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THE NUTCRACKER CHAMPAIGN URBANA | CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday, December 1, 2017, at 7:30pm; Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 2pm and 7:30pm; Sunday, December 3, 2017, at 2pm; Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7:30pm; Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2pm and 7:30pm; Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2pm Tryon Festival Theatre THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THIS PERFORMANCE This Champaign Urbana Ballet presentation of , in cooperation with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, is made possible with support from promotional sponsors including Area-Wide Technologies; The Bill Bass Foundation; Carlton Bruett Design; Champaign Ballet Academy; Chifan Cheng DDS, Vickie Hemann DDS, and Leah Davis DMD, MSD; Christie Clinic | Department of Foot & Ankle Surgery; Consolidated Communications; Homewood Suites by Hilton; Iroquois Federal; Kam’s and Pia's; Merrill Lynch; R Rentals; Scott Machin Remodeling; Stone Ridge Dairy; and Two Men and a Truck. Also sponsored by Campus Middle School for Girls and Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana. This vital support keeps our local arts environment lively and thriving. THE ACT OF GIVING OF ACT THE

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3 PROGRAM THE NUTCRACKER A ballet in two acts after the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Deanna Doty

Presented by Champaign Urbana Ballet Deanna Doty, Artistic Director

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Stephen Alltop, Music Director and Conductor Matthew Sheppard, Guest Conductor

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Mike Ross, Director

The Nutcracker Overture

ACT I The Party The Battle The Land of Snow

20-minute intermission ACT II The Land of Sweets

A classical ballet in two acts, The Nutcracker is based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816). Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created the music for the ballet of this charming story in close collaboration with Marius Petipa, the renowned choreographer who, due to illness, turned the project over to his assistant, Lev Ivanov. The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892.

4 SYNOPSIS ACT I appears with his army of soldiers and cavalry at On Christmas Eve, the Stahlbaum household his side. A fierce battle with the rats and mice prepares for a grand holiday party. Clara, her ensues. The Rat Queen and the Nutcracker fall brother, Fritz, and their parents have invited injured, despite Clara’s bravery in defending guests to dance and celebrate. The arrival of the Nutcracker. Ice fairies appear and revive the Clara’s eccentric godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, fallen Nutcracker, who comes to life in his true brings a sudden air of surprise to the party. princely form. The Nutcracker and Clara begin Drosselmeyer gathers the children and presents their journey to his homeland and dance among each with a special gift, including a nutcracker snowflakes in the Land of Snow before they are for Fritz and two magical life-sized dolls for magically carried away. Clara. While the guests are enamored with all Drosselmeyer’s creations, Clara is only interested ACT II in the nutcracker. A playful Fritz steals the key to Clara and the Nutcracker travel across a the life-sized dolls, and his mischievous behavior lemonade sea toward his homeland, the Land of causes them to dance frenetically and frighten Sweets, where they are greeted warmly by the the guests. Afraid that the party has gone awry, Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Clara recounts Mrs. Stahlbaum calls for the adults to assemble her heroic tale in which the Sugar Plum Fairy in the dining room for a holiday feast. No longer presents Clara with a magnificent crown and under the watchful eye of his parents, Fritz and flavorful dances of foreign confections, including his friends disrupt the girls at play, causing the the beautiful waltz of flowers, before the entire nutcracker doll to break in two. Drosselmeyer court joins in a final gavotte. Drosselmeyer reappears and, to console his goddaughter, reappears, and Clara’s reverie begins to fade as repairs the broken doll before leaving in a dash. she is magically returned to the comforts of home After a final dance, the guests depart and the and the memory of a fantastic dream. family retires for the night.

Just before midnight, Clara steals down to the eerily darkened room to find her nutcracker. She falls asleep, and the events from the day slip into her dreams. The Rat Queen and her legions of rodents appear, threatening Clara. As the nightmarish taunting escalates, Drosselmeyer shows his power by casting the rodents and furniture away and making the Christmas tree grow to enormous heights. The Nutcracker, grown to life size yet trapped in toy form,

5 CAST ACT I: THE PARTY ACT I: THE BATTLE Drosselmeyer Party Girls Nutcracker John Dayger* Emma Donnini* Alexander Hynes* Chris Ochs^ Elizabeth Hall^ Isaac Lee^ Breanna James^ Clara Eleanor Kraatz* Rat Queen Amalia Bollero* Dorisa Mosher* Luke Worland* Addison McClure^ Emma Rypka Sophia Ebel^ Fritz Emily Shunk Rats Lorenzo Pantano* Grace Williams-Kim^ Beau Chapman Cale Helfer^ Clara Wood Beatrice Ebel^ Jon Ebel Mrs. Stahlbaum Party Boys Maximilian Cajavilca^ Brett Feddersen Maggie Tewksbury* Alexander Hynes^ Lara Morgan^ Odin Cochran* Drake Helfer^ Xavia Kennedy* Mr. Stahlbaum Brandon Lee^ Isaac Lee* Kevin Burnside* Alexandre Pantano Oscar Lewis Luke Worland^ Flax Runkle* Rosy Odum* Lark Runkle* Lorenzo Pantano Party Mothers Rob Rypka Sophia Ebel* Boy Doll Ava Teague^ Mariel Ferreira Isaac Lee* Lauren Frost Alexander Hynes^ Mice Lillian Rice Rosalie Anderson^ Angie Song Girl Doll Madilynn Bain* Farah Willenbrock^ Irina Cheng* Piper Fields* Amanda Norcross^ Drake Helfer^ Party Fathers Alexis Hunt* Jon Ebel Footman Jimin Kim^ Brett Feddersen Oscar Lewis* Brandon Lee^ Tony Hynes Beau Chapman^ Reina Lee* Elijah Ochs Maid Lahori Mitra^ Rob Rypka Lara Morgan* Mayameen Mizan^ Maggie Tewksbury^ Jackson Mohr^ Aubrie Murray* Brenna Murphy^ Christina Rao* Evangeline Rice*

