ASU GAMMAGE
INNER CIRCLE Volume 1 | Spring 2014
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A HISTORIC SEASON FOR A HISTORIC VENUE
50 YEARS OF A VALLEY LANDMARK
UNITEDHEALTHCARE JOINS FORCES WITH HEROES NIGHT
ASU GAMMAGE IS GROWING ART
INTRODUCING INNER CIRCLE MAGAZINE
Photo: Tim Trumble
DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT
As ASU Gammage embarks on its 50th Anniversary, we want to take the opportunity to share more in-depth stories and news with our valued donors. We have decided to redevelop the VIP newsletter into a quarterly magazine called ASU GAMMAGE INNER CIRCLE. This magazine will provide interesting articles about all the happenings at ASU Gammage, profiles of upcoming artists, information about exclusive opportunities for donors, as well as share some special stories of the iconic building’s history and plans for the next 50 years.
“We’ve been working hard to make sure this 50th year is full of amazing moments that help us deliver on our mission more than ever before.”
This new magazine allows us to explore more of what makes ASU Gammage unique in the arts world, as well as digging into the community programs at the heart of our mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM. This is something we strive for everyday at ASU Gammage and we can’t wait to show you how much your support helps nurture the great artists of today, while fostering the great artists of tomorrow. Our goal is that this magazine can help donors like you get a better look at what is going on behind the scenes and how you help make it possible. This first issue also comes at an exciting time as we announce the 2014-2015 season! This incredible season marks our 50th Anniversary at ASU Gammage. We’ve been working hard to make sure this 50th year is full of amazing moments that help us deliver on our mission more than ever before. None of this would be possible without ongoing support from donors like you who continue to help ASU Gammage thrive. ASU Gammage continues to operate under a self-sustaining business model driven by private support and ticket sales with no funding from the university or the state. We strive to operate like a lean, fiscally responsible business, but with the heart of a nonprofit. Thank you for your support of ASU Gammage! We hope you enjoy the new magazine! Please let us know what you think at innercircle@asugammage.com.
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Executive Director for ASU Gammage & Assistant Vice President for Cultural Affairs
50TH ANNIVERSARY LEADERSHIP BOARD
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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
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Bill Ahearn
Executive Editor: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
Jerry Appell JO Finks Grady Gammage, Jr. Laurie & Chuck Goldstein Albert Leffler Michael Manning Steve Maun Sarah Nolan
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Leslie & Jeff Rich, Co-Chairs
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Managing Editor: Victor Hamburger Creative Director: Sarah Moore Editorial Team: Cheryl Amick, Michelle Johnson Contributing Writers: Jennifer Haaland, Julie Mate, Peter Means, Mollie Trivers
Bill Way Mary Way, Co-Chair
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Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Dana McGuinness
Cover Photo: Tim Trumble
CONTENTS 4 ASU Gammage Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Blockbuster Season
7 Special Engagements BEYOND Series
8 UnitedHealthcare Joins Forces With Heroes Night
9 Donors Take Leading Role in Preserving Gammage’s Future CONTENTS
10 50 Years of a Valley Landmark
13 Meet Rob Kubisiak Community Partners: Abbot Downing
The cast of PIPPIN performs at the 14-15 Season Announce Event. Photo: Tim Trumble
14 VIP Event Photos
16 ASU Gammage is Growing Art
19 Kerr Korner
20 New Generation of Theater-Goers Keep Family Traditions Alive
21 ASU Gammage VIP Club
24 Upcoming VIP Events
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The Company of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Photo: Alastair Muir
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ASU GAMMAGE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BLOCKBUSTER SEASON • By Dana McGuinness In September 2014, ASU Gammage kicks off its 50th Anniversary with a series of special events and programs. The celebratory calendar of events will include a blockbuster 20142015 Broadway season, world-renowned artists, FREE events and exclusive anniversary performances.
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Fifty years ago, ASU Gammage opened its doors and has grown into a top cultural destination in the Valley. The Frank Lloyd Wright designed performing arts center located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University is one of the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world, home to the Desert Schools Broadway Across America—Arizona and BEYOND series. ASU Gammage’s mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM goes beyond the stage and the programs and impacts the community through shared experiences in the arts. “ASU Gammage’s 50th Anniversary is a time to celebrate the best of the last 50 years and to cheer on our plans for the next 50 years,” says Colleen JenningsRoggensack, executive director. “With a terrific Broadway and BEYOND series planned, we are also most excited to
open the building to the public on Sunday, September 28, so everyone can celebrate with us.” On September 28, ASU Gammage will host an Open House Birthday Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will include complimentary birthday cake and refreshments, building tours, free performances and more. The 50th Anniversary Desert Schools Broadway Across America—Arizona series will include Tony Award®winning hits like KINKY BOOTS and PIPPIN, as well as two shows that changed the Broadway touring industry and two of ASU Gammage’s most successful shows in our history, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and WICKED. The 15-week Broadway series is expected to bring more than $100 million of economic impact into Tempe and the Valley.
The following line-up was announced on March 17, 2014: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT • January 13-18, 2015
KINKY BOOTS • September 16-21, 2014 KINKY BOOTS is the exhilarating Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to new high-heeled heights! Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical, this inspirational story follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Together, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible … proving that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world. Inspired by a true story, KINKY BOOTS features a joyous, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tonywinning choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein.
PIPPIN • December 2-7, 2014 PIPPIN is back on Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago… and now it’s won the Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival! PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory? It features sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics by Les 7 Doigts De La Main. Join us for a magical, unforgettable new PIPPIN.
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The original Broadway cast of KINKY BOOTS. Photo: Matthew Murphy
One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. This new production features Broadway/television star Diana DeGarmo (9 TO 5, HAIRSPRAY, HAIR) as The Narrator and Broadway star Ace Young (GREASE, HAIR) as Joseph.
