February 2012 The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at the Alliance Theatre by Encore Magazine

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Playwright Meg Miroshnik on her prize-winning play, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls.

the performance 11 Program and Notes

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From 1992-1995, I lived in Prague. I moved to Czechoslovakia in late August and by January 1 I lived in a brand new country, the Czech Republic. This kind of seismic change became an everyday occurrence. That summer the currency changed over. My Czech best friend went from being a penny pinching kindergarten teacher to an editor at the Czech language Elle magazine in a six month burst of networking and long hours. At the same time her garage band boyfriend became a multimillionaire on the brand new Czech stock market. As Czech novelist Joachim Topol says in his magnificent City Sister Silver, in 1989, behind the former Iron Curtain, "time exploded." The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls captures the fun, danger, excitement, and wild pace of change I observed. I loved the play, but then, of course I would. What is amazing about working at the Alliance Theatre is that my colleagues, well traveled but of course without ties to the "Wild East," loved The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls too. Working on this play makes me realize how fearless our audience has become about new work. You, our audience, are part of rapidly changing Atlanta culture. You trust us to present a good night in the theatre, and to help you venture into new worlds through new voices. The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwright competition delights me every year, but this year, has been a highlight as I've worked with Meg â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not only a great writer but a fantastic person and true collaborator â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and traveled to Moscow through her eyes. I hope you are as thrilled as I am with this exciting fairytale of a play. Sincerely, Celise Kalke Director of New Projects

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Playwright Meg Miroshnik on her prize-winning play, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls by bret love

reaking into the theatre business can be a long, tough slog, particularly for young playwrights. But Meg Miroshnik, who got her MFA from the Yale School of Drama, took one heck of a shortcut by winning the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. The annual national Meg Miroshnik with competition is designed to help student playwrights Russian translator Masha Kroupnik. become professionals, with the Alliance giving the winner a professional production of his/her work. We recently caught up with Miroshnik to talk about her Alliance/Kendeda-winning play, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, and how the competition has impacted her career. What was the inspiration behind The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls?

It came from the opportunity I got to go to Moscow, study Russian and work as a freelance writer. I was struck by how quickly everything was changing there. The life expectancy for Russian men was 57 years, so there were many more women. I saw these iconic images — teenage girls standing in the snow and old women with headscarves at the market — and I was interested in colliding this world of women with both the present and past. I hit upon the idea of trapping them in the predicaments of old Russian folk tales. How does that relate to Annie, the show’s central character?

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There was a whole generation of people who left the Soviet Union as children who came back to seek opportunities in Russia as the market was taking off. Annie’s a realistic, optimistic American who’s in this crazy situation — living with this woman who may be a witch, living across the hall from a girl who claims her boyfriend is turning into a bear. She can be the audience’s skeptical way into this world. Your play won the Alliance/ Kendeda competition. What’s the importance of those types of opportunities for playwrights?

The program is remarkable in a number of ways. The Alliance is producing plays by early career playwrights in a major

regional theatre. It is a crazy, wonderful opportunity to be able to work there so early in my career. Even when one is lucky enough to find a home for a play, there is usually a long process of auditioning the play and figuring out if it will be right for the season. As part of the program, they partnered with a playwrights’ workshop at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this

summer and then also with the Lark Play Development Center in New York in November, so I’ve been able to work with actors on the play twice and had time to rewrite and try new things out months before getting into a rehearsal room at the Alliance. It was a remarkable commitment that they made to the play, and it’s a phenomenal program. I feel incredibly lucky to have been a part of it.

Bringing The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls to Moscow : An excerpt from the playwright’s diary Next, I meet the director, Ilya Shagalov, жили были. Or zhili byli. In Russian, this means: “They lived, they were.” It’s who has been tasked with creating an hour the equivalent of “once upon a time,” a long eskiz, or “sketch” for production, using formulaic way to prepare the reader for a the play’s first 30 pages. This calculation journey. So, жили были, in June 2011, I comes as a surprise to me; in the U.S., one page generally equals one set out on a journey to Moscow minute onstage. The discrepancy to workshop The Fairytale Lives is explained when I arrive at the of Russian Girls in Russian as part theatre and Shagalov introduces of an exchange between the Yale me to the musicians he’s hired School of Drama and the Moscow (There are musical numbers in Playwright and Director Center’s this play?!?) and then walks me Masterskaya na Begavoi (curated through the space to inspect by Marat Gatsalov). the props (I don’t remember When I arrive in Moscow, I meet mentioning Jell-O in the script…). the translator of the play, Maria My confusion and fear is soon Kroupnik, who has been poring Poster for the transformed into excitement, over collections of fairy tales for Moscow Playwright & Director weeks in search of lilting Russian Center Production however, as Shagalov and the incredible cast set to work. As rhymes. And for help selecting swear words of just the right potency, Russians raised on the tales at the center Kroupnik tells me, she has consulted the of the story, they play in the world with an playwright Evgeny Kazachkov; together, ease that’s revelatory to my outsider’s eyes. they’ve carefully weighed the intended I come away from the workshop with their vividness and vulgarity of every curse the generous insights and return home to reap my rewriting rewards. actors will utter. alliancetheatre.org

How do you hope this show will affect audiences, and what do you want them to take away from it?

