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2015/16 SEASON 2015/16 SEASONADAPTED FOR THE STAGE | BYARENA CHERYL L. WEST | BASED STAGE ON THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYGIVES BY DOUG YOUATCHISON MORE OFF-BROADWAY SMASH A PERSONAL MUSICAL JOURNEY Photo of Margaret Colin Powell. by Tony Photo of Benjamin Scheuer by Matthew Murphy. THE CITY OF CONVERSATION THE LION BY ANTHONY GIARDINA | DIRECTED BY DOUG HUGHES | WITH MARGARET COLIN WRITTEN / PERFORMED BY BENJAMIN SCHEUER | DIRECTED BY SEAN DANIELS JANUARY 29 — MARCH 6, 2016 PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVA PRICE | FEBRUARY 26 — APRIL 10, 2016 TONY-WINNING DRAMA PULITZER-WINNING DRAMA Photo of Jack Willis by Jenny Graham.

ALL THE WAY BY | DIRECTED BY KYLE DONNELLY BY | DIRECTED BY TIMOTHY DOUGLAS APRIL 1 — MAY 8, 2016 APRIL 22 — MAY 29, 2016

ORDER TODAY! 202-488-3300 | WWW.ARENASTAGE.ORG ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY CHERYL L. WEST | BASED ON THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BY DOUG ATCHISON SWEAT

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Artistically Speaking 5 From the Executive Producer 7 Dramaturg’s Note 9 Title Page 11 Time and Place, Cast List, For this Production 12 Who’s Who - Cast 14 Who’s Who - Creative Team 1101 Sixth Street SW 19 Arena Stage Leadership Washington, DC 20024-2461 ADMINISTRATION 202-554-9066 20 Board of Trustees SALES OFFICE 202-488-3300 TTY 202-484-0247 20 Thank You – Next Stage Campaign www.arenastage.org © 2015 Arena Stage. All editorial and advertising 21 Thank You – The Full Circle Society material is fully protected and must not be reproduced in any 22 Thank You – The Annual Fund manner without written permission. Sweat 25 Thank You – Institutional Donors Program Book Published January 15, 2016.

26 Theater Staff Cover Illustration by Gary Kelley Program Book Staff Anna Russell, Associate Director of Marketing and Publications David Sunshine, Graphic Designer

2015/16 SEASON 3 ARTISTICALLY SPEAKING

With Sweat, brings us the reality of America’s working class dealing with a shocking change to their livelihood and a community responding to a new radical way of living. In the midst of a national conversation about unions and their function in our country, her play explodes with vitality and power. It’s an important conversation to have as we consider new leaders for our country and particularly for our audience here in D.C., America’s most political city. Arena produced Lynn’s award-winning in 2011, and Lynn has been a participant in Arena’s resident playwright program, specifically on this co-commission with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on the development of Sweat. Lynn worked closely with long-time collaborator and director Kate Whoriskey, interviewing residents of the Reading, Pennsylvania area to understand their stories in a deep way.

It’s a pleasure to work again with our colleagues at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, led by Artistic Director Bill Rauch. I have known Bill for over 30 years — while he was traveling to communities with Cornerstone Theater Company, I was creating theater with different communities in Alaska through Perseverance Theater. Somehow, we’ve always been on a similar wavelength and I have a deep respect for his passion as an artist.

Some long-time Arena fans may remember his production of A Community Carol at Arena back in the 1993/94 season. OSF has a long history and reputation of great work and premieres, including Equivocation by Bill Cain (a presentation in Arena’s 2011/12 season) and All the Way by Robert Schenkkan (coming up this spring, in an Arena production directed by Kyle Donnelly).

Our city of Washington is built on political ground in every way. Politics are not just the main source of jobs but they drive our city, our conversations, our lives. This is a brilliant new play which will inform debates all over the city and remind audiences of those who have been forgotten. Best,

Molly Smith, Artistic Director

4 2015/16 SEASON FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

As the son of a union organizer I learned first-hand from my mother about the important role organized labor plays in the functioning of our economy and society, and have always appreciated the respectful way our resident theater movement deals with the unions and associations we engage on behalf of the artists we employ. This regard is not limited to my approach to theater, but rather has been ingrained in Arena Stage from its inception. Thomas Fichandler, our founding executive director, was engaged in discussions of unionizing from an early age, evidenced by Employment and Wages in the United States, which he co-authored. Tom brought that same reverence for organizing to the theater, ensuring that our artists are cared for and supported. He also saw the importance that theaters themselves band together. As a founding member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT), Tom not only facilitated connecting resident theaters across the United States but also implemented collective bargaining in order to ensure economic fairness and prosperity. Today, LORT is the largest professional theater association of its kind in the United States, with 71 member theaters spanning the country. By bargaining collectively with the Actors’ Equity Association, The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the American Federation of Musicians and United Scenic Artists, LORT ensures a uniformity and quality of standards within its practicing theaters. This not only benefits union members, but the theaters themselves as it enables productions to more easily transition from nonprofit to commercial theaters without penalizing those involved.

Embracing a system of unions benefits both employees and employers; the production you are about to enjoy would not have been possible without several of the unions mentioned above, nor could it have transferred from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to Arena in its original form. We are indebted to the men and women who are represented within these unions, as they hold us accountable to our commitment to fairness and prosperity. This production confronts us with the history of unions within our country, as well as physically reminding us of their importance to this art form. I welcome each of you to reflect on the instrumental nature of the union within both your everyday life and our society at large. Thanks for listening. Best,

Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer

2015/16 SEASON 5 TimeOut

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Kennedy Center Theater Comedy at the Kennedy Center Season Sponsor Presenting Sponsor DRAMTURG’S NOTEBOOK WHEN THE JOBS LEAVE TOWN (Excerpt from Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 Playbill. Used with permission) sitting there and saying, ‘99 percent of us are suffering while the 1 percent are “I know it’s not a new continuing to get richer and richer.’ So story, but l feel like it is my friend said, ‘Let’s go over there.’” very much the narrative of today.” The two walked in circles and chanted. Later, her friend said, “I actually feel a — Lynn Nottage little better. Nothing has happened, but I Lynn Nottage’s latest play takes a feel better to know that at least there is searing look at the de-industrial a voice to what I’m feeling, and I’m not revolution in a struggling town. by myself.” Sweat, a co-commission between Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Scan the QR code to Revolutions: The United States History read the full interview Cycle and Arena Stage, got its start with a late-night email from Lynn Nottage’s on Arena Stage’s blog, close friend, a single mother of two. Stage Banter. “She said she was completely broke; she was having a very difficult time making ends meet and had reached a level of desperation,” Nottage recounts. Her friend wasn’t asking for a handout, but said she wanted her close friends to understand her circumstances. “‘I just need some guidance. I need a shoulder to lean on just because I’m going through a very, very hard time.’”

The email broke Nottage’s heart. “I’d Join us for a post-show known this woman extremely well, and conversation with Arena I had no idea the depths of her despair. She lives two doors down from me, and Stage artists and staff it made me realize that probably most immediately following of us are living two to three doors away these performances: from someone who is either in poverty or on the verge of poverty, and that’s POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS the nature of the culture we’re living in January 27, 2016 at 12pm right now.” January 28, 2016 at 8pm The Occupy Wall Street movement was February 2, 2016 at 7:30pm just beginning. “We had no sense of February 3, 2016 at 12pm what this was. All we knew was that February 9, 2016 at 12pm there were these people in Zuccotti Park

2015/16 SEASON 7 New to Southwest DC

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1101 4th Street SW Washington, DC 20024 202-554-1101 WWW.MASALAARTDC.COM Arena Stage Molly Smith, Artistic Director | Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer PRESENTS OREGONSWEAT SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL’S WORLD PREMIERE OF BY LYNN NOTTAGE DIRECTED BY KATE WHORISKEY

SCENIC DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER JENNIFER MOELLER PETER KACZOROWSKI

ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN PROJECTION DESIGNER ROB MILBURN AND JEFF SUGG MICHAEL BODEEN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FIGHT DIRECTOR REBECCA WEAR U. JONATHAN TOPPO

STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER KURT HALL JANA LLYNN

OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ADDITIONAL CASTING CASTING DIRECTOR TARA RUBIN, CSA JOY DICKSON

World Premiere of Sweat Commissioned and Produced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director, Bill Rauch | Executive Director, Cynthia Rider

Sweat is generously sponsored by Margot Kelly, Jeri and Gary Epstein and

2015/16 SEASON 9 A MODERN AMERICAN CUISINE RESTAURANT SERVING SW DC DINNER & SHOW $35 THREE-COURSE DINNER Start your evening with an appetizer & entrée, walk over to see the show, then come back to enjoy dessert.

