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This collaboration provides each organization with the opportunity to fulfill important aspects of our artistic missions that would be difficult for us to accomplish outside of this creative partnership. It allows The 5th Avenue the chance to bring to our audience some of the many wonderful, smaller-scale musicals that would not be a good fit for our home theater, and it allows ACT the opportunity to include musical theater in its programming on a regular basis.

We are thrilled to tell you that the fruits of this collaboration will soon go far beyond our expectations — and far beyond Seattle. It has recently been announced that FIRST DATE, the acclaimed world premiere musical that our organizations co-produced last season, will soon open on Broadway. This show was in nearly every aspect “made in Seattle” and it would simply not have happened without the most important collaboration of all: the coming together of our theaters’ artists, staffs, audiences and donors.

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Book by Music by Lyrics by DOUG WRIGHT SCOTT FRANKEL MICHAEL KORIE Based on the film Grey Gardens by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Mayer and Susan Froemke

Starring MARK ANDERS PATTI COHENOUR MAE CORLEY ALLEN FITZPATRICK MONTSERRAT FLECK ANALIESE EMERSON GUETTINGER EKELLO J. HARRID, JR. SUZY HUNT MATT OWEN JESSICA SKERRITT

Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design MATTHEW SMUCKER CATHERINE HUNT MARY LOUISE GEIGER BRENDAN PATRICK HOGAN

Stage Manager Orchestrations and Music Preparation Assistant Music Director JEFFREY K. HANSON DOUG PECK CHRIS RANNEY

Music Direction by CHRIS DiSTEFANO Musical Staging by NOAH RACEY Directed by KURT BEATTIE

Originally produced on Broadway by East of Doheny, Staunch Entertainment, Randall L. Wreghitt/Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden, Edwin W. Schloss, in association with Playwrights Horizons

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PROLOGUE (1973) Edith Bouvier Beale...... SUZY HUNT* “Little” Edie Beale...... PATTI COHENOUR*

ACT ONE (1941) “Little” Edie Beale...... JESSICA SKERRITT* Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier...... ANALIESE EMERSON GUETTINGER Lee Bouvier ...... MONTSERRAT FLECK Brooks, Sr...... EKELLO J. HARRID, Jr.* George Gould Strong...... MARK ANDERS* Edith Bouvier Beale...... PATTI COHENOUR* Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr...... MATT OWEN* J.V. “Major” Bouvier ...... ALLEN FITZPATRICK* Great Music. all Day. ACT TWO (1973) Edith Bouvier Beale...... SUZY HUNT* “Little” Edie Beale...... PATTI COHENOUR* Listen anywhere. Brooks, Jr...... EKELLO J. HARRID, Jr.* Jerry...... MATT OWEN* Norman Vincent Peale...... ALLEN FITZPATRICK*

Understudy for Jackie and Lee: MAE CORLEY Understudies never substitute forCKFM listed performers 021313 unlessfif053 a specific 1_6v.pdf announcement is made at the time of the performance.

STAGE MANAGEMENT Stage Manager: JEFFREY K. HANSON* Assistant Stage Manager: JR WELDEN* Assistant Stage Manager (beginning April 26): MELISSA Y. HAMASAKI*

ADDITIONAL STAFF Assistant to the Director: PAULS MACS Assistant Choreographer: TRINA MILLS Assistant Sound Designer: PETER REMINE Assistant Lighting Designer: DANTE OLIVIA SMITH Dialect Coach: ALYSSA KEENE Music Librarian: CHRIS RANNEY ProductionTP 111912 Assistant locally : LISA ARMSTRONG1_12sq.pdf

ORCHESTRA Piano/Conductor: CHRIS DiSTEFANO Woodwinds: DANE ANDERSEN Cello: VIRGINIA DZIEKONSKI or EMILY SCHAEFER madison hse Percussion: CHRIS MONROE *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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PROLOGUE – 1973 THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING ...... Edith

ACT ONE – 1941 THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING ...... Edith THE FIVE-FIFTEEN ...... Edith, Gould, Jackie, Lee, Brooks IT’S HER ...... Edith, Gould, Edie, Joe MOTHER DARLING ...... Edie, Edith, Gould GOIN’ PLACES ...... Joe and Edie MARRY WELL ...... Major Bouvier, Brooks, Jackie, Lee, Edie HOMINY GRITS ...... Edith, Gould, Jackie, Lee TWO PEAS IN A POD ...... Edie and Edith DRIFT AWAY ...... Gould and Edith THE FIVE-FIFTEEN (REPRISE) ...... Edith DADDY’S GIRL ...... Edie and Joe THE TELEGRAM ...... Edie WILL YOU? ...... Edith

There will be one 15-minute intermission

ACT TWO – 1973 THE REVOLUTIONARY COSTUME FOR TODAY ...... Edie THE CAKE I HAD ...... Edith ENTERING GREY GARDENS ...... Company THE HOUSE WE LIVE IN ...... Edie and Company JERRY LIKES MY CORN ...... Edith and Edie AROUND THE WORLD ...... Edie WILL YOU? (REPRISE) ...... Edith and Edie CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY ...... Norman Vincent Peale and Company AROUND THE WORLD (REPRISE) ...... Edie ANOTHER WINTER IN A SUMMER TOWN ...... Edie and Edith THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING (REPRISE) ...... Edith and Edie

SETTING Act One takes place in July, 1941, Grey Gardens, East Hampton, Long Island, NY Act Two takes place in 1973, Grey Gardens, East Hampton, Long Island, NY

The events of the play are based on both facts and fiction.

synopsis A Mother and Daughter Story In two acts separated by 32 years, we are invited into the Grey Gardens mansion and the lives of its extraordinary, eccentric inhabitants Edith and “Little” Edie Beale. Act One opens in 1941 on the day of “Little” Edie’s engagement party. Edie is a debutante at the pinnacle of the Hamptons social scene. Beautiful, talented, and betrothed to Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., she has high aspirations for the life ahead of her. But her mother Edith has a nasty habit of chasing away suitors and stealing the limelight. In the course of the afternoon, both Edie’s engagement and Edith’s marriage fall apart. Devastated, “Little” Edie heads for New York, leaving her mother to welcome the party guests and carry on alone. When Act Two opens it is now 1973. “Little” Edie and Edith are living together again in the falling-down mansion. “Little” Edie’s failed escape to New York and a life of her own haunts her, and the lines between the past and the present are becoming increasingly blurred. Her mother Edith, though bedridden, is as opinionated and difficult as ever. The women sing, fight, flirt with their handyman, reminisce, and eventually acknowledge the truth – that they are inextricably bound together by an impossibly complicated, undeniable love.

