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Artistic Director Nathaniel Shaw Managing Director Phil Whiteway

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BOOK BY E. Rhodes and Leona B. JOSEPH ROBINETTE Carpenter Foundation

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

BENJ PASEK AND JUSTIN PAUL

Based upon the motion picture distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark And upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash Written by Jean Shepherd. Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Ventures and Dalfie Entertainment. Originally Produced on Broadway by Gerald Goehring, Roy Miller, Michael F. Mitri, Pat Flicker Addiss, Peter Billingsley, Timothy Laczynski, Mariano Tolentino, Jr., Louise Beard, Michael Filerman, Scott Hart, Alison Eckert, Bob Bartner, Michael Jenkins, Angela Milonas and Bradford W. Smith.

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGEMENT SOUND DESIGN Christi B. Spann* Derek Dumais

SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHT DESIGN Brian C. Barker Jeanne Nugent Joe Doran+

ANIMALS TRAINED BY BUMPUS HOUNDS SPONSOR William Berloni Cecil R. and Edna S. Hopkins Family Foundation MUSIC DIRECTION CHOREOGRAPHY Ben Miller Nicole Oberleitner

DIRECTION Chase Kniffen CAST (in order of appearance) MUSICAL NUMBERS AND SCENES

Jean Shepard...... Garet Chester Nancy...... Tess Delice ACT I Ralphie...... Brandon McKinney Waiter...... Ray Sheen Overture...... Orchestra Mother...... Andrea Rivette* Waitress...... Anna Jackson It All Comes Down to Christmas...... Ralphie, The Parkers, Kids, Ensemble Randy...... Cole Johnson Neighbors, Shoppers, Parents, Students, Red Ryder Carbine-Action BB Gun...... Ralphie, Jean No. 25 The Old Man...... Duke Lafoon* Townspeople, Elves, and Others: Lauren It All Comes Down to Christmas (Reprise).. Ralphie, Ensemble, Townsmen, Kids, Mother The Bumpus Hounds. .... Moose and Reba Bolding, Casi Briggs, Zoe Brown, Isabella The Genius on Cleveland Street...... The Old Man, Mother Schwartz...... Killian Winn Cipollina, Denver Crawford, Tess Delice, When You’re a Wimp...... Ralphie, Randy, Schwartz, Flick, Esther Jane, Flick...... Cohen Steele Ford Flannagan, Anna Jackson, Derrick Mary Beth, Farkus, Dill, Kids Esther Jane...... Bridget Sindelar Jaques, Mallory Keene, Geoff Morgan, What I Want for Christmas...... Orchestra Mary Beth...... Portia Murphy Nicole Morris, Portia Murphy, Scott Ralphie to the Rescue!.... Ralphie, Miss Shields, The Old Man, Mother, Randy, Ensemble Scut Farkus...... Scott Neely Neely, Susan Sanford, Ray Sheen, Bridget What a Mother Does...... Mother Grover Dill...... Raif Winn Sindelar, Austin Taylor Smith, Cohen A Major Award...... The Old Man, Mother, Townspeople, Kids Other Children...... Zoe Brown, Steele, Megan Tatum, Audrey Kate Taylor, Parker Family Sing-along...... The Parkers Isabella Cipollina, Tess Delice, Alana Thomas, Trent Williams, Killian Act I Finale...... Ralphie, Townspeople, The Old Man, Mother, Randy Anna Jackson, Audrey Kate Taylor, Winn, Raif Winn, Keane Younger Keane Younger Swings: Caleb Wade, Katherine Wright There will be one 15-minute intermission between acts. Miss Shields...... Susan Sanford* Understudies: For The Old Man: ACT II Fantasy Villain...... Derrick Jaques Derrick Jaques. For Mother: Casi Briggs. Entr’acte...... Orchestra Policeman...... Trent Williams For Miss Shields: Megan Tatum. Sticky Situation...... Ralphie, Kids (Girls), Schwartz, Flick, Fireman...... Austin Taylor Smith For Ralphie: Bridget Sindelar. Policeman, Doctor, Fireman, Flick’s Mom, Nurse Doctor...... Ford Flanagan You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!...... Farkus, Dill, Schwartz, Flick, Kids, Miss Shields Nurse...... Alana Thomas *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, Just Like That...... Mother Flick’s Mother...... Megan Tatum the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A. Red Ryder (Reprise) & At Higbee’s...... Ralphie and Elves Mrs. Schwartz...... Lauren Conley Bolding Up on Santa’s Lap...... Santa, Mary Beth, Elves, Ralphie, Randy and Kids Santa Claus...... Ford Flanagan +Member of USA, United Scenic Artists’, Before The Old Man Comes Home...... The Parkers Chief Elves...... Megan Tatum, local 829 Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana...... Ralphie, Randy and Kids Geoffrey Morgan Ralphie to the Rescue! (Reprise)...... Ralphie and Ensemble BAND A Christmas Story...... The Parkers and Full

Conductor/Keyboard...... Ben Miller Trombone...... Chris Leitch, Erik Stegall* Keyboard... Ryan Corbitt, Blanton Bradley* Reed 1...... John Winn, Jonathan Gibson* DEDICATION Drums...... Mike Boyd, Scott Clark* Reed 2.....Doug Jemison, Emily Avesian* Bass...... Derrick Englert, David Yohe* * At select performances Ted Santarella Trumpet...... Craig Taylor, Ben Court* We dedicate this production, with loving memory, to Ted Santarella, our dear friend and neighborhood champion — owner of Tarrant’s and FOR THIS PRODUCTION Max’s on Broad. He helped us develop the Arts District into the vibrant “place to be” on West Broad Street. Prayers and love to Frances and Animal Handler...... AJ Sullivan Deck/Fly Crew...... Joel Ernst Max. You will be missed dear friend. Assistant Lighting Designer...Emma Sheehan Follow Spot...... Brandon James Johns, Assistant Stage Manager..... Lydia Crush, .Billy Christopher Maupin, Christian Rennie Live Sound Engineer...... Nic Creery Light Board Op...... Linwood Guyton Head Flyman...... Jason Winebarger The video and/or audio recording of this Wardrobe...... Tyler Carlton Williams, performance by any means whatsoever are Chelsea Kuehnel strictly prohibited. Children’s Wrangler/ Wardrobe...... Virginia Rep is a proud sponsor Jeremiah Rosmarin of Salvation Army Angel Tree SPECIAL THANKS PLACE AND TIME in partnership with NBC12. We are delighted to help collect gifts for dozens of families. St. Catherine’s School Hohman, Indiana; December, 1940 COMPANY BIOS COMPANY BIOS