6 ACT I: THE LAND OF THE Róisín Rice* Soldiers SNOW Katarina Riddle* Rylee Boyer-Killion^ Ice Fairies Isabella Rosa* Cecilia Calfas* Sophia Ebel* Eleanor Rypka* Finnegan Cochran* Lauren Frost Cadence Scheunemann^ Odin Cochran* Lara Morgan Alice Schleicher^ Leyla Cohen Amanda Norcross Yenna Shin^ Annika Drasgow^ Angie Song Gianna Wilson^ Emily Duong* Maggie Tewksbury Selene Wong* May Gaillard^ Farah Willenbrock^ Londyn Grant* Cavalry Noah Grucza Snowflakes Irina Cheng^ Arelly Gutierrez^ Amalia Bollero^ Ilana Cohen^ Emily Hall^ Byla Chapman Charlotte Ebel* Alivia Learned^ Irina Cheng Mariel Ferreira* Daisy Grace Lewis* Ilana Cohen Eve Freund* Claudia Lundsgaard* Charlotte Ebel Ellie Hatcher^ Isabella Marino^ Mariel Ferreira Hanna Laible-Seif Sydney Ochs Eve Freund Kiera McCoy^ Alexandre Pantano* Ellie Hatcher Lillian Rice* Janaki Raj-Underhill^ Janie Lee Zoey Rypka Allison Rebollo^ Addison McClure* Kiera McCoy Captains Lily Belle Rice* Lark Runkle* Lillian Rice Cate Feinen^ Zoey Rypka Sierra Freund* Mia Sherman^ Cale Helfer* Tre'Von Smith-Stuber Noelle Hunt* Samiha Thatikonda^ Breanna James* Momoka Tsuchimoto Eleanor Kraatz^ Samantha Walden^ Sophia Marino^ Renee Wang* Dorisa Mosher^

* denotes dancers performing on the evenings of December 1 and 2 and the matinees of December 9 and 10 ^ denotes dancers performing on the matinees of December 2 and 3 and the evenings of December 8 and 9

7 ACT II: THE LAND OF THE SWEETS Lemonade Sprites Chinese Butterfly Russian Czarina Irina Cheng Lillian Rice* Sophia Ebel Ilana Cohen Ellie Hatcher^ with Charlotte Ebel Alexander Hynes^ Sophia Ebel Chinese Dragon ​ Luke Worland* Mariel Ferreira Jack Hatcher Eve Freund Russian Dance ​ Chinese Dragon Legs Charlotte Ebel^ Ellie Hatcher^ Emily Duong* Kiera McCoy Mariel Ferreira* Annika Drasgow^ Ellie Hatcher* Amanda Norcross Sierra Freund Lillian Rice* Kiera McCoy* Emily Hall^ Lillian Rice^ Emma Rypka Daisy Grace Lewis* Zoey Rypka Zoey Rypka Sophia Marino Farah Willenbrock^ Emily Shunk Sydney Ochs Angie Song^ Lily Belle Rice* Ribbon Candy ​ Maggie Tewksbury* Mia Sherman^ Byla Chapmam Farah Willenbrock Momoka Tsuchimoto Irina Cheng* Heralds Samantha Walden^ Beatrice Ebel Emma Donnini* Renee Wang* Cale Helfer Breanna James Cate Feinen^ Arabian Princess Noah Grucza Eleanor Kraatz Maggie Tewksbury* Isaac Lee* Cale Helfer Angie Song^ Noelle Hunt* Janie Lee Oscar Lewis Arabian Bearers Oscar Lewis Dorisa Mosher^ Jon Ebel Lara Morgan^ Alexandre Pantano Brett Feddersen Lorenzo Pantano Tony Hynes Emma Rypka Sugar Plum Fairy Rob Rypka Emily Shunk Lara Morgan* Grace Williams-Kim Lauren Frost^ Arabian Harem ​ Clara Wood Ilana Cohen Luke Worland^ Cavalier ​ Eve Freund Kevin Burnside* Elizabeth Hall Mother Ginger​ Elijah Ochs^ Xavia Kennedy* Christine Catanzarite Hanna Laible-Seif John Dayger Spanish Dancers Joelle McCulley Beau Chapman Rosy Odum Ava Teague^ Joe Murphy Angie Song* Taya Ross Maggie Tewksbury^

8 Polichinelles Flowers Adam Byron^ Amalia Bollero^ Maximilian Cajavilca^ Byla Chapman Farrah Clark^ Irina Cheng* Eva Gleason^ Ilana Cohen Ivy Grant* Charlotte Ebel^ Beau Hansen^ Sophia Ebel Cora Kasper* Mariel Ferreira* Danielle Kouski* Eve Freund Grace Ledford^ Lauren Frost* Belle Lewis* Ellie Hatcher Maliyah Owens^ Janie Lee Jackson Ridlon* Addison McClure* Flax Runkle* Kiera McCoy Soma Sarathy* Lara Morgan^ Fletcher Sowers* Lillian Rice Shengshan Tang^ Zoey Rypka Angie Song Flower Pas de Deux​ Maggie Tewksbury Kevin Burnside^ Farah Willenbrock^ Irina Cheng^ Clara Wood Amanda Norcross* Elijah Ochs*

Rose Buds Charlotte Ebel* Mariel Ferreira^ Amanda Norcross^ Farah Willenbrock*

9 CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Music Director and Conductor Cello Horn Stephen Alltop Ann Zettervall, Acting Principal Jancie Philippus, Acting Haeju Song, Associate Principal Principal Guest Conductor Kristen Johns Jonathen Morawski Matthew Sheppard Kirsten Landowne Kevin Miescke

