featuring members of the diane and hal brierley resident acting company Welcomes You Back To LIVE PERFORMANCES With Blake Hackler Liz Mikel Alex Organ Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Molly Searcy Tiffany Solano Sally Nystuen Vahle July 7-18, 2021 // Strauss Square scenic/projection design John Slauson From the book by STUDS TERKEL costume design Adapted by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ and NINA FASO Micheal Heath Waid with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg lighting design Nicole Iannaccone Songs by CRAIG CARNELIA sound design MICKI GRANT Kyle Jensen LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA dialect coach Anne Schilling MARY RODGERS and SUSAN BIRKENHEAD stage manager STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Devon Miller JAMES TAYLOR director of production Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT Bryan Anthony White production manager Orchestrations by ALEX LACAMOIRE Andrew J. Brown Directed by TIANA KAYE BLAIR artistic producer Sarahbeth Grossman Choreography by DANIELLE GEORGIOU Music Direction by WORKING-2012 REVISED VERSION is presented CHERISH ROBINSON through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY www.mtishows.com
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BLAKE HACKLER* LIZ MIKEL* ALEX ORGAN* CHRISTOPHER I come from a blue collar family with Man wearing headphones in cubicle Woman in cubicle Ironworker LLEWYN RAMIREZ* a father in the HVAC business and Manager Receptionist Hedge Fund Manager Man in cubicle a mother as a school administrator. Tech Support Cleaning Lady Interstate Trucker Fast Food Worker Publicist Stone Mason You better not throw away a piece of Male Millworker Elder Care Worker Retiree Fireman food in my house, because if you did Student you would get a speech from Daddy about how he crouched in attics and crawled under houses so that you could not only have that food in your belly, those clothes on your back, just for our family lineage but the and this roof over your head, but community we live in. so that you won’t have to crawl or MOLLY SEARCY* TIFFANY SOLANO* SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE* crouch anywhere unless you choose The year of 2020 certainly reminded to. Like Maggie Holmes, my parents us of the importance of human Woman in cubicle Project Manager School Teacher declared that we would have lives connection and community. We Flight Attendant Housewife Millworker that they did not have access to. began to call people “essential”, Waitress Nanny in acknowledgement of their Community Organizer Cleaning Lady I found my entry point into this show It’s something special to knowingly Ex-newsroom Assistant through a song called “Cleanin’ sow a seed, to watch it bare fruit contribution to a vulnerable society. Women”. This song captured me that you will never taste. We celebrate these people for the work they did in the pandemic as Stage Operations Manager...... SQUEAK HENDERSON because the character, Maggie BAND, CREATIVE SUPPORT, CREW What I love about this show is well as the work they do every day. Deck Crew...... COLIN HANCOCK Holmes, based on a cleaning the universal notion that we are They’ve sown a generational seed Conductor, Keys 1...... JESSE FRY Wardrobe Supervisor...... REBECCA HOLT woman, is reclaiming her power within the American economy. She all, in some way, concerned with for the posterity of our communities. Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass...... BENJAMIN BROWN Dresser...... EMILY NEWCOMB connects her occupation to prior legacy, posterity, ancestry and It’s only appropriate to thank them Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Nylon String Acoustic Guitar...... AARON SUTTON Hair & Make-up Supervisor...... NICOLE ALVAREZ generations of Black women only descendants. This act of Sankofa for the work that they do, with the Drums, Electric Keyboard, Percussion...... KAMI LUJAN Hair & Make-up Technician...... LORENS PORTALATIN being allowed access to domestic is one that we can all identify work that we do. As we celebrate their work, we showcase ours. Music Contractor, Synth Programmer...... JESSE FRY Light Board Programmer...... MEIKE SCHMIDT jobs in America. She says that she with as a community. No one works to stay in the same place. Bringing backstage on stage, and Assistant Director...... LOGAN FREDERICK Light Board Operator...... CAROLINE HODGE will be the last of her bloodline to With the cognizance of ancestral behind the scenes to the front Assistant Lighting Designer...... JESSICA ANN DRAYTON Spot Operators...... TROY CARRICO, CHRISTOPHER KING ROLLINS deal with the woes of such a job and that her daughter will be able contributions, we work to further of the curtain. We celebrate the Filmmaker...... RONALD S. GONZALEZ A1...... EMILY SCHIDER to do whatever she chooses. Miss our own futures, our children’s transformation of the actor, and Dance Captain...... BLAKE HACKLER* A2, Mic Technician...... DEVIN MULBERY Holmes does this job to provide her future, our community’s future. the work of the crew. This show is Stage Manager...... DEVON MILLER* COVID-19 Compliance Officer...... ANDREA SOMERS daughter with a future that looks The pride of being an American is a gift of gratitude to the folks who comprise the backbone of society Assistant Stage Manager...... EMILY BURKE* COVID-19 Compliance Manager...... GABRIELA LEODIOU nothing like her ancestor’s past, or an ancestral pride. We honor the seeds they’ve sown and wish to sow from the folks who mirror it. We Production Assistant...... MIKAELA BROOKS COVID-19 Safety Officer...... SAMANTHA HONEYCUTT her present reality. This reminded me of my parents. our own for our descendants. Not thank you. -Tiana Kaye Blair
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Man wearing headphones in cubicle Manager Tech Support Publicist Blake Hackler Retiree Dance Captain
