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Spectacular Beehive and Davis, Mid-Life!The Crisis United Methodist Church in Dog's Life, Democracy, and Directors Lab West and the roles include Carol in the Bunraku Puppet design Musical, Mack iJl.Mabel, The Heath, where her husband, The Odd Couple. Her stage Society of Stage Directors & Oleanna forTotally Wow for Tales of Mount Olympus, Goodbye Girl and A Dog's Scott, is the pastor. managing expertise has Choreographers (Member). Productions, Alice in Closer our Fall Children's Show. Life. Terry has performed also been utilized by the Marianne's education for ICT Theatre on the Edge, Mr. Coleman has been with Casa Mariana, Dallas Amanda West LIGHTING Shakespeare Festival of includes the University of Rose in Secret Garden for recognized by The Dallas Theater Center, Flower DESIGN »Ms.West holds Dallas, Plano Repertory Florida and the Manhattan Plaza Theatre, and Sooze Theatre League, Leon Rabin Mound PerformingArts a BFA fromTexas Wesleyan Theatre and Wayside School of Music. She says in Suburbia forUniversity Awards, The Dallas Critics Theater, Lyric Stage, Irving; University and returns, Theater in Virginia, where thanks to a long list of Players, UNT. Tricia is a Forum Awards, The Dallas and Theatre Arlington. He having previously designed she served as Resident people forhelping her finda University of North Texas Observer 'Best Of....' Issue, won a Rabin Award and is lights for Trysts in Toledo, Equity Stage Manager. She way back to then. graduate and now spreads and the Column Awards a recipient of numerous Don't Dress for Dinner, currently teaches theatre the joy of theatre to her forhis contribution to local Column Awards. Talley's Folly, and The 25th at both the University of Chad Peterson HUNTER» middle school students. theatre. Annual Putnam County North Texas and Richland Mr. Peterson returns to our She sends much love to Pamela Holcomb-McLain Spelling Bee. Her work is College, but her teaching stage and will be remem- Mike, her family, and to this Terry Dobson MUSICAL ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIREC· well known in area theatres experience includes UTD, bered forhis performances amazing group of artists DIRECTOR/LARRY» Mr. TOR» Ms. Mclain returns including: The History TWU, Eastern New Mexico in The Mousetrap, Mack - we founda way back to Dobson, a member of forher eighth show with Boys, Uptown Players; and Univ., and the University of and Mabel, and The 25th then! Theatre Three's Artistic Theatre Three, having most WaterTower Theatre, Dallas; Central Arkansas. Annual Putnam County Staffsince May 1980, recently served as musical Duncanville Community Spelling Bee on our Main Alexander Ross JEFF» Mr. currently serves as T3's director of Theatre Three's Theatre; Circle Theatre, Fire CAST Stage and in Theatre Too, Ross will be remembered Musical Director and 2010 revival of/ Love You, Station Theatre, Jubilee Look What's Happened to forhis performancein our Company Manager. Terry You're Petfect, Now Change. Theatre, Santa Fe Train Marianne Galloway SUSAN Pixie Decosta, written by Theatre Too production of directed (and accompa- Previously she assisted Mr. Station, W. E. Scott Theatre, »Ms.Galloway makes Bruce Coleman. A few of Woody Guthrie's American nied) the longest running Dobson with The Goodbye Stage West and the Tarrant her vampire-slaying debut his favoriteprior produc- Song, and wants to thank all stage production in Dallas Girl, Midlife!The Crisis County College, NE and SE at Theatre Three! Her tions include The Little Dog of you forsupporting live theater history- Theatre Musical, The Big Bang, The campuses, all in Ft. Worth; Metroplex appearances Laughed and Urinetown theatre and [title of sho,w]! Three's production of/ Love Light in the Piazza, Woody Artisan Center Theatre, include: Izzy in Rabbit - WaterTowerTheatre and Alex's appearances in You, You're Petfect, Now Guthrie's American Song, Hurst; Lyric Stage, Irving; Hole and Eunice in A Thrill Me and Facts