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Richmond Community College & the Cole Auditorium wishes to acknowledge the generous support of: The Cole Foundation The DeWitt Family The Richmond Community College Foundation The Richmond County Board of Commissioners RCC President Dr. Dale McInnis The Richmond Community College Board of Trustees Claudia S. Robinette, Chair C. Dean Nichols, Jr., Vice-Chair 2014/2015 Charles E. Brown ~ Richard G. Buckner ~ Dr. Al H. Covington Robert C. Davis ~ Emma B. Ellerbe ~ Shirley S. Fuller ~ John P. Hutchinson Joe C. Kindley ~ Joseph C. Liles ~ James C. McCaskill Malcolm R. McLester ~ Willa C. Spivey ~ Bert Unger Behind the Scenes... The technical crew has worked diligently to make each performance a success. It is a love of the theatre that inspires this great crew to tackle each show with enthusiasm. We want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful crew for their work during the past season.

Technical Director: Sherrie Jenks Technical Crew: Nick Benton ~ Garrett Boyd ~ Owen Dockery Susie Goins ~ Elijah Ratliff ~ Wallace Jones ~ Ellis Brooks Tammy McInnis ~ Aaron Burgess ~ Leonard Terry ~ Erin Voorhees Wade Lewis ~ Jason Buckner ~ Dennis Hardison ~ Jessica Walters Adam Simms ~ Holly Voorhees ~ Brenda Arko ~ Cameron Miles Kaylee Miles ~ Anthony Bristow ~ Ronnie Caulder

Box Office Manager: Kiana L. Taylor Box Office Support Staff: Clara Johnson ~ Sabrina McDonald Ushers for Performing Arts Season: Brian Mitchell & RCC Ambassadors: Brandy Covington ~ Ashley Hancock ~ Amanda Kohl Thomas McDonald ~ Jorden Norton ~ Rebecca Rainwater Star Veronica Roberts ~ Stephanie Smith ~ George Yandle, Jr. Katie Williams – Junior Ambassador Marvena Rush-Wall, RCC Director of Student Services, Scotland County RCC Special Thanks To... Maintenance/Housekeeping Staff & Scottie Mabe, Director for the faithful backup support of the Cole Auditorium staff and technical crew. RCC employess especially Tim Smoot and the Marketing Department. Director’s Circle Come Home t RCC Dr. David & Katherine Arnold First Capital Bank Bill & Linda Bayless thi Summe Russell & Joan Bennett Van & Melissa Billingsley Four-year university Four Summer Sessions available to fit your schedule! Neal & Joanne Cadieu students returning Sign up for 4 weeks, 5 weeks or 8 weeks! Start dates: May 26 & June 23 Dr. Al & Pat Covington home this summer and that you can earn transferable college credit by Wade & Beth Dunbar DID YOU KNOW Joe & Diana Everett high school graduates taking classes at RCC this summer? Brian & Danielle Goodman preparing to start Representative Ken & Cindy Goodman DID YOU KNOW that you can save you or your parents thousands Lee & Terry Howell college in the fall can of dollars in tuition costs by taking classes at RCC this summer? G.R. & Mary Ellen Kindley get ahead by taking J.C. & Hilda Lamm ENROLL BY MAY 20 to take advantage of transferable college Terry & Cheryl Lewis college courses at RCC classes this summer! Call (910) 410-1700 today to learn more! David & Kim Lindsey this summer and Duane & Carol Linker Lazelle & Judy Marks SAVE ON Lonnie & Cheryl McCaskill 910.410.1700 Lynn & Linda McCaskill TUITION COSTS! www.richmondcc.edu Dr. Dale & Thomasa McInnis Tom & Janice McInnis Senator Gene & Donna McLaurin Dean & Candy Nichols Jerry & Brenda Purcell Ken & Claudia Robinette Nicholas & Lucy Sojka Dr. John & Sue Stevenson Thad & Mary Jane Ussery Lee & Tanya Wallace Larry & Michele Weatherly Johnnie Webb Jo DeWitt Wilson David & Susan Wood Thank you Director’s Circle Members! Now in it’s fifth year, the Director’s Circle helps Richmond Community College raise local funds critical to the success of the Cole Auditorium, RCC, and most importantly, our students.

Season Ticket holders interested in joining the Director’s Circle should contact Joey Bennett at (910) 410-1691 or RCC Foundation Executive Director Olivia Webb at (910) 410-1807. Collin Raye…….Born Floyd Elliot Wray on August 22, 1960 in De Queens, Arkansas, country artist Collin Raye was one of the true hit makers of the 1990’s. Collin still continues to crank out soulful, heartfelt material with the honesty and richness that is signature to his vocals alone. Social Media With 24 top-ten records, 16 #1 hits, and 10 male Are You Connected to the Cole? vocalist of the year nominations (5 CMA and 5 ACM), this truly electrifying performer of his era remains one of the great voices of our time. Stay in touch with the latest news from the Cole Auditorium. Collin Raye is nothing if not passionate. His soulful delivery has set country standards in such searing ballads as “Love, Me,” “In This Life,” “” and “If I Were You”. Always an energizing showman, he has also blazed through such vivid rockers as “My www.facebook.com/coleaud www.twitter.com/coleaud Kind of Girl,” “That’s My Story,” “” and “I Want You Bad.”

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COLE-MAIL The man who has topped the charts with such great songs as “On the Verge,” “One Boy, One Girl,” “,” “”, “”, “Anyone Else”, and “If I Were You” continues to touch hearts across the globe in both traditional and new ways. Collin Raye’s new outreach is ~Browse calendar of facility/ ~Receive news releases about very personal. In 2010, after the loss of his precious 10 year old grandchild, rental events DeWitt Series events Haley, Collin and his daughter Britanny (Haley’s mother) established The Haley Bell Blessed Chair Foundation to honor her memory. The Foundation ~Links to video previews of ~Be the first to hear about other supports and assists families of the cognitively and physically disabled with special events a primary emphasis on supplying wheelchairs and other necessary medical artist and shows equipment to elevate the quality of life for the disabled family member in need. Collin wrote a very special song for Haley called, “She’s With Me”, ~Find out more about or sign ~Reminders of which carries a powerful message for families of special needs children. up for “The Director’s Circle” upcoming shows Additionally, in 2011 Collin released his first inspirational , His Love ~Preview Show’s Playbill days ~Be assured addresses will not Remains, which quickly shot to #1 on Amazon for inspirational and religious prior to show be shared and you can easily music. Collin continues to perform his traditional country music across unsubscribe at anytime America and abroad and has added Christian and Catholic concerts to his tour schedule as well. His autobiography, That’s My Story: The Undefeated Life of Collin Raye, is set for release in 2014. He currently resides in www.richmondcc.edu/cole-auditorium Nashville, TN with his daughter, Britanny and granddaughter, Mattie. Anniversary April 25 2015 Gala

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