Brandon McKinney (Ralphie) is thrilled to be back on the stage at the Moon at Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre. Playing a teacher comes easily for Susan, as she November Theatre in his dream role! He is 13 years old and an 8th is the Middle School Theatre and Upper School Public Speaking teacher at The Steward grader in Henrico County. Recently he performed with Virginia Rep in School. Susan lives in Richmond with her husband, actor/director Foster Solomon, and Gypsy (Newsboy), Goodnight Moon (Bunny), Mame (Patrick), Music their two sons, Trey and Jordan. Man (Winthrop), ’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Young Boy), and with Cadence Theatre/Virginia Rep in Caroline or Change (Noah) Ford Flannagan (Santa, Ensemble) Ford most recently appeared as where he won an RTCC award for best supporting actor. He has also Charles Thomson in 1776 here in the November Theatre. Other Virginia performed with Richmond Triangle Players in The Boy from Oz (Young ), with Rep credits over the years include: Circle Mirror Transformation; The Second Stage, VCU Theatre, SPARC, and CharacterWorks. He would like to thank his family 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Full Monty; Scapino; The for their constant love and support. He hopes you enjoy the show, Merry Christmas! 1940’s Radio Hour; To Kill a Mockingbird; Of Mice and Men; Crimes of the Heart; Da; Seussical, The Musical; Cotton Patch Gospel; Four Part Garet Chester (Jean Shepherd) Singing for seniors, making Masai Harmony; ; Sing Down The Moon; and Peter Pan. chiefs laugh, directing and performing in over 30 Christian plays Cole Johnson (Randy) is enjoying his first season as “Randy” in citywide or one-man shows for bored corporate clients nationwide, Virginia Rep’s production of A Christmas Story. Cole is also known delivering smiles to impoverished kids worldwide...basically “spreading for his roles as a Who in Virginia Rep’s summer camp production Jesus’ Joy by inducing smiles.” That’s what Garet’s been doing since of Seussical, Jr.; a 2 of Clubs Card and Rock Lobster in Pemberton playing the Wizard in Virgina Rep’s The Wizard of Oz, or Boolie in Elementary’s production of Alice in Wonderland, Jr.; a New Yorker in Driving Miss Daisy at Virginia Rep’s Hanover Tavern. For over 40 years Pemberton’s , Jr. Cole loves to draw figures and is a huge fan of he’s performed at Virginia Rep, Barksdale, Swift Creek Mill, the Haymarket, The Barn Tim Burton. He would like to thank his family for all of their support and Theatre, and Virginia Rep’s touring troupe. If not on stage, you heard him on Richmond love (especially his grandmother for taking him to see Broadway shows) and Mrs. Hutton, Morning Radio’s WRNL, WRVQ, B-103,7, or as Bubba Massey Valentine III with Bill Bevins Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Brittingham. on Lite 98, or saw him on late night TV on WRIC, Battle of the Brains on WCVE-23, or even caught him Live at comedy clubs in L.A. or here. Just making folks laugh…what else CAN I do? Killian Winn (Schwartz) is very excited to be spending the Christmas season onstage at the November Theatre! Last spring he played the Duke Lafoon (The Old Man) is thrilled to be back at Virginia Rep having role of Fool #2 in Quill Theatre’s King Lear (RTCC award nominee, Most last appeared here as Dan in Cadence Theatre/Virginia Rep’s Next to Promising Newcomer). Killian and his brother Raif alternated the part of Normal. New York credits include Clinton The Musical (Off Broadway); Christopher Robin in Virginia Rep’s The House At Pooh Corner last The Audience (Transport Group); I Love My Wife (Queens Theatre). season. For SPARC he played Winthrop in The Music Man, and he and Some favorites: A Wonderful Life (Goodspeed); Ace (Old Globe, Raif together played the Tall Brothers in . Killian Signature); Doubt (Virginia Rep); Sideman, Dead Man’s Cell Phone wants to thank everyone who has helped him get this far in his theater career! (Company of Fools). TV credits include Hostages, Forever, the CBS miniseries Sally Hemings, and the upcoming David Fincher series Mindhunter on Netflix. Raif Winn (Grover Dill) Last Season Raif played the Artful Dodger in Visit dukelafoon.com Oliver! with Broken Leg Theater, and he alternated the part of Christopher Robin with his brother Killian in Virginia Rep’s The House Andrea Rivette (Mother) Broadway and National Tour: Emma Carew in At Pooh Corner. He and Killian also played the Tall Brothers in SPARC’s Jekyll and Hyde, Ellen in Miss Saigon. Recipient of 2013 RTCC Award production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Raif can currently be seen in a for Best Actress in a Musical for Diana Goodman in local television commercial for the Richmond Association of Realtors. (Cadence Theater Company in partnership with Virginia Rep). Regional He loves the fact that he will be getting paid to beat up his older credits include: Betty Haynes in White Christmas (Virginia Rep), Fantine brother in this production of A Christmas Story. in Les Misérables (Houston Theater Under the Stars and Sacramento Music Circus), Christine in Yeston/Kopit Phantom, Magnolia in Cohen Steele (Flick) is thrilled to be performing in his first production Showboat, Rita LaPorta in Lucky Stiff, Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor with Virginia Rep. His previous credits include Adult Simba in his middle Dreamcoat. All my love to my love, Anthony. For Danny McNie. school’s production of , Jr. and Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, Jr. (SPARC). A 7th grader in the Center Based Gifted program Susan Sanford (Miss Shields) is excited to be back on the November at Midlothian Middle, Cohen plays football and baseball. He’s also a Stage during the holiday season, having been with Virginia Rep the fairly decent dog walker. Cohen wants to thank his parents and the past two years in Mame as Mrs. Upson/Mame Understudy, and last teachers at Midlothian for their encouragement. He’s hoping there will year as Electra in Gypsy. Other Virginia Rep credits include Masha in be no coal in his stocking this Christmas as, broadly, he feels he has been a pretty good boy. Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike; and her RTCC-winning performance as The Baroness in The Sound of Music. Susan is also an accomplished director/choreographer - audiences may remember her productions of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at Virginia Rep’s Hanover Tavern, and Goodnight COMPANY BIOS COMPANY BIOS

