Kirk Douglas Theatre 2014/15 Season

FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION DOUGLASPLUS Race Facing Our Truth: By David Mamet Ten-Minute Plays Directed by Scott Zigler August 31 – September 28, 2014 on Trayvon, Race and Privilege SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION In association with Goodman Theatre The New Black Fest World Premiere Production of July 13, 2014 Luna Gale By Rebecca Gilman Western Society Directed by Robert Falls Devised and Performed by November 23 – December 21, 2014 Gob Squad Co-presented with and THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION Performed at REDCAT United States Premiere Chavez Ravine: September 17 – 20, 2014 An L.A. Revival By Culture Clash Directed by Lisa Peterson Forever January 27 – March 1, 2015 Written and Performed by Dael Orlandersmith Directed by Neel Keller FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION World Premiere Girlfriend October 9 – 26, 2014 Book by Todd Almond Music and Lyrics by Throw Me on the Directed by Les Waters Burnpile and July 12 – August 9, 2015 Light Me Up Written and Performed by Lucy Alibar Directed by Neel Keller May 21 – 31, 2015

How to be a Rock Critic Based on the writing of Lester Bangs By Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen Performed by Erik Jensen Directed by Jessica Blank Presented at Upstairs@KDT World Premiere Production June 17 – 28, 2015

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 Inspiring Our Future

Special Thanks to Center Theatre Group’s Most Generous Annual Patrons Center Theatre Group wishes to thank the following donors for their significant gifts and for their belief in the transformative power of theatre.

$1 ¢£¤¤£¥¦ §¦¨ §©¥ª« The Ahmanson Foundation Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

$250,000 §¦¨ §©¥ª« Center Theatre Group Affiliates Kirk & Anne Douglas Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie The James Irvine Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$150,000 §¦¨ §©¥ª« Anonymous (1) Bank of America The Blue Ribbon Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation

$100,000 §¦¨ §©¥ª« Annenberg Foundation Anonymous (1) Cindy & Gary Frischling Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission Renee & Meyer Luskin Deena & Edward Nahmias Eva & Marc Stern

$75,000 §¦¨ §©¥ª« Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Lloyd E. Rigler — Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

This list includes cash gifts received by Center Theatre Group between April 8, 2014, and June 8, 2015.

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PRESENTS THE

ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE PRODUCTION OF

BOOK BY Todd Almond

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Matthew Sweet

WITH Ryder Bach Curt Hansen

SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN BY LIGHTING DESIGN BY SOUND DESIGN BY David Zinn Ben Stanton Jake Rodriguez

MUSIC DIRECTION BY ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Julie Wolf Kelley Kirkpatrick Paul Mills Holmes

CHOREOGRAPHY BY Joe Goode

DIRECTED BY Les Waters

Music published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

Girlfriend was originally produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director, developed with the assistance of director Patrick Trettenero.

Support for Girlfriend was provided by Barbara Broccoli and Patrick Milling Smith.

July 12 – August 9, 2015 Kirk Douglas Theatre

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 L - R: Ryder Bach and Curt Hansen in the 2013 Actors Theatre of Louisville production of Girlfriend. PHOTO BY ALAN SIMONS.

CAST (in alphabetical order) Ryder Bach...... Will Curt Hansen...... Mike

THE BAND Julie Wolf……………Conductor, Keyboard, Guitar Vivi Rama……..……………………….……Bass Player Janet Robin……………..………………....Lead Guitar Jyn Yates………………..……………...... Drummer

STAGE MANAGER T.J. Kearney

TIME PLACE Summer 1993. Alliance, Nebraska.

Girlfriend is performed without an intermission.

