Linda Vista at Center Theatre Group, January 2019

Ian Barford. Photo by Saverio Truglia.

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—Daniel Herman, former Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic

“I was filled with HOPE… The world is a better place because of Shen Yun.” —Richard Swett, former U.S. congressman

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THE NO. 1 SHOW in the world.”

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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Welcome to Center Theatre Group We’re kicking off 2019 with two productions that explore what it means to be human in very different ways.

At the Ahmanson, Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Come From Away tells the story of the small town of Gander, Newfoundland during the days following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Due to the uncertainties at the time, all American airspace was shut down and all planes in the air were forced to land at the closest airport. Gander, population 9,651, unexpectedly was forced to welcome close to 7,000 international passengers on the morning of the attacks, and over the ensuing days housed and fed them all. Quite simply, it’s the story of a town that didn’t hesitate to invite thousands of strangers into their homes and become part of a shared community at a time of great crisis. The story, told dramatically and theatrically, is completely uplifting and life-affirming, and arrives here at a perfect moment for us all, as Americans, to reflect on its message.

Uplifting and life-affirming are not words you’re going to hear come out of the mouth of Wheeler, the man at the center of Linda Vista. But as created by Tracy Letts, Wheeler is an indelible character on his own very funny, thought-provoking journey to figure out what his time on earth has meant and where he’s going next.

Our audiences loved seeing Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County at the Ahmanson fresh off its 2008 Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize, and we’re extremely happy to have this great American playwright making his Taper debut now.

Thank you for beginning the new year with us at the theatre.

Sincerely,

Michael Ritchie

Center Theatre Group Board of Directors 2018/2019 Officers BOARD MEMBERS

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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP TEEN THEATREGOERS PROGRAM LAUNCHES

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When did you figure out why, how, and which kinds of theatre moved you? Our new, free program for high school students—Teen Theatregoers—is bringing a group of young people to Center Theatre Group productions to see live theatre, talk about it, and learn more about their own taste in art with theatre professionals over the coming months. Our inaugural cohort kicked the experience off at Dear Evan Hansen.

DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS PARTICIPANTS SELECTED

Center Theatre Group’s LGBTQIA and WomenIdentified Affinity Groups—two of our spaces designed to give staff of similar backgrounds an opportunity to connect with one another—co-presented a very funny and soulful performance of Shakina Nayfack’s one-woman rock musical Manifest P*ssy at The Music Center Annex in the middle of Trans Awareness Week, on November 14, 2018.

Congratulations to the five new L.A. County elementary schools participating in the 2018/19 Disney Musicals in Schools program with Center Theatre Group and Disney Theatrical Productions: Breed Street Elementary, Cantara Street Elementary, Saturn Street Elementary, Tulsa Street Elementary, and Wild Rose School of Creative Arts. Their 17-week musical theatre residency will culminate in a Student Share Celebration at the Ahmanson in the spring.

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ON OUR STAGES

Are You Bringing Something From Mexico? Returns in English In 2017, Center Theatre Group and Off the Tracks Theater Company presented a Spanish-language reading of Mexican playwright Daimary Sánchez Moreno’s Are You Bringing Something From Mexico? in Boyle Heights libraries. Because this story of reallife undocumented immigrants felt so important right now, we asked Off the Tracks Artistic Director Juan Parada to translate the play into English and bring it back for a return library engagement.

FEB 5 – MAR 10

JAN 9 – FEB 17

Everybody Comes From Away: Art, Politics & 9/11 On November 14, 2018, Center Theatre Group and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy partnered on an event connecting the themes and ideas of Come From Away to world affairs, including openness, tolerance, and cultural generosity.

(L–R) Mayor of Gander, Newfoundland Percy Farwell, theatrical producer Cynthia Stroum, Center Theatre Group Producing Director Douglas C. Baker, film festival director/curator Jacqueline Lyanga, and moderator and USC Annenberg School for Communication Director Josh Kun. Photo by Katie Chin.

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AT A GLANCE

TICKET INFO

Center Theatre Group is a nonprofit theatre company that produces and presents at the Ahmanson Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum at The Music Center of Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. For ticketing, the latest news from our theatres, and more, visit CenterTheatreGroup.org.

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LATE SEATING To minimize disruption, patrons not seated when the performance begins will be asked to wait in the lobby until an appropriate break. Latecomers may also be given alternate seats until intermission.

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FRAGRANCES Please refrain from wearing strong perfumes and cologne. Many people are allergic to heavy scents.

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NURTURING L.A. ARTISTS AND HONORING THEIR CHAMPIONS

The Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award Carries on a Family’s Legacy of Support (L–R) Ben Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, choreographer/director and 2007 Sherwood Award recipient Ameenah Kaplan, and Dorothy Sherwood.

THIS FALL, THE CENTER THEATRE GROUP FAMILY, AND THE LOS ANGELES ARTS COMMUNITY, LOST A LONGTIME CHAMPION WITH THE DEATH OF DOROTHY SHERWOOD. To honor her contributions, we are renaming our Richard E. Sherwood Award—which Dorothy established in memory of her husband, the longtime President and Chairman of the Center Theatre Group Board of Directors—the Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award. This $10,000 award is given annually to nurture innovative and adventurous theatre artists working in Los Angeles.

“My mother was an avid supporter of the arts in Los Angeles.

She was particularly devoted to Center Theatre Group, where she and my father enjoyed the best of contemporary theatre for decades,” said Ben Sherwood. “She was deeply interested in young theatre artists and championed innovative and adventurous new work, which is why she first established an award in her husband Richard’s name to encourage and support emerging theatre artists with exceptional talent. My sister Elizabeth and I hope to honor this legacy with the Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award that will now carry both of their names.”

Twenty artists—including playwrights, directors, producers, designers, and multimedia artists—have received the Sherwood Award since 1996. They have gone on to push the boundaries of theatre in Los Angeles and around the country ever since, including here at Center Theatre Group, where we continue to collaborate with many of them. The award is designed to honor a local artist at a catalytic moment in their career, with a focus on innovation, experimentation, craft, and a distinct artistic voice.

The 2019 Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award winner will be announced at the LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards on January 28, 2019. The three finalists are performer, Watts Village Artistic Director, and Cornerstone Theater Company Associate Artistic Director Bruce A. Lemon Jr, director Marike Splint, and performance artist, comedian, and writer Kristina Wong.

We are proud that the Sherwood Award also features a professional fellowship for an emerging and aspiring arts professional. Our Sherwood Fellow aids in the administration and coordination of the award, receives a mentorship with our staff, and is exposed to contemporary work around L.A. in the process.

The award reflects the generous spirit of the Sherwood family; Dorothy Sherwood was deeply involved in the curation and selection process, hosting salons at her home for many of the artists, traveling to theatres around Los Angeles to support new work, and ensuring that the award would truly help recipients.

“This gift is somewhat unique in Los Angeles in that it gives artists funds to do whatever they want or need; it supports their vision, without parameters or restrictions, at a crucial point in their careers,” said Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.

“We are grateful to the Sherwood family for their generosity, which will allow us to continue to make an impact on Los Angeles theatre in the memory of two people who devoted so much of their lives to our community.”

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Three Encore Productions Exemplify the Richness and Depth of L.A. Theatre A MURDEROUS STARLET PERFORMING IN DRAG. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES AND POLISH REBELS. A FAMILY OF FILIPINO VAMPIRES. TEENAGE SWIM TEAM MEMBERS. CONTEMPORARY BLACK AMERICANS FACING EVERYDAY RACISM. A CURSED FAMILY IN 1930S CHICAGO. It doesn’t get much more diverse than the characters at the center of our first two seasons of Block Party, which remounts recent productions from intimate Los Angeles theatres at the Douglas. For our upcoming third season, onstage March 7 – April 28, 2019, we’re welcoming three theatre companies that are deeply committed to our city and its multiculturalism. These companies and the shows they’re bringing to the Douglas—featuring a women’s roller derby team, a trans person coming out to their partner, and a black man in Jim Crow-era Chicago—exemplify the program’s mission: to celebrate the talent, diversity, and ingenuity of Los Angeles theatre.

(L–R) Ashley Romans and Miranda Wynne in Rotterdam. Photo by Ed Krieger.

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2019 Season

#JUSTICE

Humanity’s Triumph over Adversity

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A nameless person proclaims his sanity, despite the phantasms he finds himself haunted by over the course of many months, involving arson, a black cat, and the death of his wife.

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In 1980’s New York, five African American and Latino teenagers were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They were unjustly convicted of an attack in Central Park only to be exonerated through DNA 13 years later. After over a decade in prison, they had to rebuild their lives. Davis’s opera is a passionate story about a case that rocked America and its longstanding battle with racial stereotyping and how the young men affected moved on.

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“Block Party celebrates the spirit of adventure and exploration that is the hallmark of theatre in Los Angeles.” —Kitty Swink, Antaeus Theatre Company Block Party 2019 kicks off with Theatre of NOTE’s production of For The Love Of (or, the roller derby play)

by Gina Femia, directed by Rhonda Kohl (onstage March 7–17, 2019). It’s the story of a young woman who joins a roller derby team and must decide how much she’s willing to risk to follow her heart. With an all-female cast, creative, and design team, For The Love Of “has a cultural makeup that we feel represents greater L.A.,” said Theatre of NOTE Artistic Management Committee Member Alexis DeLaRosa.

“This production’s inclusion and representation are what we all should aspire to.”

Added Artistic Management Committee Member Lynn Odell, “We are thrilled to be able to present our production to a much larger audience.” DeLaRosa and Odell, along with Bill Voorhees, Sierra Marcks, David Wilcox, and Fiona Lakeland, comprise Theatre of NOTE’s Artistic Management Committee, which leads this democratic ensemble of L.A. theatre artists, who operate out of a black box theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The company was founded in 1981, and is dedicated to creating work that challenges its ensemble and audiences and to telling culturally diverse stories that accurately reflect L.A. Next up is Skylight Theatre Company’s production of Rotterdam by Jon Brittain, directed by Michael A. Shepperd (onstage March 28 – April 7, 2019). “Every day we hear debates over human rights, conversations about including/ excluding, who belongs and who doesn’t,” said Executive Director Sandee Grossman. “The right to affirm one’s identity is at the forefront of those debates.”

