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Dear Audience Member, If you’ve never been here before, I want to welcome you to what I hope will be a wonderful experience. For those of you who are returning…it’s nice to have you back here with us! At Center Theatre Group, we believe theatre creates an extraordinary connection between artists and audiences, and helps to create an energy that feeds a city, a culture, and a society. Theatre, at its best, reflects the community it serves. As one of the nation’s most influential nonprofit theatre companies, we proudly continue our 52-year tradition of using the art of theatre to broaden horizons and illuminate new perspectives. Both of this month’s shows do just that. Dear Evan Hansen is a Broadway phenomenon that recently launched its national tour to 50 cities around the country. We feel very lucky to be presenting this production—with beautiful music, a top-notch company, and an important message—in Los Angeles. Quack is a brand-new play by the wonderfully talented playwright Eliza Clark. It began its life in our L.A. Writers’ Workshop, a program that supports a group of local playwrights in the creation of new works over the course of a year. It’s a very sharp, very funny piece of theatre that also adds to the bigger conversation we’re having right now about privilege and power in America. These two productions show you just a little bit of the breadth of the shows we present and produce at Center Theatre Group—which also includes the Mark Taper Forum. But what’s onstage is only a small fraction of our work, which also includes programs engaging artists, community members, and theatre’s next generation. If you are entertained, excited, or enlightened by your experience at the theatre, please consider coming a little deeper into the fold of the Center Theatre Group family by becoming a subscriber, making a tax-deductible donation to support our nonprofit mission, or simply returning for more theatre. We’ll be happy to welcome you back! See you soon. Sincerely,

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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP BOYLE HEIGHTS PLAY READINGS Our monthly, bilingual, free Play Readings series continued with Las Cuatro Comadres, co-presented with LOC Productions and featuring an incredible crowd at Benjamin Franklin Library in Boyle Heights on August 14, 2018.

As part of their work toward Theater in the Community Certificates of Achievement, East Los Angeles College students are collecting stories from Boyle Heights residents to write an original play in partnership with Center Theatre Group. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll present readings in March at Boyle Heights libraries as part of our Play Readings series as well as on campus and at locations around the community. They kicked off their story gathering this summer at the Puente Family Fest, where residents chatted with them about the past, present, and future of the neighborhood, and their lives there.

We bid our amazing summer interns farewell at the end of August with thank you donuts and swag. The group was embedded around the company, learning about everything from communications and public relations to ticket operations and general management. In addition to getting handson experience, they attended weekly professional development sessions to work on their resumes, interview skills, and more. Visit CTGLA.org/Education to learn more about our workforce development programs, which include opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as early career professionals. 8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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In Memory of

Nancy Hereford

(Top, L–R) Cast members Jeremy Pope and James Harkness, Mary Wilson, and cast members Derrick Baskin, Jawan M. Jackson, and Ephraim Sykes, and Shelly Berger onstage after the performance. (Bottom, L–R) Otis Williams and John Legend. Berry Gordy and Debbie Allen. Photos by Nicholas Gingold/Capture Imaging. (Below, L–R) Producing Director Douglas C. Baker, producer Tom Hulce, Board President Kiki Ramos Gindler, L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, producer Ira Pittelman, director Des McAnuff, playwright Dominique Morisseau, Artistic Director Michael Ritchie, and choreographer Sergio Trujillo at the pre-show dinner.

Ain’t Too Proud Opens at the Ahmanson

This fall, we’re remembering Center Theatre Group’s longtime Press Director, Nancy Hereford, and her contribution to the organization, to Los Angeles theatre, and to artists and productions around the world. Over 39 years with the company, she helped bring attention to the work of many of America’s most talented playwrights, from Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez and Angels in America by Tony Kushner to Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph. Nancy passed away in August. She is greatly missed, but her legacy will live on in the many lives she touched.

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A day after the announcement that Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations would head to Broadway in the spring, the new musical opened at the Ahmanson with tremendous fanfare. Donors enjoyed an exclusive pre-show event featuring book writer and Center Theatre Group Los Angeles Writers’ Workshop member Dominique Morisseau, while cast members and guests mingled afterward at a star-studded party.

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Center Theatre Group’s 2018/2019 Season—which we’ve called our biggest ever— is in fact too big to be contained by our three stages. We’re excited to share two innovative, boundary-pushing works with Los Angeles audiences in partnership with theatres around town, featuring the work of commissioned artists: Gob Squad’s Creation (Pictures for Dorian) with REDCAT and Lars Jan’s The White Album with UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance. Both works were developed at Center Theatre Group with the support of a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Gob Squad is an arts collective based in England and Germany, while Jan lives and works in Los Angeles. “International and local are coming together through Off Center this season thanks to the Mellon grant,” said Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Diane Rodriguez. “Gob Squad, a Berlin company who finds their muse in Los Angeles, would never have found their way here had we not been able to have the resources to bring them to L.A. and affect and impact their work. And on the other hand, Lars [Jan] is a local artist whom we’ve helped make a profile nationally and internationally.” Creation (Pictures for Dorian) is onstage at REDCAT October 18–21, 2018, and is inspired by the themes of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: “beauty, aging, and the moral choices we all make,” explained Gob Squad. Gob Squad’s previous show with Center Theatre Group, Western Society (which made its U.S. premiere at REDCAT in 2014) was inspired by Venice Beach, and Continues on page 12

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“‘ We tell ourselves stories in order to live’ can be understood as, ‘We create illusions in order to get by.’”

the idea that this is where western society had ended up. For this new work, “they were obsessed with aging and beauty,” said Rodriguez. “And what better place than Los Angeles to explore that?” With the help of Center Theatre Group, they interviewed “people who are a lot older than us—senior citizens—and people who are lot younger than us—late teens, early 20s,” said Gob Squad. They focused on people who have spent time onstage and in the public eye (dancers, singers, magicians, models). “The exciting thing about this residency is meeting these people,” said Gob Squad. “How people are with their bodies and how they present themselves is very inspiring. The people we meet always bring an element of ‘place’ into the work; they represent Los Angeles.” They will also appear in the piece alongside Gob Squad, who have been performing around the world together for 25 years, and represent middle age. “It’s a lovely, emotional show about people in the middle who see their youth quickly fading and their age creeping up on them,” said Rodriguez. “Is there a better place? Is the middle better? Is it all good? They’re asking all of those questions.” The White Album is onstage at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance April 5–7, 2019, and also finds inspiration from a seminal work of literature: Joan Didion’s essay about 1960s California. Jan first read the essay at 16, and “it’s the piece of writing I’ve returned to most in my life,” he said. “I used to feel like I was embracing the first sentence, ‘We tell ourselves stories in order to live,’ as a mantle under which I worked, and it sort of spoke to the power of artists and art to create meaning out of the incomprehensible world that surrounds us all. As I’ve aged, that sentence has taken on a different hue, and I’ve realized its double-edgedness, in the sense that, ‘We tell ourselves stories in order to live’ can be understood as, ‘We create illusions in order to get by.’” The White Album explores this double edge, as well as Jan’s relationship to the piece and to the audience, with two performances in one. “It features an audience that’s actually sitting in the theatre in the seats, and then there’s another smaller audience, which receives free tickets, that will be inside of a really unique soundsealed room onstage,” he explained. “That second audience is going to experience a different dramaturgy, a different storyline, a much more interactive experience, but Continues on page 67

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FROM START TO FINISH, A HOME FOR NEW WORK

Playwright ELIZA CLARK and Director NEEL KELLER Discuss the Development of

A MAJOR PILLAR OF CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S MISSION IS TO FOSTER NEW PLAYS AND SUPPORT LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS FROM CONCEPTION TO PRODUCTION. The ideal example is Quack, a World premiere onstage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre October 21 – November 18, 2018. Playwright Eliza Clark wrote the piece during her residency in the 2016/17 Center Theatre Group L.A. Writers’ Workshop. Just two years later, Clark is hard at work along with Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director and Quack director Neel Keller bringing the piece from script to stage. Clark explained that the beginnings of what would eventually become Quack began long before the Writers’ Workshop. “The play came out of an idea I had been mulling for a few years,” remembered Clark. “I wrote the first scene five years ago.” Though she had begun working on another piece for the Workshop—which brings together a cohort of local writers who each spend the year creating a new play—Clark found new inspiration to build off the old scene. “I’m interested in the wellness industry and was interested in writing a play about vaccines because I had just had a baby,” Clark explained, “and then the play became about something else.”

