Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 2024 - Christmas Carol

2024 – 25 SEASON presents

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

By CHARLES DICKENS

Adapted by BLAKE

ROBISON

Season presented by SCHUELER GROUP

Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre

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A NOTE FROM BLAKE

WELCOME BACK TO OUR ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF ACHRISTMAS CAROL presented by First Financial Bank. We are thrilled to share the holiday spirit with you by revisiting this profoundly entertaining story of redemption.

Dickens’ classic tale about the curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the world’s most celebrated stories, and our production at the Playhouse is no exception. This is our 32nd year telling this story, and the spirit of the season continues to shine!

Ebenezer’s journey is my annual reminder to “do unto others” as I would have done to me. The play reminds me to look at the world around us — really look — and understand the needs and struggles of others. It inspires me to open my heart a bit wider, and it reminds me that it’s never too late for a meaningful act of kindness.

After the holidays, we have four more plays to finish out our season. In their own unique ways, they also celebrate humanity, love and fellowship. From two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays to a comedy about a book club and a tender exploration of family and motherhood, I encourage you to find a play that speaks to you and return for another evening of live theatre. You’ll find more information on the upcoming shows in the center spread of this program.

I hope that you, too, will find peace and charity and joy in today’s performance. As Tiny Tim says, “God bless us, every one!”

Best wishes for a meaningful holiday season!

Blake Robison Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director

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PRESENTS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BY CHARLES DICKENS

ADAPTED AND ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY BLAKE ROBISON

DIRECTOR Bridget Leak

SET DESIGNER Wilson Chin

COSTUME DESIGNER Bill Black

LIGHTING DESIGNER Jaymi Lee Smith

SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER Matthew M. Nielson

PUPPETRY DIRECTOR Betsy Rosen

PUPPET DESIGN AND FABRICATION Daniel Tristan Cupp

CHOREOGRAPHER/INTIMACY COORDINATOR Casey Sams

NOV. 22 — DEC. 29, 2024

MOE AND JACK’S PLACE — THE ROUSE THEATRE

Additional support provided by Harold C. Schott Foundation

Honorary Producer Barbara M. Weyand

Design SponsorArtist Sponsor –Ghosts

Artist SponsorTiny Tim

Artist Sponsor –Bob Cratchit

Supported by a generous endowment from Barbara Fitch and the Stona FitchFamily

Rouse Season Design Sponsor Season presented by

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Ebenezer Scrooge

Belle, Mrs. Dilber

CAST

Belinda Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child

Andrew May*

Angelique Archer*

Jocelyn Baum Fred, School Master Darnell Pierre Benjamin*

Mrs. Fezziwig Burgess Byrd*

Solicitor, Topper, Businessman R. Ward Duffy*

Mr. Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present Kenneth Early* Fezziwig Guest, Refugee, Charwoman Annie Fitzpatrick* Bob Cratchit

Ryan Wesley Gilreath* Fan, Want, Young Girl Chaarvi Iyengar

Solicitor, Belle’s Husband, Fred Guest, Businessman

Mrs. Cratchit, Fezziwig Guest

Justin McCombs*

Kelly Mengelkoch* Fezziwig Guest, Fred Guest Dina Monk* Young Scrooge, Undertaker Alex Purcell*

Ghost of Christmas Past, Young Wife

Jacob Marley, Miner, Old Joe

Maggie Lou Rader*

Jefferson A. Russell* Dick Wilkins, Miner, Businessman Aaron Schilling

Martha Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child

Seava Sierra King Fezziwig Guest, Refugee, Debtor Husband Rory Sheridan Fezziwig Guest, Rose, Poulteress Tess Talbot

Peter Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child

Tiny Tim

Rae Thornburg

Hugo Verderame Boy Scrooge, Ignorance, Turkey Boy Michael Wood Ensemble

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Managers

Henry Prior, Elinor Claire Tepe

Brooke Redler*

Brandon T. Holmes*, Shelby Scaffidi* Youth Actor Coordinators

Maggie Ballard, Madison Stone Production Assistant Grace Caccavari

Time: 1843 – Present, Past and Future

Location: England

A CHRISTMAS CAROL WILL BE PERFORMED WITH AN INTERMISSION.

This production is made possible in part by a generous gift from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

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UNDERSTUDIES

Ebenezer Scrooge

R. Ward Duffy*

Tiny Tim Jocelyn Baum

Jacob Marley, Miner, Old Joe, Mr. Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present Kieran Cronin Solicitor, Topper, Businessman, Belle’s Husband, Fezziwig Guest, Dick Wilkins, Miner, Refugee, Debtor Husband

Jared Earland

Martha Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child Chaarvi Iyengar Ghost of Christmas Past, Young Wife, Mrs. Fezziwig Dina Monk*

Peter Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child, Boy Scrooge, Ignorance, Turkey Boy

Henry Prior Belle, Mrs. Dilber, Fezziwig Guest, Rose, Poulteress, Fred Guest

Katie Scarlett Fred, School Master, Young Scrooge, Undertaker

Bob Cratchit

Mrs. Cratchit, Fezziwig Guest, Refugee, Charwoman

Belinda Cratchit, Schoolboy, Fezziwig Guest, Belle’s Child, Fan, Want, Young Girl

PLEASE NOTE:

Aaron Schilling

Rory Sheridan

Tess Talbot

Elinor Claire Tepe

Henry Prior will perform the roles of Boy Scrooge and others for the matinee performances on Dec. 1, 14 and 28 and will perform the roles of Peter Cratchit and others for the matinee performances on Dec. 7 and 22.

Elinor Claire Tepe will perform the roles of Belinda Cratchit and others for the matinee performances on Nov. 30 and Dec. 15 and 27 and will perform the roles of Fan, Want and Young Girl for the matinee performances on Dec. 8 and 21.

Jared Earland will perform the roles of Dick Wilkins, Miner and Businessman for the evening performance on Dec. 17.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees-Local No. 5.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

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A Christmas Carol

A Q & A WITH ANDREW MAY

BY KIT GLADIEUX

Previously seen on the Playhouse stage in 2015’s Circle Mirror Transformation and as Hercule Poirot in 2022’s Murder on the Orient Express, Andrew May returns to play Ebenezer Scrooge after making his debut in last year’s all-new adaptation of A Christmas Carol. We sat down with him to get a closer look at what it’s like to embody the iconic curmudgeon.

Tell us a little bit about your background. Where are you from and how long have you been acting?

I’m originally from Ohio. I was born in Medina, because it was the closest hospital to Hinckley. I’ve come full circle, being back in Ohio, because I’ve lived and worked all over the world. I’ve been a professional actor since 1983.

When was your first production of A Christmas Carol, and who did you play?

My first production of A Christmas Carol was at the Cleveland Play House in 1986, and I played Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. His motivational speech to Scrooge in the counting house is one that every young actor should get a chance to play.

You have a lot of productions of A Christmas Carol under your belt. How do your previous roles affect and inform your portrayal of Scrooge?

Over the past 38 years, I have been an actor/ director in six different adaptations and more productions of A Christmas Carol than I can recall. Every single production and the actors that inhabited them have influenced and informed my current approach to Scrooge.

Scrooge goes through one of the most tumultuous redemption arcs — it’s a great story. The plot and his character have become so cliché and commercialized that most people need to be reminded yearly that there’s more dialogue than “Bah! Humbug.”

How do you think it’s changed from last year (your first year in the role) to now?

Last year, I had the privilege to be part of a new adaptation of the novella, and with that privilege comes a dramatic change of a traditional holiday staple for the community. The longer a particular adaptation is in production, the more of a tradition it becomes for the children who grew up with it. Change is always a little scary, and creating new traditions comes with some growing pains. This year, I want to find a bit more levity in my interpretation.

What about the role of Scrooge most appeals to you?

What appeals to me most about Scrooge is that it’s a role an actor must own. Owning a role is what an actor should always strive for, but it’s rarely the case. You can’t play at a role

like old Ebenezer. The children won’t believe you, and as an actor you are sunk.

Do you do anything special to get into character?

I prepare for the role by putting on my finest resting mean face. It takes about 15 minutes before I can look in the mirror and approve. Then, I sneak up on as many cast members as I can and scare them before the curtain goes up. It fills me with just the right tinge of sadistic glee.

How do you think Scrooge’s character relates to today’s audiences?

I think the relatability of Scrooge’s character and journey is the heart and soul of A Christmas Carol’s success. Regardless of the generations of audiences, we all root for redemption. It cleanses us when we are in the same room where it happens.

Andrew May in the 2023 production.

Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

ANDREW MAY (HE/HIM)- EBENEZER SCROOGE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol (2023), Murder on the Orient Express and Circle Mirror Transformation. BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR: War Horse. REGIONAL THEATRE: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Pearl Theater, Milwaukee Rep (six seasons), Great Lakes Theater (nine seasons), Utah Shakespeare Festival (three seasons), Idaho Shakespeare Festival (five seasons), Studio Theatre (Washington, D.C.), Barrington Stage Company, Goodman Theatre, Cleveland Play House (six seasons) and City Theater Company (four seasons). FILM/ TELEVISION: Striking Distance, Big Love, 227, Duet, Babe Ruth and What She Doesn’t Know. WEBSITE: andrewmayactor.com.

ANGELIQUE ARCHER (SHE/HER)- BELLE/MRS. DILBER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Know Theatre. REGIONAL THEATRE: Clarence Brown Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival and Great River Shakespeare Festival. FILM: Monica. WEBSITE: angeliquearcher.com. INSTAGRAM: @angelique.i.archer.

JOCELYN

BAUM (SHE/HER)- BELINDA CRATCHIT/SCHOOLBOY/ FEZZIWIG GUEST/BELLE’S CHILD

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Marlon in Finding Nemo, Pepper in Annie, Jr., and Ensemble in Frozen Kids (Performing Arts Inc.); and Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz (Sycamore Summer Theatre). EDUCATION: E.H. Greene Intermediate School (fifth grade). DANCE: Tiny Miss Dance 2022 at Dance Machine Cincinnati Regionals.

DARNELL PIERRE BENJAMIN (HE/THEY)- FRED/SCHOOL MASTER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. CINCINNATI: Detroit ‘67 (Ensemble Theatre),Titus Andronicus (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and Kill Move Paradise (Know Theatre). REGIONAL THEATRE: Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Human Race Theatre and Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. FILM/TELEVISION: Long Story Short, Notzilla and Santa’s Promise. EDUCATION: MFA from the University of Houston and BFA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. AFFILIATIONS/ AWARDS: Recipient of Artswave’s Truth and Reconciliation Grant in 2021 and 2022, Cincinnati Black Pride Vizazi Award, Encore Michigan Wilde Award for Best of the Bard, Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium, and Shakespeare Theatre Association. INSTAGRAM: @darnell.p.benjamin.

