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BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 4 CAPA STAFF | 5 CAPA DONORS AND SPONSORS | 6 CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL | 11 DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2018 | 21 THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER | 23 AN ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS WITH OVER THE RHINE | 24 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE ON STAGE | 26 JIM BRICKMAN A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS | 31 CAPA CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM | 33

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ADMINISTRATION Ticket Center Supervisor Alexa M. Schuld President & CEO Chad Whittington Lead Ticket Office Associate Stewart Bender Executive Vice President & Ticket Office Assistan Aylish Connolly Chief Strategy Officer Elfi Di Bella Executive Assistant Arline Dimitri OPERATIONS Vice President of Theatre Operations Todd Bemis DEVELOPMENT Floating Director of Operations Charlie Marino Director of Development Barbara Markus Stage Door Coordinator Jeff Dümmer Director of Grants Judy Smith Director of Maintenance Phillip Hidy Strategic Projects Director Tracy Moran Maintenance Technician Steve Slivka Manager of Inclusion & Lead Custodian Marlinda Miller Community Development Diana Pagan Volunteer Coordinator Janet Rife Annual Fund Manager Jason Crouse Assistant Volunteer Coordinator Kristen Paige Special Events Manager Julie Weeks Food & Beverage Manager Doug Wiese Grants & Development Assistant Emily Webb Concession Coordinator Melissia Boyd Data Analyst and Project Manager Katie Cullen Donor Records Coordinator Devon Broderick OHIO THEATRE Director of Operations Charles R.D. Hammerle, II EDUCATION Head Carpenter Jason Gay Director of Education Amy Handra Operations Desk Attendants Mary Cecil, Jeremiah Long FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES Custodian Beverly Jones Staff Accountant Pam Ball Custodian Curtis Almond Human Resources Associate Crystal Brown Custodian Christopher Weatherly Director of Finance John Callahan Sr. Accountant Michael Daniels PALACE THEATRE Controller Deanna Jones Director of Operations Mark Szwabinsky Human Resources Generalist Lauren Paxton Head Carpenter Kevin Campbell Staff Accountant Landy Williams EADH Rex Buckingham Director of Human Resources Hillary Thompson Custodian Tedd Brooks Payroll & Benefits Accountant Chris Wallace Staff Accountant Shanna Young RIFFE CENTER THEATRE COMPLEX Facility Coordinator Christopher Skinner INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Head Carpenter Derek Warner Director of IT David Davis IT Technician Brian Kovats SOUTHERN THEATRE IT Technician Joseph Mueller Director of Operations Christopher Skinner Head Carpenter Greg Bryan MARKETING EADH Paul Kavicky Director of Marketing/ Custodian Frank Brown Communications Kelly Boggs Publicist Rolanda Copley LINCOLN THEATRE Broadway Marketing Manager Lisa A. Minken General Manager Suzan Bradford Digital Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Nodjak Technical Director James Cantrell Digital Marketing Assistant Lydia Miller Custodian Sabrina Dukes Marketing Manager Lydia Ohman Assistant Technical Director Isaiah Schmackers Marketing Assistant Anna C. Schaeffer Assistant to the General Manager Kevin Seals Art Director Sara Maassel Graphic Designer Sarah Allgire HOUSE MANAGERS Design Assistant Stephanie Conner Hiba Abdouni Victoria S. Hart Jodi B. Shultz Deborah A. Archer Denise Marie Hassel Hollie R. Stant PROGRAMMING Richard J. Bookshaw Robyn Patrick Heard Richard Council Vice President of Programming Rich Corsi David A. Butcher James E. Heise Winter Mead Programming and Events Manager Craig Daniels Theresa Couasnon Helen McKinley Mary Melissa Broadway Manager Elizabeth Lamont Claudia J. Dinges Jacqueline Cunningham Venue Sales Assistant Elena Perantoni Ross A. Fillmore Dozier Ralls Sandra Wilson Edwin C. Gilkey Sandra A. David Sinclair TICKETING SERVICES Richard Greene Rodenkirchen Director of Ticketing Michael Marks TICKET OFFICE ASSOCIATES Assistant Director of Ticketing Roger Whitaker Christine Baker Jennifer Beth Hayes Stewart Bender Subscription/Group Sales William E. Boyd Kyle Johnson Melinda Faris Coordinator JoLane Campbell Whitney R. Dodds Heather Kalman Natalie Ferris Subscriptions/Event Lead Mark D. Duellman Brandon T. Smith Jasmine Smith Ticket Associate Melinda Faris Dawn M. Freese Allison N. Walker Moneett Davis Bradley Keith Wees

