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2020-2021 season 1 Program

Coco Yang, Erhu - ‘Blue and White ’, ‘Fireworks Cool Easily’, ‘Lake Baikal’, and ‘Big Fish’

Michael Ofori, African Drums - ‘Passage’

Introduction by Emcee Aja Jackson and Welcome by Michael J. Bobbitt

Aaron Patterson, “Be a Lion” from The Wiz

Mix and Sip with Bartender Lauren Cameron

First Round of Theatre Trivia - Hosted by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at BU

Checking In with Artist Sumeya Ali

Salsa Lesson with Gastrell “G” Rossignol

Proclamation for the City of Watertown by City Councilmember Vincent Picarelli

Second Round of Theatre Trivia - Hosted by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at BU

Cooking Demonstration with Cheryl Straughter of Soleil Restaurant

Checking In with Artist Sumeya Ali

The Johnny Lee Davenport Artistic Achievement Award Presented to Benny Sato Ambush by Kelly Cook Lydia Harell, “Don’t Nobody Bring Me Bad News” from The Wiz

Third Round of Theatre Trivia - Hosted by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at BU

Checking In with Artist Sumeya Ali

Davron Monroe, “This is the Moment” from Jekyll & Hyde

New Traditions Fund Video

Fund-a-Need

Broadway’s Isaiah Johnson, “Dis Flower” from Carmen Jones

Checking In with Artist Sumeya Ali

History Has Its Ears on You - performed by Sheree Dunwell, Cloteal Horne, Dwayne Mitchell, Anthony Pires, Jr. Arranged and edited by Coleman

Thank You/Final Comments

2 new repertory theatre Acknowledgments

Multicultural Mosaic Committee Members:

• Pam Taylor • Chris Shearer • Shari Malyn • Lisa Breit • Shannon Fairley-Pittman

Individual Sponsors:

• Pam Taylor • Shari Malyn • Lisa Breit • Shannon Fairley-Pittman • Harris Miller • Marcy Crary

Auction Items:

• Lisa Breit - “Down The Sewer” Homemade Protest Quilt • Stephen Schwartz - Collection of Signed Playbills • Pam Taylor - Martha’s Vineyard Labor Day Weekend Getaway • Barry Braunstein - 3 hour Photo Session for professional/ theatre head shots & portraits • Andrew Brilliant - set of 16X20 photos • Michael Bobbitt - One-on-one dinner with Michael

2020-2021 season 3 meet the artists

SUMEYA ALI (Live Artist) My Charitable Trust/TCG Director in Residence – Florida name is Sumeya. To some, I am Stage (LOA); Associate Artistic Director – Anna Deavere Sumi, or Su, or Sushi, or any Smith’s Institute on the Arts & Civic Dialogue at Harvard other nickname you adorn me University; Producing Artistic Director – TheatreVirginia with. I am a self-taught painter, (LORT C). Formerly at New Rep: The Whipping Man; artist, and creator. I have Thurgood; Cardboard Piano. Benny holds numerous been painting since 2015 with a range of mediums directing credits at professional regional theatres and from acrylic paint, to water color, to oil paint, and universities throughout the U.S. and the Boston region. . Through my original artwork, I aim to share He has served on numerous regional and national personal experiences – the lessons I have learned boards, including Theatre Communications Group and growing pains I feel. In my art, I explore the (TCG). He adjudicates nationally and internationally for language of colors. I create environments where you the American Association of Community Theatre, is a can both find and lose yourself, over and over again. Steering Committee member of the National Alliance Colors like peach and pink, which I use consistently of Acting Teachers, a member of The National Theatre in my art, urge you to reach out and feel the warmth. Conference, a panelist for the National Alliance for Cool tones like blue and purple generate a sense Musical Theatre, and is a Fellow – College of Fellows of of space, but also detachment. I regard my art as a the American Theatre. MFA – University of California, sacred practice that is accessible not only to me but San Diego; BA – Brown University. to anyone who crosses paths with it. For example, symbols in my work parallel symbols in life that MICHAEL J. BOBBITT joined present themselves from conversations with close New Repertory Theatre as an arts friends. This communal act is an essential part of leader, director, choreographer, my practice. Ultimately, I am a student of the visual and playwright in 2019. Michael J. language of art, I am on the path to becoming Bobbitt served as Artistic Director fluent. My mission is to take others along this path for Adventure Theatre-MTC in with me – to guide their creative self-expression. Maryland since 2007, where he led the organization to be a respected theatre/training BENNY SATO AMBUSH is a company in the DC region, as well as a nationally professional SDC freelance influential professional Theatre for Young Audiences. director, teacher of stage acting He led a merger with Musical Theater Center, increased and directing (BA, BFA, MFA the organizational budget and audience, commissioned levels), consultant, former new works by noted playwrights, transferred two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) panelist/ shows to Off-Broadway, built an academy, and earned site evaluator, and a published commentator. He dozens of Helen Hayes Award Nominations including served nine years as Senior Distinguished Producing eight wins. Bobbitt has directed/choreographed at Director-In-Residence of Emerson Stage, the Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre producing wing of the Department of Performing Company, Olney Theatre Center, Studio Theatre, Arts (PA) at Emerson College, where he also Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Center Stage, Roundhouse taught on PA’s acting and directing faculty. Prior Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and the Washington artistic leadership (select): Acting Artistic Director National Opera. His national and international credits – Rites and Reason Theatre Company (Academic), include the NY Musical Theatre Festival, Mel Tillis 2001, Providence, RI; Producing Artistic Director – Oakland La Jolla Playhouse, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, (CA) Ensemble Theatre (SPT); Associate Artistic Jefferson Performing Arts Center, and the Olympics. As Director – San Francisco’s American Conservatory a writer, his work was chosen for the NYC International Theater (LORT B); Co-Artistic Director – San Fringe Festival and The New York and Musical Theatre Francisco Bay Area Playwrights Festival; PEW Festival. He has two plays published by Rogers