BURGESS BYRD (SHE/THEY)- MRS. FEZZIWIG

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girl Play and last season’s A Christmas Carol. REGIONAL THEATRE: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (recently as Rabby in Fat Ham), Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Human Race Theatre, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Falcon Theatre, New Stage Collective, Porthouse Theatre and Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. VOICEOVER: Small Victories (Apple/Spotify) and Let Ohio Women Vote (PBS). FILM: Inconceivable, Bones and All, Challengers and After the Hunt (upcoming 2025). WEBSITE: www.burgessbyrd.com.

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R. WARD DUFFY - SOLICITOR/TOPPER/BUSINESSMAN

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK:  Alias Grace,To Kill a Mockingbird, Speaking in Tongues,Othello, The Understudy, A Flea In Her Ear, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and A Christmas Carol (1994-Yikes!). NEW YORK: Manhattan Theater Club, Lincoln Center Theater, New Dramatists, Cherry Lane Theatre, and BACA Downtown. REGIONAL THEATRE: Portland Center Stage, The Old Globe, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, TheaterSquared, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre, KC Rep, Hartford TheaterWorks, George Street Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Portland Stage.TELEVISION: Deputy Director John Van Leer on FBI and FBI: International, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and SVU, Madame Secretary, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue and Blindspot

KENNETH EARLY - MR. FEZZIWIG/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol, Once on This Island, Misery, Jitney and To Kill a Mockingbird. REGIONAL THEATRE: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Human Race Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Know Theatre of Cincinnati and Falcon Theatre. FILM/ TELEVISION: Miles Ahead, UFO, White Noise, Dark Waters, Chain of Command and Dusk

ANNIE FITZPATRICK (SHE/HER)- FEZZIWIG GUEST/REFUGEE/ CHARWOMAN

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Steel Magnolias, Alias Grace, A Prayer for Owen Meany, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice and Hank Williams: Lost Highway. OFF-BROADWAY: Waiting for Lefty (The New Group). CINCINNATI: Ensemble Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Know Theatre and Cincinnati Pops. REGIONAL THEATRE: American Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Geva Theatre, Florida Stage, Florida Studio Theatre, Porthouse Theatre and The Human Race Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: White Noise, Mr. Manhattan, Dark Waters, The Old Man and The Gun, Fun Size, Milk Money, Chicago P.D., Army Wives and Those Who Kill

RYAN WESLEY GILREATH (HE/HIM)– BOB CRATCHIT

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol (10th Season). CINCINNATI: Maytag Virgin, Riptide, Tribes, Other Desert Cities, Next Fall, 33 Variations and Mary’s Wedding (Ensemble Theatre). REGIONAL THEATRE: Human Race Theatre, Seven Angels Theatre and Florida Repertory.  FILM/TELEVISION: Liz Here Now; The Bikeriders; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; Carol; The Food That Built America (Forrest Mars);TURN (Jack Miller); American Genius (Oppenheimer); Gold Fever (Doc Robinson); and Deception. WRITING CREDITS: Sourland,The Food That Built America and Toys That Built America. INSTAGRAM: @Wildwesleyjames.

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CHAARVI IYENGAR (SHE/HER) – FAN/WANT/YOUNG GIRL

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Pumba in The Lion King Jr and Snark Kid in Matilda at Royal Theatre Company. EDUCATION: Columbia Intermediate School (fifth grade). DANCE: Award winner for Bollywood hip hop dance at You’ve Got Talent at Cleveland India Festival (2024, 2023 and 2021).

JUSTIN

McCOMBS (HE/HIM) – SOLICITOR/BELLE’S HUSBAND/ FRED GUEST/ BUSINESSMAN

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Dial M for Murder. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre, Know Theatre and New Stage Collective. REGIONAL THEATRE: Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio), Theatre J (Washington, DC), Mounds Theater (St. Paul, Minn.), Old Creamery Theater (Amana, Iowa). FILM: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. WEBSITE: justin-mccombs.com. INSTAGRAM: @mccombsjustin.

KELLY MENGELKOCH

(SHE/HER) − MRS. CRATCHIT/FEZZIWIG GUEST

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol. OFF-BROADWAY: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre, Know Theatre, Xavier University and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. REGIONAL THEATRE: Human Race Theatre, Tantrum Theater, The Old Creamery Theatre, Kansas City New Theatre and St. Croix Festival Theatre. FILM: Dark Waters, The Old Man and the Gun, A Kind of Murder, Perception, Healing River and C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. EDUCATION: BGS from University of Kansas. WEBSITE: kellymengelkoch.com.

DINA MONK (SHE/HER) − FRED GUEST/FEZZIWIG GUEST

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol and Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig’s Holiday Party. REGIONAL THEATRE: Love Song (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company); Private Lives (Raven Theatre); The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Jane Austen’s Emma and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Folio Theater); Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse); Dear Rhoda, The Comedy of Errors and Timon of Athens (The Shakespeare Project of Chicago); Romeo and Juliet (Back Room Shakespeare Project); Groundswell (Prop Thtr); Coriolanus (Commission Theatre); As You Like It (Montana Shakes!); The Winter’s Tale and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare at Notre Dame). EDUCATION: BFA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. WEBSITE: dinamonk.com. INSTAGRAM: @dinamonk.

ALEX PURCELL – YOUNG SCROOGE/UNDERTAKER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK (selected): Peter and The Starcatcher, A Christmas Carol and Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Suicide Club BROADWAY: The Kite Runner. OFF-BROADWAY (selected): Public Enemy and Stupid F**ing Bird (Pearl Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Harold Clurman Lab Theater), and Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Smith Street Stage). REGIONAL THEATRE (selected): Born with Teeth and Much Ado About Nothing

(Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Twelfth Night (Denver Center Theatre), and Disgraced (Portland Stage and Hangar Theatre). TELEVISION: The Blacklist, Fallout, FBI: Most Wanted, Bull and The Endgame. WEBSITE: AlexGPurcell.com.

MAGGIE LOU RADER (SHE/HER) – GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/ YOUNG WIFE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol. CINCINNATI: Maytag Virgin (Ensemble Theatre), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and Kairos (Know Theatre). REGIONAL THEATRE: The Thanksgiving Play (Kitchen Theatre), Dear Jack, Dear Louise  (Florida Studio Theatre), Southern Writers Conference’s Trouble: at the Vista View Mobile Home Estates (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Grounded (Human Race Theatre) and A Winter’s Tale (Kentucky Shakespeare). FILM/TELEVISION: White Noise and Wormtown. EDUCATION: MA from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and BA from William Jewell College. AFFILIATIONS/ AWARDS: Resident Artist at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Patty Abramson New Play Award Winner and Notre Dame Performing Arts New Play Festival Winner. WEBSITE: maggielourader.com. INSTAGRAM: @maggielouwho7.

JEFFERSON A. RUSSELL

(HE/HIM) – JACOB MARLEY/MINER/OLD JOE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Jitney, Two Trains Running and Shakespeare in Love. REGIONAL THEATRE: Everyman Theatre (resident company member): A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gem of the Ocean, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, The Lion in Winter (as Henry II), Flyin’ West and Pipeline Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Ford’s Theatre: Fences and Ragtime. Milwaukee Rep: Jitney. Round House Theatre: Two Trains Running, Gem of the Ocean and Amadeus. American Players Theatre: Our Town Arena Players Incorporated, African Continuum Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Theatre, Marin Theatre, Signature Theatre, Folger Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, National Black Theatre Festival and the Kennedy Center national tours. TELEVISION: Homicide and The Wire. EDUCATION: BA from Hampton University and MFA from George Washington University. AFFILIATIONS: Former Baltimore Police Officer and founding member of Galvanize, a network for artists of color.

AARON SCHILLING (HE/HIM) – DICK WILKINS/MINER/BUSINESSMAN

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol, Murder on the Orient Express and Dracula (understudy). CINCINNATI: Camp Siegfried (Know Theatre), Peter and the Starcatcher and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Cincinnati Landmark Productions). REGIONAL THEATRE: Titanic, Ragtime, The Seagull, Shenandoah, Sleepy Hollow (Serenbe Playhouse); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Journey’s End (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Theatrical Outfit); and La Cage Aux Folles (Out Front Theatre Company). WEBSITE: aaronschilling.com. INSTAGRAM: @a.schill_.

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SEAVA SIERRA KING – MARTHA CRATCHIT/SCHOOLBOY/FEZZIWIG GUEST/BELLE’S CHILD

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK:  A Christmas Carol  (Fan, 2023). THEATRE: Cupid’s Chorus and Ensemble in Anything Goes at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; Young Don and Youth Ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain at The Carnegie; Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Jr. at Northern Kentucky University’s MainStage; and Melody in Musicville at The Carnegie. MUSIC: May Festival Youth Chorus, Singing the National Anthem at Florence Y’all’s Stadium. FILM: The Spotter (upcoming). COMMERCIALS: MD Wise and Evenflo. EDUCATION: Villa Madonna Academy (eighth grade). INSTAGRAM: @seavask.

RORY SHERIDAN (HE/HIM) – FEZZIWIG GUEST/REFUGEE/DEBTOR HUSBAND

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol. CINCINNATI: Happy Birthday Wanda June (One Off Productions), Neverwhere (Know Theatre), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Human Race Theatre) and A Few Good Men (Cincinnati Landmark Productions). EDUCATION: BFA from New York University. AWARDS: Artists’ Pick of the Fringe for m-o-u-s-e at the 2020 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. INSTAGRAM: @RorySnake.

TESS TALBOT (SHE/HER) – FEZZIWIG GUEST/ROSE/POULTERESS

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol and Alias Grace. CINCINNATI/KENTUCKY: Ensemble Theatre, Know Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, One Off Productions, New Edgecliff Theatre, The Carnegie, Cincinnati Fringe Festival and Cincinnati LAB Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; Inconceivable; Wildfire; and Remington. EDUCATION: BFA from Wright State University.

RAE

THORNBURG – PETER CRATCHIT/SCHOOLBOY/FEZZIWIG GUEST/BELLE’S CHILD

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Dave in Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone at The Village Players of Fort Thomas, Tillius in She Kills Monsters at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Performance Academy, Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream at Cincinnati Academy of Performing Arts, and Ensemble in Aladdin at Performing Arts Incorporated. EDUCATION: Leaves of Learning (eighth grade).

