For Black Trans Girls... by DANE FIGUEROA EDIDI DIGITAL PLAYBILL MARCH 31St, 2021 BLUEBARN | 32 | Season of the Unknown

For Black Trans Girls... BY DANE FIGUEROA EDIDI DIGITAL PLAYBILL MARCH 31st, 2021 BLUEBARN | 32 | Season of the Unknown

eason 32 marks a profound shift in perspective. This year we give focus to Sbuilding on BLUEBARN’s transformative programming and services, seeding the fires that will light our way for years to come. A different kind of season awaits us. A different kind of membership awaits you… In these extraordinary times, we invite you to become caretakers of BLUEBARN’s mission. We invite you to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change in our community. Your BLUEBARN membership is a commitment, not to a certain number of productions or nights of theatre, but to the BLUEBARN’s essential work on and off the stage, our values, our art, and our artists. Incomparable theatre and incandescent storytelling remain at the core of our work. For these wild times, we have imagined adventurous new ways to bring the power of story back into all our lives. We have also dreamed up better ways to harness your BLUEBARN membership to “The future is in disorder. extend the reach of our art and sustain A door like this the lives of artists. has cracked open BLUEBARN is proud to announce a host five or six times since we got up of programs and programming that we on our hind legs. It hope will ignite and inspire you. We is the best possible must acknowledge as we do so the very time to be alive, when real uncertainty of the coming year. almost everything you Our season accepts disruptions and thought you knew was adaptations to shifting circumstances as wrong.” givens. — Tom Stoppard, Arcadia The mission stands. The work continues. Join us in lighting the fires that will guide us through this Season of the Unknown and into the future. With gratitude,

Susan Clement-Toberer Producing Artistic Director

— 2 — — 3 — TRUBLU MEMBERSHIP SEASON HAPPENINGS:

Holiday Hootenanny | Music, song, Bonfire Series | Five Extraordinary dance, story. For the longest nights, Works of Theatre. Dozens of the warmest of fires… and joy to us Extraordinary Artists. all! | Dec 17th-20th The Shape of Things to Come. Marjorie Prime | The great pause ———————— began March 17th. Our set still stands R33 | Sarah Brown after ready on our stage. We’ll premiere as Shakespeare soon as it’s safe. Three actors. One monster. What Digital Access | Live-streamed would you sacrifice to overcome shows. Virtual Tours. Special events. tyranny? The best seats in the house. Your own. For Black Trans Girls… | Radical Hospitality | Arts access is Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi a human right. BLUEBARN will offer A choreopoem. A fantasia. Love and pay-what-you-wish attendance for justice for a new generation. those facing economic barriers. Escaped Alone | Caryl Churchill Artists Fund | BLUEBARN is the only One of the most revered living professional contemporary theatre in playwrights. A most deranged tea Omaha committed to a living wage party. for all its artists. Before After | Knapman & Price Out of the Blue | A new path. What if you had a second chance Education. Touring. On the road. to get it right the first time? A new Online. Only from the BLUEBARN musical. A Chorus Line | The music. The Buffalo Women | Beaufield Berry mirror. The magic. We’re cast. We’re Juneteenth. Newfound freedom. committed. The show will go on. This New lives. A Black cowgirl musical summer. comedy.

Anti-Racist Ethos | BLUEBARN owns that systemic racism is real and must be fought against wherever and however it shows up–in our community, in our theatre, in ourselves.

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LOVE, RITUAL AND THE HOLINESS IN REMEMBRANCE

There was no journey towards womanhood for me Never a not knowing I have always been Goddess fallen into skin I have always been a psalm of womanhood A remembrance A Healing

For Black Trans Girls... was revealed to me in pieces, almost like a work that was hidden behind a veil and only through my own journey towards it was I able to recognize the whole of it, realizing that it was indeed a mirror reflecting back onto who beheld it. Like much brilliant art, I can’t remember when I first saw or read Queen Ntozake Shange’sFor Colored Girls..., because it feels as if it had always been. And in truth when I think about how the becoming of art is the revealing of it, it holds true. Rooted in Ritual, Black womanhood, Ancestor, and descendant, For Colored Girls revolutionized the ways in which non-BIPOC audiences experienced Theater. I believe that without it we would have never had many hip hop theater productions we enjoy today. For Colored Girls... is dripping in Blackness, and womanhood and it was the first time that I could recall hearing a theater piece in which Black women were centering themselves fully. It is no doubt that For Black Trans Girls... is a literary daughter of For Colored Girls... from the use of the form of the choreo poem to centering Black women being, saying, revealing, revelry and raging in their stories like Black women do. The work is unconcerned with the gaze of white people while understanding that white people will be partaking in a sort of witnessing of it. For Black Trans Girls... also links the oppressions faced by Black Trans women (and in truth all BIPOC) to colonization, white supremacy, and imperialism. By centering their own voices and perspectives, the Black Trans women, in the play, demand the audience to reckon with its hand in the struggles they face. The choeroem is fit for this type of work, because it does not allow a western audience to fall into a witnessing that feels too familiar. The choreopoem by its very nature is a subversion of some members of a western audience’s idea of how a play should be structured. A typical western form of storytelling in which we would witness one protagonist trying, failing, fighting and overcoming or not, centered on the white gaze often allows a white audience to center their own cathartic experience without every thinking about how their choices in their own lives, outside of the theater, lead to the harm, and sometimes death of Black trans women. In retrospect, it makes sense that I wrote a version of Of Bodies and History Lesson first. One about Black Trans women finding joy, and life in revelations and reveling in the agency and autonomy of themselves, also about healing, releasing and reclaiming. The other detailing a piece of history about the violence faced by BIPOC people at the hands of the state. This piece inviting the audience not to hide behind their illusions about the history of this country or a white savior narrative. Then, as time spun, there came poetic monologues of triumphant, of love, of community, of sisterhood, of pleasure, of sorrow, of anger, of defiance, of revenge, and demands for the world to remember who Black trans people are and have always been. For Black Trans Girls... celebrates the ancestral knowing that those who we call Trans people are in fact divine. That before conversations about gender affirmation surgeries in the 50s, trans people existed within countless Indigenous cultures around the world and often held titles of prominence and spiritual reverence and that the survival of humanity depends on the survival of who we call Trans people. I am reminded of Queen Ntozake’s words in For Colored Girls... where she says “I found God in myself and I loved Her fiercely.” That truth is at the heart ofFor Black Trans Girls.... Black trans women finding Goddesshood within themselves, recognizing the Goddnesshood in their sisters and loving themselves with such fearlessness and relentlessness, a fearless relentlessness whose being defies everything that has ever tried to take us away from ourselves. The Choreopoem, an ancestral form living here in the present, is a manifestation of a remembrance. There is power in the remembrance, remembrance in the ritual, and ritual in the love.

— Dane Figueroa Edidi, Playwright

— 6 — B O N F I R E SERIES

For Black Trans Girls Who Gotta Cuss a Mother Fucker Out When Snatching An Edge Ain’t Enough: A Choreo Poem BY Dane Figueroa Edidi

DIRECTED BY Paige Hernandez

March 31st, 2021

This performance runs approximately 90 minutes. There will be no intermission.

— 7 — PLAY DEVELOPMENT

For Black Trans Girls Who Gotta Cuss A Mothrfucker Out When Snatching An Edge Ain’t Enough became it’s development journey as a book of poetry that could also act as a script for a play.

In 2017 Theater Alliance produced the first reading ofFor Black Trans Girls... in D.C. directed by myself. The cast included. Didi/Narrator...... Dane Figueroa Peaches...... Edidi Venus Red Bone Woman...... Selenite Anita Unknown Woman...... B’Ellana Duquesne The script included many pieces from the original script and did not include the Sisterhood of Silence. The show ran about 2 hours.

