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PRESENTING SEASON SPONSORS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles Dickens Adaptation and Original Lyrics by Rick Lombardo Original Music by Anna Lackaff and Rick Lombardo
Ronni Lacroute Carol Streeter & Harold Goldstein
Music Arrangements by Anna Lackaff
SEASON SPONSORS
CAST Ebenezer Scrooge
Charles Leggett*
Jacob Marley & The Ghosts of Past, Present, & Future
Cycerli Ash*
Bob Cratchit, Mr. Fezziwig, Old Joe (U/S for Charles Leggett)
Ben Tissell*
Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Fezziwig Fred, Belle, Mrs. Dilber Collecting Man, Young Scrooge, Businessman Collecting Man, Molly, Topper, Businessman Dick Wilkins, Undertaker’s Man (U/S for Ben Tissell) Fan, Hermione
Laila Murphy Rachel Lewis^ Dan Tracy Delphon Curtis Jr.+ Paul Harestad+ Alex Nowak+
Elizabeth
Netty McKenzie+
Martha Cratchit, Edna
Abigail St. John+
Ship’s Pilot, (U/S multiple roles)
Alanna Fagan+
CHILDREN OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL Eva Hudson Leoniak, Victoria L., Ja’miyah Moore-Smith, Zia Murphy, Maeve Z O’Connor, Serelle Strickland, Chiara Rothenberg, Margot Weaver, Victor Wells
CREATIVE TEAM Director
Brian Weaver
Music Director
Matthew Capurro
Lighting Designer
Solomon Weisbard
Costume Designer
Jessica Bobillot
Stage Manager
David Levine*
Properties Designer and Associate Scenic Designer
Alex Meyer+
Directing Apprentice
Melanie Owen+
Assistant Director
Reina Solunaya
Assistant Stage Manager
Thyra Hartshorn*
Assistant Stage Manager
Rachel Lee Millena+
Dance Consultant
Mary Devlin
Technical Director
Christian Andrews
Master Electrician
Jeff Ruggiero
Scenic Artist
David Pritchard
+ Portland Playhouse Apprentice Company member ^ Former Portland Playhouse Apprentice Company member The photographic, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is prohibited.
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Ellyn Bye Liana Colombo & Gilbert Shaw Joyce Hart & Ken Lewis Philip Terranova
OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY Jonathan & Deanne Ater, Mary & Don
Blair, Ellyn Bye, Colas Construction, Firstenburg Foundation, JW & HM Goodman Family Foundation, Hampton Family Foundation of The Oregon Community Foundation, Greg Hinckley & Mary Chomenko, Marge & Stephen Kafoury, Lagunitas Brewing Company, B.P. Lester and Regina John Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, ME Fitness, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, PGE Foundation, Raymond Family Foundation, SERA Architects, Shapiro Didway, Judy Shih & Joel Axelrod, The Shubert Foundation, Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Phillip Terranova, Steve & Elsie Weaver, Willamette Week Give! Guide donors, Wrather Family Foundation, Raffle Donors.
*Appears Courtesy Actors’ Equity Association. Actors Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. AEA negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org
FROM THE DIRECTOR My grandmother took me to see A Christmas Carol at a tiny theatre in a small town about 40 minutes from my our home in Harrisonburg, Virginia. These dates with her were special moments of my childhood. We drove to the Smithsonian Art Museum in DC, to the Opera, to the Kennedy Center to see the first tour of The Phantom of the Opera, but this trip to the Wayside Theatre was the first. I remember my terror and delight when Scrooge’s bed started to SHAKE. How was it shaking like that?! Magic. Here were adults playing dress up, running around, screaming, and having much more fun than any other grownups I had ever seen. I was hooked. I loved the play, but what I remember the most is the feeling of adventure and exploration with my grandmother. She wanted to show me the world, and share all of the most creative parts of it with me. I grew up Mennonite and parts of our family were conservative, and we even had an Old Order Mennonite babysitter who would come in a horse and buggy. But my grandmother was wild. She always drove a sports car, a Nissan 300ZX at the time. She always encouraged me to follow my dreams, and told me that I could do anything I set my mind to. But, “Be a good person!” She used to say to me, “Don’t be different, just to be different. Be different because you find something better.” I come back to this play every year because I am Scrooge. I forgot to honor and remember the past. I long for a ghost from the past to visit me and wake me up. To carry me back to Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house with her Frank Sinatra Christmas album playing and her red cut glass water goblets, and hidden coins under our salad plates. To see my grandfather sitting at the head of the table, stern and weary from work ask us to take hands as he says the blessing. And then there’s the Present. For me, and for Nikki, this means juggling the endless tasks of raising two kids, working full time jobs (thank you Portland Playhouse!), staying engaged with our friends, and trying to be active members of our community. It’s impossible. It’s inconceivable to do anything other than stay just ahead of the next crisis. I find my thoughts to be in a loop of chaos and frustration, with a repeated refrain of “Enjoy these
But my grandmother was wild. She always encouraged me to follow my dreams, and told me that I could do anything I set my mind to. But, “Be a good person!” She used to say to me, “Don’t be different, just to be different. Be different because you find something better.”
