Programming; Providing an Environment for the Growth and Education of Theatre Professionals, Audiences, and the Community at Large
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AUGUST 2017 WELCOME MIKE HAUSBERG Welcome to The Old Globe and this production of Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood! Our goal is to serve all of San Diego and beyond through the art of theatre. Below are the mission and values that drive our work. We thank you for being a crucial part of what we do. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of The Old Globe is to preserve, strengthen, and advance American theatre by: creating theatrical experiences of the highest professional standards; producing and presenting works of exceptional merit, designed to reach current and future audiences; ensuring diversity and balance in programming; providing an environment for the growth and education of theatre professionals, audiences, and the community at large. STATEMENT OF VALUES The Old Globe believes that theatre matters. Our commitment is to make it matter to more people. The values that shape this commitment are: TRANSFORMATION Theatre cultivates imagination and empathy, enriching our humanity and connecting us to each other by bringing us entertaining experiences, new ideas, and a wide range of stories told from many perspectives. INCLUSION The communities of San Diego, in their diversity and their commonality, are welcome and reflected at the Globe. Access for all to our stages and programs expands when we engage audiences in many ways and in many places. EXCELLENCE Our dedication to creating exceptional work demands a high standard of achievement in everything we do, on and off the stage. STABILITY Our priority every day is to steward a vital, nurturing, and financially secure institution that will thrive for generations. IMPACT Our prominence nationally and locally brings with it a responsibility to listen, collaborate, and act with integrity in order to serve. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 1 PRODUCTION SPONSORS PRODUCTION SPONSORS SHEILA AND JEFFREY LIPINSKY CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST For more than 25 years, San Diego natives Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky have been integral members California Bank & Trust (CB&T) has been a generous corporate partner of The Old Globe for more than of The Old Globe family. Sheila serves on the Globe’s Board of Directors and on the Development and two decades. This summer the Globe is pleased to welcome the bank’s 2017 sponsorship of Ken Ludwig’s Nominating Committees. The couple supports organizations throughout the community, including Robin Hood! CB&T has provided both volunteer and financial contributions to the Globe over the years, Jewish Family Service, New Americans Museum, Playwrights Project, San Diego Food Bank, San including service on the Board of Directors through the leadership of CB&T’s Senior Vice President, Diego Youth Symphony, and the President’s Advisory Council at San Diego State University. Sheila and Sandra Redman, who was instrumental in the bank’s unwavering support of the Globe’s Securing a San Jeffrey serve on the board of the Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. At Moores Cancer Center, Diego Landmark Capital and Endowment Campaign. CB&T’s previous sponsorships include Boeing- Jeffrey serves on the board and Sheila serves on the patient advisory board. They have sponsored many Boeing, Antony and Cleopatra, Henry V, Floyd Collins, God of Carnage, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and productions at The Old Globe and are a vital part of the Lipinsky family’s long and fruitful relationship Murder, and most recently, Meteor Shower. The Old Globe is grateful to California Bank & Trust for its with the theatre. very generous support and for its commitment and dedication to the arts. PAULA AND BRIAN POWERS THEATRE FORWARD Paula Powers joined the Globe’s Board of Directors in 2011, and she currently serves on the Executive Theatre Forward is devoted to advancing the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and Nominating Committees. She and Brian made Rancho Santa Fe their primary residence after living and other resources to the country’s leading not-for-profit theatres, including The Old Globe. From its in New York, Hong Kong, Australia, and the Bay Area, where they still own a home. Paula earned her base in New York, Theatre Forward aims to increase access and opportunity for all to experience theatre, J.D. from the University of Michigan and specialized in trusts and estates, including work for private building community and setting the stage for individual achievement through its Advancing Strong foundations and not-for-profits. Brian’s J.D. comes from the University of Virginia, and he is currently Theatre and Educating Through Theatre initiatives. Every year, Theatre Forward hosts its Chairman’s Chairman Emeritus of Hellman & Friedman LLC, a private equity firm in San