • W. & Scott Bednar • Stephanie Berntsen • Luann & Irv programs serving 150,000 Michael Crenshaw & Mary Brodd • Mr. & Mrs. James P. Bertram • Susan Brandt & Van White • Philip Brazil * Theatre Forward’s Crutcher • Todd & Sylvie Currie • Helen Bowen Blair • • Carol & Jonathan Buchter • Bruce Burger • Rita theatergoers each year, including John Graham Foundation Advancing Theatre Heidi de Laubenfels & Harris Clarke • Alison W. Hicks Calabro & Jim Kelly • Bill & Christine Campbell • mainstage productions, new Program Carey Family Foundation • Dennis & Aline Caulley • • Elizabeth & Miles Drake • Betty Dykstra • Susann & work, and youth and community Don Edmond • Jill Ekar & Al Barney • Jon & Laurene Terry & Jane Chadsey • Aru & Vibhas Chandorkar • Ekse • Richard & Marlene Fallquist • Elisabeth Farwell- Marc Cohen & Eleanor Hoague • Julie Shapiro & Shelly engagement initiatives. Moreland & Gary Moreland • Stan & Jane Fields • Carol F. Cohen • Gary & Consuelo Corbett • Susan Coughlin $25,000 - $49,999 & John Lauber • Crissa Cugini • Steve & Susanne Daley Finn • Sue & Frank Gallo • Nancy Gallup • Bill, Lindy, • Janice D’Amato • Leslie Decker & Steve Rimmer • Join these philanthropic leaders in & Louisa Gaylord • Carver & Carmen Gayton • Erina Mark Diamond & Deborah Perluss • John & Misty supporting great theater in Seattle. Garneau-Nicon Gehring & Peter Versnel • Lynne Graybeal & Scott Doty • Sandra B. Dunn • Erin & Bill Ellis • Jean Falls Ballinger Family The Chisholm Harron • Jean-Pierre Green & Jennifer Ladd • Timothy • Donte Felder & Tanisha Brandon-Felder • Victor & Foundation Ballmer Group Foundation Family Greenleaf & Rebecca Roe • Andrew & Michelle Patricia Feltin • Charlie Fink & Leonard Jones • David Foundation Haines • Jeannie Hale • Chuck &K athy Hamilton • Friedt & Marilyn Brockman • Bruce Funkhouser More Information Sandy & Dave Hanower • Wassef & Racha Haroun • & Michelle Friars • Jacob Garcia • Joe & Marilyn Melissa Husby Grousemont Laurents/Hatcher Drs. Michael & Teresa Hart • Jan P. Havlisch • Roger Germano • Robert Greco • Ted & Sandy Greenlee • 206.443.2202 x1014 Foundation Foundation & Kelly Heeringa • Kara Hefley & James Leigh • John Alexandre Grigorovitch & Vera Kirichuk • John Grubb Hempelmann & Mary McGill • Jamie Herlich McIalwain • Melissa Handler • Lawrence & Hylton Hard Fund • [email protected] & Joe McIalwain • Steve & Sandy Hill • Mark Hirayama Wanda Herndon • Dougal Hewitt • Frank Hughes & Paula Diehr • Mark Igra & Nancy Simon • Catherine & The Norcliffe & Sandra McKnight • Bruce & Bridget Horne • Eric Gordon Iles • Nathan & Tessa Ill • Laura Inveen & Bill Foundation & Mary Horvitz • Dr. Francis P. Hunkins & Dr. Patricia Shaw • Joel Ivey & Sheyrl Murdock • Stuart Jennings Hammill • Thomas Hurley • Frederick & Joan Hutto • & Jan Ng • Robert Kaplan & Margaret Levi • Janet Dean M. Ishiki • Jon Jensen & Kathy Early • Warren W. Ketcham • Ford W. Kiene • Rikki & Lynne Kjolso Seattle Virginia B. Johnson • Gary & Susan Jones • Barry & Erica Kaplan • Katharine Kreis • Sharon Lamm • Karen Landreth Repertory Toulmin • H. David Kaplan • Leslie Nelson - Kellogg • William • Shannon Lawless & Paul Crisalli • Keith & Sharon Organization Foundation & Angela Kennedy • Lorna Kneeland • Richard & Lindaas • Diankha Linear • Loeb Family Foundation • Claire Knierim • Greg Kucera & Larry Yocom • Ted & Shelley Logan • Jeffrey & Barbara Mandula • Cat & Cliff Susan Kutscher • Stuart Lane • Rosanne Lapan • Liam Martin • Barbara Martyn & Robert Boundy • Michael $10,000 - $24,999 Mathieu • Bill & Colleen McAleer • Debra McBaugh & Lavery & Yazmin Mehdi • Eileen Lennon & Barrie Arden Scroggs • Michael Montwill • James Moore & Carter • Rachel Lerman • Mark Levine & John ATLAS Workbase The Morgan Fund at Seattle Foundation Joan Romano • Zack Mosner & Patty Friedman • Kevin Keppeler • First Light Fund • Sen. Marko Liias • Abe J. Murphy & Karen Freeman • Marcia Nagae • Chelle Avennia Winery NextLevel Lillard & Julia Kalmus • Ellen Look & Tony Cavalieri • Nelson & Steven Corey • Ruth & Stephen Newman Baird Private Wealth Management Nordstrom, Inc. Michael & Barbara Luxenberg • The MacKlunders • • Carla & Dean Nichols • Craig & Deanna Norsen • Jerry & Kristie Mahan • Dr. Peter & Jackie Mansfield Marilyn Nowogroski • Martin Owen & Dana Shemorry Bank of America Charitable Foundation Peach Foundation • Carmen Mayo • Carolyn McClurkan Patrick & • Kim & Curo Pasciuto • Joan Poliak • Judy G. Poll • • The Boeing Company Treeline Foundation Rosalie McHale • Karen & Jeffrey McHenry • Frances Eric Candell & William Powell • Geoffrey T. Prentiss Mead • Brian Meenaghan • Susan Mersereau & Philip • Peggy Ramsey • Amy Whittenburg & Stephen City Catering Company U.S. Bank Foundation White • Michael Milligan & Jeanne E Fund & Rattner • Pamela Reed & Sandy Smolan • Jean & Kirk Robinson • Ron Roseman & Elizabeth Thomas • Clark Nuber P.S. Bainbridge Foundation • Pamela & Donald Mitchell • Joan Roth • John Ryan & Jody Foster • Terry Sateren • Jeremy Modjeska • Robert & Claudia Nelson • Erika J. Marta Schee & Langdon Miller • Kristen Webb & David $5,000 - $9,999 Nesholm • Liam Newman • Donald & Melissa Nielsen • Schooler • Joe Schwartz • Michael Sheirbon • Don & Chuck Nordhoff & Maribeth Capeloto • J. Nordstrom • Goldie Silverman • Evelyn Simpson • Douglas Smith & AT&T Moccasin Lake Foundation Joe G. Norman, Jr. • Neil Oldenburg • Lisa & Keith Oratz Stephanie Ellis Smith • Lawrence Soriano & Elizabeth • John & Teresa Osborn • Lee & Alison Parsons • Terri Starkand-Soriano • Margaret Stanley • Jane Stevens Forest Foundation Muckleshoot Charitable Fund & Ron Pehrson • Kyle & Michele Peltonen • Lawrence & Jerry Zimmerman • Lisa & John Stewart • Michael Hazel Miller Foundation Pecado Bueno Peters • Bob Platte & Sharon Bailey • Donald Pogoloff Summy • Alex Sutton & Karen Easterbrook • Norman • K R Prabha & Unmesh W • Nancy & Kelley Price • H. & M. Lynn Swick • C Rhea & Wendy Thompson • Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart Brown & Summit Law Group Dennis Tiffany • Rick & Suzy Titcomb • Ellen & Mike Cashman, PLLC Andrea W. Rabinowitz • Dr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Ragen U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management • Kirk Redmond & Connie Clark-Redmond • Mike Vernon • Tony & Pat Vivolo • Arthur & Hattie Vogel • Michael Von Korff & Linda Le Resche • Brooke & Josh The Loeb Family Charitable Foundation Repass • Victoria Ries & SamuelSar acino • Jeffrey Williams • Donald & Arda Williams • Gary & Nancy Robinson & Mary Dicke • Michelle Ulick Rosenthal • Willis • Christopher & Tracy Yang • Anonymous (14) Nina Russell & Tom Rubin • Barbara Sando • Ingrid $2,500 - $4,999 & Stanley Savage & the Hilen Foundation • Seattle † Deceased Spine & Sports Medicine • Gayle & Bob Seda • Jeanne BECU Four Park Avenue LLC CHRIS BENNION Sheldon & Marvin Parsons • Richard & Barbara Shikiar The accuracy of this list is important to us; we welcome BNSF Railway Foundation Macy's • Laurette & LeRoy Simmons • H. Warren & Nancy notification of unintended omissions. Smith • Kristen & Michael Soltman • Ronald & Dawnelle Compton Lumber Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management [email protected] Spaulding • Robert & Susan Spieth • Kathleen & Rob Davis Wright Tremaine Tulalip Tribes Charitable Contributions 206.443.2202 x1163 Spitzer • Barbara & Burton Sternoff • Cindy & Bob Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Washington State Arts Commission Flatstick Pub