years. They are the most precious. And will be gone before you know it.” For Scrooge, it takes a powerful force to truly wake up to the present moment. His journey to the Past makes space in his heart for the possibility of change. His experiences in the Present awake his desire to live a more full, open, vulnerable and giving life. But can people really change? Can you? Here is the primary question of A Christmas Carol. Is real change possible? Can we transcend the person we have become through the long march of time, and be reborn into a new, better, kinder, more accepting person? Scrooge gets to ask this question as he comes face to face with his own death. “The course of our lives foreshadow certain ends, to which, if we persevere, they must lead. But if a life should change its course will the ends be changed?” This is why I do this play, to ask myself this question, to remember my grandmother, and to wake up to the present moment. And of course, I’m still a sucker for a good shaking bed gag. In love and kindness to all you “fellow passengers to the grave”
–Brian Weaver.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL | CAST CHARLES LEGGETT* (EBENEZER SCROOGE)
Based in Seattle, Charles played the Ghost of Christmas Present seven times at ACT Theatre (2002-2014) and Scrooge in 2015, when ACT celebrated its 50th Anniversary Season and the 40th anniversary of their Christmas Carol adaptation. Recent Portland credits: Andrew Undershaft in Major Barbara and Sorn in Stupid F*cking Bird at Portland Center Stage. Charles is a recipient and three-time nominee of Theatre Puget Sound’s “Gregory” Award for Outstanding Actor, and has twice (2009, 2015) been nominated for the Stranger Genius Award.
CYCERLI ASH* (JACOB MARLEY & THE GHOSTS OF PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
This former Division 1 athlete turned award-winning actress recently earned her black belt in Hapkido and is so excited to make her Portland Playhouse debut in A Christmas Carol. Cycerli received her BA from Rutgers University and her MFA in acting from the University of Tennessee. She is the CEO of a faith-based Theatre Company in Atlanta Georgia. Some theatre credits include Portland Center Stage, PassinArts Theatre, Dominion, Kenny Leon True Colors, Alliance Theater, and the Clarence Brown Theatre. She gives all glory to God for her accomplishments. Love you Paul and Susan Schwarz.
DAN TRACY (COLLECTING MAN, YOUNG SCROOGE, BUSINESSMAN)
NATIONAL TOUR: Once, Ivy + Bean; OFF-BROADWAY: Folk Wandering, Clown Bar [NY Times Critics’ Pick, NYIT Award nominee], Byuioo; REGIONAL: Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Nebraska Shakespeare, Arden Theatre Company; FILM: Lifetime’s Little Women. Pipeline Theatre Company ensemble member. BFA, Creighton University. Thanks to Mom and Dad for everything important. www.dtracy.com
BEN TISSELL* (BOB CRATCHIT, MR. FEZZIWIG, BUSINESSMAN, OLD JOE, U/S CHARLES LEGGETT)
Benjamin Tissell is a Portland-based actor, director and musician. He is delighted to be back at Portland Playhouse, having last appeared in Peter and the Starcatcher, and
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Assistant Directing last year’s Christmas Carol. Other recent credits include Ordinary Days (Broadway Rose), Astoria (Portland Center Stage), Angry Brigade (Third Rail), and many others. Ben is also a locally performing singer-songwriter and runs his own theatre company, Outer East Arthouse, in Clackamas. His music, credits, and upcoming projects can be found at BenjaminTissell.com.
