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CHARLOTTE'S WEB By JOSEPH ROBINETTE Adapted from the book by E.B. WHITE Scenic Designer DAVID P. GORDON+
Costume Designer AMANDA WOLFF
Lighting Designer THOM WEAVER+
Original Music/Sound Designer CHRISTOPHER COLUCCI
Stage Manager KATE NELSON*
Assistant Director CARLY BODNAR
Directed by WHIT MACLAUGHLIN November 28, 2018 - January 27, 2019 Honorary Producer: Alta and Peter Hamilton, Hamilton Family Charitable Trust
Production Sponsor: Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, Illinois Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.
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from the Producing Artistic Director I’ll never forget the first time I heard Charlotte’s Web. I was in 3rd grade. Once a week, someone’s mom came to our school and we would all sit in a circle on the rug and listen to her read this story. She would read to us for a while. Then as a chapter would end, the mom would close the book and I can still so clearly remember thinking, ‘And then what happened?!” I couldn’t wait to hear what happened next. I thought it was the greatest story I had ever heard. When I was a kid, I loved plays and books and pets. I still do. Now I get to read books and think about if they’d make good plays. And I have five pets: three dogs, a cat and a horse. (No pigs, but my wife wants one someday. Plus a goat.) We’ve been doing plays for kids for 21 years, and the very first Arden Children’s Theatre play we did was Charlotte’s Web. I am so happy that we get to return to the Zuckerman barn. One of the things that makes a story great is that you want to keep telling it – and Charlotte’s Web is truly a great story. A group of people sitting in a circle listening to a story where every now and then we all lean in and wonder, “What’s going to happen next?!” Whether it’s listening to a story on the rug or gathered together in a theatre, it doesn’t get any better than that. Thanks for coming to see our play. We’re so glad that you are here.
P.S. Coming up this spring is a play based on another famous book, Treasure Island. In this brand new version, the swashbuckling tale is told through the eyes of a young girl who dreams of adventure. Treasure Island will be exciting, wildly creative and very funny. Come check it out!
Make Wilbur's Dinner! Wilbur is getting very hungry! It's up to YOU to find all of the ingredients for Wilbur's slop. Throughout this stagebill, find the food to fill up this bucket. Can you find all of these ingredients? Corn on the Cob, Skim Milk, Marmalade, A Leftover Sandwich Apple Core, Potato Peels, A Slice of Upside Down Cake
Director's Notes My mother had a strange friend named Sylvia. No one else in the family knew Sylvia, but my mother talked about her a lot. As far as I could tell, Sylvia was an unusual presence in my mother’s life. A spiritual teacher of some sort, perhaps. One day I was introduced to Sylvia. I was 8-years old, maybe, and the meeting had been set up. Sylvia wore a colorful, mismatching outfit, had an up-do that I found beautiful, strings of beads, and dangly silver earrings. She definitely seemed mysterious. Sylvia gazed at me, head cocked to one side, eyes narrowed. She took hold of my hand. “Well. I can see you’re a very special boy,” she said. There was a pause. I’m not sure I mustered a thank you. That was the sum total of our interaction. My mother continued to chat privately with Sylvia while I waited. It was like I was struck by a tiny bolt of lightning. My hand remained lightly scented with her perfume for the rest of the day. Why do some childhood events linger forever? I have returned to that moment many times in my thoughts, often when I needed strength. Charlotte does just that for Wilbur. “You’re some pig,” says Charlotte. “Terrific”, “radiant”, “humble”. She writes it in a spider web, like a prophesy, and saves his life. Notice Charlotte doesn’t call Wilbur “extraordinary” or “amazing” or “genius”. Perhaps those words are not a favor. The great thing that Charlotte does – what Sylvia did for me – was simply to acknowledge a young person’s presence, and make sure the acknowledgement is heard. What Wilbur eventually becomes, what I have become, is left up to us. I hope that every child encounters someone in their lives – someone besides a parent, perhaps – who recognizes something special in them and makes a particular effort to let them know. Do someone a favor. Suddenly, out of the blue – when they least expect it – tell them that you are glad they exist. “You are important.” Tell the truth. Don’t make a fuss. Nothing more is necessary.
