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Directed by Alan Stanford World Premiere February 19 - 28

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SYS411939_gh_upmc_pict_theatre_ad_color.indd 1 4/16/14 12:41 PM PICT Classic Theatre presents For the Tree to Drop A world premiere by Lissa Brennan Directed by Alan Stanford

Karen Baum* Siovhan Christensen Linda Haston* Justin Lonesome* David Whalen*

Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Alan Stanford Mike Papinchak Joan Markert

Sound Designer Production Manager / Props Master Steve Shapiro Technical Director James Thome George DeShetler, Jr. Stage Manager Projection Design Cory F. Goddard* Assistant Stage Manager Jessi Sedon-Essad Paige Barnes

Scenic Artist Jennifer Kirkpatrick

For the Tree to Drop was developed with support from the “In the Raw Festival” at Bricolage Production Company, Pittsburgh, PA.

*Member of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Cast

Henry A slave. He is dead...... Justin Lonesome*

Estella His sister. A slave...... Siovhan Christensen

Theenie A slave...... Linda Haston*

Edgar A Plantation owner...... David Whalen*

Clarinda His wife...... Karen Baum*

Setting: A Southern Plantation in the 1860’s

FOR THE TREE TO DROP WILL BE PERFORMED IN SIXTY-FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.

*Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

PICT Classic Theatre receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Special Thanks: Mona Rush, Sara Steelman, CMU Drama Department, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Point Park University, Vincent Lighting, Tracy Edmunds & The Trust Arts Education Center, Ateret Reisner and Flyspace

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2 PICT – For the Tree to Drop From the Board President

Dear Friends,

Some themes are universal, and some messages cannot be said too often. Tonight’s play captures such a theme: discrimination in any fashion is intolerable and is de- grading to the society in which it is permitted. We regrettably live in a world where hatred, in the name of race, religion, national origin, or gender, is rising. While we would like to believe that slavery has disappeared, it has not; human trafficking is flourishing. Modern communications permit no escape from graphic evidence of the atrocities.

PICT Classic Theatre is privileged to present a world premiere by a gifted Pittsburgh artist. It is a moving story, beautifully portrayed, of finding hope among misery and despair.

This season PICT Classic Theatre will focus on the human spirit and its propensity for good and at times evil. Good people can be misled. Antebellum slave owners did not believe that they were sinners. Why so?

Our season will offer plays that entertain, provoke, and inspire, and through our art and our education program, PICT Classic Theatre aims to better the community in which we live. We know that you have come to expect more – to take home a message from each play, along with some laughs and tears. The message is personal for you to determine. In the end, it is not a matter of whether there are more saints than sinners, but whether each of us more often than not puts our more saintly side forward.

Sincerely,

Chuck Moellenberg

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Production Team

Director/ Scenic Designer...... Alan Stanford Costume Designer...... Joan Markert Lighting Designer...... Mike Papinchak Sound Designer...... Steve Shapiro Projection Designer ...... Jessi Sedon-Essad Props Master...... James Thome Production Manager/ Technical Director...... George DeShetler, Jr. Stage Manager...... Cory F. Goddard * Assistant Stage Manager...... Paige Barnes Scenic Charge Artist...... Jennifer Kirkpatrick Wardrobe...... Rikkilee Rose Sound Board Operator...... Kristopher Buggey Light Board Operator...... Antonio Colaruotolo Carpenter...... Drew Palajsa Carpenter...... Frank Noll

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Director’s Note

I have always supposed that it is reasonable to argue that all of the plots for theatre, operas, novels, and ballet, were basically conceived over two and a half thousand years ago by the Greek poets and playwrights. Since then, most writers, struggling to create new stories and new adventures in the chaos of human existence, have found themselves simply re-examining the same basic plot-lines which are inextricably linked to the same basic human emotions; emotions that strangely seem very much akin to the famous (or possibly infamous) seven deadly sins, or more hopefully Alan Stanford the seven cardinal virtues.

Fear, hate, love, lust, compassion, trust, truth: all these are to be found in the earliest of writing for the theater and have continued to be the driving force behind creative imagination ever since. So I think it not unreasonable to assume that these have been the driving forces of humanity since we were developed enough to call ourselves humans.

The play Antigone, written by Sophocles two and a half millennia ago, examined, amongst other things, the power we hold over others and the human desire for respect and freedom— The freedom to be who we are and believe what we want. The freedom to honor ourselves and each other.

But it also put into question the right to ensure order— The need for a social structure. The desire for stability. Laws are man-made, and they are put into place to create that order. We live in a chaotic world, a chaotic universe. Civiliza- tion is, in that sense, nature’s way of putting order onto the natural chaos of things. From the dawn of what we call “civilization,” slavery was a part of the man-made order. Sébastien Norblin “Antigone et Polynice” Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons (continued on page 9)

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Director’s Note

(continued from page 7) Whole cultures, entire econo- mies depended on the balance of slave and master. Even Plato’s utopian Republic did not remove the concept of slavery. The feudal system of governance that shaped Europe for over two thousand years depended on a process of serfdom that survived into the 19th Century and still exists in parts of the world today.

