I AM OF IRELAND | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | THE D O G OF THE SOUTH | LIT TLE BEE | SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
BOOK-IT’S
Twenty-five years ago Book-It received its non-profit status, and from the start, we were committed to artistic experimentation. The Book-It Style that you know now was developed through performing short stories verbatim for the public free of charge. By 1994, when I Am of Ireland debuted in the Oddfellows Hall on Capitol Hill, we had an ardent following and a devoted paying audience. I Am of Ireland is particularly memorable for the two of us. It marks when our friendship and partnership as co-artistic directors really took hold. That summer of 1994, Book-It decided to move from the Oddfellows Hall, which we shared with Freehold Theatre, into our own space. We found cheap rent on the third floor of a nearly empty office building across from Lake Union at 1219 Westlake Ave. North. This would be Book-It’s home until February 2001 when the company moved here to Seattle Center. Sometimes 1994 feels like yesterday. That summer, working in our hot office on that third-floor walkup, looking out the window at the cool, shimmering waters of Lake Union, we initiated late afternoon meetings—in our kayaks. We’d paddle out to the middle of the lake, link our boats together, crack a beer and discuss our strategies: How can we get Peter Donnelly, the CEO of Corporate Council of the Arts to have lunch with us? Where can we find new, comfortable chairs for our audience? Who can design our brochure? We have only one computer, how do we share it? What is the internet? Who can we get to help us make lunch for 30 grant makers? Will they all fit in our lobby? Speaking of the lobby, someone donated five gallons of free paint; it’s yellow, will that work in there? And so we went. And here we are now, celebrating our rich canon of adaptations from which we pulled a couple of favorites to kick off this Silver Jubilee Season. What fun it is to have Stephanie Shine return to Seattle to help us revive I Am of Ireland, which she started so long ago. What a privilege it has been to work over the years with this community of artists who continue to inspire the Book-It Style. And what an honor it is to have you, our devoted audience, still supporting the work that is now a quarter of a century old.
EARLY YEARS
Myra Platt and Jane Jones in I Am of Ireland in 1997.
Jane Jones and friends in 1994; photo by Myra Platt.
With gratitude and fondness,
Jane & Myra
Founding Co-Artistic Directors
Jennifer Sue Johnson, Jane Jones, and Myra Platt backstage before I Am of Ireland.
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I AM OF IRELAND
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Jane Austen
F EB RUA RY 11 - M A RC H 8, 2 01 5
THE D O G OF THE SOUTH
by Charles Portis
APRI L 22 - M AY 17, 2 01 5
LITTLE BEE
by Chris Cleave
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
by Kurt Vonnegut
T ICKE TS ON SALE N OW | BOO K- IT.O RG
JANE JONES & MYRA PLATT, FOUNDING CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS | MYRA PLATT, ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR
I Am of Ireland: A Celebration in story, song, and dance Featuring works by W. B. Yeats, St. John Ervine, John B. Keane, Frank O’Connor, Paul Vincent Carroll, and Mary Lavin Conceived, adapted, and directed by Stephanie Shine**
ensemble Brian Gunter* Suzy Hunt* Edd Key* David Anthony Lewis* Joey Shaw Allison Standley Kayla Walker Miranda C. Pratt* Emma Pihl
Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Artistic Team Marleigh Driscoll Will Abrahamse David Baldwin Doris Black Lindsay Carpenter Edd Key Gin Hammond Jane Jones
Assistant Director Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Dramaturg Music Director Dialect Coach Dance Coach
Originally produced by Book-It in 1994. * Member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
** The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
Season Support Lucky Seven Foundation Media Support
Additional generous support is provided by individuals, and by Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, The Ex Anima Fund, The Williams Miller Family Foundation, and Spark Charitable Foundation. Many thanks to all our supporters!
I Am of Ireland
A Celebration in story, song, and dance
Act I
Act II
“I Am of Ireland”
“I’ll Tell Me Ma”
Poem by W. B. Yeats, Music by Myra Platt
“The Flowers on the Mountainside” “Mouth Music” “Don’t Forget Your Shovel” by Christie Hennessy
“The Fisher Boy” The Burial
by St. John Ervine John Mawhinney............................................................ Edd Key James O’Hara.......................................................... Brian Gunter John McClurg............................................David Anthony Lewis
“Whack Fol the Diddle”
“Road to Lisdoonvarna” “January” She Went By Gently
by Paul Vincent Carroll Maura........................................................................ Suzy Hunt Frank..................................................................Allison Standley Himself / Nanny Goat..................................................... Edd Key Manahan................................................................ Brian Gunter Sadie...................................................................... Kayla Walker Shamus Dunne...........................................David Anthony Lewis
“January (Reprise)” “Celebration of the Bodhrán”
by Paedar Kearney
“Ho Ro Haradala”
“A Soldier’s Song (Amhrán na bhFiann)”
“The Rocky Road to Dublin”
The Pint
“(Eirigh ‘S Cuir Ort Do Chuid Éadaigh) Arise and Put On Your Clothes”
by Peadar Kearney
by John B. Keane Publican...................................................................... Joey Shaw
“The Little Beggarman”
“The Rights of Man”
“Do You Love An Apple”
“The Cobbler”
“Boiled Potatoes”
The Drunkard
by Frank O’Connor Larry...................................................................... Kayla Walker Father........................................................David Anthony Lewis Mother................................................................Allison Standley Peter Crowley................................................................. Edd Key Mr. Dooley.............................................................. Brian Gunter Publican...................................................................... Joey Shaw Mrs. Dooley / Mrs. Roche............................................. Suzy Hunt
The Living
by Mary Lavin Dougald.................................................................. Brian Gunter Mickser / Dougald’s Father............................................ Joey Shaw Dougald’s Mother................................................Allison Standley Old Mother................................................................. Suzy Hunt Boy............................................................David Anthony Lewis Friend..................................................................... Kayla Walker Dougald’s Brother........................................................... Edd Key
“Bridget O’Malley” “Brown Penny”
Poem by W. B. Yeats
“The Flowers on the Mountainside (Reprise)”
There will be a 15-minute intermission.
“I Am of Ireland” (Reprise)
Poem by W. B. Yeats, Music by Myra Platt
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Suzy Hunt and Allison Standley in rehearsal.