of Life: Metroplex venues include Change; recent assign- and the 2009 revival of/ and Plano Repertory The- Streetcar Named Desire The Lost Episode -Uptown Uptown Players and Lyric ments are the Theatre Too Love You, You're Petfect, atre and Rover Dramawerks, for Contemporary Theatre Players. Other Metroplex Stage. He is a recent season opener, Woody Now Change. Pam's credits in Plano. Amanda designed of Dallas, June in Sanders venues forChad include graduate of Oklahoma City Guthrie's American Song, include musical direction lighting forthe 2008 Leon Family Christmas - One Contemporary Theatre of University where he was a and Songs of the Red Head, and playing forshows Rabin Awards for the Dallas Thirty Productions, Agatha Dallas, Dallas Children's vocal performancemajor. The Music of Danny Kaye, at Garland Civic Theatre Theatre League. In addition II in Guys and Dolls - Water- Theater, Shakespeare Alex has no upcoming I and our Mainstage produc- (The Mikado, Beauty and to her expertise in lighting J,. Tower Theater, Cathryn Dallas, ICT MainStage, engagements so, please, tion of The 25th Annual the Beast, All Shook Up) design, she frequently in Mummy's Claw - Dallas Irving; and Theatre if you like what you see Putnam County Spelling and ICT MainStage, Irving designs scenery and sound. Children's Theater, Sylvia Arlington. He's pumped tonight, hire him! Lots of Bee. Last season, Terry was (Nunsense and The Pirates in Sylvia - Theatre Coppell, to be killing vampires with love to my amazing family, the musical director for of Penzance- Column Kerry Cole AEA STACE and Charlotte in Angry these amazing folksin this friends and Jess, the most Theatre Three's production Award). She has taught MANAGER» Ms. Cole is Glances- Rite of Passage- dream of a show. understanding girlfriend, ,, of Lost in the Stars, The musical theatre classes at no stranger to Theatre FIT. Dallas affiliations who admits I have a Light in the Piazza and the Dallas Children's Theater Three audiences, having include Risk Theater Tricia PonsfordHEIDI » Ms. makeup bag bigger than 2009 return engagement and Rockwall Community performedin, directed and Initiative (Founder/Artistic Ponsfordis back on our hers and loves me anyway. of I Love You, You're Petfect, Playhouse. Currently she served as the AEA stage Director), Contemporary stage and will be remem- Now Change. Prior season teaches through Dallas manager in many of our Theatre of Dallas (Artistic bered for her appearances music directing assign- Summer Musicals Academy productions, including: Associate), and Lincoln Cen- in House and Garden and ments include All About and teaches music to Defiance, I Love You, You're ter Theater Directors Lab; Don't Dress for Dinner. Bette, An Evening with Bette preschool students at First Perfect, Now Change, A additional affiliationsare Other favoriteMetro pl ex C T3 SEASON CALENDAR
2009-2010 THEATRE THREE THEATRE TOO
THE ROYAL FAMILY BEDROOM FARCE WOODY GUTHRIE'S I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW July 30 -August 30 February 25-March 28 AMERICAN SONG CHANGE The landmark comedy by The ingenious, marriage disas June 19-July 26 January 29-February 28 George S. Kaufmanel Edna Ferber. ter comedy by Alan Ayckbourn. A new musical by Peter Glazer. The annual return of the "Snappily directed by Theatre Three "Jae Alder wisely keeps his production I "Theatre Three's basement musical revues perfect revue by Joe DiPietro el co-founder Jae Alder, the 1927 play.. gener light and ends up with a pleasant evening have been among its most memorable Jimmy Roberts. ates laughs from boisterous, quarrelsome of marriage mishap and make-up. Not offerings in recent years, and Woody ". this show is just about "Perfect."And, of TICKETS& characters who bring as much drama to bad considering the task After all, to Guthrie's American Song is one of the Theatre Three, Inc. INFORMATION course, it's the quintessential Valentine their offstage relationships as to their rephrase the old adage: Marriage is easy, best in the series." -- Lawson Taitte, The event (I dare you not to squeeze your 2800 Routh Street 214-871-3300 work on the boards."