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Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand on Navy Pier On the Boards 8 Chicago, Illinois 60611 A selection of notable CST events, plays, and players 312.595.5600 www.chicagoshakes.com Conversation with the Playwright 10 ©2018 Chicago Shakespeare Theater All rights reserved. Cast 17 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CARL AND MARILYNN THOMA CHAIR: Barbara Gaines Playgoer's Guide 18 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Criss Henderson pictured: Scarlett Strallen Profiles 20 cover photo by: Jeff Sciortino above photo by: joe mazza A Scholar’s Perspective 32 Part of the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Inquiry and Exploration Series Y h P a hotog R co P S a ca R

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We are thrilled to welcome you to Chicago Shakespeare’s 2018/19 Season Opening and Jessica Swale’s quick-witted comedy, Nell Gwynn. The play’s celebrated world premiere at Shakespeare’s Globe and its subsequent run on London’s West End garnered the coveted Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. UK Director Christopher Luscombe returns both to his Nell Gwynn—and to us here at Chicago Shakespeare— assembling an all-star cast for this luminescent play’s North American premiere. As we launch the 2018/19 season, our twentieth year in our artistic home on Navy Pier, our theaters are bustling with work from around the world, fulfilling our mission to serve as a global company reflective of Chicago. While the internationally lauded creative team and cast of Nell Gwynn transports audiences in the Courtyard Theater, our WorldStage series activates our expanded campus with two productions that, like our Theater itself, push theatrical boundaries. On the brink of our own midterm elections, Fight Night arrives from Belgium, offering up a hilarious, thought-provoking examination of free will and politics. From Bogotá, we bring Circolombia, a high-energy circus spectacle, packed with explosive power, raw skill, and pulsating beats. This expansive body of work is just the beginning of a year of bold artistry. In the coming months, you can explore re-imaginings of Shakespeare’s plays, a hip-hop holiday classic, and more breathtaking work from around the globe. And, beyond our work on stage, our education team is working alongside English teachers to boost literacy skills through theatrical techniques in the classroom. Our home for Shakespeare in the twenty-first century is a dynamic, expansive one. You never know what adventure awaits you at your next visit, and we hope to see you here, again and again! n

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ON STAGE IN THE COMMUNITY

Beginning this December in the In August, the Illinois Theatre Association Courtyard Theater, lauded director (ITA) recognized Chicago Shakespeare Joe Dowling returns to reimagine Theater’s Education Department at his production of A Midsummer their Red Carpet Gala with a 2018 Night’s Dream, featured in Chicago Award of Honor. Presenting the award Shakespeare’s inaugural season on was ITA President Elect and Chicago Navy Pier. This marks Dowling’s latest Shakespeare’s longtime partner in collaboration on Midsummer with education, Kevin Long. In his remarks, composer and music director Keith Long gave tribute to the Theater’s Thomas. Together, they continue to impact: “So many people in this room explore the play and have built an tonight have been touched by their incredible original score that has evolved incredible work . . . Now, our students over the past twenty years. The stories are teachers, and they are engaging of royalty, quarrelsome fairies, young their students at Chicago Shakespeare lovers, and a troupe of players are Theater. Chicago Shakespeare’s influence underscored by vibrant music from jazz is profound.” Director of Education and and rock to blues and 50’s doo wop. Communications Marilyn J. Halperin, Dowling explains the production uses along with Education Outreach Manager music, raucous humor, and wondrous Jason Harrington and Learning Programs imagery to examine “those pains that Manager Molly Truglia, accepted the everybody has going from some kind of award with Chicago Shakespeare teenage angst to some sense that we Executive Director Criss Henderson know who we are as people.” and Creative Producer Rick Boynton in attendance to honor them.

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BEHIND AROUND THE WORLD THE SCENES

From Belgium to Bogotá, Chicago Bounding on to the Courtyard stage in Shakespeare hosts seven critically Nell Gwynn in his Chicago Shakespeare acclaimed companies from five debut is the incomparable, inimitable countries in this season’s WorldStage Bentley, who portrays one of King series. The adventure begins with Charles II’s twenty-two beloved Cavalier SKaGeN’s BigMouth, a tour-de-force King Charles Spaniels. This is two-and- performance from Belgium. Then, enjoy a-half-year-old Bentley’s acting debut, two more boundary-pushing Belgian but his cast- and crewmates are all productions: Ontroerend Goed’s supportive of his recent career shift. Fight Night and BRONKS’s Us/Them. “He will have his moment,” promises This fall, experience music- and circus- Nell Gwynn Director (and canine acting infused artistry with Circolombia, the coach) Christopher Luscombe, “It’s very culminating event of Destinos— Chicago exciting to be working with Bentley.” International Latino Theater Festival. In Bentley is a true Cavalier King Charles January, France's Compagnie Non Nova Spaniel, a breed originally known as brings L'après-midi d'un foehn version 1, English Toy Spaniels, later renamed presented as part of the Chicago in honor of the king who hardly went International Puppet Theater Festival. anywhere without one nestled in his The National Theatre of Great Britain’s arms. Charles II's love for humankind’s landmark production of An Inspector best friend went so far that it’s rumored Calls begins in February. Two Pints by he passed an edict decreeing it unlawful Ireland’s Abbey Theatre is installed in to refuse the spaniel's entry to any public Chicago Shakespeare’s lobby Pub, place in his realm. this March.

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A Conversation with the Playwright

Visit chicagoshakes.com essica Swale talks to arts to explore more ideas and stories behind the journalist Heather Neill about art on CST’s stages. J the world of Nell Gwynn.

Heather Neill: Nell Gwynn, orange seller and mistress NELL GWYNN of Charles II, is a figure of legend, but where did she n BY JESSICA SWALE come from? n DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE Jessica Swale: It’s hard to know exactly; working-class lives n COURTYARD THEATER weren’t recorded in enough detail for there to be accurate n SEPTEMBER 20– NOVEMBER 4, 2018 records, but many believe she was brought up in Coal Pan n 312.595.5600 Alley in Covent Garden, where her mother, ‘Old Ma Gwynn,’ n WWW.CHICAGOSHAKES.COM kept a brothel. Nell probably worked there, either serving drinks to clients or as a prostitute. . . . Her father died in a debtors’ prison and she had one sister called Rose. Part of the joy of writing Nell Gwynn has been sketching around the bones of the known facts, imagining and inventing. I never set out to write a documentary-style play, but even if I had, the task would have proved impossible with the inconsistencies and contradictions in her history.

What was theater like when it was re-established after Nell Gwynn Playwright Jessica Swale Cromwell’s Commonwealth?

When Charles II returned from France in 1660, he licensed Interview first appeared two theater companies in London: Killigrew’s ‘King’s in Shakespeare’s Globe program with the play’s Company’ at Drury Lane and Davenant’s ‘Duke’s Company’ premiere in 2015. Reprinted at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. I imagine Killigrew must have been with permission of Heather Neill, a freelance journalist under tremendous pressure as the two companies were in and arts writer in the UK. constant competition. . . . As for John Dryden [poet and playwright, who is among Nell Gwynn's characters], it is funny that so many of his plays are badly written, but he must have felt the weight of expectation; theater was re-emerging after an eleven-year gap, he was at the helm of the new culture, the king wanted new plays—it can’t have been easy. No wonder they reinvented so many familiar texts. There was a fashion for rewriting Shakespeare,

10 Fall 2018 | Nell Gwynn particularly cheering up the tragedies. King Lear was given a new ending in which Cordelia survives, and Dryden wrote a ‘new play’ called The Enchanted Island, about Prospero and his two daughters—Miranda and Dorinda. Sound familiar? Yet, though his plays haven’t stood the test of time, he was a successful poet and even became Poet Laureate. Part of the joy of writing How did the first actresses fit into the picture? Nell Gwynn has been Charles II had seen actresses on stage in Paris and decided it was high time we followed fashion. sketching around the However, the early actresses got a rather raw deal. bones of the known facts, Writers knew the audiences’ interest in actresses was often voyeuristic, so played into this by writing body- imagining and inventing exposing rape scenes, or writing ‘breeches parts,’ in which women, disguised as tight-trousered men (exposing their shapely legs) were then revealed to be female with the dramatic exposure of their breasts. Male audience members often paid an extra penny to watch the actresses change, many of whom were prostitutes. This was Nell’s world, but I wanted her to question it.

You have actors demonstrating ‘attitudes,’ poses to indicate emotions. Would the acting style have seemed alien to us?

It’s easy to assume that it was melodramatic, but actually [diarist Samuel] Pepys describes the best actors as seeming real, so I wonder if the style somehow used precise physical positions as a structure, rather like ballet, whilst still being emotionally connected, like naturalism. The ‘attitudes’ weren’t static poses but frameworks of movements and gestures that actors used to underscore the text. As theaters were large buildings, it was important that emotion could be read in an actor’s posture. Heightened emotion, stylized, but still real.

Are the songs in the play based on the music of the period?

They’re certainly inspired by it. I love writing lyrics, and had been listening to everything from Purcell to an album called The History of Bawdy Songs, which tells you all you need to know! So I would write in pastiche of a style, then pass the lyrics on to Nigel Hess, who would transform them by writing original melodies and scoring them so beautifully that they’d become unrecognizable. He is a genius, I think.

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How much is known of Nell’s relationship with the king?

I think they really were in love. She was his favorite mistress for many years, and they spent a lot of private time together. He had a secret passage built from his court rooms in Westminster to her house in Pall Mall, so they could rendezvous for card games and evenings away from the public. Unlike Barbara Castlemaine, she made no attempt to interfere in politics and never asked for a title for herself (though she did for her sons). Louise de Kérouaille, another favorite mistress and Nell’s rival, was tremendously unpopular and was known as ‘the Catholic whore.’ There’s a story that a crowd once attacked Nell’s coach thinking Louise was inside, so Nell merrily stuck her head out and said, ‘Hold, good people, I am the Protestant whore!’ which garnered whoops and cheers from the delighted onlookers. The people loved her because she was one of them. And, of course, there’s Charles’ famous dying wish, ‘Let not poor Nellie starve.’

Who was Arlington, the courtier?

Arlington was an ambitious advisor to the king, significantly older and more experienced. I’ve conflated him with Buckingham to give Charles a right-hand man. He may seem outspoken in his manner with the king, but the reality is that the court was terribly shaken after the Commonwealth, and it was essential that Charles didn’t put a foot wrong. The divine right of kings had just been re-established, order restored, the aristocrats returned. If Arlington and his courtiers could ensure the king’s image was spotless, divine, he would stay on this pedestal. But if his saintly image was tarnished by an affair with a prostitute from Coal Pan Alley, who would see him as divine then? What would stop the next Cromwell?

One of your themes is celebrity. The people loved It’s fascinating to ask whether Nell’s celebrity was because her because she of her brilliance as an actress or because she was the was one of them. king’s mistress. Pamphleteers—like paparazzi today—would quickly report the activities of the famous, and Charles and his mistresses were the hot topic. There was such a frenzy to see him that they even allowed the public into the gallery to watch him eat dinner at night. There was a culture of writing lewd poems about society figures. So if there are a few dirty jokes in the play, don’t blame me. It’s all in the name of historical accuracy . . .

Was it difficult to distinguish fact from legend and gossip?

Yes, and I made a decision early on that the play should be an entertaining homage to Nell rather than an attempt at documentary-style historical accuracy. . . . The key events of the play are historically accurate, but I’ve allowed myself to embellish. Primarily, I wanted it to be fun. And if it’s a play that Nell would have enjoyed, that’s enough for me. n

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presents NELL GWYNN

by JESSICA SWALE

Music by NIGEL HESS

Scenic & Costume Design Lighting Design HUGH DURRANT GREG HOFMANN

Sound Design Wig & Make-up Design Music Direction STEPHEN PTACEK RICHARD JARVIE JERMAINE HILL

Choreography Dialect Coach AMBER MAK EVA BRENEMAN

Casting New York Casting Production Stage Manager BOB MASON LAURA STANCZYK, CSA DEBORAH ACKER

directed by CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE

Nell Gwynn was commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe and premiered at the Globe Theatre, London in September 2015.

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Additional Support Provided by the Mary and Nick Babson Fund to Support Chicago Actors. Production Elements Supported by the Anstiss and Ronald Krueck Stage Design Fund. ComEd is the official lighting design sponsor of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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The Gents King Charles II, the King. Obviously. TIMOTHY EDWARD KANE* Charles Hart, leading actor in the King’s Company JOHN TUFTS* Thomas Killigrew, manager of the King’s Company BRET TUOMI* Edward Kynaston, actor who plays the women’s parts DAVID BEDELLA* John Dryden, playwright CHRISTOPHER SHEARD* Lord Arlington, Charles II’s advisor LARRY YANDO* Ned Spiggett, actor-in-training in the King’s Company RICHARD DAVID William, a servant JEFF DIEBOLD* Oliver Cromwell BENTLEY

The Ensemble Servants, players, ladies-in-waiting, etc. ALLISON SELBY COOK RICHARD DAVID JEFF DIEBOLD* JUSTIN LaFORTE NICHOLAS J. OBER LAURA OSTERLUND EMILY ROHM* DYLAN OBROCHTA† CARTER SHERMAN† Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance: Rengin Altay* for Queen Catherine/Old Ma Gwynn, Nancy; Jeff Diebold* for King Charles II, Charles Hart; Emily Goldberg for Rose Gwynn, Ensemble; Colin Lawrence for Ned Spiggett, Ensemble; Maddy Low for Ensemble; Emily Rohm* for Nell Gwynn; Colter Schmidt for Ensemble; Kelsey Shipley for Lady Castlemaine/Louise de Kérouaille; Robert Sicklesteel for Ensemble; Ryan Stajmiger for John Dryden, Ensemble; and David Turrentine* for Thomas Killigrew, Edward Kynaston, Lord Arlington. Production Stage Manager DEBORAH ACKER* Assistant Stage Manager SAMMY BROWN* (through October 28) and Stage Manager (beginning October 30) Assistant Stage Manager HANNAH WICHMANN* (beginning October 30) *denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association. †Chicago Shakespeare Theater gratefully acknowledges Carin Silkaitis along with the faculty of North Central College for their participation in this production’s intern program.

www.chicagoshakes.com 17 NELL GWYNN Playgoer’s Guide THE STORY The Commonwealth is dead. Long live the King! As women first set foot upon the English stage, Nell Gwynn peddles oranges at the new theater in Drury Lane to help support her mother and sister, Rose. Crushing a heckling patron with her sharp wit and comedic grace, Nell catches the eye, and affection, of Charles Hart, lead actor in the King’s Company. Under Hart’s tutelage, she channels her charms into a different kind of performance, impressing the theater manager, Thomas Killigrew, as well as the playwright, John Dryden. And so it is that Nell swaps orange-selling in the audience for acting on the stage. As she enchants her theater-going public, Nell captures the heart of England’s new king, for whom mistresses offer the spice of life. Resisting the fierce objections of Lord Arlington, his chief political advisor, King Charles II grows devoted to a young actress raised up from her mother’s Coal Pan Alley brothel. And Nell, as she assumes the role of England’s leading lady, soon becomes the king’s, as well. But with the affections of Charles comes the acrimony of court life, and Nell must choose her favorite part to play.