LAILA MURPHY (MRS. CRATCHIT, MRS. FEZZIWIG)
Laila Murphy is delighted to be making her debut with Portland Playhouse! Regional Credits: Les Miserables (Eponine) with Broadway Rose Theater Company, Showboat (Julie LaVerne) with Lakewood Theater Company, Light in the Piazza (Signora Naccarelli) with Mocks Crest Opera Company, Once On This Island (Erzulie) with Stumptown Stages, Les Miserables (Fantine) with MPPAA. Laila has also performed with The Portland Opera, Artists Repertory Theatre, and Anonymous Theater. As a flutist she has performed with The Oregon Symphony, The Portland Opera, and Broadway Across America. A graduate of Northwestern University and devoted mother of three (one of who is in the cast!). Enjoy the show! lailamurphy.com
RACHEL LEWIS^ (FRED, BELLE, MRS. DILBER)
Rachel Lewis believes that three is a magic number. Yes it is, it’s a magic number. Being my third consecutive year of involvement with A Christmas Carol, I am especially grateful to join you here. I invite you to be free of your circumstances outside of our church. Enjoy our music, sing and celebrate with us. Meet someone new. Reflect. Imagine. Laugh. Cry. Receive. Thank you for showing up.
DELPHON CURTIS JR.+ (COLLECTING MAN, MOLLY, TOPPER, BUSINESSMAN)
Delphon Curtis Jr. is ecstatic to make his Portland Playhouse debut! He has performed in Always...Patsy Kline with Sally Struthers (North Carolina Theatre), The Wiz as the title role (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre), the regional premiere of the new Camelot adaption as Sir Sagramore (Old Creamery Theatre, and Great Plains Theatre). He was also the recipient of the gold medal overall for singing at the Ultimate Talent and Modeling competition in
NY. He is grateful for the opportunity to share the stage with these incredible artists.
PAUL HARESTAD+ (DICK WILKINS, UNDERTAKER’S MAN, AND U/S BEN TISSELL)
Paul Harestad is delighted to walk the streets of London with the cast of A Christmas Carol. Local credits include: Pippin in Pippin at Lakewood Theatre Company, Mortiz in Spring Awakening with Staged! at Artists Repertory Theatre, Doody in Grease at Broadway Rose Theatre Company (Drammy Nomination: Best Supporting Actor in a Musical), The Seven Wonders of Ballyknock (Lakewood), and Marius in Les Misérables with Sherwood Foundation for the Arts. Cold this winter? Save a sweater, hug a friend.
ALEX NOWAK+ (FAN, HERMIONE)
Alexandra Nowak is originally from Myrtle Beach, SC, but grew up in Boulder, CO. She attended the Santa Fe University Art and Design in New Mexico until they shut their doors forever this spring. This is her first time on the west coast, and she is loving the Portland rain after living in the deserts of New Mexico. She is grateful for the opportunity to work with the Portland Playhouse. If you’d like to keep up with her shenanigans, you can follow her on instagram @alexleenowak.
NETTY MCKENZIE+ (ELIZABETH, FRED’S WIFE)
Netty McKenzie is a performer born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She recently earned her bachelor’s degree from Portland State University where she majored in Theatre Arts and graduated with honors. Netty is ecstatic to be a part of Portland playhouse’s Apprentice Company for 20182019 and to be a cast member in A Christmas Carol for the first time! She would like to thank her family and friends for all their support. Enjoy the show!
