ASU GAMMAGE
INNER CIRCLE Volume 2 | Summer 2014
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CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF ASU GAMMAGE THIS SEASON
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY ON CAMPUS
INMATES MAKE AND REMOVE MASKS
ASU GAMMAGE GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY DURING ANNIVERSARY
IMPROVING SOUND IN OUR HISTORIC THEATER!
Photo: Tim Trumble
DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT
During the past 50 years, some of the world’s top soloists and symphony conductors have sung the praises of the auditorium’s sound. “With acoustics like this, who needs a voice?” declared Metropolitan Opera star Birgit Nilsson following her maiden-season performance at ASU Gammage. William Steinberg, conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, lauded Tempe’s Frank Lloyd Wright-designed facility as “the queen” of all halls. The acoustics in ASU Gammage are indeed remarkable for unamplified sound. In fact, ASU Gammage has been compared to some of the world’s most iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall when it comes to unamplified sound. Fifty years ago when ASU Gammage was designed, musicians, singers and actors did not use microphones. It is not uncommon to hear artists rehearse today and marvel at the way their voices carry in the hall.
“ASU Gammage has an urgent need to improve sound quality to regain her status as ‘the queen’ of all halls.”
Today, however, amplified performances are the standard across all spectra of performing arts, and ASU Gammage has an urgent need to improve sound quality to regain her status as “the queen” of all halls. Indeed, sound issues were one of the most frequently mentioned improvement needs from our audience surveys last fall. The 21st century ASU Gammage patron demands a more refined experience from every seat in the hall. The current sound equipment in ASU Gammage is a hodgepodge of components and devices, some as much as three decades old. A complete overhaul of the sound system is needed to return ASU Gammage to the high-quality audience experience patrons demand and help ASU Gammage reclaim her “acoustical” crown. ASU Gammage has contracted with one of the best theater sound engineers in the country to complete an extensive analysis of sound system needs. Together with the 50th Anniversary Leadership Board, ASU Gammage is making the upgrade of the sound system a priority project as we move to ensure the future of the venue. While the new sound system will be expensive, we do know that with the support from donors and corporate partners, ASU Gammage can make this project come to fruition. For more information about how you can help upgrade the sound system or to give feedback about sound quality, email us 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 Sarah Nolan Leslie & Jeff Rich, Co-Chairs
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Bill Way Mary Way, Co-Chair
Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Dana McGuinness Managing Editor: Victor Hamburger Creative Director: Sarah Moore Editorial Team: Cheryl Amick, Michelle Johnson Contributing Writers: Stacey Bailey, Jennifer Haaland, Julie Mate, Peter Means, Mollie Trivers Cover Photo: The original Broadway cast of KINKY BOOTS. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
CONTENTS 4 50th Anniversary Events this September
6 Inmates Make And Remove Masks
8 Meet Lee Bowman
9 Meet Barbara and Barry Zemel
10 Meet the Development Team CONTENTS
11 ASU Gammage Gives Back to the Community During Anniversary ASU Gammage Launches Corporate VIP Club
12 VIP Event Photos
14 Clinton Global Initiative University on Campus
18 Meet Lindsay Roberts from THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS
19 Making Private Events Historic
20 Meet Penrose Academy’s Jill and Burt Kohler
21 ASU Gammage VIP Club
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50 TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
The original Broadway cast of KINKY BOOTS. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS THIS SEPTEMBER • By Dana McGuinness Join us in celebrating 50 years of Connecting CommunitiesTM and the best of Broadway. Mark your calendar, for the special programing planned to applaud ASU Gammage’s 50th Anniversary.
KINKY BOOTS SEPTEMBER 16-21, 2014 • TICKETS START AT $25 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 Award®-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tony Award®-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony Award®-winner Harvey Fierstein. Come join the sold-out audiences who've discovered why – sometimes – the best way to fit in is to stand out! Those who attend the Thursday show will be able to take part in a special 50th Anniversary Talk Back.
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ASU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Salute to ASU Gammage TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014, 7 P.M. • TICKETS $20 (STUDENTS $10) The ASU School of Music commemorates the 50th Anniversary of ASU Gammage, with a blockbuster concert celebrating the program from the grand opening performance in 1964. The ASU Concert Jazz Band will welcome patrons before the Wind Orchestra performs music by Ingolf Dahl and other leading American composers. The ASU Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs will continue the evening with music by Bach, Beethoven and Strauss, whose music was played by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy at the grand opening concert in 1964.
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DANIEL ROUMAIN with the Arizona High School All-Star Symphony SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014, 7 P.M. • TICKETS $20 (STUDENTS $10) Equally at ease conducting a symphony orchestra or sampling Hip Hop alongside a DJ, composer/violinist Daniel Roumain returns to ASU Gammage for the second time after serving as the ASU Gammage Residency Artist in 2003. Roumain’s acclaimed work as a composer and a performer has spanned more than two decades, and has been commissioned by venerable artists and institutions worldwide. Roumain is also perhaps the only composer/performer whose collaborations span the worlds of Lady Gaga, Philip Glass, Cassandra Wilson, Bill T. Jones and Savion Glover. Roumain will collaborate with some of Arizona’s most talented high school musicians from around the state in a very special concert honoring ASU Gammage’s 50th Anniversary.
50th Anniversary Open House SEPTEMBER 28, 2014, 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. • FREE ADMISSION ASU Gammage opens its doors to the public to celebrate its 50th anniversary on September 28 with an Open House. Every hour, birthday cake and refreshments will be served compliments of Whole Foods Market. Guests will have a chance to enjoy self-guided building tours or guided tours of the building and backstage. The Sunset Lobby will be filled with children’s activities including Lego activities, coloring, an Imagination Station as well as hands-on crafts. Plus, enjoy an hour-long video on the history of ASU Gammage and more than 20 Tempe restaurants will be onsite offering free samples including La Bocca, Handlebar, Chompie’s, Rita’s Italian Ice and more. Plus, community partners and arts groups will be onsite promoting their offerings and passing out goodies. l
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INMATES MAKE AND REMOVE MASKS • By David M. Brown • Special for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com
JOURNEY HOME
The road is long, but the journey begins when you begin to step forward.