Josef Brown, Amanda Leigh Cobb and Britta Lazenga. Photo: David Scheinmann
DIRTY DANCING • February 17-22, 2015 DIRTY DANCING – the Classic Story on Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring the hit songs, “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life. ” London’s Sunday Express says, “This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!” Don’t miss your chance to see this recordbreaking live theatre sensation. You’ll have the time of your life! VOLUME 1 | 2014
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Cooper Grodin as The Phantom and Julia Udine as Christine Daaé. Photo: Matthew Murphy
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Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA • March 10-15, 2015 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical from the creators of THE SOUND OF MUSIC and SOUTH PACIFIC that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jawdropping transformations and all the moments you love — the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more — plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream ... or a really great pair of shoes.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA • May 27-June 7, 2015
The cast of MOTOWN performs at the 14-15 Season Announce Event. Photo: Tim Trumble
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL • April 21-26, 2015 It began as one man’s story … became everyone’s music … and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the recordbreaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL!
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Following an acclaimed soldout tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will come to Tempe as part of a brand new North American Tour. Critics are raving that this breathtaking production is “bigger and better than ever before.” This PHANTOM features a brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, new choreography by Scott Ambler, and a new staging by director Laurence Connor. The production, overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh, boasts many exciting special effects including the show’s legendary chandelier. The beloved story and thrilling score — with songs like “Music of the Night,” “All I Ask Of You” and “Masquerade” — will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this PHANTOM one of the largest productions now on tour.
Special Engagements: CHICAGO • March 27-29, 2015 A true New York City institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one showstopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.
Hayley Podschun and Jennifer DiNoia. Photo: Joan Marcus
WICKED • August 26-October 4, 2015 Broadway’s biggest blockbuster is back by “popular” demand. Variety calls WICKED “a cultural phenomenon,” and it continues to break box office records and sell out in record time. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One — born with emerald green skin — is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete — and completely satisfying — musical in a long time” (USA Today).
BEYOND Series: The BEYOND series for 2014-2015 will include some of the greatest artists to ever perform in the series who will return to celebrate our 50th anniversary including the ASU Symphony and combined choirs performing a tribute to the 1964 inaugural concert that featured Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra. Former ASU Gammage Residency artist Daniel Bernard Roumian will return to perform with an All-Star Arizona High School Symphony. The Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to bring their distinctive style and grace to the ASU Gammage stage. The series will also feature Philip Glass and guest pianists performing A Celebration of his full 20 Piano Etudes as well as Kota Yamazaki and the Fluid Hug-Hug Dance Company.
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No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards®, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations. Whether you’re looking for your first Broadway musical, whether you’ve seen the Academy Award®-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you’ve seen it before and want to recapture the magic, CHICAGO always delivers.
“The 50th Anniversary season will have something for everyone. We hope the community will join as we celebrate some of the greatest performers and shows to have ever graced our stage as well as celebrate this iconic Frank Lloyd Wright design as it celebrates its Golden Anniversary,” says Colleen Jennings-Roggensack. l VOLUME 1 | 2014
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CORPORATE PROFILE
UNITEDHEALTHCARE JOINS FORCES WITH HEROES NIGHT • By Julie Mate
ASU Gammage’s third annual Heroes Night was bigger and better than ever in 2014. Thanks to support from generous businesses and individuals (like our VIP Club members), ASU Gammage donated more than 350 tickets to opening night of THE WIZARD OF OZ for military service members, veterans, and their family members. The packed house was surprised by a special guest appearance by Mrs. Cindy McCain, who spoke about her own experience in a military family and honored the families who sacrifice for our country. The evening would not have been possible without the support of donors and sponsors like UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans, which treated the families to dinner on the beautiful ASU Gammage Promenade before the show. In 2013, UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans was honored to be entrusted with providing health care services to almost 3 million military beneficiaries in the TRICARE West Region. TRICARE is the health care benefit program serving our uniformed service members, retirees and their families. Many of the UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans’ staff members are veterans themselves and have a special understanding of the challenges military families face. ASU Gammage is tremendously grateful to have a generous Heroes Night partner in UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans. The evening could not have happened without their sponsorship. An evening like this – a chance for a sense of stability and to spend time together free from worry over the uncertainties of life – is sometimes just what these military families need. If you would like more information about Heroes Night visit asugammage.com/heroesnight or to get involved in making next year’s event a success, contact Julie Mate at 480.965.1910. l Above, Left: Tony Lonigro, UnitedHealthcare. Above, Right: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Cindy McCain with the ASU ROTC Color Guard. Photos: Tim Trumble
