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All rights reserved. Member FDIC. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM Welcome to the 2019–20 Season in the Theater District Tacoma Arts Live’s mission is to “energize community through live performance.” The performing 2019–2020 | Volume 6, No. 1 arts, as the pulse of the city, radiate a vital and joyful energy and engage in the momentum of social change. With 45+ events to choose from in the 2019-20 season, we hope you’ll connect and discover remarkable and transformative experiences in the year ahead. For all upcoming events, visit TacomaArtsLive.org. Engergize Your Passion. WHO WE ARE A non-profit performing arts organization, activating Tacoma’s Theater District since 1979. OUR VISION A South Sound community that honors all cultures and enjoys shared prosperity. OUR MISSION Energizing community through live performance. OUR VALUES Joy celebrating our humanity Courage smart risk-taking, learning, changing Diversity reflecting our community onstage and off Inclusiveness inviting broad access, building strong relationships Stewardship honoring the legacy we inherit, nurturing the future Tacoma Arts Live would like to respectfully acknowledge that we gather on the traditional lands of the Puyallup People. SEASON SPONSORS A Special Thanks to our Resident Arts Organizations encorespotlight.com 3 SEABURYSCHOOL 2019–2020 | Volume 6, No. 1 pre-k through 8th grade ADVENTUROUS PAUL HEPPNER President MIKE HATHAWAY Senior Vice President KAJSA PUCKETT Vice President, Sales & Marketing GENAY GENEREUX Accounting & Office Manager Production MINDS WANTED SUSAN PETERSON Vice President, Production JENNIFER SUGDEN Assistant Production Manager ANA ALVIRA, STEVIE VANBRONKHORST Production Artists and Graphic Designers Sales MARILYN KALLINS, TERRI REED San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives DEVIN BANNON, BRIEANNA HANSEN, AMELIA HEPPNER, ANN MANNING Seattle Area Account Executives CAROL YIP Sales Coordinator Marketing SHAUN SWICK Senior Designer & Digital Lead CIARA CAYA Marketing Coordinator Encore Media Group 425 North 85th Street • Seattle, WA 98103 800.308.2898 • 206.443.0445 [email protected] encoremediagroup.com Encore Arts Programs and Encore Stages are published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve performing arts events in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Seattle Area. All rights reserved. ©2019 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. seabury•org 4 Tacoma Arts Live season sponsors: IN THIS ISSUE 2019–20 PROGRAM VOLUME 1 Dear Friends, 6 India.Arie: The Worthy Tour. .September 20 9 RENT 20th Anniversary Tour . .September 24 & 25 Welcome to Tacoma 9 An Evening with Carlene Carter . September 27 Arts Live! We’re happy 11 Naturally 7 . September 28 that you’ve joined us for 12 Shakespeare in Love . Oct. 17 – Nov. 3 our biggest season yet! 13 Take Me to the River: New Orleans Live! . .October 20 We open this fall with 15 Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure: . .October 26 Grammy Award-winning, LISA MONET PHOTOGRAPHY The Mystery of the Dinosaurs of the Deep India.Arie and RENT 21 The Duke Ellington Orchestra . November 2 20th Anniversary Tour. 22 God Is A Scottish Drag Queen . November 9 Carlene 22 The Hip Hop Nutcracker . November 15 Carrying on her family’s music legacy is 23 Sugar Skull! A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure. .November 19 Carter, along with Naturally 7 for an evening of a 24 Cirque Dreams Holidaze . .November 30 cappella. 24 74th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. November 30 Then, Tacoma Arts Live’s regional theater 25 Seattle Men’s Chorus: ’Tis the Season . December 7 produces a new lively stage version of the smash 26 Mark O’Connor’s: An Appalachian Christmas . December 8 film comedy, Shakespeare in Love. We’ll get to sample the Louisiana music style with Take Me to the River: New Orleans Live! featuring The 2019–20 TACOMA ARTS LIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Mark D. Pinto – President Jon Bowser – Secretary George Porter Jr., Big Chief Monk Bourdeaux, Clint Johnson – Vice President Mike Hutchinson – Treasurer Walter “Wolfman” Washington, and Big Chief Christopher Algeo Tiffany T. Harmon Lisa Kremer Mike R. Wark Romeo Bougere of the 9th Ward Hunters. Venture Alison Beason