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18 features

the performance

8 ‘Theatre as a way

11 Program and Notes

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to life’

André De Shields on his life in theatre.

18 A Life in Theatre Onstage and Off

Insight into Mamet’s play and the Alliance’s production.

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Folks need to celebrate. Every culture has special days of thanks. Even amongst the deepest disasters and the hardHow’s this for paradox: The In a series of studies in 2003 2004, est times, wea celebrate. Cratchits sit together at aand table onUrban Christmas Eveand withRand barely enough food to taste. Scrooge’s the Institute Research surveyed attitudes toward happiest memories are wrapped up in celebration—particularly artists in the United States. The good news? A vast majority of the Fezziwig party. Fred proclaims the season the time of “the Americans percent), said they were greatly inspired by various year when(96 men and women seem by one consent to open their kinds of art and highly value art in their lives and communities. shut up hearts freely.” He will not allow his uncle to dampen his celebration. The weird news? Only 27 percent of respondents believe that

artists contribute “a lot” to the good of society. We’re perceived Maybe this is one reason Scrooge’s story affects all of us. When aswe ornamental, often. Frivolous, somehow. And perhaps most finally see Scrooge, perhaps the most humorless and sour damning, the work of art making is questioned for its legitimacy character in literature, actually CELEBRATE—it lifts us up as maybe we should all take some time to celebrate —well. workOkay, worthy of compensation. the gifts this “tired old world” has given us.

We are doing A Life in the Theatre for a lot of reasons. High amongst them was the desire to I hope I haven’t endingartist for anybody. there is anyone this whoand does notso know welcome to ourruined stage the a working who hasIfcommitted his lifereading to this art form to do with the story—don’t story seems to holdyou up under repetition—just like the and celebrations of one of the best worry—the pieces of theatre about theatre can find. But just as certainly wonderfully our life! as André De Shields does the yeoman’s work of acting in a life’s repertoire that ranges from The Wiz to Waiting for Godot to The holiday Bacchae, so, too, does director Robert O’Hara come to work every Have a beautiful, celebratory season! day to create this production. And so does co-star Ariel Shafir. And designers Clint Ramos, Clay Benning and Pete Shinn. And stage managers Pat Flora, lark hackshaw and Erica S. Porch. As we celebrate A Life in the Theatre, I’d like to thank some of the artists of the Alliance Theatre who make their life in the theatre. They each have learned a craft that mattered to them, and Rosemary Newcott they apply it daily and passionately in service of making visible our collective imagination. I can think of no work more legitimate, more worthy and more wonderful:

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‘Theatre as a way to life’ André De Shields on his life in theatre

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ctors often think of theatre as a way of life. But Broadway legend André De Shields cautions that theatre must be used as a way to life, otherwise there’s no way to strike a healthy balance between the highs and lows that come with the work. “[I] can leave the theatre and live a very successful, joy-filled life because I have understood that theatre as a way of life is finite; you can achieve it,” De Shields says. “When I did my first professional show, Hair in 1969, I achieved that dream. So the question became, ‘What do I do with my life in the theatre?’ “Theatre is supposed to be an infinite experience,” De Shields continues. “It is not destination-oriented. It is an endless revelation of one joy after another. I understand that theatre is the catalyst of a significant life. It is a tool I use for surrendering to my destiny as a performing artist.” The flip side of that blessing, De Shields warns, is that if performers make theatre their reason for being, the life they have outside of that world will start to degenerate or become less valuable. That’s what happens to the character De Shields plays in A Life in the Theatre. “Robert, cannot leave the theatre or he will self-destruct,” he says. However, De Shields points out, Robert’s life in the theatre is fulfilling. “That’s why actors get paid much less than we deserve and much less than what we’re worth and work much harder than people in other professions;

that’s why we stay in theatre — because that’s where we are healed,” he says. “That’s where we experience the rare moment of ecstasy.” Not that all actors have such spiritual goals in mind. A Life in the Theatre also tells the story of John, a young actor who can’t wait to get out of the theatre and on to bigger things. “He is using theatre as many of our contemporary actors do, as a launching pad to another medium,” De Shields says. “Nobody’s right; nobody’s wrong. You always get what you deserve, but there are those of us who choose this process of constant toil as our art and our life, and it is gratiﬁed.” De Shields has some words of advice for young actors. “There are only two guarantees in this business, and they’re not fame and fortune,” he says. “They are rejection and insecurity. If, when you are hungry, you can make rejection your food and nourishment, and, when you get lonely, you can make insecurity your companion, this is for you. If you take exception to any one of these, for your own sake and the sake of everyone else in this profession, please do something else.” For those that remain in the theatre, De Shields counsels, “[To paraphrase] Marianne Williamson, ‘We have no reason to be timid, we are all children of God. How dare we not be brilliant, just to make someone else feel better? We are here to be brilliant. Not good, not great, not alright — brilliant. That’s why we’re here.’” ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

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Written by DaviD Mamet Set and Costume Design by Clint Ramos