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haritable contributions from the following individuals and groups ensure CAPA’s ability to enrich lives and create community C in central Ohio. Thank you for your investment in the performing arts and CAPA. This list represents gifts and pledges received from July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 in support of our 2018 fiscal year.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & The Robert J. Weiler Company Ohio Department of GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Team Fishel Administrative Services, Vorys, Sater, Seymour Equal Opportunity Division $100,000+ & Pease LLP La Petite Academy of Polaris American Electric Power Washington Prime Group Primrose School of Foundation Johnstown Road The Columbus Foundation $2,500-$4,999 Raymond & Pauline Kahn Martha G. Staub & Willis H. Alexandra Ramos Agency LLC Cultural Arts Endowment Fund Liggett funds & Erie Insurance State of Ohio–Office of Greater Columbus Arts Council Bath Fitter Workforce Development Honda of America Mfg., Inc. Boost Mobile Walnut Township Local Schools Ohio Arts Council Construction Systems Inc. State of Ohio Corna Kokosing Construction Co. IN-KIND Wolfe Associates, Inc. Cricket Wireless Barroluco Argentine Mount Carmel Health System DoubleTree Suites by Hilton $50,000-$99,999 The Ohio State University Hotel Columbus Downtown Huntington National Bank Department of Spanish Hilton Columbus Downtown L Brands Foundation & Portuguese Huntington National Bank Nationwide Foundation OSU Wexner Medical Center Kroger Company Rodriguez Bell & DiFranco Pat & Gracie’s $25,000-$49,999 Law Office, LLC City of Columbus State Farm Mutual INDIVIDUAL DONORS Automobile Insurance Co. $10,000-$24,999 Stedman Floor Co., Inc. $10,000+ Battelle Memorial Institute Tom E. Dailey Foundation Anonymous Cardinal Health Foundation Trillium Farms Meredith & Jay Crane Dorothy E. Ann Fund of Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc. Larry & Marion Fisher The Columbus Foundation in honor of Bob Walter Meuse Family Foundation G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc. Joan & Steve Parrish National Endowment $1,000-$2,499 Bob & Peggy Walter for the Arts The Chester Family Foundation Porter, Wright, Morris Columbus Partnership $5,000-$9,999 & Arthur LLP Columbus Public Health George S. Barrett PVS Chemicals Grange Insurance Companies Robert Edward Falcone Reinberger Foundation Heidelberg Distributing Co. Felicia & David Feinberg Safelite AutoGlass Nationwide Children’s Hospital Bebe & John Finn Pat & Gracie’s Heather Grant & $5,000-$9,999 Michael Petrecca Abbott Nutrition UP TO $1,000 Joe Hamrock & Abercrombie & Fitch Advanced Recovery Substance Lori Gulen-Hamrock BakerHostetler Abuse Services Richard & Julie Helmreich Big Lots, Inc. BKG Services, Inc. Nancy Jeffrey CASTO CAPA Associates Barbara B. Lach Columbus Commons El Centro de Servicios Karen F. Lane Crabbe, Brown & James LLP Sociales Inc. Cindy G. Owens Danbert Columbus City Schools in memory of Stewart Owens Electrical Service Spanish Immersion Academy Amie Preston Professionals, Inc. Columbus Radio Group Connie & Harrison Smith, Jr. Fund Fifth Third Bank DACA Time George Thomas John Gerlach & Company LLP Dublin Cleaners & Jane H. Zimmerman (d.) McGohan Brabender New Albany Cleaners Ohio Commission on Franklin County Office on Aging $1,969-$4,999 Minority Health Homes on the Hill CDC Anonymous (2) OhioHealth Kroger Company Nick Akins Ohio Small Business Liberty Christian Academy Mary & Michael Anderson Development Centers Maryhaven, Inc. Steven Brechter & Overmyer Hall Associates Nationwide Foundation Christina Madriguera PNC Bank in honor of Debra Griffin Dorothy Burchfield PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Nicole V. Callam