In South Phoenix, 20 incarcerated women struggle toward new life at the Estrella Jail through “Journey Home,” a 13-year-old rehabilitative arts outreach program sponsored by ASU Gammage in conjunction with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Life Paradigms Inc., a Phoenix-based company that helps the women discover and express their worth to benefit themselves and their waiting families. On March 22, the inmates—among them Robyn, a Mesa resident, and Rozae, a member of the Gila River Indian Community—offered the one-hour performance: “The Evolution of Self: Removing the Mask.” Through dance, poetry, revelation and the creation of colorful masks through which the women expressed both turmoil and triumph, they emotionally told their stories and yearning to transform lives of destructive behavior into constructive identities. They build the masks and then let them go. Rozae, whose home is Sacaton, the tribal home just south of Chandler, was charged with forgery and may be in prison for another year. Her father had always taken care of the family, but when he died, she suffered a kind of shock. “‘How am I going to provide for myself and the children?’ I asked myself,” she said.
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The Journey Home program has allowed her to remove the mask of victimization and direct her life home, where she is needed and loved: “I realize that I have children who depend on me, and I want to take care of them.” And Robyn, a shy 29-year resident of Mesa who created the signature poem for this year’s program, may be released before this August following a shoplifting charge. With three children on the outside, she hopes to complete drug rehabilitation, get her life “straightened out” and ultimately work with the Church on the Street program as part of its ministry. The Journey Home program has encouraged her to express poetically. “It’s helped me to go deep inside to the angst and find out what’s holding me back and bring it out in the open,” she said. “For more than a dozen years, Journey Home has helped women develop creative tools that can help them make positive choices and encourages them to break the negative patterns that lead to incarceration. We are the only performing arts venue in the country doing work like this within the prison system,” said ASU Gammage Executive Director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack.
“This mask has taken years to build.” –Robyn, inmate and mother, Estrella Jail, Phoenix, ‘Removing the Mask’
The women, selected for the program by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office, rehearsed for seven weeks prior to the by invitation only performance.
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They met weekly under the guidance of Fatimah Halim, founder of Life Paradigms, who facilitated the creative writing and storytelling; Imani Muhammad, who assisted each woman in creating a self-revealing mask; Teniqua Broughton, choreographer; and Doreen Bonnet, a guest artist from Virginia who helped create “Soul Collage” thank-you notes signed by the women and handed to guests of the performance. Hundreds of pictures for the collages were mailed in by people worldwide who had read about the program on the Internet. In 2001, dancer/choreographer Pat Graney began the Keeping the Faith prison project in Seattle. Halim was one of the participating artists, and Jennings-Roggensack asked her to create a similar program in the Valley as part of her Connecting CommunitiesTM outreach program to extend the walls of the landmark performing arts center, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary. Michael Reed, senior director of programs and organizational initiatives for ASU Gammage, actively assists her with the program. For Halim, each experience offers everyone, outside the prison system and inside, an opportunity for growth. “When we realize this, those experiences become like close friends, and The Evolution of Self works with the women on revealing these ‘friends’ and how they can be used to serve their highest good,” she said. Many of the women are at the Estrella facility for drugrelated activities — often tugged into criminality and cyclical aberrance by friends and family. The program helps them see two archetypes making this happen, the Victim and the Saboteur, says Muhammad, who also works as a psychotherapist for the program. “By understanding the power of what not to do, acknowledging the dark and living the light, they can fight the urges to give up and give in and not be the success they can be,” she said. The Victim and the Saboteur are one. Broughton, a former ASU Gammage employee, welcomes the opportunity to empower women by using many of the processes she has used in the past as director of the Phoenix chapter of Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona. “We provide the tools and strategies and experiences to make the women stronger and help break destructive cycles through creative arts experiences.”
The program continues to be successful, in conjunction with other rehabilitative programs, says Officer Sara Davidson, programs coordinator for the Estrella Jail. The sheriff’s department reports a significantly lower recidivism rate for those women participating than that of Estrella’s general population. Davidson has been changed, too: “I get to see what potential these women have, their imagination and spirituality. I am grateful that I have been able to experience it. I love it,” she said. Halim will present the inspirational masks to AfricanAmerican girls, 13 to 17, who participate in another program she coordinates away from the prison, Blueprint for Womanhood. At their graduation, May 3, in Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix, each of the girls will receive a mask she helped sew, as coordinated by Halim and her associates. “Under this mask,” Robyn ends her poem, “is a beautiful woman that’s been there all along. She’s been hiding behind the mask.” l
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DONOR PROFILE
Lee Bowman (center) with her guests at the Golden Gammage Gala in October 2013.
