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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Michael Mitnick Directed by Tomé Cousin Music Direction by Douglas Levine CAST in order of appearance Daniel Krell*………...... Thomas Edison Quinn Patrick Shannon*…. Francis Upton Billy Mason*………...... George Westinghouse Melessie Clark*………...... Marguerite Westinghouse Connor McCanlus*……….. Franklin Pope, Mister Talbot, Various Roles Tru Verret-Fleming*………. Alfred Black J. Alex Noble*………...... Silas Boocock, Charles Durston Jerreme Rodriguez*……….. William Kemmler Drew Leigh Williams*………Gertrude Durston, Tillie Kemmler, Mrs. Talbot

THE BAND Douglas Levine………Piano • Simon Cummings………Cello Cello/Piano/Vocal Arrangement by Douglas Levine

Scenic Design: Tony Ferrieri • Lighting Design: C. Todd Brown Costume Design: Karen J. Gilmer • Sound Design: Steve Shapiro Director of Production: Michelle Engleman • Technical Director: Cubbie McCrory Production Stage Manager: Cory F. Goddard* ASM & Health and Safety Supervisor: Piper Clement Puppet Consultant: Nick Lehane • Audio Engineer and Technical Specialist: Peter Brucker Scenic Artist: Leah Blackwood • Scenic Assistant: Noah Glaister • Sound Assistant: Anna Hanson *Appearing through an agreement between Quantum Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The work of the design and production artists is supported by the Philip Chosky Design and Production Fund.

THE PERFORMANCE WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 95 MINUTES WITH NO INTERMISSION. he first scene of The Current War was written the night before my first day of drama graduate school – September 12, 2007. As a kind of icebreaker, Richard Nelson, then-head of the playwriting program, asked his three new students to bring in a scene featuring a person from history. I remember thinking –"history... history... that's rather broad, isn't it?" My mind flashed to a poster of Thomas Edison that hung on the wall of my childhood Tbedroom. As a 12-year-old I had selected the poster because I thought that he looked cool and crazy. Google told me what I already knew about Edison: he was a self-made man, an inventor who thrice changed the world with recorded sound, electric light, and then moving pictures. Reading on, I came across a section of his life entitled "The War of the Currents." With direct current, Edison created the first complete system of electricity: generation, distribution, and application. Light bulbs, electric ovens, electric elevators! But when he finally took it to market, his hard-earned DC (direct current) was threatened by George Westinghouse's superior AC (alternating current). Thus began the war of the currents - a race to light up the world. The competition drove Edison to generate a smear campaign, an attempt to discredit Westinghouse by proving that AC was lethal. He connected a purloined Westinghouse generator to dogs, cats, horses, cows, and the first gorilla seen in the States. He filmed the electrocution of Topsy the elephant at Luna Park (Coney Island) with his newly minted motion picture camera. His actions were, to say the least, shocking (N.P.I.). That night in 2007 in New Haven, I wrote the opening scene of the musical. What started as a single scene soon blossomed into an obsession. I spent the summer of 2008 researching Edison, reading period biographies and digging through archives. How, I wondered, had such a brilliant person like Edison allowed himself to be consumed by the petty desire to beat out the competition? Westinghouse proved a more elusive figure. There are exactly two books written about him and about 15 known photographs. Why did this person who beat Edison and wired the modern world wish to be expunged from history? Could he really be as altruistic as he seemed? He insisted upon lease-to-own houses for his workers, half-day Saturdays, a livable wage – the man personally bankrolled a dinner reunion (plus transportation and accommodations) of every living fellow Union veteran of the Civil War – 6,500 men; eventually he donated his Pittsburgh castle back to the city to be transformed into the park where we sit right now. When he died, per his instructions, his papers and photographs were destroyed. Why? The 14-year journey of The Current War has been long and sometimes rewarding. It included a brief stop, fittingly, in the movies as a non-musical version starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon. Perhaps the most affecting aspect of this odd project that has consumed much of my life is that I am making my Pittsburgh theatrical debut. I credit my life in theatre to my parents, to Fox Chapel Area's strong arts programs and teachers, and to our city's investment in theatre. So now I sit gobsmacked at my Brooklyn kitchen table writing this account, soon to drive to my hometown to see a musical I wrote over a decade ago about electricity. Somebody turn on the lights and wake me up, I don't believe it... Thank you, Quantum Theatre. Thank you, Pittsburgh. – Michael Mitnick A Q&A WITH PLAYWRIGHT MICHAEL MITNICK AND DIRECTOR TOMÈ COUSIN