Violin Double Bass Trumpet Sun-Young Gemma Shin, Acting Margaret Briskin, Acting Keven Lewis, Acting Principal Concertmaster Principal Saori Kataoka Tirzah Culbertson, Acting Kolten Heeren Associate Concertmaster Guilherme Ehrat Zils Trombone Armgard Haken, Acting Elliot Chasanov, Principal Principal Second Flute David Peters Amanda Ramey, Acting Mary Leathers Chapman, Nic Wurl Associate Principal Second Principal Christine Cheng Tuba Leah Haynes Piccolo Mark Moore, Principal Ellen Elrick John Lusardi Timpani Chung-Ting Gloria Mo Oboe William Moersch, Principal Geoffrey Muckenhirn Taylor Vulgamore, Principal Lina Saleh Kristin Sarvela Percussion Rachel Sompong Ricardo Flores, Principal Tianming You Clarinet Mary Watson J. David Harris, Principal Viola Keyboard Christine Bock, Acting Principal Bass Clarinet Cara Chowning, Acting Principal Alexandra Brooks, Associate Solomon Baer Harp Principal Bassoon Mary Duplantier Elaine Fine Claire Taylor, Acting Principal Andreas Ruiz-Gehrt Alexander Brake Operations Manager Matthew Wilshire

Librarian Armgard Haken

10 PROFILES SOLOIST ILANA COHEN is a sub-freshman at University KEVIN BURNSIDE returns in his sixth season with Laboratory High School. She has been training CU Ballet. As a soloist with CU Ballet, Burnside’s at Champaign Ballet Academy for seven years repertoire includes, Cinderella, The Sleeping under the instruction of Tobey Martinez and Beauty, and several productions of The Deanna Doty. This will be her seventh appearance Nutcracker. Burnside studies with Deanna Doty in CU Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. She at Champaign Ballet Academy and is a former has also danced in CU Ballet’s productions of dance major at the University of Illinois where he Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and selections danced in several roles and was a member of a from La Bayadère. nationally-ranked competitive dance team. He is the co-owner of I-Power School of Gymnastics, JOHN DAYGER debuted in The Nutcracker where he serves as head coach. many years ago as the Magic Dancing Bed in Balanchine’s version for . With CU Ballet, he has appeared in Swan Lake, The DANCERS Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and in several is a seventh grader at AMALIA BOLLERO seasons of The Nutcracker. Throughout his Campus Middle School for Girls. She trains under lengthy professional career, he has performed in the direction of Deanna Doty and other guest many diverse areas of dance, opera, and theatre instructors at Champaign Ballet Academy. This both nationally and internationally. marks her first year as a company member, having previously performed in CU Ballet’s productions CHARLOTTE EBEL is a freshman at University of The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, selections Laboratory High School. She has trained at from La Bayadère, and The Nutcracker. Champaign Ballet Academy for nine years, and this marks her second year as a company member. BEAU CHAPMAN is in eighth grade and has She has previously appeared in Champaign trained at Champaign Ballet Academy for eight Urbana Ballet’s productions of The Nutcracker, years with Deanna Doty. This is his first year as a The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella, and company dancer. Beau has danced in productions Coppélia. of The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella, and Coppélia. SOPHIA EBEL is a senior at University Laboratory High School. She has trained at Champaign IRINA CHENG is a junior at University Laboratory Ballet Academy for ten years, and attended the High School. She has been dancing for 12 Washington School of Ballet’s summer intensive years, this marking her third year as a CU Ballet in 2016. This marks Ebel’s 12th appearance in The company member. She has trained under the Nutcracker, and her fourth season as a company guidance of Deanna Doty and guest instructors member. She has previously performed with at Champaign Ballet Academy, and previously CU Ballet in Coppélia, Cinderella, The Sleeping attended the Washington School of Ballet’s Beauty, and Swan Lake. 2016 summer intensive. Cheng has previously appeared with CU Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and danced the 11 role of Clara in last season’s The Nutcracker. MARIEL FERREIRA is a freshman at Central ISAAC LEE is a freshman at Urbana High School High School. She has trained with Champaign and began dancing at age five with Champaign Ballet Academy for six years under the direction Dance Arts. Returning as a second-year company of Deanna Doty, Tobey Martinez, and guest member, this is his third year training under instructors. She has participated in a summer Deanna Doty along with other guest instructors intensive at Pittsburgh Youth . at Champaign Ballet Academy. Lee has attended This marks her second year as a company summer intensives at Indiana Ballet Conservatory member, having previously performed in CU and has taken master classes taught by former ballet’s productions of Cinderella, The Sleeping Theater principal dancer Maxim Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and The Nutcracker. Beloserkovsy. He has performed in Champaign Urbana Ballet’s productions of Coppélia, EVE FREUND is a first-year company member Cinderella, and will be performing the title role and currently an eighth grader at Countryside this year in his eighth The Nutcracker. School. She was inspired to take ballet classes after seeing The Nutcracker at age two, and has OSCAR LEWIS is in eighth grade at Jefferson been dancing ever since. Freund has performed Middle School and loves the imagination and with CU Ballet in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, strength of dance. From Polichinelle to Fritz The Sleeping Beauty, and selections from La to Rat, he has performed nine years of The Bayadére. Nutcracker magic. He trains under Deanna Doty at Champaign Ballet Academy and is a first-year LAUREN FROST has trained at Champaign company member with Champaign Urbana Ballet. Ballet Academy under Deanna Doty and guest instructors for the last seven years. A fifth- ADDISON MCCLURE is a seventh grader year company member, Frost has performed at Campus Middle School for Girls. She is in in Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, her third year of training at Champaign Ballet Coppélia, and The Nutcracker. She is a senior at Academy and a first-year company member. Unity High School. McClure has appeared in the CU Ballet production of Cinderella, and several productions ELLIE HATCHER is a sophomore at Urbana High of The Nutcracker. School. She has trained at Champaign Ballet Academy since the age of seven, and this is LARA MORGAN is a senior at University her third year as a CU Ballet company member. Laboratory High School and has been dancing Hatcher has appeared in CU Ballet’s productions for 14 years, this marking her fifth season as a of The Nutcracker, Cinderella, The Sleeping company member with CU Ballet. She has trained Beauty, Swan Lake, and Coppélia. at Tirana School of Ballet in Albania, Accademia Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, Italy, the Marais Dance ALEXANDER HYNES is a freshman at University School in Paris, and has taken private lessons Laboratory High School. He has been dancing for three years with Adela Mucollari, principal for eight years, training at Champaign Ballet dancer at National Theatre of Opera and Ballet Academy under Deanna Doty