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PATTI COHENOUR Summer Theatre, and The Bing Crosby Clark). Twelve Off-Broadway plays and 175 (Edith/Little Edie) is Theatre. Huge amounts of gratitude to the roles in regional theaters. Artistic Director, honored to return to entire Grey Gardens team, ACT and The 5th Icicle Creek Theatre Festival. ACT Theatre where she Avenue Theatre. Endless love to her www.allenfitzpatrick.weebly.com. portrayed Florence wonderful family and amazing husband. Foster Jenkins in their EKELLO J. HARRID, production of Souvenir. MARK ANDERS Jr. (Brooks, Sr./Brooks, She has originated (George Gould Strong) A Jr.) Village Theatre: numerous Broadway Seattle native, Mark ShowBoat (Joe), Cats roles including Signora Naccarelli/Margaret recently appeared (Old Deuteronomy), Johnson Alternate in LCT’s The Light in the (unattached to a piano) Chasing Nicolette (The Piazza, Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music as Professor Henry King), Book It Rep Revival, Christine in Phantom of the Opera Higgins in Seattle Theatre:Take Me (also Canada), Rosabud in Drood (also Shakespeare Company’s America (Maleet), London, UK), and Mary Jane in Big River. acclaimed production Cabaret Theatre: 5 Guys Named Moe (Big Cohenour has performed leading roles for of Pygmalion. His previous ACT appearances Moe). Favorite roles: The Full Monty (Horse), The 5th Avenue, Intiman, and Seattle include A Marvelous Party, Souvenir, and Dirty Big River (Jim), Saint Heaven (Pastor Joe Repertory, and is a recipient of a Tony Blonde. Nationwide, he has performed at Bertram), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), nomination, two Drama Desk nominations, a nearly 20 theatres in 2 Pianos 4 Hands, which Into the Woods (The Wolf), Sweeney Todd (The Jeff Award nomination, the Clarence Derwent also played the Seattle Repertory Theatre. He’s Judge), Inherit the Wind (E.K. Hornbeck). Award, a Theatre World Award, and three a founding member of Seattle’s Endangered Much love to Laura. Seattle Footlight Awards. Species Project, which gives monthly semi-staged readings of unjustly neglected ANALIESE SUZY HUNT (Edith plays. endangeredspeciesproject.org. EMERSON Bouvier Beale) was last GUETTINGER seen at ACT in The MATT OWEN (Joseph (Jacqueline ”Jackie” Female of the Species Patrick Kennedy, Jr. / Bouvier) an eighth and The Women. At The Jerry) is thrilled to be grader at The 5th Avenue Theatre she making his ACT Northwest School, is has performed in A Theatre debut. Owen delighted to return to Funny Thing Happened was most recently seen the ACT Theatre stage. on the Way to the as Buddy in The 5th Recent credits include roles with Village Forum, Singin’ in the Rain, On the Town, and Avenue’s hit production Theatre Mainstage, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Cabaret. She is a proud member of Actors’ of ELF – The Musical! The Bathhouse Theatre, Village Festival. Equity and among her favorite roles are the Other roles at The 5th: Oklahoma! (Will Countess de Lage in The Women, Carrie in Parker), On the Town (Chip), Mame (Older MONTSERRAT The Trip to Bountiful, Fraulein Schneider in Patrick), Sunday in the Park… (The Soldier), FLECK (Lee Bouvier) is Cabaret and Stella in Light Up the Sky. Grey and Hello Dolly (Ambrose). Regional: Yankee delighted to return to Gardens is in part about surviving life when Doodle Dandy at TUTS in Houston, Joseph... ACT where she dreams are derailed; but as luck would have at North Shore. Much love to his parents performed in the last it, it is a dream come true to do this and sister Meg! Love to Alex! B.F.A. The two seasons of A wonderful musical play with this director Boston Conservatory. Christmas Carol. Other and cast. Hunt dedicates her performance to credits: Anna Karenina her daughter, Deirdre. ALLEN (Book-It Theatre) and FITZPATRICK (J.V. Turandot (Seattle Opera). Thanks to family JESSICA SKERRITT “Major” Bouvier/ and friends for their support. (“Little” Edie Beale) is Norman Vincent Peale) overjoyed to be making Broadway credits MAE CORLEY (u/s her ACT debut with include Les Misérables, Jacqueline and Lee Grey Gardens. The 5th Memphis, 42nd Street, Bouvier) is honored to Avenue Theatre: ELF Damn Yankees, Driving work with this 5th – The Musical (Deb), Miss Daisy, Sweet Smell Avenue/ACT team. Cinderella, Guys & of Success, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Scarlet Favorite credits: The Dolls. Village Theatre: Pimpernel, and Passion. Twelve shows at The Wizard of Oz at The Producers (Ulla), Chasing Nicolette 5th Avenue including Sweeney in Sweeney Mainstage SCT, The Art (Gwendolyn), Barefoot in the Park (Corie), Todd. ACT: Mary Stuart; Clean House; of Racing in the Rain Stunt Girl (Phoebe), Million Dollar Quartet Christmas Carol. National Tours: Six (Zoë) at Book-It, and Oliver! (Oliver) at (Dyanne). Skerritt has also been seen at Degrees..., Aspects of Love, Guys and Dolls, Studio East. ArtsWest, Showtunes!, Coeur d’Alene Sunset Boulevard (starring opposite Petula

10 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company / act– a contemporary theatre Who’s Who Imagine Retirement Living... DOUG WRIGHT (Book) received the You’ll come for the view... Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, the Drama You’ll stay for the community. Desk Award, a GLAAD Media Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Award and a Lucille Lortel Award for I Am My Own Wife, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons in 2003. For Grey Please call 206-720-8217 for a tour. Gardens, he was nominated for Drama Desk www.parkshore.org and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best 1630 43rd Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98104 Book of a Musical. In 1995, Wright won an Obie Award for his play Quills. His screen adaptation was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for three Academy Awards. Plays include The Stonewater Rapture, Interrogating the Nude, Watbanaland, and Unwrap Your Candy. For career achievement, Wright was cited by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and awarded the Tolerance Prize from the Kulturforum Europa. Currently, he serves on the board of the New York Theatre Workshop and the Dramatists Guild Council. He lives with singer/songwriter David Clement.

SCOTT FRANKEL (Music) was nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work on Grey Gardens. He has written the music for Doll (Ravina Festival; Richard Rogers Award) and Meet Mister Future (winner, Global Search for New Musicals), both with lyricist/ librettist Michael Korie. As a music director, conductor, and pianist, he has been associated with the original Broadway PRCN 082012 community 1_6h.pdf productions of Into the Woods, Les Misérables, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Rags, and Falsettos as well as Off-Broadway’s Putting It Together starring Julie Andrews. Motion picture credits include Mike Nichols’ Postcards From the Edge, where he can be seen (and heard) playing for Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. His many recordings include Barbara Streisand’s Back to Broadway and a slew of original cast albums. Frankel is a two- time fellow of the MacDowell Colony and a graduate of Yale University.

MICHAEL KORIE (Lyrics) wrote book and lyrics to Scott Frankel’s music for Doll (Sundance Institute, Chicago’s Ravina Festival; Richard Rogers Award) and Meet Mister Future (Cardiff Festival, 2005). His The exhibition is organized by the American Image: Mary, Countess Howe (detail), ca. 1764, Federation of Arts and English Heritage. It is Thomas Gainsborough, British, 1727-1788, oil on librettos for operas composed by Stewart supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council canvas, 95 x 61 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Wallace include Harvey Milk (San Francisco on the Arts and the Humanities, with additional Iveagh Bequest (88029039), Photo courtesy funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. In-kind American Federation of Arts. Opera), Hopper’s Wife (Long Beach Opera; support is provided by Barbara and Richard S. Lane.