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1101 4th St, SW WaShington, DC 20024 202.488.0987 for more DetailS, pleaSe viSit WWW.Station4DC.Com TIME AND PLACE, CAST LIST, FOR THIS PRODUCTION

TIME AND PLACE 2000/2008: Reading, PA

CAST LIST (in order of appearance) Evan...... TYRONE WILSON Jason...... STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER Chris...... TRAMELL TILLMAN Cynthia...... KIMBERLY SCOTT Stan...... JACK WILLIS Tracey...... Jessie...... TARA MALLEN Oscar...... REZA SALAZAR Brucie...... KEVIN KENERLY

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Assistant Director...... MOLLY HOULAHAN Associate Projection Designer...... DANIEL VATSKY Show Carpenters...... NISHA LACY REAVES, MATT GRISDELA Props...... JUSTIN TITLEY Wardrobe Supervisor...... EMILY GRACE BLACKSTONE Dresser...... KELLY MARSHALL HOWLAND Wardrobe / Hair / Makeup Assistant...... ADELLE GRESOCK Light Board Operator...... JOHN ROSE-CARON Assistant to the Lighting Designer...... KELLY RUDOLPH Sound Engineer...... ADAM W. JOHNSON Production Assistant...... LAURA SPERLING

Sweat is approximately two and a half hours, including one 15-minute intermission. Photography and the video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices.

2015/16 SEASON 11 WHO’S WHO

I Cry; The Walls; and Self Defense, or death of some salesmen. She received two Joseph CAST (in alphabetical order) Jefferson Awards for her work inWRENS JOHANNA DAY (Tracey) won a (Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble) Helen Hayes Award for her and was nominated for Best Actress for My starring role in Arena Stage’s Simple City. Tara co-conceived and directed The Rainmaker. Additional the critically-acclaimed premiere of Women Arena credits include Quality at War, an exploration of women in today’s of Life and Good People. She military that played to sold-out houses at was a Drama Desk Award Rivendell in the fall of 2014 and is now touring. nominee for Second Stage Theatre’s Peter Screen credits include Steven Soderbergh’s and Jerry, Tony Award nominee for at filmContagion, Boss, Chicago Fire, Chicago the Walter Kerr Theatre and won an Obie P.D., the Netflix series Sense8 and the CBS/ Award for Appropriate at Signature Theatre. Sony Pictures Doubt. On Broadway, Johanna played Mrs. Kirby in the 2014 revival of You Can’t Take It With You, REZA SALAZAR (Oscar) makes opposite and Elizabeth his Arena Stage debut. Off- Ashley; and Barbara Fordham in August: Osage Broadway he was seen in My County. She appeared in the world premieres Mañana Comes (Playwrights of Westport Country Playhouse’s Oblivion and Realm), directed by Chay ’s The Realistic Joneses. Yew and nominated for both Prior to joining Sweat, she created the role Lucille Lortel and Drama of Zippy in Choice. Johanna currently has Desk Awards for Best Play. Additional theater recurring roles on CBS’ Madam Secretary and credits include Khan in the workshop of The Showtime’s The Knick. Petrol Station by Sulayman Al-Bassam; In The Cypher (Nuyorican Poets Cafe); Mariela en el KEVIN KENERLY (Brucie) has Desierto and Por Gusto (Repertorio Español); spent 19 seasons at Oregon and Marco (The Invisible Dog Art Center). As a Shakespeare Festival where playwright, he debuted his first playIncognito at Thespis Theater Festival. His TV credits his credits include The Great include Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Daredevil Society; All the Way; Two Trains (Netflix),The Blacklist, Believe, Law & Order, Running; The Liquid Plain; Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Louie and Nuestro Troilus and Cressida; Julius Barrio. Film credits include The Imperialists Are Caesar; The African Company Presents Richard Still Alive!, See Girl Run and The Inquisition of III, Henry IV, Part 1; Throne of Blood; Macbeth; Camilo Sanz. A Midsummer Night’s Dream; ; ; Tartuffe; The Importance of Being KIMBERLY SCOTT (Cynthia) last Earnest; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Gibraltar; appeared at Arena Stage as Topdog/Underdog; King Lear; Romeo and Juliet; Molly in Joe Turner’s Come and Playboy of the West Indies; As You Like It; Life Is Gone. In the role on Broadway, a Dream; Stop Kiss; Seven Guitars; Death and she was nominated for Tony the King’s Horseman; Les Blancs; Pride and and Drama Desk Awards. Her Prejudice; The Night of the Iguana; The Taming most recent theater credits of the Shrew; and Henry IV, Part 2. Additional include Head of Passes (Berkeley Repertory credits with Studio Theatre, Hilberry Theatre Theatre) and Familiar (Yale Repertory Theatre). and Attic Theatre (Detroit). Kevin received his She spent six seasons at Oregon Shakespeare B.A. from Olivet College. Festival (OSF) playing roles in Henry IV, Part 2; Ruined; As You Like It; The Further Adventures TARA MALLEN (Jessie) is artistic of Hedda Gabler; and The Pirates of Penzance. director at Rivendell Theatre As part of OSF’s American Revolutions: The Ensemble, a professional United States History Cycle, she created the Chicago-based company. roles of Dembi in The Liquid Plain, Amira in Recent stage credits include the world premieres Party People, Viola Pettus in American Night of Rivendell’s Look, we and Cynthia in Sweat. Kimberly’s film credits are breathing and Rasheeda Speaking; include Love and Other Drugs, World Trade Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ How Long Will Center, The Abyss and many TV credits. Twitter: @kimaileen

12 2015/16 SEASON STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER (Jason) credits include Red Bull Theater’s ‘Tis Pity makes his Arena Stage and D.C. She’s a Whore (Off-Broadway); New Stage debut. Regional credits include Theatre’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Sweat (Oregon Shakespeare and A Soldiers Play; Chautauqua Festival); The Heart of Robin Theater Company’s The Tempest and A Hood (Mirvish Productions); in the Sun; and Clarence Brown Theatre’s The Yentl, A Carol for Cleveland and Whipping Man, Spamalot and A Christmas Every Good Boy Deserves Favor (Cleveland Play Carol. Tramell is grateful for the opportunity to House); Go West, , The Comedy tell such a riveting, relevant story in American of Errors and As You Like It (Chautauqua Theater history. Enjoy the journey. Company); Tartuffe (Triad Stage); The Tempest www.tramelltillman.com (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival); Go, Dog. Go! (North Carolina Theatre for Young People); JACK WILLIS (Stan) returns to and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, The Misanthrope Arena Stage after appearing and Twelfth Night (Case Western Reserve in Mother Courage and Her University/Cleveland Play House). Stephen Children, Book of Days, Of Mice holds a B.F.A. in acting from The University of and Men and Agamemnon North Carolina at Greensboro and an M.F.A. in and His Daughters. Broadway acting from Case Western Reserve University/ credits include Julius Caesar, Cleveland Play House. The Crucible, Art and The Old Neighborhood. Instagram: @stephenMspencer Off-Broadway credits includeThe Resistible www.stephenmichaelspencer.com Rise of Arturo Ui, World of Mirth, The Iphigenia Cycle and Valhalla. He has appeared in more TRAMELL TILLMAN (Chris) is a than 200 productions worldwide and been native of the D.C.-metro area a company member at Oregon Shakespeare and this show marks his Festival, American Conservatory Theater, debut at Arena Stage. Tramell American Repertory Theater, Trinity Repertory received his M.F.A. from the Company and Dallas Theater Center. Film and University of Tennessee, TV credits include Toy Story 3, The Talented Knoxville in 2014. Notable Mr. Ripley, The Cradle Will Rock, The Out-of-

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2015/16 SEASON 13 WHO’S WHO

Towners, Love Hurts, I Come in Peace, Problem

Child, Law & Order, Ed and Dallas. Jack was awarded a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship through CREATIVE TEAM the Ten Chimneys Foundation. LYNN NOTTAGE (Playwright) is a Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright and screenwriter. Her TYRONE WILSON (Evan) appeared plays have been produced widely in the U.S. on Broadway in Lettice and and throughout the world. They include By the Lovage. For the last 22 years, Way Meet Vera Stark; Ruined; ; he has been a company Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine; and member at Oregon Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Lynn is the Shakespeare Festival and recipient of numerous honors including a has performed in nearly 50 productions. His favorite credits include the MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, Friar in Much Ado About Nothing, Abernathy in Steinberg “Mimi” Distinguished Playwright All the Way and The Great Society, Vincentio Award, Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, in The Taming of the Shrew, Elbow in Measure inaugural Horton Foote Prize, Helen Hayes for Measure, Christian in Ruined, Joe Stoddard Award, Lee Reynolds Award and a PEN/Laura in , Sebastian in The Tempest, Carl in Pels Award. She is the co-founder of the Bus Stop, Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, production company Market Road Films. Menelaus in Troilus and Cressida, Godfrey Special thanks to Oregon Shakespeare in Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Abioseh in Festival and American Revolutions: The United Les Blancs, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and States History Cycle, The Lark, McCarter Caliban in The Tempest. Tyrone holds an M.F.A. Theatre, Travis Ballenger, Alison Carey, Bill (Yale School of Drama) and B.A. (Middlebury Rauch, Jill Dubiner, Mica Cole, Santo College). Twitter: @ashlandbardman Mirabella, the folks of Reading, Tony Gerber Instagram: @tyronewilsonashland and my family. Facebook: Tyrone K Wilson