“Come out of Charity and Dance with me in Ireland.” -W. B. Yeats
There is a story behind the sweeping work that Book-It now produces. It is the story of Book-It’s beginnings. This production invites you to experience it. First performed at Book-It 20 years ago, I Am of Ireland is a living breathing testimony to how we worked and what we were striving for. It is Book-It at its birth. The early days of Book-It were unbelievably rich with creativity and possibility. The short story was our training ground. We tried everything. We said yes to everything. The rooms we rented from Freehold at the OddFellows Hall on Capitol Hill could not contain the artistic daring and discovery that Book-it was exploding with. It was such an exciting time. As a member of this company, I learned how to direct. I learned how to produce. I found courage and a voice. My artistic path completely shifted and the career that has unfolded as a result, continues to surprise and delight me. It is both humbling and a great honor to be beckoned home to Seattle and to Book-It in celebration of its 25th anniversary. “And Time Runs On, cried She”
Director Stephanie Shine with Allison Standley.
In 1994 I Am of Ireland was an answer to our desire as a collaborative theatre ensemble to create an entire evening that was thematically linked. For me it was much more. It was an opportunity to imagine the childhood of my father and the life he and my relatives lived in the 1930s and 1940s in South Kerry, Ireland. It was a chance to claim a culture that was denied to me by my American birth and upbringing, and by my father’s abandonment of me during my youth. I Am of Ireland provided a dialogue for my father and me. It helped melt the years of not-knowingness and gave us a context that continues to inform our relationship to this day. There is always a story behind the story, and that is mine. Thank you for sharing this piece of Book-It’s history. Thank you for sharing this piece of my life.
Stephanie SHine Book-It Company Member I Am of Ireland
-W. B. Yeats
about the authors Ireland has made abundant contributions to the literary world, with many famous writers originating on the island. The short story genre was prominent in Ireland during the 1930s-1950s—even considered its national art form. W. B. Yeats (“I Am of Ireland” “Brown Penny”) was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, one of the founders of the famed Abbey Theatre, and in 1923 was the first Irish recipient of a Nobel Prize.
St. John Ervine (“The Burial”) was a novelist, playwright, and critic born in 1883 in Belfast. Ervine’s writing was greatly influenced by the partition between Ireland and Northern Ireland in 1922 and the resulting conflict.
Frank O’Connor (“The Drunkard”) wrote over 150 works, including short stories, poems, and plays. His works often reflect his childhood in Cork and his time spent in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War.
John B. Keane (“The Pint”) was born in 1928 County Kerry, Ireland. He spent his life in Listowel, running a pub for literary inspiration, and wrote novels, plays, essays, and short stories.
Paul Vincent Carroll (“She Went By Gently”) was born in County Louth, Ireland in 1900. In addition to writing short stories and plays, Carroll wrote for television and cinema.
Mary Lavin (“The Living”) was born in Massachusetts in 1912 to Irish parents and moved to Ireland as a child. Her work is often feminist in nature, in contrast to the policies of the then-dominant Roman Catholic Church.
The Music of Ireland by Lindsay Carpenter
Irish traditional music has played an important role in Irish history, reflecting the times and politics. The music of the early Irish court—in which the harp figured prominently—was lost when the British subjugated and eliminated the old Irish aristocracy. What survived was the music practiced by the poor; the oldest songs originated in rural areas and were sung in the Irish language. The topics of the songs vary from love to food to work to political rebellion. Irish traditional music has long had a reputation for being nationalist, created and sung by those who believed Ireland should be made independent of British rule. The subgenre, Irish rebel songs, is often a call for freedom and an end to British persecution or, alternately, describes battles and victories. These songs are of and for the common people. They articulate and express the strong emotions that were communally felt during the rebellions, uprisings, the War of Independence, and eventually the Civil War. They serve as a record of common memory and to inspire the people’s support and heroism. The 1930s and ’40s, when I Am of Ireland takes place, experienced a revival in Irish traditional culture. The Irish Free State had just been formed in 1922, and the government was attempting to bring out and highlight the unique qualities that made them Irish. By the end of the 1930s, most rural social dances were made up of Irish line and circle dances, revived from the past. Because of the new government’s association with the Roman Catholic Church, this period also experienced tightly controlled culture. In 1935, the Public Dance Halls Act ordained that all public events required a license, which could only be given by “suitable” persons, usually the parish priest. This brought on a wave of céilí dances, which used the approved dance repertoire and tended to be relatively chaste. The result was the movement of traditional Irish music out of churches and public halls into homes and pubs, where dances and socializing could occur without the supervision of a priest. Irish trad music, as it’s now called, is still prevalent
in Ireland and across the Irish diaspora, which includes Australia, Canada, and the U.S. Musicians gather in pubs for the modern “session” (seisiun, in Gaelic), an informal get-together in which Irish folk music is played. The mixing of people from different areas of Ireland contributed to a reduction in regional differences, and has led to a few well-established playing styles. So, despite the name, these are anything but jam sessions; participants are expected to know or learn the tunes and play melody, perfecting and building on the large repertoire that is enjoyed today. Still, Irish music continues to evolve—contemporary music worldwide is influenced by songs like those in this performance. Think about your favorites, from classic rock and pop artists like U2, The Pogues, Thin Lizzy, The Undertones, Van Morrison, Bob Geldof, Sinéad O’Connor to the Irish Tenors and Celtic Women—then listen for the influence.
An Irish seisiun (Photo from livingthetradition.com)
A bodhrán player (Photo by Steve Ford Elliott)
Traditional Irish Instruments tin whistle
Also known as the Irish whistle, a tin whistle is a simple six-holed wind instrument, integral to the iconic sound of Celtic music.
Bones
Made of animal bones, wood, or similar material, bones are a percussion instrument played with either a pair of bones in each hand, or just a single pair in one hand.
Mouth Music
BodhrÁn
The bodhrán is a frame drum, dating back to the 17th century. The drum is struck either with the bare hand or with a lathe-turned piece of wood called a bone, tipper, beater, or cipín.
Fiddle
Identical to the violin, fiddles are played differently across different regions of Ireland.
Mouth music goes by many names including puirt-a-beul, lilting, diddling, jigging, chin music, cheek music, Canterach, and port a’bhéil. It’s a traditional song form originating in Ireland, Scotland, and Nova Scotia in which musicians sing rhythmic nonsense-words, often in imitation of an instrument. Mouth music provides music for dancing and often replaces an instrument. It most likely originated because instruments weren’t available, either because they were too expensive or because they were banned.
Examples from the show Daidle deedle dum
Uilleann pipes
The national bagpipe of Ireland, uilleann pipes have a particularly wide range of notes (a full two octaves) and they are usually played sitting down.