MICHAEL: Aside from the excellent writing, what drew you to this story? TOMÈ: Well, you are correct with the excellent writing being a draw! I was instantly attracted by the idea of visual energy being portrayed on stage. These two iconic giants, both with strong personalities and back stories, I thought were an interesting study for representation in a musical form. The story itself, though hugely important and significant, is also one that I don’t think the average person, let alone a theatergoer, would be aware of. The Current War has multiple figures and events behind it that I thought would be interesting to help feature.

M: What do you think the CEOs of America's largest companies could learn from Mr. Westinghouse? T: Tricky question. We have many examples of high and power corporation trading, battling, selling, and buying. At the center of each of these conglomerates is a central figure who we don’t fully know much about personally. Once some sort of scandal emerges, then their past is displayed. George Westinghouse seemed to be a rare bird in this ideal. He was a bit more personable and objective in running his ideas. He was a shrewd leader and master inventor,but he also found a balance between pride, fame, and ego. In our current world atmosphere that is dependent on social media and digital landscape, achieving this balance and privacy is challenging.

M: As a director, how do you approach taking a cold, scientific story like The Current War and bringing it to life in the customarily warm world of musical theatre? T: The very first element in my creative process is to hunt in a script for what I call “the heart” of the story or plot. The section or moments where I feel or think the audience will fully understand and assemble everything that has come before it. I view the audience as a witness to storytelling. They have a role in the exchange of energies between the artists and the storytelling. I want them to be forward in their seats and invested in the characters and plot. I’m a very kinetic artist, and I zero in on the moments of ultimate emotional impact and begin work. The Current War is a provoking musical project that has more than one of these moments. I aimed to find a balance and a “current” of energy that will take the audience for a ride with an emotional, electrical pulse running. The back-and-forth battles of Westinghouse and Edison and the lasting effects of the “war” were fascinating to try and invent a concept around. I’m a huge comic book fan. A few years ago, a friend who is a former Marvel Comics artist gave me a book that featured a cover of a boxing match between Superman and Muhammad Ali!!? That cover always stayed in my mind. Then Karla came to me with this project. Inspiration and memory struck. I then raced in my basement and pulled out my Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and off I went! Quantum Theatre Immersive Audio Experience

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t's been a Pittsburgh city park for over a century now, but from 1871 to 1918, these ten, leafy-green acres were the site of “Solitude,” the estate of inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse and his wife Marguerite. quantumtheatre.com/10for21 I Much more recently, the Westinghouse Park 2nd Century Coalition has been organized to help polish and preserve this rare recreational gem for future generations, while enhancing its ecology and remembering the remarkable man after whom it's named. In conjunction with the Point Breeze North Development Corporation, the WP2CC initiated a multi-faceted effort already under way. One element is the creation of a comprehensive master plan for the city to follow going forward, a plan that celebrates the park's assets and is expressive of the communities it serves. Another is Westinghouse Park's recent certification of eligibility for listing in the national registry of historic places. As we say, "History Happens Here." We're also seeking recognition for the park as a certified Arboretum. This world premiere of The Current War initiates a fourth element. It's a year- long recognition of the 175th anniversary of the birth of George Westinghouse this October 6. We call this "Dodransbicentennial," Westinghouse175. Deepest thanks to tonight's cast and crew, and to everyone associated with Quantum Theatre who helped bring The Current War to stage in Westinghouse Park. And thanks to its author, Michael Mitnick, for his generous contribution to help further our efforts. Enjoy the show. For more on the park, www.westinghousepark.org. BIOGRAPHIES