ABIGAIL ST. JOHN+ (MARTHA CRATCHIT, EDNA)
Abigail St.John is a current Playhouse apprentice and is stoked to be a part of A Christmas Carol! Abigail likes eating burgers, playing video games and making bad puns, preferably at the same time. She thanks her mom for being her #1 fan and she thanks the Playhouse for letting her join their merry band!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | CAST & CREATIVE TEAM ALANNA FAGAN+ (SHIP’S PILOT, U/S MULTIPLE ROLES)
Alanna graduated from the University of Alabama with her BA in Theatre and BS in Economics. She loves the winter holidays, and is excited to tick off A Christmas Carol on her list of “Christmas Things She’s Done.” alanna-fagan.com. Instagram: @avelyesqe
MAEVE Z O’CONNOR (BELINDA CRATCHIT, MAID)
Maeve Z first appeared in Portland Playhouse’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at age 9, and continued on to the Drammy award winning A Christmas Carol (all 5 years), Left Hand Of Darkness (Hand2Mouth/PPH), Number The Stars (as Ellen with North End Players), Carmen (orphan chorus with Portland Opera), and the musical Dust On My Shoes (Fertile Ground). Her first single “Down With The Ship” was released this year. Maeve’s latest play, Leaving Manzanita, debuts in the 2019 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.
CHIARA ROTHENBERG (BELINDA CRATCHIT, MAID)
Chiara is thrilled to return to A Christmas Carol! Chiara is a sophomore at St. Mary’s Academy, where she is a part of The Marian Singers choir and an active member of the theatre program. Chiara trains with Bridgetown Conservatory and is a member of OCT’s Young Professionals company. Favorite roles include Alice in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Lakewood Theatre) and Andrea/Gossiper in Once on This Island (Spotlight MTA). Much love to friends, family and the entire cast and crew! Happy holidays!
ZIA MURPHY (PETER CRATCHIT)
Zia is thrilled to be returning to Portland Playhouse after performing in Scarlet earlier this year. Zia loves to sing, dance, make slime, play with her kitten, and watch home organization shows. She also plays piano and does commercial and voice over work. One of her favorite roles to date is Gretl in LOHS’ The Sound of Music along with her big sister, Malaika. She has trained with Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy and is a sixth grader at Lake Oswego Junior High School. She thanks Brian for this opportunity and hopes you enjoy the show!
EVA HUDSON LEONIAK (WILLIE CRATCHIT, BOY SCROOGE
Eva is very excited to play several roles in this year’s A Christmas Carol. In 2017 Eva played Pearl in PPH’s Scarlet for which she was nominated for a 2018 PAMTA Award for Outstanding Young Performer. Eva was Tiny Tim in last year’s A Christmas Carol at PPH. In 2016 she was The North Star in Broadway Rose’s A Very Merry PDX Mas. In October of 2018 Eva performed “Oh, Papa” from Scarlet for The State of The Arts event at City Hall. She loves to compose music on the piano, write short musicals and build Lego worlds. Along with her more traditional homeschool courses, Eva studies voice, piano and acting.
VICTORIA L. (ALICE CRATCHIT)
A little entertainer by nature, Victoria is thrilled for her first season with A Christmas Carol & first ever full theatre production opportunity. When not “putting on a show,” she enjoys taking things apart, reading & rewarding puppies with treats after somewhat successful attempts at basic tricks!
JA’MIYAH MOORE-SMITH (ALICE CRATCHIT)
Ja’miyah is a third grader at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. She loves to sing, dance, read and draw. She is very excited to make her theatrical debut in A Christmas Carol at Portland Playhouse! She wants to thank her family for there love and support.
theatre goer ever since, but prefers to not be in a seat and prefers the stage more. She has watched almost all of the shows here since she was born. Margot is a first grader at Boise-Eliot Humboldt. This is her second year playing in A Christmas Carol. Love and thanks to all.
VICTOR WELLS (TINY TIM CRATCHIT)
Victor is 10 years old and so happy and proud to be a part of this beautiful show. Not new to the stage, he’s performed in three youth productions. His favorite things are dancing, theater, playing with Woody and Jessie dolls, Superhero pajamas, hugs, and Disneyland. Like Tiny Tim, Victor is the 6th child in a family with 3 boys and 3 girls and is joyfully living his life with disabilities. Special thanks to Brian, the cast, his family, and God for this opportunity. 1 Corinthians 15:57 “Up with Downs!”