WHO’S WHO IN HISTORY (abridged and selectively curated…) NELL GWYNN According to many accounts of her early life, Nell lived with her sister Rose and her mother in London’s Coal Yard Alley ["Cole Pan" in the play script], where she worked in her mother’s brothel and sold food in the streets. Around age fourteen, Nell began to sell fruit to playgoers at Drury Lane, where some accounts suggest she was discovered by the King’s Company theater troupe. By the time Nell was seventeen, she had become one of England’s most beloved comedic actresses— and it was in this role that she first caught the eye of the king of England. Retiring from the stage when she was twenty-one, Nell Gwynn died in 1687, two years after the king’s death.

KING CHARLES II Known as the “Merry Monarch,” Charles II reigned (1660–1685) during the Restoration period following the English Civil War, in which his father, King Charles I, was executed. As a young man, Charles lived in exile for nine years in Continental Europe, from which he returned in 1660 with decidedly European cultural tastes. As king, he was criticized for his inability to act decisively, appearing fearful of upsetting the balance of power between him, Parliament, and his people. Without legitimate heirs, he named his younger brother James his successor—the last Catholic to reign in England.

CHARLES HART Lauded leading actor of the King’s Company, Hart was a boy actor before the Civil War and performed at Drury Lane during the Restoration. It is widely believed that he and Nell were lovers, and that Hart helped train Nell as an actor.

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THOMAS KILLIGREW Best remembered as manager of both the King’s Company and Drury Lane, Thomas Killigrew began his career as a dramatist. A Royalist, he supported the monarchy and went into exile during the Civil War and Interregnum. After the monarchy was restored to the English throne, for his allegiance Killigrew was granted a coveted royal license to form the King’s Company. He was later appointed Master of the Revels, the official who regulated England’s entertainment industry.

JOHN DRYDEN Dryden was one of the most prolific literary figures of the Restoration era. A playwright, translator, and poet, Dryden helped cultivate a distinct style of writing associated with the period. Working with actress Nell Gwynn, he wrote plays that would highlight her talents. King Charles II named Dryden England’s Poet Laureate.

EDWARD KYNASTON Edward Kynaston made his name playing women’s roles. Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist, referred to Kynaston as the “loveliest lady” he ever saw. Kynaston transitioned to playing male roles in 1662 when it became illegal for men to play female characters.

LORD ARLINGTON During the king’s European exile, Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, served as an agent to England's royal family. He later became secretary of state under Charles II. Bennet was among the ministers who pushed the king to pursue relations with Louise de Kérouaille.

QUEEN CATHERINE Daughter of Portugal’s king, Catherine of Braganza was married to King Charles II to secure an alliance between England and Portugal. She is said to have cared for Charles II, who spent most of his time with his many mistresses. Being Catholic in a Protestant land made Catherine an unpopular queen. Members of the court pressured the king to divorce the woman who had borne no heirs, but the two remained married until Charles II’s death in 1685.

LADY CASTLEMAINE Countess of Castlemaine, Barbara Villiers became a favorite among the king's mistresses, whom he appointed "Lady of the Bedchamber," despite the queen's vehement opposition. Villiers was deeply invested in politics: she vied for titles and involved herself in political rivalries in the government. She fell from the king's favor when he met Louise de Kérouaille. Her son— one of the king's many illegitimate children—Henry FitzRoy is ancestor to the Spencer line; Prince William will be the first of Charles II's descendants on England's throne.

LOUISE DE KÉROUAILLE A French noblewoman, Louise de Kérouaille was a lady- in-waiting to the French king’s sister, with whom she traveled to England in 1670. Members of the court and Parliament conspired with French diplomats to use her to better relations with France. She, too, became a favorite mistress to Charles II— and a rival to Nell Gwynn for his affections. n

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SCARLETT STRALLEN ALLISON SELBY COOK (Nell Gwynn) CHICAGO (Ensemble) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. SHAKESPEARE: Debut. BROADWAY: Travesties, A CHICAGO: Heartbreak Gentleman’s Guide to Love House, Misalliance, You and Murder, Mary Poppins. Never Can Tell, Jeeves OFF-BROADWAY: The in Bloom (ShawChicago New Yorkers (NY City Theater Company); James Center/Encores!); Macbeth (Park Avenue Joyce’s The Dead (Court Theatre); Pygmalion Armory). REGIONAL: A Midsummer Night’s (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company); Spooky Dream (Hartford Stage); Pirates of Shakespeare (Shakespeare Project of Penzance (Barrington Stage Company). Chicago); La Traviata, Die Fledermaus WEST END: She Loves Me, Candide, A (DuPage Opera Theatre); La Tragédie de Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Singin’ in the Carmen, Faces of Eurydice (CUBE Ensemble). Rain (Olivier Award nomination), Clara in INTERNATIONAL: opera and early music Passion, The Music Man, The Merry Wives festivals in Siena (Italy), New York, Boston, of Windsor, HMS Pinafore (Olivier Award Berkeley; WFMT 98.7FM radio broadcast. nomination), Cymbeline, Twelfth Night. CONCERT: Ravinia with Chicago Symphony Ms. Strallen was seen as Laurey in the Orchestra, Newberry Consort, Marion concert production of Oklahoma! at Royal Consort, UNUM. EDUCATION: Northwestern Albert Hall with the John Wilson Orchestra, University. Ms. Cook is a classical actor, as well as numerous other concerts with singer, and multi-instrumentalist symphony orchestras globally. specializing in early music and historical performance. www.AllisonSelbyCook.com DAVID BEDELLA (Edward Kynaston) CHICAGO RICHARD DAVID SHAKESPEARE: Debut. (Ned Spiggett/Ensemble) CHICAGO: West Side CHICAGO Story, Evita, A Chorus SHAKESPEARE: Macbeth. Line (1985 Jeff Award - CHICAGO: For the Loyal Actor in a Supporting (Interrobang Theatre Role in a Musical), My Project); Letters Home One and Only, Rags, La Cage aux Folles, (Griffin Theatre Sweet Charity, The Mystery of Edwin Company); Force Continuum (Eclipse Drood, Dreamgirls (Candlelight Dinner Theatre Company); You for Me for You Playhouse); Lyle the Crocodile (Forum (Sideshow Theatre Company); Peerless Theatre); Man of La Mancha (Drury Lane (understudy, First Floor Theater). Theatre); A Funny Thing Happened on the REGIONAL: Every Tongue Confess (Horizon Way to the Forum, Book of the Night Theatre Company). TELEVISION: Chicago (Goodman Theatre). BROADWAY: Smokey Med (NBC). FILM: Addicted to You, Joe’s Café (Virginia Theatre). REGIONAL: Unconditional. EDUCATION: BFA, Chicago West Side Story (Paper Mill Playhouse); College of Performing Arts. Paint Your Wagon (Goodspeed Musicals). TOUR: Jesus Christ Superstar (20th JEFF DIEBOLD (William/ Anniversary National Tour); Almost Like Ensemble) CHICAGO Being In Love: The Lerner and Loewe SHAKESPEARE: Short Songbook in Concert with Diahann Carroll. Shakespeare! The LONDON: extensive stage and screen Comedy of Errors, credits spanning eighteen years, with five Hamlet, The Three series for the BBC and a live monthly chat Musketeers, Kabuki Lady show at the St. James Theatre. On stage, Macbeth. CHICAGO: My he created the role of Satan in Jerry Fair Lady (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Mamma Springer: The Opera (West End, Carnegie Mia! (Paramount Theatre); The Addams Hall, Australia; Olivier Award - 2004 Best Family (Mercury Theater Chicago); Hello Actor in a Musical) and Kevin in In the Dolly!, The Sound of Music (Drury Lane Heights (Olivier Award - 2016 Best Theatre); Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls Supporting Actor in a Musical). (Court Theatre). TOUR: Mamma Mia!

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(Broadway North American Tour). Vanya, The Romance Cycle, Hamlet (Court REGIONAL: Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre); The North Plan (Steppenwolf Theatre, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks Theatre Company); Buried Child, Hamlet, TELEVISION: Chicago Med, Chicago Fire Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, (NBC). EDUCATION: BS in education, Arms and the Man (Writers Theatre); Buffalo State College; MFA in acting, Faceless, Lost in Yonkers, The Miser, She Roosevelt University. Stoops to Conquer (Northlight Theatre); Blood and Gifts (TimeLine Theatre EMILY GARDNER XU HALL Company). REGIONAL: The Mark Taper (Lady Castlemaine/ Forum, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Louise de Kérouaille) Peninsula Players, Illinois Shakespeare CHICAGO Festival. TELEVISION: Chicago Fire (NBC). SHAKESPEARE: Debut. EDUCATION: BS, Ball State University; NEW YORK: Stockholm MFA, Northern Illinois University. (Stageworks Hudson); Black Is Beautiful But It EMMA LADJI (Rose Ain’t Always Pretty (The Public Theater’s Gwynn) CHICAGO Under the Radar Festival); I Am This for SHAKESPEARE: Short You (Ars Nova ANT Fest); readings and Shakespeare! Romeo workshops at: The Public Theater, and Juliet, Pericles, Signature Theatre, Ma-Yi Theater Chicago Shakespeare in Company, Red Bull Theater, Page 73; the Parks productions of commission for Cornerstone Theater Shakespeare’s Greatest Company. REGIONAL: Snow Queen (Triad Hits and Romeo and Juliet. CHICAGO: Stage); The Light Princess (Arden Theatre Quixote: On the Conquest of Self (Writers Company). AWARDS: inaugural Lilly Award Theatre); Mother of Smoke (Walkabout for the Stacey Mindich “Go Write a Musical Theater); A Christmas Carol (Goodman Award.” EDUCATION: BA in music and Theatre); A Hedda Gabler (assistant English, Wellesley College; MFA in acting, director), Mnemonic (Red Tape Theatre); New York University Tisch School of the Year of the Rooster (Red Theater Chicago). Arts. Ms. Hall’s work as a playwright and INTERNATIONAL: United States of composer centers on feminist perspectives Amnesia (New Now Festival, Amsterdam inclusive to people of color. She is a with ROOM|916). EDUCATION: BA in member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical theatre and acting, minor in black world Theatre Writing Workshop, Johnny Mercer studies, Columbia College Chicago. Songwriters Project, New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio, Catwalk JUSTIN LaFORTE Institute residency program, and the Rising (Ensemble) CHICAGO Circle INKtank. Her work has been featured SHAKESPEARE: Debut. at 54 Below, New York Musical Festival, CHICAGO: Fun Home and Joe’s Pub. (Victory Gardens Theater); Jesus Christ TIMOTHY EDWARD KANE Superstar, Rent (Jeff (King Charles II) Award - Best Musical, CHICAGO Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); In the SHAKESPEARE: sixteen Heights, Memphis (Porchlight Music productions including Theatre); Bat Boy: The Musical (Griffin Tug of War: Civil Strife, Theatre Company). AWARDS: Walter A Midsummer Night’s Zanozik Scholarship recipient. Dream, The Comedy of EDUCATION: BA in music, Loyola Errors, A Flea in Her Ear, Love’s Labor’s University Chicago. Mr. LaForte is a music Lost, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (at CST and composer and arranger for popular gear at the Royal Shakespeare Company, website zZounds.com. Stratford-upon-Avon), King John, King Lear. CHICAGO: An Iliad, All My Sons, Harvey, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Illusion, Wild Duck, Titus Andronicus, Uncle

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NICHOLAS J. OBER EMILY ROHM (Ensemble/ (Ensemble) CHICAGO Dance Captain) SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO OPERA: L'enfant et le SHAKESPEARE: Jane Sortilege (University Doe in Ride the Cyclone, of Maryland); Le Nozze Belle in Beauty and the di Figaro, Dialogues des Beast. CHICAGO: Arminy Carmelites. (Northwestern in Carousel (Lyric Opera University). ORCHESTRA: Second of Chicago); title role in Mary Poppins, Bassoon, Evanston Symphony Orchestra. Marian in The Music Man, Grace in Annie, EDUCATION: BM in performance, Hair (Paramount Theatre); Jane Ashton in University of Maryland; MM in Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre); Cosette in performance, Northwestern University. Les Misérables, Irene Molloy in Hello Dolly!, Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Drury Lane LAURA OSTERLUND Theatre); Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Ensemble) CHICAGO (Marriott Theatre). OFF-BROADWAY: Ride SHAKESPEARE: Debut. the Cyclone, Creature. EDUCATION: BA in CHICAGO: Medea music theatre, Lawrence University. (Chicago Opera Theater). REGIONAL: CHRISTOPHER SHEARD The Coronation of (John Dryden) CHICAGO Poppea (Cincinnati SHAKESPEARE: Short Opera); Serse (Cleveland Opera Theater); Shakespeare! Richard the Lionheart (Opera Theatre of productions of A Saint Louis). EDUCATION: MA in historical Midsummer Night’s performance practice, Case Western Dream, Macbeth, and Reserve University; BM in early music Romeo and Juliet, performance and music history, McGill Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks University. production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. CHICAGO: Definition Theatre, HOLLIS RESNIK (Queen Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Catherine/Old Ma Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Writers Gwynn) CHICAGO Theatre, American Blues Theater, TimeLine SHAKESPEARE: Miss Theatre Company, Windy City Playhouse. Judith Smith as Gremio/ REGIONAL: American Players Theatre, Peter in The Taming of Great River Shakespeare Festival. the Shrew, Carlotta EDUCATION: BA, Florida State Campion in Follies (Jeff University; MFA, University of Illinois at Award). CHICAGO: Candide, A Little Night Urbana/Champaign. Music (Goodman Theatre); productions with Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, JOHN TUFTS (Charles Marriott Theatre, Apollo Theater Chicago, Hart) CHICAGO Ravinia Festival. REGIONAL: Amanda in SHAKESPEARE: Love’s The Glass Menagerie, Judy Garland in End Labor’s Lost, Tug of War: of the Rainbow (Milwaukee Repertory Foreign Fire, Civil Strife. Theater); The Light in the Piazza (Arena OFF-BROADWAY: Pride Stage); Grey Gardens (Philadelphia and Prejudice (Lucille Theatre Company); productions with Lortel Award nomination, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Long Primary Stages); Virtual Meditation Wharf Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Indiana (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Fashions for Men Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre (Mint Theater Company). REGIONAL: Company. TOURS: Les Misérables, Dirty Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Puck in A Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hal/Henry V in Millie, Mother Superior in Sister Act. Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V, The AWARDS: Twelve Joseph Jefferson Awards, Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, The Cherry Helen Hayes Award, two Sarah Siddons Orchard, Into the Woods, The Belle’s Awards, Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship 2012. Stratagem (Oregon Shakespeare Festival);

