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A few years ago, I found myself lost in the bowels of the Paris Metro system. My husband was joining me the next day, but this first evening, I was navigating on my own. I was gazing at a confusing subway wall map when I was joined by a family of travelers who happened to all speak in Southern accents. They were from Peachtree City! They escorted me to my hotel, invited me to dine and even asked me to join them for sightseeing the next morning if I wanted the company. Such kindness. The memory of that kindness is ever imprinted. Scrooge has rejected the notion that kindness is in any way a serious value and is challenged to remember the kindnesses in his past life. And this is a great reason for these nighttime spirit visits: to remind him of the power of kindness ... to imprint memories. In the novel, Scrooge listens to the strains of a little piece of music he heard as a child. Afterward, he thinks, “ If he could have listened to it often, years ago, he may have cultivated the kindness of life with his own hands, without resorting to the sexton’s spade that buried Jacob Marley.” The main lesson and hope of A Christmas Carol is that it’s never too late to change. It is never too late to become conscious of kindness, recognize it in others and find the ways to cultivate it in ourselves — to “open up our shut up hearts freely.” I am very touched that every year for each of the last several years, the ACC cast has adopted a family in need, in lieu of buying each other expensive Secret Santa gifts. They do this quietly, and it has become a part of their artistic process in the show. Kindness is its own reward and, I believe, is best delivered without a desire for accolades. And now THAT memory of kindness is forever imprinted. Wishing memories of kindness to you and yours this holiday season!

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‘Each ghost is quite different from the next and has a specific purpose within Scrooge’s full journey. Like any characters, they play many different levels.’ Director Rosemary Newcott

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A holiday season without A Christmas Carol? Not a ghost of a chance. That’s because Charles Dickens’ story of one miserly man’s whopper of a dream has it all: childhood magic, romantic encounters, good-deed doing, caroling, snow, mistletoe and even a Christmas goose that Mrs. Cratchit has stuffed with onion, sage and bread crumbs. Above all, the story introduced to England in 1843 is a powerful cautionary tale that bears this message: It’s never too late to redeem oneself. The task of redeeming bitter, old Ebenezer Scrooge, who’s “immune to the joys of Christmas,” is huge. Dickens knew Scrooge could never convincingly change unless he had the living daylights scared out of him. So he wrote not one, but four ghosts, into the story. According to John Mullan, a scholar writing for the British Library, “The ghost story as a distinct and popular genre was the invention of the Victorians [and] Dickens was hugely influential in establishing the genre’s popularity.” The ghosts in Dickens’ yuletide chestnut, Mullan says, “are by turns comic, grotesque and allegorical.” “Each ghost is quite

different from the next and has a specific purpose within Scrooge’s full journey,” says Rosemary Newcott, who has directed the annual Alliance Theatre staging for the past 15 years. The company has presented A Christmas Carol in one form or another for 26 years. This year’s is again David H. Bell’s 1999 adaptation, with some revisions in 2013. A recent change concerns the Ghost of Christmas Future — but that surprise is being saved for the audience. It’s important to point out, says Newcott, that the ghosts “are not just scary.” “Like any of the characters,” she says, “they play many different levels. Dickens is saying so much more than ‘This is a ghost story.’ It’s a morality tale above all. The essential story helps us recognize the compassion we should have for all human beings, no matter their circumstances.” Before he settles in for a most unsettling Christmas Eve slumber, Scrooge is disturbed by the anguished ghost of Jacob Marley, his seven-years-dead business partner. Marley’s mission is to frighten Scrooge into realizing what could happen if he doesn’t change. “It’s pretty critical, because he’s

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the total setup,” Newcott says. Still, Scrooge is a tough nut to crack. Was that really Marley’s ghost? Maybe it’s just … indigestion? Enter the Ghost of Christmas Past, a role that Elizabeth Diane Wells has happily inhabited for the past five years. In Bell’s adaptation, her ghost is like a fairy tale: warm, lovely and compassionate as she shows Scrooge the mistakes he’s made in his life. “I think of Elizabeth as being so — otherworldly,” Newcott says. “She’s a beautiful woman and one of those actors who can walk into a different time period and you have the sense that she really belongs there.”

Before playing the ethereal Ghost of Christmas Past, Wells understudied the role for 10 years while playing young Scrooge’s beloved Belle. “The whole play is so complete in my head,” she says. “It follows you around the rest of the year. But in a good way. ” Wells’ ghost “is not really watching the past to see what happens. She’s rooting for him, she grieves with him, feels his pain. And she’s looking for signs of hope. She’s almost leading the audience to watch him.” Actors who play the Ghost of Christmas Past generally “summon up feelings of regret in their own lives,” Newcott says. “It’s

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The Crachit family celebrates the camaradrie of the holiday and toasts Ebenezer Scrooge, as the Ghost of Christmas Present (Bart Hansard) looks on.

sobering in a way. It reminds me of the bittersweet moments in It’s a Wonderful Life.” Enter the Ghost of Christmas Present, to inject some humor. Bart Hansard, a character onstage and off, has done the role for 11 seasons. This ghost is “representative of the joyful bounty that life offers us,” says Newcott. “Bart has a booming voice, a great big laugh. He embraces fun, food, drink, family — all the good things about life. He puts up Christmas lights in the rehearsal hall and brings toys to the kids in the cast. He’s the one who brings cookies to rehearsal. He’s a regular Father Christmas.” Wells and Hansard prepare for their roles each year by rereading Dickens’ original text, “always such a pleasure, especially because our script really honors it,” says Wells. While the production — with its elaborate costumes, scenery and special effects — may be “a bear of a show to pull off, it’s such a joy to return to every year,” Newcott says. “The cast, the crew — we have become a family.” For the full A Christmas Carol family, the holiday season revolves around this

production. Wells says she must always have her holiday shopping done by October. As for Hansard, “There are days when you think,

‘I’m getting too old for this.’ But truthfully, this is the kind of show that keeps on giving. We have hundreds of people wassailing with us every night. We are ground zero Christmas.” A

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* LOWERY BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Scrooge/Ensemble/US Fred/Mr. Fezziwig DA’QUAN COONEY . . . . . . . . . . Daniel/Ensemble/US Wyatt/Ignorance/Turkey Boy/Ensemble * DAVID DE VRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ebenezer Scrooge SHELLI DELGADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fan/Martha Cratchit/Ensemble/US Mrs. Dilber/Ensemble * JE NIE FLEMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig/Ensemble BELLA FRAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Want/Ensemble MORGAN GAO . . . . . . . .Wyatt/Ignorance/Turkey Boy/Ensemble/US Daniel/Tiny Tim/Ensemble RANDI GARZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle/Ensemble/US Ensemble * NEAL GHANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Cratchit/US Marley/Ensemble * BART HANSARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fezziwig/Christmas Present/Ensemble * CHRIS KAYSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Marley/Ensemble * JOE KNEZEVICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred/Ensemble/US Ebenezer Scrooge C ATE LEVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melinda Cratchit/Ensemble/US Belinda MACKENZIE LUPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belinda Cratchit/Ensemble/US Melinda/Want * ERIC DEANGELO MOORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble/US Christmas Present/Topper * COURTNEY PATTERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble/US Christmas Past/Peg JADEN ROBINSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiny Tim * EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topper/Ensemble/US Ensemble MICHAEL STIGGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Wilkins/Ensemble/US Bob Cratchit/Ensemble TUCKER WEINMANN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter/Ensemble/US Young Scrooge/Ensemble * ELIZABETH DIANE WELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Past/Ensemble * LAURIE WILLIAMSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess/Ensemble/US Mrs. Cratchit * MINKA WILTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peg/Ensemble/US Mrs. Fezziwig/Bess UNDERSTUDIES KODY BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Male Understudy HANNAH CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Female Ensemble Understudy (12/26-12/27) ALEXANDRA KARR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Female Understudy STAGE MANAGEMENT * LIZ CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager * BRET TORBECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager * R. LAMAR WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager JADE MCGILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant MUSICIANS MICHAEL FAUSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pianist/Conductor DIEDRE HENSON AGUSTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harp BUTCH SIEVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percussion

PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE KAREN AGUIRRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Performers Supervisor REBEKAH SUELLAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Performers Supervisor FREDDIE ASHLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialect Coach PETE SHINN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Lighting Designer RICARDO APONTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement Consultant

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profiles KODY BROWN (Male Understudy) graduated with a B.F.A. in acting from Oklahoma City University in 2013. He was an apprentice with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company for the 2013-14 season, where he appeared in Othello, King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing. Much love to the family, and to Miranda. LOWREY BROWN (Young Scrooge/Ensemble/US Fred/Mr. Fezziwig) is proud to be returning to the Alliance stage for his fourth year as Young Ebenezer Scrooge. Other Alliance credits: The Wizard of Oz, Into the Woods, and Edward Foote. Other Atlanta credits include Les Miserables (Enjolras/Aurora Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Georgia Shakespeare) and A Wrinkle in Time (Theatrical Outfit). TV/film: “Turn” (AMC), “Revolution” (NBC), “Drop Dead Diva” (Lifetime), “Hindsight” (VH1), “Finding Carter” (MTV), “Vampire Diaries”(CW). Thanks to my friends, family and lovely wife! Enjoy the show. HANNAH CHURCH (Female Ensemble Understudy) is happy to be back at the Alliance! She was last seen as Mom in Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical (Suzi nominated). Next: Heather in American Idiot (Roxy Regional Theatre). International tours: The Tower (Artspot Theatre, performed in South America, Middle East and Asia). Favorite regional credits: Spring Awakening and Romeo & Juliet (Roxy Regional), Playboy of the Western World (Arís), Waffle Palace and Santaland Diaries (Horizon Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (Round Barn Theatre). 2014/15 playwright apprentice at Horizon. Thank you to Jody, Rosemary and Emily! Love to Jon and family! DA’QUAN COONEY (Daniel/ Ensemble/US Wyatt/Ignorance/Turkey Boy/Ensemble) is a sixth-grader at Luella Middle School. Da’Quan is in the Jr. Federation Club, chorus and the drama program and has all honor classes. He has been participating in theatre, acting, drama, singing and dance camps for several years. He even participates in the youth drama department at his