And that is order. And it never changes while order rules. Chaos is the process of change, be it gal- axies colliding or people fighting “’Pedeapsa robilor’ (‘Foaia duminecii’, ca. 1830) for freedom. Chaos is the method ILR 252” by Unknown. Licensed under by which change occurs and just Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons as order controls chaos, chaos can and does destroy order. One of the great truths is that change rarely occurs without revolution, and revolution is chaos. This nation was born of revolution and from the chaos that such revolution brings. And the result of that chaos was the birth of a different order, based not on Monar- chy and the power of one, but on democracy and the power of all… or most. Slavery still remained, and it took a new chaos, four score and ten years later to resolve it.

The great Irish Labor leader, James Larkin, put it most succinctly. “The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us arise.”

The desire for and the winning of the democratic process, which frees the masses from chains of oppres- sion, is the same desire that can free the individual from the chains of slavery. When individuals arise and cause chaos in the system, then freedom can follow. It may not be freedom of the body, but it is most definitely freedom of the soul.

James Larkin

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Who’s Who in the Cast

Karen Baum (Clarinda) is honored to join PICT’s 2015 season. PICT credits: Mrs. Joe/Biddy in Great Expectations, Hecate in Macbeth, Scarecrow in Woman and Scarecrow, Edith in Blithe Spirit, Don Juan Comes Back from the War, King Lear, The Shaugraun, and Boston Marriage. Pittsburgh Credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater (most recently Poppy in Noises Off), St. Vincent Summer Theatre, Off the Wall, Playhouse REP, No Name Players, Bricolage, UnSeam’d Shakespeare, Squonk Opera, University of Pittsburgh’s Shakespeare in the Schools, and CMU Interactive. Regional credits: Public Theatre of KY, Theatre54 NY, and various Chicago venues. Film credits: Promised Land, The Road, My Bloody Valentine 3D, KillPoint (Spike TV), The War That Made America, the pilot cast for the series Ghosthunters, PSI, and A Fancy Piece of Homicide (due out 2015). As a B.F.A. graduate of Point Park, Karen also teaches for PICT, The Public, Civic Light Opera, and Hope Academy. Karen would like to thank her team, family, and PICT audiences.

Siovhan Christensen (Estella) is thrilled to be making her debut with PICT and honored to tell this vital story. Pittsburgh credits: A Streetcar Named Desire (Barebones Productions) and 2014 Young Playwrights Festival (City Theatre). Other credits: Ruth in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit and pantomime Cinderella. A Pittsburgh native, Siovhan journeyed to Chicago to obtain a BFA degree in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. After living and working in Chicago, Los Angeles and Europe, she is happy to be back home to this dynamic theater community. Siovhan dedicates her performances to her brothers Urie, Philemon, and Nehemiah.

Linda Haston (Theenie) is excited to be in her first PICT production. As a professional (AEA) actress, singer, dancer and director, Linda has resided in New York City for 10 years, where she has performed her own cabaret act, done National and Regional tours, from musicals, dinner theatre to outdoor drama. Pittsburgh credits: Irene Page in Bubbling Brown Sugar (starring Vivian Reed), Lily Ann Green in Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Jeannette in Crowns (City Theatre’s 2005-2006 Season opener), Tituba in The Crucible (Quantum Theatre), Mrs. Dickson in Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel (City Theatre), Henry in The Club (on National Tour as well as in Pittsburgh), Addie in The Little Foxes and a Citizen in Our Town (Pittsburgh Public Theater). Directing credits: Seasons Greetings (by David Sedaris), How I Learned to Drive, Four Dogs & a Bone, The Club and Baby Makes Seven (Off the Wall). Linda will be directing The Whale in May 2015 at Off the Wall. She also serves as an advisory board member at Off the Wall, and Assistant Artistic & Education Director at Prime Stage Theatre.

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Who’s Who in the Cast

Justin Lonesome (Henry) is thrilled to be making his first appear- ance with PICT. Justin has appeared as Berry Belson in the first national tour of Jersey Boys, Sgt. T. Williams in the world premiere of A Soliders Heart (Pittsburgh Playhouse), Jim Conley in Parade (Front Porch Theatricals), B.U.S. (Bricolage), and several summer seasons at the Pittsburgh CLO. Point Park Conservatory Credits: Antigone, Evita, Parade, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and No Place to Be Somebody. Justin just wrapped filming on “Let it Snow” starring Olivia Wilde, Amada Seyfried, and John Goodman. Justin would like to thank Alan Stanford for his wisdom, and Cassidy Adkins for being Cassidy Adkins. Next up Justin is excited to join PICT again for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

David Whalen (Edgar) is in his tenth season & twenty-third production for PICT, where he was recently seen as Jaggers in Great Expectations and the title role in Macbeth. Other Pittsburgh credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater (7 productions), City Theatre (6 productions), The Rep (recently played Of Mice & Men), Kinetic Theatre (recently played Romance), Quantum Theatre, Barebones Productions (played Joey in A Steady Rain and directed Take Me Out). New York credits: The Roundabout. Regional credits: South Coast Rep (10 productions), Alley Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Arden Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Folger Theatre, Everyman Theatre, The Roundhouse, Center Stage, Huntington Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Peoples Light & Theatre, Venice’s Biennale Festival, and Playmakers Rep. Film & TV credits: Southpaw, The Fault in Our Stars, The Last Witch Hunter, The Last Samaritan, The First Seal, Jack Reacher, 61*, Paper Umbrellas, The Christmas Tree, Black Dahlia, My Bloody Valentine, True Blue, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Without Warning, Three Rivers, Pensacola, Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis: Murder, All My Children, and The Guiding Light. Awards: 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Performer of the Year, Barrymore Awards for Take Me Out and OPUS, Helen Hayes Award for Hamlet, Kevin Kline Award for The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Next up, OTHELLO at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Please visit: davidwhalenactor.com.