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Ida Copenhaver & Jim Ginter Diane & Steve Jones Mike & Kathy Britt Dr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Cunningham Mary Kazan Larry Buchanan Arline Dimitri Drs. Scott Kurzer & Shu Wang Steve & Vicki Buchenroth Sean & Karen Edwards Ray & Kemberly Lang Bev & Jerry Burns Haskell Fought Florence Lathen Deborah Canaday Stephanie & Jack Green Talvis P. Love Steve Carter / TriCar Ltd. Debra Griffin Judge Julie M. Lynch Lucy & Jeff Caswell Ann & Tom Hoaglin The Markus Family Michelle Chambers Terrilyn & Stephen Ifeduba Jeff & Vickie Mauk Stacey Connaughton Sue Jablonski Luke & Mary Beth McCormick John & Kathleen Connolly Donna & Larry James Ruth & Fred Miller Karen & Jim Conrad Monica & Doug Kridler Cameron & Molly Mitchell Joseph & Kathleen Corry William & Amy Largent Patricia Morrison Ken & Gina Cristofani Mary Lazarus Stephen & Lynda Nacht David & Tracy Crouse Rod & DeeAnne Marlow Suzy Nick Chris Curry & Joann Marcus Elisa & Dave McCurdy Sherry Plante Paul & Deborah Cynkar Pat & Wally O’Dell Sue Porter & Mike Sayre Andrew Daigneault Alicia & Greg Overmyer in honor of Larry & Marion Fisher Shannan & Charles Dankworth Angela L. Pace Lou Ann & Buss Ransom Marjorie & Elliot Davidoff Alan & Lynne Parrott Darryl & Kimberly Rogers Jon & Anne Davis Ruth Tallman Pifer Barbara Rupple Phil Davis Endowment Fund Dr. Philip & Mrs. Elizabeth Susan DeLaney Ann & Ron Pizzuti Samuels Keith & Christy Dennis Curt & Peggy Robson Jay & Joyce Schoedinger Philip Dietrich Toshia Safford Tom & Sarah Shaffer Bernice & Bob Donaldson Stephen D. Steinour Arthur E. Shepard Family Fund William A. Dorsey Susan Tomasky & Ron Ungvarsky Jim & Tammy Sites Mary Duffey Claudia & Blane Walter Charles & Joan Stadler Joce Fenton Marta & Scott Whitlock Jane & Tim Stehle Elle & Lawrence Feth Mr. & Mrs. William C. Wolfe, Jr. Allison H. Steiner Prudence Finn Sandra & Michael Zimmerman Nancy Strause Richard & Donna Fishback in honor of Larry & Marion Fisher Sarah Flaherty $500-$1,968 Ralph & Joan Talmage Robert E. Fletcher Anonymous (2) Brian Taylor & Holly Holtzen Carol & Allan Forsythe Robert Allen & Diane Weaver Sheila & Martin Torch Rob & Linda Forsythe Sine-Marie Ayres Chad Whittington Evelyn & Harvey Freeman Pamela Ball Kelly Wilson Janet A. Freno, M.D. Gary & Dee Dee Barton Dudley H. Wright Robert Fry Judith & Ashley Bird Mary Yerina & Bob Redfield in memory of Carla Fry Paul & Lynn Blower Susan & Nathan Yost David & Judy Gawelek Victor Boft Michael A. Gillespie & in memory of Mr. George T. & $150-$499 Amy M. Levine Dr. Valentina V. Boft Anonymous (17) Karen L. Gillmor Michael Braun & Jeffrey Smutny Dennis & Barb Adams Malini Gnanatheeban Paul Burns Rhonda K. Adams Penrod Jack Gold & Jeff Griss Patty & John Callahan Sarah Allgire Stephen & Kay Gold Dr. Robert S. & Marilyn Carbonara Carol Andreae & Jim Garland in honor of Mrs. Muriel Gold Dr. Melanie Corn & Randy Applegate Sara L. Goldhardt Tanner Johnson George & Vanessa Arnold Lisal & Don Gorman Eugene C. D’Angelo, Jr. Jim & Sarah Bacha T. R. Gross, Jr. Lois & Edward Del Grosso Gregory Barden Michael Gruber & Lana Baker Chad & Adrienne Delligatti Christopher & Jennifer Barker Linda & Richard Gunther Elfi Di Bella Rick & Laureen Barnhart The Halpern Family Cindi Englefield & Dave Koehler in memory of John L. Barnhart Michelle & Bobby Handley Daren & Jessica Foster Bartley Family Phyllis D. Hart Dareth Gerlach Heather & Fred Baughman Dr. & Mrs. Randall C. Hastedt DeeDee & Herb Glimcher Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blaney Lois Hatfield Babette T. Gorman Samuel Bledsoe & Dr. & Mrs. CT Hay Willie & Katie Grové Katherine Seghers Jill A. Hay Krista B. Hazen Robert & Ashley Boich Dan & Suzanne Helmick Robin & Peter Hersha Jason C. Boylan & Scot & Kelly Helton Dale Heydlauff Colleen Rosshirt Doug & Tricia Herron Cindy & Larry Hilsheimer Suzan Bradford Lee H. Hess & Irene Levine Patrick Jarvis Mary Beth Breckenridge, M.D. & Mike & Fernanda Heyeck David Jones Mr. R. Dale Farley, Jr. Steven W. Hillyer

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Christine A. Hank Elaine E. May Jim & Patty Sapp Paula Harer Jason Mayberry & Family Bill & Jayne Schott Kay Hedges Diane & George McCloy Andrew Shadwick Larry Herrett Mr. & Mrs. John McEwan Marcia Katz Slotnick Richard & Faye Herriott Don Miller / Helms Briscoe Retta & Elliot Slotnick Hal Hodson Al & Louise Minor Judy C. Smith Richard & Karen Hopper Janice G. Minton Mike & Heather Smith Eric Horvath Rich & Judy Moffitt Mark Snider William S. Hupp Betty D. Montgomery Sergio Soave Susan Hyde Vaughn & Donna Moore Don & Virginia Songstad Janet Jackson Carl & Ann Morahan Ronald & Patty Spangler Julian Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Morrison Kathy Standley Suzanne Karpus Cantor Bat-Ami & Cathy Stang Veena P. Kasbekar Rabbi Jay Moses Matthew W. Stoltzfus Catherine Kocarek Michael Muldoon Louise Swanson in honor of Don & Jane P. Mykrantz Jenifer M. Takats MD & Maureen Kocarek Larry & Peg Neal Todd Engen Michael & Judy Krasnoff William & Gretchen Northrup Eleanor L. Taylor Ray & Kemberly Lang Brett Oakley Sharon A. Taylor in memory of Kenneth E. Meiners Christine E. Olsen Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Thomas Bill & Ruth Lantz Tim O’Neill & Mark McGuire Allen Tucker, M.D. Anne M. LaPidus Sue Ann & Don Ordaz Jim & Karen Turner Alice & Gavin Larrimer Brenda & Don Osuga Dr. & Mrs. Steven Walker Robert B. & Barbara J. Laughon Jennifer A. Parker John & Joyce Wallach Jane M. Leiby Jacqueline Pasternack John D. Wallrabenstein David P. Lighthill Donald & Nancy Peters Gifford Weary & David Angelo Jeanne Likins & Joseph Flood Patricia A. Peterson Susan Welsh Bonnie & Ron Lucas Lisa Pickering Hugh N. Westwater Sara Maassel Ramona Reyes in honor of W. Marc Westwater in honor of Todd Bemis Bryant & Sandra Riley Lisa M. Westwater John Mariotti Don & Karen Roberts David White Brenda L. Martinez Cheryl Roller & Chuck Taylor William & Celeste Williams Mark Massen Delbert A. Russell Mary Woods in honor of the Home of the CSO Tom & Lynn Ryan Dennis & Margaret Yacobozzi Charles & Bonnie May Marcy Samuel Beth-Anne & Chris Zaenger

THE CAPA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

CAPA has embarked on an extensive renovation of the Palace Theatre’s auditorium, in addition to implementing quality-of-life updates to both the Palace and the Ohio Theatres. Both theatres will be ready to take on the next 50 years thanks to the support of these individuals and organizations.