At the end of the Workshop, professional actors come in to read the plays for the playwrights and Center Theatre Group Artistic staff. As Keller recalled, everyone was immediately intrigued by what they heard. “It was a joyous, happy thing to hear a play that was so funny, that was so dramatically alive,” he said. “I was fascinated by how the scenes played out and how I never knew exactly what was going to happen next.” Almost immediately, Keller and other members of the Artistic staff conferred and offered to work with Clark on developing the play with an eye toward a production at the Douglas. Clark spent another year refining and developing the play further, drawing from even more inspiration and subject matter in the national news. Quack follows a medical talk show host who faces scrutiny and professional turmoil after a critical hit piece on him is published. “I had been thinking a lot about privilege and entitlement, and also the scary forces in our country that are coming out of the woodwork,” Clark said. “I was also thinking about what it meant to be a woman in the workplace—I think men and women are shamed differently. It just felt like I couldn’t write about anything else.” Continues on page 16

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little bit good, but something about that is in some ways scarier because people with good intentions don’t always do the right thing.”

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Throughout the year, Keller kept in close touch with Clark as the play was refined through a series of workshops and revisions. “Having the time to have those conversations, to learn about the play by hearing it at different stages and seeing where the writer’s going, was incredibly helpful,” explained Keller. “It is wonderful that Center Theatre Group can provide that sort of home base to writers.” Since the first reading, Center Theatre Group has held several more readings and workshops, offered dramaturgical support, and gotten feedback from members of the staff. Clark used the time to refine the struggles and motivations of the characters. “The very first draft was deeply bleak, and everybody in it was sort of a terrible person,” admitted Clark. “I think the play has evolved from where everybody was a little bit bad to being a play where everybody is a

“Everyone in the play is complicit in the complications that move the story forward,” noted Keller. “It is a real gift to have the time for the writer to be able to develop her plot and characters in such interesting ways.” Quack also benefited from an extra week of rehearsals, made possible by an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, a prestigious grant that has supported some of the best new work in the nation over the past decade, including Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen. Brad Edgerton, MD, who sits on the Center Theatre Group Board of Directors, also directs the Edgerton Foundation New Plays Program with his wife, Louisa. As the production comes together, both Clark and Keller are eager to bring the show to Los Angeles audiences. “It’s a very scary play and a very funny comedy—it is a remarkable tightrope. Eliza is writing at such a high level. I am excited to share it with our audiences,” said Keller. And for all of the heady subject matter, said Clark, “people should be prepared to laugh.”

“I THINK THE PLAY HAS EVOLVED FROM WHERE EVERYBODY WAS A LITTLE BIT BAD TO BEING A PLAY WHERE EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE BIT GOOD, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IS IN SOME WAYS SCARIER BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS DON’T ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING.” 16 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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LOS ANGELES HAS MORE THEATRE COMPANIES PER CAPITA THAN ANY CITY, AND IS A PLACE WRITERS FLOCK TO LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS EVERY FORM OF MEDIA. But it can still be hard for playwrights to find one another and find support for their theatrical endeavors. This is why, since 2005, Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop has worked to foster and promote a robust playwriting community in a city full of television writers’ rooms. Each year, seven playwrights—many of whom spend their days writing for the screen—are invited to research and develop new work with their peers and with feedback and support from Center Theatre Group staff. While creating new work has always been a driving force at Center Theatre Group, the world of L.A. theatre is ever-evolving. In exploring our own role in the ecosystem and how we can best support local playwrights, this year Center Theatre Group produced the first ever L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged in L.A., with the support of the Time Warner Foundation.

Top, left (L–R): Jason Dirden, Jon Chaffin, and Malcolm Barrett in How to Raise a Freeman. Top, right (L–R): Brian Anderson and Tim Guinee in New Life. Bottom (L–R): Sam Anderson, Scott Turner Schofield, Jasika Nicole, and Rodney To in A Kind of Weather. Photos by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.

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The Festival featured readings of three new plays from L.A. playwrights—all past participants in the L.A. Writers’ Workshop— onstage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on June 23, 2018. They were chosen from over 30 submissions from the Writers’ Workshop community. Each play received dramaturgical support, rehearsal space, a cast of actors, and a director. First on the docket was A Kind of Weather by Sylvan Oswald (2015/2016 L.A. Writers’ Workshop member). The play—dubbed an “obsessive-compulsive time-jumping tragi-comedy”—follows the story of an unexpected pseudo-family reunion between an estranged father and son. Next came New Life by Dan O’Brien (2010/2011 L.A. Writers’ Workshop member), following the story of a war reporter and an ailing playwright, and representing the third in a trilogy of memoir-for-the-stage works by O’Brien. The final piece, How to Raise a Freeman by Zakiyyah Alexander (2012/2013 L.A. Writers’ Workshop member), is the story of a middle-class American family struggling with the realities of institutional and racial violence. Center Theatre Group Artistic Program Development Manager Patricia Garza explained that the goal was to spotlight the huge talent emerging from the Writers’ Workshop to the local community here in Los Angeles—including local theatre artistic directors and literary professionals—which meant selecting “a group that really represented the diversity and excellence here.” The Festival ended with an evening reception, where audience members, artists—including many Writers’ Workshop community members whose works were not staged—and staff members mingled and enjoyed cocktails. The opportunity to be a part of the artistic development process was an exciting occasion for many, as was the chance to come together as a group of professionals and patrons who are deeply invested in the creation of new work in Los Angeles. “It’s amazing how much play you can get out of a reading, how much of the play is there, how much you can envision,” said Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller, who also directed one of the readings. Keller noted that for playwrights, as well as for audiences, readings provide a chance to see work through an exploratory lens. “Readings can seem much more alive than a full play,” Keller said. “Actors are still very actively discovering things; they’re making it up and discovering it as you watch them.”

“Discovery is exactly what we’re aiming for as we support L.A. playwrights at every stage of development.” (L–R) Playwrights Sylvan Oswald and Zakiyyah Alexander. Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.

He added, “Discovery is exactly what we’re aiming for as we support L.A. playwrights at every stage of development.” Center Theatre Group wants them to “think of us as their home theatre.”

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Stitching Together

CRAFT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY in Boyle Heights

On a Saturday morning in June, a multigenerational group of friends and family gathered around sewing machines and bolts of colorful fabrics at Center Theatre Group’s The Shop. At one table stood a mother and daughter helping each other lay out fabrics to cut. Two sisters mingled around the room, translating English to Spanish and vice versa. The Shop serves as the Boyle Heights headquarters of our costume and props departments and also as a hub for community programming. Since 2013, we’ve held free workshops and events— from backyard barbeques to puppet-making classes—for the local community. In June 2018, we invited community members who have become regulars at our Shop events to participate in a special four-part series focused solely on fundamental sewing skills and techniques. The workshops involved the same group of seven participants throughout the month and was taught in both English and Spanish. During the introductory session in the series, Center Theatre Group staff demonstrated to community members how to properly and safely cut fabrics from patterns and operate industrial sewing machines. Participants then practiced on the machines by working on decorative pillows. From there, participants crafted bib aprons with border finishes, tote bags, and finally, quilted table runners. “WE WANTED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A BUILDABLE SKILL THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO REFINE THROUGH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PROJECTS,” said Center Theatre Group Costume Shop Manager Brent M. Bruin, who helped design and teach the series. “My hope is that they come out of this experience with the confidence to sit down on a sewing machine and do this at home.”

Boyle Heights resident and artist Dula Camargo has been attending workshops at The Shop since the program’s inception and was especially excited to challenge her sewing skills. Camargo found all the projects in the series enjoyable to work on but considered the tote bag the most rewarding because it taught her how costumes and props in theatre are reinforced for durability onstage. “I think we appreciate things more when we make them by hand,” she said. Another frequent workshop participant, Margarita Martinez, had spent some time sewing when she was younger and relished the opportunity to improve her skills as an adult. Martinez plans to take all that she has learned back home with her and craft projects for her loved ones. “My son already gave me his order for burlap bags to make,” she joked. “I want to keep learning and practicing.” Those who had more advanced sewing experience served as teaching assistants. Yannel Capilla—a former fashion student— guided her younger sister through the projects and learned a thing or two about the art of teaching. “I realized that when I’m helping someone else in sewing, I always have to be prepared” for questions and clarifications, Capilla said. “It’s exciting to be able to pass down all that I know about fashion to others.” Like the Capillas, whose parents also participated in the workshop, most of the community members were families—all eager to share a few Saturday mornings together collaborating on a common interest. As the sewing series came to an end, the group left with their custom-made creations as well as a richer understanding of their abilities as artists, educators, and creators. “This is theatre for your everyday life,” said Community Liaison Estela Garcia, who helped with Spanish translations with her sister Adela. “Through these workshops, we’re bridging the Boyle Heights community with theatre and also with Center Theatre Group. We all really do feel like family here.” Learn more about our community programs at CTGLA.org/Community. Thanks to the Friars Charitable Foundation for their support of this program.

