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4 | an introduction This animated piece started out as a play. Or rather it started out as a book. A glorious book written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and beautifully illustrated by Brian Pinkney. The centerpiece of the book is a fold out image of the Greensboro lunch counter rendered as a roller coaster, magically loop de looping across time & space with buses and cars travelling past coffee mugs and donuts and ultimately extending beyond the limits of the page. It’s as if this counter goes on forever, as if the struggle is a continuous journey, rather than a straight line. That image captivated our imagination and inspired a wholly new story written by Pearl Cleage. Pearl’s Sit-In foregrounds a young Atlanta activist, Janet Payne, who at 11 years old has made it her mission to save the world. Literally. Throughout the play, Janet discovers what it takes to follow her moral compass and what is required when you decide to take a stand by sitting in. Her commitment to the cause is breathtaking. Both because of its depth and because of her age. But as Pearl so beautifully reminds us in this play, it’s always been young people at the forefront of social change. And what a year to celebrate young voices! But back to where we started. This was conceived as a play inspired by a book to be performed in front of live audiences in our Hertz Stage in Atlanta, GA. But then came COVID. Faced with the decision to postpone or reinvent, our formidable team of artists fully embraced the latter. Young Janet Payne’s story was more relevant now than ever. Here was a chance to invite families, students, and educators into an intergenerational dialogue about social justice, to celebrate the courage of young people following their convictions. So, within the giant constraints of this pandemic, we dreamed of a new possibility. If we can’t gather in person, how else could we still tell this story? What if we invited some new artists to collaborate with us? Luckily these questions led us to the Palette Group and the talented Adeboye brothers who joined our creative team and made this animated play possible. I want to thank our director Mark Valdez, our playwright Pearl Cleage, and our composer Eugene Russell IV — all of whom have spent their careers in live theatre and all of whom gracefully jumped into this new world of animation so we could still bring this story to all of you. Like the roller coaster lunch counter that inspired us from the beginning, we may not have travelled in a straight line to get there. But here we are, eager to share this story with all of you. So sit down, sit-in and enjoy our first ever animated play!

Christopher Moses Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director

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ALL HANDS ON DECK Sit-In gathers artists from all corners for the ultimate stage to screen collaboration STORY BY

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Palette Group

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ometimes when options become limited and it looks like the desired result is impossible to achieve, that’s when innovation happens. For the Alliance, that’s exactly how today’s version of Sit-In came to be. “It’s been a wild journey,” says Christopher Moses, the Alliance’s Dan Reardon Director of Education. “About five years ago, the High Museum and the Alliance were talking about this collaboration around a children’s picture book exhibit that would chronicle the Civil Rights Movement both historically, what happened in Atlanta, and where we are in the world today. And we’ve been doing these collaborations [with the High Museum of Art] around children’s picture book art for a number of years. This was kind of like a dream project of all of ours.”

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Fittingly for a dream project, the High Museum entitled their exhibition portion, which was on display through November, Picture the Dream. While the Alliance had adjusted their Sit-In plan from a June 2020 run to a streamed staging that fall, safety concerns about getting a cast together to rehearse meant they had to scrap even their backup plan. Simultaneously, the subject matter seemed more timely than they had anticipated. “We had two choices, one of which was to shelve the project and wait,” shares Moses. “But while this was happening, our entire country started really having a reckoning around social justice and racial equity. And we thought that we had a responsibility to tell this story now. It’s been in the works, and we thought this could really be a fantastic way for students, young people, and families to have real dialogue about what’s going on.” As creative gears started turning, the team came up with the idea to turn a High MuseumAlliance Theatre collaboration into an allhands-on-deck artistic collaboration with the Palette Group, a production company based in New York City that specializes in film, design, and marketing. “It just got crazier and more fun because none of us had ever done this before. So we were inviting new types of collaborators on board, working with filmmakers, illustrators, animators, and theatre people,” he says, adding that they also had some “dynamite original music” written for the piece. “It’s just become a really new way of storytelling that’s so exciting

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12 | encore for all of us.” It might sound like this means the Alliance has opened up an animation studio, but Moses says this venture is not exactly a traditional animated movie. “It’s not like veering totally into film,” he explains. “There are people who’ve done and can do that much better and have decades of experience and far more resources. But we asked ourselves, what can we take from what we know about good storytelling in the theatrical world? What happens when we collide that with people who work in film and animation?” “[Playwright] Pearl Cleage didn’t write a screenplay; she wrote a play and we wanted to honor that. So it really does have this feeling of theatrical animation,” Moses says, adding that like a play, this piece places a heavy emphasis on the written word. “And it’s new to [the filmmakers] too. They’re learning a new vocabulary. They’re working with artists like Pearl Cleage and [director] Mark Valdez, who have spent their entire careers in the theatre thinking about character and story from a different way than they normally would. So it’s really this interesting new collaboration.” Rounding out the creative team throughout workshops last year were some small but essential team members: third grade students. “[Children] are going to let you know immediately how they’re feeling, which is why we brought in classrooms of third graders early on in the process to get their feedback and really listen to how they’re interacting with the

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story,” the education director shares. “That has become part and parcel for developing new work. We want that target audience in the room. [Author] Andrea Pinkney is an expert facilitator with young people, so she and Pearl led a conversation afterwards that really led the way for what the next revision was going to be because we found out where they had questions, where they were curious, and what they were thinking about in their own contemporary world. That was enormously helpful.” With the approval of the target demographic, the Alliance team is hopeful about the potential reach of this piece. “While it’s definitely an Atlanta story and is rooted in our city, it has national appeal. So there’s a chance to get this out to communities that never would have traveled to the Alliance Theatre. It ties so directly into the curriculum for fourth and fifth graders that we think this could have lasting resonance year after year, which is something we never would have thought of. I think it’s forcing us to rethink what’s possible.” So can we expect to see more animated shorts from the Alliance? Moses says it is a possibility. “I certainly would not count out trying to do something else in this vein, even when we can get back to producing like we want to. What this really affords us is an opportunity to rethink access to our work. Normally we are hemmed in by a four week run and a limited number of seats. But we can run this for as long as we want to. There’s no limit on how many people can see it.”

