Bluest Eye Stagebill by Arden Theatre Company

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

Toni Morrison’s

The Bluest Eye ADAPTED BY LYDIA R. DIAMOND Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

DAVID P. GORDON+

LEVONNE LINDSAY

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

THOM WEAVER+

MIKAAL SULAIMAN+

Choreographer

Stage Manager

ANTONIO BROWN

ALEC E. FERRELL*

Assistant Director TAI VERLEY Directed by RAELLE MYRICK-HODGES^ MARCH 1 – APRIL 1, 2018

Honorary Producers: Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert Lang Hether and Donald Smith 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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When we founded the Arden, we chose our mission to tell great stories by great storytellers because we knew that literary adaptations would be one of the cornerstones of our work. In our very first season, four of the five shows we produced were adaptations, and they've remained an integral part of our programming ever since - having just closed Douglas Irvine's adaptation of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan and looking forward to Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel Fun Home. So I am thrilled to include this adaptation of The Bluest Eye as apart of our 30th anniversary season: a story written by author Toni Morrison, adapted by Lydia R. Diamond (whose play Stick Fly was produced at the Arden in 2014), directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges (a former Arden Professional Apprentice who directed Two Trains Running for us in 2016). Brilliant storytellers all. The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel, written when she was 39 years old. A book editor at the time, Morrison rose at 4 am every morning to write before work. She set The Bluest Eye in Lorain, Ohio, the town in which she grew up, and has said that the idea for this story came from an encounter she had with a classmate when she was 12 years old. Throughout her storied career, Toni Morrison has received, among many others, the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award for Beloved, the Nobel Prize in Literature for her body of work, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We are honored to be staging The Bluest Eye with this extraordinary cast and artistic team. We are deep into planning for next season: finalizing rights, hiring directors, casting (and more casting). We can’t announce the entire season, but we can tell you what the fall will bring. We will open with the Tony Award-winning musical Once, based on the acclaimed film. Once features a virtuosic ensemble of actor/musicians who accompany themselves while bringing this stirring story and score to life – fitting as the show celebrates the power of music to bring people together. Over the past few months, so many of you have asked, “Have you considered doing A Doll’s House, Part 2?" and I am excited to share that we will be producing Lucas Hnath’s brilliant play next fall. Set 15 years after the door slams in Ibsen’s play, Nora returns. The play is an insightful and very funny exploration of how things have changed or, possibly, have not. AND we have already announced that Every Brilliant Thing with Scott Greer will be returning. For those of you who saw the play (or were cast in it) I’m confident you’ll want to see it again; for those of you who haven’t, subscribe now because this production will sell out. More details to come but we are very excited by how next season is shaping up and hope you’ll join us. I also want to let you know that GoKash Onstage’s production of V to X by Kash Goins is running from March 28 thru April 15 at our Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theatre. GoKash is a local theatre company in residence here at the Arden. I first saw V to X several years ago, and it was this play that led me to want to partner with this exciting company. If you like powerful and provocative theatre, go see this play. Thank you for joining us for Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. As always, please tell your friends about this production. We really appreciate it.

THANK YOU TO OUR HONORARY PRODUCERS Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert Lang and Hether and Donald Smith I remember reading The Bluest Eye when it was first published and just being bowled over, really haunted by it. It sent me on to read everything Toni Morrison wrote. This story hit me cold– that “the bluest eyes” could drive someone to such lengths, so narrow and unfair a standard of beauty. The narrator remembering this sad story had a totally different life, a contrast because she had a loving family. I am very curious to see how all this is handled in a play. It is a story that needs to be told again and again until it is no longer relevant. But what did I learn from this book – exactly how horrible racism is. It is the original sin of America and we need to decide to fight it every day so we can live the real promise of our beautiful country. - Jeanne Fisher Donald and I have loved the Arden for 30 years, and are delighted to be able to co-sponsor this production. - Hether Smith

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BOOK BY ENDA WALSH; MUSIC & LYRICS BY GLEN HANSARD AND MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, ONCE draws you in from the very first note, and never lets go. On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are brought together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story. ONCE is an uplifting show that speaks to the power of music to connect us all.

A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 BY LUCAS HNATH

Fifteen years have passed since Nora left at the end of Ibsen’s play. We are in the same room – little has changed. And then there is a knock at the front door. Nora has come back. Hailed by the New York Times as “the best play of the year,” A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 is an "explosively funny new play” (The Hollywood Reporter). This fall, Nora Helmer returns to the Arcadia Stage in this brilliant and hilarious new play.