Curt Hansen in the 2013 Actors Theatre of Louisville production of Girlfriend. PHOTO BY ALAN SIMONS

P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Who’s Who

RYDER BACH (Will) The Odyssey at The Old Globe. Todd’s a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship originated the role include Mexico City and his in 2007 and the New York Dance in Girlfriend at newly released Memorial Day. and Performance Award (Bessie). Berkeley Rep. After Goode is known as a master teacher; a year-long hiatus MATTHEW SWEET (Music and Lyrics). his workshops and classes in “felt from his critically Sweet’s albums include Inside (1986), performance” are hugely popular. acclaimed nu-disco Earth (1989), Girlfriend (1991), Altered He is a member of the faculty of the band, Body Parts, Beast (1993), Son of Altered Beast University of California, Berkeley, in Ryder is set to release his debut solo (1994), 100% Fun (1995), Blue Sky on the department of Theater, Dance EP People Are Evil; You’re All Included via Mars (1997), (1999), The and Performance Studies. Musical Theater Records. Bach resides Thorns (2003), (2004) in Chinatown, Los Angeles, where he and Living Things (2004). He has DAVID ZINN (Scenic and Costume produces music. Love to Patti, Michael, recorded three volumes of classic hit Design). CTG: Costumes for The Cider Sara, Trevor and Chase. He would like to duets from the 60s and 70s, Under House Rules, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad dedicate this performance to Cherisse the Covers Vol. 1 (2006), Vol 2 (2009) Zoo. Broadway: Set and costumes for Gray. Instagram and Twitter: @ryderbach. and Vol 3 (2013) with Susanna Hoffs; Fun Home, The Last Ship and Seminar; his solo , , in 2008; costumes for Airline Highway, Rocky, CURT HANSEN and his most recent album, Modern Art, Good People, Other Desert Cities, In (Mike). Broadway: in 2011. The Next Room (Tony nomination), Next to Normal, Xanadu; sets for The Real Thing, Violet, Hairspray. First LES WATERS (Director). Obie Award- The Realistic Joneses. Off-Broadway: National Tours: winner Les Waters recently directed Set and costumes for The Flick, Wicked (Fiyero), Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison Circle Mirror Transformation, Choir Boy, Next to Normal (Mark Taper Forum), The Glory of the Dogfight. Regional: ART, Guthrie, (Gabe). Film: B-Side, World by Charles Mee (2015 Humana Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, La Jolla Monkeywrench and People You May Know. Festival of New American Plays), Playhouse, Steppenwolf. Opera: Television: Nickelodeon’s Big Time 10 out of 12 by Anne Washburn (Soho Rep). Lyric Opera Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Rush as Dak Zevon and The Good Wife. He is the Artistic Director of Actors Los Angeles Opera, Washington Other Theatre Credits: Parade (Center Theatre of Louisville, where his National Opera. Tony, Drama Desk, Theatre Group), Stillwater (written productions include At the Vanishing Lortel nominations. by Nathan Tysen at Kansas City Rep), Point by Naomi Iizuka, Lucas Hnath’s Lythgoe Family Productions’ A Snow The Christians, Our Town, Will Eno’s BEN STANTON (Lighting Design). White Christmas (Pasadena Playhouse) Gnit, Todd Almond’s Girlfriend and CTG: The Black Suits, Humor and Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. Long Day’s Journey into Night. In the Abuse, Poor Behavior, Burn This, Selected New York Readings: IT’S ON last 10 years, his shows have ranked Seminar. Broadway: Fun Home (New York Musical Theatre Festival), among the year’s best in The New Yorker, (Tony nomination, Circle in the Square), 8 (Williamstown Theatre Festival), In The New York Times, Time Out New An Enemy of the People (Friedman Love with Jobim (York Theatre), Charlie York, Time Magazine and USA Today. Theatre), Seminar (Golden Theatre). and the Chocolate Factory, BARE and His productions have been seen Off-Broadway: Fun Home (Lortel The Flamingo Kid. Hansen grew up in New York at The Public Theater, nomination, The Public), The Nether in Wisconsin and is in love with his Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre (Lortel nomination, MCC Theater), fiancée Mallauri. He also loves his family. Club, Connelly Theater and Clubbed Our Lady of Kibeho (Drama Desk CurtHansen.com; @curt_hansen. Thumb, and regionally at theatres such nomination), Kung Fu, Angels In as Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the America (Signature Theatre), Murder TODD ALMOND (Book) is a composer, Goodman Theatre, Yale Repertory Ballad (Lortel nomination, MTC/Union lyricist and playwright whose most Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Square Theater), Belleville (Lortel recent musical Iowa, with Jenny Schwartz, La Jolla Playhouse and American Repertory nomination, NYTW), Into The received its world premiere at Playwrights Theatre. In 2009, he made his Broadway Woods (Delacorte), The Whipping Horizons this past March. His musical debut with In the Next Room or the Man (Lortel Award, Drama Desk Melancholy Play, written with Sarah Ruhl, vibrator play. nomination, MTC). Regional: La Jolla is currently enjoying its world premiere Playhouse, Old Globe, South Coast at Trinity Repertory Company. Other JOE GOODE (Choreography) is a Rep, Goodman Theatre, Shakespeare credits include Kansas City Choir Boy choreographer, writer and director Theatre, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf, starring Almond and Courtney Love, widely known as an innovator in the Dallas Theater Center, Huntington musical adaptations of Tempest field of dance for his willingness to Theatre, WTF, Philadelphia Theatre and Winter’s Tale with director Lear collide movement with spoken word, Co., Paper Mill Playhouse, McCarter, deBessonet at the Delacorte Theater song and visual imagery. Joe Goode Intiman, Actors Theatre of Louisville. for The Public Theater’s Public Works Performance Group, formed in 1986, Concert designs for Regina Spektor, Program, Stage Kiss, music and lyrics tours regularly throughout the U.S. Sufjan Stevens, Beirut, St. Vincent. for We Have Always Lived In The Castle Goode was awarded the United States Touring lighting designer for The National. and his own musical adaptation of Artists Glover Fellowship in 2008,