This list reflects gifts and pledges made through July 1, 2018.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & Nicole V. Callam Sara Maassel GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Andrew Daigneault in honor of Todd Bemis Arline Dimitri The Markus Family CAPA Associates Robert Edward Falcone Rod & DeeAnne Marlow American Electric Felicia & David Feinberg Mark Massen Power Foundation Larry & Marion Fisher in honor of the Home of the CSO Honda of America Mfg, Inc. Malini Gnanatheeban Pat & Wally O’Dell Huntington National Bank Heather Grant & Angela L. Pace Reinberger Foundation Michael Petrecca Patricia A. Peterson State of Ohio Stephanie & Jack Green Amie Preston Wolfe Associates, Inc. Debra Griffin Ramona Reyes Richard & Julie Helmreich Janet Rife INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Susan Hyde Toshia Safford Anonymous (2) Terrilyn & Stephen Ifeduba Judy C. Smith Sarah Allgire Deanna Jones Cathy Stang Michael Anderson Barbara B. Lach John & Joyce Wallach Pamela Ball Robert B. & Barbara J. Laughon Melinda & Chad Whittington Steven Brechter & Judge Julie M. Lynch Shanna Young Christina Madriguera Sandra & Michael Zimmerman

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10 CAPA FAMILY SERIES SPONSOR CAROL A CHRISTMAS DICKENS’ CHARLES OHIO THEATRE PM 7:30 25,2018, NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 2:00 PM 25,2018, NOVEMBER SUNDAY, PM 7:30 24,2018, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2:00 PM 24,2018, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER PM 7:30 23,2018, NOVEMBER FRIDAY, PRESENT

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Photo Courtesy of Omaha Community Playhouse SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & SONGS

ACT I

Scene 1: A narrow street in the old city of London, Christmas Eve God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Gloucestershire Wassail Scene 2: Inside Scrooge’s Counting House God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Scene 3: A London street, later that evening The Holly and the Ivy Sunny Bank (also known as I Saw Three Ships) Coventry Carol Scene 4: Scrooge’s bedchamber Good King Wenceslaus Scene 5: A snowy wood outside the old school yard, 1836 Away In A Manger Scene 6: Fezziwig’s Warehouse, 1845 Dancing Day (an English carol from the High Renaissance) Susanni (the only non-English carol in the production; is of German origin.) Scene 7: Scrooge’s bedchamber O Come, O Come Emmanuel

ACT II

Scene 1: Scrooge’s bedchamber The Boar’s Head Carol Scene 2: Cratchit home, 1886 The Holly and the Ivy The Other Night Scene 3: Fred and Millie’s home, 1886 The Polka Greensleeves Scene 4: Christmas Yet to Come Scene 5: Cratchit home, future years Scene 6: Scrooge’s bedchamber, Christmas morning, 1886 Scene 7: A London street, later that morning Good Christian Men Rejoice Here We Come A-Wassailing Scene 8: Cratchit home, Christmas morning, 1886 The Holly and the Ivy Here We Come A-Wassailing

ORCHESTRA

Musical Director...... Stephen Merritt Flute...... Christina Cruder Clarinet...... Beth Sandholm Bassoon/French Horn...... Nyketa DiCesare

The play begins in London on Christmas Eve, 1886.

This production is performed in two acts. There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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(In Order of Speech) Fred...... Ben Wolfred Jake...... Alex Mersman Nell...... Jo-Jo Steine Beggar...... Greyson Wade Ebenezer Scrooge...... Andy Harvey Bob Cratchit...... Jeffrey Keller The Baker...... Jon McDonald Toyshop Keeper...... Blake Fountain Charity Man #1...... Jon McDonald Charity Man #2...... Blake Fountain Peter Cratchit...... Jake Parker Belinda Cratchit...... Tatum Lowell Francis Cratchit...... Riley Perez Tim Cratchit...... Annabelle Dewater Jacob Marley...... Jacob Valleroy Ghost of Christmas Past...... Kristin Conrad Ebby (Scrooge as a boy)...... Ryan Dunn Fan (his sister)...... Tatum Lowell Mr. Fezziwig...... Jon McDonald Mrs. Fezziwig...... Natalie Riegel Young Scrooge...... Ryan Dunn Belle Fezziwig...... Sarah Williams Ghost of Christmas Present...... Blake Fountain Mrs. Cratchit...... Emeline Phinney Martha Cratchit...... Caylyn Jarmon-Vinson Millie...... Pytron Parker Lucy...... Rachel Maria Inés Topper...... Matthew Blake Johnson Myrtle Crow...... Jo-Jo Steine Mrs. Dilber...... Katie Porter Child with Sled...... Riley Perez The Baker’s Wife...... Natalie Riegel Chestnut Vendor...... Katie Porter Poulterer...... Jacob Valleroy

CHARLES JONES

harles Jones was the founder and creator of the Nebraska Theatre Caravan. In 1975, Chis musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol was first produced onstage at the Omaha Community Playhouse, where he served as executive director and theatrical visionary for 25 years.