and Tobey of Albania. Most recently, Morgan attended Martinez. Hynes, who is a second-year company the ’s summer program in New member, has also performed in CU Ballet’s York City. She has performed many roles in productions of Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker as well as The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, and Swan Lake. This is his eighth Cinderella, Coppélia, and Swan Lake. production of The Nutcracker. AMANDA NORCROSS is a high school has appeared in Cinderella and Paquita. Rypka sophomore and trains at Champaign Ballet recently attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp’s Academy under the direction of Deanna Doty Dance Ensemble program. and guest instructors. A third-year company member, Norcross has performed in CU Ballet’s ANGIE SONG is a senior at Centennial High productions of Cinderella, Coppélia, selections School. She has trained exclusively at Champaign from La Bayadère, and danced the role of Clara Ballet Academy for 13 years under the instruction in last season’s The Nutcracker. She has attended of Deanna Doty and other guest artists. This two summer intensives at Ballet 5:8, and danced marks her fifth year as a company member. Song this past summer with . has appeared in many CU Ballet’s productions including The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Swan CHRISTOPHER OCHS is a guest artist with CU Lake, and Cinderella. Ballet and has appeared in seven productions. His previous credits include The Nutcracker, MAGGIE TEWKSBURY is a senior at University Coppélia, and The Sleeping Beauty. He is a Laboratory High School. She has been dancing clinical counselor with the Faculty/Staff Assistance for 13 years. Tewksbury has trained at Champaign Program at the University of Illinois and also Ballet Academy and also attended the Ballet manages a private practice in the Champaign West summer intensive in Salt Lake City, Utah. community. This is her 11th year dancing for Champaign Urbana Ballet and her fourth year as a company ELIJAH OCHS is a junior at Central High School. member. Tewksbury has appeared in Coppélia, He has trained with Deanna Doty and other Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and guests instructors at Champaign Ballet Academy several productions of The Nutcracker. for 10 years. This marks his fourth year as a company member. Ochs has performed in CU FARAH WILLENBROCK is a sub-freshman at Ballet’s productions of Cinderella, The Sleeping University Laboratory High School. She has Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and several trained at Champaign Ballet Academy under the productions of The Nutcracker. direction of Deanna Doty, Tobey Martinez, and guest instructors for nine years, with a semester- LILLIAN RICE is a third-year company member long interlude at Salt Creek Ballet. A second- with CU Ballet and has been training at year company member, she has appeared in CU Champaign Ballet Academy for 10 years under Ballet productions of Cinderella, The Sleeping the direction of Deanna Doty, Tobey Martinez, Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, and and guest instructors. Rice has performed selections from La Bayadére and Paquita. in CU Ballet’s productions of Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and LUKE WORLAND is a senior at the University several production of The Nutcracker. She is a of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is sophomore at Central High School. pursuing a bachelor's in fine arts in theatre ZOLEEN RYPKA is a junior in high school and studies. He has trained with the Chicago Festival currently trains under Deanna Doty and guest Ballet for most of his life. Worland is a CU Ballet instructors. She is a second-year company company member and has appeared in The member and has been performing in Champaign Nutcracker, Cinderella, Coppélia, and Swan Lake. Urbana Ballet’s The Nutcracker for five years and He has also appeared in November Dance with the University of Illinois Dance Department. 13 DIRECTORS AND DESIGNERS STEPHEN ALLTOP (music director and DEANNA DOTY (artistic director and conductor) is entering his fifth season as music choreographer) was born in Chicago, Illinois, director and conductor of the Champaign- to ballet dancer Joan Marley Doty and graphic Urbana Symphony Orchestra. Alltop has built a designer/photographer David Doty. She began career based on excellence in several disciplines, her training at the Evanston School of Ballet and conducting both orchestral and choral ensembles, Ellis-Du Boulay in Chicago. At age 16, she moved and performing as a keyboard artist. Alltop also to train and subsequently dance under Harvey serves as music director of the Chorus of Hysell of New Orleans Ballet. Doty continued her Chicago, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, and career with Robert Ivy Ballet in South Carolina, the Green Lake Choral Institute. He was named with Lexington Ballet in Kentucky, and as a guest the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ Conductor of artist with Ballet Alaska, Mississippi Ballet, and the Year for 2012 for his work with the Elmhurst the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Symphony. Alltop has served on the conducting faculty of Northwestern University since 1994. Throughout her years dancing, Doty enjoyed many opportunities to teach and continued to do Under Alltop’s leadership, the Apollo Chorus so when she moved to Champaign. In 1998, she has performed with the Chicago Symphony opened Champaign Ballet Academy, and, in the Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago fall of that same year, she founded Champaign Opera Theater, Ravinia Festival, Josh Groban on Urbana Ballet and continues to serve as its artistic Tour, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Alltop is the director. Although most of her students train ninth music director in the 144-year history of the in ballet while pursuing academic excellence at chorus. As a specialist in oratorio performance, regional schools, her instruction is credited for he has conducted over 100 oratorio and operatic preparing others for professional careers in ballet, master works. including Devon Teuscher of and Kate Hosier of National Ballet of As a keyboardist, Alltop has appeared with the Canada. Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Doty describes her motivation in this way: “I , Lyric Opera of Chicago, Omaha have spent the past 20 years dedicating myself Symphony, Music of the Baroque, Ravinia Festival, to the establishment of a nationally recognized Milwaukee Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra. school and company right here in Champaign. It He made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an honor and a privilege to make my living as subscription concert debut as a harpsichord an artist and teacher, and I feel lucky to be able soloist in April of 2009 with conductor Pinchas to do it in a community like this. My hope is to Zukerman. be able to give back to our ballet families, and community, as much as they have given to me.” Alltop has guest conducted numerous orchestras and choruses across the United States. In 2012 and 2013, his guest conducting engagements included “A Celebration of Celtic Music” at Chicago’s Symphony Center, the Iowa All-State Orchestra, and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem in Busan, South Korea, for the International