-· Manuel Mendoza, Farce -that's hard."-· David Novinski, D Dallas MorningNews . Suite 168 theatre3dallas.com sweetheart's hand when Floyd sings The Dallas MorningNews Magazine's Front Row "Shouldn't I Be Less in Love.")"·· Perry Dallas, Texas 75201 SIX DANCE LESSONS IN Stewart, TheaterJones THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM (TITLE OF SHOW) SIX WEEKS COUNTY SPELLING BEE April 22-May 23 August 28-September 20 BILL W. AND DR. BOB September 24-0ctober 25 An original Broadway musical A comedy by Richard Alfieri. March 26-April 18 The recent Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Jeff "It's big, strong, and full of life, but imbued The story behind the start of hit by William Finn elRachel Bowen and book by HunterBell. with a compelling intimacy... Bottom line: A.A. by Stephen Bergman elJanet Sheinkin. In the uproarious tradition of backstage this is a great show to watch and get lost Surrey. "Putnam County fitsexceptionally well musicals, this 2006 Off-Broadway hit in."-· Matt Gunther,John Garcia's The "This play enlightens and teaches without at Theatre 3 - even better than it did followstwo theater geeks as they try to Column crossing over to preachy. It serves to on Broadway- because the theater's pursue their idea of happiness: create a entertain as well as draw that intimate, in-the-round space can make really great musical just in time to make SNAKE IN THE GRASS invisible hand signal from one 'Green us feel as if we really are in a school the deadline for a theater festival The October 23-November 15 Martian' to another that says, 'I've been gymnasium," -· Jerome Weeks, Art"<.Seek songwriting team considers all sorts there too and I get it ' Whether of fabulous ideas as they try to cobble A comedy mystery ghost-story by Alan Ayckbourn. you've been a spouse, sibling, parent, TALLEY'S FOLLY together this last minute production, child, family, coworker, or friend of an November 19-December 20 discovering all of the hilarious backstage "Snake in the Grass is a must-see being as alcoholic, Bill W. and Dr. Bob at drama of putting on a show it is the season of ghosts and ghouls and Theatre Three is one meeting that you The Pulitzer Prize-winning ,311. But watch your wine glass and your should not miss!" ·· Cheryl Cory.John romantic comedy by Lanford step. And be sure to keep a lookout Garcia's The Column Wilson. behind you. There are lots of laughs to "Everyone involved with Theatre Three and be had and heart strings to be pulled." BLANKITY-BLANK Talley's Folly should be remarkably proud ·· Jenny Block, EdgeDallas.com May 21 - June 13 This is, quite simply, one of the A brand new fill-in-the-blank finestplays I've seen this year."-- Doug musical by Dodasovich, EdgeDallas.com ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE Scott Warrender. CHRISTMAS Blankity-Blank is a rollercoaster ride of AMY'S VIEW November 27-December 20 a new musical. Each performance is December 31-January 31 unique because the audience provides A musical tale by Sean Grennan el over 130 pieces of missing information: A serious comedy by Sir David Leah Okimoto. names, places, job titles, locations .. the Hare. "Ultimately, it's as comfortingly list goes on. It's a breezy and delightful "Under the sure-handed direction of sentimental as sipping a cup of cocoa one-of-a-kind theatrical experience by the Theatre Three Executive Producer/ under a flannel blanket."-· Arnold Wayne creator of Das Barbecu! J Jones, Dallas Voice Director Jae Alder, the play is a skillfully acted, thought-provoking dramedy that lingers with you long after the finalbows." SONGS OF THE REDHEAD, THE -- Doug Dodasovich, EdgeDallas.com MUSIC OF DANNY KAYE January 7-January 24 A tribute to a legendary performer by Don Alan Croll. "But all in all, Mr. Croll is a marvelous, fanciful performer who knows how to share pleasure, warmth and radiance " .. Christopher Soden, DallasExaminer.com The cast of[title ofshow] rehearses the show. C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... nk ')���l���:r:�� • By Special Arrangement with the playwright