Charles’ stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol has been performed in theatres across the country and in Omaha for more than 35 consecutive years. His other published scripts include adaptations of Will Cather’s novels Oh Pioneers and My Antonia, Papa’s Angels, Ichabod – A new musical adaptation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Monkey Monkey.

Born in Columbus, Georgia, Charles graduated from LaGrange College in 1960. Later, he studied theatre in Britain where he received a master’s certification in business management for the arts from the London Polytechnic University and certification in directing from the British Drama League. He was the first director for the Columbus Georgia’s Springer Theatre Company and was an active participant in the restoration of the Springer Opera House, which was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter in 1971.

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KRISTIN CONRAD (Christmas Past) is thrilled to return for her third season with A Christmas Carol. She previously appeared as the Ghost of Christmas Past in 2014 and Millie in 2013. A recent MFA graduate from Ohio University’s Professional Actor Training Program, productions while at OU include The Government Inspector (Anna Andreyevna, Fight Captain), Top Girls (Isabella Bird/Joyce), A Little Night Music (Desiree Armfeldt), The Rover (Frederick, Fight Captain), The Library (Dawn Sheridan, Urinetown (Penelope Pennywise), The Penelopiad (Naiad/Maid/Suitor), and numerous new play workshops with the MFA playwriting program, including three years of the Seaburry Quinn Jr. Playwrights Festival. Other: Hope Summer Repertory Theater, Summer Repertory Theatre Festival, Commonweal Theater, Great Plains Theatre, Prather Entertainment Group, and Amish Acres’ Round Barn Theater. Kristin also holds a BM in musical theatre performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. For more information: www.kristinconrad.com.

ANNABELLE DEWATER (Tiny Tim) is thrilled to play Tiny Tim in the Nebraska Theater Caravan production of A Christmas Carol, a role which she reprises from her 2017 theatrical debut in the Omaha Community Playhouse mainstage production. After catching the acting bug last year, Annabelle spent her summer at Interlochen, where she played Young Jof in Boats. She is eager to return to northern Michigan to study theater in future summers. Annabelle is a fourth grader whose favorite subjects are art and reading. She enjoys playing the piano and is a competitive swimmer and accomplished triathlete. In her free time, Annabelle devours books, spends time with her family and friends, and dotes on her adoring kitty cat, Faith. When she grows up, she aspires to be an archaeologist with an emphasis in Egyptology. The oldest of four children, Annabelle requests that you clap loudly if you enjoy the performance. On the road, she misses her loud, lively family almost as much as they miss her!

RYAN DUNN (Young Scrooge/Ebby) is proud to be making his professional theatre debut with the Nebraska Theatre Caravan. A recent graduate of the University of Mobile, he currently resides in New York City, pursuing his performance career. He is grateful to his friends and family for their constant love and encouragement. 2 Corinthians 12:9

BLAKE FOUNTAIN (Christmas Present/Toy Keeper/Charity #2) is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in musical theatre. He has recently been seen performing at Hersheypark and touring around the Midwest with Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre. His favorite roles are Evillene in The Wiz, Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins, and Abner Dillon in 42nd Street. www.blakefountain.com

ANDY HARVEY (Scrooge) is thrilled to return as Scrooge this Christmas Season. Andy hails from the Mountain State of WV, and currently resides in the Atlanta area. He has a degree in interdisciplinary studies from Liberty University. He was most recently been seen as Nicky/ Trekkie in Avenue Q (Springer Opera House), Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alluvion Stage Company), and The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Crane River Theatre). Andy likes to paint, write, play guitar, walk in the woods, engage in the more than occasional Netflix binge, and make it back to WV to visit and squeeze his nine nieces and nephews! Thank you for coming and enjoy the show! www.facebook.com/andyharveyactor.com. He is Risen!

RACHEL MARIA INÉS (Lucy) is delighted to join the 40th anniversary cast of A Christmas Carol with Nebraska Theatre Caravan! She has previously toured with Creede Repertory Theatre’s Young Audience Outreach Tour in the production of Albert Porter: Boy Explorer, sharing a story of diversity, self-confidence, and friendship with students across the Southwest. She has also performed in outdoor American Indian dramas in both Ohio and North Carolina. When she’s not performing, you can find her reading, swing dancing, hiking, and spending time with loved ones. Favorite credits: 9 to 5 (Maria/Missy), The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy Park), Edges (Woman 1), and Horn in the West (Nancy Ward). Choreography credits: Abandoned Way Out West (Creede Repertory

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Theatre), Quilters (Rabbit Run Community Arts Association), In the Heights, and Princess Diana: The Musical (Geauga Lyric Theatre Guild). A big thank you to all of her supporters back home! www.rachelmariaines.com

CAYLYN JARMON-VINSON (Martha) is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and recently graduated from Columbus State University with a BFA in theatre performance where some of her credits include Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas (Jojo) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Maria/ Jaquenetta). Since graduation, Caylyn has toured with Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre as the Fox in Pinocchio as well as playing Lisa in Mamma Mia! at the Springer Opera House. She is very excited to be making her Nebraska Theatre Caravan debut and hopes to spread some Christmas spirit this holiday season!