The No. 1 thing for me about the play is that, since it is a fairy tale and we are literally beginning with “once upon a time,” I think there is an expectation as an audience member that it is going to be a really great story. So I hope people go away feeling like they have had a satisfying evening of storytelling, firstly. In terms of thematic or emotional reactions, I think

the play is asking what role fairy tales have in adult life. I hope that it will be funny, exciting, scary and provocative — a really fun evening in the theatre. Bret Love is the founder of ecotourism/ conservation site GreenGlobalTravel.com; managing editor of INsite magazine; and music editor for Georgia Music Magazine. He freelances for national and international publications and does improv with Jackpie at Relapse Theatre.

About the Alliance/Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition

eg Miroshnik’s play The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls is the eighth winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. This unique opportunity helps playwrights make the transition from America’s leading graduate playwriting programs to the professional theatre. Alumni and finalists have gone on to productions across the United States and the United Kingdom (and often return to Atlanta) and often return to Atlanta. Most recently, finalist Megan Gogerty (Love Jerry) performed her second one-woman show with Synchronicity Theatre. The Alliance is proud to provide a home to these artists during their first year in the “real world,” curating the next generation of great American playwrights.

Where are the WINNERS now? • Carapace: David Mitchell Robinson’s drama is being published by Samuel French. • Tennis in Nablus: Ismail Khalidi’s “tragipoliticomedy” was produced last summer at Stageworks in upstate New York.

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• Smart Cookie: Playwright Julia Brownell writes just received a world premiere of her play All-American with LCT3 in New York. • In the Red and Brown Water: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s widely produced winner went on to productions in London, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., the Bay Area and beyond. • False Creeds: Playwright Darren Canady is now a professor of playwriting at the University of Kansas and just had a new play, Brothers of the Dust, produced by Congo Square in Chicago. • ‘said, Said: Playwright Kenneth Lin is one of the most commissioned young American playwrights. His new play, Fallow, opened last month at People’s Light and Theatre Company in Malvern, Pa. • Day of the Kings: Daphne Greaves has been publishing novels and freelance writing.

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*Kate Goehring..................................... Olga/Passport Officer/Professor/Valentina *Alexandra Henrikson.................................................................................. Katya *Judy Leavell..................................................................... Baba Yaga/Auntie Yaroslava *Diany Rodriguez........................................................................................Masha Bree Dawn Shannon.........................................................The Other Katya/Nastya Sarah Elizabeth Wallis................................................................................ Annie UNDERSTUDIES Understudies and stand-ins never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.

Alana Cheshire........................................................ The Other Katya/Nastya/Katya Mary Saville ........................................... Olga/Passport Control Officer/Professor/ Valentina/Baba Yaga/Auntie Yaroslava Annie York....................................................................................... Masha/Annie Molly Richards...........................................................................Assistant Director Amanda Zieve..............................................................Assistant Lighting Designer *R. Lamar Williams....................................................... Production Stage Manager Jayson Waddell......................................... Stage Management Production Assistant Mila Fesenko............................................................ Russian Language Consultant *Denotes a member of Actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

There will be NO intermission. Setting: Moscow 2005: The thrice-nine tsardom in the thrice-ten country. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited, is a violation of United States Copyright Law and is an actionable Federal Offense. Cameras and recording devices are absolutely prohibited in the theatre. Cell phones and pagers are extremely disturbing and should be silenced before the performance begins. The Alliance Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union. The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences (ASSITEJ/USA), the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.

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Alana Cheshire

KATE GOEHRING (Olga/Passport Officer/ Professor/Valentina) Kate's credits include the National Tour of Angels in America (Harper — LA Pride/Carbonell Awards); Heartbreak House (Intiman); Orpheus Descending, Dancing at Lughnasa (Arena); The Clean House, Tony Kushner’s Slavs! (Actor's Theatre of Louisville), How I Learned to Drive (ATC); one-person/seven-character The Blonde, the Brunette & the Vengeful Redhead (Triad); Collected Stories (ACT/Footlights Award); and Saint Joan, The Syringa Tree (KC Repertory). Major roles at Huntington, Goodman, Northlight, Court, Bailiwick (After Dark Award/ Jeff Citation). Film/television: “Moment of Rage” (Chicago Emmy nomination), star/ co-stars for BBC, Comedy Central, “ER,” “Gossip Girl,” and as people messing up on various “Law & Orders.” ALEXANDRA HENRIKSON (Katya) has appeared regionally in Candida and Taming of the Shrew (California Shakespeare Theater); Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Williamstown Theater Festival Act One Company); Hell