In 2018 Woolly Mammoth Theater Company produced the second reading of For Black Trans Girls.... in D.C. It was directed by Paige Hernandez and the cast included: Didi...... Dane Figueroa Edidi Peaches...... Dezi Bing Red Bone Woman...... Kita Updike Unknown Woman...... Cece Sauzo Stage Directions/ Narrator...... Venus Selenite The script was paired down a bit and included one additional monologue entitled What the Doctor Say. Of Bodies began to take shape into what it would eventually become in it’s next iteration. This is the first time Sisterhood of Silence is included in a reading of the entire show.

In 2019 Woolly Mammoth Theater Company and Laverne Cox produced the third reading of For Black Trans Girls.... in New York at Joe’s Pub. It was directed by Paige Hernandez and the cast included: Didi...... Dane Figueroa Edidi Peaches...... Jari Jones Red Bone Woman...... Kita Updike Unknown Woman...... Dezi Bing Stage Directions/ Narrator...... Dreya St. Clair The Script was paired down once again making the show about 82 minutes, removing What The Doctor Say. Of Bodies entered it’s final iteration. During this reading I began to think about the Narrator/ Stage Directions being an embodied character in a full production.

— 8 — ACCESS Due to the extraordinary circumstances and restrictions at play during the ongoing pandemic, many elements of our access initiatives are currently suspended or altered. These adjustments are reflected initalics below.

BLUEBARN Theatre is committed to ensuring that our boundary-breaking theatre is accessible to everyone. We are committed to easing cost barriers for young professionals and students. We are committed to providing low-cost, last-minute opportunities for anyone to see a show. We are committed to recognizing those that give the most in service to our community. BLUCrew Program for Young Patron Development Anyone 35 or under is eligible. Members receive rush pricing for most Sunday and Thursday shows throughout the season with no upfront cost. Due to capacity restrictions, BLUCrew members will receive special pricing for digital access to our productions. Rush Tickets Every unsold seat. Every show. $20. Available only at the box office, 45 minutes before cur- tain. If we’re not sold out, you have a new way in. Rush tickets are unavailable this season. Nebraska Educators, Healthcare Workers, and Military Personnel $5 off all tickets. All the time.

This performance of For Black Trans Girls… will be open captioned. A sign-language interpreted performance is offered for every mainstage production on the second Friday show, generously supported by the Nebraska Arts Council. For pandemic impacted performances, ASL services will be provided upon request. Audio enhancement devices are available for the hearing impaired for mainstage productions. Bonfire Series productions will be miked and amplified. The BLUEBARN Theatre offers an Audio Description Service for the blind and visually impaired. Audio description provided by Outlook Nebraska.These performances fall on the third Thursday of each run, when requested. Audio description will be unavailable for the Bonfire Series.

BLUEBARN THEATRE is an Associate Member of the National New Play Network. NNPN is an alliance of professional theatres across the country who are evolving and exploring the frontiers of the American theatre. BLUEBARN has long been Omaha’s home for professional contemporary theatre, bringing diverse perspectives, new voices, and provocative work to our community. The National New Play Network has become the most powerful, growing force in new play development, production, and promotion in the nation. BLUEBARN is committed to seeking out collaborative relationships with other NNPN member theatres, producing and supporting the work of the most dynamic emerging voices in contemporary playwrighting, and promoting local artists on a platform with national reach. To support New Play Development at the BLUEBARN contact Barry at [email protected]. To learn more about NNPN and their programs visit www.nnpn.org

— 9 — — 10 — ENGAGE

CROSSROADS EVENT: Imagining New Ways of Being A Conversation with Dane Figueroa Edidi Available beginning Saturday, March 27th at 7pm Please join us in welcoming Dane Figueroa Edidi, the playwright of For Black Trans Girls Who Gotta Cuss a Mother F#*ker Out When Snatching an Edge Ain’t Enough. Presented in partnership with k+r strategies, in this Crossroads event Edidi joins k+r co-founder Katherine MacHolmes in a conversation about her life and work. What is the role of the artist in community? Is liberation possible in our lifetime? This conversation has been recorded in advance, but please contribute your thoughts in the comments. Follow the link to our YouTube Channel to watch the video. BLUEBARN Theatre - YouTube

CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: For Black Trans Girls Featuring Dominique Morgan and Dane Figueroa Edidi Available beginning Monday, March 29th at 7pm Dominique Morgan, Executive Director of Black and Pink, joins playwright Dane Figueroa Edidi for a fascinating and inspiring conversation. Both are starring in For Black Trans Girls... Both are multi-hyphenate creatives whose transformative work centers community. Discover how For Black Trans Girls... was born, and how each of these amazing humans approach their art, change-making, dismantling systems of oppression and so much more. This conversation is presented in partnership with Black and Pink. It has been pre-recorded, but please share your joy, love, and thoughts in the comments. Follow the link to our YouTube channel to watch the video. BLUEBARN Theatre - YouTube

ARTISTS TALKBACK: Afterwords with Dane Figueroa Edidi Wednesday, March 31st, 9:30-10:30 CST Join us in community following the performance of For Black Trans Girls... on Transgender Day of Visibility. Attendees of the virtual presentation will be invited to a talkback via zoom hosted by k+r strategies. Facilitated by Katherine Ma- cHolmes and Director Paige Hernandez. The invitation link will be sent to all who purchase their tickets by 5pm on the day of the performance. — 11 — ENGAGE

AN AUDIENCE CIRCLE: Reconvening Sunday, April 4th from 6-8pm CST Art has the power to transform us when we witness it, when we let it move through our minds and bodies, and it can show us the imagination and the lives of others in ways few other human creations can. The BLUEBARN in partnership with k+r strategies would like to hold space for audience members to sit in conversation with Katherine MacHolmes, co-founder of k+r strategies, and with each other following the performance. This is an opportunity for folx to bring impressions and questions and to be supported in processing through an anti-oppression lens. Please consider joining us Sunday, April 4 at 6pm. This is a lightly held space so please come and go as you please through 8pm. A link will be sent on Friday, April 2nd to all who attended the performance.

About our Partners

Black and Pink Black and Pink National is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberat- ing LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who are affected by that system through advocacy, support and organizing. Founded in 2005, they now have a strong grassroots network of 11 volunteer-led chapters and more than 20,000 current and formerly incarcerated LGBTQIA2S+ and PLWHA members located across the country. Visit blackandpink.org for more information. k+r strategies k+r strategies is a collaborative, majority Black owned change navi- gation firm that centers equity and justice. k+r strategies collaborates with individuals, within institutions to shift consciousness, which shifts culture, which shifts society. k+r’s approach is rooted in emer- gent strategy, growing and managing complex systems and being in right relationship with one another. Visit krstrategies.com for more information.

Engagement events are free and available to the public.

— 12 — What is the Opportunity Campus? Why the Opportunity Campus?