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Equivocation (Arena Stage/Seattle University; MSW, Loyola University Chicago. Repertory Theatre world premiere); The TRAINING: Webber Douglas Academy, Cocoanuts (Guthrie Theater); Seagull (Marin London. Ms. West is an ensemble member Theatre Company); The Glass Menagerie of A Red Orchid Theatre and a former (PlayMakers Repertory Company); I Am My ensemble member of Remains Theatre. Own Wife (Ensemble Theatre Company). TELEVISION: Fashions for Men (PBS), Bad LARRY YANDO (Lord Teacher (FOX). FILM: Dangers of a Broken Arlington) CHICAGO Car, BAQ-132. EDUCATION: BFA, Carnegie SHAKESPEARE: Mellon University. Shakespeare in Love, Tug of War: Foreign Fire and BRET TUOMI (Thomas Civil Strife, The Tempest Killigrew) CHICAGO (2002, 2015), King Lear SHAKESPEARE: (2001, 2014), Julius Macbeth, Othello, Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Henry V, Julius Caesar. Night, Cymbeline, Timon of Athens, CHICAGO: Lieb in All’s Well That Ends Well, Antony and The Iceman Cometh Cleopatra, The Merry Wives of Windsor, (Goodman Theatre); Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, The Two Gentlemen Victor in The Price, Jeff Skilling in Enron of Verona, The Two Noble Kinsmen. (TimeLine Theatre Company); Red Will CHICAGO: ten years as Scrooge in A O’Danaher in The Quiet Man Tales (Smock Christmas Carol, The Little Foxes, Candide, Alley Theater Company); Mr. Braithwaite in The Jungle Book (Goodman Theatre); Billy Elliot, Lt. Schrank in West Side Story The Dance of Death, As You Like It, Nixon’s (Drury Lane Theatre); Chanal in Feydeau- Nixon, Rocket to the Moon, Hamlet, Bach Si-Deau, Jim Shine in Two for the Show at Leipzig (Writers Theatre); Angels in (Theater Wit). BROADWAY: Hertz in Rock America, Travesties, An Ideal Husband of Ages. REGIONAL: Notre Dame (Court Theatre); Fake, Mother Courage Shakespeare Festival, Montana Repertory and Her Children (Steppenwolf Theatre Theatre, Alpine Theatre Project, Montana Company). TOUR: three years as Scar in Shakespeare in the Parks. FILM: Keep the The Lion King. INTERNATIONAL: Peter Change (TNT). TELEVISION: Mind Games Brook’s Battlefield. AWARDS: 2014 Sarah (ABC), Chicago P.D. (NBC), The Fly Fishing Siddons Society, Chicago Magazine Challenge (ESPN2). Best Chicago Actor, DePaul University’s Excellence in the Arts, one of nine NATALIE WEST (Nancy) national recipients of the prestigious 2010 CHICAGO Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship, four Joseph SHAKESPEARE: Debut. Jefferson Awards. Mr. Yando has taught CHICAGO: Traitor, acting at DePaul University, Northwestern Evening at the Talk University, and Chicago Shakespeare and House, The Mutilated, is a freelance acting coach. Strandline, Mud Blue Sky, The Butcher of Baraboo JESSICA SWALE (Jeff Award - Actor in a Supporting Role), (Playwright) is an Olivier Abigail's Party (Jeff Award - Actor in a Award-winning Supporting Role, A Red Orchid Theatre); playwright, screenwriter, City of Conversation, How I Learned to Drive and director. As (Northlight Theatre); House and Garden playwright, Ms. Swale’s (Goodman Theatre); The Man Who Came to first playBlue Stockings Dinner (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); (Shakespeare’s Globe) Life and Limb (Jeff Award – Actor in a won her an Evening Standard Most Supporting Role, Wisdom Bridge Theatre). Promising Playwright nomination. Nell INTERNATIONAL: The Man Who Came to Gwynn (Shakespeare’s Globe) transferred Dinner (Barbican Theatre, London). FILM: to the West End starring Gemma Arterton, Nate and Margaret, Bushwhacked, Poker and won the Olivier Award for Best New House. TELEVISION: Crystal in Roseanne Comedy. Ms. Swale is adapting Nell Gwynn (ABC). EDUCATION: BFA in theatre, Indiana as a feature film with Working Title,

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alongside original films for Studio Canal (Salisbury Playhouse); A Small Family and Fox Searchlight, and writing the Business (Watford Palace Theatre); Horrible Histories movie for Altitude. She Hobson’s Choice (Crucible Theatre, is currently directing her first feature, Sheffield);Candide (The Grange Festival); Summerland, also starring Arterton. Plays While the Sun Shine (Theatre Royal Bath). include: All's Will that Ends Will (Bremen TOUR: The Importance of Being Earnest, Shakespeare Company), Thomas Tallis Tell Me on a Sunday, The Lady in the Van, (Wanamaker Playhouse); adaptations of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, Single Spies, Sense and Sensibility, Far from the Dandy Dick, Blue/Orange. Mr. Luscombe Madding Crowd (Watermill Theatre); is an associate artist at the Royal The Secret Garden, Stig of the Dump Shakespeare Company. (Grosvenor Park, Chester); and The Jungle Book (UK Tour); and her new play, The NIGEL HESS (Music) CHICAGO Mission, about secret adoptions in the SHAKESPEARE: Debut. BROADWAY: 1920s. Ms. Swale is an associate artist with Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About NGO Youth Bridge Global, author of a Nothing (Drama Desk Award, Royal best-selling series of drama games books, Shakespeare Company). LONDON: and is also involved in Times Up UK, numerous productions for the Royal actively campaigning for greater equality Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s and diversity across theater and film. Globe. TELEVISION: over 100 TV dramas. FILM: includes Ladies in Lavender (with CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal (Director) CHICAGO Philharmonic Orchestra). SELECT SHAKESPEARE: Henry V. CONCERT: Concerto for Piano and US DIRECTING CREDITS: Orchestra (commissioned by HRH The Hay Fever (Guthrie Prince of Wales and recorded by Lang Theater). UK DIRECTING Lang); performances of symphonic CREDITS: Twelfth Night wind band music worldwide; Her (Royal Shakespeare Majesty the Queen’s private ninetieth Company); Love’s Labour’s Lost, Much Ado birthday celebration at Windsor Castle. About Nothing (Royal Shakespeare FELLOWSHIP: St. Catharine’s College, Company, Theatre Royal Haymarket); The Cambridge. Mr. Hess is the great-nephew Shakespeare Revue (Royal Shakespeare of British pianist Dame Myra Hess, to Company, Vaudeville Theatre); Nell Gwynn whose memory Chicago’s series of (Shakespeare’s Globe, Apollo Theatre; lunchtime concerts is dedicated. Run by Olivier Award - Best New Comedy); Star the International Music Foundation, the Quality, The Madness of George III (Apollo concerts have recently celebrated their Theatre); Home and Beauty (Lyric Theatre); fortieth anniversary. Fascinating Aïda - One Last Flutter (Harold Pinter Theatre, Oliver Award nomination - HUGH DURRANT (Scenic & Costume Best Entertainment); The Comedy of Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Errors, The Merry Wives of Windsor Debut. LONDON: Nell Gwynn (Olivier Award (Shakespeare’s Globe); The Rocky Horror nomination - Best Costume Design), Seven Show, Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre); Brides for Seven Brothers, The Mikado, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Copacabana, A Little Night Music (British Park Open Air Theatre); Enjoy (Gielgud premiere), Company (British premiere), Theatre); Alphabetical Order (Hampstead Mack and Mabel (European premiere), Theatre); When We Are Married (Garrick Lady in the Dark (European premiere). Theatre, Olivier Award nomination - Best AWARDS: Primetime Emmy Award for Revival); Travels with My Aunt (Menier Cher: The Farewell Tour, three consecutive Chocolate Factory); Masterpieces Olivier Award nominations. EDUCATION: (Birmingham Repertory Theatre); Little MA in fine art, Magdalene College Shop of Horrors, The History Boys (West Cambridge. Mr. Durrant has previously Yorkshire Playhouse); Things We Do for collaborated with Christopher Luscombe Love (Harrogate Theatre); Candida (Oxford on his worldwide smash hit productions Stage Company); The Likes of Us of Spamalot and The Rocky Horror Show. (Sydmonton Festival); Arms and the Man In his fifty years as a designer, his range is

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extensive from Sophoclean tragedy to Las What Remains, Some Girls Never Learn. Vegas extravaganzas, and includes twenty TELEVISION: Brujos. EDUCATION: BA in Shakespeare plays (many several times), English, theatre arts, University of Iowa. works by Schiller, Shaw, Ibsen, Strindberg, AWARDS: Non-Equity Jeff Awards for among others. Next, Mr. Durrant will return Sound Design 2008, 2014, 2017; Nicholas for a third consecutive year creating Meyer Scholarship for Playwriting 2005. “outrageous and spectacular” costumes for Mr. Ptacek is a member of El Is A Sound the leading artists in the London Palladium Of Joy, an astromusicological collective, Christmas mega-pantomime. and a company member with Dog & Pony Theatre Company. GREG HOFMANN (Lighting Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Peter Pan – A RICHARD JARVIE (Wig & Make-up Designer) Musical Adventure, Schiller's Mary Stuart, CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Peter Pan – A Love’s Labor’s Lost, Ride the Cyclone, Road Musical Adventure, Macbeth, Schiller's Show, Short Shakespeare! productions of A Mary Stuart, Red Velvet, The Taming Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, of the Shrew, Madagascar - A Musical and Romeo and Juliet. CHICAGO: Elf, Jesus Adventure, Chicago Shakespeare in the Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Parks production of Romeo and Juliet, Oklahoma, Tommy (Jeff Award), Mary Shakespeare in Love, Short Shakespeare! Poppins, Annie, 42nd Street (Paramount productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Theatre); The Game's Afoot, Les Misérables Midsummer Night’s Dream, Love’s Labor’s (Jeff Award nominee), Oliver! (Drury Lane Lost, King Charles III; the inaugural season Theatre); A Loss of Roses, Vieux Carre of Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier. (Raven Theatre); Sweeney Todd, Pal Joey, CHICAGO: Goodman Theatre, Court Tick Tick Boom! (Porchlight Music Theatre); Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Wonderland (Chicago Children’s Theatre). Drury Lane Theatre, twenty-eight years OFF BROADWAY: Ride the Cyclone (MCC with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, eleven Theatre). REGIONAL: Ride the Cyclone of them as the wig master and make-up (ACT Theatre); Marjorie Prime, Outside designer. REGIONAL: Alliance Theatre, Mullingar, Silent Sky, Sons of the Prophet McCarter Theatre, Guthrie Theater (wig (Forward Theater Company); American master). OPERA: Atlanta Opera, San Girls Revue, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Francisco Opera, Hawaii Opera, Chicago Music Lesson, Anne of Green Gables Opera Theatre, Saint Louis Opera, the (Children’s Theater of Madison); Permanent Spoleto Festivals of Charleston, South Collection (Madison Repertory Theatre). Carolina, and Italy. INTERNATIONAL: Tom EDUCATION: MFA from University of Patterson Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. Wisconsin - Madison. Mr. Hofmann has also designed over fifty productions for Cedar JERMAINE HILL (Music Director) CHICAGO Fair amusement parks across the country. SHAKESPEARE: Madagascar - A Musical Adventure. CHICAGO: Memphis (Porchlight STEPHEN PTACEK (Sound Designer) Music Theatre); Breathe with Me (Erasing CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: assistant the Distance); Ragtime (Jeff Award - designer for The Tempest, The Little Best Musical, Best Ensemble; Jeff Award Mermaid, Seussical. CHICAGO: Mies Julie nomination – Best Music Direction, Griffin (Victory Gardens Theater); Long Way Theatre). REGIONAL: The Lost Colony Home (Q Brothers with Chicago Children's (NC). INTERNATIONAL: Aldeburgh Choir); The Skin of Our Teeth (Remy Festival (UK). TELEVISION: Chicago Med Bumppo Theatre Company); The Pride, (NBC). EDUCATION: Master of Music, New The Flowers, Stupid Kids, The Young England Conservatory; Bachelor of Music, Ladies Of... (About Face Theatre); How Ithaca College. Former Core Associate We Got On (Haven Theatre Company); Member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Killer Angels (Lifeline Theatre); Breach, Chorus. Mr. Hill is an assistant professor of Roadkill Confidential, Dead Letter Office, theatre at Columbia College Chicago and The Twins Would Like to Say, God's Ear, an active music director, pianist/conductor, As Told by the Vivian Girls (Dog & Pony and vocal coach. Theatre Company); Faster (Side Project Theatre Company). FILM: May Days,

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AMBER MAK (Choreographer) CHICAGO DePaul Opera Theatre, Porchlight Music SHAKESPEARE: Peter Pan - A Musical Theatre, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble Adventure (director/choreographer), The (artistic affiliate), Theater on the Lake, Wizard of Oz (ensemble member), The Stage Left Theatre (artistic associate), Emperor’s New Clothes (associate director/ First Folio Theatre. OFF-BROADWAY: Ride choreographer to Rachel Rockwell). the Cyclone (MCC Theatre), REGIONAL: CHICAGO: The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, Delaware Theatre Company, ACT Theatre, Elf: the Musical (Paramount Theatre); 5th Ave Theatre, The Little Theatre on the Singin’ in the Rain (Drury Lane Theatre, Square, Finger Lakes Opera. EDUCATION: Jeff Award – Choreography); associate BA in theatre from Eastern Illinois director/choreographer to Rachel Rockwell University, MFA in costume design from on Ragtime, Sweeney Todd, Xanadu (Drury Illinois State University. AWARDS: Jeff Lane Theatre); The Sound of Music (Lincoln Awards for The Glorious Ones (Bohemian Center Library Archive); Shout! the Mod Theatre Ensemble) and The Little Mermaid Musical (Marriott Theater). BROADWAY: (Paramount Theatre). Ms. Ham is an Big Fish, SDC observership/assistant to adjunct faculty member at Wilbur Wright Susan Stroman. REGIONAL: Mary Poppins, College and Columbia College Chicago. Swing, Legally Blonde, The Sound of Music (The Little Theatre on the Square); The DEBORAH ACKER (Production Stage Music Man (Clarence Brown Theatre). Manager) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Twenty-nine seasons. CHICAGO: Puttin’ EVA BRENEMAN (Dialect Coach) CHICAGO on the Ritz (National Jewish Theater); Six SHAKESPEARE: Schiller's Mary Stuart, Red Degrees of Separation, Driving Miss Daisy, Velvet, Shakespeare in Love, King Charles I’m Not Rappaport (Briar Street Theatre); III, Tug of War: Foreign Fire and Civil Strife, The Nerd (Royal George Theatre); A…My Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Name is Alice (Ivanhoe Theatre). Ms. Acker Elizabeth Rex, The Madness of George III. has production managed extensively CHICAGO: The Doppelganger (Steppenwolf throughout Chicago and has also provided Theatre Company); The Importance of lighting designs for Apollo Theater Being Earnest (Writers Theatre); The Chicago, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Belle of Amherst (Court Theatre); Lady in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Team Denmark (Goodman Theatre); Hard Times Shakespeare, Museum of Science and (Lookingglass Theatre Company); By the Industry, Some Like it Cole (Tour), Pump Water (Northlight Theatre). REGIONAL: Boys and Dinettes in Branson, Missouri. Always Patsy Cline, The Who and the What (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); three SAMMY BROWN (Assistant Stage Manager, seasons at American Repertory Theater; through October 28, Stage Manager, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Actors Theatre of beginning October 30) CHICAGO Louisville); Around the World in 80 Days SHAKESPEARE: Short Shakespeare! A (Center Stage/Kansas City Repertory Midsummer Night’s Dream, Chicago Theatre). TOUR: Mamma Mia! (National Shakespeare in the Parks productions of Tour/Las Vegas). EDUCATION: MA, Royal Romeo and Juliet (Stage Manager) and Central School of Speech and Drama; BFA, Twelfth Night (Assistant Stage Manager), NYU. Ms. Breneman is an associate artist at Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure, TimeLine Theatre Company. Red Velvet, The Book of Joseph. OFF BROADWAY: Summer Valley Fair (Theatre THERESA HAM (Associate Costume 3, New York Musical Festival); The Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Old Man and the Old Moon (The New Costume Designer for Peter Pan – A Victory Theater). REGIONAL: South Musical Adventure, Ride the Cyclone, Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, The Little Mermaid, Seussical, Shrek Williamstown Theatre Festival, Norwegian the Musical, Beauty and the Beast and Cruise Line, Mill Mountain Theatre. Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet. EDUCATION: MFA in drama, University of CHICAGO: Bailiwick Chicago, Drury Lane California, Irvine; BS in stage management, Theatre, Marriot Theatre, Northlight University of Evansville. Theatre, Paramount Theatre, The Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera Chicago,

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HANNAH WICHMANN (Assistant Stage RICK BOYNTON (Creative Producer) Manager, beginning October 30) CHICAGO focuses on current and future artistic SHAKESPEARE: The Little Mermaid. planning and production, as well as the REGIONAL: Paramount Theatre, Mercury development of all new plays, musicals, Theater, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle and adaptations for CST. Projects include: Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory The Book of Joseph, Ride the Cyclone Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, White Heron (CST, MCC, 5th Avenue/ACT, upcoming at Theatre Company, Anchorage Ballet, Alliance Theatre), Sense and Sensibility PCPA Theatrefest. EDUCATION: MFA in (CST, Old Globe), Cadre (co-director) stage management, University of California (CST, Johannesburg, Grahamstown, San Diego. Edinburgh, Vancouver), Othello: The Remix (CST, London, Germany, Edinburgh, BOB MASON (Artistic Associate/Casting South Korea, New York), Funk It Up Director) is in his nineteenth season as About Nothin’ (CST, Edinburgh, Australian CST’s casting director, where his credits tour, London), A Flea in Her Ear (CST, include over one hundred productions Williamstown Theatre Festival), The Three and thirty-two plays in Shakespeare’s Musketeers (CST, Boston, London), The canon. In addition to numerous Emperor’s New Clothes, The Adventures productions with Barbara Gaines, other of Pinocchio, Murder for Two (CST, New productions of note include: a host of York), and The Feast: an intimate Tempest Sondheim musicals directed by Gary (in collaboration with Redmoon). Former Griffin; Ride the Cyclone (CST, MCC, artistic director of the Marriott Theatre Fifth Avenue/ACT), directed by Rachel and multiple Jeff Award-winning actor, Rockwell; Rose Rage: Henry VI, Parts 1, he has starred in productions nationally, 2, and 3, directed by Edward Hall; and including CST’s production of A Flea in The Molière Comedies, directed by Brian Her Ear as Camille (Jeff Award, After Dark Bedford. He directed and co-created Award). As casting director/associate at Shakespeare Tonight! with Beckie Menzie, Jane Alderman Casting, projects included: as part of Shakespeare 400 Chicago. Prior the television series Early Edition, Missing to casting, Mr. Mason enjoyed a career as a Persons, Untouchables, and ER; the films Jeff Award-winning actor and singer, and While You Were Sleeping and Hoodlum, has been a visiting educator for the School among others; and numerous national at Steppenwolf, Acting Studio Chicago, tours. Mr. Boynton has lectured at his alma the University of Illinois at Chicago, and mater Northwestern University and is Northwestern University. the former president of the board of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. LAURA STANCZYK, CSA (New York Casting) BROADWAY/OFF BROADWAY/TOUR: BARBARA GAINES SideShow, After Midnight, A Night With (Artistic Director/ Janis Joplin, Follies, Lombardi, Ragtime, Carl and Marilynn Impressionism, Seafarer, Radio Golf, Thoma Chair) founded Coram Boy, Translations, Damn Yankees, Chicago Shakespeare Dirty Dancing, The Glorious Ones, Cripple Theater, where she on Inishmaan, Tryst, Flight, Urinetown. has directed nearly REGIONAL: The Broadway Center Stage sixty productions of series at The Kennedy Center for the Shakespeare’s plays. Honors include: Performing Arts; premieres of Cotton the 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Club Parade, Harps and Angels, Me Myself Regional Theatre; the prestigious & I, Fetch Clay Make Man, Gruesome Honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Playground Injuries, and Golden Age as Excellent Order of the British Empire) well as productions of Master Class, Lisbon in recognition of her contributions Traviata, Broadway Three Generations, strengthening British-American cultural Don’t Dress For Dinner, Shawshank relations; and Joseph Jefferson Awards Redemption, Long Day’s Journey Into for Best Production (Hamlet, Cymbeline, Night. AWARDS: nominated for six Artios King Lear, and The Comedy of Errors), and Awards for excellence in casting; won for for Best Director (Cymbeline, King Lear, Eric Schaeffer's production of Follies. and The Comedy of Errors). Ms. Gaines

www.chicagoshakes.com 27 has directed at the Royal Shakespeare the top 40 business people under the age Company in Stratford-on-Avon, Lyric of 40 in Crain’s Chicago Business. He Opera of Chicago, and The Old Globe in serves as president of the Producers’ San Diego. As the cornerstone production Association of Chicago-area Theaters of Shakespeare 400 Chicago, the 2016 and is director of the MFA/Arts Leadership international celebration of Shakespeare’s Program, a two-year, graduate-level legacy, she created a world premiere curriculum in arts management training Shakespeare history cycle, Tug of War, created through a joint partnership including the rarely staged Edward III. between Chicago Shakespeare Ms. Gaines received an Honorary Theater and The Theatre School at Doctorate of Letters from the University DePaul University. of Birmingham (UK), the University Club of Chicago’s Cultural Award, and the Public Humanities Award from the Illinois Humanities Council.

CRISS HENDERSON (Executive Director) has produced Chicago Shakespeare Theater's past twenty-nine seasons and developed the citywide, yearlong celebration through 2016 of Shakespeare’s legacy, Shakespeare 400 Chicago. Under his leadership, CST has become one of the nation’s leading regional theaters and one of Chicago's most celebrated cultural organizations, honored with the 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, as well as multiple Laurence Olivier and Joseph Jefferson Awards. Mr. Henderson has garnered multiple honors, including: the 2013 Cultural Innovation Award from the Chicago Innovation Awards; the Arts Administrator of the Year by Arts Management Magazine at the Kennedy Center, and the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Culture of France. He was named among

Chicago Shakespeare productions are made possible in part by the Illinois Arts Council Agency and an IncentOvate Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Chicago Shakespeare is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization of non-profit theaters; National Alliance for Musical Theatre; Shakespeare Theatre Association; Arts Alliance Illinois; the League of Chicago Theatres; and Ingenuity, Inc.

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The Director and Choreographer are members of The lighting designer and associate costume the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS designer of this production are represented by SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

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ARTISTIC EDWARD McCREARY SAMUEL OSTROWSKI STAGE MANAGEMENT KRISSI McEACHERN Advancement Manager RICK BOYNTON Arts Leadership Fellows DEBORAH ACKER Creative Producer BRYAN HOWARD Production Stage Manager/ ANNIE BONELLO Grant Writer Associate Producer BOB MASON Company Management LAUREN LYNCH Artistic Associate/ Intern SAMMY BROWN VIP Concierge and Casting Director Assistant Stage Manager EDUCATION AND Stewardship Coordinator AISLINN FRANTZ HANNAH COMMUNITY EMILY McCLANATHAN Associate Producer WICHMANN ENGAGEMENT Advancement Assistant Stage Manager DOREEN SAYEGH Communications Coordinator (Beginning October 30) Producing Associate / MARILYN J. HALPERIN Director of Education GRACIE BRAKEMAN ALEAH Manager of International KARL SISSMAN and Special Projects and Communications MATTHEWS-RUNNER Advancement Interns Ray and Judy McCaskey Chair Stage Management Intern LAURA DURHAM Casting Associate JASON HARRINGTON MARKETING SCENERY Education Outreach Manager ROSIE BROSS ALIDA SZABO ANGELA MCMAHON Producing Office Assistant MOLLY TRUGLIA Director of Audience ROBERT L. WILSON Scenery Supervisors Learning Programs Manager Development MIKEY GRAY Assistant to the SARA B.T. THIEL, PH.D BRADLEY BURI JULIE STANTON Stage Crew Carpenter Creative Producer Public Humanities Manager Marketing Director LANISE ANTOINE CAMILA RESTREPO TRACEY BURBANK CATHY TAYLOR Stage Crew SHELLEY SHARONDA TUTSON Public Relations Consultant Nell Gwynn Assistant Education Interns CALEB McANDREW Director HANNAH KENNEDY Technical Coordinator Public Relations Manager ALLISON FINANCE JACK BIRDWELL SELBY COOK AMANDA CANTLIN ADAM HELD Nell Gwynn Associate LINDA ORELLANA Senior Marketing Manager MICHAEL JANSSENS Music Director Director of Finance ADAM TODD JESSICA CONNOR House Carpenters JESSICA MARTINO DAN GRYCZA Marketing Assistant— Nell Gwynn French Human Resources Manager/ Advertising and Publications Language Coach COSTUMES Finance Associate ABIGAIL TOTH RYAN MAGNUSON ANA C. THOMÉ Digital Marketing Manager WILLIAMS, PH.D ALANA RYBAK Costume Shop Manager Nell Gwynn Portuguese Assistant Director of Finance DANIEL WALTERS Language Coach Marketing and CATHY TANTILLO ALYSSE HUNTER Communications Designer Costume Design Assistant LINDSAY ZAE Accounting Manager SUMMERS MIKAYLA SHAW REBECCA DOROSHUK Casting Intern BECKY TRAISMAN Interim Marketing Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Accounts Payable Assistant RYAN GOLDENBERG THERESA HAM Marketing Intern Nell Gwynn Associate MANAGEMENT ADVANCEMENT Costume Designer DEBORAH LISE STEC VANDERGRIFT E. BROOKE PRODUCTION Head Draper General Manager FLANAGAN Managing Director CHRIS PLEVIN MAGGIE HOFMANN DANIEL J. HESS for Development and Director of Production Draper Company Manager External Affairs JEFF WILLIAMS GRETA HUMPHREY KEVIN SPELLMAN DOTTIE BRIS-BOIS Associate Director of CAROL SCHABERG Associate General Manager Director, Campaign and Production RUTHANNE SWANSON Major Gifts First Hands SAMANTHA EMMALINE BRAZILLER JENNY SEIDELMAN KEDDY-HECTOR YAS MAPLE Executive Assistant Director of Partnerships Production Coordinator ERIC SANCHEZ Stitchers BEN GATES-UTTER KRISTEN CARUSO ALEXA BERKOWITZ Company Management Senior Advancement Production Office Manager MELISSA BOCHAT Associate Manager/Board Liaison Crafts Supervisor

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Greatness A Scholar's Perspective on Nell Gwynn

Visit chicagoshakes.com “Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. And some to explore more ideas and stories behind the have greatness thrust upon them.” art on CST’s stages. In these famous lines from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, “greatness” means high rank: some are born to it, some work their way up to it, and some receive it (by marrying NELL GWYNN upward, for example) from others more highly placed. n BY JESSICA SWALE Nowadays, we use “greatness” to connote something n DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE larger: some stellar combination of talent, accomplishment, n COURTYARD THEATER and fame. And by that reckoning, Nell Gwynn remains n SEPTEMBER 20– NOVEMBER 4, 2018 one of the very few artists in all of history to have fulfilled n 312.595.5600 all three of Shakespeare’s dicta, and with such ferocious, n WWW.CHICAGOSHAKES.COM idiosyncratic energy that she changed the fame-game ever after.

She was not born great in Shakespeare’s sense; she grew up in her mother’s brothel, perhaps even working as a prostitute when very young. Still, she was clearly born with the innate, unteachable skill-set by which she’d later make her name: the wit, the insouciance, the fearlessness, the instinct for making every encounter an opportunity for “play” in the widest sense of the word. The tough streets Stuart Sherman, who around Coal Yard Alley ["Coal Pan" in the play script] contributes this essay, were doubtless a fine place for honing such gifts. But for is a professor of English at Fordham University Nell in that milieu, greatness of any kind must have been and the author of Telling barely imaginable. Time: Clocks, Diaries, and English Diurnal Form, And greatness on the stage even less so. In England, 1660–1785. women had been proscribed for centuries from performing on the public stage—and in any case there were at the moment no English stages to perform on. Eight years before Nell’s birth, a Puritan Parliament had shut down all playhouses as insidious sites of sin. Seven years later, the execution of Charles I initiated a kingless Commonwealth that aimed (among many another cultural shifts) at keeping the theaters closed forever.