MUSICAL NUMBERS Scott Warrender THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF .. COMPOSER/PLAYWRIGHT TOO DIRECTOR "Blankity-Blank" K. Doug Miller COMPANY His best-known work, Das Barbecu!, a comic re-telling ofWagner's Ring Cycle commissioned MUSIC AL DIRECTOR "True" by Seattle Opera, was produced Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theater. Scott's other Vonda K. Bowling JULIAN, GLORIA, PETALUMA, & shows include: Living Color, The Plexiglass Slipper, The January Book, World's Fair Cruise, Lights, PHOTOCOPY BOY SET DESIGNJacAlder Happypants!, The Texas Chainsaw Manicurist, Busload of Blonds and The Lantern Room. His LIGHTING DESIGN PaulArnold "Busy, Photocopy Boy" song, "My Lullaby", was one of five featured in Disney's The Lion King II:Simba's Pride. He PHOTOCOPY BOY & COMPANY COSTUME DESIGN currently teaches at Cornish College for the Arts in Seattle. Bruce R. Coleman "Theater By The Sea" PETALUMA "Ifl Could Sing I'd DoA Number Putnam County Spelling energies of the theatre's gen- CAST Here" ARTISTIC STAFF Bee, and Another Night erous and inventive Board ACTOR 5 Merri Brewer ACTOR 5 & COMPANY Before Christmas. She is the of Directors. His thanks to JULIAN *ChristopherJ. Deaton "Dead, Dead, Dead" K. Doug Miller co-founder of Dallas Young all, and to all Theatre Three's ACTOR 5 & PETALUMA PHOTOCOPY BOY, PETALUMA, & DIRECTOR» Mr. Miller's Artists and is the Middle and playgoers, he extends his COMPANY **Marisa Diotalevi on-stage credits at T3 include Upper School Choir Director usual admonition: "Enjoy PETALUMA ''Julie Johnson "Something" The Big Bang, The Fantasticks, at Greenhill School. Vonda yourselves!" PHOTOCOPY BOY *Gregory Lush JULIAN, GLORIA, & COMPANY The Frogs, and Saturday lives in Rowlett with husband "Dead Reprise, By Him" GLORIAArianna Movassagh Night. PHOTOCOPY BOY & PETALUMA Local directing Jeffrey and their two sons, Bruce R. Coleman credits include Plaid Tidings Harrison and Mason. COSTUME DESIGN» Mr. PRODUCTION STAFF "Something Wicked" COMPANY (WaterTowerTheatre) A Coleman continues his AEA STAGE MANAGER Man of No Importance, Love! JacAlder occupancy as Resident Artist ''Terry Vandivort "Shameless Finale" COMPANY Valour! Compassion!, AIDA, SET DESIGN» Mr. Alder at Theatre Three. Past T3 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul The Last Session, Valley of serves Theatre Three as design credits include Woody PRODUCTION ASSISTANT the Dolls, and Twilight of the Executive Producer-Director. Guthrie's American Song ( Samantha Saucedo Golds (Uptown Players),Jack He is a co-founder (in 1961) set and costumes ), Pixie De MASTER CAR�ENTER Jeffrey Schmidt andJill (Second Thought ofTheatre Three, following Costa ( costumes), Crimes MASTER ELECTRICIAN David Gibson Theatre), Click, Clack, Moo the leadership of his late of the Heart (set ), Trysts SCENIC ARTIST David Walsh (Dallas Children's Theater) wife, Norma Young. Jae in Toledo(costumes), and PRODUCTION CREW and Pump Boys a[Dinettes most recently designed and Murder on the Nile (cos- John Davenport, David Gibson, Lost in the Stars, The tumes). Other local design Samantha Saucedo, Sara Schultz, (CTD). He has also directed directed Royal Family, Amy's View and David Wilkins staged readings for Kitchen and work includes costumes and Dog Theatre and Echo and directed Bedroom Farce. scenery for Uptown Players Theatre. Doug received the His other duties include of Dallas, ICT MainStage in 2009 D/FW Critics Forum heading the administrative Irving, Kitchen Dog Theatre Award for Directing, as well and financialteam of the the- of Dallas, The Junior Players as several Column Awards. atre, selecting repertoire, and of Dallas, and about a zillion He is represented by The working in the community black and white sets for Kurt Mary Collins Agency and is and in Texas for the promo- Kleinmann and