PICT – For the Tree to Drop 13 The Quat’z Arts Q Ball Quantum Theatre’s Annual Benefit March 7, 2015 EIC Building, 1435 Bedford Avenue

What color is your dream?

Join us for The Quat’z Arts Q Ball, where Quantum’s outside-the-box artists will riff on the famous surrealist parties of 20th century Paris celebrating the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and printmaking.

Clocks will melt, nudes will descend staircases, tuning forks will be of satin, and no pipe will be a pipe, as we celebrate the breadth, impact, and diversity of Pittsburgh’s scene… and raise money for one of its enfant terribles.

For tickets and more information, visit www.quantumtheatre.com or call 412-362-1713 Who’s Who in Production

Paige Barnes (Assistant Stage Manager) is making her PICT debut. A recent graduate from Ohio University, her favorite academic stage management projects were Rashomon, Crooked, Metamorphoses and Mr. Marmalade. This past summer Paige worked with Cirque du Soleil on The Beatles LOVE for twelve weeks. Her other work includes a summer internship with The Quantum Theater on their production of Mnemonic and, more recently, interning with the PPT on My Fair Lady. Paige has also enjoyed working with dance groups such as Boxcar Burlesque and Factory Street Dance.

Lissa Brennan (Playwright) is a playwright, director, and actor who is based in Pittsburgh and who has studied and performed around the world. Previous work as an actor with PICT has included Blithe Spirit, Don Juan Comes Back From The War, The Vibrator Play, Beckett Fest, and Salome. Other favorite area onstage appearances have been with barebones productions (Killer Joe, Bug), Quantum Theater (Dogface, The Dark of the Moon, Kill the Old, Torture Their Young) and Unseam’d Shakespeare (Coriolanus, Measure For Measure, Othello, The Libertine). She is the Artistic Director of Dog & Pony Show Theatricals, most recently producing Grist From The Mill, a storytelling performance and colloboration with James Beard Award winning chef Kevin Sousa. She looks forward to developing future works with PICT, and again appearing on their stages.

George DeShetler, Jr. (Production Manager / Technical Director) is in his fourth season at PICT. He began at PICT as the props master in 2012 and came on in July 2013 as production manager. Other Pittsburgh credits: Production manager at Prime Stage Theatre and tempo- rary staff carpenter at CMU School of Drama. Regional credits: Arena Stage, Imagination Stage, Contemporary American Theater Festival, and Indiana Repertory Theatre. George graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, with a BFA in theatre design and technology.

Cory F. Goddard (Resident Stage Manager) is in his 11th season with PICT. Favorite PICT Credits include: Heartbreak House, Stuff Happens, Lieutenant of Inishmore, House & Garden, Salome, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Waiting for Godot and the Beckett, Synge, Pinter, and Chekhov festivals. Other Pittsburgh credits: Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, The REP and Kelly Strayhorn Theatre. Cleveland Credits: Parade, The Laramie Project, Grey Gardens, and the non-equity premieres of Brooklyn, Phantom of the Opera, and [title of show]. Cory is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College. He would like to thank Rebekah, George, Vicki, Philliam, Alicia, Gianni, Liz, and the Wetness.

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Who’s Who in Production

Jennifer Kirkpatrick (Scenic Artist) is in her third season at PICT. PICT credits: Great Expectations, Macbeth, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Woman and Scarecrow, Waiting for Godot, Blithe Spirit, Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood, A Skull in Connemara, Don Juan Comes Back from the War, and Lady Windermere’s Fan. Other credits: scenic artist for Il Mondo Della Luna, Seven Guitars, The Trojan Women: A Love Story, Lives of the Saints, and You Can’t Take It With You (Carnegie Mellon University) and scenic artist for Stage Door (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center). Jennifer is a graduate of Ohio University with a BFA in production design and technology.

Joan Markert (Costume Designer) is in her eighth season at PICT. PICT credits: Great Expectations, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Blithe Spirit, A School for Scandal, An Ideal Husband, Othello, Hobson’s Choice, The Mask of Moriarty, A School for Lies, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood, and The Importance of Being Earnest (remounted from the Abbey Theater production). Other credits: All four Pittsburgh Playhouse companies, including International Summer Dance, Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh and Prime Stage. In her spare time, Joan grows orchids, enjoys her cats and is working on programs for inventorying and tracking costumes and props cryptically titled CODpiece (costumes) and WIMP (Where Is My Prop). Joan graduated from CMU with an MFA in costume design.