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church. Da’Quan was last seen in A Raisin in the Sun (Travis), Lyle the Crocodile: the Musical and a staged reading of Looking in the Wrong Direction. When Da’Quan is not performing, he loves to attend church, read, sing, play basketball and listen to music. To find out more about Da’Quan, visit his webpage: daquancooney.com. DAVID DE VRIES (Ebenezer Scrooge) — Broadway: Beauty and the Beast. National tours: Wicked. Regional: TOTS-The Producers (Roger). Alliance credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Carapace, Glengarry Glen Ross, Sleuth, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Shrek, Arcadia, The Sisters Rosensweig, Dancing at Lughnasa, Laughing Wild, Spinning Into Butter, Shadowlands. Theatrical Outfit (director): R. Buckminster Fuller: History and Mystery of the Universe, Storefront Church, Red. Film: The Founder, The Accountant, Billy Lyn’s Long Halftime Walk, Kill the Messenger. TV: “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Nashville,” “Devious Maids,” “Reckless,” “Necessary Roughness,” “Drop Dead Diva.” Audiobooks: 100+ titles (Earphones Award winner and Audie nominee). For Mer, my family and especially my son Willem. www.daviddevries.net. SHELLI DELGADO (Fan/Martha Cratchit/Ensemble/US Mrs. Dilber/ Ensemble is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol this season! Other Alliance credits: Tiger Style! and Little Raindrop Songs, a TVY production. Favorite Atlanta credits: 4000 Miles, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins (Aurora Theatre), Rent (Actor’s Express), And Then They Came for Me (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) and Peter Pan & Wendy (Synchronicity/Aurora Theatre). Love to Mom, Papa and Travy. shellidelgado.weebly.com JE NIE FLEMING (Ms. Dilber/ Mrs. Fezziwig/Ensemble) the Atlanta native is overjoyed to return to the Alliance stage! Alliance Theatre credits: Bike America, The Wizard of Oz, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. True Colors Theatre credits: The Colored

profiles cast Museum and Stick Fly. Seattle Repertory Theatre credit: Valley Song. Her New York theatre credits include Abyssinia, Master Class and No Exit. TV/ film: Backup singer for Mary J. Blige on “VH-1 Music Awards” and “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” “Law & Order,” “Last Days of Disco,” “Dark Angel” and “Marvin & Tige.” Love to family and friends on this journey. jeniefleming.com BELLA FRAKER (Want/ Ensemble) is thrilled to return to A Christmas Carol and the Alliance Theatre stage for the third time! She previously performed in Shrek (Birdie/ Happy Person) and Suessical ( Who/Circus Person), along with commercial and voiceover work. She has performed with Broadway Dreams Foundation for the past three years. Bella is a member of the Jr. Musical Theatre company at Orbits Art Academy and a company member at Dream Big Dance Company. Performing is truly her passion. She has competed regionally and nationally with Access Broadway and won many awards for her performances. She feels blessed to be back and wants to thank her family, Rosemary Newcott, Jody Feldman, Liz Campbell and the rest of the Alliance staff that makes this production so magical. Merry Christmas! MORGAN GAO (Wyatt/Ignorance/ Turkey Boy/Ensemble/US Daniel/Tiny Tim/Ensemble) is thrilled to return to the Alliance stage. Theatre: La bohème (The Atlanta Opera), A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre), Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker (Fox Theatre), South Pacific (The Lovett School), Play on Words (Atlanta Workshop Players). TV/ film: Last Best Summer Ever, Breaking Glass, Wingman Walrus, Flubbery Red, Bless Yer Heart. Thanks to my amazing teachers at The Lovett School. Much love to Mom, Dad and Aunt. www. MorganGao.com RANDI GARZA (Belle/Ensemble/ US Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the Alliance stage. Recent credits: Eva Peron — Evita (Serenbe Playhouse), Kelli — Hands on a Hardbody (Aurora Theatre), Ensemble — Bull Durham (Alliance),

Janet — Rocky Horror Show (Actor’s Express), Godspell (Stage Door Players). Randi was recently named the 2015 Creative Loafing Critic’s Choice for best female actor. A big thank you to Jody, Rosemary and the artistic staff for this opportunity, her family, babe crew and Andrew for their unwavering support. NEAL GHANT (Bob Cratchit/US Marley/Ensemble) is excited to once again hit the Alliance stage in another wonderful year of A Christmas Carol! Alliance Theatre credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Native Guard, Glengary Glenn Ross, Shakespeare’s R&J. Other regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Our Town; One Man, Two Guvnors. Neal received Suzi Bass awards as best featured actor and best actor for his role in Race. Happy holidays to all! BART HANSARD (Fezziwig/ Christmas Present/Ensemble) is pleased as Christmas punch to return for his 12th season in A Christmas Carol. Other Alliance credits: August: Osage County, Tennis in Nablus, The Grapes of Wrath, A Death in the House Next Door to Kathleen Turner’s House on Long Island. Favorite recent credits: The Mikado (Theatre Young Harris), Lombardi (Aurora Theatre), Spamalot (Lyric Theatre), Dividing the Estate (Theatrical Outfit), Urinetown (Fabrefaction). TV/film: “Banshee,” “The Red Road,” “Army Wives,” many “House of Payne” episodes, “Good Eats,” Trouble With the Curve, Deja Vu, Parental Guidance. Many thanks to Rosemary and my sweet Anne. Happy holidays to ALL! CHRIS KAYSER (Jacob Marley/ Ensemble) returns to the Alliance stage following his turn as the lobotomized patient Ruckley in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His character in A Christmas Carol, Marley — OK, yes, he’s already dead before the play starts, but his ghost has many important things to say. In complete sentences. Merry Christmas to all! Thanks to my family.

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profiles ALEXANDRA KARR (Female Understudy) is beyond thrilled to make her Alliance Theatre debut! Most recently she went on as Helena (u/s) in Stage Door Players’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. You may have also seen her as a featured dancer in Mary Poppins at Aurora Theatre and as Britt in Synchronicity/Aurora Theatre’s production of StinkyKids the Musical. Alexandra is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the Aurora Theatre apprentice company. She thanks her family for their constant support and love, as well as Jody, Rosemary and Michael for the opportunity! JOE KNEZEVICH (Fred/ Ensemble/US Ebenezer Scrooge) is thrilled to return to the Alliance where he has performed in favorites like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, August: Osage County, Glengarry Glen Ross and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He was also an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare, appearing in Hamlet; One Man, Two Guvnors; Much Ado About Nothing; The Glass Menagerie; Noises Off; Metamorphoses; Shrew: the Musical; and Richard III, among others. TV: “Bessie,” “Under the Dome,” “Revolution,” “Teen Wolf,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Librarian III.” Film: 42, Parental Guidance, The Change Up. joeknezevich.com CATE LEVY (Melinda Cratchit/ Ensemble/US Belinda/Ensemble) is ecstatic to return to the Alliance stage for her third season of A Christmas Carol. Favorite credits include Moxie (staged reading), A Christmas Carol, Looking for Alaska, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, BDF Take it to the Limit and Generation (NYC). Cate thanks Rosemary and Jody for this incredible opportunity. Much love to Mommy, Daddy, Charlie, Eli, Liz and Elizabeth. Enjoy the show! MACKENZIE LUPER (Belinda/ Ensemble/US Melinda/Want) is 11 years old and new to Atlanta, from Oklahoma. This is her first role with the Alliance Theatre. An aspiring singer and actress, she began singing in the church choir at age 3 and sang the national anthem for the

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minor-league Tulsa Drillers (2015). She was also featured as Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio with Actors and Children’s Theatre (2012). She is in the sixth grade at Ridgeview Charter School, where she is on the volleyball team as well as honors chorus. @thelondonmechelleproject ERIC DEANGELO MOORE (Ensemble/US Christmas Present/ Topper) is delighted to be returning to the Alliance stage. He recently finished two tours of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, produced by John Mellencamp and Stephen King. Other Atlanta credits include Memphis the Musical, Hands on a Hardbody, I Dream (world premiere), In the Midnight Hour, Jesus Christ Superstar, Tambourines to Glory, Jitney, A Christmas Carol, Christmas Canteen, Cotton Patch Gospel, Mahalia! A Gospel Musical, Once on This Island, To Kill a Mockingbird, Five Guys Named Mo, Ain’t Misbehavin, Lost Highway, Big River, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change and Godspell. Eric thanks his wife, Bridgett, and children Erika, Joshua and Jonathan for all their support. COURTNEY PATTERSON (Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble/US Christmas Past/Peg) returns to the Alliance after appearing in such productions as The Geller Girls; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; August: Osage County; andWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? She has appeared on various stages around the city including Georgia Shakespeare, Theatrical Outfit, Aurora Theatre and Synchronicity Performance Group. TV/film: “Stuff You Should Know,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “Good Eats,” Anchorman 2, Let’s Be Cops. Much love to Nick, Javier, Susan, Mom and Dad. courtneypatterson.net JADEN ROBINSON (Tiny Tim) returns to A Christmas Carol for the third time in the role of Tiny Tim. He’s a sixth-grade student at DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts, where he maintains a 3.8-4.0 GPA. Jaden is also a Duke University TIP participant. He has performed in such theatre productions as Magic Man, Uprising and Moxie, and in commercials for Hasbro

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ELIZABETH DIANE WELLS (Christmas Past/Ensemble) Alliance Theatre: The Underpants, Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Art of Swindling, La Bête, The Emperor’s Nightingale. Regional: Jar the Floor, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Barefoot in the Park (Charlotte Repertory Theatre); Private Lives (Riverside Theatre); Hamlet and Midwives (North Carolina Stage Company); Crimes of the Heart (Blowing Rock Playhouse). Recent Atlanta roles include Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky at Theatrical Outfit and Daisy in The Great Gatsby at Georgia Ensemble Theatre. Elizabeth has also worked with Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Theatre in the Square, True Colors Theatre Company, Horizon Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre and the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern. Film/TV: “The Game,” “Being Mary Jane,” Selma, The Campaign, Madea Goes to Jail and Major League 3. Education: Wheaton College (Illinois); La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory/ UCSD. ElizabethDianeWells.com LAURIE WILLIAMSON (Bess/ Ensemble and US Mrs. Cracthit) has appeared as Marian Sawyer in Urban Arias’ opera PhotoOp, performed on Broadway/national tour of Wonderful Town, Ragtime, King David, Singin’ in the Rain (Chanteuse), Phantom of the Opera (Confidante), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator u/s) and Queenie Pie (Café O’Lay). Regional credits include (Marian Anderson) Bel Canto, (Laurie) Sophisticated Ladies, (Hunnie #1) Jelly’s Last Jam, (Narrator) Beehive and (Myrt) Carmen Jones. Williamson soloed with Music of the Night, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber; Bernstein’s Mass, The New York City Opera Ed. Dept., Little Orchestra Society, 4Divas, City Center Encores concerts, Holders Music Festival — 12 Barbados, Broadway Inspirational Voices and Voices of Broadway Live. She is featured on commercials, voiceovers and recordings, The Best of Broadway and Voices of Broadway. TV credits include Judge Harold on “Drop Dead Diva,” Ms. Flood on “Meet the Browns,” “Great Performances” and “The Today Show.” She thanks God, family and her husband, John, for everything.