Pegasus very excited to be working tion of the Arts. In this latter Theatre of Dallas. Next up again with Vonda Bowling capacity, he serves on the forBruce at T3 will be set and and such an amazing cast. board ofTexas Non-Profit costume design forour Rock Theatres and is a founding and Roll Summer Spectacu- Vonda Bowling and continuing member of lar Beehive and the Bunraku MUSICAL DIRECTOR» Ms. the Advisory Board of the Puppet design forTa les of Bowling has been a musical Arts Magnet High School, is Mount Olympus, our Fall resource forT3 since 2008 on the KERA Advisory Board, Children's Show. Mr. Cole- and this will be her eighth and, through the Dallas Area man has been recognized by ,,. ABOVE: production. Past shows Cultural Advocacy Coalition, The Dallas Theatre League Julie Johnson There will be no intermission. include: I Love You, You're is a member of the Advisory Leon Rabin Awards, The RIGHT Special belated thanks to Christopher David Perfect, Now Change (x2), A Committee forDallas Arts Dallas Critics Forum Awards, Merri Brewer Taylor forthe vintage cigarette pack used in Dog's Life (Column Award Advocacy Day - August 20, The Dallas Observer 'Best Theatre Three's production of Bill W. /j(_Dr. Bob. Nomination), The Light in the 2009. He is supported in the Of....' Issue, and the Column * indicates members working under Actor's Please silence your cell phones and all Piazza, Lost in the Stars (D/ mission ofTheatre Three by Awards forhis contribution Equity Association contracts in this production. electronic devices. No photography or ** indicates a performerenrolled in the AEA videography is allowed without the consent of FW Theatre Critics Forum many artists, a hard-working to local theatre. membership candidate program. the theater. Award), The 25th Annual and dedicated staff, and the a BLANKITY-BLANKBIOGRAPHIES
LEFTTO RIGHT: Gregory Lush, Arianna Movassagh, Christopher J. Deaton, and Marisa Diotalevi
Paul Arnold Look What's Happened to Network Star. Or maybe just young), and has performed Lovett in a concert version of Arianna Movassagh GLORIA LIGHTING DESIGN» Mr. Pixie DeCosta, The Musical a rock star... in other Metroplex venues: Sweeney Todd at the Morton » Ms. Movassagh returns Arnold returns to use his of Musicals, The Musical; Dallas Children's Theater, H. Meyerson. Metroplex to our stage and was most technological expertise in Murder on the Nile, Elegies: A Christopher Deaton JULIAN Contemporary Theatre of credits include the roles of recently seen as Olive in The lighting design with us again. Song Cycle;June Moon and »Mr.Deaton makes his first Dallas, Pegasus Theatre, Dolly/Hello Dolly, and the 25th Annual Putnam County His recent work in Theatre Our Town. As an actor, Terry appearance on our stage. Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Godmother/Plexiglass Slipper, Spelling Bee, but will be Too has been Bill W. t1[Dr. was most recently seen in However, his theatrical and Uptown Players, all in Lyric Stage, Irving; Mrs. remembered for her perfor- Bob, Songs of the Redhead: this season's Bedroom Farce. credits include: Dance With Dallas; WaterTower Theatre, Potts/Beauty and the Beast, mances in Woody Guthrie's The Music ofDanny Kaye, Other appearances include Me (York Theatre, New York Addison; Theatre Arlington, and Miss Mona/The Best American Song, Murder on Woody Guthrie's American Lost in the Stars, A Funny City), Captain Hook in Peter Irving Community Theatre Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Nile, and Mack t1[Mabel. Song, Six Dance Lessons Thing Happened on the Way Pan, Joe Hardy in Damn Main Stage, Plano Repertory Bass Hall, Ft. Worth. Arianna's Metroplex credits in Six Weeks, and Snake to the Forum, Broken Glass, Yankees, and Shere Kahn in Theatre, and The Labyrinth include: Tamela in Hello in the Grass. Paul's prior Into the Woods, Pygmalion, Disney's TheJungle Book Theatre, Richardson. She Gregory Lush PHOTOCOPY Human Female, Audacity Theatre Toocredits are The The Boyfriend, A Small Family (Casa Maiiana,Ft. Worth), now spends most of her BOY» Mr. Lush is back home Theatre Lab; and Bootstraps LaVidas' Landlord, Season's Business, Shadow/ands, Wait- Bamatabois/Courfeyrac time writing and performing with us... downstairs this Comedy Theatre, Dallas Chil- Greetings, I Love Your; You're ing for Godot, Sly Fox, and in Les Miserables (Theatre comedy, raising her daughter time. His T3 credits include dren's Theater, Dallas Theater Perfect, Now Change, and The Devil's Disciple. Under the Stars), Anthony in and selling copiers. Not Tr ysts in Toledo, A Dog's Center TCT, and Uptown Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical. Sweeney Todd (Lyric Theatre necessarily in that order... Life, The Goodbye Girl, and Players in Dallas; WaterTower He filledassignments on our CAST of Oklahoma City), Chris Pygmalion. Gregory most Theatre, Addison; Lyric Stage, Mainstage as Master Electri- in SmokeyJoe's Cafe (New Julie Johnson recently appeared as Tr igorin Irving; and Casa Maiiana, Ft. cian forCrimes of the Heart, A Merri Brewer ACTOR 5 » Ms. Stage Theatre), Gaston in PETALUMA» Ms. Johnson in KitchenDog Theatre's Worth. Favorite rples include Dog's Lifeand Murder on the Brewer holds a BFA from Disney's Beauty and the returns to our stage forher production of The Seagull and Adele/A Man of No lmpor- Nile. Paul received training at Texas Christian University Beast (Red Mountain Theatre fourthperformance, her last at Second Thought Theatre tance, Rosa Bud/The Mystery Emporia State University in in theatre and TV and is Co. & Surflight Theatre), Joe one being the role of Mae in Hunter Gatherers. Other of Edwin Orood, Anita/West Kansas, where he did lighting making her debut with Sutter in The SpitfireGrill West in Dirty Blonde. Since Metroplex credits include Side Story, Liz/The Book of design for Proof and Time for Theatre Three. Merri's (Stage West, Ft. Worth), and receiving her BA degree from Tommy atDallas Theatre Cen- Liz, The Baker's Wife/Into The Ives. He has also done work theatre credits include Cinderella's Prince/Wolf in Austin College, Sherman, TX, ter, Love's Labours Lost and Woods (2002Dallas Theatre in Lawrence, Kansas; the shows at Stage West (Ruth Into The Woods (WaterTower Julie has enjoyed a varied The Tempest at Shakespeare League Award recipient) and Astor's Beechwood Theatre, in Blithe Spirit) and Echo Theatre, Dallas). Christopher and exciting career spanning Dallas, Breathe at Uptown June/Musical of Musicals, The Newport, Rhode Island; and Theatre at the FIT Festival is a member of Actors' Equity Broadway, Off-Broadway, Players, The Neverending Musical (2006 Dallas/Ft. Maine State Music Theatre, (Carrie in Home Front). She Association. regional theatre and concerts. Story at Dallas Children's Worth Theatre Critic's Forum Brunswick, Maine. is a skilled improvisational On Broadway, she appeared Theater, and then in Chicago Award recipient). actor, and has performed Marisa Diotalevi ACTOR 5 in Hal Prince's Candide. - Denmark at Victory Gardens. Terry Vandivort AEA STACE with Lone Star Comedy and & PETALUMA» MsDiotalevi Her Off-Broadwayappear- Gregory is the recipient of MANAGER» Mr. Vandivort, a The Guava Bomblettes. A returns to our stage and ances include Oas Barbecu, numerous Column Awards ,, veteran stage manager and busy broadcast actor, she will be remembered forher Roadside, and a workshop of and D/FW Critic's Forum actor at Theatre Three since has appeared in films (Its performancesin House The Rink. Her recent concert Awards, as well as having 1970, has stage managed in the Water; Ramming and Garden and Another JulieJohnson Sings received been named best actor by 13 shows for us: All About Speed, and FLMKR), and Night Before Christmas. She critical acclaim. In 2003 theDallas Observer. His Bette -An Evening With commercials (pitching for has worked the American she made her Carnegie Hall firstfeature film,/ Become Bette Davis (x2), A Christmas Mary Kay, Southwest Airlines Theatre fromcoast to coast debut singing with the New Gilgamesh, is slated to screen Memory (x2), Popcorn, My and Samsung). Her backup (and beyond!) forthe last 25 York Pops Orchestra and this summer. 