Co-Artistic Director Tony Abatemarco added, “Rotterdam reveals some of the challenges faced by a person who is transitioning and explores how that transition affects those close to them.”

For over 33 years, Skylight has been developing and producing new work for their Los Feliz stage and expanding the boundaries of mainstream theatre. “We are always looking for new artists and compelling contemporary works that take the pulse of our time and our city, stories that help reveal what it means to be human,” said Producing

(L–R) Tania Verafield and company members in For The Love Of. Photo by Darrett Sanders. | Victoria Platt and Noel Arthur in Native Son. Photo by Geoffrey Wade Photography.

Artistic Director Gary Grossman. “We’re hoping to gain new audiences through being a Block Party participant, but we also hope to expand our capacity to launch the plays we develop into more theatres regionally and nationwide.”

The third and final Block Party 2019 run is Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, and directed by Andi Chapman (onstage April 18–28, 2019). Set in 1930s Chicago, it is the story of a black man’s longing for social justice that eventually ignites his rage. “Antaeus is a classical theatre ensemble, used to doing Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Shaw—but we’re thrilled to present a modern, cinematic adaptation of the classic American novel Native Son that reimagines what a ‘classic’ can be,” said Co-Artistic Director Bill Brochtrup, who leads Antaeus alongside Co-Artistic Directors Rob Nagle and Kitty Swink.

Participating in Block Party is a homecoming of sorts for Antaeus, which is based out of the newly opened Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale. The company was founded as a project of Center Theatre Group in 1991 and remains an actor-driven company. “Block Party celebrates the spirit of adventure and exploration that is the hallmark of theatre in Los Angeles,” said Swink. “We’re excited to be a part of it!”

Center Theatre Group is excited and honored to be bringing these companies and productions to our audiences, who may not be familiar with them, as well as to new audiences who perhaps aren’t familiar with us.

Block Party receives generous support from Aliza and Marc Guren with generous funding also provided by Joni and Miles Benickes.

Block Party is also made possible in part by a Culver City Performing Arts Grant with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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CENTER THEATRE GROUP LAUNCHES

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Training & Mentorship for Emerging Technical Production and Artistic Professionals

LET’S SAY YOU’VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THEATRE. You think you might want to make a career out of working behind the scenes. You may have some experience with university theatre productions; you may have some experience in a different kind of work setting. But you don’t know anyone who’s done a job like the one you think you want to do. What’s next?

We wanted to find a way to help people at this key point in their work lives figure that out, so this fall—with support from SoCalGas, a member of our Corporate Circle—we launched the Center Theatre Group Apprenticeship Program. It’s a paid opportunity for people with no background in professional theatre to get hands-on training in technical production and artistic careers. Our first four Apprentices joined us for the World premiere of Quack at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (onstage October 21 – November 18, 2018) to shadow staff members, sit in on the production process, and learn and practice the skills necessary to work in their chosen fields over 100 hours.

“There are a lot of opportunities available for people who are already in graduate school or already have more experience, but we’re trying to get people in the door earlier,” said Center Theatre Group Next Generation Initiatives Director Camille Schenkkan. “It’s really about where they are in their careers and where they’re going.”

Our four Quack Apprentices fell in love with the art in different places, at different times in their lives, and come from very different backgrounds and perspectives, yet they all share a desire to take the next step into the world of professional theatre.

Technical Direction Apprentice Rex Harrison is a Marine Corps veteran who was introduced to working in theatre over the summer, with Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production of Henry IV. “I really liked doing theatre work and really liked the people I was working around. I didn’t know I’d have interest in working behind the scenes,” he said. As an Apprentice, “I’ve been looking more into what stage managers and assistant stage managers do, and I really enjoy that aspect of it. And I’ve enjoyed doing all the technical production as well, building the sets and designing stuff and solving problems, which I’ve always been kind of good at.” But what he’s appreciated most has been getting to be a part of a group of “really good people,” he said. “You become like a family and work closely together for this production, and you build really good relationships.”

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Relationships have also been a key part of the experience for Directing Apprentice Annie Barker. “What I love about this program and working on Quack is that I’m learning from [the director,] Neel [Keller], [the playwright,] Eliza [Clark], from stage management, and from the actors. The actors have all been amazing,” she said, explaining that they’ve sat down with her individually to offer their insights. “I’m getting a chance to understand the role of director in all its capacities.” She’s also grateful for the opportunity to work on her craft while moving her career path forward. “I’m a young career director. There’s not a lot of concrete things to do. Unlike being an actor, where auditioning is your job, there is not that same task at hand for young directors to get into it,” she explained.

An important component of the program is a diversity requirement: Apprenticeships are intended for people who self-identify as a member of a group currently underrepresented in theatre production and artistic careers. “Applicants had to think deeply about why they were underrepresented in their field,” said Schenkkan. Considering everything from gender and age to experience and background “opened up the possibilities for applicants instead of narrowing it,” she added.

Production Management Apprentice Crystal Hui grew up in Hong Kong and graduated from college in May with a theatre degree.

“The experience opened my mind as to what American professional theatre is and how the work gets done,” she said. She learned a great deal about the importance of time management. And she was impressed with the attitude and demeanor of her mentors when she witnessed a set piece malfunction during technical rehearsals.

“I could see how the production team fixed the problem and managed to keep things going on but not make them any worse,” she said.

“That was a really great reminder to myself to stay calm and move forward in the chaos.”

Staff members also appreciated the opportunity to take a step back from their day to day. “For me to work with someone at the very beginning of their career and try to teach them makes me think of the art of what I do again,” said Production Manager Christopher Reardon. “I have to explain what I do and why I’m making the choices I’m making.”

Assistant Production Manager Katie Chen added, “I get excited about mentoring someone else because I’ve learned a lot just by doing it.”

The Apprentices have also received individualized professional development opportunities, including resume and cover letter assistance and the chance to make connections with local mentors outside the company. We want them to enter the world of professional Los Angeles theatre with both experience and confidence—which will benefit not just them but the theatres where they work.

This is one reason why this program aligns with SoCalGas’ charitable giving in the community. “SoCalGas has provided clean, reliable, and affordable energy to Southern California for more than 150 years,” said Sharon Tomkins, Vice President of Customer Solutions and Strategy at SoCalGas. “We are also a long-time partner of Center Theatre Group and are proud to support education and workforce development programs, such as the Production Apprenticeship Program, that provide members of underrepresented groups with opportunities in STEM fields and various trades.”

Visit CTGLA.org/Education to learn more about the program.

Rehearsal for the World premiere of Quack. Photo by Craig Schwartz.

The Apprenticeship Program is supported by SoCalGas, a member of Center Theatre Group’s Corporate Circle.

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2018/19 SEASON produc Steppenwolf Theatre’s

tion of

FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION

SWEAT

By Lynn Nottage Directed by Lisa Peterson August 29 – October 7, 2018

SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION

VALLEY OF THE HEART

Written and Directed by Luis Valdez October 30 – December 9, 2018 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

LINDA VISTA

By Tracy Letts Directed by Dexter Bullard January 9 – February 17, 2019

FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION

LACKAWANNA BLUES

Written, Directed, and Performed

by Ruben Santiago-Hudson Music Composed and Performed

by Bill Sims Jr. March 5 – April 21, 2019

FIFTH SEASON PRODUCTION

HAPPY DAYS

Ian Barford. Photo by Saverio Truglia.

By Samuel Beckett Directed by James Bundy With Dianne Wiest May 15 – June 30, 2019

Illustration by Christopher Komuro.

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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 The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund 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

OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Maynard & Linda Brittan–TraubBrittan 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 | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director Presents

Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of

By

Tracy Letts With

Ian Barford Chantal Thuy

Tim Hopper Cora Vander Broek

Sally Murphy Troy West

Caroline Neff

Scenic Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Todd Rosenthal

Laura Bauer

Marcus Doshi

Richard Woodbury

Dramaturg

Casting

Edward Sobel

JC Clementz

Associate Producer

Production Stage Manager

Lindsay Allbaugh

David S. Franklin

Directed By

Dexter Bullard JANUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 17, 2019 MARK TAPER FORUM Linda Vista was commissioned by and the World premiere presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL; Anna D. Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Executive Director.

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CAST

(In Order of Appearance)

Wheeler..............................................................................................IAN BARFORD Paul...................................................................................................... TIM HOPPER Michael................................................................................................... TROY WEST Anita................................................................................................CAROLINE NEFF Minnie............................................................................................. CHANTAL THUY Margaret.......................................................................................... SALLY MURPHY Jules..................................................................................... CORA VANDER BROEK UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for a listed performer unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Wheeler.....................................................................................ELIJAH ALEXANDER Anita, Jules..............................................................................HANNAH TAMMINEN Paul, Michael..................................................................................ROBERT MAFFIA Margaret............................................................................................ELAINE RIVKIN Minnie.............................................................................................. VIRGINIA TRAN STAGE MANAGERS Michelle Blair (L.A.) Jaclynn Joslin (Chicago) PLACE Various locations in San Diego INTERMISSION Linda Vista will be performed with one 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.

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WHO’S WHO IAN BARFORD (Wheeler) has originated four roles in plays by Tracy Letts: Little Charles in the Pulitzer Prize and Tonywinning August: Osage County (Broadway and London’s National Theatre), Ray in Mary Page Marlowe, Mr. Carp in The Minutes, and Wheeler in Linda Vista.

Broadway credits also include Ed (the father) in the Tony-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Billy in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. On stages in Los Angeles, he has appeared in Dead End at the Ahmanson and The Weir, Take Me Out, and God’s Man in Texas at the Geffen. Ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Some favorite productions there include The Libertine, Three Days of Rain, Betrayal, Endgame, Detroit, and many others. Numerous TV appearances. Film: Road to Perdition, 13 Going on 30, Catch Hell, The Last Rites of Joe May, and others.

TIM HOPPER (Paul) is a member of the Steppenwolf ensemble. Credits there include Bruce Norris’ Downstate, which will travel to the National Theatre in London in March 2019. Television credits include The Americans, Empire, The Exorcist, and Chicago Fire, among others.