14 Schools Choral Music Society. He has led opera MATTHEW SHEPPARD (guest conductor) is and orchestral concerts with a number of Italian known for his passionate enthusiasm for music orchestras, including I Soloisti di Perugia, and education. Sheppard is a conductor and Fondazione Arturo Toscanini (Bologna), Teatro teacher based in the Chicago area. His music Reggio Orchestra (Parma), Festival Mozart director appointments include the University (Roverto), Orchestra Sinfonica (Bari), Teatro Chamber Orchestra at the University of Chicago, Piccinni (Bari), and the Festival Duni (Matera). the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago, the Hyde Park Youth Symphony, the He has worked closely with leading composers of Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony and Civic the day, including residency projects with John Orchestra, and the Unitarian Universalist Church Corigliano, Eleanor Daley, Janika Vandervelde, of Urbana-Champaign. He also serves as assistant and Eric Whitacre, and has conducted world conductor of the Elgin Youth Symphony. premieres of works by Jan Bach, Françoise Choveaux, Frank Ferko, Fabrizio Festa, Ricardo In past seasons, Sheppard has guest conducted Iznaola, Stephen Paulus, Giancarlo Scarvaglieri, orchestras in North and South America, including Alan Terricciano, Hiroaki Tokunaga, and many the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Paraguay, others. In 2007, he made his Carnegie Hall debut the Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra, conducting music of Eric Whitacre. the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Youth Symphony, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Alltop made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra Camp Symphony Orchestra. As a pedagogue, subscription concert debut as a harpsichord he is highly regarded for his musicianship, soloist in 2009 playing Bach with conductor technical ability, and scholarship as demonstrated Pinchas Zukerman. He appeared as an organ in masterclasses in orchestral playing and soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at conducting, as well his in-demand lectures and the Ravinia Festival of 2008. In 2011 Alltop served classes. as principal organist for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion for Soli Deo Gloria’s Chicago Bach Sheppard studied with Donald Schleicher as a Project, and with the Ensemble Orchestral de doctoral candidate in orchestral conducting at Paris and conductor John Nelson at the Basilique the University of Illinois, and before that with St. Denis. As a harpsichordist and organist, he has Gerardo Edelstein at Penn State University. performed with the Boston’s Handel and Haydn During that time, he held appointments as Society, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago orchestra director at Juniata College, music Sinfonietta, Joffrey Ballet, Minnesota Orchestra, director of the State College Summer Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Omaha assistant conductor of the Central Pennsylvania Symphony, and the Peninsula Music Festival. Youth Orchestra (CPYO), and music director of the UU Fellowship of Centre County. In 2010, he From 2000-2008, Alltop was the music director founded the State College Summer Orchestra, a and conductor of the Cheyenne Symphony in community orchestra that has since offered three Wyoming. He has performed with many leading years of benefit concerts. In 2013, they presented musicians and actors, including Hilary Hahn, Orli four world premieres, including a commission Shaham, Tony Randall, Martin Sheen, and Brian written for the orchestra and cello soloist Kim Dennehy. Cook. Stephen Alltop is represented by Joanne Rile Artist Management. 15 Sheppard holds bachelor’s degrees in liberal TRACY MCCABE (technical director) brings arts, music education, and music performance decades of ballet training and theatre experience from Penn State, as well as a master’s degree to bear in support of our production. A former in orchestral conducting. As a violin student of board member for Champaign Urbana Ballet and Max Zorin, he was a three-time recipient of the Springfield Ballet Company, McCabe has staged Jury Recognition Award and received the William theatrical sections of CU Ballet’s productions for M. Forrest Chamber Music Scholarship for four over a decade, including the Battle Scene for this consecutive years. He was also the 2010 recipient year’s The Nutcracker. He also conceived and of the Penn State Creative Achievement Award. choreographed CU Ballet’s Cinderella. McCabe is executive director for Alumni Relations at the KEVIN GAWLEY (lighting designer) has designed University of Chicago Booth School of Business in lights for CU Ballet’s productions of Cinderella, Chicago, Illinois. Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and Coppélia. Gawley earned a bachlor's in fine arts and CORY RODEHEAVER (production designer) a master's in fine arts from the University of has been working as a freelance scenic designer Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his master's of for the past 18 years designing productions business administration from DePaul University. in theatre, musical theatre, opera, and dance. His freelance work has been seen at the Lifeline During that time, Rodeheaver also worked as a Theatre—where he won the Jeff Citation for his technical director and as an assistant professor design of Jane Eyre and the After Dark Award of theatre at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. for his design of Strong Poison—the Organic, Beyond the world of theatre, Rodeheaver has Porchlight, Theatre on the Lake, Metropolis, worked both as the senior exhibit designer and StoreFront, Loyola University Chicago, Revels art director at Taylor Studios Inc. designing Chicago, Midwest Jewish, and at the North award-winning museum exhibits and themed Carolina Shakespeare Festival theatres. He environments across the country for nine years. taught at Loyola University Chicago, University of Currently Rodeheaver is employed as a designer Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of with the Spectrum Design Group based in Wisconsin-Eau Claire before joining the faculty Champaign, Illinois, where he lives with his wife at University of Louisville as associate professor, Jennifer and three children, Ethan, Emmy, and resident scenic and lighting designer. Ella. He holds a master's in fine arts in scenic design from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.