Blake has appeared in productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theaters throughout the country. In Dallas: Dallas Theater Center (Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, Frankenstein); Dallas Opera; Dallas Symphony; Trinity Shakespeare Festival; Second Thought; Undermain Theatre and more. Blake currently serves as the Chair of the Theatre Division at Southern Methodist University. He is a member of the esteemed BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Program, and is an award-winning playwright. He has twice been named a Fulbright Scholar, to Bulgaria and Romania, and was a 2018 Macdowell Fellow. Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama. BLAKE
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Woman in cubicle Receptionist Cleaning Lady Liz Mikel Stone Mason
Liz is a member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where her credits include: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; Little Women; penny candy; Twelfth Night; Sweat; Steel Magnolias; Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; The Trials of Sam Houston; Miller, Mississippi; Inherit the Wind; Public Works Dallas’ The Tempest; Bella: An American Tall Tale; Romeo and Juliet; Medea; School for Wives; The Rocky Horror Show; A Raisin in the Sun; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat; The Wiz; Dividing the Estate; A Christmas Carol; Death of a Salesman; Give It Up!; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2009, 1991); The Who’s Tommy; Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Crowns. Broadway and Off-Broadway: Fruit Trilogy, Lysistrata Jones. Regional: American Repertory Theater; The MUNY; The Cape Playhouse; A Contemporary Theater; Arkansas Repertory Theater. Local: Casa Mañana Theatre; Dallas Children’s Theater; Jubilee Theater; Theatre Three; WaterTower Theatre. TV/Film: Miss Juneteenth; The Blazing World; Get On Up; Dallas; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Straight A’s; Past Life; Friday Night Lights; Sordid Lives: The Series; and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins. Awards: 2018 Dallas Hstorical Society; Leon Rabin; DFW Theater LIZ Critics Forum; Dallas Observer; Dallas Voice; and multiple Column Awards. 2015 Lunt Fontanne Fellow.
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Ironworker Hedge Fund Manager Interstate Trucker Male Millworker Alex Organ Fireman
Alex is a member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company where his credits include: In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; Little Women; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Twelfth Night; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It; The Trials of Sam Houston; Frankenstein; Miller, Mississippi; Inherit the Wind; Electra; Public Works Dallas’ The Tempest; Constellations; Dreamgirls; All the Way; A Christmas Carol; Sense and Sensibility; The Rocky Horror Show; Les Misérables; The Fortress of Solitude; and Fly By Night. Local/Regional: Alley Theatre; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Undermain Theatre; Second Thought Theatre; Theatre Three; Trinity Shakespeare. Alex served as Artistic Director of Second Thought Theatre for six seasons and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. ALEX
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Man in cubicle Fast Food Worker Christopher Elder Care Worker Llewyn Ramirez Student
Christopher is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where his credits include: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; American Mariachi; In the Heights; Twelfth Night; Sweat; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Hair, Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure; Public Works Dallas’ The Tempest. Chris received his BFA in Theatre Performance from Baylor University in 2013. His other stage credits include The Great Distance Home, Elliot, A Soldiers Fugue (WaterTower Theatre); Empathitrax (Second Thought Theatre); An Octoroon (Stage West); It Shoulda Been You, Titanic (Uptown Players); Zoot Suit, blu, Crystal City 1969 (Cara Mía Theatre Co.); Hands on a Hardbody (Theatre Three); The Winter’s Tale, Pericles, The King’s Face (Shakespeare Dallas); director of Little Shop of Horrors (Junior Players and University of Texas at Dallas). He taught high school theatre for three years at the Jack E. Singley Academy in Irving,TX where his UIL one-act-play team advanced to the 6A state meet with Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, the Amazing Adventures of Louis De Rougemont (As told by himself) in 2016. He is currently the voice of Seth in the new anime Radiant with CHRISTOPHER FUNimation and is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency. @chrisllewynramirez
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Woman in cubicle Flight Attendant Waitress Community Organizer Molly Searcy Ex-newsroom Assistant
Molly is a proud graduate of the SMU MFA Acting class of 2020. She is excited to have joined DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company last fall, where she has appeared in: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; The Wolves; A Christmas Carol; and Frankenstein. Some of her favorite roles include: Faye in Theresa Rebeck’s world premiere of Enlightened (Alley Theatre All-New Festival), Sarah in Gordon Dahlquist’s world premiere of Red Chariot (Undermain Theatre), #11 in The Wolves (DTC), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, Eurydice in Eurydice (SMU), Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists (Main Street Theater), Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laurie/Millicent in Stage Kiss (4th Wall Theatre Co.), and The Eternal Feminine in Wittenberg (Stages Repertory Theatre). Molly is also a voice actor for Sentai Filmworks, FUNimation ,and Sound Cadence Studios. She is best known as the voice of Akame in Akame ga Kill! on Cartoon Network and Netflix; Isuzu Sento in Amagi Brilliant Park, Mako Reizei in Girls und Panzer and Hilda in Saint Seiya (Netflix). Molly is a native Houstonian, with a background in ballet MOLLY and a deep love for animals.