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 JAKE RODRIGUEZ (Sound Design) NY, U.S. Open 2009, Late Night with Oh! Calcutta! Off-Broadway: Little Shop is a sound designer based out of Jimmy Fallon and The Graham Norton of Horrors, Steel Magnolias and Oil City the San Francisco Bay Area and Show (UK). Vivi has been interviewed Symphony. Additional Credits: Directed works at regional theatres around for the Bass Player Magazine, Aguilar Little Shop in Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Thirty- the United States. Recent credits Artist Spotlight, German magazine eight seasons at Pennsylvania’s Totem include Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play at Bass Professor and Czech magazine Pole Playhouse. American Conservatory Theater and MUZIKUS. www.viviramamusic.com. Guthrie Theater, X’s and O’s (A Football T.J. KEARNEY (Stage Manager) is Love Story) at Berkeley Repertory JANET ROBIN (Lead Guitar). Music very excited to be returning to Center Theatre, The Christians and brownsville audiences around the world have seen Theatre Group. The Wallis Annenberg: song (b-side for tray) at Actors Theatre Janet Robin’s incredible guitar work as Spring Awakening. El Portal Theatre: of Louisville, The Orphan of Zhao at a former touring member of the Lindsey Thieves. Deaf West Theatre: Spring American Conservatory Theater and Buckingham Band (from Fleetwood Awakening. Mark Taper Forum: The La Jolla Playhouse, Buried Child at Magic Mac), Meredith Brooks and Air Supply. Steward of Christendom, Humor Abuse, Theatre and Emotional Creature at Guitar World Magazine named her one Enter Laughing. Ahmanson Theatre: the Pershing Square Signature Center. of the “Top 10 Female Guitar Players.” Leap of Faith. National Tour: Radio Rodriguez is the recipient of a 2004 Her latest solo CD, Everything Has City Christmas Spectacular. Pasadena Princess Grace Award. Changed, was produced by John Carter Playhouse: South Street, Twist! An Cash (Johnny and June’s son) and American Musical, Dangerous Beauty. JULIE WOLF (Music Direction, Conductor, recorded at Cash Cabin Studios in The Laguna Playhouse: Six Dance Keyboard, Guitar) is a music producer, Nashville. She recently coached actress Lessons in Six Weeks, Marvelous composer, multi-instrumentalist, music Jennifer Jason Leigh on guitar for Quentin Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, director and teacher. She has appeared Tarantino’s new film The Hateful Eight This Wonderful Life. Five seasons at on stages around the world and on due out December 2015. In addition to Sacramento Music Circus. BFA from numerous critically acclaimed recordings. being a touring artist, she teaches guitar, CalArts. Special thanks to family for all She’s collaborated with Carly Simon, conducts workshops and plays upwards their love and support. Proud member Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and Maceo of 150 dates a year around the globe. of Actors’ Equity. Parker, among many others. Recent Janet is proud to be a part of the production highlights include recording a duet with of Girlfriend. www.janetrobin.com. MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) Carly Simon for the release of Chimes is in his 10th season as Center Theatre of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan and JYN YATES (Drummer) launched her Group’s Artistic Director, and has led producing Bruce Cockburn. She lives music career at the age of three when over 190 productions to the Ahmanson, in Oakland, CA, and runs Julie Wolf she first picked up a pair of drumsticks. Taper and Douglas stages since his Music, specializing in music production, After learning techniques from a fellow arrival in 2005. From 1996 to 2004 composing for film and dance, sound drummer, who happened to be her Michael was the Producer of the design and music editing. She’s an father, she was quickly thrust into the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in-house producer at the legendary veins of music in the 1980s. Jyn has prior to that he was a Production Stage Fantasy Studios, and has music-directed performed for Actors Theatre, Kentucky Manager in NYC. At CTG, he premiered with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Center for the Arts, Youth Performing six musicals that moved to Broadway California Shakespeare Theater, and Art School and the Alvin Ailey American – The Drowsy Chaperone (which won Actors Theatre of Louisville. She’s been Dance Theater. Jyn is a full-time music 13 Tony Award nominations), Curtains with Girlfriend since its world premiere at instructor based in Louisville. She tours (eight Tony nominations) 13, 9 to 5: The BRT in 2010 and is thrilled to be making with multiple artists throughout the U.S. Musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson her debut at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and continually works in theatre, while and Leap of Faith. He has produced 40 with this gem! Thanks and love to family, also working as a solo artist and music world premieres including the musicals friends and especially to her love, Cici. producer. She’s excited to be reviving Minsk y’s, Venice and Sleeping Beauty www.juliewolfmusic.com. her role in Girlfriend, a project that she Wakes, and the plays Bengal Tiger at holds close to her heart as its storyline the Baghdad Zoo (a Pulitzer Prize VIVI RAMA (Bass Player) has toured is a similar replica of her experiences finalist that also moved to Broadway), with Orianthi, Will.i.am (Black Eyed growing up in small -town Kentuck y. Water & Power and Yellow Face, and he Peas), Nicole Scherzinger, Macy Gray, www.jynyates.com. presented a broad range of plays and Jordin Sparks, The Floacist, Mario, musicals ranging from Dead End to The Il Divo, Alana Davis, Dawn Robinson PAUL MILLS HOLMES (Production Black Rider to Edward Scissorhands to and Klymaxx featuring Cheryl Cooley. Stage Manager). Girlfriend is Holmes’ blockbusters such as God of Carnage, Some TV appearances include MTV first production for Center Theatre Mary Poppins, Jersey Boys and August: European Awards, the AMAs, The Group. He begins his 24th season with Osage County. In addition, Michael Tonight Show with Jay Leno, David Actors Theatre of Louisville in August inaugurated CTG’s Artistic Development Letterman Show, Jimmy Kimmel Show, where he has stage-managed over 120 Program, designed to foster the The Ellen Show, Good Morning America, plays including 21 plays in the Humana development and production of new work. The View, The Wendy Williams Show, Festival of New American Plays. Regional Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Theatre: The Glass Menagerie, Betsey STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE (Managing Live with Regis and Kelly, Lopez Tonight, Brown, Indians and Three Sisters at Director) joins Center Theatre Group American Idol, So You Think You Can McCarter Theatre Center. Broadway: this year as its new Managing Director. Dance, KTLA Morning News, Good Day Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Smile and He was previously the President and

