CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director
Devised by David M. Lutken with nick corley and darcie deaville, helen j. russell & andy tEIrstein
Scenic Designer lighting Designer LUKE CANTARELLA SETH REISER
costume Designer stage manager JEFFREY MEEK KATHLEEN J. PARSONS*
Cast darcie deaville david finch* megan loomis* david m. lutken*
Directed by nick corley MUSIC DIRECTOR david m. lutken
Originally produced as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007, by the Melting Pot Theatre and Paul Lucas Productions, by special arrangement with Mary and Pierre Cossette.
First American production at the Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma City, 2009.
West End premiere, The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square, London, January 13, 2001, by Mary Cossette Productions.
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Margaret Lesher Theatre May 17 - June 23, 2019 Lesher Center for the Arts
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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The Scenic and Lighting Designers are members of United Scenic Artists Union The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Center REP is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), The National Organization for the American Theatre CAST (in alphabetical order) Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in NYC from Standing Festival in 2012 and 2015 and most recently 2004–2006. He is the co-creator of Careless Love: as part of the 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival. Megan Darcie Deaville A Down Home Musical. Please visit dhfinch.com is a proud graduate of the Eastman School of Music. and buy his CD "The Fiddle Made Me Do It " after www.megloomis.com @megsthelooms David Finch* the show – thanks! Megan Loomis* DAVID M. LUTKEN* (Music Director, David M. Lutken* MEGAN LOOMIS* (Cast) has Deviser, Original Cast) BROADWAY: performed with Woody Sez at the Inherit the Wind; Ring of Fire; The TIME AND PLACE Edinburgh Fringe, Vienna’s English Civil War; The Will Rogers Follies. Theatre, in Oklahoma, Texas, all over OFF-BROADWAY: Woody Sez (Outer America, 1912 - 1967 Poland and Off-Broadway at the Irish Critics’ Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Repertory Theatre. She toured the US & Drama League Best Musical Woody Sez will be performed with one 15-minute in the Tony award winning production nominations), Southern Comfort; Stars in Your intermission of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and Eyes; Winter Man; The Portable Pioneer and has toured North America and Asia in War Horse Prairie Show. N.Y. CITY OPERA: Paul Bunyan. PROFILES (Paulette), Cabaret (Helga) and Sweeney Todd LONDON: Woody Sez (Evening Standard Best (Standby Mrs. Lovett). Off-Bway credits include Musical nomination); Dark of the Moon; Bonnie DARCIE DEAVILLE (Co-Deviser, The Other Josh Cohen at the Westside Theatre, The and Clyde; A Month in the Country. REGIONAL: Original Cast) Born to a journalist/ Dead, 1904 at Irish Repertory Theatre, and Beaulah USA: Man of La Mancha; Big River; Elmer Gantry; pilot mother and a bush helicopter in John Doyle’s critically acclaimed production of Finian’s Rainbow; Back Home Again; Fire on the pilot father, Darcie Deaville spent Allegro at Classic Stage Company. Regional favorites Mountain; Lost Highway; Buddy; Pump Boys and her formative years moving every include The Other Josh Cohen at Geva Theatre, Dinettes; Woody Guthrie’s American Song; Stand few months, from the Yukon to the Ring of Fire at Vienna’s English Theatre, Flat Rock, By Your Man; The Love List; The Man Who Came Yucatan, learning how vastly different Merry-Go-Round and Ivoryton Playhouse and the to Dinner; On Golden Pond,and others. Originally people, cultures, and weather can be. She struck world premiere of The Road to Where, written by from Dallas, Texas, David graduated from Duke out on her own at 16, playing guitar & singing on and starring Cass Morgan at GeVa Theatre. She University with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics. the streets of Toronto. Since then she's played performed her one-woman show, The Girl In The He completed his Acting Degree at the Webber in remote villages and large cities throughout Band, at the Emerging Artists