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Project Manager Housewife Nanny Tiffany Solano Cleaning Lady
Tiffany joined Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company in 2018. Dallas Theater Center credits include: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; American Mariachi; In the Heights; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It; Twelfth Night; and A Christmas Carol. She has performed at theaters nationwide, including The Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, South Coast Repertory, San Jose Repertory, Mixed Blood Theatre and Will & Company. Other notable credits include Cesar and Ruben: The Musical, written and directed by Ed Begley Jr.; and flying on a magic carpet in Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular as Princess Jasmine. Locally she has performed with Dallas Children’s Theater, Cara Mía Theatre Co. and Dallas Museum of Art / Arts & Letters Live. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, television, and film productions. She is represented by Kim Dawson Agency. For Sofia and Nolan, te quiero. TIFFANY @tiffanyesolano
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School Teacher Millworker Sally Nystuen Vahle
Sally is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. For the past 28 years, Sally has been fortunate to act in a wide range of roles at Dallas Theater Center, including: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time (Mrs. Fezziwig); Little Women (Hannah, Aunt March); Sweat (Tracey); Steel Magnolias (Ouiser Boudreaux); White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Paulina in Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale; Mildred in Miller, Mississippi; Scrooge in A Christmas Carol; Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman; Fraulein Kost in Cabaret; Annette in God of Carnage; Bev/Kathy in Clybourne Park; Medea in Medea; and Clytemnestra in Electra. She is a 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Award recipient, co-founder of Dallas’ Kitchen Dog Theater, and she works extensively in broadcast/voice over. Sally is proud to serve the University of North Texas Department of Theater as Associate Professor of Acting and Voice. She is represented by The Mary SALLY Collins Agency. sallyvahle.com
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STUDS TERKEL (Author) Louis “Studs” Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and MICHEAL HEATH-WAID (Costume Design) is a Costume Designer and Theatremaker with a career spanning more than twenty years. broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories Prior to joining DTC, he worked as the Resident Costume Designer for the Midland Community Theatre, the second largest community of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago. theatre in the United States boasting a base of 500+ volunteers. Micheal is also an entrepreneur with his husband, James, having offered custom sewing and hand-dye work. Micheal holds a M.F.A. from the University of Alabama in Costume Design & Technology and a B.A. from STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Adaptor) wrote the music and lyrics for the current Broadway hit Wicked, and has also contributed music Jacksonville State University where he studied Theatre, English, and Vocal Performance. and/or lyrics to Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags and Children Of Eden. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein’s Mass and wrote the title song for the play and movie NICOLE IANNACCONE (Lighting Design) is the Head of Lighting for the Dallas Theater Center and has been with the company for Butterflies Are Free. For children, he has written songs for two musicals, Captain Louie and My Son Pinocchio. He has also worked in film, nearly 6 years. She holds a BA in Technical Theater from the College of Santa Fe and is an ETCP certified Entertainment Electrician. collaborating with Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s Enchanted as well as the animated features Pocahontas and The Hunchback Of #dtcproduction Notre Dame, and writing the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince Of Egypt. His first opera, Seance On A Wet Afternoon, was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York City Opera. A book about his career, “Defying Gravity,” has been released by KYLE JENSEN (Sound Design) is an award-winning sound designer and audio engineer. Currently, he is the Assistant Head of Audio & Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz has been inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has been given a Video for DTC. Kyle graduated from American University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Audio Production, and has since had the privilege of star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. working on several regional- and world-premiere plays and musicals. Notable design credits include Something Grim(m) and Cake Ladies (world premieres, DTC); the regional premieres of Tuck Everlasting and Bright Star, (Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, Hilton Head, NINA FASO (Adaptor) made her directorial debut with Peter Ustinov’s, The Unknown Soldier And His Wife. Following a stint with the SC); and How to Succeed in Business... (American University, Washington, DC). Notable engineer credits include the world premieres of improvisational comedy group: The Committee, she became one of the creators of Godspell and directed most major productions of the The Magician’s Daughter and Revival: The Resurrection of Son House, Once, and The Royale (GEVA Theatre Center, Rochester NY). He is show in America and Europe. She then took The Rocky Horror Show from Los Angeles to Broadway. She co-adapted and co-directed a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), as well as an associate member of the the musical, Working based on Studs Terkel’s book, for the Goodman Theater in Chicago and for Broadway. She co-wrote the teleplay for Association of Sound Designers (ASD). Working for the PBS series American Playhouse. She is the author and director of the children’s television special, The Fable Company, and the co-producer and co-director of a short film called Sing For Your Life. Among her other directing credits are the musicals Just Once and ANNE SCHILLING (Dialect Coach) DTC: As You Like It; Sweat; The Trials of Sam Houston; Frankenstein; HOOD: The Robin Hood Is It Just Me, Or Is It Hot In Here? which enjoyed long runs in New York and Los Angeles, respectively. Musical Adventure; Miller, Mississippi; Constellations; Bella: An American Tall Tale; Sense and Sensibility; Stagger Lee; Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. Voice, text, dialect coach for numerous productions throughout the U.S. and U.K. Other local credits include: TIANA KAYE BLAIR (Director) is a member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where her credits include: Undermain Theatre, WaterTower Theatre, Second Thought Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Theatre Three, and Trinity Shakespeare Festival. Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; In the Heights; penny candy; Twelfth Night; Steel Magnolias; Representative national coaching credits: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (NYC); East West Players (LA); Native Voices at the Autry Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale; White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Great Society, Hair; Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure; Electra; (LA). Associate Professor of Voice and Speech at SMU. Masters in Voice from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. A Christmas Carol; Dreamgirls; The Mountaintop; and The Book Club Play. Cara Mía: Yemaya’s Belly. Progress Theatre: The Burning. Certifications: Associate Fitzmaurice Voicework® Teacher; Alba Method Instructor. AEA and VASTA member. Tiana is also a member of Progress Theatre, an international touring ensemble of multi-discipline performers committed to using art to encourage social consciousness, cross-community dialogue and cultural awareness amongst audiences diverse in race, age and spiritual DEVON MILLER (Stage Manager) Select Stage Manager credits: Disaster, Spring Awakening, A Very Judy Christmas background. As an educator, Tiana is working to develop a movement practice under the umbrella of the theatre making methodology and (Uptown Players); Good People, The Game’s Afoot, Creep (WaterTower Theatre); Ghost-Writer, See How They Run (Circle pedagogy, SoulWork, developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott from techniques and generations- old principle of African American Theatre); In the Heights; Cabaret; In a Dark Dark House. B.A. Political Science with an emphasis in Political Communication performance traditions and aesthetics. She holds a B.A. from Prairie View A&M University and an M.F.A. from Southern Methodist from Southern Methodist University. Director of Education & Community Partnerships at Dallas Summer Musicals. University. EMILY BURKE (Assistant Stage Manager) DTC: Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter; Little Women; In The Heights; A Christmas DANIELLE GEORGIOU (Choreographer) Danielle Georgiou, Ph.D., is a Dallas-based choreographer, director, and performance artist. Carol (2016 - 2019); Public Works Dallas (2018 - 2019) Real Women Have Curves; Sweat; Steel Magnolias; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Her choreography and video works have been presented nationally and internationally. Since 2011, she has been the Artistic Director Frankenstein; Hair; Hood; Electra; The Christians; Constellations. Second Thought Theatre: Drunk Enough to Say I Love You / Here We Go. of the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG), an ensemble-based dance theatre company that produces original dance plays and musicals. In 2019, she became the Associate Artistic Director of Undermain Theatre. As an artist-scholar, Danielle has developed a BRYAN ANTHONY WHITE (Director of Production) Bryan joined DTC as Director of Production after spending the last several years practice called Dialogic Dance Theatre, a creative practice that works to create community and conversations between performers and leading creative development, programming and production management for cutting-edge theatrical and live entertainment offerings audiences through non-traditional uses of dance, theatre, and performance. She holds a Ph.D. in Humanities-Aesthetic Studies from The in the Cruise industry. A Production Stage Manager by training, Bryan began his career in eastern North Carolina, serving as Stage University of Texas at Dallas, and is a Professor of Dance, Humanities, and Visual Art at Dallas College-Eastfield Campus. Manager, Production Manager and Assistant Director for various educational and regional theatre projects. He spent the next several years overseeing show and production operations in the theme park industry, where he collaborated with numerous Tony® and Drama Desk CHERISH ROBINSON (Music Director) is an award-winning theatre and music industry veteran. With a career that has spanned over award-winning designers to deliver world class productions. Bryan brings over a decade of corporate entertainment leadership experience the last two decades, audiences have enjoyed her sounds as an artist, producer, composer, music director and songwriter. Her voice to DTC to continue to grow the Production department’s focus on leadership, management and communication. he/him/his has been featured behind some of the industry’s most notable performers like Erykah Badu and The Roots of the Tonight Show, and as a background singer on national shows like The Colbert Show. As a vocal producer, she has vocally produced and arranged for artists like ANDREW J. BROWN (Production Manager) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. Previously Andrew worked with Elle King, The Texas Gentlemen, Paul Cauthen, and shows like Big Little Lies, Grey’s Anatomy, and the Amazon Prime Original Movie, My Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, the Huntington Theatre Company, and the Cape Playhouse. He has an MFA in Production Management from Spy. Cherish enjoys teaching and coaching voice and piano to her many students. She is working on her album and writing a book called, Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma. he/him/his ‘The Vocal Parallel’, slated for release this fall. SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer. Her credits include JOHN SLAUSON (Scenic and Projection Design) is a proud graduate of the SUNY Oswego theater program, where he got his Degree Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (B-way, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. in Theatre with an emphasis on Lighting Design. John has been working for Dallas Theater Center since he left California in 2010. In Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from California John was the Prop Master at South Coast Repertory Theater for eleven years. Before that he had worked all over the country, the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, including: many summers at the Merry-Go-round Playhouse, two years as the Prop Master at LSU, and two years freelancing in Louisville, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Producer’s Guild of America. Ky. During one of those many summers at the Merry-Go-Round John met his wife,Tammy. He/Him/His
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Cast and creative team members in the COVID-compliant rehearsal hall, BOARD of DIRECTORS photos by Imani Thomas.
