2022-23 season Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart

JACKIE ROBINSON: A GAME APART

AND PERFORMED MIKE WILEY

Wells Fargo Playhouse I Nov 12-19, 2022

From the Board President

Welcome to the 75th year of the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte! After the last two years, we are excited to have you in attendance for our performances. We are committed to bringing the community together and foster ing an environment of love and inclusiveness for all.

For our 75th season, we have selected what we believe to be some of the best musicals and plays for you to see. We are excited to start the season with the musical, Annie. It would not be Christmas at CTC without The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical which is an original to the Theatre. And we will finish the season in May with Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! As part of The Kindness Project, we are bringing back A Sick Day for Amos McGee. If you are not familiar with The Kindness Project, it was start ed in 2017 as a means of commissioning original plays whose focus is on bringing kindness to others. Be sure to check out our website (ctcharlotte.org) to see what else is showing on our stages this season.

I am honored to serve as chair of the Board of Directors for this season. As a child, I grew up going to the Children’s Theatre when it was on Morehead Street. It helped fuel my love of the theatre. Now, it is an honor to serve as chair of the Board of Directors. If you love coming to the theatre and wish to get involved further, we have plenty of opportunities including ushering at our performances, helping to plan Celebrate! which is our annual fundraiser, or serving on our Board of Directors.

Mitchell Kelling

Celebrating years

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Annie

Robinson:

Kazan

of a Former Bully

the Magic

Sunjata Kamalenya:

Photo courtesy of Mike Wiley

Photo courtesy of Mike Wiley

MIKE WILEY

Photo by Chris Charles for Creative Silence

Celebrating All of Life’s Stages

2022-23 Season

Today’s performance is supported by:

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte receives support from the Infusion Fund, a partnership between the City of Charlotte, Foundation for The Carolinas and generous donors who support the arts and cultural sector.

This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Meet Mike Wiley

Mike Wiley is a North Carolina-based actor, playwright and director of multiple one-man documentary dramas and full-cast ensemble plays, including LEAVING EDEN, THE PARCHMAN HOUR, DOWNRANGE: STORIES FROM THE HOMEFRONT, DAR HE: THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL, the theatrical adaptation of BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME and more. The film adaptation of Wiley’s DAR HE, in which he portrayed 30+ roles, received more than 40 major film festival awards around the globe. THE PARCHMAN HOUR was selected as the closing event of the official 50th year anniversary commemoration of the Freedom Riders in Jackson, MS. Wiley has twenty years of credits in providing documentary theatre for young audiences plus film, television and regional theatre. An Upward Bound alum and Trio Achiever Award recipient, he is an M.F.A. graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and is a former Lehman-Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. He has conducted numerous educational residencies funded through

grant programs of the North Carolina Arts Council and his plays have been selected for spotlight showcases by arts industry conferences throughout North America. A gifted and visionary artist and communicator, Wiley’s overriding goal is expanding cultural awareness for audiences of all ages through dynamic portrayals based on pivotal moments in African-American history and, in doing so, helping to unveil a richer picture of the total American experience. Wiley is recipient of the University of North Carolina’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017. His epic LEAVING EDEN, premiered in spring of 2018, became the largest commissioned project ever undertaken by Playmakers Repertory Company and enjoyed a record-breaking run. Wiley’s ensemble cast original plays are available for licensed productions by theatres worldwide, and Wiley himself tours eight original one-person plays for student and adult audiences throughout North America, in addition to offering virtual streamed adaptations for educational systems and presenting theatres nationwide.

In 2020, Mike Wiley received the Ann Atwater Award presented by Manbites Dog Theater Fund to recognize Triangle theater artists and companies whose body of work reflects and honors Durham activist Ann Atwater’s lifelong commitment to social justice. He is also recipient of the NC Theatre Conference Constance Welsh Award for Theatre for Youth. Wiley currently leads the online series “Higher Ground Conversations” with national civil rights and social justice leaders. Representation: Stephen Barefoot • stephen@goingbarefoot.com www.goingbarefoot.com.