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KATE WHORISKEY (Director)’s New York credits Park); The Last Goodbye (The Old Globe); include Dear Elizabeth (Women’s Project Candide (Glimmerglass); The Dance and the Theatre), Public Studio shows Ping Pong and Railroad (Signature Theatre); The How and the Manahatta (The Public), Tales From Red Vienna Why (McCarter Theatre Center); The Winter’s and Ruined (Manhattan Theatre Club, Drama Tale and Dance of the Holy Ghost (Yale Desk, Lucille Lortel Award nominations), The Repertory Theatre); Mud Blue Sky (Center Miracle Worker (Broadway’s Circle in the Stage); and Six Degrees of Separation Square), (Second Stage (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Theatre), The Piano Teacher (), Oroonoko (Theatre for a New Audience), the PETER KACZOROWSKI (Lighting Designer) makes his world premieres of Fabulation and Inked Baby Arena Stage debut. Broadway credits include (Playwrights Horizons) and Massacre (Labyrinth The Country House; Beautiful: The Carole King Theater Company). International credits Musical; No Man’s Land and Waiting for Godot; include Magdalena at Theatre du Chatelet in Venus in Fur; ; Grey Gardens; A Paris and Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo. View From The Bridge; ; Kiss Me, Regional credits include , Kate; She Loves Me; and Steel Pier. He has Geffen Playhouse, American Repertory additional credits with Lincoln Center Theater, Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre Huntington Theatre Company, Oregon Company, The Public, The New Group, Shakespeare Festival, , Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage Theatre, Center Stage, Sundance Theatre Lab and New Classic Stage Company, Signature Theatre, York Stage and Film, among others. Vineyard Theatre and 20 Encores! concerts at . Opera credits include JOHN LEE BEATTY (Set Designer) previously The Met, San Francisco, Houston Grand, designed for Arena Stage’s The Tot Family LAMCO, Santa Fe, Seattle, Saint Louis, The (1976) and (1978). His Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Broadway credits include Disgraced, The Heidi Maggio Florence, L’Arena di Verona, La Fenice, Chronicles, Chicago, The Nance, Outside Bonn and Lisbon. He is the recipient of Tony, Mullingar, Venus in Fur, Other Desert Cities, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama-Logue, Good People, , After Midnight, The Ovation and Henry Hewes Design Awards. Color Purple, Doubt, Proof, The Sisters Rosensweig, Talley’s Folly, Fifth of July, A ROB MILBURN AND MICHAEL BODEEN (Original Music Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Last Night of and Sound Design)’s Broadway credits include Ballyhoo, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Abe Lincoln in music composition and sound for No Man’s Illinois. Off-Broadway credits include Dada Land, Waiting for Godot, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Woof Papa Hot, Shows for Days, The City of The Miracle Worker, One Flew Over the Conversation, and Much Ado About Nothing Cuckoo’s Nest and The Speed of Darkness; and King Lear in Central Park. Designer of music for My Thing of Love; and sound for more than 100 Broadway shows, he is the Larry David’s Fish in the Dark, This Is Our Youth, recipient of multiple Tony, Obie, Outer Critics Of Mice and Men, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Circle and Drama Desk Awards, and is a Woolf?, Superior Donuts, Reasons to be Pretty, member of the Theater Hall of Fame. A Year with Frog and Toad, King Hedley II, , The Song of Jacob Zulu and The JENNIFER MOELLER (Costume Designer) recently Grapes of Wrath. They have also created designed costumes for Sweat at Oregon music and sound Off-Broadway, at many of Shakespeare Festival. Additional credits America’s resident theaters (often with include La Bohéme (Washington National Steppenwolf Theatre) and at several Opera); The Bachelorette and Venus in Fur international venues. www.milbomusic.com (Studio Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helen Hayes Award nomination), The JEFF SUGG (Projection Designer) is a - Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Antony based designer and multi-award winner. Arena and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Tamburlaine Stage credits include Camp David, Five Guys (Helen Hayes Award nomination) and Richard Named Moe, and 33 III (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Love’s Variations. Broadway credits include Macbeth Labour’s Lost (The Public’s Shakespeare in the (Lincoln Center Theater), A Time to Kill, Bring It

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On: The Musical, Magic/Bird and 33 Variations. KURT HALL (Stage Manager)’s favorite Arena Off-Broadway credits includeFortress of Stage credits include Destiny of Desire, The Solitude, An Octoroon, This Clement World, Blood Quilt, Our War, The Shoplifters, Smokey Tribes, Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island and The Joe’s Café, Mother Courage and Her Children Accidental Trilogy. Regionally, he worked on starring , Maurice Hines is Marie Antoinette (Steppenwolf Theatre Tappin’ Thru Life, Good People, Red Hot Patriot: Company) and Five Guys Named Moe The Kick-Ass of starring Kathleen (Cleveland Play House). His music credits Turner, The Normal Heart, Red, Ruined, every include Anthracite Fields (Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer tongue confess starring Phylicia Rashad, Duke Prize-winning composition) and Prince’s Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Looped starring appearance on SNL. Jeff has received a Lucille , starring Alice Lortel, Obie, Bessie and two Henry Hewes Ripley, Awake and Sing! and The Goat, or Who is Design Awards. Sylvia? Additional regional credits at the Kennedy Center, Roundabout Theatre Company, U. JONATHAN TOPPO (Fight Director)’s previous McCarter Theatre Center, Shakespeare Theatre credits as fight director includePericles at Company and Signature Theatre. Thanks to his Folger Theatre, at the Wallis family for all their support. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, The Great Society at Seattle Repertory Theatre and JANA LLYNN (Assistant Stage Manager) is The Pirates of Penzance at Portland Opera. He delighted to return to Arena Stage and her is the resident fight director at Oregon hometown area. Recent credits include Round Shakespeare Festival. House Theatre’s The Night Alive, starring Edward Gero. Broadway credits include The REBECCA WEAR (Associate Director)’s previous Drowsy Chaperone, Bridge & Tunnel, Company credits include If the Saints (Metro Baptist), and The Moliere Comedies. Off-Broadway Obedient Steel (HERE) and I Run with You credits include SILENCE! The Musical, SHOUT! (Women Center Stage). She has previously The Mod Musical, Blind Lemon Blues, Matt & assisted Jerry Ruiz, Stew and Kate Whoriskey. Ben (starring Mindy Kaling), The Shawl (director Rebecca has worked with Under the Radar, is Sidney Lumet, starring ), Beau an associate artist with The Orchard Project, Jest (three years Off-Broadway, director for and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at University Boston production) and Carnegie Hall. of California, Santa Barbara. Regional credits include The Taming of the Shrew (Alabama Shakespeare Festival, MOLLY HOULAHAN (Assistant Director) is currently Southern Writers’ Project), Henry V, Avenue Q the Bret C. Harte directing fellow and (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), Buses, Cookin’ assistant to the artiqstic director at Berkeley at the Cookery, Sheila’s Day, The Last 5 Years Repertory Theatre. As the directing fellow, ( Company), Having Our Molly has assisted Sean Graney on The Say () and Ma Rainey’s Black Hypocrites’ The Pirates of Penzance and will Bottom (Studio Theatre). PSM for Pfizer-Brazil’s assist Daniel Sullivan on Macbeth starring Viagra launch. Frances McDormand, Mary Zimmerman on Treasure Island and on Sarah JOY DICKSON (Casting Director, Oregon Ruhl’s For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday. She Shakespeare Festival) has worked with Seattle previously worked with The Public and Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Her directing Theatre, Mark Taper Forum (including Taper work has been featured in FringeNYC, Too, Taper New Works, , P.L.A.Y.), TinyRhino Short Play Festival and New York Ojai Playwrights Conference, Geffen Theatre Workshop’s Jonathan Larson Lab. Playhouse, Huntington Theatre Company, La Molly is a graduate of Yale University where Jolla Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Missouri she won the Louis Sudler Prize for Excellence Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, in the Performing and Creative Arts. She is Cleveland Play House, Ahmanson Theatre, thrilled to return to Sweat after working on it Dallas Theater Center, Pasadena Playhouse, at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Intiman Theatre and A.S.K. Theatre Projects. Film/TV credits include Terri (Sundance Film