Lighting Design by Pete Shinn

Sound Design by Clay Benning

Production Stage Managers Pat A. Flora & lark hackshaw

Dramaturg Celise Kalke

Casting by Jody Feldman & Harriet Bass

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*André De Shields....................................................................... Robert *Ariel Shafir.................................................................................... John UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance. *Pat A. Flora......................................Production Stage Manager (Sept. 22 – Nov. 1) *lark hackshaw................................... Production Stage Manager (Nov. 3 – Nov. 15) Assistant Stage Manger (Sept. 22 – Nov. 1) Erica S. Porch........................................... Stage Management Production Assistant John Evenden .................................................................. Assistant to the Director Jim Sarbh ........................................................................ Assistant to the Director Scot Mann.............................................................................. Fight Choreographer *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

There will not be an intermission during this performance. Setting: Various spots around a theatre.

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 Company 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 Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, 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 Coalition of Theatres, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.

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profiles ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS (Robert) André De Shields is an awardwinning actor, director and educator. In 2007, Mr. De Shields received an OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. Broadway: Impressionism, Prymate, The Full Monty, Play On!, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and The Wiz. New York Shakespeare Festival: Euripides’ The Bacchae. The Classical Theatre of Harlem: Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe (2009), Black Nativity (2007), King Lear (2006), Caligula (2005), Dream On Monkey Mountain (2004). La MaMa: Haarlem Nocturne. The Flea: Cato. Regional: Death Of A Salesman, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Waiting For Godot, Ibsen’s Ghosts, Inherit The Wind, Our Town. Mr. De Shields is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at colleges and universities across the nation. He holds Doctor of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa from both the University of WisconsinMadison and SUNY-Buffalo State College. He is the ninth of 11 children born and reared in Baltimore, Md., and a proud member of Equity, SDC, SAG and AFTRA. Namaste! ARIEL SHAFIR (John) Returns to the Alliance Theatre for the first time since his awardwinning performance as swashbuckling poet, Versati, in Steve Martin’s The Underpants. Ariel is a resident member of Stage13/Studio13 in NYC. His N.Y. credits include the premiere of Robert O’Hara’s American M(au)l at Culture Project. Other N.Y. credits: Rattlestick, Flea, Epic Theatre, NYTW, HERE and NY Fringe Festival. Regionally, Mr. Shafir performed with Lynn Redgrave in Durang’s Sister Mary... directed by Jerry Zaks at the Marines Memorial Theater in SF. Other regional credits: Wilma Theater, Portland Center Stage, A.C.T, Huntington, C.A.T.F, Vineyard Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Two River Theatre and

Cal Shakes. On TV, he is a writer/co-star for the upcoming internet series “9th Dot” presented by Studio13 on CBS.com. He also appeared on “Nash Bridges,” “Guiding Light” and MTV. His film appearances include Dan Fogler’s Hysterical Psycho, Bride Wars and What Happens in Vegas. DAVID MAMET (Playwright) is the author of the plays Boston Marriage, Faustus, Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross (1984 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award), American Buffalo, The Old Neighborhood, A Life in the Theatre, Speed-the-Plow, Edmond, Lakeboat, The Water Engine, The Woods, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Reunion and The Cryptogram (1995 Obie Award). His translations and adaptations include Faustus; Red River by Pierre Laville; and The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekov. His films include The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, The Untouchables, House of Games (writer/ director), Oleanna (writer/director), Homicide (writer/director), The Spanish Prisoner (writer/director), Heist (writer/director) and Spartan (writer/director). Mr. Mamet is also the author of Warm and Cold, a book for children with drawings by Donald Sultan, and two other children’s books, Passover and The Duck and the Goat; Writing in Restaurants, Some Freaks and Make-Believe Town, three volumes of essays; The Hero Pony and The China Man, a book of poems; Three Children’s Plays, On Directing Film, The Cabin; and the novels The Village, The Old Religion and Wilson. His most recent books include the acting books True & False and Three Uses of the Knife. Glengarry Glen Ross was awarded the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2005, and his latest play Romance has been produced in New York City and London. ROBERT O’HARA (Director) Robert O’Hara received an OBIE Award for his direction of the World Premiere of In The Continuum; an Oppenheiner Best New Play Award for his play Insurrection: Holding History; and was the first recipient of the Mark Taper Forum’s Sherwood Award. Recently directed: Eclipsed by Danai Gurira (CTG/Kirk Douglas Theater); Tough Titty by Oni Faida Lampley (Magic Theater); World