Holly Hayes Connie Ladenburg David Fischer, Executive Brian Bergren Bill Hulseman Darriel Menefee Director to the bottom of the ocean with the immersive Holly Bocchi Lisa R. Jangard Alisa O’Hanlon experience of Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Loren Cohen Genie Jefferson Jumi Sakurai James Crawford Kathy S. Keele Kristen Sawin Adventure: The Mystery of the Dinosaurs of the Maia Espinoza Ron Klein Danene Spaeth Deep. Celebrate the late, great jazz musician with TACOMA ARTS LIVE STAFF The Duke Ellington Orchestra and see God is a Executive Jake Nix, Events Manager* Scottish Drag Queen in a simply divine original David Fischer, Executive Director** Darquita Wallace, Consessions Manager comedy. Holly Klindt, Executive Assistant Sean Blacketer, Maintenance Coordinator* Gini Sommer, Volunteer Manager* This winter season you’ll enjoy festive fun, Box Office Jeff Jainga, Front of House Team Member* with The Hip Hop Nutcracker with MC Kurtis Amanda Oliver, Box Office Manager Sarah Koestler, Front of House Team Member* Sara Judy, Assistant Box Office Manager Melanie Cole, Front of House Team Member** Blow returning to Tacoma in a breakdancing spin Mollie Parce, Box Office Sales Lead Carissa Daniels, Front of House Team Member on the classic holiday tale. Kick off the holidays Andy Stark, Box Office Sales Lead Jamie Goddard, Front of House Team Member Megan Fricke, Box Office Sales Representative Kaiya Rodriguez, Front of House Team Member with the top requested performance of the year, Philanthropy Rochelle Wells, Front of House Team Member Cirque Dreams Holidaze, and the 74th Annual Tree Melissa Dominguez, Front of House Team Member Kristine Finch, Donor Engagement Manager* Lighting. Then, the South Sound holiday tradition Nicole Hume, Philanthropy Manager, Grants & Gala Rachel Leahy, Front of House Team Member Alec Borchardt, Facilities Assistant continues with Seattle Men’s Chorus: ‘Tis the Education Katie Lappier, Director of Education** Finance Season. There will be a wondrous mix of carols Tony Gomez, Associate Director of Education Robyn Engleking, Director of Finance and fiddling in Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Marsha Walner, Education Manager* Shannon Johnson, Associate Director of Finance* Tiffany Lemmon, Senior Coordinator of Expanded Learning Aimee Takayoshi, Finance Assistant* Christmas and Ebeneezer Scrooge learns lifelong Jill Heinecke, Education Coordinator* Alan Uhlemann, Human Resources Manager lessons in a full stage production of Charles Darlene Anderson, Master Teaching Artist Marketing & Presenting Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. We end 2019 with a C. Rosalind Bell, Master Teaching Artist Lacey Wright, Associate Executive Director** Aubrey Cearley, Master Teaching Artist Jared Wigert, Interim Director of Marketing** film screening of a dual-holiday themed movie, Citlali Garcia-Rolon, Master Teaching Artist Katie Engel, Associate Director of Data and Patron Services* Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. LaNita Hudson, Master Teaching Artist Kyleigh Palmer, Presenting & Sponsorship Manager Deanna Martinez, Master Teaching Artist Vanessa Cadungug, Marketing Manager* We look forward to sharing this energy with you Gabe McPherson, Master Teaching Artist Jake Nix, Master Teaching Artist* Operations throughout the season ahead. Let’s gather to Amanda Nixon, Master Teaching Artist Scott Painter, Director of Operations** experience art, community, and life together in Mara Offengender, Master Teaching Artist Nick Shellman, Stage Department Manager* Jimmy Shields, Master Teaching Artist Warren Crain, Head Carpenter** vibrant downtown Tacoma. Jackie Richter, Lead Technician (Theater on the Square) Sincerely, Events & Venue Rentals Josh Holcomb, Head Flyman* Chris Tubig, Associate Director of Sales & Events* Rich Tocher, Lead Technician (Rialto)* Akida Dancer, Rental Sales Manager Don Littrell, Sound Technician* Thomas Haman, Master Electrician David Fischer All stage work performed by employees that are represented by IATSE, Local #15. Executive Director * Indicates an employee of five or more years. ** Indicates an employee of ten or more years. encorespotlight.com 5 or explicitly carry the message and the that these songs can be on the same energy of the word ‘worthy,’ because all album with those on the more meditative