For licensing & production of works by Mike Wiley, inquire at www.MikeWileyProductions.com

STAFF OF THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE

Artistic Director - Adam Burke Managing Director - Nao Tsurumaki

Administration

Human Resources Manager - Carolyn Lugo-Allred

Business Manager - Alex Doxey

Senior Accountant - Crystal Johnson

ImaginOn Partnership Coordinator - Maryann O’Keeffe

ImaginOn Administrative Support - Casey Kaufmann

Artistic & Production

Director of Production - Steven Levine

Artistic & Community Relations Fellow - Alicia Tafoya

Costume Shop Manager - Anna Klinger

Resident Designer & Crafts Specialist - Magda Guichard

Cutter/Draper - Colette Adatto

Technical Director - Andrew Gibbon

Resident Stage Manager - Steven James

Resident Sound Designer/AV Supervisor - Tyler Knowles

Charge Scenic Artist - Tim Parati

Master Carpenter - John Slechta

Deck Chief/House Carpenter - Shane Burgett Properties Manager - Cassie Ward

Resident Lighting Designer/Master Electrician - Robyn Warfield Production Assistant - Ali Wieder

Education

Director of Education - Michelle Long

Early Childhood & SOTT Manager - Adam Montague Camps & Community Programs Manager - Mary Katherine Smith Administrative Assistant - Cat Koski

Resident Teaching Artist - Karen Steele

Seasonal Resident Teaching Artists - Kaitlin Gentry, Caitlyn Leach, Jessica Yagoda

Development

Associate Director of Development - Scott Tynes-Miller

Operations & Special Events Manager - Lauren Taylor

Individual Giving Manager- Maddy Abraham

Marketing and Communications

Director of Marketing & Communications - Cindy Taylor

Associate Director of Marketing - Rob Odum

Customer Experience Manager - Ashley Hughes

Social Media Maven – Alex Aguilar

Touring Performance Coordinator - Margot Parrott

School Group Sales & Performance Coordinator - Chris Stonnell

IT Manager - Claire Whitworth-Helm

Audience Service Coordinator - Louise Lawson

Marketing Assistant - Aaron Bunzey

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair - Mitchell Kelling

Treasurer - Stephanie Isham Secretary - Maddie Myers

Past Chair - Ashley Joseph

Sallie Beason

Veronica Bell Mary Alice Boyd Mike Burgess Julio Colmenares Stephanie Couch Caryn Craige

Leigh Hickman Ben Hume William Jefferson Shirley Lamm

Rebecca Lindahl Brian Litwak

Jennifer Madara Scott Manning Salem McMullan Lisa Miller Mallory Navin Chris Socha

Michael Tarwater, Jr. Kristin Tokic Rosa Vega-Vazquez Nichelle Weintraub

Judith Whelan April Whitlock

Honorary

Peter

Linda

Jami

ENCORE!

CLUB

This exclusive club allows donors

for as little as $15/week,

give at the $750+ level to celebrate

throughout the 2022-23 season.

CLUB 75 MEMBERS

Dora Abraham Stephen & Carolyn Allred Veronica Bell Susan Buckley Craig & Mary Bunzey Mike & Katie Burgess The Staub Family Zoe & Lewis Chandry Spencer Clair & Chris Loyd Stephanie Couch Rob & Caryn Craige

Dorlisa & Peter Flur Beth & Gaston Gage Bryan & Jamie Gerrard Scott & Claire Helm Leigh Hickman Ben & Christy Hume LaKeisha & William Jefferson Brian Litwak

CLUB ACCESS

Bruce & Michelle Long Jennifer & Eric Madara Ann & Scott Manning Pat Burgess & Joan Martin Arrington & Burch Mixon Maddie & Brian Myers Mallory Navin & Joe Shreve Stacia & Charlie Neugent Jerry & Cookie Parnell Linda Reynolds Janet & Joshua Smith Michael Tarwater Kristin Tokic Sandy & Greg Vlahos Katie & Jason Weeks Nichelle & Sasha Weintraub Judith & Matthew Whelan April & Thomas Whitlock

Our Supporters

PRESENTING SEASON SPONSOR

Bank of America

EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PARTNERS

($50,000 and more)

North Carolina Arts Council

PNC Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Thrive Fund for the Arts

The Infusion Fund and its generous donors

PRODUCING PARTNERS

($25,000 to $49,999)

C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.