Film credits include the upcoming Knives and Skin, as well as An Acceptable Loss, School of Rock, and To Die For, among others. 2018 Ten Chimneys Fellow.

SALLY MURPHY (Margaret) is a longtime member of the Steppenwolf ensemble, where she originated roles in Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County (also Broadway, London’s National Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company) and The Minutes. Sally was most recently seen in Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed production of Joshua Harmon’s Admissions and starred in the 20TH season premiere of Law & Order: SVU. Other recent credits include Richard Nelson’s The Apple Family Plays at The Public Theater, David Rabe’s Visiting Edna at Steppenwolf, Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry’s Angel Reapers at Signature Theatre, and Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera at Atlantic Theater Company. On Broadway, she played Julie Jordan in Lincoln Center Theater’s Carousel, Rose of Sharon in Steppenwolf’s The Grapes of Wrath (also London’s National Theatre), Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, and the role of Sally in Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party. Film credits include Scent

of a Woman, Pollock, and Fearless. TV credits include The Good Wife, HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk, and PBS’ Great Performances and American Playhouse.

CAROLINE NEFF (Anita) is a Steppenwolf ensemble member, where she was last seen in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, You Got Older, Linda Vista, The Fundamentals, The Flick, Airline Highway (including the Broadway production at Manhattan Theatre Club), The Way West, Three Sisters, Annie Bosh is Missing, and Where We’re Born. Select Chicago credits include Lettie (Victory Gardens—Jeff Award, Best Actor); Uncle Vanya (Goodman Theatre); A Brief History of Helen of Troy (Jeff Award, Best Actress); The Knowledge, Harper Regan, In Arabia We’d All Be Kings (Steep Theatre); The Downpour (Route 66 Theatre); Port (Griffin Theatre); 4000 Miles (Northlight Theatre); and Moonshiner (Jackalope Theatre). Regional credits include Peerless (Yale Repertory Theatre). Film and television credits include a recurring role on the upcoming CBS show Red Line, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, Open Tables, and Older Children. She is also a proud company member of Steep Theatre and holds her BA from Columbia College Chicago.

CHANTAL THUY (Minnie) is thrilled to be making her Center Theatre Group debut in Linda Vista at the Mark Taper Forum.

Born and raised in Montreal, her parents originally fled the Vietnam War by boat and eventually came to Quebec. She is fluent in English, French, and Vietnamese.

Theatre: The Lady Was a Gentleman (Broads’ Word Ensemble); We Are (Pan Asian Repertory Theater); The Seagull, Winter’s Tale (Stella Adler/Harold Clurman Lab Theatre); and reading series with the Ma-Yi Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange, and Teesri Duniya Theatre. Film and television: Chantal currently portrays the DC Comics character Grace Choi on the television series Black Lightning (The CW & Netflix worldwide). Additional television and film credits include Madam Secretary (CBS), Pretty Little Liars (Freeform), and Matador (El Rey Network). Education: Proud graduate of the Stella Adler Studio in New York City. Thank you to my family, friends, and loved ones for their unconditional love and support. I also owe my deepest gratitude to all my teachers and mentors who made me fall in love with the theatre. It is the greatest honor and privilege to be PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5

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working with Center Theatre Group, Tracy, Dexter, and the Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble. Cyber stalking here— Instagram: ChantalThuy, Twitter: @Chantal_Thuy CORA VANDER BROEK (Jules) is thrilled to reprise the role of Jules in Linda Vista at the Mark Taper Forum after originating the role at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Cora recently appeared in the Chicago premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976 at Goodman Theatre. Other selected Chicago credits include The Mousetrap and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Northlight Theatre); Hank Williams: Lost Highway (American Blues Theater); Luck of the Irish and Madagascar (Next Theatre); All My Sons (TimeLine Theatre); Dead End (Jeff Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role) at Griffin Theatre; Book of Days (After Dark Award for Actress in a Principal Role). Regional credits include In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (Actors Theatre of Louisville and Milwaukee Repertory); Doubt and A Christmas Carol (Indiana Repertory Theatre). Film and television credits include Chicago Fire, Where We Started, Of Minor Prophets, and Blur Circle. Based in Los Angeles, Cora is represented

by Justice & Ponder.

TROY WEST (Michael) originated the role of Sheriff Deon Gilbeau in the original Broadway, London, and Sydney productions of August: Osage County.

Other credits include Schmendiman in the original production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, which enjoyed a long run at the Westwood Playhouse—now Geffen Playhouse—and the Off-Broadway run of Mr. Letts’ Bug at the Barrow Street Theatre. Based in Chicago, where his credits include the Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass, A Red Orchid Theatre, and the old Remains Theatre, among others.

Regionally, he has worked at ACT, Arden, Indiana Rep, and Theatre By The Sea. Troy will be seen in the upcoming independent film Dreaming Grand Avenue, as Walt Whitman.

ELIJAH ALEXANDER (Understudy for Wheeler). South Coast Repertory: Shrew (Petruchio), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus/Oberon). Broadway: Metamorphoses.

Off-Broadway: Shopping and Fucking (New York Theatre Workshop). BAM: Throne of Blood. Royal Shakespeare Company: Tantalus. Guthrie Theater/Berkeley Repertory

Theatre: Watch on the Rhine (Kurt Muller).

Oregon Shakespeare Festival for five seasons: Fingersmith, Hamlet, Pride & Prejudice, Henry VIII. Utah Shakespeare Festival for four seasons: Richard III, Julius Caesar, Gaslight, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Art. California Shakespeare Theater for three seasons: Man and Superman, Restoration Comedy, An Ideal Husband. Arizona Theatre Company: Disgraced. ACT Theatre: The Invisible Hand (Gregory Award). Films: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Amazing Love. TV: Touch, Awake, JAG, Summerland. Training: MFA Yale School of Drama. elijahalexander.net HANNAH TAMMINEN (Understudy for Anita, Jules) is thrilled to return to the Mark Taper Forum! She previously understudied the role of Charlotte in The Mystery of Love & Sex. Other recent theatre credits include Ether Dome (La Jolla Playhouse, dir. Michael Wilson), Twelfth Night (Coeurage Theatre Company), and Scott and Hem (Garry Marshall Theatre).

She holds a BA from Skidmore College and an MFA in acting from UC San Diego, where she performed roles such as Lorna Moon in Golden Boy and Constance Neville in She Stoops to Conquer. TV includes NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) and Colony (USA). Film includes Arriving Now, The Starlight, and The Birch Grove. Thanks to Andrew at Center Theatre Group, Mark & Ashley at KMR, Brehan, and her family for their support. HannahTamminen.com ROBERT MAFFIA (Understudy for Paul, Michael). Broadway: Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts (Music Box Theatre, dir. Tina Landau). Regional: August: Osage County (The Old Globe, dir. Sam Gold), Superior Donuts (Steppenwolf Theatre, premiere).

Los Angeles: Gus’s Fashion & Shoes, VS. Theatre (Stage Raw nom.). Chicago: Stalag 17, Suicide in B , The Petrified Forest, Revelers, Never Come Morning, Insignificance, Edmond, Ice Cream, Savage in Limbo, Talk to Me Like the Rain…, The Two-Character Play, La Ronde, Brecht’s Fatzer: Demise of the Egotist. TV: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, American Crime Story, Shameless, I’m Dying Up Here, Anger Management, Perception, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Castle, Brothers and Sisters, CSI: NY, 24, The Guardian, ER. Film: Excess Flesh (SXSW 2015), In Embryo, The Giant Mechanical Man, Mercury Rising, Hoffa.

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ELAINE RIVKIN (Understudy for Margaret) is a recent transplant from Chicago. At Steppenwolf Theatre: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Crucible (TYA), and understudied Laurie Metcalf in Libra (dir. John Malkovich); Pyretown and Tree at Victory Gardens; City of Conversation at Northlight Theatre; Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf (US/performed) at Writers Theatre; and many shows as an ensemble member of Famous Door Theatre, including Tiny Dimes (dir. Dexter Bullard); Conquest of the South Pole, The Homecoming (dir. Gary Griffin).

Regional: One House Over at Milwaukee Rep and Geva Theatre; Marjorie Prime, Broken Glass, and The Lover at North Coast Rep; Brighton Beach Memoirs at Cardinal Stage. LA: Measure for Measure at New American Theatre.

TV/film: Chicago P.D., Imperfections, In the Name of God. More info at elainerivkin.com.

VIRGINIA TRAN (Understudy for Minnie) is an actress, filmmaker, writer, and producer. She was raised in a Buddhist monastery in Northern California speaking Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, and English. In theatre, Tran played Kerri in the critically acclaimed and awardwinning play Skin Jobs, featured in the 2018 Hollywood Fringe. Creator and executive producer of the original series Wait Crimes (2017); winner for Best Web Series at the Independent Filmmakers Showcase. Thank you to all that have supported me on my path; above all, my mother, whom I try to make proud every day.

TRACY LETTS (Playwright) is the only person to win both a Tony Award for acting and a Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of The Minutes (Pulitzer finalist), Linda Vista, Mary Page Marlowe, The Scavenger’s Daughter, Superior Donuts, August: Osage County (Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award for Best Play), Man from Nebraska (Pulitzer finalist), Bug, and Killer Joe. He also wrote the screenplays for the films The Woman in the Window, August: Osage County, Bug, and Killer Joe. He won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as George in the Tony Award-winning revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. He joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2002, where he has appeared in American

Buffalo, Betrayal, The Pillowman, The Pain and the Itch, The Dresser, Homebody/Kabul, The Dazzle, Glengarry Glen Ross, Three Days of Rain, many others. Other productions include The Realistic Joneses (Broadway) and Orson’s Shadow (Barrow Street Theatre, NY). Film appearances include Little Women, Le Mans 66, The Post, Lady Bird, The Lovers, Indignation, Christine, The Big Short, Imperium, Wiener-Dog, Guinevere. TV appearances include The Sinner, Divorce, Homeland, Seinfeld. .

DEXTER BULLARD (Director). Steppenwolf: The Flick, Linda Vista. Broadway: Grace.