profiles cast MINKA WILTZ (Peg/Ensemble and US Mrs. Fezziwig Bess ) has just premiered Part 1 one of her onewoman trilogy Shaking the Wind, which she wrote, performed and produced at Emory University and the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center. For future performances and more information on the show, please visit shakingthewind.net. Theater: Horizon (Right On, Every Tongue Confess, Time Flies); Alliance (James and The Giant Peach, A Christmas Carol); The Atlanta Opera (Madama Butterfly, Porgy & Bess); Actors Express (Bel Canto). She is a singer, songwriter and writer. Thank you for coming, Happy holidays to you all. Enjoy the show! ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families and after living through so many holiday seasons with this story, she still wonders anew at the power of its message. Favorite Alliance directing credits include Tell Me My Dream (premiere) The Lizard and El Sol (premiere), James and the Giant Peach, Courage (premiere), Waiting for Balloon (premiere), Shrek!, Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3000 LIVE! (premiere), Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. Favorite national directing credits are Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical and Jason Invisible at the Kennedy Center and Frida Libra at La Jolla Playhouse (all premieres). Rosemary also directed the high school Palefsky Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young. Rosemary was named an Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001, and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. In 2005 she was named best director of

the year by the AJC and was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects Award and the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award. She is on the advisory board for Kennesaw University’s theater department and has served on the national board of TYA/USA. Much love to my family at home and at work and especially to Thomas. LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back with the A Christmas Carol family again this year. Other Alliance credits include Tiger Style!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, James and the Giant Peach, Shrek, Charlotte’s Web, Wizard of Oz, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon. ASM credits include Bull Durham: The Musical, Harmony: A New Musical, Next to Normal and Into the Woods. Local credits include Peter Pan, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ragtime and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); Dividing the Estate, It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit). She holds a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. Happy holidays! BRET TORBECK (Stage Manager) is excited to return to the Alliance stage after working on Blues for an Alabama Sky, A Steady Rain and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He has worked most recently at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., and the Old Globe in San Diego. As a Seattle-based freelance stage manager, he worked at the 5th Avenue Theatre for four seasons and Seattle Rep for eight seasons. Other regional work includes Center Stage in Baltimore, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Kansas City Rep, Berkeley Rep, San Jose Rep and Pittsburgh Public Theatre. He has worked on the national tours of Proof, Spamalot and The Phantom of the Opera. He also enjoys teaching and was a guest faculty member at the University of Washington for five years.

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profiles R. LAMAR WILLIAMS (Assistant Stage Manager) is an Atlanta native who studied theatre at Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre. His 13-year tenure at the Alliance has included stage managing such shows as In Love and Warcraft, Choir Boy, Bike America, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, Carapace, Sammy & Me, Tennis in Nablus, The Second City: Peach Drop Stop & Roll, The Second City: Miracle on 1280 Peachtree Street and Broke. He assistant stage-managed Zorro: The Musical, What I Learned in Paris, August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, Doubt, Jelly’s Last Jam and the world premieres of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Sister Act: The Musical and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Thanks a million to my lovely wife, Jacinta, & Jacinta’s Prayer Posse for showing the beauty & power of Soka! D MARTYN BOOKWALTER (Set Designer) has designed more than 400 productions for theatres across the country. His designs include the award-winning production of Talley’s Folly at the Pasadena Playhouse and several productions for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, including Like Jazz, QED (and the subsequent Lincoln Center Theatre production), The Wood Demon, Hunting Cockroaches, Passion Play and Frankie & Johnnie in the Clair De Lune. He designed A Perfect Wedding, the inaugural production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, Calif., as well as Barbara Cook’s Mostly Sondheim at the Ahmanson. He has designed for the Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Playhouse Theatre in London, San Diego Rep, San Jose Rep, Pittsburgh CLO, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Festival of World Theatre and South Coast Rep, among others. He was the art director of the Fox TV show “MADtv,” for which he received eight consecutive Emmy nominations. Other awards include the 2001 Angstrom Lighting Lifetime Achievement Award from the L.A. Drama Critics Circle, four Drama Critics Circle awards, a Sarah Siddons Award and 25 Drama-Logue awards. MARIANN S. VERHEYEN (Costume Designer) has been designing for the Alliance since 1987, most recently for Good People and August: Osage County. Other shows at the Alliance

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include Avenue X (Suzi Bass Award nomination), August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, Intimate Apparel (Suzi award winner, 2005-06), Day of the Kings, A Christmas Carol and Light Up the Sky. New York credits include Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan, Everybody’s Ruby (Audelco Award nomination), numerous offBroadway productions and 10 years of commercial styling. Regionally, her work has been seen at the Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theatres; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare theatres. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom and Sea World San Antonio. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and is a recipient of Distinguished Achievement awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters. She is head of the costume design program at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts School of Theater. DIANE FERRY WILLIAMS (Lighting Designer) has designed more than 20 shows for the Alliance. Favorites include Chess, The Grapes of Wrath, Romeo and Juliet and Once on This Island. She has worked for many theatres around the country, including Portland Center Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, the Goodspeed, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Goodman and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and has designed many national and international tours. Awards include a Jeff for Miss Saigon, a Carbonelle in Miami, many Drammy awards in Portland, Ore., an After Dark Award for Sunset Boulevard and seven Jeff nominations for lighting design. Diane has a master of fine arts in theatrical design from Northwestern University and is the resident lighting designer at Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago. CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 15 years and has designed more than 85 productions including 28 world premieres, 30 musicals and 20 Theater for Young Audiences productions. Recent works include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Tell Me My Dream, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, Native Guard, The Geller Girls, The

profiles cast Tall Girls and Next to Normal. Other design work has included Georgia Shakespeare, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre and Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design, with 18 nominations. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and a member of IATSE/ USA829. MICHAEL FAUSS (Music Director/Conductor) Alliance Theatre: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; tick, tick ... BOOM!; A Christmas Carol; Chess; The Grapes of Wrath; Pacific Overtures; Little Me; The Robber Bridegroom; Oliver; Music Man; Guys and Dolls; The King and I; Brigadoon; Cotton Patch Gospel; Falsettos; A Little Night Music; Candide; Peter Pan; Annie Get Your Gun; Forever Plaid; Once on This Island; An American Song; The Boys From Syracuse; Up on the Roof; Not Just Kidstuff. Broadway: Quilters, Peter Pan. Atlanta Lyric Theatre: Gypsy; Music Man; ... Forum; Smokey Joe’s Café; Evita; Man of La Mancha; Secret Garden; Twas the Night Before a Broadway Christmas. Theatrical Outfit: Cotton Patch Gospel; Pump Boys and Dinettes. Regional: Falsettos; Quilters; Forever Plaid; Sweet and Hot in Harlem. Waterfront Playhouse of Key West: Spamalot; Putnam County Spelling Bee; Urinetown; Reefer Madness; Naked Boys Singing; Musical of Musicals; The Full Monty; The Drowsy Chaperone; and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. National tours: Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby; Heartstrings, 1989; the world premieres of Casper, The Mask, Spider-Man, Dream Machine, England. Music director and conductor of 2012 and 2013 Shuler Hensley High School Musical Theater Awards. JODY FELDMAN (Casting) began her theatre career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the assistant general manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. Jody is the associate producer and casting director at the Alliance, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, she has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions encompassing a wide range of world premieres including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by

Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris by Pearl Cleage, Broke by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney and more than 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning plays, as well as such world and regional premiere musicals as Tuck Everlasting, Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and Harmony, A New Musical. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection. SUSAN V. BOOTH (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Palefsky Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on projects including Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’ da Noise, Bring in ’ da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has worked at such theatres as the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and is a trustee of Denison University and the Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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about the alliance theatre The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds on stage and off. Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre received the Regional Theatre Tony Award® in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 95 original productions including Tony Award® winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. The Alliance has developed and premiered important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Harmony – A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and most recently the world premiere of the new musical Tuck Everlasting. The Alliance also creates and nurtures the careers of artists through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing the world premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season, and the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, providing developmental support and production resources for three performing arts projects each year. The Alliance’s dedication to providing access to the arts is reflected in its commitment to creating new work for all ages, and to bringing that work into classrooms and communities across Atlanta and throughout the region. More than 50,000 students each year experience age-specific professional performances and participate in acting classes, drama camps, and in-school initiatives through the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department. The Alliance’s groundbreaking Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young performances offer professionally-produced, fully interactive theater for infants and toddlers; the Palefsky Collision Project invites high school artists to create and perform new civic-minded theater based on a classic text; and community acting classes and skill-building workshops engage professional artists, young actors, business leaders, and curious learners of all ages. Twice recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for leadership in arts education, the Alliance Arts for Learning Institute equips classroom teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum and have been empirically proven to improve student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts and Dramaturgy K–12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. The work produced by the Alliance allows locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community. The vision of the Alliance Theatre is to be a beacon of leadership for the national field, while remaining deeply rooted in and reflective of our local Atlanta community. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650

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board of directors Officers Chair: Reade Fahs* Immediate Past Chair: Victoria Palefsky* Treasurer: Steve Chaddick*

Lifetime Directors Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser

Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer* Linda Davidson

Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White

Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Steve Chaddick* Leigh Ann Costley Fred Ehlers Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs* Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller Richard Goerss* Alexander Goldsmith

Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^ Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* Christopher M. Jones Leslie Joyce Anne Kaiser* John Keller Lauren Kiefer* James A. Kilberg Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Malinda Krantz* Alan McKeon* Carol Meadows*

Hala Moddelmog Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison Victoria Palefsky* Scott Pioli Helen Smith Price Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Fran Rogers* Maurice Rosenbaum Bobby Rosenbloum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig

Pam Sessions* Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Paul Wrights Todd Zeldin * Executive Committee Member

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Vice Chair: Phil Moise*

Joel Alvarado Shean L. Atkins Maurice Baker Michael Barrett Shana Basnight Paul Bianchi Danny Blumenfield Keith Arthur Bolden Heidi Boykin Donna Bowman Erin Brown Stephen Brown Kristen Wood Burke Tarsha Whitaker Calloway

Madison Cario Sona Chambers Andrew Chang Greg Changnon Caren Cook Emily Decker Angela Edmond Lisa Ramirez Ellinger David Felfoldi Cindy Fowler Matt Geller Barbara Goldman September Gray Lauren Linder Grunberg

Nancy Halwig Janet Stovall Harrell Neil Hirsch Heather Vincent Holley Rita Izaguirre Rachelle Kuramoto Santiago Marquez Liza McSwain Dori Miller Marjorie Mitchell Valerie Mosley Kendrick Heather Phillips Almeera Jiwa Pratt Chris Schneider

Volunteer Leadership

President, STARS: Lynn Ayers President, Alliance Theatre Guild: Joan Milsap President, Alliance Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Guild: Vicki Travis

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Jennifer Schwartz Ron Segal Nancy Silverboard Steven Steindel Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita StephensWalker Susan Stiefel Natasha Trethewey Alexandra Tucci Shawn Tylka Avril Vignos Ellen Adair Wyche

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sponsors Alliance Sponsors are businesses, corporations and institutions that have supported the work of the Alliance Theatre. We thank them for their generosity and support.