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Festival), Easier with Practice (Cinevegas, and Love, Loss and What I Wore. Regional Edinburgh Film Festivals), Stephanie Daley credits include work with Sundance Theatre (Sundance, Deauville Film Festival), The Lab, Yale Repertory, Kennedy Center, Paper Business of Strangers (Sundance, Deauville), Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse and The Interview with the Assassin (Tribeca Film Old Globe. Festival), The Tao of Steve (Sundance), Lush (Sundance), The Independent (HBO/U.S OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL was founded by Comedy Arts Festival), Perdita Durango Angus Bowmer in 1935 and is the winner of the (Toronto Film Festival), Quarterlife (Bedford 1983 Tony Award for outstanding achievement Falls Productions/NBC), The Men’s Room in regional theatre. The Oregon Shakespeare (NBC), Off Centre (The WB) and The Mullets Festival presents an eight-month season of 11 (UPN). She is an adjunct professor at plays that include works by Shakespeare as California Institute of the Arts. well as a mix of classics, musicals, and new works. The Festival also draws attendance of TARA RUBIN CASTING (New York Casting Director)’s more than 400,000 to almost 800 Arena Stage credits include Dear Evan performances every year and employs Hansen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and approximately 575 theatre professionals. In Spike, Other Desert Cities, Ruined and A Time 2008, OSF launched American Revolutions: the to Kill. Selected Broadway/national tour United States History Cycle, a 10-year cycle of credits include Dr. Zhivago; School of Roc; Gigi; commissioning new plays that has already It Shoulda Been You; Aladdin; Bullets over resulted in several OSF commissions finding Broadway; Mothers and Sons; Les Misérables; success nationwide. Big Fish; The Heiress; Ghost; One Man, Two Guvnors (U.S. Casting); How to Succeed..; Promises, Promises; A Little Night Music; Billy Elliot; Shrek; Guys and Dolls; The Farnsworth Invention; Young Frankenstein; The Little Mermaid; Mary Poppins; My Fair Lady; Pirate Queen; Spamalot; Jersey Boys; …Spelling Bee; The Producers; Mamma Mia!; The Phantom of the Opera and . Off-Broadway credits include Here Lies Love, Old Jews Telling Jokes PLAN A 4-STAR EVENT AT THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER Our creative event team and stunning event spaces set the stage for an exceptional experience.

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EDGAR DOBIE (Executive Producer) ARENA STAGE LEADERSHIP After nearly four decades, Edgar continues to enjoy MOLLY SMITH (Artistic Director) a career in public theater. has served as Artistic Director He has served as executive of Arena Stage since 1998. director of Trinity Repertory Her directing credits include Company in Providence, Oliver!, The Originalist, Fiddler on founding managing director of Toronto’s the Roof, Camp David, Mother Canadian Stage Company and managing Courage and Her Children, director at National Arts Centre in Ottawa Oklahoma!, A Moon for the Misbegotten, My and Vancouver’s New Play Centre. Based in Fair Lady, , The Music New York City for six years, he was president Man, Orpheus Descending, Legacy of Light, of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful The Women of Brewster Place, Cabaret, An Company and the North American executive American Daughter, , Agamemnon producer of Riverdream, as well as managing and His Daughters, Coyote Builds North producer of the . His Broadway America, All My Sons and How I Learned to producing credits include Sunset Boulevard Drive at Arena Stage. Her directorial work (Tony Award for Best Musical), Joseph and the has also been seen at the Shaw Festival in Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Paul Simon’s Canada, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Trinity The Capeman, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Repertory Company, Tarragon Theatre in Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen Toronto, Centaur Theatre in Montreal and and Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5. He is a member of Perseverance Theater in Juneau, Alaska, which the Directors for theatreWashington and the she founded and ran from 1979-1998. Molly Southwest Business Improvement District. has been a leader in new play development Edgar, his good wife Tracy and their daughter for over 30 years. She is a great believer in Greta Lee are all proud residents of Southwest first, second and third productions of new Washington, D.C. work and has championed projects like How I Learned to Drive; Passion Play, a cycle and Next to Normal. She has worked alongside This theater operates under an agreement playwrights , , Wendy between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association. Wasserstein, Lawrence Wright, Karen Zacarías, John Murrell, Eric Coble, Charles The actors and stage managers Randolph-Wright and many others. She led are members of Actors’ Equity the re-invention of Arena Stage, focusing Association, the Union of on the architecture and creation of the Professional Actors and Stage Mead Center for American Theater and by Managers in the United States. positioning Arena Stage as a national center for American artists. During her time with the The scenic, costume, lighting and company, Arena Stage has workshopped more sound designers in LORT theaters than 100 productions, produced 29 world are represented by United Scenic premieres, staged numerous second and Artists, Local USA-829 of the third productions and been an important part IATSE. of nurturing seven projects that went on to have a life on Broadway. In 2014, Molly made The Director and Choreographer are her Broadway debut directing The Velocity of members of the STAGE DIRECTORS Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run AND CHREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. at Arena Stage. She was awarded honorary doctorates from American University and Arena Stage is a constituent of the Theatre Towson University. Communications Group (TCG), the national

organization for the American theater.

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ARENA STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015/16

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

THE NEXT STAGE CAMPAIGN DONORS Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, corporations and foundations whose support of the Next Stage Campaign helped us realize the construction and expanded programming of our new center, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. In recognition of their tremendous generosity and visionary philanthropy, Arena Stage is proud to honor Gilbert and Jaylee Mead with the naming of our new theater center which opened its doors to the public on October 23, 2010. Our Donor Honor Wall represents all gifts to the Next Stage Campaign of $30,000 or more. A full listing of all Next Stage Campaign contributors of $1,000 or more can be found at www.arenastage.org/donate/next-stage-campaign. For more information about future naming opportunities, please contact Kristen Mitchell at 202-600-4026 or [email protected].

THEATRE FORWARD FUNDERS (CONTRIBUTORS AS OF AUGUST 2015) Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following funders for earmarking their contributions to our educating through theatre programs:

$100,000 OR MORE Frank & Bonnie Orlowski John R. Mathena AOL RBC Wealth Management Daniel A. Simkowitz The Hearst Foundations George S. Smith, Jr. John Thomopoulos Southwest Airlines Isabelle Winkles $50,000 OR MORE TD Charitable Foundation Schloss Family Foundation $1,000 OR MORE Wells Fargo $2,500 OR MORE Leslie Chao Paula Dominick Steven and Donna Gartner $25,000 OR MORE John R. Dutt Ruth E. Gitlin Buford Alexander and Pamela Farr Christ and Anastasia Economos Karen A. & Kevin W. Kennedy Foundation Steven and Joy Bunson Bruce R. and Tracey Ewing Adrian Liddard James S. and Lynne Turley Jessica Farr Robin and Bob Paulson $10,000 OR MORE Mason and Kim Granger Charitable Fund Dorfman & Kaish Family Foundation Colleen and Philip Hempleman Mark Rosenblatt Alan and Jennifer Freedman Howard and Janet Kagan Stephanie Scott Jonathan Maurer and Gretchen Shugart Joseph F. Kirk National Endowment for the Arts Susan and John Major Dono Advised Fund at the Rancho Lisa Orberg Santa Fe Foundation  In-kind support 20 2015/16 SEASON FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY

FULL CIRCLE SOCIETY - ARENA STAGE’S PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges these individuals who ensure the future of Arena Stage by making a planned gift. These gifts assure that Arena Stage will continue to challenge, educate and entertain audiences, and maintain

its excellence in theater nationally, and internationally for generations to come. Arena can help you accomplish your personal, family and philanthropic goals while benefiting the theater. Supporters who make planned gifts to Arena are invited to join the Full Circle Society and enjoy special benefits.

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEMBERS AS OF AUGUST 5, 2015. MEMBERS Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Estate of Harry J. Boissevain Anonymous (7) Dr. Seth A. Koch and Estate of Henrietta T. Braunstein Esthy and Jim Adler Barbara Bellman Koch Estate of Patricia Carroll Dr. and Mrs.* Clement C. Alpert Herb and Dianne Lerner Estate of Helen G. Codding Family of H. Max* and Herbert A. Lindow* Estate of Marcus Cohn Josephine* F. Ammerman John and Patricia Long Estate of Israel and Steven Bralove Richard Schwartz* and Augusta Convisser Louise Budelis Beth Newburger Schwartz In Memory of Helen W. and Dorothy Bunevich Judy Lynn Prince Felix E. Geiger John P. Cahill Dr. and Mrs. Mark Shugoll Estate of Ann Gibbons Ellen MacNeille Charles Molly Smith and Suzanne Estate of Ezra Glaser Robert D. Davis Jr.* and Blue Star Boy Estate of Henry J. Schalizki Dick and Katie Snowdon Estate of Giselle Hill Donald H. Flanders Helga Tarver Estate of Joan E. Kain Nancy M. Folger Helene Toiv In Memory of Jean Russ Kern Catherine F. and James F.* Fort, Sr. Margaret L. Tomlinson and Jeannette G. Kern Arlene Friedlander Frederick H. Walton* Estate of LaRue R. Lutkins Dr. JC Hayward Frankie and Jerry* Williamson Estate of Suzy Platt Vicki J. Hicks Estate of Gruine Robinson Lauren and Glen Howard BEQUESTS AND GIFTS Estate of Eric Weinmann David Insinga and Robert McDonald IN REMEMBERANCE Margot Kelly Estate of Audrey J. Barnett * Deceased

For more information on the Full Circle Society, we invite you to contact Holly Oliver at 202-600-4029 or [email protected]. THANK YOU FOR LEAVING YOUR LEGACY AT ARENA STAGE

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THE ANNUAL FUND Arena Stage gratefully acknowledges the many individuals, families, foundations and corporations who support the theater’s work by contributing to the Annual Fund. These gifts make it possible for the theater to continue presenting high-quality productions and innovative education programs that strengthen the community in which we live. For more information on the benefits of becoming an Annual Fund contributor, call the Development Department at 202-600-4177. The following are contributors as of December 29, 2015.

OVATION CIRCLE Mark T. Lewellyn Patrick Baugh Robert and Carole Fontenrose Anonymous (2) The Robert and Natalie Mandel Kathy and Jody Dreyfuss Sallie Forman and Jonah Gitlitz Arlene and Robert Kogod Family Foundation Anita Dunn and Robert Bauer Samuel Freedman Trust Lola C. Reinsch Alan and Marsha Paller John Edelmann and Jeff Love Mr. and Mrs. Davis R. Gamble Jr. Craig Pascal and Victor Shargai Barbara and David Ehrlich Ruth Bader Ginsburg FOUNDER’S CIRCLE The Philanthropic Network Marietta Ethier Gregg H. S. Golden Dr. and Mrs.* Clement C. Alpert Tim and Grace Terpstra Susan and Jay Finkelstein The Honorable and Andrew R. Ammerman Peggy and Alec* Tomlinson Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher Mrs. William Greenberg Joanne Barker The Honorable William and Linda Griggs and Bill Swedish Diane and Norman Bernstein Linda Garvelink Warren Gump John and Linda Derrick PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Marilyn and Michael Glosserman Loren and Phyllis Haag Beth Newburger Schwartz Anonymous (3) Sara and Ed Groark Ellie and John Hagner David Bruce Smith Mr. and Mrs. James B. Adler Fruzsina M. Harsanyi and The Honorable Robert and Nancy and John Benson Raymond Garcia Susan Hale BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Heidi and Michael Brodsky William Logan Hopkins Maureen and Brent Hanson Estate of Audrey J. Barnett Louis Delair, Jr. Lauren S. Kogod Patricia Susan and Steven Bralove Edgar and Tracy Dobie Leslie S. Kogod John Hauge Karen and Edward Burka and the Alan Einhorn and Vicki Cooper Lori Laitman and Lucia M. Heard Harry and Fay Burka Foundation Virginia McGehee Friend Bruce Rosenblum Sonia Herson Ellen MacNeille Charles Rick and Carol Froehlich Herb and Dianne Lerner Cheryl R. Hodge Jeri and Gary Epstein Christopher and Carol Fromboluti Caroline Lewis William and Judith Holton Sylvia Kay Greenberg Amnon and Sue Golan Nancy Otto Low David Insinga and Margot Kelly Mark* and Sara Goldberg Abby Mandel Robert McDonald B. Thomas Mansbach Kristy and Dennis Green John and Mary Lee Malcolm Joseph and Anne Jarboe Joan and David Maxwell Lucia and Woolf Gross Steve Mayer and Vera Oye’ Yaa Kenneth M. and Linda Kaufman Hubert (Hank) and The Kovler Foundation - Peter and Alan and Ruth Melvin Anne B. Keiser and Charlotte Schlosberg Judy Kovler Judie and Fred Mopsik Douglas M. Lapp Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Snowdon Bill Lands and Norberta Schoene Meenakshi Nandedkar Gladys Kessler Mark Levine and Sara Imershein Greg Nelson and Cal and Barbara Klausner LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Terence and Laura McAuliffe Jose Cunningham Patricia and John A. Koskinen Anonymous Mills Family Foundation Melanie and Larry Nussdorf Jean and John Lange Kent and Carmen Amos Hazel C. Moore Laura Peebles and Leon Fund of the Community Judith N. Batty John and Veronica Morrison Ellen Fingerman Foundation Serving Richmond Linda A. Baumann Sydney M. Polakoff and Beverly Perry and Central VA Michele and Allan Berman Carolyn Goldman Wesley Pickard and Edward T. Lis, Jr. Eric Braverman and Neil Brown Judy Lynn Prince Jeanette Studley David Lloyd, Realtor Susan Clampitt and Franklin D. Raines and Benjamin and Judith Pratt Walter and Betsy Lohmann Jeremy Waletzky Denise Grant Robert and Nan Ratner Nancy and Dan Longo Pam and Richard Feinstein Estate of Gruine Robinson Talmadge and Mary E. Roberts -AnnaDaniel and Karen Mayers Drs. Elliot J. Feldman and Helen G. Ross Margaret Ann Ross Gail McKee Lily Gardner Feldman Dr. and Mrs. William Rule Steven and Beverly Schacht Tom and Ingrid McPherson Larry Franks and Ellen Berelson Vicki and Roger Sant McAdo Shuler, Jr. Foundation George and Duffy Ftikas Susan Scanlan Richard and Judi Sugarman Sally and Bill Meadows Henock Gebreamlak and The Honorable and Sharon Taylor Nancy and Herbert Milstein Nicholas Goad Mrs. William Sessions Laura L. Tosi George and Nancy Miron Ellen K. Harrison George L. Shields Foundation Terry and William Witowsky Dee Morris Patti and Mitchell Herman Molly Smith and Suzanne Blue Dale Mott and Ken Hyle Kay Kapoor Star Boy Dr. Alfred Munzer and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Korengold Ellen and Bernard Young PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Mr. Joel Wind John W. Layman Judy and Leo Zickler Anonymous (3) Frank and Linda Nutter John and Lenora Lynham John R. Allen Ray Olson David and Martha Martin DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Dean Amel Mr. and Mrs. David M. Osnos Thomas and Joyce Moorehead Anonymous (5) Don Anessi Kerby L. Parker Richard and Janice Newman Jim Abdo Alan Asay and Mary Sturtevant Howard and Dorothy Pedolsky Toni and Ronald Paul Celia and Keith Arnaud Dr. and Mrs. John Barnes Michael R. Pollard and Ann and Terry R. Peel Priscilla Aycock David and Ann Beightol Penelope Pollard R. Lucia Riddle Elfreda Baptist Peter and Ellen Berty Jim and Rita Regino Toni A. Ritzenberg Dr. and Mrs. C. Wrandle Barth Roger and Nancy Brown James and Marcia Rosenheim Gene Samburg Christopher Bavolack and Ted Bean and Kathy Brown Trina and Lee Rubenstein Raymond Sczudlo and Martha Huelsbeck Sander Bieber and Jean Sammon Deborah Sams Sczudlo Kyle and Alan Bell Linda Rosenzweig Larry and Brenda Jean Sampson Peggy and David Shiffrin Jim Bellas and Kip Fenton Judy and George Bowns, in Jeff and Sarah Sandel Mark and Merrill Shugoll Deborah E. Bowles memory of their sons, Eric and Patricia Sanner Sheila Stampfli J. Alton and Cynthia Boyer Mark and Scott Steven and Marie Schram Shawna Watley Edith K. Bralove* Julie Burton and Roger Hickey Eugene and Joan Shugoll Stephen and Andrea Weiswasser Joe and Sue Bredekamp Clotilda Cassidy Ronald Simon Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Judith Claire Thalia and Lynwood Sinnamon PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Arlene Brown and Gene Bialek Richard H. Cleva Linda Smith Anonymous Marilyn Charles and Geri and David Cohen Larry and Arlene Spinelli Decker Anstrom and Reuben Simmons Joseph Digangi Steve and Danelle Springer Sherry Hiemstra Ellen and Michael Cronin Carolyn and William Doying Eileen and Michael Tanner Lois England The Charles Delmar Foundation Dr. Nancy Falk Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thackrey Nancy M. Folger Suzanne Thouvenelle and Skip and Laurette Farmer Linda and Steuart Thomsen Vicki J. Hicks Dennis Deloria Susan D. and Howard Feibus Ralph Timmons and Janet Hill Sheldon and Audrey Katz Michael DeSantis and Lorry M. Fenner, PhD Anne Paine and Fowler West