The Opportunity Campus will be a housing and Young Black, Indigenous, and other People of community space in Omaha, Nebraska for Color (BIPOC) LGBTQIA2S+ people are LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults who are disproportionately impacted by the violent system-impacted. We understand system- systems of juvenile incarceration and family impacted to include individuals who have been surveillance (commonly referred to as the impacted by such violent carceral systems such “child welfare system”), creating an What is thea sO inpcaprcoerratiuonn, idtetyen Ctioanm, fopstuer sc?are, and environmenWt whhyer etihn eth eOsep spysotemrt-iumnpaictteyd Campus? family surveillance. This initiative will provide young people are not able to access the housing, wrap around support services, mental support and resources they need to achieve The Opportunity hCealtmh psuuppso rwt, idlali lby edr oap -hino suersviicnesg ( saucnhd as stYaboiluityn, gno nBetlhaeclekss, thInrivdinig. enous, and other People of hot meals, showers, food pantry, and laundry), community spacaned icnom mOunmitya hparo, graNmembinrga stko a sysftoemr - ACs tohleo fors ter c(BareIP syOstCem) servLeGs aBs ToQneI Aof2 thSe+ people are LGBTQIA2S+ youtimhp aactned L GyBoTQuInA2gS + ayodutuhl, tysou nwg hadou ltas, raend mdaiins penrtoryp oporitnitos ninatot etlhye sicmhoopl-atoc-pterisdon by the violent their families. All services at the Opportunity pipeline, efforts to abolish juvenile system-impactedC.a mpWus ew ill ubne dperorvsidteadn adt no-scyostt etom o-ur inscyarscteeramtiosn mofu stj uavlseo niinlcelu dien cefaforrctse rtao tion and family impacted to incluredsiede nintsd anivd imdeumablesrs w. ho have been absoulirshv ethilel afanmciley su(rcveoilmlanmce osynstleym . rTehefseerred to as the efforts must center the needs of young system- impacted by such10 vsiyostleemn-itm pcaacrtecde LrGaBlT QsyIAs2tSe+ myousn gs uadcuhlts im“cpahcitled LGBTQwIAe2lSf+a preeo ple, as ythsetye amre m”)o, st creating an as incarceration(,a gdese 1t9e-2n4)t iwoilnl ,h avfeo satcceers s ctoa prreiv,a tea, nsadfe, imepnacvtierdo bnym theesne tv iowlenhte sryestienm s, tahned smeu stsystem-impacted affirming housing; and 15-20 additional system- be led by people who have experienced these family surveillanicmep.a cTtehdi sLG BinTQiItAi2aSt+i vyoeu thw ainldl ypournogv aiduelts saymoeu vniogle ntp seysotepmlse. Thaisr eis wnhoy tin itaiabtivles to access the housing, wrap ar(oaguens d14 -2s4u) panpdo trhte isr efarmviilciees sw, ilml be nsetraveld likseu tphpe oOprtp oratunndity Craemspouus racre sp ivotthale ayn dneed to achieve daily through wrap around support services, uniquely-situated to address the needs of health support, ddraoipl-yin sdervoicpes-,i ann ds ceomrvmicuneitsy p(rsougrcahm mainsg. yosutnagb syisltietmy,- imnpoancteedth LGeBlTeQsIsA 2tSh+ preivopinleg. . hot meals, showers, food pantry, and laundry), and communiJtyo i np urosg rianm bmuiinl gd i ntgo t oswysatermd s- t h e AOsp tphoer tfousntei tr yc aCraem sypsutesm t osderavye!s as one of the impacted LGBTQIA2S+ youth, youngb iatd.ul ylt/sO, apnpdo r t u nmi tayiCn a emnptruys points into the school-to-prison their families. All services at the Opportunity pipeline, efforts to abolish juvenile B l a c k & P i n k N a t i o n a l i s a p r i s o n a b o l i t i o n i s t o r g a n i z a t i o n d e d i c a t e d t o a b o l i s h i n g t h e c r i m i n a l Campus will pbuen i s hpmreonvt isdy set edm aan dt l inb eor a-tci nogs LtG BtToQ I A o2 Su+ rp e o p l e a nind cp eaorpcl e lri av itnigo wni t h mH I Vu/ AsItD S wahlos oa r e ainf f eccltue dde efforts to b y t h a t s y s t e m t h r o u g h a d v o c a c y , s u p p o r t , a n d o r g a n i z i n g . residents and members. b l a c k a n d p i n ka. obrog lish the family surveillance system. These efforts must center the needs of young system- 10 system-impacted LGBTQIA2S+ young adults — 13 — impacted LGBTQIA2S+ people, as they are most (ages 19-24) will have access to private, safe, impacted by these violent systems, and must affirming housing; and 15-20 additional system- be led by people who have experienced these impacted LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults same violent systems. This is why initiatives (ages 14-24) and their families will be served like the Opportunity Campus are pivotal and daily through wrap around support services, uniquely-situated to address the needs of drop-in services, and community programming. young system-impacted LGBTQIA2S+ people.

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B l a c k & P i n k N a t i o n a l i s a p r i s o n a b o l i t i o n i s t o r g a n i z a t i o n d e d i c a t e d t o a b o l i s h i n g t h e c r i m i n a l p u n i s h m e n t s y s t e m a n d l i b e r a t i n g L G B T Q I A 2 S + p e o p l e a n d p e o p l e l i v i n g w i t h H I V / A I D S w h o a r e a f f e c t e d b y t h a t s y s t e m t h r o u g h a d v o c a c y , s u p p o r t , a n d o r g a n i z i n g . b l a c k a n d p i n k . o r g BONFIRE SERIES SPONSORS Sara Foxley James and Susan Tracy Charitable Foundation Rich and Fran Juro National New Play Network Whitmore Charitable Trust

The BLUEBARNSEASON Theatre 2020-2021 SPONSORS season is generously supported by: Anonymous Foundation Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation, Inc. Vernie & Carter Jones Mammel Foundation Fred & Eve Simon Charitable Foundation Taos Community Foundation – Esperanza De Corazon Fund

Bonfire Series Sponsors: A Chorus Line Sponsors: Sara Foxley Bruce Reneaud & Kerry Dobson James & Susan Tracy Charitable Foundation Devin Fox Rich & Fran Juro National New Play Network Whitmore Charitable Trust

Marjorie Prime Sponsors: Virtual Programming Sponsor:

Jannette Davis Ace Rent-To-Own

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— 14 — — 15 — LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The BLUEBARN invites you to join us in practicing an acknowledgement of the land, a baseline step in recognizing the effects of colonization and anti-Indigeneity. We invite you to draw your awareness to your physical relationship to the earth, from wherever you are joining us today, if possible by making direct contact or grounding yourself in whatever way is accessible to you in this moment. We acknowledge that the land on which we find ourselves is occupied territory. This is true of anywhere we find ourselves or gather in the United States. It is the traditional land and ancestral home to Native American, Indigenous, and First Nations peoples. The BLUEBARN is located on the unceded territory of the Umonhon (“umAHhah”) and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, in colonized Omaha, NE. We invite you give focus to and honor the people whose lands were forcibly taken from their stewardship. (Use this website, native-land.ca/, to discover the occupied native land on which you reside or currently find yourself.) We also invite you to draw your awareness to the way we are connecting in these times, virtually, digitally. The BLUEBARN recognizes that our internet-based activities use technology and equipment not available to many Indigenous communities and communities of color today. This technology and equipment have a negative impact on the environment. Climate change has a disproportionately negative impact on indigenous communities and communities of color worldwide. We invite you to join us in recognizing these truths, and the tensions they bring up, as well as our shared power and responsibility to radically re-imagine and boldly co-create a different world. As we recognize our collective participation in the ongoing process of colonization, we invite you to take a step within the next week that furthers your education about the Indig- enous peoples of your region and how you can combat anti-Indigeneity… and share it with another person.

This acknowledgement was developed in community with our partners k+r strategies, a local anti-racism and anti-oppression firm, and is rooted in their practice whenever they gather. BLUEBARN will continue to refine and build on this practice as we all collectively journey toward equity and justice. Below please find further resources for exploration and ways to connect with the peoples of the native lands where the BLUEBARN is located.