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profiles Premiere of Brother/Sister Plays by Tarell McCraney (Co-production at McCarter Theater/ New York Shakespeare Festival). His new play, Antebellum, received its World Premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theater. Mr. O’Hara has written and directed around the world including Primary Stages, Yale Rep, American Conservatory Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Edinburgh Fringe Fest, The Market Theater in Johannesburg, The Baxter Theater in Cape Town, The Culture Project, The Flea, Athenaeum Theater, Philadelphia Theater Company and The Goodman Theater. He just completed Writing and directing his feature film debut, My Place In The Horror. CLINT RAMOS (Set and Costume Designer) Alliance: Debut. Recent: Sets and/or costumes for Into the Woods (Kansas City Rep)The Good Negro (Public Theater), The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism with a Key to the Scriptures (Guthrie) NY: Second Stage, Public/NYSF, New York Theatre Workshop, Culture Project, Vineyard, Mint, MaYi, Women’s Project, Red Bull, SPFNY, Foundry, Play Company, many others. Regional: Guthrie, Kansas City Rep, American Repertory Theater, Denver Theater Center, Asolo, Dallas Theater Center, Baltimore CenterStage, Williamstown, Roundhouse, Shakespeare NJ, Folger, La Jolla Playhouse, Chautauqua, Oregon Shakespeare, Barrington, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Opera Boston, many others. International: Barbican (London), O’Reilly (Dublin), Kanon (St. Petersburg), Rijksteatern (Stockholm), Thalia (Bucharest), Teatro Pilipino (Manila), others. Honors: 2009 TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, 2007 American Theater Wing Henry Hewes Award, 2008 Drama Desk, NYTW Design Fellowship, Audelco, Elliot Norton, 2007 Live Design Magazine’s Young Designer to Watch. Upcoming: Galileo (Asolo), So Help Me God (Mint Theater, NY with Kristen Johnson), Ruined (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Mariela In The Desert (Denver). PETE SHINN (Lighting Designer) is the master electrician for the Alliance Theatre. His most recent designs have been Class of 3000 LIVE, Seussical the Musical, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Glengarry Glen Ross at the Alliance and

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Keeping Watch and A Christmas Memory for Theatrical Outfit. His previous designs have been with the Alliance Theatre (Alliance Stage and Hertz Stage), Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre. CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has designed more than 50 productions for the Alliance. Memorable designs include Pacific Overtures, Saint Lucy’s Eyes, False Creeds, Bluish, Eurydice, Jelly’s Last Jam, King Hedley II, Five Guys Named Moe and Topdog/ Underdog. Georgia Shakespeare: All’s Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Metamorphoses, Twelfth Night, A Streetcar Named Desire, Comedy of Errors, Pericles, Loot. Atlanta Ballet: The Great Gatsby, big (featuring Big Boi). Regionally he has designed for Cincinnati Playhouse, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Performance Group and National Black Theatre Festival. Awards: 2006 and 2007 Suzi Bass awards for Best Sound Design (Metamorphoses and False Creeds); 2003 St. Louis Post-Dispatch award for Best Sound Design (My Fair Lady). Clay has mixed for such acts as The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ralph Stanley, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and David Wilcox. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and is a member of IATSE. PAT A. FLORA (Production Stage Manager — Sept. 22 – Nov. 1) has been affiliated with the Alliance Theatre for 26 of the last 30 years. A few favorite projects include: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Was Enuf, Julius Caesar, Driving Miss Daisy, Peter Pan, A Man for All Seasons, Angels in America, Falsettos, Romeo and Juliet, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Pacific Overtures, Sleuth, In the Red and Brown Water, Doubt, Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. International: Die Schöne und das Biest in Germany and three original musicals in England with David H. Bell. National: Camelot with Robert Goulet. Regional: King John at N.C. Shakespeare Festival; Othello and The

profiles Cherry Orchard at Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger Library; The Tempest at La Jolla Playhouse; Anthems: Culture Clash in the District and Book of Days at Arena Stage; Little Me at Northshore Music Theatre; and Crowns at the Goodman. Atlanta: Madame Butterfly with Atlanta Opera, In Stitches with Candler Creative, Fiddler on the Roof with Theodore Bikel at the Fox Theatre, The Foreigner at Theatrical Outfit and Theatre du Reve. Ms. Flora is proud to be a member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1980. lark hackshaw (Production Stage Manager -- Nov. 3 – Nov. 15/Assistant Stage Manger (Sept. 22 – Nov. 1) Off-Broadway: Langston in Harlem; Hoopz (Disney); Mama I Want to Sing. True Colors Theatre Company: Rejoice!. Alliance Theatre: August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean & Radio Golf; Eurydice; Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies; Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; Cuttin’ Up; False Creeds; The Underpants; Jelly’s Last Jam; tick, tick…BOOM!; Five Guys Named Moe; Day of the Kings; Topdog/Underdog; Leap; King Hedley II; Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk; Jar the Floor; Wit; Two Sisters and a Piano; He Looks Great in a Hat; Crumbs From the Table of Joy; How I Learned to Drive; Valley Song. Regional Theatre: Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, Florida; Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Trinity Rep, Providence, RI; Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk National Tour starring Savion Glover; Korczak’s Children, CTC in Minneapolis, MN; Soldier’s Play, Black Spectrum Theatre, NY; Dreamgirls tour featuring Jennifer Holliday; Blues in the Night, Arena Stage; Grease, Muny Theatre, St. Louis; My Castle’s Rockin’, North Carolina Black Repertory; National Black Theatre Festival. Dance: Urban Nutcracker, The Leopard Tale, Ballethnic Dance Co. Other credits: Definition of a Man, Rialto Theatre; An Evening With Carol Burnett, Atlanta Symphony Hall; Victory Ceremonies Manager, XXVI Centennial Olympic Games. Owner and operator of Lark’s Production People, a temporary labor agency for technicians. CELISE KALKE (Director of New Projects) joined the staff of the Alliance in 2005 where she manages New Play Development, the