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Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wilshere Jane Ellen Ramsey Jane Glickman and Charles Sacks Allen Unsworth Richard and Leslie Wojciechowicz J. Paul and Diane Reason Lynne and Bill Glikbarg Roberta K Van Haeften Irene and Alan Wurtzel Ginny and Joe Redish Yvonne Griner John M. Vine Deborah and David Yaffe Nancy Regan Karen T. Grisez Herbert W. and Elizabeth K. Ware Jane Yanulis Deborah Remmers Judy and Shel Grosberg Roger and Diane Warin Robert and Anne Yerman Charles Richardson Carol and Bill Gross Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warner Margot and Paul Zimmerman William Roberts Sue and Bruce Guenther Carolyn Wheeler Marvin and Joan Rosenberg Susan Gutchess and Helen Ingalls John and Sue Whitelaw Steven M. Rosenberg and Dean Haas Susan A. Wiener STAR Stewart C. Low III Jack E. Hairston, Jr. Robert and Gwendolyn Williams Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rothkopf Jim and Carolyn Harris John Wingard Carolyn Alper Dr. and Mrs. Harold H. Saunders Marianne Harwit Ken and Dorothy Woodcock Leon and Robyn Andris Merrie Schippereit and Bert Helfinstein and David and Julie Zalkind Michael Angell Harold Yaffe Margaret Rodenberg Jeff and Johanna Zinn Joe and Judy Antonucci Carol Schwartz Richard and Mary-Ellen Hibey Michael W. and Stacie H. Arpey Leslie Shapiro Richard and Pamela Hinds Lynn J. and Lynne A. Barden Matthew H. Shepard and Linda Lurie Hirsch Karen Beardsley James W. Johnson John and Debra Howard SUPPORTING ROLE Curtis Bell Dr. and Mrs. Gene Simaitis John Imparato and Rita O’Brien Anonymous (26) Joe and Margaret Berardelli Kathleen and Kerry Skeen Geraldine Inge D.M. Abruzzo David and Judy Bonior William Randolph Smith Timothy S. Jameson Judith Agard Joyce Brayboy Sharon Steele Lorna J. D. Jons Hunaina S. Ahmed Al Mughairy Ms. Sally Brice Dr. Earl P. Steinberg and Joyce Jordan In Memory of Flossie Alers Sharie A. Brown Claire E. Reade Peter and Debbie Kahn Gloria Allen The Hon. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Surovell John Keator and Virginia Sullivan Amb. and Mrs. Frank Almaguer Mrs.* Mortimer M. Caplin Jeffrey Thurston and Andrea and Joseph Kerr Richard Alperstein and Susan and Dixon Butler Charlie Berardesco Dr. Sandra D. Key Lenore Seliger Dr. Myla Carpenter Joanne Tornow and Neil Lehrer George and Denise Kimbrough Marilena Amoni and Don Ryan Carolyn Cheney True Creek Caroline Klam Jacquelyn D. Argodale N. Chesser and J.M. Rowe Judge and Mrs. James T. Turner Sara Jo Kobacker Jean W. Arnold John Chester Rear Adm. and Carl Koteff Raymond D. Audet John and Sheila Compton Mrs. Sidney Wallace William and Grace LaChance A. Baker Camille Cook Virginia D. Weber Col. (Ret.) Richard and Michael Barrett and Sarah G. Epstein and Joan and Mark Weiss Alyssa Leatherman Danielle Beauchamp Donald A. Collins Richard and Susan Westin Thelma K. Leenhouts Ann and Mal Barasch The Henry J. Fox Trust Joan Wills Steven Leinwand and Richard and Jean Barton J. H. Gaddis William Woodward Ann Lawrence Carolyn and John Beck The Honorable and Jean Schiro-Zavela and Mary Ann Levant Nan Beckley Mrs. Joseph Gildenhorn Vance Zavela Roberta Levant Rita Beier Braman Robert L. Gorham Joan Lorr Susan and Don Bennett Catherine Gorrell Ron and Marilyn Lundquist Gilbert R. Berglass Christian Griffin LEAD Karen and John Mansfield Geoffrey Berlin Norene and Timothy Guilford Anonymous (5) Kenneth Marks, Jr. Robert C. Bernius and Jennifer Hanley Kate Acuff and Ed Hess Louis Mayo Elissa B. Bernius Tom Hentoff and Sarah Sloan Marilyn and James Altman Marsha and Mark Mazz Thomas J. Billy Cornell Hills Laura and Mason Axford Patricia McMahon Tom Blackburn Francis Hinton Elinor R. Bacon Sarah and David McMeans Martha Blaxall Fred Hochberg and Thomas Healy Michael Baker Dr. & Mrs. Allen W. Mead Dennis Bley and Leslie Bowen Judy Honig Paul and Jeanette Barkley Lisa Mezzetti Richard and Eleanor Bochner Dr. David Humm Roy V. Barnes and Josh Miller and Jerry Noble Vincent and Veronica Boles Thomas Jesulaitis and Mary A. Flanigan Lisa E. Miller Mickey and Sally Bolmer Barrie Seidman David H. Batlan MaryAnn Miller Ellen E Bortz Annelle Johnson Dr. Sharon Bennett Jeffrey Neal and Kevin Loeffler Randall A. Bowman The S. Kann Sons Co. Foundation Brandy Beseau Shelia Newman Nancy Weyl Bradley Dr. and Mrs. James Karesh Lucille A. Bland Jeri and William Oakerson Steven Brady Ms. Kay Kendall and Dennis and Shirley Bloomquist C. Lynn O’Connell Janet Bray Mr. Jack Davies Karen J. Bopp Deborah Okon Ann Breen Caroline S. Klemp Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsuk Marina and David Ottaway Dr. Lorraine Brown Lindy Knapp Gary Bowden and Mark Ziomek William and Elsie Page Mr. Terrence J. Brown and Simeon M. Kriesberg and Jerry Bridges and Sally Turner Doris Parker and Michael Spatz Ms. Linda D. Whitlock-Brown Martha L. Kahn I. Andre Brown Antoinette Pavone Hope Brown-Saxton Marvin and Delia Lang Harold R. Bucholtz Nthakoana Peko and Don Spicer Marian Bruno Paul Lawrence Lisa Burns and Henry Chamberlain Randy and Kathy Pherson Candice C. Bryant John and Trish Long Richard and Rhoda Christensen Margaret J. Pollack Patricia Burke Peter Lowet and Laura Sloss Matt Butcher and Liz Pennisi Liz Purdy Porter Avery Burns William and Ruth Lubic Blain and Peg Butner Warren and Hallie Porter Arthur Bushkin and Barbara Slavin David C. Frederick and David Carle and Deborah DeYoung Gail Povar and Larry Bachorik Donna M. Butts Sophia Lynn Louis and Karen Carson Rita Prater Sandra and Paul Byrne Virginia MacLaury Jack Chiang Dr. Johnny Railey James Cafritz Emmy McArver Anthony Ciccone and Robin Glantz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Reckford John Cahill Eddie and Lynne McCormick Francis and Terry Coates David and Susan Reichardt Faye Campbell Drs. Jeanne-Marie and Beth and Ron Cogswell Terry and Alan Rettig Renee Carlson Nathan Miller Kinshasha Holman Conwill Betty Revelle Barbara Carter Franklin Moore and Erich Hosbach Mr. and Mrs. James D. Dake Linda Ricketts and James Teaford Ms. Patricia Carter Patricia Haywood Moore and Floyd Davis, III Massimo and Marilou Righini Mr. and Mrs. James Carty Dr. Roscoe M. Moore Jr. Ms. Lorraine Day Denise A. Rollins Ruth Carver Timothy and Diane Naughton Nancy Deck and Michael Gross Herbert and Nancy Rosenthal Nicholas and Bridget Cavarocchi Julie Neuber Diane and Lowell Dodge Robert D. and JoAnn Royer Paul and Charlotte Chandler James and Barbara Nick Patricia D’Orazio Nuhad Ruggiero Wallace Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Oskin Marjorie and Tony Elson Ernest Schichler and John Murray Brian and Allayne Chappelle Sonja M. Palomaki Robert and Sue Faron Dana Shaffer Rick and Niki Chavez Mr. and Mrs.* P. David Pappert Carol Faulb Mike and Patti Sipple Joy and Jerry Choppin J. Michael Payne and Nancy and Cary Feldman Annelise and Robert H. Smith Don Christensen Barbara Johnson William Finglass Carl Wayne Smith and Claudette Christian Alvin Phillips and Tia Johnson James and Patricia Flanigan Michael Burke Alice P. Clark Nathaniel Pitts Phyllis S. Fleischaker Lynette R.F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark Dr. Ralph Popp and Allan Friedman Pamela Brown Smith Kenneth T. Cline Dr. Robin Mockenhaupt Jim and Lorrie Fulton Will and Lois Stratton Nadine R. Cohodas Lutz Alexander Prager Melvin Gaskins Peter and Ann Tanous W. Joseph and Karen Coleman Florence and Louis Priebe Linda Gehr Drs. Steven and Sheila Taube Drs. Jack H. and Rita R. Colwell Allen Purvis and Jan Johnson Amy C. Gilbert Barbara Toohill Drs. Houston and Mary Conley