Resources A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/ A Truthful Indigenous Peoples’ Day usdac.us/news/indigenouspeoplesday Make Connections with People facebook.com/omahatribeofnebraska facebook.com/IllumiNativeOrg facebook.com/nuihc Omaha Tribe of Nebraska: www.omahatribe.com Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: www.poncatribe-ne.org

— 16 — CAST OF CHARACTERS

Dane Figueroa Edidi*...... Didi Dezi Bing...... The Unknown Woman Dominique Morgan...... Peaches Kita Updike*...... Redbone Woman L. Morgan Lee*...... Narrator *Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

PRODUCTION CREATIVES

Director...... Paige Hernandez Stage Manager ...... Estrellita Beatriz EDI Advocate...... Kat MacHolmes Video Production...... Bill Kirby Caption Editor...... Amy Reiner Producing Artistic Director ...... Susan Clement-Toberer

STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Susan Clement-Toberer Dr. Devin Fox, President Producing Artistic Director Robert Peters, Treasurer Amy Reiner Director of Production Kasey Hesse, Secretary Propmaster Carolyn Owen Anderson Barry Carman Ethan Bondelid Community Engagement Jannette J. Davis Dramaturgy/Rentals Sara Foxley Heather Hoyt Mark Hinrichs Development Director Sara McClure Bill Kirby Jim McKain Resident Creative and Technical Director Laura Peet Erkes Tricia Cottrell Michael Walenta Bookkeeper Susan Clement-Toberer (ex-officio)

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CAST

Dezi Bing – She/Her – The Unknown Woman @dezibing Dezi Bing is an actress & playwright whose recent work includes WIG OUT, written by Academy Award TM* winner for Best Picture Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Kent Gash. Other D.C. credits include: The Great Society (Arena Stage); The Legend of Georgia Mc- Bride (Roundhouse Theatre Co.); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare Theatre); Occupied Territories (2016 Helen Hayes- Award Winner for Best Choreography) (Theater Alliance); For Black Trans Girls (Woolly Mammoth & The Public Theater NYC). Dezi com- pleted a Kenan Institute Playwriting Fellowship at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where she finished and work shopped her first play,The Peculiar Awakening of Riley Parker. Dezi trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Steppenwolf Classes West, and The Upright Citizen Brigade (Los Angeles). She would like to thank her friends and family for their continued love & support and Hawaiian pop sensation, Hoku, for making the song, “Perfect Day.”

Dominique Morgan – She/Her – Peaches www.dominiquemorgan.com | TEDxTalk: youtube.com Dominique is an award-winning artist, activist, and TEDx speak- er. As the Executive Director of Black and Pink, the largest prison abolitionist organization in the United States. She works daily to dismantle the systems that perpetuate violence on LGBTQ/GNC people and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Partnering her lived experience of being impacted by mass incarceration (including 18 months in solitary confinement), with a decade of change-making artistry, advocacy, and background in public health, she continues to work in spaces of sex education, radical self-care, and transformative youth development with intentions of dismantling the prison industrial complex and its impact on our communities. Ms. Morgan is a 2020 Ten Outstand- ing Young Americans Award recipient, NAACP Freedom Fighter Award recipient, and 2020 JM Kaplan Innovation Prize recipient. Her new album Pisces In E Flat Major is available on all platforms and her book “Sex Ed for System Facing People” will be availiable Jan 2022

Kita Updike – She/Her – Redbone Woman @chippewajane Kita Updike resides in NYC and as a Chippewa (Indigenous) and African American woman she is excited to be able to bring diversity to the stage whenever possible. Over the past few years she has been honored to work with The Public Theater (Reckoning, Dir: Billy Porter), and Westport Playhouse (Click). She also has spent time developing several new works such as It’s Not a Trip... by Charly Evon Simpson at The O’Neill Center, For Black Trans Girls... by Dane Figueroa Edidi, The Village (Dir. Hannah Ryan), and Initiative by Else Went, with Playwrights Realm.

— 20 — L Morgan Lee – She/Her – Narrator LMorganLee.com | @lmorganlee L Morgan Lee is an Obie award-winning actress, most known for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, A Strange Loop for which she also garnered a Lucille Lortel nomination. That production gave L Morgan the distinction of being the first openly trans actress to originate a role in a Pulitzer Prize winning piece of theatre. Other credits include The Fae (series), Waysta- tion in the Stars (indie) and a slew of new works with Long Wharf Theater, Musical Theatre Factory, Ars Nova, 5th Avenue Theater, and more. She is dedicated to being a part of work centering underrepresented voices on both stage and screen. «She needed a hero, so that›s what she became.»

PRODUCTION CREATIVES

Dane Figueroa Edidi – She/Her – Didi, Playwright www.LadyDaneFE.com Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Speech Writer, a Helen Hayes Award winning Playwright Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem (Helen Hayes Award 2020), For Black Trans Girls…, Ghost/Writer, The Diaz Family Talent Show, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, The Dance of Memories), Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2x Helen Hayes Award Nom- inated choreographer (2016, 2018) and co-editor/co-Director of the Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and a co-producer of Long Wharf Theater’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays. Her radio play, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, can be heard on the Girl Tale’s Podcast, and her play The Diaz Family Talent Show can be read on the Play at Home Website. She was featured as Patra in King Ester and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound, and was one of the writers for Arena Stage’s short filmThe 51st State.

Paige Hernandez – She/Her - Director paigehernandez.com | BFlyEntertainment.com Paige Hernandez is a multidisciplinary artist who is critically acclaimed as a performer, director, choreographer and playwright. As an AEA equity actress, Paige has performed on many stages throughout the country. She has collaborated with the Lincoln Center and has been commissioned by several companies including the National New Play Network, the Smithsonian, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is the recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State — 21 — PRODUCTION CREATIVES

Arts Council as well as four Helen Hayes nominations for choreography, directing and performance. Paige has also been named a “classroom hero” by The Huffington Post, a “Citizen Artist Fellow” with the Kennedy Center, “40 under 40” by the Washington Post and one of “Six Theatre Workers You Should Know” by American Theatre Magazine. She is elated to be the Associate Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre in her hometown of Baltimore, MD. With her company B-FLY ENTERTAINMENT, Paige continues to develop and tour original work internationally.

Estrellita Beatriz – starr, e, bea - Stage Manager @twinkle_twinkle_estrellita Estrellita, who uses the pronouns starr, e, bea, or anything non-gendered offered gingerly, is a poly-disciplinary artistic facilitator, doula, educator, and change shaper. e started stage managing storefront theatres in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a junior in high school. Since then, starr has facilitated over 200 theatrical productions as production manager, stage manager, designer, educator, producer and fellow at theatres across the nation, including The Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth The- atre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, New Orleans Shakespeare Company, and Tricklock Theatre Company. e’s work as an artistic facilitator mixed with bea’s ancestral healing practice lead starr to become a death doula and ritual writer. Working at the praxis of grief, ritual, and theatre, starr hopes to help guide folks back to their bodies through boundaries, intentional conversations, and plant medicine.

Kat MacHolmes – She/Her - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advocate @katt_theatrix and @liberationbae katherinemacholmes.com | krstrategies.com Katherine MacHolmes was raised in North Omaha, and resides on the unceded territory of the Umonhon (“umAHhah”) and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, in colonized Omaha, NE. She is a writer, podcaster, activist, artist, and co-founder of k+r strategies, a firm that centers equity, justice, and anti-oppression in its work with communities and institutions. Liberation work is the center of her work, including her artistry as an actor, dramaturg, and antioppression theatre consultant. Katherine is a fur mom, a Leo Sun with an Aquarian moon, an avid reader, and delight- ed to be in community with all people.