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ASU Gammage held a kickoff event for a new group of VIP donors called Golden Gammage Investors on March 7, 2014. The event took place at the home of Patricia Langlin-Brazil. The evening opened with wine and conversation accompanied by beautiful cello music played by ASU student Jesse Nummelin with a gorgeous panoramic view of Tempe Town Lake and Camelback Mountain. At the event, ASU Gammage executive director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and ASU Foundation Associate Vice President, Margo Wolanin, spoke eloquently about what it means to be a Golden Gammage Investor and what it means to ASU Gammage to have Golden Gammage Investors. Golden Gammage Investors is made up of ASU Gammage donors who have reached or surpassed the philanthropic milestone of $100,000 in cumulative lifetime gifts and pledges. This group represents a new era in ASU Gammage’s evolution as a top investment choice for forward-looking philanthropic leaders in our community and beyond. ASU Gammage honors the deep and lasting relationship these donors have forged with the theater and the great and consistent care they have taken to ensure the future of ASU Gammage and the performing arts. The vision for this group is that it will grow into a distinguished community of individuals and foundations broadly recognized throughout the state and the nation as champions of one of our country’s top performing arts presenters and most iconic theaters. At the event, Colleen began a new tradition by unveiling an exclusive offer for Golden Gammage Investors to join her for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival and Fringe Festival, which was received with great enthusiasm and immediate commitments to attend. Then, a wonderful, spontaneous conversation ensued among the group with each giving personal testimony on why ASU Gammage is important to them, to the community and the state. After wine and conversation, everyone moved to the club room for an amazing dinner. l Peter Means • peter.means@asu.edu
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DONORS TAKE LEADING ROLE IN PRESERVING GAMMAGE’S FUTURE
With sincere gratitude and appreciation for their significant contributions to keep ASU Gammage strong, vibrant and growing, we welcome our inaugural gathering of Golden Gammage Investors! Susan and Bill Ahearn Jerry Appell Mr. and Mrs. Rod Badgley JO and Harvey Finks Laurie and Chuck Goldstein Rae and Dick Love Patricia Langlin-Brazil Gene and Tom Polk - Margaret T. Morris Founation Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Bob Machiz Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey VMI Holdings Mary and Bill Way
Above, Left: Standing L to R: Marc and Margaret Erpenbeck, Mary and Bill Way, Laurie Goldstein, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Susan and Bill Ahearn. Seated L to R: Peter Means, Mollie Trivers, Chuck Goldstein, Patricia Langlin-Brazil, JO Finks, Margo Wolanin. Right: L to R: Laurie Goldstein, Mary Way, Margo Wolanin, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack. Photos: Tim Trumble
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GAMMAGE HISTORY
Grady Gammage and Frank Lloyd Wright
50 YEARS OF A VALLEY LANDMARK • In 1957, ASU President Grady Gammage had a vision to create a distinct university auditorium on the campus of ASU. He called on close friend and famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright to assist with the project. As luck would have, Wright had a design prepared for an opera house in Baghdad, Iraq that did not come to fruition that he decided to use for this theater. During a tour of the campus, Wright took a liking to an athletic field and said, “I believe this is the site. The structure should be circular in design and yes, with outstretched arms, saying ‘Welcome to Arizona!’” Wright worked on the sketches for the building during the last two years of his life. His most trusted aide, William Welsey Peters, brought his plans to finished form. In 1959, Wright nor Gammage lived to see the transformation of the blueprints, but their vision instantly became an iconic venue under the new direction of R.E. McKee Company from El Paso, Texas to complete the construction. In 1962, Grady Gammage, Jr. turned the first shovel of dirt in the official groundbreaking.
By Dana McGuinness
Construction of the $2.46 million building took 25 months. ASU Gammage stands 80 feet high, eight stories by normal building standards, and measures 300 by 250 feet. Two pedestrian bridges add to the feeling of vastness, and extend 200 feet like welcoming arms. ASU Gammage was completed in September 1964. ASU Gammage is the only public building in Arizona designed by Wright. The 3,000-seat performance hall offers three levels of seating, with the furthest seat only 115 feet from the stage. The acoustics are well balanced for unamplified performance, and the floating design of the grand tier assures an even flow of sound to every seat. The stage can be adapted for grand opera, musical and dramatic productions, or for symphony concerts, organ recitals, chamber music recitals, solo performances and lectures. The remarkable versatility of the stage is enhanced by a collapsible orchestra shell which, when fully extended, can accommodate a full orchestra, chorus and pipe organ. The shell is telescoped into a specially designed storage area when not in use. ASU Gammage celebrated its grand opening with great fanfare on September 18, 1964. Under the baton of legendary conductor of Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra filled the hall with a history making first performance. The first Broadway production was in 1964 and was CAMELOT. For the next 30 years, ASU Gammage was host to many national and international dance companies including Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet and Broadway productions as well as legendary musicians including B.B. King, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash and Elton John.
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Left: Grady Gammage, Jr. at the groundbreaking in 1962.
Since it opened ASU Gammage, has had five executive directors David Scoular 196474, Warren Sumners, 1974-79, Miriam Boegel 1979-84, Jim O'Connell 1984-91 and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack has served since 1992. Jennings-Roggensack has artistic, fiscal and administrative responsibility for ASU Gammage, ASU Kerr Cultural Center, with additional responsibility for non-athletic activities at Sun Devil Stadium and Wells Fargo Arena. In 1992, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack took the helm as executive director and established the mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM.
Along with its mission, Cultural Participation programs were created that take artists’ work into classrooms and community organizations, so that patrons of all ages and backgrounds can reap the benefits of arts involvement. For young people in particular, those benefits can be profound. Studies have shown that students who are involved in the arts perform better academically, are more involved in community affairs, have higher self-esteem and better attitudes toward school, and are less likely to drop out.
ASU Gammage celebrated its grand opening with great fanfare on September 18, 1964.
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The organizational mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM allows ASU Gammage to go beyond its doors to change lives for the better and make a difference in our community through the shared experience of the arts. With this initiative, ASU Gammage has discovered and created new avenues of communication through the arts to bridge cultural, economic and geographic divides.
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50 Years of a Valley Landmark • continued from page 11 In Arizona, more than 134,000 students attend a school without any access to arts instruction. That is why ASU Gammage provides numerous programs that give K-12 and university students opportunities to experience the arts through artist residencies, teacher development workshops and curriculum based programs that meet state arts education standards. Through a long-standing partnership with the Kennedy Center, ASU Gammage brings artist-mentors to Valley schools to work with teachers on integrating visual arts, dance, drama and music into mathematics, social studies, language arts and science lessons. By integrating the arts into other core subjects, teachers increase student engagement and make learning more relevant and meaningful.