★★★★★★★ $250,000+ The Coca-Cola Company The Goizueta Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ AT&T Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot

The Kendeda Fund The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ Carter’s The Edgerton Foundation Fulton County Arts & Culture North Highland Company

PNC R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ Atlanta Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Emory Brain Health Center Georgia Power

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Rich Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Target

★★★ $10,000+ Alston & Bird Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Foundation

Greenberg Traurig LLP Hire Profile Impact Creativity/NCTF National Endowment for the Arts State Bank & Trust Company Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP

The Mark & Evelyn Tramell Foundation United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Young Audiences, Inc

DocAuto William and Eva Fox Foundation John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day

King & Spalding, LLP The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Plum Creek Foundation Theatre Communications Group

★★ $5,000+ AON Arby’s Foundation Balentine+Company CKKO Foundation

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2015/16 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 47. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 47 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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sponsors DELTA AIR LINES serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine’s top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 332 destinations in 63 countries on six continents. Delta is an active partner in supporting community organizations, museums and exhibits that enlighten and inspire people to better themselves and the world. Learn more on the Delta News Hub and visit delta.com to plan your next trip. Cast and company flowers sponsored by

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Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

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$50,000+ Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith

$25,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Malinda Krantz Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Dan & Garnet Reardon Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig

$15,000-$24,999 Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss David & Carolyn Gould Jocelyn J. Hunter John C. Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Rosemarie & David Thurston Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin

$10,000-$14,999 Billye & Hank Aaron John & Lynn Ayers The Balloun Family Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz Andrea & Boland Jones Mrs. Leslie Joyce Sarah & Jim Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Hala & Steve Moddelmog Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Helen Smith Price Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal William & Margarita Sleeper John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mrs. Mary Rose Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Nina Urban Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner Mrs. Jill Wilson

Joni Winston Paul Wrights

$7,500-$9,999 Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Leslie D. Leigh M.D. Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum

$5,000-$7,499 Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Lisa & Joe Bankoff Stephanie Blank Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile John & Cindy Ethridge Brumley & Brad Foster Erin & John Heyman Paul & Rosthema Kastin David L. Kuniansky James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Susan & Tom Wardell P.J. Younglove Hovey

$2,500-$4,999 Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Pam Anderson Mike & Karen Armand Ellen Arnovitz The Rockdale Foundation Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Frank & Mary Anne Chew Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Diane Durgin Mr. Fred Ehlers Eierman Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Philippa & Burrell Ellis Diane & Daryl Evans Michael & Jody Feldman Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Heidi & David Geller Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Hindman Family Charitable Trust Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Linda & Richard Hubert

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Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kauffman Brian & Carrie Kurlander Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. I AM PR Agency LLC Kristie L. Madara Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. & Mrs. William E. Michalewicz Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Debbie & Lon Neese Susan & David Peterson Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser The Elster Foundation Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr.& Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mark & Linda Silberman Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney Mr. Russell B. Still in honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Maria-Ruth Storts Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Mr. James Wall & Mrs. Cynthia Widner Wall Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Lynne Winship The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500 - $2,499 Claire Abreu Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Mary Allen Arnold Cyndae Arrendale Elizabeth & John Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Gerardo Balboni Michael & Andrea Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Wilma Elizabeth Beaty Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Hardy & Amy Brumfield Aubrey & Carol Bush Kelly & Joe Cannon Mrs. Erin D. Cay Melodie H. Clayton Mark & Ruth Coan David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin Brad & Sally Currey Mr. & Mrs. F. Tread Davis, Jr. Cassandra Edmond Ralph & Ree Edwards Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Tim & Tina Eyerly Andrew & Wendie Fisher Jennifer Fletcher

Viki & Paul Freeman Linda M. Garrett Mr. John Garver & Ms. Penelope Prime Mr. & Mrs. Joel Goldman Dr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Valerie Hartman John Haupert Mark Hobson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Dr. Joyce F. Houser Mr. W. Glenn Howard Adrienne Hudson Dr. Maleka Ingram Jason & Laurie Jeffay Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kalson Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Mr. Maddox Kilgore Dr. William A. Kiser Steven & Sheri Labovitz Jeffrey C. Levy Konrad & Natasha Lewis Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Richard Long & Sheri Easton-Long Mr. Heath Massey & Mr. John Mitchener Mary Lou McCloskey Jim & Jo McLean Mrs. Carol Meadows Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Molly Osborne Brandie Park Bill & Carey Peard Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Karen Porch Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Ms. Cynthia Power Erin Quinn Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves Helen M. Regenstein Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Ms. Carolyn L. Rountree Jacob Rumney John Sabine Jane & Rein Saral Dr. William Torres David Saylor Mr. Scott Shickler Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Mr. Scott Sorrels Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Susan & Alan Stiefel Ms. Dot Stoller Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko

annual fund $1,000 - $1,499 Dawn & Michael Adamson Kellie Appel Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Berman Thomas & Wendy Betenia Shirley Blaine Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Blake in honor of Reade Fahs Stephen Brown Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brusco Ronald L. Budde Frank Buonanotte Eleanor B. Cobb Ralph & Rita Connell WMLB, AM 1690 Marvin & Lynn Davis The DeCoster Family Leonard Epley Bryan & Barbara Fields Ms. Lee Foster Mrs. Cindy P. Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gaffney Mr. Charles Gardner & Mrs. Patti Eylar Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gentry Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Patrice & Ernest Greer Warren M. Gump Lucy & Alfred Guo Halpern Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Lucas Hathaway Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Dawn & Jack Hereth Carsten Hilker Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. Bahman M. Irvani Robert Judd Mr. & Ms. Mark A. Kaiser Mark Keiser Lucy Kinnaird Lanier-Goodman Foundation Andrea & Mike Leven Ms. Vikki Locke Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Logan Lubo Fund Mrs. Myra E. McElhaney Mr. Bijon Memar Dori & Jack Miller Janice & Tom Munsterman Dennis & Debra Murphy Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Mr. Chris Payne Mr. Michael Richardson Dr. Jerry Richman, DDS Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Ms. Pam Sessions & Mr. Don Donnelly Tim & Maria Tassopoulous Mr. Richard Thomas Ms. Avril Vignos Vogel Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bradford L. Watkins Sue S. Williams Melody Wilder Wilson William & Nancy Yang

$750 - $999 Alfred G. & Sarah H. Adams Carol Agee Theodore & Andrea Altholz Ms. Michele Ammonds Jay Bernath Mr. Bruce Blanch Mr. James Clements John Courtney & Pam Stevens

Richard & Linda Davis Julia & André Demetrius Dr. Paul L. Douglass & Dr. Sheila A. Robinson-Douglass Mr. Edward M. Francis Mr. Ryan Gell Dan & Susan Graveline Carole & Don Guffey Louise S. Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Guyton Ms. Margaret Kalvelage Kurle Law, LLC Mr. Robert Landau Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Lippman Ms. Theresa McCabe William McKay Marci Mitzner Traron Moore Jennifer Motley Jonetta & Bafana Moyo Nichole Murray-Fink Maulik & Glenn Noranha Ms. Nicole Parker Ratonyi Family Philanthropic Fund Susan H. Reinach Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Rikard Tim & Anne Sheehan The Shockley Family Dr. Jay Singh Joanna Smith Putnam & Carmen Smith Tate & Paige Smith Mr. & Mrs. George M. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ted Verren Dr.Raushannah JohnsonVerwayne Standard of Care Psychological Services Ms. Caitlin Way Barbara A. White Mr. David White Honey & Howard Workman

$500 - $749 Mr. Thomas G. Abrams & Mr. Britt Wood Peter & Sheila Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Arduino Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Margo Attles Mr. George T. Baker Dr. Gordon Baker Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Balentine, Jr. Michael & Mary Baron Meghan & Jordan Bayersdorfer Ms. Mary Bergh Mr. Matthew Biggee Nancy & Gary Bivins Betty Blondeau-Russell Judge JoAnn Bowens Jim & Barbara Brady Peter Brannigan & Phyllis McNeill Mr. Paul Butler William M. Carroll Mr. William T. Clewell Monetha Cobb Rosalie & Max Cooper B.J. Erb, M.D. & Bruce I. Crabtree III Lisa Cremin & Bruce Harlan Mr. & Mrs. James B. Crew, Jr. Mr. Carter Crittenden & Ms. Marjorie Crittenden Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Roberts Jill Debrey Christopher & Michelle Decoufle Phil Delanty Mark Demers James & Dorinda Dorsett

Michael Douglas Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Gary & Elaine Elder Ms. Gail H. Evans Mark & Martha Fair Dr.* & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin Debbie Frank Mr. Joe Gantt Mr. & Mrs. Edward T.M. Garland Matty L. Garrett Alexander Gdalevich Derrick & Rachel Gervin Crystal Gibbs Ms. Michelle Gibson Ms. Dianne Girard Mr. Robert Gold L. Sheridan Green Julie Hadden Dr. Sylvia Halleck Lori Halpern Ms. Joy Hambrick Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Hanson Leslie & Irene Harris Ms. Ina Hayes Don Hemrick Bruce & Elizabeth Herman Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Mr. Edward Hewett James A. Hill Susan Hurst Jennie & Tom Hyman Donald Jackson Dr. Sherman James Mr. Christopher M. Jones Ms. Alicia Junca Michael Kam Janice L. Karkula Chris & Gail Kearney William Kendall Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Suzanne & Thad King Carol & Paul Kurtz Ms. Cynthia Landis Ms. Mary E. Lang Mr. & Mrs. Calvin T. Leach Julia LeRoux J. Bancroft Lesesne Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Levitt Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Ms. Linda C. Loudermilk William Lugar Sallee Macknik Guidian Healthcare Consulting Mr. & Mrs. Briant Matheson Bonnie L. Key & Michael McMenamin Doug & Norma McNeill Geoffrey & Betsy Meacham Sylvia Miller Rachelle Milstein Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Leo Montreuil Vanessa & Daniel Nartey Mr. & Mrs. Eric Neal Jennifer O’Dell Mr. Mark A. Pallansch Anna & Richard Pare John & Helen Parker Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Patrick Mike Peck Mrs. Martha Pentecost Madison Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pollock Patricia Price Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Pursley Ms. Melissa R. Rainey Rosemary Rausch Judith Reece Dr. Cecil Reeves & Mr. Alonzo Daniel, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Reeves Deborah Chasin & Dennis Renyi Carol Riggs Mr. Frank Robinson Aaron Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Rolle Physical Therapy Pros LLC Theresa, Joseph & Courtney Roseborough Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Rothberg Brian Sallee Neil & Susan Sandler Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sayles Chris Schneider Amy Jeanne Rosenberg Schwartz Elizabeth Wallace & Christopher Scislowicz Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Bennie & Yvonne Shaw Shipe Dosik Law Dr. &Mrs. Robert Simmermon Brenda J. Smith Susan & Jay Smith Shavone Smith Shawn O. Smith Amy Steelman Otha & Audra Sydnor Mr. William Taggart Mr. & Mrs. Ed Taylor Goldie Taylor Ms. Lanie Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Frederick & Olivia Toca Mr. & Mrs. Dave Tolman Ms. Kathleen Tylka Ms. Jeanette Van Houtten Mr. & Mrs. Jerel Verner Marjorie Vizethann Gina V. Designs Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Wakefield John T. & Patricia Walsh Mr. Bradlee C. Ward Mark & Dara Wassersug Mr. Donald Watkins Adrienne D. Whitehead John & Sue Wieland Mrs. Jean F. Williams Mr. Randy Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Williamson Jennifer Williford Willis Clinic Mr. Daniel Witt Sherry & Donn Wright Lynette Wright Casie Yoder Holly & Marty York Mr. Robert Zakem & Mr. Richard J. DeFeo, Jr. Charles A. Zuver