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BEHIND THE PICTURES: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ANIMATORS David and Matthew Adeboye chat with us about their experience animating for Sit-In, how children are the future, and what they hope this short film becomes. STORY BY

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How did you first get connected to the Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animation project for Sit-In? We connected with the Alliance Theatre through a collaboration we did with the High Museum on a documentary called Picture the Dream. Picture the Dream was an exhibit about educating kids on civil rights through the lens of children books. One of the books in the exhibit was titled Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Pinkney, which later was adapted into a play written by Pearl Cleage. The Alliance tapped us to film a mini doc/behind the scenes of the process leading up to the opening day of the play, then COVID happened, which made it impossible to have actors and crew members together on stage. So we had to re-imagine how we tell this story in a digital space. How is working on an animated play different from (or similar to) another video project? There are a lot of similarities to producing a film vs. producing an animation, like the collaboration

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between a crew and all of the different moving parts to make a piece come together: the process of pre-production, production, postproduction. But some differences between film and animation are how precise everything needs to be to the script/storyboard and to know what the director wants. For example, in a film, a point or a message could get across to the audience by emotions or body movement by the actor; whereas in a 2D animation where objects are more static, everything has to be in sync and make sense for the audience to stay engaged. Why do you think this show is needed now? Children are the future. Hopefully when children see this play they will become aware that they can care about issues that are going on in the world, and they can help make changes themselves. We also love the diversity between characters and believe that this is always important for young kids to see. The three girls are a true representation of the world we live in today. What is the hope for the impact that this show has on the audience? We hope that this show brings awareness to all the people that see it, but we also hope that it brings joy to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. 2020 was a tough year for everyone in some ways and hopefully this animation brightens up peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s households! Also we hope that it will put the battery pack in young kids to not be afraid to stand up for what they believe and be vocal about it.

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THE ALLIANCE THEATRE

Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director and Mike Schleifer, Managing Director present

BASED ON THE PLAY BY

PEARL CLEAGE

COMPOSER/MUSIC DIRECTOR

LINE PRODUCER

EUGENE H. RUSSELL, IV CHRISTOPHER MOSES FILMMAKERS

VISUAL DRAMATURG

ILLUSTRATOR

MATTHEW ADEBOYE DAVID ADEBOYE

STAGE MANAGER

PATRICK MYERS

CORY ANCHORS

RECORDING ENGINEER

LIZ CAMPBELL ANIMATORS

JOSH SAME ANDREW ASHER CASTING

DRU CASTRO

JODY FELDMAN DIRECTED BY

MARK VALDEZ INSPIRED BY

SIT-IN: HOW FOUR FRIENDS STOOD UP BY SITTING DOWN, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK BY ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY; ILLUSTRATED BY BRIAN PINKNEY, PUBLISHED BY LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS PRESENTING SPONSOR

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CAST LENA CASTRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consuelo Flores IBRAHEEM FARMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Payne BELLA FRAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth RIVER KEARSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Payne (singing voice) SHARONNE LANIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Payne/Dr. Wilson EDEN LUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Payne (speaking voice) L WARREN YOUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Payne SPECIAL THANKS DRU CASTRO

PARHELION RECORDING STUDIO

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20 | encore LENA CASTRO (Consuelo Flores) is grateful to be a part of the Alliance Theatre in this year’s production of Sit-In. Recent credits includes The Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre); she has also participated in Alliance Theatre workshops and the Atlanta Children’s Theatre. In addition to acting, Lena enjoys orchestra and chorus at Howard Middle School and has participated in the Statewide Honors Chorus. She is proficient in piano, having received an achievement award for piano from the Decatur Music Teachers Association. Lena appreciates all the love and support of her family and friends. IBRAHEEM FARMER (Bobby Payne) is a new ATLien from Natchitoches, LA. Atlanta credits: The Welcome Table (Theatrical Outfit), Sit-In (Alliance Theatre), The Brothers Size (Actor’s Express Theatre), If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be A MuhFucka (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company), GHOST (Alliance Theatre). Regional: Blood At The Root (Next Act Theatre), White Privilege (Marquette University Theatre), My Family Came For This (Arts @ Large), King Lear (Optimist Theatre), I And You (Next Act Theatre). Educational: The State of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till, Blues for an Alabama Sky, A Lesson Before Dying, and Bus Stop (Grambling State University). Education: BA, Visual and Performing Arts, Grambling State University; First Stage Theater 2017-18 Teaching Artist Fellow. All thanks to God and his tribe of family and friends.

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BELLA FRAKER (Mary Beth) is beyond thrilled to be a part of this amazing story. Working with Pearl Cleage and The Alliance Theatre is such a honor. Bella began her journey with The Alliance Theatre at the age of 7. Credits include A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre), the National tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and the National tour of Broadway’s School Of Rock. Giving much love and thanks to God and family for all of the support. Stay safe and be kind. Follow Bella on Instagram @bellafraker. RIVER KEARSE (Janet Payne Singing Voice) is 11 years old, comes from a musical family, and has been singing, writing songs, and acting since the age of 5. She is a member of Atlanta Music Project and has had the opportunity to sing at events across Atlanta. She has appeared in Madeline’s Christmas at Horizon Theatre and First Noel at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre. River is so excited to be part of her first Alliance Theater production! She hopes to be on Broadway one day and would like to thank her family for supporting her growth. SHARONNE LANIER (Ella Payne/Dr. Wilson): In fourth grade, Sharonne Lanier’s teacher forced the entire class to learn Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech for an oratorical contest. Sharonne thought this idea was weird, but little did she know this would change the course of her life forever. She discovered she had a talent for performing in front of people. This talent would lead her down the road of acting and blossom into her undying passion.

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Sharonne Lanier studied Theatre Performance at the University of Central Florida graduating magna cum laude. While studying, doubts and thoughts of giving up began to cloud her dreams. On the verge of switching paths, her mother said to her, “I believe God gives you dreams and visions for a reason. Don’t run from it”. Since then she hasn’t looked back. Sharonne is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association and has performed professionally in countless stage plays, television, and film productions. One of her favorite roles includes Rosa Parks in Barry Alexander Brown’s and Spike Lee’s “Son of the South” set to theatrically release in 2021. It is not Sharonne’s goal to simply entertain, but she says, “I am an actress who will use my God given talents to positively motivate people. I seek to participate in productions that aim to teach and enhance the joy and integrity of people’s lives. I will leave this world knowing I contributed to making a number of people’s lives easier to live.”

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Payne Speaking Voice) is honored to perform her first lead narration as Janet in Sit-In. Her promising career as a young actor includes her film debut as Big Girl 2 in Tiger Rising. Acting in school plays since second grade, Eden made her professional theatrical debut as Daphne in 20 performances in the 10th Anniversary of Madeline’s Christmas (Green Cast), directed by Spring Mason (Atlanta Children’s Theatre) at the Horizon Theatre. Since then, Eden has played Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods Jr. (Atlanta Public Schools Xanadu drama camp), Martha Cox in High School Musical (The Children’s School Players) and provided narration for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. Eden has

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trained at the Alliance Theatre Acting Program, Atlanta Children’s Theatre, Catapult Acting Studios (drama and narration) and Debra Killings Studios (voice). In between auditions and acting workshops, she enjoys social studies, math, lacrosse, travel, and hanging out with her friends. Eden thanks her parents and grandparents for reminding her that “I can become anyone I want in this world.” L WARREN YOUNG (Mr. Payne) was born in Nashville, TN and began his acting career in church. A graduate of Tennessee State University (Drama), during which he spent a semester at Weber Douglas School of Dramatic Art, in London. He is a forty year stage veteran, who has been dubbed by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution as “one of Atlanta’s finest Actors, who graces the stage too infrequently.” Film and TV credits include: We are Marshall, Trois III, Three Can Play That Game, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Daddy’s Little Girls, Van Wilder III, The Preacher’s Kid, Fab Five Cheerleader Scandal, The Way Home, The Blind Side, Life as We Know It, CrackerJack, Footloose, Firelight, COMA, Field of Vision, The Game, My Dad’s a Soccer Mom, Nashville, Rectify, Bound, Anchorman II, Lets Be Cops, Reckless, The Bessie Smith Story, Greenleaf, Don’t Waste Your Pretty, and Cooking Up Christmas. Stage credits: The Hot Mikado, Chess, A Christmas Carol, Piano Lesson, Tambourines to Glory, Fraternity, Jitney, Sheddin, Shakin the Rafters, Right On and most recently Sweet Water Taste. When not in front of the camera, he focuses on his children, his life partner, and training young actors to hone their craft.