MEET LEE BOWMAN When you first meet Lee Bowman, her generous and vivacious spirit is impossible to miss. What may take a few more minutes of conversation to learn is that she is not Dan’yelle Williamson and Lee Bowman just a wonderful and kind person – she is a woman who has spent a multi-faceted life as a teacher, a farmer, a businesswoman, a mother, a selfproclaimed “beach bum” and, of course, a steadfast supporter of important causes close to her heart. Lee has lived in cities and communities across the country, but wherever she has called home, Lee has made a profound impact on her community. From serving on the board of the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis and as a leadership supporter and volunteer for the Boston Symphony and other arts organizations across the country, to her inspiring generosity to causes throughout the Valley of the Sun, Lee is a discreet yet truly influential champion of children, education, health, the arts and other important causes. Throughout her childhood in Pennsylvania, Lee was a gifted singer and today recalls enjoying music and the arts. It was not until later in life, however, that she began to regularly experience and truly appreciate live theater and music performances. During her time in St. Louis, she and her husband Frank were part of a group of community leaders who made it their mission to restore the then dilapidated Fox
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Theatre to the glory and glamour of its silver screen history. As a result of their and others’ efforts, that abandoned movie palace found new life as a world-famous live performance theater. She fondly remembers the grand opening of the renovated space, with a performance of the musical BARNUM. The show was spectacular and entertaining, she said, but another star that evening could not be overlooked: the breathtakingly beautiful and profoundly rehabilitated theater. Likewise, as ASU Gammage celebrates its 50th Anniversary and looks to the next 50 years, Lee has supported much needed capital improvements for this historic and unparalleled performance space in the city she now calls home. Today, Lee counts the arts and ASU Gammage, as one of the treasures in the Valley that bring her great joy. She has been seeing shows at ASU Gammage for many years, and Lee has been a subscriber of the Broadway series since 2010. In the short years since, she has become one of ASU Gammage’s most dear and generous friends. In the past year alone, Lee has made a tremendous difference in so many areas: helping to host VIP events, sponsoring a table at GO GAGA (Golden Gammage Gala), supporting ongoing programs and operations, and helping to secure the future of this historic gem. As an avid reader, lover of learning and all-around infectiously joyful person to spend time with, Lee inspires and energizes us to fully embrace life to its fullest and to rise to the challenges that meet us. l Julie Mate • julianne.mate@asu.edu
MEET BARBARA AND BARRY ZEMEL It is always fascinating to learn from donors how they arrived in Arizona and found their way to ASU Gammage. Some came from the far west (California) and move a little east (perhaps to escape the earthquakes!), and others made their journey westward from east of the Mississippi River or the Midwest. For some, they initially came as snowbirds and found it too hard to go back to the frigid temps of Chicago or Minneapolis and others just decided as young people to “go west” and begin new lives.
While visiting metro-Phoenix with Barbara, Barry was convinced that this was where they should begin the new chapter of their lives, but Barbara wanted to visit Southern California just to be sure. Sensing that procrastination might doom their adventure to the west, Barry went out and rented an apartment while Barbara was resting in the hotel recovering from a migraine. He returned to the hotel, told Barbara that they had an apartment, and they were moving. As Barry explained, “It never would have happened,” had he not acted immediately. Close family ties and pressure to stay in New York City would have meant that they still might be there today without his courageous, impulsive decision. They returned to Brooklyn to let their family and their employers know that they were moving. Barry left his job as a CPA at a firm, and Barbara left her teaching job. After arriving in Arizona in 1972, they picked up their careers here until each got the entrepreneurial bug. Barry eventually started his own accounting and investment practice, and Barbara created a successful gift basket company and dabbled in catering. While living in New York, the Zemels were obsessive theatergoers, and they were shocked at the lack of theatrical productions in the Valley, so they latched on to whatever there was. Eventually, they got involved financially with many local theater groups, however, only as audience members at ASU Gammage. Because of the Zemels civic mindedness, they realized that they were deriving enjoyment from their ASU Gammage experience without giving back. That is when they stepped up to provide generous annual operating support. Just a year ago, they became aware that ASU Gammage is running on a self-sustaining business model, without support from the University or state. It is really reliant on the community to maintain the historic theater and excellent programming through tickets sales and philanthropy, which makes their gift even more important. When asked why supporting the arts is so important, Barry says, “There are many parts of a community that make it
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VIP donors, Barbara and Barry Zemel, are among the group that decided at a young age to build their lives and raise their family in the west. Native New Yorkers who grew up in Brooklyn in very tightly knit families, they probably had no idea what Arizona had to offer until Barry spent some time at Fort Huachuca as part of the Army Reserves. Later, he convinced Barbara to visit Arizona because they both wanted to leave the harried lifestyle of New York City and start anew.
Photo: Rebecca Ross
world-class, however, the soul of a community is its arts and culture. The arts bring a level of diversity, camaraderie, creativity and enjoyment that allow us to escape our everyday endeavors and chores. Arts programs enlighten our lives and allow us the opportunity to move outside of the box and learn about the human condition, both in joy and anguish.” The Zemel’s generosity supports a multitude of cultural outlets, but “there is only one ‘Queen,’ and ASU Gammage rightfully deserves that title.” Thankfully, Barbara and Barry recognize that Gammage has been a generator of creativity for our community for 50 years, and they believe that the community should ensure that it remains a leader in theatrical arts for the next 50 years. “Our budding artists, our college students, our existing actors, both professional and amateur, deserve a venue as exciting as Gammage as an outlet for their exuberance,” says Barry. As VIPs, their theater experience is enriched by the interaction with old and new friends. They particularly enjoy meeting cast members at informal donor get-togethers. More than any one particular show, their lasting memories come from the continuum of their theater experiences. l Peter Means • peter.means@asu.edu
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MEET THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM Why do you enjoy working for ASU Gammage?
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ASU Gammage is a great organization internally and externally. It has been fun and rewarding to build the donor base and to raise dollars for the institution’s future.
Julie Mate Professional experience
L to R: Peter Means, Mollie C. Trivers, Julie Mate
Peter Means Professional experience Peter Means has 10 years of director level management experience for two world-class performing arts venues and a major university foundation with a focus on fundraising, board development, community engagement and programming oversight. After completing a professional career as a ballet dancer, Peter earned an undergraduate degree in finance from Franklin University and an MBA from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.
Professional involvement Serves on the boards of The League of Historic American Theatres and The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Tempe.
Why do you enjoy working for ASU Gammage? It is an honor to help support a famous historic theater and one of the nation’s top university based performing arts presenters. I get to meet with people who are as passionate about the performing arts as I am, and I get to help them discover and experience an indescribable joy in giving back so that future generations can enjoy the arts.
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Why is keeping ASU Gammage strong so important to the Valley? A cliché could never be more true than to say that a community, large or small, is only as good as its access to arts and culture. ASU Gammage provides access to arts and culture.
Mollie C. Trivers Professional experience Mollie C. Trivers has served as the executive director of the Whiteman Foundation since 1995. Mollie has 30 years of experience in nonprofit and arts management, including more than 20 years in grants management in the public and private sectors. Mollie also is the director of major gifts at ASU Gammage. Among her accomplishments, she served on the founding staff for classical music radio station KBAQ and Business Volunteers for the Arts.