Cast of Characters Fern Arable................................................................................Campbell O'Hare* John Arable/Gander...........................................................................Alex Bechtel* Martha Arable/Goose........................................................................Alex Keiper* Avery Arable/Reporter/Announcer...........................................Jo Vito Ramirez Homer Zuckerman/Sheep..............................................Brian Anthony Wilson* Edith Zuckerman/Lamb..................................................................Emilie Krause* Lurvy/Templeton................................................................................J. Hernandez* Wilbur................................................................................................Adam Howard Charlotte..............................................................................................Ayana Strutz
UNDERSTUDIES: Neena Boyle (Martha Arable/Goose), Eibhleann Clyne (Wilbur), Laurel Margaret Johnson (Charlotte), Julia Kershetsky (Edith Zuckerman/Lamb), Joshua Kerwin (John Arable/Gander), Jed Krivisky (Lurvy/Templeton), William McHattie (Homer Zuckerman/Sheep), Ian Moody (Avery Arable), Kristen Phaneuf (Fern Arable)
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Who's Who ALEX BECHTEL (John Arable/Gander) Arden: Andrej in Once, Music Director for Cabaret, Composer/Sound Designer/Music Director for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Prince/Witch and Composer for The Light Princess, De Brie in La Bête. Regional: Twelfth Night, As You Like It,Taming of the Shrew, Henry V,Two Gentlemen of Verona (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon); Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto (People's Light); This is the Week That Is (1812 Productions). Training: B.F.A. University of the Arts. Graduate of The Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training. Dedicated with love to my nephews: Max and Sam. See and hear more at alexbechtel.com. J. HERNANDEZ (Lurvy/Templeton) Arden debut! Regional: Sweat (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Waiting for Godot (Quintessence Theatre Group); Taming of the Shrew,The Tempest (Lantern Theatre Company); Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Pericles (Delaware Shakespeare); How to Use a Knife (InterAct Theatre Company); Dracula (Hedgerow Theater); Tartuffe (Commonwealth Classic Theatre); The Way of the World (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Romeo and Juliet (North Carolina Shakespeare); Love’s Labour’s Lost (Texas Shakespeare Festival). Education: University of Virginia, MFA; Texas State University, MA. Many thanks to Whit, the cast and crew of Charlotte’s Web, and everybody at the Arden! Mucho amor por Mandy y mi familia en Texas. ADAM HOWARD (Wilbur) Arden debut! Regional: Gandry, Ready Steady Yeti Go (Azuka Theatre); Messenger, Iphigenia at Aulis (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective); People's Light; PlayPenn. Adam is a graduate of the University of the Arts and is ecstatic to work with the Arden Theatre Company. As always, love to Mom.
ALEX KEIPER (Martha Arable/Goose) Arden: Christine in TouchTones, Bebe in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Martha in Secret Garden, Alcyone & Others in Metamorphoses, Constanze in Cinderella, Marie in Incorruptible. Regional: Princess Léonide in Triumph of Love (Bristol Riverside Theatre); Buzzer (Theatre Exile); Hand to God (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Lizzie: a Rock Musical (11th Hour Theatre Co.); Moon Over Buffalo (Gulfshore Playhouse); The Humans (Walnut Street Theater). B.F.A. in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts. Atlantic Acting School Summer Intensive 2013. Independence Foundation Fellow, 2013. Love to MDR&M. As always, this is for my love, Michael Doherty. alexkeiper.com.
EMILIE KRAUSE (Edith Zuckerman/Lamb) Arden: Peter Pan, Katharine in Funnyman, Beauty and the Beast, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Charlotte’s Web. Regional: Radiant Vermin (Inis Nua); O Monsters,The Adults, 27 (New Paradise Laboratories); The Children’s Hour (EgoPo Classic Theater); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Theatre Exile); Circle, Mirror,Transformation (Theatre Horizon); Our Class (Wilma Theater); Legacy of Light, A Wrinkle in Time (People’s Light) Training: B.A. from Temple University; Canada’s National Voice Intensive. Emilie is a proud company member of New Paradise Laboratories. Awards: Recipient of a 2017 Independence Fellowship. Big love to Whit, Terry, and the Arden family, and a heartfelt thank you to my own.
Who’s Who CAMPBELL O'HARE (Fern Arable) Arden: Judith in Equivocation. Regional: Maria/Itchy in Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Bride in Blood Wedding, Hana in Adapt!, Zoe in An Octoroon, Avery in Rapture, Blister, Burn (Wilma Theater); Birdie in Birdie's Pit Stop, Nora in The Bride's..., Kyle in Wolfcrush (On the Rocks); Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Commonwealth Classic Theatre); Jackie in Mauritius (Act II Playhouse); Ellie in The Whale (Theatre Exile). Campbell has her BFA in Acting from University of the Arts ('14) and is a Wilma Hothouse company member. Boundless gratitude. campbellohare.com
JO VITO RAMIREZ (Avery Arable) Arden: Peter in Peter Pan. Regional: Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing (Delaware Shakespeare); Compote in Wild: A Clown Western (Shoe Box Theater Collective); Rigel Foote in Gumshoe (New Paradise Laboratories); Headlong, Antonia Z Brown and Artists, Indecorous Theatre Productions, and The People’s House. National Tour: Old Mr. Bouncer in Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit Tales (Enchantment Theatre Company). Training: B.A. Theatre, Bryn Mawr College. Headlong Performance Institute. Jo is a two-time SoLow Fest contributor and a founding member of Philly's Shoe Box Theater Collective. For more, visit jovitoramirez.net
AYANA STRUTZ (Charlotte) Arden Debut! Regional: Pippin (Skylight Music Theatre); Peter Pan (Music Theatre Works); A Chorus Line (Short North Stage); Legally Blonde The Musical, Hairspray,The King and I, Crazy for You, Peter Pan (Diamond Head Theatre). Film/Television: Dr. Pepper (Swing Dancer, National Commercial), Hefty (Contortionis, National Commercial). Education: Professional Circus Training Program (Actors Gymnasium); BA in Sociology and Dance minor (Ohio State University). Raised in Hawaii. A big thank you to my family, friends and, mentors for their continuous love and support. And to my sweet husband, Jon, for agreeing to live this crazy life with his crazy wife. ayanastrutz.com BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON (Homer Zuckerman/Sheep) Arden: Gem of the Ocean (upcoming), Beauty and the Beast,Water by the Spoonful, Superior Donuts,The Piano Lesson, Fences, Our Town. Regional: Sweat (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Lay Me Down Softly (Irish Heritage Theatre); The Diary of Anne Frank (People’s Light); Thurgood (Olney Theatre Center); Fences (JAG Productions); Titus Andronicus (Rowan University); Driving Miss Daisy (Act II Playhouse); The Whipping Man (Dorset Theatre Festival). Film: Glass, Oceans 8, Room 9, Creed, Limitless. Television: Siren (Freeform TV); Bloodline (Netflix); Gotham (FOX); Blue Bloods (CBS); Law & Order: SVU (NBC); The Sopranos,The Wire (HBO). Thrilled to be back. For my Family.