TRIBUTE GIFTS, CONT Kate Neville by Patricia Limberg • Tricia Pearson by Kristin Pearson • The People of MEDIA SPONSORS Gander, Newfoundland by Jeanne Lundquist • The Playwright & Cast of Nina Simone: Four Women by Anonymous

ALAN ALABASTRO ALAN LIST AS OF SEPTEMBER 2019 • Ted & Dennis Reynolds’ 50th Wedding Anniversary by Kelly Westerfield, Michael Hansen, Blane Coppin, Sandi Italics represent in-kind gifts. Swarthout, & Vivian Hanset • Dottie Simpson & Nancy Alvord by Marsha & Jay Glazer • The Storytellers Featured Michael Winters and Jack Taylor * Includes capital support at Seattle Rep by Barbara Hume • James & Katherine Tune’s Commitment to the Arts by Mary Hamilton & Jack in A Great Wilderness (2014) White • The Victims of September 11, 2001 by Penny Tetter • Andrew Wilhelm by Andrea H. Reay A-18 Director’s Circle Strauss • Lisa Taylor & Josh Stickler • David & Nancy $400,000+ Dee Maaske and Marya Sea Kaminski Thacher • Judge Brian & Mrs. Linda Tollefson • Bill & ($1,200 – $2,999) in The Road to Mecca (2009) Alice Van Pelt • Moya Vazquez • Cynthia Wells & Tim Braden Abraham & Cheyenne Casebier • Mary & Kerr • Judith A. Whetzel • Heather Wilde & James Institutional Seattle Repertory Theatre Foundation David Alhadeff • David & Gay Allais • Virginia Anderson Gierman • Jay & Linda Willenberg • Chelle Williams • • Phoebe H. Andrew • Patty & Jimmy Barrier • Craig Matthew Williams & Patricia Read-Williams • Nancy Donors S. Bartholomew • Douglas & Maria Bayer • Rod & Williams • Sarah & Jason Wine • Mrs. Howard S. Wright $100,000 - $399,999 Mary Jo Bench • George & Joan Berry • Luther Black & • Scott & Jenny Wyatt • Christian & Joyce Zobel • Christina Wright • Larry Blake • Susan & William Block Anonymous (11) Seattle Rep is proud to • Kent R. Burnham • Werner & Janet Cadera • Patrick acknowledge the support of the & Mary Callan • Gretchen C. & Don E. Campbell • Benefactor’s Circle Sonya Campion • Stephen & Stacy Carlson • Bill ($600 – $1,199) following regional and national Cavender & Mary K. Neumeister • D. Thompson & organizations, whose generous Karen Challinor • Sylvia & Craig Chambers • Tamra A. Michael Adams • Heather Andersen • Ashley W. Andrew & Adam A. Crowley • Jane & Brian Andrew Chandler & Jeff Mosier • Peter Williams & Su Chang grants and sponsorships make • Joe Ashley • John Aslin & Carole Grisham • Kendall $50,000 - $99,999 • Sarah Cole • Theodore J. & Patricia S. Collins • & Sonia Baker • Art & Mary Fran Barkshire • Sarah possible artistic and audience Ben Coscarart • Dan Crawford & Cora Breuner • W. & Scott Bednar • Stephanie Berntsen • Luann & Irv programs serving 150,000 Michael Crenshaw & Mary Brodd • Mr. & Mrs. James P. Bertram • Susan Brandt & Van White • Philip Brazil * Theatre Forward’s Crutcher • Todd & Sylvie Currie • Helen Bowen Blair • • Carol & Jonathan Buchter • Bruce Burger • Rita theatergoers each year, including John Graham Foundation Advancing Theatre Heidi de Laubenfels & Harris Clarke • Alison W. Hicks Calabro & Jim Kelly • Bill & Christine Campbell • mainstage productions, new Program Carey Family Foundation • Dennis & Aline Caulley • • Elizabeth & Miles