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ad proofs.indd 1 2/7/13 12:39 PM Who’s Who Rosso Grand Opera). His libretto to composer Company. Their production Noah Racey’s: Rick Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath PULSE will be at the Asolo Repertory Gardens premiered at Minnesota Opera, Utah Opera, Theatre, spring of 2013. Racey is a proud and Houson Grand Opera in 2007/08, with product of—and strong proponent for—arts direction by Eric Simonson and conducted funding in public schools. by Grant Gershon. He co-wrote lyrics with Amy Powers to composer Lucy Simon’s Dr. DOUG PECK (Orchestrations and Music Zhivago, book by Michael Weller, directed Preparation) is Chicago’s premiere musical by Des McAnuff (La Jolla Playhouse, director (five Joseph Jefferson Awards, two 2006). Korie’s lyrics were awarded the After Dark Awards). His music has been Edward Kleban Award and Jonathan Larson heard at Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Foundation Award. He lives in New York Chicago Humanities Festival, Huntington City with Ivan Sygoda. Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Writers’ Theatre, Asolo Rep KURT BEATTIE (Director/Artistic Director) Theatre, Kansas City Rep, and The Ravinia Please see page 29. Festival, among many others. He can be heard Seattle and Tukwila’s on the recordings Bright Young People: The CHRIS DiSTEFANO (Music Director) Songs of Noël Coward, Foiled Again: Live, and Biggest and Best Nursery!! is so happy to be music directing this Frank Galati and Stephen Flaherty’s Loving production. As a native Long Islander, this Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein. Peck We have moved to our new show literally hits close to his home. What is the musical director and arranger for Mary location with over one acre of a cast and what an orchestra! Previous 5th Zimmerman’s upcoming Jungle Book. the best nursery stock around. Avenue credits include The Oklahoma! Project and Rosie The Riveter (music director) MATTHEW SMUCKER (Scenic Design) ELF – The Musical (keyboardist and reh. Smucker’s previous ACT designs include Trees • Shrubs • Ferns pianist), Oklahoma!, Cinderella, and Titanic: Ramayana, First Date, In the Next Room, Ground-covers • Vines The Concert (reh. pianist). Other music or the vibrator play, Vanities, The Prisoner of Fruit Trees • Berries direction credits include Sunday in the Park Second Avenue, Yankee Tavern, Rock’n’Roll, with George, Sweeney Todd, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Eurydice, Clean House, The Women, and The Annuals • Perennials The Fantasticks, Jane Eyre, Ragtime, and The Pillowman. Smucker’s work has appeared Scarlet Pimpernel. He also served as associate at The 5th (ELF – The Musical, Oklahoma!, Spring into Savings Special: conductor for the national tours of Annie Candide), Seattle Repertory Theatre (Circle Join our plant club & receive and The Wizard of Oz. Love and thanks to Mirror Transformation, Three Tall Women), 20% off! David, Bill, Ian, Dane, and Albert for the Intiman, SCT, Village Theatre, Arizona amazing support, Chris for being great, Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Suzy for the laughs and psychoanalysis, and San Jose Rep, Kansas City Rep, and Our knowledgeable staff and Patti for the crazy memories on yet another Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company. large selection of plant material musical adventure. Smucker received the 2011 Gregory Award will help you to build, renovate or for Outstanding Scenic Design, a 2012 Seattle NOAH RACEY (Musical Staging) Appeared Magazine Spotlight Award, and appeared on add something beautiful on Broadway in Curtains, Never Gonna The Stranger’s 2011 Genius Awards short list. to your yard. Dance, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Smucker teaches at Cornish and received his Follies. In New York: It Shoulda Been You M.F.A. from the UW School of Drama. 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Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s 12525 East Marginal Way South World Premieres: It Shoulda Been You (George Theatre, Seattle Opera and Intiman Theatre Street Playhouse) and Turn of the Century, as well as Village Theatre. Hunt is an NEA/ • Tukwila 206-763-1888 (Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, directed by TCG design fellow and a guest lecturer at The www.rossogardens.com TommyRG 030413 Tune). Racey best is 1_3v.pdfthe founding artistic University of Washington. director of the New York Song & Dance

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encoreartsprograms.com 17 FROM THE DIRECTOR “ALL“ALL MYMY LIFELIFE When I first heard years ago that someone was making a musical of the Maysles Brothers documentary Grey Gardens, I was incredulous. What was the point of rehashing an acclaimed documentary as a musical? WASWAS MUSICMUSIC And how could real life, in this instance, be improved upon? But my initial experiences of the musical were quite positive – not, strangely, because I felt it had successfully rendered a good off-beat story out of AND SONG...” the underbelly of a once elite class, but because it AND SONG...” AN INTERVIEW WITH GREY GARDENS COMPOSER, convinced me that it was saying something about Big and Little Edie Beale truthful to their souls, a truth which SCOTT FRANKEL could only be realized through song and metaphor, and through the miraculous condensation of time and Writers and producers are constantly on the prowl for the space that theatrical storytelling alone can provide. next great idea ripe for stage adaptation. Grey Gardens is The Beale women thought of themselves, after all, as rather unlikely source material for a stage musical. How did performers, as singers and dancers, and it was through you come to the conclusion that these women were characters these expressive means that they kept themselves that should sing and exist on the musical theater stage? spiritually alive. The appropriateness of the musical form for their story seemed ever more evident to me. I had written a bunch of musicals that had been optioned and won awards, but they were having Thinking about the effect the musical had on me, a hard time getting to the stage. Somehow, I got I was reminded of the fact that a documentary is an it into my head that if I picked a project that was artistic work, whether or not it strives to present naked reality. The filmmakers are selecting and arranging based upon a play or book or movie, and owned experience to support the story they are trying to tell, the rights, I might have better luck. Around that and the point of view is always influenced by subjective time, the Grey Gardens documentary popped into choices, particularly in the editing. Reaching for truth my head. It struck me that these women were so in any theatre piece that concerns itself with heavily theatrical – they liked to connect with an audience, biographical stories requires living with an essential paradox: that reality has to be portrayed plausibly, be it the filmmakers, an imagined audience or even and doing that often requires some form of fudging, each other. invention, and compression to tie things together, to create a belief in reality. And this, the creators of Was it challenging to acquire the stage rights? Grey Gardens, the musical, have done. When I first rang up the producers of the documentary, they said, “It’s so weird you’re Like all good works of art, Grey Gardens succeeds calling. The movie came out in the mid ‘70s, and in doing the hardest thing of all: it convinces us of the spirituality of these two odd ladies, and the revelation we’ve never had such a request, but we recently got that our sense of who we are as human beings is a call from a French opera composer who wants to something we know but can’t explain. They lived such turn it into an opera, and we have a deal in place.” impossible lives, patrician to the end, and yet almost And I said, “Well, have you signed it?,” and they street people in their own crumbling city of a house, said “No,” and I said, “Well, don’t! Don’t sign it! that their contradictions suggest a higher order, and their material squalor and disregard for common sense You have to hear me out!” So I ran over there and an uncompromised freedom of self. They seem assured said, “Both of those women love American popular of the validity of the way they live, and even though music. There’s nothing wrong with opera – I love an ingrained selfishness, narcissism, and class bias are opera, and for all I know they might have loved clearly shown to be at the heart of their flawed selves, opera too – but the heart and soul of their ethos the musical still achieves something wonderful: our was the great American songbook, and I really belief in their mysterious undeniable dignity. think the vernacular of musical theater would be Kurt Beattie, Artistic Director more a piece with their lives.” And they agreed. ACT – A Contemporary Theatre

18 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company / act– a contemporary theatre Edith Bouvier Beale died in 2002, four years before the UNLIKELY premiere of the musical. Did you have any communication THE SUBJECTS with her before her death? TOP for Before she died, she wrote to the filmmakers about the possibility of the musical adaptation, and M1US0ICALS said, “I love, love, love the idea of Grey Gardens as When Grey Gardens opened, the subject matter raised some eyebrows. a musical. All my life was music and song. For all A musical based on a documentary? About two reclusive ladies living in a crumbling mansion? But many successful shows embrace risky or unusual that I didn’t have, my life was still joyous.” themes. Here’s a list of some of our favorites:

The notion of setting the first act in 1941 and the second A PLANT. Plants don’t speak or sing or plot to take over act in 1973 is unique to the musical. How did that idea the world. As dramatic characters, they’re pretty boring. But in a comedy musical like Little Shop of Horrors, a come about? plant can be a hungry carnivore, with a taste for human blood, a plant that grows . . . and grows . . . There’s this great line in the documentary 10 1 Okay, it has size, historical A MARITIME0 DISASTER. when Little Edie says, “It’s difficult to keep the significance, and a familiar title. But isn’t calling your musical line between the past and the present. It’s awfully Titanic just asking for trouble? Why not write the bad reviews difficult.” And in the film, they do a close-up on yourself? The authors pull it off, thanks to their focus on the a beautiful black and white photograph of the underlying human drama. And a gorgeous score doesn’t hurt. women when they were young. Then, the camera 9 THE11 SIGNING00 OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.9 pulls back and you see this amazing portrait in First, everyone’s wearing powdered wigs. Second, you know the surroundings of this incredibly decrepit, filthy, how it’s going to end! So why are you gripping your seat for the last ten minutes of 1776, your heart pounding, afraid that derelict house. That moment perfectly depicts the this time they won’t make it? line between past and the present, asking, “How did you get where you are?” And that’s when I had LABOR8 UNREST IN A GARMENT FACTORY. Is this one of 8those earnest left-wing “people’s musicals” from the 1930s, like this idea: what if we had a first act that showed the The Cradle Will Rock? No! It’s The Pajama Game, one of the big halcyon days of the house and those women in their sparkly hits of 1954. heyday? They were extremely educated, affluent 7 A SELF-HELP MANUAL. How could Shepherd7 Mead’s women who were unapologetically bohemian and plotless spoof of corporate ladder climbing hold the stage? had every possible thing ahead of them. Then, in Easy — get bookwriter Abe Burrows to add a story and convince his Guys and Dolls songwriter Frank Loesser to dash the second act, you’d see how much had changed off a few tunes and you’ve got How to Succeed in Business and what hadn’t changed, what parts of their Without Really Trying, a Tony-winning smash. internal struggle were already there in the good 6 6SPELLING CONTESTS. Hard to type that without nodding off. Yet days of the house. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the funniest and, yes, most suspenseful shows you’ll ever see. Why do you think this niche material, about two eccentric women who at first glance seem difficult to relate to, seems A PAINTING. Not even a sexy painting, just a lot 5of dots. to have such an impact on the contemporary theatergoer? 5 Thousands and thousands of dots depicting some oddly stiff people in a park. We’re talking about Georges Seurat’s 1884 When the County Board of Health condemned masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. A century later, Stephen Sondheim applies thousands the house that her aunt and cousin lived in, it was and thousands of other dots to score paper to create a huge public embarrassment for Jackie Kennedy. Sunday in the Park with George. Another masterpiece. Here was the most famous woman in the world, 4TEENAGE STREET GANGS. We’re used to them now: those and she had these close relatives living in squalor. 4 finger-snappin’, ballet-dancin’ punks. But in 1957, West Side There was this kind of curious, tabloid quality to Story divided the audience. Some hailed it as a great jeté people’s initial interest in their story. But what I forward, others were repelled by the intrusion of sordid reality into Broadway’s land of happy endings. came to learn is that, though their circumstances 3 were extreme, problems, pathology, and inner- MENTAL DISORDER. You think bi-polar disorder3 and electro- family relationships are universal. Can you leave convulsive therapy is nothing to sing about? The authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning would beg to differ. home, how do you leave home, and if you ever Next to Normal do leave home, how do you become an adult and 2 2CANNIBALISM. Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of function autonomously? Fleet Street encourages us to sympathize with — even root for — a barber who cuts his clients’ throats and his landlady who bakes their Ian Eisendrath, remains into savory meat pies. The Alhadeff Family Director of New Works & Music Supervisor, 2 Albert Evans, Artistic Associate, The e5thncor Avenueeartsp Theatrerograms .com 1 19 The 5th Avenue Theatre 1 Act community partners

ACT gratefully recognizes the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies for their generous support of our 2012 programs. Without such tremendous community support, ACT would not be able to offer outstanding contemporary theatre, in-school educational programming, or community based outreach. This list reflects community giving from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

Executive Underwriters HSBC Urban Kitchen Company* ($100,000 +) Legacy Group* The Film School* The Norcliffe Foundation TEW Foundation Queen Anne Painting Company* Schramsberg Vineyards* Season Sponsors Stage Partners Alki Arts* ($50,000-99,999) ($5,000-9,999) Barneys New York 4Culture Wyman Youth Trust Ferrari of Seattle* ArtsFund Horizons Foundation Washington Holdings Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle RealNetworks Foundation Palmer Chiropractic Clinic* The Boeing Company Sea-Tac Lighting & Controls, LLC* TheFilmSchool The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Bob & Eileen Gilman Family Foundation The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum* Travellers Advantage* The Schooner Zodiac* Producing Partners Varmala Tiffany & Co.* ($25,000-49,999) NW Motor Scooters* Traver Gallery* United Airlines * Flowers on 15th* Nesholm Family Foundation Stage Partners Thurston Charitable Foundation Washington State Arts Commission ($1,000-4,999) Bella Vita Salon* The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Graham & Dunn Cave B Winery* Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes* Fales Foundation Trust Mitch Stuart Inc.* John Graham Foundation Moss Adams L.L.P. ProFormance Racing School* Columbia Crest Grand Estates* Alaskan Copper & Brass Company / Alaskan Ballinger Family Foundation Copper Works Media Partners Wells Fargo Holland America Lines* KCTS 9* Moby’s* KEXP* Performance Partners Gordon Biersch Brewing Co* KUOW* ($10,000-24,999) A Contemporary Theatre Foundation KING FM* Microsoft Corporation Pike Brewing Company* City Arts Magazine* The Seattle Foundation Bill Speidel Enterprises The Peg & Rick Young Foundation City Hardware* *Support provided through in-kind Elizabeth George Foundation Pratidhwani contributions

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ACT gratefully acknowledges the following for their contributions to this production and season:

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$100,000+ $20,000 – $34,999 $12,500 – $14,999 Linda & Brad Fowler Chap & Eve Alvord Sheena Aebig & Eric Taylor Katharyn Alvord Gerlich James Degel & Jeanne Berwick, Berwick Degel Gregory & Diane Lind Gladys Rubinstein Family Foundation Linda & George Ojemann Eulalie M. & Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi Jean Burch Falls Kate Purwin & Sergei Tschernisch Michael & Leslie Lebeau Chuck Sitkin $50,000 – $99,999 Katherine & Douglass Raff Mrs. Nancy Alvord Anonymous $10,000 – $12,499 Linda Brown & Larry True Elias & Karyl Alvord $15,000 – $19,999 Betty Bottler $35,000 – $49,999 Jean Walkinshaw Paul & Paula Butzi Kurt Beattie & Marianne Owen Laurie Besteman & Jack Lauderbaugh Jane & David R. Davis Vijay & Sita Vashee Richard Hesik & Barbara Johns Dr. Arnie & Judy Ness John Siegler & Alexandra Read, MD Elaine Spencer & Dennis Forsyth Jean Viereck

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ACT creates consciousness through theatre. Our work is powered by the investment of our community. We would like to recognize and thank the many generous individuals who have made contributions to A Contemporary Theatre over the past year. You inspire and amaze us all. $250 – $499 Gifts in Tribute Matching gifts The following list reflects pledges and gifts made to the Annual Producing Fund between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Diana & Warren Aakervik • Rob & Melissa Adams • Bob Alexander & Kathleen Devon • Sarah & Robert Alsdorf • In honor of Kurt Beattie: Joe & Maureen Brotherton ACT would like to thank the following Corporations for Basil & Gretchen Anex • Loren & June Arnett • Joe & Lee their contributions through Gift Matching Programs. We Ashley • Diane & Jean-Loup Baer • Karl Banse • Bob & In memory of Jack Beneroya: C. 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Comerford • Darryn Quincey & Kristi Falkner • John & Carol Radovich • Raich-Jones Charitable Fund • Maureen ACT works to maintain our list of donors as & Joe Rammell • Jeff & Pat Randall • Charles & Doris Ray accurately as possible. We apologize for any • Jan & Kerry Richards • Ryan Rowell • Richard Andler & Carole Rush • Richard & Nancy Rust • Stuart & Amy Scarff misspellings or omissions. Should you find any, please • Paul & Terri Schaake • Duane & Pat Schoeppach • Sandra contact our office so that we may correct any mistakes & Kenneth Schwartz • Karen & Patrick Scott • Mike Scully in future publications. Email or call Kyle Thompson • J. Randolph & Lynn B. Sealey • David & Elizabeth Seidel at [email protected] or (206) 292-7660 • Deborah Senn • Sonia Siegel Vexler & Paul Vexler • Peggy x1331. O’Neill Skinner & John Skinner • Julie & Sam Smith • Don & Kathy Smith-DiJulio • Gail & Robert Stagman • Jolanne & Jim Stanton • Alec & Jane Stevens • John Stewart • Margaret Stoner & Robert Jacobsen • Sally Sullivan • Margaret Taylor • Bill & Pat Taylor • Shari & Bob Teeple • Michael Thompson • Dennis M. Tiffany • Kevin Tighe • Judy Tobin • Andrew Valaas • Padmaja Vrudhula • Huong Vu & William Bozarth • Jorie Wackerman • Mary & Findlay Wallace • Margaret & Randy Wallace • Carol & Jeff Waymack • Bruce Weech • Randall Weers • Jim & Sharron Welch • Sally Anne West • Linda & Wellington Westbrook • Gregory Wetzel • Kevin Wilson & Emily Evans • Catherine & Richard Wilson • Ginny & Jeff Woodhouse • Frank Woodruff & Jan Agosti • Diane & John Yokoyama • Anonymous (3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Barbara L. Crowe Chairman Wanda J. Herndon President Sterling Wilson Treasurer OUR MISSION Margaret C. Inouye The 5th Avenue Theatre exists to develop, produce, and present live musical Secretary theater for the cultural enrichment of the Northwest community, and to Robert A. Sexton preserve, maintain, and operate the historic and irreplaceable 5th Avenue Theatre.