16 PRODUCTION STAFF Artistic Direction Costume Conceptualization Administration Deanna Doty Deanna Doty Kay Greene

Music Director and Conductor Costume Mistress Volunteer Coordination Stephen Alltop Masumi Iriye Nathalie Tiberghien

Guest Conductor Costume Leads Logistics Matthew Sheppard Aida El-Khadra Brett Feddersen Noel Hatcher Andrew Hall Music Tracy McCabe Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Tiffany Rice Merchandising Alicia Trezise Jennifer Frost Choreography Julie McClure Deanna Doty Naomi Young Tickets for Kids Technical Director Additional Costuming Anne de Velder Deanna Williams Tracy McCabe Kellie Wolking-Kaefring Production Design Choreographic Assistance Tracy McCabe Program Cory Rodeheaver Krannert Center for the Lighting Design Rehearsal Assistant Performing Arts Kevin Gawley Ginny Martinez Tobey Martinez Photography Stage Management Darrell Hoemann Photography Jamie Fuller Props Heather Ochs Videography Master Electrician Flushing Pheasant Productions Jeffrey Hannah Choral Arrangement Dawn Harris

17 CHAMPAIGN URBANA BALLET Deanna Doty, Artistic Director Champaign Urbana Ballet was formed in 1998 Kay Greene, Executive Director to promote classical and contemporary ballet, Ginny Martinez, Rehearsal Assistant to offer training and performance opportunities to talented youth, and to enrich and involve the BOARD OF DIRECTORS community through the art of dance. Under the Ali Lewis, President artistic direction of Deanna Doty, founder, the Nathalie Tiberghien, Vice President company has diversified its repertory and earned Tiffany Rice, Secretary a reputation in the dance community as a superb Scott Willenbrock, Treasurer training ground for pre-professional classical DIRECTORS dancers. Through outreach programs, Champaign Lonndon Blake Urbana Ballet exposes children to the history and Nancy Castro beauty of ballet. Chuck Feinen Champaign Urbana Ballet presents The Jennifer Frost Nutcracker each December and a full ballet each Gloriana Gonzalez spring, including traditional works such as The Shawn Lee Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Paquita, Gina Modica , as well as newly choreographed Shoba Raj-Underhill pieces such as Arensky Variations, Peter and Deanna Williams the Wolf, and selections from La Bayadère. The Kellie Wolking-Kaefring 2017-2018 season marks the company’s 20th Anniversary and includes this production of The Nutcracker with partners Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and The Sleeping Beauty at the Virginia Theatre on May 4 and 5, 2018.

Champaign Urbana Ballet made its debut in the community with Nutcracker Suites performed at the Champaign Public Library. This season’s performance will be the 20th production of The Nutcracker presented by Champaign Urbana Ballet. We feel extraordinarily lucky and thankful for the original vision of this Company—a vision ILLINOIS that continues to make a lasting impact on the A RTS lives of each person involved. It’s a vision of CO UNCIL A GENCY volunteerism and community and of beautiful ballet in Champaign-Urbana.

18 Champaign Urbana Ballet is sponsored in part by SOLOIST APPRENTICES the generous support of the Illinois Arts Council, Kevin Burnside Leyla Cohen corporations, businesses, and individuals. Emma Donnini Champaign Urbana Ballet would like to give COMPANY Beatrice Ebel a special thanks to the Champaign Rotary for Amalia Bollero Cate Feinen their award of the Joseph H. Cannon Memorial Beau Chapman Sierra Freund Grant. Funds received from this grant allowed Irina Cheng Noah Grucza Champaign Urbana Ballet to bring the final Ilana Cohen Elizabeth Hall phase of upstage “root” panels to the stage this Charlotte Ebel Cale Helfer evening. These custom-designed root panels Sophia Ebel Noelle Hunt create a surreal environment of an underground Mariel Ferreira Breanna James world dominated by oversized roots that will Eve Freund Eleanor Kraatz captivate you in the Battle Scene. Champaign Lauren Frost Hanna Laible-Seif Urbana Ballet also gives special thanks to The Ellie Hatcher Sophia Marino Helfer Family whose generous support made the Alexander Hynes Sydney Ochs purchase of snow machines possible, ensuring Isaac Lee Rosy Odum that The Nutcracker snow scene continues in Oscar Lewis Ava Teague perpetuity. Addison McClure Momoka Tsuchimoto Grace Williams-Kim Hats off to the company founders! Kudos to this Lara Morgan Amanda Norcross year’s Nutcracker cast, and to all our dancers, families, volunteers, sponsors, and audience Elijah Ochs CHARACTER members, past and present, who make our Lillian Rice ARTISTS John Dayger productions possible. We have extra cause to Zoey Rypka Jon Ebel celebrate this 20th-anniversary season! Angie Song Maggie Tewksbury Brett Feddersen Farah Willenbrock Tony Hynes Luke Worland Christopher Ochs Robert Rypka JUNIOR COMPANY Byla Chapman Janie Lee Kiera McCoy Lorenzo Pantano Emma Rypka Emily Shunk Clara Wood

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Celebrating its 58th season, the Champaign- Stephen Alltop, Music Director and Conductor Urbana Symphony Orchestra (CUSO) is the Marilynne Davis, President professional orchestra in residence at the Susan Feldman, Vice President Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. CUSO Brant Houston, Secretary is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the community by providing symphonic music DIRECTORS of the highest caliber through live performances S. Byron Balbach, Jr. and music education in the schools, the concert Douglas Elrick hall, and the community. Under the leadership Aron McDonald of Music Director and Conductor Stephen Ann Marie Morrissette Alltop, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Anne Sharpe, Guild Representative Orchestra showcases the talents of more than Robin Kearton, Orchestra Representative 100 local musicians each season. Last year, STAFF CUSO performances and programs brought live Gerri Kirchner, Executive Director orchestral music to more than 8,000 community Matthew Wilshire, Operations Manager members of all ages. Alltop serves on the Armgard Haken, Librarian conducting faculty of Northwestern University and is entering his fifth season with the orchestra.

