Dear Friends,
CPA Advisory Council Ex-Officio Members Welcome to Governors State University’s Center
Merial Brown Elaine Maimon, President of GSU for Performing Arts. This season we present new Lisa Corrao Deb Bordelon, Provost of GSU works, premieres, and fan favorites – excellence John Concepcion Andre Marek, Interim Dean, that can be achieved only when a public university David Curtis College of Arts and Science works together with a vibrant community. Inge Marra Lori Montalbano, Division Chair, Cynthia Pryor Communication Visual and Performing Arts At GSU, you’ll get more than just a show. Immerse yourselves in the Leslie Sigale performing and visual arts. Stroll through the world-renowned Nathan Emeritus Manilow Sculpture Park. Visit the Visual Arts Gallery. You can sample culinary and operatic delights, celebrate the Historically Black College Christine Cochrane marching band tradition with DRUMLINE LIVE! laugh with Southland Loleta Didrickson Area Theatre Ensemble, and ring in the holidays with The Nutcracker. Tom Dobrez Kathleen Field Orr Our MADE IN CHICAGO series, generously supported by The Chicago Priscilla Rockwell Community Trust, will bring us a national touring premiere of Chicago Evonne Yonover Dance Crash’s street dance phenomenon, the return of the popular Porchlight Music Theatre telling a story of national importance, and the timeless sounds of Jazz, with special guest rising Chicago star Tammy Center for Performing Arts Staff McCann. GSU’s Theatre and Performance Studies (TAPS) program Executive Director Lana Rogachevskaya presents two critically important works: Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, and Theater Manager Jon Cobb Shakespeare’s The Tempest (sited in the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Office Manager Joyce Giroux Park!) Our students live and learn in the midst of art; we aspire to share Technical Director Michael Krull Technical Assistant Tracey Offett this artistic environment with the wider community. Technical Assistant Phillip Butowski The Center enhances the lives of over 60,000 patrons annually through Technical Assistant Aaron Wells Cultural Marketing Director Sharon Morrissey the dedicated support of philanthropists, foundation and corporate Patron Services Manager Jane Cox partners, and loyal patrons like you. Please consider making a Arts In Education Director Kathleen Brennan contribution to support our Arts In Education program, which opens the Box Office Manager Patricia Guy theater to thousands of underserved students to experience their first Box Office Assistant Lydia Schwartz Box Office Assistant Erin Witt live performance. Your donation will provide life-changing experiences Box Office Student Worker Ingrid Anderson for students in our community. Box Office Student Worker Cashmira Johnson As a full-service public university, GSU brings art to the public square for Box Office Student Worker Lester Moody Bar Manager/Ticketing Associate Malvina Jones students, faculty, staff, and community members. Concessionaire Chelsea Birmingham Concessionaire Amy Cienkus Concessionaire Kimberly Gonzalez Sincerely,
Elaine P. Maimon, Ph.D. President
Rental Information The theater is available for rental use for many types of events. Contact the Theater Manager at 708.235.2237 for details, or download our Venue Packet at CenterTickets.net. Group Sales Groups of 20 or more should call 708.235.2222 for tickets to Field Trips, Family, and Mainstage shows. Ushers If you are interested in becoming a volunteer usher at GSU Center, please call the Patron Services Manager at 708.235.2811. Cameras/Recording Devices Audio and visual reproduction of any kind is prohibited. Please turn off all cell phones. Please refrain from bringing video cameras or any other types of recording equipment into the theater. Elevators An elevator serving the balcony is located at the east end of the main floor lobby. Do not use the elevator during an emergency. Emergency Fire Exits Emergency exits may be found outside each door to the hall and are clearly marked. The lighted “Exit” sign nearest your seat is the shortest route outdoors. Do not use the elevator during an emergency. Telephones Pay telephones are located just beyond the main floor lobby across from the “Will Call” window. Please remember to silence all cell phones while in the seating area. Smoke-Free Governors State University is a completely smoke-free facility. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on campus, inside or outside. Children All children, even those sitting in laps, must have their own tickets. We suggest children under one year old not attend performances. Assisted Services & Seating Special seating areas for wheelchair accessibility are available. Please contact the box office in advance to secure a seat in this area. Audio amplification is available for the hearing impaired free of charge. A driver’s license or other identification is all that is required for deposit. Restrooms Restrooms are located in the Celebrity Gallery in the outer lobby. Ticket Policies All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges on single ticket or group sales. Donor Listing If your donor listing is incorrect, please call 708.235.2811. We do our best to ensure accuracy and are grateful for your assistance if an error has been made. Late Seating Performances begin promptly as scheduled. For best service, plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to curtain time. As part of our commitment not to disturb other audience members, late arrivals may be seated at the back of the house by discretion of the House Manager. You may move to your regular seats at intermission. BOX OFFICE: 708.235.2222 www.CenterTickets.net Serving you from 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday (6pm Thursday) and Two Hours Prior to CPA Curtain Time. Your Seat in the Spotlight! As Governors State University to honor will be engraved on a Center for Performing Arts celebrates permanent metal plaque on the back its 21st season of operation, you are of a luxurious, custom-designed seat. invited to participate in a very special opportunity. We invite you to take a Your donation to the Seat Campaign seat in our dazzling theater as a Seat is tax-deductible as allowed by Donor. law. Accommodations will be made whenever possible for specific seat With your Seat Campaign gift of requests, but cannot be guaranteed. $500, you will become a permanent Seat name recognition does not part of one of the most exciting guarantee that seat for future theaters in the region. The Seat performances. Campaign offers you the chance to leave a lasting legacy and play a part in enhancing our community’s way of life. To participate or for more information contact Jackie Small Great Gift Idea! at 708.235.2188 or email her at As a Seat Donor, your name or [email protected] . the name of a loved one you choose All of us at GSU Center for Performing Arts would like to acknowledge the generosity of many who have made our success possible. The following is a list of funders who have donated $5000 or more in the past 21 years.
$100,000+ $50,000+ $25,000+ Pasquinelli Family Beverly Bancorp., Inc., Chicago Tribune Foundation Foundation Charles Ofenloch Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Sage Foundation Dr. Paula Wolff Pasquinelli The Illinois Arts Council & Wayne Whalen Charter One Bank The Chicago Community Illinois Dept. of Commerce The Duchossis Foundation Trust Foundation & & Community Affairs Mr. & Mrs. William Condon, Affiliates Arts Midwest The Condon Group, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. James T. Reid Mrs. Terry Medhurst Pasquinelli Homes The Chicago Community Trust $10,000+ Ace Hardware Paint Division Anonymous $5,000+ $5,000+ (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Donald Beal Andrew Corporation, Mr.& Mrs. Theodore H. George & Jean Bernstein Andrew Foundation Krengel Century Steel Corporation, Anonymous Lexus Marshall Fields Mr. & Mrs. James Reid Mr. & Mrs. George Arquilla, Jr. Matteson Rotary Club Chicago Southland Convention AT&T Wilbur Morrison & Visitors Bureau Bank One Corporation Richard & Janet Neer Coldwell Banker, David & Barbara Barr NICOR Gas David B. Colmar Bimba Manufacturing Co., Jane Oelschlager Robert & Marletta Darnall Patrick Ormsby Old Second National Bank Dr. & Mrs. William H. Dodd Ed & Priscilla Bruske Anthony J. & Roxanne Kathleen Field Orr The Chicago Tribune Pasquinelli, Jr. Fifth Third Bank Citizens Savings Foundation Pathways Foundation Old Kent Bank Gordon & Christine Cochrane Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Pizza Grand National ComEd James B. Fadim First Midwest Bank Mr. & Mrs. Aldo DeAngelis & Melissa Sage Fadim First National Bank of Joan Dobrez St. James Hospital Evergreen Park Stuart Fagan & Star / Daily Southtown FNB of Illinois, Ora