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Wells, John T. & Mary Willett, Clark & Jane William Matthews, Cynthia Maxwell, Marcia LEADING PLAYERS Willingham McGoey, Samuel R. &Barbara McKenney, $500-$999 BACKSTAGE BENEFACTORS Hilda S. McLaughlin, K. Messerschrnitt,Leon Cameron Ballantyne, Susan E. Barkley, $125-$249 FRIENDS Miller, Mr. &Mrs. W.W. MillerIII, Marion Lawrence & Elizabeth Barron, KEMB, Mr. & Barbara Alexander, Craig & Mary Anderson, $50-$124 and Stewart Mitchell, Weldon Moore, Elaine Mrs. Marion L. Brockette, Morris S. Crim, Steve & Mary Baker, John P. Bell, Jr., Dr. & Bernhard & Jean Andresen, Harold R. & Marion G. Morrison, Carolyn &Stewart Musket, Gregg Brig. Gen H.J. Dalton.Jr., Joan Eschrich, Bobby Mrs. Steven A. Bell, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence G. Avery, Ziona &Edwin Balaban, Sharie Barnett, &Debbie Nieman, George Nilan, Jr.,Carol & &Anne Fincher, Ms. MarnieGraham, Dr. & Besson, Ms. Emily Beyette, Cathey Ann Fears Catherine B. Bass, Anne Bell, Carl & Jeanette James Norris, Rudy Norris, Mary & Alex Oral, Mrs. Leonard Graivier, Mr. Alex Harnerrnan, and Mark Blaquiere, Dr. Jo Ellen Bogert, Mr. & Benson, Mr. &Mrs. J. Jerry Berman, John & Jim Parsons, Ms. Carlene Peal-Sconce, Yvonne Ms. Sarah M. Hansen, Brian & Sue Loncar, Mrs. Gregory K. Boydston, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Betty Birkner, Julie Blackwell, Rita Blasser, Mr. Perkins, Ralph Perry, William Pervin & Susan Mr. and Mrs. TornMcCasland, Jr., Casey & Boyer, Pete & Joan Brodton, Mrs. Francine Robert Briggs, Vernon & Helga Brown, Kevin Chizeck, Russell &Murphy Phillips, Lynn & Megan McManernin,Paul Coggins & Regina Burrows, Col. & Mrs. Earl M. Buys, Bill & Buehler, Daniel &Marcia Carrithers, Rita Kendall Quisenberry, Ms. Helen Randolph, Montoya, June S. Morgan, Sandra & Warren Fran Carter, Martha Ann Cates, Betty and Cavanaugh, Ms. Lalah Dee Chaney, Ms. JoAnn Mr. Joseph M. Revesz, Dr. &Mrs. Murray Rice, Mundy, William &Elya Naxon, Mr. Patrick TornCox, Michael L. Dailey, Amon & Pauline Charlesworth, KirnCheshier, Terry & Ann Ms. Dana Rigg, Ed &Carolyn Roderick, David Parise, Bradford Reeves, Nancy Rivin, Deedie Denur, Carol Jablonski & Michael Dill, John & Conner, Mr. & Mrs. John Cross, Mr. Charles Rodgers, Bob & Kathleen:Rortved t, Elliott & Rose, Dr. &Mrs. JamesH. Shelton, Mike & Harryette Ehrhardt, James & Kathryn Erickson, Crowell, Ms. Lee B Cullum, Gabe & Carol Dalla!, Phyllis Ross, Mr. &Mrs. Warren Rubin, Ms. S.J. Anne Skipper, Gene &Marge Stockton, Frank Laura V. Estrada, Dawn Fowler, Gary & Edith LeRoy & Lynn DeNooyer, In memory of Gene Salwarowska, Laura B. Saunders, Judy Schecter, Sulzbach, Patricia A. Vaughan, Dennis West, Fritzsche, Mr. & Mrs. John E. Garrett, Bob & Diskey, Don & Barbara Dowling, Kenneth Ms. Edith Scheidt, Jim & Marilyn Schwartz, Diana Winkelmann Barbara Goodman, Philip & Gloria Gray, Jay Driggs, Tim & Patricia Elliott, Boyce & Pat Jean & Rudy Seward, Mr. Donald A. Shannon, Stankiewicz & Don Groves, Bob & Marilyn Farrar, Richard L. & Kay Fleming, Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Shinn, Chuck & Linda SUPPORTING PLAYERS Halpin, Mark & Lynda Hamilton, John & & Jill Foster, Dr. Ray Fowler, Lynn Frank, Smith, Val & Sylvia Smith, Linda Smittle, Pat $250-$499 Sandi Hebley, Robert & Barbara Herbison, Joan Friedman, Shannon H. Frink, Byron Standlee, Ms. Freda Gail Stern, Billie Stone, Rae Allen & Claudine Sherrill, Drs. Vincent Ernie &Elsie Hunt, Mary Anne Ingram & E. Gammage, Mrs. H. Mathews Garland, TornSullivan, Ms. Eleanor Trachtenberg, Ms. & Wendy Barr, Stan & Sue Baxley, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Schachterle, Cher & David Jacobs, Matt Priscilla Gaston, James Giffen, Mark &Era Deborah Tull, Ms. Pamela Venne, Mr. Mike Bruce C. Boardman, Dennis & Chris Bosch, C. Jansha, Barbara Kemp, Mary Kretzinger, Gilbert, Margaret & Grover