P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE CEO of The Music Center (2002-2014) Annie, A Chorus Line, Working, The Wiz many seasons at Center Theatre Group an d h e l d t h e p ositio n of CEO of t h e and Legends!, which premiered at the as General Manager and, previously, Los Angeles Opera concurrently from Ahmanson Theatre in 1986 and starred as Audience Development Director. 2008-2012. Prior to The Music Center, Mary Martin and Carol Channing. She oversees main stage productions Rountree served the J. Paul Getty Trust Doug is a member of the Achievement at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new for 22 years, starting in 1980 as Deputy Hall of Fame of Chagrin Falls Schools play commissions and developmental Director of the Getty Museum. In 1984, in Ohio and a graduate of Albion College. productions through CTG’s New Play he was appointed Director of the He is an active member of the Broadway Development. Nausica has taught Getty Center Building Program, with League, the Independent Presenters at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, responsibility for managing all aspects Network and is a proud member of and advises and works with local of project development, design, and the Association of Theatrical Press not-for-profits including Daukayev construction of the Getty Center in Agents and Managers. In May 2013 Ballet Theatre and Hollywood Orchard. Los Angeles. In January 1998, he was Doug received The Broadway League’s MFA, Yale School of Drama, and named Executive Vice President and prestigious Outstanding Achievement Outward Bound trekker. Chief Operating Officer for the Getty in Presenter Management Award. Trust. He currently serves as a Vice GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Chairman of the Board of Trustees of KELLEY KIRKPATRICK (Associate Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout Occidental College and is a trustee of Director). Since arriving at CTG in 2005, its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 The Ahmanson Foundation, Children’s Kelley has produced over 50 productions productions to its stage and winning Hospital of Los Angeles and the Grand at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper countless awards for himself and the Park Foundation. He advises numerous Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre, many theatre —including the Tony Award for non-profit institutions on matters of which have gone on to future lives theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, relating to non-profit management and on Broadway, off-Broadway and beyond. The Governor’s Award for the Arts and building programs. His involvement In addition to producing shows across a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky was critical to the building of Walt Disney CTG’s three stages, he has had the Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) Concert Hall at The Music Center, serving privilege of collaborating with numerous won the Pulitzer in consecutive years on the boards of the LA Phil and Walt local and national artists to commission and, in 1994, three of the four plays Disney Concert Hall, Inc. and develop new works. nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager, America won). In 1989 Gordon took Director) is now in his 25th season at Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he CTG. Previously, he managed Broadway Theatre) has worked professionally produced the inaugural season in the and touring productions including Tru, supporting artists in theatres of all Kirk Douglas Theatre. Born Yesterday, The Gospel at Colonus, shapes, sizes and locales including

ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR GIRLFRIEND

Resident Assistant Costume Designer...... Lena Sands DISCUSSION LEADERS The Actors and Stage Managers Resident Assistant Lighting Designer.... Meghan Hong Ashley Brown, Stephen Lydic, Isabella Petrini, employed in this production Scenic Artist ...... Amanda Smith Mark Schroeder are members of Actors’ Equity Assistant Props Lead ...... Eric Babb Association, the Union of Prop Artisan ...... Mara Holland CONCESSIONS Professional Actors and Stage Production Electricians. . . Ryan Tirrell, Juan Lozano Abilene Gonzalez, Monica Greene, Managers of the United States. This theatre Follow Spot Operators.... Lunchbox, Eric Mitchell Tatiana Rene Jones operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Deck Sound...... Matthew Colleran Association, the Union of Professional Actors and STAGE DOOR ATTENDANTS Stage Managers in the United States. CARPENTRY CREW Cory Aycock, Michael Hanson, Ian Ray Richard Dunn, Bo Foxworth, Joel Fullerton, The Director and Choreographer are Bryce Gil, Shen Heckel, Mara McCaffray, CREDITS members of the Stage Directors and Randy Pound, Steven Wilenkin, Tobie Windham Costumes provided by the Center Theatre Group Choreographers Society, Inc., an Costume Shop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and independent national labor union. ELECTRICS CREW Actors Theatre of Louisville Costume Shops. Ramine Ameli, Teresa Esparsen, Jesse Fryery, Additional staff: First Hand – Iris Marshall; Center Theatre Group is a member of Derek Jones, Rose Malone, Jenna Pletcher Stitcher–Daniel Mahler; Dyer/Painter – Kitty Youngs. the League of Resident Theatres Los Angeles production photos by Craig Schwartz. (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, FRONT‹OF‹HOUSE LEADS the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Trevor Algatt, Jessica DeBruin, Jaquelyn Johnson, ONLINE Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, National Elizabeth Motuapuaka, Michael Pappas, CenterTheatreGroup.org #GirlfriendCTG Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Tarah Pollock Like us on facebook Center Theatre Group Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Follow us on Twitter @CTGLA CONCIERGES Subscribe on YouTube CTGLA Chase Anderson-Shaw, Bradford Barnes, Follow us on Instagram @CTGLA Amy Buchwald, Henry Burge, Olivia Choate, Candice Clasby, Amber Espinosa-Jones, SPECIAL THANKS Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann, Angela Garcia, Maggi Yule, Kristopher Castle; Christina Hjelm, Joan Kubicek, Eliza Laytner, Jay Guitars courtesy of Lynda Hayden Lee, Victoria Longwell, Gina Manziello, Janice and Gibson Guitars. Motuapuaka, Nicole Naito, Fernando Ramirez, Denise Reynoso, Jesse Sharp, Jill Steele