Immediate Past Chairman To achieve this mission, the Theater will actively pursue the highest standards of Kenny Alhadeff artistic excellence and service, enhance and continuously improve all aspects of Ann Ardizzone the facility operations, endeavors to make its programming accessible and Clodagh Ash relevant to all audiences, and maintain organizational stability. Les Biller Robert R. Braun, Jr. Margaret Clapp OUR VISION Larry Estrada Mona Fandel To be nationally recognized as a pre-eminent musical theater company, Gary J. Fuller involved in all aspects of the American Musical (past, present and future) Sarah Nash Gates – reflected by the highest levels of artistic and production quality, staff Richard Kagan expertise, and audience engagement. SaSa Kirkpatrick William W. Krippaehne Jr. Linda Lindeman ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY William J. Nichols We both produce and present musical theater (America’s great indigenous art Tom Norwalk form) with the highest standards of artistic excellence. Llewelyn G. Pritchard Gordon Prouty We place an emphasis on producing and utilizing Northwest-based artists. David Quinn Ann Ramsay-Jenkins We are committed to the development and production of new works. Each Stephen P. Reynolds season we program an appealing mix of productions that reflect the broad Norman B. Rice scope and cultural significance of the American Musical (past, present and Elliott Silvers future), and that attract, delight, and retain a large and diverse audience. Kirk A. Soderquist Heather Sullivan We achieve artistic excellence while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Each Bonnie Towne season must be both artistically and financially sound. Eric Trott Kenneth Willman Tom Walsh Michael Zyskowski OUR HISTORIC THEATER A beautiful and unique Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011) Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue reigned for decades as William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004) Seattle’s favorite movie palace. Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002) John F. Behnke (1998-2000) In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98) Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the Theater to its original Donald J. Covey (1994-96) splendor. The 5th Avenue Theater re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94) for musical theater. John D. Mangels (1990-92) Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88) Robert F. Buck (1988-90) R. Milton Trafton (1983-86) W.J. Pennington (1981-83) The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81) our 43 original founders and sponsors. Marilynn Sheldon, Founding Managing Director Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals.

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U.S. Bank is honored to be a co-season sponsor Safeco Insurance is proud to be a co-season sponsor of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s amazing 2012/13 of The 5th Avenue Theatre for the 2012/13 season. Season. The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the For more than 86 years, Safeco Insurance — premier theaters in the Northwest and throughout along with its employees and independent agent the country, bringing enterprising world premieres partners — has helped protect families in the Puget and musical masterpieces to our community. U.S. Sound community. Now a part of Liberty Mutual Bank believes that their success depends on the Group, they’re proud to sponsor The 5th Avenue vitality of the communities they serve. They support Theatre and our combined commitment to the organizations like The 5th Avenue Theatre because of cultural enrichment of our community. the impact they bring to our quality of life. Through The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges corporate giving, volunteerism, partnerships and Safeco Insurance for their continued support of the collaborative programs, U.S. Bank strives to enrich arts in our community and for their role in helping and enhance the needs of our community. U.S. Bank to maintain first-class musical theater in the Pacific congratulates The 5th Avenue Theatre for more than Northwest. 30 years of enchanting and magical productions. Enjoy the show.

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Contributors to the 5th avenue theatre

THE CREATIVITY FUND

Members of The Creativity Fund make gifts of $100,000 or more in support of the development of new musicals and their premiere production on The 5th Avenue Theatre mainstage.

Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds Ann Ramsay-Jenkins The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Bonnie and Jim Towne Barbara L. Crowe Tom and Connie Walsh Wanda J. Herndon Sterling and Melinda Wilson

ANNUAL FUND

We would like to say THANK YOU to the following donors who provided support at the $1,500 level and above between January 25, 2012 and January 25, 2013. Through their gifts, donors become partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education, and expanding the canon of musical theatre. We deeply value gifts of all sizes, however limited space precludes us from listing donors below $1,500 here. Please know our gratitude extends whole-heartedly to all of the donors in our 5th Avenue family! For more information on how YOU can support The 5th, please contact Development at (206) 625-1418.

Gifts of $1,000,000 Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, 5th Avenue Producing Partner Christabel Gough

Executive Producers $250,000 - $500,000 The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds Bonnie and Jim Towne

Next Generation Founders $100,000 - $249,000 ArtsFund The Seattle Times+ The Joshua Green Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg The Benaroya Family Unico Properties, Inc. Bill and Michelle Krippaehne Barbara L. Crowe Tom and Connie Walsh Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Wanda Herndon Sterling and Melinda Wilson

Distinguished Benefactors $50,000 - $99,999 The Boeing Company Integra Telecom+ Safeco Insurance Encore Media Group+ Mary Ann and John Mangels Catherine and David Skinner Laurie and Charlie Lyford National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Bank NBBJ

Distinguished Producers $20,000 - $49,999 4Culture Tiia-Mai Redditt Bentall Kennedy+ The Covey Family Schultz Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Braun, Jr. Glenna Kendall Susie and Phil Stoller City of Seattle – Office of Arts and Benjamin Leifer Heather Sullivan and Mike McKay Cultural Affairs Peoples Bank Wells Fargo

Executive Director’s Circle $10,000 - $19,999 David Armstrong Marty and Sharon Lott Russell Investments Margaret Clapp Macy’s The Seattle Foundation The Coca-Cola Company William J. and Nancy F. Nichols Thomas E. and Nita F. Sitterley Steve Freimuth Buzz and Beth Porter R. “Porky” Thomsen and Terri Stephenson Bert and Gudrun Gegner Puget Sound Energy Union Bank Goose Ridge Winery+ RealNetworksFoundation Bruce and Peggy Wanta Peter and Peggy Horvitz Norman and Constance Rice Rosemary and Kenneth W Willman

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Director’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Aegis Living Martha Dawson and Ron Corbell Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation James and Bet Schuler American Express Larry and Brittni Estrada Richard Kagan Rob and Jan Sexton Apex Foundation Mona and John Fandel Grace and Franz Lazarus Kirk and Candice Soderquist Ann and Joe Ardizzone Firstline+ Brian and Linda Lindeman Marilyn and Doug Southern ArtsFund/John Brooks Williams & John Gary J. Fuller and Randy L. Everett Lucky Seven Foundation Cynthia Stroum H. Bauer Endowment for Theatre Travis and Christy Gagnier Tom and Linda Norwalk Gary and Elizabeth Sundem ArtsFund/Mary Helen Moore Diversity Jean Gardner Larry and Valorie Osterman Robert F. and Karen R. Trenner Award GM Nameplate Plum Creek Foundation Julie and Eric Trott Bob and Clodagh Ash Robert T. Golden and Marilynn Sheldon PONCHO Unico Properties+ Rex and Angela Bates Bernadine C. and Sean G. Griffin Prime Electric+ Rodger and Tonica Voorhies Andrew and Shayna Begun John and Sondra Hanley Protiviti Washington Holdings Bill Berry Bob Harvey David and Hillary Quinn Washington State Arts Commission Eric Blom Hilton Seattle Hotel+ Regence BlueShield Karla and Gary Waterman Steve and Georgene Camp Margaret C. Inouye Tom and Teita Reveley Becca and Bill Wert Century Link Interior Environments+ Faye and Herman Sarkowsky 2 Anonymous