First Horizon

DIRECTING PARTNERS

($10,000 to $24,999)

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. Daniel, Ratliff & Company

SPX Corporation

STANDING OVATION PARTNERS

($5,000 to $9,999)

Cornwell Foundation K&L Gates LLP

LendingTree Offit Kurman

Publix Super Markets Charities

The Dickson Foundation, Inc.

CENTER STAGE PARTNERS

($3,000 to $4,999)

Deloitte & Touche LLP

The Daniel, Edward, Cora & Strickland Foundation Gerrard Builders

LEADING ROLE PARTNER

($1,000 to $2,999)

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dickens-Mitchener & Associates Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Photo courtesy of Mike Wiley

Our Supporters cont d

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DONORS

We recognize and thank our generous donors who gave July 1, 2022 – Oct 14, 2022. Our annual donors are recognized at the most current giving level.

LEADING PLAYERS SOCIETY

($10,000 - $24,999)

Rob & Kate Buckfelder Dorlisa & Peter Flur Mitchell Kelling Arrington & Burch Mixon Tammy Stringer & Richard Viola

($5,000 - $9,999)

Omid & Julie Ahdieh Dr. Daniel Donner Stephanie Couch Travis & Lise Hain David Holland Matthew & Ashley Joseph Bruce & Anita LaRowe Howard & Julie Levine Jennifer & Eric Madara Ann & Scott Manning Brian & Laura Murdock

The Sario Family Patrick & Elizabeth Vaughn

($3,000 - $4,999)

Herb & Gina Clegg Rob & Caryn Craige John & Nancy Dickson Ben & Christy Hume

LaKeisha & William Jefferson Brian Litwak

Pat Burgess & Joan Martin Ken & Lisa Miller

Maddie & Brian Myers

Stacia & Charlie Neugent

Stephen & Stephanie Sorenson Erik & Amelia Peterson Kristin Tokic Sandy & Greg Vlahos Nichelle & Sasha Weintraub Judith & Matthew Whelan April & Thomas Whitlock

($1,000 - $2,999)

Stephen & Carolyn Allred Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Babcock Veronica Bell

Mary Alice Boyd Craig & Mary Bunzey Mike & Katie Burgess

Danielle & Adam Burke Julie & Stoke Caldwell Spencer Clair & Chris Loyd Dallas & Kathy Craven Amy & Alfred Dawson

Jessica & Craig DeLucia Sidney & Andres Echevarria Beth & Gaston Gage Lindy & Jeff Gignac

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Gonzalez Watts & Carol Hamrick Brad & Karen Harris Scott & Claire Helm

The Hensley Family Leigh Hickman Ryan & Danielle Hutcheson Stephanie & Ryan Isham Shirley Lamm

Jeff & Deborah Long, In Honor of Miss Penelope Long Bruce & Michelle Long Michele & Steve Mangan

Eileen Manlove, In Honor of Henry Edward Manlove, Sr. Heather & Scott McAllister John & Anna McCoy

Valecia McDowell Salem & Sean McMullan David Miller, In Honor of Auctus Advisors Clients Teri Miller

Mallory Navin & Joe Shreve Kerbie & Brandon Neal Anna & Tom Nelson John & Suzy Nurkin John & Ann Porter

The Porter Family Jennifer & Sam Reaves

Our Supporters cont d

Linda Reynolds Tim & Michelle Rogers Krysta & Russ Cearley Julia Simonsen Janet & Joshua Smith Laurel & Christopher Socha Susan & Al Stafford Michael Tarwater Laura & Brian Walger Katie & Jason Weeks Jennifer Plyler & Bert Wray

($500 - $999)

Dora Abraham Sylvia Allen Susan Buckley

The Staub Family Zoe & Lewis Chandry Christina Baldauf Veruska & Julio Colmenares Ina DeRochi

The Duda Family Bryan & Jamie Gerrard John & Mara Gose Ruthann Granito Anne Henderson*