4 new repertory theatre and Hammerstein Theatricals. He trained at Harvard rehearsal pianist for the Gershwins’ Porgy and Business ’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Bess, Crossing, We Live in Cairo, (A.R.T.). David has Management, The National Arts Strategies Chief worked with Audra McDonald, Bobby McFerrin, Executive Program, and other top leadership Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Ryan Gosling and Phish. programs. He earned the Excel Leadership Award He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Vatican, and (Center for Nonprofit Advancement) the Emerging the White House. He is a recipient of New England Leader Award (County Executive’s Excellence in the Urban Music Awards and Thomas Dorsey Award Arts and Humanities), and Person of the Year Award from New England Conservatory. David earned a (Maryland Theatre Guide), among others. M.A. in Composition from Tufts University and a B.M. in Piano & Composition from Boston University. LAUREN CAMERON (Snatched David is Director of Choral Music at Dana Hall School ) Snatched in Wellesley, MA, and Lecturer of Music & Director Entertainment is a premier of Gospel Choir at Tufts University. Originally from Boston based Event Planning Memphis, TN, he currently resides in Norfolk, MA. company ran by Lauren Cameron. Lauren is a Jamaican SHEREE DUNWELL (Singer) is native but has since lived and an award-winning vocalist from successfully completed her undergraduate degree at Boston, MA. After earning a the Suffolk University Sawyer Business School and has BFA in vocal performance from been producing events since 2008 with a full working Carnegie Mellon University knowledge and background in the entertainment and in 2007, she returned to New hospitality industry. Lauren has taken over the Boston England where she has been performing ever since. Nightlife Industry by storm, an industry completely In 2017, she played a featured singing role in the dominated by the men. Lauren listens closely to the filmThe Comedian, starring Robert De Niro, Danny needs of her clients and community creating events DeVito and Patti LuPone. In 2015, she was named based on their wants/needs. She has experience in the grand champion of WCVB’s Community Auditions, planning and execution of nightclub/bars, lounges, hosted by Billy Costa with anchor judge, Candy corporate parties, fundraisers, product launches, O’Terry. Other credits include Crystal in Little Shop birthday parties and other various event types. Her of Horrors, Mrs. Anderssen in A Little Night Music, main priority in planning is to make sure that the client and The Dynamites in Hairspray. More recently, she experience is stress-free while she successfully secures is honored to have participated with others artists the best rates by skillfully negotiating with suppliers of color in a concert performance of Songs for a and vendors to maximize the client’s profit. New World with the Front Porch Arts Collective, as well as a virtual performance of Dear Evan Hansen’s “You Will Be Found” with the Black Voices Project. In DAVID FREEMAN addition to performing, Sheree enjoys advocating for COLEMAN is set to make at-risk youth as a volunteer for the Mass Mentoring his New Repertory Theatre Partnership. She has run 8 Boston Marathons for the debut with the production organization raising over $100,000 for kids in need. of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Past music direction credits include Choir Boy (SpeakEasy Stage), Miss You Like Hell (Company One/A.R.T.), Mad Moon (Emerson College), Cabaret (Boston Children’s Theater), The Wiz (Eastern Nazarene College) Associate Music Director Best of Both Worlds (A.R.T.) and Violet (SpeakEasy Stage). He has served as the

2020-2021 season 5 LYDIA HARRELL is set to make Equivocaciones; Venus (Brown/Trinity), Saturday her New Repertory Theatre debut Night/Sunday Morning, (LyricStage, Elliot with the production of Lady Day Norton Nominee) To Kill a Mockingbird, at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Lydia (Weston Playhouse); Funny Thing Happened…, is one of Boston’s finest musical (BarnStormers); The Clothesline Muse, (Aion treasures. Her sultry, soulful Productions); How We Got On, (CompanyOne, voice and evocative songwriting Elliot Norton Nominee); Gift Horse, Romeo & Juliet, have garnered her the attention and respect of (New Rep.); Othello, (ASP); BlueShift, (Huntington). the nation’s finest musicians and venues. Lydia has FILM: The Promotion (C1 Media), What we Owe performed with the Boston Pops, serenading NBA Each Other (RISDI), Driving While Black Magic . She fans with America’s National Anthem, or lending holds a B.F.A in Theatre Arts from Boston University her vocal talents to a chart-topping deep house and a M.F.A in Acting from Brown University/ singles by British record label, Reel People Music, Trinity. Gratefully standing on the shoulders of those Lydia’s dedication to extracting the pure essence that have come before her, Cloteal is a product of of song goes virtually unmatched. Her most recent her grandmother’s prayers + her ancestors’ wildest musical accolades include singing lead on a Bob dream. www.cloteallhorne.com Marley Tribute Album distributed by Sony Music Latin, winning the 2015 Duke Ellington Jazz Vocal AJA JACKSON is a Boston-based Competition, performing at the Apollo Theater in lighting designer working in theater, Harlem, NYC (2016) and winning the 2017 Mid- opera, dance, corporate events, Atlantic Jazz Festival Voice Competition. Recent and interdisciplinary immersive acting credits include, the lead role in the Boston performance. Aja is an alumni 48 Hour Film Project The Velvet Egg (The film won from the Johnny Carson School of “Best Song” which was written by herself), Harvard Theater and Film (UNL), she graduated with a BFA Pilgrim Healthcare Commercial Numbers Regional in Theatrical Design and BA in Dance Performance, ad and was also on billboards all around New later receiving her MFA in Lighting Design from England, Winner of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Voice Boston University. Aja is a proud member of the Competition, and she has performed at the Apollo New Rep design family, having designed shows in Harlem twice. Lydia is a voice instructor at Berklee such as: Nixon’s Nixon, Becoming Dr. Ruth, and College of Music. She is originally from Battle Creek, Straight White Men and has designed for companies MI and currently resides in Malden, MA. Lydiaharrell. such as the American Repertory Theatre, The com. Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, Actors Shakespeare Project, Hibernian Hall, Central Square Theater, Lyric Stage, and the Boston Conservatory CLOTEAL L. HORNE is Opera. Aja is Resident Lighting Designer and a dynamic actress, core collaborator for interdisciplinary, site- educator, and theatre- specific movement company, Nourishment (www. maker. Born-and- thisisnourishment.com). Aja is currently on the faculty bred in San Diego at the National Theater Institute teaching Lighting California. Her theatre Design with Directors and Practical Lighting Design. credits include, Off-Broadway: The Steadfast She has also worked in production management (Slant Theatre Project); Dirty Blood (Billie Holiday with companies such as The Santa Fe Opera, Boston Theatre). Regional: Twelfth Night; Merry Wives of Lyric Opera, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, and Windsors; Two Gents.; Merchant of ; Comedy the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. IG: @ of Errors; Midsummer Night’s Dream; Christmas ajamjackson At Pemberley (Shakespeare & Co). She A Gem, (NYTW). The Delivery (Arena Stage). Black (Trinity Rep.) Comedia De