Drake • Betty Dykstra • Susann & work, and youth and community Don Edmond • Jill Ekar & Al Barney • Jon & Laurene Terry & Jane Chadsey • Aru & Vibhas Chandorkar • Ekse • Richard & Marlene Fallquist • Elisabeth Farwell- Marc Cohen & Eleanor Hoague • Julie Shapiro & Shelly engagement initiatives. Moreland & Gary Moreland • Stan & Jane Fields • Carol F. Cohen • Gary & Consuelo Corbett • Susan Coughlin $25,000 - $49,999 & John Lauber • Crissa Cugini • Steve & Susanne Daley Finn • Sue & Frank Gallo • Nancy Gallup • Bill, Lindy, • Janice D’Amato • Leslie Decker & Steve Rimmer • Join these philanthropic leaders in & Louisa Gaylord • Carver & Carmen Gayton • Erina Mark Diamond & Deborah Perluss • John & Misty supporting great theater in Seattle. Garneau-Nicon Gehring & Peter Versnel • Lynne Graybeal & Scott Doty • Sandra B. Dunn • Erin & Bill Ellis • Jean Falls Ballinger Family The Chisholm Harron • Jean-Pierre Green & Jennifer Ladd • Timothy • Donte Felder & Tanisha Brandon-Felder • Victor & Foundation Ballmer Group Foundation Family Greenleaf & Rebecca Roe • Andrew & Michelle Patricia Feltin • Charlie Fink & Leonard Jones • David Foundation Haines • Jeannie Hale • Chuck & Kathy Hamilton • Friedt & Marilyn Brockman • Bruce Funkhouser More Information Sandy & Dave Hanower • Wassef & Racha Haroun • & Michelle Friars • Jacob Garcia • Joe & Marilyn Melissa Husby Grousemont Laurents/Hatcher Drs. Michael & Teresa Hart • Jan P. Havlisch • Roger Germano • Robert Greco • Ted & Sandy Greenlee • 206.443.2202 x1014 Foundation Foundation & Kelly Heeringa • Kara Hefley & James Leigh • John Alexandre Grigorovitch & Vera Kirichuk • John Grubb Hempelmann & Mary McGill • Jamie Herlich McIalwain • Melissa Handler • Lawrence & Hylton Hard Fund • [email protected] Wanda Herndon • Dougal Hewitt • Frank Hughes & & Joe McIalwain • Steve & Sandy Hill • Mark Hirayama Paula Diehr • Mark Igra & Nancy Simon • Catherine & The Norcliffe & Sandra McKnight • Bruce & Bridget Horne • Eric Gordon Iles • Nathan & Tessa Ill • Laura Inveen & Bill Foundation & Mary Horvitz • Dr. Francis P. Hunkins & Dr. Patricia Shaw • Joel Ivey & Sheyrl Murdock • Stuart Jennings Hammill • Thomas Hurley • Frederick & Joan Hutto • & Jan Ng • Robert Kaplan & Margaret Levi • Janet Dean M. Ishiki • Jon Jensen & Kathy Early • Warren W. Ketcham • Ford W. Kiene • Rikki & Lynne Kjolso Seattle Virginia B. Johnson • Gary & Susan Jones • Barry & Erica Kaplan • Katharine Kreis • Sharon Lamm • Karen Landreth Repertory Toulmin Organization Foundation • H. David Kaplan • Bill Kelliher & Sabra Gertsch • • Shannon Lawless & Paul Crisalli • Keith & Sharon Leslie Nelson - Kellogg • William & Angela Kennedy Lindaas • Diankha Linear • Loeb Family Foundation • • Lorna Kneeland • Richard & Claire Knierim • Greg Shelley Logan • Jeffrey & Barbara Mandula • Cat & Cliff Kucera & Larry Yocom • Ted & Susan Kutscher • Stuart Martin • Barbara Martyn & Robert Boundy • Michael $10,000 - $24,999 Mathieu • Bill & Colleen McAleer • Debra McBaugh & Lane • Rosanne Lapan • Liam Lavery & Yazmin Mehdi Arden Scroggs • Michael Montwill • James Moore & ATLAS Workbase The Morgan Fund at Seattle Foundation • Eileen Lennon & Barrie Carter • Rachel Lerman • Joan Romano • Zack Mosner & Patty Friedman • Kevin Mark Levine & John Keppeler • First Light Fund • Sen. J. Murphy & Karen Freeman • Marcia Nagae • Chelle Avennia Winery NextLevel Marko Liias • Abe Lillard & Julia Kalmus • Ellen Look & Nelson & Steven Corey • Ruth & Stephen Newman Baird Private Wealth Management Nordstrom, Inc. Tony Cavalieri • Michael & Barbara Luxenberg • The • Carla & Dean Nichols • Craig & Deanna Norsen • MacKlunders • Jerry & Kristie Mahan • Dr. Peter & Marilyn Nowogroski • Martin Owen & Dana Shemorry Bank of America Charitable Foundation Peach Foundation • Kim & Curo Pasciuto • Joan Poliak • Judy G. Poll • Jackie Mansfield • Carmen Mayo • Carolyn McClurkan The Boeing Company Treeline Foundation • Patrick & Rosalie McHale • Karen & Jeffrey McHenry Eric Candell & William Powell • Geoffrey T. Prentiss • Frances Mead • Brian Meenaghan • Susan Mersereau • Peggy Ramsey • Amy Whittenburg & Stephen City Catering Company U.S. Bank Foundation & Philip White • Michael Milligan & Jeanne E Fund & Rattner • Pamela Reed & Sandy Smolan • Jean & Kirk Robinson • Ron Roseman & Elizabeth Thomas • Clark Nuber P.S. Bainbridge Foundation • Pamela & Donald Mitchell • Joan Roth • John Ryan & Jody Foster • Terry Sateren • Jeremy Modjeska • Robert & Claudia Nelson • Erika J. Marta Schee & Langdon Miller • Kristen Webb & David $5,000 - $9,999 Nesholm • Liam Newman • Donald & Melissa Nielsen • Schooler • Joe Schwartz • Michael Sheirbon • Don & Chuck Nordhoff & Maribeth Capeloto • J. Nordstrom • Goldie Silverman • Evelyn Simpson • Douglas Smith & AT&T Moccasin Lake Foundation Joe G. Norman, Jr. • Neil Oldenburg • Lisa & Keith Oratz Stephanie Ellis Smith • Lawrence Soriano & Elizabeth • John & Teresa Osborn • Lee & Alison Parsons • Terri Starkand-Soriano • Margaret Stanley • Jane Stevens Forest Foundation Muckleshoot Charitable Fund & Ron Pehrson • Kyle & Michele Peltonen • Lawrence & Jerry Zimmerman • Lisa & John Stewart • Michael Hazel Miller Foundation Pecado Bueno Peters • Bob Platte & Sharon Bailey • Donald Pogoloff Summy • Alex Sutton & Karen Easterbrook • Norman • K R Prabha & Unmesh W • Nancy & Kelley Price • H. & M. Lynn Swick • C Rhea & Wendy Thompson • Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart Brown & Summit Law Group Andrea W. Rabinowitz • Dr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Ragen Dennis Tiffany • Rick & Suzy Titcomb • Ellen & Mike Cashman, PLLC Vernon • Tony & Pat Vivolo • Arthur & Hattie Vogel • U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management • Kirk Redmond & Connie Clark-Redmond • Mike Michael Von Korff & Linda Le Resche • Brooke & Josh The Loeb Family Charitable Foundation Repass • Victoria Ries & Samuel Saracino • Jeffrey Williams • Donald & Arda Williams • Gary & Nancy Robinson & Mary Dicke • Michelle Ulick Rosenthal • Willis • Christopher & Tracy Yang • Anonymous (14) Nina Russell & Tom Rubin • Barbara Sando • Ingrid $2,500 - $4,999 & Stanley Savage & the Hilen Foundation • Seattle † Deceased Spine & Sports Medicine • Gayle & Bob Seda • Jeanne BECU Four Park Avenue LLC CHRIS BENNION Sheldon & Marvin Parsons • Richard & Barbara Shikiar The accuracy of this list is important to us; we welcome BNSF Railway Foundation Macy's • Laurette & LeRoy Simmons • H. Warren & Nancy notification of unintended omissions. Compton Lumber Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Smith • Kristen & Michael Soltman • Ronald & Dawnelle [email protected] Spaulding • Robert & Susan Spieth • Kathleen & Rob Davis Wright Tremaine Tulalip Tribes Charitable Contributions 206.443.2202 x1163 Spitzer • Barbara & Burton Sternoff • Cindy & Bob Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Washington State Arts Commission Flatstick Pub

