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features 8 Into the ‘Choir’ Tarell Alvin McCraney stirs together reality, religion and mythology for a story about race, sexuality, bullying and family.

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Welcome to the 10th anniversary season of the Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition! Ten years ago, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth had a great idea: to nurture the next generation of playwrights by dedicating one show each season — an entire production — to a playwright who just finished graduate school. The success of our alumni has been astonishing: 90 percent of our winning playwrights are still writing for the theatre; 90 percent of our winning playwrights have had another production. Their individual accomplishments are as impressive as the group statistics. One playwright is a professor in a tenure track position; another is a leading TV writer who makes time to write plays because she loves the theatre; and one is one of the most produced and influential playwrights in the English-speaking world. That playwright is Tarell Alvin McCraney. Stephanie Richardson

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McCraney’s Choir Boy has taken New York by storm this summer, and the Alliance is so proud to have partnered once again with the prestigious Manhattan Theatre Club on this production. But mostly we are looking forward to the magic that happens when Tarell’s work plays in Atlanta. Tarell and I usually end up gossiping about Shakespeare when we are together. We share those classic plays and their intense and confident theatricality as a touchstone of theatrical education. Like Shakespeare, Tarell combines rigorous poetry and classic storytelling with the language of contemporary life.

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for research and rewrites on his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, a co-production with New York’s Public Theater, London’s Royal Shakespeare Company and GableStage in Miami. In between, he’ll be at Yale with co-winners Stephen Adly Guirgis and Naomi Wallace, accepting the inaugural Windham-Campbell Literature Prize (and $150,000).

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AND INTO THE CHOIR Tarell Alvin McCraney stirs together reality, religion and mythology for a story about race, sexuality, bullying and family

By Kathy Janich Tarell Alvin McCraney has been writing plays since he was a 13-year-old trying to make his way in inner-city Miami. He chose theatre, he’s said, as a way to support and express himself.

in America, McCraney returns with Choir Boy, a co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club, an American premiere that, before now, has only been seen by audiences in London and New York.

He’s been doing a whole lot of expressing himself since Atlanta audiences discovered him in 2008 with In the Red and Brown Water, his winning Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition drama about one young woman’s ascent into adulthood.

It’s part of a marathon sprint he hopes to complete (and survive) by next April. He spent his summer teaching at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, where he’s an ensemble member alongside the likes of Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton and Joan Allen. Then he’s hopping between New York, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and London

Now 32 and one of the more celebrated young playwrights

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He’s also hoping to squeeze in a quick stop here to see Choir Boy, his coming-of-age piece about the push-and-pull of tradition and selfexpression in young black men. In it, he takes on themes of race, sexuality, faith, bullying, difficult family relationships, and music. McCraney grew up hard in Miami, moving in with relatives. Sometimes he’d live with his dad and grandparents, dining on PB&J sandwiches and going to church, where he sang in the choir. Other times he’d be with his mom, a crack addict with an abusive boyfriend and unpaid bills. She died at 40, when McCraney was 23. Alvin, the middle name he uses, is a tribute to her. That’s the fire in which this multiaward-winning writer was forged, now crafting plays packed with poetic language and vivid imagery, an aggregate of rawness, reality, religion and mythology. Alliance audiences saw that in In the Red and Brown Water and will again in Choir Boy. “If there’s another playwright as sensitive to the sound of words as to their detonation, you wouldn’t know it,” a Village Voice critic said in writing about Choir Boy. How does McCraney do it? He’s not sure. He’s a reader, doing so often but slowly. And he listens a lot. He finds

that everyday poetry — things friends say, “Game of Thrones,” for example — get stuck in his head, so he throws them back out onto the page. “I don’t know how else to describe it,” he says. “I will visit moments in my life, and I will hear it rather than see it.” Like his Choir Boy characters, McCraney has been known to harmonize. There was the church choir at age 9 or 10, then the high school chorus at Miami’s New World School of the Arts. “I realized I couldn’t sing very well,” he says, in typically self-effacing fashion. “I’m musical enough to know when I am flat and sharp and that I shouldn’t sing by myself.” Beyond Choir Boy, he’s immersed in his 10-actor adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra, a history/tragedy play usually done with a cast size of 17 to 44. Setting it in Saint-Domingue (now the Dominican Republic) rather than Egypt and the Roman Empire, he says, should make the Bard’s language and the play’s complexities more relatable for today’s audiences. Although he’s still looking to make enough money to eat regularly and buy a house, the Kendeda competition was a turning point in his life. “Kendeda said to me that writing plays is important, and I still feel that way,” he says. It also led to his partnership with director Tina Landau, another Steppenwolf ensemble member, who has now directed his work six or seven times. Success has also brought a Wikipedia page. “It weirds me out,” he says. “I’m like, ‘Who put this up and why?’“

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Choir Boy received a world premiere co-production by The English Stage Company and Manhattan Theatre Club (Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, Executive Producer Barry Grove) at Royal Court Theatre in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs on Sept. 4, 2012. Choir Boy was originally commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director, Barry Grove, Executive Producer, Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-08 season with support from Time Warner Inc.