JOSEPH ROBINETTE is a Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award nominee for the libretto of the acclaimed A Christmas Story,The Musical. He is the author or co-author of 55 published plays and musicals. His works have been produced at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, The Theater at Madison Square Garden and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the BBC in Britain, in all 50 states and in 21 foreign countries. Twelve of his works have been translated into foreign languages, and another five have been anthologized. Robinette collaborated with E.B. White on the authorized stage version of Charlotte's Web, and he wrote the musical version with Charles Strouse (Annie and Bye, Bye, Birdie). Other dramatizations include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Anne of Green Gables and Debbie Macomber's A Gift to Last and The Inn at Rose Harbor. He is the recipient of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's Distinguished Play Award for Sarah, Plain and Tall and the Children's Theatre Foundation of America medallion for his "body of dramatic works for family audiences in the United States and beyond."
Who’s Who E.B. WHITE (Author, 1899-1985) was one of the most influential modern American authors, essayists, humorist poet and literary stylist, largely through his work for The New Yorker and his writing of the children's classics - Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. White was awarded the Gold Medal for Essays and Criticism from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his children's books, and the National Medal for Literature. In 1972, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He and his family resided in Brooklyn and Maine, where he died in October of 1985. WHIT MACLAUGHLIN (Director) is proud to count Charlotte’s Web as his 21st production as a director with the Arden! Those include last year’s Peter Pan, and three mountings of A Year With Frog and Toad. He is also the OBIE and Barrymore Award-winning Artistic Director of New Paradise Laboratories (NPL). His 22 original works include commissions by the Humana Festival of New American Plays, Philadelphia's FringeArts, and the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. NPL has been presented by the Ontological Theatre and PS122 in NYC, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Recent work includes: a large-scale immersion experience that occupied the entirety of the Philadelphia Free Library, Central Branch, a performance for Opera Philadelphia that similarly occupied the Academy of Music, and a bi-lingual performance work in Ankara, Turkey. CARLY BODNAR (Assistant Director) Arden debut! Regional: A Good Place Not to Be(upcoming, Plays and Players); Jimmy Gorski is Dead, The Helen Project (ReVamp Collective); Coriolanus, A Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare in Clark Park); Blithe Spirit, Uncle Vanya (Hedgerow Theatre); Taming of the Shrew (Lantern Theater Company); A Feminine Ending (Plays and Players); The Vs. Series (Theatre Contra). Carly is a director, teaching artist, and performer who currently teaches with several theatre companies in the region. Carly is a Directors Lab West Alum and in the current Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Class. Education: Temple University, BA. All my love and light to Fagan. www.carlylbodnar.com. DAVID P. GORDON (Scenic Designer) Arden: 35 productions including Once, Cabaret, Freud’s Last Session, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sweeney Todd. New York: The Public Theater,Theatre for a New Audience, Classic Stage Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre. Regional: The Wilma Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, The Old Globe, Long Wharf Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Kennedy Center. Opera: NY City Opera, LA Opera, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Sarasota Opera, Lincoln Center. Awards: 5 Barrymore Awards, Elliot Norton Award. Faculty: Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. davidpgordondesign.com AMANDA WOLFF (Costume Designer) Arden: Every Brilliant Thing. Regional: Winter Wonderettes, Noises Off, Souvenir, The Other Place, Mickle Street, and Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Walnut Street Theatre). Reefer Madness (Theatre Under the Stars); Field Hockey Hot and Altar Boyz (11th Hour Theatre Co.) Amanda is the Costume Shop Supervisor at the Arden and Upper Darby Summer Stage. THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: 30 productions including Once,The Bluest Eye, and Fun Home. His work has been seen at NYSF/Public Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Primary Stages, Signature Theatre (NY), Wilma, PTC, Lantern, Theatre Exile, New Paradise Laboratories, Walnut, CenterStage, Huntington Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Asolo, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown Theatre, Folger Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Round House Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Spoleto Festival, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep among others. 4 Barrymore Awards (27 nominations), 4 Helen Hayes nominations, 2 Jeff Awards, and 2 AUDELCO Awards. Co-Founder of Die-Cast with Brenna Geffers and a member of Wingspace. Education: Carnegie-Mellon and Yale. he/him. CHRISTOPHER COLUCCI (Original Music/Sound Designer) Arden: Peter Pan, Charlotte's Web,The Whipping Man, Gee's Bend; Metamorphoses; Rabbit Hole,The Pavilion. Regional: Sound Design for Sweat (Philadelphia Theater Company); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Walnut Street Theatre, upcoming); For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday (People's Light, upcoming). Original Music/Sound Design for Hapgood (Lantern Theatre); Passage (The Wilma Theatre); Betrayal (Lantern Theatre, upcoming); Skylight (Gulfshore Playhouse). 2016 Pew Fellowship in the Arts. BA in Philosophy/Theology from Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. MA in Philosophy from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. 8 Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Original Music and Sound Design.