Theatre’s One Woman Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, Central America, China, and the Middle East. Darcie's fiery fiddling SONG LIST became a fixture in Austin TX, where she put down roots for 25 years. One of just a few women ACT I to be a side person and session player, she’s on This Train is Bound for Glory...... COMPANY over 200 recordings and performed in a wide Talkin' New York City, 1940...... DAVID range of musical styles with acts including Tom Why Do You Stand There in the Rain...... DAVID Paxton, Ani di Franco, John McEuen, Killer Pussy, Nickel, Nickel...... MEGAN & DARCIE and the Austin Lounge Lizards. As a singer and This Land is Your Land...... DAVID songwriter, Darcie has recorded five CDs of her The Ballad of Tom Joad...... DARCIE own. Theatre credits include: originating role Gypsy Davey...... MEGAN, DAVID & DARCIE in Woody Sez, Woody Guthrie's American Song, The Ballad of Tom Joad (#2)...... DARCIE Oil City Symphony Cottonpatch Gospel Always, Jackhammer John...... FINCH, MEGAN & DARCIE , , I Ride an Ol' Paint...... FINCH & DAVID Patsy Cline, and her original one woman musical Curly Headed Baby...... MEGAN, DARCIE & DAVID Tornado in Slo Mo. www.DarcieDeaville.com Mule Skinner Blues...... DAVID, FINCH & MEGAN The Ballad of Tom Joad (#3)...... DARCIE DAVID FINCH* (Cast), an actor and Oklahoma Hills...... COMPANY multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Finch has So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh...... COMPANY played beside artists as diverse as Alan Talkin' Dust Bowl...... FINCH Cumming, Serj Tankian, Tony Bennett, Dust Storm Disaster...... DAVID Amanda Palmer, Kylie Minogue and This Train is Bound for Glory (REPRISE)...... COMPANY Dee Snider in venues ranging from The Ballad of Tom Joad (#4)...... DARCIE Lincoln Center to San Francisco’s (If You Ain't Got The) Do Re Mi...... COMPANY Castro Theatre. As a member of the cast of the Jolly Banker...... DAVID & DARCIE Tony award-winning revival of Sam Mendes’ The Internationale...... MEGAN & COMPANY and Rob Marshall’s Cabaret, he performed on I've Got to Know/Why Do You Stand Broadway and toured the U.S., Canada and There in the Rain (REPRISE)...... DAVID & COMPANY Japan. His West End debut was with Evening ACT II Standard Best Musical nominee Woody Sez and I Ain't Got No Home...... DAVID in 2015 returned to London to play the chromatic The Ballad of Tom Joad (#5)...... DARCIE harmonica and the part of the Mock Turtle at the I Ride an Ol' Paint (REPRISE)...... MEGAN, DARCIE & FINCH Barbican Concert Hall with the BBC Symphony Columbus Stockade Blues...... MEGAN & DARCIE Orchestra in Unsuk Chin and David Henry Hwang’s Going Down that Road Feelin' Bad...... MEGAN, DARCIE & COMPANY opera - Alice In Wonderland – he also played the Pastures of Plenty...... DAVID & COMPANY role in the L.A. Philharmonic’s production at the Groundhog...... COMPANY Walt Disney Concert Hall. Other productions of Vigilante Man...... FINCH & DAVID Woody include the Edinburgh Fringe and Glasgow Union Maid...... DARCIE & MEGAN Celtic Connection Festivals as well as theatres This Train is Bound for Glory (REPRISE)...... COMPANY across the U.S. including the American Repertory Sinking of the Reuben James...... COMPANY Theatre, Milwaukee Rep., Cleveland Playhouse Talkin' Merchant Marine...... DARCIE & COMPANY the Asolo Rep. and many more. Off- Broadway Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho...... COMPANY credits include John Doyle’s re-adaptation of Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done...... COMPANY Du, Du...... Allegro, Fame on 42nd Street and Spring Storm. MEGAN Ridin' in My Car...... DAVID & COMPANY He toured Europe, the U.S. and Canada with Fame Why Do You Stand There in the Rain (REPRISE) / the Musical in which he performed in Vienna at Sacco & Vanzetti / Vote Henry Wallace / the Ronacher Theatre in 1997/98’. Regionally Pretty Boy Floyd...... FINCH, DARCIE & MEGAN he’s performed in Indian Joe, Prometheus Bound, Deportees...... DAVID Hank Williams’ Lost Highway, Grapes of Wrath, Them Old Cottonfields Back Home...... COMPANY 1940s Radio Hour, Fiddler on the Roof, Buddy: The The Ballad of Tom Joad (#6)...... DARCIE, DAVID & MEGAN Buddy Holly Story and Cotton Patch Gospel. Finch This Land Is Your Land (REPRISE)...... COMPANY is proud