Michael Mitnick (Book, Music, and Lyrics) is a Brooklyn-based writer. His plays and musicals include Scotland, PA (New York Times Critics’ Pick, The Roundabout Theatre Company), Fly By Night (Drama Desk-nominated Outstanding Musical, Playwrights Horizons), and Mysterious Circumstances (The Geffen Playhouse). He wrote the screenplays for the films The Current War (dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon), The Giver (dir. Phillip Noyce), and The Staggering Girl (dir. Luca Guadagnino, Directors’ Fortnight Selection: Cannes Film Festival). MFA in Playwriting from The Yale School of Drama. Michael was born and raised in Pittsburgh and is honored that Quantum is giving him his hometown debut.

Tomé Cousin (Director) is an internationally recognized director/choreographer/educator/performer and creator of musical theater works, ballets, films, new opera, song cycles, art installations, published author, and theatrical intimacy educator. While maintaining a prolific performance career, he molded a creative reputation that includes collaborations in theater, dance, music, film, photography, television, and literature. Celebrating his 53rd year as a cross-disciplinary artist, he has received numerous commissions and awards including the 2021 prestigious Ellen Stewart Career Achievement Award, The Heinz Foundation Advancing Black Arts Fellowship, and Carnegie Mellon University’s Fund for Creative Research. Other honors include: Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Mike Ockrent Fellowship, three fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, two Vera and Howard Heinz Foundation Direction Fellowships, a Family Pride Collection Commission, International Children’s Theater Commission, six Choreographic/Continuum Commissions, three International Dance/Theater Fellowships, the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater Point Park University, three Lambda Foundation Commissions, and an International Research Travel Fellowship. B.A. in Dance History and Choreography, Point Park University; and MFA in New Media Art and Performance from Long Island University. He is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab and currently an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the School of Drama.

Douglas Levine (Music Direction, Cello/Piano/Vocal Arrangement) is delighted to be joining the Quantum team for this exciting premiere. He is composer/co-lyricist of Claws Out! A Holiday Drag Musical, which was filmed and premiered online this past December by City Theatre Company. His original scores have been premiered by companies including Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Microscopic Opera Company, The Andy Warhol Museum, The REP, Conservatory and Junior Companies, Attack Theatre, Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, PICT Classic Theatre, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater Festival, Dreams of Hope, Gateway to the Arts, Renaissance City Women’s Choir, Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Pittsburgh Opera and WQED-FM. Levinemusic.com CAST

Melessie Clark (Marguerite Westinghouse) is thrilled to be making her Quantum Theatre debut! A Pittsburgh native and Point Park University alumna with a BFA in Musical Theatre, Melessie was last seen in the New Hazlett Theater’s CSA production, Sunsum is Spirit. Other credits include Little Shop of Horrors and School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Grease, Rock of Ages,The Wedding Singer, and Gypsy (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), A Sign of the Times (Goodspeed Opera House and Delaware Theatre Company), Dreamgirls (Alhambra Theatre), After Midnight (Norwegian Cruiselines), An Octoroon (Kinetic Theatre), Dulcy (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company), and The Old Settler (New Horizon Theater). TV and commercial credits include “Farm Queens” on Great American Country, T-Mobile and Pennsylvania Lottery. Catch Melessie in the upcoming Netflix series Archive 81 and a new short film,We Are Nowhere, this fall. @melessieclark/melessieclark.com