MATTHEW BLAKE JOHNSON (Topper) is happy to be back on tour with A Christmas Carol reprising the role of Topper for the second time. Originally from North Carolina, Matthew currently resides in New York City. Previous credits include Camelot (Old Creamery), The Lion in Winter (Great Plains Theatre), Young Frankenstein (3-D Theatricals), South Pacific (Candlelight Pavilion), The Toxic Avenger (Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte), Anything Goes (Central Piedmont Summer Theatre), and The Lost Colony. BFA East Carolina University. IG @matthew_blake_johnson.

JEFFREY KELLER (Bob Cratchit) is extremely excited to make his NTC debut! He is a recent graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University (BFA musical theatre). Some of his previous credits include Xanadu (Sonny Malone), Mamma Mia! (Sky), Spamalot (Sir Galahad), and Dead Man’s Cellphone (Gordon). He would like to thank his parents for their never-ending love and support! @jeffrey_keller

TATUM LOWELL (Belinda/Fan) is thrilled to be traveling with A Christmas Carol ! Other theatre credits include Billy Elliot (Debbie), Ramona Quimby (Ramona), Les Misérables (Young Cosette), and Annie Jr. (Molly). Tatum is an eighth grader at Timberline School in Waukee, Iowa. When not acting, she enjoys singing, playing piano, shopping, and knitting. Tatum would like to thank everyone involved with Nebraska Theatre Caravan for this amazing opportunity!

JON McDONALD (Mr. Fezziwig/Baker/Charity Man #1) is a graduate of Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, with a BFA in musical theatre. This is his 10th year with Nebraska Theatre Caravan. Some of his favorite roles include Rudolf in Hello Dolly, Brian in The Shadow Box, Captain Andy in Show Boat, and Pap in Big River.

ALEX MERSMAN ( Jake) is a proud graduate of North Central College, studying both vocal performance and musical theatre. This marks his second year with Nebraska Caravan, and he couldn’t be more thrilled to be back for this year’s production. A native of Chicago, Alex has enjoyed working with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Light Opera Works, Fox Valley Repertory, Heartland Festival, Music by the Lake, and most recently, three years with the Florentine Opera.

JAKE PARKER (Peter) is proud to be making his A Christmas Carol tour debut as Peter Cratchit. He is no stranger to the role as he is a former Peter from the Omaha Community Playhouse. He is consistently involved with community theater in both Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and is thrilled to finally expand his horizons by being a part of his first national touring show! Jake’s favorite role so far is Crutchie in Disney’s Newsies at the Rose Theater. He has had previous roles in Pippin, The Sound of Music, and Children of Eden. His most recent roles include Fender in Hairspray, Squire Dap in Camelot, and Sandy in The Man Who Came To Dinner. Jake has no words to describe how excited and blessed he is to be a part of this wonderful show. He wishes you happy holidays and that peace be with you this season!

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PYTRON PARKER (Millie) is a Georgia native, building a life around the performing arts. She is most alive while performing on stage. Her favorite experiences include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, West Side Story, White Christmas, In the Heights, Ragtime, Hairspray, Singin’ in the Rain, Intimate Apparel, and For Colored Girls. Pytron has worked professionally for theatres across the nation including Flatrock Playhouse, Mill Mountain Theatre, Cumberland County Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Aurora Theatre, and Gainesville Theatre Alliance. Pytron is elated to be making her debut with Nebraska Theatre Caravan, and is grateful for the opportunity to share her gift with audiences nationwide. Enjoy, A Christmas Carol. PytronParker.com

RILEY PEREZ (Francis) is thrilled to make her debut with the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, joining the amazing cast of A Christmas Carol ! Riley is a sophomore at Westside High School (Omaha) where she is active in the STEM program, journalism (WTV), and poetry club. She has been acting since 5th grade and recently had the opportunity to play Lily in She Kills Monsters at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Other favorite theatre roles include the Cheshire Cat (A Very Important Date), Clover (Animal Farm), Papa Ge (Once on this Island), Daughter (Enron), and Narrator (Into the Woods). Riley was a member of the award-winning Rose Brigade youth theater troupe for many years and really enjoyed competing each year at the international Junior Theater Festival. In addition to a love of acting, singing, and dancing, Riley also enjoys superhero movies, popcorn, reading, spending time with friends, popcorn, her hedgehog Peppermint, (did we mention popcorn?), and training her SD prospect puppy Orion. She would like to thank the Caravan for this amazing opportunity, and sends love to Mom, Papa, and big brother Sean. Happy Holidays!

EMELINE PHINNEY (Mrs. Cratchit) is honored to join the Nebraska Theatre Caravan family for her first-ever national tour! Emeline is currently receiving her Bachelor of Arts in theatre and a minor in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Favorite roles include Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein, Mabel Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance, and Lucille Frank in Parade, as well as her work with her sisters the past four years for Dramatic Need. Among other things, Emeline has also had the chance to perform with opera legend Sherrill Milnes, with the cast of Broadway’s The Lion King, and at the London Theatre Direct Charity Gala Event in London’s West End. Emeline would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support!