Other traditional Irish instruments • Flute • Accordion • Guitar
• Harmonica • Banjo • Mandolin
Sources:
Whack fol the diddle fol the di dol day With me roo boo, boo roo boo, boo ran dee
www.itotd.com/articles/490/mouth-music www.folktrax-archive.org/menus/cassprogs/301mouthmusic.htm www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puirt_%C3%A0_beul www..wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilting www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocables www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_rebel_music www.o-em.org/index.php/fieldwork/62-the-foggy-dew-processes-of-change-in-an-irish-rebel-song www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/musicandpolitics/archive/2009-2/oshea.pdf www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_folk_music
meet the
Cast
BRIAN GUNTER*
Brian is very happy to be working with Book-It again. Earlier this year he appeared in Truth Like the Sun as a waffle vendor and a few other fun roles. He has worked with many regional theatres over the years including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Stages Repertory in Houston, Florida Studio Theatre, Berkeley Rep, San Jose Rep, Missouri Rep and many others. He has also toured in Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic with Vienna’s English Theatre. He is very happy to be here in Seattle.
SUZY HUNT*
A proud member of Actors’ Equity, Suzy is making her debut at Book-It in I Am of Ireland. She has performed locally at ACT Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Empty Space, The 5th Avenue Theatre, and Intiman. Regionally she has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at the Guthrie, Denver Center Theatre, the Alley, Arizona Theatre Company, and the Spoleto Festival. Favorite roles include Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, the title role in John B. Keene’s Big Maggie, Stella in Light Up the Sky, the Countess in The Women, and Carrie in Trip to Bountiful.
EDD KEY*
Edd is very pleased to have been involved with some of BookIt’s most memorable works, including I Am of Ireland (1997), The Cider House Rules, Cowboys Are My Weakness, The Awakening, Broken For You, and Red Ranger Came Calling. His popular collaborations with Eddie Levi Lee for The Empty Space Theatre include The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge, Rodeo Radio, and Wuthering! Heights! The! Musical!, in which he appeared for Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 2000 season. Recent Seattle appearances have included This Land for Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Big River and the Smoke on the Mountain series at Taproot Theatre, and All the King’s Men at Intiman. He is a long-time resident artist with Seattle Public Schools and provides all-age musical instruction through his teaching facility, The RedBarn Studio. www. theredbarnstudio.com
DAVID ANTHONY LEWIS*
David was last seen at Book-It as several characters in She’s Come Undone. He was also several dozen characters in The Cider House Rules, and played Levin in Anna Karenina. His last job in town was with ACT Theatre and The 5th Avenue Theatre as The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, and his next job will be with Seattle Shakespeare Company in Measure for Measure. He graduated late last millennium from Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in acting. Seattle audiences are the best!
JOEY SHAW
Joey makes his first Book-It appearance with I Am of Ireland. Other Seattle credits include Love’s Labour’s Lost with GreenStage, Attempts on Her Life with The Horse in Motion, and Antony and Cleopatra with Seattle Shakespeare Company. Joey is thrilled to be collaborating with this ensemble and joining forces again with Stephanie Shine, having worked with her on Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare Walla Walla (honored to be their 2012 Todd Jamieson Journeyman, playing Tybalt) and at Tennessee Shakespeare Co. as Romeo. He will be writing music for–and appearing in– Seattle Shakespeare Company’s upcoming Twelfth Night.
ALLISON STANDLEY
Allison is thrilled to be playing with Book-It and happy to be working with Stephanie on their fifth project together, the previous of which includes The Threepenny Opera with Seattle Shakespeare Company and Romeo and Juliet with Tennessee Shakespeare Company. Most recently, Allison played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. Other credits include Les Miserables with Village Theatre, Kate in The Wild Party with Sound Theatre Company, Clara in 33 Variations with ArtsWest, and Mary in It’s a Wonderful Life with GESA Powerhouse Theatre. Allison holds a BA from the University of Washington. Up next for her is Dick Whittington and his Cat with Seattle Children’s Theatre.
KAYLA WALKER
Kayla is an actress, dialect coach, and educator. She is thrilled to be making her BookIt debut with I Am of Ireland. Her recent stage credits include Lucius in Julius Caesar with Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Wooden O Theatre, Gemma in Cumulus with Sandbox One Act Play Festival, ladies’ understudy in A Christmas Carol with ACT Theatre, and ensemble in This Land with Strawberry Theatre Workshop. Favorite roles include Hamlet, directed by Paul Budraitis, and Rose in The American Clock, directed by Carol Roscoe. Her work as a coach has been seen at Village Theatre, Taproot Theatre, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Side Country Theatre, and Theater Schmeater. This fall she will teach acting at Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE and dialect coach Mary Poppins at Village’s main stage.
Meet the original 1994 cast of I Am of Ireland Back row L to R: Myra Platt, Jane Jones, Jim Dean, and David LoVine Front row: Stacia Keogh and Dougald Park
meet the
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STEPHANIE SHINE**
DAVID BALDWIN
EMMA PIHL
Stephanie became a Book-It company member in 1992. From 1998 until love took her to Memphis in 2011, Stephanie was the happy artistic director of Seattle Shakespeare Company. Her many credits there include The Threepenny Opera, Cyrano de Bergerac, and the lauded all-male The Taming of the Shrew. As an actor, she has performed with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, NYC’s Theatre for a New Audience, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, ACT Theatre, The Empty Space, and Seattle Children’s Theatre. She is a graduate of the UW’s Professional Actor Training Program under Bob Hobbs. She now works alongside her husband, Dan McCleary, growing Tennessee Shakespeare Company. She is the lucky mother of Conor, Cahilan, Sullivan, and Collins.
Dave is pleased to be working on his first show for Book-It Repertory Theatre. He has been designing sets and lights in Seattle on and off for the last 25 years. A graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, Dave also works full-time as a scenic carpenter at Seattle Children’s Theatre and teaches theatre at the Northwest School. Dave’s recent credits include Twilight Zone Live at Theater Schmeater, The Who’s Tommy at Burien Actors Theatre, and The Clockwork Professor at Pork Filled Productions.
Emma is happy to be working with BookIt again on I Am of Ireland. She spent last year as Book-It’s stage management intern, working on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Truth Like the Sun, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, Jesus’ Son, and She’s Come Undone, as well as Pink and Say, one of Book-It’s educational touring shows. Emma’s other stage management credits include The Tempest, Marry Me a Little, and The Imaginary Invalid with St. Olaf College, and the original production of Waiting… A Song Cycle with St. Olaf ’s Deep End Productions.
Adapter / Director
MARLEIGH DRISCOLL Assistant Director
Marleigh is thrilled to be returning to Book-It for one of her favorite shows of all time, having had the privilege of working on the 1997-98 productions of I Am of Ireland. Other work with Book-It includes In a Shallow Grave and Owen Meany’s Christmas Pageant. She has been props designer for Seattle Shakespeare Company and their Wooden O Theatre for 15 seasons, including productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, Pygmalion, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, A Doll’s House, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Much Ado About Nothing , The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, and currently, Waiting for Godot. Marleigh has a master’s degree in architecture, and has worked with Civic Light Opera, Seattle Opera, the Flying Karamazov Brothers at ACT Theatre, and Shakespeare Walla Walla for Swansong.