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At Dallas Theater Center, we Elle Oberdick “All the Livelong Day” Molly Byrne want to be the best place to work and see theater, and to Bob Penn (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Zenola Campbell be a positive and transformational force in Dallas and Adriana Perales (with acknowledgments to Walt Whitman)) Nancy Carlson Lynn Pride Richardson beyond. We stand-up for equity, diversity, and inclusion Frances Cudjoe-Waters “Delivery” across our company and community. As a leading national (Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda) theater, we recognize that building an equitable, diverse, “Nobody Tells Me How” and inclusive environment is central to our relevance and (Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, sustainability in the community we serve and love. Music by Mary Rodgers) “Brother Trucker” Please help us to maintain a safe and inclusive space (Music and Lyrics by James Taylor) while you are with us. DTC has a zero-tolerance “Just a Housewife” policy towards harassment in any form including (Music and Lyrics by Craig Carnelia) the use of racist, sexual or ethnic slurs - be it verbal, The Dallas Theater Center Guild Co-Presidents, April Bosworth, Craig Haynes Vice Presidents, Yearbook, Sarah Warnecke, John Howell Bylaws, John Howell “Millwork” physical, or virtual. If you need assistance or witness promotes community awareness Vice President, Member Development, Don Warnecke Presidents’ Council, Susan Falvo, Lance Hancock New Member Mentors, Nan-Elizabeth Byorum, Jasmine Wynton (Music and Lyrics by James Taylor) an instance of harassment, please notify the House of and interest in Public Works Dallas, Claudia and Scott Davis Manager immediately. Member Development Liaisons, Eleanor Casey, Mary Lee Cox, “If I Could’ve Been” Dallas Theater Center. 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| 19 20 | Benefactors are the heart of Dallas Theater Center’s family of contributors. For more than 35 years, members have enjoyed special events and behind-the-scenes opportunities. WANT FREE DRINKS AND PARKING? Join Patron Perks and enhance your Dallas Theater Center experience! DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE SILVER Kay and Gene Lunceford Judy Meagher $50,000+ $5,000-$9,999 Joy and Ron Mankoff Barbara and Jim Miller Diane and Hal Brierley* Kathy Bishop Carol and Kevin March Kim and Tom Miller PATRON PREMIERE PATRON PRIME Joanna Lyke Molly Byrne Missy and David Boone Carol Meyer Kate and Keith Newman $500-$999 $200-$499 Christopher Mabile Deedie Rose* Mickie and Jeff Bragalone Laura and Scott Moore Pam and Brent Nicholson Dennis Abrams AAnonymous Sara and David Martineau Donna M. Wilhelm Randy Brown Vicki and Kent Newsom Karol Omlor Brooke and Greg Alexander Ann Abernathy Caroline and Mike Massad Kay and Elliot Cattarulla Charlene and Tom Norris Renita and Mark Partin Fonda and Jay Arbetter Sara and Gary Ahr Jesse McClellen PLATINUM CIRCLE Mary Anne Cree Traci M. Preston Jeff and Annette Patterson Jane Arrington Anne Allred Andrunette and Ron McCollum $25,000-$49,999 Ken and Debra Hamlett Caitlin Rhodes and Akers Moore Sheryl and John Paul Delia Banchs Belinda Vicioso Becky and James McCulley Jennifer and Peter Altabef Sarah and Frank Hamlin Lynn Pride Richardson Stephen Penrose Cindy Blue and M. Russell Bernhardt Linda and John McFarland Tina and John Barry Hegi Family Foundation and Elvenn Richardson Denise and Larry Pollis Denise and Gregory Boydston Trey Birkhead Paul and Max Meggs Katherine and Bob Penn Pilar and Jay Henry Celia and Larry Schoenbrun Marie and Charles Rosenfeld Carol and Edward Burger Julie Boutaghou Joyce and Harvey Mitchell Trudy and Charles Hess Bonnie and Bruce Shaw Ravi Sarode Veronica Cameau Nancy and Randy Braden David Moskowitz GOLD CIRCLE LEADERSHIP Cathy and Bill Kirkpatrick John T. Carlo Brenda F. Brand Mal Noone Michelle and Mike Sims Peter Silberman $15,000-$24,999 Megan and Casey McManemin Eric M. Cerny Kimberly Burke Karen and Acie Nobles Abigail and Andrew Sinwell Rosalyn and Steve Sills Patricia and Larry Christian Shirley Caesar Deborah and Jim Nugent Stephanie and Todd Anderson Nesha and George Morey Hamilton A Sneed Michelle and Mike Sims William Clark Carol M. Calkins Tom O’Connor Maggy and David Croxville Shari and Karl Nelson Gay and William Solomon Aimee Spoerlein Noel D. Pullam and Darryl Clement Anthony Campagna Samuel Osteen Claudia and Scott Davis Eric Powell and Tim Chase Heidi Soltis-Berner and Daniel Berner Mary Ann Staab Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins Emily Cassady Hiren Patel^ Susie and Curt FitzGerald Bobbie Quick and Paul Gorman Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Spechler Kay Stephenson Lee Cullum Gloria Castillo Craig M. Patrick Rebecca and Barron Fletcher Catherine and Will Rose Alice Riggins Stevenson Catherine Stone Lynn and Derek Dickinson Steven Happel and William Cearlock Erika Pickens