32 Fall 2018 | Nell Gwynn When Nell was ten, things changed. In 1660 the English, fed up with Puritan rule, orchestrated a Restoration. They summoned from Europe the exiled son of their executed king. Within a year, the newly crowned Charles II had reopened the playhouses—and had instituted, for the first time in England, the Continental practice of allowing actresses on stage.

It did not take Nell long to take the lead among them; She was clearly she achieved her greatness in a few quick steps. By born with the innate, age twelve or thirteen, she got a gig at the King’s Theatre working as an orange girl, hawking that snack unteachable skill-set (the Restoration equivalent of our movie popcorn) by which she’d later among the audience, and deepening her gift for mischief: strutting, swanning, alternately talking up, make her name teasing, and telling off the audience members who bought her wares or sought her burgeoningly beautiful person. In the tight-knit world of that small playhouse, the actors, too, soon took note and took her in; they made her one of them. By the age of sixteen, she had become something close to a superstar.

Especially in comedies. They gave full scope to her best gifts: the ad-libbing, the swaggering, the sheer sex and sass, the force of personality as a force of nature. The new theaters were, by our reckoning, remarkably “democratic” spaces in a still-monarchic world. Everyone from aristocrats to apprentices attended the same plays, in the same compact and intimate space (the earliest Restoration playhouses were merely remodeled tennis courts). Even the lighting was even-handed: under chandeliers spread across the entire ceiling, audience members could see each other as easily as they could see the players (think of Wrigley Field). In making the crossing from brothel-child to orange wench to comic titan, Nell in her dazzling motility embodied the whole enterprise’s energetic essence. Audiences fell in love with her not so much for the way she played her various roles as for the dexterity with which she performed her own supple, kaleidoscopic self.

Soon enough, Charles II followed suit. Having reopened the playhouses, he became the first English monarch to frequent them (his theater-loving predecessors, pace Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love, had stayed home

www.chicagoshakes.com 33 and summoned the theater companies to them). A few years into Nell’s career, Charles fell in love with her. She became his mistress, moved into a splendiferous house of her own near the Palace, and retired from the stage at twenty-one.

She thus had greatness (in Shakespeare’s sense) thrust upon her: raised in a brothel, she grew up to give birth to a duke. But to echo Shakespeare’s phrase is to misrepresent the transformation as more Charles’s “thrusting” choice than as Nell’s extraordinary accomplishment. Among the many Ladies and Duchesses whom Charles took as Nell Gwynn’s fame feels mistresses, Nell more than held her handmade: brought forth, own, mastering the graces of the court while retaining her own sharp wit and sculpted, and sustained tongue, her knack for antic self-assertion. throughout life by a single She held on to Charles’s affections too, through the decade and a half that profoundly appealing, remained to him; his last words and phenomenally forceful mind. thoughts were of her. These days, fame is managed by machine: the vast apparatus of PR in which every star comes swaddled. By contrast, Nell Gwynn’s fame feels handmade: brought forth, sculpted, and sustained throughout life by a single profoundly appealing, phenomenally forceful mind. We can see in her what Norman Mailer observed about one of her successors, John Lennon—who, like her, cultivated his gifts in obscurity, then wore his greatness with rare, raw wit and authenticity. Nell was, like John, “a genius of the spirit.” She made life more fun for multitudes by remaining, throughout all her guises from alley to playhouse to royal court, her wild, radiant self. n

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BARD CIRCLE PATRONS $2,500–$4,999 Laura and David Mr. Ken Anderson Drs. Gregory Boshart and Catherine Taylor Cappel Abrahamson Anonymous (3) William Lawrence Stephen C. and Patricia B. James L. Alexander and Andrea Atlass Judy and John Bross Carlson Curtis Drayer Trish and Bob Barr Allan and Sallie Bulley Richard and Ann Carr Catherine Allegra John. W. Barriger Brian Burrows The Cherrett Family

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Stanley D. Christianson Suzanne L. Gerlits Michael McCaslin and Erich and Judy Schwenker Jane Christino and Ethel and Bill Gofen Patrick Ashley Judy and Thomas Scorza Joseph Wolnski Peter and Beth Goodhart Helen Melchior Kenneth Sharigian Lew Collens Ann and Doug Grissom Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Charlotte Stepan Shea Bill and Alexandra Cole Gene and Nancy Haller Melchor Michael and Linda Simon Mary Ann Cronin Dorothy and Richard Harza David and Diana Moore Bonnie and Don Slavicek Keith S. Crow and Elizabeth Hogan and Catherine Mouly and Michael and Sharon Sloan Elizabeth Parker Crow Louis Chan LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. Julia Smith and Carl Cucco and Blythe Lee Jim and Mary Houston Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander Ira Bodenstein Judy and Tapas K. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Linda Orellana David Stafford and Das Gupta Hurckes Dr. John O'Toole and Marcia Richards David and Eileen Leland Hutchinson and Dr. Kristin Walter Mr. and Mrs. Harrison I. Donnersberger Jean Perkins Mona Penner Steans Philip and Marsha Dowd Elizabeth Raymond and Edward R. Phillipp Ned Stebbins Dr. and Mrs. James L. Paul Hybel Steven Plevin Stan and Kristin Stevens Downey Terrell and Jill Isselhard Andra and Irwin Press Kimberly K. Taylor John Duncan and Edgar D. Janotta C. James and Karen Prieur Bruce and Anne Strohm Anita Sarafa Donald and Susan Jeffers Wendy and Jeffrey Puglielli Mr. and Mrs. William R. George Engeln and Ronald B. Johnson Diana and Bruce Rauner Tobey, Jr. Denise Stewart Judith L. Kaufman Ann and Robert Ronus John and Maribeth Totten Mrs. Sylvia Neil and Jen and Brad Keck Deborah and Jeffrey S. Ross Anne Trompeter and Paul Mr. Daniel Fischel McCabe Family Foundation Bruce Sagan and Janicki; Live Marketing Edward Ferguson Mary and Larry Mages Bette C. Hill Gretchen W. Vacendak Lili Ferguson Collin and Andrew Levy Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Mrs. Henry P. Wheeler E. Brooke Flanagan Michael and Anne Malone John M. Savko and Paul and Mary Yovovich Willard and Anne Fraumann Helen Marlborough and Deborah J. Hodges William R. Zimmer, M.D. Patricia and Martin Freeman Harry Roper The Schroeder Foundation Mr. Thomas Zimmerman

BARD CIRCLE PARTNERS $1,000–$2,499 Richard and Janice Aaron Linda Finley Belan and Keith and Barbara Clayton Dr. and Mrs. W. Brian Duffy Dominic and Kathryn Vincent Kinehan Jane and John Colman Drs. George Dunea and Allocco Bruce Bellak J. Gorman Cook Sally Dunea Richard and Suzanne Altizer Leigh and Henry Bienen Lawrence Corry Kathy Dunn Mrs. Mary Alukos Richard and Heather Black Andrew and Carmela Corsini Eldred DuSold James and Sheila Amend Frances and Ed Blair Mr. Pete Coyle Thomas and Martha Dwyer Mrs. John Andersen Ms. Lynne Blanton Earle G. Cromer, III Dorne and Stephen Robert C. Anderson Shaun and Andy Block Ms. Laura Cullinan Eastwood Anonymous (9) Philip D. Block III Family Mr. Mike Cullinan Robert Edger, M.D. Dalia and Jurgis Anysas Fund at The Chicago Pauline K. and J. William Phil and Phyllis Eaton Jim and Mimi Ardis Community Foundation Cuncannan Kitty Egan Robert and Lynn Arensman Caroline Blowers Ann Cunniff Jan Elfine Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Nancy and Michael Borders Charles Custer Thomas and Pat Erickson Arias, Jr. Paul and Sue Brenner Charlotte and Lawrence Dr. Brenda Eriksen Jeffrey and Lisa Aronin Robert and Joell Brightfelt Damron Mark and Amy Erkenswick Jonathan and Katrina Arthur Dustin Smallheer and Paula E. D'Angelo Sue S. Ettelson Pamela C. Atkinson Dottie Bris-Bois Norma E. Davis Willis Patti Eylar and Carey and Brett August Ms. Francia Harrington and Scott and Anne Megan Charlie Gardner John and Debra Austin Mr. Vern Broders Davis Elizabeth Lidd Factor, Esq. Babington Family Dirk Brom and Kim Russel Steve and Sallie DeAngeles R. Scott and Kimberly Falk Mary and Nick Babson John and Randi Brooklier Nancy Dehmlow Jeff Farbman and Edgar H. Bachrach Douglas R. Brown and Wilma and Michael Delaney Ann Greenstein The Baila Foundation Rachel E. Kraft Lawrence DelPilar and Amy Fielek Stephen and Susan Baird Suzanne and John Brubaker Kevin McCullough Cameron and Amy Findlay Foundation Sandy and Ed Burkhardt Mr. Paul Dengel and Peter Fischer and Pamela Baker Rich and Jill Caffarelli Ms. Paula J. Morency Joanne Roddy Fischer Katherine A. Balek Ed Calkins William DeWoskin and Lois Farrell Fisher Edward Banas Marion A. Cameron Wendy S. Gross Joan Flashner Mike and Mary Baniak Michael L. Cardinale and Evelyn J. Diaz Caitlin Flanagan Doug and Rose Barnard Autumn L. Mather Mr. and Mrs. Byram Dickes Susan F. Flynn Barbara Barzansky David and Orit Carpenter Roberta S. Dillon Henry and Frances Fogel Gregory Batton and Edward Caveney Tom Dimond Adrian Foster Carol Constantine Robert A. and Iris J. Center Wendy Doniger Judith Fox Ron Bauer Design Inc. John Challenger Carole and Peter Doris Ms. Lucinda Fox and Daniel and Michele Becker Thomas Clancy and Jill A. Dougherty Mr. John Mancini Mrs. Elizabeth Becker Dana Green Leslie Douglass Bon T. French Michael and Diane Beemer Rev. Dr. Jane A. Clark and Joan Govan Downing Judy and Abel Friedman C. Bekerman, M.D. Mr. Michael A. Clark Ingrid and Rich Dubberke Sharon Fritz

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Dr. and Mrs. Willard Fry Nancy and Christopher James and Paula Furst Johnson CHICAGOSHAKESPEARETHEATER J. Patrick and Anne M. Richard K. Johnson and Gallagher Marybeth Dougherty Sean and Susan Gallagher Russell N. Johnson and BARD CIRCLE Robert J. Gaines Mark D. Hudson Joseph P. Gaynor and Lynn and George Jones MEMBERSHIP Victoria Poindexter Drs. Michael and Abhilasha Stephen and Elizabeth Geer Jones Lolly and John E. Gepson Peter H. Jones and C. Graham and Christy Gerst Marian Pearcy Joyce and Allen Gerstein Ms. Susan M. Junkroski Mazen and Iyda Ghuneim Debra and Chuck Kent Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser Kathryn and Bill Kerr Honey Lynn Goldberg Ms. Krystyna Kiel and Jennifer and Isaac Goldman Mr. Alexander Templeton Gordon and Nancy Paul and Raye Koch Goodman The Koldyke Family Fund Jim Goodridge and Kurtis Kossen Joan Riley James and Carolyn Krause John F. Gordon and Michele Kurlander Bill Salvato Patrick R. Lagges Rabbi Samuel Gordon and Trudy and Michael Landwirth Patty Gerstenblith Lisa Laidlaw Linda D. and Craig C. Aaron and Ariadna Lanski Grannon Mr. and Mrs. Eric Larsen Barbara Grauer Bradley Larson Michael Greenwald Ruth W. Lekan Jill and David Greer Joanie and Richard Leopold Paul Grossman Barry Levenstam and Marjorie E. Habermann Elizabeth Landes Mary E. Hafertepe Laurie and Gerry Levin Ted and Kathleen Halloran Mark Levine and Robert Hanlon and Andrea Kott Barbara MacDowall Diane v. S. and Robert M. Kathy Harrington and Levy Charlie Moles Mark Liberson Dr. Robert A. Harris Mrs. Carole F. Liebson and Mary J. Hayes Dr. Philip R. Liebson JOIN TODAY Howard Heath Jane and Richard Lipton for the ultimate Beverly and Warren Hayford Diane and Bill Lloyd Chicago Heestand Foundation John H. Long and Ross C. and Andrea Heim Nona Harrison Long Shakespeare Richard and Dianna Heinz Allen Loomis experience! George and Susan Heisler Jim and Kay Mabie Bob and Janet Helman Martha and John Mabie Catherine and Jack Charlene and Gary Your Bard Circle membership Herrmann MacDougal Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Hibbard Jolie Macier and provides you with VIP ticketing The Hickey Family James Niehoff Foundation Paula and Jeffrey Malak and intermission service, as Donald E. Hilton and Barry MacLean John Buscemi Kevin Malone and well as intimate events with the Sherry and Arnold Hirsch Frank Labaty Gail and Tom Hodges Mike Malone and world’s leading theater artists. Louise A. Holland Todd Zimmerman Bill and Vicki Hood Stephen and Susan Bass By making a leadership gift of Jim and Deborah Hopkinson Marcus Karen and Tom Howell Faye Marlowe $1,000 or more, you can directly John E. Huguenard Drs. Anette and John Martini Patricia J. Hurley Doretta and Robert Marwin support the extraordinary Deborah and Helmut Jahn William Mason and Joseph and Ginia Jahrke Diana Davis productions on our stage and our Pam and Paul James Steve and Lynn Mattson work throughout the community. Mr. John Jendras and Renetta and Kevin McCann Ms. Judith A. Paice Judy and John McCarter To learn more about the Bard Circle, please contact Davis Jenkins Mr. John F. McCartney Dottie Bris-Bois, Director of Campaign and Major Gifts Jentes Family Foundation [email protected] | 312.667.4965