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Annie York

House (St. Ann’s Warehouse); Fly By Night (ArsNova); and Sarah Ruhl’s Late: A Cowboy Song (Yale Cabaret). She is a founding member of the Good Belly Theater Collective and conceived and devised its first two shows: Erebus and Terror and Bones in the Basket. She received her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and her BFA from NYU. www.alexandrahenrikson.com. JUDY LEAVELL (Baba Yaga/Auntie Yaraslova) is happy to return to the Alliance Theatre, having last appeared there as Joanne in Managing Maxine. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1979, Judy has performed in many Atlanta theatres, including Theatre in the Square (On Golden Pond, The Savannah Disputation), Georgia Ensemble Theatre (Tokens of Affection, Steel Magnolias), ART Station (Driving Miss Daisy, The Lady With All the Answers), as well as with the Springer Opera House (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Enchanted April). Yes, that’s her in the tub for Safe Step Walk-In Tubs, and in March, you can see her in the film Butter, starring Jennifer Garner.

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profiles DIANY RODRIGUEZ (Masha) Alliance: Into the Woods (Little Red); August: Osage County (Johnna); and Middle School: The Musical (Sari). Tours: Dora the Explorer Live! (Dora/Map) and Rent in Asia (Ensemble/ US Mimi). Notable credits: Fame (Carmen), The Cherry Orchard (Anya), Junie B. Jones (Lucille), Pippin (Catherine), Coyote Ugly (Scarlet), Soul Kitchen – off-Bway (Sangita), and Shlomo – off-Bway (Anjia/Ruth). She would like to thank the Alliance for taking a chance on her, and for hopefully continuing to ... please. Look for her this Mother's Day in ABC Family's “Crew 9.” Also, thank you people I love. BREE DAWN SHANNON (The Other Katya/ Nastya) is honored to be working at the Alliance with this cast and crew in this amazing new play. She hopes that you will enjoy the show as much as she has enjoyed her journey to tonight’s performance. Previous stage credits include Little House Christmas (Ma Ingalls); Come Blow Your Horn (Peggy Evans); and Oklahoma! (Laurey). Look for her opposite Jennifer Lopez in the feature film What to Expect When You’re Expecting due in theaters in May. Many thanks to her Heavenly Father, family and dearest husband Kendal for their love and support. SARAH ELIZABETH WALLIS (Annie) is thrilledto be making her Alliance Theatre debut! Sarah holds a BFA in performing arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a minor in music and is a graduate of Actor’s Express theatre’s Professional Acting Internship. Other Atlanta credits include: Best Christmas Pageant Ever 2010 & 11 (Beth) at Synchronicity Theatre, Ramona Quimby (Beezus) at Georgia Ensemble, Monsters (Simone/ Mud Woman) and Slasher (Hildy) at Actor’s Express. Thanks to everyone involved for this amazing opportunity, and to my family for their continued love and support!

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ALANA CHESHIRE (US The Other Katya/ Nastya/Katya) is thrilled to be making her debut at the Alliance! An Atlanta native, she graduated from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music with a bachelor's degree in vocal performance and theatre. Most recently seen in the Atlanta Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor as the Love Cursed Bride. Regional credits include Celia in As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice at Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Girleen in The Lonesome West with Cardinal Stage Company, and Sunny Frietag in The Last Night of Ballyhoo at the Brown County Playhouse. Alana would like to thank her family for all of their wonderful support. Mary Saville (US Olga/Passport Control Officer/Professor/Valentina/Baba Yaga/Auntie Yaroslava) is excited to be working with the Alliance Theatre for the first time. Atlanta appearances include Synchronicity, Georgia Ensemble, Aurora, Shakespeare Tavern and many others. Boston credits include History Alive and Alethia. Mary earned her M.A. in theatre education from Emerson College, and teaches young actors all over the city. Thank you for supporting new work. ANNIE YORK (US Masha/Annie) was most recently seen onstage in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Aurora Theatre). Other recent work includes Unnecessary Farce (Stage Door Players), Slasher (Actor’s Express) and Women + War (Synchronicity Theatre). Annie is a graduate of Actor’s Express theatre’s Professional Acting Internship and holds a BA in theatre from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless love and support, Jody for this incredible opportunity and YOU for supporting live theatre! MEG MIROSHNIK (Playwright) Other plays include The Droll (Or, a Stage-Play about the END of Theatre) and The Tall Girls, a play about high school girls’ basketball in the 1930s. The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls is the winner of the Alliance/Kendeda