6 new repertory theatre ISAIAH JOHNSON (Broadway Actor) DAVRON S. MONROE made has appeared on and off Broadway, his New Repertory Theatre working with Al Pacino and debut in 2017’s production Sullivan in The Merchant of Venice, of Man of La Mancha. Credits Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes in include The Little Mermaid (The Richard III, Kelli O’Hara and Michael Company Theatre); Camelot, Greif in Far From Heaven, Roger Company, City of Angels, Sweeney Todd, One Man Rees and Alex Timbers in Peter and the Starcatcher, Two Guvnors, The Mikado, Avenue Q, and Ain’t Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail in Hamilton Misbehavin’ (Lyric Stage Company); The Wild Party (lab production), and on various projects with Norm and Godspell (Moonbox Productions); and Hairspray Lewis, Bill Condon and Randy Newman. He has also (Reagle Music Theatre). Other credits include been a guest star on CBS’ “Person of Interest” and soloist with Boston’s Landmarks Orchestra and the Cinemax series “The Knick.” Isaiah received a American songbook POPS soloist with South Florida BFA from Howard University and an MFA from NYU’s Symphony. Davron is a Bob Jolly Award recipient. Tisch Grad Acting. Originally from Jacksonville, FL, he currently resides in Malden. Dwayne P. Mitchell*, is a Boston based actor, artist, and activist. MICHAEL OFORI* returns to New He received a Bachelor of Arts Repertory Theatre after last being in Music, from the historically seen in Cardboard Piano and black institution, Fisk University; directing the recent Watertown and is a graduate of the Boston Historical Moving Plays. Other Conservatory at Berklee, where recent credits include The Journey he earned a Master of Fine Arts in (Ahab), Much Ado About Nothing (Leonato), Blue Musical Theatre. Dwayne’s stage credits include: Choir Orange (Christopher), and Through a Film Darkly Boy (SpeakEasy Stage), Fences (The Umbrella Stage (Addo). Michael holds a BFA in Theater from the Company), Ragtime (Wheelock Family Theatre), La University of Ghana; and MA in African Studies from Cage Aux Folles (Reagle Music Theatre), The Frogs, Ohio University; and an MFA in Theater Metamorphoses, and Good Kids (Boston Conservatory from Boston University. He currently teachers theater at Berklee). Screen credits include: Reed Between the at Mount Holyoke College. Originally from Ghana, Lines (BET), Reconstruction: America After the Civil Michael now resides in Chicopee, MA. War (PBS), and My Parents, My Sister, and Me (NBC).

Dwayne continues to use his platform to advocate AARON PATTERSON made his for diversity, inclusion, and bridging opportunity New Repertory Theatre debut with gaps for young black artists and artists of color in the in the recent production of Hair. performing arts. He is grateful and honored to be a Recent credits include Jim Conley part of this project. (Parade w/ Moonbox Pro.) Junior (Choir Boy w/ SpeakEasy Stage Company) Emcee (Cabaret w/ Boston Conservatory). Aaron is a BFA for Musical Theatre student at Boston Conservatory, and is originally from Atlanta, GA.