Mike Papinchak (Lighting Designer) is excited to make his professional design debut with PICT. He studied Lighting Design and Theater at Point Park University as well as Automated lighting at Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh Playhouse design credits: The Alchemist Lab. Assistant/automated lighting programmer credits include Urinetown and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. In addition to his design credits, he is a production specialist for Vincent Lighting Systems working on projects including weddings, corporate shows, architecture, and theatrical productions.

Jessi Sedon-Essad (Projection Design) has been a multi-media designer for theatre, dance, and installation in Pittsburgh for the past ten years. Previous PICT credits: The Kreutzer Sonata, The Pitmen Painters, The History Boys and Rock ‘N’ Roll. Jessi is currently the resident projection designer for The Pittsburgh Playhouse and a few of her recent credits include As You Like It, By the Way Meet Vera Stark, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Soldier’s Heart. She has also had the pleasure of designing for Pittsburgh CLO, The National Aviary, The Aspen Opera Theater, Bricolage Theatre, Off the Wall Productions, Eclectic Laboratory Chamber Orchestra, and Squonk Opera, among others. Selected excerpts of her work can be seen at jsedesign.net. She would like to dedicate this design to her brother, Nathan. Wish you were here, kiddo.

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Who’s Who in Production

Steve Shapiro (Sound Designer) returns to PICT after acting as Sound Designer for Great Expectations and Lady Windermere’s Fan. He currently serves as resident sound designer and engineer for The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, where he has designed almost every production since his arrival in 2010, including The School for Scandal, directed by Alan Stanford. Other credits: Over 85 productions with the Coconut Grove Playhouse in south Florida, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Syracuse Stage, The 92nd Street Y in NYC, The Cleveland Playhouse, The Caldwell Theater, and The George Street Playhouse. National Tours: Meno- pause The Musical from 2006 to 2010, he also toured with The Ramones, The Replacements, and Pia Zadora. International credits: Russian language premiere of The Skin of Our Teeth in Novosibirsk, Russia, and the 1995 South American Tour of Phantom of The Opera. He also created the score composition and sound design of Alan Ginsburg’s only play, Plutonian Ode.

Alan Stanford (Director/ Scenic Designer) is in his eighth season at PICT. He was for more than thirty years a principal and leading actor with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin, where he recently directed his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which will be taken to Hong Kong in February 2015. He founded Ireland’s Second Age Theatre Company. PICT credits: Great Expectations, Macbeth, Woman and Scarecrow, Macbeth, Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, Blithe Spirit, Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and The Kreutzer Sonata. Other credits: The School for Scandal (Point Park Conservatory), works by Shakespeare, Molière, Noël Coward, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, Beckett, and Brecht.

James Thome (Props Master) is in his first full season at PICT, although he was the assistant prop master for Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood and a Carpenter for Great Expectations. Lately, he has been freelance working for Artistic Adventures (Orlando, FL), Dallas Baptist University’s Phantom of the Opera (Dallas, TX), Heritage Theater Festival (Charlottesville, VA), Carnegie Mellon University and others within the Greater Pittsburgh Area. As a Pittsburgh Local, he is excited to be working in his hometown for PICT and is looking forward to working with such talented artists to create an epic theater season.

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PICT UnCommon Pleas March 19, 2015 at The Duquesne Club

In Support of PICT and PICT’s Educational Outreach Programming. Make plans now to join PICT Classic Theatre at its 2nd Annual Shakespearean Legal Romp. A Taste of the Tempest. Dinner. Open Bar. Crimes against Man, Nature, and Humanity. Argued with wit before local Federal and State judges. A great evening out for clients, friends of the Bar, Friends of the Bard, and all friends of PICT.

Make your Memories with PICT Classic Theatre. Call 412.561.6000 for more details. PICTTheatre.org

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Board Officers Kevin R. Gieder Robert Levin Charles Moellenberg, Margaret Hynes Richard Miller President Joseph Karas Kristen Olson, PhD Erin Shannon-Auel, Justin Krauss Gene O’Sullivan Vice President Richard Miller Alberta Sbragia, PhD Diane Lazzaris, Secretary Fabian O’Connor Wanda Wilson Michael Burns, Treasurer Eugene O’Sullivan Honorary Board Richard E. Rauh Directors Congressman Mike Doyle Chuck Reynolds Joseph Auria Charles Gray Peter Smerd Alan S. Baum Thomas Kilroy Pauline Taylor-Raiff Cynthia Berger David Norris–Seanad Eileen Clancy Advisory Board Eireann Steven Cuden D.L. “Larry” Brophy Bingo O’Malley Dina J. Fulmer Paul Homick Stephanie Riso Gail Gerono James Lamb PICT Staff Alan Stanford Jennifer Trehar Artistic & Executive Director Fundraising & Event Coordinator Stephanie Riso Andrew Huntley Managing Director Call Center Coordinator & Sales Assistant Ryan Ferrebee Elisa Ogot Development Manager Ticketing & Office Assistant George DeShetler, Jr. Rebecca Covert Production Manager Operations and Ticketing Assistant Katie Wagner Claire Sabatine Marketing & Communications Coordinator Customer Relations & Sales Associate Carolyn Ludwig Caitlin Young Customer Relations Director & Sales Manager Marketing & Promotions Intern Cassidy Adkins Minfeng Zhang Company Manager & Production Coordinator Marketing Intern

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Carnegie Library Notes

PICT Classic Theatre and The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh work together to provide our patrons with the best materials to enhance your enjoyment of the show.