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Experiencing art communally with others also creates and strengthens social bonds, leading to an increased feeling of trust, mutual understanding and shared values that are vital for a healthy community. Exposure to the arts can even convey health benefits for people of all ages. In the last 21 years, Jennings-Roggensack has commissioned 22 works to premiere at ASU Gammage which is more than any other presenter in the Southwest. Commissioned artists include Philip Glass, Trisha Brown, Bill T. Jones and the first North American commission of Pina Bausch. Jennings-Roggensack has also grown ASU Gammage into the largest university-based presenter of performing arts in the world. The Desert Schools Broadway Across America – Arizona series generates significant dollars, beyond the box office. The series is a leading economic engine for Tempe as well as the rest of the Valley. Even during difficult economic times, the series brought in nearly a billion dollars in economic impact to the Valley in the past 20 years. Since 1964, hundreds of well-known celebrities, musicians and performers have come through the theater as well including Mary J. Blige, Billy Crystal, Tony Bennett and Melissa Etheridge. Past artists include icons of dance, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolph Nureyev, Bill T. Jones and the Bolshoi Ballet and pillars of classical music, Vladimir Horowitz, Philip Glass, Yo Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman. ASU Gammage also hosted the 2004 presidential debate, lectures and symposiums featuring the world’s most prominent scientists, authors, dignitaries, politicians, and scholars, including Stephen Hawking, Elie Wiesel, Maya Angelou and Margaret Thatcher. To ensure ASU Gammage remains a Valley icon for another 50 years, a 50th Anniversary Leadership Board has been established to work with the staff to help secure the future of ASU Gammage. Frank Lloyd Wright’s widow, Olgivanna, exclaimed that Gammage would be significant for centuries to come, “if this building is maintained, it will remain forever young.” l
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MEET ROB KUBISIAK
Assistant Director, Estate and Gift Planning, Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University
Rob joins the ASU Gammage fundraising team with a great amount of experience in the private and public sectors. As a development officer, he has had significant success in securing endowed scholarships, investments, bequests and gifts that directly benefit a diverse group of students in a number of
colleges within the University. He also was instrumental in expanding the University’s art collection through a generous private donation. Prior to joining the ASUF, Rob spent 22 years in development as a banker, primarily in commercial banking. His experience includes establishing and managing relationships, marketing, preparing proposals, conducting presentations, and helping to ensure success for the team. He has worked with C-level executives, thought leaders and other significant civic leaders throughout his career. Rob received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and earned his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix. In Rob’s current role, he will continue to engage prospective investors/donors, and collaborate with faculty, students and staff to help to build on the strengths of ASU Gammage. Please join the ASU Gammage staff in welcoming Rob to the team! l Peter Means • peter.means@asu.edu
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
As ASU Gammage approaches its 50th Anniversary, the ASU Foundation for A New American University (ASUF) continues to be an active partner in helping to secure a bright future for ASU Gammage and to lay the groundwork for 50 more years of growth and cultural impact. Part of that partnership is helping ASU Gammage reach fundraising goals to secure vital philanthropic investment for capital improvements to our historic theater and an endowment for our programs. As part of that effort, the ASUF has added ASU Gammage to Rob Kubisiak’s projects.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: ABBOT DOWNING Abbot Downing works with individuals and families with significant wealth, as well as foundations and endowments, to help preserve and grow assets while building legacies across generations. Their clients receive the dedicated, high-touch, service of a boutique firm, complemented by the resources of Wells Fargo, one of the most established financial institutions in the country. With highly specialized teams that go beyond traditional financial services to help clients manage the full impact of their wealth (including asset management, as well as legacy planning, family dynamics, financial administration and banking). These teams ask questions, listen, then work with the clients and the clients other advisors (including attorneys and CPAs) to design, develop and maintain a tailored plan to meet their vision and goals.
Because of Abbot Downing clients’ ultra-high net worth, their needs and multi-generational family structures are often very complex. Abbot Downing is unique in this business because they keep a low ratio of clients to professionals (typically only 15 client families per Abbot Downing professional) in order to deeply focus on each client’s specific needs and tailor individualized solutions that address the financial and human dimensions of their unique wealth. Together, they work to help their clients plan and sustain a vision that will support their fundamental values across generations. Abbot Downing is proud to support the wonderful arts programming at ASU Gammage through our sponsorship of the VIP Lounge in the Kathryn Gammage Gallery. Many of Abbot Downing’s clients love and, therefore, support the local arts community. Abbot Downing regularly answers the call to support the local arts. One thing Abbot Downing particularly enjoys is the opportunity to spend meaningful time with clients in the VIP Lounge in the Kathryn Gammage Gallery before performances. Clients often tell them how much they appreciate the hospitality in the Lounge as well as the opportunity to delight in excellent performances at ASU Gammage. l Mollie Trivers • mollie.trivers@asu.edu
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THE WIZARD OF OZ VIP CAST PARTY at Z'Tejas (photos at left) 1. Colleen thanking the donors and cast at the party 2. L to R: Toby Taylor, Danielle Wade (Dorothy), Damon Bolling, David Horowitz, JO Finks and Jay Brazeau (Professor Marvel/The Wizard) 3. L to R: Danielle Wade (Dorothy), Alan and Char Augenstein, Mike Jackson (Hickory/Tin Man) 4. L to R: Danielle Wade (Dorothy), Gloria Garcia, Jill Pierce and Mike Jackson (Hickory/ Tin Man)
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THE WIZARD OF OZ VIP Donor Benefit Lunch at LON’s at the Hermosa Inn 1. Cast members participating in the lunch Q&A 2. Lunch co-sponsors Jay and Rojon Hasker with Danielle Wade (Dorothy) 3. Standing L to R: Vickie Neill, Andrew Taylor (Ensemble), Jennifer Schwarz, Dani Stanton and Jim Cairns. Seated L to R: Jeff Rich (50 th Anniversary Leadership Board Co-chair), Cathi Kniola, Debbie Troutman and Jesse Schwarz 4. Lunch co-sponsor Pat Kaufman with Lee MacDougall (Lion) 5. L to R: Stewart McKensy (Ensemble), Rebecca Bowman Nassikas, lunch co-sponsor Lee Bowman and Danielle Wade (Dorothy) Photos: Tim Trumble
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ASU GAMMAGE IS GROWING ART •
By Jennifer Haaland
CULTURAL PARTICIPATION
So much more than a purveyor of high-end, straight-from-Broadway musicals, ASU Gammage is a veritable hothouse of arts activity. Namely, the ASU Gammage BEYOND series and accompanying Cultural Participation programs are reaping vibrant benefits. This spring, the variety and reach of fresh art that Gammage is growing across ASU's campuses and the surrounding communities is vividly measurable and stunning.