Professional involvement Serves on the board of the Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
Interesting fact about you An avid amateur Carriage Driver (with the help of her horse Sam)
Julie Mate graduated from ASU with degrees in literature and nonprofit management, working as an intern at Special Olympics Arizona and KJZZ/ KBAQ. Julie was hired at KJZZ (news, jazz and editorial) and KBAQ (classical), Phoenix's public radio stations, and spent several years wearing many development hats. Wanting to work more directly with donors, she accepted a position at the ASU Foundation, which opened the amazing door, which led her to ASU Gammage.
Professional involvement Actively involved in organizations for emerging professionals and leaders, including local chapters of: Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Emerging Arts Leaders, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce's Valley Young Professionals and the Board of Young Professionals for Gabriel’s Angels - pet therapy for abused and at-risk children.
Interesting fact about you Worked with special needs children and families through college, and upon graduation had the opportunity to spend the summer living and working with one of these families in Jordan.
Why do you enjoy working for ASU Gammage? The people. Our donors are so passionate and generous, and I am continually inspired by learning about their lives and what drives them now to make a difference. Plus, our staff in development and across departments, is very collaborative, supportive and helpful. l
ASU GAMMAGE GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY DURING ANNIVERSARY ASU Gammage fulfills its mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM each day, but during its 50th Anniversary year, the organization wanted to do even more and make an impact on its community partners and local organizations.
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Beginning in September, ASU Gammage will launch its 50 Things campaign, ASU Gammage will give back through 50 different service projects within the community including shoe, coat, food and book drives as well as special perks to patrons where at select performances they may receive free show merchandise, refreshments and additional opportunities for people who normally would never be able to experience live theater. “We are so excited to be celebrating our 50th Anniversary, but ASU Gammage’s success the past 50 years would not have been possible without the support of our patrons and community partners. Now is our chance to say thank you and to give back,” says Colleen Jennings Roggensack, executive director at ASU Gammage. Some of the organizations ASU Gammage will partner with will include Save the Family, UMOM, Salvation Army, Hope & A Future, National Charity League, Homeward Bound and more. Other local businesses will also join ASU Gammage in helping these non-profit organizations like My Sister’s Closet, KTVK, Chompie’s and many more. “We also wanted our staff to get involved in paying it forward in the community and the ASU Gammage staff will be active with this community service endeavor during the next 12 months. We have a lot of exciting activities planned and we are eager to celebrate our anniversary by making a positive impact in the community," continued Jennings-Roggensack.
Photo: Tim Trumble
If you would like to learn more about 50 Things or to get involved, please connect with Dana McGuinness at dana.mcguinness@asu.edu. l Dana McGuinness
ASU GAMMAGE LAUNCHES CORPORATE VIP CLUB ASU Gammage is pleased to announce a VIP Club tailored especially to businesses. Corporate VIPs now can receive VIP Club benefits like access to the VIP Lounge in the Kathryn Gammage Gallery, prime location seating, and unique and valuable visibility for your business. Since 1964, ASU Gammage has shaped the landscape of performing arts in the Southwest and become a leader in the nation. Your partnership helps to support exceptional programming and transformational education and outreach programs of ASU Gammage. As a corporate member, a business corporate identity is aligned with a self-sustaining cultural institution with tremendous economic impact on our Valley – more than $400 million has been infused into our
local economy since 2006 and just last fall Disney’s THE LION KING alone generated nearly $22 million of economic impact in our community. Businesses can partner with a leader in our community in presenting the best of Broadway and beyond to more than 350,000 patrons each year. Whether you entertain clients and prospects or reward employees for a job well done, you’ll receive advance event notice, access to prime location seats, invitations to private events, VIP parking and access to the VIP Lounge in the Kathryn Gammage Gallery, helping you provide a unique experience your staff and clients won’t soon forget. For more information, contact Julie Mate at 480.965.1910 or julianne.mate@asu.edu. l Julie Mate
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ONCE VIP CAST PARTY at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro in Tempe 1. Colleen thanking the donors and cast at the party. 2. Bobbi Rubin, Dani de Waal (Girl), Mary Way, Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy), Laurie Goldstein, JO Finks and Chuck Goldstein 3. Joe & Helen Goldblatt pictured with Dani de Waal (Girl) 4. Kerry & Jim Engbarth pictured with Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy) and Dani de Waal (Girl) 5. Cheryl Eames and Bill Achtenberg pictured with Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy) Photos: Tim Trumble
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ONCE VIP Lunch to Honor Donors with Cumulative Gifts of $25,000 & Above Rae & Richard S. Love Lobby
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We would like to thank co-sponsors Cindy & Bill Abbott (The Holistic Center), Lesley & Paul Monfardini and not in attendance Iris & Nate Weiss (The Ada G. & Stanley I. Halbreich Foundation). 1. Cast members participating in the lunch Q&A 2. Lunch co-sponsors Cindy & Bill Abbott 3. L to R: Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy), Jana Sample, Donna Garner (Baruška) and Jana Wilcke 4. L to R: Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy), Tina Stafford (u/s Baruška), lunch co-sponsors Paul & Lesley Monfardini, Donna Garner (Baruška) and Stephen McIntyre (u/s Da, Bank Manager, Billy)
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5. Rae & Richard Love pictured with Stephen McIntyre (u/s Da, Bank Manager, Billy) and Tina Stafford (u/s Baruška) 6. Deanne & John Greco pictured with Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy) and Donna Garner (Baruška) 7. Carl Cross pictured with Stephen McIntyre (u/s Da, Bank Manager, Billy) and Tina Stafford (u/s Baruška) 8. Lisa & Larry Rogoff pictured with Ryan Link (Emcee, u/s Guy) and Donna Garner (Baruška) Photos: Tim Trumble
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Photo: Barbara Kinney/ Clinton Global Initiative
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY AT ASU
CGIU TAKES CENTER STAGE AT ASU: Clinton Global Initiative University on Campus • By Jennifer Haaland
It may be that all the world’s a stage, but the players upon ASU Gammage’s stage last month aim to change that world. The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU), hosted by ASU, amassed an energy teeming with revolutionary purpose. Shining with promises of a utopian vision shared by ASU and CGIU, the faces illuminated by the spotlight were instantly recognizable. The ideas and humanity present were even brighter. ASU President Michael Crow welcomed President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton, kicking off the event from ASU Gammage where a thousand-plus college student leaders came together for the 2014 meeting of CGIU, March 21-23 at Arizona State University. Among those waiting in the wings to further guide and inspire were U.S. Senator John McCain, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, former ASU student Jimmy Kimmel, Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and many more. Current students from more than 80 countries, scores of campuses across the nation, and of course, right here at the country’s largest higher learning institution all came to take action— specific, measurable, amazing action— 14
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on some of Generation Y’s biggest social, economic, and environmental concerns. The symbiosis between ASU and CGIU couldn’t be more complimentary, and from President Crow’s office, it was Jacqueline Smith’s job as the primary point of contact between the two to keep that synergy actively moving, especially before the event. “We are hosting one of the largest and most prestigious student gatherings in the world as a direct result of growing national and global recognition of ASU’s commitment to transformational change,” Smith, who serves as executive director of University Initiatives at ASU, and also serves as advisor to the president for social embeddedness, said.