Daniel Krell (Thomas Edison) is glad to be back working with Quantum again, having had the opportunity to dig into such beautiful productions as Constellations, Love and Information, The Crucible, and When the Rain Stops Falling. Dan was named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Performer of the Year for 2019 and is a familiar face on stage and screen, including 30 productions at the Pittsburgh Public Theater (the most of any actor), 35+ productions at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and several at City Theatre, Front Porch Theatricals and many more. He has played a variety of major roles in the region, as well as with theatres around the country including Clarence Brown Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, and Gateway Playhouse among others. Dan is also a veteran of many films, commercials, and voice-overs. Look for Dan playing Mr. McFeely opposite Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in the film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Billy Mason (George Westinghouse) is thrilled to return home from NYC to be a part of this wonderful story. This space is normally where I would list previous shows and accolades, however I would like to take this moment to simply say thank you to all of you who have been a wonderful audience and helping to bring live theater back to the stage! A special thank you to Tomé Cousin and Doug Levine for always being a wonderful team. Shout out to my Mother and friends who are ever supportive and ever patient. “EDRNJJMB” LDTB!! Psalms 145:18. Follow me: @billymason07 or billy-mason.com. Eat Do Supporting Local Commerce Well. Good. A Quantum Theatre Initiative Connor McCanlus (Franklin Pope, Mister Talbot, Various Roles) is a Pittsburgh native and has performed with companies including barebones productions, Bricolage Production Company, Kinetic Theatre, PICT Classic Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Quantum Theatre (King Lear), and The REP (Wig Out! directed by Tomé Cousin). McCanlus is an improv and musical improv comedian whose work has been featured in festivals in Chicago (Second City, The iO Theater, MCL Chicago, Athenaeum) and NYC (Upright Citizens Brigade, The Magnet Theater, The People’s Improv Theater). He has directed for Front Porch Theatricals, Throughline Theatre Company, and produced and directed numerous shows at Arcade Comedy Theater. His directorial work has also been featured in the New York Musical Improv Festival (Yo, Gloria! 2013, Hashtag: The Musical 2016).

J. Alex Noble (Silas Boocock, Charles Durston) is grateful to be back onstage and making his debut with Quantum Theatre. A Pittsburgh native, Alex has been seen onstage with Pittsburgh Public Theater, PICT Classic Theater, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Stage Right!, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and the CLO Cabaret. His most recent credits include LTJG Sam Weinberg in A Few Good Men and Audrey II (puppeteer) in Little Shop of Horrors at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, as well as Jameson in the world premiere of The Double Threat Trio at the CLO Cabaret. He would like to thank Tomé, Doug, and Karla for this opportunity to perform again with so many talented Pittsburgh artists.

Jerreme Rodriguez (William Kemmler) was last seen with Quantum Theater in Looking for Violeta. Other Pittsburgh credits include Sweat at Pittsburgh Public Theater,he originated the role of Kenny in The Double Threat Trio at CLO Cabaret, where he also played Paco in Miss. Abigail’s Guide opposite Paige Davis, and most recently Elder Braithwaite in The Book Of Merman, Lucian in Wig Out! with The REP, The Little Mermaid as Flotsam, We Will Rock You and several other shows with Pittsburgh Musical Theater. Texas credits include Hello, Dolly! at Casa Manana Theatre in Ft. Worth. He’s performed Chicago, A Little Night Music, and Lucky Stiff for Austin Playhouse, Aida with Austin Opera, and as the MC in Cabaret at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. He originated the roles of Mikael/Raina in I Like To Be Here for Theatre 167 in New York, and was Greg in the national tour of A Chorus Line. He has performed with Alba Flamenco in Pittsburgh, and written, directed and starred in Ballets - Undead and The Watchmakers Song, with Ventana Ballet in Austin. He’s a librettist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop and proud alumni of Interlochen Center for the Arts and Point Park University.

“If all the world’s a stage, then all of Pittsburgh is Quantum’s.” BRANDING • ADVERTISING • DESIGN boompgh.com Quinn Patrick Shannon (Francis Upton) is thrilled to be making his Quantum Theatre debut in this courageous and beautiful return to the world of Pittsburgh theatre! Favorite credits include: Frankie in Forever Plaid (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Mountain Playhouse, Saint Vincent College Summer Theatre), Pittman/Etches in Titanic (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Pittsburgh Musical Theater), and White Dude in The Toxic Avenger (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera). He would like to thank his wife Caroline Nicolian for all her love and never-ending support through these challenging times.

