The 2014 GALA EVENING will support Theatre Communications Group’s core programs including its grantmaking arm, now celebrating more than 40 years of providing transformative grants to artists and theatre companies. This special evening will celebrate not only the work TCG has done, but also the indelible contribution made by all TCG grantees to the American theatre field. For more than 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has existed to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre. TCG’s constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to nearly 700 member theatres and affiliate organizations and more than 12,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through conferences, events, research and communications; awards grants, approximately $2 million per year, to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and serves as the US Center of the International Theatre Institute, connecting its constituents to the global theatre community. TCG is North America’s largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature, with 13 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning AMERICAN THEATRE magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre. For more information, visit www.tcg.org. TCG BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sarah Bellamy Michelle Hensley Lynn Nottage Sean San José Joseph P. Benincasa Ed Herendeen Ralph Peña Roche Schulfer Eric Bogosian Chris Jennings Heather Randall John Douglas Thompson Patrick A. Bradford Tim Jennings Francine T. Reynolds Mark Valdez Ralph Bryan Marshall Jones III Ellen Richard Clyde Valentin Joshua Dachs Kwame Kwei-Armah Blake Robinson Meiyin Wang Teresa Eyring Max Leventhal Diane Rodriguez Megan Wanlass Larissa FastHorse Kathryn M. Lipuma Eric Rosen Robert P. Warren Cynthia Fuhrman Kevin Moriarty Michael Rosenberg Karen Wickre Aimée Hayes Jonathan Moscone Tim Sanford Paul G. Wolf EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR Teresa Eyring Kevin E. Moore GALA CHAIR J o s h u a D a c h s HONORARY GALA CHAIRS Ruth and Stephen Hendel HOSTED BY Jessica Hecht Theatre Communications Group 2014 GALA EVENING AN EVENING OF FESTIVITIES HONORING Jules Fisher Lynn Nottage Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Monday, November 10, 2014 Cocktails 6:00 Dinner 7:00 583 Park Avenue, New York City Festive Attire An evening of entertainment you won’t want to miss—excerpts from TCG Member Theatre Productions including: A Walk on the Moon New York Stage and Film Music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman Book and additional lyrics by Pamela Gray Directed by Michael Greif Musical Director Matt Hinkley Performers: Greg Naughton, Donna Vivino It’s the summer of 1969 in a Catskill Mountains bungalow colony. While her husband spends each week working in the city, Pearl Kantrowitz finds herself drawn toward a free-spirited traveling salesman. Her personal crisis plays out against one of America’s most tumultuous summers, as astronauts walk on the moon, the Vietnam War escalates, and Woodstock takes place right down the road. Immediate Family About Face Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Goodman Theatre Written by Paul Oakley Stovall Directed by Phylicia Rashad The Bryant family reunion takes a comedic turn when the middle son brings home his Swedish boyfriend and tosses him into a stew of family dysfunctions. Race, sexuality and religion are on the menu as Modern Family meets Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in this “timely and important American play” ( Chicago Tribune). Immediate Family has also appeared at Celebration Theatre and Dog & Pony Theatre Company. Plus more to come!.