Smith pointed toward the formal ‘design aspirations’ that Arizona State University has crafted as part of their commitment to creating a New American University. Those eight aspirations blend almost seamlessly with CGI’s ambitions. “My job is ensuring a flawless harmony as we advance the missions of both, during and beyond the event,” said Smith. As the Clinton Global Initiative University harnessed droplets of brilliance on a scale that allows the entire planet to benefit, Gammage absorbed it all, and broadcast it back out....to the thousands in the house, and to tens of thousands registered to receive the sessions as they streamed live around the world.
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Photo: Barbara Kinney/ Clinton Global Initiative
Opening Plenary: The Age of Participation “We want to translate ephemeral hopes and ideas into action,” Chelsea Clinton explained on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon the evening prior to CGI activities commencing at ASU. Like President Clinton’s admiration of ASU as an institution that never denies acceptance on account of insufficient financial means, she said, “CGIU is a place you’re accepted by the merit of your idea, not by who you are or where you come from.” Praising ASU’s leadership, innovation and research in her opening remarks at the Friday evening Age of Participation session, Hillary Rodham Clinton took the stage to welcome the 1200 students at ASU Gammage to the 7th Annual CGIU. Describing the participants as “members of the most openminded and tolerant age,” she noted the campus “could not be a better host.” Part of what Smith had characterized as “advancing institutional priorities,” the teams of students represented more than 700 accepted ‘Commitments to Action’ that ASU could bolster with a “robust network of consultants and peers.” Already gaining traction and changing lives, according to Hillary, were for example, Commitments to train NCAA athletes as AIDS educators, to erect in weather-whipped Haiti affordable, extreme condition resistant homes made from recycled plastic bottles, and to plop small re-usable cast iron fish into Nepalese family cook pots so as to eradicate overwhelming iron deficiency in women and children there.
President Bill Clinton next moderated discussions during which Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales noted how that morning’s Twitter shut down in Turkey demonstrated “social media as an instrument of staggering potential” when the service outage that was reversed before day’s end “immediately and massively backfired.” One of Senator McCain’s center-stage ideas intoned, “The Bell Tolls for Thee…..What is happening in the world—HIV, oppression, water quality, entrepreneurism--IS part of us. Involve yourself in public service. It’s ennobling. The world needs you, personally, today.” Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian activist Manal al-Sharif, who helped start a women’s right to drive campaign in 2011 by filming herself driving in Saudi urged students to “never underestimate the power of sharing your personal story.” President Clinton, impressively punctuated by ASU Gammage, ended the session saying, “Do NOT reject your ethnicity, gender, religion… You should and need to be you. ...The critical decision facing any change maker on earth revolves around a single issue: You’ve got to decide if the only way for you to win is for someone else to lose.” Advocating we rise above power struggles, his final impassioned words implored, “SOMEHOW, we have to find an inclusive model, for government, for economy, for all.”
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Photo: Paul Morse / Clinton Global Initiative
Chelsea Clinton moderated the Saturday morning session at ASU Gammage, Coming in Second: Scaling What Works, directing it toward those with the courage and humility to make their commitments about the work, not about getting credit for the work. The panel’s guidance was as important for furthering the university’s aspirations for our New American University as it was to the students it inspired. Echoing ASU’s designs to ‘transform society’ and ‘engage globally’, Chelsea charged her distinguished panelists with covering topics that “aspired to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty – through piggy backing and duplicating previously proven models and adapting successes to specific new problems .” ASU junior Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, director of ChangeMaker Central at ASU, is no stranger to keeping the mission first. As a second year CGI participant, her commitment is expand her last year’s project, replicating a Ghana scholarship program she’s already created. “I’ve partnered with local artists and entrepreneurs, selling the beautiful products in the States. ... All the proceeds and profits stay in the Ghana community….supporting the artist, providing schooling to kids who couldn’t otherwise attend. It makes it a sustainability project as well.” Completing her own CGI trifecta, Fitzgerald this year mentored, presented, and promoted ASU’s host role in the months preceding the event. Exemplifying ASU’s design aspiration of ‘enabling student success’, about 200 other ASU students participated, including accepted Commitment Makers that Fitzgerald mentored, and 160 other student volunteers. The CGIU experience at ASU is providing Fitzgerald wings. “It’s inspiring to be reminded we can find a community who believes in us, and we’re ultimately each responsible for creating the world we want to live in,” she said of the conference’s benefit. The panelists addressed exactly the issues with which Fitzgerald is currently grappling, encouraging problem solving that pivots on words
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like lend, invest, borrow, and bequeath. The Village Healthworks in Africa founder, for instance, provided stirring examples of conflict resolution. He noted “dehumanizing conditions that produce sworn enemies” also spawned the recognition “that all of us as people have more in common than what divides us.” It’s prevented starvation, provided housing and promoted sustainable, hope-infused communities. With ASU Gammage acting as the recipe’s catalyst, the CEO of Pro Mujer, serendipitously emphasizing ASU’s ‘socially embedded’ aspiration said the key to success is a willingness to share in a way that benefits many various communities. “It’s about unbundling your secret sauce and giving it away, employing both cognitive empathy and ethical fiber,” she said.