Off-Broadway: Lady at Rattlestick, Mistakes Were Made and Bug (Lortel Award for Outstanding Direction) at Barrow Street. Chicago: Circle Mirror Transformation, Sucker Punch, and Mies Julie at Victory Gardens; The Big Meal at American Theater Company; Odradek at House; Gas For Less at Goodman; Grace at Northlight; Mistakes Were Made, Bug, In the Solitude of Cotton Fields, Place of Angels, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore at A Red Orchid; Reverie, Better Late Than Nader, Gratiot Happens! with The Second City.

Founder/Artistic Director of Plasticene (1995–2012), directing 14 original works in Chicago, New York, and Edinburgh. Founder/Artistic Director of The Next Lab (1990–1995), producing the World premiere of Tracy Letts’ Killer Joe. BS Northwestern. MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the head of graduate acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

TODD ROSENTHAL (Scenic Design) is a Chicago-based set designer. Broadway credits include August: Osage County (Tony Award), The Motherfucker with the Hat (Tony nom.), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award for Best Revival), Of Mice and Men (filmed by National Theatre Live), This Is Our Youth, Fish in the Dark, and Straight White Men. Off-Broadway: Red Light Winter, Barrow Street Theatre; Domesticated, Lincoln Center; Qualms, Playwrights Horizons; Close Up Space, Manhattan Theatre Club. Set designer for six years for the Big Apple Circus. International credits include August: Osage County (National Theatre, London, Sydney Theatre, Australia); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Theatre Royal, Ireland); Nice Fish (Harold Pinter Theatre, London); Madama Butterfly, Irish National Opera, Dublin, Ireland; and the upcoming Downstate at the National Theatre in London. Regional: Steppenwolf (33 productions), Goodman (artistic partner), Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, American Repertory Theater, PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7

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La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Alley Theatre, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and many others. Select museum exhibitions: Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition and The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes. Other select awards: 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award presented by The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), Laurence Olivier, Helen Hayes, Ovation, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Joseph Jefferson, and the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. Todd is presenting work at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial, an international exhibition of scenography. Full professor, Northwestern University.

Graduate, Yale Drama.

LAURA BAUER (Costume Design). Broadway: A Life in the Theatre, Speed the Plow, Glengarry Glen Ross, Talk Radio, Top Girls, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, November, and Frankie and Johnny in the Claire du Lune. She is a company member of the Atlantic Theater Company in NY and has worked extensively with Steppenwolf and Remains Theatre in Chicago. Her first time working with Tracy Letts was on the original production of Killer Joe at Next Theatre which is where she met Dexter Bullard. After that she produced the move of Killer Joe to the Edinburgh Festival. Mark Taper Forum: The Mystery of Love & Sex, Appropriate, The Subject Was Roses, and November. Kirk Douglas Theatre: Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up, Vicuña, and Palomino.

Film: Sweet and Lowdown and Stephen Frears’ High Fidelity, Pieces of April, and many others. TV: several pilots and two series.

MARCUS DOSHI (Lighting Design) designs for theatre, dance, opera, and nonperformance-based work. International highlights include work with The Barbican, Royal Opera House, Festival Lyric d’Aixen-Provence, La Comédie Française, La Monnaie, Venice Biennale, Dutch National Opera, Holland Festival, Canadian Opera Company, Sydney Festival, many others.

In the US he has worked with most major regional theatres and opera companies including ongoing collaborations with NYC’s Theatre for a New Audience, including A Winter’s Tale, The Skin of Our Teeth, King Lear, and others, and Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, most recently Mary Page Marlowe, Linda Vista, Familiar, Pass Over (including the Spike Lee film), and others. Education:

Wabash College, Yale School of Drama. Teaching: Associate Professor of Theatre, Northwestern University. marcusdoshi.com RICHARD WOODBURY (Sound Design). Credits include original music and/or sound design for Chicago’s Goodman Theatre (Enemy of the People, Blind Date, Ah, Wilderness!, Uncle Vanya, 2666, The Little Foxes, stop. reset., Rapture, Blister, Burn, Luna Gale, and others) and Steppenwolf (HIR, Linda Vista, Mary Page Marlowe, The Night Alive, Slowgirl, and others). Broadway credits include Desire Under the Elms, August: Osage County, Talk Radio, Long Day’s Journey into Night, and others. Regional and international credits include productions at Writers Theatre, The Geffen Playhouse, The Guthrie, the Stratford Festival in Canada, London’s Lyric and National Theatres, and the Theatre Marigny in Paris. Richard has received Joseph Jefferson, Helen Hayes, Ovation, and IRNE Awards for Outstanding Sound Design and the Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Collaborative Artist.

EDWARD SOBEL (Dramaturg) is grateful to be working with Tracy and Dexter again. Recent credits as dramaturg: The Minutes, Linda Vista, and Mary Page Marlowe (all by Tracy Letts) at Steppenwolf. Broadway credits as dramaturg: Letts’ August: Osage County and Superior Donuts. Recent directing credits: World premieres of James Ijames’ plays Moon Man Walk (Orbiter 3) and The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Flashpoint Theatre); Endgame, Clybourne Park, and Superior Donuts (Arden Theatre). Formerly, Ed was Director of New Play Development at Steppenwolf, overseeing development of more than 40 new plays, and Associate Artistic Director at the Arden. He received the Elliott Hayes Award from the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas for outstanding contribution to the field. He is a faculty member at Villanova University.

JC CLEMENTZ (Casting) is the casting director at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. As casting director at Steppenwolf, and previously at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, he has cast over 85 productions out of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles. Highlights include the World premieres of Linda Vista and The Minutes by Tracy Letts, Downstate by Bruce Norris (also National Theatre, UK), The Doppelganger (an international farce) starring Rainn Wilson, and Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over, which was filmed at Steppenwolf by Spike Lee and made its debut

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at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. JC holds an MFA in directing from Western Illinois University and frequently directs productions across the country. jcclementz.com STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY is the nation’s premier ensemble theatre based in Chicago. Founded in 1976 by Gary Sinise, Jeff Perry, and Terry Kinney, the ensemble has grown to over 50 members who are among the top actors, directors, and playwrights in American theatre. Powerful productions from Balm in Gilead to August: Osage County and Pass Over—and accolades including the National Medal of Arts and 12 Tony Awards—have made the theatre legendary. Programming includes a seven-play season; a twoplay Young Adults season; Visiting Company engagements; and LookOut, a multi-genre series. Steppenwolf Education serves thousands of students, teachers, and families annually with engaging programming in schools and communities.

While firmly rooted in Chicago, over 40 original Steppenwolf plays have enjoyed success both nationally and internationally.

Anna D. Shapiro is the Artistic Director, David Schmitz is the Executive Director, and Eric Lefkofsky is Chair of the Board of Trustees. steppenwolf.org DAVID S. FRANKLIN (Production Stage Manager). Center Theatre Group highlights: An Enemy of the People, Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème, Art, Romance, The Cherry Orchard, Curtains, Nightingale, The History Boys, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Parade, The Subject Was Roses, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Randy Newman’s Harps and Angels, God of Carnage, Vigil, Waiting for Godot, Los Otros, Red, Seminar, Tribes, Humor Abuse, The Steward of Christendom, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Bent, The Christians, Disgraced, A View From The Bridge, Zoot Suit, Archduke, King of the Yees, Head of Passes, Water by the Spoonful, Sweat, Valley of the Heart, and had the pleasure of assisting on Soft Power. Other Los Angeles: Los Angeles Theatre Center in its heyday from 1985–1990, Pasadena Playhouse, and the Geffen Playhouse. Regional: Seattle Rep, Intiman Theatre. New York: Public Theater.

Tours: Europe—Quotations from a Ruined City, Law of Remains (with Reza Abdoh’s Dar a Luz company).

MICHELLE BLAIR (Stage Manager, L.A.) has worked on over 30 productions for Center Theatre Group. Some highlights include Sweat, Water by the Spoonful, Head of Passes, Heisenberg, Archduke, Zoot Suit, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Christians, Bent, The Sunshine Boys, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Red, Vigil, Leap of Faith, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Parade, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Nightingale, all wear bowlers, Topdog/Underdog, and “QED” at Lincoln Center Theater. Other favorites include The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Henry IV with Shakespeare Center Los Angeles, The Pee-wee Herman Show at Club Nokia, A Long Bridge Over Deep Waters with Cornerstone Theater Company, and Jersey Boys in Las Vegas.

Graduate of the University of Southern California and the University of Amsterdam. Mom to 10-year-old Liam and six-year old Imogen.

JACLYNN JOSLIN (Stage Manager, Chicago) is thrilled to be working with Center Theatre Group for the first time! Her Chicago credits include Guards at the Taj, BLKS, The Crucible, Between Riverside and Crazy, The Flick, East of Eden (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, All My Sons, Harvey, The Hard Problem, Blues for an Alabama Sky (Court Theatre); Continuity, The King of Hell’s Palace (Goodman Theatre); Hard Times (Lookingglass Theatre); Roz and Ray (Victory Gardens); The Outgoing Tide, Oceanside, 13 Things About Ed Carpolotti, Year Zero (Merrimack Repertory Theatre).

Center Theatre Group 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 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9

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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 presented a broad range of plays and musicals ranging from Dead End to The Black Rider to Edward Scissorhands to blockbusters such as Dear Evan Hansen, 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.

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! starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing, which premiered at the Ahmanson Theatre in 1986. He is 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: Quack, 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.

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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR LINDA VISTA Assistant Director.................................................................................. Juli Del Prete Production Assistant (L.A.).................................................................. Maggie Swing Production Assistant (Chicago)..........................................................Gabriella Welsh Assistant Costume Designer................................................... Whitney Oppenheimer Resident Assistant Lighting Designer................................................Nathan Scheuer Assistant Prop Lead..................................................................................Erin Walley Prop Associate........................................................................................... Eric Babb Prop Carpenter.....................................................................................Ryan Howard Intimacy Consultant.............................................................................. Kristina Fluty Vocal Coach....................................................................................... Gigi Buffington Additional Casting............................................................................. Andrew Lynford

CREDITS Original costumes provided by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company Costume Shop and Caryn Weglarz Klein, Costume Director. Additional costumes provided by the Center Theatre Group Costume Shop. Scenery constructed by F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. Original props provided by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company Prop Shop and Jenny DiLuciano, Prop Master. Additional props provided by the Center Theatre Group Prop Shop.