Artist’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999 Tony and Colleen Aliment Carolyn and George Hubman Jennifer McGetrick-Swan Ansel Rognlie and David Steindl Stephen and Rita Anderson Christian Huitema and Neige Gil Mercer Health & Benefits Don and Bev Schmidt Ernie and Pam Ankrim Rick and Kandy Holley Steve and Barbara Moger Marvin Parsons and Jeanne Sheldon Adam and Maura Barr Steven and Susan Horton Jeffrey C. Morris - The Happy Cooker Jean Sheridan Deidre J. Blankenship Meredith and Jim Hutchins Jeffrey Myrter Arjuna Shunn and Sarah Kennedy Eileen and Donald Bowman Samsara and Jeremy Irish Mardi Newman Peggy and Greg Smith Bill Brown and Laura Smith Derek and Karol Jamison Gregory and Marta Oberg Todd and Kellee Smithenson Debby Carter Michael and Marybeth Johnston Pacific Office Automation Linda and David Stahl Barbara Clinton Lisa Jones Kimberly and Mark Parris Gary and Barbara Stone Hope and Peter Cochran Danuta Kasprzyk and Daniel Montano Arthur and Rachel Patterson Harold Stratemeyer Kevin and Lisa Conner Kibble & Prentice The Peach Foundation Jeffrey Sutherland Sheila and Michael Cory Jeffrey and Barbara King Nancy and Dale Peinecke Arthur and Ann Thomas Sharon and Burrard Eddy SaSa and Ken Kirkpatrick David Phelps Pamela and Rick Trujillo Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ehrlich Kenneth Kluge and Susan Dogen Stephanie Pisco Jim and Kathy Tune James R. Ellis Lisa Kroese Gordon Prouty Dale and Lynda Wagner Helen Fanucci Dan and Allyson Kuntz Bruce and Celia Pym David Wang Richard and Maude Ferry Christopher and Christy Lane R.B. and Ruth H. Dunn Charitable Ginny and John Wells Michael J. Gazarek Stefan Lewis Foundation Dennis and Jo Anne White Jan and Rich Green Myron and Shirley Lindberg Ken Ragsdale Allen and Janice Wiesen Bart and Toni Heath Twyla and Tom Lucas Ronald & Deborah Reed 5 Anonymous Judith Lybecker Samuel J. Rentfro

Executive Producers club $1,500 - $2,499 Sharon Ahlen Dennis DeYoung Mark Levine and John Keppeler Desiree Saraspi Annie’s Art & Frame+ Robert and Alexandra Dunn Becky Loeb Terry Scheihing and Ben Kramer Susan and Heather Anstead Leo Eberle and Lisa Vivian Connie K. McKinley Seattle Rotary Geoffrey Antos Janet Faulkner Dianne McMullin Darren and Anne Shakib ArtsFund/Jean T. Fukuda Memorial Tom and Carol Fleck J. Keith Michel and Hanjun Chen David Showalter Fund for Performing Arts Award Erich Gauglitz Ron and Maria Murphree Dick and Pat Shinstrom Janine Baldridge and Suzy Wahmann Sarah Nash Gates Gregg and Judy Nelson Bob and Lynne Simpson Keith and Sheri Bankston Heinz Gehlhaar and Eileen Bear Robert Nelson Alison Suttles William Bartholomew Pat Gervais Ronald Nelson and Jane Sossamon In Memory of Jackie Taylor Michael Bauer Gaylon and Stephanie Goodwin Envelopes Unlimited Inc./Cindy and Dr. Matthew and Catherine Coles Dr. Ellen Beauchamp Sandra and Bob Guiley Glenn Oakes Tedesco Tanya Bednarski and Greg Johnson Elizabeth Hammonds Steven and Victoria Odden Stephen Tenge Charlotte Behnke John and Cheryl Hendricks Kathleen O’Gorman Carla and Dan Thieme Theresa Binger Dan Hennessee Anthony Papini Jerome and Faye Truskowski Alice M. Brown Allyson Henry Rick and Debbie Patneaude Gail Tsai Kerry Burger Rod and Nancy Hochman Nancy and Mark Pellegrino The Twilight Exit Judith A. Chapman Ken and Melinda Holland Shelley and Gregg Percich Cornelis Van Rij Sandra B. Chivers James Holmes Karen E. Phillips Mark and Kathy Wagner Clearwater Spas Hal and Donna Howard Walt Pisco Mark and Christina Walker K. Linnea Peterson and John Corman Kathy and Michael Jackson Michael and Wendy Popke Patty and John White Alan and Gina Cox David and Riofelia Jones Llewelyn G. Pritchard and Jonie Ashby Jim and Deanna Wilson Jim and Nancy Crim Judy and Bill Jurden Pritchard The Zyskowski Family - In Loving Bob and Molly Davidson Nick and Michelle Keller Paula Raschko Memory of Jerry and Betty Mae Robert DeVinck Teddi Kendall Victrinia and Eric Ridgeway McBride John DeVore Karen Koon and Brad Edwards Doug and Lori Rosencrans 3 Anonymous +In-kind

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The 5th Avenue Theatre ACT–A Contemporary Theatre

David California, she served at the Seattle Symphony Kurt Beattie Armstrong where she is proud to have been part of the (Director/Artistic (Executive Producer team that built Benaroya Hall. In addition to Director) has been and Artistic Director) the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony creating theater for Puget Since his appointment Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as Sound audiences for in 2000, Armstrong well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre nearly 40 years as an has guided The 5th in New York. She began her career at the actor, playwright, and Avenue to a position University of Denver. She received her director. His productions as one of the nation’s Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s at ACT include Ramayana (with Sheila leading musical theater companies, acclaimed University in Lacey, Washington and is proud Daniels), The Pitmen Painters, Double Indemnity, for both its development and production of to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, The new works and its innovative stagings of Washington. She is a member of the National Lieutenant of Inishmore, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Becky’s New classic musicals. As a director, he has created Alliance for Musical Theater and a board Car, Intimate Exchanges, First Class, The memorable 5th Avenue productions of member of Seattle Rotary #4. Most recently, Pillowman, Mitzi’s Abortion, The Underpants, Candide, Hello, Dolly!, Sweeney Todd, White she served as a grants panelist for the National Bach at Leipzig, Vincent in Brixton, Black Coffee, Christmas, Hair, Mame, A Little Night Music, Endowment of the Arts. She is married to Alki, Moon for the Misbegotten, Fuddy Meers, The Secret Garden, Anything Goes, Company, award-winning actor Seán G. Griffin. Fully Committed, Via Dolorosa, and the holiday The Rocky Horror Show, Pippin, Vanities, classic, A Christmas Carol. Elsewhere he has Yankee Doodle Dandy!, and Saving Aimee, BILL BERRY directed at Seattle Repertory Theatre, The which made its Broadway debut as (Producing Director) Empty Space, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in served as The 5th Children’s Theatre, University of Washington, November 2012. Prior to The 5th, he spent Avenue’s associate San Jose Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee nearly 20 years as a freelance director, producing artistic Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre in choreographer, and librettist. His work has director and casting Houston, and Ojai Playwrights Festival. As an been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at director from 2002 actor, he has appeared in leading and major roles many leading regional theaters including The through 2009. During at ACT (most recently as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s that time, he directed Christmas Carol), the Seattle Repertory, Intiman, Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Company, as well as many regional theatres through 1995, he served as artistic director of Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and throughout the country. Beattie is a recipient of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Smokey Joe’s Café. You can see his direction on the Theatre Puget Sound Gregory A. Falls Armstrong has also written the books for the Broadway this summer as First Date moves into Sustained Achievement Award and was recently musicals The Wonder Years (winner of seven the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s directing work selected by Arts Fund for their Outstanding Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and has been seen at theaters across the country, Achievement in the Arts Award. Yankee Doodle Dandy! most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse where he directed a critically Gian-Carlo Bernadine acclaimed production of On the Town. Scandiuzzi (Bernie) C. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed (Executive Director) is a Griffin (Managing at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway founder of Agate Films Director) was Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American and Clear Pictures, appointed managing Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under producing such films as director in January the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date Prototype, Dark Drive, 2010 and is and Rent at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he Outpatient and The Flats, and Indieflix, a responsible for the served as the producing director for The 5th distribution company. In 1979, Scandiuzzi administrative, Avenue’s education and outreach programs. started Modern Productions, bringing to Seattle fundraising, information services and facility During that time he significantly expanded the such legendary bands as The Police, Devo, Nina operations, as well as oversight of all activities scope and impact of these initiatives, including Hagen, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, John Cale, related to the Board of Directors. Griffin first spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th Robert Frip, James Brown, Muddy Waters and joined the Theatre in 2002 as director of and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring many more. He performed in several plays at theater advancement and development. excellence in high school musical theater, as well The Empty Space Theatre including Aunt Dan During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has as substantially increasing the reach of the and Lemon, The Return of Pinocchio and Dracula. grown from a $10 million to a $25 million Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company In the early ‘80s, he collaborated with many organization. She brings to her position 30 throughout the Northwest. These programs Seattle performance artists such as Norman years of fundraising and arts management combined now serve 60,000 students annually. Durkee, Alan Lande and Jesse Bernstein. He experience. Prior to The 5th Avenue, she He also initiated the Show Talk series, which also acted in various films including Bugsy, The served as director of development for the seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Public Eye, Another You, Casanova’s Kiss and prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Killing Zoe. He graduated from the Ecole as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Berry was a freelance theater artist based in Superieure D’Art Dramatique of Geneva. Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to New York City.