$250 - $499 Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Mr. Cory Ackerman Mr. Brent Adams Howell & Elizabeth Adams Veronica Alfieri Mr. Cannon Alsobrook Mr. & Mrs. Ammirati Mr. Brandon Anderson Ms. Maureen Annunziata Jane & David Apple Michele & Claudia Aquino Gaytra Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Lee Asher Ms. Kirstin Ashford Yvette A. Assem Mr. Kevin Atkiins Dr. Evelyn R. Babey

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annual fund Individual donors contribute more than $2 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757. Listed below are pledges and payments to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons from June 1, 2014 through October 30, 2015. Angela Babushkin Darlene Badger Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Bailey Maurice Baker Derrick Banks Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Barger In memory of Betty Barksdale Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Battle, Jr. Drs. Mark & Laura Beaty Mr. Lewis Belcher & Dr. Jacquelyn M. Belcher Ms. Mavourneen A. Bell Mr. & Mrs. John Benator Mr. Paul L. Benkeser Ms. Allesha Bettis Kali Beyah Ms. Janet Bogle Rose Boise George H. Boulineau Ms. Janet Breese Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Bremer Lisa Brezee Ambassador & Mrs. Theodore Britton Miriam Brodkin Susan Brown Carol Cook Bryant Mrs. Margaret Bryant Morgan Bryant Cheryl Bumpus Mr. Frank Burke Ms. Celeta Burks Kaylah Burks Lawrence Butler Mack & Linda Butler William & Norah Byrnes Mrs. Clea R. Calloway Leigh-Ann Campbell Rhonda Campbell, All State Insurance Robin Canady Joseph Cantwell Lewis Carr Paulette Carter Ms. Deborah Casey Ms. Laurie J. Champion Barbara McFann & Edward H. Chapman Ms. Shonda Cheekes Ms. Angela Chen Sidney & Don Childress Roland Chisolm Mr. & Mrs. Logan Clarke Stewart Cobb & Karen Paulk Kitty & Ezra Cohen Andrea Strickland & N. Jerold Cohen Liz & Charlie Cohn Mr. Lewis Collier David Collins Mrs. Jan W. Collins Bill & Linda Condon Bill & Carol Williams Mrs. Anne S. Conkin Darcy Connelly Ms. Celestine Cookson Jean & Jerry Cooper Marjorie F. Cooper Ms. Yolanda Cooper Allan Couch Tim D. Couch Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart Benjamin Crawford

Dr. Leslie W. Crawford Mr. Ronald Crawley Mr. Frederick Crochen Ms. Alexis Cutchins Juanita Dahunsi Shelley Danzy Burton Davis Cassandra Davis Celeste Davis Carol Comstock & Jim Davis Patricia Decker & Craig Keyworth Mr. & Mrs. Delaney Robert A. DeMetz Ms. Joan Denney Michael & Mary Ann Denny Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Mary Grace Diehl & Michael Jablonski Mr. & Mrs. Paul Dimmick David DiPietro Bruce & Erica Dobbs Ms. Michele Dock Daryl & Kimberly Dollinger Mr. James O. Dorsett Barbara R. Dorsey Malcolm Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Dreger Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler Walter & Astrid Duerr Mr. Nolan Dugas Ms. Mary Duncan Frank Duracher Mr. John Dyslin & Ms. Mae Charles Barnes Mr. Dennis Edge Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Ms. Arlene Edwards Sherri D. Ekers Mr. Courtney Ellis & Dr. Amina Bhatia Dr. Kenneth Mark Ellner Leonard & Sue Ann Epstein Sue Evans Mr. & Mrs. Faulkenberry Laura Federspiel Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Feinstein Judy & Stan Fineman Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Rand Fisher Ms. Renee Fisher Heather & Eli Flint Daniel & Simone Forbes Mr. & Mrs. William C. Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Glenn L. Francini Steve & Peggy Freedman Ms. Ronni French Kamieka Gabriel Mr. Richard Garner & Ms. Karen Robinson Ms. Carlene Garriques Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ed Gentle Ms. Virginia Gilbride Billie Gill-Chestnut Sander & Marina Gilman Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Reginald Gladish Candace Glover Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Goldman Lorien Goodale Mary C. Gramling Mr. Joshua Gray Mrs. Sonja Greeley

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Maisha Greene David H. Greer Ms. Kimberly Gresh Dr. Arthur Griffiths & Dr. Deborah Griffiths Edward & Erika Gross Lisa Grove Sherry & Isaac Habif Bruce & Alison Hagen Ms. Susan W. Hairston Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Hale Ms. Peggy Halsrud Ms. Susan Hand Mr. Alfred Hanner Mr. & Mrs. E. Lewis Hansen Ms. Nancy Haphy Lindsey E. Hardegree Liz R. Hartzell Mrs. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hayes Ms. Elaina Haynes Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Haynes Regina Haynes Ms. Diane Headspeth Mr. Brian Hebert Joyce Hekman Brett & Kimberly Hellenga Mr. William Henley Krista Hester Chauntina Hill Mr. Travis Hill Debbie Hochbaum Ms. Lindsay Hodgson Mr. Joseph Holsendolph Mr. & Mrs. David E. Homrich Lynne Homrich The Horan Family Ms. Fredricka Horne Mrs. Karen Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hubbert Mitchell & Pam Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Hursey Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Hutto Mr. & Mrs. R. Williams Ide III Jassiem Hill Mr. Jim Involdstad Lealani Irby Cole & Carly Isaacson Stanton Jacobs Dawn James Ms. Marquita James Ms. Virginia James Amy Jardina Alicia Jennings Reid Jensen & Elizabeth Saliers Mr. Richard E. Dew Bucky & Janet Jim Johnson Jennifer Jones Kenneth & Vivian Jones Lee & Alyse Jones Michael & Rachael Joseph Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Juliano John & Shelly Kacergis Mr. & Mrs. Michael George Kam Drs. Sharon Neulinger & Richard Kaplan Ms. Kristen R. Karably Mr. Steven Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kershteyn Maureen P. Kiely Emily Pelton

Ms. Crystal Kinnard Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Mrs. Jo Koch Jillian Koopman Ms. Roberta LaBranche Ms. Leslie Lambert & Ms. Jacki Moore Mrs. Brenda Land Ms. Lena Lane Ms. Patrice Lane Mr. Alexander Lavdas Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Edwina Lee Mr. & Mrs. John Lee Thomas C. Leslie Mr. Scott Levere Jan Lewis & Reeve Underwood Ms. Joyce R. Lewis M.C. Lindsay Charlotte S. Linnell Virginia Little Heather Love Mr. & Mrs. Russell Love Ivonne Lushington Ms. Jean Maddox Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Malinowski Dr. Rosalind Mance & Dr. Jeremy Dahl Renita Mathis Ashley Mattox Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Matzick Jason Mauldin Ms. Kristin McCarver Joey McCraw, Backstreet Boutique Eugene McCray Ms. Mary McDaniel Dr. John W. McDavid Mr. John McGee John & Barbara McLane Stephen Meissen Ms. Carla Middlebrook & Mr. Marshall Hall Mr. Richard Middleton Shelley Milakofsky Celeste Miller Mr. Michael N. Miller Ms. Whitney Miller Mr. & Mrs. Brent Mills Eloise B. Mills Dr. & Mrs. James H. Milsap Steven Molina Michelle Morales Betty & Jean Mori Vicki & Steve Morris Mr. Christopher Moses & Ms. Brittany Loffert Clair & Thomas Muller Colin Murphy Chuck & Janine Musholt Ms. Darlene Nazaire Yvonne Nelli Mr. & Mrs. William B. Ney Ms. Selina Nichols Gerarda Wydeven Peter Ohanlon Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hanlon Mr. Dan Oldham Barbara D. Panick Julia Prescott Virginia K. Parks Ms. Patricia Parrish Darvin & Nikita Patterson Vance Patton

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architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendering of alliance Theatre renovation, to be completed fall 2018.

Visit transformation.woodruffcenter.org to discover how you can be part of the future of the Alliance Theatre. Leadership

aLLiance theatre transformation campaign donors

doug hertz

James anDerson

lauren & DaviD Kiefer

margareT & BoB reiser

TransformaTion Campaign Chair

lynn & John ayers

Carol & DarT meaDoWs

riCh founDaTion

anne cox chambers

KaThy & Ken BernharDT

mr. alan B. mCKeon & ms. evelyn ashley

linDa & sTeve selig

nanCy & Kenny BlanK BarBara & sTeve ChaDDiCK

anna & hays mershon

ann & Jeff Cramer

hala & sTeve moDDelmog

linDa & gene DaviDson

Caroline & phil moise

Dean & Bronson smiTh (The franCes & Beverly DuBose founDaTion)

mr. & mrs. Joseph W. evans KaTie & reaDe fahs

sTarr moore (James sTarr moore memorial founDaTion)

ellen & hoWarD feinsanD

mr. & mrs. angus morrison

ChuCK & lisa Cannon-Taylor

marsha & riCharD goerss

Janine & ChuCK musholT

rosemarie & DaviD ThursTon

laura & John harDman

ramona & Ben WhiTe

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annual fund Individual donors contribute more than $2 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757. Listed below are pledges and payments to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons from June 1, 2014 through October 30, 2015. Allison Pearsall Ms. Jeanne M. Peck La Shanda Perryman Sophia Brothers Peterman Clive Phillips The Polk Family Allen & Susan Potter Ms. Jessica Potts Mr. David Powell Dr. James L. Powell Ms. Bonnie J. Pritts Sinead Quinn Elizabeth Ralston McGowan Joe Ransom Dr. Edna Rawlings Frances Reedy & Abe Revitch Mr. & Mrs. R Scott Reiser Ed & Sandy Rhein Ms. Latoya Richardson Kathleen Rieter Miss Lillie M. Robbins Carletha Robertson Nicholas Robinson Cornell Robinson-Carroll Kenneth Rochester Mr. Ronald Rogers Janet Roorbach Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Rose Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ross Ms. Kimberly Ross Lucas Ryan Ms. Gail Sanders Stan Sargeant Ms. Georges Sassine Ms. Olga S. Satterfield Mike & Julie Schatz Mr. & Mrs. Diff Ritchie Ms. Audreanna M. Schmidt Ms. Candice Scott Ron Scott The Robbins Scourtis Family Mr. Kirk Seaman Stanley & Georgia Segal Ms. Amelia Shaw Yvonne & Warren Shore Wayne & Aldith Sinclair Lewissa Singleton Sandy Sirokman Mr. & Mrs. Sam Sligar Mr. Fred O. Smith, Jr. Fred B. Smith Mr. Jake Smith Lesa Smith Ms. Melissa Smith Steve & Claudia Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Mr Blake Snyder Catherine Snyder Seymour & Helena Solodar Mary Kay Stainback Amy Kane-Stanley Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steiner Mike & Donna Stevens Jennifer Stone Mr. Sean P. Sullivan & Dr. Alicia A. Diaz Tommy Sweat & Ron Russell Mr. & Mrs. Tor Swennumson Bryan Tarleton Arlene & David Taylor Shawndella Taylor Johnie L. Teague Contente L. Terry