The 2017-18 season, “Music of Destiny,” presents masterworks from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, Vivaldi, Verdi, and others, along with CHAMPAIGN-URBANA exciting new works from CUSO Music Alive SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Composer-in-Residence Stacy Garrop. The Stephen Alltop, Music Director & Conductor residency of Stacy Garrop is made possible through Music Alive, a program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA that demonstrates the power and value of living composers working at the center of American orchestras. Stacy Garrop and Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra are one of five composer and orchestra pairs selected to participate in Music Alive, which also include: Lembit Beecher/ the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Anna Clyne/ Berkeley Symphony, Hannibal Lokumbe/the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Jerod Tate/South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

20 CUSO opened the season on October 7, joined and presented free of charge in local schools. by the University of Illinois Oratorio Society to The Guild’s music scholarship program awards perform Verdi’s Requiem, which was described scholarships to ten talented young music students by News-Gazette reviewer John Frayne as “a to attend the Illinois Summer Youth Music camp performance of remarkable drive and power.” at the University of Illinois, inspiring the next On December 7, CUSO presents “Music of the generation of musicians. Season,” a holiday concert for music lovers of all ages, featuring performances by the East Central The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is a Illinois Youth Orchestra and the Central Illinois nonprofit organization and is partially supported Children’s Chorus. by a grant from the Illinois Art Council Agency. CUSO programs are made possible by the “Baroque Brilliance” on February 3, 2018 features generous support of the Guild, the Community violinist Zachary Carrettin, a Baroque specialist Foundation of East Central Illinois, our corporate and music director of the Boulder Bach Festival, sponsors, the City of Urbana Arts Council, who will perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. “Music and the generosity of individual donors. The of Destiny” on March 2 will feature Stefan Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is a Milenkovich performing Mendelssohn’s Violin member of the League of American Orchestras Concerto in E minor, Op. 64. CUSO will also and the Illinois Council of Orchestras. perform several movements from Stacy Garrop’s Mythology Symphony, and Beethoven’s Fifth For information on programs, performances, and Symphony. On April 28, CUSO presents “Music tickets, visit www.cusymphony.org of Titans” and will perform Becoming Medusa from Garrop’s Mythology Symphony, along with Mahler’s spectacular Symphony No. 1, “Titan.” CUSO will also feature the debut of pianist Sun Chang, playing Mozart’s elegant Piano Concerto No. 14. In partnership with the Guild of the Champaign- Urbana Symphony Orchestra, CUSO youth music education programs introduce thousands of grade school children to the magic of live orchestral music each year. In April, CUSO Youth Concerts present four full orchestra performances at Krannert Center to elementary school students in the area. CUSO members also perform small-ensemble concerts funded by the Guild

21 VOLUNTEER CORPS Andréa Aguiar Diana Guiterrez Sayan Mitra Jackie Teague Mary Anderson Laura Hall Gina Modica David & Risa Rummana Alam Tonya Hansen Joscyln Mohr Tewksbury Gini Bain Kent & Nancy Diana Mosher Prasanna Thatikonda Lonndon Blake Hawthorne Lorcan & Julie Anna Toshkova Anna Boyer-Killion Sara Hawthorne Murphy Maki Tsuchimoto Chris & Ellen Byron Tamara Helfer Lea Norcross Candice & Fred Natasha Capell Vickie Hemann Christopher Ochs Underhill Nancy Castro Donald Hittle John & Julie Odum Smitha Vishveshwara Dee & William Renee Hunt Danbi Oh Kim Walden Chapman Tony & Mary Hynes Madhusudan Deanna Williams Shinjinee Petra Jelinek Parthasarathy Chatopadhyay Malinda Johnson Laura Phelps-Hall Kim Cochran Andrea Johnston Hanna Rao Dov Cohen Elena Kasper Shoba Raj-Underhill Rita Conerly Amanda Kennedy Michelle & Arika Davis Katie Killion Shaughnessy Rice Maria del Carmen Sally Kim Elizabeth Ridlon Garcia Erin King Janet Roadcap Eda Derhemi Christi Kleiss Brittney Rollins David Donnini Sarah Kouski Christina Rosa Jean Drasgow Henry Kraatz Carla Roseborough Scott Duong Matt Kraatz Karen Rudolph Jon & Meredith Ebel Chris & Megan Erin & Rob Rypka Allison Elliott Learned Jarrod & Jessie Kristin Feddersen Noni Ledford Scheunemann Chuck & Deb Feinen Christy & Shawn Lee Jieyeon Schleicher Laura Ferreira Eunju Lee Denise Seif Robin Fierer-Wilson Jin Lee Sun Mi Seok Amy Freund & Bridget Lee-Calfas Dan Shao Jonathan Freund Sarah Liu Trent Sherman Skip Frost Morten Lundsgaard Dan & Rene Shunk Gloriana Gonzalez Jeff & Kari Marino Bill & Jennifer Steve Greene Tobey Martinez Simmons Isak Griffiths Darren & Jennifer Michelle Song Meghan Grucza McCoy Kiri Sowers Susan Grucza Anne McIntyre Elizabeth Stegmaier

22 CHAMPAIGN URBANA BALLET SUPPORTERS Thanks to the following businesses, organizations, artists, and individuals whose support of Champaign Urbana Ballet made this production possible.