profiles Graduate Playwriting Competition and a finalist for the L. Arnold Weissberger Award, and will be produced at the Moscow Playwright and Director Center in a Russian translation by Maria Kroupnik (directed by Ilya Shagalov). Her work has been produced or developed by Alliance Theatre, South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival, Perishable Theatre, the Kennedy Center, the Lark New Play Development Center, Yale Cabaret, and the Carlotta Festival at Yale. Upcoming projects include an adaptation of the libretto for Shostakovich’s Moscow, Cheryomushki for Chicago Opera Theater in April 2012 (directed by Mike Donahue) and a commission for a new play for South Coast Repertory. Meg holds an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, where she studied under Paula Vogel. ERIC ROSEN (Director) is artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, was founding artistic director of Chicago’s About Face Theatre (AFT) (1995-2008), and is a writer, director and producer. Original projects include Venice (KC Rep, CTG, upcoming NYC, Best Musical of 2010, TIME Magazine); Wedding Play (Steppenwolf/AFT, Jeff Nom), Winesburg Ohio (Steppenwolf, AFT — Jeff Award, Arden — Barrymore Award, KC Rep), Clay (AFT, Lookingglass, CTG, KC Rep, LCT3 — Drama Desk Nomination, Jeff Award), and Undone, Whitman and Dream Boy (Jeff Award, also at 7 Stages). Directing credits include Lincoln Center Theatre, KC Rep, CTG, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare, Hartford Stage, 5th Avenue, Prince, Cincinnati, Melbourne (Australia) and workshops at Sundance, O’Neill, Playwrights Horizons and the Public Theater. He has developed and produced nearly 40 world premieres, including Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner I am My Own Wife and work by Mary Zimmerman, Frank Galati, Stephen Flaherty, Moises Kaufman, among others. Ph.D, Northwestern University. COLLETTE POLLARD (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be working with Alliance Theatre

on The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls. Collette resides in Chicago where her work has been seen at Steppenwolf Theatre, Writers' Theatre, Goodman Theatre and Court Theatre. Collette received a Joseph Jefferson Award for her design of The Front Page at TimeLine Theatre, as well as a nomination for her design of Broadway Bound at Drury Lane Theatre. She received the Michael Merritt Maggio Emerging Designer Award in 2010. Collette is a full-time scenic design theatre lecturer at Columbia College Chicago and teaches adjunct at Northwestern University. Collette would like to thank Mark for his constant support! HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Designer) Broadway works include: How To Succeed... starring Daniel Radcliffe (2011 Tony nomination), Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Guys and Dolls, Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jersey Boys (Tony Award Winner), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination/Dora and Olivier Award Winner) and How To Succeed... starring Matthew Broderick. Six musicals in rep for The Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration. The Joffrey Ballet's Billboards, and designs for more than sixty pieces for Parsons Dance which he co-founded with David Parsons. IVAN INGERMANN (Costume Designer) Theatre: Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream, SeaWorld A'lure. Film: Suits, Rules of the Game, Escape to Life, “2x4” (Sundance Winner). Television: National commercials for Pier One Imports, Toyota, Pontiac, BMW, McDonald's and MTV. Awards: Costume Designers Guild Excellence in commercial costume design nomination. Assistant credits: Grease (Willa Kim), The Snow Maiden (Desmond Heeley), Chicago (William Ivey Long), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Night of the Iguana (Susan Hilferty). He is a member of the United

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profiles Scenic Artist Union Local 829 as well as a faculty member at UGA's Department of Theatre and Film Studies. Celise Kalke (Director of New Projects) joined the staff of the Alliance in 2005. She is so proud of working on Alliance/Kendeda winners: Carapace, Tennis in Nablus, Smart Cookie, In the Red and Brown Water and False Creeds. Before moving to the Alliance she was Director of the Literary Department at the Public Theater in New York. At the Public she worked with many well-known actors including Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, Ben Stiller, Jimmy Smits, Peter Dinklage and Rosie Perez. She was featured in American Theatre as one of 25 American Theatre leaders of the future. Celise studied dramaturgy at the Prague Academy of Dramatic Arts (DAMU). Clay Benning (Sound Designer) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 12 years and has designed more than 70 productions. He is also an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare with designs for more than 18 productions. Other work includes the Atlanta Ballet: The Great Gatsby, big (featuring Big Boi); Cincinnati Playhouse; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Theatrical Outfit; Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for best sound design. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE/USA829. JOSHUA HORVATH (Composer) is a Chicago-based sound designer, composer and music producer. His sound and music have been heard at Long Wharf,Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Center Stage, Hartford Stage, the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, The Court Theatre, Lookingglass, Kansas City Rep, Milwaukee Rep and Center Theatre Group. He is a fourtime winner of Chicago's Joseph Jefferson award, an LA Ovation award winner, teaches sound design for theatre and film at Northwestern University, and is an artistic associate at Lookingglass Theatre.