WILL ABRAHAMSE Scenic Designer
After stepping away from design for the past year, Will is thrilled to be back at the drafting board for the first time since taking the reins as Book-It’s production manager. With more than a decade in theatre and nearly 100 productions under his belt, Will’s work as a scenic artist and designer has been seen on the stages of Tacoma Musical Playhouse, ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, and 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival, among others. Throughout the years, he has also worked closely with high school drama departments in the South Sound helping to foster the next generation of theatre artists and patrons. Will studied technical theatre and architecture at Washington State University and The University of Idaho.
Lighting Designer
DORIS BLACK
Costume Designer
Doris has been designing costumes for theatre, film, and dance for the last 17 years. Previously for Book-It, she designed A Confederacy of Dunces, Snow Falling on Cedars, and Rhoda: A Life in Stories. Other favorite designs include The Tempest and The Threepenny Opera with Seattle Shakespeare Company, The Seagull with The Seagull Project, Terre Haute with Bridges Stage Company, Black Nativity with Intiman, The Monkey King with Youth Theatre Northwest, Owl & Pussycat with theater simple, The Laramie Project with The Bush School, Tartuffe with University of Puget Sound, and Forbidden Xmas with Tacoma Actors Guild. She is currently designing her third season for Spectrum Dance Theater. Doris is the costume designer for the Seattle Men’s and the Seattle Women’s Choruses. Her film work includes The Dark Horse, Cthulhu, Police Beat, Take 38, A Water Tale, and Shut Eye. She also works for Period Corsets, which produces period understructures for stage and film.
MIRANDA C. PRATT* Stage Manager
Miranda is very excited to be back at BookIt after working on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, She’s Come Undone, and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. In addition to being the production manager at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Miranda also spends her time stage managing. She has worked with many Seattle theatres including Seattle Shakespeare Company and their Wooden O Theatre, Seattle Rep, 14/48, Theater Schmeater, Paradise Theatre School, and Balagan Theatre. Prior to moving to Seattle, she worked at the La Jolla Playhouse on Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (workshop production) and at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis on Bad Dates, and Completely Hollywood Abridged. Miranda has a BFA in stage management from Webster University’s Conservatory of Theater Arts in St. Louis, Mo.
Assistant Stage Manager
LINDSAY CARPENTER
Dramaturg Lindsay is pleased to be working on I Am of Ireland. She was recently assistant dramaturg for Book-It’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and is excited to spend this year as their literary artistic intern. Previous Seattle experience includes a week-long workshop of her new play Borders with Theatre Battery, a ten-minute production of her piece Black, ou Noir at Eclectic Theater’s One Act Festival, and assistant directing Taproot Theatre Company’s In the Book Of. In addition to playwriting and directing, she enjoys lighting design and serves as an electrician around town.
EDD KEY*
Music Director
See bio on previous page.
GIN HAMMOND Dialect Coach
Gin is a Harvard University/Moscow Art Theatre grad, a certified voice geek, and is very happy to be coaching another terrific Book-It show. Gin has performed in Russia, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and England; teaches voice, voice-over, and public speaking; and can be heard on commercials, audiobooks, and a variety of video games including Undead Labs: State of Decay, DotA 2, Aion, and Halo 3 ODST.
JANE JONES
Dance Coach
See bio on following page.
* Member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. **The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
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MYRA PLATT
Founding Co-Artistic Director / Acting Managing Director
As co-founder, director, adapter, actor, and composer, Myra has helped Book-It produce over 100 world premieres. Most recently she directed The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which has been nominated in five categories in the 2014 Gregory Awards, including Outstanding Director and Outstanding Production. Her other adapting/directing credits include The Financial Lives of the Poets, The River Why, Night Flight, Red Ranger Came Calling, The House of the Spirits, Giant, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Cowboys Are My Weakness, Roman Fever, A Little Cloud, A Telephone Call, and A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Directing credits include Persuasion, Plainsong, Cry, the Beloved Country, and Sweet Thursday. She adapted The Art of Racing in the Rain, co-adapted Owen Meany’s Christmas Pageant with Jane Jones, and composed music for Prairie Nocturne, Night Flight (with Joshua Kohl), Red Ranger Came Calling (with Edd Key), The Awakening, Ethan Frome, Owen Meany’s Christmas Pageant, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, A Telephone Call, and I Am of Ireland. Her acting credits include Prairie Nocturne, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, The Awakening (West Los Angeles Garland Award), Howards End, and The Cider House Rules, Parts I and II (original production). She has performed at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman, New City Theatre, and the Mark Taper Forum. Myra is the recipient, with Jane Jones, of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Founders Award, the 2010 Women of Influence from Puget Sound Business Journal, and was named by Seattle Times an Unsung Hero and Uncommon Genius for their 20-year contribution to life in the Puget Sound region.
JANE JONES
Founding Co-Artistic Director
Jane is the founder of Book-It and founding co-artistic director of Book-It Repertory Theatre, with Myra Platt. In her 27 years of staging literature, she has performed, adapted, and directed works by such literary giants as Charles Dickens, Eudora Welty, Edith Wharton, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Pam Houston, Raymond Carver, Frank O’Connor, Ernest Hemingway, Colette, Amy Bloom, John Irving, John Steinbeck, Daphne du Maurier, and Jane Austen. A veteran actress of 30 years, she has played leading roles in many of America’s most prominent regional theatres. Most recently, she played the role of Miss Havisham in Book-It’s Great Expectations. Film and TV credits include The Hand That Rocks the
Cradle, Singles, Homeward Bound, “Twin Peaks,” and Rose Red. She co-directed with Tom Hulce at Seattle Rep, Peter Parnell’s adaptation of John Irving’s The Cider House Rules, Parts I and II, which enjoyed successful runs here in Seattle, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (Ovation Award, best director) and in New York (Drama Desk Nomination, best director). Jane directed Pride and Prejudice and Twelfth Night at Portland Center Stage which won the 2008 Drammy award for Best Direction and Production. For Book-It, she has directed Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Uncensored, Truth Like the Sun, The House of Mirth, The Highest Tide, Travels with Charley, Pride and Prejudice, Howard’s End, In a Shallow Grave, The Awakening, Owen Meany’s Christmas Pageant, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Cider House Rules, Parts I and II, winner of the 2010 and 2011 Gregory Awards for Outstanding Production. In 2008 she, Myra Platt, and Book-It were honored to be named by the Seattle Times among seven Unsung Heroes and Uncommon Genius for their 20-year contribution to life in the Puget Sound region. She is a recipient of the 2009 Women’s University Club of Seattle Brava Award, a 2010 Women of Influence award from Puget Sound Business Journal, and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Founders Grant, and was a finalist for the American Union for Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation’s 2012 Zelda Fichandler Award.