Bridget Sindelar (Esther Jane) is thrilled to perform at the November Zoe Brown (Children’s Ensemble) is excited about her first show Theater again this holiday season. She made her Virginia Rep debut with Virginia Rep. Previously, she was part of the ensembles in last year as Baby June in Gypsy and has also played Young Cosette CharacterWorks productions and Peter Pan during the in Les Misérables (Jewish Family Theater), a Lost Boy in Peter Pan 2015-2016 season. Zoe enjoys singing, playing piano, volunteering for (CharacterWorks), and a Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast, Jr. (Virginia the Richmond Folk Festival and spending time with her friends. Rep Summer Showtime). Bridget is a 6th grader at Moody Middle School who loves to dance, sing, and play violin. She would like to thank her family and everyone at Virginia Rep for their support. Enjoy the show! Isabella Cipollina (Children’s Ensemble) was most recently seen in Les Portia Murphy (Mary Beth) is from Pennsylvania and thrilled to be Misérables at the JFT/Firehouse Theatre. Some of her favorite shows playing Mary Beth at Virginia Repertory Theatre. Last year, Portia include: The Miracle Worker as Helen Keller at Swift Creek Mill Theatre performed as Mary Beth in A Christmas Story at the Walnut Street (2014 RTCC Nomination for Most Promising Newcomer), Charlotte’s Web, Theatre in Philadelphia. She recently played Debbie in Billy Elliot with Madeline’s Christmas, Honk! (Virginia Rep), 13 the Musical, and the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA, and was Baby June in Gypsy for (JFT). Other shows include: Alice in Wonderland Jr., The Big Talent, The two Pennsylvania in 2015. When she’s not on stage, Portia is Wiz, A Christmas Carol, Joseph… Technicolor Dream Coat, Winnie the homeschooled and studies voice, tap, and acting in New York City. Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Annie Jr. Isabella has also appeared in the TV show A Haunting She studies ballet at Princeton Ballet. Portia loves to tap dance, and has her mom and and several commercials. She also enjoys playing her violin. dad to thank for all of their support. Denver Crawford (Ensemble) By the time this show is over, I will have Scott Neely (Scutt Farkus/Ensemble) is a Seventh Grader at St. graduated from VCU with a BFA in performance! Next stop, New York! Christopher’s School. He most recently shared the role of Gavroche This show is my farewell to Richmond, but it’s not goodbye forever. I will with his pal Brandon McKinney in the JCC’s summer production of Les miss all the wonderful friends and experiences I’ve had over the past Misérables. Other productions include Gypsy, ’Twas the Night Before three years. Thank you for sharing these shows with me: American Idiot, Christmas (Virginia Rep); Tarzan, The Music Man Jr., Upon The Boy in the Bathroom, The Aliens (Firehouse Theatre), Uncle Tom: Mattress (SPARC); Bye Bye Birdie, Peter Pan (STC). Scott is thrilled to Deconstructed (TCP), In the Next Room (or the Vibrator play), Man of be part of the amazing cast of A Christmas Story and loves sharing La Mancha, (VCUarts). the stage with great friends each night. Many thanks to Stephen, Mom, Dad, Bryce, K and all of the other friends and family who teach, love, support and/or drive him around. Tess Delice (Children’s Ensemble) is an 11-year-old, seventh grader at St. Catherine’s school. This is her first production with Virginia Rep. She Lauren Conley Bolding (Ensemble) proud mother of Fox Elementary loves theater and being on stage. She keeps busy with school and first-grader Sage Lee Rademaker, was born and bred in the Blue Ridge. church. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing her own plays and Studied dance with gifted Virginia Anne Fulton in Farmville. Credits: stories, and listening to her CD. She hopes you enjoy the show Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, April in Company, 42nd and have a very Merry Christmas! Street, Funny Thing Happened…Forum, , , Gypsy, Oedipus Rex. By day, Lauren is a boutique fashion and gift consultant with Harper Group, New York. Lauren’s performance is Anna Jackson (Children’s Ensemble) is excited to be performing in her dedicated to her mother, Andrea Bolding, of Farmville, for seeing that dance lessons and first production. She is a native Richmonder attending Midlothian Middle stageplay were always in order. Special thanks to Dhyani Simonini for a lifetime of mentoring School and has been dancing since she was 3. In her spare time she in the performing arts, and for the gifts of Rob, Zara and Townes. enjoys making musical videos and playing with her little brother.

Casi Briggs (Ensemble) is thrilled to be working with Virginia Repertory Theatre for the first time! Regional credits:Gypsy /Dance Captain in the Virginia premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ensemble in Spamalot, Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast, Ensemble in Derrick Jaques (Ensemble) is making his Virginia Repertory Theatre A Christmas Carol, Consuela/Dance Captain in West Side Story, Sally debut. He spent the last year at The Welk Resort Theatre in San Diego Cato/Ensemble in Mame, and Delta Nu/Ensemble in . in the ensemble of , as well as the Dance Captain of All my love to my family, for their endless support. And to my Savior, Hello Dolly!, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Favorite for His endless grace. Casibriggs.com credits: Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Al in , Chantal in La Cage aux Folles, and Kyle in Legally Blonde. Derrick teaches hot yoga at Bikram Yoga Richmond and is also an avid Disney enthusiast. Love to Kikau. Follow @DerrickJaques on instagram. COMPANY BIOS COMPANY BIOS

Mallory Keene (Ensemble) is thrilled to be spending the “Most Audrey Kate Taylor (Children’s Ensemble) is thrilled to have made it to Wonderful Time of the Year” with Virginia Rep! Mallory is a proud the November stage for the first time! Four years ago she performed in graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory with a BFA in , her first Virginia Rep musical,Madeline’s Christmas, at Willow Lawn. and has been very blessed to perform at Regional Theatres all over the This is her sixth Virginia Rep show, having just finished playing Junie B. East Coast. Favorite Regional credits include: Serena in Legally Blonde Jones in Junie B. Jones, the Musical. Other Virginia Rep shows include (Fulton Theatre), Jeannie in Nice Work If You Can Get It (Virginia Goodnight Moon (Mouse), ’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Charity) Musical Theatre). Agnes in Gypsy (Virginia Rep), and Frenchy in Grease and Santa’s Christmas Miracle (Amy Rose). Other credits include (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre). Mallory would like to thank her family and friends for appearing in the SPARC production, Freckleface Strawberry, as Strawberry and playing their constant love, support, and a reminder that, “the dreams that you wish will come Young Cosette and Young Eponine at the Jewish Family Theatre’s Second Stage production true!” www.mallorykeene.com of Les Misérables. She would like to thank Chase for casting her in this show! Audrey Kate hopes this show brings you some Christmas joy! Geoffery Morgan (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his debut on the November stage with the company of A Christmas Story. His most Alana Thomas (Ensemble) This new New Yorker is happy to celebrate recent acting credits include: Padre Salvi in Noli Me Tangere (COR) the holidays back home in Richmond! Alana has been in the performing and the Royal Page in Croaker (Virginia Rep; RTCC nomination for arts since childhood and then began performing professionally with Best Musical). When not on stage, Geoff works behind the scenes as a regional theaters in numerous shows in Fredericksburg (Riverside dresser (Gypsy, Summer and Smoke, and Dreamgirls) and is an avid Dinner Theatre) and Richmond (Virginia Repertory Theatre, Firehouse supporter of Richmond’s local theaters. Many thanks to my family, Theatre). Since moving to New York City she has had the opportunity to friends and Sarah who pushes me to greater limits vocally. All glory to God. perform various shows with R.Evolucion Latina, Electric Eye Ensemble, and Rock and Roll Playhouse. She is also the Marketing Director of the nonprofit House of Nicole Morris (Ensemble) is beyond thrilled to be in her first Duende Dance and Creative Studio and a pastry chef at Peacefood Cafe. She’d like to thank performance at Virginia Rep! She was most recently seen as Laura Virginia Rep, God, and her supportive family and friends. Sanderson in CAT Theatre’s thriller, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, and before that as Patsy in this past summer’s production of Spamalot at Austin Taylor Smith (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of another Dogwood Dell. Other favorite Richmond roles include Connie Dayton in Virginia Rep production. Recent credits include: Junie B. Jones, The Come Blow Your Horn, Soloist/Dancer/Choreographer in Fright Night, Golden Goose, and Croaker (RTCC Nomination), all within Virginia Rep’s and Anytime Annie in 42nd Street. Sincere thanks to Chase, Nicole, Children’s Season. Austin would like to thank his family and friends for Ben, Stephen, the cast, Cathy Motley-Fitch, her supportive family and friends (F.B.), and their love and support, Justin for his patience and love, and Virginia most of all to the best husband a girl could ask for, Phil. Rep for giving him this amazing opportunity. Merry Christmas and enjoy the show! Ray Sheen (Ensemble) Off-Off-Broadway: And Give Us the Shadows, A White Guy. Regional: Mame (Virginia Rep), Oklahoma, Into the Caleb Wade (Swing) holds a Bachelor of Music from VCU. Recent Woods, Mack and Mabel, Broadway Bares (2011-2016). Film/Webseries: theatre credits include Junie B. Jones, The Musical, 1776, Croaker: The Sweet Sixteen (2014), CaucAsian (2013), Chinese Food (2013). Frog Musical (RTCC Nomination) and The House at Pooh Corner Voiceover: Disney Shanghai, How to Train Your Dragon Spectacular (Virginia Rep); Green Day’s American Idiot (Firehouse Theatre, RTCC Beijing. Ray is from Taipei, Taiwan and holds degrees in finance and Nomination), Our American Cousin (Quill), The Little Lion (Swift Creek engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Having first moved Mill), Carrie The Musical (5th Wall, RTCC Nomination), We Three Lizas to NYC to work on Wall Street, Ray now finds a higher calling in theatre. Ray is humbled (Richmond Triangle Players), Time Tells (TheatreLAB), Soldier Come by and grateful for the opportunity to work with this amazing cast, crew, and staff. Home (Beacon Theatre), West Side Story, , The Sound of Music, Life, Below Zero (Troubadours, VTA Award Winner - Best Actor). Megan Tatum (Ensemble, Dance Captain) most recently performed in Virginia Rep’s Mame and Junie B. Jones where she was also the Trent Williams ( Ensemble)is thrilled to be a part of another production associate choreographer. Other favorite credits: Other regional credits: here at Virginia Rep. Trent was last seen in Dreamgirls at Virginia Rep. Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde (Virginia Musical Theatre), Mary He has also been seen in Virginia Rep’s productions of Gypsy, The Color Poppins (Midtown Arts Center), Beauty and the Beast (Alluvion Purple and Goodnight Moon at Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre. Trent Stage Company), Brigadoon (Compass Rose Theatre), West Side works as an instructor and choreographer at SPARC. With his BFA from Story (Riverside Dinner Theatre), ChristmasTown (Busch Gardens). Longwood University, some of his favorite credits include: Judge Turpin Megan holds a B.S. in Kinesiology Pre-Physical Therapy and a B.A. in Integration of Dance, in Sweeney Todd, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Charles Music, and Theatre Performance from William and Mary. She also assists physical therapists in Blithe Spirit. Trent would like to thank his family, friends, God, and Virginia Rep with Broadway and ballet companies as well as kids with diverse abilities. Jeremiah 29:11 for this wonderful experience. www.megantatum.com COMPANY BIOS COMPANY BIOS