— 22 — RESIDENT CREATIVES

Susan Clement-Toberer – She/Her - Producing Artistic Director Susan has served as BLUEBARN’s Producing Artistic Director since 2002. She has directed numerous productions at the BLUEBARN, beginning with The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me in 1993 and most recently Circle Mirror Transformation, The City in the City in the City and Every Brilliant Thing. Awards include TAG Award – Best Director: Our Town (2015), Spring Awakening (2012), Three Tall Women (2011), The Goat or Who is Sylvia (2009), A Piece of my Heart (2003); Best Drama: The Christians (2016), 33 Variations (2014), Bug (2012), Rabbit Hole (2010), The Dresser (2006); OEA Awards – Best Director: Our Town (2015), 39 Steps (2013), Spring Awakening (2012), Seascape (2008); Best Play - Our Town (2015), Red (2013), The Pillow- man (2006). Recent award-winning shows include The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Silent Sky. As director of the BLUEBARN, Susan alongside Shannon Walenta (Managing Director at the time) spearheaded the capital campaign that enabled the BLUEBARN to build its own stand-alone theater, and saw the dream fulfilled when BLUEBARN moved into its new home at 10th and Pacific in 2015. Susan holds a BFA in Theatre/Film from the State University of New York at Purchase Conservatory. Barry Carman - He/Him - Resident Dramaturg and Director of Engagement Barry’s affiliation with the BLUEBARN began in 2002, as production dramaturg for Arca- dia. He has since served as dramaturg for a host of BLUEBARN productions, counting The Pillowman, The Christians, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Hir, and Venus in Furs among his favorites. In 2004, he co-founded BLUEBARN’S Witching Hour, a collaborative ensemble for which he wrote, performed, and directed for five years. In 2009, Barry joined Out of Hand Theater in Atlanta where he conceived and directed The SHOW!, and developed Without Which Nothing. In 2017, he joined the BLUEBARN staff as Resident Dramaturg and Director of Engagement. He directed BLUEBARN’s productions of Wakey, Wakey and I and You, Nat- ural Shocks and The Trump Card for BLUEBARN’S Out of the Blue Series, and 8 Songs for a Mad King for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. He was most recently onstage in the BLUEBARN’s production of The Woodsman. He holds a B.A. in Theatre Studies from Emory University. Amy Reiner – She/Her - Director of Production and Propmaster Amy Reiner joined the BLUEBARN in 2012 as Production Manager and Properties Mas- ter. Amy previously worked for 12 years as Properties Master at The Omaha Community Playhouse. Prior to that, she freelanced in Los Angeles in the fields of film and television. She holds a BFA in technical theatre with an emphasis on Scenic and Lighting Design from The University of Nebraska Lincoln. Bill Kirby – He/Him - Resident Creative and Technical Director Bill joined the BLUEBARN staff as the Resident Creative and Technical Director in 2019, after working as a freelance designer for the two previous seasons. Favorite BLUEBARN productions include Venus in Fur, Wakey, Wakey, Indecent (OEA Award for Outstanding Sound Design), and Red Summer (OEA Award for Outstanding Sound Design). Before relocating to Omaha in 2017, Bill spent 10 years as the resident sound designer and head sound engineer at Princeton University’s McCarter Theatre Center. Bill’s favorite McCarter productions include sound designing the original workshop production of Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed and serving as the production sound engineer for the world premier of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which would go on to win the 2013 Tony Award for best play. Kirby has worked nationally and internationally, including productions at the New York Fringe Festival, LA’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, and the Wuzhen Grand Theatre in China. Bill is a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

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INSTITUTIONAL GIFTS INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

$15,000+ Visionaries ($15,000+) Anonymous Kate and Roger Weitz Douglas County Holland Foundation MasterMinds ($10,000-$14,999) KETV Omaha Devin Fox Mammel Foundation Amy Haddad and Steve Martin Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) Carter and Vernie Jones Peter Kiewit Foundation Bruce Reneaud and Kerry Dobson The Sherwood Foundation Shubert Foundation Innovators ($5,000-$9,999) The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation Jannette Davis State of Nebraska DHHS Sara Foxley Weitz Family Foundation Annette and Paul Smith James and Susan Tracy Charitable Foundation $10,000-$14,999 David Yudowitz Humanities Nebraska Immanuel Communities Renegades ($2,500-$4,999) Kiewit Companies Foundation Sandi and Bill Bruns Omaha Steaks International Rich and Fran Juro $5,000-$9,999 Don and Maureen Mangan First National Bank James and Kathy McKain Mutual of Omaha Ablan and Ariel Roblin National New Play Network Rea Charitable Trust Rebels ($1,000 - $2,499) Valmont Industries, Inc. Leanne Carlson Whitmore Charitable Trust Laura Peet Erkes and Cory Erkes Shannon and Mike Walenta $1,000-$4,999 Carolyn Owen Anderson Anonymous Team Hesse Bluestem Prairie Foundation Sara McClure & Dave Steadman Centris Federal Credit Union Ethan and Susan Bondelid FrantNet of the Heartland Mark and Caroline Hinrichs McGill, Gotsdiner, Workman & Lepp, P.C., L.L.O. Karen and Michael Markey metroMAGAZINE Robert and Barbara Peters Security National Bank Alan Meyer Warren Distribution Richard and Mary Parrish Mogens Knudsen $999 and Under Steve and Jeanne Miller Kinaara Indian Cuisine Lou and Pat Lamberty US Bank James Ogden

— 25 — BLUEBARN Theatre Season Contributors July 1, 2019 – February 8, 2021

Mary and Kurt Davey Groundbreakers Peggy Dunn Thatcher Davis ($100-$499) Rochelle Eigsti Jeff and Danielle Gordman Tim and Phyllis Adams Stephen Ellefson Julie Huff Jane Alseth Christine and David Evans Joyce and Gus Johnson John St. Angelo Brenda and Thomas Evans Kim Jubenville Anonymous Kelly Farrell George Kleine and Tom Knox Dean Arkfeld and Peggy Adrian and Kim Ferguson Ruth Rath Reinecke Betty Foster Amy and Tim Zweiback Tony and Susan Awender Marilyn Fox Jeanne Baber Christopher and Lisa Fox Trailblazers ($500-$999) Anne and Scott Barker Dave Fox Duane and Clare Baylor Khalid Bashir Duane and Christopher Fox Stephen and Anne Bruckner Amy and Tom Becker Renee and Douglas Fox Jim and Anne Carroll Thomas and Lee Belford Leslie Frederickson Charitable Fund Paul Bennett Bill Gaus John Christensen and Stacie Katie Blesener and John Darlene and David Greer Royster Lamb Bobby and Allison Grennan Rob Block Susie and Dennis Collins M. Kathlyn Gross Amy and Dennis Boesen Dustin Davidson Wayne and Mary Grupe Amy Bones Tony and Claudia Deeb Cynthia Hadsell Linda Bors Dr. Linda Ford Howard and Carol Hahn Megan Brady Dan Gallagher and Jeff Sharon Hair Grinnell Linda Duckworth and Lori Mary Hamilton and Jack White Daniel Hamann Bruckner Ellen Hargus Chalice Harvey Arlene Burianek John Hartigan Mary and Doug Johnson Daniel and Diana Byrd Jeremy Hatch Steve Kenyon and Mary Debbie Carman Nancy Hawekotte Stolinski Jeff Carstens DDS Nancy Hemmingsen Fumiyo Kaneko Debra Christensen Denise Hill Chris Vogt and Julie Larsen Clark Christensen Dr. Joseph Hoagbin and Todd Stephanie Miske Susan Clement-Toberer Fossum James and Bobbie Babe Cohn Gerald Hoberman Montequin Timothy and Rachel Combs Shari Hofschire Duncan Murphy Janice Cooklin Durell Kidd and Ray Hogan Don and Rita Otis Mindy Cotner Mike and Stephanie Holcomb Robert Ottemann and Kim Josh Cox and Josh Point Kathy Howland Kalkowski Scott and Krista Daly Jacqueline Hoyt Pegeen Reilly Susan and David Davies Kathleen Rettig Cindy and Christopher Huerter, Jeffrey Day M.D. Stuart Schlanger Steve and Tippi Denenberg John and Nancy Hurley Michele and Peter Silberstein John and Carol Dennison Sheri and Steve Idelman Suzanne Titus Marty and Helen Desilets Carol Johnson George Wimmer and Benjamin Dey Coulter Jones Ann Beckenhauer George and Barbara Douglas Jay Worden and Timothy Held Howard and Gloria Kaslow Jim and Sherry Douglas Pamela and Matthew Kayl Tiffany Dunagan Ruth Keene