special thanks to Emer and Patrick Cooke Jennifer Havlin Dan McCleary Bríd Nolan The Parkway Tavern Don Tremblay Mary Weiss Danny Wheetman Craig Wollam and Seattle Scenic Studios
WILL ABRAHAMSE Production Manager
ELIZABETH STASIO† Stage Management Intern
KATHLEEN LE COZE Resident Properties Master
ANDERS BOLANG Master Carpenter
JOCELYNE FOWLER Costume Shop Manager
CARMEN RODRIGUEZ Charge Artist
DEVON BRIGHT Master Electrician
ANNA BOWEN Wardrobe Assistant / Dresser
JESSICA JONES Light Board Operator † Book-It Intern
affiliations ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
This theatre operates under an agreement within AEA, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
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ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Crafts and performance take place at the Center Theatre. Children: $10 Adults: $12 For specific times and tickets: book-it.org
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FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST Thursday, October 23, 2014 7:30 - 8:45 am Bell Harbor International Conference Center Hear from educators and artists about the impact Book-It makes for more than 60,000 students and adults throughout Washington State. Experience our program in action with a “Page to Stage” performance by local students and a scene from our bilingual children’s touring production of Francisco Jiménez’ book La Mariposa. For more information To learn more about our Arts & Education breakfast and to RSVP, visit book-it.org. 2 0 1 3 F U N D R A I S I N G B R E A K F A S T P H OT O S B Y A L A N A L A B A S T R O
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Campaign 2014 Donors Thank you to all our donors for sharing and supporting our vision of a community with a dynamic and world-class arts and cultural sector where the arts are accessible to all and valued as central and critical to a healthy society. Pledges and donations made between 7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Visit www.artsfund.org for a full list of our donors and to learn more about ArtsFund
$350,000 and up
$250,000 - $349,999
$50,000 - $249,999
Support from The Boeing Company, Microsoft Corporation, POP, Sellen Construction and Starbucks Coffee Company includes employee workplace giving.
$25,000 - $49,999
$10,000 - $24,999
$5,000 - $9,999
ADP/Cobalt* Getty Images* K&L Gates* KeyBank KING Broadcasting* King County Employees* Perkins Coie* Russell Investment Group Safeco Insurance Stoel Rives LLP* Washington State Combined Fund Drive* Weyerhaeuser Company*
Amazon.com Amgen Foundation BNY Mellon Wealth Management Comcast The Commerce Bank of Washington* Davis Wright Tremaine LLP* Delta Air Lines Delta Dental of Washington DLA Piper* Dorsey & Whitney LLP* JPMorgan Chase Nordstrom, Inc. R.D. Merrill Company Union Bank
Alaskan Copper & Brass Company and Alaskan Copper Works APCO Worldwide Clise Properties Inc. Columbia Bank Ernst & Young LLP Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle* Financial Resources Group Fishing Company of Alaska Foss Maritime Company Gaco Western, Inc. Gensler Architects Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Arts Benefactor Circle Gold Club $200,000 and up
Raynier Institute & Foundation $100,000 - $199,999
Neukom Family Mary Pigott $50,000 - $99,999
Stephen P. and Paula R. Reynolds Pete and Julie Rose $25,000 - $49,999
William Beeks Sandy and Chris McDade Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and Mary Ellen Hughes Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Joshua Green Foundation, Inc. John Graham Foundation Conductor’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999
Nancy Alvord Judi Beck and Tom A. Alberg Carl and Renee Behnke Allan and Nora Davis
Toby Bright Matthew Clapp Jim and Gaylee Duncan Melanie Curtice Ray Heacox and Cynthia Mrs. Jane Davis and Dr. David Huffman R. Davis Peter and Peggy Horvitz Kevin and Lynne Fox Glenn Kawasaki Heather Howard Patricia Britton and Stellman Ann Ramsay-Jenkins and the Keehnel William M. Jenkins Fund Deborah Killinger Ed Kim Thomas and Gwen Kroon Charlotte Lin and Robert Porter Loeb Family Charitable Foundations Moccasin Lake Foundation Douglas and Joyce McCallum Norman Archibald Charitable Rosanne Esposito - Ross and Foundation Louis Ross Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Douglas and Theiline Scheumann Sequoia Foundation Vijay and Sita Vashee Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation Douglas and Margaret Walker Mary Snapp Dr. Clyde and Mrs. Kathleen James and Katherine Tune Wilson Arlene Wright Ann P. Wyckoff First Chair Lynn Hubbard and David $5,000 - $9,999 Zapolsky Chap and Eve Alvord Encore Casey Banack $2,500 - $4,999 Steve Behnen and Mary Hornsby Jon Anderson Michael and Anne Bentley Kim A. Anderson
Jones Lang LaSalle Medical Consultants Network, Inc.* Nintendo of America Inc. Raisbeck Engineering RealNetworks Foundation Sparling, Inc.
*Includes employee workplace giving
Bob and Clodagh Ash John H. Bauer Lisa Lawrence Beard Annette and Daniel Becker John and Shari Behnke Sue and Artie Buerk C. Kent and Sandra C. Carlson Peter and Susan Davis Karl Ege Lea Ennis Michael and Melanie Fink William Franklin Rod Fujita Lynn and Brian Grant Maria Gunn Darren Hamby Aya Hamilton Richard and Marilyn Herzberg Kevin and Eddy Hoffberg Mari Horita Dan and Connie Hungate Randle Inouye Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation James Kraft John and Tina Lapham
Tim Mauk and Noble Golden Blanche and Stephen Maxwell Rachel and Doug McCall Bruce and Jolene McCaw Anthony R. Miles Alison and Glen Milliman Douglas E. and Nancy P. Norberg Mary Ellen Olander Glenna Olson and Conrad Wouters Tyler Petri Kathleen Pierce in memory of Douglas Beighle Ms. Carol Powell Marlene Price Scott Redman Joanne Salisbury Stanley D. and Ingrid H. Savage Schoenfeld-Gardner Foundation Jane Simpson Bonnie and Jim Towne Joseph D. Weinstein Gail and Bill Weyerhaeuser
honoring book-it contributors Book-It would like to thank the following for their generous support!