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R. LAMAR WILLIAMS (Production Stage Manager) is an Atlanta native. Rodney studied theatre at Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre. His 10-year tenure at the Alliance has included stage managing Carapace, Sammy & Me, Tennis in Nablus, The Second Ciy: Peach Drop Stop & Roll , The Second City: Miracle on 1280 Peachtree Street and Broke; and assistant stage managing August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Doubt; Jelly’s Last Jam and the world premieres of Women of Brewster Place, Sister Act: The Musical and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. For Sensei, JDawn, his girls and all humanity — “living life as ART!” Jody Feldman (Associate Producer) has been the head of casting for the Alliance Theatre since 1991. She has cast more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions for the Alliance including a wide range of classical, contemporary and world premiere dramas and musicals. She has worked with such directors as Susan V. Booth, Kenny Leon, David H. Bell, Kent Gash, Doug Hughes, Gary Griffin, Molly Smith and Andy Blankenbuehler. Since the Alliance is a center for new play development and productions, Jody has been privileged to cast a large number of new plays including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Flyin’ West and Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and world premiere musicals such as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, and Bring It On: The Musical. Jody also serves as casting director for Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company and worked as Atlanta casting director for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute in Washington, D.C., and the feature film Charming the Hearts of Men. Jody began her theatre career as an actress and then as assistant general manager at the Academy Theatre with Frank Wittow. More than anything, Jody would like to thank you for being here to share the joy of live theatre with her Alliance Theatre family.

profiles Susan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001. Over the past 10 seasons, she has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Aliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships and overseen regional collaborative productions, as well as commercial partnerships on projects including 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, which she also directed. As a director, she has worked nationally at theatres including

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profiles Synopsis When Annie Rabinovich, a 20-year-old college student who left the Soviet Union as a baby, decides to spend her summer break studying Russian in Moscow, she can’t begin to imagine the adventures awaiting her. I mean, sure, there are warnings: That odd scar on her mother, Olga’s, chest, for instance. But things get seriously dicey when Annie arrives in Russia: The girl across the hall, Masha, claims that her boyfriend has turned into a bear. And her new friend, Katya, has a sugar daddy she calls the tsar; he’s married to a wicked witch and Katya has started following his daughter, the Other Katya, around town. Plus, there’s Auntie Yaroslava — Annie’s not sure, but could this sweet old lady who looks 306 years old and never seems to leave the house actually be the girl-eating witch, Baba Yaga? Come to think of it, why does she keep cooking for Annie? It seems the longer Annie stays in the city, the blurrier the lines between reality and fantasy become. To secure her Russian happily ever after, must Annie take action soon? Or is it already too late?

Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre remains closely tied to the cultural identity of Atlanta, growing as the city has grown. In 1977, the Alliance merged with the Atlanta Children’s Theatre (1929) to include Atlanta’s youngest audiences in fully produced theatrical experiences. In 1979, the Alliance created the Theatre School (now the Acting Program and Education Department) in order to strengthen the relationship with our community. In 2007, under the leadership of Susan Booth, Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony Award®. The Alliance has created a large body of new work: world premiere musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent regional productions; the plays of early career playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwright Competition; work on a nationally watched stage, launching and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community; and original plays for young audiences at every age level. The Alliance takes great pride in our educational programming through the Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists, community education including classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development. Twice recognized by the Federal Department of Education as leaders in the field of arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to arts access. The Alliance Theatre strives to set the highest artistic standards and create the powerful experience of shared theatre for a diverse audience. Above all else, we value excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. 404.733.4650 or alliancetheatre.org http://facebook.com/AllianceTheatre

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Dan Reardon Victoria Palefsky Howard L. Feinsand Patrick J. Gunning

Directors James L. Anderson Joe Bankoff Kenny Blank Mark Callaway Steve Chaddick Alan Colberg Linda Davidson Philippa V. Ellis Daryl Evans Reade Fahs A.D. Frazier Andrew Golde Laura Hardman Lila Hertz

Jocelyn Hunter Rosthema Viener Kastin John Keller James Kilberg Jeff Levy Valarie Lischer Cynthia H. Maloy Alan McKeon S. Alan McKnight, Jr. John Hays Mershon Hala Moddelmog Philip H. MoĂŻse Maureen Morrison Richard S. Myrick

Rita M. Anderson Kenneth L. Bernhardt Frank S. Chew Ann W. Cramer

George Goodwin Helen M. Regenstein Robert E. Reiser, Jr. Debbie Shelton

Scarlet Pressley-Brown Helen Smith Price Maurice M. Rosenbaum William B. Rowland Stephen Selig William D. Sleeper H. Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel Charles E. Taylor Robert Walker Peter D. Weitzner P.J. Younglove Hovey

Life Directors

Jane E. Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Benjamin T. White

Advisory Board Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Terri Bagen Neil Barclay Candace Bell Mark Bell Barry Berlin Veronica Biggins Nancy Bistritz Melanie Boltax Sarah Robinson Borders Erin Brown Stephen Brown Donna Burchfield Susan Callaway James Cox Chambers Ron Clark Tony Conway Richard Cravey Jackie Cushman Sallie Daniel Debbie Dermer John Deushane