HUGO VERDERAME (HE/HIM) – TINY TIM

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Sher Khan in Jungle Book, Orphan in Oliver Twist, Guard in Aladdin, Duck in Charlotte’s Web, Duke Hans in Frog Prince, Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol, and Captain Pockets in Neverland (Kids Act Out Summer Camp) and Sea Turtle in Finding Nemo at Playhouse in the Park Summer Camp. EDUCATION: Seven Hills School (third grade).

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MICHAEL WOOD – BOY SCROOGE/ IGNORANCE/TURKEY BOY

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Les in Newsies at Performing Arts, Inc.; Wickersham Brother in Seussical (directed by Nick Rose); and Delivery Boy, Oliver Double, Workhouse Child in Oliver (directed by Dirk Doebereiner). DANCE: Movie Time and Broadway Lights, City Sights at Dance Etc. EDUCATION: Cincinnati Country Day School (seventh grade).

HENRY PRIOR – ENSEMBLE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. THEATRE: Evan Goldman in 13 Jr.; Ben in Disney’s Descendants: The Musical; Donkey in Shrek the Musical Jr.; and Buddy in Elf the Musical Jr. at Performing Arts Inc. EDUCATION: Cincinnati Classical School (seventh grade).

ELINOR CLAIRE TEPE – ENSEMBLE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. TRAINING: Student at Kate Brauer-Bell Acting Studio and Musical Theater Dance; and Chorus Member in Summer Theater Workshops at Moss Academy. VOICE: Voice Student at Talia Zoll Studio of Music (three years) and School Choir Member at Saint Agnes School. EDUCATION: Saint Agnes School (sixth grade).

KIERAN CRONIN (HE/HIM) – UNDERSTUDY

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. CINCINNATI: Strong Bear  (2024 Cincinnati Fringe Festival). REGIONAL THEATRE: Good People, Dial M for Murder, Around the World in 80 Days and Great Expectations (TheatreSquared); and  B Side Myself  (Arkansas New Play Festival). FILM/ TELEVISION: El Barlito, The Spotter, A Bad Romance and Actor/Writer. EDUCATION: MFA from the University of Arkansas and BFA from Northern Kentucky University. INSTAGRAM: @kcronin89.

JARED EARLAND (HE/HIM) – UNDERSTUDY

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol (2023). CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre, Know Theatre, The Carnegie, Cincinnati Opera and One Off Productions. FILM/TELEVISION:  The Public, Miles Ahead, My Days of Mercy, Gotti, Marauders and A Kind of Murder

KATIE SCARLETT – UNDERSTUDY

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. CINCINNATI: Know Theatre, Falcon Theatre, InBocca Performance, SouthBank Shakespeare and Ensemble Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Hard Kill, Wildfire and Santa’s Promise. EDUCATION: BA from Indiana University Bloomington and an MSW from the University of Cincinnati. INSTAGRAM: @Ktypical_Katie.

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BLAKE ROBISON (HE/HIM) – ADAPTER/ORIGINAL DIRECTOR

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK (Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director): A Christmas Carol, Shane, A Chorus Line, Native Gardens, Alias Grace, Misery, Shakespeare in Love, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Peter and the Starcatcher, Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, The Last Wide Open, 4000 Miles, The Book Club Play, Abigail/1702 and Mad River Rising. REGIONAL THEATRE: Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Utah Shakespeare Festival, PlayMaker’s Repertory Company, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, National Shakespeare Company and Vermont Stage. INTERNATIONAL: English Theatre Berlin and Avignon Festival. AWARDS: Finalist for the 2019 Zelda Fichandler Award from the SDC Foundation honoring extraordinary work in the regional theatre. BOARDS: American Friends of the British American Drama Academy (current) and Theatre Communications Group (alumni board). EDUCATION: Williams College, UNC-Chapel Hill and British American Drama Academy.

BRIDGET LEAK (SHE/HER) – DIRECTOR

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol (Assistant Director 2023 and 2013); Actually; two Off the Hill Touring Plays and current Resident Artist with her theatre company, Queen City Flash. CINCINNATI:  Maytag Virgin and Queen (Ensemble Theatre); Camp Siegfried, Heavier Than…, Andy’s House of [blank] , and 10-time Cincinnati Fringe Festival Participant (Know Theatre). PODCASTS: Zoinks! and Have Monster Will Travel (produced by Queen City Flash), available wherever you listen AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: Producing Artistic Director of Know Theatre, People’s Liberty Grant Recipient, Cincinnati Art Ambassador Fellow, SDC Denham Fellow, Lincoln Center Directors Lab alum, Artist in Residence at Robert Wilson’s The Watermill Center, Directing Fellow at Cincinnati Playhouse, a Sir Gielgud Fellowship finalist, and a SDCF Observer (Cleveland Play House and Round House Theatre) and a member of SDC. EDUCATION: MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. CURRENT PROJECTS: Die Hard is a Christmas Movie (Know Theatre). UPCOMING: Emilia (University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, February 2025) and Summer Slay-cation (Xavier University, March 2025). WEBSITES: bridgetleak.com and queencityflash.com.

WILSON CHIN – SET DESIGNER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Sherlock Holmes, Seven Spots on the Sun and Abigail/1702 BROADWAY/NATIONAL TOUR: Cost of Living, Annie, Pass Over and Next Fall OFF-BROADWAY: Sumo (Public Theater), A Bright New Boise and Sunset Baby (Signature Theatre), The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Horizons), Jonah (Roundabout Theatre), Space Dogs (MCC), Teenage Dick (Ma-Yi Theatre and Public Theater) and This Land Was Made (Vineyard Theatre). OPERA: Turandot (Washington National Opera), Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Eine Florentinische Tragödie/Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera Company). FILM/TELEVISION: Pass Over (directed by Spike Lee) and Game Theory with Bomani Jones (HBO). AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award nominations, and Eastern Region Board member of USA Local 829. INSTAGRAM: @wilsonchindesign.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BILL BLACK – COSTUME DESIGNER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol; The Thanksgiving Play; Summerland; Native Gardens; Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical; Pride and Prejudice; and The Three Musketeers. REGIONAL THEATRE: Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Clarence Brown Theatre; Denver Center; Milwaukee Rep; PlayMakers Repertory Company; Pioneer Theatre Company; Skylight Music Theatre; and Utah Shakespeare Festival. AFFILIATIONS: United Scenic Artists Local 829 and Professor of Theatre Emeritus at University of Tennessee. WEBSITE: www.billblackcostumes.com.

JAYMI LEE SMITH (SHE/HER) – LIGHTING DESIGNER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK:  A Christmas Carol, A Chorus Line, Treasure Island, Steel Magnolias and Alias Grace. OFF-BROADWAY: Moon for the Misbegotten (Pearl Theater). REGIONAL THEATRE: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep, Court Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theater Company and Alliance Theatre. EDUCATION: BFA from The Theatre School, DePaul University. AFFILIATIONS: Interim Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Professor at the University of California, Irvine. WEBSITE: jaymismith.com.

MATTHEW M. NIELSON (HE/HIM) – SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol, Shane, The Last Wide Open, Misery, Peter and The Starcatcher, Treasure Island and A Prayer for Owen Meany. OFF-BROADWAY: Lakawanna Blues and Shakespeare’s Villains (The Public Theater), Occupied Territories (59E59) and Where Words Once Were (Lincoln Center). REGIONAL THEATRE: Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Mosaic Theatre Company, The Guthrie Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Co, Portland Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Baltimore Center Stage. FILM/ TELEVISION: Stranger Things, The Adam Project, The Magicians, EPIX Drive-In, Discovery Channel, ABC Sports, NBC Sports and FOX UFC. AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: Helen Hayes Awards, Film Festival Awards, founding member of Listenably (The Audible Group). WEBSITE: curiousmusic.com.

BETSY ROSEN – PUPPETRY DIRECTOR

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Christmas Carol, Rooted, Peter and the Starcatcher, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern 2012-2013. BROADWAY: Life of Pi (Richard Parker; Puppetry Captain). OFF-BROADWAY: Lincoln Center. NATIONAL TOUR: Life of Pi (Richard Parker; Assistant Puppetry and Movement Director) and Laser Beak Man (Sydney Opera House). REGIONAL THEATRE: The Drama League, HERE Arts, American Repertory Theater, The Studio Theatre, Round House Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company and Repertory Theatre St. Louis. FILM/ TELEVISION: The Smack-Dab in the Middle of the Day Show. EDUCATION: University of Maryland College Park. AWARDS: Helen Hayes Award. INSTAGRAM: @thebetsyrosen.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CASEY SAMS – CHOREOGRAPHER/INTIMACY COORDINATOR

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Peter and the Starcatcher, Alias Grace and A Christmas Carol REGIONAL THEATRE: Clarence Brown Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory, Round House Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Stage Company, Vermont Stage, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Great River Shakespeare Festival, North Carolina Stage Company and Knoxville Opera. EDUCATION: Penn State University and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. AFFILIATIONS: Directs, choreographs and intimacy choreographs for the Clarence Brown Theatre; member of the inaugural class of Education Advocates with Theatrical Intimacy Educators; and serves on the faculty at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

BROOKE REDLER (SHE/HER) – STAGE MANAGER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK:  Mr. Parent, The Chosen,  A Christmas Carol, Frida. . . A Self Portrait, Destiny of Desire, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Once on This Island, In the Heights, Million Dollar Quartet  and Native Gardens. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Opera. OFF- BROADWAY: Breathing Time, The Faire and From White Plains (Fault Line Theatre).

REGIONAL

THEATRE: Hair: Retrospection, Stillwater, The Whipping Man, August: Osage County, Cabaret and five seasons of A Christmas Carol (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); Peter and the Starcatcher (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Vanya, Sonya, Masha & Spike (Center Stage Baltimore); The Drowsy Chaperone and Is He Dead? (Creede Repertory Theatre); Hairspray and The Sound of Music  (Starlight Theatre); Stages St. Louis and Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. OTHER OPERA: Opera Long Beach and Santa Fe Opera. AFFILIATIONS: Lead Producer of the Over the Rhine International Film Festival.