Literary Legends’ Circle $75,000+
Nobel Prize Circle $1,000+
Pulitzer Prize Circle, cont.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anonymous Monica Alquist Karen Brandvick-Baker & Ross Baker Salli & Stephen Bauer Janet Boguch & Kelby Fletcher Amanda & Jeff Cain Carol & Bill Collins Carolyn & George Cox Nora Davis Emily Davis The Ex Anima Fund Mary Francis & Harold Hill Heather Howard Judith Jesiolowski & David Thompson Deborah Killinger Lea Knight Susan Leavitt & Bill Block Ellen & Stephen Lutz Melissa & Don Manning Anne McDuffie & Tim Wood Mary Metastasio Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Minar Northey LLP Colette Ogle John Pehrson Puget Sound Business Journal Shirley Roberson Sage Foundation Steve Schwartzman & Daniel Karches The Seattle Foundation Martha Sidlo Virginia Sly & Richard Wesley Karen & B. Richal Smith Mary Snapp Spark Charitable Foundation Judith Whetzel Williams Miller Family Foundation
Laura & Erik Hanson Phyllis Hatfield Hughes Media Law Group Humanities Washington Jane Jones & Kevin McKeon Clare Kapitan & Keith Schreiber Pam Kendrick Joyce Anne Latino & John O’Connell Darcy & Lee MacLaren Ellen Maxson Karen & James McElroy Richard Monroe Eleanor Moseley & Charles Pollnow Glenna Olson & Conrad Wouters Deborah & Jeff Parsons Meta L. Pasternak Judy Pigott Heather Pullen & Frank Schumann Roberta Reaber & Leo Butzel Anne Repass Stephen Robinson Don & Marty Sands Pamela & Nate Searle Seattle International Film Festival* Charyl Kay & Earl Sedlik Gail & John Sehlhorst Jo & Michael Shapiro Meg Silver Ten Mercer* Sara Thompson & Richard Gelinas Charlotte Tiencken & Bill West Turgeon Raine* Janet & Stan Vail Ruth & Jerry Verhoff Virginia Mason Medical Center* Robert & Leora Wheeler Margaret Winsor & Jay Hereford Mary & Gerald Zyskowski
Literary CHampions’ Circle $25,000+ 4Culture ArtsFund The Boeing Company Charitable Trust Matthew N. Clapp, Jr. The Hearst Foundations, Inc. N. Elizabeth McCaw & Yahn W. Bernier Mary Pigott Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Gladys Rubinstein +
producers’ circle $10,000+ Arts Washington City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs John & Ellen Hill Stellman Keehnel Lucky Seven Foundation Nordstrom The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Shirley & David Urdal Kris & Mike Villiott
Partners’ circle $5,000+ Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Boeing Gift Matching Program Joann Byrd D.A. Davidson & Co. Gretl Galgon Lucy Helm Margaret Kineke & Dennis West Michell & Larry Pihl Lynne & Nick Reynolds Drella & Garth Stein U.S. Bank
Leadership Circle $2,500+ Emily Anthony & David Maymudes Amy & Matthew Cockburn Stuart Frank & Marty Hoiness HomeStreet Bank Holly & Bill Marklyn Cheryl & Tom Oliver Joni Ostergaard & Will Patton Christiane Pein & Steven Bull Deborah Swets Kathy & Jim Tune Elizabeth Warman Robert Wiley April J. Williamson
Pulitzer Prize Circle $500+ Anonymous (2) Connie Anderson Inez Noble Black Judy Brandon & H. Randall Webb Elizabeth Braun Don Brown Sally Brunette* The Carey Family Foundation Nancy Cleveland Pamela Cowan & Steve Miller Deborah Cowley & Mark Dexter Julie Edsforth & Jabez Blumenthal Katie & Brent Enarson R. Brooks Gekler Jean Gorecki & Dick Dobyns
National Book Award Circle $250+ Anonymous Rachel Alquist* Sarah & Robert Alsdorf Christina Amante Kim Anderson Joel Aslanian Dan Atkinson Sylvie Baldwin Susan Bradley Mary Anne Braund & Steve Pellegrin Patricia Britton Margaret Bullitt Linda & Peter Capell Sylvia & Craig Chambers
honoring book-it contributors Book-It would like to thank the following for their generous support!
National Book Award Circle, cont.
National Book Award Circle, cont.
Pen/Faulkner Award Circle, cont.
Mala Chandra Christina Chang & Paul Stucki Lynne & David Chelimer Wendy Cohen & John Chenault David Dong Beth L. Dubey Lauren Dudley Lori Eickelberg & Arni Litt Kim & Rob Entrop Mary Fallon Jane & Stan Fields Liz Fitzhugh & Jim Feldman Elizabeth & Paul Fleming Fox’s Gem Shop* Jayn & Hugh Foy Lisbeth & Alan Fritzberg Jamie Froebe Norman Garner Vicki & Gerrie Goddard Katharine Godman & Jerry Collum Terry Graham Diane Grover Faith Hanna Pamela Harer & Dr. Benson Kat Hazzard Bruce Herbert Lloyd Herman & Richard Wilson Barbara Hieronymus Melissa Huther Edwin Jones* Mary J. Klubben Karen Koon Larry Lewin Cynthia Livak Craig Lorch Stephen E. Lovell Ma & Mom Ruth McCormick Ann McCurdy & Frank Lawler Cecilia Paul & Harry Reinert Corliss J. Perdaems Gloria Pfeif Scott Pinckney Linda Quirk Doris & Charles Ray Carolyn Rees Bradley Renner Paula Riggert Jo Ann & Jim Roberts Debby Rutherford Donna Marie & Dr. Robert Saunders Schilling Cider* Seattle Shakespeare Company* Something Silver* LiAnn & Stephen Sundquist
Jill Sylwester Cassandra & Eric Taylor Jennifer Lee Taylor Michele & Alan Tesler Molly Thompson & Joe Casalini Kerry P. Thompson Christina & Matthew Villiott Jerry Watt & Vreni VonArx Watt Sandra Waugh Jennifer Weis Gregory Wetzel