2020-2021 season 7 ANTHONY PIRES JR made his DAWN SIMMONS New Repertory Theatre debut of StageSource has with the recent production of served as Director of Hair. Recent credits include Performing Arts for Angus in Tuck Everlasting at the Boston Center for The Umbrella Stage, Curtis Taylor, Jr. in Dreamgirls the Arts since 2014, at Riverside Theatre Works, and Coalhouse Walker, overseeing performing arts programming and Jr. in Ragtime in Wheelock Family Theatre. Other artist residencies. Prior to the BCA, she was the credits include Jim in Big River the Musical at Director of Programs at StageSource for ten years, Theatre at the Mount, and Jim/Newt Lee in Parade and more recently served on the organization’s in The Umbrella Stage Company. Anthony earned Board of Directors. She is founder and director a Masters in Higher Education from Salem State of the Front Porch Arts Collective, a culturally- University, and a B.A. in Speech Performance specific performing arts company founded in Communication from Framingham State University. 2016, and the New Exhibition Room, founded He is originally from Dorchester, MA, and currently to produce political theater works in 2008. She resides in Hyde Park, MA. is also an accomplished theater director and in recent years has directed productions for: GASTRELL “G” ROSSIGNOL Greater Boston Stage Company, SpeakEasy (Salsa Dancer) Director of School Stage Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare’s Programming at Masacote Apprentice Program, Bad Habit Productions, Entertainment specializing in Lyric Stage Company, Boston Public Works, New Bachata, Salsa, and Capoeira. G Exhibition Room, Suffolk University, Fresh Ink began formal dance training in Theatre, Dorchester Fringe Festival, GAN-e-meed fokloric dance, zouk, and compas Theatre Project, The Theater Offensive, Our Place at the age of 9. He studied in his Theatre Project, Mill 6, Actors Refuge Repertory hometown of Orange City, N.J. and Theatre, Fort Point Theatre Channel, Boston during visits to Haiti. He went on to learn the Afro- Theatre Works, and As Yet To Be Theatre. A Brazilian martial art capoeira, Latin dances bachata, native of Buffalo, NY, Dawn holds a B.A. in English salsa and merengue, and urban dances hip-hop Literature from the University of Buffalo and has and break dance, landing him his street name, “G.” studied playwriting at Boston University. An avid supporter of youth dance programming, G teaches for the Learn Through Dance youth CHERYL program and has taught Latin dance at Hyde Square STRAUGHTER (Chef) Task Force. Before joining Masacote, G was a Latin had a 10-year run dance instructor for 3.5 years with Salsa Matei with Keith’s Place, Company. He has taught capoeira at Sinha Capoeira a popular Grove for 12 years. He believes in spreading the art of Hall eatery that she dance to give people a means of expression and to opened in 1996 to bring sit-down meals to the bring joy into their hearts and to those around them. neighborhood. Following that venture, Straughter G has BS degrees in Psychology and Business began a 12-year odyssey that has in many ways Management. brought her back to where she started. After closing Keith’s Place, she enrolled in Johnson and Wales University’s culinary arts program, learning the intricacies of cooking and food preparation. She went on to work as a recruiter for the school. When her mother developed advanced

8 new repertory theatre Alzheimer’s disease, she returned to Boston to HARVEY YOUNG (Trivia Host) take care of her, while taking classes nights at Harvey Young’s research Simmons College, where she earned a master’s of on the performance and social work. Next, she worked for three-and-a-half experience of race has been years at Future Chefs, a nonprofit that uses food widely published in academic service training to help teens gain academic and journals, profiled in the professional skills. When Straughter learned last New Yorker, the Street year that one of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Journal and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Building’s restaurant spaces, then occupied by As a commentator on popular culture, he has Tasty Burger, was soon to be vacant, she jumped appeared on CNN, 20/20, and Good Morning at the opportunity. In opening Soleil in the Bolling America as well as within the pages of the New Building, Straughter is returning both to the food York Times, Vanity Fair and People. He has business and to Nubian Square, a commercial published seven books, including Embodying Black district that figured prominently in her childhood. Experience, winner of “Book of the Year” awards from the National Communication Association and the American Society for Theatre Research. KEXIN “COCO” YANG His forthcoming edited collection (with Megan (Musician) comes from . Geigner) Theatre After Empire will be published She started learning erhu in 2021. In January 2018, he became Dean of performance at the age of 6, the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. and graduated from the Central Between 2002 and 2017, Dr. Young was a member Conservatory of Music, which of the faculty of Northwestern University, where is the best music school in he was Professor and Chair of Theatre and held China. She also received a master’s degree in arts appointments in African American Studies, administration from Boston University in May, 2020. Performance Studies, and Radio/Television/Film. He is Immediate Past President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and has served as Trustee/Board Member of the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago, American Society for Theatre Research, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and Yale Club of Chicago. A former Harvard and Stanford fellow, Dr. Young graduated with honors from Yale and holds a M.A. from the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and a Ph.D. from Cornell.

2020-2021 season 9 a b o u t new rep

FOUNDED IN 1984, NEW REP IS AN AWARD-WINNING PROFESSIONAL THEATER LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ARSENAL ON THE CHARLES CAMPUS, A VIBRANT CULTURAL HUB IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS FEATURING AMPLE FREE PARKING AND RESTAURANT DINING.

PERFORMANCE & OUTREACH

IN RESIDENCE AT THE MOSESIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NEW REP STAGES CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC PLAYS AND MUSICALS, INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERES, THAT AWAKEN THE HEART, CHALLENGE THE MIND, AND EXPAND THE HUMAN SPIRIT. WE MOUNT PRODUCTIONS IN TWO FULLY ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCE SPACES: THE STATE-OF-THE-ART 340-SEAT MAINSTAGE THEATER AND THE INTIMATE 90-SEAT BLACKBOX THEATER, WHICH PROVIDE EXCELLENT VIEWS FROM EVERY SEAT.