Katherine Wright (Swing) feels like she won a Major Award getting La Mancha (VCU); The Color Purple (Virginia Rep); (Virginia Rep); Joseph… to be a part of A Christmas Story! Recent credits include I’ll Be Back Dreamcoat (Dogwood Dell). He teaches voice for TheatreVCU, and is the Director of Music Before Midnight (CAT Theatre), The Boy From Oz (Richmond Triangle and Worship Arts at St. Giles Presbyterian Church. For my Old Man. Players), Extremities (Safe Harbor at JTCC), The Little Lion (Swift ® Creek Mill Theatre), Come Blow Your Horn (HTC), West Side Story and William Berloni (Animal Trainer) 2011 Tony Honoree for Excellence in Theatre. Recipient Laundry & Bourbon (Troubadours), 42nd Street (Dogwood Dell). Thank of 2014 Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement Award. Broadway: Annie (original Sandy, you Dad, Mom, Swan, all of my dear friends, and the phenomenal team 20th, 30th and 35th Anniversary revivals), The Crucible, Living on Love, The Audience, at Virginia Rep for giving me this opportunity. I’d like to dedicate my time onstage to my Bullets Over Broadway, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, A Christmas Story, Joe Turner’s Pop, who loved A Christmas Story. Come and Gone, Legally Blonde, , Frankenstein, The First, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver!, Anything Goes, Nick and Nora, La Bete, , The Wizard of Oz, Dinner at Eight, Keane Younger (Children’s Ensemble) “The King” is delighted to be Double Feature (NYCB), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Woman in White, Awake and Sing, performing in his first production. He is a 7th grade Honor Student and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Animal Director for Because of Winn Dixie the Musical at at Wilder Middle School. Keane enjoys playing video games, singing, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in January 2017. Current National tours include Annie playing sports, and hanging with his brother. He has always been and Finding Neverland. Hundreds of Off-Broadway, regional productions, tours, movies and inspired by Michael Jackson and loves to dance and sing like him. television shows. He premiered his new reality series “From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni” Keane dreams of being a and a Computer Scientist when on Discovery Family Channel and trained Nana in “Peter Pan Live” (2014) and Toto in “The he is older. Wiz Live” (2015) on NBC. Author of “Broadway Tails.” Mr. Berloni is the Director of Animal Training and Behavior for the Humane Society of New York. Please follow us on Facebook, Moose and Reba (The Bumpus Hounds) Moose and Reba were adopted Twitter and Instagram and at www.theatricalanimals.com. from Bandit’s Place Rescue in Connecticut by guardians Bill and Dorothy Berloni in 2015 to play the Bumpus Hounds. Moose is 1 year old and Brian C. Barker (Set Designer) is the Principal Production Designer of Barker Designs. He Reba is 4 years old. They are making their theatrical debut with this has designed productions for NBA Half-time shows, Network Television, National Marketing production. Moose and Reba dedicated their performance to the Events, and Trade-shows as well as Regional Theatre. Notable projects include NickSports original Bumpus Hounds, Pete and Lilly, who are now retired. “90’s Throwback Tour” & Double Dare Halftime Show, Nick Jr’s Play Date Tour, Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play 2011 - 2015; and “Verizon Studios” in the Mets’ CitiField. He holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee. His theatre work was exhibited at the 2007 Prague Chase Kniffen (Director) is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Virginia Repertory Quadrennial. Favorite theatre designs include The Full Monty (Riverside Dinner Theatre); The Theatre. He has been awarded the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2016 Richmond Theatre Critics Pillowman (Cadence Theatre Company/Virginia Rep); The Velveteen Rabbit, Dirty Rotten Circle Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his work on Virginia Rep’s productions ofThe Scoundrels (2011 RTCC award winner), Spring Awakening (Virginia Rep); Born Yesterday Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spring Awakening, The Color Purple, and Dreamgirls. and (The Clarence Brown Theatre); Rocky Horror (TheatreVCU). Each of those productions also won the RTCC Award for Best Musical. He has also directed critically-acclaimed and award-winning productions of Gypsy, South Pacific, Next to Normal, Jeanne Nugent (Costume Designer) hails from Chicago and is a graduate of Northern Illinois Caroline or Change, and Other Desert Cities. Prior to his work with Virginia Rep, Chase was University. For the past ten years she has designed over 20 major musical productions. Some the Founding Artistic Director of Richmond’s Stage 1 Theatre Company. As the Artistic of her favorite credits include: Croaker: The Frog Prince Musical, Peter and the Starcatcher, Director, he directed and choreographed productions of tick, tick...BOOM!, Children’s Beauty and the Beast, and Les Misérables. Jeanne is very excited for the opportunity to be Letters to God, Normal, and Summer of ’42. Each of these productions was nominated for working on A Christmas Story with such a talented Artistic Team. multiple Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Musical. He attended Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. In 2009, he Joe Doran (Lighting Designer) Virginia Rep: Dreamgirls, South Pacific, The Color Purple, A was honored as one of StyleWeekly’s Top 40 Under 40 for his work in the Richmond arts Year With Frog and Toad. Broadway (Asst. LD): Doctor Zhivago, Magic/Bird; National Tours: community. www.chasekniffen.com Joseph... Dreamcoat, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Flashdance the Musical, ; Off Broadway: H4 and Shakespeare’s Slave. NYC Dance: Sean Curran Company, Armitage Nicole Oberleitner (Choreographer) Originally from New Orleans, Nicole is the founder Gone! Dance, Stephen Petronio Company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and Martha Graham Dance of The Bellini Sisters. Broadway: Urban Cowboy the Musical (Ensemble/Sissy US). Tours: Company, among others. He recently designed an adaptation of The Tempest directed by West Side Story, the USO World Tour. Regional: Fosse (Gateway Playhouse), The Hot Mikado and starring Olympia Dukakis. Regional Credits: Bristol Riverside Theatre, Alpine Theatre (Ford’s Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (La Jolla Playhouse), Sweet Charity, Mame, Project, The Atlanta Ballet, and Swift Creek Mill Theatre. 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2016 Dreamgirls, South Pacific, and RTCC nominations for Sally Bowles in , Chaperone in recipient of Richmond’s “Artsies” Award. Graduate of NC School of the Arts and member The Drowsy Chaperone, Jolene in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Jacqueline in La Cage aux of USA Local 829. www.joedorandesign.com Folles. Choreography: La Cage aux Folles (Richmond Triangle Players, RTCC - Nomination), 42nd Street (Dogwood Dell), USO World Tour, The Rainbow Room, The Supper Club, Radisson Christi B. Spann (Production Stage Manager) returns to Virginia Rep after serving as the PSM Cruise Lines, Regent Cruises, Seabourn Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Kings Dominion. for Mame. D.C. credits with include The Little Foxes; Love in Afghanistan; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Good People; My Fair Lady; You, Nero; and Ah, Wilderness! Christi spent 12 seasons Ben Miller (Music Director/Conductor) was, most recently, the musical director/conductor on the stage management staff at the Denver Center Theatre Company, and 4 seasons with for Monty Python’s Spamalot at Dogwood Dell. Other credits include: : The The Great River Shakespeare Festival. She has also stage managed locally with The University Musical (VCU), The Rocky Horror Show (VCU); (Dogwood Dell); Man of of Richmond, her alma mater.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (known as WORLD PREMIERE Pasek & Paul) are an award-winning musical theatre composing team. They began working together as undergraduates studying musical theatre at at the . Pasek DECEMBER 2 - JANUARY 1 & Paul co-wrote their first work,: A Song HANOVER TAVERN Cycle, as part of a school assignment in 2005. A recording of Edges went viral online, and it is now licensed by Music Theatre International BY and has been performed across the world. BO WILSON In 2007, they were the youngest-ever winners DIRECTION BY of the Award from the , and the recipients of the 2007–2008 Dramatists Guild Fellowship. JOE PABST In 2010, they joined the creative team of A Christmas Story, The Musical. The show debuted on Broadway in 2012. Pasek & Paul are also known for their musicals James and the Giant Peach (2010), (2012), and , which is scheduled to open on Broadway in December 2016. Additionally, their songs can be heard on television in and Sesame Street.