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Kelly McCray and Grayce Papp Nancy and Jon Schindler Jim Swanson and Donald Mays Drs. Allen L. and Georga April and Jim Schink Maria Montalvo The Howard and Kennon Parchem Bonnie and Roger Schmidt Judy Swiger McKee Charitable Fund Robert K. Parsons and David and Stephanie Rona Talcott and Dr. William McMillan and Victoria J. Herget Schrodt Owen Deutsch Dr. Jane McMillan Jenny and Scott Pattullo Shauna Scott and J. Parker Mr. Gilbert Terlicher Swati and Siddharth Mehta Wendy and Hank Paulson Hall, IV Michele Thomure Martha and Richard Melman Thomas Pawlik and Maryellen and Thomas Scott Chris and Stephanie Dr. Janis Mendelsohn Ava Cohn Michael and Sarah Scudder Thornton Mary Donners Meyer Brent and Marina Payne James M. Sears Lawrence E. Timmins Trust Bernie and Sandra Meyer Jason and Jackie Peltz Ralph and Nancy Segall Philip and Becky Tinkler Tim Michel and Amy Laiken Theodore and Harriette Richard and Betty Seid Stephanie and John Tipton Anne Michuda Perlman Dr. Mridu Dore Sekhar Joanne Tremulis Dana Mikstay and Ronna Sandra Perlow Jan and Emanuel Semerad Joanne Troutner Hoffberg John Peterson and Jill and Mike Severino Gary Tubb Judith and Robert Miller Randy Lowe Holgate Andrew H. Shaw and Henry and Janet Underwood Family of Nancy and Kathleen Picken Martha A. Peterson Anne Van Wart and Henry Mills Karen Pierce and Charitable Fund Michael Keable Dr. Marilyn Mitchell Carey Weiss The Ilene and Michael Shaw Todd and Cari Vieregg Susan Mitchell Joe Piszczor Charitable Trust Robert and Camille Tom and Rosemarie Mitchell Joseph P. Gaynor and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shea Von Dreele Bev and Dick Moody Victoria Poindexter Brian and Melissa Sherman Mr. Jay Vonachen David Mordini and Jerome Michael and Christine Pope Richard Neville and Matt and Lesley Vonachen Fitzgerald Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz Karen Shields Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Wagner Corinne Morrissey David and Valeria Pruett Jack Siegel and Mary Kay Walsh Steven W. Morris Abdul and Rita Qaiyum Evelyn Brody Roberta and Robert Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Eva and Gary Quateman Craig Sirles Washlow Morrison Mr. Andrew Rand Maureen Slater David Wasserman, M.D. Debra Moskovits Sandra Davis Rau Mr. Kevin Sletten Chuck and Laurie Weaver Milan Mrksich Sam Razi and Julie Zhu Mr. Matthew Smart Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Waters Hari and Mary Nair David and Lee Reese Richard Smart and Yvonne Webb Sandra L. Mueller Lynne and Allan Reich Sheila Owens Miranda Wecker William and Fayre Mynatt Dave and Ellen Rice Gail and Russell G. Smith II Albert and Sherrie Weiss Dr. Susan Nedza and Colleen Reitan Mr. Marc Smith Brian and Sheila Whalen Dr. Oswaldo Lastres Peggy and Phil Reitz Maurice Smith John W. Wheeler Ted and Lisa Neild Mo Riahi Melissa and Chuck Smith Jacqueline White Hope G. Nightingale and Louise Robb Richard and Sharlene Smith Lisa and Randy White David Ellis William and Cheryl Roberts Joan Sorensen Barbara Williams and John K. Notz, Jr. Edmund and Carol Ronan Deborah Spertus Martin Perry Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ed Roob Bryan and Cathy Sponsler Carol Williams Nusinow Rooney Family and David and Ingrid Stallé David Vaughan James and Cathy Nowacki R-4 Services LLC Cheryl Steiger and Investments, LLC Bill and Penny Obenshain Carol Rosofsky Kevin Noonan Fritz V. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James J. Alexander and Anne Ross Nikki and Fred Stein The Winsor Family O'Connor Bob Kunio and Libby Roth Penelope and Robert Steiner Duain Wolfe Barbara and Daniel O'Keefe Herbert and Rita Rubin Carol D. Stein and Dr. Ada Woo and Sarah and Wallace Oliver Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. James S. Sterling Dr. William Ching Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mr. Sid Ruckriegel Holly Hayes and Carl Stern Harold Woodman Olson, Jr. Peter Ruggiero and Nancy and Bruce Stevens Steve and Arna Yastrow Jonathan F. Orser Joan Craig Liz Stiffel Stephanie Zabela and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ottley Jane Nicholl Sahlins Janet Surkin and Jamie Obermeier Harper Pack Angelique A. Sallas, Ph.D. Robert Stillman Edward J. Zarach Jay Padugula and Larry Salustro Mrs. Ellen Stone Belic Deborah and Robert Zeller Aparna Vootkur Joanne Arden Sarasin and Donna and Tom Stone William Ziemann Ronna Page Brad Soren Lois and Richard Stuckey George and Peggy Julie and Phillip Sassano Andrew Sudds and Pandaleon Robert P. Schaible Kristin E. Cowley

COLLEAGUES $500–$999 Mr. and Mrs. William Anna Anrod Judith Baxter and Elizabeth and David Adams IV Erin Archer Stephen Smith Blinderman Margery Al-Chalabi Drs. Andrew and Iris Gerald and Maria Bayer Joanne Gazarek and Karen B. Alexander Aronson Joan Israel Berger Chris Bloom Ms. Carol L. Anderson Bonnie A. Barber Harriet K. Bernstein Lewis Brashares Gregg and Karen Anderson Lauren and Rick Barnett Jim Best BJ Braun Judith and Harold Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Baskin Rene Cornejo and Deborah B. Braxton Anonymous (10) Sandra Bass Allegra Biery

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Richard H. Brewer and Ann Gardner and Barry MacLean Barbara and Lewis Mary Ann Schwartz Irene Wasserman Ed and Linnea Martin Schneider Gregory Brinkman Dr. Tracey M. Gau Mr. Robert May Ralph and Donna Schuler Lea Brookes Susan Mabrey Gaud Scott McCausland Larry and Natalie Alan and Carol Brown Arlene and Camillo Ghiron Ann McDermott Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. George M. Philip and Suzanne Gossett Stephen J. and Rita McElroy Steve and Karen Sever Brown Donald and Jane Gralen Terry J. Medhurst John and Kay Shaw Margaret Scanlan Brown Charles Grode Judy Meguire Mac and Joanne Sims Chris Bucko and Eva Wu Carol and Solomon Gutstein Judy Mischel and Mr. William Singer and Marcia and Gerald Burke Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jeff Horvitz Ms. Joanne Cicchelli Karen and David Burnett Hammerschlag Bill Melamed and Mr. Gregg Skalinder and John Byrd Bruce Handler Jamey Lundblad Mrs. Barbara B. Kreader Janet Carl Smith and Mark and Lori Harris Ernst Melchoir Christine Sloan Mel Smith Lois and Donald Hartung Daniel Meyer James and Mary Jo Slykas Antonio Casanova and Jane A. Hawksley Marilu Meyer Kathleen and Brian Spear Megan Ledbetter Mrs. Mary P. Hines Pat and Ronald S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. William A. Virginia R. Cassidy Drs. Stevan and Ivonne Rick and Joyce Morimoto Spence Larry and Julie Chandler Hobfoll Heather Morrison Uta Staley Sandy and Tim Chapman Brian Horwood and Elliot Golovkin and Sue E. Stealey Dr. Ira and Mrs. Carol Mary Beth Berkoff Charlotte Murray Anonymous Chasnoff Gene Hotchkiss John Andrew Nagy Heather and Randy Thomas E. Chomicz Mario and Giovanna Zanna and Aram Nikitas Steinmeyer Mike Charles Christ Imbarrato Daniel O'Neill Mr. and Mrs. Wallace J. Marilyn Cicero John D. Jawor Jim and Sharon O'Sullivan Stenhouse, Jr. Timothy and Theresa Steven A. Johnson Audrey L. Paton Mary Stitt Coburn Randee and Vance Johnson Ilene Patty and Sylvia and Joe Stone George and Minou Colis Eric and Laura Jordahl Tom Terpstra Lois and Richard Stuckey Mr. and Mrs. Howard Conant JS Charitable Trust James Pellegrino Jerry Szatan and Ms. Nancy Raymond Corral Patricia and James Jurgens Peggy Pendry Katherine Abbott Roy Cowell Daniel and Faye Kachur Carol Pennel Susan C. Taylor Mark and Connie Crane Barry and Vicki Kaufman Viktoras Petroliunas Harrison and Marilyn Barbara Flynn Currie Brendan and Karmen Keane Charles and Mary Philips Tempest Chris and Steve Cusack Nancy and Don Kempf Lyneta Grap Piela Hal Temple and Ellen and Jim Dalton Ms. Emily Kessler Matt Plumb Haruo Kurokawa Anne and Malachy Daly Lynn and Jim Kiley Eva and Gary Quateman Ms. Laura Torphy Marilyn Darnall Frank and Katherine Kinney Jeaneane and John Quinn James M. and Carol D. Ms. Roxanne J. Decyk Thomas and Margaret Norm and Helene Raidl Trapp Madelyn DePorter Kittle-Kamp Mr. John Raitt Edith and Edward Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jane and Paul Klenck Mark and Nancy Ratner Turkington Doherty Paul Kobasa Polly and Kenneth Rattner Ellen Voda Paula and Ronald Domsky Lisa Kohn and Sandra and Ken Reid Richard and Karen Weiland Ms. Kim Douglass Harvey Nathan Libby and Dan Reimann P. Wheeler Michael and Debra Duffee Electra D. Kontalonis Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Revak Steve and Bonnie Wheeler Ronald B. Duke The Korycki Family Marilyn and Guy Revesz Marc and Tracy Whitehead Barbara and John Eckel Kevin A. and Joanne C. Mario and Brenda Rizzo Mr. Chad Williams and Melanie Ehrhart Krakora Beth and John Roffers Dr. Amy Williams Fran Faller Donna LaPietra and Robert and Sue Ross Diana Williams Terry and Judith Feiertag Bill Kurtis Martha Roth and Marilyn and Richard Karen and Chris Felix Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bryon Rosner Williams Mr. Carl Fisher and Lariviere Sidney and Alexandra Roth Gary and Modena Wilson Dr. Linda Fisher Lew and Laurie Leibowitz Norman J. and Alice E. Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fisher Judy and Stephen Levin Rubash Ann Wise Deborah Flattery Valerie Kolis and Dr. Patricia Rywak Susan and Michael Wolz Amanda Fox Peter Livaditis Richard and Susan Sanders Jeffrey and Claudia Wood James and Silvia Franklin Michael and April Ljung Richard Angelo Sasso Kevin Yaussy Judith R. Freeman Jim and SuAnne Lopata Susan and Edward Schiele Christine Zrinsky Joan A. Gall Karyn B. Lutz

FRIENDS $250–$499 Karen Abbasy Edward Applebaum and Mr. and Mrs. William G. David Joseph Benn Tom and Ann Alexander Eva Redei Barker III Susan R. Benner Anonymous (14) Joan and Henry Arenberg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bax Jennifer Benson and Yolanda and Marco Ambriz Harriet Arnold Elizabeth S. Beck Steven Bufferd Robert W. Andersen and Mr. Brent Arrison Ms. Gail Bedessem Phyllis and Leonard Berlin George P. Schneider Keri and Phillip Bahar Susan and Don Belgrad Bambi Berman Kimball and Karen Anderson Sharon Baldwin Patti and Nebil Benaissa John Bernstein Randy and Lorraine Barba Kennette Mari Benedict Carla F. and R. Stephen Berry

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John and Kathy Biel Patricia and Leonard Camilla Hawk Diaz-Perez Mr. David P. Lloyd and Andrea Billhardt Dominguez Nancy Hays Heffernan Ms. Suzanne Williams Patrick Bitterman Charles J. Donahue James and Sylvia Heim Vicky M. Longawa M.J. Black and Mr. Clancy Dianne Duner Mary Ellen Hennessy Pamela Lowenthal Bernard and Nancy Blayer Dr. Deirdre Dupré and Sonny and Marlene Hersh Anonymous Dr. Thomas Pritchett Bleck Dr. Robert Golub Nancy and Dale Hershfield Steven Patrick Luetger Dennis and Sharon Blevit Bob and Janet Eder David and Maria Hibbs Paul and Miriam Lythberg David and Linda Blumberg Ezra, Magdalene, and Leslie Hickey Dave and Nancy Madsen Linda and Robert Bolas Zed Eisenberg V.E. Hicks Mr. Tom Manning Mr. and Mrs. Don and Bill and Joanne Epcke Mair and Rich Hill Ben and Mary Lou Linda Bolte Crystal Rivas and Nancy and Allen Hirschfield Marchello James Bondi and Adrian Espinosa Carol and Jeff Holden Mary Ann and Dennis Marks Judith Vargas Linda C. Fairbanks and Louise A. Holland Mathew Marquez Rosalie and Gregory Bork Jeanne DeVore James D. Holzhauer Dorothy Martin Steve and Kris Borkenhagen Edith and Gerald Falk Professor and Mrs. Clark Kathleen Martin Aldridge Bousfield Roger and Eleanor Feldman Hulse Catherine Masters Barbara A. Boyer Nancy Palm Felton-Elkins Ann Murray and Teresa Mastin Mr. and Mrs. David and Madeleine Fern Mike Hurtubise James R. Mather Julie Bromley Eric and Lana Ferren Theresa Jabaley The Mather Family Linda and Terry Brown Carol Fessenden Judy Jackson Ben Maxson Tom and Mary-Doug Brown Peggy Firestone Mary Anne and Nicolette Mayo Richard Bruner Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Fisher Frank Jakalski Alisha and Alan McCloud Christine and Matthew Dale Fitschen Dr. Julie and Mr. William Margaret and Mike McCoy Brunmeier David B. Flax Jastrow Kathleen McCullough Allison Brustin Marcia L. Flick Rolfe B. Jenkins Tim McGonegle and Pam and James Buchholz James E. Flinn David Jewell Barbara Sullivan Patricia P. Buckler Beth Follenweider Reena and Sajiv John Dan and Mary McGuire Perry and Lillian Buckley Steph and Tom Formolo Karen and Dan Johns Michele Elizabeth McGuire James and Lisa Byrne Ms. Linda Fornell Virginia and John Jones Rodrick and Yoshie Eileen M. Cahill Patricia Freeman Kathleen Kallan McIlquham James and Donna Cainkar Merle Friedman Tom and Esta Kallen Maureen Mcintryre Max Ethan Callahan Richard Furnstahl Olwyn J. Kane Cathy and Mark McKee Michael and Nancy Carr Denise Michelle Gamble Gayle Kantro Pam McKinley Virginia and Stephen Carr Les and Katrina Garner Harriet and Ernest Karmin Ms. Robin McKinney Christine Chakoian and Cara Mia Gaziano Stuart Katz and John and Karole John Shustitzky Ms. Nancy S. Gerrie Keith Erickson McLaughlin Marge and Maurice Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Julie and Bill Kellner Sara and Richard Mesirow Champagne Sally Gibbs Kathleen and Terrence Loren R. Miller III Stewart Chapman Margaret Gielniewski Kennedy Patricia M. Milroy Ms. Cynthia Cheski and Debra Gineris Katherine and Kevin Art and Linda Milton Rev. Scott Elliott Patricia and James Gladden Kenward Mr. Andrew Mines Barbara and Bruce Gerry and Stan Glass Kishwar Khalid Antonia Mohs Chrisman Dr. Paul Glickman Wendy and Thomas Ann Mokrauer and Georgia Cibul Jaye and John Golanty Kilcollin Daniel Caroll Madden Christopher Cobb Eunice and Perry Goldberg M. Barry and Diane John and Bonnie Morell Dr. Emil Coccaro and Steve and Carolyn Kirschenbaum Carly-Rae Moss Anne Miles Goldhaber Mr. James Klise Mr. J. Thomas Mullen Ben and Aurelia Cohen Sylvia G. Gordon Greg and Carol Korak Margaret Edith Murphy Dr. James Cohn The Goren Family Forevermore Dance & Timothy and Janet Jerry and Josephine Conlon Tom and Claire Goulding Theatre Arts Murtaugh Joel Cornfeld Timothy and Joyce Amy Kovalan and Ms. Jane Myers Ms. Alma Corona Greening Edward Kerros Ingeburg Neckermann Kim and Vera Cory Marguerite J. Grizzi Byron and Elizabeth Knight Nicolas H. Nelson Tim Couch Ms. Monica Grobler Susan Kovic Emily Nesler Chrissy and William Cox Robyn and David Grossberg Judy and Perry Kozicki Catherine Nessinger Caroline P. Cracraft Jessica G. Grove and Rosemary Krimbel Jon and Kathy Newcomb Mr. and Mrs. Tom Daugirdas Dan Cooney Mr. Arthur Kroft Eleanor A. Nicholson Julia Davidson Drs. David and Elaine Jayna and Barry Kroll Mrs. Ellen Evans Noth Celeste H. Davis Hacker John L. Ladle, Jr. Kathleen O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeBolt Samuel Hadden Eileen Landau Linda O'Bryant Samantha Dekoven Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ed and Mary Langbein Christine Oliver Gregory Desmond and Hamburg Jim and Laurel Lannen Dennis C. Oliver Michael Segobiano Chester and Phyllis William and Blair Lawlor David and Mary Jo Donald Deutsch Handelman Laura A. Ledford Orkowski Jerome and Jacqueline Judith Hanlon Mary and John Lesch James Padgett and Dienstag Michael Hansen and Ellen Frell Levy Rosanne Fitko Joseph Ditoro Nancy Randa Greg Lewis and Mary Strek Patrice Pearsall Deborah Domain Virginia M. Harding Allison Liwanag Kurt J. Peight

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perry Mary Ann and Bob Savard Mary Clare and Joseph Mr. and Mrs. James Vlaming Lindsey and David Peters Jo and Robert Sawyer Starshak Carol and James Vondale Melanie and Daniel Peterson Rita and Marc Thompson Denise Stefan Tryna Wade Bruce and Susan Peterson Susan Youdovin Kathleen Steffen and Mr. William G. Wake Genevieve Phelps Marie-Claude and Peter Steve Wirth Christopher Walker Marlan Popovich Schauer Doctors Jeffrey and Robin Rev. Mark J. Walter Ms. Julia Querin Heidi Schelling and Dana Stern Kevin and Anne Warnke Chris and Elizabeth Quigg Bertogli Rhonda and Gary Stern Jeff and Paula Waterman Thomas Quinn and Anne and Steven Scheyer Virginia Stigler and John Watts and Beth Lewis Eileen Furey Rosa Schloss Stephen Stigler Mr. David Weible Francisco Quinteros and Sandra and Jon Schmoll Caryn Straus Jim and Mary Weidner Katherine Donahoe James T. Schulman Mr. G. Ralph Strohl and Dr. Carol Weinberg and James and JoAnne Rankin Brian and Carolyn Dr. Mrinalini Rao Mr. Harold J. Winston David Rebnord Schroeder Judy Struck Patricia and Michael B. Herbert Reece Don and Polly Schwartz Mary and Kenneth Sullivan Weinstein Herbert Reece Susan and Charles Schwartz George Patrick Surgeon Dr. Barry Goldman and Mary Lee Reed Will Schwarz and Nancy Linda Swanson and Victoria Weisenberg Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Grace; Sam, Anna and John Seely Howard and Marillyn Weiss Resnick Nate Schwarz William and Heidi Swiss John and Connie Wesley Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Dennis and Janice Sejut Pat and Deena Talano Richard Wheeler Richter, Jr. Joseph C. Senese Elyse Pearlman and Judith and Floyd Whellan Paul Rink Naomi and Jerry Senser Brad Teckenbrock Charles A. and Jeanette Gerald Riva John Sergo The Tello Family White Marilynn and Charles Rivkin Linda Severin Roberta and Leonard Barbara Whitman Julian Rodriguez James Shaeffer and Tenner Don and Alison Wilbon Linda Rogers Lynn Hughitt Joseph and Dahlia Tesher Graham and Suzanne Wills Wylie and Leah Rogers Liz and Jeff Sharp Barbara and Randy Thomas Debra Winer Margot and David Mr. William H. Sharp Sue and James Thompson Mr. Leonard Wojtecki Rosenbaum Cindy Shearn Karen Tiersky Cathleen Wolfe Alan and Debra Rosenberg Brian and Angie Sheehan Carl and Karen Tisone Cindy Wolfson Warner and Judy Rosenthal Lisa Montelpasse and Susan R. Tolin Diane P. Wood Heidi S. Rothenberg David Shepherd Alex Hesemann and Diane and Ted Woolever Maija and Jay Rothenberg Hille and Christian Sheppard Angela M. Tomazin David and Elizabeth Wright Bonnie Fry Rothman and Suzanne Shoemaker F. Joseph Tomecek Jill and David Archer Michael Rothman June Hill Shulman Richard Traut Nancy Wulfers Laura and Scott Roulston Terri Simchak Marci A. Eisenstein and Philip and Virginia Yarrow Susan B. Rubnitz George and Lynne Simon John W. Treece Linda Youngman Sherri Ruppel Amrit Singh Coleman and Deborah Jamie and Richard Zelvin Mary Ann and Stephen Mark and Alison Skertic Tuggle Janice Ziebka Ruskin Wesley Skogan and Ms. Rebecca Tung John and Linda Zimnie Sandra and Eric Ruskoski Barbara Puechler Rheal And Denise Turcotte Charles and Gail Zugerman Robin Russo George and Susan Sladoje Mary Kay Tuzi Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ed and Diana Ruthman Dr. Jeffrey Slovak Megan van Vlierbergen Zulkey Joan and Frank Safford Mr. Matthew Smart Ronald and Catherine David Zwarycz Susan Salay Mary Ann Smith Vaughn Dr. and Mrs. Larry Salberg Liz Sode Linda Vertrees Perika Sampson Tom and Janet Southall Malika Viltz-Emerson

ASSOCIATES $150–$249 Annie and Jacques Annette Baldwin and Roy C. Bergstrom Joan Bodendorfer Abramowicz Paul Kolasinski Sarah Bermingham William Borah Ian Ackerman Peter T. Bandelow Elizabeth Berry Sharalyn Borchers John R. Adams Jane and Norman Lee Mr. Gordon Berry Robert and Susan Bowker Lynn Chamberlain Adams Bannor Robert Best Joann and Bill Braman Steve and Viki Adik Meredith A. Banta and Rich Beymer Marjorie Bransfield Marjorie Albrecht Leo Aubel Sam and Shirley Bianco Michael Brazier Mary and Terry Anderson Barbara J. Barnes Gemma and Derrick Billings Barbara Brenke Anonymous (23) Don and Jan Barshis Anne Bilos Adrienne and Arnold Mr. Steve Armstrong Mary and Alex Bart Rick and Kaila Bingen Brookstone The Southwest Symphony Stephanie and John Bartels H. Michael Biscan Larry and Susanne Orchestra Sheila Barton Bosron Ms. Georgia Blalock Broutman Jill and Erik Attkisson Steve and Anne Beatty John Blane The Brown Family Cal and Ann Audrain Robert and Pamela Becker Merrill and Judy Blau Conni J. Brown Adie and Dick Baach Dr. David Powell and Sandra Blau Barry Bruckner Jan Bach Kathleen Behner Mr. Dieter Bloecks Dr. Regina Buccola Bill and Janet Backs Lee and Kathryn Benish David L. Bloom Debra Bucek Katherine Bergson Hendrix and Kim Bodden Howard and Moira Buhse

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Mr. Jack Buoscio Mr. and Mrs. Alan and James W. Hoover James Madden William and Helen Burns Nancy Evans Susan K. Horn and James L. and Alice Reno Ann Burnstine Marilynne Felderman Donald S. Honchell Malone Rosemary and John Buteau Roger Philip Feldman Kay and John Hosmer James Mann Anne Cadigan Judith and Clifton Fenton Timothy F. Hyland Sharon Manuel Mary E. Callow Pauline Fife David and Karen Hyman The Maratea Family Helen Carlock Richard and Kathleen Matthew Ingenito Elaine Margulis Drs. Michele Carlon and Flanagan Karen Jared David Marker and Juan Herena Foley Family Foundation Jeffrey Jens Georgeann Joseph Kenneth and Harriet Maynard K. Fossum Jim and Jackie Jepsen Barbara Martin Carlson Joseph Frank and Ruth and Michael Jewell Anne S. Martin The Carso Family Betsy Solaro Jerry and Karen Johnson Glenda Mason Constance K. Casey Laurel and Zach Frankel Laurie and Mark Jolicoeur Philip Matsikas Jess Michael Casner Rhona and Julian Frazin Cheryl Jolineau Charles Mauter James Cavanaugh John and Joanne Gallagher Joan Kacmar Philip and Ann May Rowland Chang Bryna and Edward Gamson Mrs. Ethel R. Kaplan Mike McGeever Judy M. Chernick Donn and Barbara Gardner Diane and Byron Karzas Honorable Kathleen M. Gerry and Carol Chrisman Samuel Garloff Mike and Jane Kathman McGury Drs. Christopher and Raymond and Patricia Gass The Kelly's George and Alice McKann Karen Chroniak Miles George Notre Dame Marie Ruff and Terry McWhorter Charles and Mary Chuman College Prep Bill Kenneally Mary and Steven Mecker Claeys Family Trish Gerber Susan Kern, M.D. Helen R. Mehler Mary Ellen Clancy Sharon A. Giles Louis V. Kersten Christopher Melby Susan Coaker Robyn Gilliom and Algimantas Kezelis Sharon and Herb Meltzer Clarice J. Cogen Richard Friedman Maria Khrakovsky Truman and Dorothy Metzel Peter and Judy Connolly Dr. and Mrs. Richard Glinka Thomas C. Kingsley Jerrold and Marian Michaels Katherine Coyner Jim Goeser Rahshonda Kirkwood Henry A. Miller Barry Gershinzon and Andrea Goldberg Terry and Jack Klecka James A. Miller Karin Crane Natalie Goldberg Matt and Karen Klickman Martin and Lauren Modahl Scott and Brenda Nickel Steve and Linda Goranson Deanne Kludy Melinda Moore Mary and John Crois Michelle and Gerald Gordon The Kohatsu-Witkowski Kim Morgan Rosemary Crowley Michael and Amy Gordon Family Karen and Larry Morgan Alan and Charlotte Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mark R. Kornegay June Deforest Morganstern Cubbage Gordon Shari Kouba Todd and Linda Morning Joan Curto Robert J. Gorski Mark Kozicz John A. Morrison Betty and Corkey Custer Virginia Grapey Theodore Krakowski Dr. Martin and Chava Mozes Sue and Kent Davis Mr. Joel and Dr. Sharon Fran Kravitz Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Patrick Daw Greenburg Richard Landgraff and Mrozinski Leo Lynn Deely Constance Greene Bernadette Foley Elizabeth Muchow Darren Diehm Michael Grethen Pete Friedmann and Arthur J. Murphy Paula J. Dillon Marilyn Grogan Karen Laner Mary Ellen Murphy Robert A. Doepp Merle K. and Barry Gross Left Brain Wealth Thomas F. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Henry Dan Groth Management Natalie Mycyk Dold, M.D. Paul M. Gruber Richard F. Lanier Joseph Myers and Keith and Chris Donaldson Scott Gryder Charles Laurito Carmelo Esterrich Janet Donne David and Sheila Haas Kent and Kathy Lawrence Erica Nadler Sue Donoghue Cohen and Hacker Scott and Bobbi Lebin Thomas Nazimek Mrs. Elizabeth Gwynn Architects, LLC Rosalind Lee Carol T. Neely Doolin Susan Haimes Deborah Leff Nhan Nguyen Ms. Bernice Dorig Martin and Karen Halacy Phyllis Lerman Cynthia Nicholson Tom Doyle Janis and Boyd Harman Anonymous Zehava L. Noah Margaret Driscoll Steven Harris Susan Levitt Jerry and Geraldine Nolen The Duhan Family Thomas P. Haslett Fran and Chuck Licht Dr. Angela Normoyle Leslie J. Dummitt and Eric Dr. Marise Hass and David and Carol Liner Henry and Debra C. Schmidt Dr. Scott Hite Margaret and Derek Linkous Novoselsky Mr. Kenneth East and Maryjoy and David Velda Lloyd Elizabeth O'Connell Mr. Timothy Thurlow Heineman Melvin Loeb Carol and Stuart Oken W. Dow Edgerton Robert Hellgeth Sam and Joan Lovering Ute and Reed O'Malley Heather Edmands James and Mary Jo Mr. and Mrs. Lowum Neal and Mary Clark Chris and Larry Eggan Henegan Dana M. Grzenia Ormond The Eidle Family Sharon L. Herendeen John Lucey Florence Upjohn Orosz and Jacquetta Ellinger Judy and Jay Heyman Wayne and Kristine Lueders Joel J. Orosz Deane Ellis Lana Hileman and Deborah Lust David Orr and Kim Bobo Barry K. Elmore Paul McHenry Mark P. Lutze and Hilda Tiff and Abe Oshel Manchershaw Engineer Robert Hill and Thea Flaum Demuth-Lutze Lynne Ostfeld Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Erenberg Harold Hirsch Brad Lyerla and Douglas and Suzanne John and Mary Erhard Brendt and Miho Holden Donna Morgan Overbeck Kevin M. Hollenbeck Veronica Lynch

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Jay Owens and Penny Joyce Saricks Joyce L. Sweet Jessica and Cristine Applegate David and Nancy Sarne Chuck and Judy Swisher Williams Lyn and Joe Page and Family Robert Tanner Jan Williams Kristi Pagoulatos John Sarwark Anthony and Mona Taylor Kyla Wilson Susie Paoni Alfred and Linda Saucedo Ronald Tevonian Dr. Jenny Wojcik Roger and Martha Pascal Kathleen Schlegel Cheryl Thaxton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nancy Patterson Marcia Schneider Paul and Linda Wolfe Midge Perlman Shafton Howard and Lynn Thistlethwaite Patrick and Patrice Elizabeth Anne Peters Schnepper Ken and Glenna Wooldridge Rita Petretti Gene and Faith Schoon Thompson Bruce W. Worthel and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillips Margaret and Eric Joan and Kenneth Barbara G. Young Ed and Diane Pieklo Schuering Thompson Ruth N. Wukasch Thomas J. Pierce Dianne and John B. Celeste Troon Julie Yamaguchi Dr. Robert B. Pildes Schwartz Hsi-Tsin Tsiang Jiaming You Cathy A. Pilkington Daniel J. Schwich and Jane and Howard Tyner Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Jan Linn and Richard Kathie Bender Schwich Amanda and Gregory David Zarefsky Pincus Donald and Ruth Sender Valyer Mr. and Mrs. Laurence W. Zachary and Amanda The Shalak Family Karen Van Duyn Zoeller Piper Karen B. Shank and Robert M. van Riemsdyk Michael J. Zolik Dr. and Mrs. Donald Toby Lange Julia and Ben Van Vliet Dr. Carol Ivy Pochyly Jane Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Whitaker Katherine Gray Pollock Myron and Beverly Vavrinek James N. Wicklund Ponce de Leon Family Shapiro Margaret Veach Lisa Wiersma V. Pristera, Jr. Peggy Shapiro Jim and Susan Wade Herbert and Catherine Jerry Proffit William Shaver and Albert and Arlene Wagner Wigder Marcia Purze Mary Jo Strusz Kim Wagner Jessica and Cristine Dorothy Victoria Ramm Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kamiah Walker Williams Barbara Randolph Shoenberger David and Anna Mary Jan Williams Adele Rapport Ellen and Richard Shubart Wallace Kyla Wilson Gary and Susan Redeker Mr. Sanjaya Shunglu Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace Dr. Jenny Wojcik The Riedl Family Anna and Mark Siegler Ed Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Joan V. Roeder Mr. and Mrs. John Sherwyn and Irvina Wolfe Earl and Christiane Simmons Warren Patrick and Patrice Ronneberg Lisa Skemp Scott Wechlser Wooldridge Bernie and Judy Ms. Elizabeth Sklarsky Cynthia Weglarz Bruce W. Worthel and Rosenstein Geralyn Stanczak Smith Victor and Tamar Barbara G. Young Susan Rosenstein Marge and Larry Sondler Weissberg Ruth N. Wukasch Executive Search Richard and Nancy Spain Patricia Wess Julie Yamaguchi Limited Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Mary and Ronald Jiaming You John W. Roth Sparberg Whitaker Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Anne Ryan Gerald and Mary James N. Wicklund David Zarefsky Susan L. Sack Stapleton Lisa Wiersma Mr. and Mrs. Laurence W. Les and Joanne Sandlow Doug and Betsy Stiles Herbert and Catherine Zoeller Carmella Saraceno and John Stock Wigder Michael J. Zolik Roger Machin Laura Sudler

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is grateful to the Dover Foundation for its leadership commitment to the Our City, Our Shakespeare Campaign. Established in 2011, the Dover Foundation is committed to supporting education and the advancement of tomorrow through the educational and training endeavors of cultural and community organizations throughout the city of Chicago. www.chicagoshakes.com 49 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Tribute Program An honor or memorial gift is a distinctive way to honor the memory of friends and family or pay tribute to milestone celebrations. For more information regarding this program, please contact Brooke Flanagan in the Advancement Office at 312.595.5581 or [email protected].

Reflects gifts received betweenAugust 9, 2017–August 9, 2018

MEMORIAL GIFTS FOR SARAJANE AVIDON Debra Moskovits AND FELIX SHUMAN FOR EDITH GAINES FOR KENNETH KUEHNLE Stephen and Connie King Robert W. Andersen and Andrea Atlass Dick Simpson George P. Schneider FOR MARTHA LAVEY FOR CAROL CHAPMAN FOR ANDREA GUNDERSON Gregory Desmond and Tim Chapman and Michelle Mace Michael Segobiano Sandy Jordan FOR JULIE L. HALL FOR LEW MANILOW FOR DAVID COHOON Shauna Scott and Joan and Michael Zavis Rick and Deborah Stevens J. Parker Hall, IV FOR WILLIAM H. ROBB FOR LOIS DUNN FOR JACK KARP Louise Robb Kathy Dunn The Brodsky Family David and Ann Diaz FOR RHETA ANNE WENZEL FOR ARLENE FIELDSTEEL Bonnie and Roger Schmidt V.E. Hicks FOR NORTON H. KAY Sandra Blau FOR JACK FULLER

HONORARY GIFTS FOR GERALD AND IN CELEBRATION OF HILL AND FOR PAULITA PIKE MARCIA BURKE CHERYL HAMMOCK'S 50TH Paul Dykstra and Susan Cremin Adam Burke WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR PHILIP S. ROSENBERG - Dorne Eastwood FOR PHIL AND LA ENGEL MY FAVORITE LIGHT Diana F. Blitzer FOR CRISS HENDERSON Emily Rosenberg Pollock Faye Marlowe FOR HARVE A. FERRILL FOR BONNIE SEEBOLD William and Anne Goldstein FOR CRISS HENDERSON Leslie Smith and Michael Uzer AND RICK BOYNTON FOR E. BROOKE FLANAGAN FOR STUART SHERMAN Herbert Boynton Claire Rice Anonymous Mr. Alan R. Gordon FOR MARILYN HALPERIN FOR HARVEY AND FOR BETSY KARP La and Philip Engel MARY STRUTHERS Judy and Abel Friedman George and Susan Heisler FOR HILL AND FOR MARK OUWELEEN CHERYL HAMMOCK FOR ST. CRISPIN DAY SOCIETY Mark Levine and Andrea Kott James Mann Dan Froth

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Members of the First Folio Society have generously included Chicago Shakespeare Theater in their estate plans. Chicago Shakespeare honors their thoughtful commitment to our future.

Anonymous (2) Anne E. Kutak Mary and Nick Babson Raymond and Judy McCaskey John W. Barriger Jonathan F. Orser Joan Israel Berger Sheila Penrose and Ernie Mahaffey Marilyn Darnall Barbara Petersen Kathy Dunn Chuck Simanek and Edna Burke La and Philip Engel Michael and Sharon Sloan Michael Goldberger Steve and Robin Solomon Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon David and Ingrid Stallé Dick Hurckes Susan Tennant Dr. Anne McCreary Juhasz Helen and Richard Thomas Judy and John Keller Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke Linda Vertrees Anstiss Hammond Krueck Wilmont "Vic" Vickrey, Founding Principal, VOA Architects

Chicago Shakespeare gratefully acknowledges the following estates that have provided gifts of bequests.

Evelyn D. Barriger Julie and Parker Hall George W. Blossom III Corinne E. Johnson Carol Irma Chapman Harold H. Plaut Nelson D. Cornelius Rose L. Shure and Sidney N. Shure S.M. Evans Edith B. Gaines

To include Chicago Shakespeare in your estate plans, please contact Brooke Flanagan at 312.595.5581 or [email protected]

www.chicagoshakes.com 51 YOUR GIFT + YOUR EMPLOYER’S MATCH = GREATER IMPACT Many organizations actively contribute to causes that improve the communities where their staff live and work. Contact your employer today to learn about their matching gift initiatives.

Questions? Contact Sam Ostrowski at 312.667.4947 or [email protected] Contributed Materials Contributed materials and services are an essential component in sustaining Chicago Shakespeare’s role as a gathering place for audiences, artists, and members of the community. We thank the following individuals and organizations for their valuable donations of goods and services.

Reflects contributions received between July 1, 2016–August 9, 2018

Ambiente Chicago Hall’s Rental Service Make It Better Media Arc Worldwide Rich Hein MDR Creative BBJ Linen Harry Caray's Motorola Solutions Bukiety Floral Design Heritage Wine Cellars, Ltd. Pollen Chicago Public Media HMS Media, Inc. Shure Incorporated Chicago Sun-Times Inspired Catering and Events Tiny Tavern Communications Direct by Karen and Gina Stefani Van Duzer Vineyards - DMK Restaurants Intersection Carl and Marilynn Thoma Food For Thought KPMG Family for Literacy WTTW, WFMT

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2018

The generous community of donors below gathered at Chicago Shakespeare Theater to celebrated the Spirit of Shakespeare at Gala 2018 by honoring leading philanthropists Marilynn and Carl Thoma and award-winning actor John Lithgow at. This remarkable event raised funds to support Chicago Shakespeare’s nationally recognized education and civic engagement programs. HEADLINE SPONSOR

Seth Boro Orlando Bravo Scott Crabill Lee Mitchell Holden Spaht LEAD CONSORTIUM

Kenneth C. Griffin Robin and Steve Solomon Kent and Liz Dauten Kevin and Joan Evanich Linda and Dennis Myers Richard Porter and Lydia Marti Raymond and Judy Madhavan and Teresa Nayar Burton X. and McCaskey Sheli Z. Rosenberg HOST COMMITTEE Allstate Insurance Company Dover Foundation Sheila Penrose and Jess and Amanda Merten Harve A. Ferrill Ernie Mahaffey Aon Sonja and Conrad Fischer J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Bartlit Beck Herman Food For Thought Palenchar & Scott LLP Razny Jewelers Richard and Barbara Franke Mark Ouweleen and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Sarah Harding Virginia and Gary Gerst Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan BlueCross BlueShield ITW Foundation of Illinois Maurice Smith Jan and Bill Jentes The Segal Family Foundation Nazneen Razi JLL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher BMO Harris Bank Christie and John Kelly & Flom LLP Brian and Yasmina Duwe The Boeing Company The Family of Jack Karp Carl and Marilynn Thoma Bulley & Andrews KPMG Bill and Char Tomazin Donna Van Eekeren The Crown Family Foundation We are humbled by the civic and corporate leaders of Chicago and their belief in what an investment in Chicago Shakespeare can do for the future of this city. Our City, Our Shakespeare Campaign Contributors In formation as of August 9, 2018

$5,000,000+ The Davee Foundation, in memory of Ruth D. and Ken M. Davee

$3,000,000+ Carl and Marilynn Thoma

$2,000,000+ Pritzker Foundation

$1,500,000 + Jentes Family Foundation Malott Family Foundation Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg

$1,000,000+ Best Portion Foundation Susan E. and Duane L. Burnham Doris Conant, in memory of Howard Conant, Sr. Dover Foundation Virginia and Gary Gerst Anna and Robert Livingston Ray and Judy McCaskey The Robert R. McCormick Foundation John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Donna Van Eekeren Foundation

54 Fall 2018 | Nell Gwynn $500,000+ $100,000+ $25,000+ Joyce and Bruce Chelberg Ada and Whitney Addington Anonymous Chicago Music Theatre The Brodsky Family Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Arias, Jr. Exelon Corporation Joyce Chelberg Frank and Kathy Ballantine Sonja and Conrad Fischer Brian and Yasmina Duwe In honor of Rick Boynton Barbara and Richard Franke Jeanne Ettelson Paul and Sue Brenner Julius Frankel Foundation Joan and Kevin Evanich Penny Brown and Jeff Rappin James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Hill and Cheryl Hammock John and Kathleen Buck Family Foundation David Hiller Kent and Liz Dauten Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser ITW La and Philip Engel Judy and John Keller JLL The Field Foundation of Illinois Robert and Annabel Moore The Family of Jack Karp Barbara Gaines Peter and Alicia Pond Chase and Mark Levey Jill and David Greer $250,000+ Jim and Kay Mabie In honor of Gary Griffin Lew and Susan Manilow In honor of Marilyn J. Halperin Mary and Nick Babson Bob and Becky McLennan Criss Henderson and Julie and Roger Baskes Gerald and Marcia Nowak Rick Boynton BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Mark Ouweleen and Kimberlee S. Herold BMO Harris Bank Sarah Harding Stewart Hudnut and Vivian Leith Bulley & Andrews John and Colette Rau Leland E. Hutchinson and Mary and Paul Finnegan The Steans Family Jean E. Perkins Richard and Alice Godfrey Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Greg and Carol Josefowicz Ethel and Bill Gofen Bill and Char Tomazin Judith Loseff Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hurckes The Wesselink Family Foundation Naja Maltezos Kirkland & Ellis LLP Judy and John McCarter Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke $50,000+ Christopher and Erin O'Brien Anstiss and Ronald Krueck Anonymous and Family Mazza Foundation Barnard-Fain Foundation PBJET Investments LP Linda and Dennis Myers Mr. and Mrs. Brit J. Bartter Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierpont Nayar Family Foundation Thomas L. and Cairy S. Brown Paulita Pike and Zulfiqar Bokhari Northern Trust Harve A. Ferrill Nazneen and Sal Razi Sheila Penrose and Corey and Elizabeth Fox Ingrid and Stanley Razny Ernie Mahaffey Pete and Beth Goodhart Patricia and David Schulte Barbara Petersen Joan M. Hall Charlotte Stepan Shea Richard W. Porter and Linda and Jeffrey Hammes Robin and Tim Sheehan Lydia S. Marti Kathryn Hayley and Kathleen and Brian Spear Glenn and Danielle Richter Mark Ketelsen Bill and Orli Staley The Segal Family Foundation Heestand Foundation Anne Van Wart and Rose L. Shure and Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kent Michael Keable Sidney N. Shure David and Sandra Kollmorgen In honor of Greg Vinkler Harvey and Mary Struthers Barbara Molotsky Ray and Donna Whitacre Pam and Doug Walter Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel In honor of Larry Yando Nuveen Investments Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson Dennis Olis The Peto Family Merle Reskin Anne and Stuart Scott Dick Simpson, in memory of Sarajane Avidon Steve and Robin Solomon Matthew E. Steinmetz Eric Q. Strickland Sheila G. Talton

To learn more about the Our City, Our Shakespeare Campaign, please contact Dottie Bris-Bois at 312.667.4965 or [email protected] 55 Inspirational. Performance.

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