Marty Thomas Mr. Norman Thomas Stephanie Thomas Juanita R. Thompson Robert Thompson & John Stegall Ms. Laura E. Thruston G. Morgan Timmis Wanda & Robert Truesdale Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Tully Dana Turner Chris & Marcie Tuten Seth Tuttle Dana & Obi Ugwonali Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Vanderlip Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Vason Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Vivona Mr. & Mrs. Michael Walker Ms. Nancy Walker Mr. Marcus Washington Ms. Kaye Pennell Watts Maria Webb: Real Estate Agent Brooke Weinmann, In Honor of Winston Weinmann Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wernert Tim West Mr. & Mrs. D. K. Wheeler Ms. Billie Jo Whitehead & Mr. Will Cameron Carissa Williams Cad Designs & Construction Mr. & Mrs. Richard Williams Ms. Sharon Sue Williams Ms. Elizabeth Williamson Ms. Dawn Wilson Ms. Rachel Wingard Mr. Jorn Winter Bob & Sheryl Winton Alice & Blake Wood James & Julie Worsham Ms. Jackeline Yearwood David Yelich Tim & Mary Yoder Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young Nancy Young Shantell Young Ginger Zarse John & Nancy Zintak Dorothy Zujkowski

$150 - $249 Mrs. Anne C. Aaron Mr. Baylor Abbott Briana Adams Kendra & Jeffrey Adams Mr. & Mrs. Norman Adkins The Aiken Family Ms. Erica Aitken Folasade Akande Mrs. Karen Albright The Aleman Family Judith & Aaron Alembik Larry Alford Mr. & Mrs. William A. Allison Ms. Stephanie Alvarado Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Anderson Ms. Julia Anderson Linda Anderson Susan Anderson & Mark Ledden Ms. Tamaya Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Andrews Ms. Vanessa Anthony Kim & Tom Aschmeyer

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Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Steven & Teri Astren Craig Fagan & Abigail Auer Elisabeth Ayres Kevin Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bairstow Mr. & Mrs. James Baker James L. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Baker James Ball Mr. & Mrs. Craig Baltes Bryan & Johanna Barnes Dr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Barnes Pamela J Barnes Mr. Scott A. Barnhart Joshua & Sara Barzilay Leslie Bassett & Family Melissa Baugher Ms. Joann Benford Ms. Jill Bennett Adrianna Berlin Dr. Annette Bernard Dr. Anne Koenig Mr. Byron Best Peter Birnbaum Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Blackwell Ms. Sandra Blair Kaleb Blake Judith Lyon & Ron Bloom Mr. Richard Blue Mr. Matt Bolch & Ms. Marilynn Richtarik Ms. Kim Bookout Nana Boone Mr. & Mrs. Andy Bornstein Ms. Celeste Bottorff Ms. Simone Boyce David & Elizabeth Bracken Glen Brangers Anne & Jim Breedlove Nicholas Breiding Maurice J. Breton II Mr. & Mrs. Yaron Brill Jana Broadie Mr. Anthony A. Brodhead & Ms. Elisa Welborn Dr. Harold J. Brody Matt Bronfman Arvis Brown & Eula Bostic Mr. Danny Brown The Brown Family Merv & Schan Brown Michael & Nancy Bruno Ms. Sandra Bryant Edward & Patricia Buckley Tirzah Buie Ms. Kimberly Ann Burnside Philip Bush Rosalyn & Stephen Bush Barbara Button Mr. Lamont Bynum Ms. Amanda Caden Lina Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Calhoun Mary Margaret Calvert Leslie Cannon Brian Carter Mr. & Mrs. Carter George & Colley Case in memory of Debbie Shelton Mrs. Ann King Chapman Julie & Ben Chapman Lisa & Kevin Charles

Mr. Zach Cheroff Charlie & Erin Chesnutt Childers Associates Ms. Sherry Childs Dr. Kimberly Christmas Mr. Rahn Clay Mr. & Mrs. William R. Clayton Dawn & Charles Clements Charles & Lisa Clopton Ms. Helen W. Coale Mike Coffee Lawrence M. Cohen Julianne Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Colbert Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Cole Mr. Bennie Colson Mr. Paul Condit Wayne & Rebecca Conover Ms. Nanette Cook Artra Cooper Mrs. Helen Copeland Daniel Cornell Mr. & Mrs. David Cornish Mrs. Pamela Corvelli Dr. Janie Cowan Keith Cowne Ms. Gina Crabtree Ms. Alicia Crewey Judith Crim Kevin J. Cronin Ric Cross Gray & Marge Crouse David Cruise Terry & Sharon Culp Mr. & Mrs. Alex Cummings Mrs. Jennifer R. DaCruz Ms. Carol Daniel Carolyn Davis Ms. Cristin Davis Ms. Cynthia Davis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Davis Leslie Sheree Davis Ms. Oscar Faye Davis Mr. Michael Dawkins Bridgette Dawson Mr. Scott DeBord John M. Demicco III & Kristin Cuff Mr. Alan Dennis Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Denniston David Densford The Hon. Clinton E. Deveaux & Dr. Merinda J. Herron Mr. & Mrs. Phillip M. Dial F. Junel Dinkins Shelly Donaldson Ms. Tammy Donnan Ms. Jenisse M. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orville Ms. Andrea Dresdner Pam Driesell Mr. Dale Duncan Mitch & Jane Durham James Durrett Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dyson Ms. Jennifer Roxanne Eady Dr. & Mrs. S. Boyd Eaton Celia A. Ebert Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Ms. Beverly A. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Edwards III Elaine Edwards Mr. James Edwards

annual fund Mrs. Daphne Moore Eitel Ms. Vickie Elisa Julia Ellis Ms. Suzie Ely Ms. Christel Embry Ms. Allison Evans Mr. Richard Evans Ernst & Young LLP Pat & Michael Falotico Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Fargason Ms. Liza Farley & Mr. Jefferson Allen Collin C. Fears Fred & Lois Finzer Eric & Leah Fisher Mr. Ulysses Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Alan B. Fishman Julie Fishman & Terry Pechacek Dr. & Mrs. Fred Flax John & Lisa Fleming Ms. Catherine Fletcher Ms. Geneva A. Fletcher Mr. Doug Fortenberry Jimi & Roy Forward Ms. Laraine Fraijo Mr. Walter France Mr. Keith Franklin Elise Frederickson Homer S. French Dr. & Mrs. Jaime Frias Ms. Jennifer Furman Mr. Douglas Futch & Mr. Michael Lukens Ms. Latanya Fyne Rodney B. Gabriel Dr. Juarlyn Gaiter Mrs. Misty Gann Adam Garcia McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Garnes Bryan & Elizabeth Gartman Mr. & Mrs. John Geddes Ms. Jennifer Gelder Mr. Richard Gelting The George Family Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gerakitis Lisa Giblin Jake & Ellie Gies Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gilden Brenda Gillespie Timothy Gilmore & Stephen Houston Mitchell Goodman & Wendy Orent-Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Alan Gottlieb Ms. Debora Lynn Gowans & Ms. Renee Blye Theodore Gradolf Jeremiah Graham Thyrsa M. Gravely Ms. Peggy S. Greer Mr. Michael Grover Mr. & Mrs. James Grubiak Kelly A. Fortin Ms. Tara C. Gunter Mr. David Guntner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Habif Valerie Hairston Don & Karen Hallacy Ms. Katie Hamilton Mr. Randy Hampton Mr. William Harben Dr. Gloria J. Hardiman Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Harrell Ms. Carly D. Harrington Cheryl & Donald Harris Kenyon Harris Dr. & Mrs. Paul Harris Alan & Camille Harvey Tariq Hassan Lisa Haughey

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Haughland Sarah Hawbecker & William Fuller Anne E. Hayden Dr. Lia Haynes Carole Hays Mr. Steve Hemphill Ms. Jodi Hester Mr. Steven Heup Mr. Michael Holsombeck Ms. Brooke Holt Mr. & Mrs. Doug Honabach Calvianni Hopewell Mrs. Barbara Horowitz Mr. Brian Horton Ms. Felicia Horton The Houston Family Lee & Wanda Howell Deborah Hubert Dr. Carl C. Hug, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Roger Hunt Youn Hur Paul Hutton Mr. & Mrs. Chris Huyghe Mr. Paul Hysell Dr. Gary K. Iskol Cliff & Debby Jackson Katie Jackson Mr. Andrew Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Jacobson Judy Jameson Rebecca Jarvis Darlene & Lonnie Jenkins Kara Jester Mr. & Mrs. Ken Jobe Mr. Amil C. Johnson Eric & Carol Johnson John Johnson & Shannon LaCava Jolie G. Johnson Ms. Jonna Johnson Ms. Nancy F. Johnson Lisha Hocking & Scott Johnson Tiffany Johnson Mr. Wendell L. Johnson Alethia Jones Anjo Jones Keith Jones Krandall Jones NuLuv Jones Ms. Cornelia Jordan Dr. Earl Joyner Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Kalin Mavis Kalmback Kriseda Kasaras Ms. Shannon Kavagagh Jamal Kazouh Dr. M. Shannon Keckler Ms. Margery Kellar Jim & Maura Kelly Ms. Robin Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kendall Charlie & Jackie Key Robert & Jane Kibler Dr. Joon Kim & Michelle Lee Mr. & Mrs. Roland Kinser Ms. Carol Kinstle Mr. & Mrs. Rick Klomp Ms. Betty R. Knight Sylvia Knight Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koehler Kerri Kolwicz Dr. & Mrs. Martin P. Krieger Mr. Rick Krogh Kathy Kuczka Rachelle Kuramoto Peter & Rosa LaHatte Mr. Samuel F. Lake Ms. Sheri Lake

Mrs. Karen Lakin Mr. & Mrs. John Lauer Ms. Pamela Lazos Mr. & Mrs. Joe Le Doux Ms. Iris Leak David Leanza Dave & Linda Lefevre Ms. Kathryn Lemann Michael Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure Fred & Ann Levin Allan & Vivian Levine Faith & Howard Levy Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lewis Ms. LaTonya Lewis Wanda Lewis Ms. Kim Lindgren Joy & Steve Linsey Weihua Liu Jordan Lofton Mr. Stanley Longman Ms. Carolanne Lott Joyce Lowenstein Ms. Lavinia Luca Ms. Kristina Lundberg Michael Lyman & Cathy Amoroso Shunda Lynch Mr. Charles M. Magbee Ms. Patricia Bernozzi & Mr. Michael Mahany Ms. Stephanie Mains Mr. Anthony Majersky Ms. Natalie Malin-Davis & Ms. Sasha Davis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Manning Mr. & Mrs. Peter Marino Paul & Ruth Marston Mr. Desmond A. Martin Yahntaye Martin Drs. Juliet & Kreton Mavromatis Ms. Katharine Maywald Ms. Nora McBurney Terry & Elaine McClean Donna & Robert McCoy Velda McCoy Mr. & Mrs. James McCurry Mr. James McGovern Fredrika McKain Ms. Amanda McKissick Teleasa McLeod-Russell Patrick & Mary McNulty Donald & Tucker McQueen Ken Meador in memory of Debbie Shelton Dr. Eyal Meiri Ms. Sravanthi Meka Mr. & Mrs. Charles Merrill Ms. Elizabeth Mickle Caroline Miklosovic Kim D. Miles Dianna Milhollin Alice Miller Budlong Caroline Millican Mare Mills Adina Mineo Ms. B. E. Minga & Mr. Walter Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dick Mitchell Ms. Diane Moldenhauer Ms. Jocelyn Montgomery Molly Moore Robin & Deborah Moran Mary Alice Morgan Ms. Christina Motway Phyllis Grant Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Murray Fred & Sharon Muse Ms. Stephanie Myers Ms. Martha Nackley Mrs. Laura Kurlander-Nagel