Craig Haynes Stephanie and David Russakov and Richard L. Stevenson Shari and Jay Tobin Sally and Thomas Dunning Laura Churchill Jody and Melvin Platt Jennifer and Matt Hickey Lisa K. Simmons Elizabeth and Stephen Suellentrop Elizabeht Wahlquist Nina Cortell and Bob Fine Cynthia and Steve Clampett Arlene and Bill Press Randall Kender and Eric G. Bing^ Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld Jane A. Wetzel Pat Kozak and Jeff Warr Lynn and O’Neal Gray Connie and Edward Copley Amber Reece Juli and Larry Mandala Frances Cudjoe Waters and James Waters Sharon and Michael Young Crystal and Chris Williams Terri and Alan Greenspan Florence Cox Karen and Jim Reisman Helen K. and Robert G. McGraw Sarah and Don Warnecke Wheelice Wilson Diana and Tony Grindl Nicole Dampman Sally and Steve Richardson Deborah McMurray and Glen Davison^ Marnie and Kern Wildenthal STEEL Ellen and Don Winspear Jack and Susan Hawkins Charlotte Darrah Alberto Galue and Rusty Rippamonti Angela D. Paulos* Kenya Woodruff $1,000-$2,499 Kathy and John Herring Susan and Douglas Davis Ann and Duane Roberts Adriana and Guillermo Perales Linda and Robert Appel * Founding Member Mark Heymann Clare and Larry DeBoever Jan Rollow Randy Kender and Eric G.Bing• BRONZE Victor and Stephanie Aves • Chair, Benefactors Committee Jean and Ted Ingersoll Ina and George Derr Terry and Bert Romberg Frank and Helen Risch $2,500-$4,999 Ida Jane and Doug Bailey ^ Member, Gay and Lesbian Susan and Donald Jarzemsky Robert Forner Barbara Roselli Teri and John Shaffer Eileen and Marc Alger Carolyn and Ken Barth Fund for Dallas Forrest Johnson and Gil Jesus Grover Hartt, III and Charles Foster^ Patricia Sabin Angela and Timothy Stephens Troy C. Alley III Eleanor and John Birch Devoted Donor Christine Koski Anne and Stewart French Mary and Patrick Sculley Anonymous Susan and Shawn Bonsell Veletta Forsythe-Lill and John Lill Don Croll and Jan Gartenberg Charla and John Smart GOLD CIRCLE Allison and Chris Bovard Charlotte and Mel Booth Members as of 6/27/21. Thank you for all Barbara and Franklin Lloyd Mary Jo and Jay Gartner Sherry and Bob Stewart $10,000-$14,999 Alice and Michael Brown Karen and Edwin Bruning gifts received after the print deadline. Gail and Guillermo Marmol W. John Glancy Mary Suhm Anne and Larry Angelilli Stephanie and Michael Byrd Carl Buck Murry and Alyce McKenzie Jackie and Gary Griffith Laurie Sutor Stacy and Phil Meadows Debbie and Howard Haile John Swope Barbara and Mason Brown Zenola Campbell Troy Cobb, D.V.M. DEVOTED DONORS recognizes Jill and David Mellinger Stephanie ad Robert Haley Daniel Tontz Nancy and Clint Carlson Rhonda and Kirk Chandler Liz and Bill Cook the continuous support of our contributors for Jim and Louisa Meyer Cathey and Randy Hall Walker Trigg Mary McDermott Cook Clare Buie and Cal Chaney Susan and Robert Cronin three or more consecutive years. Rebecca Ordinario Liz and Tom Halsey Ute and Klaus Truemper Linda and Bill Custard Diane and Chuck Cheatham Lynn and Andrew Derman We are deeply grateful for their ongoing Sharon Fancher and Betsy Orton^ Rue and Tuck Henry Marjorie Boeck and Perrin White Christine and Mark Danuser Larry Christensen Susan and Michael Fortin commitment. Pat and John Priest Bertha and Narciso Hinojosa Anne and Paul Whiteman Pilar and Lew Davies Barbara Clay and Kenneth Bernstein Clifford Ginsberg Evelyn and William Raecke Kaki and Shelton Hopkins Buddy Whittenburg ^ Member, Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas Bess and Ted Enloe* Joni and Bob Cohan Bette and Stephen Goldmann Donna and Richard Rose Mary Louise and David Hopson Margaret and Herschel Wilonsky Devoted Donor Mona and Bill Graue Sandy Cook Kristi Hardy Marie and Charles Rosenfeld Irene Hosford Katie Worden Marguerite Hoffman Kristy and Raymond Faus Kim and Greg Hext Brad Sham Robert Howell Mine and Adnan Yucel Members as of 6/27/21 Angela and John Howell Michael Corman and Kevin Fink Jo Heinz Staffelbach Sandy Singer Marla and Howard Janco JoEllen Zabel Thank you for all gifts received Kate Juett* John W. Dayton and Andre Staffelbach Karen Westergaard Sue and Phillip John Jeff Heald after the print deadline. Brett and Lester Levy Lauren Embrey/Embrey Family Foundation Christine Ho and Anil Koganti Mike Northrup and Ben Wilkins Ellen and Charlie Johnston and Michael Zerbach Carol and John Levy Duncan and Kay Fulton Mark Hupert and Mark Lombard Linda and James Willson Corinne and David Karp Devoted Donors recognizes Stacey and Sam Megally Hilda Galvan Sandra and Rick Illes Harold Korin the continuous support of our Kathleen A. Messina and Gary W. Goodwin Susan and Woodrow Gandy Debbie and David Johnson Chuck Kramer contributors for three or more Paula and Scott Orr Judy and James Gibbs Sarah and Doug Kubehl consecutive years. We are deeply Melinda and James Johnson grateful for their ongoing commitment. Angela and Timothy Stephens Lynne and Gil Glover Yon Yoon Jorden Joyce Sanders and Robert Lebovitz Tina and Bob Tonti Fanchon and Howard Hallam Anna and John Koepke Laurie Berger and Brian Levine Daniel Waldmann and Giles Davidson^ Rusty and John Jaggers Bob Ladd Lily Lin Karen and Jim Wiley Kyle Kerr Lori and William Little Teresa and J. Luther King, Jr. Gwyn and Wilson Mason Maya Leibman and Robert Gross Jane and Jim McCarthy Janeva and Phil Longacre Scott McCartney Chris Luna and Kent Mecklenburg [email protected] For more information [email protected]