BRIAN WEAVER (DIRECTOR)
Brian co-founded Portland Playhouse in 2008 with Nikki and Michael, and has directed productions of Scarlet, The Other Place, Peter and the Starcatcher, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, Angels in America, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Light in the Piazza, and bobrauschenbergamerica. Credits include Intiman Theatre Company, Shakespeare & Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Brian is on the Board of Outside In and chairs the Oregon pilot of Creating Connections, a national public will building campaign.
SERELLE STRICKLAND (ALICE CRATCHIT, WILLIMENA CRATCHIT)
MELANIE OWEN+ (DIRECTING APPRENTICE)
Serelle started dancing, singing, and loving the stage at the age of 3 years old. She wants to be a dancer, singer, scientist, actress and illustrator when she grows up. She wants to thank all of her teachers from Maryland Dance Academy and Mr. Bobby. She plans to continue her studies in the arts so that one day she can be on Broadway. She would like to thank God, family, friends and teachers for all of their support. Special thank you to Brian Weaver for always believing in me.
Melanie is excited to be a part of this production and learn from all of the fabulous people at Portland Playhouse. She is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a BA in Theatre. This Christmas will be the first one away from home and on the west coast with a new-found theatre family. Recently, Melanie has assistant directed the Nouveau Sud Project’s original show Septem in Charlotte, North Carolina and worked as a stage hand with IATSE Local #322.
MARGOT WEAVER (TINY TIM CRATCHIT)
MATTHEW CAPURRO (MUSIC DIRECTOR)
Margot has grown up in this theatre and rolled off one of the seats you are sitting in at three months of age. She’s been an avid
Matthew is thrilled to be working with Portland Playhouse. Some of his favorite musical direction credits include ARTSLANDIA.COM
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DAVID LEVINE* (STAGE MANAGER)
David is a lifelong Portlander and former teacher who comes from a long line of educators-turned-actors, dating back to 1950’s summer camp in the Catskills. Recent stage manager credits include How I Learned What I Learned, A Christmas Carol, and Fences at Portland Playhouse; The Mermaid Hour at Milagro; and Cop Out with The August Wilson Red Door Project. He’s also been in the same band since pre-internet days, now, however, findable at chipanddrifty.com.
THYRA HARTSHORN* (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER)
Thyra Hartshorn is a production manager, stage manager and technical director. Her training includes an MFA in production and design with a concentration in stage management from the University of California, Irvine, as well as almost two decades in ballet production. Thyra has toured and worked with companies around the world including San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi Ballet. Locally she’s also worked with Oregon Ballet Theatre, Profile Theatre, White Bird, Portland Taiko and Northwest Dance Project.
PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE Our mission is to create a space where all people can come together to celebrate the complexity of our shared human experience.
A WORLD AWAKENED BY THE WONDER OF THEATRE.
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REINA SOLUNAYA (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR)
Reina is a director, editor, and photographer. A graduate of UCLA’s MFA Film Directing program, she has worked in the film industry in a variety of positions and currently focuses on freelance filmmaking and teaching media arts. Her work has been screened in film festivals such as the New York International Latino Film Festival and San Diego Latino Film Festival. She is excited for the opportunity to rekindle her love of theater and work with the incredible artists at Portland Playhouse.
RACHEL LEE MILLENA+ (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER)
As the stage management apprentice, Rachel has greatly enjoyed a-wassailin’ among the leaves so green with this exuberant, talented, wonderful company. She hopes you will as well. Love and joy and endless thanks to Mom & Dad & RJ, Jay & Elaine & Elsa & Misty, Trivia Night, & Egg City. insta @selfieabsorbed
SOLOMON WEISBARD (LIGHTING DESIGNER)
A Portland native, Solomon has spent the last 12 years as a New York City based freelance lighting designer for all types of performance. At Portland Playhouse: A Christmas Carol (2013–16); pen/man/ship, Jitney, You for Me for You. Off Broadway: Duat (Soho Rep); Men on Boats (World Premiere - Playwrights Horizons/Clubbed Thumb); America Is Hard to See (HERE). Regional theater: Arden, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Magic, Portland Stage, Westport Country Playhouse, Yale Rep. Upcoming: Breath of Life (Portland Center Stage), Otello (Festspielhaus Baden Baden, Germany); Il Trovatore (Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy); Oedipus (Teatro Mercadante, Naples, Italy) all with Robert Wilson. MFA: Yale School of Drama.