VIRGINIAREP.ORG | 804-282-2620 Joseph Robinette is the author or co-author of over 55 published plays and musicals. Robinette has worked on the dramatizations of classic children’s stories such as Anne of Green Gables and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and VIRGINIA REP STAFF collaborated with author E.B. White on the stage version of Charlotte’s Web. Robinette received his first Tony nomination

Artistic Director ...... Nathaniel Shaw Managing Director ...... Phil Whiteway for the book of A Christmas Story, The Musical. Manager of Admin. Affairs ...... Tony Foley Associate Artistic Director ...... Chase Kniffen Robinette is now a retired theatre professor living in New Scenic Designer ...... Terrie Powers Director of Communications...... Susan Davenport Jersey with his family. Audio / Visual Supervisor ...... Derek Dumais Director of Group Sales ...... Mark Persinger Scenic Charge ...... Emily Hake Web Manager ...... Jessica Printz Daugherty Scenic Artist ...... Katie Peterson Tessitura Administrator ...... Andrew Boothby Production Coordinator ...... Andrew Boothby Marketing/Dev. Associate ...... Kate Belleman Marketing Associate ...... Madeline Hurley Director of Production ...... Bruce Rennie Jean Shepherd was an American storyteller, radio and TV Graphic Designer...... Druanne Cummins Master Carpenter ...... Hans Paul Box Office Manager...... Janine Serresseque personality, actor and writer. Shepherd began his career in Tech Dir., Hanover/Cadence ...... Thomas Hawfield Assistant Box Office Manager..... Shannon Frazier broadcast radio in the 1940’s. Over the next several years, Facilities Manager/Carpenter ...... Joel Ernst Box Office Associates: Sam Cook, Erin Dabrowski, he also wrote a series of humorous, semi-autobiographical Custodial Services ...... Tim Bethea Derek Gayle, Sarah Laine Peterson, Caitlin Sneed, Master Electrician ...... BJ Wilkinson stories about growing up in Indiana. Many were published in Emily Stava, Chloe Williams Electrics Assistant ...... Skyler Broughman Playboy magazine. Carpenters ...... Luke Robinson Founding Producer...... Bruce Miller In 1966, a collection of Shepherd’s stories were published as Leigh Bartlett Annual Fund Manager ...... Hannah Miller Properties Master...... Josh Blum Events ...... Belles & Whistles a novel called In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. Four of Comm. Health and Wellness...... Amy Sproul the stories from this novel served as the inspiration for the Director of Costumes ...... Sue Griffin Education Manager ...... Rai Anne Larkins Assistant Director of Costumes ...... Sarah Grady 1983 movie, A Christmas Story. Shepherd narrated the film Education Associate ...... Jason Sandahl Cutter/ Draper ...... Marcia Miller Hailey as the adult Ralphie Parker. Education Apprentice...... Rachel Dilliplane Costumer ...... Ruth Hedberg Shepherd went on to have a prolific acting, writing and Controller ...... Ruth Garrett, CPA Director of Tour Operations ...... Eric Williams Accounting Manager ...... Lucas Hall broadcast radio career until his death in 1999 at the age Company Manager ...... Ford Flannagan Accounting Associate ...... Sara Heifetz of 78. He is remembered for his influential style of oral Tour Manager ...... Gordon Bass External Auditor ...... Pilc & Moseley Arts in Education Manager ...... Mike Brown narrative, and he was posthumously inducted into the Interns: Anna Baldwin, Lydia Crush, Ellie Engquist, National Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. Nora Ogunleye, Nikki Parker, Sarah Sindelar SMALL BUSINESS BIG IMPACT