Come learn more about the history of slavery in America by visiting the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Reserve your copies now at www.carnegielibrary.org.

12 Years a Slave: A Memoir of Kidnap, Slavery and Liberation (book, book on CD, DVD, Blu-ray). Solomon Northup This extraordinary memoir recounts the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841 and eventually reunited with his family.

American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt. Daniel Rasmussen The largest slave uprising in American history occurred in New Orleans and ended in defeat for its participants, but gave hope to thousands of others in the years leading up to the Civil War.

The Long Walk to Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives. Donald Weise, Editor and Devon W. Carbado, Editor These first-person narratives tell the inspiring stories of people who risked everything to escape slavery. Included is the story by Henry “Box” Brown who shipped himself – in a box – to freedom.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Harriet Beecher Stowe Written in 1852, this is the famous story of slaves Eliza, Uncle Tom, and Eva – and the evil Simon Legree. This novel fueled discussions about abolition and set the country on the path to war.

Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market. Walter Johnson This book offers a thoroughly-researched, often chilling description of the way African slaves were treated as commodities in the open markets in New Orleans.

Beloved (book, book on CD, DVD). Toni Morrison Toni Morrison’s magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is the story of Sethe, a slave who makes the choice to sacrifice her child rather than return her to slavery.

Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery. Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer A stunning collection of photographs complements the story of what freedom really looked like in the years following the Civil War.

PICT – For the Tree to Drop 23 EVERYONE WANTS TO BE DAVID. EVEN GOLIATH. OUTSMART, NOT OUTSPEND.™

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Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh presents

Mu�ic�l� Monday, March 2, 2015 at 7:15 pm Cabaret at Theater Square 655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222 Free and Open to the Public Featuring songs by member writers, composers and lyricists developing full musical theatre works, along with a spattering of stand-alone songs and work by guest artists with ties to Pittsburgh. Meet and greet reception with artists and performers will follow the showcase. Visit http://mtap.weebly.com for more information.

MTAP event presented in cooperation with Pittsburgh CLO Reservations encouraged https://www.artful.ly/store/events/3925 PICT Annual Fund Donors

We extend our deepest appreciation to the following donors who support PICT programs on the stage and in the community.

William Shakespeare William Butler Yeats Maher Duessel ($25,000+) ($2,500-$4,999) The Elliott Group Philip Chosky Charitable & Fred Steinberg Pearl & Dave Figgins Educational Foundation Alan & Margie Baum Kevin Gieder Grambrindi Davies Fund of the Stephan & Bonnie Dake Terri Gould Pittsburgh Foundation in Vivian Sue Molina & Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council honor of Carol and Sean Richard W. Dugan Bettyanne & James Huntington Hughes Michael & Cathy Ginsberg Litigation Management, Inc. The Heinz Endowments Dr. Stephen & Kathleen Guinn Joan Markert McCune Foundation Joseph & Susan Karas Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Richard E. Rauh George Loewenstein & Carl Moellenberg Donna Harsch Matis Baum O’Connor James Joyce Karen & Richard Miller Armand Panson PNC Foundation ($10,000-$24,999) Meyer & Merle Berger Family PNC Financial Services The Fine Foundation Foundation, Inc. Ms. Diane Lazzaris The Porch Highmark Blue Cross PPG Industries Foundation - Blue Shield Fabian & Nanette O’Connor Eileen Clancy GIVE Program Laurel Foundation Precise, Inc. Charles and Karen Moellenberg Bayer MaterialScience LLC United Concordia Companies, Prism Public Affairs & Rosky/ Saundra & Eugene O’Sullivan Baerlein James M. & Lucy K. Inc., a Highmark Company Berkeley Research Group, LLC Chuck & Julia Reynolds Schoonmaker Foundation Dr. Tor Richter & The Shubert Foundation Frances Donahue R J Lee Group Ms. Karen E. Esch UPMC Sheri & Bob Sclabassi John Millington Synge Susan Harris Smith & Samuel Beckett Philip E. Smith ($1,000-$2,499) ($5,000-$9,999) Robert Swendsen David Auel & Erin Allegheny County Bar John & Nancy Traina Shannon-Auel Association Cynthia Berger & American Eagle Foundation George Bernard Shaw Laurence Green Joseph Auria ($500-$999) Bentz, Grob, Scheri & Calgon Carbon Corporation AllFacilities, Inc. Steve Cuden Woodburn Family Medicine Bit by Bit Ramona Baker & James Wingate Jones Day Dolores & John Barber Dina J. & Jerry Fulmer Blumling & Gusky LLP Brother’s Brother Foundation Ms. Dorothy Bellhouse Arthur J. Kerr Jr. Nancy Bernstein & Robert Levin & Kerry Bron Susan & David Brownlee Anne & Jim Burnham Robert Schoen Sally Levin & the employees of Bernstein - Burkley, P. C. Levin Furniture Caliban Book Shop Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Tom Brown & Kathy Miller John Miclot & Cathy Rinchetti Howard & Marilyn Bruschi Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Maurice B. Cohill Cecilia Rose Dickson, Michael & Karen Burns & Stewart, P.C. Barbara & David Burstin Ryan Memorial Foundation TheWebb Law Firm Sara & John Henry Steelman Dinsmore