to have been an Associate Producer at He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln designed Wichita productions ofSwing!, I Do, I Do the villainous Pierre LeChance on “The Guiding Center, The 92nd St Y, Cooper Union, The Ryman and the world premiere of Are We There Yet? with Light," and played guitar and harmonica in many Auditorium, with the North Carolina Symphony Stage One. His work can be seen in the feature rock, blues, and country western bands at all the and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, on films: "Pearl Carter Scott," "Fingerprints," and notable dives in NYC. NPR, Polskie Radio, the BBC, Voice Of America, "Agenda." SCOTT DENISON (Managing Director) has been and The Louisiana Hayride. With his original show, the General Manager for the Lesher Center Woody Sez, he and his company have toured SETH REISER (Lighting Designer) is a lighting and set designer who works in theatre, opera, for the Arts since it opened 28 years ago and Europe, the British Isles, the US, the Middle East, has worked for the Arts in this area for over 45 and China. David won the Helen Hayes and the dance and music. Seth’s work has been seen at San Francisco Symphony where he designed The years. Scott has directed over 150 productions, Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Actor for his including The Wizard of Oz, the musical hit portrayal of Woody Guthrie. Gospel According to the Other Mary and regularly designs in the Sound Box, and at ACT where Cinderella, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, he designed the lighting for Between Riverside Hairspray, The Music Man, Les Misérables and NICK CORLEY (Director/Co-Deviser) is thrilled to for the past 20 seasons Center REP’s A Christmas be working in the same town he was born in! He is and Crazy, directed by Irene Lewis. New York credits include Bernstein’s MASS with the NY Carol as well as all Fantasy Forum productions currently the Associate Director of the Broadway since 1970. He created and produces the annual revival of Burn This starring Adam Driver and Philharmonic directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer; Somebody's Daughter Directed by May Adrales at Shellie Awards now celebrating 40 years. Scott Keri Russell and has directed the award winning has also designed lights for over 250 productions, Woody Sez - the Life and Music of Woody Guthrie Second Stage; Mike Daisey’s The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs at the Public Theater; The including the national touring production of (also co-wrote) all over the world. Other directing Sylvia. Under Denison’s guidance the Lesher credits include the NYC productions of Flight Mysteries at the Flea, directed by Ed Iskandar; Reggie Watts and Tommy Smith’s Radio Play at Center for the Arts presents over 850 public (Callaway Award Nom.), About Face (NYMF Best events each year. He coordinates performing arts Dir. Nom.), Tall Grass, Tim and Scrooge, Mother PS 122, directed by Kip Fagan; Taylor Mac’s Obie Award winning production of The Lily’s Revenge activities with over 100 producers and producing Russia (Carnegie Hall), Tea In The Afternoon, organizations. Scott created the Chevron Family and regional productions of plays and musicals at HERE Arts. Regional credits include, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theatre Center, Two Theatre Festival which hosts over 7,000 guests for Sacramento Music Circus (Mamma Mia) each year. He is also the Managing Director Savannah Repertory Theater (Associate Artistic River Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Trinity Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Seattle of the Center REPertory Company producing Director), Seattle Rep., Hartford Theaterworks, professional productions each season and is A.R.T., Cleveland Playhouse, St. Louis Rep, Repertory, The Denver Center Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth, American Repertory Theatre, the director and co-founder of Fantasy Forum Houston’s Alley Theatre, Adirondack Theater Actors Ensemble, an adult family performing arts Festival, Asolo Theatre, Skinner Barn in Vermont, and Playmakers Repertory, among others. Mr. Reiser received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan company which presents programs for the young and