Kendeda Graduate Playwright Competition, and is a production dramaturg. She was asked by American Theatre to be one of 25 American Theatre leaders of the future contributing to their 2009 Anniversary issue. She curated the Atlanta 365 days/plays project (the shared world premiere of the Suzan-Lori Parks epic) and worked as the co-hub network leader with Lisa Paulsen from Emory. From 2003-2005 she was the Director of the Literary Department at The Public Theater (NYC) under George C. Wolfe. She maintains artistic relationships with the Actor’s Express (Atlanta), Next Theater (Chicago) and Independent Art HERE (NYC). JODY FELDMAN (Associate Producer) has had responsibility for Alliance Theatre casting since 1992, casting more than 70 Alliance, Hertz Stage and Theatre for Young Audiences productions, including the world premieres of The Color Purple, Aida, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Bluish. Other favorites include Jelly’s Last Jam, Day of the Kings, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition readings each spring. Jody is also casting director for True Colors Theatre Company as well as various other regional theatres and commercial endeavors. She serves as line producer for artistic projects such as Taste of the Season and the 2005 August Wilson Tribute. Jody began her theatre career first as an actress and then as the assistant general manager of the Academy Theatre. More than anything, Jody would like to thank you for being here to share the joy of live theatre with her Alliance Theatre family. HARRIET BASS (Casting) has been an independent New York casting director since 1989, casting for theatre, film and television. In New York City Harriet has cast for ABC TV; Fox Television Studios; The Public Theater’s NEW WORK NOW; The Minetta Lane Theatre; The Women’s Project; La Mamma E.T.C.; New York Women in Film and Television; and The Jewish Repertory Theatre. She has cast the last three original productions of the late August Wilson’s 10-part series of plays that chronicles the African-American experience: Jitney, Gem of the Ocean and

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profiles Radio Golf. Selected regional theatre casting credits include: Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Trinity Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company, American Conservatory Theatre, Dallas Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage and Playmaker’s Repertory Theatre. Feature film credits include: Pushing Hands, Underheat, First We Take Manhattan and Graves End. Harriet has guest-taught acting and auditioning at conservatory and university programs nationally and is presently an adjunct professor in the theatre arts department at Fordham University at Lincoln Center. SUSAN V. BOOTH (Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001. In the past seven seasons, she has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships, overseen regional collaborative productions, as well as commercial partnerships on projects including The Color Purple; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; SISTER ACT the Musical; Bring in Da’ Noise, Bring in Da’ Funk; and last season’s Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has directed nationally at theatres including Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions

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at Northwestern and DePaul University and currently serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is the immediate past President of the Board of Directors for Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and serves on the board of the Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. susan.booth@woodruffcenter.org. ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth) has been directing, acting and teaching at the Alliance Theatre since 1988. Favorite Alliance children’s theatre directing credits include Class of 300 LIVE; Goodnight Moon; Seussical the Musical; Degas’ Little Dancer; Go, Dog. Go!; Disney’s Aladdin; The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales; A Christmas Carol; Einstein is a Dummy (World Premiere); The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer; The Miracle Worker; Ferdinand the Bull; Merlin; The Music Lesson; Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse; Pinocchio 3.5; Androcles and the Lion; The Hobbit; The Book of Ruth; A Woman Called Truth; Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; Charlotte’s Web and the acclaimed high school Collision Project. Newcott has also directed at the Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Center for Puppetry Arts, Academy Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Virginia Stage Company and Seaside Rep. She holds extensive stage and film acting credits. A recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation Award, Newcott was named PBA Lexus Leader of the Arts and Best Director by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the 2001-02 season. In 2005, she received the GTC Distinguished Career Award. Newcott is also the recipient of a 2008 Princess Grace Special Project Grant.

why we love the alliance Why Atlanta, now? The Alliance wanted to bring the incomparable André De Shields to our stage, and sought out a play that would showcase his many talents. André is a multi-talented performer, so the demands of A Life in the Theatre , a play with many plays inside it, was a perfect vehicle. The Alliance also wanted to continue our exploration of Mamet with nontraditional casting. Finally the play transports us to theatrical worlds within worlds, providing a mentally vigorous and energetic night out.

Synopsis How far would you go to make your career? The Alliance is thrilled to have Broadway legend André De Shields (The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and The Full Monty) headline in David Mamet’s (Glengarry Glen Ross, Wag the Dog and American Buffalo) blistering and darkly comic tale of two actors. Watch as nightly, they transform from drama to farce, from friends to enemies … and that’s just backstage.