| 21 22 | CORPORATE SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT, ENDOWMENT SEASON SPONSORS
Dallas Theater Center is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, TACA, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS IN-KIND & MEDIA DONORS INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS ENDOWMENT FUND support for artistic, educational Arts+Culture Texas La Cave Warehouse and engagement programs ARTISTIC AWARE Neiman Marcus $300,000 $50,000 BDO USA, LLP Salum The Hersh Foundation The Charles Peter Bock Fund Lexus Choice Technologies The ARTISAN The Moody Foundation The G. B. Dealey Fund Pioneer Natural Resources Dallas Voice The Dallas Morning News Deedie Rose Sidley Austin LLP $200,000 Texas Instruments and Texas Instruments Foundation Embrey Family Foundation EDUCATION & OUTREACH O’Donnell Foundation PROGRAMS $30,000 Southern Methodist University William Randolph Hearst Fund HALL Arts Residences and HALL Arts Hotel Donna Wilhelm Family Fund Meadows Foundation Kimberly-Clark Corporation PNC $100,000 GENERAL The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Anonymous Fund $20,000 The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Sara Birge Fund UNISYS Current Funders as of May 2018 Diane and Hal Brierley Fund Official Technology Partner $50,000 The Roberta Coke Camp Fund Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Joan and Coley Clark Fund its communities by providing funding and other resources $15,000 The Meadows Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William A. Custard Fund to the country's leading non-profit theatres. Theatre Theatre Forward Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following Sammons Center Fund Arlene J. and John W. Dayton Fund Educating Through Theatre funders: The Sapphire Foundation, Inc. The Dallas Theater Center Guild Fund $10,000 Harold Simmons Foundation Bess and Ted Enloe Fund Hamon Fund Comerica Bank THEATRE EXECUTIVES Theatre Communications Group Deloitte ($50,000-$99,000) TurningPoint Foundation Heldt Fund Haynes and Boone, LLP AT&T Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Johnson Fund Husch Blackwell The Hearst Foundations $25,000 Luther King Capital Management Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP The Schloss Foundation Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District Carol and John Levy Family Fund Luther King Capital Management James S. & Lynne P. Turley David M. Crowley Foundation Lyndhurst Foundation Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP National Endowment for the Arts Eugene McDermott Foundation BENEFACTORS PwC Susan and Bill Montgomery ($25,000-$49,999) T-Mobile Foundation $10,000 Moody Foundation The Augustine Foundation Dallas Theater Center Guild The Paul Raigorodsky Fund Thompson and Knight Foundation Stephanie Scott The Stemmons Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stack Fund Wells Fargo $5,000 Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust The Waldo E. Stewart Fund TACA Artist Residency Fund Theater Support Fund Central Market PACESETTERS TACA New Works Fund Sarah and Don Warnecke Ernst & Young LLP ($15,000‑$24,999) Texas Commission on the Arts The Wyly Fund for Administrative Excellence Locke Lord LLP The Music Man Foundation NCH Corporation National Endowment for the Arts Lisa Orberg $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP
Southwest Airlines† The Theodore and Beulah Winifred D. Caldwell Scholarship Fund $2,500 TD Charitable Foundation Beasley Foundation, Inc. The Dr. Anson L. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund Ben E. Keith Company The Bruning Foundation Johnny George Scholarship Fund DONORS Greystone Foundation Preston Jones Scholarship Fund $1,000 ($10,000‑$14,999) Harry S. Moss Foundation Carl B. and Florence E. King Scholarship Fund Alix Partners EverGreene Architectural Arts Rainwater Charitable Foundation The Zelma Naylor Scholarship Fund Enterprise Holdings Foundation Westlake Reed Leskosky The Edythe W. and Henry X. Salzberger † Includes in-kind support $1,000 Scholarship Fund Theatre Forward supporters are former supporters of Na- Humanities Texas Dora and Robert D. Stecker Scholarship Fund tional Corporate Theatre Fund and Impact Creativity. Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org of The Dallas Foundation OTHER Dallas Shakespeare Club The Frank Nick Scholarship for Creative Greatness The Alan M. May Fund
| 23 24 | COMPANY GREAT ACTING IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL GREAT THEATER.