Mr. J. Paul Newell & Ms. Susan A. Andresen Mr. Yao Kahlil Newkirk Ms. Cheryl Nichols Brenda Niforth Mr. Phillip Norris Mrs. Jean Nottingham Mr. Andrew M. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. William Ennis O’Neal Thomasina Orr Miss Kiev B. Osborne Ms. Emilie Paille Leonard Pallats Ms. Dorothy M. B. Palmer Jill Paris Nancy Paris Joy Park Ms. Alice E. Patterson Robert & Wendy Patterson Mrs. Lucia Pawloski Nadja Payne Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Pearce III Ms. Chiquita Pearson Shelley Peart Dr. Jesse R. Peel, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Pell Kathy Penn Thomas Pennella & Katherine Anhalt Ms. Dawn Perlotto Ms. Amanda Persons Fluer Hartmann Lori & Jonathan Peterson Professor Michael Peterson Kelly Petty Ms. Asenath Holmes Pitner Lisa J. Popp Mr. Charles Prescott John Pritchett Brenda Pruitt Robert Puckett Tereance Puryear Michael Quinlan Ms. Jennifer Quinn Sean & Christina Rabideaux Kevin Rae Mr. Kevin L. Ramos Dr. Sandra K. Rayburn Mr. Ronald Reach Madeline & Robert Realmuto Mr. & Mrs. Bob Reardon Ms. Berta Reed Melissa & Robert Reed James & Ann Reefe North Georgia Investment Planning, LLC. Calaya Reid Ethan Reisner Chip Renno Mr. Connor Rich Dr. Hayward & Janice Richardson Ms. Nancy Rinzler Mr. Emil Risby Diana K. Robbins Brian & Lynn Roberts Mr. & Mrs. William Roberts Mr. Mark Roberts Virginia Roberts Ms. Sheryl Robertson Melvin Robinson Mr. Simon Rodell Gloria J. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Roesener Ms. Catherine Rogers Darkenia Rogers Ms. Tiffany Rogers Steve Rondone Ami Rosen Ms. Barbara Rosenberg

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annual fund Individual donors contribute more than $2 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757. Listed below are pledges and payments to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons from June 1, 2014 through October 30, 2015. Mr. Joseph Rosintoski Ms. Susan Rosner Mr. Hervey S. Ross Benno G. Rothschild , Jr. & Karen Schoenfeld Mr. Matthew Roux Dale Royal Dr. & Ms. Tod Rubin Emily Rudd Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Rudolph Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rupnow Ms. Latresa Ryan Mrs. Donna Samolyk Jeremy Samples Karen Savrin Bryan Saxon Dometrice Scandrick Stacy & Susan Schacter Leah Scharff Mr. & Mrs. Nicolo Schittone Ann & Martin Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schroder Robert Schuler Ms. Sandy L. Seabury John Seeds/Atlantic Capital Bank in memory of Deborah Jackson Shelton Ms. Cindy Seel Mrs. Ann Sellman Mr. Darien Senior Ms. Sherita Shelby Ms. Ann Shell-Johnson Ms. Caryl Shepherd Ms. Jacqueline R. Sherman Ms. Mary Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Shier Ms. Beth Shimkat Ms. Karen Shirley Beverly & Milt Shlapak Bob & Jeanne Shulman Emily Silberman Mr. Brian B. Simon Cliff Simon Ms. Liz Nazzari John Sitton Naponisha Sivad

David & Virginia Sjoquist Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Sklar Ms. Angela Smith Mr. David Ross Smith Joe Lobel & Debbie Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Michael Smith Ms. Richanna Smith Yvonne Smith Ms. Stephanie Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Snook Mr. Winston Spencer Mr. Mathew Spradley Milouzka Sprock Robert Spurry Jarrod Stanley Mr. Edwin Stearns Robert Steinbach Barbara Stewart Esther & Jim Stokes Mr. Richard Stone Dennis Story Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss Larry & Katrina Street Mr. & Mrs. James Striplin Karen & Harry Strothers Nina Stubbs Rhonda Summers John & Suzanne Sumrall John C. Woods & Maria L. Surprise Ms. Lisa C. Sussman & Mr. Steve Fernandez Dr. & Mrs. Cedric Suzman Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. Swanson Patricia & James Sykes Interface Concepts Services Vicky Tabor & Kenny Atha Mr. Matthew Tanner Stephen & Angela Taylor Ms. Vanessa Tchoula Nikole Tesh Mr. Bryan Thien Daniel W. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Jemel Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Thomas, Jr. Donald Thompson Mr. Dwight A. Thompson Mr. John Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Thompson Kara Thompson Ms. Vivilora Thompson Mr. Anthony Thomson Jayne Thraen Jair Thrasher Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Thurlow Ms. Mandy Tinsley Dave & Cyndi Tolman Mr. Tom Towey Mr. & Mrs. William H. Townsend Joanne Truffelman Sandra Tucker Gerald Tuite Mr. Richard Tuley, Jr. Ms. Donna G. Turk Ava Turner Ms. Elizabeth Turner The Tyler Family Robert Tynan Mr. Jonathan Underwood Mr. Brian Valdez Shereen Van Houten Ryan Van Meter Ms. Stephanie Van Parys & Mr. Robert A. Cleveland Ms. Laura Van Patten Joyce Hill Vasser Mr. Clayton Vaughn Sharron Vaugn Ms. Anne Velez Mike & Susie Voynich Richard & Pamela Waid Mr. Ken Waldrum Ms. Aileen M. Walker Mr. Gregory T. Walker Jamila Walker Valerie Walker Allen F. Wallace Leonard & Ann Wallace Deb Watts Mr. Bryan Warnock

Mitzi Waronker Ms. Alana Watkins Ms. Audrey Watson Martin Webb Mr. William Jeffrey Webb Ms. Melanie Weekes Tom & Gretchen Weible Mrs. June Pullen Weis Jamie Weisman & Victor Balaban David & Janie Welden Reverend & Mrs. John Westerhoff Dr. & Mrs. Anon E. Westmoreland Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wheat Mr. Garrick White Ms. Vicki White Laura Whitlock Ms. Audrey J. Wigman Janie Wilburn Mr. & Mrs. Buck Wiley Ms. Laura Willard Angela Williams Bett Williams Geri Williams Ms. Janyette Williams Timothy Williams Brent & Trojanell Wilson Marc Wilson Mr. Steve Wilson John Withers Ms. Andrea Wood Jim & Ruthie Wood Mrs. Alexandra Wright Catherine Yard Mr. Steven Yarmowich Kareem Yearwood Ms. Monica Yoast Robynn Young Roe Young Dominic Zaccheo Bill & Donna Zaryski Dejaexic Zellers Ms. Merrideth Ann Ziesse * Deceased

Alliance Theatre Staff Giving We would like to thank the following Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center staff members who have contributed to the 2015/16 Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Jessica Boatright Susan V. Booth Clifford Clark Jamie Clements Megan DeWitt Christina Dresser Jody Feldman Jim Hubbert Kyle Longwell

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annual fund Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, please contact Caitlin Way, Associate Director of Development, Board Relations and Major Gifts at Caitlin.Way@woodruffcenter.org. Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Howard & Ellen Feinsand Laura & John Hardman

Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moise Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Howard & Victoria Palefsky Jan Pomerantz

Helen M. Regenstein Bob & Margaret Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White

*Deceased

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Listing. Please visit alliancetheatre.org/match to find out if your employer will match your contribution. American Express AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax, Inc.

GE Energy Georgia Power Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Microsoft Corporation Neiman Marcus

Norfolk Southern Corporation Plum Creek Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. Verizon Corporation Yahoo! Wells Fargo

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things? If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps. For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at 404.733.4761 or shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org.

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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these 36 partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.

$1 MILLION+

A FRIEND OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

$500,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chick-fil-A Foundation / Rhonda and Dan Cathy Sally and Carl Gable Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot $400,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Sarah and Jim Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keough $300,000+ AT&T The Goizueta Foundation Invesco Ltd. $250,000+ Bank of America Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax Inc. & Employees EY, Partners & Employees King & Spalding LLP, Partners & Employees

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SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

Wells Fargo wish Foundation, Inc.

PwC, Partners & Employees Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot UPS

Margaret and Terry Stent Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.

PNC Patty and Doug Reid Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall Jr. Woodruff Circle & Patron Circle donations made: June 1, 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 31, 2015 Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors

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THE PATRON CIRCLE The Patron Circle includes donors who generously made contributions to our FY15 annual funds and/or long-term special projects and endowment funds.

CORPORATE PARTNERS $200,000+ KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Jones Day Foundation & Employees Porsche Cars North America $100,000+ AGL Resources Inc. First Data Corporation GE Asset Management Genuine Parts Company Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend LLP Northern Trust Company Target Stores $75,000+ General Electric Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Newbridge Management WestRock Company $50,000+ BB&T Corporation Birch Communications Carter’s Charitable Foundation Crawford & Company GMT Capital Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation North Highland Company Primerica, Inc. Printpack, Inc. Publix Super Market Charities, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP U.S. Trust $25,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation AGSI Business Techology Americas Mart Real Estate, LLC

AT&T Mobility Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia BNY Mellon Wealth Management The Boston Consulting Group Cousins Properties Foundation Disney Publishing Worldwide Georgia Natural Gas Global Payments, Inc. Holder Construction Company JLL JP Morgan Private Bank Kia Motors America, Inc. Lanier Parking Solutions Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Novelis, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Quikrete Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy The Selig Foundation Southwest Airlines State Bank & Trust Company Steinway Piano Galleries Traditional Home United Distributors, Inc. Verizon Wireless Waffle House Wilmington Trust Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ ABM Acuity Brands, Inc. Alvarez & Marsal Antique Piano Shop

Arby’s Foundation, Inc. Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Tech Village Atlantic Trust Company AVYVE Bank of North Georgia/ Synovus Financial Corp Benjamin Moore Bluetube Interactive Bryan Cave Building Materials Holding Corporation Calico The Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Christie’s Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Gas South, LLC Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Humphries and Company LLC Kimberly-Clark Corporation Macy’s NGI Investments Northside Hospital Performex Company Perkins & Will, Inc. Piedmont National Corporation PulteGroup, Inc. Recall Corporation Ricoh USA, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Smith & Howard, PC Southwire Company Stonegate Designs Vertical Systems Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS $150,000+

A Friend of the High Museum of Art Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts The Rich Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. $100,000+ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

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The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc. The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Morgens West Foundation The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. $75,000+ Fulton County Arts Council Triad Foundation, Inc. $50,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. The Fraser-Parker Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts The Graves Foundation Livingston Foundation, Inc. The Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Samuel H. Kress Foundation Spray Foundation, Inc.