Alliance Theatre MISSION: As the premier theatre of the Southeast, the Alliance Theatre sets the highest artistic standards, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people. Now in its 41st season, the Alliance Theatre, recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, is the leading professional resident theatre of the Southeast, creating theatre on two stages for youth and adult audiences. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, the Alliance Theatre is a national theatre with a local address, reaching out annually to almost 200,000 patrons and members of the community. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the theatre has premiered more than 60 works while launching three Tony Award-winning hits to Broadway: Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. The Alliance Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Learn more about the Alliance at alliancetheatre.org or by calling (404) 733-4650. 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 the American Theatre. alliancetheatre.org

by Celise Kalke

A Life in the Theatre

Onstage and Off D

avid Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre takes place both onstage and backstage in the dressing room of a theatre not unlike the Alliance Theatre. There is an older actor and a younger actor, two men locked in a Mametian battle for “topdog.” The play is clear-eyed about male work ethics, communication styles, attraction and competition. Since 1977, this play has featured great actors playing the competing actors, including Jack Lemmon and Mathew Broderick for a 1993 TV version and Patrick Stewart in a London production. The Alliance production is the first time an African-American actor has taken on the part of Robert, although Mamet himself approves of and encourages colorblind casting his work. The conceit of the Alliance production is that the many plays featured in Mamet’s script have been directed by some of the leading cutting-edge American directors. So, just as David Mamet is imitating his fellow playwrights, the Alliance production of A Life in the Theatre is paying homage to some of the most adventurous directors of recent years. There are two schools of American directing: one school in which the goal is to lead the ensemble through a representation of real life, and another school in which the goal is to create an alternative world defined by the director’s vision. It is this second school that is being

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This story board features the design process of Clint Ramos and Robert O’Hara. It is an expression of imagination and directorial vision, part of the process of building A Life in the Theatre.

quoted in the Alliance production, while the dressing room scenes imitate the first school. So the production moves from the painstakingly realistic, echoing the cadence and hard boiled nature of Mamet’s terse, insightful prose to the brilliantly theatrical. Directors that have inspired this production include Robert Wilson, Peter Brook, Ann Bogart, Richard Foreman, George C. Wolfe, Garland Wright, Robert LePage and Adrienne Mnouchkine. The goal of the Alliance production is to celebrate theatre while being honest about a life in the theatre, to put on stage the wonder and magic of why theatre artists work as hard as they do for as little financial reward, while also putting on stage the grit and competition that this hard life demands. It is a play about talent, about the passing of generations, the power of the stage to attract, challenge and use up the wonder of the theatrical moment.

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Avenue X Book and Lyrics by John Jiler Music by Ray Leslee Directed by Susan V. Booth

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

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

Kendeda Fund U.S. Department of Education

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Fulton County Arts Council

Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Zeist Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Newell Rubbermaid North Highland Company Publix Super Markets Charities

Target Theatre Communications Group (TCG) Frances Wood Wilson Foundation The Vasser Wooley Foundation

Edgerton Foundation Harry Norman Realtors Georgia Pacific Foundation

Superior Essex, Inc. Wachovia Foundation

mediaedge: cia Park Springs & Peachtree Hills Place Sharp Electronics

SunTrust WXIA-TV

★★★★★ $50,000+ Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Georgia Council for the Arts

★★★★ $25,000+ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Callaway Foundation, Inc Clearwire Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Home Depot

★★★ $10,000+ The Atlanta Foundation AT&T City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

★★ $5,000+ Duke Realty Corporation John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day

★ $2,500+ Digital Arts Studio

advocacy By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2009-10 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 41. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 41 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our Web site at alliancetheatre.org and click on Make a Donation.

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sponsors The Coca-Cola Company

is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers at a rate of 1.5 billion servings a day with more than 450 sparkling and still brands in more than 200 countries. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most valuable brand, the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portfolio includes 12 other major brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, CocaCola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid and Georgia Coffee. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources, and enhance the economic development and cultural experiences of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com

Marketing Partners

Official Florist

Official Hotel

Media Partner

Foxgloves & Ivy

Restaurant Partners

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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board of directors Officers Board Chair Vice Chair Immediate Past Chair Treasurer

Howard L. Feinsand Dan Reardon Robert Walker Steve Chaddick

Directors Madelyn R. Adams James L. Anderson Candace Bell Mark R. Bell Kenny Blank Sarah Robinson Borders Frank S. Chew Alan Colberg Linda Davidson Charles R. Edwards Robert W. Eickhoff Philippa V. Ellis Daryl Evans Jay B. Goldman Patrick J. Gunning Laura Hardman Kathy Harris

P. J. Younglove Hovey Jocelyn J. Hunter Booker T. Izell Andrea Jones Rosthema Viener Kastin Jeff Levy Cynthia H. Maloy John G. McColskey S. Alan McKnight, Jr. John Hays Mershon Philip H. MoĂŻse Maureen Morrison Pratap C. Mukharji Kenyon W. Murphy Richard S. Myrick Victoria Palefsky William C. Pate

Helen Smith Price Travis Reed Douglas F. Reid Maurice M. Rosenbaum William B. Rowland Karl Sachsenmaier Alan Schreihofer Sonny Seals Debbie Shelton William D. Sleeper Karen Spiegel Charles E. Taylor June Thompkins Bryan T. Weidner Peter D. Weitzner A. Penniman Wells, Jr.