If we think of ASU Gammage executive director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack as the gracious, dirt-beneath-herfingernails gardener, one who digs deep to cultivate relationships and nurture her staff and the arts they sow, then the cultural garden of new BEYOND art abloom in February's Playing for Peace program, in March's Regeneration by Eiko and Koma, and in April's APPOINTMENT theater residency with Aaron Landsman cannot be overlooked. But to get to the art, there are budgets and barriers to tend, spreadsheets and schedules to wend, hundreds of introductions and emails to weed through. That's where Senior Director of Programs & Organizational Initiatives Michael Reed and Cultural Participation Program Manager Melissa Vuletich, along with a host of others, come in with dedication in spades. “For me, it's a lot of alchemy,” says Reed flashing a smile as he describes how the BEYOND programming comes to fruition each season. "We talk about being impactful. We look at what's out there, what's available. The trick is presenting a balance of vital and relevant new art while staying solvent." 16
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Reed credits the collegial atmosphere and work ethic with boosting programming quality. “We're so fortunate that Colleen, along with being an insatiable omnivore for the work of artists and a brilliant arts director, is also a very strong person. She allows debate to come to resolution. We can take an attitude of ‘What if ...?’ and run with it.” As they embark on filling the BEYOND roster in a given season and consider intertwining residencies and other community outreach, Reed notes that keen organizational skills like those of the “unbelievably capable and unflappable” Melissa Vuletich become critical. “We want to have the work be wide ranging. I reach out to different entities on campus and as many various communities as we think might fit,” explains Vuletich. That wide range in the PLAYING FOR PEACE program alone included six ASU departments, three student groups and hundreds of individuals. In looking for “art that works within our communities,” ASU Gammage's reach across the globe transplants experiences to Arizona that give us all a chance to grow.
BEYOND germinated quite the hybrid residency when Israeli pianist Sally Pinkas, the famed New Hampshire-based Apple Hill String Quartet, Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and acclaimed film composer Kareem Roustom arrived in February. Their talks and performances addressed diverse audiences that ranged from graduate music students to language departments to student groups like Change Makers and the Tillman Leadership members at the WP Carey School of Business. Further, ASU Gammage also co-commissioned a new work that Roustom composed explicitly for those six chamber musicians. “We actually had hundreds attend the various functions and events... students and community members,” Vuletich says, sharing that the week included at least three residency activities per day.
the stage surface. A pre-school aged ASU Gammage attendee perched on her chair's edge, silently engaged as her arm and fingers rhythmically shadowed the players', her own dark curls lightly bobbing. After two unnervingly beautiful pieces by Roustom and a haunting, WWII-influenced quintet by a Jewish composer, the evening concluded with a question and answer opportunity.
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A testament to the artistic product created when disciplines are grafted to one another, two Tillman scholars in attendance admitted, “Music is not at all in our background, but this is the fourth time this week we've come to hear for Peace what they can do and what they have to say.”
Playing bridged divides between cultures in conflict with chamber music.
Pianist Pinkas, impressed by many “wonderful interactions with our colleagues at the School of Music, in clarinet, composition, string chamber music, collaborative and solo piano, and ethnomusicology,” noted in particular the developments with non-music disciplines. “We were exploring the ideas of making music together— our ‘chamber music’— as a living metaphor for making peace! Though most of the people we were addressing did not know much about music, they could sense right away that we had to listen to each other, interact and accept each other, in order to produce something beautiful. Everyone ... came out richer.”
Playing for Peace culminated in an intimate, Saturday night performance at ASU Gammage with onstage seating. The 150-plus audience members sat enthralled as Apple Hill sustained deep, pulling phrases through a Haydn quartet that had the string players' feet literally rising and floating above
During the Q&A, Apple Hill cellist Rupert Thompson hinted that perhaps ASU Gammage's BEYOND mindset is more abundantly far reaching than numbers and reports can suggest. “This campus, despite how humungous it is, is so unusually welcoming. During one of our breaks, it was after hours, but the chapel was open. I was able to sit in solitude, play a few chords on the chapel piano while just outside kids were doing their own jamming. We are immediately part of something bigger here. I'm going to miss the special dynamics on this campus.”
“I drew upon how melodies travel, leaving an account of the past, being re-used and re-imagined,” said composer Roustom speaking of his childhood memories of Syria and his personal motivation for writing the Gammage co-commissioned piece “Traces.” Suggesting a wider, deeper impact that BEYOND is fueling, he concluded, “When you're forced to leave your country, there's so many things you can't bring with you. Your culture, your music, however, can survive.”
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Eiko & Koma's Regeneration explores human condition through movement and dance Celebrated Japanese dance duo Eiko & Koma created many opportunities for our local communities with workshops and partnerships with the ASU Art Museum, the School of Dance, art students and the Deer Valley Rock Art Center during their time in the Valley this past March. Eiko & Koma’s performance focused on the elemental, with works that transcend everyday notions of time and space. As we discuss how their raw, expressive movement sometimes contains nudity, Reed talks about ASU Gammage sensitively expanding our understanding of art. “BEYOND gives us opportunities to work with potentially challenging subject matter on stage,” he offers. Pausing thoughtfully, he qualifies, “As presenters, we may not always be living in the same political, social and cultural environment. We may live in a very different context than the artist. We cannot disregard who we live with. It would be presumptuous to think otherwise.”