Who’s Who KATE NELSON (Stage Manager) Arden: Snow White, Peter Pan,The Light Princess, A Year with Frog and Toad,The Secret Garden,Two Trains Running, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates,The Jungle Book, Under the Skin, Great Expectations, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Parade, Ghost-Writer. Select Regional: Becky Shaw; I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change (Montgomery Theater); Cinderella, Six Characters in Search of an Author (People’s Light). Love to E. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden T heatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County, Death of a Salesman, The Grapes of Wrath, and Hedda Gabler; and such musicals as Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures,Violet, and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed seven world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 26 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; Something Intangible; and Fun Home. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award. AMY L. MURPHY (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the Arden Professional Apprentice program and its contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts. Amy has served on the Board of the Cultural Alliance and Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College. ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. For the 18/19 season, Arden Theatre Company will stage seven productions as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire ommunity through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. The Arden has received twelve Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, six City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 77 awards and 390 nominations from the Theatre Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was named “Best Theatre Company” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Old City Arts Association. The Arden participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.
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Sylvan Society cont... Tom Gilmore and Sally Walker Terry Graboyes Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg David and MaryJane Hackney Glenn and Ann Haig Joanne and Jon Harmelin Don and Lynn Haskin Janis Hawes and Pat Cunningham Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ed Hillis Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane Paula Humphries Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer Mayor Jim Kenney Marilyn and David Kraut, In Honor of The Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Winnie and Eric Lien Jennifer Lowman, Bella Anzideo, and Peter Anzideo, In Memory of Matthew A. Anzideo Janice F. Madden Gloria and Dan Mariano Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Mary Ellen Marzullo
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Barbara and Don Matheson Denise McLeod Leslie and Michael Molder Bob Moul and Diane Herbert Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina and Adam Mussell, In Memory of Teresita Fernandez-Vina Jerome Napson, In Honor of Annie Richardson Marge Neff and Dan Winterstein Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Susan Odessey Laura and Douglas Pratt Karen and David Pressel Ronald R. and Sheila M. Reese Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Joy Rigg Rickabaugh Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Kim and Ross Schmucki Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Kathleen Sernak Marty and Kate Shields Susan and Steven Shubert Laura and Ron Siena The Spector Charitable Trust
Marilyn and Dean Staats Kathleen Stephenson Debra and Bill Stewart Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Stephen and Kathy Thompson Helgard L. Tomford Robert and Lisa Trucksess Rosemary Watt and Charles Arnao Judy Wellington Nancy Wingo, In Honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Caitlin Wood and Martha Schoolman Diane Dalto and Richard Woosnam Hope Yursa To join the Sylvan Society or for more information on how you can support the Arden, please contact Rosalyn C. Forbes, Director of Development, at 215.922.8900 x149 or rforbes@ardentheatre.org
LEGACYSOCIETY
Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.
Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Ivy Bayard* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary P. Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg* Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer
Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kris Messner Peggy Morgan Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal Marilyn and Dean Staats
We hope you will consider including the Arden in your will or estate plans. To be recognized as a member of the Legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact Rosalyn C. Forbes, Director of Development, at 215.922.8900 ext. 149
*denotes deceased
supporter
Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999 Al Anderson+ Maureen Barret and Mike Templeton Sheila Bell Howard Brownstein Jessica Calter and Michael Fenton Carol and Bruce Caswell Epstein Family Charitable Trust Carol and Bruce Caswell Kathleen Duffy Dr. Barry and Mrs. Beth Evans Lynn P. Fedele Paulette Freeman Louis and Rhoda Fryman Dan Gannon Yoni and Tracy Greenbaum Grace Gonglewski and Eric Shoefer Thomas and Anne Kohn Daniel Hoffman and Susan Brotherton Nancy Kane Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Margie and Scott Kasner Phyllis Kauffman Lorraine B. Kilmer Thomas and Anne Kohn Bernadette Koller Dr. Peter and Mrs. Ruth Laibson Kathryn and Edward Lee David and Deborah Lesher Morna Livingston John and Melissa Lore Donald J. Martin Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell John and Amy McCawley, In Honor of Colleen, Our Favorite Teacher Rosemary Murphy Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Barbara Oldenhoff Karin and Thomas Pajak Harry Porter, In Memory of Harry Porter Sr. Enrique Posner and Isabel Serra Janet Poth Jayme Powers Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Maxine Romano Barbara Rosenzweig Daniel and Faye Ross Dan Rothermel and Michael Hairston, In Memory of Richard Repetto Jonathan Silver Dean R. and Marilyn Staats Cecilia S. Tannenbaum Edna and Stephen Vasso Keith and Renata Ward Family Fund Vivian Weinblatt Dawn and Thomas Weiss Matthew White Tom and Jackie Zemaitis
$250-$499 Anonymous (3) Anonymous, In Memory of Jean McCaffrey Van Buskirk Phyllis Barsky Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash Ron and Joyce Bayer Richard and Joan Behr Pat and Tom Bender Nancy and Jay Berkowitz Marilyn and Barry Bevacqua Doris and Aaron Bitman Linda and Alden Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher, In Honor of Lawrence Mandel Viola W. Bostic Dr. Stephen Bulova and Eleanor W. Bulova Jacqueline B. Campbell Chip Capelli, In Honor of Amy Murphy Joseph Casey Caroline M. Castagno Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Esther Springer Betty Cooper Matt and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Warren and Kaye Crown Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey John and Lori Daukas Kelly Devine-Hollander Drs. Eric and Kathy Dobrzynski Kathy and Jerry Drew, In Honor of Ellen Foster Sheila Dyan and Charles A. Gaglia, Jr. Sally Eisenberg Adella Eltantawy Anne Ewers Norma Fabian Paul and Judy Farber Antoinette Farrar Seymour Sara and Dieter Forster Sandi Foxx-Jones, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Mark Garvin, in memory of Mike McCarthy Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Bob and Jan Goren William and Virginia Gormley Paul Green Carole Green, In Memory of Richard Repetto Adele Greenspun Betty and Gary Grunder Linda Fowler Hartnett and Richard Willis Heidi Hertfelder Michael and Stephanie Hessol Steve and Jane Heumann, in memory of Jean Markovitz Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Kleinbard LLC, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Aram and Jackie Jerrehian
Marge and Philip Kalodner David Kaufman and Nicole Kahn Stephen and Barbara Kieran The MAK Fund Steven and Patricia King Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato George Korein, in honor of Ann Ritter and Leo Korein Mary Ellen Krober Ashley LaBonde+ Linda L. Lenard David Lerman and Shelley Wallock Laura Line Kim and David Lipetz, In Honor of Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Benjamin Lovell John and Martha Lubell Charitable Gift Fund Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Anthony Matejczyk Dr. and Mrs. George and Judy McCarthy Gloria McNutt Missy and Bob McQuiston Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Alan and Susan Miller Martha Moore Joe M. Norton Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman Susie Pierce, In Memory of Mary Ann Klussman Dulcie Romm Sandy Portnoy Ilene and Coleman Poses Daniel Promislo Annis Lee Reeves Alice Reyes and David Glancey Graham and Betsy Robb, In Honor of Lee van de Velde Mr. Joseph Robinette John and Claire Rodgers Jane Rose Sheryl Roser Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sager Dr. Karyn Scher Geoffrey Schmidt Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Patricia and Stephen Segal Joseph and Louise Shaffer Carole Shanis, In Honor of Susan Sherman Karen and Robert Sharrar Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan Susan and Charles Shubin Celeste Simon James L. Smith Wayne Snover and Janet Tebbel The Essie and Steve Springer Charitable Fund
Thank You to Our Supporters Michael and Denise Starr Mauricio Saavedra and Joanna Sykes-Saavedra Helene and Bill Van Hoeven Anonymous, In Memory of Jordan Rosenfeld Lewis and Hella Volgenau Susan and Tom Walther Donna and Andrew Wechsler Elizabeth Weinreb Wendy and Larry White Julie D. Williams Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Carolyn Wukitch, In Honor of McCarley Family $125-$249 Anonymous Jerry Abelson and June Idzal Barbara Abrahams Jessica Accurso Janet and Roger Alwang Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Sylva Baker Richard and Eileen Bazelon Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Timothy Berger and Sarah Mooers Sara and Bruce Berger Charlotte Biddle Fern and Robert Billet Allen G. Bonner Marcia Bower Tom and Mary Pat Boyle Michael Boyle Ann and David Brownlee Allen Bonner and Carol Buettger Charlotte Cody Barbara Carmine Debbie and Alan Casnoff Drs. Anthony and Estelle Chunn Steve and Helene Cohen Tattooed Mom, In Honor of the talented artists of the APA Class 25 Showcase Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Daniel Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and Diana Donaldson Ellen Dooneief Ellen and Ray Doyle Lucille Schlack Drake Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Geraldine Duclow Robert Earle Ella and Jon Edwards Ted and JoAnn Erfer Mrs. Marie Failey Pam and Taylor Fernley Joan Finger Carol Fixman and Stephen Kobrin Adam Foxx and Jodi Kefer Allyson Frank Paula Fuchsberg Brenda Furtak Ofelia Garcia