Life Directors Rita M. Anderson Kenneth L. Bernhardt Ann W. Cramer

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

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

Advisory Board J. Veronica Biggins James Cox Chambers

Richard Lee Cravey Diane Durgin Monica Kaufman Pearson

Kent Matlock Richard B. Western

Volunteer Leadership President, STARS Vice President/President Elect, STARS President, Alliance Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Guild President, Alliance Theatre Guild

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June Tompkins Valarie Lischer Charlene Barker Sarah Larson

annual fund

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE A L L I A N C E

T H E AT R E

★★ $15,000-$24,999

★★★ $25,000+ James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Sally G. Tomlinson

Barbara & Steve Chaddick Kathryn T. Farley, Ph.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Mr. & Mrs. Howard Palefsky

★ $10,000-$14,999 The Balloun Family Lisa & Joe Bankoff Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Alan & Chi Colberg Ann & Jeff Cramer Doug & Donna Curling Georgia Power Company

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Gunning Andrea & Boland Jones Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Dan & Garnet Reardon Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III

Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Penn & Sally Wells Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin T. White Joni Winston

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

Linda & Gene Davidson Paul & Rosthema Kastin

John & Karen Spiegel

Executive Producers ★ $5,000-$7,499 Peg & Bill Balzer Candace & Jeff Bell Anne & Jim Breedlove Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Diane & Daryl Evans Matthew & Doris Geller Jay & Debbie Goldman Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Kathy Harris Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky

P.J. Younglove Hovey Jocelyn J. Hunter Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Leslie Leigh M.D. Valerie & Jeff Levy Cynthia & Alan Maloy John & Lauren McColskey Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Phil & Caroline Moïse Carolynn Cooper & Pratap C. Mukharji

Mr. & Mrs. Kenyon Murphy Helen Smith Price Peter & Hope Schneider Mr. Sonny Seals Mr. & Mrs. S. Stephen Selig, III Ms. Kris M. Spain Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Robert & Sara Walker Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Rick & Terri Western

Producers ★★ $3,500-$4,999 Madelyn R. Adams

Mark & Pam Bell

Charles & Carol Edwards

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 Mr. Robert B. Allison James Anderson Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Sarah & Jim Borders Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Cegala Frank & Mary Anne Chew John & Lucy Cook Robert W. & Nikki C. Eickhoff Eierman Foundation Philippa & Burrell Ellis

The Elster Foundation John & Cindy Ethridge Alan & Willa Fabian Andy Fisher & Cox Television Rick & Leslie Fuess Louise Staton Gunn

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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 communitiy. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of July 22, 2009.

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 (cont.) Mr. & Mrs. Lance E. Hall John & Angie Keller David L. Kuniansky Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Jodi & Henry Niden Dr. Kathleen Nixon & Dr. Gregory Berkey John & Helen Parker

Thomas Pechar & Ann Revell Pechar Procore Solutions Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein Bill & Rhonda Rowland Tanya M. Rutledge Mr. & Mrs. John F. Schraudenbach Charlotte & Tom Shields Southern States LLC

Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney James Taylor Michael & June Tompkins Susan & Thomas Wardell Bryan & Terri Weidner

Associate Producers $1,500-$2,499 Elaine & Miles Alexander Kent & Diane Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Herb & Myrtice Arnold John & Lynn Ayers Elizabeth & John Bacon Ms. Pamela L. Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Richard & Jennifer Buyens Stephen & Elizabeth Carter In Memory of Mary A. Cipolla Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Brad & Sally Currey Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Dante’s Down the Hatch, Buckhead Marc & Kelli Davenport Mr. Richard Dickson Richard & Linda Diedrich Douglas & Camille Duerr Marcia & Mark Dunaway Diane Durgin Ralph & Ree Edwards Gail H. Evans Michael & Jody Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin Melanie & Richard Fine Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette

Ms. Brenda Freeman George Goodwin Mr. Dwayne E. Greene Mr. & Mrs. Jack K. Hale Rachel & Mike Hammer Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. James E Hugh, III Mr. & Mrs. Harold Itkin Richard & Marcia Jacobson In honor of Carol Jones & the Alliance Theatre Education Department James & Lori Kilberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger Lanier-Goodman Foundation Andrea & Mike Leven Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Lubo Fund Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Mr. Kevin P. Madden Chip Mann Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Martin Matlock & Associates, Inc. M.C. Jackson, Sr., Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Millett June M. Morrison Mr. Kevin Moss Avery & Valerie Munnings Joyce & Michael Natbony