Tru Verret-Fleming (Alfred Black) is overjoyed to be making his Quantum Theatre debut and bringing live theatre back to Pittsburgh. Previous credits include Spamilton: An American Parody (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), Young Frankenstein, Tarzan, SHREK, The Little Mermaid, In the Heights (Pittsburgh Musical Theatre), Ragtime (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), Parade (University of Pittsburgh Stages), In The Heights (Fulton Theater), HAIR, In the Heights (Carnivale Theatrics/ Front Porch Theatricals), FAME, Damn Yankees, Bat-Boy, Peter Pan, The REP – The Scottsboro Boys, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, and Choir Boy, and The Pittsburgh Playhouse Jr. Company – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Proud member of The Actors’ Equity Association. IG: iamblade_deveroux

Drew Leigh Williams (Gertrude Durston, Tillie Kemmler, Mrs. Talbot) is excited to be making her Quantum Theatre debut storytelling once again with many folx she respects and admires. She recently was seen in North of Forbes for the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Public PlayTime series Classics N’at, and she was honored to present her cabaret Spring is Here, accompanied by Douglas Levine, for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s first live performance since March of 2020 at the Duquesne Club on March 23, 2021. Drew Leigh has also had the privilege of appearing on the stages of City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Front Porch Theatricals and off the WALL Productions. Actors’ Equity Association member. MFA Chicago College of Performing Arts

Simon J.C. Cummings (Cello) is an active cellist, composer and teacher based in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and received his BFA in Cello Performance in 2008. Mr. Cummings is a founding cellist and composer in the cross-genre cello ensemble, Cello Fury, based in Pittsburgh. With Cello Fury, Mr. Cummings has composed and recorded three full-length albums and toured extensively for the past 12 years. Mr. Cummings currently collaborates with other numerous Pittsburgh-based cultural groups as a composer and performer, such as Texture Contemporary Ballet, Attack Theatre, Resonance Works, Bricolage Production Company, The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Quantum Theatre, and Alia Musica Pittsburgh. In addition to his performance career, Mr. Cummings is the Strings Teacher at The Ellis School, an all-ages private school for girls. Mr. Cummings also maintains a large studio of private cello students in the Pittsburgh area. TEAM

C. Todd Brown (Lighting Design) has designed the lighting for many Quantum Theatre productions, including The Gun Show (Can we talk about this?), Chatterton, Red Hills, Collaborators,The Winter’s Tale, Brahman/i, TAMARA, Pantagleize, Mnemonic, The Golden Dragon, The Electric Baby, Maria de Buenos Aires, Indian Ink, Kafka’s Chimp, Dog Face, The Voluptuous Tango, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid and The Task. His lighting has also been seen locally at The Pittsburgh Playhouse, City Theatre Company and West Virginia Public Theatre. Other design work includes productions at La Jolla Playhouse, Contemporary American Theatre Company, Lamb’s Players Theatre, and Virginia Ballet Theatre. Todd is an Associate Professor of Lighting in the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

Tony Ferrieri (Scenic Design) has designed over 600 productions and received many awards over his 42-year career, including “Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award for Established Artists,” New Works Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, “Designer of the Year” by Pittsburgh City Paper and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Frankel Award,” “Fred Kelly Award for Outstanding Achievement,” “Harry Schwalb Excellence in the Arts Award,” features in Live Design and Stage Directions. Recent designs include Looking for Violeta and King Lear (Quantum Theatre), Clue (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center), Smart Blonde (MBL Productions), 59E59 Theaters in NYC: Feeding the Dragon (Hartford Stage and Primary Stages), and Downstairs (City Theatre Company). Tony wishes to express his appreciation to all those who made this production possible.

KJ Gilmer (Costume Design) The Current War is Ms. Gilmer’s debut costume design with Quantum Theatre. She is the Lecturer of Costume Design at the University of Pittsburgh. Her costume design productions with Tomé Cousin include Scottsboro Boys, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Coram Boy and the Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Yardbird. Some of her national and regional credits are City Theatre Company, St. Michael’s Playhouse of Vermont, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Point Park University, Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theatre Company, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, Arden Theatre Company, and Everyman Theatre Company. Previously, she has directed Spark by Tom Arvetis, Hair Waiting, an online play by Niccole Nero Gaines, Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West and Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel. Currently, Ms. Gilmer is researching and training in the field of theatrical intimacy which facilitates best practices when seeking consent for the safety of the actors and other participants when staging scenes of intimacy.