BRANDON T. HOLMES (HE/HIM) – ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK:  Stew ,  Clyde’s ,  Shane ,  The Chinese Lady ,  The Lion ,  Steel Magnolias  and  The West End . REGIONAL THEATRE: Jersey Boys, Fiddler On The Roof, Memphis, The Sound of Music, Chicago, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, West Side Story, Newsies (The Lexington Theatre Company); Fun Home, The Mountaintop, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, An Iliad, Grounded, Violet, Pipeline, The Humans, Skeleton Crew and Hands on a Hardbody (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati); Hello, Dolly!, The Drowsy Chaperone and Side By Side by Sondheim (LOOK Musical Theatre); Golden: MTWichita at 50, Sunset Boulevard, Xanadu, Miss Saigon, Gypsy, The Producers, Big River and Les Misérables (Music Theatre Wichita). WORKSHOPS: LET. HER. RIP. and Night of the Living Dead (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Teddy Bear Mountain and When We Vote (Cleveland Play House). AFFILIATIONS: Proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association.

SHELBY SCAFFIDI (SHE/HER) – ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Rooted, Origin Story, A Christmas Carol, Vietgone and Dial M for Murder. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Ballet and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. REGIONAL THEATRE: Goodman Theatre and Clinton Area Showboat Theater. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre and Sustainability from Miami University

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF

Music Director Matthew Umphreys

Dialect Coach Julia Guichard

Assistant Lighting Designer Jimmy Balistreri

Wardrobe Run Crew Carolyn Fast, Lauren Wooten

Props Run Crew

Grace Caccavari, Charlie Rusk, ErinMarie Suschech

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ohio, whose name originates from the Iroquoian word ohi-yo, meaning good rivers, is a testament to the deep connection between the land and the Indigenous peoples who have inhabited it for centuries. The Cincinnati region is ancestral land of many Nations, and Indigenous people are still here today. As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, we recognize and honor the enduring connection these Nations have to this territory. May we reflect on our commitment to understanding, preserving, and celebrating the rich culture of Native Indigenous communities who have shaped and continue to contribute to these lands.

WHAT IS A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT?

It is the recognition of the Native Americans/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples who cared for these lands prior to removal. Our statement was created with guidance from our partners at the Urban Native Collective For more information, visit urbannativecollective.org.

SEASON TICKETS!

MOE & JACK ROUSE and RANDOLPH WADSWORTH present

By EBONI BOOTH

FEB. 1 – 23, 2025

Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this recent off-Broadway hit is an achingly beautiful tale that will restore your faith in others.

ELLEN AND RAY van der HORST present

By SANAZ TOOSSI

MARCH 1 – 30, 2025

The 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the human desire to belong as four Iranian adults navigate the mechanics of language with humor and vulnerability.

Build your own season ticket package to make a date with the best of American theatre to inspire and entertain you. The first full season in our new home brought many sold out houses! Season tickets are affordable, flexible and guarantee you won’t miss the shows you want to see.

Choose just THREE SHOWS for season tickets.

Packages start at $105.

Season presented by SCHUELER GROUP and THE VONTZ FAMILY

LEADING LADIES present

with Executive Producer FIFTH THIRD BANK

By KAREN ZACARÍAS

MARCH 22 – APRIL 20, 2025

A comedy about books and the people who love them. When a book club accepts a provocative new member, long-standing relationships take a hilarious turn.

Sponsored by JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL and CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT

THE MARKLEY FAMILY presents

By NOAH HAIDLE

APRIL 19 – MAY 18, 2025

Birthday Candles will warm the soul as it tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe.

Sponsored by RON MATSON and DANIEL YOUNG

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS TRUSTEES

James C. Leonard President

Ronald T. Bates

MC Brennan

Julie A. Broadwell

Nirvani Head Vice President

Lucy Lane Broderick

Ron Bunt

Maurice E. Coffey, II

James P. Conway, Jr.

Virginia Copley

Deborah Davis

Mark Dawes

Scott X. Deters

Timothy Douglas

Judy Ellis

Margo K. Ross

Secretary

Vitaly Goldfeder

Ken Goldhoff

Chandra Gravely

Linda Greenberg

Nirvani Head

Bernita McCann Hightower

Diane S. Jordan

Bet Koeninger

Terry Lemmerman

James C. Leonard

James P. Conway, Jr.

Treasurer

Stephen Lett

Jacqueline M. Mack

Kevin N. McMurray

Danute Miskinis

Roy A. Mitchell

Samuel Moore, Jr.

Dean A. Moulas

Patti Myers

Audra Rance

Robert Reifsnyder

Digi France Schueler

Chair

KJ Sanchez

Digi France Schueler

Jerry T. Shroat

Jovoni Trollinger

Julia Wesselkamper

Barbara M. Weyand

Susan Whitman

Ronna K. Willis

Susan B. Zaunbrecher

Debbie White Richardson

Margo K. Ross

Victoria Buyniski Gluckman

Thomas M. Keckeis

EMERITUS LEGACY TRUSTEES

Otto M. Budig, Jr.

Chuck Carothers

David Herriman

Andrew MacAoidh Jergens

Jennifer Dorsey Powell

Jack Rouse

Morse Johnson

Lois Rosenthal

Jack Rouse

Howard Tomb

Ellen G. van der Horst

Larry Vignola

Albert Vontz, III

Albert Vontz, Jr.

Albert Vontz, III

THE MORSE JOHNSON SOCIETY

Thanks to your vision and commitment, we can set a bold course to secure the future of the Playhouse for generations to come. We are grateful to you for including the Playhouse in your estate plans. This list recognizes members of the Morse Johnson Society as of October 16, 2024.

Anonymous

Romola N. Allen

Henrietta Barlag

Roderick and Barbara Barr

Peggy Barrett

Martha L. Bell

David and Elaine Billmire

Thomas J. Breed

Charlin Briggs

Rosemarie Brown

John and Peg Bruggeman

Susan and Burton Closson

Carol C. Cole

Richard and Teddie Curry

Kelly M. Dehan and Richard J. Staudigel

Jan Denton

Marilyn Derfus

Jackie Dieckman and Mike Camery

Mrs. James M. Edwards

Barbara Fitch

In memory of Phyllis A. Followell, my heart

Allison Gerrety

Victoria Buyniski Gluckman

Madeleine H. (Mady)

Gordon

J. Frederick and Cynthia Gossman

Linda and Gary Greenberg

Carol Green

Jan and Herman Groshoff

Mrs. Robert J. Hasl

Robert and Judith Heaton

Dave and Betsy Hendy

Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig

Karlee L. Hilliard

Susan M. Ingmire

Andrew MacAoidh Jergens

Judith E. Johnson

M. J. Johnson

Jan and Jay Kalagayan

Winifred B. Kessler

David and Janice Klocke

Mike and Marilyn Kremzar

Randolph and Patricia Krumm

Ms. Abby E. Langdon

Donald W. Leedy

Terry Lemmerman

James C. Leonard

Mary V. Lierl

Cheryl Harden Love

Barbara Lyons

Jacqueline M. Mack

David L. Martin

David Mason

Ron Matson and Daniel

Young

Barbara and Kim McCracken

Charles and Joann Mead

Becky Miars

Lauren and James Miller

David and Diane Moccia

William J. and Mary G. Moran

Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty

Ronald and Debi Nash

Charlotte and Robert Otto

Carolyn Parker

Charles and Tara Pease

Jenny and David Powell

Betty L. Prince

Pamela Reising

Ellen Rieveschl

Richard Rosenthal

Jack and Moe Rouse

Robert and Dell Ann Sathe

Mark and Rosemary Schlachter

Carol J. Schroeder

Digi France Schueler

John L. Shields

Jerry and Betsy Shroat

Ann M. Simsic

Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld

Adrienne Angst Smith

Francis and Susan Stanton

Nancy M. Steman

Sidney Thomas

Diane D. Todd

Marty C. Tomb

Ellen and Ray van der Horst

Margaret and Albert Vontz III

Daniel G. Walker

JoAnn and Paul Ward

Dr. and Mrs. Nelson B. Watts

Jim and Jo Ann Weber

Irwin and Barbara Weinberg

Barbara M. Weyand

Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis

Susan and Don Zaunbrecher

POSTHUMOUSLY REMEMBERED

Anonymous

Helen and Charles Abramovitz

Mrs. Thomas Adler

Robert H. Allen

Karen H. Bell

Mr. Neil Billman

Frank and Rosemary Bloom

Peter Briggs

Jack G. Brown

Leland M. Cole

Eva Jane Romaine Coombe

John V. Crable

John F. Curley

Guy and Cathy DeDiemar

Anne Elkins Didrichsen

Mrs. Elizabeth Easley

James M. Edwards

Felix and Weta Mae Elkins

Margaret M. Embshoff

Jerome A. Fey and Robert J. Schlafle

Stona Fitch

Have you included Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in your estate plans? We would love to hear from you. Please reach out to Major Gifts Officer Lynn Smith at Lynn.Smith@cincyplay.com or (513) 977-2067 so we can properly recognize you for your gift and welcome you into the Morse Johnson Society.

William A. and Susan S. Friedlander

Oliver M. Gale

Charles and Caroline Goering

Peter and Mary Hainline

Carlyn G. Hamilton

Dr. Robert J. Hasl

Mrs. Morse Johnson

Stanley M. Kaplan, M.D.

Minor and Dan LeBlond

Keith Lemmerman

Ron Lyons

James A. Markley, Jr.

Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Morelli

Richard and Julia Okenfuss

Jack and Marilyn Osborn

Maurice E. Oshry

George Rieveschl

Launcey Roder

Lois Rosenthal

Gene F. Santoro

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff, Sr.

Karl and Roberta Schlachter

Mary Louise Schroth

Marsha Shields

Paul G. Sittenfeld

Louise W. Spiegel

Rick Steiner

Jane K. Steinfirst

Thurza R. Sternberg

Charles and Sue Straus

Charles L. and Joan Thomas, Jr.