LEADERSHIP PRODUCTION Enloe / Rose Artistic Director, Kevin Moriarty Director of Production, Bryan Anthony White Managing Director, Jeffrey Woodward Production Manager, Andrew J. Brown Production Coordinator, Ni Li ADMINISTRATION Technical Director, Matt Norman General Manager, Theresa Zicolello Associate Technical Director, Danny Colosky Company Manager, Carpenters, James Aronson, George Meek, COVID-19 Compliance Manager Gabriela Leodiou Bruce Nuttall ACE TIFFANYBLAKE Office Manager, Lori Jones Stage Operations Manager, Squeak Henderson ANDERSON HACKLERSOLANO Facilities Manager, Albert Gonzales Production Stage Manager, Megan Winters Director of People Operations, Assistant Stage Manager, Emily Burke COVID-19 Compliance Officer Andrea Somers Costume Director, Micheal Heath Waid Computer Consultants, Choice Technologies Associate Costume Director, Chris Spencer TIANA KAYE LIZ Draper, Amanda Hendrickson BLAIR MIKEL ARTISTIC Interim Draper, Olivia Kennedy Artistic Producer, Sarahbeth Grossman Wardrobe Supervisor, Rebecca Holt Casting, Eisenberg/Beans Casting Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor, Emily Newcomb ALEXLIZ MOLLY SALLY Ally Beans, CSA Hair and Make-Up Supervisor, Nicole Alvarez ORGANMIKEL SEARCY NYSTUEN VAHLE Daryl Eisenberg, CSA Head of Props, John Slauson Playwright-in-Residence, Jonathan Norton Assistant Head of Props, Nicole Gaignat Assistant to the Artistic Director, Brandi Giles Properties Carpenter, Matt Duvall Producing and Education Fellow, Harrison Epstein Charge Scenic Artist, Sergey Chernomorets CHRISTOPHER TIFFANY Head of Lighting, Nicole Iannaccone LLEWYN RAMIREZ SOLANO DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY Assistant Head of Lighting, Meike Schmidt RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY Staff Electrician, Jessica Ann Drayton, Ace Anderson, Tiana Kaye Blair, Blake Hackler, Christopher King Rollins Liz Mikel, Alex Organ, Christopher Llewyn Ramirez, Head of Audio and Video, Brandon Walker Molly Searcy, Tiffany Solano, Sally Nystuen Vahle Assistant Head of Audio and Video, Kyle Jensen Audio Engineer, Emily Schider DEVELOPMENT Director of Development, Robin Plata In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Manager of Foundation PUBLIC WORKS DALLAS Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated and Government Relations, Dionne Davis Associate Director, Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His Manager of Corporate Relations, Melissa Smrekar Coordinator, María Calderón Manager of Individual Giving, Mercedes Brown Community Liaison, Asher Ross intent was to develop and nurture professional actors Manager of Donor Stewardship, Salomona Mendoza within the North Texas community and enable them Underwritten by a generous grant from the Hersh Foundation to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic Director of Finance, Stacy Meadows profile and create ongoing collaborative relationships. Accounts Payable / Payroll Coordinator, Sherene English Independent Audit Firm, BDO USA, LLP The nine-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Director of Marketing and Communications, Brittani Wilkins Director of Ticketing, Traci McKinney Dallas Arts District. Digital Media Manager, Ray Alva Social Media Manager, Imani Thomas Communications and Media Manager, Paula Paggi Interim Manager of Box Office Services, Jared Vazquez DallasTheaterCenter.org Box Office Associates, Katie Buck, Jacob Peterman, Blake Seabourn, Callie
Stearns, Juliana Zepeda DIANE and HAL Web Developer, Chris Koller / Idealgrowth BRIERLEY
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THE NEXT ACT CAMPAIGN Elevating Dallas Theater Center from an THE SOUND OF MUSIC Organization to an Institution. THANK YOU to our campaign donors who have advanced the mission of OUR TOWN Dallas Theater Center by making investments in the organization’s sustainability. TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS CAKE LADIES $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 $50,000 - $99,999 THE SUPREME LEADER Diane and Hal Brierley Stephanie and Todd Anderson Linda and Bill Custard Tina and John Barry NATIVE GARDENS Deedie Rose Randy Brown The Hersh Foundation Claudia and Scott Davis TROUBLE IN MIND Susie and Curt FitzGerald $500,000 - $999,999 Graue Family Foundation The Eugene McDermott Foundation Craig Haynes The Moody Foundation Teri and John Shaffer SEE ALL 7 SHOWS The Donna Wilhelm Family Fund FOR AS LOW AS $137 $250,000 - $499,999 Molly Byrne $25,000 - $49,999 Nancy and Clint Carlson Mickie and Jeff Bragalone Rusty and John Jaggers Jennifer and Matt Hickey DallasTheaterCenter.org Susan and William Montgomery Angela and John Howell Katherine and Bob Penn Eric Bing and Randall Kender The Hillcrest Foundation Shari and Karl Nelson Robert Tonti Deborah McMurray and Glen Davison Juli and Lawrence Mandala $100,000 - $249,999 Paula and Scott Orr Jennifer and Peter Altabef Helen and Frank Risch Rebecca and Barron Fletcher Giles Davidson and Daniel Waldmann Embrey Family Foundation Fanchon and Howard Hallam $10,000 - $24,999 Pilar and Jay Henry Purvi Patel Albers and Bill Albers Ann and Lee Hobson Barbara Clay and Kenneth Bernstein Carol and John Levy Dallas Theater Center Guild Catherine and Will Rose Carol and Don Glendenning Suzan Kedron Tracy M. Preston Stephanie and David Russakov Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld Frances and James Waters Sarah and Donald Warnecke
Cast members of In The Heights, photo by Karen Almond