TOGETHER WE MAKE IT HAPPEN www.jawesternpa.org | 100% Inspired. 100% Prepared. 100% Employed. Steve Shapiro (Sound Design) has spent 38 years as a professional sound designer around the country and the world and is very pleased to be working again with Quantum Theatre. His past Quantum designs include The River, Red Hills, The Hard Problem, The Gun Show (Can we talk about this?), King Lear, Looking For Violeta, and Shakespeare’s Will. He has spent the last eleven years as Resident Sound Designer for The Pittsburgh Playhouse, where he has designed everything from Oklahoma to Passing Strange. Steve spent 20 years in South Florida, where he won 4 Carbonell Awards for Best Sound Design, and spent 16 years as Resident Sound Designer of Miami’s famous Coconut Grove Playhouse. He is also the Sound Designer for Menopause The Musical and The Play With Rocky Bleier, both currently touring around the nation.

Karla Boos (Artistic Director) founded Quantum Theatre in 1990. She often directs for the company and Quantum has produced many of her original texts, like Chatterton (adapted from Peter Ackroyd), All the Names (adapted from José Saramago),and her libretto for The Winter’s Tale, created as a Baroque pastiche opera. Quantum Theatre’s work has been featured in national publications like American Theatre, Live Design, and Stage Directions Magazines, frequently earns distinction in local publications, and has toured internationally. Boos has won awards locally, including the Carol R. Brown Award and a Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Creative Achievement Award. She is a member of the National Theatre Conference and the International Women’s Forum and served as Guest Curator for the 2018 Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. She looks forward to directing Chimerica, delayed by the pandemic and now to appear in November/December 2021.

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1903: Topsy was an elephant displayed at Luna Park (Coney Island). Provoked by crowds with burning cigarettes, she accidentally killed her trainer and was sentenced to be executed by electricity. Edison Manufacturing Movie Company heard this plan and decided to film it for their coin-operated kinetoscopes. Though Westinghouse had firmly won The War of the Currents by 1893, this disturbing public use of high voltage was a clear metaphor: the best way to bring down a giant is AC. Peter Brucker (Audio Engineer/Technical Specialist) is ecstatic to helm the sound board once again for Quantum Theatre. Peter is a Pittsburgh native sound/video designer and music producer. Peter mixed the sound for Quantum’s production of King Lear (2019). Peter’s selected credits include Santaland Diaries (2019, City Theatre), Seahorse (Technicolor Rodeo, 2019), and Ordinary Days (Pittsburgh Playhouse, 2020).

Piper Clement (Health and Safety Supervisor and Assistant Stage Manager) is a graduate of Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts. Production credits include The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Lighting Designer, Project Amelia, Master Electrician, and The Forest of Everywhere, Master Electrician (Bricolage Production Company); King Lear, Carpenter, Looking For Violeta, Technical Specialist, Wild, Stage Manager, and Far Away, Stage Manager (Quantum Theatre); Savior Samuel, Master Electrician, In The Heat of the Night, Lighting Designer, and The Ray Werner Festival, Lighting Designer (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company); Nothin’ but a Word, Lighting Director (Rennie Harris PureMovement); The Scottsboro Boys, Assistant Lighting Designer (The REP).

Michelle Engleman (Director of Production) is happy to join Quantum Theatre after having worked as Stage Manager with the company during the past decade. Most recently at Quantum, she was the Production Manager for King Lear and Stage Manager for the world premiere of Looking for Violeta. For the past two years, Michelle held the staff position of Production Manager, as well as Stage Manager at Opera Orlando. Memorable credits include Die Fledermaus, first indoor opera production in America during the pandemic, an original production of Carmen set in 1960’s Haiti, The Girl of the Golden West, a site-specific production, and the Florida premiere of All is Calm. Ms. Engleman has a multidisciplinary career with Bricolage Production Company, New Hazlett Theater, Opera Steamboat, Ballet San Antonio, and Pittsburgh Festival of New Music, among others.