22 | encore MARK VALDEZ (Director) is an artist, organizer, and consultant based in Los Angeles. His work has been seen at the Alliance Theatre, Childsplay Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, East West Players, La Peña Cultural Center, Mark Taper Forum, MACLA, Trinity Rep, and others. For over 20 years, Valdez has produced and created community-engaged projects in his home state of California and around the country. During his tenure as the Executive Director of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, Mark designed and implemented the MicroFest USA project, hyper-local events that were part performance festival, part think-tanks celebrating art-based community development. Presently, Mark is working on Exiled in America, a multi-year, multi-city project that aims to impact housing policy utilizing performance, cultural organizing, and creative community development strategies. Mark believes deeply that environmental issues are racial justice issues, and that Black Lives Matter. PEARL CLEAGE (Playwright) is Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Alliance Theatre. During her almost 30 year relationship with the theatre she has premiered 10 plays on Alliance stages. She co-authored In My Granny’s Garden, a book for children with her husband, Zaron W. Burnett, Jr., with illustrations by Radcliffe Bailey. The book was chosen for the Mayor’s Summer Reading Club and adapted for young audiences by director Rosemary Newcott. She has guided the Palefsky Collision Project for 10 years as Playwright and Mentor working closely with Atlanta teenagers on an original show every summer. In addition to her work with the Alliance, Pearl is a New York Times bestselling novelist and a much produced playwright, including her play Flyin’ West, which was

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the most produced new play in the country after its premiere at the Alliance in 1992. A 2019 production of her play Blues for an Alabama Sky won critical praise at the Keen Company in New York City and a British production is scheduled for an upcoming production at the National Theatre in London. She is currently working on an original play, Digging in the Dark, written to be performed outside in the Woodruff Arts Center Piazza and a song cycle to commemorate the upcoming 50 anniversary celebration of Maynard Jackson’s election as Atlanta’s first African American mayor. This is her first animated work. CHRISTOPHER MOSES (Line Producer) Chris has been working in professional theatre education for over 15 years. In January of 2011, Chris took on the position of Director of Education at the Alliance Theatre, overseeing the Alliance Theatre Institute (twice recognized as an Arts Model by the Federal Department of Education), Theatre for Youth & Families, and the Acting Program. Under his leadership, the Alliance launched its Theatre for the Very Young program, which provides fully interactive professional theatre experiences for children of all abilities from ages 18 months to 5 years old, the Alliance Teen Ensemble, which performs world premier plays commissioned for and about teens, and Alliance@ work, a professional development program designed for the business sector—the latest offering of which uses theatre practice to create a culture of civility in the workplace. In 2014, Chris added the title Associate Artistic Director, and has continued to expand the Alliance’s education offerings. Chris serves as a board member for TYA/USA, the national service organization for Theatre for Youth, and Working

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Title Playwrights and is on the Board of Advisors for the Atlanta Speech School, and the Atlanta Public School’s Partners for Education. EUGENE H. RUSSELL, IV (Composer/ Music Director) was born and raised in southwest Atlanta and is a multi-talented vocalist, musician, songwriter, and award-winning actor. As a saxophonist, he’s played in bands opening for the likes of George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Boyz II Men, KC & the Sunshine Brand, Brand New Heavies, and Mother’s Finest. Eugene IV had the honor of donning the roles of composer, producer, and performer for “Beautiful Blackbird: Original Alliance Theatre Cast Recording,” the cast recording of the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere. An actor with decades of stage performances, one of which garnered him the prestigious Woodie King, Jr. Award, his screen credits include the TV series MacGyver, Star, and Tyler Perry’s The Oval. Eugene recently released a full length music video for his latest single, “Brand New Day,” available on all streaming platforms. DAVID AND MATTHEW ADEBOYE (Filmmakers) are a director duo (who are also brothers) from Atlanta, Georgia. Since founding PALETTE, a production company and creative agency in 2016, the two have gone on to produce documentaries for the High Museum of Atlanta, an animation for the Alliance Theatre, and a documentary for GloATL, just to name a few. Their approach to filmmaking starts with their passion for stories, culture, and design. They aim to heighten the palette of every

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project through innovation and fearless storytelling. To view their work, visit thepalettegroup.com. ANDREW ASHER (Animator) is an animator with the Palette Group. He is a motion designer, animator, and video editor. Andrew studied at Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked in animation and design since 2019. He currently lives in Atlanta, GA. CORY ANCHORS (Artist/Designer) is a founder and Chief Creative Honcho at Hey Buddy Creative Collective. As a multimedia artist in Birmingham, Alabama, Anchors has dug a foothold in the Southeastern creative industry, from helping his buddies businesses grow with startup brands, to working with Emmy Award-winning teams on productions like Facebook’s Chasing Corruption. A straight shooter, that happens to shoot from the hip, Anchors enjoys any form of creative challenge, spanning from illustration, design, videography, animation and motion graphic design. JOSH SAME (Animator) has explored the world of audio and visuals for the past 15 years by focusing on motion graphics, directing, videography, photography, and virtual reality. Working on this short film with all of these tremendous people has been an unforgettable experience. This project was so special not only for its story but also as being the pioneer project for Josh’s launching company, Of the Globe. Growing up as a wanderer, Josh was enchanted by the idea of sharing unique perspectives with the hope that they change the world for the better. This is the core foundation Of the Globe embraces. Josh continues to work with companies like Dell, Microsoft, CVS, Visa, and others to elevate the traditional way of storytelling. On the

24 | encore weekends, Josh spends his time with his wife and dog hiking outdoors and searching for the ultimate chicken biscuit. ANDREW LUIS “DRU” CASTRO (Recording Engineer) is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, producer and songwriter in Atlanta, Georgia. He has produced or engineered songs for artists such as Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Usher, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Trina, Jamie Foxx and India. Arie. Recently, Castro produced and wrote songs with the Grammy award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie on her recently released album Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics. Her 2006 album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, for which Castro recorded and/or produced seven songs, debuted and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including “Best R&B Album”. To date Castro has worked on 12 Grammy nominated projects (4 have won the award). www.drucastro.com PATRICK MYERS (Visual Dramaturg) serves as the Education Process Manager for the Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he manages the Press Play digital theater initiative. A graduate with honors of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts, Patrick’s work has encompassed a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to writing, producing, criticism, and teaching. He is a proud facilitator for the Alliance Theatre’s Allyship Training, an introductory two-hour course on cultivating anti-bias thought, and specializes in developing strategies for increasing access to the arts through virtual spaces. His work has appeared in American Theatre and ARTS ATL, and in his free time he