Gillett, Richard & Warren, Karen Washington, Jim and Tammy Tim &Susan Carnell, Kay &Elliot Cattarulla, Lee & KirnLaird, Ms. Judy Lawhorn, Jack & Rozelle Gilman, Doug & Linda Gilpin, Mike White, Audrey Wick, Bill & Julie Wilkinson, Kay Champagne, Cory Coons &Emily Stadulis, Jo Ann Leavitt, William M. Lee, In Memory of &Sandra Gist, W. John Glancy, Thorn& Jane James Williams & Maria Viera-Williams, Mary TornCornell, Carol L. Croy, Cynthia M. Sidney Lynn, Barbara Materka, Ms. JudyMathis, Golden, Eileen Goldsteen, Ellen & Joe Gordesky, M. Williams, Jerry & Jo Zeffren, Anne Zhang Cummings, Mr. & Mrs. William A. Custard, Madison &Charlene Mauze, William & Cynthia Mr. Fred Grinnell, Fred & Harriet Gross, Bob Charron & Peter Denker, Dede Duson, Larry Meier, David &Wilma Milne, Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Janet Hadeler, Greg & Heda Hahn, Roy
IN MEMORIAM Donations given as ofA pril 14, 2010 Supporters wishing to consider legacies to the theatre are eligible forprofessional financial advice through Theatre Three's development office. Contact Cory Norman at 214-871-3300, ext. 208. Contributions have been mad!'in memory of. or from the estates of: Eleanor Bushman Berman, Fred and Mary Buchanan, Sam 11<.Shirley Caller, Margaret Hatcher Coit, Bill Dallas, Gene Diskey, William T. Dobson, Scott Everheart, Dwain Fail, Javad Fiuzat, MD, Dr. Joel B. Goldsteen, Paula Goodlet, Oliver Hailey, Ann Ray Kelly, Lloyd W. Kitchens Jr., MD, Anne Weeks Jackson, Jim Jackson, Lynn Mathis, Polly Lou McAdams Moore, Zane Prather, Masha Porte, Carolyn Ryburn, Frank Rey, Martin B. Roberts, Mary Blanche Scales, Charlotte E. Schumacher, Edward B. Summerhill, Lynn Townsley, May Tweed, Audrey B. Waite, June Webb, Marlene Webb, Evelyn Wilke, Martha Roselyn Wright, and Norma Young C HAPPY 49TH BIRTHDAY, THEATRE THREE
Dear Playgoer, :···········---········-·················-··-···············�··-·· You know how sort of embarrass ing but delightfulbirthday giftsmake one feel?
Still, birthday thoughts and gifts YES! YES! YES! are always appreciated, and as Theatre Three edges toward its 50th Yes, I want to give a birthday gift to Theatre Three and support Theatre Three's Internship we've birthday celebration in 2011, Program. Donation levels are as follows: had the idea of asking our supporters PRODUCER'S CIRCLE to spring, each year, for a spring Gifts of$1,ooo or more birthday gift. Last year birthday gifts helped us successfully meet the LEADING PLAYERS Gifts of$500-$999 Hoblitzelle grant for new lighting. This year we had another bright idea SUPPORTING PLAYERS - to ask forunder writing help forour Gifts of$250-$499 long and successful Intern program. BACKSTAGE BENE FAC TORS Gifts of$125-$249 We started our intern program in FRIENDS 1980 with two y0ung women. One Gifts of$50-$124 of them has been with us ever since as an actress, singer, stage manager DONOR INFORMATION and Customer Service Manager and most of you know her: Amy Mills Jack son. Another intern who "stayed in name
the business" is Mark Hadley who did address a year's internship, stayed on with us as a staff member (acting, directing city and serving as comptroller forfour more years). Mark is now theManag state zip code ing Director of the Dallas Theater e-mail Center, continuing to be a loved and valued colleague. Bruce R. Coleman, patron number (if known) now on our staffas a Resident Artist (and supporting other theatres as name (as you wish itto appear in the program) guest costumer and director) came 0 or check here to remain anonymous to Dallas to intern with us as did PAYMENT INFORMATION Kimberly Richard, our Director of Publications and Communications. $ total contribution A birthday gift may well findnew 0 My check is enclosed forthe full amount or Kimberlys, Bruces, Marks and Amys I wish to charge my donation to: OVisaO DiscoverO MCOAMEX to return joy on any investment your kind birthday gift might supply this year. Any amount will be lovely. credit card number
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