Returning residency artist Aaron Landsman describes his upcoming APPOINTMENT performances tailored to urban Phoenix that will take place on ASU's downtown campus at the Walter Cronkite building as “an exploration of rituals of the office.” Sitting on couches at a trendy coffee shop on the Tempe campus, the native New Yorker says, “I love that ASU Gammage provides room to cultivate an audience for experimental art. I enjoy being that ambassador.” Reed follows, suggesting, “It's like co-producing when ASU Gammage works with Aaron. We've developed an understanding and trust about investing in our academic and general communities, and in the art form. It's an atmosphere where we can take risks.” He notes, “For this particular project there's not necessarily a direct curriculum connection; it's more a jumping off point for curriculum development.”
Aaron Landsman APPOINTMENT creates new theater forms with civic, work-life focus
“It's a broader community, a nice balance,” says Vuletich. “Aaron will use a couple students and some community members for his actors. There's a little bit of a mix that will include the School of Theatre and Film, the Socially Engaged Practices program and more.”
“The most critical part of our Connecting CommunitiesTM mission is access,” Reed says about the unlikely thousands who have been touched by the engagement that has occurred in so many diverse settings throughout the BEYOND years. “The contemporary artists who comprise the BEYOND series understand engagement ... with the community, with students and with faculty.” Landsman adds with an affirming nod, “When would those worlds, New York experimental theatre and, say, an underserved Arizona girls high school, ever meet otherwise? It's those audiences that ask the most sophisticated, probing questions, the ones that make us really think. We get to create a rare learning environment where demystifying happens.” “From a pragmatic standpoint, we're building a future audience,” says Reed as the conversation winds down. “But tapping into the innate intelligence and curiosity in students, witnessing what people connections are possible through an art medium... It's what gets me out of bed every morning. It's the most powerful form of human connection I've witnessed.” Art isn't just entertainment. Learning isn't just for students. When ASU Gammage's BEYOND series and their Cultural Participation programs bring artists to the Valley, extraordinary growth emerges. Music sows cultural and historical bonds. Dance grafts emotions to space and time through movement. Theater cultivates understanding as it redefines workspaces and rules of social engagement. It's a breathtaking vantage point from which to view the world, and we here at ASU Gammage are among the privileged participants. l
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TUESDAY MORNING MUSIC and TEA ASU Community Flute Ensemble
May 6, 2014 • RSVP beginning April 22
The ASU School of Music joins ASU Kerr Cultural Center in presenting these free, informative and entertaining concerts that feature performances and commentary by ASU faculty and graduate students. We encourage patrons to donate $5 and bring a can of food or a sealed personal item to be donated to Vista Del Camino Food Bank. Your donations keep this tradition alive! RSVP REQUIRED! Please call the box office at 480.596.2660 to RSVP. Tea Service begins at 9:30 a.m. Concerts begin at 10:30 a.m. We thank Straight to the Plate Catering for providing refreshments. Straighttotheplate.com
COFFEE AT KERR ASU Kerr 2013-2014 Guest Artist: SCC Jazz Faculty Wednesday, April 16, 2014 • RSVP beginning April 2
Coffee events are part of an informal series of free performances and discussions featuring Arizona Opera performers and guest artists. We encourage patrons to donate $5 and bring a can of food or a sealed personal item to be donated to Vista Del Camino Food Bank. Your donations keep this tradition alive! RSVP REQUIRED! Please call the box office at 480.596.2660 to RSVP. Coffee Service begins at 9:30 a.m. Concerts begin at 10:30 a.m. We thank buzzberry + bistro for providing refreshments. buzzberry + bistro - 5959 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale, AZ - 480.717.9962
Save Kerr’s Coffees and Teas Tuesday Morning Music and Tea and Coffee at Kerr are proudly presented as a community service, but these series are not presented without cost. Your gift of support helps ASU Kerr continue to provide these and other community services at low or no cost to you and your neighbors. You can help ensure the future of this and other community programs at ASU Kerr. Please stop by the Kerr box office or call Julie Mate at 480.965.1910 for more information.
Carnival of Illusion – Around the World with Magic, Mystery and OOH La La! Select Fridays/Saturdays: April 26, May 30, May 31 • 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. STEP RIGHT UP and get ready to laugh, have fun and celebrate a magical night out with Carnival of Illusion! This top-rated attraction is “Revitalizing Magic” by blending their international theme with all the charms of a Vaudevilleinspired roadshow. Travel with the national recipients for “Excellence in Magic” and catch a lively slice of magical history with their beguiling romp around the world! The Carnival of Illusion is Magic, Mystery, and OOOH La La! Great for date nights, anniversaries, celebrations and special nights out. Due to the intimate nature of this show, shows regularly sell out in advance. Advance reservations required. No children under 13. VOLUME 1 | 2014
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NEW GENERATION OF THEATER-GOERS KEEP FAMILY TRADITIONS ALIVE
NEW GENERATION OF DONORS
We have donor families whose children have grown up attending theatrical performances at ASU Gammage. We asked both the kids and their parents what they enjoy most about live theater.
L to R: Mitch, Allison and Heather Ross
Dr. Mitch Ross and his wife Heather have been bringing their three girls to the theater for eight years. Mitch, a cardiologist, says, “Because we wanted our girls to have an appreciation for the arts, we made a conscious decision to bring them to ASU Gammage. Our daughters are academically driven and do very well in math and science; we wanted to expose them to creativity. We take them to the symphony, visual arts productions and as many shows at Gammage as possible. ASU Gammage offers great performances for families.”