Simcha Fagan Newspapers Gilbert Rynberk, Jr. Favorite Brands International Summit Laboratories Martin Freeman, Taxperts, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fulton Sutton’s Olympia Ford, Halikias Family Foundation The Graycor Companies, Mr. & Mrs. N. Sutton Gordon & Julie Henschel Melvin Gray Heritage Bank Harris Bank John Ladowicz Heartland Arts Fund Bert Hoffman Mid-America Arts Joliet Ballet Society Inter-Continental RE & D BRAVO! Jovon Broadcasting Corp. P. Halikias Dr. Antonio & Mrs. Inge Marra International Classic Virginia Pizza Arts Management Mr. & Mrs. H.P. Rockwell St. Paul Federal Bank Seehausen’s, Inc. Lynn & Jerry Thrall To our 2015-16 Supporters: THANK YOU! $10,000+ The Chicago Community Trust and Associates First Midwest Bank Terry Medhurst
$1000+ $100+ AAA Rental System Sara Acton AARP Arts Midwest Leonard Bezat AT&T Dr. Deborah Bordelon Bimba Kathleen Brennan Boulevard Pediatrics Joseph and Lynn Callahan Mrs. Jean Bernstein Joyce Carmine Dr. Joyce Carmine Julia Caroll Country Financial Larry Coe Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Marra Bernice Coffey Jeanne McInerney-Lubeck Carol Collonnelli New England Fndtn. for the Arts Paul Concepcion The Illinois Arts Council Jon and Heather Evers Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Glascoff III Charles and Marie Grass $500+ Angela Hickey Sharon Morrissey Reinhold and Nell Hill Jane Bohlin Tenner Hemphill Merial Brown Glenn Hopkins Lisa Corrao Joseph and Lisa Horvath Samuel E. Debose Ms. Maria Iafollo Marco Krcatovich K.G. Rep, Inc. Ms. Virginia Wright Carolyn Lee Alicia McCray Michelle Medhurst and $250+ Jeffrey D. Fortman Marilyn R. Drury-Katillo Raymond A. Morrow Jr. Eugene and Juanita Dumas Mel and Janet Muchnik Eldred Harland Charitable Fndtn. Gwen Nodiff, in Memory Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis of Edward Nodiff Charles and Fran Licht Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ogrizovich Michelle Medhurst Ms. Karen Keil Stuenkel Dr. Rashidah Muhammad Julie Townsend Cynthia Pryor Karen Trimuel Ms. Lana Rogachevskaya Lizzie, Donna, and Matt Wenzel Leslie and Jordan Sigale Tamara Winn Charles and May Wiza Mr. Kenneth Youga Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin Governors State University Center for Performing Arts likes to make things. She wants and ARTISTS LOUNGE LIVE present the things that she makes to mean something. The nationally touring recording artist’s self titled EP is available on iTunes along with several other releases. Her original pop single “Fool Me Once” boasts over one million YouTube hits and was featured on Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS (danced by Maddie Zielger of Sia’s “Chandelier.”) Other television credits include KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS. Chicago appearances include duetting with Kristin Chenoweth at the Chicago Theatre, National Anthem singing for the Chicago Bulls, and engagements at Mayne Stage, Double Door, The Athenaeum, Subterranean, and Bottom Lounge. GOODBYE An accomplished actress, Jess’s Chicago theatre credits include: A YELLOW WONDERFUL LIFE (Mary), GYPSY (Louise), COMPANY (April), SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Dot), SHINING LIVES (Frances), THE BRICK WILD PARTY (Queenie), PIPPIN (Catherine), SNAPSHOTS (Susan), ROAD TICK, TICK…BOOM! (Susan), and CAROUSEL. Learn more about her 12-part music video dedication series at GodwinAnthology.com! Jess Godwin sings Elton John
Saturday November 19, 2016 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday February 3 @ 8pm / Saturday February 4 @ 3pm & 8pm GSU Center Box Office (708) 235-2222 www.CenterTickets.net Singer-songwriter and nationally-touring recording artist Jess Godwin (iTunes: FOOL ME ONCE, BE A LIGHT) pours her vulnerable heart and dynamic voice into Elton John’s Jess Godwin greatest hits. Sir Elton’s simple, soulful love songs Piano captivate audiences worldwide. His sometimes eccentric, always heartfelt Matt FitzSimons blend of classical, gospel, and rock perfectly Keys suits the sensitive and courageous Godwin. Jeff Brown Tony-Award Winner and Bass Jess Godwin fan Kristin Chenoweth lauds, “I just love her voice… she gets Ethan Deppe it.” Godwin shines playing Drums piano-driven, chart- topping hits like “Your Song,” “Rocket Man,” and “Benny and the Jets.” Presented by Artists Lounge Live. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency