Edition 4 | 2019-2020

WELCOME TO THE 5TH contents 2019/20 SEASON 3 AUSTEN’S PRIDE October 4 – 27, 2019 Board of Directors MRS. DOUBTFIRE November 26, 2019 – January 4, 2020 BLISS February 7 – 23, 2020 4 SISTER ACT March 14 – April 5, 2020 Letter from the Executives JERSEY BOYS April 14 – 19, 2020 ONCE ON THIS ISLAND May 12 – 24, 2020 5 EVITA June 12 – July 3, 2020 Creativity Circles

8 Cast

11 Dramaturgy

15 Who’s Who

23 5th Avenue Theatre Supporters

31 Executive Leadership and Staff

GREAT MUSICALS ARE BORN HERE SHOW AFTER SHOW, season after season, The th5 Avenue Theatre wows audiences with original Broadway-caliber musicals. As one of America’s leading musical theater companies, we celebrate the musical in all its forms, we bring new life to beloved classics, and we create tomorrow’s must-see musicals. We believe that musicals are storytelling at its best—that a musical can fill you up, renew your spirit, and transport you to another time and place. Thank you for taking this journey with us.

5 TH AVENUE THEATRE SEASON SPONSORS

2 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 BOARD OF Directors

Bonnie Towne* Chair Sterling Wilson* Treasurer Margaret C. Inouye* Secretary Stephen P. Reynolds* Immediate Past Chair

Kenny Alhadeff* Randy Hodgins Norman B. Rice Ann Ardizzone* Patrick F. Kennedy* Rob Sexton Les Biller* SaSa Kirkpatrick Heather Sullivan Sharon Gantz Bloome Elizabeth Lund* Emory Thomas, Jr. Robert R. Braun, Jr. Carmen Mayo Eric Trott Debbie Brown Richard Meadows Gary Tucci Mark Castelin Martin Nelson Lori Twomey Margaret Clapp John Oppenheimer* Tom Walsh Cyrus Habib Beth Porter Eileen Glasser Wesley Tom Handley Ann Ramsay-Jenkins* Kenneth Willman* Wanda J. Herndon* Anthony Repanich* Grace Yuan

PAST CHAIRS OF THE BOARD Stephen P. Reynolds 2015–2018 Faye Sarkowsky 1996–1998 Wanda J. Herndon 2013–2015 Donald J. Covey 1994–1996 Barbara L. Crowe 2011–2013 Kenneth L. Hatch 1992–1994 Rob Sexton 2009–2011 John D. Mangels 1990–1992 Norman B. Rice 2007–2009 Robert F. Buck 1988–1990 Kenny Alhadeff 2004–2007 Stanley M. Little, Jr. 1986–1988 William W. Krippaehne, Jr. 2002–2004 R. Milton Trafton 1983–1986 Bruce M. Pym 2000–2002 W.J. Pennington 1981–1983 John F. Behnke 1998–2000 D.E. Ned Skinner 1979–1981

BOARD EMERITUS Barbara L. Crowe Linda Anderson Bill Krippaehne John Mangels Bruce Pym Carl Behnke Anna Laszlo Bill Nichols Chairs Steve Camp Mark Levine Tom Norwalk Clodagh Ash** Gary Fuller Gary Locke Faye Sarkowsky

Founding Managing Director Artistic Director Emeritus Marilynn Sheldon David Armstrong

*Denotes Member of the Executive Committee **Deceased

5THAVENUE.ORG 3 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVES

It’s at that point that we at The 5th look to the stage to light up the dark, turn up the heat, and put something fun in the spotlight.

Of course, the final ingredient is what makes this musical absolute perfection: a star-studded cast of our Seattle favorites! Sarah Russell, Taylor Niemeyer, Brandon O’Neill, Carol Swarbrick, Nathaniel Tenenbaum, Ellen McClain… The cast list for this show is a perfect list of power house after power house. Spend some time at intermission reading the bios on this cast. This is an unforgettable FROM THE DESK OF BILL AND BERNIE group of phenomenal talent. And we could not have found a more Every winter we hit a point where we perfect duo to head the cast than Lisa can’t remember the last time we saw the Estridge as Deloris Van Cartier and Natalie sun, it seems like the rain has soaked us Toro as Mother Superior. Of course, through to our bones, and we’ll never feel Seattle has a long-standing love affair dry and warm again. It’s at that point that with the comedic chops of Lisa Estridge, th we at The 5 look to the stage to light up the who brought down the house in our 2018 dark, turn up the heat, and put something production of Mamma Mia! Natalie Toro is fun in the spotlight. Enter Sister Act… a New York powerhouse who last appeared Let’s start with some sequins. Who at The 5th in 2011 in In the Heights. Her doesn’t love a little sparkle? Actually, let’s resume ranges from Les Misérables (she turn up the sparkle by a factor of 100 and was the first American to play Eponine add a disco ball or two. Unforgettable on Broadway) to national tours of Jesus disco music by musical theater legend Christ Superstar and CATS. These two Alan Menken has us dancing in our seats. talented women are the heart of this Now we’re getting hot! Tie it all up with show, and wow, have they got the beat. a wimple, a rosary, and a story you know So sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh. and love that will have you laughing till Sister Act is exactly what you need! your sides hurt. That’s it! The antidote to those late-winter Seattle blues!

Bill Berry Bernie Griffin Producing Artistic Director Managing Director

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Members of the Creativity Circles support the creative arc of musical theater. They support The 5th’s investment in writers and artists; the creation, development, and staging of new musicals; and our service to this community and this magical art form. For their leadership, we applaud and thank them. VISIONARIES

Sheri and Les Biller Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Paula and Bonnie and Steve Reynolds Jim Towne INVESTORS

Patrick Kennedy Joyce Primm Tom and and Melissa Ries Schweickert Connie Walsh CREATORS

Marleen and Bob and Lauren and Renee and Sharon Gantz Kenny Alhadeff Clodagh* Ash William Bartholomew Carl Behnke Bloome

Barbara Crowe David and Wanda J. Herndon Jim and Buzz and Cheryl Hadley Elizabeth Lund Beth Porter

Tiia-Mai Redditt Jeanne Sheldon and Becca and Bill Wert Marvin Parsons PHOTOS BY JEFF CARPENTER, TEAM PHOTOGENIC, AND MARK KITAOKA * Deceased 5THAVENUE.ORG 5 6 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

BILL BERRY BERNADINE C. GRIFFIN Producing Artistic Director Managing Director

presents

Music By Lyrics By Book By ALAN MENKEN GLENN SLATER CHERI STEINKELLNER & BILL STEINKELLNER Additional Book Material By DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE

Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard

Featuring ANDI ALHADEFF KRISTIN BURCH SARAH ROSE DAVIS LISA ESTRIDGE BRACE EVANS ALEXANDRIA HENDERSON CRISTIN J. HUBBARD JASON KAPPUS RICO LASTRAPES ELLEN McLAIN TRINA MILLS TAYLOR NIEMEYER ALEX NICHOLSON SHAUNYCE OMAR BRANDON O’NEILL RICHARD PEACOCK TIA PETERSEN SARAH RUSSELL CAROL SWARBRICK JORDAN IOSUA TAYLOR NATHANIEL TENENBAUM NATALIE TORO

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design ADAM KOCH CATHY HUNT ALEX BERRY WALTER TRARBACH

Wig & Hair Design Orchestrations Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements Dance Music Arrangements MARY PYANOWSKI-JONES DOUG BESTERMAN MICHAEL KOSARIN MARK HUMMEL

Associate Director/ Associate Lighting Design Associate Sound Design Scenic Coordinator Associate Music Director Associate Choreographer THORN MICHAELS HALEY PARCHER DEVIN PETERSEN R.J. TANCIOCO GRAHAM KEEN

Director of Production Technical Director Associate Artistic Director Costume & Wardrobe Director Production Stage Manager JOAN ERIK HOLDEN KELSEY SHANNIN JR WELDEN TOGGENBURGER THORGALSEN STROM-HENRY

Music Direction by TIM SYMONS

Directed & Choreographed by LISA SHRIVER

Produced on Broadway by Whoopi Goldberg & Stage Entertainment in association with The Shubert Organization and Disney Theatrical Productions. Originally Production Developed in Association with Peter Schneider & Michael Reno and Produced by Stage Entertainment

World Premiere Produced by Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director Lyla White, Executive Director Tom Ware, Production Director and Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director Tom Pechar, Managing Director

MARLEEN AND KENNY ALHADEFF, 5TH AVENUE THEATRE PRODUCING PARTNER

CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR

5THAVENUE.ORG 7 Cast (in alphabetical order) Deloris Van Cartier...... LISA ESTRIDGE* Monsignor O’Hara...... BRACE EVANS* Joey...... JASON KAPPUS* Pablo...... RICO LASTRAPES* TJ...... ALEX NICHOLSON* Mary Robert...... TAYLOR NIEMEYER* Curtis Jackson...... BRANDON O’NEILL* Mary Patrick...... SARAH RUSSELL* Mary Lazarus...... CAROL SWARBRICK* Eddie Souther...... NATHANIEL TENENBAUM* Mother Superior...... NATALIE TORO*

ENSEMBLE ANDI ALHADEFF*, KRISTIN BURCH*, SARAH ROSE DAVIS*, CANDICE DONEHOO*, ALEXANDRIA HENDERSON*, CRISTIN J. HUBBARD*, JASON KAPPUS*, RICO LASTRAPES*, ELLEN McLAIN*, TRINA MILLS*, ALEX NICHOLSON*, SHAUNYCE OMAR*, RICHARD PEACOCK*, TIA PETERSEN, JORDAN IOSUA TAYLOR*

UNDERSTUDIES Deloris Understudy: ALEXANDRIA HENDERSON* Mother Superior Understudy: CRISTIN J. HUBBARD* Mary Lazarus Understudy/Mary Martin Understudy: CANDICE DONEHOO* Mary Patrick Understudy: ANDI ALHADEFF* Mary Robert Understudy: SARAH ROSE DAVIS* Curtis Understudy/Eddie Understudy/Monsignor Understudy: RICHARD PEACOCK* TJ/Pablo/Joey understudies: JORDAN IOSUA TAYLOR*

SWING TIA PETERSEN

STAGE MANAGEMENT Production Stage Manager: JR WELDEN* Assistant Stage Manager: RACHEL BURY* Assistant Stage Manager: RACHAEL DORMAN*

*Members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

8 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 Orchestra

Conductor/Keyboard 1...... TIM SYMONS Reed 1 (Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)...... DANE ANDERSEN Reed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax)...... DEREK SMITH Trumpet 1 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)...... BRAD ALLISON Trumpet 2 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)...... OLIVER GROENEWALD Trombone...... DAN MARCUS Keyboard 2...... R.J. TANCIOCO Guitar (Acoustic Steel, Acoustic Nylon, Electric)...... RL HEYER Drums...... CHRIS MONROE Percussion...... PAUL HANSEN Bass (Acoustic, Electric)...... DAVE PASCAL

ADDITIONAL MUSIC STAFF Music Coordinator...... DANE ANDERSEN Rehearsal Drummer...... CHRIS MONROE Keyboard Programmer...... DAVE PASCAL

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5THAVENUE.ORG 9 Musical Numbers

ACT ONE “Take Me to Heaven”...... Deloris, Michelle, Tina “Fabulous, Baby”...... Deloris, Michelle, Tina “Here Within These Walls”...... Mother Superior, Deloris “It’s Good to Be a Nun”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “When I Find My Baby”...... Curtis, Joey, Pablo, TJ “I Could Be That Guy”...... Eddie, Ensemble “Raise Your Voice”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “Take Me to Heaven” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns

ACT TWO “Sunday Morning Fever”...... Deloris, Mother Superior, Monsignor O’Hara, Eddie, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns, Workers “Lady in the Long Black Dress”...... Joey, Pablo, TJ “I Haven’t Got a Prayer”...... Mother Superior “Bless Our Show”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “The Life I Never Led”...... Mary Robert “Fabulous, Baby!” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Eddie, Nuns, Fantasy Dancers “Sister Act”...... Deloris “When I Find My Baby” (Reprise)...... Curtis “The Life I Never Led” (Reprise)...... Mary Robert “Sister Act” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Mother Superior, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “Spread the Love Around”...... The Company

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WHO’S WHO

ANDI ALHADEFF (Ensemble, Chicago, but Seattle will always be her theater home. Mary Patrick Understudy) She is also a proud UW PATP graduate. Estridge Off-Broadway: Prospect: Jasper would like to thank her husband Danniel and In Deadland (Persephone). daughter Alex for all their love and support. Regional: The 5th Avenue Theatre: Ragtime (Emma BRACE EVANS (Monsignor th Goldman), Grease (ChaCha), O’Hara) Finally, his 5 Avenue RENT (Joanne). ACT Theatre/ Theatre debut! Alumni of The 5th co-pro: Urinetown (Soupy Garfield High School, University Sue). Seattle Rep: Indecent (Chana). Book-It Rep: of Washington, Brooklyn Howl’s Moving Castle (Witch of the Waste). Love to College, Freehold Theatre, and friends and family. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Acting Shakespeare. Regional: KRISTIN BURCH (Ensemble) Seattle Repertory Theatre, Hallelujah! Burch is overjoyed to Seattle Children’s Theatre, Intiman, Sound Theatre, return to The 5th and be part of WET, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Book-It this glorious show! The 5th: Rock Repertory Theatre. Film: Fall City; Headless Into of Ages, The Hunchback of Notre Night. Dream big, and GO for it! In the present for Dame, Mamma Mia!, Disney’s what is yet to come; in reflection of what has passed. The Little Mermaid, How to @brace.evans Succeed… Tour: Disney’s The Little Mermaid. International ALEXANDRIA HENDERSON Tour: West Side Story (Anybodies). Many thanks to (Ensemble, Tina, Deloris Lisa, Tim, Matt, Bill, Bernie, Kelsey, and the rest of Understudy) Select credits – The th The 5th Avenue Theatre team! Love to Mychal, 5 Avenue Theatre: Mamma Mom & Dad! Mia!; The Pajama Game; How to Succeed…; Seattle Shakespeare: SARAH ROSE DAVIS The Rivals; Showtunes: Legally (Ensemble, Waitress, Joanne Blonde; and Village: Hairspray, Finnochio, Mary Robert Into the Woods, and Dreamgirls Understudy) is back for her 29th (Supporting Actress Gregory Award Recipient). Love show! She was last seen this to her family and Mrs. Jannison! TTM. Instagram/ season as Caroline Bingley in Twitter @MissAJHenderson Austen’s Pride. Fave 5th Avenue Theatre credits: Holiday Inn CRISTIN J. HUBBARD (Linda Mason), A Chorus Line (Ensemble, Mother Superior th (Maggie), How to Succeed... (Rosemary), Grease Understudy) Performed at The 5 (Frenchy), and many more! Village: Funny Girl as Ms. Jones in How to Succeed… (Fanny Brice). @sarahrosedavis On Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, The Pirate Queen. CANDICE DONEHOO Locally: Chitty, Chitty, Bang, (Ensemble, Mary Lazarus Bang at SCT; Vanishing Point at Understudy, Mary Martin Seattle Public. 2019 Graduate Understudy) The 5th: The Seattle University MFA Arts Leadership, Oberlin Hunchback of Notre Dame, College & Conservatory. Founder Siren Song. The Secret Garden, The Sound of Music, Miss Saigon, Carousel, JASON KAPPUS (Joey) is proud th Sweeney Todd, A Christmas to be back at The 5 (Rock of Story. Broadway: The King and I. Ages, West Side Story, Catch Me if National Tours: The King and I, Jekyll and Hyde. You Can). Broadway: American Regional: ACT Theatre, Alliance Theater, Indiana Idiot. National Tour: Jersey Boys, Repertory Theater, TUTS, Ogunquit Playhouse. Legally Blonde. In Seattle: Shout Sister Shout (Seattle Rep); LISA ESTRIDGE (Deloris Van Hairspray, MDQ (Village Cartier) is overjoyed and Theatre); High School Musical, honored to return to The 5th and Wizard of Oz (SCT). Kappus will portray another play her dream role. She was last gentlemen of questionable morals this summer as seen on this stage as Tanya in Glen Guglia in The Wedding Singer at Village Theatre. Mamma Mia! Other 5th Avenue Love to Loni, Bubs & Neemers! Theatre credits include: Into The Woods, Company, Buddy, Singin’ in the Rain, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Hair, and Most Happy Fella. Estridge now resides in

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RICO LASTRAPES (Pablo) is SHAUNYCE OMAR (Mary stoked to be returning to The 5th Theresa, Ensemble) Previous 5th Avenue Theatre! He was last Avenue Theatre credits: The seen at The 5th in West Side Story. Pajama Game (Mabel). Other Lastrapes received his BFA in credits include: Nina Simone: Acting from the University of Four Women, Hairspray, Chicago, Central Florida. Regional: The Wedding Band, Matilda, As Newsies, In the Heights, ELF the You Like It, Barbecue, The Black Musical, Godspell, Last Stop on Nativity, Rejoice, The Wiz, Hi Hat Market Street, Peter and the Starcatcher. More Hattie. B.A. Degree: Southern University. Follow on @ricol24 on Instagram and at ricolastrapes.com FB: Shaunyce Omar ELLEN McLAIN (Mary BRANDON O’NEILL (Curtis Martin-of-Tours, Ensemble) is Jackson) Select 5th Avenue very grateful to impresarios Theatre: Rock of Ages, Frank Young, David Armstrong, Hunchback, Carousel, Pirates of and Bill Berry for work spanning Penzance, RENT, Guys and Dolls. 30 years at The 5th Avenue Broadway: Aladdin (Original Theatre. From Mame to Anything Broadway Cast, Voice of Cave Goes, Sound of Music to Sister of Wonders worldwide), A Bronx Act, McLain has sung and Tale (first replacement). Select danced on this stage since 1989! regional: Dracula, Oslo, Pride & Prejudice, A View from the Bridge, Assassins, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, TRINA MILLS (Michelle, Beatsville, Beatrice and Benedict, Sondheim Ensemble) From Seattle, Mills at the Pops. 2018 ACT Theatre Core Company. earned her degree in acting @brandononeillofficial. Support the from Western Washington Arts by supporting the Artist at th University. The 5 selected: https://www.etsy.com/shop/UpWestVintage A Chorus Line (Sheila), West Side Story (Velma), ELF RICHARD PEACOCK (Ensemble, (Shawanda). Regional: Kennedy Ernie, Second Altar Boy, Curtis Center (TOMMY). Asolo Understudy, Eddie Understudy, Repertory (Evita, Sound of Music). The Muny Monsignor Understudy) is happy (Jersey Boys, Paint Your Wagon). Love to Josh! to be home at The 5th Avenue Theatre! Some favorite 5th TAYLOR NIEMEYER (Mary Avenue Theatre credits include: Robert) is so excited to be a part Rock Of Ages (Candi/Mayor); of this joyful production! Kiss Me, Kate (Hortensio); th Previous 5 Avenue Theatre Hunchback (Asst. Choreographer/Dance Capt.); credits: Annie; The Hunchback of Ragtime (Coalhouse’s Friend); A Chorus Line (Richie Notre Dame; Kiss Me, Kate; Romy Walters). Find him on Instagram: @richpea252 and Michele...; The Little Mermaid; How to Succeed...; A TIA PETERSEN (Swing) is Chorus Line (Bebe); Music Man delighted for her third show with (Zaneeta). Endless love and gratitude to LO and Tim! The 5th Avenue Theatre after last @taylorkaysymons season’s West Side Story. Since graduating from the University ALEX NICHOLSON (TJ) is back of Washington, she has been out west after performing in grooving onstage at Can-Can In The Heights in Portland this Cabaret and Village Theatre. Big th past fall. 5 Avenue Theatre thanks and much love to her debut! Off-Broadway: Vanity Fair, family! @t_uhpetersen The Mutilated, The Taming of The Shrew. Regional: In The SARAH RUSSELL (Mary Patrick) Heights, Ragtime. National Tour: is thrilled to be back! Past We The People. Shout out to his credits include: Urinetown; Kiss Talenthouse team (Megan Lohne, Peter Kaiser) and Me, Kate; Grease; RENT (The 5th his beautiful wife Amanda. Proud Circle in the Avenue Theatre). The 25th Square graduate. alex-nicholson.com. Twitter/ Annual... Spelling Bee, The Instagram: @cyrus_alexander Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Dreamgirls, My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre). Big Fish (Taproot Theatre Company); The Lion... and

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the Wardrobe (Seattle Children’s Theatre). The Little ALAN MENKEN (Composer) Theater: God Bless Engine That Could, (Storybrook Theater). Thank you You Mr Rosewater, Little Shop Of Horrors, Real Life to God, Family, and my crew who’s always there Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen Of The Galaxy, Kicks, supporting me. The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty And The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, CAROL SWARBRICK (Mary Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Lazarus) Delighted to return to Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Aladdin, and Newsies. Film: th 5 Avenue Theatre: Sweeney Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty Todd (Mrs. Lovett), Mame And The Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, (Vera Charles), White Christmas The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With (Martha Watson), and many Mikey, Lincoln, Home On The Range, Noel, Enchanted, nd others! On Broadway in 42 Shaggy Dog, Tangled, and Mirror Mirror. Songs: Street, a revival of Gentlemen Rocky V, Home Alone 2, and Captain America. Awards: Prefer Blondes, Side By Side By 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including Sondheim, and the revival of Whoopee! Her main Song of the Year), 7 Golden Globes, Tony® (plus 4 focus of late has been the one-woman play, Lillian nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New Carter – A Life Of Some Significance about Jimmy York Drama Critics, Olivier and London’s Evening Carter’s mother, the basis of the upcoming Standard Award, Drama League. Honors: Songwriter’s docudrama, Miss Lillian. Hall of Fame, Doctorates from New York University JORDAN IOSUA TAYLOR and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. (Ensemble, First Altar Boy, Cab GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) co-created Disney’s 2010 Driver, TJ Understudy, Pablo worldwide smash Tangled (2011 Grammy Winner, Understudy, Joey Understudy) 2010 Oscar and Golden Globe nominee), as well as th The 5 : Mamma Mia!; The the Broadway and international hit musicals Sister Hunchback of Notre Dame. Act (2011 Tony nominee—Best Score), and The Little Adventure Musical Theatre. Mermaid (2008 Tony nominee—Best Score, Grammy Can-Can Culinary Cabaret: nominee—Best Cast Album), and, most recently Femme Fatale, Zombie School of Rock (2015). With longtime collaborator Cheerleaders from Hell, Bon Bon, The Legend of El Alan Menken, he was Executive Producer and Dorado, Wonderland. ACT: Bad Apples, Ham for the Lyricist for the ABC-TV musical comedy series Holidays. ArtsWest: Sweeney Todd; American Idiot; Galavant, and has also written songs for the Disney Really, Really. Seattle Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet. animated film Home On The Range (2004) and the NATHANIEL TENENBAUM Broadway musical Leap of Faith (Tony nominee— (Eddie Souther) is very excited to Best Musical, 2012). In the West End, Slater provided be returning to The 5th Avenue both book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Theatre stage, but now as an Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier nominee—Best official Seattleite! He thinks Musical), the sequel to Phantom of the Opera. Other you’re definitely about to have a work includes an Emmy-nominated song for the good time and he also wants ABC-TV comedy The Neighbors (2013), and the you to know he is often stage revue Newyorkers at The Manhattan Theatre complimented on his foresight. Club (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Regional credits include: Indecent (Seattle Rep), Circle nominations). Slater is the recipient of the Urinetown (The 5th/ACT), Dreamgirls (Village prestigious Kleban Award for Lyrics, the ASCAP/ Theatre). Twitter/Instagram: @TENENBAVM Richard Rogers New Horizons Award, and the Jonathan Larson Award. He is an alumnus of the BMI NATALIE TORO (Mother Musical Theatre Workshop, and a member of both Superior) Broadway: ASCAP and the Dramatists’ Guild. A Tale of Two Cities, Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol. CHERI STEINKELLNER (Book) has won four Emmy Tours: Evita, Jesus Christ Awards, two Golden Globes, The People’s Choice, Superstar, CATS, In The Heights. BAFTA, Writers Guild Award, Parents Choice, and Off-Broadway: The Yellow Brick TV-Land Legend Awards, for writing and producing Road, Zombie Prom, The Cheers (recently named one of the Top 10 Best Audience. Regional: Benny & Written Comedies in TV history); for The Jeffersons, Facts of Life, Family Ties, and Who’s The Boss; and Joon, Snow Child, The Bikinis, Zorba, Blood Brothers, Frances of Guernica, Everything’s Ducky, The Fix. for creating the acclaimed Disney’s Teacher’s Pet. Television: Law and Order, SVU, Elementary, Person A 2011 Tony-nominee for Sister Act (with husband of Interest, Black Box, PBS. Film: West Side Story Bill Steinkellner, Alan Menken and Glenn Slater). – Directed by Steven Spielberg, release date Steinkellner has also written Princesses (with Bill, December 2020. Soloist at Carnegie Hall, Headliner David Zippel and Matthew Wilder); and book and for Major Cruise lines, Recording Artist. lyrics for Mosaic (with Georgia Stitt); and Jailbirds www.natalietoro.com on Broadway (with Bill and Jeff Rizzo). Other stage includes Our Place, and Instaplay—L.A. s original— 5THAVENUE.ORG 17 WHO’S WHO

and longest-running—improvised musical-comedy. TIM SYMONS (Music Director) Rock of Ages, The An Indy Award winner and Ovation nominee for Hunchback of Notre Dame, Romy and Michele’s High Hello! My Baby, Steinkellner currently teaches School Reunion (The 5th); Assassins (ACT/The 5th); writing at Stanford and UCSB and directs youth Spelling Bee, Hart Island, Matilda, Into the Woods, theatre in beautiful Santa Barbara, where she and Billy Elliot, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Who’s Tommy Bill raised their three favorite children/writers/ (Village Theatre); Man of La Mancha, Xanadu artists: Kit, Teddy, and Emma. (Arizona Theatre Company). Symons recently composed original scores for Corduroy at Seattle BILL STEINKELLNER (Book) Award-winning Children’s Theatre and As You Like It at Seattle television and screen writer: Cheers and Disney’s Shakespeare Company. Symons is the resident music Teacher’s Pet (Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAS, director at Village Theatre, and also composes and Writers Guild, and People’s Choice Awards). performs with Seattle jazz trio Fawcett Symons & Book writer (with wife, Cheri): Sister Act (London Fogg. Love to Taylor! Palladium, Hamburg, Broadway 2011); Princesses (Goodspeed, The 5th). Writer/director (with Paul CATHY HUNT (Costumer Designer) returns to The Reubens): the original Pee-wee Herman Show 5th Avenue Theatre after designing Rock of Ages. (Groundlings, Roxy Theatre, HBO). Creator/director: And she was the costume coordinator for The Instaplay, L.A.’s first all-improvised musical-comedy. Hunchback of Notre Dame and Holiday Inn. Hunt Author: the L.A. Times bestseller Postcards From is a Theatre Puget Sound Award winner and has the Moon. designed costumes for over 100 theatre and opera productions. Off Broadway: Robin Hood for The DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE (New Book) Musicals: New Victory Theatre. Regional: Hartford Stage, San Lysistrata Jones (Tony nom, Best Book); Sister Act Diego Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Cincinnati (Tony nom, Best Book); and Xanadu (Tony nom Best Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Seattle Opera, Tacoma Book, Drama Desk Best Book, Outer Critics Circle Opera, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Best Musical). Plays: The Nance (with Nathan Lane, Theatre, L.A. Theatre. Works, Intiman Playhouse, directed by Jack O’Brien); The Little Dog Laughed A Contemporary Theatre, The Village Theatre, (Tony nom, Olivier nom, GLAAD Media Best Play); Childsplay Theatre, and Clarence Brown Theatre. As Bees in Honey Drown (Outer Critics Circle Award); Hunt also designed costumes for the computer game Mr. & Mrs. Fitch; Music from a Sparkling Planet; The Riven. CathyMeachamHunt.com Country Club; Advice from a Caterpillar; The Cartells. Revues: White Lies, Mondo Drama. Screenplay: To ALEX BERRY (Lighting Designer) This is Berry’s Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; third time working with The 5th Avenue Theatre Advice From a Caterpillar. Life: Partner Lewis Flinn, as a Lighting Designer. His last show was the co- son Cooper, daughter Gabrielle. production of First Date at ACT Theatre which went to Broadway. His first show was Gentlemen Prefer LISA SHRIVER (Director/Choreographer) is Blondes. Berry grew up at Issaquah’s Village Theatre th thrilled to return to The 5 Avenue Theatre after where he has designed over 100 shows. Recent VT directing and choreographing Rock of Ages and Lighting Design: Matilda, Into the Woods, Billy Elliot, choreographing this season’s Austen’s Pride. Cabaret. He has also designed shows locally for The Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Moore, and ACT Theatre. He is the proud owner Invention, The Story of My Life, and Ring of Fire. of AlexBerryDesign creating corporate events and As Assistant Choreographer (selected): Into the experiences around the world. He sends his love to Woods w/Vanessa Williams, The Producers, Heather, Aresa, and Eliot. www.alexberrydesign.com Titanic. Off Broadway: Into the Woods (Lucille Lortel Nomination for Outstanding Choreography), WALTER TRARBACH (Sound Designer) The Yellow Face (The Public), and Fetch Clay Make Man 5th: Catch Me If You Can. Broadway: SpongeBob (NYTW). Regional (Stratford Shakespeare Festival): Squarepants (Tony® Nomination), The Farnsworth Caesar and Cleopatra, The Tempest (both with Invention, Cymbeline. As a partner in SCK Sound Christopher Plummer), The Scottish Play, and Jesus Design: Ain’t Too Proud, Radio City Christmas Christ Superstar. Film: A Beautiful Mind, Hysterical Spectacular, and Doctor Zhivago. Off-Broadway: Blindness (HBO), Disney’s A Christmas Carol w/ The Unsinkable Molly Brown; Queen of the Mist; Jim Carrey (Director: Robert Zemeckis). Assistant Becky Shaw; Measure for Pleasure; and Love, Loss, Choreographer: The Polar Express, Mixed Nuts and What I Wore. Regional Credits include: La w/Steve Martin, Center Stage. TV: A Very Murray Jolla Playhouse, Huntington Theater Company, Christmas w/Bill Murray (Director: Sofia Coppola), Williamstown Theater Festival, DC’s Shakespeare Broad City, The Detour. Other: Phish’s NYE concert Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Bay at Madison Square Garden, Busch Gardens, Disney Street Theater, Theater By The Sea. He is married to Cruise Line. Ms. Shriver is especially grateful for the photographer Kimberly Witham. support of the entire 5th Avenue Theatre team, her agent, Max Grossman; her associate, Graham Keen; and her family: Mom, Brian and Viola.

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MARY PYANOWSKI JONES (Hair & Wig Designer) THORN MICHAELS (Associate Lighting Designer) The 5th: World Premieres of Austen’s Pride (hair & wig is delighted to make her debut at The 5th. She design); Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion has recently lighting designed for Seattle Opera, (hair & make-up design); Jasper in Deadland (hair & Kentucky Opera, Village Theatre, Seattle Children’s make-up design); Secondhand Lions (hair design); Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Velocity Aladdin (make-up design); A Room with a View (hair Dance Center, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and & make-up design); Yankee Doodle Dandy (hair & Seattle Public Theater, and assisted at New York make-up design); Sayonara (hair & make-up design); City Ballet, Lincoln Center Festival, Alvin Ailey Waterfall; Mrs. Doubtfire; Marie, Dancing Still; Catch American Dance Theater, and San Francisco Me If You Can; Shrek; Lone Star Love; Princesses; Opera. She holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Memphis; Hairspray; The Wedding Singer. Thirty-one University of Washington (2016). seasons of 5th Avenue Theatre production designs. Design credits for international productions of HALEY PARCHER (Associate Sound Designer) is th opera, ballet, theater, musicals (Canada, Germany, excited to return to The 5 for another great show! th Switzerland, Austria). Memorable film and TV credits Favorite 5 Avenue Theatre credits include Mamma include: Northern Exposure, Orleans, Mr. Holland’s Mia!; Marie, Dancing Still; and Austen’s Pride. She Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Assassins, works as a freelance sound designer and engineer White Dwarf. IATSE member Local 488 and gold card around the Seattle area. Love to Brent and her parents! member Local 706. MICHAEL NOTESTINE (Assistant Costume th GRAHAM KEEN (Associate Director/Associate Designer) continues his third season at The 5 th Choreographer) is delighted to be collaborating on with Sister Act. Past credits at The 5 include: this fabulous production of Sister Act here at The Austen’s Pride; West Side Story; Rock of Ages; The 5th Avenue Theatre. Onstage, Keen has appeared on Hunchback of Notre Dame; Kiss Me, Kate; Mamma the national tours of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Mia!; Holiday Inn; and Ragtime. Regional: Seattle and Young Frankenstein, as well as regionally Children’s Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman Theatre with Broadway at Music Circus, TUTS, The MUNY, Festival, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle Goodspeed, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, and Musical Musical Theatre, and West of Lenin. Theatre West among others, as well as developmental JR WELDEN (Production Stage Manager) The 5th: labs/readings in NYC. TV: Modern Love (Amazon). West Side Story; Austen’s Pride; Rock of Ages; Upcoming: 42nd Street at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Hunchback…; Kiss Me, Kate; The Pajama Game. Huge thanks to Lisa! Other credits: Daisy, Mary Stuart, The Female of the R.J. TANCIOCO (Associate Music Director) Select Species, Eurydice, A Marvelous Party, Souvenir, The musical direction credits include: Grease, Jasper Underpants, Miss Witherspoon, and 14 productions in Deadland, Hairspray Anniversary Concert, of A Christmas Carol at ACT. He stage managed for Little Shop of Horrors, RENT, First Date, Joseph…, Intiman for 10 seasons, and stage managed Smokey Joe’s Café, HAIR (The 5th); Disney’s Newsies, 10 productions for Seattle Rep. He is proud to have Dreamgirls, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Snapshots, been a licensed foster parent, through which he In The Heights, Les Misérables, (Village Theatre); adopted his beautiful son, Travis. The Odyssey, Here Lies Love (Seattle Repertory RACHEL BURY (Assistant Stage Manager) Over 30 Theatre); Violet, American Idiot, Bat Boy (ArtsWest); 5th Avenue Theatre credits, including: Austen’s Pride, Making Tracks (San Jose Repertory); Carrie, Spring Rock of Ages, Annie, Ragtime, Romy and Michele…, Awakening (Balagan Theatre); Next to Normal, A New The Little Mermaid (National Tour), Paint Your Brain, New Voices (Contemporary Classics). Music Wagon, A Christmas Story, and Come From Away Supervisor: Lizard Boy (Seattle Repertory Theatre). Lab. Broadway: Scandalous. ACT/The 5th: Ride the A 2010 Gregory Award and 2011/2014 Gypsy Rose Cyclone, Assassins. Other credits: Alliance, Village, Lee award recipient, Tancioco is a vocal coach, Ordway, GLCFA. arranger, composer and enjoys educating youth and cultivating new musicals. Pop—this one is for you. RACHAEL DORMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at The 5th Avenue Theatre. DEVIN PETERSEN (Set Coordinator) A proud th th Some 5 Avenue Theatre favorites include: West Seattlite, he is humbled to be having his 5 Avenue Side Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Holiday Theatre debut. Regional: New York University, Inn, The Secret Garden, Paint Your Wagon, and Long Island University, Sea Dog Theater, Columbia A Christmas Story. Most recently she was at Seattle University, Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre, Repertory Theatre working on Indecent. Much love to Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle Musical her family, Kelly, and fiancé Frobie. Theatre, On-the-Boards, Annex Theatre, and Whitman College. Special thanks to his fiancé, Susannah, for her love and support. MFA: NYU Tisch

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ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCATION (“Equity”), The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that League of Residential Theatres (LORT), a a represents more than 50,000 actors and stage nationwide association for not-for-profit theaters. managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of society and The actors and stage managers employed in this production advances the careers of its members by negotiating are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of wages, working conditions, and providing a wide professional actors and stage managers in the United States. range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or IATSE) Local #15 ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR SISTER ACT and IATSE Local #488. Costume shop and Wardrobe staff Company PA...... LAUREL NICHOLS are represented by IATSE Local #887. Hair and Makeup staff Production Assistant...... CLAIRE STARK and scenic painters are represented by IATSE Local #488. Fight Coach...... CATHAN BORDYN Assistant Choreographer...... TRINA MILLS The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in Production Runner...... JACK MITZ LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists local USA-829 of the IATSE. SPECIAL THANKS Corporate Traveler All the musicians playing in the orchestra for this PNW Fitness performance are represented by the American Federation of Domicile Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, AFL-CIO.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs, and individual producers.

20 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 5THAVENUE.ORG 21 22 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 SUPPORTING THE 5TH THE MARQUEE SOCIETY We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations who have committed $1 million or more through their lifetime annual, capital, and endowment gifts to support The 5th’s dedication to artistic excellence, our service to children and families, and our development of new musicals. Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Seattle Foundation ArtsFund Paula and Steve Reynolds Bonnie and Jim Towne Christabel Gough The Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Estate of Marian Lackovich Charitable Foundation

ANNUAL GIVING We would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $600 level and above as of January 26, 2020. Through their annual and fund-a-need gifts, donors become partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education, and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can support The 5th, please contact the Development office at 206.971.7903. Names in bold indicate donors who have made multi-year commitments in support of the Bonnie Towne Challenge. These commitments help The 5th serve our community and set long-range artistic goals with the certainty of a sustainable revenue base. VISIONARIES The Sheri and Les Biller Dorothy Elaine Davis and Paula and Steve Reynolds Family Foundation Phil M. Davis Irrevocable Trust* Bonnie and Jim Towne Ann Ramsay-Jenkins INVESTORS Alaska Airlines Edgerton Foundation Unico Properties + ArtsFund Patrick Kennedy and Melissa Ries U.S. Bank City of Seattle Office of Premera Blue Cross Tom and Connie Walsh Arts & Culture Joyce Primm Schweickert CREATORS 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Dawkins Charitable Trust Puget Sound Business Journal + Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff DCG ONE + Tiia-Mai Redditt Bob and Clodagh* Ash John Graham Foundation Seattle Foundation Bank of America David and Cheryl Hadley Jeanne Sheldon and Lauren and William Bartholomew The Hearst Foundations Marvin Parsons Renee and Carl Behnke Wanda J. Herndon Susie and Phil Stoller Sharon Gantz Bloome Jim and Elizabeth Lund UBS Financial Services The Boeing Company M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust Wells Fargo Margaret Clapp Buzz and Beth Porter Becca and Bill Wert Barbara Crowe Potelco 1 Anonymous EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Ann and Joe Ardizzone The Robert Chinn Foundation H. David Kaplan Rex and Angela Bates Ken Clay Glenna Kendall Michael Bauer Columbia Hospitality Karen L. Koon Howard and Lynn Behar Davis Property & Investment + Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Les and Sheri Biller Brian and Laura DeNault Laird Norton Company Steven and Theresa Binger Dennis and Deborah DeYoung Grace and Franz Lazarus Robert R. Braun, Jr. Expedia Lease Crutcher Lewis Brandon Bray Freestone Capital Management Myron and Shirley Lindberg Bobbe and Jon Bridge Alfred and Patricia Friedrich Thomas and Juli Lindquist Debbie Brown Jean Gardner Loeb Family Charitable Foundation The Capital Grille + Kandy and Rick Holley Lott Foundation Debby Carter HomeStreet Bank Macy’s

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Mary Ann and John Mangels The Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Lori and Chris Twomey Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. Charitable Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation Jolene McCaw Family Foundation Schultz Family Foundation Bruce and Peggy Wanta Beth Moursund Rob and Jan Sexton Karla and Gary Waterman National Endowment for the Arts Jean Sheridan Eileen Glasser Wesley and Bob and Annette Parks Lynne and Bob Simpson Mark Wesley Princess Grace Foundation Thomas E. and Nita F. Sitterley Allen and Janice Wiesen Protiviti Brad and Kathy Smith Rosemary and Ken Willman RealNetworks Foundation Cynthia Stroum Michelle and Mike Yurka Tony Repanich and Julie Florida Heather Sullivan Wright Runstad & Company The Sabrina Roberts Memorial Fund Gary and Elizabeth Sundem 2 Anonymous Stuart and Lee Rolfe Eric and Julie Trott DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Áegis Living Corinne and Russell Hagen ProMotion Arts + Tom Alberg and Judi Beck Mindy and Brady Hill Regence BlueShield Geoffrey Antos Hirayama and McKnight Families Retail Management Solutions Banner Bank John Holden and Kathleen Joe and Linnet Roberts Adam and Maura Barr McLagan – In Honor of Connie and Steve Rogel Maureen and Joel Benoliel Allegria and Cimorene Holden SAFECO Insurance Bill Berry Carolyn and George Hubman Jim and Bet Schuler Eric Blom and Min Park Marilyn Lee Huey Seattle Rotary Service Foundation The Boydston Foundation Lisa Jones Mary See Foundation Ed and Pam Bridge Michele and Nick Keller Catherine and David Skinner The Casey Family SaSa and Ken Kirkpatrick J W Song Janet and Robert Coe Kayleen and Tony Kohler Sound Community Bank David Cohen KPMG Marilyn and Doug Southern Erin and Greg Coomer Roger S. Layman Start It! Foundation – Don* and Marilyn Covey LAZ Parking + Linda and Kevin Cheung Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Lovejoy Consulting + Erik Strom Rob Denbrook and Katie Shattuck Twyla and Tom Lucas Perry and Diana Stultz English and Nelson Judith Lybecker Jeffrey Sutherland and Ben Aguiluz The Fairmont Olympic Hotel + Charles and Jaque McLaughlin Swire Coca-Cola, USA Helen Fanucci Alex McMillan Family Foundation R. Porky and Terri Thomsen Brian and Windy Autumn Foster Richard Meadows Union Bank Jeffrey and Eleanor Freeman Steven and Barbara Moger Washington Trust Bank Gary J. Fuller and Randy L. Everett Jeff Myrter Karen and Mark Weber Christy and Travis Gagnier Claudia and Bob Nelson Jacqueline and Daniel Widdis Virginia Gilder and Lynn Slaughter Larry and Valorie Osterman Mary Williams David Giuliani Mary and D.L. “Pat” Patterson Sterling and Melinda Wilson GM Nameplate John Payes and Cameron Crutcher H.S. Wright III and Kate Janeway The Greco Family Judy Pigott 3 Anonymous Seán and Bernadine Griffin Paul and Dina Pigott ARTIST’S CIRCLE Joan and Tim Adkisson Susan and Jeffery Buske Copiers Northwest Albert Lee Appliance Yelena and Tom Button Martha Dawson Michael Amend and Jeff Ashley Edward and Nancy Callaway Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Dunbar Pam and Ernie Ankrim Cambia Health Solutions Ray Engle – ArtsFund – Youth Access & Fund of The Oregon In Memory of Janice Engle Opportunity Award Community Foundation Janet Faulkner Don W. Beaty Steve and Georgene Camp Richard and Maude Ferry Ellen Beauchamp Mary and Douglas Casady Cassie and Alan Finkelstein Josh Binder and A-P Hurd Grant and Emilie Castle Ken, Angela, and Chris Freeman Theodore Boe Chambers Bay Construction Cindy Fry Daniel and Janet Bolong Judi Chapman Deborah Gates – In memory Margaret and Richard Bossi Aaron and Crystal Coldiron of beloved husband, Michael and Janelle Brookman Kathleen and Bill Collins Stephen Gates, M.D.

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5th Avenue Theatre supporters celebrate opening night of Mrs. Doubtfire!

Michelle and Michael Yurka with Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best Kelly Heitlauf of Premera (right) Mrs. Doubtfire writers John O’Farrell with Board Chair Bonnie Towne with her mother, Lynn Heitlauf and Wayne Kirkpatrick.

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CENTER STAGE SOCIETY Legacy gifts play a vital role in The 5th’s present and future. We are grateful to the following for remembering The 5th in their estate plans.

Pam and Ernie Ankrim Larry Fletcher* Roger Presley and Bob and Clodagh* Ash Deborah Gates Leonard Pezzano Michael Bauer Sarah Nash Gates* Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Andrew and Shayna Begun Eric Hamada Tiia-Mai Redditt Eric Blom and Min Park Greg Hunicutt Mrs. John Searing Daniel and Janet Bolong Jim and Meridith Hutchins Jean Sheridan Robert R. Braun, Jr. H. David Kaplan Brad Walker and Kevin Ratliff Philip Brazil SaSa and Ken Kirkpatrick Tom and Connie Walsh Linda Burns and John Lellelid Marian E. Lackovich* Becca and Bill Wert Steve and Georgene Camp Marjorie J. Levar Eileen Glasser Wesley and Dorothy Elaine Davis* and Sue and Bill Lowery Mark Wesley Phil M. Davis* Mary Anne Olmstead Clinton A. White Martha Dawson and Ron Corbell* Buzz and Beth Porter Rosemary and Ken Willman Jeanne and Jack Fankhauser

Charter Members * Deceased To learn how you can play a role in The 5th’s future by becoming a member of our Center Stage Society, please contact The Development Office at 206.625.1418.

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