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ACT Board of Trustees Dan Alexander Margaret Stanley Keith Larson* Emeritus Council Brian Turner Joan D. Barokas Rob G. Stewart Jane W. Lyons Richard C. Clotfelter Chairman Laurie P. Besteman Dr. Larry True Louise J. McKinney* P. Cameron DeVore* Charles Sitkin Colin Chapman Brian Turner Gloria A. Moses Esther Schoenfeld President Charles Fitzgerald Sita Vashee Nadine H. Murray Marvel Stewart* Richard Hesik Petra Franklin Dr. Sheree Wen Douglas E. Norberg Vice President, Governance and Daniel Hazzard Scott F. Wilson Kristin G. Olson A Contemporary Board Development Chair Richard Hesik Kyoko Matsumoto Wright Donald B. Paterson Theatre Foundation Stephanie Hilbert Eric Pettigrew Lisa Simonson Kermit Anderson Dr. Grady M. Hughes Pamela Powers Rob Stewart ACT Advisory Council President William J. Justen Katherine L. Raff Co-Treasurer and Finance Chairs Sheena Aebig Bill Kuhn Brooks G. Ragen Lucinda P. Richmond Bill Kuhn Dr. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr.* Vice President Diane Lind Aubrey Davis Catherine Roach Secretary Katherine L. Raff May McCarthy Daniel D. Ederer Jo Anne Rosen Daniel B. Hazzard Secretary Lauren Mikov Jean Burch Falls Sam Rubinstein* Facilities Chair Kelly A. Miller Jeannie M. Falls Faye Sarkowsky Catherine Roach Judy Ness Judy J Ness John H. Faris David E. Skinner Treasurer Development Chair Dr. George Ojemann Bradley C. Fowler Walter Walkinshaw* Brad Fowler Barry Scovel Dr. Greg Perkins Carolyn H. Grinstein Dr. Robert Willkens* John C. Siegler Audience Development Chair Ingrid Sarapuu Sara Comings Hoppin George V. Willoughby Charles Sitkin Brian Turner Barry B. Scovel C. David Hughbanks David E. Wyman, Jr. Brian Turner Past President John C. Siegler Jonathan D. Klein Jane H. Yerkes Lisa Simonson Christina Fraser *In memoriam Arts Fund Board Intern Charles P. Sitkin act staff

Executive Finance Scott Herman Production Mona Lang Kurt Beattie Sheila Smith Assistant Ticket Office Joan Toggenburger Scenic Charge Artist Artistic Director Director of Finance Supervisor Producing Director Lisa Bellero Carlo Scandiuzzi Tobi Beauchamp-Loya Skyler Burger Alyssa Byer Assistant Charge Artist Executive Director Payroll & Human Resources Georgina Cohen Central Heating Lab Marne Cohen-Vance Sergei Tschernisch Manager Aiden Karamanyan Production Manager Properties Master Director of Advancement Marketing, Sales, Julia Nardin Emily Cedergreen Ken Ewert Nicole Boyer Cochran and Communications Ticket Office Representatives Production Office Manager Master Properties Artisan Associate Executive Director Becky Lathrop Jim Moran Skylar Hansen Thomas Verdos Artistic Director of Marketing and House Manager Production Runner Lead Properties Artisan John Langs Communications Jeremy Rupprecht Stage Management Stage Operations Assistant House Manager Associate Artistic Director Marketing and Jeffrey K. Hanson Nick Farwell Javonna Arriaga Margaret Layne Communications Production Stage Manager Stage Operations Supervisors Michelle Berweiler Casting Director & Artistic Aubrey Scheffel Melissa Y. Hamasaki James Nichols Katie Bicknell Associate Associate Director of Marketing JR Welden Master Stage Carpenter Kristi Krein Anita Montgomery Nora Taylor Erin B. Zatloka Pam Mulkern Michelle Takashima Literary Manager and Director Marketing Coordinator Stage Managers Master Electrician Dave Thomas of Education Mark Siano Lisa Armstrong Max Langley Adam Vanhee Christine Sumption Public Relations Manager Production Assistant Master Sound Engineer Cadi Weaver Literary Associate Sebastien Scandiuzzi Costume Departments Brendan Patrick Hogan Elizabeth Zeff Kenna Kettrick Video Manager Carolyn Keim Resident Sound Designer Audience Services Education Associate Linas Phillips Costume Director Brad Howe Christine Jew Dan Rector Video Production Associate Connie Rinchiuso Central Heating Lab Volunteer Usher Coordinator Literary Intern Apex Media Costume Shop Foreman Technical Associate Administration Advertising Development Kim Dancy For This Production Adam Moomey Chris Bennion Jennessa West First Hand & Lead Dresser Jason Montgomery Operations Manager Production Photographic Development Consultant Sally Mellis Stagehand Susanna Pugh Services Ben Derby Wardrobe Master Candace Frank Venue Manager Christa Fleming Corporate Giving and Joyce Degenfelder Assistant to the Costume Robert McDonald Graphic Design Campaign Manager Wig Master Director John Osebold Facilities Maintenance Harumi Yanagiswa Scenic Departments Veronica Dimoff Grant Writer AC/R Services Marketing Intern Steve Coulter Holly Kipp Angela Palmer Engineer Sales and Audience Technical Director Marta Olson Donor Relations Coordinator Lawrence Curington Services Derek Baylor Julia Trimarco Kyle Thompson IT Support Manager Jessica Howard Assistant Technical Director Stitchers Board Liaison and Development Ash Hyman Associate Director of Sales Austin Smart Marta Olson Coordinator Executive Associate Robert Hankins Master Scenic Carpenter Lead Dresser Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Sales Operations Manager Sean Wilkins Holly Kipp Catering Lynch Resources Lead Scenic Carpenter Dresser Bar and Concessions Telemarketing Jeff Manzolli Susannah Anderson Joe Mangialardi Nick Murel Scenic Painter Ticket Office Supervisor Scenic Carpenters Ariana Donofrio Properties Artisan

30 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company / act– a contemporary theatre 5th Avenue Theatre Staff

David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director Bernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director Bill Berry, Producing Director