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writes and records for Ghost Light: The Serialized Horror Podcast. LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) Recent Alliance credits include Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, A Christmas Carol, Max Makes a Million, The Wizard of Oz, Paige in Full, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, The Dancing Granny, Cinderella and Fella, Ugly Lies the Bone, Pancakes, Pancakes!, Tiger Style!, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, James and the Giant Peach, Shrek, and Charlotte’s Web. Local credits include Camelot, The World Goes Round, Million Dollar Quartet, Dreamgirls, Peter Pan, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ragtime and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Book of Will and It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit). She holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. 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, the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab and commercial partnerships on such projects as The Prom; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. She has directed nationally at the Goodman Theatre, 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

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and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern, DePaul and Emory universities and is a past President of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization for the field. Booth’s leadership is underwritten by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle, an initiative to support and promote women’s theater leadership funded by the Pussycat Foundation. She is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. MIKE SCHLEIFER (Managing Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2014 as General Manager, and in 2016 became Managing Director. While at the Alliance, Schleifer has led the administrative team on more than 50 productions and was one of the architects of the “On the Road” season, in which the Alliance produced 12 shows at 12 venues. He is proud to have started the Alliance’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and to serve on the League of Resident Theatre’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. Previously, he spent 13 years at Baltimore’s Center Stage, working as Associate Producer, Production Manager and Resident Stage Manager. While in Baltimore, he spent seven years as an adjunct faculty member at Towson University and guest lectured all over the East Coast. Schleifer began his career as a Stage Manager and has dozens of stage-management credits in New York and regionally. He is married to theater director and educator Laura Hackman and is the proud father of two boys, Jack and Ben.

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MUSIC CREDITS “SIT-IN OPENING” WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV PERFORMED BY RIVER, LENA, & BELLA EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV SAXOPHONE, KEYS, PERCUSSION OKORIE “OKCELLO” JOHNSON - CELLO ALI BARR - TRUMPET DENNIS COFER - BASS JIMMIE HOWELL, JR - DRUMS “DOWN AT LEILA’S DINETTE” WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV SAXOPHONE, ADD’L KEYS MAUSIKI SCALES - KEYS JIMMIE HOWELL, JR - DRUMS “HOUSE IS ON FIRE” WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV PERFORMED BY RIVER KEARSE, IBRAHIM, LENA, BELLA, & ENSEMBLE EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION, ADD’L KEYS MAUSIKI SCALES - KEYS ALI BARR - TRUMPET ALL SONGS MIXED & MASTERED BY MICHAEL SCHENCK AT TWO|TWELVE RECORDERS AUDIO RECORDED AND EDITED BY: DRU CASTRO @ PARHELION RECORDING STUDIOS ATLANTA, GA.

26 | 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.

$1 Million + The Coca-Cola Company

$250,000+ Anonymous The Goizueta Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pussycat Foundation The Rich Foundation

$100,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Foundation Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Kendeda Fund PNC Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust WarnerMedia & AT&T The David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund The Zeist Foundation

$50,000+ R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Edgerton Foundation Georgia Natural Gas Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. Invesco QQQ

Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Charles Loridans Foundation The Naserian Foundation

$25,000+ Alston & Bird Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation Macy’s Moxie National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust The Princess Grace Foundation, USA The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations

$10,000+ AEC Trust Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Aon Cancer Treatment Centers of America Cartoon Network CNP Do a Good Day Foundation Eversheds Sutherland George M. Brown Trust of Atlanta

Georgia Council for the Arts John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day The Abraham J & Phyllis Katz Foundation Kile’s Beautiful Mind Foundation MAP Fund The Johnny Mercer Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta South Arts Worldpay US, Inc.

$5,000+ Anonymous Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Emory Brain Health Center John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust Theatre Forward United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

By attending our theater, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. Make another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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Presenting Sponsor

Alliance Family Series Sponsor

Official Hotel

Official Research Partner

government

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 Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Cultural Affairs.

28 | annualfund Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $7 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 your support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4710. Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund from June I, 2019 – December 31, 2020.

PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $350,000+ Sarah & Jim Kennedy Spotlight $50,000+ Stephanie Blank Georgia Power David & Carolyn Gould Starr Moore & James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Anne & Mark Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Sally Tomlinson* & the Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Anne Meisner Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Patty & Doug Reid Chairman’s Circle $25,000+ Ms. Kristin Adams Antinori Foundation The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Katie & Reade Fahs Ellen & Howard Feinsand Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer

David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Dean DuBose & Bronson Smith Rosemarie & David Thurston Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin Leadership Circle $15,000+ Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation Kathy* & Ken Bernhardt Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Cancer Treatment Centers of America LeighAnn & Chad Costley Alison Danaceau Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss Seth & Lisa Greenberg Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ivester John C. Keller Jane & J. Hicks Lanier Barry McCarthy Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Jamal & Tiffany Powell Mr. & Mrs. Sean Reardon Matt Richburg Linda & Steve Selig

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Mital Shah Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Nossi Taheri & Hope Vaziri Director’s Circle $10,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher The Balloun Family Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Ms. Brittany Boals Moeller & Mr. David Moeller Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Miles and Nicole Cook Diane Durgin Eve Joy Eckardt Martha & Toby Brooks The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc Bill & Angel Freitag Heidi & David Geller Kim and Ted Greene Kevin Greiner HBB Foundation Hertz Family Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. Charles R. Kowal Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Norfolk Southern Foundation Allison & Shane O’Kelly Palmer Lee Foundation Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin Waffle House Mark & Linda Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper

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Karen & John Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens In honor of Carol Jones Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Carol & Ramon TomĂŠ Family Fund Benny & Roxanne Varzi Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner BENEFACTORS $5,000+ Anonymous James Anderson Lisa & Joe Bankoff Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Judge JoAnn Bowens Frank & Jenn Buonanotte Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Dorothy & Franklin Chandler Ann & Jim Curry Linda & Gene Davidson Marcia & John Donnell Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Mrs. Erika James Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret Boland & Andrea Lea Jones Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Lubo Fund Daniel Marks & Keri Powell June M. Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Helen Smith Price Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye Sampson-Russell Ronald Russell & Tommy Sweat Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Lynne & Steve Steindel Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor

$2,500+ Dr. Raymond & Mrs. Lucy Allen Anonymous Ellen Arnovitz John & Lynn Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Candace & Jeff Bell Brian & Jennifer Boutte Ginny & Charles Brewer Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Candace Carson Rita & Ralph Connell Mr. & Mrs. Erik Curns The Elster Foundation Jody & Michael Feldman Nathalie Fluery Dr. Karen A. Foster Andrea and Jerry Freeman Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. David F. Golden Ariana L. Hargrave Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Dr. Wendy Heckelman Henry & Etta Raye Hirsch Heritage Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Jason & Laurie Jeffay Sheri & Steve Labovitz Allegra Lawrence-Hardy Kristie L. Madara Raymond & Penelope McPhee Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Vicki & Steve Morris Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Norfolk Southern Corporation Steve & Tonya Paro Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Peter & Alice Rogers Jane & Rein Saral Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Susan & Alan Stiefel

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Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton Stan & Velma Tilley Kathy & Ron Tomajko Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss William & Nancy Yang John & Kathy Zamer PATRONS $1,500+ Anonymous Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Diane & Kent Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Juanita Baranco Mark & Pam Bell Aubrey & Carol Bush Catholic Foundation of North Georgia Frank & Mary Anne Chew Andrew Childers Melodie H. Clayton Susan & Ed Croft Brad & Sally Currey Ralph & Ree Edwards Jason Evans Tina & Tim Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Frazier & Deeter LLC Azita & Oscar Garrett Denise Garrigan Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Goodman Warren M. Gump Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Dr. William Kiser David Kuniansky Robert & Michelle Leven Loren Petersen Family Foundation Dori & Jack Miller Dedi & Julian Mohr Clair & Thomas Muller Dennis & Debra Murphy Lynn & Galen Oelkers

30 | annualfund $1,500+ continued Timothy Overmyer John & Helen Parker Pete Patel Mr. & Mrs. Armond Perkins Bill & Tonya Powers Julia & Zack Prescott Jefferey Raupp Dr. Denise Raynor Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. Jim Schroeder & Ms. Morli Desai James Shevlin Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Matt Sitler Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Harry Strothers Ms. Avril Vignos Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Kelly Walls Adrienne Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young

Mr. & Mrs. David Scheible Dr. David Scott Tony Spurlin Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Tom & Raeann Tighe Kathy Waller Kim Boldthen & Carolyn Wheeler Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.

$1,000+ Dawn & Michael Adamson Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Sara & Alex Brown Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Mr. W. Imara Canady Andrew Childers Chubb Charitable Foundation Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Lillian Giornelli Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mr. & Mrs. Doug Kallman Mr. & Mrs. Kessler Andjela Kessler Jim & Lori Kilberg Suzanne & Thad King Mr. & Mrs. Loren Koch Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Amsi Morales-Owens Chris & Brittany Moses Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Scott Pearson Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli Kristin Ray Helen M. Regenstein

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ALLIANCE THEATRE MONTHLY SUSTAINER SOCIETY We would like to thank our donors who have committed to giving us a recurring monthly donation to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Join today: www.alliancetheatre.org/sustainer Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Alexander Thomas Anders Mr. E. Scott Arnold Gaytra D. Arnold William Baas Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Connor Bell James Benard Ms. Aparna Bhattacharyya & Mr. Paul Nisson Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Jeff Burnham Mr. Brandon Bush Henry Cabaniss Carol Calhoun Mr. W. Imara Canady Mr. Joseph Cantwell Madrid Carlson Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll David Cashman Mishelle Cirillo & Bryan Suttles Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cohen Ouida Collins Colonna Family Janeen Cook Elizabeth Corrie Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Cowart Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Christopher Cox Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. & Mrs. Sean Drinan Mr. Desmond W. Drummer Christian Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Dunphy Angel Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Luke Evans Whitney Fahner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldstein Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fineman Eric Fisher Ms. Marijane Fix Brenda Flynn Latanya Flynn Mr. Henry Frazier

Julianne Gambert Katie Goodman Mr. Bryant D. Gresham & Mr. Alexander Bossert Shauna Grovell Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Ms. Wynette Hammons Penn Hansa Ms. Lindsey E. Hardegree Ms. Lisa Hare & Mr. Gerald Barth Nancy A. Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Ms. Becca Hogue Luke Howard Jim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Johnson Karen Jones Kelley J. Jordan-Monne Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalist Mr. Barnabas Kane Ruth Kanfer Rebecca Keel Amy & Jeremy King Dr. William Kiser Lynn & Robert Kuhn Tamara Kullback Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Martha LaTour & Mrs. Barbara J. McArdle Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Edwina Lee Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure Ms. Joyce R. Lewis Karen Lightfoot Ms. Barbara Lincoln & Mr. gary Rosenshein Mrs. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mr. & Mrs. Simon Londe Jo Ann Mahar Ms. Alison Main Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Ms. Megan McKnight Heather & Jim Michael Jeannette Morgan Vicki & Steven Morris Terry Neily Amos Nicks Martin G. Nixon Christine Oresky Ms. Ronita Pace

32 | monthlysustainersociety Steve & Tony Paro Steve M. Peck Chris J. Peterson Lori & Jonathan Peterson Ms. Kendrick Phillips Marc & Jean Pickard Sharon Porter Jacqueline Powe Julia & Zack Prescott Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Brenda Pruitt Mrs. Melissa Rhine Jackie Robey Mr. Corwin Robison Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. Howard Rowe Dale Royal Garey C. Rozier Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Barbara Schreiber Daniel Schreiber Mr. Jim Schroder & Morli Desai Mr. Donna Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. E. Alan Simmons Mrs. Lisa Simon Shunta Sims Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith Sherman & Lesa Smith Will Smith Atlanta Workshop Players Laura Stordy Mrs. Jill Strickland Charles Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Victoria Tuck Mr. Richard A. Walker Ben Warshaw Caitlin Way Greg & Teresa Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. David D. Whitley Catherine Williams Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon A. Williams Nancy Etra & Janice Wolf Chandra C. Wright Gretchen Wright Feroze Yusufji Dr. William Zinney & Mrs. Michelle Zinney-Lopez

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LEGACY SOCIETY Celebrating our supporters who have made a legacy gift to the Alliance Theatre. The Legacy Society celebrates individuals who have made a planned gift to the Alliance Theatre. Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for the Alliance Theatre and its mission, while accommodating your financial, estate planning and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the Alliance Theatre. To learn more about the Legacy Society, please contact Jamie Clements at 404-733-4710 or Jamie.Clements@alliancetheatre.org. Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Roland & Linda Bates Anne & Jim Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeffrey Cramer Susan & Edward Croft Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Terry and Stacy Dietzler Diane Durgin Elizabeth Etoll Ellen & Howard Feinsand Laura & John Hardman Nancy & Glen Hesler

P.J. Younglove Hovey William Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer David Kuniansky Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Edith Love* Lauren & John McColskey Anna & Hays Mershon Caroline & Phil Moïse Winifred B. & Richard S. Myrick Victoria & Howard L. Palefsky Armond & Sharon Perkins Jan Pomerantz

Helen Regenstein Margaret & Robert Reiser Betty Blondeau-Russell Tricia & Neal Schachtel Debbie* & Charles B. Shelton III Jane E. Shivers Roger Smith & Christopher Jones* Lee Harper & Wayne Vason Terri & Rick Western Ramona & Ben White * deceased

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Many companies offer a matching gifts program for employees and retirees. You can double, or even triple, your gift at no additional cost to you simply by asking your employer! Think of how much further your donation can go. We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. To find out more about matching gifts, contact Jamie Clements (jamie.clements@alliancetheatre.org). AIG Corporation American Express Aon Risk Solutions The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Bryan Cave-Powell Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Charitable Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax Inc.