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Cast of Characters Claudia......................................................................................................Nicolette Lynch* Frieda/Darlene.........................................................................................Renika Williams* Pecola Breedlove........................................................................................Jasmine Ward* Mama...........................................................................................................Soraya Butler* Mrs. Breedlove...........................................................................................Chavez Ravine* Daddy/Soaphead Church.....................................................................Damien J. Wallace* Cholly Breedlove......................................................................................Reggie D. White* Maureen Peal..................................................................................................Eliana Fabiyi

UNDERSTUDIES: Adaeze Nwoko (Claudia), Jessica Money (Frieda/Darlene), Taiwo Sokan (Pecola Breedlove), Nicole Stacie (Mama), Jonathan Steadman (Daddy/Soaphead Church), Victoria Goins (Maureen Peal), Tasha Holmes (Mrs. Breedlove), Lateek Harrison (Cholly Breedlove) Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Please check houseboards for any program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org SORAYA BUTLER (Mama) Arden debut! Regional: Reba in You Can’t Take It With You (Arkansas Rep); Cheryl in Seeking The Genesis (Manhattan Theatre Club); Girl Scout/Ensemble in ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Whore (NYSF/Public Theatre). Film/Television: Blue Bloods; Cold In July; Norman; I Can, I Will, I Did; Ocean’s Eight (summer 2018 release). Training: NYU’s TISCH School of the Arts; LAByrinth Theatre Masterclass participant; and Meisner Technique and scene study with Deena Levy, James Bonney and Tony Greco in NYC. A special thank you to Aaliyah, Keira and my husband Geoff who are great cheerleaders and my magic charms! I am grateful for my wonderful family! I am pleased and honored to be making my debut at the Arden. I am so very proud to breathe life into one of my favorite novels. ELIANA FABIYI (Maureen Peal) Arden: Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Regional: Lamb 2 in Peaceable Kingdom (Orbiter 3); Crow in Strange Tenants (Sam Tower + Ensemble); BOBSAD Agent in Swamp is On (Pig Iron Theatre Company); Girl/ Chorus in Bodas de Sangre/ I Only Came to Use the Phone (The Duende Cycle); Ensemble in The Kinetic Tree Show (The Kimmel Center/ PIFA); Sissy in The Gravedigger’s Daughter (The Mechanical Theatre). Training: B.A. Case Western Reserve University, RADA/NYU Shakespeare in Performance Program, Arden Professional Apprentice Class 22. Love and infinite thanks to K and the three Fabiyis! NICOLETTE LYNCH (Claudia) Arden debut! Off-Broadway: Nancy in Please Go Gentle Into That Goodnight (American Theatre of Actors). Regional: Surely Goodness & Mercy (Writers Theatre of NJ, NNPN Rolling World Premiere); Lady in Yellow in for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (4th Wall Theatre); A Kid Like Jake (Alliance Repertory Theatre); Down Neck (Yendor Theatre Company). Nicolette also worked as an Entertainment Host/Performer with Disney Cruise Line. Training: Drew University, B.A. in Theatre Arts, London Dramatic Academy, Conservatory Acting Program. Nicolette is a Co-Manager of Yendor Theatre Company, a company dedicated to diversifying the canon by using the arts to give voice to underserved communities and artists. Thank you to Arden Theatre Company for the opportunity and to my magnificent family and friends for your continued support. This performance is dedicated to my guardian angels Granville Pottinger and Rodney Gilbert. @NikkiNikSoSweet. www.nicolettelynch.com