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7 CENTER THEATRE GROUP L.A.’s Theatre Company MICHAEL RITCHIE, Artistic Director STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE, Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER, Producing Director ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER ...... Associate Artistic Director MANDY RATLIFF ...... DBA, Tessitura Administrator KELLEY KIRKPATRICK ...... Associate Artistic Director ASH LEWIS ...... Help Desk Administrator DIANE RODRIGUEZ ...... Associate Artistic Director JODY HORWITZ...... Director of Human Resources PIER CARLO TALENTI ...... Director of New Play Development PJ. PHILLIPS ...... Human Resources Administrator LINDSAY ALLBAUGH ...... Associate Producer SINGER LEWAK, LLP ...... Auditor PATRICIA GARZA ...... Artistic Development Program Manager MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF ...... Legal Counsel JOY MEADS ...... Literary Manager/Artistic Engagement Strategist GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER ...... Legal Counsel MEG FISTER ...... Casting Manager ROBIN CAMPBELL...... Casting Department Coordinator DEVELOPMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL...... Director of Advancement DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), TIM CROUCH, STEVE PATRICK OWEN ...... Deputy Director of Development CUIFFO, JUSTIN ELLINGTON, QUETZAL FLORES, GINA GIONFRIDDO, MATT GOULD, NATALIE BERGESON...... Director of Donor Contributions DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, DAVID HENRY HWANG, JOE ICONIS, BRANDEN JEAN KLING ...... Director of Institutional Support JACOBS-JENKINS, RAJIV JOSEPH, KIMBER LEE, GRIFFIN MATTHEWS, LAURAL MEADE, LIZ LIN...... Director of Corporate Relations and Communications RICHARD MONTOYA, DAN O’BRIEN, LEE OVERTREE, WILL POWER (FADIMAN), CHARITY WU ...... Director of Individual Giving RAINPAN 43, MARCO RAMIREZ, MATT SAX, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, YOUNG JEAN BECKY BIRDSONG...... Major Gifts Officer LEE THEATER COMPANY ...... Commissioned Artists RYAN HONEY...... Associate Director of Special Initiatives KATY HILTON ...... Grants Manager JOSH ALLEN, EVELINA FERNANDEZ, DOROTHY FORTENBERRY, JC LEE, ALEX LEWIN, LAURA HITE ...... Corporate Relations Manager KIM ROSENSTOCK, KEN ROHT ...... CTG Writers’ Workshop Members MANDI OR ...... Special Events Manager CONNOR BERGMAN ...... Corporate Relations Associate EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS JENNIFER CHAN ...... Special Events Associate LESLIE K. JOHNSON ...... Director of Education and Community Partnerships JUSTIN FOO ...... Donor Contributions Associate KATHRYN MACKENZIE...... Director of Department Operations DONALD JOLLY...... Donor Relations Associate for the Inner Circle TRACI CHO KWON ...... Director of Arts Education Initiatives JESSICA NASH...... Donor Contributions Supervisor CAMILLE SCHENKKAN...... Program Manager, Next Generation Initiatives KIM OKAMURA ...... Institutional Giving Associate JESUS REYES ...... Program Manager, Community Partnerships ALLAIN ROCHEL ...... Development Assistant MELISSA HERNANDEZ...... 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Digital Media Specialist CHAD SMITH ...... Associate Technical Director SARAH ROTHBARD...... Content Manager SAM CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS ...... Associate Technical Director DILLON SLAGLE ...... Content Coordinator SEAN KLOC...... Shop Foreman TICKET SALES AND SERVICES ANDREW THIELS...... Prop Manager SHAWN ROBERTSON...... Ticket Sales Director MERRIANNE NEDREBERG ...... Associate Prop Manager SKYPP CABANAS ...... Ticket Operations Manager CANDICE CAIN ...... Costume Director RACHYL UNDERWOOD ...... Ticket Operations Coordinator BRENT M. BRUIN...... Costume Workroom Supervisor MADDIE KELLER ...... Costume Generalist MICHAEL ZOLDESSY ...... Account Sales Manager WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER ...... Shop Assistant SAVANNAH L. BARKER ...... Account Sales Coordinator SWANTJE TUOHINO...... Tailor ELIZABETH LEONARD ...... Production Operations Manager SANDY CZUBIAK ...... Audience and Subscriber Services Director JULIO A. CUELLAR...... Driver/Custodian JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE Audience Services Supervisors BO FOXWORTH, BRIAN SLATEN, TOBIE WINDHAM ...... Drivers ALICE CHEN ...... Audience Services Asst. Supervisor PETER WYLIE ...... Interim Production Administrator SAM AARON, DEBORAH REED ...... Audience Services Sales Associates