— 26 — BLUEBARN Theatre Season Contributors July 1, 2019 – February 8, 2021

Mary Keitel Bruce and Deanna Plath Errol Waits Mary Kerr Jerry and Elizabeth Powell Kim Walker William and Maureen Kessler Thomas Purcell Diane and Julie Walker Jimmy Khandalavala Elizabeth and Robert Recker Diane Watson Elizabeth Kimball Thomas and Audra Redington Tom and Sue Weidner Julia and Joseph Knezetic Leslie Regan Don Westling and Jo Bartikoski Merlyn Knudson and James James and Jan Reinert Lucia Williams and William Davis Brett Render Dittrick Lynn and Maria Knudtson Therese Rennels Philip and Sara Willson Susan Ann Koenig Eric Rice Dave Wingert Karen Krall-Murphy W. Eric Riley Jonathan Wood David and Vicki Krecek Anne and David Rismiller Scott Working Michael Kreikemeier Todd Robinson Damian Zuerlein Marie and Jack Kubat Carol and Rick Russell Leslie A. Kuhnel Steven Ryherd Radicals ($10-$99) Barbara and Marshall Kushner Larry Salinas Laureen Ackermann Kathy Larimer Erin Santiago Deb Ady Dale and Toni Larsen Kelli Saucerman Ann Allen Lyn and Natalie Leach Eileen Sawyers and Jim Cathleen Amdor Alice Lindsay Grassmeyer Jan and Gail Andersen Patricia Lontor Mark Schulze Daryl Anderson William and Constance Gene and Kathleen Emily Andres Lowndes Schwarting Anonymous James Luyten Richard Scott David and Jilla Arthur Moira J. Mangiameli Aaron Shaddy Steven Baker Mark Manhart and Bonnie Gill Laura Shiffermiller Barbara Bakhit Valrie Massemgale Chris Shonka Elizabeth Banset Gerry and Christy McAndrew Todd and Betiana Simon Kevin Barratt Deb and John McCollister Sandra Smiley Angela Barry M E McDaniel Laurie Smith Camp Brian Barton Amy McGaha Susie and Stuart Smoler Kathryn Bass Martin McGuire Shane Sobotka Richard Beam Jill and Todd Moeller Amy Sorensen Katie and Mitch Bean Steve Mohr John and Sandy Spessard Sabrina Beck Lee and Kathryn Morrow Sandra Squires Tom Becka William and Patricia Munro Joan Squires Tamra Becker Lynne Mytty Mary Eileen Stark Barb Becker Karen and Larry Nelsen Joseph Sullivan Kelli Bello Mary Newman Tony and Christine Swerczek Heather Belt Christy Nielsen Judy Torrens Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado Patty and Steve Nogg Katie Twit Bob Bennett Thomas Obrien Jenny Pullen and Karol Ulmer Karen Benson Mary Olig Ann M. Van Hoff Sam Bertino Eric Pearson & Lorraine Chang Gail and Irv Veitzer Doug and Liz Bisson David Peet Judd and Pat Wagner Marvin J Bittner

— 27 — BLUEBARN Theatre Season Contributors July 1, 2019 – February 8, 2021

Bryan and Kristen Blum Jaclyn DiGiacomo Oltmans Audrey Hulsey Karen Bluvas Dan Dixon Andrea Hunter Meghan Boucher Maguerite Dunn John and Laura Iliff Dr. Diane Bowley Jay Durmaskin Catherine Ingalls Sarah Brown Pete Eckerman and Sarah Taylor Jackson Pat Bruening Wengert Taylor Jackson Eddith Buis Lori Ecklebe and Tom Joanie Jacobson Jean Burggraf Shomaker Richard Jensen Kristalynn Busskohl Helen Epstein Dick and Linda Johnson Katie Cameron Myrna Esluer Susan Johnson Larry Carlson Beth Feltus Ann Johnson Barry Carman Teri Fender Cheri Jones Bill Cartwright Sherry Fletcher Anna Jordan Kyle Cartwright Janice Fonda Gary Kalis Bette Case Jesse and Eileen Fonseca Renee Kasner John Cavanaugh Terry and Mollie Foster Cathy Katzenberger Brenda Chambers Krista Freimuth Michael Kavan Tim and Donna Chard Angela Frey Deborah J. Keating Fred and Melanie Clark Kay Friesen Sonia Keffer Anthony and Kim Clark- Lingli Gan Justin Kemerling Kaczmarek Michelle Garrity Elizabeth Kendall Weisser Dale Clifton Suzanne Gates Austin Kershner James Coburn Kristine and Jared Gerber Bill Kirby Andrew and Mary Helen Shara Goff Ashley Kobza Cockle Wendy and David Goldberg Debbie and Steve Krambeck Diane Coffin Susan Goldsmith Neal Krauss Ezra Colon and Katie Becker Marsha Graesser Jennifer Kreitz-Couch Colon Eric Green Mary Kuhlman Michael Combs DeWayne Greim Andrew and Shannon Lang Pam Cope William Grennan Andrea Lang David Corbin Haley Greve Josie Laurent Raydell Cordell Haley Haas Sue A. Lawson Tricia Cottrell Judith Hancock Patricia Leaman Kerri Coughlin Chris Hawkinson Connie Lee Connie Crawford Colleen Heavican Cass Karen Levin Diane Crouch Shari Hess Ryan Lewis Kara Dalen and Rosey Higgs Mark Hewett Lynee Liermann Ryan Daly Patricia and Harold Hollins John and Renee Lillard Janey Dann Nancy Hornstein Sherryl Lilley Pamela Davis Bonnie Horwich Marc Lowe Mary Deak Gail Houghton Gary Luckert Stephen and Susan DeCamp Jacob Houser Linda Mack Todd DeFreece Andrea Howard Anna Maio David DeMarco Laura Howell Nicole Malone Catherine DePriest Heather Hoyt Ross and Jill Manhart Jeff Dickinson Kristine Hull