Francisco. Paula also sits on Awards Gala, which honors celebrated artists, theatre companies, and arts supporters while raising key the board of the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation. Together they have sponsored numerous productions at funding for its membership of not-for-profit theatres. This year’s gala was co-chaired by Old Globe and the Globe, including Nobody Loves You, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, In Your Arms, Theatre Forward Board member Pam Farr and her husband Buford Alexander. Evelyn Mack Truitt, Old a free student matinee of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for Title I schools, and last year’s Globe Board member and Artist Sponsor for Ken Ludwig, is also on the board of directors for Theatre world premieres of both The Last Match and Rain. They have a strong commitment to new work, and the Forward. To learn more about Theatre Forward, please visit www.theatreforward.org. Powers New Voices Festival is named for them in honor of their significant Artistic Angels commitment to The Old Globe. ARTIST SPONSORS JEAN AND GARY SHEKHTER Artist Sponsor for Ken Ludwig (Playwright) Jean and Gary Shekhter came to the United States from the Soviet Union in the late 1970s. Grateful for all that their new country and community provided them, the Shekhters have been generous supporters EVELYN MACK TRUITT of many charitable institutions. Jean has served on the Globe’s Board since 2008 and currently serves on Evelyn Mack Truitt has been supporting The Old Globe for more than 33 years and was a longtime friend of Globe Founding Director Craig the Development Committee. Jean and Gary reside in Rancho Santa Fe. They have sponsored The Twenty- Noel. She moved to San Diego in 1980 as Vice President of the Signal Companies and immediately became involved with the Globe, joining seventh Man, Rain, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and they are honored to sponsor this world premiere of its Board of Directors soon after. Evelyn retired from the Signal Companies in 1985 and has remained on the Globe’s Board to this day. Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood! Evelyn supports numerous charities and has served on the board of Theatre Forward in New York City for almost 28 years. At the Globe, she has sponsored Quartet; Private Lives with Associate Artist Robert Foxworth and directed by former Artistic Director Jack O’Brien; Shirley Valentine with Associate Artist Katherine McGrath; and most recently, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. In addition to her theatre interests, Evelyn is a published film historian. PAMELA J. WAGNER AND HANS TEGEBO Artist Sponsor for Daniel Reece (Robin Hood) Pamela J. Wagner has enjoyed The Old Globe since high school, when her family relocated from Northern California. After almost 20 years as co-owner of a software company, she retired and was finally able to JO ANN KILTY devote time to her love of the arts. Pam has sponsored numerous students in dance, music, and theatre. Before relocating to San Diego in 1999, Jo Ann Kilty had a career in advertising in the Bay Area. Jo Ann is passionate about the arts, and She has been a patron of the Globe for over 10 years and is a member of the Board of Directors. She is a she has served as Chair of the Del Mar Foundation’s Cultural Arts Committee and has sat on the board of the California Center for the Arts, board member of the Love Library at San Diego State University as well as of Patrons of the Prado. Pam Escondido. In 2009, she joined the Globe’s Board and currently serves on the Development Committee. In 2011, Jo Ann was recognized and Hans Tegebo met through their mutual love of art; he is a talented sculptor and ceramicist and has as Honorary Chair for the Globe Guilders Fashion Show and will be honored again at this year’s event on August 30, 2017. Jo Ann also co- completed a one-of-a-kind house that is a livable piece of art. They spend a great deal of time in New York chaired the 2012 Globe Gala and the 80th Anniversary Gala, Club 3515. City and continue to travel the world together. 2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 3 2017 Benefactors ($100,000 to $199,999) The vital support of the Globe’s Artistic Angels and Benefactors sustains and expands the Globe’s artistic excellence to help make theatre matter. In 1995, The Old Globe introduced its sponsorship program, and ever since, philanthropic-minded individuals and organizations have provided critical support to the theatre’s annual fund while enjoying opportunities to interact with a production of their choice on an intimate level. The quality and artistry our audiences have come to expect are deeply impacted by these generous donors, whose commitment and vision are unmatched in San Diego. TERRY ATKINSON ANN DAVIES PAM FARR AND HAL AND PAM FUSON BUFORD ALEXANDER 2017 Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually) DOUGLAS GATES KAREN AND DONALD COHN† ELAINE AND DAVE DARWIN SILVIJA AND BRIAN DEVINE AUDREY S.