Who’s Who CHAVEZ RAVINE (Mrs. Breedlove) Arden debut! Broadway: Mrs. Breedlove in The Bluest Eye (The New Vic); Wanda in I Want to Live Here (Medicine Show Theatre). Regional: Alberta "Pearl" Johnson in Black Pearl Sings! (Portland Center Stage); Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady (OSF); Mrs. Breedlove in The Bluest Eye (Steppenwolf Theatre); Alma in Yellowman (Virginia Stage Company); MauMau in Daughters of the Mock (Congo Square Theatre); Blues Speak Woman in Spunk (Penobscot Theatre); Dorcas in The Winter’s Tale (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Mexican woman/Blues vocalist in A Streetcar Named Desire (Barrington Stage Company); Power woman in Menopause the Musical (American Heartland Theatre); Elizabeth Keckley in Civil War Voices (Virginia State Theatre); Bernice in Being Beautiful (Bailiwick Repertory); Gina in James Lapine’s Muscle!, Anna/Mother in Ev’rytime I Feel the Spirit (Pegasus Players Theatre); Missie May in Gilded Six Bits (Piven Theatre); Black Diamond (LookingGlass Theatre). Film/Television: Barbershop II; Death of a President; Prison Break; Sleepwalk with Me; April Fools; Southern Cross;Tapioca. Training: Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management, Social Justice at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Award: Drammy Award winnter for Black Pearl Sings! (Portland Center Stage). Thanks to my family and friends who have believed in my passion during my moments of doubts. I believe in the power of the Arts and movement as a source of healing. @chachasoulrhythm DAMIEN J. WALLACE (Daddy/Soaphead Church) Arden: Eddie in The Legend of Georgia McBride, Holloway in Two Trains Running, Csbl.Warren/Mr. Webb (understudy) in Our Town, Wining Boy/ Doaker (understudy) in Piano Lesson. Regional: Bynum in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Plays & Players); Turnbo in Jitney (Stagecrafters); Elmo King Hedley II, Joseph Barlow in Radio Golf (South Camden Theatre); Troy Maxson in Fences (Ritz Theatre); Solly Two Kings in Gem of the Ocean (Bushfire Theatre). Education/Training: B.F.A. Arcadia University. He is a proud USAF veteran. Special thanks to Terry and Amy Nolen for their never-ending support and to my director and castmates for their wonderful enthusiasm and excitement during this process. Also to my family: my wife Brenda, sons Brent and Trey, and Grandson Bean for their ultimate sacrifice. Nakupenda! JASMINE WARD (Pecola Breedlove) Arden debut! Regional: Ondine Gigot in Little Dancer (Developmental Lab). Film/Television: Evil Lives Here.Training: Butler University B.F.A. in Dance Performance; New World School of the Arts; American Ballet Theatre New York and Joffrey Ballet Chicago Summer Intensives. Jasmine was an apprentice with New York Theatre Ballet and a company member with Brooklyn Ballet. REGGIE D. WHITE (Cholly Breedlove) Arden debut! Off-Broadway: Hundred Days (NYTW); I and You (59E59); For The Last Time (Clurman Theatre); New York: And She Would Stand Like This (The Movement Theatre Company); Frontieres Sans Frontieres (The Bushwick Starr); Troll (The Rushline Company); The Snow Queen (Signature Theatre (NYMF)); Soulagraphie (LaMaMa ETC). Selected Regional: Blues For Mr. Charlie (The Williams Project); The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (People’s Light); The Last Tiger In Haiti (Berkeley Rep/La Jolla Playhouse); Party People (Berkeley Rep); Crime and Punishment (San Jose Rep); The Wiz (Berkeley Playhouse); Exit, Pursued By A Bear (Crowded Fire Theatre Company); The 4th Messenger (Ashby Stage); The Last Election (San Francisco Mime Troupe). Film/Television: Gotham; Blindspot; the Parent ‘Hood; Christening; Buzzer; Medias Res; Stranger in Blood; Rebound; The Return. Training: Atlantic Theater School and Cal State University, Hayward. Reggie is a recipient of the TBA Titan Award,The TGC Fox Fellowship and is a company member of The Williams Project, a living wage theatre company, as well as an associate artist at Merrimack Rep. RENIKA WILLIAMS (Frieda/Darlene) Arden debut! Off-Broadway: Nina in SWEET (National Black Theatre). Regional: Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun, Antigone in Antigone (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Helen Robinson in To Kill A Mockingbird (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Cinderella in Cinderella (Jean’s Playhouse); Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Victoria Theatre); Susan in RACE (New Edgecliff Theatre). Film/Television: Over the Rhine; Pens to Pictures; Passing History; PLACEHOLDERS. Training: B.F.A. in Acting from Wright State University; Acting Internship at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. ABC Discovers Workshop with Marci Phillips. Thank you, Lord, for another opportunity to tell an important story. Thanks to my family and friends for all of their support; my agents at Avalon Artists Group, Craig and Taylor, you are amazing! And a special thanks to Raelle, working with you is always a blast! Matthew 5:14.

Who’s Who TONI MORRISON (Author) is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, editor, and professor at Princeton University. Her novels are known for their epic themes, exquisite language, and richly detailed African-American characters who are central to their narratives. Among her best-known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, Jazz, Love and A Mercy. Morrison has earned a plethora of book-world accolades and honorary degrees, also receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. LYDIA R. DIAMOND (Playwright) is an American playwright and professor. Award-winning plays include Smart People, Stick Fly,Voyeurs de Venus,The Bluest Eye,The Gift Horse, Harriet Jacobs,The Inside, and Stage Black. A recipient of many playwriting awards, Lydia was also a 2005/06 W.E.B. Du Bois Institute non-resident Fellow, a 2007 TCG/NEA Playwright in Residence at Steppenwolf Theatre, a 2006/07 Huntington Playwright Fellow, a 2012 Sundance Institute Playwright Lab Creative Advisor, is a Board Member with Chicago Dramatists and a 2012/13 Radcliffe Institute Fellow. Lydia is a graduate of Northwestern University (Class of 1991), and has an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Pine Manor College and was 2013/14 Playwright in Residence at Arena Stage. Lydia is on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches playwriting. RAELLE MYRICK-HODGES (Director): Arden: Two Trains Running. Fences (California Shakespeare Theater); Sweet (National Black Theater, World Premiere); How We Got On (Azuka Theater); Broadway: Topdog/Underdog (Associate Director); Mother Courage (Associate Director, The Public Theater/Delacourte); Regional: Intimate Apparel, A Raisin in the Sun, The Mountaintop, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document...;Topdog/Underdog (Playmakers Repertory Company); Unveiled, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles (Brava Theater); Macbeth (Georgia Shakespeare Festival); Rust (World Premiere Magic Theatre); Myrick-Hodges is the founder of Azuka Theatre; Class 5 of the Arden Professional Apprentice program. Upcoming 2018 season: Venus in Fur (Shakespeare Santa Cruz, CA); Crowns (Virginia Stage Company,VA); In Splendid Error (The Mint, New York). This play is for Ebony McKinney—RIP. DAVID P. GORDON (Scenic Designer) Arden: 38 productions including Peter Pan, Cabaret,Two Trains Running, 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: L.A. 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 LEVONNE LINDSAY (Costume Designer) Arden debut! Regional: Really (Theater Exile), White (Theater Horizon) Time is on Our Side, HIR (Sympatico Theatre Project),The Hampton Years (Virginia Stage Company), Crimes of the Heart ( Everyman Theatre). Lindsay is the Costume Shop Manager and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of the Arts. Academic faculty positions held at Stevenson University, James Madison University, and Valdosta State University. Costume staff at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theater Company DC, Wolftrap Opera Company and Washington National Opera. Previously the Resident Designer for the African Continuum Theatre of Washington DC and the Allen Lee Hughes Fellow at Arena Stage.Training: B.S. in fashion design from Philadelphia University, M.F.A in costume design from the University of Maryland, College Park. THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) Arden: over 25 productions including Gypsy, Frog and Toad, and Peter Pan. 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 Rep, Shakespeare Theatre, Asolo, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Folger Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Roundhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Spoleto Festival, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep, among others. 4 Barrymore Awards (25 nominations), 4 Helen Hayes nominations, Jeff Award, and 2 AUDELCO Awards. Co-Founder of Die-Cast with Brenna Geffers and a member of Wingspace. Education: Carnegie-Mellon and Yale. MIKAAL SULAIMAN (Sound Designer): Arden: Two Trains Running. Regional: Othello (Trinity Rep); The Rape of the Sabine Women (Playwrights Realm); Master (Foundry Theatre Company); Fences (California Shakespeare Company); The Bitter Game (Public Theatre UTR Festival); Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova); The Institute of Memory; Holoscenes (Early Morning Opera); The Series (Ace Hotel); Zero Cost House (Pig Iron Theatre Company) The Oldsmobiles (The Flea Theater). Film/TV: South Paw trailer, Woman in Gold (Weinstein Company); Hulu Guru (Hulu). Training: B.F.A. from University of the Arts; London International School of Performing Arts. Salaam. ANTONIO BROWN (Choreographer) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the Cleveland School of the Arts. He has a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School, where he performed works by Jose Limon, Ohad Naharin, Jiri Kylian, Eliot