Greg Gephart and Michal Hall Bright Funds Foundation Eileen Gray Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Trudy and Paul Gulterman Pamela M. Hamilton Carol Hauptfuhrer Eileen Heisman Tuzman, In Memory of Mildred and Harvey Heisman Betsy and Ted Hershberg Monica Hilferty Terry Hirshorn Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Megan Bellwoar and Michael Hollinger Lauren E. Hughes, In Honor of Hope Yursa Glenna Huls Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Harold and Blanche Jacobs Mike and Shannon Stellato Peter Johnson Sarah and Joe Jordan Stuart Katz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Ruth Keating Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Kate Kidder Doerr Alan and Elaine Klawans Ellen Kopeland James Kronzer Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman David Ladov Joyce Laskin Stewart and Marla Leftow Zachary Lesser Craig and Stephanie Lewis Warren and Arline Lieberman Sylvia and Norman Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Joseph Manko, In Loving Memory of His Wife, Lynn Ned and Joan McCarthy John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Alice McCreary and David Epler Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Kathryn Z. McMaster Celeste McMenamin Arthur Melnick and Bernadette Manning Cheryl and Gerald Meyer Marianne Miller Sandra and Martin Miller Kenneth and Susan Myers Alan Nadel and Sharon Kopyc, In Memory of Amy Perkins Elesa Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Neill Nicholas Orbe Robert and Sydney Pasternack Michael and Judy Paul Jane G. Pepper Cyana La Divertida
Jeffrey and Elizabeth Podraza Amy and David Pollack Dr. Nancy Post Jennifer Potts Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Preg Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Gail and Jerry Raznov Abi Reed Honorable and Mrs. Lowell A. Reed, Jr. Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Nanci Ritter and Jim Hutchison Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Tony and Barbara Rooklin Kenneth I. and Shelley K. Rosenberg The Rosenberg Family Trust Adelle Rubin Ruth and Marvin Sachs Joan and Bill Saidel David and Margie Saland Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Carl and Mary Ellen Schneider Jill and Kerry Schuman The Gary Rosenau Foundation Lori and David Severino Kathy and Richard Sexton Roy and Lee Shubert Marilyn Sifford and Robert Butera Ellen and Mickey Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Stanton and SaraKay Smullens, In Honor of Judge Phyllis Beck Margaret R. Spencer James Steiker Andy Steiker Charles F. Tarr and Roy Ziegler Sharon and Charles Tomlinson Marian Tracey Greg Trotz John Urofsky Debbie and Tom Walker Thomas and Julie Wamser Tom and Beth Warms Linda Goldman and Barr Weissman, In Honor of Abby Weissman Constance West James and Jean Wilson William Zeidner Benjamin Zuckerman and Marian Robinson, In Honor of Steve and June Wolfson $75-$124 Anonymous (6) Anonymous, In Honor of Mr. Pink Rhoda S. Abrams Jacqueline and Kenneth Andrews Mr. John Austin Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Wade Bailey
Thank You to Our Supporters Dave and Bill Bailey Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Flora Becker Constance and Richard W. Berman Barbara Bisgaier Jocelyn Block Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Kimberly Brannen, In Honor of Maya R. Malone Charles Brennan Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc., In Honor of Tony and Alison Matejczyk Eadie and Allan Brooks Jeannine and David Webber B.J. Capezio Patricia Carbine Ryann Carey William and Lillian Cassel Alice Chittenden Mary Chomitz Saul and Sandra Clair David Buch and Annemarie Clarke Mark Cohen and Marty Johnson John and Mary Ann Collett Elizabeth W. Colton Janet and Richard Conn Janet Cook John Cooke Brent Groce and Donna Cordner Elizabeth Cornman Sandra and James Corry Peter and Valerie Craig Charlotte Creech Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Howard and Barbara Davis, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Emilia Demarco Ann Donaghy, In Memory of Harry Segal Jackie Morrill and Mike Donahue Colleen Grace Donofrio Lisa and Paul Dougherty, In Honor of Evie Swierczynski Ruby L. and Angela Dowd Sally Downey, In Memory of Dr. Andrea L. Mengel Beverly Dubin Judge Jan E. DuBois and Ruth DuBois, In Memory of Fred Anton John Dulik and Sandra Folzer John and Lois S. Durso W. Wallace and Joanne C. Dyer The Eichen Family Linda Ellsworth Brynn Evans Mark and Rene Feitelson, In Honor of All of the great plays at the Arden Ruth Ferber John and Nancy Fischer
Joan and Aron Fisher Marian Fisher Irene Frangatos Judy Frank Kenneth and Cecile Frank Molly Frantz Rebecca E. Freedman, In Memory of Barry D. Freedman Michael and Helene Freidman Paula Freilich Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Phil Friedman Miriam Galster Bernard L. and Dora D. Jacobs Fund Teresa Gillen Ms. Joan Gmitter Mary Jo Grdina Larry and Ann Green Grace E. Grillet Priscilla Grosick Jennie and Matt Hartley Lynn Martin Haskin, In Honor of Jonathan Edmondson Beverly Hayden V. Hedden Henderson Family, In Honor of Ella, Matt, Nate and Noah Henderson Angela and Michael Hennessey Herbert and Gayl Henze Ruth Herd Steven J. Small Susan Herron Kimberly Heuer Dan and Monica Hilferty Mershon Hinkel Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman James R. and Elizabeth P. Holt Jean and LW Homeier Esther and Robert Hornik Donna and Bill Hower Dave Huting The Theatre Knights, In Memory of John Simpson and Jack Fastag David Ingram and Melanye Finister Lynne Jacobs Susan Jacobson and Michael Golden Karl Janowitz and Amy Goldman Sandra Jarratt Jacqueline Jefferson Debra Jih Timothy and Carol Johnson Charles and Rebecca Johnson Karen Kaplan and Aaron Shatzman Stephen Kay Ellen Kaye Margaret Keller Marjorie Epps Kennedy Richard and Marcia Klafter Ken, Eva, and Aaron, In Memory of Milt and Roz Klein Patricia and Charles Kling Susan Koger Valerie Koscelnik, In Memory of John Koscelnik