North Georgia Investment Planning, LLC. Judy Trotochaud & William Pate Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Sophia Brothers Peterman Peg Petersen Susan & David Peterson Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Mr. & Mrs. John Richard Alice & Peter Rogers Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Emanuel & Peggy Roth David & Sharon Schachter Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Michele & Glenn Shear Martin & Patricia Silbiger William & Margarita Sleeper Mrs. Donna Smythe & Mr. Alexander Smythe Sara & Paul Steinfeld Karen & Alex Stickney Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Mr. James Thomas Joan N. Whitcomb J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. D. Brent Wyper John & Kathy Zamer

Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 Mr. Ron H. Bell BG Search Associates Betty Blondeau-Russell Mr. & Mrs. George Boyd Mr. James D. Brock

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Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bronfman II Dick & Anne Game Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Carolyn Gould Mr. & Mrs. Don W. Guffey

Holder Construction Company C. Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hyman, Jr. Mr. Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. Michael A. Kahn

annual fund Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 (cont.) Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Dale & Elaine LaLonde Billy & Julie Levine Luxury Cars of Atlanta

Kristen L. Melton Bob & Gail O’Leary Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Fdn. Ms. Mary W. Rogers

C. Austin Stephens Mr. & Mrs. William L. Sutton, Jr. Celia Till Lynne Winship William & Nancy Yang

Twenty-First Century Circle The following are members of the Twenty-First Century Circle who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Twenty-First Century Circle is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, please contact Kristin Hathaway Hansen, Associate Director of Development, at (404) 733-4611. 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 Virginia Vann & Ken Large 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 Lynne Winship

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

The Coca-Cola Company Equifax Inc. Federated Department Stores, Inc. GE Energy IBM Corporation JPMorgan Private Bank Kimberly-Clark Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc

NDCHealth Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation

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Patron Circle of Stars

By investing $15,000 or more in the Woodruff Arts Center and its four divisions – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Alliance Theatre, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences – these outstanding annual corporate campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.6 million in 2008–09. Thank you! Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company ★★★★★★★★★★★ $450,000+ Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

SunTrust Employees & Directed Funds Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust Woolford Charitable Trust Fund

★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★ $100,000+ $400,000+ Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. AirTran Airways Alston & Bird LLP ★★★★★★★★★★ Bank of America $300,000+ Holder Construction Company ING Cox Interests Cox Enterprises Kaiser Permanente (Atlanta JournalKing & Spalding LLP Constitution, WSB-TV, KPMG LLP, Partners & Cox Radio Group Atlanta, Employees James M. Cox Foundation) The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Honorable Anne Tull Charitable Foundation Cox Chambers The Wachovia Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore The David, Helen & Marian Foundation Woodward Fund UPS ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte LLP, its Partners & Employees ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Equifax Inc. & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kilpatrick Stockton LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc.

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★★★★★★ $75,000+ The Home Depot Foundation The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Foundation Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Regions Financial Corporation Toshiba American Nuclear Energy Corp. Westinghouse ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Cisco Citi Foundation and Citi businesses of Primerica

Citi Smith Barney CitiFinancial Corporate Investment Bank Coca-Cola Enterprises The Delta Airlines Foundation Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion GE Energy Kia Motors America, Inc. Kimberly-Clark Corporation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Sutherland Waffle House, Inc. The Zeist Foundation, Inc. ★★★★ $35,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Balch & Bingham LLP Lisa & Joe Bankoff Brysan Utilities Contractors, Inc. Drummond Company, Inc. INVESCO PLC J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Charitable Trust Siemens Harris A. Smith Spartan Constructors LLC Troutman Sanders LLP Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. ★★★ $25,000+ Assurant Atlanta Companies Assurant Solutions Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Foundation BB&T Corporation BDO Seidman, LLP Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein Capital Guardian Trust Company

Woodruff Arts Center Alliance Theatre Atlanta Symphony Orchestra High Museum of Art Young Audiences A. D. Correll Crawford & Company DuPont Mr. & Mrs. Mike Garrett Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia-Pacific Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. Grant Thornton LLP IBM Corporation The Imlay Foundation, Inc. IntercontinentalExchange JPMorgan Private Bank Philip I. Kent Foundation The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Kelly Loeffler & Jeffrey Sprecher McKinsey & Company, Inc. Mueller Water Products, Inc. Noonan Family Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation Mary & Craig Ramsey Rock-Tenn Company SCANA Energy Shaw Nuclear Services Southwire Company Towers Perrin Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ★★ $15,000+ 22squared, inc. ACE Charitable Foundation Air2Web, Inc. Alcatel-Lucent Arcapita Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta Marriott Marquis Bain & Company, Inc. Julie & Jim Balloun Beaulieu Group, LLC Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Vicki & Gerry Benjamin