Who’s Who Feld, Aszure Barton, Jessica Lang, Susan Marshall, and Larry Keigwin. He has performed with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Malcolm Low/Formal Structure Sidra Bell Dance New York, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, The DASH Ensemble, and his company “Antonio Brown Dance.” He is a founding member of “Elephant Room,” a new performance ensemble created by six national African American hybrid artists. He has choreographed for Verb Ballets, The Juilliard Dance Ensemble, August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, Lehigh Valley Dance Exchange "LVDE," Jacksonville University, Cleveland State University, Hunter College, Cleveland School of the Arts, Stivers School for the Arts, Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, and Theatre Askew. Antonio is so grateful to be creating art that means so much to him and looks forward to sharing his gifts and talents around the world. TAI VERLEY (Assistant Director) Directing credits include: Tango Palace (The New School for Drama); The Mnouchkine Project (Vassar College) Regional acting credits: Clytemnestra in Iphigenia at Aulis (Philadelphia Theatre Collective). Choreographer for Cabaret,The Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Vassar College). Training: Vassar College, B.A.; New School for Drama, M.F.A.; Larry Moss Acting Intensive.Tai is the Artistic Associate/Community Engagement Director with Revolution Shakespeare. Huge thank you to Raelle and the Arden for this crazy wonderful opportunity. Love to B & K who challenge me to be better! www.taiverley.com. ALEC E. FERRELL (Stage Manager) Arden credits include: TouchTones (World Premiere), Gypsy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Legend of Georgia McBride,The Secret Garden, Funnyman, Metamorphoses, Passion, Macbeth, La Bête, Incorruptible,Three Sisters, Parade, A Raisin in the Sun, Next to Normal, August: Osage County, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Ghost-Writer (World Premiere), Blue Door, Rabbit Hole, My Name is Asher Lev (World Premiere). Regional: Theatre Horizon; Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; PTC@Play; PlayPenn. Proud Member of AEA. Love and thanks to the family. TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre 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 25 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife, Sweeney Todd, Opus,Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins, and Something Intangible. 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 serves on the Board of 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. We stage five productions each season 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 community 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, 69 awards and 370 nominations from the Theatre Alliance of Greater 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... Wally and Jane Evans The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Carole M. Foley Mimi and Nicholas K. Fox Lou and Rhoda Fryman^ Buzz and Linda Gamble Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore Terry Graboyes David and MaryJane Hackney Glenn and Ann Haig Don and Lynn Haskin Janis Hawes and Pat Cunningham Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Ed Hillis Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane Drs. Paula and Thomas J. Humphries Jill Hyman Kaplan and Elliot Kaplan Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer Mayor Jim Kenney Donald Kidder Marta and Bill Kiesling

Marilyn and David Kraut, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Janice F. Madden, In Memory of EK Pomerantz Gloria and Dan Mariano Paula and Richard Mandel Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Mary Ellen Marzullo John and Amy McCawley^ Denise McLeod Leslie and Michael Molder Bob Moul and Diane Herbert James Murdock 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 Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Susan Odessey Laura and Douglas Pratt

Karen and David Pressel Ronald R. and Sheila M. Reese Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Joy Rigg Rickabaugh F.L. Rodgers Family Fund Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Stephen Segal Genvieve and Clete Shields Susan and Steven Shubert Laura and Ron Siena The Spector Charitable Fund, Dr. Harvey Spector, M.D. and Mrs. Naomi Spector Kathleen Stephenson Debra and Bill Stewart Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Stephen and Kathy Thompson Nancy Wingo, In Honor of Peter and Alta Hamilton Richard and Elizabeth Woosnam Hope Yursa Tom and Jackie Zemaitis