EXECUTIVE AND Jeff Carpenter Staci Towne Usher Staff Craig Bradshaw ADMINISTRATION Junior Marketing Associate - Development Assistant & Intranet Kathleen Bryant, Sue Campbell, Shari Programmer Sean Glynn Communications Administrator Carlson, Frank Chinn, Jessica Davis, Karen Katz Executive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong Jeramy Sewer Barbie Denend, Chip Edwards, Karen Head Sound Engineer & Mr. Berry Junior Marketing Associate - Education and Outreach Hall, Chris Halstead, Nancy Harris, James Rudy Lisa Graham Groups/Single Ticket Sales Anya Rudnick Jennifer Hayes, George James, Sophia Assistant Sound Engineer Executive Assistant to Ms. Griffin Mary Dellasega Director of Education and Outreach Kowalski, Nancy LaRoque, Emily Kelly Mickelson Kelly Radke Patron Relations Connie Corrick LaVassar, Sean Martin, Tony Mazzella, Key Sound Engineer Office Manager Community Programs Coordinator Sue Moser, Angela Neice, Robin Diana J. Gervais Customer Service/Ticketing Orlando Morales Obourn, Bill Parker, Kathy Parker, Production Property Master ARTISTIC Maryke VanBeuzekom Education Programs Coordinator Erin Pike, Sue Pozo, Kris Raftis, Scott Tristan E. Hansen Ian Eisendrath Senior Customer Database Manager Lauren Ruhl Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Paula Creative Property Master Alhadeff Family Director of New Works Nichole Mines Rising Star Project Production Wharton Ron Darling & Musical Supervisor Customer Database Manager Coordinator Assistant Property Master Frank Lott Khajha Rogers Lindsay Kujawa Stage Door/Security Staff Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart Associate Producer Customer Service Manager Education Intern Warren Bohner, Jessica Davis, Karen Props Artisans Lauren Smith Christina Moon Andrew Moe Hall, George James, Christine Jew, C. Luke Mathis Company Manager Customer Service Manager - Box Office Education Intern Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg Head Builder Albert Evans Martha McKee Plimpton Brian Ainslie Artistic and Music Associate Assistant Customer Service Manager Finance Builder Dane Andersen Isabel Dickey Dean Frerker ATTORNEYS Christopher Moad Orchestra Manager Assistant Customer Service Manager Vice President of Finance For The 5th Avenue Theatre: Costume Shop Manager Makaela Pollock Rory Krout Levin Plotkin & Menin Deborah Engelbach New Works Associate Customer Service Associates Controller Loren H. Plotkin and Susan Mindell Costume & Wardrobe Assistant Lisa Hermanson, Michael Nutting Candis Anderson, Jordan Becke, Joanna McRho John W. Hanley, Jr. Gillian Paulson Music Apprentices Sarah Dickson, Jenna Galdun, Megan Accountant Sendroff & Baruch, LLP Draper Kirsten Helland Gurdine, Kasey Harrison, Kelsey Aleksandra Zigta Jeanna Gomez Casting Associate Kelmel, Becky Lewis, Sean Murphy, Accounts Payable Coordinator Production Master Crafts Kelsey Thorgalsen Meghan Nash, Amanda Robinson, Sean Stelfox Julia L. Collins Robin Montero, Ruthie Nicklaus, Casting Intern Sascha Streckel, Tenille VanHollebeke, Accounting Associate Production Manager First Hands Patricia Hein Pam Wagher, Patrick Walrath, Mo Chapman Marlys McDonald Artistic Intern Aleksandra Weil Information Technology Production Logistics Coordinator Wardrobe Master Logan Skirm Jim Cornelson Erik Holden Randy Werdal New Works Intern Direct Sales/Telefundraising Director of IT Technical Director Assistant Wardrobe Master Star Zatine Melisa Bumpus Evan Ritter Mary Jones Communications, Direct Sales/Telefunding Manager Helpdesk Administrator Technical Production Coordinator Head Hair and Make-up marketing and Ticketing Devin Williams Rachel Bury, Rachael Dorman Heather Sincic Sean Kelly Direct Sales/ Telefunding Assistant Operations Season Production Assistants Assistant Hair and Make-up Vice President of Marketing & Manager Catherine Johnstone Shannin Strom-Henry Aime Palmer Communications Niklaus Lopez Director of Facility Operations Costume and Wardrobe Director Charge Artist Gretchen Douma Group Sales Representative Alda Shepherd Laurel S. Horton Director of Marketing Darren Camp, Dee Carey, Camille Facility Manager Head Carpenter Services Peggy Busteed Cornacchia, Ray Feighery, Wilda Jaime Welker Greg Davis AAA Pest Control • Ad Mark Director of Customer Service Heard, Dan Jacoby, Stephen Jones, Front of House Manager Production Carpenter Services • ACCO • Alphagraphics Irwin Michelman, Peter Rollins Alicia Hall Ken Berg • Capital Grille • Dennis Warshall Marketing and Public Relations Representatives Assistant House Manager Automation Carpenter Art and Events • Eden Pest Control Chris Marcacci Dale Arp, Lila Hughes, John Hudson • Evergreen Fire and Safety • Marketing Manager - Subscriptions Development Bobby Mañuva Head Flyman/Rigger Fantasy Finishes • Global Carpet Brittany Carpenter Michelle Moga Head Ushers Dave McCawley Care • Interior Environments, Inc Marketing Manager Vice President of Philanthropy Mike Chang, Erin Pike, Van Pham, Production Flyman • Justin Orvold Home Renovation Jennifer Flood Christine Aguon Lauren Ruhl Sean Callahan • Mailhandlers • Mark Kitaoka and Marketing Manager Special Projects Manager Assistant Head Usher Head Electrician Tracy Martin • Mayflower Park Hotel Bridget Summers Nick Cail Sue Campbell, Barbie Denand, William Rearick • McCallum Print Group • McKinstry Public Relations Manager Corporate Giving Manager Kathy Parker, Marty Weston, Paula Assistant Electrician • Minuteman Press • Pacific Furniture August Laguio Madison Murphy Wharton, Lisa Brooks Stephen A. Graham Installation • Palomino • Penske • Senior Graphic Designer Donor Relations Associate Concierges Moving Light Programmer Prime Electric • Rainier Building Carmel Dunn Molly Suhr Christine Jew Ross M. Brown Services • Servicemark LLC • Standard Graphic Designer Grants Manager Usher and Stage Door Scheduler Key Electrician Parking • Topper’s English Floral Robin Herbst Jeanne Thompson Jim Malatak Design • Unico Properties • Union Junior Graphic Designer Individual Giving Manager Volunteer Coordinator Square Garage • Walter E. Nelson Co. • Whitman • Zee Medical Service

PATRON INFORMATION - ACT THEATRE

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOOD & DRINK ADDRESS In the event of an emergency, please wait for an Food is not allowed in the theater. Tuxedos & Tennis ACT Theatre is located at 700 Union Street, Seattle WA announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be Shoes is the preferred caterer of ACT Theatre. 98101. Ticket Office Phone Number: (206) 292-7676. available for assistance. Administrative Office Phone Number (206) 292-7660. ACCESSIBILITY Fax Number: (206) 292-7670. EMERGENCY NUMBER Wheelchair seating is available. The theater is equipped The theater’s emergency number in the Union lobby is with the Senheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; WEBSITE (206) 292-7667. Leave your exact seat location with your headsets are available from the house manager for use, free www.acttheatre.org. emergency contact in case they need to reach you. of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. Braille programs are available at no cost. THEATER RENTAL SMOKING POLICY For information regarding booking, please contact Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theater or ACT Theatre offers American Sign Language interpreted, [email protected]. within 25 feet of the entrance. audio described and open captions performances. For more information, email [email protected]. GROUP SALES FIREARMS POLICY Groups of 10 or more can save. Call (206) 292-7676 or No firearms of any kind are allowed in any part of the LOST & FOUND email [email protected]. theater. Call (206) 292-7676 from 12 PM to 6 PM, Tues-Sun. Untitled-1 1 2/11/13 9:52 AM