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SAVE THE DATE Saturday, January 28, 2017 6:00 p.m. The Jefferson Hotel Black Tie Enjoy an evening in support of JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Virginia Repertory Theatre. NOVEMBER THEATRE

By Lisa D’Amour Directed by Laine Satterfield Janie & Billy Armfield Mr. Edward Villanueva Crew ($100 – $249) DONORS Mr. & Mrs. William Baldwin The Rev’d. Dr. E. Allen Coffey & Carl R. & Darlene Z. Ackerman Mr. William H. Bays Jr Dr. Deborah Waters^ Mr. Gary Armstrong Warren & Christie Beam Charlie & Norvell Whitaker Mr. Frank Avent We thank the many individuals and institutional funders who have given to Virginia Rep so generously Robert & Diana Best John & Margaret Whitlock Carol G. Baker Mr. Elizabeth D. Blake Sandra & Roger Wiley Jonathan Baliles in the past year. The following lists reflect contributions received between Novebmer 1, 2015 and Mrs. Betty M. Borton* Jeffrey & Tamara Wilt Robert & Sandra Balster October 31, 2016. We have made every effort to list individual names correctly. If we have made an Dr. & Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup Jr. Elizabeth Anne Barge error, please accept our apologies and contact our development office at 783-1688, ext. 1123. Richard & Virginia Brown Ensemble ($250 – $499) David & Susan Beach Virginia Rep is grateful for the generous challenge grants of $260,000 each from The Cabell Dr. & Mrs. Charles Burch III Anne & Robert Adler^ Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Bell, Jr.^ Jim & Laura Carr Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Atkinson Pam & Bruce Belleman Foundation and Mary Morton Parsons Foundation to support the continuing restoration of our Nancy & Joe Cheely Ms. Jean Bear Ms. Mary J. Bennett historic facilities on Broad Street. We are currently raising funds to meet the matching requirement Dr. & Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne John & Peggy Borgard Jennifer & Bill Blandford from individuals. Gifts noted with the symbol ^ include contributions to this effort. Dr. & Mrs. Richard Clary Bill & Lisa Brand Ms. Eugenia H. Borum Lynn L. Clayton^ Renate & Richard Brandt Don & Nancy Boyer INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Carolyn Davis Arthur & Stacy Brinkley Dick & Julie Bradt Drs. Mark & Georgean DeBlois Austin & Karen Brockenbrough Kit & Turner Bredrup Matt & Mindy Dumeer Mr. J. Stewart Bryan III* Edith Brenner Angels ($25,000 & above) Mr. Jerome Lonnes Mary & Joseph F. Borzelleca^ Mr. Howard Feller^ Mr. Jim Bynum Colonel Matt C. C. Bristol, III Mr. & Mrs. Tom Eggleston^ Bill & Lyn Kyle Manson^ Mildred Bruce^ Dr. & Mrs. James G. Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne III Gordon Brostrom & Carol Rotelli Mary Butler Eggleston^ Carter & Joe Reid^ Zoe & Ben Bunnell Dr. & Mrs. Adam J. Fiedler Donna Copley & Janet Inwood Nancy Burford Don & Betsy Garber^ M.H. Reinhart Drs. John & Kim Burgner Nancy & Jerry Finch Ralph R. Crosby Jr.^ S. Kay Burnett Cal & George Jennison^ Kathryn Strawn^ Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Burks Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Fockler, Jr. Mary & Gib Davenport Greg & Marcia Cameron Mr. & Mrs. Steve Markel^ Mr. & Mrs. Harry R. Thalhimer Elizabeth (Lee) Camp Jeff & Amanda Galanti Kay & Philip Davidson Mr. & Mrs. James P. Carreras Sara Belle & Neil November^ Phil & Donna Whiteway^ Patricia & Colin Campbell Barbara & Vernon Glenn Anne M. Dobson Ms. Barbara Carver Carolyn & Bill Paulette^ Thomas & Lisa Claiborne Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Sr Mr. & Mrs. William F. Dominick III Anne & Guy Chapman Suzanne C. Pollard Stage Managers ($2,500 – $4,999) Ron & Nancy Coles Missy & Sandy Gullquist Linda & Earl Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. William Claiborne S.R. & Amy M. Williams^ Mr. & Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Dan Cornell Brent Graves & Suzanne Long Alice & George Flowers Becky Clarke & Tim Cates Jane Beaver Elsa Woodaman & Anne Rennolds Gray Dr. Joseph V. Formica^ Tracy & Jeff Coogle Producers ($15,000 – $24,999) Scott & Nancy Belleman T. Christopher Cox^ Sue Griffin & Wayne Shields Gail L. Gilligan Carol Ann Cosby Josée & Bill Covington^ Mr. & Mrs. J. Read Branch, Jr. Steve & Jamme Coy Richard & Linda Guilmart Patricia Glavé Donald L Creach & Karen Raschke Lynn & Hal Greer^ Dr. & Mrs. Dean E. Caven^ Mary Ann Curtin^ Nancy & Nat Hamner Yvonne & Charles Gold Myra & Leif Daleng Alan Kirshner Donna T. Douglas Susan & Arthur Davis^ Terrell & Elliott Harrigan Mr. J. Carroll Graham Robbie Daniel Martha Vannoy^ Virginia & Larry Eiben Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Farrell II Ms. Gloria Hintz Nancy Haga Ruth Doumlele Cliff Fleet & Fran Zemmel Virginia Forster William & Pamela Hutton Guy & Marion Horsley William Dunbar Directors ($10,000 – $14,999) Gonzalee Ford Mary & David Frediani Joseph & Elizabeth Jennings Jim & Elizabeth Jollay Dr. & Mrs. Leo J. Dunn Page Bauder Paul Galanti Ruth Garrett^ Jessica & Addison Jones Claire C. Kaugars^ Ms. Nancy Eberhardt Mr. John Paul Causey, Jr.^ Bill & Mary Garrison^ Robert & Lynne L. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Roger Kirby Dr. & Mrs. Barry V. Kirkpatrick Thomas & Alison Eichler Drs. Monroe E. Harris, Jr. & Thomas S. Gay^ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Goddard Les Lewis & Ron Howard Bev & Sid Koerin Doug & Mindy Elliott Jill Bussey Harris^ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Knox Reed Harwell Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Malecheck Dr. & Mrs. Steven A. Linas^ Dr. Fred & Ellen Ende Jeff Gallagher & Mr. and Mrs. James C. Lester^ Jim & Jane Hartough Gale Matheney & Judith Futch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McCandlish Billie Faison Catherine Howard^ Dominic & Christine Madigan^ Anne-Marie Irani & Larry Schwartz^ Kathryn & Michael Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. C. Glenn Miller Nicholas & Erica Farrell Mr. Alan I. Kirshner Bessie S. Manz^ Alice & Frank Lennon Suzanne & Rick Morris Hannah Miller^ Belinda C. Friday Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Lewis Carmella Maurizi & Charlotte McCutcheon Michelle & Don Mosier Mr. & Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt^ Jack & Mary Frye Frances Lewis Mark Bladergroen Mr. & Mrs. Marshall N. Morton^ Allen & Diane Neergaard Ann Nichols-Casebolt^ Dr. William R. & Bruce & Terrie Powers Miller^ Read & Cathy McGehee Robin & Chris Nagle^ Jim & Nan O’Connell Kelly & Christy O’Keefe Mrs. Mary Anne Garnett Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Perry^ Holly & Rick Mears^ Terry & Linda Oggel^ Sherrie Evelyn Page Tom & Delores Owens Mr. Tyrrell W. Gauthier Mr. Gilbert Rosenthal Helen & Chip Nunley Karen & John Palen^ June & Ken Pankey Mrs. C.D.L. Perkins Larry & Brenda Gilman Mr. & Mrs. James E. Ukrop David & Linda Rose Jay & Casey Payne Mary Lloyd & Randy Parks Mr. Douglas H Pick Michael Gooding Paul & Nancy Springman Ms. Susan Quinn Kathleen Patenaude^ Pat & Ray Piland Dianne Graham Stars ($5,000 – $9,999) Barbara Quirk Dr. W. Baxter Perkinson Bob & Cindy Ritter Ralph & Jocelyne Graner Virginia A. Arnold In Loving Memory of Gail & Barry Ridgeway Baxter & Sharon Phillips Patricia Rooney^ Mr. & Mrs. James H. Green Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph* H. Bunzl Janet McKinney Parse^ George & Jennifer Riegel President & Mrs. Taylor Reveley Barbara & John Rose Linda & Mark Greer Laura Lee & Ted Chandler^ Donald M. Robelen^ Edward & Alice Rivas Mr. Carl Schluter Bill & Claudia Gregg Mrs. James B. Dalton, Jr., “Bette” Co-Stars ($1,000 – $2,499) Cindy & Bob Rolfe^ Barbara & Ronny Robertson Caroline Schutte Drs. Robert & Karen Halvorsen Susan & John Davenport^ Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Alexander^ Lou Simpson & Tasha Fleming Mr. John Rupp^ Martha V. Singdahlsen Mr. & Mrs. Shepard Harder Ms. Carrie T. Galeski Ruth & Franco Ambrogi Griff & Cathy Surowka^ Vicki & Paul Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Ms. Susan C. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Garner, Jr. J & Anne-Marie Anderson Sallie & Bill Thalhimer Larry & Matilda Shifflett Alice & Richard Tilghman Cynthia & Shep Haw Dr. & Mrs. William V. Garner Reid & Lisa Ashe^ Mrs. Margaret R. Thomas Sandi & Dick Shirey Eugene & Lois Trani Jean Hester Maj. Gen. L.H. Ginn III Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Beadles Ted & Katie Ukrop Ryan & Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt^ Henry & Margaret Valentine Jeb & Becky Hockman Dr. & Mrs. E. Bruce Heilman^ Dr. John A. & Mary Jane Board Ms. Virginia Valentine Jonathan & Kelly Stalls Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Vallandingham Katherine Hoekstra Margaret R. Freeman Anne & Roger Boeve Mr. & Mrs. John* D. Welsh Leslie & Al Strickler Ann L. Williams Dr. Julian Cary Houseman, Jr. Ken & Kathy Lemelin^ Ellen & Jim Bonbright Featured Players ($500 – $999) Ruth & Richard Szucs^ Wm. M. Young Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howard Mary & Ted Linhart^ Brad & Jan Booker^ Peter S. & Marcia Alcorn George Tillman & Lloyd Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Fred P. Huennekens