KATIE PORTER (Chestnut Vendor/Dilber) could not be more thrilled to be working with Nebraska Theatre Caravan for the first time. A native Nebraskan, she has been studying, living, and working in Los Angeles and Southern California for the past eight years. Favorite credits include Into the Woods (Witch/Baker’s Wife/Cinderella u/s, Domino One Productions), Children of Eden (Lead Storyteller, 5-Star Theatricals), Kiss Me, Kate (Hattie, TACFA/The Chance Theater), and Ragtime (Ens., San Diego Musical Theater). USC (BA) alum. Love and gratitude always to her Nebraskan, Trojan, and Californian friends and family. katienporter.com

NATALIE RIEGEL (Mrs. Fezziwig/Baker’s Wife) is ecstatic to be returning to the national tour of A Christmas Carol. Natalie originally hails from Alabama (Roll Tide!) but now lives and works in New York City. Favorite past roles include Maybelle Aarons (Bridge to Terabithia), Ophelia/ Gravedigger (Hamlet), and Charity (Anything Goes). May this holiday season bring love, joy, and magic to you and yours.

JO-JO STEINE (Nell/Crow) is excited to be back for her second year with the Caravan! Jo-Jo has a BFA in theatre, a BA in creative writing, and a minor in musical theater from Southern Methodist University. Recent credits include Pure Confidence (African American Repertory Theater), POMPEII!! (Kitchen Dog Theater), Twelfth Night and Othello (Camden Shakespeare Festival), and Once (Theatre Three). As always, she sends love and gratitude to her parents.

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JACOB VALLEROY (Marley/Poulterer) is a proud alumnus of the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) where he graduated with a degree in musical theatre. He is ecstatic to be back on the national tour of A Christmas Carol, reprising his role of Jacob Marley. Off-Broadway: Alcestis Ascending (Stratton). Regional: The Last Five Years (Jamie), Les Miserables (Enjolras), Love’s Labour’s Lost the Musical (King of Navarre), All’s Well That Ends Well (Bertram), Into the Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince/the Wolf), Romeo and Juliet (Paris). Enjoy the show and Merry Christmas!

GREYSON WADE (Beggar) is thrilled to be a part of NTC’s A Christmas Carol tour for the very first time. Other professional credits include Dennis (All Shook Up), George (The Drowsy Chaperone), Chef Louis (The Little Mermaid), Frank Pontipee (Seven Brides) at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse, and Matt (The Fantasticks) at the Market Theatre Co. Greyson graduated in May with his BFA in musical theatre from the South Carolina School of the Arts.

SARAH WILLIAMS (Belle) graduated from Reinhardt University in 2017 with a BFA in musical theatre. This is Sarah’s second time touring with the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, playing the role of Belle in 2017. She has also worked with Out of Box Theatre in Atlanta, as Kaitlyn/T-Rex 2 in Triassic Parq and Kalliope Darkwalker in She Kills Monsters. She has most recently worked with the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, performing in a four-girl singing group, The Sirens. When not on stage, she loves playing board games, watching far too much Netflix, and hanging out with her adorable cat, Oliver. Thank you to my family, friends, mentors, and my amazing boyfriend Chase for all the love and support. Enjoy the show, and Merry Christmas!

BEN WOLFRED (Fred ) is excited to be back for his third year playing Fred in A Christmas Carol. Ben is from Virginia and has been performing around the country for the past four years. Some favorite roles include Harry Bright in Mamma Mia! and Steven Kodaly in She Loves Me. Enjoy the show! Prov. 3:5-6.

PRODUCTION STAFF

Road Manager...... Max Marshall Stage Manager...... Jessica Bradish Technical Director...... Ethan Hinton Assistant Technical Director...... Joshua Dewberry Sound Technician...... Ryan Milligan Lighting Director...... Sydney Norris Lead Costumer...... Kimberly Stark General Technician...... Anthony Santo Lidestri General Technician...... Thomas Hanlon Chaperone...... Brittany Cowgill

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We appreciate your support at home in Omaha and across the nation! The Nebraska Theatre Caravan has been touring for nearly 40 years! Celebrate with us by bringing Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s holiday tradition into your home. Ornaments, CD’s and many other A Christmas Carol items are available for purchase online: www.ChristmasCarolOnTour.com or www.nebraskatheatrecaravan.org

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 Antonio n a career that spans more than three decades, 7:30 PM Ilegendary, Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave PALACE THEATRE Koz returns to the road this holiday season for his 21st annual “Dave Koz Christmas Tour.”

Special guests joining Dave this year are pop/blues saxophonist and singer Mindi Abair who is making her first Christmas tour appearance; South African DAVE guitarist/singer Jonathan Butler; and Japanese KOZ AND keyboard sensation Keiko Matsui. Now in its 21st year, Koz’s Christmas tour has received nationwide critical acclaim since its inception in 1997. FRIENDS After 2017’s highly successful 20-year anniversary tour, the 2018 Christmas tour will continue to bring fresh CHRISTMAS renditions of Christmas classics—as well as a Chanukah medley!—and hits from Koz’s respective catalog. Koz TOUR 2018 has logged nine No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Album chart, including Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection (2015), and received nine Grammy nominations. His five holiday albums include Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas (2017) and The 25th of December (2014).

“By all rights, smooth jazz should own the holiday season, and the saxophonist Dave Koz is better positioned than anyone to make it so,” –The New York Times

This year’s lineup marks just the latest in a long list of artists with whom Koz has collaborated over the years, including Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Luther Vandross, Shelby Lynne, Kenny Loggins, U2, Michael McDonald, Rod Stewart, and The Foo Fighters.