26 PICT – For the Tree to Drop PICT Annual Fund Donors

Helen Casey BNY Mellon Community Angela Petersen Bonnie Coyne Partnership Point Park University Todd & Michelle Dominick Kenneth Brand Kyle Reynolds Peter Donovan William R. Cadwell James & Idamae Rich Jeanne & Robert Drennan Susan B. Campbell & Larry & Sandy Rosen Mark A. Eck Patrick Curry Michael & Linda Rosenbaum Federated Investors Barbara & John Carlin Mrs. Louisa S. Rosenthal Foundation, Inc. J. Stanton Carson Merrilee H. Salmon Harriet Franklin Mary Ann Celio Pamela Schoemer Dr. John & Therese Gallagher Bill & Susan S. Cercone Sean & Carol Hughes of The Gail A. Gerono Nelson & Carol Craige Pittsburgh Foundation Rachel Givelber & Carol & David Dalcanton Anne Shearon Michael Mathier Margaret Degnan Steve & Lynn Silberman Anne & Raymond Hasley Deanna Dellavedova Mr. & Mrs. William J. Simpson Maryanne Hugo & Dr. Barbara DeRiso & Leon & Irene Skolnick Patrick Hastings Mr. Donald Newman David Soloski & Sandra Kniess Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy Richard Dixon & Susan & Holly Sphar Peggi Kelley & Joel Bigger Harvette Tipton Dixon Janet & Robert Squires Katherine & Lewis Lobdell Dollar Bank Ron Stone & Linda Haddad David March James & Sara Donnell Mary Ann & Lee Templeton Moni McIntyre Cynthia D. Driscoll Helen R. Thornton Michael & Ellen McLean Aida & Barry Dugan Edward & Melanie Turk Donald Miller Fred Fargotstein Household Charles & Janet Vukotich Mel Miller & Greg Silvus Craig Fiedler Louis & Mary Wagner Jane Campbell Moriarty, J.D. Joseph Fine Annie & Larry Weidman Dr. Sean Nolan Suzanne Flood Nancy Werner William ORourke Mark Freeman Burns White Beth Pearson Gary & Joanne Garvin Norm Wien Annette R. & Preston Shimer Karin & Greye Glass Bruce Wilder Lee & Myrna Silverman H Edwin Haller IV William & Laurie Winslow Virginia S. & Andrew Starr Meg & Ron Hannan Judy & John Woffington Janie & Harry Thompson Audrey & Fred Heidenreich Robert Trombetta Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Hillman Brian Friel Dennis Unkovic Andrew & Dorothy Hrishenko ($100-$249) Winthrop Watson Household Margaret Hynes A Theater Lover Kathleen & Brian White K&L Gates Howard Aikens & Nancy & Tom Kelly Christine Wolfe Oscar Wilde Sharon Kimble Bill & Colleen Allison ($250-$499) George Kontos Anonymous Sally & John Adkins Katherine Leech & Anonymous Donor Patricia Ahlbrandt Randall Vollen Joan Frank Apt The Alan L. & Barbara B. Rolf & Magdalena Loeber Tucker Arensberg Ackerman Foundation Robert & Laura Marin Jane C. Arkus Anonymous Gift. Janet & Robert McCartney Donald Arnheim Nancy Barkman David & Christina Michelmore Norma S. Artman Beverly Barkon & Melvin & Jean Anne Miller Spillman Thomas Battle Frank Lieberman Judith Olson Lynn Beckstrom John D. Bauerlein Vidyahar Patil & Vange & Nick Beldecos Marian & Bruce Block Sharon Brady-Patil Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Benedek Jacqueline Pereira