Lynda A. Thomas

Dr. Thomas Todd

Howard Tomb

Albert Vontz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Waite

Stuart and Gladys C. Warshauer

Monte Witte

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Catharina Toltzis

Ronna K. Willis

GRANDE DAMES

Jan Bartel

Amelia Crutcher

Kelly M. Dehan

Vickie Buyniski Gluckman

Linda Greenberg

Karlee L. Hilliard

Judy Kenniston

Danute Miskinis

Mary Woode

Morton

Linda Muth

Rosemary Schlachter

Catharina Toltzis

Ronna K. Willis

DIVAS

Janet G. Banks

Randal S. Bloch

Susan Cummings

Brenda Hausterman

Louise Head

Nirvani Head

Patti Heldman

Susan Ingmire

Diane S. Jordan

Margo Kirstein

Patti Myers

Karen Neyer

Jennifer Powell

Betty Prince

Cathie Rothfuss

Digi France Schueler

Maureen Vignola

Patricia J. Wagner

STARLETS

Anonymous

Nancy Aichholz

Beverly Allen

Janice Amatulli

Susan S. Anthony

Elizabeth C. Armitage

Athena AvgoustiBauer

Barbara Banks

Molly R. Barber

Becky Beckstedt

Mary Ann Bell

Sue K. Blaney

Linda D. Brink

Jacklyn Bryson

April A. Cain

Carol Campbell

Nancy B. Carrothers

Fran Christensen

Mary Ellen Cody

Marjorie Compton

Virginia Copley

Cathy Crain

Alva Jean Crawford

Judy S. Dalambakis

Debora Del Valle

Kathryn Dierckes

2024-25 LEADING LADIES

Nancy Steman Dierckes

Marilyn Duke

Kay Eby

Joyce Elkus

Mary Anne Frey

Nancy Gaffney

Nancy Gollobin

Barbara Hahn

Margo Hall

Betsy Hendy

Judy Tondi Herd

Meg Hilmer

Linda R. Holthaus

Kim Howland

Marty Humes

Pat Humphrey

Dr. Linda Huntress

Diane Iseman

Anne Jaroszewicz

Sarah Raup Johnson

Lisa Kagan

Arlene Katz

Molly Katz

Alina S. Khan

Zofeen Khan

Heather Krombholz

Patricia Krumm

Patricia Larsen

Lynn P. Larson

Terry Lemmerman

Donna Lilley

Glenda Lindsay

Nancy Lippincott

Sally A. Lloyd

Jackie Mack

Laurel Markley

Carolyn Ott Martin

Nancy C. Martin

Madelynn Matlock

Evi Banzhaf McCord

Kathy McCord

Maryanne McGowan

Joann Mead

Kathy Merchant

Audrey E. K. Miller

Mary G. Moran

Joy S. Nadler

Jeannie Niebuhr

Debbie Pendl

Marcia C. Philipps

MaryAnn Pietromonaco

Jane Portman

Ildiko Pray

Audra Rance

Sherri Adams Remaklus

Margie Rennie

Carol Holland Rentschler

Sara Repenning

Carol Reubel

Danielle Revelson

Debbie White Richardson

Carole T. Rigaud

Buffie Rixey

Mary Ellen Roberts

Gigi Robison

Ashley Rothfuss

Karina Rothzeid

KJ Sanchez

Jeanne Schmerler

Renee Schuler

When amazing women come together, great things happen! Thank you to these 2024-25 season Leading Ladies. This list recognizes members as of October 16, 2024. You don’t have to be a Playhouse subscriber to join Leading Ladies – just be a woman who loves theatre and wants to learn more! Your Leading Ladies membership gives you a backstage pass to exciting events, specially curated for you. Meet the incredible professionals who bring world-class theatre to life, and attend a dress rehearsal of The Book Club Play — sponsored by the Leading Ladies!

Susan Schuler

Carol Serrone

Sue Showers

Debbie Renick

Sims

Mary G. Skelly

Laura Skidmore

Martha Lowe Steier

Dr. Susan R. Strick

Glenda Suttman

Gretchen Thomas

Linda Trebbi

Dionn Tron

Laura Turton

Susie Tweddell

Ellen G. van der Horst

Nancy A. Virgulak

Lea A. Ward

Judy Wells Jeannine Winkelmann

Laani A. Wuest

Linda Elam Young

Mary Beth Young

Sue Zimmerman

INGENUES

Lucy Lane Broderick

Helene Herbert

Stacie Miller

Bold indicates Steering Committee Members

more information, contact Director of Donor Relations Kendra Struthers at kendra.struthers@cincyplay.com or 513-977-2024 , or visit cincyplay.com/support/leadingladies.

women come

ANNUAL GIFTS

Thank you for your support! This list includes all gifts given to the Playhouse from September 1, 2023 to October 15, 2024, not including Endowment and Capital Campaign gifts.

VISIONARY CIRCLE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

($50,000+)

ArtsWave

MC and Tom Brennan

Nancy and Mark Dawes

Fifth Third Bank

First Financial Bank

Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Linda and Gary Greenberg*

Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation

The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati

Kerry Automotive

Terry Lemmerman

L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation

Ohio Arts Council

Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation

Harold C. Schott Foundation

The Schueler Group

Digi and Mike Schueler

The Shubert Foundation

Nancy and Tim Sparks

Ellen and Ray van der Horst

Margaret and Albert Vontz III*

Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Fund*

PRODUCER

($30,000 - $49,999)

Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee

The Charles H. Dater Foundation

Becky Miars

The Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation

Rockwern Charitable Foundation

Moe and Jack Rouse

Julie and Steven J. Shifman

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

U.S. Bank

Barbara M. Weyand

ARTISTIC

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

DIRECTOR

($10,000 - $29,999)

Ron Bates and Randy Lasley

Neil Bortz

Mrs. L.L. Browning, Jr.

Chemed Foundation

Clark Schaefer Hackett

James P. Conway, Jr. and Richard D. Robertson, Jr.

Richard and Teddie Curry

eat well celebrations and feasts

Sarah and Tommy Evans

Frost Brown Todd

The Geiler Company

The Goldhoff Family

Jeb and Nirvani Head

Huntington Bank

Susan Ingmire

Johnson Investment Counsel

Marilyn Kinne

Jamie and Jenny Leonard

Jacqueline M. Mack and Dr. Edward B. Silberstein

Dick and Sandy Manteuffel

The Markley Family

Ron Matson and Daniel Young

Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation

Kevin and Frances McMurray

Charles and Joann Mead

Leon and Barb Meyer

Ms. Danute M. Miskinis

Diane and Dave Moccia

Arthur C. Morrissey and Janet M. Hayes

Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty

The Marilyn J. and Jack D. Osborn Fund

Jenny and David Powell

Prudential - Matching Fund

Jennie Rosenthal

Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal

Margo and Sam Ross

William S. Rowe Foundation

Mark and Rosemary Schlachter

Rhonda and Larry Sheakley

Eddie and Pat Sheppard

Betsy and Jerry Shroat

John and Jennifer Stein

Steve and Sarah Steinman

Marty C. Tomb

Towne Properties

Lawrence and Maureen Vignola

Randolph Wadsworth

Mr. William J. Weyand

Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis

The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

PLAYWRIGHT

($5,000 - $9,999)

1919 Investment Counsel

Atkins & Pearce Inc.

Mark and Lindsay Bibler

David and Elaine Billmire

Ruth and Tom Bobenread

Thomas J. Breed

Susan Brenner and Steven Mombach

Jeff and Gay Bullock

Terri and John Byczkowski

Wayne and Fran Carlisle

Denise and Martin Chambers

Mr. Maurice and Lela Coffey, II

Jack and Virginia Copley

Amelia and Thomas Crutcher

Richard and Lisa Ernst

Elizabeth George

Ms. Victoria Buyniski Gluckman

Vitaly and Samantha Goldfeder

Mrs. Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig

Karen and David Hoguet

Diane and Carl Iseman

Bill and Mary Jane James

Don and Frani Jones

Patti and Tom Keckeis*

Dr. Robert Keith and Kathleen Thornton-Keith

David M. and Bet Koeninger

Mark and Karen Kremzar

Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kremzar

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Lett

Craig and Anne Maier

Barbara and Kim McCracken

James A. Miller

David and Judith Morgan

Dean and Catherine Moulas

Karen and Bill Neyer*

Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission

Wayne L. Prim Foundation

Rob and Gretchen Reifsnyder

Mrs. Deborah White Richardson

Amy and John Rosenberg

Susan and Jeffrey Routh

Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co., Inc.

Sandra and Henry Spitz

Elsa M. Heisel Sule Foundation

Jennifer and Woody Taft

Robert D. Temple and Sue E. Auerbach

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tieke

Edward Trach

The Vista Foundation

The Maxwell C. Weaver Foundation

WesBanco

Mark and Susan Whitman

Jo Ann Wieghaus

Susan and Don Zaunbrecher

PLAYHOUSE

INSIDER’S CIRCLE

PRINCIPAL

($2,500 - $4,999)

Anonymous (3)

25th Hour

David and Traci Alexander

William P. Anderson Foundation

Thomas and Susan Anthony

Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Banks

Jan Bartel

Ed and Debbie Birck

Jane and Gary Booth

Douglas Brauch

The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Eric Burgmann and Linda Vaccariello

Janet and Bruce Byrnes

Candace Carson

The Crawford Family Foundation

Scott X. Deters

Peter Draugelis

Allison and Rick Edwards

Michael and Amy Fitzgibbons

Shelly Gerson and Dr. Jeff Zipkin

Donn Goebel and Cathy McLeod

Clifford Goosmann and Andrea Wilson

ANNUAL GIFTS

Homewood Suites by HiltonCincinnati Midtown in Oakley Station

Carolyn and Michael Hoyt

Ellen and Garrett Jackson*

Johnson & Johnson - Matching Fund

Arleene Keller

Judy Kenniston

Marvin Kolodzik

David Martin

McKesson

Samuel Moore, Jr.

Tom and Linda Palmer

Stuart and Ildiko Pray

Betty L. Prince

Audra Rance

Mitch and Karen Rashkin

Richard Goettle, Inc.

Diane and William Rumpke, Jr.