Seattle Rep Organization (SRO) SRO Executive Board SRO is a 70+ member volunteer group established in 1963. Through The Shop at the Rep, Sandra Lucas Judy Hucka Cathy Kitto themed fundraisers, and four service projects, SRO donates more than $30,000 and over PRESIDENT TREASURER CORRESPONDING 3,800 volunteer hours each season. They also support Interns and Apprentices, assemble SECRETARY Carmen Spofford Dottie Delaney subscriber materials for mailings, and volunteer at the Seattle Rep admin front desk. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY Diane Cody Monthly Spotlight Meetings feature “Interviews with the Artists.” SRO REPRESENTATIVE Michael Leake Learn more at seattlerep.org/volunteer SECOND VICE PRESIDENT A-20 DIALOGUE

John Turman hosting the Tiny Tots Meet the Host concert series. of Tiny Tots Concert Series

by DANIELLE MOHLMAN

When John Turman moved to Seattle in 2015, hosting the Tiny Tots concert series was the furthest thing from his mind. He’d just graduated from Rice University and, after deciding to turn down a principal horn position at the and have fun and recognize the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, joined the horn section at musicians. And we really wanted the Seattle Symphony. Now entering his fifth season with to change things up with our Tiny the Symphony and his second season as the Tiny Tots Tots programming, so we kind of scrapped the entire thing and concert series host, this Austin native is happy to now started from the ground up. And call Seattle home. we started writing our own scripts. Our main thing is it’s all based on really great music. We wanted “There’s just an action and typically left out of symphony to program some pieces with activism that I feel here in Seattle,” performances. How did you become substantial weight in the classical Turman said. “And politically, it’s involved in this concert series as cannon—because there are so many amazing. I hear more voices here a host? What drew you into this pieces that not only the kids can than anywhere else.” I had the age group? enjoy, but the parents as well. pleasure of speaking with Turman just before the start of the 2019-20 John Turman: When Amy Heald, And just knowing that learning Seattle Symphony season about our associate director of collab- classical music early on helps with his role as a host, and how that orative learning, joined the Seattle complex processing later in life. role has deepened his understand- Symphony a couple of years ago, And not pandering and saying that ing of early childhood education. she said “Let’s bring some of these this is “children’s music.” Because Symphony musicians onstage for all music can be children’s music. Danielle Mohlman: The Tiny Tots these kids.” It was an age we were concerts are geared toward children kind of missing out on. Because Exactly. It’s this cognitive devel- ages zero to five, a demographic they absolutely can understand opment cycle that Amy [Heald] JAMES HOLT JAMES ANGELA NICKERSON ANGELA

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educated me about when she show, a brass quintet for another, Austin, Texas and bought me a brought me on to host. Danielle a percussion trio and a string three-quarter size classical guitar. Kuhlmann was the first host of quartet. And the final concert I was seven. And I thought, “Oh this structure of Tiny Tots that is a big chamber orchestra. yeah, I’m Stevie Ray Vaughan over we’re using right now. We had a here.” And then he bought me a woodwind quintet play a show Bringing it all together. guitar book. And it was just when and then Danielle read a book to I was learning how to read, so I go along with this composition. Yeah, exactly. So