CONNECTION & EXPLORATION

NEW REP EMBRACES THEATRE AS THE BASIS FOR ENDURING CONNECTIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH ENTERTAINING, INNOVATIVE, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING LIVE THEATRE PERFORMED AT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE, WE SEEK TO SPARK COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE CRUCIAL ISSUES OF THE DAY. OUR SPOTLIGHT SYMPOSIUM SERIES AND POST-SHOW TALK-ABOUTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE A PLAY’S THEMES WITH ESTEEMED EXPERTS AND SEASONED DRAMATURGS.

ADVOCACY & ACTION

NEW REP HAS LONG BEEN AN ACTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS AND A MAJOR VOICE IN THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE DEFINING THE ROLE OF THEATER IN OUR CULTURE. UNDER THE BOLD NEW LEADERSHIP OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL J. BOBBITT, NEW REP IS NOW AT THE VANGUARD OF A MOMENTOUS DRIVE TO DEVELOP ANTI-RACIST THEATER PRACTICES IN THE GREATER BOSTON COMMUNITY. WE AIM TO CREATE AN AUTHENTIC SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LILLIAN SOBER AIN, BENNY SATO AMBUSH, LISA BREIT, RUTH BUDD, ALBIE ALVAREZ-COTE, SHANNON FAIRLEY- PITTMAN, CHRIS FLYNN, DON GILLER, CHRIS JONES, STANLEY KAY, DAVID KLUCHMAN, SHARI MALYN, CAROLINE MORTIMER, LAURIE NASH, DANIELLE NAUGLER, CHRIS NOBLE, ANUSH SAHAKIAN, CHRIS SHEARER, NATALIE STEVENSON, PAMELA TAYLOR, JO TROMPET, ROBERT TURNER

ADVISORY COUNCIL Andrew Brilliant & Carol Palmer, Gregory Bulger & Richard Dix, Kathryn E. Cade & Fred Miller, Judi Cantor, Marcy Crary & Tim Hall, Diane DiCarlo & Jeanne Leszczynski, C. Nancy Fisher, Christopher Flynn & Daniel Newton, Ralph Fuccillo & Paul Newman, Joan Gallos & Lee Bolman, Miriam Gillitt, Virginia Inglis, Farida Kathawalla, B.J. Krintzman, Ann & Ted Kurland, Michael McKay & Daniel Salera, Peter & Beatrice Nessen, Chip Phinney, Carlos Ridruejo & Alisa Kahn, Mary Rivet & Christopher Meyer, Phyllis Strimling, Richard Walker, Curtis Whitney

ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – MICHAEL J. BOBBITT DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION – HANNAH HULING ARTISTIC & ENGAGEMENT MANAGER – SARAH MORRISETTE ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION INTERN – WENQIAN CHEN ARTISTIC DIRECTION INTERN – DEVYN ITULA ARTISTIC & ENGAGEMENT INTERN – ABBY LASS

PATRON SERVICES PATRON SERVICES MANAGER – ANGELICA POTTER SALES & PATRON SERVICES ASSOCIATE – ALEXIS RAPPAPORT

ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS – DOUG DULANEY

DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – LISA FIELD-COLEMAN INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER – ROBBIE FLANAGAN VOLUNTEER GRANT WRITER – SHANNON FARRELL

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR – JACLYN DENTINO MARKETING ASSOCIATE – NADA SHAABAN MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT INTERN – CARLA MCDONOUGH GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN – DANE MENDOZA

LEGAL COUNSELORS STANLEY B. KAY JAY FINKELSTEIN OF DLA PIPER

ACCOUNTANT ELIOTT MORRA, CPA

2020-2021 season 11 n e w r ep donors & partners

New Repertory Theatre would like to thank all of our generous donors. The philanthropic contributions of the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies make possible all the art we produce. For more information, or to become a New Rep donor, please contact Robbie at 617-923-7060, x8212 or [email protected] co r p o r at e partnership pr o gr a m

SEASON SPONSORS

The following list represents in-kind contributions and cash gifts made between 10/23/2019 and 10/22/2020.

· ACTORS EQUITY · MASSACHUSETTS · SOLEIL

FOUNDATION CULTURAL COUNCIL

· THE VILLAGE BANK

· ALEXANDRIA REAL · MT. AUBURN CEMETERY

ESTATE · UNLIMITED SOTHEBY’S

· NEW ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL REAL

· ARSENAL FINANCIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ESTATE

ARTS

· ARTS CONNECT · WATERTOWN

INTERNATIONAL · NORDSON CORP COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION

· FOUNDATION FOR · THE SHUBERT

METROWEST FOUNDATION · WATERTOWN SAVINGS

BANK

· MASS HUMANITIES · SNATCHED

ENTERTAINMENT · WBUR

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At New Repertory Theatre, we strive to build a community of theatre lovers and advocates that is people-first. From this point forward, we will not be doing tiered donor listings in the spirit of equity. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank each and every donor on this list. Without your support, we would not be able to do what we do. For more information, or to become a New Rep donor, please contact Robbie Flanagan at 617-923- 7060, x.8212, or [email protected].