Foundation GE Energy Georgia Power Goldstein Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Lynch Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation McMaster-Carr Supply Microsoft Corporation

Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Salesforce.com, Inc. Sprint SunTrust Foundation Thrivent Financial for Lutherns Verizon Corporation Wells Fargo Yahoo!

34 | boardofdirectors OFFICERS Chair Lila Hertz Vice Chair Jocelyn Hunter Immediate Past Chairs Anne Kaiser and Hala Moddelmog Secretary E. Kendrick Smith Treasurer LeighAnn Costley LIFETIME DIRECTORS Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Smith Price Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Ben White DIRECTORS Kristin R. Adams James Anderson* Alba C. Baylin Kenny Blank Brittany Boals Moeller Terri Bonoff* Matthew Bower Laura Brightwell Jeffrey S. Cashdan Susan Catalfano Steve Chaddick Miles Cook Leigh Ann Costley* Joe Crowley Alison Danaceau Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Richard Goerss* Kim Greene Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter*

Anne Kaiser* John Keller Andjela Kessler^ Lauren Kiefer* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Carrie Kurlander Jean Ann McCarthy Alan McKeon* Alan McKnight Anne Meisner Dori Miller Hala Moddelmog ^* Phil Moïse* Maureen Morrison Shareka Nelson Allison O’Kelly Victoria Palefsky* Paul Pendergrass Scott Pioli Jamal Powell Asif Ramji Danielle Reardon Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Matthew Richburg Robyn Roberts Maurice Rosenbaum* Steve Selig Mital Shah Mark Silberman Bill Sleeper H. Bronson Smith E. Kendrick Smith* Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker Rosemarie Thurston Benny Varzi* Rebekah Wasserman Glenn Weiss Cynthia Widner Wall Todd Zeldin ADVISORY BOARD Advisory Board Co-Chairs Laura Hardman* Phil Moïse* Andrew Agan Chris Ahrenkiel Kim Aiy Rene Alegria Charmaine Alexander

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Jonathan Arogeti Carrie Ashbee Farideh Azadi Kelli Bennett Kamau Bobb Jericho Brown Sarah Mercer Chatel Nisha Choksi Farah Clerveau Ezra Cohen Gail Crowder Tallia Deljou Jason Feldman Nathan Flint Jennifer Foster Karen Foster Lula Gilliam Sarah Frances Giovino Hari Gopal Kimberley J. Hale Elizabeth Hall Laura Hardman Wendy Heckelman Jason Hoch Jim Issa Karl Jennings Joyce Gist Lewis Gloria Kantor Debby Kelly Robin Kendric Triplett Helen Kim Ho Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Quinn Leoni Andra London Indira Londono Jaime McQuilkin Jenna Measroch Nishant Mehta Phil H. Moïse Victoria Necessary Deborah Neese Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye Hetal Patel Shirley Powell Will Power Nancy C. Prager Shannon Price Kristin Ray Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Ryan Roemerman Fred Roselli

Amanda Shailendra Dan Moss Silverboard Christie Sithiphone Nicola Smith Charles Stephens Jenny Streeter Mark E. Swinton Yvette Thomas-Henry Velma C. Tilley Kathy Gillespie Tomajko Ronald J. Tomajko Hilda Tompkins Roxanne Varzi Juanita Velez Diletha E. Waldon Ben Warshaw Arlene Warshaw Gould * Executive Committee Member ^ Ex-officio VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP President, STARS Andjela Kessler Chairman, Theater Advocates Judy Feldstein & Susan Stiefel Chairman, Theater Educators Myra Medlin & Faye Windham Chairman, Theater Ushers Edwina Sellan Chairman, Hospitality Susan Stiefel

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ABOUT THE ALLIANCE THEATRE Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony AwardÂŽ for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. In January 2019, the Alliance opened its new, state-of-theart performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 116 productions including nine that have transferred to Broadway. The Alliance education department reaches 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps, and inschool initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning. The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration, and excellence, and is dedicated to representing Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve. www.alliancetheatre.org. OUR MISSION To expand hearts and minds onstage and off. OUR VISION Making Atlanta more connected, curious, and compassionate through theatre and arts education.

36 | synopsis SYNOPSIS This original animated short celebrates the power of youth to change history. Featuring a mixture of Civil Rights anthems and new freedom songs composed specifically for the feature, Sit-In follows three friends as they learn about the sit-ins of the civil rights era, and powerfully apply those lessons to issues they â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and we all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; face today. .

GET SOCIAL Connect with us and other audience members on your Alliance experience. Share your comments and photos on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok with hashtags #SitIn and #AllianceTheatre. Plus, search your social media platforms with those hashtags for fun, behind-the-scenes photos from our cast, crew and creative team. alliancetheatre.org alliancetheatre alliancetheatre alliancetheatre alliancetheatre

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 three committees working together on fund-saving and fundraising projects to benefit the theatre. The three committees are the Theatre Advocates, the Theatre Educators, and the Theatre Ushers. For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact ATushers@alliancetheatre.org.

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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 partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.

$1MILLION+

$500,000+

$300,000+

A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Farideh and Al Azadi Foundation Invesco QQQ King & Spalding, Partners & Employees Molly Blank Fund

Bank of America Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation Sarah and Jim Kennedy The SKK Foundation The John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Foundation

$400,000+ SunTrust Teammates SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust

UPS

WarnerMedia and AT&T

$250,000+ The Estate of Catherine Warren Dukehart Cousins Foundation Estate of Burton M. Gold Mr. and Mrs. James S. Grien The Estate of Dr. John W. Gamwell The Pussycat Foundation, Inc. PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 31, 2020 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased

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THE BENEFACTOR CIRCLE We are deeply grateful to the Benefactor Circle members, who generously contribute more than $100,000 annually enterprise-wide, investing in the arts and education work of The Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art.

$200,000+

$100,000+

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees EY, Partners & Employees PNC The Shubert Foundation

1180 Peachtree American Academy of Arts and Letters The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Atlantic Station The Estate of Mr. Hugh W. Burke CIBC City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Knobloch Family Foundation Legendary events The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Morris Manning & Martin LLP National Endowment for the Arts Northside Hospital Patty and Doug Reid The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Thalia And Michael C. Carlos Advised Fund Rod Westmoreland WestRock Company wish Foundation

$150,000+ Alston & Bird Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Antinori Foundation / Ron and Susan Antinori The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund The Goizueta Foundation The Halle Foundation High Museum of Art Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees Louise S. Sams and Jerome Grilhot Carol and Ramon Tomé Family Fund The Estate of Ms. Mary F. Trembath Wells Fargo The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased

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The Patron Circle includes donors who generously made contributions of $15,000 or more enterprise-wide.