Lyric Oklahoma where he also served as and Young at Heart. Artistic Director. He co-wrote and directed A University and his M.F.A. at NYU Tisch School of Young Lady of Fashion (Fulton Opera House) and the Arts. sethreiserdesign.com OUR SPONSORS Eliot Ness…in Cleveland (Denver Theater Center). KATHLEEN J. PARSONS* (Stage Manager) is Chevron (Season Sponsor) has been the leading Acting credits include: Broadway (You Can't excited to be doing another show with Center Take It With You, On The 20th Century, Drood, corporate sponsor of Center REP and the REPertory Company. Companies she has worked Lesher Center for the Arts for the past twelve Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol, She Loves for include Rubicon Theatre Company, Access Me) and Film/Television ("Kissing Jessica Stein." years. In fact, Chevron has been a partner of Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, American the LCA since the beginning, providing funding "Law and Order," "Mysteries of Laura," "High Conservatory Theatre, The Pasadena Playhouse, for capital improvements, event sponsorships Maintenance," and "Submissions Only" opposite Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Teatro Zinzanni, and more. Chevron generously supports every Audra McDonald). For Helene and Casey. the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, San Center REP show throughout the season, and LUKE CANTARELLA (Scenic Designer) is a designer Jose Rep, and the National Theatre of the Deaf. is the primary sponsor for events including of scenery and projections for theater, opera and Kathleen was also the Production Manager for the Chevron Family Theatre Festival in July. musicals. He has designed scenery for over 130 the California International Theatre Festival. Chevron has proven itself not just as a generous supporter, but also a valued friend of the arts. productions in New York, Las Vegas, Amsterdam MICHAEL BUTLER (Artistic Director) This is and around the United States. He’s thrilled to Michael’s thirteenth season as Artistic Director bring Woody to Walnut Creek after designing the Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) of Center REP, where his directing credits include (Season Partner) is both the primary fundraising show for theaters from Texas to Florida to London, The Liar, Women in Jeopardy, Baskerville, ‘Art,’ England. He has designed for notable venues organization of the Lesher Center for the Arts Anything Goes, Clybourne Park, Real Housewives (LCA) and the City of Walnut Creek’s appointed including the Atlantic Theater Company, Seattle of Walnut Creek, and To Kill a Mockingbird, as curator for the LCA’s audience outreach. Repertory Theater, Asolo Theater, Goodspeed well as the Shellie and BATCC Award-winning DRAA’s role in the community is all about Musicals, the MUNY, Yale Repertory Theater, productions of Around the World in 80 Days, A building partnerships with the focused goal Pittsburgh Public Theater, Repertory Theater of Midsummer Night’s Dream, Enchanted April, and of enhancing artistic quality at the LCA and St. Louis, Cleveland Playhouse and many others. Witness For The Prosecution. His directing work providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy He has received a two Barrymore Awards, two St. has also been seen at San Jose Rep, Cleveland the arts. Through partnerships with the LCA Louis Critics’ Circle Awards and a Joseph Jefferson Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse, ACT in and its producers, individual donors, corporate Citation and for excellence in scenic design. Luke Seattle, Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre and foundation sponsors and the City of Walnut is a professor of Design at Pace University and is Company, San Jose Stage, Shakespeare Santa Creek, DRAA plays a vital role in advancing currently a set design on HBO's "The Plot Against Cruz, and The Juilliard School, of which he is a the arts for the betterment of the community. America." graduate. As an actor, Michael has worked on Please visit us online at www.draa.org. JEFFREY MEEK (Costume Designer) has designed Broadway (Macbeth with Glenda Jackson and Lesher Foundation (Foundation Sponsor) As over 125 theatrical productions in his 19 years as Christopher Plummer and Two Shakespearean Actors), Off Broadway (Roundabout, The Public the namesake family for the Lesher Center for Resident Costume Designer for Lyric Theatre of the Arts, the Lesher Foundation has provided Oklahoma. Jeffrey has also worked with The Point Theatre), in regional theatres (The Guthrie, Arena Stage, Long Wharf), film and television, as well funding to Center REP and the Lesher Center Theatre, Jewel Box Theatre, The Eastman School since the Center opened in 1990. Their support of Music, Colossal Studios, Reduxion Theatre as in REP’s productions of The Diary of Anne Frank, Mirandolina!, The Mousetrap, Noises Off has had a profound impact on the quality Company, and Carpenter Square Theatre. He of Center REP’s productions and has greatly served nine years as Principal Costumer for The and Rumors. He is a published songwriter and the co-writer and composer of numerous music- enhanced the experience for Center REP’s Ohio Light Opera and has designed A Very Merry audiences. Grant-making decisions are based Pops for the past 14 seasons with The Oklahoma theatre pieces, which have been produced in NY, LA, and at festivals in India and Morocco. In his on the vision of Dean and Margaret Lesher who City Philharmonic. Jeffrey has designed A felt quality education, diverse art programs, and Christmas Carol, The Musical, Annie and Disney’s career as a performer he has also danced with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, portrayed healthy children and families are the building High School Musical for Casa Mañana Theatre in blocks of a strong and vibrant community. Ft. Worth, Texas. He is a 2017 Helen Hayes Award Nominee for his work with James And The Giant Peach at Adventure Theatre in Washington, DC. THANK YOU TO: Jeffrey served as costumer for Tulsa Opera and Massimo’s Ristorante MUSIC CREDITS Center REPertory Company THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY • Adapted by Woody Guthrie ©1958 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Michael Butler Artistic Director Publications, Inc.; WHY DO YOU STAND THERE IN THE RAIN • Words & Music by Woody Guthrie TRO ©1975 Scott Denison Managing Director by Ludlow Music, Inc.; NICKEL, NICKEL • By Alan Bradley Kent & Austen Herbert Croom-Johnson ©1939 General Publishing Group, Los Angeles, CA; THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1956, 1958 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; THE BALLAD OF TOM JOAD • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; GYPSY DAVY • New Words and Music Adaptation by Woody Guthrie TRO ©1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; JACKHAMMER JOHN • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1961, 1963 Production Manager Casting Director (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; I RIDE AN OL’ PAINT • Traditional. Words adapted by Woody Guthrie; CURLY Jeff Collister Jennifer Perry HEADED BABY • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1956, 1958 (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.; MULE SKINNER BLUES • Traditional. Arranged by David M. Lutken; OKLAHOMA HILLS • By Woody Guthrie Technical Director Marketing Associate and Jack Guthrie ©1945 (renewed) by Michael Goldsen Music, Inc.; SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW Joshua Lipps Madison Mitchell YUH • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1940, 1950 (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.; TALKIN’ DUST BOWL • By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; DUST STORM DISASTER • Associate Lighting Education Directors By Woody Guthrie TRO ©1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; DO RE MI • By Woody Guthrie TRO Designer Jeff Draper ©1961, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; JOLLY BANKER • By Woody Guthrie ©1964 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.; INTERNATIONALE • Words by Eugene Pottier. Music by Pierre Degeyter Jennifer Hill Kerri Shawn ©Alistair Hulett; I’VE GOT TO KNOW • Words and Music by Woody Guthrie©1963 (renewed) by TRO-Ludlow Props Manager Int. Costume Music, Inc.; I AIN’T GOT NO HOME • Words and Music by Woody Guthrie ©Copyright 1961 (renewed) Roger Anderson Manager and 1963 (renewed) by TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.; COLUMBUS STOCKADE • Adapted by Woody Guthrie. TRO ©1974, 1977 by Ludlow Music, Inc.; GOING