The Louise Taft Semple Foundation

Kathy Shell and Joetta Prost

Rick Slack

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith

Steiner Family Foundation

Joseph B. Steiner

Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation

Thembi Speaks LLC

Barbara and Daman Turner

Water Tower Fine Wines

Julia Wesselkamper and Julian Johnson

Margaret and John H. Wyant

ENSEMBLE

($1,500 - $2,499)

Ms. Kathryn Allred Al-Lamadani

Gordon Allen and Linda Baas

Americana Arts Foundation

Patricia J. Armstrong

Jacklyn and Gary Bryson

Ron Bunt and Wei Sun

Bonnie and Dick Buten

David and Sara Butler

Ramon and Kathleen Cardona

James Cissell

Philip Clayton

Burton and Susan Closson

Leland M. and Carol C. Cole

Dr. Robert Henry and Deborah Collins

Marjorie Compton

Kassy and Jeff Corken

Robin Cotton and Cindi Fitton

Susan Cummings

Kelly M. Dehan

Florence and Tom DeWitt

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Dorward

Timothy Douglas

Ms. Joyce Elkus

Eric and Judy Ellis

Paul and Nancy Gaffney

Richard and Kathleen Glaser

Eleanor and Richard Goering

Peggy L. Golden and Kerry J. Klumpe

Ms. Madeleine H. Gordon

Patti Heldman

Betsy and Dave Hendy

Bernita McCann Hightower

William W. and Sue R. Hill

Karlee L. Hilliard

Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors

Sylvia Johnson

Peter and Sandy Keiser

Margo Kirstein

Randolph and Patricia Krumm

Jo Ann and George Kurz

Dr. John Larkin

Donna Lilley

Kelly Lyle

Kay Lynch and Chuck Beckman

Mr. Roy A. Mitchell

Jim and Eileen Moon

Stan and Mary Morton

Linda Muth

Judy and Thomas Oxman

Marcia C. Philipps

Mr. and Mrs. Don Popelar

Gerald D. Rape

Jeff and Lori Raser

Cathie Rothfuss

Mr. Richard H. Russell

Pat and Paul Schlecht

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Simon

Elizabeth C. B. and Paul G. Sittenfeld

Skyline Chili

John and Merrie Stillpass

Dr. Susan R. Strick

JoAnn Stamper Thomas

Mary Ann and Ted Weiss

Anthony and Sally Woodward

ANNUAL FUND

BENEFACTOR

($750 - $1,499)

Anonymous (2)

Susie Ackermann

Dr. David and Mrs. Nancy Aichholz

Eric and Brenda Armstrong Family Fund*

Peggy Barrett

Michael and Shelia Becker

Miss Martha L. Bell

Mary Ann and Doug Bell

Judith and Louis Belli

Kit Berger

John Berninger

Kenneth W. and Dawn H. Bertsche

Randal S. Bloch

Sandra Bolek

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Borisch

Linda D. Brink

Charlotte Brooks

David and Marybeth Brothers

Dr. Jane Brown and Mr. Paul Beck

John and Peg Bruggeman

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bullock

Larry and Julie Chandler

Mr. Rick Coffey

Pearl J. Compaan, M.D.

The Cord Foundation

Anne Dagenbach

Judy S. Dalambakis

Deborah Davis

Kathryn Dierckes

Nancy Steman Dierckes

DJJ, A Nucor Company

Michael and Kathleen Doherty

Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Donnelly, Jr.

William G. Dorward III

Emilie and David Dressler Fund*

Saralou and Dave Durham

Kay and Rich Eby

George Fabe Fund*

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Farrell

Matthew Feldman and Julie Baker

Mary and Bob Fitzpatrick

Mary Anne Frey

Edward Gemperle

Nancy Gollobin

Tom Gougeon

Graeter’s Ice Cream Co.

Carl and Joyce Greber

Chris and Janet Gunn

Margo Hall

Ham and Ellie Hamilton

Teri and Mike Haught

Brenda Hausterman

Louise Head

Jim and Susan Herman

Ms. Sherrie Heyse

Grace and Brian Hill

Meg Hilmer

Noel and Karen Hofmann

Linda R. Holthaus

Timothy and Julie Driehaus Horton

Barbara J. Howard

Kim Howland

Pat Humphrey

Maite Iraolagoitia

Charlie and Janie James

Patti and Keith James

Mark and Sarah Johnson

James and Brenda Jones

Kyle and Sue Jones

Dr. Toni and Rabbi Ken Kanter

Amy J. Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Keenan

Rosalynd Kendall

Robert A. and Marian K. Kennedy Charitable Trust

Beverly Kinney and Edward Cloughessy

Kohnen Interior Design ‘Meg Kohnen’

Heather Krombholz

Kathleen B. and Michael C. Krug*

Susan J. Lauf

Dr. Carol P. Leslie

Mary Kay Levesay

Sherwin Little

Sally A. Lloyd

Whitney and Phillip Long

Mark K. Mandell-Brown MD

Ms. Margaret E. Mathile

Raymond and Madelynn Matlock

Elizabeth Mayfield*

David and Diane McClain

Kathy McCord

Mark McKillip and Amira Beer

Hope Earls McSwigan

Jan Melcher

ANNUAL GIFTS

Richard I. Michelman and Karen E. Meyer

Audrey E. K. Miller

Terry and Jannelle Moore

Joyce and William Mullins

National Jewish Theatre Foundation

Jeannie Niebuhr

Michael Nordlund and Lisa Lee

Carl Parrott and Molly Katz Fund*

Diane and Jeff Pfaff

Phillips Family Fund*

Leo and Sarah Pulte

Robert and Connie Reed

Sherri Adams Remaklus

Alison and Rob Rice

Mr. and Mrs. Gates T. Richards

Ridgeway Foundation

Carole T. Rigaud

Jim Rubenstein and Bernadette Unger

Debra and Peter Ruehlman

Ann Saluke and Don Yelton

KJ Sanchez

Mark Sass and Jan Rosenbaum Sass

David Savage

Glenn and Kitty Schaaf

Austin Schiff

Martha and Lee Schimberg

Michael and Jeanne Schmerler

Charles and Alice Schneider

Roger and Glenda Schorr*

Mary D. Schweitzer

P. Robert Schwetschenau MD

Linda and Tom Senter

Gerald and Sarah Skidmore

Laura Skidmore

Steven Smith

Susan and David Smith

Martha Lowe Steier

Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Stern

Stephanie and Joseph Stitt

Elizabeth A. Stone*

Carol Striker

Tom and Keri Tami

Linda Trebbi

Jovoni Trollinger

Dionn Tron

James and Susan Troutt

Robert Trusty

Christopher and Nancy Virgulak

Patricia J. Wagner

Daniel G. Walker and Lisa Capurro

JoAnn Ward

Jane Welling

Rev. Anne Warrington Wilson

Carol and Rich Wilson

Marsha and Robert Wuerdeman

Laani A. Wuest

Mary Beth Young

SUPPORTER

($300 - $749)

Anonymous (18)

Liz and Hank Alexander

Sherri D. Allen

Janice Amatulli

Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Anderson

Vic and Dee Angel

James Anthony and Sarah Corathers

Elizabeth C. Armitage

Charles W. Ashing, III

Bruce and Helene Ault

Athena Avgousti-Bauer

Susan Awadalla

Joseph Baker

Bank of America

Barbara Banks

Molly R. Barber

Mandy Bartel

Megan Beck

Gale and Dave Beckett

Becky Beckstedt

Wayne and Barbara Beimesch

Thelma Bergman

Stephanie Besl

Bradley R. Bevington

Mr. Thomas E. Blackburn

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blackmer

Sue K. Blaney

Cheryl L. Borland

Mark Bowen

Selena, James, and Justin Bowling

Lucy Lane Broderick

Barbara and Neal Bronson

Dr. Daniel T. Brown, DDS and Mr.

Mark Haggard

Michael Brown

Jack and Marti Butz

Jane and Frank Caccamo

April A. Cain

Carol Campbell

Angie Carl

Conni Carlson and John Reynolds

Nancy B. Carrothers

Chris and Jim Cartledge

Susana Chamlee

Christine Christen

Fran Christensen

Cincinnati Art Museum

Mary Ellen Cody

Cynthia Cole

Loretta and David Cook

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Cordell

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cotcamp

Mrs. Martha S. Crafts

Cathy Crain

Jean and John Croxton

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cruse

Mark Dauner

Mr. Frank Davis

Michelle de la Vega

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dearth

Debora Del Valle

Jan Denton

Marilyn J. Derfus

Jeffrey and Sharon DeRossette

Diamond/Wolf Family

Martha Dillow

Thomas Donnelly

Bethany Doverspike

Marilyn Duke

Tim and Tina DuMont

Bob and Kitty Dunn

John and Liz Dye

Delores J. Erby

Dr. and Mrs. William Faulkner

Michael Federle

Barbara Ann Feldmann

Bill Ferring

Dr. Daniella Fisher

James K. and Susan A. Fitton

Maureen Flanagan and Will Groneman

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Foster

Carolyn and Terry Fox

Missy and Brian J. Fox

John and Susan Frank

Mr. and Mrs. James A Fraser

Sharon Freyhof

Shirley Gallagher General Electric

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gerber

Veronica Glogowski

Daniel P. Goetz and Pattie Messmer

Jim and Elaine Goldschmidt

Mrs. Sharon Gorman

Barbara Gould

Pank and Wendy Goulet

Phillip Griggs

Marla and Gary Gross

Mary and Phil Hagner

Barbara Hahn

Jan C. Hall

Walter and Karen Hand

Jeff Hanna and Peggy Eberhard

Jim and Sally Harper

Carolyn Heck

Alice and John Hehman

Mrs. Betty H. Heldman

Helene Herbert

Judy Tondi Herd

Bertie Hertz

Wendy Hill

Dale Hodges and David F. Logan

Daniel J. Hoffheimer

Mark and Deanna Hollon

Patricia L. Holman

Mr. and Mrs. George Horning

Dr. Carol Hubbard

Joseph Huber and Shelli Smith

Amy Hughes

Marty Humes

Dr. Linda Huntress

Nada Huron

Anne Jaroszewicz

Clare Jaymes

Larry and Jan Jeffers

Dr. Amy Johnstone

Lisa Kagan

Arlene Katz

Alina S. Khan

Zofeen Khan

Tom and Judith Kinman

Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Kissel

Mr. and Mrs. John Kmet

Judith A. Koch

Mary Kay Koehler and Heather Apple

Sandy Kohn

Mark and Elisabeth Kuhlman

Michael and Paula Kunka

In memory of Ms. Lisa Jo Lambert

Bill and Evie Landrigan

Mr. Edward Lanzit

Patricia Larsen

Lynn P. Larson

Glenda Lindsay

Jim Lippert and Carrie ShortLippert

Nancy Lippincott

James Lockey and Grace Lemasters

Elia Lopez

Thomas W. Loring, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Damon Lynch, Jr.

Thomas and Jean Macejko

Ms. Carol MacGregor

Dave and Lee MacKenzie

Mark Mallory

Ward and Ellen Maresca

Charles and Jennifer Margolis

Laurel Markley

Carolyn Ott Martin

Nancy C. Martin

David Mason

Minda Matthews-Smith

Susan Matz

Mr. and Mrs. David J. McAdams, in honor of Vickie and Bruce Ellis

Evi Banzhaf McCord

Dennis and Carol McCoy

Maryanne McGowan

Jeff and Debbie McNaul

Kathy Merchant

Sarah Mizelle

David and Martha Millett

Mitchell Briggs

Jill and Bruce Mitchell

Joel Monteith and Barbara MustoeMonteith

Mary G. Moran

Brian and Katherine More

Nora E. Moushey

Scott and Barb Muhlhauser

Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.

Joy S. Nadler

Nottinghill Investment Advisers, Ltd.