PICT – For the Tree to Drop 27 PICT Annual Fund Donors

Brian Friel Tom & Malgorzata Fort Patricia Kelly ($100-$249) continued Cyril & Jane Fox Tom & Bunny Kerr Carl B. Frankel Ellen G. Kight Martha Y. Berman Mark Gasparovic Milton Kimura Robin J. Bernstein Kathleen Gavigan & Jack & Debra King Aya Betensky & Robert Kraut William Dixon Ronald & Starlit Koshar BNY Mellon Edward Gerguoy Donald & Susan Kosy BNY Mellon William D. & Margaret Justin & Valentina Krauss Kenneth Bolden Sawyer Ghrist Elizabeth & James Krisher Carlos Borzutzky Cathy & Ken Glick Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Kuller Peter Bower Carol Gluck & Albert Weiner William Lafe & Carol Hochman William Bradley Bernard Goldstein & Sylvia & Peter Leo Earl & Rita Brink Russellyn Caruth Sally Levin Frank & Laurie Bruns Roslyn Goorin William Lindgren Jay & Linda Bush Anne W. Gordon Randy & Charlotte Lott Christopher & Nancy Caldwell Nancy & David Green Richard & Joyce Magee Christopher Capolupo Stephanie & Rick Green Phyllis Majesky Maria Cirbus James W. Grubbs Martha Malinzak Dan & Laverne Collins Mark & Helen Gup Eric Marchbein Carole & Norbert Connors Conroy D. Guyer David & Kathia Marks Rene Conrad Dr. & Mrs. Adam W. Hahn Kenneth Mason & Lynn Conroy & Bernie Brown Van & Paula Hall Marilyn Roberts Dr. Noelette Conway & Haider Hamoudi Angela Mazza Dr. Hagen Schempf Dr. Jeanne M. Hanchett & Janet McCall Cornelius & Joan Cosgrove Dr. Phillips P. Wedemeyer Kimberly McCartney & Joyce E. Costa Harold & Ruth Hansen Tom Gallagher Robert Dutch Creely Howard & Paula Harris Jason McCune Alan & Susan Crittenden Jonathan Harris Brigid McDevitt Bob & Judy Cunningham Janice Harrison Raymond & Constance John & Kathleen DeBlassio Sanford W. Harvey, Jr. McKeever Lila Decker HDH Group, Inc. Tom & Alice McKenna Anna DeForest Eleanor Heasley Gerald & Denise Medwick Victor & Delia DiCarlo Catherine Hebert Brian & Karen Merritt Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC Alan Helgerman & Mintzer, Sarowitz, Zeris, Ledva Mary Ellen Droll Sandra LaPietra and Meyers, LLP Duquesne University Elaine Herald & John Jordan Patricia Mooney & Helen Eaton Jean & James Higgins Alan Steinberg Janet & Theodore Eck Bill & Rosette Hillgrove Cynthia Moore Dr. & Mrs. Terry Evans Fonda Hollenbaugh Robert & Mary Pat Moorehead Henry & Mary Ewalt Lori & Alan Hornell Susan Moran Dona Ewell Frank & Courtney Horrigan Richard Munsch Marvin Fein & Christine Horty Dawn Nelson & Donald Hart Beezie Fennimore Rita Hostetter Eleanor & Ed Nemeth Heidi B. Fenton Vaughn & Eleanor Irwin Kay Neuhausen Richard & Marilyn Finberg The Jack Buncher Foundation Anita Newell Moses & Laryn Finder Lois Jacob Osher Lifelong Learning Marian Finegold Eric Johnson & Richard Alter Institute June & Bernard Fineman Lynne Johnson Robert Palmer Ann Fischer Thomas & Leslie Joyce Donna & Lewis A. Patterson Barbara & Henry Folb

28 PICT – For the Tree to Drop PICT Annual Fund Donors

Janine Pearson & Joseph Wister Maria Tobias Kent & Merle Culley Cynthia Pennington & Dr. & Mrs. Albert Treger Anne Curtis & Timothy Clark C. Liam Donohue Meyer Unkovic Brian & Barbara Cynamon Theresa & Cliff Pinsent Ellen Viakley & James Walker Krissy & George DeShetler Jr. Dennis Pittman Paul Vincent Robert & Janet Dilts Jack & Jill Preston John & Irene Wall Dennis & Mary Doubleday Mark Puda & Sue Johnston Dr. Donal & Mary Warde Kathleen Downey Martin Regan Marvin & Dot Wedeen Bruce Downing Jim Reitz & Mary Heath Michaelene Weimer Joe & Joellen Duckett Bonnie Resinski Sandra Welsh James & Amy Ekmann Daniel & Lauren Resnick Naomi & David Whalen Karen Engro & Jules Lobel Margaret A. Riso Stanley Winikoff Janet Felmeth Stephanie Riso & Scott Wirtzman Robert Ferguson Rich Goodwald Allen Wolfert & Adrienne Young Anita Fine Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg Susan Yohe Karen A. Ford Rochelle Rudoy Florence & Harvey Zeve Susanne Fox Helena Ruoti & Sam Simone Christopher Fulmer Dominic Rupprecht Martin McDonagh Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Gast Mona & Sam Rush ($50-$99) Barbara E. Gengler & Audrey Russo Andrew Ade Randy S. Weinberg Dr. James R. Sahovey Anonymous Peggy & Ben Gessler David Salgarolo & Dr. Nancy & Christopher Baker Jerry Gindele Francesca Savoia Linda L. Bamberg Joan Morse Gordon Joan M. Saroff Susan Banks Mary Ann Gross Miriam Schaffel Susan T. Barclay Arlene & Alfred Grubbs Karen & George Schnakenberg Herbert Barnett Robin Gussey Urban Schuster Mrs. Rosalind Kaliden-Barry & John L. Haer & Joni Rabinowitz Morton & Rita Seltman Mr. Robert Barry Jerome & Diane Halpern Susan & Brian Sesack Jay Barry Patricia Halverson Steve Shapiro Frank Belczyk Judith & Gerard Hamill Cynthia Sheehan Edith Bell Stuart & Eileen Hastings Rhoda Sikov Richard & Elizabeth Belloli Marlene & Charles Haus Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson Elizabeth Bennett Dan & Dawn Heilman Daniel Simpson Henry & Anne Bent Mr. Mark Heine & Henry & Mary Snyder Richard Beran Ms. Helene Bender Thalia Snyder Mark Blatter Robert & Linda Heithoff Henry & Mary Snyder Alvin & Gloria Bodek Ronald Heller Stuart & Mary Staley Sue Bonello Richard & Carol Heppner Katie Stanich Joe & Janet Bonk Janet Hilderbrand Judith A. Starr Dr. Klaus & Lois Bron Cindy Judd Hill Mona Strassburger Catherine Brosky Drs. Elissa Hoffman & Wade & Barbara Stull Katherine Brownlee & Werner Pluhar Rachel & Lowell Swarts James Anderson Patrick Irwin Patricia L. Swedlow Jean W. Burns George Kasich Beverly Taylor Ciaran Byrne Ward Kelsey Jay & Linda Thier Mikey & Ruth Casey Nancy Kenny Richard Thomas & Rosemary K. Coffey Flo & Bob Kenny Adel Fougnies Computer Associates Gloria & Al Klein Nancy B. Thompson Hanita & Ram Kossowsky