“It’s inspiring to be reminded we can find a community who believes in us, and we’re ultimately each responsible for creating the world we want to live in” -Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Photo: Paul Morse / Clinton Global Initiative
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY AT ASU
Coming in Second
The Future of Higher Education
-Dr. Mitzi Montoya The ASU Gammage stage projected highly diverse views about schooling in the final plenary session, The Future of Higher Education: Redefining Learning as We Know It. After opening remarks during which Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed we “not confuse credentials with education,” University Dean for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at ASU, Dr. Mitzi Montoya, moderated a lively discussion with incredible moxie and finesse.
Montoya, who shared the CGIUASU stage with several other ASU staff and faculty throughout the whirlwind few days embodied the university’s design aspirations of ‘valuing entrepreneurship’ and ‘fusing intellectual disciplines.’ “What surprised me,” she reflected, “was how a group of people diverse in
Toward the interview’s end, Montoya summarized the conference’s effectiveness, displaying how the university and CGIU are marching to remarkably similar drummers. “Whether ideas are local or global in focus, there is infinite knowledge gained in learning to think like an entrepreneur,” she said. “CGIU is a leader in encouraging students to pursue global challenges, and at ASU we provide our students with resources, means and mentorship.”
Photo: Paul Morse / Clinton Global Initiative
“We need people from a broad range of organizations and every generation to engage and commit their lives to making the world a better place. This panel was the epitome of that,” said Montoya in an interview following the session. “The value of education is a universal value – no matter what country or walk of life people are from. ...Driving change and making a difference in their communities, that’s what it takes – people working wherever they are to make a difference.”
their backgrounds, views on education, and experiences, was able to elevate the hot topic of redefining traditional education in a way that encouraged the audience to think critically and challenge the status quo.”
“The most worthwhile thing that we can do as a University is commit to providing all of our students the opportunity to turn their ideas into a reality.”
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Photo: Paul Morse / Clinton Global Initiative
“The most worthwhile thing that we can do as a University is commit to providing all of our students the opportunity to turn their ideas into a reality.”
Simply put, the CGIU weekend in and around ASU Gammage sparked genesis and regeneration untold for thousand of players who dare take the initiative to change the world. The event was a vivid incarnation of our university’s inspired design aspirations, and ASU Gammage provided the front row seats. With spotlight trained and capturing it all, abstract brilliance transformed to tangible, realized solutions. Our world is approaching critical mass, having reached the ASU Gammage stage. l
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MEET LINDSAY ROBERTS FROM THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS
MEET LINDSAY ROBERTS
Tell us about your professional experience. After graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Music degree in Opera/Vocal Performance with a concentration in Music Education, I started my professional performance career. Since then, I have worked both regionally and in New York on both the operatic and musical theater stages. Highlights include three national tours, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, a nine-month run of the role of “Nala” at Walt Disney World’s Festival of the Lion King, and my New York City debut in the role of Young Woman at New York City Center’s Lost in the Stars. I made my Broadway National Tour debut in the Tony Award®-winning musical, MEMPHIS, covering the starring role of Felicia Farrell and currently, I am covering the role of Clara on the Broadway First National Tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS.
What makes you most excited about being a part of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS? As a swing, I am in a very unique position on this tour. It is my responsibility to understudy six different roles in the show. This means being performance-ready on each individual's staging, choreography, lines, and harmonies. I also have different costumes and wigs to support each role. Then, in the event that someone is out of the show on a vacation day, sick day, or some other personal reason, it is my job to jump in and fill their spot.
Tell us why you are excited to return to ASU Gammage. I love ASU Gammage! Not only is it a great theater, but I also LOVE being on a huge college campus. Being here reminds me of my undergrad days. It was one of my favorite stops on tour last year when I came through with MEMPHIS. Being an East Coast girl, I love being out in the Arizona terrain. I also became a huge fan of ASU Gammage last year when I was able to experience first-hand how dedicated the staff, led by Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, is to their community and how, in return, the donors are very much dedicated to the theater. As actors, we like to become invested in the communities where we perform and ASU Gammage is a great place to do that!
What is your dream role? I am really blessed in that I have been able to play all of my dream roles: Sarah in RAGTIME, Felicia in MEMPHIS and Clara in PORGY AND BESS, but the one thing that I love so much about this industry is that new work is always being produced. Now, it is time to dream bigger! I am ready for more principal work. Photo: Tim Trumble
If you had to encourage a performer just starting out, what would be your professional advice? Two things. One, remember that this is a business of tenacity and perseverance. As actors, we hear "no" far more times than we hear "yes" when it comes to auditioning and booking jobs. Take each "no" in stride, always put forth your best work, and always continue to seek opportunities to continue growing and training in your craft. Secondly, find reasons beyond the applause to fuel your passion. Onstage, we get to experience the immediate response and gratitude of our audience during the curtain call or at the end of a big number. That being said, we are also doing a work that is transformative, and far more powerful than simply a form of entertainment. We, as actors, have the opportunity to bring joy, healing, and hope through work. It is both a beautiful gift and awesome responsibility given to us onstage each night. Honor that. l
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MAKING PRIVATE EVENTS HISTORIC •
By Stacey Bailey
Private rentals are a key part of sustaining ASU Kerr. Guests enjoy the space as a distinct alternative to hotels or banquet halls and their stringent policies. Renters may choose any caterer and are permitted to purchase their own liquor, wine and beer and hire a licensed bartender for an easy, inexpensive open bar. As an added benefit, renters feel proud of the fact that their events are supporting a self-sustaining music venue in helping to fund its operations, programming and maintenance. ASU Kerr plays host to a multitude of private and public rental events: weddings, receptions, parties, fundraisers, school events, concerts and more. Many ASU organizations utilize the venue. The facility maintains a vast client list that includes entities such as The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, BASIS Schools, PSA Art Awakenings and Rose+Moser+Allyn Public & Online Relations. “ASU Kerr is an absolute magnet for creative people looking to infuse their events with our interesting history and their own personal flair,” says Tracey Mason, general manager. “We’re honored when renters appreciate the venue’s history and want to share it with their guests.” Facility rental includes numerous amenities that encourage renters to choose Kerr, including professional lighting and sound, indoor and outdoor event space, two kitchens, multiple table sizes and free parking. Highly trained sound and lighting technicians supervise the production of all events. “The space feels warm and welcoming like a home because it really was! Mrs. Kerr loved gathering her friends—most of whom were musicians and artists—in the studio to share food,
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ASU Kerr Cultural Center, a division of ASU Gammage, is a rustic adobe home and music performance studio located one mile north of Old Town Scottsdale. Built by famed composer, ethnomusicologist and violist Louise Lincoln Kerr in 1959, the facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To the delight of many event coordinators, organizations and individuals, the authentically Arizona venue is also available for affordable private rentals.