Andrew J. Nuckols

Bruce and Neda Nutley

J. Brett Offenberger and Douglas Duckett

Kit and Jack Overbeck

Niki Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pardekooper

Ms. Chrissy Parten

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Peairs

Kathy and Bob Pellegrino

Debbie Pendl

Alice W. Perlman

Janet Phillips

David Piatt Fund*

MaryAnn Pietromonaco

Les and Molly Polasky

Philip J. Poon

Jane Portman

Mr. and Mrs. James Pretz

Phil and Susan Price

Michael and Nelda Purdon

Jennifer Ramage

Margie Rennie

Carol Holland Rentschler

Sara Repenning

Ms. Carol Reubel

Danielle Revelson

Jeff and Joyce Rich

Buffie Rixey

Pete and Debbie Rizzo

Mary Ellen Roberts

Gigi Robison

Linda Roomann and William Slutz

Rita Ross

Ashley Rothfuss

Karina Rothzeid

Richard and Barbara Ruddy

Jane M. Rutherford

James Sanitato

Ann Santen*

Bill and Kathy Schnier

Carol J. Schroeder

Chris Schulte

Mary Schwaderer

Linda Sears

William and Sandra Selvey

Carol Serrone

Ms. Connie Sheets

John L. Shields

Sue Showers

Ivan and Karen Silverman

Debbie Renick Sims

Mary Lee and Louie Sirkin

Mary G. Skelly

Adrienne Angst Smith

Jack and Barbara Smith

Richard and Patricia Smith

Roger Smith

Ellen Pease and V. Clark Sole, Jr.

Martha and John Spiess

Mary Stagaman and Ron Kull

Tom and Dee Stegman*

Robert L. and Christine J. Steiner*

Gunther and Sara Storjohann

Gary and Nancy Strassel

Kendra L. Struthers

Glenda Suttman

Dee Talley

Carlos and Roberta Teran

Amy and Bill Thaman

Gretchen Thomas

Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson

J. Dwight Thompson

Morley and Brenda Thompson

Robert and Marcia Togneri

Sneja H. Tomassian

Torey and Tom Torre

Alicia B. Townsend

Ann Marie Tracey and Daniel Buckley

Dilip and Janet Tripathy

Ms. Lynn Tumen

Susie Tweddell

Doug and Molly Tyger

Gloria Uziel and Patrick Shea, M.D.

Catherine Valentine

Geroge and Julia Wadih

Carol Walkner

Liz and Dave Wallingford

Sarella Walton

Lea A. Ward

Sarah Warrington

Dr. and Mrs. Barry W. Webb

Larry Weber

Kate Wehby

Dr. Alan Weinstein

Judy Wells

Dr. Donald R. and Patricia R. Welti

Steven and Heather Wesloh

Brendan and Julie White

Steve Wilken

Mrs. Joan R. Wilson

Robert and Judy Wilson

Susan and Dean Windgassen

Jeannine Winkelmann

Nancy and David Wolf

Daniel and Jessica Woo

Dr. Linda Wulff

John M. Yacher

Linda Elam Young

David and Cynthia Zink

*Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

$50,000+

ROBERT AND ADELE SCHIFF FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE HAROLD C. SCHOTT FOUNDATION

As of October 24, 2024

$20,000 – $49,999

$10,000 – $19,999

ROCKWERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

$5,000 – $9,999

$1,000 – $4,999

THE SUTPHIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE HAROLD AND MIMI STEINBERG CHARITABLE TRUST

L. PRIM FOUNDATION

THE WOHLGEMUTH HERSCHEDE FOUNDATION

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Anonymous

Ron Bates and Randy Lasley

Mark and Lindsay Bibler

David and Elaine Billmire

Ruth and Tom Bobenread

Neil Bortz

MC and Tom Brennan

Susan Brenner and Steven Mombach

Mrs. L.L. Browning, Jr.

Terri and John Byczkowski

Wayne and Fran Carlisle

Mr. Maurice and Lela Coffey, II

James P. Conway, Jr. and Richard D. Robertson, Jr.

Jack and Virginia Copley

Richard and Teddie Curry

Nancy and Mark Dawes

Richard and Lisa Ernst

Sarah and Tommy Evans

Elizabeth George

Ms. Victoria Buyniski Gluckman

Vitaly and Samantha Goldfeder

The Goldhoff Family

Linda and Gary Greenberg*

Jeb and Nirvani Head

Fred and Patti Heldman*

Mrs. Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig

Karen and David Hoguet

Susan Ingmire

Diane and Carl Iseman

Bill and Mary Jane James

Don and Frani Jones

Patti and Tom Keckeis*

Marilyn Kinne

The Artistic Director’s Circle (ADC) members provide inspirational annual support for productions, artists, and community programming. In recognition of their contributions, members receive access to exclusive private events hosted by Blake Robison, Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director, featuring artists and behindthe-scenes topics from the art of theatre making. We extend our sincere gratitude to the ADC members for their generosity!

David M. and Bet Koeninger

Mark and Karen Kremzar

Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kremzar

Terry Lemmerman

Jamie and Jenny Leonard

Jacqueline M. Mack and Dr. Edward B. Silberstein

Craig and Anne Maier

Dick and Sandy Manteuffel

The Markley Family

Ron Matson and Daniel Young

Donna and Neal Mayerson

Barbara and Kim McCracken

Kevin and Frances McMurray

Charles and Joann Mead

Leon and Barb Meyer

Becky Miars

James A. Miller

Ms. Danute M. Miskinis

Diane and Dave Moccia

David and Judith Morgan

Arthur C. Morrissey and Janet M. Hayes

Dean and Catherine Moulas

Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty

Karen and Bill Neyer*

The Marilyn J. and Jack D. Osborn Fund

Jenny and David Powell

Rob and Gretchen Reifsnyder

Danielle and Kenneth Revelson

Mrs. Deborah White Richardson

Amy and John Rosenberg

The Rosenthal Family Foundation

Jennie Rosenthal

Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal

Margo and Sam Ross

Moe and Jack Rouse

Susan and Jeffrey Routh

Austin Schiff

Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff, Jr.

Mark and Rosemary Schlachter

Digi and Mike Schueler

Rhonda and Larry Sheakley

Eddie and Pat Sheppard

Betsy and Jerry Shroat

Nancy and Tim Sparks

John and Jennifer Stein

Steve and Sarah Steinman

Jennifer and Woody Taft

Marty C. Tomb

Edward Trach

Ellen and Ray van der Horst

Lawrence and Maureen Vignola

The Vista Foundation

Margaret and Albert Vontz III*

Randolph Wadsworth

Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Fund*

Barbara M. Weyand

Mr. William J. Weyand

Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis

Susan and Don Zaunbrecher

*Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

List as of October 16, 2024

RECOGNITION GIFTS

We are grateful to the following friends who have chosen to honor a loved one through a donation to the Playhouse. The following recognition gifts have been received from September 1, 2023, through October 15, 2024.

IN HONOR OF SARA AND DAVE BUTLER

Germaine Mae Jarvis

IN HONOR OF LINDA GREENBERG

Donald and Franchelle Jones

Linda and Tom Senter

IN HONOR OF DIANE MCCLAIN

Joseph and Vickie Beer

IN HONOR OF DR. AMY MURDOCH

Anonymous

IN HONOR OF BLAKE ROBISON

Ms. Madeleine H. Gordon

IN HONOR OF NANCY RUST

Anonymous

IN HONOR OF SHELBY SCAFFIDI

Jennifer Hall

MEMORIAL GIFTS

IN HONOR OF DIGI SCHUELER

Minda Matthews-Smith

IN HONOR OF MAUREEN VIGNOLA

Anonymous

We are grateful to the following friends who have chosen to remember a loved one through a memorial gift to the Playhouse. The following memorial gifts have been received from September 1, 2023, through October 15, 2024.

IN MEMORY OF RENEE ALPER

Gregory Alper

IN MEMORY OF DONALD AND KATHERINE BEER

David and Diane McClain

IN MEMORY OF KAREN BELL

Edward Lanzit

IN MEMORY OF FRANK BLOOM

Ralph Bloom

IN MEMORY OF JEANNE CLARK

Leslie Clark

IN MEMORY OF BRUCE E. COYLE

Rebecca J. Graham

IN MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER DURANG

Richard LeComte

IN MEMORY OF GAIL AND SAMUEL HUTTENBAUER, JR.

Larry Weber

IN MEMORY OF SAMUEL HUTTENBAUER, JR.

Fred H. Abel

Gordon Bogdan and June Taylor

The Calonge Family

Joyce Elkus

Albert E. Heekin III

Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Y. Hicky

Margo Itkoff

Joan M. Kaup

Ruth and Dan Kelly

Maryanne and Don Macdonald

Braden Martini

Ethan and Doreen Stanley

Ron and Pam Taegtmeyer

Bill and Mary Ann Taylor

Wendy and Norm Wasserman

Frank and Rosemary Welsh

Erin and Stacey Yeatman

IN MEMORY OF JANET M. JEFFERS

Larry Jeffers

IN MEMORY OF HONEY ANGELL LEE

David and Phyllis Herzig

IN MEMORY OF JUDGE ROBERT S. MARX

Daniel Hoffheimer

IN MEMORY OF LEON A. MEYER

Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. Hutson

Kandy Attinger Maifeld and Lisa Marcus

Rob O’Brien, Merrill Lynch

Mike Schroth, Visiting Angels

Sue and Ken Sherman

The Wright Family

IN MEMORY OF W. ERNST MINOR

Burton and Susan Closson

IN MEMORY OF JACK OSBORN

Mary Anne Brennan

The Contemporary Arts Center

Linda Holthaus and Richard Zinicola

Susan Ingmire and Lynn Hailey

Carl Kalnow

Kohnen Interior Design ‘Meg Kohnen’

Mellott & Mellott, P.L.L.