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased $75,000+ Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP Cadence Bank Crawford & Company Mr. and Mrs.* Bradley Currey, Jr. Edgerton Foundation The Estate of Dr. Geoffrey G. Eichholz Fulton County Board of Commissioners The Imlay Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation Victoria and Howard Palefsky Schwab Charitable Fund The Estate of Hubert H.Whitlow, Jr. $50,000+ The Allstate Foundation Sandra and Dan Baldwin Bank of America Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Lucinda W. Bunnen Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Ann and Jeff Cramer Eversheds Sutherland Genuine Parts Company Goldman Sachs The Graves Foundation Bonnie and Jay Harris Allison and Ben Hill The Howell Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. Jane and Clayton Jackson JLL Ann A. and Ben F. Johnson, III Lucy R.* and Gary Lee, Jr. The MAGNUM Companies Joe Massey The Naserian Foundation Novelis, Inc. The Primerica Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Regions Bank Margaret and Terry Stent Veritiv Mr.* and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Ann Marie and John B. White, Jr.

$25,000+ A Friend of the Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ABM AEC Trust Aarati and Peter Alexander American Media Products, Inc. The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Yum and Ross Arnold Arrow Exterminators Spring and Tom Asher Assurant The Balloun Family Lisa and Joe Bankoff Ed Bastian BlackRock Nancy and Kenny Blank Bloomberg Philanthropies BNY Mellon Wealth Management Brenau UniversityGainesville Campus Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Brill Janine Brown and Alex J. Simmons, Jr. Brunner Benjamin Q. Brunt Lucinda W. Bunnen Mr. and Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Wright and Alison Caughman CBH International, Inc. Barbara and Steve Chaddick Chubb Aimee and Tom Chubb CJI Group Ltd. Cooper Carry Cousins Properties Russell Currey and Amy Durrell Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Cari Dawson and John Sparrow Marcia and John Donnell Mrs. Sarah A. EbyEbersole and Mr. W. Daniel Ebersole Ms. Angela L. Evans Katie and Reade Fahs Ellen and Howard Feinsand Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Jennifer and Marty Flanagan Peggy Foreman Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

Betty Sands Fuller Geographics, Inc. George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Georgia Council for the Arts GMT Capital Corporation Google Carolyn and David Gould Jeannette Guarner, MD and Carlos Del Rio, MD Mr. Mark Hanson and Mr. Burch Arvin Nancy and Charles Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Hehir Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation Holder Construction Company The Howell Fund, Inc. Karen and Jeb Hughes Infor Global Solutions Inspire Brands Foundation The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation Mr. Baxter P. Jones and Dr. Jiong Yan Anne and Mark Kaiser The Katherine John Murphy Foundation Joel Knox and Joan Marmo James H. Landon Renee and Alan D. Levow Livingston Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Majestic Realty Larry and Lisa Mark Massey Charitable Trust MaxMedia Margot and Danny McCaul Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Merrill Lynch Judy Zaban Miller and Lester Miller Mrs. Nancy Montgomery Starr Moore & James Starr Memorial Foundation, Inc. Moxie Mrs. Cecile Stockhausen Ms. Caroline Gottschalk Mueller Water Products, Inc. NCR Foundation Terence L. and Jeanne P. Neal Nelson Mullins

Northern Trust Lynn and Galen Oelkers Oxford Industries Beth and David Park Martha M. Pentecost Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Mr. Mark Preisinger PrimeRevenue Inc. Printpack The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Margaret and Bob Reiser The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rodbell The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Mary and Jim Rubright Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation SCANA Energy Mr. and Mrs. David Scheible Rachel and Bill Schultz Joyce and Henry Schwob The Selig Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ross Singletary II Skanska The Slumgullion Charitable Fund Smith & Howard, PC Mr. and Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Southwire Company Steinberg Charitable Trust TalentQuest Judith and Mark K. Taylor Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor and Ms. Triska Drake Lisa Cannon Taylor and Chuck Taylor Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Sally G. Tomlinson* Troutman Pepper United Distributors, Inc. Susie and Patrick Viguerie Vine Vault Kathy N. Waller Susan and Tom* Wardell Mr. and Mrs. Chris Webber Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Sue and John Wieland Elizabeth and Chris Willett

40 | encore $25,000+ (CONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D) Mrs. Sue S. Williams Suzanne B. Wilner Drs. Kevin and Kalinda Woods Ellen and John Yates Mary* and Bob Yellowlees Amy and Todd Zeldin $15,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A Friend of the High Museum of Art A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (2) AAA Parking Kristie and Charles Abney Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ackerman Keith Adams and Kerry Heyward Madeline and Howell E. Adams, Jr. Robin Aiken and Bill Bolen Mr. and Mrs. John M. Allan Mary Allen Aadu and Kristi Allpere ALPLA Jeff and Leanne Anderson Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation; Delta Life Insurance; Gray Television Barbara and Ron Balser Juanita and Gregory Baranco Angele and John Barrow Laura and Stan Blackburn The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Mr. Arthur M. Blank Mrs. Stephanie Blomeyer Rita and Herschel Bloom Mr. David Boatwright Mr. and Mrs. Watt Boone Susan V. Booth and Max Leventhal The Boston Consulting Group Lisa and Jim Boswell The Breman Foundation, Inc. Ginny & Charles Brewer Martha & Toby Brooks Brown & Brown Insurance, Inc. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Dean Bunce Ms. Mary Cahill and Mr. Rory Murphy Dr. Mary S. Campbell Cancer Treatment Centers of America Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Cashdan CBRE Mr. James Cox Chambers Ms. Suzanne Christensen Bert and Cathy Clark

Colliers International Covenant Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cook Dr. John W. Cooledge Carolynn Cooper and Pratap Mukharji Melinda and Brian Corbett Ann and Tom Cousins Ms. Marge A. Crittenden Charlene Crusoe-Ingram and Earnest Ingram Rebecca and Chris Cummiskey Ms. Alison Danaceau Mr. Dave Dase and Ms. Jackie Flake Cheryl Davis and Kurt Kuehn Mr. and Ms. Jay M. Davis Heather and Phil Deguire Ms. Sloane Drake Diane Durgin Mr. Richard H. Delay and Dr. Francine D. Dykes Eleanor and Charles Edmondson Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers and Mr. David Lile Fifth Third Bank Fleetcor Sally and Carl Gable Anne and Dick Game Doris and Matthew Geller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodsell Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Nancy and Holcombe Green Seth & Lisa Greenberg Nena C. Griffith Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Joe Hamilton Mr. Rod Hildebrant and Mr. Matthew Meehan Hilton Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Hohlstein Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Holland HSBC Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt IBM Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Phil and Jenny Jacobs Liza and Brad Jancik Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen Lou Brown Jewell Bob Jimenez Johnny Mercer Foundation Katie and West Johnson Ingrid Saunders Jones JP Morgan Private Bank John C. Keller Mr. James F. Kelley and Ms. Anne H. Morgan Philip I. Kent Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kiefer