MUSIC CREDITS “How Do I Live” Words and Music by Diane Warren Published by Realsongs (ASCAP) “Islands In The Stream” Words and Music By Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb © Universal Music Publishing Group Not for broadcast transmission.

All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE “Stay (I Missed You)” Written by Lisa Loeb Published by Furious Rose Music (BMI) “Aja” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Black Cow” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Deacon Blues” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Do It Again” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Hey Nineteen” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Wixen Music Publishing & Zeon Music Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Third World Man” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Wixen Music Publishing & Zeon Music Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “Home At Last” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises

“Pretzel Logic” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises “The Royal Scam” Words and Music by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen © Universal Music Publishing Group Performed by Steely Dan Courtesy of UMG Recordings under license from Universal Music Enterprises Music Supervision by duotone audio group: David Leinheardt—Music Supervisor Dana Hom—Music Coordinator

THANK YOU Erin Cook, Tom Pearl, and Karena Fiorenza.

Steppenwolf ensemble members: Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, Alana Arenas, Randall Arney, Kate Arrington, Ian Barford, Robert Breuler, Cliff Chamberlain, Gary Cole, Celeste M. Cooper, Glenn Davis, Kathryn Erbe, Audrey Francis, K. Todd Freeman, Frank Galati, Francis Guinan, Moira Harris, Jon Michael Hill, Tim Hopper, Tom Irwin, Rajiv Joseph, Ora Jones, Terry Kinney, Tina Landau, Martha Lavey*, Tracy Letts, John Mahoney*,John Malkovich, Sandra Marquez, Mariann Mayberry*, Tarell Alvin McCraney, James Vincent Meredith, Laurie Metcalf, Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Caroline Neff, Bruce Norris, Austin Pendleton, Jeff Perry, William Petersen, Yasen Peyankov, Martha Plimpton, Rondi Reed, Molly Regan, Karen Rodriguez, Anna D. Shapiro, Eric Simonson, Gary Sinise, Namir Smallwood, Lois Smith, Rick Snyder, Jim True-Frost, and Alan Wilder. *In Memoriam

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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association. 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; Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829.

The Press Agents, Company, and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

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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A Q&A WITH IAN BARFORD The Actor behind the Character of Wheeler Discusses IAN BARFORD has originated four roles in Tracy Letts’ canon of plays: Little Charles in August: Osage County (which he continued on Broadway), Ray in Mary Page Marlowe, Mr. Carp in The Minutes, and Wheeler in Linda Vista, which he steps back into at the Taper. In addition to their relationship as actor and playwright, Barford and Letts are both ensemble members of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company and longtime friends with hugely impressive resumes on stage and screen. But, as Barford said when he stepped away from rehearsals to discuss his personal connection to the play, Linda Vista is unique in a number of ways for them both.

What did you think when you first read the script for Linda Vista?

I immediately recognized how alive and contemporary and dynamic the dialogue was. One of Tracy’s great gifts as a playwright is his ability to write distinct characters—individuals with their own history and dimension often quite apart from his own. I was amazed to see that Tracy allowed his own voice to come through so directly in Wheeler. The rants on politics, music, culture, etc. are definitely autobiographical.

To my knowledge, Wheeler is the first true protagonist he’s written. Most of his plays function with ensembles that may have central characters but maybe not a traditional protagonist.

What has that meant for you as an actor, as well as his friend and colleague?

I’ve known Tracy for 30 years. We’ve remained friends through thick and thin.

We’ve shared in each other’s lives—the dark times, loss, tremendous triumphs and joys, the emergence of our children. We have worked together many times both as fellow actors and also as playwright/actor. We are both from the Midwest, born in the mid ’60s, had parents who were academics. Wheeler is a kind of alchemy of many men Tracy has known and of himself. The worldview and general condition of Wheeler’s psyche is extremely familiar to me and even very personal. I’ve originated four roles in Tracy’s plays now—that’s something I truly cherish.

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What does it mean to you that this is a Steppenwolf production, and what is it like to be a part of this seminal American theatre ensemble?

I was 22 years old when I did my first play at Steppenwolf. That was 1988—when I first met Tracy and when many of the relationships there began. I’m 52 now.

That’s more than half my life, so it’s kind of like family. Sometimes it’s extremely helpful and informative, other times it’s absolutely maddening. Aside from that, it’s hard to find the words to express how lucky I am to be able to work alongside this stellar cast, [director] Dexter Bullard, and our whole Steppenwolf tribe. The style of writing [in Linda Vista] suits us. The characters are behaving unconsciously for the most part. It’s organic, hilarious, ugly, humiliating material—perfect for our sensibilities!

How has the play evolved since its World premiere at Steppenwolf?

Tracy knew he wanted to work on the play even while we were performing it originally. Sometimes the process of a premiere is arrested by an imperative to perform. You’re working every day, and suddenly, they say, “That’s it, no more rehearsal.” That can be frustrating when things are still evolving. Since our original production in the spring of 2017, a lot has changed. #MeToo happened, which reframes some of the gender dynamics of the play—though the play is not about #MeToo, per se—and we are all different people, too. Tracy has now been afforded the time to hone, clarify, sharpen, and flesh out the play. Having done second productions on several occasions, I must say that this one does not feel like a remount. It feels like a new production altogether.

Are there some things you’ve learned while playing Wheeler?

There’s always some part of me that wants my characters to be liked. It’s really a pain in the ass. That instinct has to take a back seat here. Tracy has cited some literary anti-heroes he thinks Wheeler is akin to. The stuff Wheeler goes through is often humiliating and painful and ugly, but he also inflicts pain on others. Though I have tremendous sympathy for Wheeler personally and relate to him in many ways, I cannot be surprised or frustrated that audiences might not. Anti-heroes don’t need sympathy.

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What are your thoughts on California audiences seeing this play?

I lived in L.A. for seven years. I think it’s no accident that the play is set in California. It really does reflect a lot of the kinds of people who end up here and who are looking for something here—themselves, some answer, some dream.

I know we’re doing it in L.A. and the play takes place in San Diego, but it really feels germane to the region. The play is filled with characters who are looking for fulfillment. They may not even know what they are looking for. Californians will also understand the literal meaning of linda vista (beautiful view).

What do you hope Taper audiences will expect or take away from Linda Vista?

First, the play is great fun. Tracy’s humor is second to none. On top of that, the play offers a compelling view of people who are struggling with self-awareness.

I suspect folks who see the play might have opposing views about the characters—what might have been motivating them, who was sympathetic, who was right and wrong. Tracy does a wonderful job of bringing dimension to the people who inhabit this play. It shows men and women in very vulnerable situations that reveal layers that are very raw. Our ability to mature enough so that we can meet relationships with a “whole self” is rare. It’s usually kind of messy, isn’t it? We’re dealing with the things we know about ourselves and with the things we don’t know about ourselves. I think the play expresses all of that beautifully. Hilarious, yes, but also poignant and painful.

You were also in Dead End at the Ahmanson in 2005! What is it like coming back to Center Theatre Group?

It’s fantastic! Dead End was one of the most enjoyable theatrical experiences I’ve ever had. I adore that cast; I miss those people. I hope many of them will come see Linda Vista.

“...Anti-heroes don’t need sympathy.”

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Top (L-R): Ian Barford and Tim Hopper. | Bottom (L-R): Ian Barford and Troy West. | Ian Barford and Caroline Neff. | World premiere at Steppenwolf.

Photos by Michael Brosilow.

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

MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic 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 ....................................Line Producer, Special Artistic Projects 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), 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, 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 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 ANNE MARIE ACOSTA.....................................................Administrative Assistant 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 PRODUCTION JOE HAMLIN........................................................................ Director of Production KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO.......................................................... Production Manager CHRISTOPHER REARDON......................................................Production Manager KATIE CHEN...........................................................Assistant Production Manager ERIN TIFFANY........................................................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................................................................ 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 KAT PATTERSON......................................Resident Assistant Costume Designer 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 BO FOXWORTH, CURTIS GAVIN, CONNOR HAYES......................................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 Human Resources 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 DENEEN O’NEILL..............................................Board Liaison and Administrator KIM OKAMURA............................................................................. Grants Manager SARAH RIDDLE..................................................................Annual Fund 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, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO....Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ................................ Donor Services Associates MURRAY E. HELTZER........................................................Development Volunteer MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..............................................................Director of Marketing GARRETT COLLINS.................................................... Marketing Strategy Director KYLE HALL...................................................................................Creative Director ARIE LEVINE..........................................Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & .................................................................................................. Mark Taper Forum KIYOMI EMI.........................................Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events EMYLI GUDMUNDSON.........................Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123............................................ Media Planning DEANNA McCLURE...............................................................................Art Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO....................................................... Senior Design Manager SANDI SILBERT............................................................................ Senior Designer TARA NITZ.....................................................................................Senior Designer JAVIER VASQUEZ............................................. Senior Designer-Digital Specialist 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 MICHAEL ESPINOZA, GARY HOLLAND....... Audience Services Sales Associates SAM AARON, JESSICA ABROMOVICH, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, DAVID BETANCOURT, ALEJANDRA DE PAZ, 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 KEANA JACKSON, MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, CRIS SPACCA, MICHAEL VALLE................................................... Box Office Staff KERRY KORF.................................................................. Priority Services Director CANDICE WALTERS............................................ Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN, KRISTEN SCHRASS............................... Priority Services Managers 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....................................................Priority Services Representatives

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HAMBURG: LA BELLE HÉLÈNE (Aldrich); FANCIULLA DEL WEST (Kampe;Beri,Sgura); ILLUSIONS–LIKE SWAN LAKE (Neumeier); THERESE Opera Premiere (Elbphilharmonie) – 5-Star Deluxe Hotels – Kempinski Adlon Berlin & Marriott Hamburg