Timothy C. Miller

Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty

Tolli Pugh

Kathy Schultz

Ed and Ronda Smith

J. Dwight and Deanna G. Thompson

Ellen and Ray van der Horst

Judith Verhave

IN MEMORY OF MORSE JOHNSON

Daniel Hoffheimer

IN MEMORY OF BARBARA RIPPETOE

Anonymous (2)

Barbara Barclay

Bob and Karen (Burr Durgin) Bernaski

Toni, Nestor Dana (Burckhart) and Eric Bojarczuk

Michele Foss

Candice Hall

Barbara Martin

IN MEMORY OF LOU SCHRODER

Anonymous

IN MEMORY OF REBEKKA SEIGEL

Joseph and Vickie Beer

IN MEMORY OF ED SHEPPARD

Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilb

David Mentzel and Kate Burroughs

Mt. Adams Business Guild

Cathy and Stan Silverman

IN MEMORY OF ELLEN PEASE SOLE

V. Clark Sole, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF EDWARD SCOTT TIEKE

Sally Wentworth Tieke

IN MEMORY OF HOWARD TOMB

Burton and Susan Closson

IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY “DOLLY” VARLAND

Carolyn and Terry Fox

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

CORPORATE PARTNERS

For companies looking to make a smaller investment in the Playhouse, the Corporate Partner Program is just the ticket. A gift of $1,000 or more is recognized in our show programs, provides invitations to exclusive events, and entitles your employees to receive a 20 percent online ticket discount throughout the season!

$1,000 - $3,499

Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Skyline Chili

For more information about joining these individuals and organizations in support of the Playhouse, call Mary Kay Koehler, Director of Institutional Giving at 513-977-2026.

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

The Blind Lemon

The BonBonerie

Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC

The Geiler Company

Local 12, WKRC-TV

Mt. Adams Bar and Grill

WARM 98

WGRR-FM

WOSL-FM

WXIX-TV, Fox 19

THE CURTAIN IS RISING

PATRON INFORMATION

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

ADDRESS: 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 513-345-2242

WEBSITE: cincyplay.com

BOX OFFICE: 513-421-3888

OH, KY, IN TOLL-FREE: 800-582-3208

PATRONS

WHO ARE DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, DEAF BLIND OR SPEECH

DISABLED: Dial 711 to connect to the Box Office via Ohio Relay Services

ACCESSIBILITY WITH DIGNITY PROGRAM

The Playhouse is pleased to offer a variety of services to patrons with special needs.

Audio Described and Signed Performances

Live audio description for patrons who are sight-impaired and signed performances for those with hearing impairments are offered for designated performances in Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre. For the schedule, visit cincyplay.com. Signers and audio describers for the season are Dawn Caudill, Mark DeWitt, Montez Greer and Mike Snyder.

Hearing Enhancement

Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre and the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre both have a hearing loop system which works with existing T-Coil or Telecoil enabled hearing aids or cochlear implants. For assistance, please see a member of our house staff.

Large Print Program

Large print programs for those with visual impairments are available upon request at every performance.

CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES

Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices in the theatre during the performance.

CHILDREN

Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted to Playhouse productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

CONCESSIONS

Al’s Bar serves drinks in two locations – one bar on the main level in the Schueler Lobby and one bar on the upper floor. Casual dining fare and snacks from The Delish Dish are available for purchase on the upper floor. Drinks are allowed in the theatres, however food is not.

FACILITY ACCESSIBILITY

Patrons who are mobility-impaired may be dropped off outside the Playhouse’s main entrance. The walk from the top level of the parking garage to the entrance into the Schueler Lobby to the main level of the Rouse Theatre can be made without having to take any stairs. An elevator is available for access to the balcony level and first rows of the Rouse Theatre and the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre. Accessible seating for wheelchairs is subject to availability and should be requested at the time of ticket reservation.

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Need the perfect gift? The Playhouse offers gift certificates redeemable for single tickets or subscription packages. Call the Box Office or stop by at intermission for more information.

PATRON INFORMATION

GROUP DISCOUNTS

Bring your group of eight or more to the Playhouse and receive great benefits and discounts, including special rates for students and seniors. Our popular corporate web discount program allows your employees to book tickets online at a discount whenever they want. Contact the Box Office for more details.

LATECOMERS AND READMITTANCE

Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the house manager, which may be as late as intermission. Latecomers may be denied admission depending on the demands or structure of a particular production. Please allow yourself adequate time to arrive, park and be seated. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance and seating will be at the discretion of the house manager so as not to disturb the audience and actors.

PARKING

The Park Board reminds you that Eden Park officially closes at 10 p.m. As a grace period to the Playhouse, the police will not ticket vehicles until one half hour following the end of a performance. The Playhouse assumes no responsibility for anyone receiving a ticket for illegal parking. Convenient parking is available in the Playhouse garage. Purchase parking in advance to secure a space. Parking can also be purchased from our parking attendant immediately before the performance if available.

Accessible parking for those with disabilities is located in the Playhouse parking garage. Parking for persons with disabilities is limited and must be reserved and paid for in advance. All vehicles using these spaces must display a valid disability placard.

PROHIBITION OF WEAPONS

The Ohio Revised Code (R.C. 2923.126) has established the privilege of carrying a concealed handgun to Ohio citizens who have obtained the proper license. The same law explicitly grants private employers in the state the right to prohibit their employees and visitors from possessing firearms on the employer’s premises. With this notification the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is informing

you that it prohibits weapons of any kind on its premises, and reserves the right to search persons, parcels and vehicles on the same. This policy applies to all employees, patrons and visitors to the facility.

RESTROOMS

There are four types of restrooms: women’s, men’s, all-gender and family. One of each type is available on each level. Restrooms are all wheelchair-accessible.

SMOKING/VAPING

Smoking/vaping is prohibited in the entire theatre complex.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level. altafiber

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Open

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

Cincinnati Reds

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Duke Energy

The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation

The Enquirer | Cincinnati.com

Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation

GE Aerospace

Great American Insurance Group

Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee

The Kroger Co.

Messer Construction Co.

National Endowment for the Arts P&G

Western & Southern Financial Group

ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRODUCTION STAFF

DIRECTORS

Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director Blake Robison

Managing Director Abby Marcus

ADMINISTRATION

Executive Assistant/Board Liaison Stefanie Meyer

Associate Producer Suann Pollock

Company Manager A.J. Ford

Assistant Company Manager/Management Associate Remy Elton-Alexander

Director of HR, Equity and Inclusion Dawn Mundy Payroll/HR Specialist Madalaina Welton

Finance Associate Brian Anderson Office Administrator Kathy Durnell

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Bridget Siedlecki

IT Applications Specialist Scott Youger

Facilities Manager Brian Smith

DEVELOPMENT

Chief Philanthropy Officer Sneja H. Tomassian

Director of Institutional Giving Mary Kay Koehler

Director of Donor Relations Kendra L. Struthers, CFRE

Major Gifts Officer Lynn Smith, CFRE

Individual Giving Assistant Jennifer Radisch

Development Assistant Douglas Fries

MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS

Director of Marketing and Communications Kathy Neus

Audience Engagement Manager Piper N. Davis

Multimedia Designer Sean Martin

Digital Marketing Associate Victoria Forbes

Marketing Data and Website Manager Jacob Krismanick

Content Marketing Associate Deja A. Shanks

Marketing Intern Kit Gladieux

Photographer Mikki Schaffner

PATRON SERVICES

Patron Services Director Don Wong

Assistant Patron Services Manager Julia Hasl Miller

House Managers Joellyn Goos, Kayden Hauke, Ethan Mann

Patron Services Associate Olivia Cremisio

Patron Services Staff Amanda Adams, Tommy Berninger, Grace Caccavari, Katie Collier, Tessa D’Errico, Laurel Dobrozsi, Jenny French, Max Holman, Michelle LaMantia, Whitney Menser, Cyrus Newitt, Sarah O’Haver, Alexis Pinto, James Racster, Addie Renne, Theresa Richmond, Charlie Rusk, Gina Serger, Jacqueline Smith, LaCheryl Steele, Janis Tibbs, Monica Williams-Mitchell, Kendall Young

Bar Manager Darren Cox

Bartenders Kathy Burr, Clint Collins, Justin Eckstein, Julia Migliara, Lisa Porter, John Simpson, Barb Santel, Niki Sherwood, Kathleen Thorman

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director Joanie Schultz

Literary Manager Tatiana Godfrey

Associate Artists Wendy C. Goldberg, Karen Zacarías

EDUCATION/ENGAGEMENT

Education Director Ariana Moses

Artistic Engagement Manager Katie Baskerville

Education Associate John Llewellyn

Education and Engagement Coordinator Ariana Hooberman-Piñeiro

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Production Stage Manager Andrea L. Shell

Stage Managers Brooke Redler, Brandon T. Holmes

Artistic Engagement Stage Manager Erin Speno-Stout

PRODUCTION

Director of Production Joshua Escajeda

Technical Director Sam Thompson

Assistant Production Manager Valerie Perez

Assistant Technical Director Ethan Ruhl

Scene Shop Administrative Assistant Quinn Morgan

SCENERY

Staff Carpenters Valerie Bramer, Timothy Fowler, Michael Lyons, Brandon Smith, Patrick Wellman

Charge Scenic Artist Jennifer Rhodus

Assistant Scenic Artist Alex Kuntz

Scenic Artist Payton Epperson

Rouse Run Crew Christopher Albaugh, Kara Trusty

PROPERTIES

Properties Manager Liz Lyons

Assistant Properties Manager Katie Kim

Properties Benjamin Adams, Jeff Fowee, Alicia Rhodus

Rosenthal Shelterhouse Properties Running Crew Lead Debra Hildebrand

Rouse Theatre Properties Running Crew Lead Gigi Wendt

COSTUMES/WARDROBE

Costume Shop Manager Gordon DeVinney

Costume and Design Administrative Assistant Joe Kovacs

Interim Cutter/Draper Bridget Kline

Wig and Makeup Artist Amy Whitaker

Wardrobe Lead Amira Rowe

Wardrobe Assistants Grace Hazlett, Lilly Levine

LIGHTING/SOUND

House Audio/Projection Supervisor Aaron Stephenson

Lead Electrician Samuel Wilson

Rouse Theatre Light Board Operator Rachel Fields

Rouse Theatre Audio Engineer M. Adam Jacob

Rosenthal Shelterhouse Light Board Operator Jonathan Armstrong

Rosenthal Shelterhouse Sound Engineer Samuel Sadler

EMERITI

Managing Director Emeritus Buzz Ward

INVEST ENGAGE INNOVATE LEAD

Investing state and federal dollars, the Ohio Arts Council funds and supports quality arts experiences for all Ohioans to strengthen communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

Learn more about our grant programs and resources, find your next arts experience, or connect: OAC.OHIO.GOV.

Grantee Spotlight: INSPIRATION STUDIOS, INC.

Inspiration Studios, Inc., and Sonny Spot Too are two Southwest Ohio organizations serving people with developmental disabilities. In 2023, they collaborated to create a new mural for Sonny Spot’s computer and technology room. Image courtesy of the organization

Bob Nau, resident since 2014

Teri Nau, grateful daughter