Allison Ross, now 15, commented, ”I enjoy watching different productions and seeing how they ignite imagination. My favorite shows are WICKED, DISNEY’S THE LION KING and PETER PAN. The actors really make us believe the story the playwright created. It is fantastic to witness the expression of ideas and to see the actors perform.” Allison attends Basis Phoenix, a charter school, as well as Hebrew High. Her favorite subjects are biology and world history. Allison has two sisters: Kate (13) and Michelle (9). Dean Farrell, a professional photographer, has been bringing his daughters Katrina (20) and Olivia (18) to ASU Gammage for 10 years. Dean says, “I wanted to expose my daughters to something other than television and film. Live theater offers a much higher level of singing and acting; there is no ‘auto tune.’ The girls have gained a great appreciation for actors’ talent and versatility.” Laura and Harrison Bachrach started bringing their son, Alex, to ASU Gammage when he was three. “He absolutely loves the theater!” says his mother Laura, who is a nurse. She commented, “Kids who have exposure to the arts grasp issues better. It is important to have a well-rounded education, with theater and the arts as important ingredients.” Alex, now 11, has seen many shows at ASU Gammage. Alex’s favorite show was WAR HORSE; he attended the donor luncheon with his mother and received a private backstage tour led by the company manager. Laura says, L to R: Laura, Alex and Harrison Bachrach “Alex’s eyes lit up when the show’s manager took him to see the horses and scenery up close.” Laura always purchases the soundtrack or movie version of an upcoming show to prepare Alex for the performance. Apparently, Alex likes to critique the shows and can tell you about a performance’s high and low points. Alex’s dad Harrison is an oncologist and was a member of the glee club in college. Alex is currently active in Ahwatukee Children's Theater productions. Creating the next generation of theater lovers is an important goal for ASU Gammage. We are grateful to all parents who share the love of live theater with their children. l Mollie Trivers • mollie.trivers@asu.edu
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100K MILESTONE ASU Gammage gratefully acknowledges these individual donors and foundations whose cumulative giving totaled $100,000 or more as of January 2014. The contributions of these generous benefactors, in partnership with those of other visionary patrons, sponsors and volunteers, have incalculably enriched our community.
Arizona Lottery APS Susan & William Ahearn Jerry Appell JO & Harvey Finks Laurie & Chuck Goldstein George Brazil Home Services Patricia Langlin-Brazil Richard S. & Rae Love Carole & Robert Machiz Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation Margaret T. Morris Foundation Jenny Norton & Bob Ramsey Scottsdale Insurance Company/ Nationwide Insurance Foundation US Airways VMI Holdings, Inc.
CORPORATE/ FOUNDATION SPONSORS $75,000+ Desert Schools Federal Credit Union George Brazil Home Services $50,000-$25,000 Margaret T. Morris Foundation/ J.W. Kiekhefer Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Subaru Superstore of Chandler US Airways $24,999-$10,000 Arizona Lottery APS Pearson & Company Scottsdale Insurance Company/ Nationwide Insurance Foundation Stinson Leonard Street LLP/ Michael C. Manning UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans The Way Family/Way Family Charitable Foundation
$9,999-$2,500 Abbot Downing Arizona Business Bank Arizona Business Magazine BMO Private Bank Macy’s Foundation The New England Foundation for the Arts Penrose Academy Target Tim Trumble Photography, Inc. Riva Yares Gallery
LEGACY
INVESTORS GUILD $25,000 and Above
George & Patricia Brazil Dr. & Mrs. Charles Goldstein Rev. Jenny Norton & Mr. Bob Ramsey
PRODUCERS ACADEMY $10,000 and Above
Jerry Appell* Rod, Christine & Josephine Badgley Janet & Doug Baughman Mrs. Frank A. Bowman Jeffrey & Marcia Buzzella JO & Harvey Finks Peter Harries Carole & Robert Machiz Merrily Metzger Lesley & Paul Monfardini Barbara & Barry Zemel
GRADY GAMMAGE SOCIETY $5,000 and Above
Anonymous Susan & William Ahearn* Mary A. Barrett Carmela & Michael Blank Cheryl & Lee Brueckel Renee Cermak & Fred Auzenne Dr. & Mrs. Steven Farber Sophia & Mike Fong Karen & Grady Gammage, Jr. Christine & Luis Gonzalez In Memory of Ada Halbreich Jay & Rojon Hasker Patricia Kaufman* Cathi Ann Kniola Jeffrey D. Oliver Arthur & Linda Pelberg Jeff & Leslie Rich Rosenbluth Family Foundation Richard & Christy Schust Enid & Michael Seiden Lorri & Stephen Smith Mr. & Mrs. Ron Starkman VMI Holdings Pam & Wayne Wesala Patrick H. Zanzucchi KATHRYN GAMMAGE CIRCLE $2,500 and Above
AADS Office Solutions Int’l, LLC & Top Priority Messenger Service, Inc. Bill & Cindy Abbott Mariana & Richard Abelson Kathy Aichele & Fran Tepner & Robert Scrivner Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation Warren & Nancy Alter Anderson, Chavet and Anderson Inc. Dr. & Mrs. William Andrew Anonymous Michael & Betsy Appelbaum Felice Appell Tran & Glenn Appell Alan & Char Augenstein Arizona Maxillofacial Surgeons PC— Dr. Brinks Austin, Dr. Bradley Porter, Dr. Brent Boyse, Dr. Paul Kelly
• as of 3/2014