ANNA LACKAFF (ORIGINAL MUSIC AND MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS)
Anna Lackaff tours and performs nationwide as keyboardist for Mannheim Steamroller. She has been music director/conductor for San Jose Repertory Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Encore Musical Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Off-Broadway, Performance Network, Des Moines Playhouse, Noce, Des Moines Onstage, and
others. She was previously voice faculty at MN State University Mankato; Program Music Director of Walnut Hill School Theatre Academy, MA; and Resident Music Director of Carousel Theatre, ME. Theatre compositions include music for Thank You for Being a Friend, including its 2014 OffBroadway run. She has also composed for public tv; pop and art songs; and choral music, including her Ave Maria performed by The Western Wind. As a singer, she has performed with i Sebastiani and Third Chair Chamber Players. A visual artist, she illustrated Virginia Tufte’s memoir, Pieces, with 60+ drawings (Graphics Press 2013), and her work has been the cover art for the Journal of the American Veterinary Association (JAVMA). Adjunct faculty at Drake University since 2013 and Guest Artist at Simpson College in 2018, Lackaff lives in Iowa with husband Dr. Aaron Santos. A Christmas Carol, as presented here, was composed and first produced in 2005. AnnaLackaff.com
JESSICA BOBILLOT (COSTUME DESIGNER)
Jessica is an apparel artist who has worked on dozens of theatrical production, some of her fondest memories are: Cabaret (Fuse), Shrew (Laughing Stock Theatre), Alebrijes! (Milagro), Sense & Sensibility, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (PAC), One Flea Spare (Shaking the Tree), Eyes for Consuela, Blood Knot (Profile Theatre), Seven Guitars, The Lieutenant of Inishmore (ART), As You Like It (Portland Shakespeare Project), and Three Sisters (Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative). She also designs for dance, film, and special events. Her dresses have been seen in Martha Stewart Weddings and have won awards at The Red Dress Benefit Gala. She has a B.S.A. in painting and printmaking and a second B.S.A. in apparel design.
ALEX MEYER+ (PROPERTIES DESIGNER AND ASSOCIATE SCENIC DESIGNER)
A native of South Dakota, Alex is delighted to join the Portland theatre scene. Alex fell in love with the theatre as a student, and is pursuing a career in scenic design. He shares his love for theatre with his love for the arts, and enjoys painting and drawing, sculpture, and art curation. Alex received his B.A. from Augustana University of Sioux Falls, SD, and is especially grateful for his professors’ guidance and creative spirits.
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Karen Bassett Charlotte Beeman in honor of David Levine Patsy Berner Clay Biberdorf & Erika Schuster Edward & Polley Bowen John Branam Brian & Bridget Brooks Nicole Canale Beth Caruso & Patrick Clancy Nathan Cogan Debi Coleman Lisa Collins & Amy Cox Ron Crosier William Diebold & Deborah Freedberg Lori & Scott Eberly in honor of Nikki Weaver Norman Eder Leslye Epstein & Herman Taylor Judith & Paul Fardig Angela Freeman & Matt Moule Richard Gibson & Anna Roe David Goldman & Merilee Karr Corbett Gordon in honor of Shandi Walnofer Muff Gretchen Holden & Michael Ossar Philip & Jessie Hostetler Kimberly Howard in memory of Claude Howard III Angela Hult Glynis Jones Alan Juza Tom Kelly Jan Kennedy Ferguson & Charles Colwell Ferguson Jeff & Carol Kilmer Billy & Kali Ladd Casselle Latourette Laurence Daane & Mary Lyons Christine Mackert Amy & Richard Manning Michelle Mark & Michael Ecker Jean & Jim Mascaro Mignon Mazique & Jim Rue Bob McGranahan & Carole Shellhart Jennifer Messenger Aino & Landry Molimbi Carole E. Morse Art & Nancy Moss Melissa Mulder-Wright & Bill Wright