2017-2018 SEASON SPONSORS PRODUCTION SUPPORTERS Champaign Rotary Joseph Cannon PRESENTING Memorial Grant Area-Wide Technologies IATSE Local 482 The Bill Bass Foundation Illinois Arts Council Champaign Ballet Academy WDWS/WHMS Stone Ridge Dairy Two Men and a Truck BUSINESS SUPPORTERS PREMIER Action Inflatables Carlton Bruett Design Scott Anderson, DDS Chifan Cheng DDS, Vickie Hemann DDS and Austin's Sportswear Leah Davis DMD, MSD Black Dog Smoke & Ale House Christie Clinic|Department of Foot & Carle Ankle Surgery Classic Events Catering R Rentals CompleteCare Pharmacy Consolidated Call Center Services CORPS Countryside School Consolidated Communications Cream & Flutter Homewood Suites by Hilton Darrell Hoemann Photography Iroquois Federal English Hedgerow Kam’s and Pia's Farren’s Pub & Eatery Merrill Lynch First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust Scott Machin Remodeling Flushing Pheasant SUPPORTING Framer’s Market Campus Middle Schools for Girls Hickory River Smokehouse Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana iPower Gymnastics Erica Johnston’s Designs ARTISTIC PARTNERS Kessler Optical Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Kona Ice Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Kristina Reese Design Parkland College Mattex Virginia Theatre Midland States Bank Pepsi-Cola CU Bottling Company Premier Print Group Shiff Advertising Todd's Wines UpClose Printing 23 ROYAL BENEFACTORS ($1000 +) PRINCIPAL PATRONS ($250-$499) Champaign West Rotary Charities Philip and Patience Anders Jianjun Cheng and Shao Dan John and Jan Chandler Margaret Corso John and Delores Jelinek Deanna Doty Tom and Brenda Koester Jeff and Terri Facer Shawn and Christy Lee Brett and Kristin Feddersen Kim and Denise Martin Robin Fierer-Wilson Antonio and Tobey Martinez Steve and Kay Greene Scott and Tiffany Rice Drs. Eric and Tamara Helfer Thomas and Vickie Summers Mike and Connie Hosier Lott and SuAnn Thomas Masumi Iriye and David O'Brien Katie Zimmerman Iroquois Federal Foundation George Kasbergen CORPS DE BALLET SUPPORTERS ($100-$249) Stuart and Terri King Scott Ahlgren Andrew and Meghan Kluesner Bradley and Michelle Allen Stig and Deirdre Lanesskog Marc and Frances Ansel Tracy McCabe and Fabien Wecker Brian Beakley Eric and Donna Meyer Dov Cohen and Andrea Aguiar David and Agatha Moll Charitable Fund Alfred S. Davis David and Janet Peshkin Andrew and Priscilla Fortier William and Connie Pierce Martha Gillette Karen Rudolph and David Donnini Gloriana Gonzalez and Morten Lundsgaard Sarah Spizzirri Jeffrey Haas and Gretchen Hoenes Scott Willenbrock and Aida El-Khadra Andrew and Laura Hall Jeremy and Noel Hatcher PRIMA DONORS ($500-$999) Cinda Herren and Mike Haberman Jonathan and Meredith Ebel Darrell Hoemann and Kathryn Rybka Skip and Jenny Frost Patricia Hosier Ezra Levin Foundation Ryan Howe George and Janet Roadcap Cynthia Hoyle and Sheldon Katz David and Risa Tewksbury Gail Hug Deborah Westjohn Brice Hutchcraft Akira and Mitsuko Iriye Lisa Isaacs and Christopher Henning Petra Jelinek and German Bollero Christopher Kade and JoAnn McNaughton-Kade Lilya Kaganovksy and Rob Rushing Richard and Judy Kaplan James and Celia Kraatz William and Carol Kubitz Sarah Liu 24 John and Heather Mangian Karen Greenwalt and David Hamilton George and Liz Miley Noah Grucza Eric Minnick and Amy LaViers Jim Hansen and Renée Trilling Mehtab Mizan and Rummana Alam Chris and Wendy Harris Sean and Hope Morrison Vickie Hemann and Matthew Kraatz Esther Patt Sara Hiser Neil and Peggy Pearson Donald Hittle and Alicia Trezise George and Mary Perlstein Dale Holt Ann-Christine Racette Ryan Howe Shaughnessey and Michelle Rice Lisa Isaacs and Christopher Henning Robeson Family Benefit Fund Lilya Kaganovksy and Bob Rushing Prudence Runkle Chris and Robin Kaler Summer Saleh-Jones Jim and Joanne Kenyon Ellen Schmidt David and Kathy Kinser Denise Seif and Robert Laible Patricia Koenitzer Elizabeth Stegmaier and Steve Runkle Michael and Ali Lewis Brian and Leisa White Michael and Sinead Madigan John and Julie Wilcox Darin and Jennifer McCoy Deanna Williams and Young Kim William Munro and Kathy Oberdeck Jerry and Bonnie Ziegler Joseph Miller Justine Murison FRIENDS OF THE BALLET (UP TO $99) Michelle Perry Linda Alexander Adam Pletcher Ali Banihashem and Clare Crowston Dr. Brent Reifsteck Jim and Jennny Barrett Shaughnessy and Michelle Rice Lori Bell Rob and Erin Rypka Terry Boyer Karl Heinz and Dorothy Schoeps Kenneth and Christine Bruce Bill and Jennifer Simmons Savannah Buch Elizabeth Stern Marcia Burns Steve and Janet Summers Nancy Castro and Gillen Wood Mitch and Christine Swim William and Dee Chapman Maggie Tewksbury David Cooper and Valeria Sobol Brent Trenhaile Stephanie Daniels Greg Underhill and Shoba Raj-Underhill Tyler and Kate Denmead Roger and Kristin Wetzel Stewart and Rebecka Dickson John and Judy Wierschem Brandy Emberton Brook Wind Chuck and Deb Feinen Ralph and Gretka Wolfe Jonathan and Amy Freund Wendy French Beverly Friese Katherine Galvin 25 TICKETS FOR KIDS PREMIER SPONSOR The Hynes Family Iroquois Federal Foundation Karin and James Imlay Schnucks Tania Ionin and Timur Oikhberg Richard and Judy Kaplan TICKETS FOR KIDS SUPPORTERS Kona Ice Adriana Aguiar The Kuenning Family Anonymous Patricia and Bob Lawless German Bollero and Petra Jelinek The Shawn Lee Family Bernie Bronstein The Lewis Family Erin Bronstein Brian and Janice Lilly The Chapman Family The Lowenstein Family Ilana Cohen Julie and Andrew McClure David Cooper and Valeria Sobol Luis Mendes Kathryn Coyle and Larry Adelston Sean and Hope Morrison Cream and Flutter Katherine Richards and Dan Simons The Cronin Family Alison Rodriguez Christine Des Garennes Richard and Jacqueline Ross Alison Fromm and Katie Fromm Karen Rudolph and David Donnini The Gevelber Family UpClose Printing Robin and Bruce Goettel Sammer Saleh-Jones Gloriana Gonzalez Edward and Susan Schantz Google Matching Gift Program Art and Marcia Siegel Steve and Kay Greene Nathalie Tiberghien Cinda Heeren and Mike Haberman Linda and Barry Weiner Jennifer Hill Deborah Westjohn Donald Hittle and Alicia Trezise Scott Willenbrock and Aida El-Khadra Darrell Hoemann Deanna Williams and Young Kim Mike and Connie Hosier John and Julie Wilcox

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