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GO BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE

OUR ARTIST SERIES Explores the Inspiration and Craft that Gets the Art Onstage

The Center Theatre Group rehearsal rooms have been the site of many thrilling artistic breakthroughs over the past five decades, but audience members generally have had to use their imagination if they want to know what really happened there. Luckily for our patrons, we offer at least one opportunity to visit the room where it happens and get a glimpse behind the scenes for every production at the Mark Taper Forum. Before second Saturday matinee performances, our free, open-to-the-public Artist Series bring together artists and artisans—from playwrights, directors, and actors to designers and production crew members—with audiences for up-close conversations in the rehearsal rooms of The Music Center Annex. What today we call the Artist Series was founded in the 1970s by UC Santa Barbara theatre professors who wanted to bolster the interest of young theatregoers. They invited Southern California alumni and other subscribers to join them before the show for discussions about the work onstage, often with members of the creative team. After the matinee and before the evening performance, the group would gather again for a potluck dinner to which they invited the cast. Over the years, the potluck was dissolved, and Center Theatre Group took over the programming, inviting any audience member who wanted to attend.

Genni Klein has been attending the program since 1975. She recalled highlights including director Warner Shook giving a talk about The Kentucky Cycle and co-director Oskar Eustis discussing Angels in America, as well as more recent programs featuring Archduke and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo playwright Rajiv Joseph. “They are absolutely wonderful. I have appreciated them very much,” said Klein of the discussions. The program “has given me some very interesting insight into certain pieces, particularly new works. It’s always interesting to hear somebody’s point of view on the artistic choices.” Subscribing for so long has also created community for Klein. “There are several people from that original program who still attend, and it’s a way we keep up with each other,” she added. “The Artist Series is another chance for us to highlight the caliber of artists we work with,” said Audience Engagement Director Tyrone Davis. “But more importantly, it’s a chance for our community— not just patrons but also students and people at home, who can listen to recordings of the conversations on our podcast—to find out about the creative spark behind the work, to deepen their engagement with the productions, and to be inspired by theatre in a new way.” The 2018/2019 Artist Series kicked off on September 8, 2018 with actor John Earl Jelks, who reprised his Broadway and Off-Broadway role in Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat at the Taper.

“It’s a chance for our community to find out about the creative spark behind the work, to deepen their engagement with the productions, and to be inspired by theatre in a new way.”

“Theatre is ultimately about building community— and exploring and sharing our human experiences,” said Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact Leslie K. Johnson. “What better way to do that than to bring together the two most important human elements of theatre—our artists and our audience—in intimate ‘get to know you’ conversations?”

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TO FIRST PREVIEW PERFORMANCES FOR PLAYGOERS 25 AND UNDER We’re excited to share a new initiative for young theatregoers that launched with the beginning of the 2018/19 Season. FreePlay invites Angelenos 25 and under to attend our first preview performances at the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre for free. We want a new generation to be a part of the art, conversation, and change that starts on our stages, and to help us ensure the future of live theatre.

“CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S MISSION FOCUSES ON INTRODUCING THE LARGEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCES, FROM ALL ACROSS LOS ANGELES, TO THEATRE,” said Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. “Through programs like FreePlay, we are making a direct effort to welcome new theatregoers by lowering any perceived barriers of our organization or live theatre overall. It’s imperative that we strive to create a more vibrant Los Angeles with a stronger cultural fabric that supports such accessible experiences.”

FreePlay tickets are available by phone, online, and at the Center Theatre Group Box Office approximately two weeks before the performance, up until 30 minutes before showtime, pending availability. Reservations are free if made in-person at the box office. There will be a $5 per ticket handling fee to reserve online or by phone. Learn more, see the full 2018/19 performance schedule, and sign up for our mailing list to be notified of on-sale dates at

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FreePlay is part of a major effort to welcome new theatregoers through performances, events, and programs designed to communicate the accessibility of our organization and our art. Initiatives that introduce young people to theatre include Student Matinees, which offer free tickets and an immersive educational experience to thousands of students around Southern California each year; the Disney Musicals in Schools program, which helps elementary schools teach musical theatre; and workforce development programs that help students of all backgrounds learn about and begin their careers in the arts. New programs like our Community Conversations, which connect the art onstage to real-life issues, and our Spanish Open Caption performances, are also aimed at welcoming new faces at the theatre. In addition, we’ve recently launched subscriptions for teens—our Backstage Club—and for young people under 40—The Crew—to help build younger audiences. We’re excited to have FreePlay join this robust slate of programs, which has been core to the organization’s nonprofit mission since our founding. FreePlay has been an instant success, with demand so high for the first preview of School Girls at the Douglas (on September 2, 2018) that we made FreePlay tickets available to the second preview as well. We will reserve a block of FreePlay tickets to every Taper and Douglas production this season, which includes plays by Zoot Suit writer/director Luis Valdez, August: Osage County writer Tracy Letts, and A Doll’s House, Part Two writer Lucas Hnath. We are also planning to include select Ahmanson shows in the program.

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2018/19 SEASON FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION

SCHOOL GIRLS

Or, the African Mean Girls Play

By Jocelyn Bioh Directed by Rebecca Taichman Sep 2–30, 2018 SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION

QUACK

By Eliza Clark Directed by Neel Keller World Premiere Oct 21 – Nov 18, 2018 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

BLOCK PARTY

Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre Mar 7 – Apr 28, 2019 FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION

FROM THE WORDS AND WRITINGS OF DANA H.

By Lucas Hnath Directed by Les Waters Adapted from Interviews with Dana Higginbotham Conducted by Steve Cosson World Premiere May 26 – Jun 23, 2019

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following donors who have made extraordinary investments in Center Theatre Group’s future. Their support will ensure that Center Theatre Group—and Los Angeles audiences and artists— enjoy another 50 years of theatrical excellence.

GIFTS OF $5,000,000 AND ABOVE Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Kirk & Anne Douglas Ahmanson Foundation GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (2) Edgerton Foundation Kiki & David Gindler Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Sue Tsao The Annenberg Foundation Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. The Louis and Harold Price Foundation GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE Deena & Edward Nahmias Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser Elliott Sernel Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl Louise Moriarty Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton GIFTS OF $250,000 AND ABOVE Joni & Miles Benickes Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation

Anonymous Cindy & Gary Frischling Center Theatre Group Affiliates Nancy & Eric Garen Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jody & David Lippman Thomas Beers Vicki King Thomas Safran Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation Matt & Dana Walden GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE The Campagna Family Deidra Norman Schumann Donna & John Sussman Yvonne & Derek Bell Mara & Joseph Carieri Friars Charitable Foundation Manuela & James Goren Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs Cheryl A. Shepherd GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon Carol & Stephen Rountree Sunshine Stone Peter & Iona Tompkins Hope Landis Warner

Center Theatre Group would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50TH Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment:

Legacy Gifts $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Judith & Thomas Beckmen Martin Massman Diane & Leon Morton Peter & Susan Van Haften $500,000 AND ABOVE Richard & Norma Camp Susan A. Grode Linda S. Peterson $250,000 AND ABOVE Pamela & Dennis Beck Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick

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OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Maynard & Linda Brittan– Traub-Brittan Family Trust Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino Renee & Robert Nunn Nan Rae Randy & Bruce Ross Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace Margaret White

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

Presents The World Premiere of

Eliza Clark With

Dan Bucatinsky Jessalyn Gilsig

Jackie Chung Shoniqua Shandai

Nicholas D’Agosto

Set Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Dane Laffrey

Raquel Barreto

Elizabeth Harper

Robbin E. Broad

Compositions

Associate Producer

Casting

Production Stage Manager

Michael K. Hooker

Lindsay Allbaugh

Andrew Lynford, csa

Maggie Swing

Directed by

Neel Keller

OCTOBER 21 – NOVEMBER 18, 2018 KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Written and developed in part with Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop and further developed by Center Theatre Group. Quack received a reading at the Alley Theatre, Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director and Dean R. Gladden, Managing Director. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3

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CAST (In Alphabetical Order)

WHO’S WHO

Dr. Irving Baer........................ Dan Bucatinsky

DAN BUCATINSKY (Dr. Irving Baer) began his acting career in NY and regional theatre, and is best known for his Emmy-winning role as James Novak in ABC’s Scandal. He will be seen opposite Jennifer Lopez in Second Act, in theatres this December. Other film roles include Spielberg’s The Post starring Meryl Streep, Under the Tuscan Sun, and The Opposite of Sex. He was the writer, producer, and star of the 2001 film All Over the Guy, based on his stage play, which he performed at L.A.’s Tiffany Theater. TV roles include 24: Legacy, Marry Me, Web Therapy, and appearances on Will & Grace, Superstore, Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and HBO’s The Comeback, produced with longtime producing partner Lisa Kudrow. They are also the longtime producers of the Emmy-winning docuseries Who Do You Think You Are?, now in its 10TH season. Bucatinsky is the author of the bestseller Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?