To join the Sylvan Society or for more information on how you can support the Arden, please contact Lauren Hughes, Director of Development at 215.922.8900 x149 or

lhughes@ardentheatre.org

LOOKING TO HOST AN EVENT? CELEBRATING? Why don’t you have your next party at the Hamilton Family Arts Center? Your reception, anniversary, rehearsal dinner, or next birthday party would be a dramatic affair in one of our many unique spaces! MEETING? Bring your next board meeting, corporate retreat, or annual meeting to the new Hamilton Family Arts Center. We have large rooms, multiple breakout rooms, and we provide a unique venue to take your meetings “on the road!” For more info email Rachel Tischler at RTischler@ardentheatre.org

Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999

Sheila Bell Jessica Calter and Michael Fenton Epstein Family Charitable Trust Barbara R. Cobb The Stanford-Coleman Fund Warren and Kaye Crown Djerassi Foundation Dr. Barry Evans and Beth Evans Dan Gannon Lawrence Goren, MD and Susan Goren William and Virginia Gormley Vanguard Charitable Mary and William Hangley Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Phyllis Kauffman Bernadette Koller Peter and Ruth Laibson Edward and Kathryn Lee Dr. Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Donald J. Martin John and Amy McCawley, In Honor of Colleen, Our Favorite Teacher Roger and Elizabeth Morgan Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer Ms. Barbara Oldenhoff Karin and Tom 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 Joseph and Louise Shaffer Marilyn and Dean Staats The Robin and Susan Tafel Charitable Fund Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Edna and Stephen Vasso Lewis and Hella Volgenau Charles Arnao and Dr. Rosemary Watt Thomas and Dawn Weiss

$250-$499

Anonymous Carol and Bennett Aaron Barbara Abrahams Sylva Baker Ron and Joyce Bayer Judith T. Beck Richard and Joan Behr Pat and Tom Bender Barry and Marilyn Bevacqua Charlotte Biddle Doris and Aaron Bitman Linda and Alden Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher, In Honor of Lawrence Mandel Viola W. Bostic Howard Brownstein

Carol W. Buettger and Allen Bonner Jacqueline B. Campbell Chip Capelli Caroline M. Castagno Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Scott and Nelly Childress Steve and Helene Cohen Matt Cox James Crawford and Judith Dean Mary Ann and Jacob Dailey John and Lori Daukas Tom and Eileen Davis Drs. Eric and Kathy Dobrzynski Lucille Schlack Drake Kathy and Jerry Drew, In Honor of Ellen Foster Kathleen Duffy Wendy Epstein and James Steiker Anne Ewers Paul and Judy Farber Antoinette Farrar Seymour Sara and Dieter Forster Sandi Foxx-Jones, In Honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Allan Freedman and Amy Rappaport Paulette W. Freeman Paula Fuchsberg Mark Garvin, in memory of Mike McCarthy Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Main Line School Night Association in honor of the Arden's 30th Anniversary Season Mary Beth Gray, In Memory of Rose Engelmyer Carole Green Betty and Gary Grunder Brian Hanna Mary Harbison Heidi Hertfelder Stephanie and Michael Hessol Steve and Jane Heumann, in honor of Jean Markovitz Terry Hirshorn Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Dave Huting Kleinbard LLC, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Mike and Shannon Stellato Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Philip and Marge Kalodner Nancy Kane David Kaufman and Nicole Kahn Douglas J. and Ruth Ann Keating Stephen and Barbara Kieran Lorraine Kilmer The MAK Fund Christina and Harold Klein Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato Ellen Kopeland Mary Ellen Krober Joyce Laskin

Lynn and Andrew Lees David Lerman and Shelley Wallock David and Deborah Lesher Kim and David Lipetz, In Honor of Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Ben Lovell John and Martha Lubell Charitable Gift Fund Robin and Saifuddin Mama, In Honor of Steve Morgan Joseph Manko Anthony Matejczyk Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell Dr. and Mrs. George and Judy McCarthy Gloria McNutt Missy and Bob McQuiston Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller and Gordon Leggett Martha Moore Robert and Susan Morris Lora and Michael Northen Joe M. Norton Carol O'Brien Brenda J. Oliphant Don and Barbara Parman Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo Dulcie Romm Sandy Portnoy Ilene and Coleman Poses Dr. Nancy Post Daniel Promislo Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Graham and Elizabeth Robb, In Honor of Lee van de Velde Graham and Betsy Robb, In Honor of Lee van de Velde John and Claire Rodgers Jane Rose Daniel and Faye Ross Carole M. and Irwin C. Saft Lawrence and Phyllis Sager David and Margie Saland Harold and Sharon Schwalm Karen and Robert Sharrar Roy and Lee Shubert James L. Smith Wayne Snover and Janet Tebbel Linda and Jonathan Tabas John Urofsky Helene and Bill Van Hoeven Tom and Patricia Vernon Tom and Beth Warms Marisa Waxman Donna and Andrew Wechsler Marlene Weinberg Vivian Weinblatt Julie D. Williams Linda Fowler Hartnett and Richard Willis