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Ray and Mary Converse Alan and Jackie Gropman Patricia Maenner Jane Ryan Lee S. Cooper Lois Gruendl Captain Lory Manning USN (RET) Steven Sabat and Pauline Cooper David Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Margolis Kathryn Waldman John T. Craig Robin Hacke Phyllis and Philip Margolius Mr. and Mrs. John Sacchetti Stephen T. Cramolini Robert Hall Linda Marks Fern Flanagan Saddler Susan Crawford Don and Sue Haller Doris Anne Martin Alan and Florence Salisbury Anne C Cronvich George Hanc Milan Matey Jo Ella Samp John Cuddy The Hansan Family Mr. and Mrs. Hans Mayr Stephen and Doreen Sanborn John and Isabella Cummings Chris Harris Susanna McBee Albert and Anne Santorelli Beverly Cunningham Kimberly Harshaw Susan Hall McCannell Linda B. Schakel Woody Cunningham and Joan Harvey J. Douglas McDowall Alexis Scheffter Jessie Harris Kathleen A. Hasse Mary McGann Richard Schildt George Dalley Doris Hausser Elizabeth Ann McGrath Lisa and Mark Schneider Linda Daniel Jerry Hawke John and Marie McKeon Eugene and Alice Schreiber Christian Daubert and S. Ross and Susan L. Hechinger Michael McLeod Frederick and Peri Schuyler Melvin Murphy Naomi and Jack Heller Charles and Marilyn McMillion Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and Donald and Susan Davis Ruth Herman Dee McWilliams Celia Schuchman Martin and Belle Davis Sally Herman Tom and Terry Melo Richard and Rochelle Schwab Kathryn DeAngelis Donald E. Hesse and Lisa Mendis Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Schwartz Stanley and Ann Degler Jerrilyn Andrews Stephen Meyer Richard Scott Lisa and Tony Delity Theodore Hester and Amy Dunbar John Michel Joan H. Searby Carolyn Dennis Jefferson and Gabrielle Hill Dr. Florence K. Miller Diane Seeger and Steven desJardins Elsie Hillman-Gordon Paulette and Mack Miller Thomas Christein Alan Diamond M. Kiplinger Hine, Jr. Monique Minnick Jacqueline Sellers Walter Doggett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirano Barbara Mintz Sandra and David Sellers Deirdre Donahue and Donald and Diana Hirsch Sandy and Charles Mitchell Frederick and Jewel Senior Jamie Dahlberg Sallie L. Holder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore Mark Servis Edward Donahue, III Earl-Rodney Holman Kent and Dale Morrison Veronica Sharpe Dr. Molly Donovan and Clarence G. Hoop Helaine G. Morss The Honorable Mattie R. Sharpless Dr. Barry Wepman Harriet Hopkins Jim and Ellen Myerberg John Sheridan Don Douglas and Carolyne Weil John and Claudia Hopkins Donald and Lynne Myers Cary Sherman Carolyn L. Duignan Rachelle Horowitz Cathy Nace and David Levy Bobbi and Larry Shulman Becky and Charlie Dukes Erika Horton Elizabeth Neblett Vivien Silber David Dunn Donald M. and Barbara S. Hoskins Susan Nunnally Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Sinderson Stewart and Loti Dunn The Honorable and Norman and Susan Oblon Bernard and Mary Slosberg Michael and Mary Durr Mrs.* Amory Houghton Judy Olmer Ida Fernanders Smith James Ebbitt and Scott Derrick Laurine Houston Joe Oppenheimer and Margaret Smith E.M. Edwards Lauren and Glen Howard Edith Fraser Margo Smith and Gerry Levine Mrs. Jacqueline H. Ehrman Drew Huffman Catherine O’Reilley Janet W. Solinger Ann Elliott Diane Hurley C and J Orza Dr. Stuart Sotsky Brian and Sonja Elmer Martin and Bonnie Hurwitz Colonel Tommy T. Osborne Cecile Z. Srodes Douglas Erwin and Wendy Wiswall John and Ann Ingram Craig Palmer Christian Stallsmith and Tina Eskridge Mike and Carol Ireland Ellen Parker Deborah Clapp Ralph and Gwendolyn Everett Patricia Jackman and Samuel Parker Ruth Sternfels Dr. Coralie Farlee Stephen L John Ruth Parr Donald R. and Dorothy T. Stone John Farrell Kay Jacks Jane Passman Jane O. Storm Jack and Carol Feder Alan and Nadine Jacobs Wanda D. Patrick Emil and Judy Sunley Gerald and Jan Feldman Lorna S. Jaffe R G Pawlik Maurice Sykes, M. Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feldmayer Sandra A. Jamula Kevin and Sherry Pearson Associates Edward and Darlene Felton Anne Jardine Mary Pedigo William and Susan Taylor Mr. and Mrs. George Ferris Jr. Edward and Victoria Jaycox Alan and Andrea Pendleton Elizabeth and Jerry Teles Phil and Grace Fleming Adriane C. Jemmott, Esq. Anne E. Peret Frank Tetreault and James and Carla Flug Judith J. Jeffress Charles and Annette Perry Kathleen Rooney J. Cathy Fogel Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Johnson Jeanne and Burnie Peters Adele M. Thomas Charitable Heather Foley Marlene Johnson Maribeth Petrizzi Foundation Inc. Joanne Fort Abby and Ronald Johnson Karen and Hugh Pettigrew Dennis and Rosalind Thomas Whitney Foster Will Johnston Jeff Pickard and Dayle Bartholow Gwen Thompson Harry Foxwell William A. and Virgie H. Jones Daniel Piekarski Joyce Thornhill Alan and Naomi Freedman Paul and Masako Kaufman Dean Pilarinos Barbara Tobias Karen L. French Jackie Williams Kaye Dr. Gwendolyn W. Pla Darrell Totman Pamela Friedman Gary Kemp Lance and Sheila Pohl Lois Trumbull Roberto and Marie Friedman Mary Kimble Toby Port and Jeffrey Ahl Sheila Truxon Bob and Martha Lee Fugate Carol King Pamela K. Porter and Anne Carter Vaden Jean C. Fulton Janet King Terence P. Thornberry Dr. Carolyn Peoples Veiga Bob and June Gallagher Pris and Bill Kirby Jacqueline Powell Bailey Susan and Jeff Vincent Paul Gamble Kenneth and Carol Doran Klein Marie and Cedric Powell Beverly Walcoff Dr. Arlyn Garcia-Perez Marilyn (Mickey) Klein Marjorie Powell Michael Waldman and Linda Coe Louise Gary Robert M. Klein Ane Powers Cameron and Susan Weiffenbach Richard Gervase and Stuart Delery Tuke Klemmt Lakisha A. Price Helene Weisz and Mike and Carrie Gillotte Rosemarie and George Korphage James and Lorraine Priestley Richard Lieberman Yvette B. Gilmore John Kramer Wendell and Kathy Primus Joseph and Rosemary Weller Virginia Giroux-Rollow Eugene and Adeline Krizek Edward Ramos Drs. Stephan and Ann Werner Maggie Godbold and Steve Jane Mary Kwass Alice Rand Katharine Weymouth Bershader Morgan H. Langston, Jr. Leslie Reed Janice White Dr. Donna M. Gollnick Eileen Lawrence Sandra Reed-Bryant Greg and Mary Whiteman Margaret Gonglewski James and Mary Lee Catherine Remijan Dr. and Mrs. Robert Whitten John M. Goodman Diane Lending and Art Thompson Dr. Anthony A. Rene and Susan P. Willens Debra and Chris Gordon Carolyn Lewis Dr. Mary Ann Sestili Daniel Williams Eloise Gore and Allen Hile Lorie Lewis Mary E. Resnik Bernetta and Kevin Williams Ed Gotchef Martin G. Lichtenstein and Mary Restifo, M.D. Lawrence Williams Barbara and Tom Gottschalk Sharon Rosendhal Clyde Robbins Patricia Williams Toni and William Govier Carol Ann and Kenneth Linder June and Marvin Rogul Rance R. Willis William Grant II and Albert L. and Doris M. Lindquist Robin Anne Rojas J. David Willson Matthew Le Brasseur Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lohman Bob Rose and Lauren Swartz Albertha Workman Madi Green Cynthia Long Geri Rosen Beverly and Christopher With Maxine Green Kenneth Lowenberg Gareth Rosenau John and Beth Wright Marilyn Greene Carol Lucke Dr. Bernard and Louise Rostker Judith Yolles Kathryn Greenspan Robert and Caroline Lyke Dr. Ted and Annette and Colin Young Grace G. Gregg Edward MacAllister Judge Barbara Rothstein J B Young Sally Gresham Margot Machol and Mark Bisnow George and Nancy Rubenson Patricia N. Young Alfred and Lynne Groff Dale MacIver Inta Rutins *Deceased