$25,000+ Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Atlanta Foundation Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust The Howell Fund, Inc. Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Trust James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Jane Smith Turner Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Margaret Gill Clements Napier Foundation

The Oscar G. and Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Walter Clay Hill & Family Foundation $15,000+ The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation

The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Covenant Foundation, Inc. JBS Foundation Jim Cox, Jr. Fund John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation The L&C Wood Family Foundation, Inc. Roderick S., Flossie R., and Helen M. Galloway Foundation Thalis & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Foundation Tull Charitable Foundation Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation

INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPISTS $200,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Ms. Jeannie Hearn $150,000+ Victoria and Howard Palefsky $100,000+ Susan and Richard Anderson Mr. Joseph F. Best, III Thalia & Michael Carlos Fund Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia and John Donnell The Douglas J. Hertz Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr. Jimmy Liautaud Carol and Ramon TomĂŠ Family Fund Mrs. Sue Williams $75,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Sandra and Dan Baldwin Mrs. Frances B. Bunzl Karole and John Lloyd Carla and Graham Roberts Susan and Thomas Wardell Ms. Joni Winston $50,000+ Nancy and Kenny Blank Barbara and Steve Chaddick Peggy and Rawson Foreman Sonya and Rick Garber Mrs. Charlotte Garson Robin and Hilton Howell Karen and Jeb Hughes Jane and Clay Jackson Lori and Bill Johnson Mr. Baxter P. Jones & Dr. Jiong Yan Terence L. and Jeanne P. Neal Beth and David Park Alyson and Gregory Rogers Ruthie Magness Rollins Linda and Steve Selig

Robert Spano Sara and Paul Steinfeld Joan N. Whitcomb Adair and Dick White Elizabeth and Chris Willett $25,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Aarati and Peter Alexander Susan and Ron Antinori Spring and Tom Asher Julie and Jim Balloun Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bankoff Paul and Linnea Bert Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney John and Mary Brock John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Lucinda W. Bunnen Ms. Mary Cahill Connie and Merrell Calhoun Wright and Alison Caughman Susan and Carl Cofer Ann and Tom Cousins Ann and Jeff Cramer Mr. Larry Darrow Elaine and Erroll Davis Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Lynn Eden Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Feinberg Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Howard Feinsand Mr. John Foy Betty Sands Fuller Carol and Paul Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerestedt III Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Margaret and Scotty Greene Nena Griffith Ms. Maria Guarisco Newell and Tom Harbin Virginia A. Hepner and Malcolm Barnes Mr. Andrew Heyman

Allison and Ben Hill Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Bahman M. Irvani Katie and West Johnson Mary and Neil Johnson Jinny and Michael Keough The Klaus Family Foundation James H. Landon Mr. and Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee, Jr. John Paddock and Karen Schwartz Merry McCleary & Ann Pasky Sally and Allen McDaniel Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley The Deborah A. Kahn & Harris N. Miller Charitable Fund Jennifer and Brand Morgan Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley, III Mr. and Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. Sally & Pete Parsonson Foundation Mrs. Martha Pentecost Christina and Jim Price Laurie and Roland Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Dan and Garnet Reardon Bill and Rachel Schultz Jeffrey C. Sprecher and Kelly Loeffler Les Stumpff and Sandy Moon Mary and Greg Thompson Rebekah and Mark Wasserman Ada and William Weiller Mr. and Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Ramona and Ben White Susan and John Wieland Ms. Regina Williamson Dina E. Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. John C. Yates Mary and Bob Yellowlees The Zaban Foundation

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alliance theatre staff A rtistic Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Phil Kent Directing Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Holt Artistic Support Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Matthews Reiser Lab Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Harrison Elliott, Linnea Frye, Katie Givens-Kime, Neeley Gossett, Marium Kahlid, Mark Kendall, Haddon Kime, Addae Moon, Nichole Palmietto

Production Management

Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz

Costumes

Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew, Jordan Jaked Carrier Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler

Electrics

Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jennifer Nakahara

Properties

Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan and Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich

Scenery

Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, William Spratt, John Victor Mouledoux Jr., Michael Lyons Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Beall Additional Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Hickey

Sound

Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin von Hinezmeyer, Elyssa Kohen, Holly O’Reagan

Stage Management

Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Torbeck Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Liz Campbell, Barbara O’Haley, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . Britney DeRosa, Jade McGill, Kara Procell

Stage Operations

Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Willie Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Locklear, Courtney O’Neill Additional Stagehands . . . . . . . . James McBrayer, James Schlachterl

Education Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Alliance Arts for Learning Institute Director . . . . . . . . . Barbara O’Brien Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Buckley Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator & Family Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinne Weintraub Teen & Adult Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue Education Sales & Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Professional Learning Specialist . . . . . . . . . Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abyss, Karen Aguirre, Olivia Aston Bosworth, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Daniel Burns, Amy Cain Lucas, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantell, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Nakeisha Daniel, Benjamin Davis,

Teaching Artists (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . Theresa Davis, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Tawni Edwards, Rachael Endrizzi, Jessica Espinoza, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Daryl Funn, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Ann Marie Gideon, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Terry Guest, Al Hamacher, Jordan Harris, Brandi Hoofnagle, BJ Hughes, Pamela-Faith Jackson, Tinashe Kajese, Adam King, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Bethany Lind, Nicole Livieratos, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Martin, Mari Martinez, Paige Mattox, Bryan Mercer, Karin Mervis, Courtnee Miles, Mandy Mitchell, Sarah Newby Halicks, Tafee Patterson, Tawny Powell, Eric Prather, Julie Puckett, Iris Rice, Claire Ritzler, Anandi Salinas, Henry Scott, Linda Sherbert, Suzanne Stroup, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Katy Whitson, Stephanie Willis, Vallea E. Woodbury Teen Ensemble Members . . . . . . . . Caroline Bergwall, Matthew Brown, Olivia Cappelletti, Emily Combs, Chloe Citron, Sydni Daniels, Ashley Elmore, Jamila Gray, Grace Hawkins, Kyla Hunter, Tess Luman, Jade Nixon, Anna Patterson, Aushailene Ragin, Khaira Reese, Alexandria Smith, Autumn Stephens, Angel Upshaw, Dequadray White, Jordon Whitehead, Camille Williams, Dhakirah Williamson

Management General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston Off-Campus Season Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donya K. Washington

A dministration & Finance

Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Covington, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Interim Management Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley

Development

Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Board Relations & Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige Smith Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Clark Development Coordinator, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan DeWitt

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Marketing

Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Boatright Manager of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Marketing Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris Group Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Pinckney Group Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Group Services and Education Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . Elisia’ Parker Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shana Orr Front of House & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Marjon Wolfe House Managers . . . . . . . . . Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Ken McNeil Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann

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DINING GUIDE

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GREAT NIGHT OUT? Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers. LIVINGSTON RESTAURANT AND BAR — It’s hard to beat the location (across from the Fox Theatre in the Georgian Terrace), and diners get complimentary parking, but the main attraction is the glamour of the main dining room, which has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, and the al fresco seating area. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 404.897.5000, livingstonatlanta.com. M LOBBY — The menu at this sophisticated American restaurant focuses on seasonal fare. In the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St. N.E., 404.961.7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M THE MELTING POT — A premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.389.0099, meltingpot.com. M MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great people-watching and contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave N.E., 404.872.0904, murphysvh.com, VH

ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Road, 404.892.4111, onemidtownkitchen. com. M PACES & VINE — The team behind intown Murphy’s expands to Vinings Jubilee with classic American comfort food crafted from locally sourced ingredients. Shared plates, fish, steaks. Wine-centric bar with craft cocktails. Weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner menus by celebrated Atlanta chef Ian Winslade (Murphy’s, W hotels, Bluepointe). 4300 Paces Ferry Rd, 404.205.8255, pacesandvine.com. V

NEIGHBORHOODS CODES A Alpharetta

NA North Atlanta

B Buckhead

OFW Old Fourth Ward

D Downtown

Perimeter Mall area

DK Dekalb

Sandy Springs

DW Dunwoody

V Vinings

VH Virginia Highland

Inman Park

M Midtown

W Westside

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AMERICAN

DINING GUIDE SOHO — American style bistro offers fish and seafood, beef, game and poultry, with gluten-free lunch and dinner options, plus their speciallypriced Cobb Energy Centre theater menu will get you in and out with plenty of time to make the performance; just show your tickets to your server. Different weekly “wine and tapas” flights debut each Wednesday night. Vinings Jubilee, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd., 770.801.0069, sohoatlanta.com. V

SOHO’s tempura calamari with a ginger-soy glaze (left). Falcons QB Matt Ryan is an eat-out kind of guy. You’ll often find him at Davio’s (above).

TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404.522.4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSE

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steakhouse with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hot spots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Four locations: Alpharetta, 11655 Haynes Bridge Road, 770.777.1500; Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.365.0660; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404.223.6500; Kennesaw, 620 Chastain Road N.W., 770.420.1985; ruthschris.com. A, B, D SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Two locations: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404.873.7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway, 770.435.0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V

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BREWPUB/ GOURMET PUB FARE

GORDON BIERSCH — Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox Theatre. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.870.0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.264.0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B TAP — A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.347.2220, tapat1180.com. M

CREOLE/CAJUN

COPELAND’S OF NEW ORLEANS — Bayou fare, plus steak, chicken, pasta and sandwiches. Fresh desserts and pastries from the Cheesecake Bakery. Live Jazz Sunday brunch buffet. A favorite gathering spot for Saints fans. Libations include the “Pontchartrain Beach” martini. Lunch, brunch, dinner. Take-out available. 3101 Cobb Parkway, 770.612.3311, copelandsatlanta.com. V

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DINING GUIDE PARISH — New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw bar. A N’awlins-inspired brunch is served on weekends. Downstairs, a takeaway market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.681.4434, parishatl.com. OFW

MEXICAN

ALMA — A refreshing approach to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in vibrant dishes that feel familiar and new all at once. 191 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.968.9662, alma-atlanta.com. D

EUROPEAN FUSION

ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a best new restaurant in America. It’s received raves for its wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 7th St. N.E., 404.347.9555, eccoatlanta.com. M

EL TACO — An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and tasty margaritas. 1186 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.873.4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH

ITALIAN

LURE — A modern interpretation of a classic fish house with a focus on seasonality and freshness. 1106 Crescent Ave., 404.817.3650. lure-atlanta.com. M

SEAFOOD/SUSHI

DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — At Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.844.4810, davios.com/atl. B LA TAVOLA — Neighborhood hub for classic Italian comfort food has a cozy, exposed-brick interior & a back patio. 992 Virginia Avenue N.E., 404.873.5430, latavolatrattoria.com. M

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