— 28 — BLUEBARN Theatre Season Contributors July 1, 2019 – February 8, 2021

Martin Marchitto Stephanie Purcell Scott Van Den Top Doug and Laura Marr Erik & Sara Quam Sally Vandeberghe Katherine Martikainen Stephanie Readman Christopher Violett Janna Mattingly Georgiann Regan Roxanne Wach Marie Mayer Amy Reiner Madeline Wahl Kaitlyn McClincy Jill Reiner Matt Walker Patricia McGuire Kim Reiner Hughston Walkinshaw Cathy McManus Butch and Kathy Roberts Kerby Wallace Sheila McNeill Jossy Rogers Paula Wallace Denise McNitt Christina Rohling Angela Waples Lauren Medici Marti Rosen-Atherton Diane Watson Barbara Motes John Rosman and Rod Carlson Josh Weible Ruth Muchemore Julie Ryan Theodore Wheeler Joshua Mullady Jeanne and Pat Salerno Eloise White David Murphy Susan Schonlau Mary Wiedman Courtney Mustoe Jeffrey Schweid Deb Wiese-Righter Lee Myers Daena Schweiger Jonathan Wilhoft Carrie Nath Melissa Seffens Tammy and John Williams Howard and Lee Needelman Betty Segell M. Eugene Williams Roxanne R. Nielsen Jeffrey Seiken Nancy Williams Gail and Nancy Nielsen Margaret Semin Peggy Wilmes Amy Niles Theodore Sewell Ron Wilson Sandy Nogg Aelita Shats Ashley Spessard William and Susan Oakes Blackmutt Consulting Jim Winner Jim Othuse Katie Skorpinski Keith and Lisa Winton Katie Otten Jill Slupe Casey Wood Scott Parker Shannon Snow Sheila Wrobel Tanya Patry Ashley Spessard Pam Yenko Helga Patterson Michael Steere Charlotte Young Robert Patterson William and Kathleen Steinke Ryan Youtz and Veronica Wolf Alex Pearson Randall T. Stevens Nick Zadina Pauline Pechnik Judy and Ted Stilwill Kathy Zaloudek Grant Pedersen Jeffery Stormberg Fernando Zarate Lilliana Petersen Thomas Stratman Brian Zdan Deb Peterson Joni and Jason Street Judy and Randy Pfeifer Mary Stultz M. Michele Phillips Janet Syslo Katie Pierce Paul Ternes The BLUEBARN thrives Jim and Kathleen Piper Doug and Lori Thompson thanks to the generous financial support of our Joseph Pittack Mary Thomsen friends and contributors. Ryan Pivonka Molly Toberer If you would like to make a Bradley and Sara Point Jerry Toll donation, contact Heather Hoyt at 402-345-1576 ext. 6 or Regi Powell Wendy Townley [email protected] Francie Prier Dorothy and Dean Tuma . Priesman Stephen The Vallier Family

— 29 — IN MEMORY OF… (DONOR) IN HONOR OF… (DONOR) Aaron Cass Amy Reiner Colleen Heavican Cass Chris Hawkinson, Jennifer Kreitz-Couch Ann Soderland Julie Huff Bob Benzel and Gerry Sullivan Blanche Kyle Cartwright Kara Dalen Elizabeth Stinman Doris Van Bibber Brenda Chambers Bill Gaus Judge Smith Camp Heather Hoyt Jonathan Wood, McGill, Gotsdiner, Mary Keitel Workman and Lepp, P.C., L.L.O. Kasey Hesse Jack Fox Heather Belt Brenda and Thomas Evans Jan and Gail Andersen Louella Brown Julia and Joseph Knezetic Allison Brown Laura Peet Erkes and Cory Erkes Purchase Marilyn Fox Susan Clement Mary and Kurt Davey Rooney Gray Jerry Grassmeyer Francie Prier Eileen Sawyers Susan and Judith Stoewe David Davies Randall T. Stevens Jerry Toll Matthew Kamprath Will Stratman Anonymous Thomas Stratman Pam Carter Jim and Daena Schweiger Kathy McKain Jean Burggraf FranNet of the Heartland Sheri A. Johnson Laura Peet Erkes Janice Cooklin David Peet Joyce and Gus Johnson Mary and Doug Johnson Devin Fox Travis Halsey Wendy Townley Georgiann Regan

We’d like to recognize the following gifts to the Bluebarn made in memory of a friend or loved one or in honor of a person or event. If you’d like to make memorial or tribute gift, contact Heather Hoyt at 402.345.1576 x6, [email protected], or include a notation with your mailed gift.

— 30 — At BLUEBARN we believe that artists should be honored for their work not only with applause but with a paycheck. We believe that every theatre artist deserves to be paid fairly for their work, and we are committed to providing payment to every actor or artist working in our theatre. To honor this commitment, BLUEBARN has established The Artists’ Fund to support the creative spirits who help continue and propel the life of the BLUEBARN. We recognize the following donors who have made contributions to The Artists’ Fund, and we’d like to add your name to this list! If you would like to contribute, please email Heather Hoyt at [email protected], or donate online at www.bluebarn.org.

Deb Ady Jeffrey Day John and Laura Iliff Vicki and Steven Allely Mary Deak Catherine Ingalls Judy Archer John and Carol Dennison Joanie Jacobson Dean Arkfeld and Peggy Marty and Helen Desilets Stephanie Jacobson Reinecke Jaclyn DiGiacomo Oltmans Lynette Anthony and Donna Tony and Susan Awender Tiffany Dunagan James Betty L. Beach Peggy Dunn Chris Janicek Thomas and Lee Belford Myrna Esluer Kay Johnson Bob Benzel and Gerry Sullivan Teri Fender Mary and Doug Johnson Sam Bertino Liz Fleissner Cheri Jones Katie Blesener and John Royster Sherry Fletcher Kim Jubenville Rob Block Jesse and Eileen Fonseca Sissy Silber Bluestem Prairie Foundation Betty Foster Mary Kerr Karen Bluvas Christopher and Lisa Fox George Kleine and Tom Knox Amy and Dennis Boesen Marilyn Fox Mogens Knudsen MaryLee Brock Weitz Family Foundation Merlyn Knudson and James Stephen and Anne Bruckner Sara Foxley Davis William Bucy Leslie Frederickson Susan Ann Koenig Arlene Burianek Darrel Frisch Karen Krall-Murphy Larry Carlson Bill Gaus Debbie and Steve Krambeck Leanne Carlson Susan Goldsmith Michael Kreikemeier Debbie Carman Jeff and Danielle Gordman Marie and Jack Kubat Jim and Anne Carroll Charitable DeWayne Greim Leslie A. Kuhnel Fund Dan Gallagher and Jeff Grinnell Andrea Lang Jeff Carstens DDS M. Kathlyn Gross Kathy Larimer Pamela Chase Haley Haas Dale and Toni Larsen John Christensen and Stacie Howard and Carol Hahn Sue A. Lawson Lamb Daniel Hamann Connie Lee Anthony and Kim Clark- Ellen Hargus Karen Levin Kaczmarek Michael and Leslie Harsh Alice Lindsay Babe Cohn Nancy Hemmingsen Patricia Lontor Susie and Dennis Collins Team Hesse Marc Lowe Bruce and Marsha Congdon Mark Hewett Marya Lucca-Thyberg Tricia Cottrell Denise Hill Mammel Foundation Curb Appeal Salon and Spa Shari Hofschire Don and Maureen Mangan Janey Dann Jacqueline Hoyt Moira J. Mangiameli Mary and Kurt Davey Julie Huff Ross and Jill Manhart Susan and David Davies Debra & Richard Humble Mark Manhart and Bonnie Gill Thatcher Davis Richard A. Hunt Karen and Michael Markey Philip Dawson John and Nancy Hurley Doug and Laura Marr