DOWN THAT ROAD FEELIN’ BAD • By Woody Guthrie and Lee Master Electrician Michelle Kincaid Hays. TRO ©1960 (renewed) by Hollis Music, Inc.; PASTURES OF PLENTY • By Woody Guthrie. TRO ©1960, Del Medoff Wardrobe 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; GROUNDHOG • Traditional. Arranged by David M. Lutken; VIGILANTE MAN • By Woody Guthrie. TRO ©1961, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; UNION MAID • By Woody Carpenters Supervisor Guthrie. TRO ©1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc; SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES • By Woody Guthrie. Kevin Bennett Kiara Montgomery ©1942 (renewed) by MCA Music Publishers c/o Universal Music; TALKING MERCHANT MARINE • By Woody Guthrie. ©1958 (renewed) by Sanga Music, Inc.; BIGGEST THING THAT MAN HAS EVER DONE • By Woody Trevor Frey Asst. to the Guthrie. TRO ©1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc.; RIDING IN MY CAR • By Woody Guthrie. TRO ©1948 Arian Grimsrud Managing Director (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.; THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME • By Ruddie Ledbetter. Published by TRO (The Richmond Organization); Quotes by Woody Guthrie. ©1958 (renewed) by Woody Gabriel Johnson Gail Pfeifer Guthrie Publications, Inc.; Excerpts taken from “Woody Sez,” “American Folk Song” and “Bound for Glory” by Asst. Stage Manager Program/ Woody Guthrie and“From California to the New York Island” by Millard Lampell; WOODY SEZ is fully protected Joe Coe Webmaster by copyright. It may not be acted by professionals or amateurs without formal permission and the payment of a royalty. 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ORIGINAL AND DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIONS Woody Sez would not have been possible without Mary Cossette. Her encouragement and generosity brought this project to life.
Larry Hirschhorn, founder/artistic director of The Melting Pot Theatre, now an independent producer with 14 Broadway credits and three Tony Awards; paul Lucas and Paul Lucas Productions, an international producing, general management, marketing and toruing organization, and Mary Cossette Productions, with five Broadway credits and two Tony awards, our Executive Producer for nine international productions.
SPECIAL THANKS We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mary Jo Guthrie-Edgmon, Nora Guthrie, Michael Kieff, Anna Canoni, Tiffany Collanino, Michael Smith, Larry Richmond, David and Mary Lou Wertz, Patrick Flaherty, Tom Wirtshafter, Murray Biedenharn, Denis Brown, Tamsin Rose, Louis Hartshorn, Brian Hook, Louis Tyrrell, the Lyric Theater of OKC, Julia Schafranek and V.E.T., Laurie Gamache, Kate Weeden, Gene Jones, Jerry Silverman, Maurice Simp- son, Larry Kartiganer, the Weissman family, John Lahr, the indefatigable Helen Jean Russell, and especially to Sam Ellis, Harold Leventhal, and Ruth, Pete, Emily and Sherry Lutken.
Woody Guthrie Publications, its archives and museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah offer scholars, musicians and the public every avenue to study , experience, and learn from his tremendous body of work. WoodyGuthrie.org
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIEY OF AMERICA. Approximately 30,000 Americans have HD, but the devastating effects of the disease touch many more. The HDSA, founded by Marjorie Guthrie in 1968, has a nationwide network that provides support for individuals with HD and their families. HDSA.org
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF OF THE LESHER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Production Services Garrick Schuster Usher Coordinator Coordinator Josh Stouffer Pat Mitchell Toni Kilcoyne Josh Yarnell Ticket Office Staff CITY COUNCIL ARTS COMMISSION Technical Staff Steve Young Jeremiah Vierling Cindy Silva, Mayor CITY MANAGER Jane Emanuel, Chair Steve Pino Security Rami Kim Matt Francois Dan Buckshi Glynnis Cowdery Alex Bull Nick Dowd Robert Nolan Loella Haskew Iasmine Klauber Maria Campbell Ben Garcia Bailey Ferris Justin Wedel DIRECTOR, Ann Merideth Chris Currie Johnny Silveira Jennifer Haga Kevin Wilk Arts + Rec Anita Sagástegui Jacqualynn Metcalf Audience Services Eli Humel Kevin Safine Lexie Oswald Coordinator Brandon Lawrence Courtney Egg Shannon Taylor