Cory F. Goddard (Stage Manager) is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University. Cory’s been working in Pittsburgh theatre for 16 years playing with Quantum Theatre, Bricolage Production Company, The REP, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Kinetic Theatre, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, and PICT Classic Theatre. When not working they can usually be found listening to records or tending to their plants. They’d like to thank Kristin, Karen, Fred and as always, George.

Nick Lehane (Puppet Consultant) is a Brooklyn-based, Pittsburgh-raised, theater maker. Previously as an actor with Quantum Theatre: The Electric Baby, When The Rain Stops Falling, Hapgood. Original work: Fly Away, a co-creation with Derek Fordjour (Petzel Gallery, “The 10 Best Theater Moments of 2020, New York Magazine), Chimpanzee (HERE Arts Center, The Barbican Centre). With PigPen Theatre Company: puppet design for The Tale of Despereaux (The Old Globe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre) and The Phantom Folktales (Virgin Voyages), performer in The Old Man and The Old Moon. Select performance credits: This is Our Youth (Broadway); Fidelis (The Public Theater); One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (barebones productions); Robin Frohardt’s The Plastic Bag Store and The Pigeoning (HERE Arts Center, international tour); Petrushka (Giants Are Small, New York Philharmonic, Barbican Centre); Doug Fitch’s El retablo de Maese Pedro (American Symphony Orchestra, Bard SummerScape) and “Lore” (Amazon).

James “Cubbie” McCrory (Technical Director) is thrilled to be joining Quantum Theatre to cultivate and collaborate on unique and adventurous theater back in his hometown of Pittsburgh. A native of Washington County, Cubbie is a Point Park University alumnus where he completed undergraduate work in Technical Theatre. Cubbie spent a decade on the road as a technician with National Tours. He worked with Big League Productions, NETworks, and Prather Entertainment Group on shows such as Memphis, Fiddler on the Roof, Blast, All Shook Up, Wedding Singer, and 42nd Street, and was the Production Manager on the 10th anniversary tour of Footloose. After 10 years of traveling, he went back to school to complete an MFA in Production Design and Technology from Ohio University. VOLUNTEERS

Margot Allison Elaine Gelb Abigail Lis-Perlis Patricia Sabolsky Joseph Ashenden Tripta Goyal Eric Marchbein Rose Scilla Lynette Asson Donna Green Shelley Mayhak Bonnie Siefers Luann Barron Teresa Hammond Kristin McCrory Marlene Smith David Bennett Debbie Hardin Michelle Meged Susan M Smith Paige Borak Kim Hardin Stephanie Mihalik Jane Spector Kerry Brallier Kiah Harrington-Wymer Anthony Mongelluzzo Christen Stroh Becky Casne Karen Hill Susan Mucha Mathias Vitullo Virginia Cassiano Elena Houlihan Libby Murphy Donald Vukmanic Lourdes Castellanos Patrick Hughes Aneesa Neibauer George Walczak Rosemary Coffey Theresa Hune Wolf Catie Newell Carol West Nancy Collins Lois Hurt Sean Nolan Robin White Kristin Conrad Dennis Jerz Geraldine O’Connor Polly Whitehorn Judith Cunningham Will Johnson Marilyn Painter Kim Wiesmann Barbara Currier Barbara Kelly Shelley Parkerson Alexa Wildenberg Sharon Davis Hellen Kim Wendy Parkulo E. Philip Wilson Dana Demsko Mary King Joe Paski Theresa Wolf Lois DeSilva Anne Kolesar Nicki Perfetti Pamela Wolff Ronald Engel Eileen Kraus-Dobratz Sarah Perry Alma Worthington Susan Englert Heather Kropf Linda Petrilli Zev Woskoff Mary Felix Linda Kubiczki Jeff Pollock Patricia Yeager Janet Felmuth Theresa Lalak Joan Reefer TJ Young Betty Fisher William Lefler Betty Rieley Karen Ford Deb Letterle Laura J Ristau Naomi Frenkel Janet Lipchak Debbie Rosen QUANTUM THEATRE GRATEFULLY THANKS Quantum Theatre is a company of progressive, professional artists dedicated to producing intimate and sophisticated theatrical experiences in uncommon settings, exploring universal themes of truth, beauty, and human relationships in unexpected ways. QFounded 1990.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carole King, President Jack Brice • R. Mark Cox • Bruce I. Crocker • Waverly Duck, Ph.D. Philip Ferland • Scott M. Hare • Anna Hollis • Tracy Mahood Patrice Matamoros • Shelly R. Pagac • Luke Sizemore Susan Smerd • Susan Harris Smith • Erica Snyder Heather Terrell • Helene Weinraub