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Kimberly-Clark Ms. Kim Peter Kovac Mr. Charles R. Kowal Dr. and Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Mr. and Mrs. Nolan C. Leake Donna Lee and Howard Ehni Dr. Elaine L. Levin Barbara W. and Bertram L. Levy Mr. Sukai Liu and Dr. Ginger J. Chen Mr. and Dr. Kevin Lyman Mr. Martinez Barry and Jean Ann McCarthy Sally and Allen McDaniel Ms. Anne Meisner Mr. Kenneth H. and Dr. Carolyn C. Meltzer Anna and Hays Mershon MetLife Foundation Moore Colson, CPAs and Bert & Carmen Mills Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Morgens West Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morgens Gretchen Nagy & Allan Sandlin National Philanthropic Trust Northwestern Mutal Goodwin, Wright John and Laura Wright Barbara and Sanford Orkin Kathie and Churk Palmer Karen and Richard Parker Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Perkins & Will Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc The Piedmont National Family Foundation Suzanne and Bill Plybon Mr. Marc Pollack and Mrs. Robin Pollack Portman Holdings Princess Grace Foundation, USA Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pryor Pulte Group, Inc. Quigley Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Robyn Roberts and Kevin Greiner Mrs. Nita Robinson Patricia and Maurice Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Rubenstein June and John Scott ServiceNow Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. John A. Sibley

Mr. Fahim Siddiqui and Ms. Shazia Fahim Dean DuBose and Bronson Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Somerhalder Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Karen and John Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Sara and Paul Steinfeld Mr. Les Stumpff and Ms. Sandy Moon Dr. Nossi Taheri and Ms. Hope Vaziri Elliott and Elaine Tapp Ms. Brett A. Tarver Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lizanne Thomas and David Black Rosemarie and David Thurston Tim and Lauren Schrager Family Foundation UBS Financial Services Inc. John and Ray Uttenhove Roxanne and Benny Varzi Kim and Reggie Walker Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund Mrs. Melinda M. Wertheim and Dr. Steven B. Wertheim Adair and Dick White Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. White Richard Williams and Janet Lavine Wilmington Trust Jan and Greg Winchester

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ARTISTIC Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of Diversity, Equity, & Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Distinguished Artist in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage BOLD Artistic Director Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinashe Kajese-Bolden Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Watkins BOLD Producing Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Burks Spelman Leadership Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessenia Ingram, Alexis Woodard Spelman Leadership Interns . . . . . Raiyon Hunter, Lauren Dixon, Chloe Jackson Kenny Leon Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyra Wilson Allyship Program Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence Reiser Lab Artists Round 5 . . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki R ound 6 . . . . . . . . . . Jake Krakovsky, Jane Foley, Ibi Owolabi, Hannah Church, Sarah Newby Halicks, Jaclyn Hofmann, Lee Osorio, Angela Farr Schiller, Rachel Parish Production Management Associate Production Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Baranski, Courtney O’Neill COVID Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Costumes Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew Carswell Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonja Peterson, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas 1st Hands/Stitchers . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Cruz Torres, Niki Traxler Electrics Director of Lighting and Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernesto Gomez Assistant Director of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Brunson Staff Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Props Artisan / Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Muse Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Richardson Interim Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jackson, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianna Bass Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . Emma Mouledoux, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Stage Management Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell Stage Managers . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell, Rodney Williams Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Dickey, Valerie Medoff Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Victor Mouledoux Jr.

EDUCATION Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . Hallie Angelella Head of Youth and Family Programming . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Manager of Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Davis Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Class and Camp Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman Head of Strategic Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aierelle Jacob Education Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Institute Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue

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Artist in Residence and Teen Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . Sam Provenzano Education Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Silton Education Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jasmine Thomas Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Noble Alliance@Work Business Development Officer . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Gambert Teaching Artists Jimez Alexander, Will Amato, Jae An, Chase Anderson, Ricardo Aponte, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Lon Baumgarner, Thomas Brazzle, Jared Brodie, Chelsea Brown, Kyle Brumley, Sara Burris, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Lina Chambers, Hannah Lake Chatham, Hannah Chiclana, Hannah Church, Megan Cramer, Kelly Criss, Nakeisha Daniel, Peyton McDaniel Davis, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado, Sarah Donnell, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Suehyla-El Attar, Shelby Folks, Sharon Foote, Daryl Funn, Allison Gardner, Neely Gossett, Sarah Newby Halicks, Amber Hamilton, Meg Harkins, Faith Hillis, Robert Hindsman, Deja Holmes, Meg Johns, Carole Kaboya, Ashe Kazanjian, LeeAnna Lambert, Chris Lane, Maya Lawrence, Antonia LeChe, Kathleen Link, Amy Lucas, Christian Magby, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Martin, Mari Martinez, Dalyla McGee, Candy McLellan, Karin Mervis, Courtney Moors, Amanda Wansa Morgan, Jenna Jackson Morris, Audrey Myers, JD Myers, Teundras Oaks, Tafee Patterson, Zuri Petteway, Aaron Pitman, Michelle Pokopac, Samantha Provenzano, J.L. Reed, Morgan Rysdon, Julissa Sabino, Riley Schatz, Erin Schaut, Avery Sharpe, Destiny Stancil, Autumn Stephens, Alexandria Joy Thomas, Jasmine Thomas, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Rachel Wansker, Megan Wartell, Adam Washington, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Katy Whitson, Jay Williams, Vallea Woodbury, Melissa Word Teen Ensemble Members Jessica Agalaba, Colleen Allard-Smith, Hananya Allen, Zariyah Allen, Chloe Beaver, Tavin Bennett-Brown, Caroline Brown, Nicole Cortes, Khala Flemister, Léa Fournier, Ebony Golden, Jude Harris, Samyukta Iyer, Varun Kashyap, LaNiyah Kelly, Hannah Lahr, Chloe Lomax, Isabel Pruitt, Ibrahim Sedebeh, Kenyon Surney, Fiona Tagami, Nicky Taylor, Brendan White, Alivia Wynn, Anna Zheng

MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Hall Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenterill Boden Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Administration/Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elecia Crowley Development & Memberships Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director, Strategic Institutional Advancement . . . . . Collins Desselle Associate Director of Data & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Lopez Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Padgett Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Hoover Associate Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Assistant, Program Producer . . . . . . . . .Ashley Elliott Front of House & Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Flores Associate Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas D. Powell Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Kompelmakher Digital Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ansley Usery House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgette Burton, Dana Hylton-Calabro, Alicia Quirk, Rin Smith, Robyn E. Sutton-Fernandez, Ansley Usery, Sarah Wallis

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Articles inside

Behind the Pictures: An Interview with the Animators

Benefactor Circle

Program Notes

Synopsis

Monthly Sustainer Society

Legacy Society and Matching Gifts

All Hands on Deck

Woodruff Circle

Annual Fund

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