SHAWN ANDERSON...... Master Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, CARLOS D. CHAVEZ, JR., PETER COLBURN, ANDREW W. ARNOLD...... Flyman (Ahmanson Theatre) MICHAEL ESPINOZA, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, GARY HOLLAND, EILEEN PEREZ, JUSTINE STAN STEELMON ...... Master Propertyman (Ahmanson Theatre) PEREZ, LEX SAVKO, DANNY SCHMITZ...... Audience Services Representatives JIM BERGER ...... Master Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH ...... Master Soundman (Ahmanson Theatre) DANUTA SIEMAK...... Subscriber Services Supervisor MICHAEL GARDNER ...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ...... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor PATRICE K. MADRIGAL ...... Hair and Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) LIGIA PISTE...... Subscriber Services Senior Representative CHRISTINE L. COX ...... House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) IRENE CHUANG, PETER STALOCH ...... Subscriber Services Representatives JONATHAN BARLOW LEE...... Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) KATE COLTUN ...... Associate Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) SARAH K. GONTA ...... Box Office Treasurer EMMET KAISER ...... Master Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) KISHISA ROSS, GISELE FRAZEUR ...... Assistant Treasurers ROBERT RUBY ...... Master Propertyman (Mark Taper Forum) ANGELICA CARBAJAL, MICHAEL KEMPISTY, LEROY PAWLOWSKI, WILLIAM MORNER ...... Master Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) MICHAEL SALTZMAN, CRIS SPACCA...... Box Office Staff BONES MALONE...... Master Soundman (Mark Taper Forum) DENNIS SEETOO...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) KERRY KORF ...... Priority Services Director RICK GEYER ...... Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) SUSAN F. TULLER ...... Priority Services Operations Manager LINDA WALKER ...... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) CANDICE WALTERS...... Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN ...... Priority Services Manager FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HUMAN RESOURCES KRISTEN SCHRASS ...... Priority Services Assistant Supervisor CHERYL SHEPHERD ...... Chief Financial Officer SUZANNE BROWN ...... Controller CAROLE BAXTER, ZOE CANNER,ESTEBAN CRUZ, ASHLEY DAKIN, MAGGIE DODD, JANIS BOWBEER ...... Assistant Controller NIC DRESSEL, SOFIJA DUTCHER, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, SAMANTHA ELSE, LOU XOCHITL RAMIREZ ...... Accounts Payable Coordinator GEORGE, SHEP KOSTER , KEN SALLEY, BOBBI LYNNE SCOTT, ANDREW SEVERYN, FELICISIMA LAPID...... Accounts Payable Specialist MICHAEL SMITH, BINOY THOMAS, DIANE WARD, JEFF WARE, JIM WATERMAN ...... ALEGRIA SENA ...... Staff Accountant ...... Representatives SHYNASTY WILKES...... Staff Accountant INTERNS AMEETA SHARMA...... Payroll Manager OLIVIA CORDELL, ELLEN DURNAL, AMANDA ENO, ARMANDO HUIPE, SEAN KIM, JEFF LOUIE ...... Payroll Specialist CHELSEY MAUS, MORGAN ORTIZ, LYDIA PUSTELL, ROSA SOLORZANO, KACEY STAN GRUSHESKY ...... Director of Information Systems WILSON, SLOAN WILSON SEAN PINTO...... Database and Web Manager

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication and extraordinary efforts.

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