Anonymous (40) Richard Berger Donald & Sondra Caplin Carlos & Alisa Robert Berk Marty Carlock Kahn Ridruejo Lois Landau Berman John Carlow Jon Abbott & Shari Malyn Harris A. Berman, MD & Ruth Jane & Christopher Carlson Beverly W. Abegg Nemzoff Ralph Casale Leonard & Rita Aberbach Frank Bernstein Susan Case Marty Ahrens & Gary M. Paul & Linda Bicknell Judith Chaffee Madison Elizabeth Bjorkman Maria Chandler Mark & Carolyn Ain Jared Blake Judith Chasin Lillian Sober Ain Howard Rossman Miriam Chernoff Bob Airasian Lynn Bloom George Chism Naomi Allen Michael J. Bobbitt Catherine & Earl Christie Albie Alvarez-Cote & James Edward Boesel Anna Clark Cote Mariel Bossert Bonnie Clendenning Katie Ames Mark Ashley Boyle Amy Coburn Gaudet Danny Amir John & Kathleen Bradley Linda Cocca Adam Amsterdam Ashley Branum Nancy Cockerham Colin & Melody Anderson Stephen & Lisa Breit Bruce Cohen Mary Antes Charles Breitroser Jacqueline Colby Janet Armstrong Andrew Brilliant & Carol Palmer Susan C. Collings Joanne Arnish Bill & Maria Brisk Joel Colodner Gwen Art Phyllis & Jerry Briskin Frederick Colson & Suzanne Robert & Linda Asher Michael Broad & Grace Massey Turcotte Bennett Aspel & Joyce Plotkin Phyllis Brody Chris Connolly Laurent Audoly Heidi Brooks Lisa Cordeiro Jane Audrey-Neuhouser Roberta Brown Patricia Elen Costello Nina Avergun Janet Brown Kevin Cranston Christina Aylward Nancy Brown Holly Crary Jeannine Ayotte Robert Brown Marcy Crary & Tim Hall Sandi Williams Danielle Buckman Ken & Nancy Crasco Eric Bailey Ruth Budd Dorothy D. Crawford Patricia Baillieul Gregory Bulger & Richard Dix James & Linda Crawford Dina & Brad Baker Julie Buring Harvey Creem Atissa Banuazizi Gail Bursell Harold Crowley Emily Barclay & John Hawes Scott Burson Sandra Cullison Michael Barros Judi Burten & Kevin Soll Charlene Cunniffe Leslie Bass Paul & Catherine Buttenwieser Dorothy & Robert Curtiss Henry & Sue Bass Ann Buxbaum Margaret Ann Brady & Robert Joseph Bates & Kristin Loeffler Elizabeth Cabot Dall Caroline Bays Mary Kate Caffrey Alissa Daniels Barbara Becker Myfanwy Callahan Virginia L Danielson & James F Kathleen & Theodore Postol Anne S. Campbell Toth Lawrence Bell Ronald & Elizabeth Campbell Veronica Darer Pamela Belleman Judi Taylor Cantor Lloyd David Lynne Stein Benzion Jane Capaldi Barry David Edward Berger Lauren Capitani Nancy Davidoff Kelton

2020-2021 season 13 Michael & Beth Davis Aidan Finnan & Carolyn Thall Sandra Frances Davis Mitchell & Carol Fischman Max & Bea Goldsmith Richard Daynard Sue Fish Donald Peter Goldstein MD Brett Dean C Nancy Fisher Marjorie Goode Alexis Dearborn Glenda & Bob Fishman Dina Goodfriend Margarita Dekoli Robert Fitzgerald Elyse Goodman Jaclyn Dentino Anna Fitzloff Jodi Goodman Joyce Desize Judy Fitzsimmons John Goodman & Virginia Tori Devine Margaret & Warren Flint Paula Dickerman Delia C. Flynn Laurie Gorlick Sharon Dickinson Christopher Flynn & Daniel Ross Ozer & Scott Gortikov Mary Dill Newton Mark & Janet Gottesman James Dill Christopher Flynn & Daniel Harriet Gould Arthur & Nicky Dimattia Newton Patti Gould Vesna Dimitrijevic James & Sharon Foley Jonathan Grand Claudia Doherty Carol Forbes David Grebber Anthony J Donato Gita & David Foster Hallie Greenberg Rachael Donnelly Eugene Freuder Richard Greene Eric Donohue Patricia Freysinger Michael Greene J. Patrick & Susanne Dowdall Leslie Friedman Howard Cohen James Doyle Tali Friedman Garth & Lindsay Greimann Owen Doyle Rosemarie Mullin & Thomas Christopher Griffith Margaret Drain Friedman Katherine Grindeland Maria & Arthur Drane Nancy & Richard Fryberger Nancy E Grissom Laura & Michael Dreese Ralph Fuccillo & Paul Newman Kiki & Jim Gross Janet & Dan Dubner Donald Fulton Tod & Jacqui Gross Doug Dulaney Kurt Gaertner & Priscilla Geigis Shari & Mitchell Grunes Thembi Duncan Frank V. Gages Stephen Gundersheim Priscilla Cogan & CW Duncan Sandra Galejs Carol Sue Hai Pierce Durkin Nancy Galligan Alexis Halbert Nancy Eagen Joan Gallos & Lee Bolman Todd Michael Hall Glenn Edelson Willard Gannon Christina & Chip Hall Robert Edward Zaret & Jean Peggy Gardiner Rona S. Hamada Holmblad Annkatrine Gates Joanne Hammil Mary-Ellen Efferen David & Karen Gaylin Jay Hanflig Barbara Egan David Siegel & Erika Geetter Diane Hanscom Drew Egger & Seymour Gellerman Ilana Hardesty & John Emery Jeff Einsen Ernestine Gianelly Jonathan Harris Bob & Peggy Ellertsen Katharine Gibson Laura and Bill Hartman Jane & David Ellis Catharyn Gildesgame Robert Harvey Lee & Amy Ellsworth Don & Pam Giller Michael & Sharon L. Haselkorn Gail Elson Miriam Gillitt Nile Hawver Jim Rebitzer & Kathleen Engel Jade Gingerich Peter Haydu & Dona Sommers Inge Thorn Engler Herbert Gish & Alfreda Piecuch Marcia Head Miriam Enos Nyla Gislason Drew Heckman Howard Epstein Ellen Glanz & Richard Berger Ari Herbstman Karen Ernst Connolly Pam and David Glass Joel Hersh Sandra Eskin Judith Glixon & Nelson Caldwell Margaret Herzig Barbara Estabrook Patricia Glowacki Mary Hickey Janet & Mark Fagan Cynthia Price Glynn Liz Hiser & Charlie Hoban Shannon Fairley-Pittman Robert Goisman Kathleen Hodges Harold & Susan Farkas Sheila & Howard Goldberg Jane Holden Edith Fenton Johnny Goldin Alice Holt Es Ferguson Barry Goldin & Alice Lichtenstein Henry Hoover Anthony Fernandez Vivien Goldman Jane Hopkins walsh Heather Ferrari Phyllis Goldman John Hostage Joseph & Lissa Ferreira Ron Goldman Alexander Houser