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Sheryl Acheson Chris Althoff John & Sally Anderson Robin Anderson KC Andrew Sona Andrews Gwenn Baldwin Shannon Batts & Nick O’Connor Eric Baxter Jan & Larry Beaudoin Peter Beeman Karen Belsey Susan Bexton Atieno Bird Suzanne Blair Naomi Dagen & Ron Bloom Lyn Bonyhadi Michele Bowler-Failing in honor of Harold Goldstein & Carol Streeter Elise Bradley Patricia Bradley Amber & John Broughton Barbara Brynelson Carolyn Buhl Irene & Patrick Burk Joseph Callahan Naomi Campbell Don Caniparoli & Sarah Rosenberg
Doug & Liz Capps Kip Acheson & Elizabeth Carr Maryanne Cassin & Ken Meyer Nancy Catlin Matthew Coleman Kristen Connor Deborah Correa Graham Lee & Lori Covington Pam Crow Mary Beth Pinon & John Cunningham Fran Daggett Tatyana Dembrow Norman Hale & Mary Devlin Mandy Doherty Ellen Donaldson Jack & Suzanne Downing Ann F Dudley Alison Ebbott & Bill Hasan Austin Eddy & Annika Schindler Vida Edera Jane Ediger Sara & Steve Elgee Benjamin Emerson & Jessy Friedt in memory of Kirk Reeves Michael Faith Anne Feeney Edward & Jeanette Feldhousen Nick Fish Daniel & Melissa Fisher Teri & Tobey Fitch Karen Fitts Judy Butler & Peter Fitzgerald Joan Fondell Gabrielle Foulkes Katie Frederick Carolyn Gazeley Marian & Steve Gold Marie Gonzalez Lisa Gramp David Greenberg & Susan Stein Shelley & Dave Hakanson Christine Hamm Donna Hammar in memory of Luke Hammar, Louis Goeschl, Mike Olson, Ed Carr James Hampton & Ashley Roland Janet Hanus Kathleen Hardie & Joe Stenger Wayne Harrel Jan & Tom Harvey
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This list represents contributions received from August 1, 2017–July 31, 2018 (including gifts and pledges to the capital campaign to restore our building). We make every attempt to acknowledge your gift accurately. If you find a mistake, please don’t hesitate to call us at 971-533-8743.
Liz Hawthorne & Lawrence Mohr Dawn Hayami Amy Henninger & Andre Leger James Heuer Maddelyn High & Eric Rosewall Judy Hilsenteger Barbara Holisky & Gary McDonald Laurie Holland Rebecca Houghton Beth Hutchins Andrea & Ruben Iniguez Jeri Jenkins Stan Jewett Nicholas Johantgen Frances Johnston Aili Jokela & Lee Stocker Laura Jones & David Livermore Charlene Jones Susan Jonsson Lore Joplin Lucy Keating Susan Kelly Robert Kerr & Claire Randall Janice & Mark Kettler James & Jessica Kinard Jeannette King Sheila Koenig in honor of Fran Daggett Ann Kopel & Lee Lancaster Teresa Kronstedt Richard Hilbig & Deborah Krum Georgia Lampros Meg Larson & Richard Lewis Kelly & Brenda Lawrence Melissa Lessard David Levine Del Lewis Susan Lienhart Cristi Miles & Clint Lindhorst Anne & Craig Lindsay Tom Lisicki George & Maryann Machan Victor Mack Michelle Maida Laura Mark Ann Balzell & Joseph Marrone Susannah Mars & Gary Johnson Ron Marsh