VIENNA & MUNICH June 18 – July 1, 2019

VIENNA: AIDA (Guseva,Gubanova; Kunde, Piazzola); TOSCA (Stemme; Beczala, Alvarez); OTELLO (Bezsmertna; Antonenko,Sumlinsky); L'ELISIR D'AMORE (Carroll; Pirgu,Maestri); ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD; MUNICH: SALOME (Petersen, Schuster; Koch, Ablinger-Sperrhacke); LA TRAVIATA (Perez; Domingo, Ayan); NORMA (Yoncheva, Brower; Massi); BALLET: PORTRAIT WAYNE MCGREGOR (Kairos, Creation, Borderlands) – 5-Star Deluxe Hotels – Grand Vienna & Bayerischer Hof Munich

MILAN - VERONA & PUCCINI FESTIVALS July 1 – 15, 2019

MILAN: BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY; Verdi: I MASNADIERI (Oropesa; Pertussi); Salieri: PRIMA LA MUSICA POI LE PAROLE/ Puccini: GIANNI SCHICCHI (Maestri) VERONA: IL TROVATORE (Netrebko; Eyvasov) AIDA; CARMEN & LA TRAVIATA [Casts to be announced] PUCCINI FESTIVAL: LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST & TURANDOT [Casts to be announced] – 5-Star Deluxe Hotels – Westin Palace Milan & Due Torri Verona – 4-Star Villa La Principessa, Lucca –

SALZBURG FESTIVAL August 20-29, 2019

LUISA MILLER (Machaidze; Domingo, Beczala); SIMON BOCCANEGRA (Pape); Offenbach's ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD; SALOME; and a New Production of Enescu's OEDIPE; VIENNA PHILHARMONIC CONCERT (Barenboim/Damerau – Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Symphony No. 5) – 5-Star Deluxe Hotel – Sheraton Grand Salzburg All Tours Include: – Orchestra Tickets to All Performances – – Buffet Breakfasts – – Selected Gourmet Meals with Wine –

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Artistic Director’s Circle ($33,000+) 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. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018.)

Anonymous (2)

Marvin Jubas & Janet Wald Jubas

Judith & Thomas Beckmen

Terri & Jerry Kohl

Thomas Beers

The Labowe Family Foundation

Gail Berman-Masters

The Eugene La Pietra Foundation

Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation

Jody & David Lippman

Susanne & Greg Daniels Cástulo de la Rocha & Zoila Escobar Erica & Vin Di Bona Kirk & Anne Douglas Louise & Brad Edgerton Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr

Renee & Meyer Luskin Ruth Flinkman-Marandy & Ben Marandy Lynn & Dreux McNairy Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack Deena & Edward Nahmias The Louis & Harold Price Foundation

Cindy & Gary Frischling

Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation

Eric & Nancy Garen

Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser

Kiki & David Gindler

Maggy & Jack Simon

Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie

Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

Eva & Marc Stern

Robert Greenblatt

Sandra Stern

Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren

Sue Tsao

Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Dana & Matthew Walden

June & Gareth Hughes

Sheila & Wally Weisman

Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark

Artists & Educators Forum ($20,000+) The Artists & Educators Forum, founded by Joni and Miles Benickes, is comprised of individuals dedicated to providing significant funding for Center Theatre Group’s New Play Production and Education and Community Partnerships programs.

(DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018.)

Anonymous (2)

Harry & Arlette Lumer

Melissa & Bob Alvarado

Linda S. Peterson

Joni & Miles Benickes

Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs

Debra & Norris Bishton

Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer

Joan & Rob Blackman Annette Blum Lynn Booth Marla S. Campagna Marcy Carsey Susan & Stephen Chandler Helen & Morgan Chu In Memory of Morris A. Hazan In Support of New Theatre Artists

Bruce & Randy Ross Joyce & Deane Ross Elliott R. Sernel Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg Eugene & Marilyn Stein Sunshine Stone Donna & John Sussman Anne C. Taubman Karen & William Timberlake

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Kehle

Peter & Iona Tompkins

Kelton Fund/Lenny & David Kelton

Robin & Gary Ungar

Vicki King

Suzanne V. Wilson

Phyllis Kupferstein & Donald O. Farkas

Marilyn Ziering

The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund

For more information about leadership gifts, please call Terra Goulden at 213.972.3189.

Donors who have made additional gifts to Center Theatre Group’s Endowment or Planned Gifts programs.

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IT’S MORE THAN IRISH DANCE From Emmy Award-winner Mark Howard, Trinity transcends traditional Irish dance with percussive power and aerial grace.

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Sascha Brastoff Foundation Brookside Fund Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation The Carol and James Collins Foundation The Culver City Education Foundation Joseph Drown Foundation Fineshriber Family Foundation Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Lawrence P. Frank Foundation The Friars Charitable Foundation The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation The Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust Lear Family Foundation The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

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National Alliance for Musical Theatre The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation The Perkins Charitable Foundation Rosenthal Family Foundation Sony Pictures Entertainment Theatre Communications Group The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

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California Arts Council The City of Culver City City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles County Arts Commission U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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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, Beth Grant, Carol Halperin, Stephanie J. Hibler, Audrey V. Jessup, Tobé Karns, Melinda J. Kelly, 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,*♦ Courtney Rangen, Anne Reismann, Irene Ribner, Harriett Chatters Rose,♦ Lois Rosen,♦ Marla Rubin, Gaile Gray Ryan, Bonnie Sachs,♦ Carole Schiffer, Kelly Schiffer,* Zrelda Sealey, 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 *Past Presidents | ♦Executive Board Members at Large

Ovation Circle Planned Gifts Center Theatre Group is grateful to these donors, whose 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, The Doug Jones and John Sanger Theater Ticket Fund, 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, The estate of Frank J. Sherwood, 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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Endowment Gifts These cash gifts ensure a stable source of support for new work and initiatives to make theatre accessible to underserved audiences. $500,000+ Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Renee & Meyer Luskin, John S. Surabian, Jr. and in memory of Faith and Sharon Ann Surabian $250,000+ The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation $100,000+ Betsy & Harold Applebaum, Judith & Thomas Beckmen, The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, Maynard & Linda Brittan—Traub-Brittan Family Trust, Center Theatre Group Affiliates, Kenneth Corday, Regina Fadiman, Barbara & Peter Fodor, Ava & Charles Fries, Brindell & Milton Gottlieb, The Hearst Foundation, Inc., Vicki King, Gloria Lothrop, Richard G. & Virginia L. Martin, Louise Taper $50,000+ Ellen & Michael S. Korney, Dorothy & Richard Sherwood | $25,000+ Abbott Brown, Linda Brown, Greve Foundation, Dr. Tom Hickey, Diane & Leon Morton | $10,000+ A and J Davidson Skipper Award Fund, Levine Foundation, Carolyn & Kit Lokey, Betty & Sanford Sigoloff

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Entertainment Circle Center Theatre Group wishes to acknowledge our generous supporters in the Entertainment Circle, who are leaders in the entertainment industry. Thank you to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a secure base for our future. For information, call Donor Engagement at 213.972.7564. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2018.)

MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Florence C. Agcawili, G.W. Bailey, Greg Basser & Kiera O’Neill, Paula Brand, Norman Buckley, In Memory of Davyd Whaley, Nick Dudzak, Greg H. Dunn, Michael Hanel & Steven Linder, Donna L. Herman, Phil Hettema, James & Melanie Renfroe, Suellen Richmond, Eileen T’Kaye & David Bischoff, Mr. Charles W. Weeks, Marc Zachary, | ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (2), Amy Aquino & Drew McCoy, Corinne Baldassano, John Bowab, Diane & Dorothy Brooks Foundation, William H. Brown II, Kevin Kashima & Kelly Cantley-Kashima, Veronica Cartwright, Children in Film, Becky & Mike Clements, Bill & Ellie D’Elia, Bob Ducsay, It’s A Wrap MPCER, Chris Cookson & Lauren Firestone, Darcy Fleck, Tali Forest Smith, Seth Freeman & Julie Waxman, Catherine Gessner, Laura Gibson, Molly Gray & Sande Stewart, Marcy & Edgar Gross, Karen Hermelin & Mark Borman, Winifred C. Hervey, Karen & Stephen Hillenburg, Alicia Hirsch & Jesse Russo, Dozar Office Furnishings, Sean Johnson & Alex Ocampo, Idea Asylum Productions & Dr. Allegra & Mr. Sheppard Kaufman, Sarah E. Kiefer, Dr. Peter A. Krikes, Marla E. Levine, Joette Marks, Mr. Theodore K. Martinez, Maria D. Mercado, Carla Meyer & Charles Arnold, Tina J. Miller, Lawrence A. Mirisch, Chinsook Kim Moore, Jonathan B. Murray, Suzy & Daniel O’Connell, Justin Okin, Debra Pelton & Jon Johannesssen, Patty & Mike Post, Shelley Powsner & Stephen Skrovan, Shirley & Brian Pundt, Mr. Stephen H. Purvis, Michael Reisz & Jeff Rago, Jay & Linda Sandrich, Jill Sattinger, Greg Scott, Serendipity Productions, Daniel Shattuck, Mr. Donald Spradlin, David A. Steinberg, Jessica Stone, Stephen J. Strauss & Harriet M. Rolnick, Jack & Marlene Susser, Craig Sweeny, Brad & George Takei, Ms. Allison Thomas, Russell Todd Agency, Barry Trachtenberg, Cliff Warner, Bonnie Weis, Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Wright, Jennifer Crittenden & William Wrubel

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Center Theatre Group Inner Circle The Inner Circle is an organization of community leaders who provide outstanding support to Center Theatre Group. In appreciation, members enjoy a host of special benefits, including meet-the-artist receptions, backstage tours, premium theatre seating, and much more. Thank you to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a secure base for our future. For information, call Donor Engagement at 213.972.7564. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018.)