Kelly ..........................................Jackie Chung Brock ................................. Nicholas D’Agosto Meredith ..................................Jessalyn Gilsig River .................................Shoniqua Shandai STAGE MANAGER Cate Cundiff TIME Present PLACE The office of Dr. Irving Baer INTERMISSION Quack will be performed without an intermission.

Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

JACKIE CHUNG (Kelly). Center Theatre Group: different words for the same thing (Kirk Douglas Theatre). Off-Broadway and regional credits include Cry it Out (Echo Theater Company), Caught (Firefly Theater & Films/ Think Tank Gallery), Office Hour (Berkeley Repertory Theatre/Long Wharf Theatre), Tiger Style! (La Jolla Playhouse), brownsville song (b-side for Tray) (Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival), Fast Company (South Coast Repertory), Macbeth 1969 (Long Wharf), microcrisis, The Children of Vonderly (Ma-Yi Theater Company), and After (Partial Comfort Productions). Her film and television credits include Grey’s Anatomy, Deadbeat, Someone Else, and the forthcoming Coming Home Again, directed by Wayne Wang. She is a member of Partial Comfort Productions and the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York. NICHOLAS D’AGOSTO (Brock) has played the lead in the critically acclaimed NBC comedy Trial & Error for the past two seasons opposite John Lithgow and Kristin Chenoweth. Theatre: The Liar, You Can’t Take It With You (Antaeus Theatre Company). TV: Gotham, Masters of Sex, Grace and Frankie, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, Heroes, Six Feet Under, ER…. Film: Election, Fired Up!, Final Destination 5, Dirty Girl, Rocket Science, From Prada to Nada…. BA theatre & BA history from Marquette University (cum laude). Member of Antaeus Theatre Company. Born and raised in Omaha, NE. Devoted to, and inspired by, his loving wife and luminous son. JESSALYN GILSIG (Meredith) is excited to be making her Center Theatre Group debut with Quack. Jessalyn’s theatre credits include Fifth of July (Signature Theatre), Mere Mortals and Others (Primary Stages), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alliance Theatre), The Tempest, and The Oresteia (A.R.T.). In television she has appeared in such shows as Vikings, Scandal,

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Glee, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, and Nip/Tuck. Her film credits include Somewhere Slow (producer) and Prom Night. Jessalyn is a graduate of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. SHONIQUA SHANDAI (River) hit the stage at the early age of three, performing her own rendition of the classic “Proud Mary.” Since that first encounter with the arts, Shandai has wholeheartedly focused on developing her crafts. The union actress has starred in several Hollywood plays including Ovation Award-winning Hit the Wall. She has made appearances on both the big and small screen, and can be seen in the following new productions: Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser; recurring in the TNT miniseries I Am the Night, directed by Patty Jenkins; and in theatres with the upcoming Joseph Kahn film Bodied. More information can be found on Shoniqua Shandai and her upcoming endeavors on all social media sites: @ShoniquaShandai. ELIZA CLARK (Playwright) has developed plays at Manhattan Theatre Club, the Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre, Page 73 Productions, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and others. She has received commissions from South Coast Repertory and Yale University’s O’Neill Studio. Clark was a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s emerging writers group, Youngblood, and was the 2010 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow. Most recently, she was a member of Center Theatre Group’s L.A Writers’ Workshop. Her play Edgewise was co-produced by Page 73 and The Play Company in 2010 and her play Recall was produced by Colt Coeur at The Wild Project in 2012. Her play Future Thinking was featured on The Kilroys’ List and commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory in spring 2016. Edgewise, Recall, and Future Thinking are published by Samuel French. Clark also writes for television including AMC’s Rubicon and The Killing. She is a writer and an executive producer on Animal Kingdom for TNT. NEEL KELLER (Director and Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director). For Center Theatre Group, Neel has directed the World premieres of Lucy Alibar’s Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up, Dael Orlandersmith’s Forever, Kimber Lee’s different words for the same thing, Jennifer Haley’s The Nether, and Jessica Goldberg’s Good Thing, as well as productions of Sheila Callaghan’s Women Laughing Alone With Salad, David Greig’s Pyrenees, and Marie Jones’ Stones in His Pockets. He has also directed for New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, the Abbey Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, Long Wharf Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Portland Center Stage, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. As a producer at Center Theatre Group, Neel has worked closely with dozens of creative teams on the development and production of a wide range of plays and musicals. He is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Directors Guild of America.

DANE LAFFREY (Set Designer). Center Theatre Group: The Christians (Mark Taper Forum). Broadway: current revival of Once On This Island (2018 Tony Best Revival), Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love. Recent OffBroadway: Apologia (Roundabout), Collective Rage… (MCC), Summer and Smoke (Classic Stage), Rancho Viejo (Playwrights Horizons), The Harvest (Lincoln Center Theater), David Greenspan’s Strange Interlude (Transport Group). Recent L.A.: Annie (Hollywood Bowl), Sell/Buy/Date (LGBT Center/ Geffen Playhouse/Manhattan Theatre Club in NYC), Merrily We Roll Along (Wallis Annenberg). Other regional: The Old Globe, Huntington, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Arena Stage, many others. Dane has been nominated for a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, seven American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Awards, an Ovation Award, and won a 2017 Obie for sustained excellence in set and costume design. RAQUEL BARRETO (Costume Designer). Regional: Frankenstein, Watch on the Rhine, Pericles (Guthrie Theater); Native Gardens (Denver Center); Julius Caesar, The River Bride, Roe, Pericles, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Water by the Spoonful (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Roe (Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep); The Glass Menagerie, Uncle Vanya, Romeo and Juliet, Pericles, The Triumph of Love (California Shakespeare Theater); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Actors Theatre of Louisville/ Portland Center Stage); The Underpants (Syracuse Stage, Guild Hall). Los Angeles: Water by the Spoonful, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue (Center Theatre Group); Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (South Coast Rep); Native Gardens (Pasadena Playhouse); Mojada (Getty Villa); Bliss Point, SEED (Cornerstone); Hope, La Victima (Latino Theater Company); Kiss, Anna Christie, Passion Play, Ivanov (Odyssey Theatre); American Buffalo (Deaf West); BODYTRAFFIC dance company (LA Philharmonic, The Broad Stage). Raquel teaches costume design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. ELIZABETH HARPER (Lighting Designer). Previously at Center Theatre Group: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Immediate Family directed by Phylicia Rashad (Mark Taper Forum); Women Laughing Alone With Salad (Kirk Douglas Theatre). Regional: Sell/Buy/Date; Play Dead directed by Teller (Geffen Playhouse); The Cake (La Jolla Playhouse); The Invisible Hand (Kansas City Rep); The Revolutionists (Everyman Theatre Company); Office Hour starring Sandra Oh, Little Black Shadows, District Merchants (South Coast Repertory); Crescent City directed by Yuval Sharon (The Industry Opera Company). Corporate events include projects for Microsoft, Under Armour, Airbnb, and Universal Studios. Fine art consultations include events and installations at LACMA and the Hammer Museum. Elizabeth is a professor of lighting design at the University of Southern California. ROBBIN E. BROAD (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be working again with Neel and Center Theatre Group. Robbin has enjoyed a full theatrical design career domestically from La Jolla to Off-Broadway, and internationally in Europe and Asia, earning design accolades from organizations such as LA Weekly, Garland, and Ovation Awards. Robbin also has a long list of credits for theme park design including Disney’s California Adventure, Tokyo Disney Seas, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Attraction designs across the globe include Guardians of the Galaxy, Mystic Manor, Soarin’, Iron Man Experience, Space and PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5

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Hyperspace Mountains, and has earned numerous Thea Awards, including Theas specific to achievement in audio technology and design. Robbin’s biggest project is raising her four young children, Kailah, Ben, Shaiya, and Joey, with her husband, Michael—without whom, she could not continue to design. Robbin wishes to thank Mike and Andrew for partnering on this design—it has been a wonderful experience!

Playhouse); This, Venice (Center Theatre Group); Memphis (Cabrillo Music Theatre); When You’re in Love the Whole World is Jewish, Good Bobby (Greenway Court Theatre); ModRock (El Portal); Dissonance (The Falcon/Garry Marshall Theatre). A New Orleans native, Cate attended the University of Louisiana. Proud Equity member. Love to Max and Margot.