14 new repertory theatre Elisabeth Howe Martin & Phyllis Kornguth Doyle Catie Hsieh Ellen Kranzer Lori Mahler Sallie Craig Huber Kirstin Krinsky Ben Mahnke & Elisa Derby Jean Humez Maureen Kruskal Noreen & Ted Major Charles & Shirley Hurwitz Walter Kuhn & Beth Alpern Margaret Mallory Nora Huvelle & David Lubin Becky Kung Larry Manchester & Kathleen Othon Iliopoulos Edie Lah O’Connor Virginia Inglis Carol Lamb Halcyon C. Mancuso Jennie Israel Kathleen Lampert Richard & Candace Mandel Liliane Klein Misia Landau Eric Mankin & Carol Yun Bruce Jackan J. Casey Lane & Adrienne Norris David Kovacs & Alisa Marshall Cerise Jacobs Kevin Larocque Robert Mashal & Shawna Giggey Margaretha Jacobson Mary Jo Larson Mashal Henry & Martha Jacoby Pam LaRue Dr. Jackie Masloff Sandy Jaffe & Jay Blitzman Leonard & Ruthann Laster Joan S. Mathews Mrinalini Jaikumar Anne Lauriat Brett Mattingly Julie Jakubowski Elsa Lawrence Charlo Maurer Claudia James Alice Lawson Earl & Denise May Anita Jamieson Marsha Lawson John McCormack Judit Jane-Valbuena Mariya Layurova Kevin McCormick & Jane Carol J. Jensen & Steven P. Elizabeth Learner McKeon Willner Virginia Leavy Nancy McCusker DWayne Johnson Paul & Mary Lee Cynthia McDonagh Abby Johnson & Chris McKown Carolyn Lee Mary McDonough Donna Johnston Shannon Lee Jones Peggy McDormand Christopher Jones Chirstine & David Letts Lilian McGrail Steven Jones and David Langer Ronnie Levin Adrienne McGrath Cynthia Kagno & David Paul & Randi Levine Matthew McGuirk Wittenberg Jillian Levine Monique McIntyre & Gregory E. Peter Kalil Elaine P. Levine Brown Jeffrey & Judith Kalla Nancy Levine Elizabeth McKay Janet Kamenstein Rachel Levine Carol McKeen & John Dunton James Kane Bradley & Kristen Lewis Jan Donohoe McNamara & Judy Kaplan Vivien Li Charles Howard Kaplan Ed & Marcia Lidman McNamara Fern R Kaplan Lawrence Lieb Josephine McNeil Eva Karger Reuel & Malvina Liebert Thomas & Deborah Melone A. Kassim and G. Jones Wendy Liebow & Scott Burson Karole Mendelsohn Farida Kathawalla Brooke & Paul Lipsitt Mary Mercier Yetta Katz John Little Stanley Mescon & Val Treloar Shiri Katz-Gershon Joel & Deborah Litvin Peter J. Metz Stanley B. & Joanne Kay Jessica Locke Susan Mickey Beth Kemler Rick Lombardo Arielle Miles Eric and Tyler Kemp-Benedict Susie & Chuck Longfield Steve Miller Barbara Keough Leonta Longman Karen Miller Nancy & Jon Kerbs Margaret Lowe Margaret & Alan Miller William & Rheta Keylor Chafen Lu Roberta Miller & Alan Medville Doreen Killkelley Kathy Lubar & Georger Kinder Emily Miller Mlcak William Kirby William & Sheila Lukesh John Miner Ben Klass George & Lynn DuVal Luse Martha Minow Richard & Ronnie Klein William & Anastasia Lyman Avalon Minton David & Chris Kluchman Wendy L. and Robert Maureen Mintz Edgar A. Knudson & Louis P. MacDonald Ross Ozer Mula Ross & Alison MacDonald Dorothy Mohr Paul Koch & Patti Marcus June Mackenzie Lynne & Rick Montross Kevin K. James Doyle, Meg Macri & Timothy & Deborah Moore Jeff Kolodney Seamus Michael J. Moran