Advisory Board Chair: Ann W. Cramer Stacii Jae Johnson Patricia L. Dickey Andrea Jones Sally Dorsey David Kuniansky Enid Draluck Constance Lewis Cydnee Dubrof Kristie Madara Diane Durgin Rosemary Magee Bob Eckardt Kent Matlock Jo Roberson Edwards Philip McAdoo Randi Emerman Penny McPhee Kathryn Farley Dedi Mohr Ellen Feinsand Cynthia Moreland Valerie Ferguson Elena Mullican Donna Fitzmaurice Linda Newport Barry Flink Bill Nigut Jay Freer Monica Pearson Margie Goheen Travis Reed Lisa Greenberg Harrison Rohr Patrice Greer Paul Root Wolpe Jennifer Hale Bobby Rosenbloum Valerie Hartman Jack Sawyer Virginia Hepner Christine Schneider Stephanie Husk Alan Schreihofer Pam Jenkins

Sonny Seals The Honorable Leah Ward Sears Linda Selig Janece Shaffer Anne Sheehan Brian Shepler Cindy Shepler Linda Silberman Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita Stephens-Walker Veda Storey Todd Tautfest Susan Tucker Wayne Vason Lynda Walker A. Penniman Wells, Jr. Rick Western Mary Williams Suzy Wilner Joni Winston

Volunteer Leadership

President, STARS/Alliance Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Guild President, Alliance Theatre Guild

Valarie Lischer Sarah Larson

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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

Kendeda Fund

U.S. Department of Education

The Shubert Foundation

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

Fulton County Arts Council Zeist Foundation

Publix Super Markets Charities North Highland Company The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Charles Loridans Foundation Livingston Foundation Rich Foundation

Cartoon Network Bryan Cave Georgia Council for the Arts

Georgia Pacific Foundation Jones Day Premiere Global Services, Inc.

Duke Realty Corporation Plum Creek

Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Airlines, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Home Depot Edgerton Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ AT&T Callaway Foundation, Inc. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

★★★ $10,000+ Atlanta Foundation American Intercontinental University

★★ $5,000+ Arby's Foundation

★ $2,500+ Greenberg Traurig Digital Arts Studio

John and Mary Franklin Foundation

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2011-12 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 43. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 43 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

Alliance Theatre is a participant in the New Generations Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for American theatre.

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sponsors turner broadcasting system, inc. is committed to meaningful corporate citizenship in the communities in which the company operates and its employees work and live. The arts is one focus area of Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local philanthropy, in particular organizations and programs that enhance the quality of life for all residents of its Atlanta hometown.

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Official Hotel

Official Pizzeria

Official Staffing Consultant

Foxgloves & Ivy

Research Partner

Marketing Partner

Digital Marketing Partner

Restaurant Partners

Midtown and Candler Park Atlantic Station

government

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

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annual fund

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE A L L I A N C E

T H E AT R E

★★★★ $35,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick

Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Sally G. Tomlinson

★★★ $25,000-$34,999 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand

James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation

Dan & Garnet Reardon

★★ $15,000-$24,999 David & Carolyn Gould James & Lori Kilberg

Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Patty & Doug Reid

The Balloun Family Lisa & Joe Bankoff Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ansley & Mark Callaway Alan & Chi Colberg Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. Tony L. Conway Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. A. D. Frazier, Jr. Matthew & Doris Geller Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Gunning Valerie Hartman Doug & Lila Hertz

Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones Paul & Rosthema Kastin John & Angie Keller Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeff Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Maureen & Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Linda & Stephen Selig Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III

Joni Winston

★ $10,000-$14,999 Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Amy & Todd Zeldin

top billing Executive Producers ★★ $7,500-$9,999 James Anderson The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. P.J. Younglove Hovey

Executive Producers ★ $5,000-$7,499 Jay & Debbie Goldman Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Kathy Harris Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation Cynthia & Alan Maloy

Peg & Bill Balzer Candace & Jeff Bell Sarah & Jim Borders Frank & Mary Anne Chew Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin

Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Kenyon Murphy Helen Smith Price Mr. & Ms. Hugh S. Ripps Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler

Producers ★★ $3,500-$4,999 Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Mr. Stephen Brown & Dr. Bayley Royer

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. Dick Dickson & Ms. Yin Lo Philippa & Burrell Ellis

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Fuess Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein William & Margarita Sleeper

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 Balfour Beatty Construction Mrs. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Ms. Beryl Bergquist

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Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Callaway John & Lucy Cook Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III

Richard & Linda Diedrich Douglas & Camille Duerr Charles & Carol Edwards Eierman Foundation

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of December 1, 2011

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 (cont.) Leslie Leigh M.D. Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Dedi & Julian Mohr Jodi & Henry Niden Dr. Kathleen Nixon & Dr. Gregory Berkey John & Helen Parker Monica K. Pearson Susan & David Peterson Procore Solutions Ms. Lynne Ragan Mr. Travis Reed Bill & Rhonda Rowland Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer

The Elster Foundation Diane & Daryl Evans Alan & Willa Fabian Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Ms. Beryl Farris Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Lance E. Hall Joan & David Herskovits Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hugh, III Mr. Clay Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Jungers David L. Kuniansky

Sonny & Jeanne Seals Michele & Glenn Shear Charlotte & Tom Shields Jane E. Shivers Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Southern States LLC Karen & Alex Stickney TAYLAR Development & Associates Michael & June Tompkins Troutman Sanders LLP Susan & Tom Wardell Penn & Sally Wells John & Kathy Zamer