GUARDIAN CIRCLE ($18,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS

Hon. Mary Lou Byrne & Gary W. Kearney Kelly Sutherlin McLeod & Steven B. McLeod Family Foundation Peter & Susan Van Haften ANNUAL DONORS

Anonymous Pamela & Dennis Beck Maynard & Linda Brittan The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Michael A. Enomoto Rhonda C. Evans Sharon & Joe Hernandez The Jim Hicks Family Foundation Ellen & Tom Hoberman Diane Kessler Sheila Muller Kim & Bill Wardlaw Mary J. Witt

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($12,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS

Shelley & Rick Bayer I. Mark & Marlene Bledstein Connie Elliot Manuela Goren Lorrie & Richard Gurewitz Marion & Tod Hindin Gail & Stanley Hollander Jennifer L. Jackman Ellen & Jerry Jacobson Debra & Robert Kasirer Vicki & Seth Kogan Joan Kroll & In Memory of Irving Kroll Edward Lewis Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Janice & Bruce Miller Kari L. Nakama Arline M. Nakanishi Laura & David Quigg Honey Sanders Nina & Steven Sheldon Tracy A. Stone The Sugimoto Family Foundation Donna & John Sussman Doug & Ellen Weitman Jerrie D. Whitfield & Richard W. Motika ANNUAL DONORS

Anonymous Dr. Geraldine Alden Laura & Harvey Alpert Jackie & Howard Banchik Fran R. Berger

Ms. Virgina Blywise Larry Field Judith R. Forman & Richard N. Weiner Rebecca George Roslyn & Abner Goldstine Jason Grode & Maryl Georgi Annie Gross Walmilly Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James L. Hunter Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh Craig Lawson & Terry Peters Mrs. Gayle Leventhal Marlene & Sandy Louchheim Doris Luster Andy & Laura Mintzer Olivia & Anthony Neece Robert & Sally Neely Chris & Dick Newman/ C & R Newman Family Foundation Christine Marie Ofiesh & Arthur L. Zussman Dr. Harry E. Rice MD Natalie Roberts & David Roberts z�l Michael Rogers Gloria Sherwood Rosemary Simmons Phyllis J. & Steven F. Spierer Stone Family Elinor & Rubin Turner

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PATRON CIRCLE ($8,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous, Russi Taylor Allwine, Mark & Jody Barnhill, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin & Stan Tatkin, Pamela Herman Broussard & J. Garfield Broussard, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Busuttil, John Jewett Byers, Catherine & Anthony Chanin, Arthur & Katheryn Chinski, The Honorable Judith C. Chirlin, Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen, Donald & Zoe Cosgrove, Anne M. Dougherty & David B. Dobrikin, Ms. Anita H. Dymant & Mr. Richard Drooyan, Mr. & Mrs. Homer Garten, Rocky & Deborah Gentner, Ms. Dana Guerin, Dr. Lisa Guerin & Mr. Tim Ryan, Tanna Handley Havlick, Dr. & Mrs. Randy W. Hawkins, Elizabeth A. Hoage, Jim & Gloria Hopper, Harvey & Ellen Knell Foundation, David & Tam Lachoff, Michael & Sandy Leahy, Jeff Mandel, Emily & Phillips Marshall, Janis B. McEldowney, Ron & Lee Miller, Joan I. Moe, Mildred M. & Earl Moon, Cindy & Ken Norian, Michael R. Oppenheim, Melissa Louise Rhone, Stuart & Laurie Rice In Loving Memory of Adam Rice, Craig E. Rogers, Leonard J. & JoAnn Roth, Dana Saladen & Linda Walters, Deborah E. Small, M.D., Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff, Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace, Luke & Colleen Welsh, David Williamson, | ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (2), Robert & Sara Adler, Dr. O. Allen Alpay, Liz & Lou Altman, Deanna & Richard Ashby, James Asperger & Christine Adams, The Alice Ghostley Foundation, Angela Bardowell, Linda Barnett, Yvonne & Derek Bell, Robert Brook & Jackie Kosecoff, Rose Marie Browning & Michael Fletcher, In Memory of John W. Carner, Bill Cohn & Dan Miller, Diana Rogovin Davidow, Nancy & Donald de Brier, Lynda & Al Fadel, Dennis L. Field & H. Douglas Galt, Jay & Donna Gallagher, Jack E. and Rachel Gindi Fund, Marylyn Ginsburg & Chuck Klaus, Lori Glickman, Eleanor Gorman, Mark & Julie Harrison, Steve & Toya Harrison, Sam Ho, M.D., Marcia S. Jones, Gary Kading, Cari & Marty Kavinoky, In Memory of Mille Kern, Janice A. Kido, In Memory of Lynn Kinikin, Genni Klein, Sheila Krasnoff, Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald, Jale Kutay, Anne & Michael Landsburg, Dr. & Mrs. Martin S. Lasky, Barbara & Andrew Leigh, Sheldon & Emily Lodmer, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Debra Gastler & Andrew Malloy, M. Wayne Metcalf, Margot & Mitch Milias, Joan & Philip Miller, Sue & Monty Mohrman, Toni & Tom Morgan, Toni Hollander-Morse & Lon Morse, Diane Morton, Gail Neiman, Bob & Renee Nunn, Norman & Margrit Oberstein, Michael Powell & Dr. Sheila Philips, Gregory Pickert & Beth Price, Paula F. Reach, June Caldwell & Jaye Rogovin, Lois Rosen, Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer, Joan & Arnold Seidel, Mrs. Dorothy R. Sherwood, Ms. Shannon Shih, Allen Blue & Kira Snyder, Mr. & Mrs. Randy Snyder, I.H. Sutnick, Sandra Tufts, Arthur Melville, Ph.D. & Marsha Utain, M.S., Seymour Waterman & Family, Ralph M. & Molly Wolveck, Arnold H. & Tricia L. Zane, George Ziegler

FELLOW CIRCLE ($4,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous (3), Carol L. Archie & Edward L. Keenan, Jill Banks Barad, Susan Baumgarten, Dr. Martine Bauwens, Drs. Jack & Barbara Berman, Leah Bishop & Gary Yale, Karlyn & Chuck Boppell, Alice Desobry Bowens Trust, Desobry E. Bowens in Memory of Alice Desobry Bowens, Neil H. & Karen Hochman Brown, Anne Bruner & James Bremner, Lynne Campbell, Rita Chenoweth, Ruth Choi, Mike & Jamie DiFiori, Julia Donoghue, Robin C. Dumas, Jack & Cynthia Edelstein, David & Joyce Evans, Laura E. Fox, M.D. & John D. Hofbauer, M.D., Sylvia Fredricks, Ellen Fujikawa, Howard & Suzanne Furst, Michael Galindo & Mary Quon Jung, Freddi & Marvin Gelfand, Maggi Phillips & Mario Gerla, Jeri & Keith Gertzman, Mr. & Mrs. Efrain Gonzalez, Edith Gould, Marsha Grant, James D. & Margaret A. Gray, Dr. Stuart & Adrienne Green, Linda & Michael Haines, Mr. Jeffrey L. Hall & Mr. Kevin A. Yoder, Harris Family Foundation, Sam Harris, Johnny Ruth Harrison, M.D., Chet & Sheila Hasday, Michael Lurey & Laurie Hasencamp, Al & Sandy Haveson, James & Christi Hays, Zvia Hempling, Ofer B. Ho, Lawrence J. Jaffe, M.D., Linda R. Kaplan, Elyse & Stanley Katz, Michael & Deborah Klein, Thea & Neal Koss, Joan & Chris Larkin, Karen & Tim Lavrouhin, Ron & Pat Lebel, Christine Lee, Drs. Anu & Ali Leemann, James & Karen Lefever, Michael Levin & Andy Abowitz, In Loving Memory of Anna Strahlman, Pamela & Mark Litvack, Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Louchheim, Sandra & Kenneth Malamed, Amy & Harold Masor, Gordon & Dale McWilliams, Gretchen & Marshall Milligan, Steven Modglin, Mary Lou Mooney, Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton, Wendy A. 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Winner, George Zimmerman & Tatyana Gurvich | ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (2), Gay & Harry Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency, Amy & Bob Abramson, Andrew Aichlmayr, James & Marsha Alexander, Robert C. Anderson, Suzanne & Bill Attig, Cheryl & Elliott Balbert, Norma Barretta, Lois Barth & Michael Schubach, Barbara Bauer & Lawrence Cox, Chris & Rose Bauss, Elliot, Roberta, Dayna, & Alison Berkowitz, Jeffrey & Susan Berman, Ms. Rhian Beutler, Carole Black, Nathalie Blossom & Howard Levy, John S. Borsum & Mark Ehrenstein, In Memory of Larry & Evilo Bouchey & Manny Carbajal, Ms. Susan M. Brewer, Dr. Leon & Rochelle Brooks, Mr. Jay Brooks, Sean & Teresa Burton, Kathleen & Milton Campbell, Carol & Ken Carlson, In Memory of Linda Rivera-Venezia, Eric Chien, Nicholas Chrisos, Mary Coates, Nadege & Jay Conger, Roberta A. Conroy, Dr. Frederic H. 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FELLOW CIRCLE (CONTINUED)

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Patty & John Nickoll, Marc I. Nishino, D.D.S., Judy Nussenblatt, Valerie Oishi, John Olea, M.D., Janie & Allan Orenstein, Mary Rose & Edward Ortega, Jennifer N. Owens & Jay T. Ornellas, John Paley, Frank & Arlene Pirolo, The Polinger-Cohen Foundation, Jack & Jane Pollock, Paulene Popek, Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy, Gail & Gary Rachelefsky, James H. Radin, John Rallis & Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis, Lee Ramer, Tracy L. Ramont, Michele & Dudley Rauch, Kay & Bob Rehme, Rona Cele Resnick, Susan Reutimann, Irene & Eytan Ribner, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Ring, Barbara & Peter Rosenthal, Janet Salter in Memory of Maxwell Hillary Salter, Drs. Joan & Harry Saperstein, Linda & Clifford Schaffer, Marlene & Roger Schaffner, Darlene Schultz, Carol (Jackie) & Charles H. Schwartz, Linda M. Sherman, Loretta Hirsh Shine, Louis & Mary Silver Foundation, Debra J. Silvera-Sheehan, Bruce & Nancy Silverman, Drs. Debra & Philip Sobol, Christine Helppie-Soldate, Sue & Steve Soldoff, Susan R. Stockel, Judy Stone, Ellen & Steve Sugerman, Jayashree & Jeff Sung, Mari & Randall Tamura, Terence Tchen & Emily Breckenridge, Laney & Thomas Techentin, Mary & Peter Tennyson, Julia Voce, Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Volk, Elliott & Felise Wachtel, Wendie Warwick & Ken Pierce, Susan & William Weintraub, Jessica M. Weisel, Ms. Jean M. Wilkinson, Alan Wilson & Ina Coleman, Edward Wolkowitz Family, Virginia & Greg Young,