2020-2021 season 15 Susan Moriarty Barbara Poplack Lora Sabin & Jonathan Hecht Eliott Morra Lisa Portscher Anush Sahakian Robert & Celia Morris Jeff Poulos Maria E. Saiz & Athelia A. Tilson Viola Morse Jeff Poulos & Brad Peloquin Debby Saltzman Caroline Mortimer William & Helen Pounds Leslie Sargent Ann & Tom Mottl Bruce Price Serge & Tanya Savard Victoria Moule Suzanne Priebatsch Carolyn Saxon Eleanor Mullen Judy, Kevin & Ken Proctor Andrew Scheff Edmond Murad Jennifer Proctor Jody Scheier Joe Murphy Natalia Prynkno Karl Scherrer The Michael Bobbit Fan Club Baron Pugh & Rob Fagnant Jeffrey Scherz & Rachel Mele Eva Guinan & Lee Nadler Laura Punnett John & Lily Schlafer Laurie Nash Carolyn Pyburn Alvin Schmertzler Susan Nason John A Quatrale Naomi Schmidt Danielle Naugler Michael Quinn Tamar Schneider Kelly & Don Naugler Rosamond Rabinowitz Nancy Schon William Neely Joan Rachlin Chuck Schwager Leslie Nelken Heather Radovich Martha Scott M.B. Nelting Marie Raduazzo Charlotte Seeley Nadine Nesbitt Lisa Rafferty Stephen & Peg Senturia Sarah Newhouse & Steve Nancy Orit Shaer Mikulka Andy Rappaport Lyn Shamban Richard & Judy Nicholas R. Lynn Rardin & Lynne A. Joy Shane Steve & Judi Nichols O’Connell Glenn Shane Chris Noble & Chris Farrow Madis Raukas Reva Shapiro Noble David Ray Lisa & Stephen Shapiro Tom Norris Katharine & William Reardon Abby Shapiro Margaret & Stephen Ober Carol Redfield Jill Shaw Antonio Ocampo-Guzman & Jeanette Reed Chris Shearer Doug Lockwood Joan Regan Harriet Sheets & Dave Brown Suzanne Freudberg Suzanne Ricco Evelyn Shen Jerry Olderman Jack Rich Cynthia Shulman Bridget O’Leary Sharon Rich & Nancy Reed Candelaria Collins Danny Omalley Cilicia Rios Harvey & Rita Simon Olaperi Onipede Ilyse Robbins & Glen Mohr James Singleton Anne O’Sullivan Patricia Robinson & Henry Finch Susan Skelley Carol & Gene Ott Peter & Sandra Roby Carole Slattery Melanie Overley Elizabeth Rose Charles Small Jack Paradise Mona & Phil Rosen Beverly Smith Maurics E. Parent Janet B Rosen Gloria Smith Doris Partan Glenn Rosen & Ann Dannenberg Joel Snider Lowell Partridge Judith Rosenberg Kate Snodgrass Bob & Jackie Pascucci Jean Rosenberg & Peter Bonnie Clendenning Snyder Vivian Aliotta Southwick Wendy Sohn Ellen Penso Dawn & Mike Rosenberg Rachael Solem Joan Perera Eva Rosenberg Jeffrey Song Roy and Jean Perkinson Seth Rosenberger Ruth Spack Ellen Perrin Ann Ross David & Kristen Spector Jan Perry & Paul Landrey Joseph Rotella Elizabeth Grady & Duncan Joy & A.W. Phinney Arnold & Linda Roth Spelman Pamela & Philip Jay Pierce Pauline & Robert Rothenberg Barbara Spivak Ian Pilarcyzk Rose Rothstein Kathy St. George Ronald Piretti Nicole Rudolph Ricky Stacy Joyce Plotkin Barbara & Jeremy Ruskin Linda Stantial David & Donna Podolsky David & Terri Russell Nancy Stauffer & Jeffrey Hughes Elizabeth Pollock Ruth Ryals & James A Cornie Martha Stearns Bancroft Poor Joanne Ryan

16 new repertory theatre Bob & Bobbie Steinbach Eveline Weyl Gifts to New Repertory The- Elizabeth Stone Jerry Wheelock & Elizabeth atre, received and recorded Kate Stookey between 8/17/2020 and Susan Stott David & Sharon White 9/17/2020. We apologize Lisa Stott Nancy White if we inadvertently omitted Alan J. Strauss Roberta Williamson or misspelled your name. Phyllis Strimling Melody Winnig Please contact our Individual Ted & Emily Sturr Nancy Richmond Winsten Giving Manager, Robbie, Herman & Joan Suit Debra Wise with corrections at 617-923- Katie Sullivan Howard Wishnie 7060, x.821 2 or robbieflana- Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd Marcy Bennett Wolke [email protected] Bernie Sykes Julie Wolkoff Paul Syrakos Benjamin Wolozin & Danielle Ildiko Szabo Murstein Sheila Tamkin Simons Sarah Wolozin Derek Tarson Maryann Wyner Pamela Taylor Todd Yard Chris Thayer Rebecca Yturregui Beth Thiemann Mona Zeftel Joyce Thomas Debra Zides Judith Thomson Michael Zimmer Martin & Carol Thrope Sally Zoppo Greg Thumith Elizabeth Zorowitz Crystal Tiala Sarah Zuckerman George Purefoy Tilson Frank Tipton Catherine Tomey Soozen Tribuna Jo Trompet Barbara Truscello Dawn C. Tucker Evan Turissini Hillary Turkewitz Robert and Leslie Turner Evelyn & Joel Umlas Mark & Janis Urbanek Elaine Vaan Hogue Dennis & Karen Vaccaro Joyce Van Dyke Darshna Varia Rick & Eileen Vincent Lydia Volaitis Kathleen & Ted Wade Richard Walker Melanie Wallace & Andre Martin Jean Walsh and Graham Davies Barbara Wands Lawrence Wangh Patricia Warner Leslie Warshaw Rick & Alice Weber Miriam Weil Amy & Irwin Weiss Josh Weiss Margaret Wermer Denise Wernikoff Ellen Westheimer

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