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Henson Chad Kobos

Louis Leone

Jenny & Bill Merlo Seah & Robert McCammon Jennie McGuire Jerry & Cookie Parnell Christian & Denise Pineno Allison & Thad Reece Angela & Josh Scholl Cindy & Rob Taylor Amy Vitner

SUPPORTING PLAYERS SOCIETY

($50 - $499)

Ana Acosta, In Honor of Diego & Dezi Huckleberry Emily Adele Alex Aguilar

Mary-Stuart Parker Alderman Fund Allyson & Scott Anderson Anonymous Donor Robert Antoine

Sean Appenrodt Haley Arellano Mike & Kellye Arning Phil & Tracey Arnone Kimberly Augenbraun

Dheeraj Bahl

Cynthia Banks, In Honor of Victoria Bryant Mary & Clint Barlow Sallie & Gary Beason

Kevin Bell, In Honor of Mallory Navin Lindsay Betzel Sekiya Billman Ivy Birkhold Kristin Black

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Eric Boales

Margaret Bradley Elizabeth Bracken Olivia Brady Lauren Briggs Abigail & Gray Caldwell Bobbie Campbell* Nancy & Kern Carlton Amber Cassar

John & Tracy Chandler, In Loving Memory of Dorothy Hall

Lucy Chapman, In Honor of Music Together of Charlotte Flannery Clair Kathleen Clark Holt Cleaver Robin Cochran Amy Cole

Addy Collett Shelley Davis Dennis Delamar Hank & Stowe Demarest Dana Demick

Britanny Denton Kendra Dodds

Suzanne & Eddie Dornsmith Melissa Dorsch

Christopher & Sarah Douglas Jeanne Drexler

Dan Dunbar Elizabeth Edwards Michelle Fabrize Heather & Greg Feldman Desmond Fernandez Cynthia Fetter

Our Supporters cont d

Jami Fischer

The Campos & Flansburg Family

Molly Fortner

Abbie Frasier

Alisha Gale Cynthia & Henry Gass Stephanie George Bryan & Jamie Gerrard John Gibbon Ken Glessner

Anna Glodowski, In Honor of Jane & Ed Glodowski Mark Godfriaux

Jim Gooden* Elizabeth Gregg Savannah K Gress Katie Griffin Gary & Pushpa Gross Robin Growley

Paul Happel Charlitta Hatch Deedee Hagner* Michael & Rachel Heath Margaret & Gary Hemric Sarah Henderson Lynn & Charley Hodges Kristina & Thomas Hoops Olivia & Andrew Horton

Mr. Frank Hruby & Mrs. Tatyana Rector Laura & Steven Hughes Steve & Mary Hunting Breana Jeter

John Curry Mia, Drew, & Andy Jones

Angela Jones

Jennifer Jones, In Honor of Mallory Navin Uma Kalani-Gosu

Camille Kanofsky Elizabeth & Brian Karpiel Jennifer Kassos Katie and Drew Williams

Tony Keener

Ann Kimbro & Mark Smith

Jennifer Knox Charles & Brenda LaBorde Emily Ladky Chris & Lynn Lakin Cynthia & Dave Lank Tony & Sarah Lathrop

Allyson Lavins Suzanne Lavins

Louise & Jerry Lawson Amanda Layne Sandra & William Leach Lauren Lebioda Ava & Jake Leblanc

Steven Levine & Shawnna Pledger Kenneth Lewis, In Honor of Paula Welter Rebecca Lindahl Taylor Linde Brian & Jenn Loeffler Jennie & Louis Loyd Molly Loyd Phyllis Lupton Bella, Sophie & Gabe Maas Lynn Manock* Svetlana Masjutina Ashleigh Matthews Laura Maxim John & Robin Maxwell Sandy & Samantha Rose Mazoway Ariel McBryde-Gritter Lewis & Eleanor McCurdy Dan McDonough* Mary Ellen & Chuck McElroy, In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Cook Joe & Laura McGirt James Messick

Megan & Mike Meuse Kayley Miller

Renee Miller Andy & Shelley Misiaveg Dawn Mitchell-Aiken Brooks & Courtney Mixon Nancy Morris LaToya Moultrie Erin Nasmyth Stephen Navin Katie Navin Karen Neal Lee & Beth Neale