PICT – For the Tree to Drop 29 A law firm dedicated to defending healthcare professionals

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Martin McDonagh Dr. Enrico Novelli David Slesnick & Gerri Sperling ($50-$99) continued Jack & Phyllis Ochs Anita D. & Chester P. Smolenski C. Prentiss Orr Keith Somers & Deborah Moss Don & June Kudas Catherine Parham James & Roberta Sosa Timothy Lambert & Maggie Patterson Lorraine Starsky Bernadette Harris John F. Peters Sterling Events Bernadette & Tom Landon Charlotte & Norbert Pilewski Timothy & Christine Stives Alan & Vivian Lawsky Cheryl & Thomas Potance Barbara Story Jackie & Larry Lobl Kathryn Powell Margie & William Strait Corinn M. Lyon Dennis Rea & Joan Butterfield Dick Strojan Joyce Magill Paul & Dorothy Reiber Thomas & Carolyn Taylor Rita Martin Anne J. Robb Mark Conway Thompson David Maxwell Janet Roberts Todd Tomasic Eleanor Mayfield Rocky Raco Photography Jennifer Trehar Louise Mayo Dante & Sarah Romito Mary & Michael Usnick Carol & Fred McCullough Deborah Rosen Shannon & Andrew Webber Patricia McElligott Jim & Louisa Rudolph Peggy & Fred Whelan Heather McElwee Elaine Sadowski Barbara Widdoes Richard & Christine Michaels Adrienne & Larry Savitz Merlyn & Jim Williams Joseph P. Moffitt Colleen Scanlon Rev. Philip Wilson Donald & Janet Moritz Virginia W. Schatz Terry & Janet Woodcock Evelyn Murrin Tony Sciullo Patricia A. Yeager Barbara Myers Roz Sherman Sandra Zaharoff Charles & Eloise Neiss Francis B. Simko, Jr. William Zeiger Patricia Nichols

SPECIAL GIFTS Anchor Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Cindy Berger and Larry Green Grambrindi Davies Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Carol and Sean Hughes Gene O’Sullivan and Dina J. Fulmer, in honor of your inspiring work as an advocate of the arts and as a role model for many. Margaret Mima, in memory of Joseph A. Mima In Honor of Erin Shannon-Auel John Cook in memory of Paula Cook

PICT ANNUAL FUND DONORS Many thanks to the following companies for supporting PICT by matching their employee’s contributions: Bank of America, BNY Mellon, The Buhl Foundation, Chevron, Computer Associates Inc., Gap Stores, Google, HJ Heinz Co. Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, IBM, Macy’s Foundation, Microsoft Crop., PNC Foundation, PPG Industries, INC., UBS.

Contibutions from from January 1, 2014 through February 6, 2015. For corrections or information about making a tax-deductible gift to PICT, call Ryan Ferrebee at 412-561-6000. Dont forget to see if your employer has a gift-matching program.

PICT – For the Tree to Drop 31 Save the Dates

Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 6 p.m. The Duquesne Club An open bar and divine dinner await as The Tempest’s fury un- folds, when Prospero clashes with Caliban in support of PICT Classic Theatre and its education initiatives. PICT is also pleased to announce that the Honorable Tom Corbett will play the key role of Prospero! Be one of the first to see him perform. Call 412-516-6000 or visit picttheatre.org for tickets.

Full Irish Breakfast at The Claddagh Saturday, June 27 at 10:30 a.m. Get ready for Sharon’s Grave in true Irish fashion! Choose from a menu of delicious Irish breakfast food and discuss celtic folklore with Alan Stanford and Aoife Spillane-Hinks, director of Sharon’s Grave. Call 412-561-6000 for tickets.

Dinner at The Mansions on Fifth Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Join PICT Artists at the elegant Mansions on Fifth for an inside look at Sharon’s Grave before it hits the theatre! You ticket includes cash bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, plated dinner, wine pour, and after-dinner conversation. Tickets: Call or Email Ryan Ferrebee, Development Manager at 412-561-6000 x204 or [email protected] for more information.

32 PICT – For the Tree to Drop Directed by Alan Stanford Music Direction by Doug Levine April 29 - May 9

Featuring Daina Michelle Griffith and Caroline Nicolian. Don’t miss the poignant, passionate and profound tunes of Jacques Brel in this stunning musical revue!

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