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“Most affordable and unique venue in the Valley! The location is so beautiful. The convenience of using your own vendors really allows for a special, custom experience.” —Ashley, married at ASU Kerr company and work on their craft,” Mason says. “There’s more than 50 years of special times in these walls.” The venue and its dedicated staff are proud to help create gatherings in the same original hospitable and productive spirit of Louise Lincoln Kerr. Versatile and unique with commanding views all the way to Camelback Mountain and The Praying Monk, ASU Kerr lives on as a place to plan personal, historic events. Email Stacey Bailey at rental@asukerr.com or call 480.213.0997 for rental information. l VOLUME 2 | 2014
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MEET PENROSE ACADEMY’S JILL AND BURT KOHLER
DONOR PROFILE
When we at ASU Gammage consider our mission of Connecting CommunitiesTM, we are frequently inspired by the creative and committed leaders of small- and mediumsized businesses in the Valley who support the arts. Jill and Burt Kohler of Penrose Academy are two such compassionate and generous entrepreneurs. During a 20-year career in the beauty industry, Jill Kohler built a vast network and knowledge base of every working aspect of the field – in addition, however, she identified a glaring need for better training in technical skills as well as business best practices. In 2006, Jill and her husband Burt opened Penrose Academy, a cosmetology and esthetics school in north Scottsdale, to fill that need and prepare individuals for successful and sustainable careers. In 2013, Penrose Academy expanded their facility to 20,000 square feet and expanded their programs to also include a Laser Technician program. The school was also named the 2013 IMPACT Business of the Year and Response to Adversity Award recipient in the Small to Medium Business Sector by the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Penrose Academy curriculum combines hands-on technical training with a strong Penrose students compete in a makeover contest for a chance to win tickets to study of the growth and development PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT of business. She encourages her students to push their limits and embrace their creative potential to build a solid foundation for success. The school goes far beyond the expected; incorporating study abroad, robust business education, industry connections and community involvement in order to create a meaningful experience for their students. Just so, Penrose Academy’s membership in ASU Gammage’s Corporate VIP Club has gone beyond financial support and truly become a mutually beneficial promotional partnership. Jill and the leadership at Penrose, embrace new ideas and partnership opportunities that truly set their business apart and have extended ASU Gammage’s reach to impact more lives through the arts. Jill is a powerful force for good in her circle of influence. While inspiring her staff and students to achieve their best, Jill maintains genuine and remarkable warmth, getting to know each of her students by their names, as well as their professional goals and aspirations. Just as Jill, Burt, and their two sons enjoy seeing touring Broadway productions at ASU Gammage, they enjoy sharing the experience with others and reserve a pair of tickets to each regular Broadway season performance for students and staff. Penrose’s philanthropy extends to other organizations in the Valley, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, as well as ASU Gammage. ASU Gammage is honored by the Kohlers’ and their business’s partnership and are grateful for their commitment to our community. l Julie Mate • julianne.mate@asu.edu 20
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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 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
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INVESTORS GUILD $25,000 and Above
Patricia Langlin-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 Don Dotts JO & Harvey Finks In Memory of Ada Halbreich Peter Harries Robert Machiz Lesley & Paul Monfardini Barbara & Barry Zemel
GRADY GAMMAGE SOCIETY $5,000 and Above
Anonymous Bill & Cindy Abbott Susan & William Ahearn* Reginald M. Ballantyne III 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 Jay & Rojon Hasker Patricia Kaufman* Cathi Ann Kniola Merrily Metzger 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. 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
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Arizona Maxillofacial Surgeons PC— Dr. Brinks Austin, Dr. Bradley Porter, Dr. Brent Boyse, Dr. Paul Kelly Harrison & Laura Bachrach Tara Bickford Bailey & Glen R. Bailey E.G. & Carol Barmore Craig & Barbara Barrett Barbara, Irv & Jeremy Berger Karen & Gary Bethune Janet Bioletto Tara & Todd Bookspan Penny K. Boone Steve & Belinda Brown Broadway Across America Jim Cairns & Dani Stanton Camelview Physical Therapy Dr. David & Mrs. Georgiana Cave Jacqueline Chadwick, MD Children’s Dental Village Marilee & David Clark 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 Davie Glaser In Loving Memory of David H. Glaser 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 Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Mandell Linda & Serge Mandell Marketline Mortgage Ms. Michelle Matiski & Dr. Alan Snyder Steve & Rhonda Maun Drs. Elizabeth & Jeffrey McKenna Patrick McPhilomy