Martha Nichols

Stephanie Norander, In Honor of Hanna Norander Michelle O’Connor Matt Olin

Caroline Olzinski, In Honor of Grayson & Charlie Olzinski Michael O’Reilly Tim & Kim Parati Jerry & Cookie Parnell, In Memory of Henry Caldwell

Our Supporters cont d

Andrea Parrish, In Honor of Alice Svehaug Margot & Steve Parrott

Emily Pasour Warren & Elissa Pazyk

Diana Perez

Anne Perper, In Honor of Lisa Miller Catherine Philpott Jaclyn & Michael Piatak

Lauren Piper Stephanie Pons Ali Portaro

Kenney & Heather Potter Rich & Woods Potts

Dannye Powell, In Honor of John & Laurie Johnston*

Alicia Prescott, In Honor of Karen Steele Paul & Eleanor Reali Gissell Reynoso Richard Ritter

Rebecca Rodriguez Stanley Ruppe Patricia Schilz

John & Ginger Seabrook

Alba-Justina Secrist Whitney Seeburg Howard Sendrovitz & David Sinclair Molly Shaw & David Webb Marcie Shealy

Julie Sheffer

Chris Shepler Cara Shields Lavanya Shivkumar Charles Shreve Linda Shreve Ketti Shum Laura Shwedo Kirilka Simeonova Michelle Skipper John Slechta Karen Smith

Sarah Smulktis

Meredith Sorrell & Margaret Snyder, In Honor of Mary-Stuart Alderman Robbie & Eva Squibb Roger & Erin Stone Wendy Strickland Kristin Tart Claire & John Tate Lauren & David Rivero David Taylor

Joe & Rosalind Taylor

Laura Taylor Stephanie Taylor Carrie & J.T. Teixeira Colleen Terschluse Marisa Thalberg Cassandra TriggsTucker Crystal Trotter Michael & Emily Trznadel Scott & Robin Tynes-Miller Catherine Van Doninck Rosa Maria Vega Brad & Whitney Vineyard Dianne Wallace

The Waller Family, In Memory of Glynis Robbins Lauren Walls George Washington III Amarja Webb Julia & Russell Weil Judith & Matthew Whelan, In Honor of Peter Haensel Mark Whitacre April & Thomas Whitlock, In Honor of Steven Levine

David & Tracy Whittington Marsha E. Wiggins Dr. Gabrielle Williams Gloria Williams Abbie Wilson Alston O. Wolf Kristin Wolff

*Indicates those who support the Paige Johnston Thomas Directing Assistantship.

Our Supporters cont d

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte receives support from the Infusion Fund, a partnership between the City of Charlotte, Foundation for The Carolinas and generous donors to support the arts and cultural sector. Contributors to the fund include:

Multimillion Dollar Commitment

City of Charlotte

$1.5 million and above

Bank of America

C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Trane Technologies

$600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation Atrium Health Barings Duke Energy Honeywell

JELD-WEN, Inc.

LendingTree Foundation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Novant Health Red Ventures

Truist

$300,000-$600,000

Ally Financial

The Centene Charitable Foundation Childress Klein Properties Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte

EY

The Gambrell Foundation Moore & Van Allen PwC

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Rodgers Builders Wells Fargo

Up to $300,000

Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas Deidre and Clay Grubb Leslie and Michael Marsicano Jane and Hugh McColl Nucor Corporation PNC Bank Premier, Inc. Jane and Nelson Schwab

“There are so many things about CDS that we are thankful for. The smiles on our children’s face each day says it all. They look forward to going to school. They love their teachers and friends. We appreciate the high academic standards. We love that our children’s intellect is challenged and their talents are cultivated. Above all, we are so incredibly thankful that the Christian values which are so important to our family are infused in every aspect of life here.”

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Children’s Theatre of Charlotte offers a wide variety of classes and camps for your family. Through our education programs, your child will build confidence, develop speaking, leadership and problemsolving skills, appreciate collaborating as a team member and value the feeling of commitment and accomplishment.

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