^Contributed to Capital Challenge Grants *Deceased *Deceased ^Contributed to Capital Challenge Grants Anne Jennings Mr. & Mrs. R. Strother Scott Marcella Fierro Producers ($15,000 – $24,999) Stage Managers ($2,500 – $4,999) Loucks Family Foundation Page A. Kastelberg Susan Bailey & Sidney Buford Scott Lisa C. Fusco Roy E. Burgess II Fund of BB&T The Micawber Foundation^ Billy & Judy Ketron Mr. & Mrs. R. Carter Scott III Lucas & Stacie Hall The Community Foundation J. Read Jr. and Janet Dennis The Morton Family Fund of Ms. Barbara Kincaid Mary Ann Sheehan^ Diane W. Halley The Community Foundation for Branch Fund of The Community The Community Foundation^ Robert P Kyle Marcia L. Shipley Michael & Ellen Hartenberg Greater Atlanta Foundation Newport News Arts Commission Dr. Audrey D. Landers Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Smith^ Anne H. Hendrick Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Camp Foundation Kathryn & W. Harry Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Large Nancy & Stephen Snyder Rose & Sheldon Herold Obici Healthcare Foundation Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation Schwarzschild Fund Jeff & Nancy Leach Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. Spain Ms. Barbara L. Hoover Towne Bank Chesapeake Corporation SunTrust Mr. Joseph Levy Frank Rizzo & Leslie Stack Mr. Miles F. Johnson Foundation Fund of The Sarah Brush Thalhimer and William Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Lightner Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Strauss Kevin & Jeannie Kilgore Directors ($10,000 – $14,999) Community Foundation B. Thalhimer III Endowment of Ardyth J. Lohuis^ Anne P. Stiles^ Andy & Kris Koebler Arenstein Foundation Circle S Studio The Community Foundation Mary & John Lucas Lucy Stockdell Dr. & Mrs. Isaac Koziol Mary and J.P. Causey Jr. Fund of Covington Travel Harry A. Thomas Memorial Fund of Betty & Jim Mann^ Mr. & Mrs. David Tetrault Ron & Barbara Kozlowski The Community Foundation Greater Lynchburg The Community Foundation Ann & Upton Martin Mr. Fred C. Thistle Alexandria Lewis Dominion Service Company Community Trust Riverfront Investment Group Jennifer McClellan Ms. Patricia Todd Risa & Jay Levine Herndon Foundation Kjellstrom & Lee, Inc. Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Rachel McKlveen Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Toms JoAnn Lindstrom & Charles Gibbens Lewis & Butler Foundation KPMG Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George J. McVey Cheryl F. Tormey Joan Losen Barbara B. and James E. Ukrop McGuireWoods Williamsburg Area Arts Mrs. Nancy Meyer Patricia Vastano & Dennis Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Makosky Fund of The Community NewMarket Corporation Commission Susan & Stephen Meyers Lieberman William O. McCleney Foundation Rencourt Foundation, Inc. York County Arts Commission Karen Fugile Miles Billy & Joyce Warf Adolph Moller WestRock Foundation Lester Charitable Fund of Bob & Gail Miller George & Carolyn Watkins Steven Murden The Community Foundation^ Featured Players ($500 – $999) Mr. Tom J. Mills Jr. Douglas D. & Barbara S. Barbara Nelson Stars ($5,000 – $9,999) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Dairy Queen of Virginia John Moon & Abby Winship Westmoreland Sarah Olthoff Bon Secours Richmond Virginia Eye Institute Google, Inc. Dr & Mrs. Charles Mundy Adrienne Whitaker John & Barbara Peery Health System Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Steve Nash George W. Wilbur^ James C. Percell Carrie T. and Edward W. Galeski Co-Stars ($1,000 – $2,499) Program Kraig & Kim Negaard Suzanne & Charles Wiltshire Jim Prosser Fund of The Community Richard and Juanita Beadles Family Ryan and Elizabeth Thalhimer Wade Ogg Joy Winstead & Averett Tombes Dale & Grant Revell Foundation Fund of Smartt Charitable Fund of Ken & Karen Olshansky Allen & Linda Wright Bob & Jan Reynolds The Linhart Foundation The Community Foundation The Community Foundation^ Erin O’Regan Mr. & Mrs. John Wright Mr. John Romeo Markel Corporation Douglas W. and June M. Burks W. W. Whitlock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dallas H. Oslin Ernest Young Mr. Dan H. Scott R.E.B. Foundation Charitable Fund of John & Barbara Outland Irene Ziegler Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Shapiro Ruth & Hal Launders The Community Foundation Ensemble ($250 – $499) F. Stuart Painter^ Colonel James W. Shugart III Charitable Trust Ted and Laura Lee Chandler Fund Katherine T. and John G. Adamson Sarah Parrish^ Company ($50 – $99) Dianne Hughs Shuler Barbara J. Thalhimer & William B. of The Community Foundation Family Charitable Fund of Ms. Nancy Patterson Rick & Liz Albee Ken & Barb Siegman Thalhimer, Jr. Family Fund of Ernst & Young The Community Foundation Michael H. Piro James M. & Lynda Anderson, Jr. Ms. Theresa Singleton The Community Foundation Stephen M. and Cheryl G. Goddard Stephanie & Marshall Wishnack Margaret Hall Poole Brenda Bailey Elizabeth A. Stallings Village Bank Family Fund of Fund of The Community Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dean Pope Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Batsche Jody Strickler The Community Foundation Foundation Mr. Charles Pruett Mr. Harry Beil Jennifer Swenson Lewis Insurance Associates Michael & Melissa Radtke Carolyn Belgrad James Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rainey Kate Belleman^ Paula & Richard Troxel Mr. Gordon Rawles Clara & Jeremiah Virginia S. Turner IN HONOR & MEMORIAM Lilian & Ralph Rhudy Mrs. Eleanor K. Carleton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Walker Jr Mr. & Mrs. David L. Richardson Ben & Peggy Chappell Gloria Wallace Mr. Doug Riddell Rich Contreras Ms. Shannon Weis The following gifts were made Doris Treubert Henning Dr. & Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire, Jr. Jim & Jane Rothrock Betty Ann Dillon Gregory T. & in honor or memory of family In Memory of Brenda Asch In Honor of Meredith & Mr. Stephen Rudlin Barbara Duling Samantha Wheeler Marrs or friends. Elizabeth Hilder In Honor of Alfred Scott Steven Saltzberg Joe Eash Mr. Robert Wodarczyk Stephen and Mary Jane Coy Veronica McKeever In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Sanders, II^ Barbara Ebert Elizabeth Lee Wright Commonwealth Architects Rev. & Mrs. Charles Hunt Michael McKeever Jane Scott Phyllis A. Errico Mr. & Mrs. James A. Wunderly In Memory of Brenda Asch In Honor of Sherman Mrs. Sandi Nogi In Loving Memory Nancy Booker In Memory of Lewis Jewish Family Services of Dr. Jay Nogi T. Booker In Memory of Brenda Asch Lynne Shockley In Memory of INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS Blair Curdts In Honor of Suzanne Keiter In Memory of Brenda Asch Lloyd W. Shockley Pollard & Scott Wichmann Neil Marrin In Honor of John Cario Geanne and Charlie Stallings Ronald E. Grubbs* In Memory of and Phil Whiteway In Memory of Brenda Asch Cornerstones ($50,000 & above) Mary Morton Parsons Foundation^ Angels ($25,000 - $49,999) Beverly D. Grubbs Lee & Peggy Martin In Memory of Mary Ann Wilson Altria Client Services, Inc. Nunnally Charitable Lead Trust CultureWorks Elizabeth Harris In Honor of John and Florence Walters In Memory of Louis Wilson The Cabell Foundation^ Overton and Dominion Resources Monroe Harris E. Rhodes and Leona B. Katharine Dennis Fund^ Cecil R. & Edna S. Hopkins Jonathan Harwell In Honor of Carpenter Foundation Robins Foundation Family Foundation^ Reed Harwell Harrison The Community Foundation Virginia Commission for the Arts The Shubert Foundation Inc. Serving Richmond & Lettie Pate Whitehead Union Bank & Trust Central Virginia Foundation, Inc.