Vicki and Doni Kramer Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Ellen Kurtz Kutner Family, In Memory of Sheila Kutner Robert and Joyce Leonetti Ruth Lesser Michael L. Levitan Natalie Levkovich Karen Lisker Dan and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Nadine Lomakin and Michael McPhilmy Whit MacLaughlin and Catharine Slusar Donald and Nancy Maclay Kathleen Mahan Renee and Milton Margulies Mary and Jack Markov Rick McCourt and Becky Simmons M. McDonald Kathleen McGrann Arthur and Sallie Melvin Helen Mengel Sarah Sexton Linda Mill Sylvia R. Miller Jeff and Maxine Morgan Brad Moss and Laurie Gottlieb, In Honor of Harvey Swedloff Claire and James Moyer Charline and Jack Neigh Steven and Rochelle Nisenfeld, In Honor of Elijah Jonathan Nisenfeld and Benjamin Bryan Nisenfeld Etta and Charles Nissman Anaise and Raymond Nolen Frances Novack Kieran O'Connor Dave and Arline Olim Betsy Oliphant Ross, In Honor of The Ryan Family Linda Osler Phyllis Weber and Stan Oswald Mr. Richard Pariseau Judith Peakes Iris and Paul Perlstein Donald and Carol Plank Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler Frank and Patricia Preston Linda Putnam Erat Ms. Linda Quam Ted Rauch and Elaine Petrossian Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Richman Karen and Jon Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Linda Robinson Ph.D. and Peter Krill Lou and Laura Romano Patricia Rose Evelyn Rosen J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol
Thank You to Our Supporters Carolyn Rosner Murray Dubin and Libby Rosof Lynn and Michael Rothman, In Honor of David and Christina Fryman John and Melanie Rowley Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Amy and Mithcell Russell Robin Sampson Carole Schaefer-Charney David and Renee Scheibe Deborah Schultz Irene and Marvin Schuman Terri Schwomeyer Patricia Scott Hobbs Ruth Septee Nancy Seweryn Polly Shaffer Hanna and Dan Shapira Leslie Sheer Jim and Cathy Shippen Stephen Skwire and Mary Pier
Carleene and David Slowik Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon Pamela and Joel Spiller Steve and Judy Stern Corinne Stone Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Susan and Jim Strohman Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross John Tarves Joseph Terry Linda Traver Lisa Pinto Trucksess, In Memory of Barbara Winters Pinto William and Mary Tsiouris Cynthia Vena Constance Villiers Martin and Dorothy Vogel Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Thomas and Cathryn Walsh Jeannette and William Webb Oscar Weber
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Kathy Weber and Scott Reznick, In Memory of Frederick J.Von Hacht The Weinberger Family, In Honor of David and Debra Faye's 25th Anniversary Shelly and Fred Weiner Joan Weiner John Wells Michelle E. Williams Nancy Wood Judith Wood The Wynn Family Sam and Kuna Yankell Beth and Jerry Zatuchni Jim and Debbie Zug Rebecca and James Zug * Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes a gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift
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Artistic
Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer................................................................................................................................. Jonathan Silver Artistic Assistant...........................................................................................................................................Sarah Scafidi Commissioned Playwrights..........................Lorene Cary, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, R. Eric Thomas
Administrative Management
Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Assistant General Manager.........................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices.....................................................Ezra Ali-Dow, Elizabeth Crino, Alex Dittmar, Mariah Ghant, Shira Gitlin, Natajia Sconiers, Carly Watson
Marketing
Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.................................................................................................................................Bryant Edwards Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist.........................................................................................................................................................Bryan Buttler Communications and Group Sales Manager..................................................................................... Kelsey Sherlock Marketing Coordinator................................................................................................................... Victoria Heikenfeld Marketing Interns.................................................................................................Jack Eagan, Simone Cruice-Barnett
Education Development
Staff
Director of Development................................................................................................................ Rosalyn C. Forbes Manager of Institutional Giving.................................................................................................................Ryann Carey Manager of Individual Giving.....................................................................................................................Paige Martini Development Coordinator.........................................................................................................Jonathan Edmondson
Front of House