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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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Dr. Lynn Robershotte Vicki & Tim Ronan Jordan Rose Christine Scarpati Lyrna & Michael Schoon Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Signeski Jeffrey & Deborah Smith Cheryl & Ed Sucato Toby Teret Taylor Robert & Donna Teegardin Tewksbury Financial Group/ John & Sunny Tewksbury Zeena Ubogy M.D. & Millard Thaler M.D./Papillon Cosmetic Dermatology Center Phyl Wason & Irene Stell James & Elizabeth Wertz John O. Whiteman Doris & Duly Winkler Mr. & Mrs. Bob Withers/ Pastoral Care Fund
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Valerie & Ian Ackerman Andrea Alley Rhet & Marcia Andrews Anonymous Lory Baraz & Robert Zucker Tina & Glenn Beattie In Memory of Nan Beyer Jon & Jennifer Bohnert Susan & David Brachman Dr. & Mrs. Peter S. Brown Ellen & John Buzga Kelly Calhoun Sophia Chiang & Wayne Gaafar Kristie & Andrew Cowan Carl J. Cross Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Dichiaro Jackie Disney Kimberly Dorris Cheryl Eames & William Achtenberg Bob & Frankie Ellis Barbara Estrada Mr. & Mrs. Armando Flores Jane & Bob Franek MaryLee & Wayne Hanson Ronald H. Harten Cathleen & Scott Hartman Col. Paul Harwood Jane Jones & Ronald Hiller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Hoffer Genevieve & Michael Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Jozoff Patricia & William Jump Joan & Walt Koppenbrink William Leighton & Lisa Waggoner Linda & Ken Levin Donna & Marc Levison Michael & Daisy Levitt Alice Mason Julie Mate Elizabeth & Peter Means Linda & Anthony Meraz Vickie & Ron Neill Margaret & Larry Ostendorf Carol & Dean Owen Pam & Gary Passey Valerie & Gregory Patten Toni Ramsey & Mark Mulligan Ronald & Beverly Richards Roger Richardson Karen Roddy John & Dee Ann Rogers Rene & Theresa Romero Kristine Romine Linda & Sherman Saperstein Anne & Cary Silver
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Lynette Abarr-Boubelik Kevin Alaniz Joseph Albach Teresa Amabisca Bryan Anderson Anonymous Association of the United States Army, Arizona Territorial Chapter C.K. “Wiggie” Bastian & Stephanie Keeler David Bayliff Veronica & John Beamer Rachael & Benhamin Bertrandt Anita Blackwell David Blaylock Neva & Jim Bochenek Karla Boes Brittany Bourgeois Elizabeth & Dan Burk Betty J. Bussema Stephanie & Brad Butler Greg Byrne David Caparrelli Tony Castaldo Gloria Castro Kent Cattani Jacqueline Chikos Sarah Church Jessica & John Clark Laurie Cohen & Sudhir Kumar Michael Cole Jeffrey Cox & Jill White Laurie Cushman Matthew Dameron Diane & Eric Davis Michele Dennerlein Michelle Dinsdale Janice Donnelly & John King Diana Dunn Darrell DuPee Michelle & Keith Easton James Eberly Melissa Eggen Ira Ehrlich William Ewing Sharon Feltus Patricia Fimbres Jennifer Finley Catherine Flowers Arlene & Peter Frick Mary Ann Gallagher Jack Gilburne Terry Gimmellie & Brooks Hull Selma Glass Teresa & William Glover J. Vincent Gonzalez Morton L. Goodman & Kathleen Niederst Charles Graf Mary Ann Graf Barbara & David Greenberg Sharon & Thomas Gregory Jr. Lesli Griffen Roberto Guerrero Amber Gwinn Liesa Harkness Jessica Hernandez Linda Jo Herrick Leslie Hill Jon Hockersmith Nancy Hollenbeck Chelsea Hollis Audrianna Hoover Patty & Ronnie Horn Kathy & Kenneth Hudson
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Special lobby and website recognition
VIP BENEFITS
Chantelle Husband Bernadette Freeland-Hyde & Ronald Hyde Mary Ann & Alan Jackson Mister Jackson John Jeffries Anne & Tom Jones Kaulana Kahawai Laurie Kaufmann Dr. & Mrs. Dean Kile David Kinsella Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kirby Sr. Timothy Kneuss William & Linda Langer Kerry Langevin Daniel Levesque Patricia & Spiro Liaros Steven Lofgren Jacqueline & Louis Lucchi Cheryl Magee Suzan Makaus Jon McCaine Marilyn & Mark McCall Shannon McCaslin & James Frye Wendy McClellan & Charles Grosel Gail McClory Robin McDowell Kathleen H. McLendon Roberta McManemy Linda McMullen Todd Meijome Stephanie Mendozas 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 Larry Paprocki Matthew Pennell Natalie & Robert Petrucelli Mr. & Mrs. James Pomush Aenid Ptaszynski & Mark Ptaszynski Arcelia Rael Eilene & Norman Raiden Rosalie Raptosh Larry Read 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 In Memory of Ralph Thomas Marty Thorsen Rebecca Van Doren Kim & Peter Vann Cindy Weaver Marvin M. Weiner Lori & Neal Weinstein Randy Whitman Jeanne Wilcox Judy Sera-Windell & Robert Windell Felice Yocopis
Member
ASU GAMMAGE VIP CLUB BENEFITS
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For more information or details about benefits, call Julie Mate at 480.965.1910.
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UPCOMING VIP EVENTS
Photo: Bill Ahearn Photo: Bill Ahearn
Jason Kappus, Nick Cosgrove, Nicolas Dromard, Brandon Andrus and the Company of JERSEY BOYS. Photo: Jeremy Daniel
Photo: Tim Trumble
Wednesday through Saturday, July 9-12
Tuesday, July 22
Monday, August 18
Cast Party: JERSEY BOYS
Season Preview
Backstage Tours
Following the evening’s performance
7:30 p.m.
ASU Gammage
Join ASU Gammage and cast members from JERSEY BOYS for beverages and light hors d’oeuvres on Opening Night.
ASU Gammage
Get an exclusive look onstage, backstage and down the hidden corridors of the theater you make possible. Must RSVP to rsvp@asugammage.com
Exclusive VIP Club member benefit (Supporting Member and above)! Eligible donors will receive an email invitation.
Join ASU Gammage for a sneak preview of the 2014-2015 Season, with special guests, surprise performances and more teasers for the 50th Anniversary Season. Special VIP reception to follow (Supporting Member and above). Preview event is open to all donors and the public. Eligible donors will receive an email invitation to post-event reception.