^Contributed to Capital Challenge Grants *Deceased ^Contributed to Capital Challenge Grants ENDOWMENT & NAMED OPERATING FUNDS

Donors may choose to designate The Muriel McAuley Fund The Tom McGranahan Fund their gift in support of the Supports new and innovative Supports our Tom Tickets following named operating artistic programming. program, providing free or and endowment funds. reduced price admission to The Curtis & Amy Miller Fund low-income seniors. The Betty Bauder Fund Supports programs that elevate Supports our annual Snow the human spirit. The Miller Whiteway Fund Bear operations. Supports professional The Neil and Sara Belle compensation for Richmond- The Hobie and Kitty Claiborne November Fund based artists and arts Children’s Fund Supports the operation and administrators. Supports excellence in ongoing restoration of the children’s theatre. historic November Theatre. The Brad Boynton Fund Supports touring to low-income The Phyllis Galanti Fund The deVeaux Riddick and schools in Virginia. Supports community health Robert Watkins Fund for and wellness programs and Excellence in Design The Suzanne Pollard Fund work with veterans. Supports excellence in scenic, Supports musicals and special costume, and lighting design. programs that celebrate the Great American Songbook. INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS

Patricia Archer John Moon & Abby Winship Carol S. Rogers* Carytown Cleaners Caryn & Mark Persinger Mr. & Mrs. Toy D. Savage James B. Henry Dr. & Mrs. Laurie Rennie Sally M. Snyder Marshall Johnson RSVP Richmond TSRC Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Orville H. Jones Jr. The Richmond Ballet Roger Whiteway

^Contributed to Capital Challenge Grants *Deceased

A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS

To borrow from Tennessee Williams’ final lines in A Streetcar Named Desire, Virginia Rep “always depends on the kindness of strangers.” To an even greater extent, like Lennon and McCartney, “we get by with a little help from our friends.”

Like all nonprofit professional theatres, symphonies, ballet and opera companies, we need 35% to 40% of our annual operating revenue to come from contributions if we are to remain healthy and strong. Unlimited and creative giving opportunities exist within our annual fund drive and/or our on-going capital and endowment campaigns.

Whatever your means and giving preferences, we hope you will consider becoming a part of Virginia Rep’s family of friends. Please contact Bruce Miller or Phil Whiteway for more information: [email protected], [email protected], 804-783-1688 ext 1116 or 1117.

And please know that your support is genuinely needed, will be wisely spent and greatly appreciated.