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Bovis Lend Lease Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch Bradley-Turner Foundation, Inc. Buck Consultants Center Family Foundation Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cousins Properties Incorporated Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. DLA Piper Duke Realty Corporation Exposition Foundation, Inc. Ford & Harrison LLP John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Georgia Natural Gas Georgia Trane Companies, Inc. Mr. James B. Hannan Harland Clarke The Howell Fund, Inc. Hunton & Williams ICS Contract Services, LLC Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester J. Mack Robinson Interests Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation David & Jennifer Kahn Family Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy Thomas H. Lanier Foundation Lanier Parking Solutions Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund Ron Lipham — UC/Synergetic Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Manulife Financial Morgan Stanley MWV Food & Beverage Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Tara Perry Pickard Chilton Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Pizzuti Companies Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation David M. Ratcliffe Raymond James Financial, Inc. Restaurant Associates Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Staples Superior Essex Inc. Mark & Susan Tomlinson Family Fund Turner Construction Company United Distributors, Inc. US Foodservice/Atlanta Vertical Systems Group, Inc./ Atlantic Financial Services, Inc. WATL/WXIA/Gannett Foundation Watson Wyatt Worldwide Weswood Foundation John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation

*As of August 1, 2009

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alliance theatre staff Artistic

Artistic Director............................................Susan V. Booth The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth.........................Rosemary Newcott Associate Producer...................................... Jody Feldman Director of New Projects.................................. Celise Kalke Artistic & Literary Associate.....................Patrick McColery Community Engagement & Casting.......... DayRon J. Miles Artistic Intern......................................... Vincent Nicholson Literary Intern...................................................... Jim Sarbh

Education

Director of Education...................................Sharon Brewer 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 Theatre for Youth Sales and Outreach Associate.......................Elizabeth Neidel Associate Director of the Acting Program....Christopher Moses Acting Program Associate & Summer Camp Producer................Christina Dresser Resident Teaching Artists..................... Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valetta Anderson Finance Assistant...................................... Aisling Schenck Teaching Artists.......... Corey Bradberry, Enisha Brewster, Amy Cain, Jaehn Clare, John Doyle, Jennifer Hebblethwaite, Charlotte House, John Jaramillo, Bernard Jones, Carol Jones, Rachel Jones, Barry Stewart Mann, Nancy Meyer, Michele Mummert, Sarah Onsager, Claire Ritzler, Mannie Rivers, John Stephens, Randy Taylor, Ambondem Tazanu, Jeanene Williams, Allison Upshaw

Administration

General Manager..................................... Max Leventhal Company Manager................................. Laura Thruston Management Associate...................................Shana Orr Manager of Information Resources.............. Jim Hubbert Management Intern................................... Hillary Fixelle Management Intern..........................Lindsey Hardegree

Finance

Finance Controller....................................... Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator.................................... Julie Hall Accounting Coordinator.........................Ashley Bradford

Development/Marketing

Director of Marketing and Advancement.....................................Scott Auer Associate Director of Development................Kristin Hathaway Hansen Major Contributions Manager........................Ann Wilson Individual Support Manager...................Amy Rosenberg Annual Fund Coordinator.................... Rebecca Bowden Subscriptions/Teleservices Manager............Mary French Associate Director of Groups......................Tony Lawson Grants Manager................................... Davia Weatherill Associate Director of Marketing......................Joe Gfaller Marketing and PR Coordinator.........Andrea Gardenhire Graphic Designer....................................... Angela Smith Associate Director of Communications......Robert Saxon Lead House Manager......................................Shana Orr Development/Marketing Volunteer....................Don Vann Marketing/Graphics Intern..................... Erica Strickland House Managers...........................Dana Hylton Calabro, Lindsey Hardegree, Ken McNeil, DayRon Miles, Vincent Nicholson, Charles Swint, Lynn Vatter

Production Production Management

Scenery

Stage Operations

Properties

Technical Director.........................................Victor W. Smith Assistant Technical Director...................................Chad May Shop Foreman............................................... Patrick Conley Stage Management Alliance Stage Managers......... Pat A. Flora, lark hackshaw, Carpenters................................Manny Abreo, Jes Cottrell, Kevin Green, Joseph Lazzari R. Lamar Williams Children’s Theatre Stage Manager...................Liz Campbell Charge Scenic Artist............................................ Kat Conley Stage Management Production Assistant......Erica S. Porch Scenic Artist....................................................... Phillip Male Production Manager................................. Rixon Hammond

Stage Operations Manager.............................. Scott Bowne Crew Chief................................................. Vincent Simons Children’s Theatre Crew Chief..........................Deb Maberry Properties Stagehand................................Courtney O’Neill Flyman..............................................................Willie Parks

Properties Manager......................................... Robert Elliott Lead Properties Artisan.......................Dana Hylton Calabro Properties Artisan........................................ Suzanne Morris Properties Buyer.....................................Heather Schroeder

Costumes

Costume Shop Manager............................ Carol Hammond Design Assistants............................................English Benning, Electrics Manager............................................... Pete Shinn Elizabeth Rasmusson Staff Electricians.............................................. Darin Carlton, Draper.......................................................... Cindy Lou Who Sean Hamilton, Steve Jordan, Craftsmaster.............................................. Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands.............................. Lyudmila Fesenko, Sound Brittany Johnson, Maegan Robinson Resident Sound Designer............................... Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops............................ Holly Blakely, Wig Master.......................................................Karin Craven Brian Smith, Lewis Rhodes Wardrobe...........David Flores, Kate McNeely, Niki Traxler

Electrics

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