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OUR INSTITUTIONAL DONORS (as of January 4, 2016)

OVATION CIRCLE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE 701 Restaurant & the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP The Boston Consulting Group Clark-Winchcole Company The Coca-Cola Foundation Comcast Beltway Region Comcast NBCUniversal Dimick Foundation Edgerton Foundation Exelon Corporation National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program/ Friends of Southwest DC U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Graham Holdings Company Hattie M. Strong Foundation Holland & Knight LLP FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Mars Foundation Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Nora Roberts Foundation Rockwell Collins Saul Ewing, LLP Theatre Forward Venable Foundation

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Abdo Development Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Dorothy G. Bender Foundation, Inc. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. Share Fund Davis / Dauray Family Fund The Edelmann Love Group Realtors Edington, Peel & Associates BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Grady White Boats, Inc. The Kiplinger Foundation Shugoll Research Weissberg Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc Sunoco, Inc. We endeavor to provide a complete listing of all donors in the above categories. However, if your name is not listed, please contact the Development Department at 202- 600-4177. We are also grateful to the thousands of other contributors to Arena Stage, whose names space will not permit us to print. LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Legend: Ovation Circle $100,000 and above; Founder’s Circle $50,000-99,999; Benefactor’s Circle $25,000-49,999; Leadership Circle $15,000-24,999; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc. President’s Circle $10,000-14,999; Harman Family Foundation Producer’s Circle $5,000-9,999; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Director’s Circle $2,500-4,999; Playwright’s Circle $1,500-2,499; PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Star $1,000-1,499; Amtrak The Bernstein Companies Lead $600-999; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Supporting Role $300-599. Central Parking System Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Diageo The JBG Companies The Meredith Foundation Northrop Grumman Corporation Alice Shaver Foundation The Tower Companies & Abramson Family Foundation USAA Real Estate Company

2015/16 SEASON 25 THEATER STAFF

Artistic Director...... Molly Smith PROPERTIES Executive Producer...... Edgar Dobie Properties Director...... Chuck Fox Founding Director...... Zelda Fichandler Assistant Properties Director...... Lance Pennington Founding Executive Director...... Thomas C. Fichandler Property Carpenter...... Michael Ritoli (1915-97) Property Assistants...... Niell DuVal, Marion Hampton Dubé, Justin Titley ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT LIGHTS Director of Artistic Programming...... Robert Barry Fleming Master Electrician...... Christopher V. Lewton Artistic Associate Electricians...... Scott Folsom, and Literary Manager...... Linda Lombardi John Rose-Caron, Paul Villalovoz Lighting Fellow...... Kelly Rudolph* Artistic Associate and Casting Director...... Amelia Powell SOUND Artistic Development Fellow...... Nate Shelton* Sound Director...... Timothy M. Thompson Artistic Development Sound Technicians...... Adam W. Johnson, Literary Fellow...... Katie Rosenberg Lorraine Rhoden, Gregory W. Towle AVNPI Dramaturg...... Jocelyn Clarke COSTUMES Resident Playwright...... John Strand Costume Director...... Joseph P. Salasovich Commissions Project Residents...... Bob Banghart, Costume Shop Manager...... Emilee McVey-Lee , Rajiv Joseph, Jacqueline E. Drapers...... Carol Ramsdell, Steven Simon Lawton, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Lynn Nottage, Aaron Posner, Georgia Stitt, John Strand, First Hands...... Mallory Muffley, Edwin Schiff Cheryl L. West Master Stitcher...... Noel Borden Playwrights’ Arena Playwrights.....Steven A. Butler, Jr., Craftsperson...... Deborah Nash Patricia Davis, Joshua Ford, Mary Stone Hanley, Wig, Hair & Makeup Supervisor...... Vincent Hill Liz Maestri, David Mitchell Robinson Wardrobe Supervisors...... Emily Grace Blackstone, Directing Fellow...... Jecamiah Ybañez* Alice Hawfield Costume Fellows...... Danielle Preston, Cierra Coan* PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS General Manager...... Ian Pool STAGE MANAGEMENT Associate General Manager...... Marissa LaRose Stage Managers...... Rachael Danielle Albert, Company Manager...... Clifford Hannon Marne Anderson, Amber Dickerson, Kurt Hall, Assistant Company Manager...... Ellen White Kristen Mary Harris, Martha Knight, General Management Assistant...... Sarah Worden Trevor A. Riley, Susan R. White Company Management Fellow...... Liz Ellis* Stage Management Fellow...... Elle Bolin*

PRODUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEMS Production Manager...... Joel M. Krause Director of Information Systems...... Charles Rogers Assistant Production Manager...... Karen O. Mayhew Associate Director of Information Systems...... Travis Armbuster SCENIC Application Support...... Rachel Schlaff Technical Director...... Scott Schreck Help Desk Associate...... Edward Wieland Assistant Technical Director...... Natalie Bell

FACILITIES Senior Carpenter...... Norman Lee Facilities Manager...... Keith Brown Charge Scenic Artist...... Li Qiang Maintenance Technicians...... Lester McDonald Jr., Carpenters...... Zachary Fullenkamp, Vincent Gregg, Jeyone Muhammad Craig Hower, Sean Malarkey, Porter...... Lawrence Wise Frank Miller, Nisha Lacy Reaves Stage Door Attendants...... Ra'Chelle Carey, Kay Rogers, La Shelle Saunders

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS Director of Chief Marketing Officer...... Khady Kamara Community Engagement...... Anita Maynard-Losh MARKETING Director of Education...... Ashley Forman Director of Marketing...... Neal Racioppo School Programs Manager...... Rebecca Campana Associate Director of Partnership Manager...... Medha Marsten Marketing and Publications...... Anna Russell Master Teaching Artist...... Psalmayene 24 Interim Community and PUBLICATIONS Training Programs Manager...... Sean-Maurice Lynch Graphic Designer...... David Sunshine Community Programs Jr. Graphic Designer...... Jeremy Hunter Coordinator ...... Matthew Reckeweg Website & New Media Manager...... Ben Nolan Community Engagement Fellow...... Jenna Murphy* Artwork Creation...... Nicky Lindeman Education Fellow...... Alex Turner* Illustrators...... Nigel Buchanan, Charles Chaisson, Ed Fotheringham, Mirko Ilić, Gary Kelley, ADMINISTRATION Joan Marcus, Bill C. Ray, Zina Saunders, Chief Financial Officer...... Joe Berardelli Sam Spratt, Mark Stutzman Leadership Office Manager...... Alison Irvin Human Resources and Finance Associate...... Jay Chiang MEDIA RELATIONS ...... Management Fellows...... Tara Moses*, Kate Pincus* Director of Media Relations...... Kirstin M. Franko Associate Director of Media Relations...... Greta Hays General Counsel...... Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Communications Fellow...... Alexandra Nowicki*

Jacobson; Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orsek, Untereiner & Sauber, LLP EVENTS BUSINESS OFFICE Director of Events and Rentals...... Kathleen Kelley Controller...... John Monnett Events and Rentals Manager...... Helen P. Thomas Accounting and Payroll Manager...... Joan A.S. Lada Events and Rentals Coordinator...... Betsy O'Keefe Accounting Associates...... Larry Bright, Nicholas Scharle Auditors...... Bormel, Grice & Huyett, P.A. AUDIENCE SERVICES Bond Counsel...... Arent Fox LLP Director of Audience Services...... Lindsey Wareing Pisani DEVELOPMENT Audience Development Chief Development Officer...... Holly K. Oliver and Group Sales Manager...... Alvin Ford Jr. Director of Strategic Advancement...... Dale Mott Group Sales Associates...... Isaac Evans, Senior Director of Carmen Samuel Individual Giving...... Kristen Mitchell Associate Director of Associate Director of Audience Services...... Holly Longstreth Development Operations...... Maria Corso Managers of Sales Services...... Sabrina Clark, Director of Board and Christopher Murk Donor Relations...... Anne Paine West Assistant Manager of Sales Services...... Sarah Hurst Foundation Relations Manager...... Julia Malecki Sales Associates...... Maria Benzie, Evan Crump, Nicole Cusick, Kathleen Hinman, Colin O’Bryan, Corporate Relations Manager...... Char Manlove-Laws Kayla Peterson, Parker Solomon Membership Coordinator...... Molly Goodman House Managers...... Jody Barasch, Nichole McDavid, Development Coordinator...... Hannah Fried-Tanzer Ashley Miller, Christy Patti Development Assistant...... Melanie Heredia Visitor Services Assistant..... Chrystal Noelle Vaughan Development Fellow...... Regina Burgher*

* Allen Lee Hughes Fellow

2015/16 SEASON 27 “SMART, LITERATE AND FUNNY.” –New York Times

JANUARY 29 — MARCH 6, 2016 THE CITY OF CONVERSATION BY ANTHONY GIARDINA DIRECTED BY DOUG HUGHES

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