Harrison & Laura Bachrach Tara Bickford Bailey & Glen R. Bailey Reginald M. Ballantyne III E.G. & Carol Barmore Craig & Barbara Barrett Barbara, Irv & Jeremy Berger Karen & Gary Bethune Janet Bioletto & Desert Schools Federal Credit Union Tara & Todd Bookspan Penny K. Boone Steve & Belinda Brown Broadway Across America Jim Cairns & Dani Stanton Dr. David & Mrs. Georgiana Cave Jacqueline Chadwick, MD Children’s Dental Village Carol & Larry Clemmensen Les & Becky Coates/Lawns by Les Dr. & Mrs. Lance Cohen John H. Cole III M.D. & Patrick T. Boyhan Angela & David Conwell James L. Cramer & Allen C. Kalchik Cyndi & Terry DeBoer Mr. & Mrs. Tom DeBonis Bob Demaine Laurie Dennhardt & Anna de Jesus Todd & Wendy Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donat Kerry & Jim Engbarth Michele & Chris England Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ensor Jane & Andrew Evans II Lyn & Bruce Everette Bela & Miguel Fernandez Phyllis & Jack Finney Dr. & Mrs. Dean Gerstenberger Mark & Sherry Goldberg In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Charles Goldstein Jan & Dick Govig John & Deanne Greco Mark & Joanne Halberg Mr. & Mrs. Don Hall Alan & Anita Handelsman Carl & Patricia Harris Ralph & Ellen Hirsch David N. Horowitz & Damon J. Bolling Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen & Greg Kroening Tara Iyengar Dr. Ellie & John Izzo Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack & Dr. Kurt Roggensack Peggy R. Joslin Michelle Jung & Chris Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kaehr Stacy & Alan Klibanoff Michael & Ellyn Kruke Kathy & Albert Leffler Herb & Nancy Lienenbrugger Richard S. & Rae Love Douglas Lowe Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Mandell Linda & Serge Mandell Marketline Mortgage Ms. Michelle Matiski & Dr. Alan Snyder Steve & Rhonda Maun Drs. Elizabeth & Jeffrey McKenna Patrick McPhilomy Andrew & Marcia Meyer Kathleen & Barry Monheit Carl C. Mueller Rafael & Mary Munoz
BOLD indicates $50K cumulative giving to ASU Gammage * denotes multi-year commitment
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Anonymous Susan & William Ahearn E.G. & Carol Barmore Larry Berentzen Barbara, Irv & Jeremy Berger Charley Beyer George & Patricia Brazil Carl Cross Leonard & Emily Dudziak Raylan & Beverley Evans Mary Flora Marilyn & Jim Foley Alan & Anita Handelsman Henry & Mary Hansen Carl & Patricia Harris Robert & Jeanette Heacock David N. Horowitz Donald & June Julen Sue Larsen Richard S. & Rae Love Douglas Lowe Larry Mattal Elizabeth & Peter Means Merrily Metzger Marilyn Moman Paul & Janet Morrison Vickie & Ron Neill Clyde C. Parker Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Pollay Russell A. Robbins Virginia Schantz Margaret Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Russell Smith Jo & Frank Stockman Bruce C. Thoeny Mollie C. Trivers John & Joyce Webb Allie Lamar Yeager
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VOLUME 1 | 2014
DONORS
Timothy Kneuss William & Linda Langer Kerry Langevin Michael Levitt M.D. Patricia & Spiro Liaros Steven Lofgren Jacqueline & Louis Lucchi Cheryl Magee Suzan Makaus Jon McCaine Marilyn & Mark McCall Wendy McClellan & Charles Grosel Gail McClory Kathleen H. McLendon Roberta McManemy Linda McMullen Todd Meijome Stephanie Mendozas Linda Meraz Jacque Metcalf Glenda Meyer Kathleen Mickle David Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jack Millman Donna Mongeon Scott More Kathryn Morrison Monroe K. Morrison II & Alesia Washington Karen Nackard Jennifer Nemcek Mike Nowotarski Steven Oman Todd Ott Matthew Pennell Natalie & Robert Petrucelli Mr. & Mrs. James Pomush Aenid Ptaszynski & Mark Ptaszynski Eilene & Norman Raiden Rosalie Raptosh Larry Read Arcelia Real Erma Reeder Leslie Reynolds James Rich Priscilla Rieck Ronald & Cynthia Rodgers Dawn & Gavin Rutledge Danny Sallee Michael Sandlin Christine & Anthony Sandoval Dawn & Craig Schroyer Gwendolyn Schulz Jacob Schwarz Eugene Serbus Kathy Sill & Joel Birenbaum Raj Sivananthan Susan & Robert Solliday Linda Solomon Laura Spearman Kelly Stricklin Christopher Swahn Audreyetta Swanson Kim & Chuck Swanson Mrs. Susan Swartzfager Patricia Taylor Regina & Ralph Thomas Marty Thorsen Kim & Peter Vann Cindy Weaver Marvin M. Weiner Lori & Neal Weinstein Randy Whitman Jeanne Wilcox Judy Sera-Windell & Robert Windell Felice Yocopis
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ASU GAMMAGE INNER CIRCLE PO Box 870205 Tempe, AZ 85287-0205 480.965.5062 asugammage.com
UPCOMING VIP EVENTS Tuesday, April 29
Tuesday, June 3
Cast Party: ONCE
Cast Party: PORGY AND BESS
10 p.m. (approx.)
10 p.m. (approx.)
Join ASU Gammage and cast members from ONCE for beverages and light hors d'oeuvres on Opening Night.
Join ASU Gammage and cast members from PORGY AND BESS for beverages and light hors d'oeuvres on Opening Night.
Exclusive VIP Club member benefit (Supporting Member and above)! Must RSVP.
Exclusive VIP Club member benefit (Supporting Member and above)! Must RSVP.
Thursday, June 5 Sunday, June 8 Broadway Adventure Trip New York City
ONCE Tour Company Š Joan Marcus
Thursday, May 1 Special ONCE Lunch Exclusive VIP Club benefit for members who have cumulative giving above $25,000.
Join fellow Gammage supporters for an unforgettable tour including behind-thescenes Broadway, music, art, uniquely NYC, Tony Award Weekend. Please contact Mollie Trivers at 480.727.0005 for more information about cost, itinerary and to reserve your spot.
Friday, June 6 Camp Broadway Family Finale 4 p.m. ASU Galvin Playhouse Join us for a performance by this year's talented Camp Broadway campers, closing their week of intensive performing arts workshops. Limited capacity. Please contact Melissa Vuletich at 480.965.3940 for more information.