now we have learned how to tune the guitar And then the next year, Amy this whole program where the myself, and I learned how to read approached me and asked if I kids will see every instrument the first three lines of the treble wanted to host. And I said yes, of represented on stage throughout clef. That moment of getting that course. I love music education and the Tiny Tots series. Which is guitar and making sound on my I come from a background, you so much different than what we own for the first time was some- know, Texas high school—really were doing before. And we’re so thing that really, really drove solid music educators. I’ve known excited because people really do home that I wanted to do this. I a lot of great educators through- enjoy that. They enjoy taking wanted to learn this. And both out my life and I’m very grateful their kids to see a show for thirty my parents were in the Longhorn and privileged to have had that. minutes and they enjoy the Band [at the University of Texas, And so I’m really excited to give programming. And I hope they Austin]—that’s how they met. that back in this way. I’m still enjoy the characters that we get performing and people know that introduced to. I’m usually always Wow. I play in the Symphony and that’s wearing some type of sequined part of the fun. I’m like the friend garment—something that’s visually Yeah. And then band started for me who says, “Here’s what things are appealing. Stimuli is a big thing in sixth grade. And at the instru- really like in the Symphony.” And in their life right now. Sequins are ment petting zoo, the shortest line these kids are all zero to five and golden. Sequins are the key here. was for the French horn. And I I’m like, “You guys belong here thought it was really cool. And my just as much as the adults do.” Switching gears a little bit: when Aunt Betty Lou said, “You know, did you first discover your passion John, this is the most challenging Yeah! for music. Do you remember how instrument in the orchestra.” old you were? And I said, “Oh I can’t back down So Amy and I started brainstorm- from a challenge.” And I had some ing. It was her idea to do standard I do. I remember the exact moment. incredible music educators. My chamber music pieces, so we It was when my Grandpa Tom band director got me a CD of the have a woodwind quintet for one took me into the music store in Canadian Brass and The Planets. JAMES HOLT JAMES

10 Oh I love The Planets.

Right? It just kind of triggered my hunger. It really just activated the nerd inside. I loved organizing chamber music ensembles with my friends. And then I was drum major in high school and I loved being that kind of role model for band kids. And, you know, being in band is hard. Being in high school is hard. And I was happy to be a friend and mentor to a lot of people through that.

The Tiny Tots concert series at the Seattle Symphony begins on October 4 and 5 with The Percussion: 5, 6, Pick Up Sticks and continuing on with The Brass: March of the Toys on December 6 and 7. A full schedule of this season’s Tiny Tots concerts can be found at seattlesymphony.org.

Danielle Mohlman is a Seattle-based playwright and arts journalist. She’s a frequent contributor to Encore, where she’s written about everything from the intersection of sports and theatre to the landscape of sensory-friendly performances. Danielle’s work can also be found in American Theatre, The Dramatist and on the Quirk Books blog. JAMES HOLT JAMES

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