STAFF Karla Boos, Artistic Director Stewart Urist, Executive Director Michelle Engleman, Director of Production Cubbie McCrory, Technical Director Yvonne Hudson, Development Manager Jalina McClarin, Community Engagement Associate Ariel Cianfarano, Marketing and Communications Assistant Beth Koehler, Bookkeeper Jennifer Tober, Director of Education Kelsey Robinson, Teaching Artist Sarah Schreck, Digital Media Specialist Raymae Pulliam, House Manager Zev Woskoff, House Manager

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Quantum3Q O Theatre Thirtieth Anniversay Season

WORLD PREMIERE August 12-September 5, 2021 chenley Park’s Ice Skating Rink offers an end-of-summer site to kick off the 30th anniversary season. An Odyssey explores what keeps us coming back to ancient tales of a war Sand of a journey home. What defines heroism? Author Jay Ball finds answers by emphasizing female characters who were mere footnotes in the original. And he also finds ample humor.

REGIONAL PREMIERE November 26-December 19, 2021 ucy Kirkwood’s award-winning play follows the young photojournalist who captured an L image that arrested the world: a protester facing down four tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Beginning in this moment past, the play fast-forwards to our times, examining capitalism and culture, journalism and censorship.

REGIONAL PREMIERE April 7-May 1,2022 ill Arbery writes a play set near, but not quite in Plano, Texas. Its heroines are three Wsisters, echoing Chekhov’s, and the men who occupy all too much of the oxygen- rich atmosphere around them in astroturf-lined suburbia. This is a comedy, a dark one, with flashes of absurdity that ring true. A domestic drama, a comedy, and a dark look at America all at the same time.

Join the Quantum family. Subscriptions for Quantum’s 30th Anniversary Season are now on sale. Visit quantumtheatre.com/subscribe or call 412.362.1713 to reserve your tickets today. CONTRIBUTIONS Quantum Theatre gratefully thanks individual donors who made gifts through May 24, 2021

THE CREATORS’ CIRCLE Extraordinary supporters who enable Quantum’s most ambitious projects $5,000 and above Vivian and Bill Benter David March Suzanne Quinn and Mrs. Patricia G. Burke+ Morby Family Charitable Michael Weeks Bruce I. Crocker Foundation The Juliet Lea Hillman Philip Ferland and Mary Murrin Simonds Foundation Douglas Nolder in honor of Karla Boos Susan Harris Smith and Fine Foundation Torey Naylor and Richard Beuke Philip E. Smith Marian Finegold Amy Onysko and Allan Philp Frederick W. Steinberg Carole King and Charitable Foundation Charles R. Burke, Jr. $2,500 - $4,999 Jack Brice and Kate Freed Karl F. Krieger Luke and Allison Sizemore Theresa Colecchia and Bette Landish and Mark Winer The Susan and Peter Smerd Christian Lebiere Drs. Margaret McDonald and Philanthropic Fund of the Norbert Connors Russ Schuh Jewish Federation of Greater R. Mark and Susan Cox RuthAnn Molloy Pittsburgh Scott M. Hare and in honor of Michael Mitnick Erica and Jason Snyder Stacey Dowden Gail and Steve Mosites, Jr. Heather and James Terrell The Grambrindi Davies Fund Dee Jay Oshry and Bart Rack MJ and George Urist of The Pittsburgh Shelly R. Pagac and in honor of Stewart Urist Foundation Andrew Barnes Helene Weinraub and Mary McKinney Flaherty and The Henry John Simonds Geoffrey Clauss Mark Flaherty Foundation

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