ADVOCATE CIRCLE ($2,400+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous (2), Mr. 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, James & Diane Staes, 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, 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, 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, Johanna & Gene Felder, 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, Patrick & Frank Gibson-McMinn, Sandy Ginsburg, Traute & Gene Gleeson, Howard Gleicher, Gary Jackson & Linda Globerman, M.D., Dr. Irene Goldenberg, Barbara Gollin, Tanya & David Goodman, Myles & Barbara Goodson, Jackie & Stan Gottlieb, Dr. Sudha & Dr. Gopal Govindarajan, Peggy A. Grant, Terry Grossman, Abbas & Lynda Hadjian, Kate A. Halkett, Ms. Rose Ann Hall, Scott Hall & Rhonda Church, Audrey & Paul Hanneman, Karen Hansen,

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ADVOCATE CIRCLE (CONTINUED) 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, Joanne & Dennis Keith, 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, Neil McLean, 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, Linda R. Saltzman, Anne Schrader, 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, Marilyn & Errol Stambler, Carol Stein Sterling & James Sterling, Bobbie Stern, Ms. Gail Goldberg Stoter, Dr. Arthur H. Streeter, Deborah K. Streiber, Stephen & Karen Sweeney, Sheila & Lawrence Teplin, Susan & William Tinkley, Rob & Dinah Titcher, Dianne Tomita, Elizabeth Topkis, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Traver, Philip & Eileen Tremonti, Ms. Andrea Valcourt, Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin, Claire Vincent, M. June Walden, Denise & Peter Walsh, Winifred P. & William Weisinger, Lauri Weiss, Kathy Weisshaar, Dr. Clyde Wesp, Pat West, Leilani Jones Wilmore, Dr. Libby F. Wilson, Michele A. Kerr Wolfe, Jill Wondries, Bonnie L. Wong, Madelon Yamamoto, Myrna & Stanley Zimmerman

ASSOCIATE CIRCLE ($1,200+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Barry M. Baker, David Burch, Robert & Angie Butler, Kathryn Cencirulo, Richard Chamow, Earl & Christina Cory, Kathleen & Sarah Doramus, Trish Harrison-Runnette & John Runnette, John & Stefanie Lau, Charles Letzgus & Michael McDonald, Bev Moore, Linda Nussbaum & Lawrence Ross, Jo An Peters, Maxine Savitz, Juanita Shaw, Barbara Ann Sterling, | ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (16), Michael & Susan Abeles, Olga S. Alderson, Adrienne Alpert & Family, Debra & Dave Alpert, Merryl & David A. Alpert, Dr. Charles & Michaelyn Alson, Lynn K. Altman, Barbara Amato, Billie A. Amber, James Armitage, Shelley Baker, John Ballinger & Rod Davis, David Baltimore & Alice Huang, Melanie & Gregory Barbee, Mike & Dana Barker, Eric & Jasna Baron, Jericho Poppler & Dr. Greg Bartlow, Judy & Chuck Beck, Elissa & Sheldon Becker, Lynn & Haim Beliak, David Bender, James P. Bennett & Company, Madelyn Bennett & Eric J. Gibson, Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Bergjans, Bernie & Beverly Gray Bienstock, In Honor of Brien J. Bigelow, Marjorie Blatt, Cheryl Bledin, Tim & Becky Borquez, Devra Breslow, Leah Broidy, Dr. Susan Brown, Willie & Charlene Brownlee, Constance Burg, The Burleigh Family, Jan Burnett, Bonnie Butler,

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Sponsors Center Theatre Group is grateful to these companies for their generous support.

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Center Theatre Group Corporate Circle Sheri Biller, Founding Chair

—San Francisco Chronicle

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 Christy Lamb at 213.972.3667. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018.)

CORPORATE CIRCLE CABINET Jonathan Axel, Chair Anthony Amendola Christopher Bissonnette

Erin Burke Dannielle Campos Ramirez

Michael Jung Jody Kelley JP Ramirez

Soma Samanta Brian Zimmer

CORPORATE CIRCLE MEMBERS STERLING CIRCLE

PLATINUM CIRCLE

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The Liberty Company Macy’s

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

The Walt Disney Company

Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Jones Day MATT Construction

Muse Communications Northern Trust Patina Group Payden & Rygel Perry, Neidorf & Grassl, LLP Sony Pictures Entertainment SoCalGas

Sally J. Thomas & James A. Thomas Union Bank USI Insurance Services Walt Disney Live Entertainment

A MAGICAL, MUSICAL, AND DEEPLY PERSONAL WORK

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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.)

THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000+) AT&T • Bank of America Citi ■ The Hearst Foundations •

The Schloss Family Foundation • ■ James S. & Lynne Turley • ■ Wells Fargo •

BENEFACTORS ($25,000-$49,999) Buford Alexander & Pamela Farr ■

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Steven & Joy Bunson ■

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Stephanie Scott ■

MetLife The Augustine Foundation• Morgan Stanley BNY Mellon Patti & Rusty Rueff

PACESETTERS ($15,000‑$24,999) American Express

The Music Man Foundation•

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Pfizer, Inc.

Paula A. Dominick ■

Thomas C. Quick ■

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Southwest Airlines•♦

Alan & Jennifer Freedman ■

George S. Smith, Jr.*■

Frank & Bonnie Orlowski ■ Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

The Community Built for Life.®

TD Charitable Foundation•

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DONORS ($10,000–$14,999) Aetna

Anthony & Diane Lembke

Mitchell J. Auslander■

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SUPPORTERS ($2,500‑$9,999) Joe Baio & Anne Griffin* Sheri and Les Biller Foundation Sue Ann Collins*

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Robin and Bob Paulson Charitable Fund Kevin & Anne Driscoll* Leslie C. Quick, Jr. and John R. Dutt* Regina A. Quick Charitable Lucy Fato & Matt Detmer* Trust Foundation Sarah Robertson Jessica Farr Foresight Theatrical Steven & Donna Gartner* Glen Gillen & Michael Lawrence

Elliott Sernel & Larry Falconio* Ten Chimneys Foundation Theatermania

Richard K. Greene ■

John Thomopoulos ■

Nancy Hancock Griffith*

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Joyce & Gregory Hurst ■ Jujamcyn Rob Kauffman* Evelyn Mack Truitt*

Michael A. Wall* Terrence P. Yanni ■ Westlake Reed Leskosky• Mary Beth Winslow & Bill Darby

* National Society Member | ♦ Includes in-kind support • Educating through Theatre Support | ■ Advancing Strong Theatre Support

For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org

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2018/2019 MUSIC CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Follow The Music Center on Facebook, and follow @MusicCenterLA on Instagram and Twitter.

Jay Rasulo

Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs

Lisa See

Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer Diane G. Medina Secretary Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer

Joseph Rice Richard K. Roeder Catharine Soros Marc I. Stern Philip A. Swan Cary H. Thompson Walter F. Ulloa Timothy S. Wahl Alyce Williamson Jay Wintrob

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Rollin A. Ransom General Counsel

MEMBERS AT LARGE Charles F. Adams

DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter K. Barker

William H. Ahmanson Wallis Annenberg Jill Baldauf Phoebe Beasley Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford Kiki Ramos Gindler Maria Rosario Jackson Glenn Kaino Cary J. Lefton David Lippman

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Leave of absence

Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle Amb. (ret.) John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Brindell Gottlieb Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Amb. (ret.) Glen A. Holden Stuart M. Ketchum Amb. (ret.) Lester B. Korn

Richard Lynn Martinez

Kent Kresa

Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Mattie McFaddenLawson

Robert F. Maguire, III Ginny Mancini

Elizabeth Michelson

Walter M. Mirisch

Support The Music Center (213) 972-3333 musiccenter.org/support

Darrell D. Miller

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Karen Kay Platt

Shelby Notkin Michael Pagano Cynthia M. Patton Rory Pullens Max Ramberg ^

Edward J. McAniff Fredric M. Roberts Claire L. Rothman Joni J. Smith Cynthia A. Telles James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp* Paul M. Watson Thomas R. Weinberger Rosalind W. Wyman

Illustrations by: Down The Street Designs

Los Angeles —the cultural hub of the country— is home to America’s most diverse population and more entertainment options and venues than anywhere else in the U.S. A s one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers, and as a cultural and civic anchor in Los Angeles County, The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of enriching the lives of every resident. To help realize its vision, The Music Center is poised to become a multidisciplinary arts center for the 21st century, not only as a home for classical art forms, but also as a driving artistic voice for diversity and inclusion that reflects and responds to the ever-evolving landscape of Los Angeles. Through compelling programs that are relevant to a range of audiences, serving Los Angeles in all its breadth, The Music Center is both the home and the force behind some of the greatest creative expression today.

OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

* Chairman Emeritus

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Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 3 LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/4 SAT 05 JAN / 8:00 p.m.

Mehta’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4 LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/6 TUE 08 JAN / 11:00 a.m.

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The Edge of Jazz LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall WED 16 JAN / 8:30 p.m.

Vicki Ray and Carole Kim: Rivers of Time REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater FRI 18 JAN / 8:00 p.m.

Turangalîla Symphony LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/19 SUN 20 JAN / 7:30 p.m.

Itzhak Perlman — In the Fiddler’s House LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall TUE 22 JAN / 8:00 p.m.

Bernadette Peters LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall THU 24 JAN / 8:00 p.m.

Celebrating John Williams LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/27 THU 24 JAN / 8:30 p.m.

Sebastian Hernandez Hypanthium REDCAT @ Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater SAT 26 JAN / 11:00 a.m.

Toyota Symphonies for Youth: Minimalism LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 1/26 WED 30 JAN / 8:30 p.m.

The Wooster Group The B Sides REDCAT @ Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

2019 Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events. facebook.com/MusicCenterLA

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