Carolyn & Mark Holtzen • Julie Howe & Dennis Shaw • Cynthia Huffman & Ray Heacox • Joleen Hughes • Kristina Huss Campbell • IBM Matching Grants Program • Wendy Jackson • Lani Johnson • Susan K. Jones & Christopher R.B. Monck • Kris Jorgensen & Margey Rubado • Joan Kalhorn • Amie Kidane • Shannon & Richard Knipp • Larry Knopp • Art Kobayashi • Tami Kowal • Alan Kristal • Fay Krokower • Gerald Kroon • Sandy Kubishta • Nancy Lawton & Steve Fury • Eleni Ledesma & Dr. Eric Rose • Meredith Lehr & William Severson • Jan Levine & David Kasik • Nancy Lomneth & Mark Boyd • Sheila Lukehart & Jim Brinkley • Carol Lumb • Kjristine Lund • Kathleen Maki • Mike Martinez • Elizabeth Mathewson • Elaine Mathies • Susan McCloskey • Kathy McCluskey • Deirdre & Jay McCrary • Nancy McSharry & Andy Jensen • Marcie & John McHale • Susan Mecklenburg • Bonnie & Curry Miller • Gary Miller • Shyla & Donald Miller • Donna Miller-Parker • Marion & George Mohler • Becky Monk • Cornelia & Terry Moore • Elizabeth Morrison & Geoff Crooks • Christine Mosere • Milly Mullarky • Dawna Munson • Pam & Scott Nolte • Deanna & Craig Norsen • Northwest Asian Weekly • Mikel O’Brien • Martha Oman • Linda & Kevin O’Morrison • Timothy O’Sullivan • Paige & Jeff Packman • Sam Pailca • Kelly Pearson • Sherry Perrault • Carol & Ed Perrin • Barbara B. Peterson • Robert Pillitteri • Anne & Lee Pipkin • Felicia Porter • Susan Porterfield • Joan & William Potter • Jason Powell • Marissa Price • Gordon Prouty • Andrea Ptak & Aaron Houseknecht • Barbara & Daniel Radin • Roberta & Brian Reed • Connie Reed • Esther Reese • Jane Reich • Jane Repensek • Jeannette Reynolds • Karen & Eric Richter • Rebecca Ripley • Roberta Roberts • Beth Rollinger • Kristine Ruppelt • Beth Rutherford • Donna Sand • Claudia Sanders • Lisa Schafer • Linda Schenkel • Andy Schneider • Lavonne & Josh Searle • Seattle Repertory Theatre* • Seattle Theatre Group* • Sumeer Singla • Marilyn Sloan • Susan & George Smith • Warren Smith • Barbara Spear • Diane Stark • Janice & Pat Strand • Streamline Consulting, LLC • Gail Tanaka • Margaret Taylor • Terry Tazioli • Anne Terry • Kate Thayer • Cappy Thompson • Richard Thorvilson • Eric Thuau • Jennifer Tice • Caren Toney
Pen/Faulkner Award Circle $100+ Anonymous (3) • Carole Aaron • Robin Dearling & Gary Ackerman • Lynne & Shawn Aebi • Alaska Distributors* • Andrea Albers • Rachel Allen • Chris Alston • Amgen Foundation - Matching Gifts • Katherine Anderson & Robert Di Pietrae • Marjorie Anderson • Virginia L. Anderson • Cinnimin Avena • Jo Ann & Tom Bardeen • Mary Murfin & Doug Bayley • Susan Bennett • Lenore Bensinger • Kathleen Best • Deb & Bill Bigelow • Richard P. Billingham • Lindsay & Tony Blackner • Blue Highway Games* • Rebecca Bogard • Bookwalter Winery* • Brad Borst • Gina Breukelman • Jonathan Buchter • Barbara Buxbaum • Carri Campbell • Michela Carpino & Rick Klingele • Kristine & Gerry Champagne • Joyce Chase • Carl Chew • Deborah Christensen • Marianna Clark & Charles Schafer • Cynthia & Jack Clay • Catherine Clemens • Shelly Clift • Susan Connors & Eric Helland • Joe Copeland • Kay & Garry Crane • Nancy Cushwa • Amy & Paul Curtis • Melinda Deane & Dan Wheetman • Sandra & Paul Dehmer • Dottie Delaney • DeLille Cellars* • Susan M. Dyer • Lynne & Hollie Ellis • Marilyn Endriss • Randy Engstrom • Joyce Erickson • Constance L. Euerle • Expedia Gives Matching Gift Program • Jane Faulkner • Polly Feigl • Laura Fischetti • Denise & James Fortier • Jessica Foss • Kai Fujita • Jean & Mike Gannon • Julia Geier & Phil Borges • Susan George • Siobhan Ginnane • Suzanne Goren • Pat Graves & David Nash • Anke Gray • Jake Greenberg • Pamela Greenwood • Heather Griffin • Laurie Griffith • Scott Guettinger • Jim Hamerlinck • Ellen & David Hecht • Kate Hemer • Rebecca Herzfeld & Gordon Crawford • Chris Higashi • Patricia Highet • Stephanie Hilbert • Sandy Hill
Pen/Faulkner Award Circle, cont.
O. Henry Award Circle, cont.
Marcia Utela • Elizabeth Valentine • Karen & Ron Van Genderen • Verizon Foundation Matching Gifts • Jorie Wackerman • Todd Warren • Susan Warwick • Deb Watson • Kristi & Tom Weir • Julie Weisbach • Eddie Westerman • Dan Whalen • Sara White & Robert Jordan • Margaret Whittemore • Jane Wiegenstein • Mary Wilson & Barry Boone • Elana Winsberg • Michael Winters • Jodie Wohl • Woodhouse Wine Estates* • Daniel Youmans • Juliet Ziegler
Michael Sander • Deanna Saxbe • Heidi Schor • B. Charlotte Schreiber • Seattle Childrens’ Theatre* • Sally Sheck • Linda Snider • Eloise Stachowiak • Dana Standish & Noah Seixas • Jane Stevens • Julie Stohlman • Sheila Striegl • Constance Swank • Sarah Thomas & Tom Sykes • Annette Thompson • Deborah Torgerson • Toulouse Petit Kitchen and Lounge* • Marcellus Turner • UW World Series* • Vashon Allied Arts • Kathleen Vasquez • Richard White • Paula & Bill Whitham • Janet & Lawrence Wilson • Woodland Park Zoo* • Kathrin Young • Dawn Frankwick & Sam Zeiler
O. Henry Award Circle $50+ Doug Adams • Judith Alexander • Hilari Anderson • E. H. Baker • Sonia & Kendall Baker • Anne & Roger Baker • Anne Banks • Beverly Barnett • Sybil Barney • Susan M. Bean • Ellen Bezona & Shawn Baz • Bridge Partners LLC • Tracy Chellis • Frank Cohee • Samantha Cooper • Margaret Curtin & Jim Wilder • Lara Davis • Richard Detrano • Ellen Downey • Jane & Dan Drais • Karen Elledge • Nancy Ellingham • Eltana* • Nancy Erickson • Mary Ellen Flanagan • Dawn Frankwick & Sam Zeiler • Lisa Foss • Mike Garner • Alan Garrett • Neil Gerth • Elizabeth Gilchrist • Ann Glusker & Peter Hunsberger • Joan & Steve Goldblatt • Bob Hammer • Lian Handaja • Catherine Hennings • Kate Hokanson • Carol & Glenn Horton • Zhen Huang • Joleen Hughes • Hanah Igama • Alison Inkley • Tricia Jackson • Michael Johnson • Robert D. Jones • Liz Ann Jones • Gil Joynt • Joan Karkeck • Chang Kawaguchi • Jim Kelly • Vicki & James King • Shirley Knight • Barb & Art Lachman • Stewart Landefeld • Jo Anne Laz • Teri J. Lazzara • Shawn LeValley • Bonnie Lewman • Liberty Mutual Insurance • Madalene Lickey • Arlyn Losey • Robert Lowe • Morna McEachern & Grant Brockmeyer • Theresa & J. Douglas McLean • Merck Partnership For Giving Matching Gifts • Jeanne Metzger • Susan & Harold Mozer • Betty Ngan & Tom Mailhot • Judy & Stephen Niver • Marion & Curtis Northrop • Nancy & Stephen Olsen • Janice & Mike O’Mahony • Pat O’Rourke • Susan Palmer • Elizabeth Pearson & Jacyn Stewart • Nan Peele • Alison Peters • Marion Reed • Mildred Renfrow • Ginger Rich • Betty Ann & Louie Richmond • Carla Rickerson • J.D. Royer • Joshua Ryder • Patricia Rytkonen & William Karn • Lena Saba • Rebecca Sadinsky • Clint Sallee •