— 31 — Mele Mason Francie Prier Judy Torrens Gerry and Christy McAndrew Thomas Purcell Jim and Susan Tracy Deb and John McCollister Ruth Rath Dorothy and Dean Tuma M E McDaniel Elizabeth and Robert Recker Kent and Linda Tyler George and Carolyn McDonald Pegeen Reilly Jenny Pullen and Karol Ulmer James and Kathy McKain Bruce Reneaud and Kerry The Vallier Family R & D Nicklin Memorial Charity Dobson Bill Van Deest and Carol Wisner Fund Drive Therese Rennels Scott Van Den Top Alan Meyer Barbara Rennert Ann M. Van Hoff Steve and Jeanne Miller The Fred and Eve Simon Gail and Irv Veitzer Steve Mohr Charitable Foundation Christopher Violett James and Bobbie Montequin Anne and David Rismiller Judd and Pat Wagner Barbara Motes Marti Rosen-Atherton Paula Wallace Ruth Muchemore John Rosman and Rod Carlson Diane Watson Marie Murphy Susan Rothholz Tom and Sue Weidner Karen and Larry Nelsen Carol and Rick Russell Janet West Diana Nevins Deborah Savadge Lucia Williams and William Mary Newman Jeffrey Schweid Dittrick Gail and Nancy Nielsen Judy Schweikart Tammy and John Williams Roxanne R. Nielsen Richard Scott M. Eugene Williams Amy Niles Greg Searson Nancy Williams Thomas Obrien Margaret Semin George Wimmer and Ann Anonymous of BlueBarn Chris Shonka Beckenhauer Theater Ronda Simpson Dave Wingert James Ogden Sandra Smiley Keith and Lisa Winton Carolyn Owen Anderson Annette and Paul Smith Jackee Wise Richard and Mary Parrish Laurie Smith Camp Casey Wood Pauline Pechnik Susie and Stuart Smoler Jay Worden and Timothy Held Gail and Mervin Peck Brent Spencer and Jonis Agee Scott Working Grant Pedersen Joan Squires Robert Yazowski Laura Peet Erkes and Cory Erkes Mary Eileen Stark Charlotte Young Peter Kiewit Foundation Tony and Christine Swerczek Damian Zuerlein Deb Peterson Jeff and Sherry Taxman Amy and Tim Zweiback Jim and Kathleen Piper Suzanne Titus

SUPPORT

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— 32 — BLUEBARN CARETAKERS

BLUEBARN celebrates its “BLUEBARN Caretakers” of the Unknown, our 32nd year of kick-ass theater! “BLUEBARN Caretakers” are patrons who have made contributions in addition to their TRUBLU memberships. The donations we receive above and beyond our ticket sales and subscriptions are vital to BLUEBARN’s artistic success, and to the livelihoods of the artists responsible for that success. Thank you for believing in our work and supporting professional theatre in Omaha.

Tim and Phyllis Adams Bill Gaus Wayne Markus Carolyn Owen Anderson Dan Gallagher and Jeff Grinnell Stephanie Miske Barb Becker Kristine Hull James and Bobbie Montequin Katie Blesener and John Royster Anonymous Lynne Mytty Amy Bones Durell Kidd and Ray Hogan Gail and Nancy Nielsen Eddith Buis Steve Kenyon and Mary Stolinski Sandy Nogg Leanne Carlson Mogens Knudsen Patty and Steve Nogg Kara Dalen and Rosey Higgs Lynn and Maria Knudtson Grant Pedersen John and Carol Dennison Deborah and Steve Krambeck Don Westling and Jo Bartikoski Marty and Helen Desilets Michael Kreikemeier George Wimmer and Ann Dan Dixon Karen Levin Beckenhauer Peggy Dunn Don and Maureen Mangan Dave Wingert Krista Freimuth Karen and Michael Markey

1989 2021

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— 33 — THANK YOU to the following donors who contributed to the BLUEBARN during OMAHA GIVES in 2020. Thanks to you BLUEBARN raised $18,383 in one day!

Emily Andres David Corbin Jacobson Steven Martin Todd and Betiana Dean Arkfeld Raydell Cordell Mary Johnson Janna Mattingly Simon Susan Awender Mindy Cotner Carol Johnson Marie Mayer Sandy Smiley Steven Baker Connie Crawford Anna Jordan Kaitlyn McClincy Ann Smolsky Barbara Bakhit Kara Dalen Gary Kalis Sara McClure Ashley Spessard Elizabeth Banset Ryan Daly Howard and Gloria Betsy McDaniel Eileen Stark Kevin Barratt Dustin Davidson Kaslow James McKain William Steinke Angela Barry David Davies Nanci Kavich Sheila McNeill jeffrey stormberg Jo Bartikoski Susan P Davies Don Keelan-White Lauren Medici Thomas Stratman Kathryn Bass Jeff Day Sonia Keffer Jeanne Miller Joseph Sullivan Richard Beam Jeff Dickinson Mary Keitel Stephanie Miske Janet Syslo TOM BECKA James Douglas Justin Kemerling ruth muchemore Paul Ternes Ann Beckenhauer Linda Duckworth Elizabeth Kendall david murphy Molly M Toberer Heather Belt Marguerite Dunn Weisser duncan murphy Jerry Toll Jonathan Lori Ecklebe Mary Kerr Lynne Mytty Judy Torrens Benjamin- David Evans Jimmy Gail and Nancy Dorothy Tuma Alvarado Elizabeth Feltus Khandalavala Nielsen Roxanne Wach Robert Bennett Adrian Ferguson Elizabeth Kimball Roxanne Nielsen Pat and Judd Karen Benson Sherry Fletcher Melissa and Amy Niles Wagner Samuel Bertino Betty Foster Stephen King Katie Otten Shannon Walenta Doug and Liz Bisson Terry and Mollie William Kirby Robert Patterson Matt Walker Kathryn Blesener Foster George Kleine Laura Peet Erkes Hughston Karen Bluvas Devin Fox Mogens Knudsen Judy Pfeifer Walkinshaw Amy Boesen Angela Frey Lynn Knudtson M. Michele Phillips Paula Wallace Amy Bones Bill Gaus Ashley Kobza Joseph pittack Diane Watson Meghan Boucher Susan Goldsmith Deborah Krambeck Francie Prier Tom and Sue Allison Brown Eric Green Michael Kreikemeier Stephanie Purcell Weidner Sarah Brown Bill Grennan Jennifer Kreitz- Erik Quam Sarah Wengert Jean Burggraf Jeffrey Grinnell Couch Benjamin Theodore Wheeler Kristalynn Busskohl Haley Haas Mary Kuhlman Rasmussen Nancy Williams Diana Byrd Jeremy Hatch Leslie Kuhnel Sydney Readman M E Williams Katie Cameron Chris Hawkinson Andrea Lang Leslie Regan Philip and Sara Kim Carlson Colleen Heavican Andrew Lang Georgiann Regan Willson Leanne Carlson Cass Dale Larsen Kim Reiner Corey Wilson Barry Carman Timothy Held Josie Laurent Amy Reiner Jim Winner Debbie Carman Kasey Hesse Sue Lawson Katherine Roberts Jonathan Wood Kyle Cartwright Denise Hill Patricia Leamen Ariel Roblin Casey Wood John Cavanaugh Andrea Hoig Connie Lee Christina Rohling Scott Working Brenda Chambers BONNIE HORWICH Lynee Liermann Eileen Sawyers Nick Zadina Debra Christensen Jacob Houser Alice Lindsay Susan Schonlau Brian Zdan Kim and Anthony Heather Hoyt Maureen Mangan Mark Schulze Clark-Kaczmarek Jackie Hoyt Moira Mangiameli Kathleen Susan Clement Kristine Hull Jill Manhart Schwarting Diane Coffin AUDREY HULSEY Martin Marchitto Daena Schweiger Susan Collins Laura Iliff Mike Markey Jeffrey Seiken Kathryn Colon Taylor Jackson katherine Chris Shonka Michael Combs Stephanie martikainen Peter Silberstein — 34 — Maybe it’s time for a change. If you’ve been home alone lately, you may be feeling a little less than yourself. At Immanuel Communities, you’re supported and empowered to live your best life. Here, we’re strong. And so are you. Schedule a visit today at Immanuel.com

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