$125-$249

Anonymous (3) Jessica Accurso and CW Henry

Thank You to Our Supporters Janet and Roger Alwang Mr. and Mrs. John and Marilyn Anthony Mr. John Austin Dr. and Mrs. Stuart and Elaine Baer Flora Becker Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Timothy Berger and Sarah Mooers Nancy and Jay Berkowitz Constance and Richard W. Berman Fern and Robert Billet Thomas and Ann Blackburn Janice Bogen Allen G. Bonner Michael P. Boyle Kimberly Brannen Ann and David Brownlee Michael P. Buckley Stephen and Eleanor Bulova Charlotte Cody Mr. Joseph Casey John and Mary Ann Collett Susan Cook and Jeff Staikoff Janet Cook Barbara Daneluzzi Daniel P. Devlin Colleen Grace Donofrio Ellen Dooneief Beverly Dubin Ella and Jon Edwards Ted and Joann Erfer Mrs. Marie Failey John and Nancy Fischer Joan and Aron Fisher Carol Fixman and Stephen Kobrin Adam Foxx and Jodi Kefer Allyson Frank Michael and Helene Freidman Greg Gephart and Michal Hall Susan Greene and Kathleen Sheridan Paul Siegel and Marsha Gross Trudy and Paul Gulterman Pamela M. Hamilton Charles W. Head Jr. and John Fagotti Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman, In Memory of Mildred and Harvey Heisman Betsy and Ted Hershberg Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Jean and LW Homeier Glenna Huls Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Peter Johnson Sarah and Joe Jordan William Jordan, In Honor of Virginia and Harvey Kimmel's Wedding Anniversary Stuart Katz Larry Keiser, In Memory of Joan Henley Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Kate Kidder Doerr Margarita and Peter Kind Janice King

Caren and Brian Kirschner Kristen Koenigsbauer Jerry and Deena Koffler Ina Li and Michael Kostal Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman David Ladov Stewart and Marla Leftow Linda L. Lenard Zachary Lesser Craig and Stephanie Lewis Sylvia and Norman Lieberman Warren and Arline Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Cirel and Howard Magen Joseph Manko, In Loving Memory of His Wife, Lynn Manko David Mark Mary and Jack Markov John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Alice McCreary and David Epler Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Jess McPhillips Cheryl and Gerald Meyer Marianne Miller Sandra and Martin Miller Paul and Lee Miller Claire and James Moyer Kenneth and Susan Myers Elesa Nelson Eliot and Bonnie Nierman Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Steven Fukuchi and Laura Offutt Dave and Arline Olim Nicholas Orbe Linda Osler Mr. Larry Pace Robert and Sydney Pasternack Michael and Judy Paul Ann and Andy Perch Jeff Perry Jeff and Elizabeth Podraza Amy and Davis Pollack Jennifer Potts Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Preg Ms. Aneira Puttaswamy Honorable and Mrs. Lowell A. Reed, Jr., In Memory of Frederick Anton, III Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Tony and Barbara Rooklin Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg The Rosenberg Family Trust Bernard and Camille Rosenberg, In Honor of Steve Morgan Sheryl Roser Adelle Rubin Joan Ryder and Robert Ludwig Joan and Bill Saidel Alexandra Samuels and Peter Kohn Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Deborah Schultz Terri Schwomeyer The Gary Rosenau Foundation

Lori and David Severino Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan Jim and Cathy Shippen Marilyn Sifford and Robert Butera Ellen and Mickey Simon Bob and Harriet Singer Carleene and David Slowik Margaret R. Spencer Rita and Neil Stevens Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Corinne Stone Charles F. Tarr and Roy Ziegler Christina Tate, In Honor of Steve Morgan Joseph Terry Sharon and Charles Tomlinson Cynthia Vena Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Debbie and Tom Walker Susan and Tom Walther James Wilson Bertram and Lorle Wolfson Joe Wuersch and Bobbie Doak, In Honor of Steve Morgan Sam and Kuna Yankell

$75-$124

Anonymous (7) Rhoda S. Abrams Emely Aiken Jacqueline Andrews Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Andrews Anne Arian Drs. Rita Axelrod and Howard Naidech Dave and Bill Bailey Dr. Donald Bakove and Margaret G. McLaughlin George and Judith Balock Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash Richard and Eileen Bazelon Barbara Bisgaier Jocelyn Block Marcia Bower Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Charles Brennan Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc., In Honor of Tony and Alison Matejczyk Eadie and Allan Brooks Kevin and Kathy Brown Donna Burkholder Jeannine and David Webber Debbie and Alan Casnoff Lillian and William Cassel Alice Chittenden Saul and Sandra Clair Annemarie F. Clarke and David L. Buch Ms Elizabeth Cline Rick and Carol Collier