Associate Producers $1,500-$2,499 JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Madelyn R. Adams Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Rita & Ted Anderson Judy M. Anderson Herbert & Myrtice Arnold Elizabeth & John Bacon Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. Ted R. Benning Ms. Ann B. Bishop Ms. Pamela L. Blackburn Mr. Ron L. Clark, Jr. Akbar Cojoe Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Dante’s Down the Hatch, Buckhead Ms. Diana DePinto Ms. Patricia L. Dickey Ms. Cydnee Dubrof & Mr. Robert McDonough Diane Durgin Ralph & Ree Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Ms. Gail H. Evans Michael & Jody Feldman Ms. Valerie Ferguson Dr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin

Melanie & Richard Fine Andy Fisher Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. Craig Garrett Mr. Joe Gfaller Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Dale R.F. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Seth Greenberg Louise Staton Gunn Rachel & Mike Hammer John & Simone Hanson Ms. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Etta Raye Hirsch Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Harold Itkin Richard & Marcia Jacobson Ms. Caroline John In honor of Carol Jones & the Alliance Theatre Education Department Veronique & Baxter Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger Lanier-Goodman Foundation Ms. Carolyn Lawson Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Lubo Fund M.C. Jackson, Sr. Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Mr. & Ms. Michael J. Millett

June M. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Joyce & Michael Natbony Mr. Joseph Northington Mrs. & Mrs. Solon Patterson Bill & Carey Peard Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Mr. & Mrs. John Richard Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg David & Sharon Schachter Ms. Christine Schneider Mr. Kevin D. Seaway Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan Mr. Brian Shively & Mr. Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman Martin & Patricia Silbiger Paul V. Spiegl, Sr. MD Jim & Janie Stratigos Mrs. & Mr. Otha Sydnor Ms. Victoria Sylvain Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Chad Thornhill Lynda & Richard Walker Mr. Alex & Mr. Marc D. Weinberg Joan Whitcomb J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. John A. Williams Mr. & Mrs. D. Brent Wyper Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Zaban

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Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mr. & Mrs. Howell Adams, Jr. Ms. & Mr. Jody L. Andrade Ellen Arnovitz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Ms. Karen Beardslee Mr. & Mrs. George Boyd Ms. Barbara Brady Ms. Erin A. Brown & Ms. Regine Clement Mr. Michael J. Coles Alice J. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Ms. Jo R. Edwards Ms. Diane Hockstader Linda & Richard Hubert Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen

Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Mark & Brenda Lichtenstein Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Fdn. Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Avery & Valerie Munnings Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Newport Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Mr. & Mrs. John Reeves Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin

Mr. John A. Sabine Kevin Sangston Mr. & Mrs. Ross W. Schiavo Simon Schwob Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Brian Shepler Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard In honor of Marquita Spraggins Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Maria-Ruth Storts Mr. Todd A. Tautfest & Mr. Kevin Esch Dr. William Torres Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Y. Tyler Lynne Winship

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, Maya Robinson, Major Contributions Manager at 404.733.4710 or Maya.Robinson@woodruffcenter.org. Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson

Laura & John Hardman Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moïse 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

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have donated matching gifts to the Alliance Theatre’s Annual Fund. Please check to see if your employer will match your contribution. American Express Company American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. Chubb & Son, Inc. CIGNA Corporation Citigroup Foundation

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The Coca-Cola Company Equifax Inc. Federated Department Stores, Inc. GE Energy Home Depot Foundation IBM Corporation JPMorgan Private Bank Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc NDCHealth Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

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Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you! Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS ★★★★★★★★★★★ $450,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV Hon. Anne Cox Chambers ★★★★★★★★★★ $300,000+ Deloitte LLP, its Partners & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Beth & Tommy Holder Newell Rubbermaid Primerica Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Bank of America Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Klaus Family Foundation The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

★★★★ $35,000+ Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Bryan Cave LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc. Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

★★★★★★ $75,000+ AirTran Airways Holder Construction Company Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe Bankoff Cisco Ann & Jay Davis Doosan Infracore International Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

★★★ $25,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Air Serv Corporation Atlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Laura & Stan Blackburn CIGNA Foundation Cousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLP Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation Infor Global Solutions ING

Sarah & Jim Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. LexisNexis Risk Solutions The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Macy’s Foundation Katherine John Murphy Foundation Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation RockTenn SCANA Energy Southwire Company Sprint Towers Watson Troutman Sanders LLP Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund ★★ $15,000+ A. E. M. Family Foundation ACE Charitable Foundation AlixPartners Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Beaulieu Group, LLC Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan

Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman Chartis Chick-fil-A, Inc. CornerCap Investment Counsel Duke Realty Corporation Egon Zehnder International Eisner Family Foundation Feinberg Charitable Trust Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Dolores & Javier C. Goizueta Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke HD Supply The Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLC Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Jamestown Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones The Jones Day Foundation in honor of James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. Muhtar Kent Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions The Latham Foundation Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Marsh-Mercer

Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin Mueller Water Products, Inc. Gail & Bob O’Leary Vicki R. Palmer Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Mary & Craig Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Emily Winship Scott Foundation Skanska USA Building Inc. Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Superior Essex Inc. Sysco Atlanta United Distributors, Inc. WATL/WXIA/Gannett Foundation John F. Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Yancey Bros. Co. Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees *Annual Campaign Donors from June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011

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alliance theatre staff Artistic Jennings Hertz Artistic Director...................................... Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth.......................................... Rosemary Newcott Associate Producer......................................................... Jody Feldman Director of New Projects.....................................................Celise Kalke Artist In Dialogue............................................................... Pearl Cleage Community Engagement & Casting..............................DayRon J. Miles Artistic Assistant....................................................................William Illg Artistic Intern............................................................ Margo Moskowitz Literary Intern..................................................................... JirĂ¨h Holder Literary assistance......................................................Nichole Pamietto Kenny Leon Fellow..............................................................Elliott Dixon Education Director of Educational Programs................................Christopher Moses Director of the Acting Program...............................................Al Hamacher Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists............Carol T. Jones Assistant Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists...............................Michele Mummert Education Development Manager....................................... Sharon Brewer Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . ..Christina Dresser Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists Assistant...............Padgett Ward Education Assistant...............................................................Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator.................................Olivia Aston Resident Artist in Education............................................ Patrick McColery Resident Teaching Artists.............Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valetta Anderson Teaching Artists.................................Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster, Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Corey Bradberry, Sharon Brewer, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, John Doyle, Sharon Foote, Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Holly Godwin, Amy Handler, Bart Hansard, Angie Harrell, Michael Haverty, Laura Heckman, Lesley Howe, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Bernard D. Jones, Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Morgan McCrary, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer, Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Jessica Muhammad, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Karen Ramps, Claire Ritzler, Manny Rivers, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Don Slaton, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Allison Upshaw, Jeanene Williams

Production Production Management Production Manager........................................................ Rixon Hammond Stage Management Alliance Stage Managers.................... Pat A. Flora, R. Lamar Williams Hertz Stage Management Production Assistant............ Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Apprentices............................................Barbara Gantt TYF Stage Manager..................................................................Liz Campbell TYF Stage Management Production Assistant.................. Amy Radebaugh Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager...................................................Scott Bowne Crew Chief....................................................................... Vincent Simons TYF Crew Chief.....................................................................Deb Maberry Flyman....................................................................................Willie Parks Electrics Electrics Manager.......................................................................Pete Shinn Staff Electricians................... Sean Hamilton, Steve Jordan, Jenn Trippe Sound Resident Sound Designer...................................................... Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops...............Holly Blakely, Hidenori Nakajo, Brian Smith

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Administration General Manager.................................................................Max Leventhal Company Manager.............................................................Laura Thruston Management Assistant............................................................. Alicia Quirk Manager of Information Resources..........................................Jim Hubbert Finance Director of Finance & Administration.......................................Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator.................................................................Julie Hall Accounting Coordinator.................................................... Ashley Bradford Development Director of Development..................................Kristin Hathaway Hansen Corporate Relations Officer.....................................................Paige Smith Major Contributions Manager...........................................Maya Robinson Special Events & Board Manager...............................Lindsey Hardegree Grants Manager........................................................Rebecca Levenberg Development Coordinator...........................................Janet Abercrombie Special Events & Board Assistant..............................................April Case Development Volunteer...................................................Elaine Hentschel Marketing Director of Marketing............................................................... Gary Sayers Brand Manager..................................................................Caroline Tanner Public Relations Manager...........................................Kathleen Covington Digital Brand Manager.............................................................. John Maley Marketing Volunteer......................................................................Don Vann Marketing Intern................................................................... Audra Pagano Group Sales Manager..................................................... Quidana Bosman Group Sales Coordinator.................................................... Laura Peacock Brand Coordinator..................................................................Emily Bryson Patron Services Manager.............................................................Shana Orr Patron Services Coordinator..................................................... Alicia Quirk House Managers.............................. Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Lindsey Hardegree, Ken McNeil, Alicia Quirk, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Season Tickets...................................... Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents..........................................Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

Scenery Technical Director................................................................ Victor W. Smith Assistant Technical Director.......................................................Megan Kier Shop Foreman..................................................................... Patrick Conley Carpenters....... Manny Abreo, Jes Cottrell, Kevin Green, Jessica Rohde Charge Scenic Artist...................................................................Kat Conley Scenic Artist.......................................................................Christa Seekatz Properties Properties Manager...............................................................Robert Elliott Props Lead Artisan........................................................... Suzanne Morris Properties Buyer Artisan..............................................Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan.................................................................. Brian Marino Costumes Costume Shop Manager................................................. Carol Hammond Design Assistant....................................English Benning, Emily Kramer Draper.....................................................Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster.................................................................. Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands.......Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Maegan Robinson Wig Master.........................................................................Robert Navarre Wardrobe............................................................. John Hardy, Niki Traxler Additional Wardrobe..............................................................Scotty Rowell

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