Gifts in Honor & memory Kim Anderson in Honor of Myra Platt and Dave Ellis’ wedding Susan Bennett, Sonja Coffman, and Kathleen Maki in Honor of Sara Elward and Joadey eStar’s wedding Brad Borst in Honor of Karen Brandvick-Baker and Ross Baker Shelly Clift in Memory of dear friend, Mark Bourne
*denotes in-kind donation + deceased This list reflects gifts received July 7, 2013 - August 31, 2014 Book-It makes every attempt to be accurate with our acknowledgements. Please email Donor Relations and Development Manager Rachel Alquist at rachel@book-it.org with any changes that may be required.
$25 for the 25th We invite you to honor our Silver Jubilee with a monthly donation of $25. A one-year sustaining contribution at this level will make you a member of the National Book Award Circle. Simply go online to book-it.org and follow the directions to make an on-going, monthly donation. *May contribute any amount however different donor benefits apply—see website for details.
Take Part in Our ONLINE AUCTION: October 3 – 12, 2014 To celebrate our 25th anniversary season we are holding a special online auction October 3 – 12, 2014 with items from our scene shop, unique Book-It experiences to commemorate the first show of our season including tickets to an exclusive evening at home with Garth Stein, and Irish-themed gift baskets. Visit book-it.org for a listing of auction items and a link to the online auction. All bidders will be entered to win a special gift.
There are many ways to support Book-It, and we hope you will consider these alternatives: Make a gift online at book-it.org, donate stock, or even leave a bequest in your will (simply identify Book-It Repertory Theatre, Tax ID#91-1514734). For more information on any of these options, contact Director of Development Sally Brunette, 206-428-6258 or sallyb@book-it.org
OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM GREAT LITERATURE INTO GREAT THEATRE THROUGH SIMPLE AND SENSITIVE PRODUCTION AND TO INSPIRE OUR AUDIENCES TO READ.
book-it staff Jane Jones
Myra Platt
Founder & Founding Co-Artistic Director
artistic
Josh Aaseng
Literary Manager
Gavin Reub
Casting Associate
Founding Co-Artistic Director & Acting Managing Director
marketing & communications
Lindsay Carpenter
Shannon Loys
Anthea Carns
Sarah Roza
Devin Devine
Dana Masters
Literary & Artistic Intern Literary & Artistic Intern Literary & Artistic Intern
Natasha Ransom
Education Associate
Katie McKellar Tour Manager
Dana Masters
Bill Whitham Bookkeeper Leslie Witkamp Theatre Management Intern
Leslie Witkamp
House Manager Lead Box Office Associate
production
Adam Smith Photography Alan Alabastro Photography Chris Bennion Photography John Ulman Photography Robert Thornburgh, Custodian Tom Wahl, IT Support
Production Manager
Director of Development
Rachel Alquist
Donor Relations & Development Manager
Anna Strickland Development Intern
CPA, Minar and Northey LLP
Senior Associate, Hughes Media Law Group
Monica Alquist
Director of Events & Special Projects, Puget Sound Business Journal Public Policy Director, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Joann Byrd
Journalist & Editor, Retired
Jane Jones
Founder & Founding Co-Artistic Director, Book-It
Margaret Kineke
Victoria Thompson
Senior V.P., D.A. Davidson & Co.
Production Stage Manager
Kathleen Le Coze
Mary Metastasio
Resident Properties Master
Senior Portfolio Manager, Safeco, Retired
Anders Bolang
Master Carpenter
Joni Ostergaard Attorney, Retired
contact us
Will Patton
Senior Legislative Aide, Metropolitan King County Councilmember, Rod Dembowski
BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE
2010 Mayor’s Arts Award-winner and recipient of the 2012 Governor’s Arts Award, Book-It Repertory Theatre was founded 27 years ago as an artists’ collective, adapting short stories for performance and touring them throughout the Northwest. Today, with over 100 world-premiere adaptations of literature to its credit—many of which have garnered rave reviews and gone on to subsequent productions all over the country—Book-It is widely respected for the consistent artistic excellence of its work.
Myra Platt
Founding Co-Artistic Director, Book-It
David Quicksall
Independent Theatre Artist & Teacher
Stephen Robinson Writer
center theatre + box office
admin offices
box office contact 206.216.0833 | boxoffice@book-it.org
admin contact 206.216.0877 | info@book-it.org
305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Kristine Villiott, Treasurer
Ross Baker
services
House Manager
Will Abrahamse
Sally Brunette
Educator
Shirley Roberson, Secretary
Publications Intern
Amelia Reynolds
development
Costume Shop Intern
administrative
Tom Dewey
Education Intern
Ali Rose Schultz
Marketing Intern
Patron Services Manager
Director of Education
Thomas Oliver, Vice-President
Stage Management Intern
Publications & Media Manager
Scott Herman
Gail Sehlhorst
Jocelyne Fowler
Elizabeth Stacio
Patron Services
education
Project Manager, Partner Capability Development, Starbucks
Costume Shop Manager
Director of Marketing & Communications
Stuart Frank, President
Dan Schuy
Scenic Carpenter
Patricia Britton
board of directors
158 Thomas Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Steven Schwartzman
Attorney, U.S. Postal Service, Western Area Law Department
Deborah Swets
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