Thank You to Our Supporters Janet and Richard Conn John Cooke Betty Cooper Brent Groce and Donna Cordner Robert and Jana Cox, In Honor of Steve Morgan Charlotte Creech Joseph and Helen D'Angelo Howard and Barbara Davis, In Memory of Earl Engelmyer Robert and Bonnie DeAngelo Emilia Demarco Rhonda Dickey^ Harry and Dorothy Dietzler Ann Donaghy, In Memory of Harry Segal Jackie Morrill and Mike Donahue Ruby L. and Angela Dowd Ray and Ellen Doyle Judge Jan E. DuBois and Ruth DuBois, In Memory of Fred Anton Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Geraldine Duclow John Dulik and Sandra Folzer John and Lois S. Durso Robert Earle Michael Edelman The Eichen Family Sally Eisenberg Jonathan and Nancy Ellsworth Linda Ellsworth Brynn Evans Mark and Rene Feitelson Ruth Ferber Joan Finger Marian Fisher Laura Foster and Aaron Goldblatt Judy Frank Kenneth and Cecile Frank Molly Frantz Rebecca E. Freedman, In Memory of Barry D. Freedman Fran Freedman and Jon Blum Paula Freilich Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Brenda Furtak Dennis Gallagher Ofelia Garcia Blossom Gica Bernard L. and Dora D. Jacobs Fund Bright Funds Foundation Gwen and Alvin Gilens Peggy Glover Ms. Joan Gmitter Bob and Jan Goren Marylyn Goutmann Diane Graboyes Heidi Hertfelder Mary Jo Grdina Shelley Z. Green and Michael L. Golden, Jr. Larry and Ann Green Patricia Greer Grace E. Grillet

Priscilla Grosick Andrew and Michele Harbison Beverly Hayden V. Hedden Henderson Family, In Honor of Ella, Matt, Nate and Noah Henderson Angela and Michael Hennessey Dr. Colin D. Hennessy and Dr. Jeremy S. Cohen Herbert and Gayl Henze Ruth Herd Susan Herron Kimberly Heuer Daniel and Monica Hilferty Marlene Hilkowitz Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman James R. and Elizabeth P. Holt Esther and Robert Hornik Donna and Bill Hower Lynda Hubbell Peter and Barbara Hutcheon Judith Hyman David Ingram and Melanye Finister Lynne Jacobs Karl Janowitz and Amy Goldman Dr. and Mrs. William and Nancy Jantsch Jacqueline Jefferson Charles and Rebecca Johnson Ellen Kaye Margaret Keller Richard and Marcia Klafter Ken, Eva and Aaron Klein, In Memory of Milt and Roz Klein Mary and Dean Kline Valerie Koscelnik, In Memory of John Koscelnik Vicki and Doni Kramer Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Rachel and David Krug, In Honor of Eliana Fabiyi Martin Laufe Robert and Linda Lazar Andrew Lees Robert and Joyce Leonetti Ruth Lesser Mr. Robert Leventon, In Honor of Mr. Pink Michael Levitan Natalie Levkovich Karen Lisker Dan and Linda Litwin Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Donald and Nancy Maclay Barbara and Bob Maerten Mark Magrann, in honor of Steve Morgan Kathleen Mahan Renee and Milton Margulies Vincent Massimiano John and Eileen McComb M. McDonald Faith and Arthur McDowell Kathleen McGrann

Judith McLaughlin Kathy McMaster Helen Mengel Sylvia R. Miller Barbara Miller Brad Moss and Laurie Gottlieb, In Honor of Harvey Swedloff Mr Bradley Mott John and Charline Neigh Hulon and Susanne Newsome Frances Novack Betsy Oliphant Ross, In Honor of the Ryan Family Glen and Jeanne Omans Gerald and Margaret O'Neill The Orenstein/Nichol Family, In Honor of Mildred B. Orenstein Phyllis Weber and Stan Oswald Martin and Jacqueline Page Mr. Richard Pariseau Judith Peakes Bob Peck Jane G. Pepper Iris and Paul Perlstein Jodi Petrillo Botte and Michael Botte Elaine Petrossian Matthew Pettigrew Donald and Carol Plank Stephen Platt and Robin Schaufler John and Victoria Podolski Margaret and Nicholas Potalivo Karen and David Pressel, In Honor of APA Class 24 Francis and Patricia Preston Linda Putnam Erat Ms. Linda Quam Mark and Karen Reber Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Richman Karen and Jon Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Shawn Robertson, In Honor of Regina Haigh Linda Robinson Ph.D. and Peter Krill Carmen Rodriguez Patricia Rose Maxine Rosen Evelyn Rosen Caryn and Leon Rosenberg, In Honor of Regina Haigh J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol John and Melanie Rowley Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer Marjorie and Alexander Russell Amy and Mitchell Russell Barbara Ryalls Robin Sampson Gerald Satlow and Beth Zatuchni Carole Schaefer-Charney David Scheibe Carl and Mary Ellen Schneider Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Irene and Marvin Schuman Jill and Kerry Schuman

Thank You to Our Supporters Carleton Schwager Warren and Carole Lee Schwomeyer Karen and Bob Serenbetz Kathy and Richard Sexton Polly Shaffer Leslie Sheer Craig Sheetz Jo Ann and Richard Simon Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon Pamela and Joel Spiller Steve and Judy Stern Paul Stone Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Barbara Sucidlo, In Memory of Anthony and Sue Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross Cecilia S. Tannenbaum Sylvia and Frank Tarzanin Letty Thall Lisa Pinto Trucksess, In Memory of Barbara Winters Pinto Carol Vahlstrom Constance Villiers Martin and Dorothy Vogel

Emily and Charles Wagner Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner Cathryn and Thomas Walsh Jeannette and William Webb Oscar Weber The Weinberger Family, In Honor of David and Debra Faye's 25th Anniversary Joan Weiner Fred and Shelly Weiner Constance West Ann and Doug Wilkerson Nancy Wood Judith Wood The Wynn Family Gerald Zeitz Rebecca and James Zug Jim and Debbie Zug

Special Thanks to

The Guthrie Theatre

* * Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes a gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift List represents gifts made between January 1, 2017 and February 1, 2018.