“Some might say it wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa, but [here], it’s not Christmas until Dave Koz comes to town.” –The El Paso Times

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 Tim holiday mash-up for the entire family, The Hip 8 PM A Hop Nutcracker is a contemporary re-imagining PALACE THEATRE of Tchaikovsky’s timeless music performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen all-star dancers, an on-stage DJ, and an electric violinist. Through the spell cast by the mysterious Drosselmeyer, Maria- Clara and her Nutcracker prince travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in a 1980s’ THE HIP HOP Brooklyn nightclub. MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip hop’s founding fathers, will open the show with a short set NUTCRACKER before rapping the introduction. Directed and choreographed by Jennifer Weber, The Hip Hop Nutcracker uses the traditional classic Tchaikovsky score to complement the power moves of Based on “The Nutcracker” its 12 dancers, with transitional and incidental music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky re-mixed and re-imagined, helping to bring a beautifully surprising and contemporary vibe to the production. Adapted by Mike Fitelson

With Special Guest MC Kurtis Blow

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 Jeff 8 PM ne December, not long after Over the Rhine began Orecording and touring, we were invited to perform SOUTHERN THEATRE some seasonal songs on a public radio station. So, we worked up a few carols and traditional tunes. It actually felt really good and conjured up an unusual mix of feelings from childhood – innocence, loss, wonder, joy, sadness. I think we were surprised.

AN ACOUSTIC People must have tuned into the radio broadcast, because we began receiving inquiries as to whether we CHRISTMAS had recorded any of our Christmas songs. In December of 1996 – can it really be more than 20 years ago? – WITH we recorded and released our first song cycle of some of the Christmas carols that still haunted us. We OVER THE included a few original tunes and called our wintry mix The Darkest Night of The Year. Folks began snatching up copies and seemed to agree that they hadn’t heard RHINE anything quite like it.

We began playing concerts around the Midwest every December and found that the rooms were usually packed full of people who had bundled in out of the cold. If you stepped outside during intermission, you could make ghosts with your breath in the crisp night air. And it was dark – oh so dark – a time of year with its own music.

A decade later, in 2006, we released our first full collection of original Christmas/holiday songs called Snow Angels. What is it about Christmas music and the undeniable gravitational pull it exerts on some songwriters? So many Christmas songs had already been written. I think we were genuinely curious about the ones that hadn’t yet been written.

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We continued to tour every December and these special year-winding-down concerts began to feel like an annual tradition – gatherings of extended musical family, without whom, we’d be homeless.

And when we released our third holiday album of original songs, Blood Oranges in the Snow, in December of 2014, we were still at it.

On our 2018 tour, we will be performing as a trio, leaning into three-part harmonies and making an intimate but hopefully holy ruckus. It won’t be all Christmas music. We’ll certainly mix in tunes from many of our records along the way. But hopefully it’s still true that you haven’t heard anything quite like it.

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DECEMBER 16, 2018 Chad 2 PM & 5 PM PALACE THEATRE Charlie Brown Christmas,” the Emmy® and “A Peabody Award-winning story by Charles M. Schulz, has warmed the hearts of millions of fans since it first aired on television more than 50 years ago. Now the classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation featuring all your favorite A CHARLIE characters and classic Vince Guaraldi score. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang as they mount a play, save a tree, and BROWN uncover the true meaning of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage is a fresh take on the timeless classic that gives the audience a completely new way of experiencing the storyline as portrayed by real actors who maintain the integrity and LIVE ON STAGE spirit of each Peanuts character.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage encompasses each of your favorite scenes from the original animated television show. It even expands the storyline into greater detail with more fun, more music, more finding the true Christmas spirit. This Peanuts experience also includes an intermission and, after the final bow, the show crescendos into a celebration of song as the audience is invited to join the Peanuts gang in singing Christmas favorites.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 Jeff im Brickman’s distinctive piano style and captivating 3 PM Jlive performances have revolutionized the popularity SOUTHERN THEATRE of instrumental music, making him a driving force behind modern American music.

The hit-making songwriter is the best-selling solo pianist of our time earning 21 Number One albums and 32 Top 20 Radio Singles in the industry bible, JIM Billboard Magazine. He’s garnered two Grammy nominations, gospel music’s Dove Award, two SESAC BRICKMAN: Songwriter of the Year Awards, and the Canadian Country Music Award. He also has a music scholarship named for him by his alma mater, the prestigious A JOYFUL Cleveland Institute of Music.

CHRISTMAS Brickman is one of pop-music’s most fascinating success stories. He jumped from a career as a jingle writer of famous tunes for advertising, to reviving the romantic standard of the popular song. His first album release was 1995’s “No Words,” and he’s gone on to sell eight million albums worldwide.

His star-studded vocal collaborations have crossed genres to feature luminaries like Martina McBride, Carly Simon, Lady Antebellum, Michael W. Smith, Herb Alpert, Michael Bolton, Donny Osmond, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Loggins, Jane Krakowski, and a host of country, R&B, Broadway, pop, and jazz musicians.

He’s written three best-selling books, starred in four TV concert specials, and is in the 20th season of hosting the popular syndicated radio show: “The Jim Brickman Show.”

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