MICHAEL K. HOOKER (Composer) is thrilled to return to the Kirk Douglas Theatre having previously co-designed sound for Pyrenees. On Broadway, he sound designed Looped (starring Valerie Harper), as well as the national tour. Regional music and sound credits include Oregon Shakespeare, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Arena Stage, and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Recent composition projects include music for the Disney Dream cruise ship, Griffith Planetarium, and educational programs for Kaiser Permanente. He spent five years as Senior Media Designer for Walt Disney Imagineering producing sound for Disney theme parks worldwide and recently designed the Tarzan show at Shanghai Disneyland. Currently, he serves as head of the sound design program at UC Irvine.

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ANDREW LYNFORD, CSA (Casting) runs the casting department at Center Theatre Group. His casting associate credits include Soft Power (Ahmanson); Archduke, Heisenberg, Sweat, and Head of Passes (Taper); Block Party 2017/2018, Big Night, and he was casting director for the record-breaking production of Spamilton (Douglas). After working as an actor in his native U.K. (earning him a Best Newcomer nomination in the National Television Awards), Andrew moved into producing, directing, and casting. Associate West End credits include Priscilla, Grease, and Thriller. Regional and touring credits include Side by Side by Sondheim, Misery, Oklahoma, and The Cemetery Club. TV includes The Birds (ITV) and Grandpa in My Pocket (BBC). Since relocating to L.A., Andrew has cast Skin of Honey (Macha Theatre); As You Like It (Chater Shakespeare); Take The L (Outfest 2018); as well as the features Cain Hill and Monster, and has assisted with casting for the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Disney Concert Hall, and Odyssey Theatre. MAGGIE SWING (Production Stage Manager). Center Theatre Group: Block Party 2018, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue, Spamilton, Big Night, King of the Yees, Block Party 2017, Vicuña, Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up. Geffen Playhouse: Big Sky, Barcelona, Guards at the Taj, Discord, The Country House, American Buffalo. Boston Court: Collective Rage. European tour: The Apple Family Plays. Off-Broadway: Regular Singing, Sorry, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Sweet and Sad, Knickerbocker, Compulsion, That Hopey Changey Thing (The Public Theater), Slowgirl (Lincoln Center), Blood Knot, The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Signature Theatre Company). CATE CUNDIFF (Stage Manager). Cate is honored to be back at Center Theatre Group and to be working with such a talented team. She has stage managed workshops, festivals, award shows, and events across the country. Select Los Angeles stage management credits include Chasing Mem’ries, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Barbecue, Stage Kiss, Murder for Two, Switzerland, Death of the Author, The Break of Noon (Geffen

MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) is in his 14TH season as Center Theatre Group’s Artistic Director, and has led over 200 productions to the Ahmanson, Taper, and Douglas stages since his arrival in 2005. From 1996–2004 Michael was the Producer of the Williamstown Theatre Festival and prior to that he was a production stage manager in NYC. At Center Theatre Group, he premiered six musicals that moved to Broadway—The Drowsy Chaperone (which won 13 Tony Award nominations), Curtains (eight Tony nominations), 13, 9 to 5: The Musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Leap of Faith. He has produced 40 World premieres including the musicals Soft Power, Minsky’s, Venice, and Sleeping Beauty Wakes, and the plays Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (a Pulitzer Prize finalist that also moved to Broadway), Water & Power, and Yellow Face, and he presented a broad range of plays and musicals ranging from Dead End to The Black Rider to Edward Scissorhands to blockbusters such as God of Carnage, Mary Poppins, Jersey Boys, and August: Osage County. In addition, Michael inaugurated Center Theatre Group’s Artistic Development Program, designed to foster the development and production of new work. STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE (Managing Director) joined Center Theatre Group in 2014 as its new Managing Director. He was previously the President and CEO of The Music Center (2002–2014) and held the position of CEO of the Los Angeles Opera concurrently from 2008–2012. Prior to The Music Center, Rountree served the J. Paul Getty Trust for 22 years, starting in 1980 as Deputy Director of the Getty Museum. In 1984, he was appointed Director of the Getty Center Building Program, with responsibility for managing all aspects of project development, design, and construction of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. In January 1998, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Getty Trust. He currently serves as a trustee of Occidental College, The Ahmanson Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and the Polytechnic School. He advises numerous nonprofit institutions on matters relating to nonprofit management and building programs. His involvement was critical to the building of Walt Disney Concert Hall at The Music Center, serving on the boards of the LA Phil and Walt Disney Concert Hall, Inc. DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director) is now in his 29TH season at Center Theatre Group. Previously, he managed Broadway and touring productions including Tru, Born Yesterday, The Gospel at Colonus, Annie, A Chorus Line, Working, The Wiz, and Legends!, which premiered at the Ahmanson Theatre in 1986 and starred Mary Martin and Carol Channing. Doug is a member of the Achievement Hall of Fame of Chagrin Falls Schools in Ohio and a graduate of Albion College. He is

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an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network, and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. In May 2013 Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award. LINDSAY ALLBAUGH (Associate Producer) is a member of Center Theatre Group’s artistic staff and has served in varying capacities for the past 14 years. Selected producing credits include—Mark Taper Forum: Archduke, Bent, What the Butler Saw, Steward of Christendom, Waiting for Godot; Kirk Douglas Theatre: Block Party, Big Night, Good Grief, Vicuña, Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up, Endgame, Women Laughing Alone With Salad, Chavez Ravine, Race, different words for the same thing, The Nether. Co-Artistic Director of the Elephant Theatre 2004–2014. NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre) has worked professionally supporting artists in theatres of all shapes, sizes, and locales including

many seasons at Center Theatre Group as General Manager and, previously, as Audience Development Director. She oversees mainstage productions at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new play commissions and developmental productions through Center Theatre Group’s New Play Development. Nausica has taught at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, and advises and works with local nonprofits including Hollywood Orchard. GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR QUACK Carpenters........................................... Michelle Black, Ryan Fischer, Bo Foxworth, Melissa Hartman, ................................................................ Connor Hayes, Joe Kidawski, Marcelo Olivas, Randy Pound Scenic Charges.................................................. Brooke Baldwin, Natalie Morales, JessieAnna Wilton Electricians.............................. Lunch Box, Jenisse Castillo, Maggie Darago, Brian Guy, Eric Mitchell Supertitles......................................................................................................................Corwin Evans Run Crew..........................................................................................................................Ryan Howard Assistant Sound Designer & Composer..............................................................................Andrew Tarr Assistant Prop Lead.............................................................................................................. Eric Babb Prop Carpenter.................................................................................................................Ryan Howard Prop Artisans...................................................................................Kitty Murphy-Youngs, Erin Walley Resident Assistant Costume Designer............................................................... Whitney Oppenheimer Tailor............................................................................................................................Swantje Touhino First Hand...............................................................................................................Stephanie Molstad Master Stitcher................................................................................................................. Mary Bergot Stitchers...................................................................Cosmo Martinelli, Jodessa Pressler, Manee Leija

CREDITS Costumes, props and sets provided by the Center Theatre Group Shop. Rehearsal and production photos by Craig Schwartz. Wig for Jackie Chung by Morgan Sellers. FRONT-OF-HOUSE LEADS Trevor Algatt, AJ Meijer, Tarah Pollock FRONT-OF-HOUSE LEAD SWINGS Chase Anderson-Shaw, Bradford Barnes, Olivia Choate, Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann, Stephen Lydic, Adrienne Marquand CONCIERGES Payden Ackerman, Nicole Braucher, Lily Brown, Brandon Cutts, Eric Eberle, Abbey Fenbert, Jill Galbraith, Angela Garcia, Tara Griffo, Henry Kelly, Joan Kubicek, Sarah Lindsley, Rachael McNamara, Janice Motuapuaka, Nicole Naito, Brenda Phillips, Daniel Rashid, Denise Reynoso, Leve Ross, Daniel Solomon, Michayla Van Treeck

DISCUSSION LEADERS Chase Anderson-Shaw, Candice Clasby, Megan DeHart, Amber Espinosa-Jones, Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann, Stephen Lydic, Adrienne Marquand, Isabella Petrini CONCESSIONS Brandon Cutts, Megan DeHart, Abilene Gonzalez, Monica Greene, Mike Lanahan STAGE DOOR ATTENDANTS Ian Ray, Cory Aycock LOBBY SET DRESSER Mara Holland ONLINE Center Theatre Group #QuackCTG Like us on Facebook Center Theatre Group Follow us on Twitter @CTGLA Subscribe on YouTube CTGLA Follow us on Instagram @CTGLA The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Local Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706. The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union. Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director

ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER...............................................................Associate Artistic Director KELLEY KIRKPATRICK................................................. Associate Artistic Director DIANE RODRIGUEZ..................................................... Associate Artistic Director LINDSAY ALLBAUGH.............................................................. Associate Producer PATRICIA GARZA ...................................Artistic Development Program Manager ANDREW LYNFORD ...................................................................Casting Associate IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ....................................Program Coordinator, Block Party TIFFANY SLAGLE ...................................................................... Literary Assistant MATTHEW BOURNE, DANAI GURIRA, ANNA D. SHAPIRO ......................................................................Associate Artists DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), LUIS ALFARO, JON ROBIN BAITZ, SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), STEVE CUIFFO, LISA D’AMOUR, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, ALESHEA HARRIS, LARS JAN, NANCY KEYSTONE, LISA KRON, KIMBER LEE, YOUNG JEAN LEE, TREY LYFORD, RICHARD MONTOYA, JANINE NABERS (FADIMAN), QUI NGUYEN, LYNN NOTTAGE, MARCO RAMIREZ, AL SMITH, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, GEOFF SOBELLE, MARIKE SPLINT, GOB SQUAD, LUIS VALDEZ, PAULA VOGEL, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN), KAREN ZACARÍAS (FADIMAN)............................................Commissioned Artists LUIS ALFARO, AZIZA BARNES, DIANA BURBANO, NOAH HAIDLE, ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL, BRIAN OTAÑO, RUBY RAE SPIEGEL ..................L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members HANA S. KIM......................................................Sherwood Award Recipient, 2018 EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LESLIE K. JOHNSON............. Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact KATHRYN MACKENZIE ................................................ Director of Administration TYRONE DAVIS.....................................................Audience Engagement Director TRACI KWON.................................................. Arts Education Initiatives Director JESUS REYES...................................................Community Partnerships Director CAMILLE SCHENKKAN..................................Next Generation Initiatives Director JAQUELYN JOHNSON...........................................Audience Engagement Manager SONDRA MAYER............................Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ADAM NICOLAI.................................................Arts Education Program Manager FELIPE M. SANCHEZ............................................................Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals Program Manager DEBRA PIVER................................................................. Resident Teaching Artist MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION NAUSICA STERGIOU................................................................... General Manager JEFFREY UPAH ...........................................................................General Manager KATIE SOFF.................................................................Associate General Manager ERIC SIMS..................................................................Associate General Manager CASEY McDERMOTT..................................................Associate General Manager MEGAN ALVORD....................................................................... Company Manager ALANA BEIDELMAN.......................... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director EVELYN STAFFORD....................... Executive Assistant to the Managing Director PRODUCTION JOE HAMLIN........................................................................ Director of Production KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO.......................................................... Production Manager CHRISTOPHER REARDON......................................................Production Manager KATIE CHEN...........................................................Assistant Production Manager ERICA LARSON..................................................................Production Coordinator SHAWN ANDERSON.................................... Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) JAMES WRIGHT.......................................... Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH.................................................Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre) SHANE ANDERSON............................................Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTA ARMENDARIZ..................... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) MARY WARDE......................................................... Hair and Make-up Supervisor .............................................................................................. (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTINE L. COX.......................................House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) EMMET KAISER............................................Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) MARY ROMERO........................................... Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum) AARON STAUBACH......................................Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) BONES MALONE................................................ Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum) DENNIS SEETOO.................................. Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) RICK GEYER.............................. Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) LINDA WALKER ........................................... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) ADAM PHALEN .............................................. Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre)

SEAN MEYER .......................................... Light Board Programmer and Operator ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre) CAMBRIA CHICHI............................Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) BEN GRAY..............................................Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CHAD SMITH............................................................ Associate Technical Director LEE O’REILLY........................................................... Associate Technical Director SEAN KLOC...................................................................................... Shop Foreman MERRIANNE NEDREBERG................................................... Interim Prop Director KATE REINLIB..................................................................Associate Prop Manager CANDICE CAIN........................................................................... Costume Director BRENT M. BRUIN..............................................................Costume Shop Manager MADDIE KELLER..................................................................... Costume Generalist WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER..........................Resident Assistant Costume Desginer SWANTJE TUOHINO........................................................................................Tailor OPERATIONS DAWN HOLISKI............................................ Director of Operations and Facilities PETER WYLIE................................................................. Office Services Manager ELIZABETH LEONARD................................................... Senior Facilities Manager MAX OKEN................................................................................ Facilities Manager DONAVAN MARTINELLI........................................................... Facilities Assistant JULIO A. CUELLAR.......................................................................Driver/Custodian JOSEPH HALLAM, CURTIS GAVIN...............................................................Drivers FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND HUMAN RESOURCES CHERYL SHEPHERD...........................................................Chief Financial Officer SARAH STURDIVANT.................................... Director of Finance and Technology SUZANNE BROWN...................................................................................Controller DANNY LAMPSON OPSTAD...................................................Accounting Manager NAKISA ASCHTIANI......................................................... Senior Staff Accountant ALEGRIA SENA........................................................................... Staff Accountant XOCHITL RAMIREZ.................................................. Accounts Payable Supervisor KERRY LARICK.....................................................................Accounting Assistant JESSICA HERNANDEZ................................................................. Payroll Manager JUAN MARTINEZ......................................................................... Payroll Specialist TOM MEGALE..................................................... Director of Information Systems ASH LEWIS........................................................................ Systems Administrator JANELLE TORRES...................................... Senior Tessitura & Web Administrator JODY HORWITZ.................................................Director of Business Applications PJ. PHILLIPS.................................................Senior Human Resources Generalist MELISSA MCCAFFREY...........................................Human Resources Generalist MOSS ADAMS............................................................................................. Auditor MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF..................................... Legal Counsel GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER......................................................... Legal Counsel INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL..........................Director of Institutional Advancement TYLER ENNIS................................ Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement JASON CABRAL....................... Director of Advancement Operations & Analytics LOUIE ANCHONDO............................... Director of Events & Corporate Relations ASHLEY TIERNEY.......................................................Director of the Annual Fund TERRA GOULDEN..........................................................Senior Major Gifts Officer KATY HILTON...............Associate Director of Foundation & Government Support LAURA HITE............................Associate Director of Gift Operations & Reporting MANDI OR.....................................................Associate Director of Special Events RYAN WAGNER...............................................Associate Director of Donor Data & .......................................................................................Communication Strategy VANESSA WHEELER..............................Associate Director of Prospect Research MOLLY COTTEN........................................................................ Major Gifts Officer CHRISTY LAMB..........................................................Corporate Relations Officer KIM OKAMURA............................................................................. Grants Manager ERIN SCHLABACH.......................... Donor Stewardship & Recognition Strategist DONALD JOLLY................................... Advancement Communications Specialist EDUARDO MOLLINEDO-PIÑÓN.......................... Advancement Database Analyst MIKE RATTERMAN........................................................ Donor Advisor Supervisor ERIC SEPPALA................................................Executive Assistant to the Director ................................................................................of Institutional Advancement MATTHEW SUTPHIN................................................... Special Events Coordinator OLIVIA BERUMEN......................................... Advancement Operations Associate SOHINI RISAM............................................ Institutional Advancement Assistant AL BERMAN, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, DAVID GARVER, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO, BILL WALTON ................. Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ................................ Donor Services Associates MURRAY E. HELTZER........................................................Development Volunteer