Box Office Manager......................................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Assistant Box Office Manager..............................................................................................................Jason Blacketer House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Assistants.......................................Tara Bankard, Ryane Beutler, Angela Costigan, Paola Cruz, Matt Falance, Emily Fernandez, Rebecca Fleckner, Chelsey Gaskins, Adiah Hicks, Madeline Jones, Anna Lieberman, Kimie Muroya, Glynnis Nadel, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski, Julianne Schaub, Kate Tenen, Abby Weissman, Keshara White, Eric Zavadsky
Production
Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................José Avilés Education Associate...................................................................................................................................Joshua Thorps Arden Teaching Artists.....................................Madison Auch, Elise D’Avella, Kala Moses Baxter, Rachel Camp, Cameron DelGrosso, Jordan Dobson, Eliana Fabiyi, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, Katie Horner, Madi Juleskusky, Tanaquil Marquez, Matthew Mastronardi,Christina May, Francesca Montanile, Cindy Paul, Jo Vito Ramirez, Iraisa Ann Riley, Gabriela Sanchez, Jenna Stelmok, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Stephanie Walters, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokely Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council....................Lucy Bonin, Katelin Bradley, L'tajh Carter, Nathan Cideciyan, Nicholas Cideciyan, Aren Duffy, Sophia Fortuna, Corey Hecdivert, Paige Marie, Elisabeth Moore, Jayden Moore, Flynn Nolen, Kaya O'Neill, Cameron Orefice, Ani Peterson, Alescandra Pollack, Jillian Sajda
Production Manager............................................................................................................................ Courtney Riggar Technical Director.................................................................................................................................. Glenn Perlman Assistant Technical Director.................................................................................................................... Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwick McGrath Master Electrician................................................................................................................................ Martin Stutzman Audio Engineer..........................................................................................................................................John Kolbinski Costume Supervisor.................................................................................................................................Amanda Wolff Wardrobe Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Rebecca Rose Properties Master.............................................................................................................................. Christopher Haig Stage Managers.............................................................. Wendy Blackburn Eastland, Alec E. Ferrell, Kate Nelson, Katie Ringwood, Norah Scheinman Assistants to the Stage Manager..............................................................................Natajia Sconiers, Carly Watson Carpenter.................................................................................................................................................. Nicholas Rahn Scenic Artist............................................................................................................................................. Madeline Jones Electricians.......................................................................................................................... Amanda Jensen, Ryan Stofa Programmer..................................................................................................................................................... .Ryan Stofa Stitcher........................................................................................................................ Rufus Cottman, Abigail Stenner Riser Crew................................................. Shannon Cloud, Scott McMaster, Stephen Peterson, Nicholas Rahn Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Props Construction Interns.............................................................................................. Jacob Kemp, Megan Lesko Costume Intern...........................................................................................................................................Megan Lesko Scenic Construction Intern..................................................................................................................... Ethan McLear Production Management Intern.......................................................................................................... Shannon Cloud
Board and Committee Members Board of Directors Robert Elfant, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Rayenne Chen, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Anne Cook Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Joanne Harmelin Richard Harris Nancy Hirsig Ann Marie Horner Michael S. MacFarland Richard L. Maimon Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Kristen Phillips Charles H. Rose Monica Horan Rosenthal H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin Board Executive Committee Robert Elfant, chair Nancy Burd Rayenne Chen Joy L. De Jesús Michael A. Donato Jeanne Fisher Holly Kinser Charles H. Rose H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Elizabeth H. Gemmill Anne Marie Horner Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson
Board Development Committee Joy L. De Jesús, chair Brian Abernathy Michael A. Donato Robert Elfant N. Peter Hamilton Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Personnel Committee Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Richard Harris Charles H. Rose Facilities Committee Richard L. Maimon, chair Mike Green James Kronzer John J. McCawley H. Hetherington Smith Chris van de Velde
Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III The Honorable Phyllis W. Beck Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Glenn Perlman Aaron Posner Susan Sherman Lee van de Velde
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