LEGACYSOCIETY

THE

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 Ardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work for decades to come.

Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* 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

Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kristine 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 Lauren Hughes Director of Development at 215.922.8900 ext. 149.

*denotes deceased supporter

2017/18

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Production

Front of House

Education Development

Marketing

Administrative Management

Artistic

Staff Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................ Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer ............................................................................................................................... Jonathan Silver Artistic Assistant ..........................................................................................................................................Sarah Scafidi Commissioned Playwrights .............................. Greg Banks, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, Lorene Cary Artistic Intern ...................................................................................................................................... Jane MacLaughlin Managing Director................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration ............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin General Manager................................................................................................................................Rachel M. Tischler Associate General Manager ..............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Assistant General Manager.........................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices...................................... Jonathan Edmondson, Adiah Hicks, Brennen Malone, Glynnis Nadel, Joshua Thorps, Sarah Steiker, Abby Weissman Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager. ............................................................................................................................ Rebecca Cureton Art Director................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Publicist ...............................................................................................................................................Christine Kozsuch Group Sales Manager............................................................................................................................ Kelsey Sherlock Sue Winge Marketing Intern...............................................................................................................Nicole Meredith Marketing Interns.................................................................................................................Bea Gerber, Becca Snyder Director of Development .....................................................................................................................Lauren Hughes Grant Writer.................................................................................................................................................Ryann Carey Development Coordinator .......................................................................................................................Paige Martini Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................JosĂŠ AvilĂŠs Arden Teaching Artists................................Madison Auch, Kala Moses Baxter, Rachel Camp, Johanna Carden, Tara Demmy, Jordan Dobson, Eliana Fabiyi, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, Madi Juleskusky, Leigha Kato, Jenson Lavallee, Tanaquil Marquez, Matthew Mastronardi, Cindy Paul, Katie Sink, Jenna Stelmok, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Kevin White, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokley Education Interns.......................................................................................................................................Hannah Smith Albert M. Greenfield Teen Council..........................Annie Bohnenberger, Cat Bohnenberger, Katelin Bradley, Dylan Caligiuri, L'tajh Carter, Patrick Daniels, Gryphon Faulkner, Anna Goula, Elizabeth Hilliard, Madeline Larkin, Elisabeth Moore, Jayden Moore, Anna Nowosielski, Cameron Orefice, Jillian Sajda, Allison Wray, Madeline Wray Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................. Corey Masson Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................................................Bryant Edwards House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Front of House Supervisor.........................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Front of House Assistants............................Ryane Beutler, Jason Blacketer, Galen Blanzaco, Angela Costigan, Matt Falance, Emily Fernandez,Victoria Heikenfeld, Madeline Jones, Emily Lantz, Jackie Leibowitz, Kimie Muroya, Francesca Piccioni, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski Kate Tenen, Paola Cruz, Kelsey Sherlock, Julianne Schaub Production Manager ........................................................................................................................... Courtney Riggar Technical Director................................................................................................................................. Glenn Perlman Assistant Technical Director ................................................................................................................... Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwich 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 Assistant to the Stage Manager..........................................................................................................Abby Weissman Combat Consultant.................................................................................................................Darren Michael Hengst Hair and Wig Designer........................................................................................................................Danielle Moseley Original Music.................................................................................................................................................Jerome Ellis Stitcher.................................................................................................Rufus Cottman, Susie Benitez, Sarah Mitchell Electricians..................................................................................................................Keighty McLallen, Chris Whelan Programmers.....................................................................................Sydney Justice, Kelly Orenshaw, Maria Shaplin Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Scenic Construction Intern....................................................................................................................Yoshi Nomura Props Construction Intern.............................................................Leah Nadolski, Alice Hall, Shaelyn Weatherup Costume Intern......................................................................................................................Jordyn Gaber, Lakia Gass

Board and Committee Members Board of Directors David Fryman, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Nancy Hirsig, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Rayenne Chen Joy L. De JesĂşs Nancy Elfant Robert Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III N. Peter Hamilton Joanne Harmelin Ann Marie Horner 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 David Fryman, chair Nancy Burd Michael A. Donato Nancy Hirsig 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 Kristen Phillips Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson

Board Development Committee Robert Elfant, chair Brian Abernathy Joy L. De JesĂşs Michael Donato N. Peter Hamilton Holly Kinser Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam

Is Proud to Support

the Arden Theatre

Personnel Committee David Fryman, chair Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Charles H. Rose Facilities Committee H. Hetherington Smith, chair Mike Green James Kronzer Richard L. Maimon John J. McCawley Chris van de Velde Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Anne Cook Robert Elfant Nancy Hirsig Holly Kinser Steve Wolfson The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Aaron Posner

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K IERANT IMBERLAKE Congratulations to the Arden on 30 years of artful storytelling that have inspired us to rethink the urban stage.

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