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..............................................................Director of Marketing KYLE HALL...................................................................................Creative Director GARRETT COLLINS.......................... Senior Marketing Manager, Strategy & CRM ARIE LEVINE..........................................Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & .................................................................................................. Mark Taper Forum KIYOMI EMI.........................................Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events EMYLI GUDMUNDSON.........................Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre LAUREN VAN VLEET............................................. Sales & Marketing Coordinator CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123............................................ Media Planning DEANNA McCLURE...............................................................................Art Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO....................................................... Senior Design Manager SANDI SILBERT............................................................................ Senior Designer TARA NITZ.................................................................................. Graphic Designer JAVIER VASQUEZ........................................................................ Graphic Designer COMMUNICATIONS JAMES SIMS..............................................................Director of Communications JASON MARTIN........................................................................... Head of Publicity KRISTI AVILA............................................................................................ Publicist KAREN BACELLAR.........................................................................Junior Publicist SARAH ROTHBARD.....................................................Associate Editorial Director TYLER EMERSON............................................................Digital Product Manager RUTH GUERRA........................................................Communications Coordinator REZA VOJDANI......................................................Communications Coordinator SAMMY LOPEZ...............................................................Social Media Coordinator HAL BANFIELD......................................................................Multimedia Producer TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SHAWN ROBERTSON............................................................ Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS............................................ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations NICOLE MEDINA.....................................................Ticket Operations Coordinator MICHAEL ZOLDESSY............................................Senior Manager, Account Sales SANDY CZUBIAK........................................................... Audience and Subscriber ....................................................................................................Services Director JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE.......................................... Audience Services Supervisors ALICE CHEN................................................. Audience Services Asst. Supervisor GARY HOLLAND............................................ Audience Services Sales Associate SAM AARON, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, DAVID BETANCOURT, ALEJANDRA DE PAZ, MICHAEL ESPINOZA, KAITLYN GALVEZ, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, ELIANA HERNANDEZ-FAUSTO, CHRISTINE PEDROZA, EILEEN PEREZ, CHRISTIAN UNGER..............Audience Services Representatives DANUTA SIEMAK................................................ Subscriber Services Supervisor CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ........................... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor IRENE CHUANG, LIGIA PISTE, PETER STALOCH....................Subscriber Services ..........................................................................................Senior Representatives SARAH K. GONTA .................................................................. Box Ofﬁce Treasurer  ANGELICA CARBAJAL, KISHISA ROSS................................. Assistant Treasurers  MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, MICHAEL SALTZMAN, CRIS SPACCA........................................... Box Ofﬁce Staff KERRY KORF.................................................................. Priority Services Director CANDICE WALTERS............................................ Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN.................................................................. Priority Services Manager SOFIJA DUTCHER......................................Priority Services Assistant Supervisor ................................................................................................................................ BEALENE AHERN, REILLY ALLEN, CLAY BUNKER, RITA CANNON, MAGGIE DODD, NATALIE DRESSEL, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, FRANK ENSENBERGER, LOU GEORGE, BRAD GRIFFITH, CONSTANCE HARCAR, SHEP KOSTER, JULIANNA OJEDA, IAN PRICE, MICHAEL SMITH, BRITTANY VILLARS, DIANE WARD, HOLLY WOOD...............................Priority Service Representatives ALEXIS ACOSTA, KATHERINE BELTRAN, JACOB BOND, CRISTINA DELGADO, WYSPER ERIGIO, HARRISON POE, VERONICA HOLLEY, MARIANA CARREÑO KING, MAYRA LOZANO, LAUREN MELLINGER, COLETTE MENDOZA, LARSON RAINIER.................Interns ANNIE BARKER, REX HARRISON, CRYSTAL HUI, ABBY SCHEMMEL...............................................................................Apprentices

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Special Thanks to Artistic Director’s Circle Members for Supporting Center Theatre Group

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The Artistic Director’s Circle, founded by Brindell and Milton Gottlieb, is comprised of individuals supporting specific areas of Michael Ritchie’s artistic vision for Center Theatre Group. Since its founding in 2005, members have aligned their support with over 50 productions on our stages. The following individuals have made commitments of $100,000 and above. (DONORS LISTED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.) Anonymous (2)

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ADVOCATE CIRCLE ($2,400+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous, Mr. & Mrs. Laurie Blumin & Moe Blumin, The Saul Brandman Foundation, Sandy & Mayer Brenner, Hon. Candace Cooper (Ret), Gaylen Kobayashi, Mary Anne Lucero, Loris & Kory Lunsford, Julien Minard, Helene G. Mochedlover, Rob & Leslie Nagby, Michelle Nuttall, Cynthia Ann Petty, Kurt & Keli Skarin, Leslie Smith, Roberta Smith, Paulette Toumazos & Michael Lorenz, Joyce Huyett Turner & Craig Turner, Lori Williams & Stephen Schulte | ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (9), David Abshier, Steve & Karen Adolph, Anthony Alvarado & Desiree Carvajal, Katherine Annuschat, Mrs. Jacqueline Applebaum, Sandra Aronberg, M.D. & Charles Aronberg, M.D., Ramsey Avery & Scott Ault, Deborah G. Baine, Adrianna & Jay Balaban, Ginger G. Bauer, Marjorie Beale, Beth Bennett & Larry McAdams, Susan & Adam Berger, Dr. & Mrs. Saul J. Berman, Mr. & Mrs. John Bettfreund, Peter & Helen Bing, Michele Paley & Len Blonder, Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family, Richard & Pat Bongeorno, Claudette G. Bowie, Nancy Brandel, Sandra & Robert Braun, Marti Breier, Judy & David Breitstein, Janice R. Brittain, Dr. Lisa Bukaty & Mr. Raymond M. Bukaty, Constance Burg, Beth Burnam, Melinda Carmichael, Sandra L. Carter, Mrs. James L. Chew, Ms. Jean F. Cohen, Joanne R. Cohen, Carrie Cooper, Ted Cordes, Judy Tishkoff & Keith Crasnick, Kathryn Crown, Steve & Linda Darling, Maurie Davidson, Ron de Salvo, Mrs. George DeRoy & Cathy DeRoy, Norma & Al Diaz, Ms. Laurie Dubchansky, Mr. & Mrs. Gene B. Duncan, Mr. Richard Nupoll, James & Marie Earl, Mr. Fred M. Edwards Jr., Kenneth Erlich & Louise Halevy, Ellen Eubanks, Victoria I. Evers, Jim Bright & Lucy Farber, Edward & MaryAnn Feo, Robert Finkel & Adelle Gross, Joan & Marty Flax, Ruth Fleming-Stephens, Marilynn S. Fong, Matthew & Sherry Frank, Rosalie Friis-Ross, Howard J. Fulfrost, Lesley & Dr. Kenneth H. Geiger, The Gelfand Family, Kate & Dr. Stephen Geller, Jeanne K. Gerson, Sandy Ginsburg, Traute & Gene Gleeson, Howard Gleicher, Gary Jackson & Linda Globerman, M.D., Barbara Gollin, Tanya & David Goodman, Myles & Barbara Goodson, Jackie & Stan Gottlieb, Dr. Sudha & Dr. Gopal Govindarajan, Peggy A. Grant, Abbas & Lynda Hadjian, Kate A. Halkett, Ms. Rose Ann Hall, Scott Hall & Rhonda Church, Audrey & Paul Hanneman, Karen Hansen, Phyllis & J. Michael Hennigan, Karen Hirshan/Hirshan Family Foundation, Dorothy Hoffman, Dorothy K. Hull, Dr. & Mrs. Robert Itami, Karen & Jake Jacobs, Lynda & Mitchell Jacobs, In Memory of Wayne Jervis, Jr., Starr C. Johnson, Janet & Steve Kahane, Sally Karbelnig, Cynthia & Jerry Kay, Albert Kelly & Marjorie Stevens Kelly, Joel Kelly & Hedda Jayson, Judith G. Kelly, Sharon Kerson, Carol Kindler, Irene & Marvin H. Kleinberg, Bill Kobin & Frances Goodman, Fred & Sheri Kuppers, Lena, Mark, Jodi & Emily Labowe, Earle & Sharon Lambert, Katherine L’Amour, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert A. Lampert, Jo Ann Lee, Ned Leiba, Richard & Vivian Levy, Mae & Hugh Lichtig, Patty Loch, Allan & Helen Gordon Lowy, Marge & Bill MacLaughlin, Ginny Mancini, Janice E. Mangerino, Mrs. Clifford Marshall, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Martin, Laura & Jim Maslon, Margaret L. Mathews, Ms. Jacqueline H. Matlock, Daniel Mayeda & Susan Rosales, Dr. Rosie M. Mayfield, Michael & Marian Kleinman, Theresa L. McConville, Eric Winston & Jacqueline McIntyre-Winston, Robert L. Mendow, Lorraine & Craig Meyer, Don & Lorena Meza, Lary & Mary Anne Mielke, Carolyn Miller, Nicole L. Miner & Celia Ruskin, Arleen Miya, Francoise Schmutz & Antonio Morawski, Mr. Jacques Nack Ngue, Bruce Newhall, Isabel Friend Newman, Russell Noel, Dale & Ayako Okuno, Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Panatier, Thomas Payne, Carole Pelton, Carol Phillips & Bob Shapiro, Barry & Jane McCullough, Dr. Stephen C. Rabin, Ms. Carlene Ringer, Belinda Robins, Ernesto & Richard Rocco-Davies, Bingo Roncelli, Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Rothblum, Mr. & Mrs. John Schulte, Drs. T.V. Scott & Karen Hill Scott, Jean L. Scroggy, Ruth & Mitchell Shapiro, Lynn Sharp, In Memory of Ruth & Leon Sirkin, Karen & Gordon Silverstein, Mrs. & Dr. Robert Simon, David & Irene Smith, Mr. Ricardo Sosapavon, Diane & James Staes, Marilyn & Errol Stambler, Carol Stein Sterling & James Sterling, Ms. Gail Goldberg Stoter,

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Center Theatre Group Corporate Circle Sheri Biller, Founding Chair The Corporate Circle is comprised of companies that support Center Theatre Group’s education and community partnership programs. Members receive VIP concierge service at theatres in Los Angeles, New York, and London, complimentary and discounted tickets to our shows, business development opportunities, and more. For more information, call 213.972.3192. (DONORS LISTED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.)