Marsie Martien Michela McMahon Richard Meeker & Ellen Rosenblum Jeannette Meyer Marlys Mick Matt Moreno Brian Myers Allen & Frances Nause Justice Adrienne Nelson Phil Goldsmith & Susan Newman Cynthia O’Carroll Eileen Odum Jane Olberding Wade Owens & Lauren Turner Maria & Ronald Patterson Charlotte Perry Randall & Danielle Phillips Eiko Politz TJ Browning & Scott Pratt Nancy Pyburn Suzanne Rague Carol Ramsey Deborah Redman & Don Whittemore in honor of Rudolph & Nevart Marth Richard Rees Dave & Kay Reingold Betty & Jacob Reiss Hector Roche Joseph Rodriguez Rochelle & Richard Rosenberg Patricia Mizutani & Richard Rosenhaft Ruth Roth Jacqueline & Nick Rothenberg Sandy Ruch Steven Saftig Joel & Laine Barbanell Schipper Darby Granberry & Gretchen Schnepper Russell Shirai Ellen Simmons Carol Slegers Olivia Solomon Patricia Southard Bob Speltz Michael Owen & Alice Spitzer Carol Stout David & Rosemarie Sweet Roberta Taussig
Artistic Director/Co-Founder Brian Weaver Education Director/Co-Founder Nikki Weaver Development Director Elena Hein
Kim Thomas & John Morrison Misty Tompoles Eileen Trudeau Andrea Valderrama Kathleen Van Riesen Jacqueline Walton Dorene Warner in honor of Carmen Schleiger & Joan Finholt Ann Coskey-Wasserman & Richard Wasserman Abel Weinrib & Carmen Weinrib-Egido Caroline & Paul White Mary & Nathan White Susan Wilcox Veronica Williams Carol S. Witherell Anthony Dal Molin & Kathryn Wolff Jill Wollack Darrell & Geneva Wright
SEAT RISER ($5,000–$7,499)
Energy Trust of Oregon Regional Arts & Culture Council Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation Tualatin High School Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
Box Office & Company Manager Charles Grant^
ORGANIZATIONS
STEPPING STONE ($1,000–$2,499)
Harold Goldstein, Chair Jill Ahlstrand, Vice-Chair Mark Williams, Treasurer Marge Kafoury, Secretary Andrew Clarke Michael Cowan Angela Freeman Fred Grossman Joan Hartzell Greg Hinckley Kimberly Howard Curt Jantz Carla Kelley Ken Lewis Michelle Mark Andy Ricetti-Eberly Stephen Robinson Pancho Savery Natasha Terranova Jennifer Watson George ‘Bing’ Sheldon (In Memorium)
BELL TOWER ($25,000+)
James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation Oregon Cultural Trust Raymond Family Foundation Weaver Family Foundation in honor of Phyllis L. Weaver BELL TOWER ($10,000–$24,999)
Colas Construction, Inc. Firstenburg Foundation JW & HM Goodman Family Foundation Jordan Brand National Endowment For The Arts Nike Oregon Arts Commission Shapiro Didway The Shubert Foundation Inc. Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Willamette Week Wrather Family Foundation ROOF RAISER ($7,500–$9,999)
The Boeing Company Newman’s Own Foundation The Standard
Bloomfield Family Foundation Humber Design Group B.P. Lester & Regina John Foundation Charlotte Martin Foundation Schlesinger Family Foundation Starseed Foundation Ocf Joseph E Weston Foundation The Wyss Foundation SUPPORTING BEAM ($2,500–$4,999)
The Autzen Foundation Jim & Sue’s Community Fund Oregon Community Foundation UNDER $1,000
Arts People Delta Inn, Inc. Intel Corporation Lam Research Foundation Marquam Auction Agency M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust Oregon Jewish Community Foundation PGE Foundation Premier Mortgage Resources SERA Architects Stash Tea Trailhead Credit Union Volunteers of America
Marketing, PR & Audience Services Director Sarah Bills Production Manager Thyra Hartshorn Development Associate Hayley Hilmes Assistant Education Director Corinne Gaucher^ Finance & HR Manager Alix Kolar
Front of House Managers La’Tevin Alexander^, Rachel Lewis^, Tamera Lyn^, Andrea Vernae^
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2018–2019 APPRENTICE COMPANY Delphon “DJ” Curtis Jr. Alanna Fagan Paul Harestad Netty McKenzie Alex Meyer Rachel Lee Millena Alexandra “Alex” Nowak Melanie Owen Abigail St. John