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Center Theatre Group Affiliates The Affiliates have supported Center Theatre Group since 1971. Through volunteering and fundraising, members introduce young people to the magic of live theatre. Carmen Schaye, President EXECUTIVE BOARD Anne Bruner,* Ilene Eisenberg, Roberta Haft,* Christine Harte, Thea F. Koss, Diane Lesser, Jerri Nagelberg, Diane Neubauer*, Kim White Peterson*, Sheila Poncher,* Sharon Reisz, Marsha Tauber Sallai, June Sanders Sattler,*♦ Joyce Sheingold, Maggy Simon, Carole Solomon, Marilyn Stambler,* Janice Brock Wallace*, Janice Weiner, Rosalind Zane* | MEMBERS Gail Ann Andrews, Arthe P. Anthony, Sandy Avchen,♦ Tere Baker, Janet Barnet,*♦ Sue Bass, Judith Beckmen,*♦ Marjorie Bender, Marjorie Ann Beradino, Lanie Bernhard, Deena Blum, Lestrita Boardman,♦ Audrey L. Bornstein, Roanna Araneta Brown, Elnora Guerrero Campos, Marlene Theresa Charbonnet, Barbara Mansfield Cheyne,*♦ Jan Cobert, Victoria Cushey, Mary Levin Cutler,,♦ Judi Davidson, Cariline Davis Dyer, Babe Eagle, Gloria H. Ellwood,* Lynda Wolfson Fadel, Stephanie FisherWhite, Ruth Flinkman-Marandy,,♦ Joey Freed,♦ Carolyn H. Fried, Ava O. Fries,*♦ Myra Gabbay, Stephanie Germeraad, Carole A. Gillie, Linda Goldfein, Linda Goldman,♦ Dina Goldstein, Debra C. Gordon, Brindell Gottlieb, Carol Halperin, Stephanie J. Hibler, Audrey V. Jessup, Tobé Karns, Diane Kessler,* Barbara Krasnoff, Beau Lavine, Rita Lee, Annie Maria Lehrer, Marilyn Levin,♦ Helen Gordon Lowy, Dr. Elizabeth Lu, Marianne Mandel, Phyllis Massing, Ph.D, Leah Mendelsohn, Jacqueline Nach, Deena Nahmias, Olivia Neece, Phyllis Parvin, Gina Russ Posalski,*♦ Anne Reismann, Irene Ribner, Harriett Chatters Rose,♦ Lois Rosen,♦ Marla Rubin, Gaile Gray Ryan, Bonnie Sachs,♦ Carole Schiffer, Kelly Schiffer,* Zrelda Sealey, Joyce Siegel, Robbie J. Solomon, Marilyn Lee Stark, Carol Stein, Debbie Stein, Judy Stone, Betsy Straszheim, Gloria Stroock-Stern, Donna Sussman,* Rosalyn Holt Swartz, Louise Taper, Phyllis Teller, Katherine L. Todd,* Sue Tsao,♦ Roberta Turkat, Elinor Turner, Carol Le-Veque-Uri, Barbara Van Orden, Donna Marie Venick,* Sue Wittner

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Ovation Circle Planned Gifts Center Theatre Group is grateful to these donors, whose irrevocable deferred estate gifts to our endowment ensure the organization’s financial well-being for generations to come. $1,000,000+ Shirley & Irving Ashkenas, Judith & Thomas Beckmen, Kirk & Anne Douglas, Richard & Julie Kagan, Martin Massman, Betty McMicken in honor of Jeanette Shammas, Diane & Leon Morton, Peter & Susan Van Haften, Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin | $500,000+ Richard & Norma Camp, Mary Levin Cutler, Susan Grode, Virginia Hayes, Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr., Merle & Peter Mullin, Linda S. Peterson, Sue Tsao, Magda & Frederick R. Waingrow | $250,000+ Pamela & Dennis Beck, Bill Cohn & Dan Miller, Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr, Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie, Edward L. Rada, Maggy Simon, I.H. Sutnick, Susan & William Weintraub | $100,000+ W. Lee Bailey, M.D., Angela Bardowell, Allan & Joan Burns, Deborah M. Hyde, Sarah & Andy Kane, Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh, The Paul Kowal Charitable Foundation, Darell L. Krasnoff, Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald, Joyce & Kent Kresa, Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D., Carol & Douglas Mancino, Nan Rae, Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross, Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace, Margaret H. White | $50,000+ The Moira Byrne Foster Foundation, Mr. Kim L. Hunter, Sally & Frank Raab, Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer | $25,000+ Charles Dillingham & Susan D. Clines, Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Grauman, Bob & Renee Nunn

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Theatre Forward Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres, including Center Theatre Group. Theatre Forward and its theatres are most grateful to the below funders. (DONORS LISTED AS OF JULY 2018.)

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OCTOBER TUE 02 OCT / 8:00 p.m. All-Russian Chamber Music LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall TUE 02 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Sweat CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Mark Taper Forum Thru 10/7 TUE 02 OCT / 11:00 a.m. Grand Park’s LUNCH À LA PARK: Food Trucks @ Grand Park Every Tue/Wed/Thu WED 03 OCT / 12:15 p.m. Grand Park’s LUNCH À LA PARK: Yoga reTREAT @ Grand Park Every Wed/Fri THU 04 OCT / 7:30 p.m. Don Carlo LA OPERA @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 10/14 THU 04 OCT / 8:00 p.m. LA Fest: Dudamel Kicks Off the 100 th Season LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 10/7 THU 04 OCT / 8:30 p.m. David Roussève: Halfway to Dawn REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 10/7 FRI 05 OCT / 7:30 p.m. Company Wayne McGregor | Autobiography THE MUSIC CENTER @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 10/7 SUN 07 OCT / 7:30 p.m. Organist Renée Anne Louprette LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall MON 08 OCT / 8:30 p.m. Ken Jacobs: Metropolis Looms And The Bad Maria Is Tuned Up REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater TUE 09 OCT / 8:00 p.m. LA Fest: LA’s Newest Music LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 10 OCT / 8:30 p.m. Reidemeister Move REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

MON 22 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Oneohtrix Point Never: MYRIAD LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 11 OCT / 8:00 p.m. LA Fest: Andrew Bird & the Los Angeles Philharmonic LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

MON 22 OCT / 8:00 p.m. OJOBOCA: Extinction Burst Rehearsal REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

FRI 12 OCT / 7:30 p.m. DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® THE MUSIC CENTER @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 10/14

TUE 23 OCT / 7:00 p.m. Colburn Orchestra with Valery Gergiev LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 12 OCT / 8:00 p.m. LA Fest: Moby & the Los Angeles Philharmonic LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 24 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Seong-Jin Cho LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall WED 24 OCT / 8:30 p.m. Machines and Strings REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

FRI 12 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Angel City Jazz Festival: Noah Preminger, Myra Melford and Wadada Leo Smith REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 10/14

FRI 26 OCT / 11:00 a.m. Bruckner’s Fourth, “Romantic” LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 10/27

SAT 13 OCT / 8:00 p.m. LA Fest: Herbie Hancock and the Los Angeles Philharmonic LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SAT 27 OCT / 7:00 p.m. Grand Park + Self Help Graphics and Art present Noche de Ofrenda @ Grand Park

SUN 14 OCT / 7:30 p.m. LA Fest: La Santa Cecilia • Cuco LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SUN 28 OCT Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos altars GRAND PARK Thru 11/4

WED 17 OCT / 4:00 + 8:00 p.m. Dear Evan Hansen CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 11/25

TUE 30 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Mendelssohn & Sibelius Chamber Music LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 18 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Romeo & Juliet LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 10/21

TUE 30 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Valley of the Heart CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Mark Taper Forum Thru 12/19

FRI 19 OCT / 8:30 p.m. Gob Squad: Creation (Pictures For Dorian) REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 10/21

WED 31 OCT / 8:00 p.m. Halloween Organ & Film: Nosferatu LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

2018 SAT 20 OCT / 7:30 p.m. Satyagraha LA OPERA @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 11/11

Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events. facebook.com/MusicCenterLA

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