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cast SETTING Time: A school year, last year. Place: Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys

SYNOPSIS The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical African-American men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school’s gospel choir. Can he find his way inside the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key? CAST * Nicholas L. Ashe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junior Davis * Joshua Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Marrow * Caleb Eberhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Heard * Jeremy Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pharus Jonathan Young * Scott Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Pendleton * John Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Justin “AJ” James * Charles E. Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headmaster Marrow

NICHOLAS L. ASHE

JOSHUA BOONE

CALEB EBERHARDT

JEREMY POPE

UNDERSTUDIES Victor Jackson —Pharus Jonathan Young/Junior Davis Patrick McColery —Mr. Pendelton Kevin O’Hara — Headmaster Marrow Alex B. West — Anthony Justin “AJ” James/Bobby Marrow/David Heard DESIGN AND PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Nicholas Flinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Lighting Designer Palmer Hefferan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Sound Designer Catherine Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Assistant Tim McMath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Scenic Designer Alice Tavener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Costume Designer Sightline Fabricators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenery Fabrication

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profiles NICHOLAS L. ASHE (Junior Davis) is thrilled to be performing the role of Junior in Choir Boy at the Alliance Theatre after the critically acclaimed production at the Manhattan Theatre Club in NYC. As a recently graduated senior, Nicholas has starred in numerous productions at Freeport High School, as well as community theatre. His latest performance, as Tom Collins in Rent at the Kidz Theater in NYC, earned him a National Youth Award for best supporting actor. His professional credits include the national tour of The Lion King (Young Simba). Television: “Philly Lawyer” (AMC pilot), “Are We There Yet” (TBS). He has also appeared in numerous commercials and voiceovers. Nicholas would like to thank his family, friends and educators for their unwavering support. @ncklash JOSHUA BOONE (Bobby Marrow) Alliance debut! Joshua is a native of Portsmouth, Va., and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Theatre Performance. Some of his credits include the workshop of the Tupac Shakur-inspired musical Holler If Ya Hear Me (NYC), Well Virginia Rep), the regional premier of In the Heights (Pioneer), Central Avenue Breakdown (NYMF/DIMF), Felony Friday (NY Fringe Encores) and Cutman: A Boxing Musical (Goodspeed). Infinite thanks to God, family, friends and Stevie Wonder. CALEB EBERHARDT (David Heard) is humbled to be part of such an incredible production as Choir Boy. A proud graduate of the BFA Acting Conservatory at SUNY Purchase, this is Caleb’s Alliance Theatre debut. Previous credits include Guy in Blues for an Alabama Sky, Chaplain in Mother Courage and Her Children (adapted by Ntozake Shange), Donny Dubrow in American Buffalo (Purchase Rep) and Laertes in Hamlet (Theatre of War). He must show an unfathomable amount of love to his mother and family for their neverceasing love and support, his agents at Carson/Kolker Org and, of course, his Purchase family. Love and good dreams. JEREMY POPE (Pharus Jonathan Young) is grateful to be making his Alliance Theatre debut in Choir Boy. He created the role of Pharus in the New York production at Manhattan Theatre Club. He is a recent graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy. Theatre credits include Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors and SkippyJon in Theatre Works USA’s SkippyJon Jones. Originally from Orlando, Fla., Jeremy has been writing, recording and producing music since he was 13 years old. He thanks his family for all their love and support, & his angels at Judy Boals Inc. for never giving up on him. For more, visit www.jeremy-pope.com. SCOTT ROBERTSON (Mr. Pendleton) was recently featured in the HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” playing Mr. Rand opposite Kate Winslet. He last appeared on Broadway as Herr Schultz in the award-winning Cabaret at Studio 54. Other Broadway shows: Damn Yankees with Jerry Lewis (B’way/London), Boys From Syracuse, Mayor, Grease, Pajama Game, Music Man and Annie 2, (Kennedy Center). Off-Broadway: The Glorious Ones, Black Monk, Hello Muddah, It’s Only a Play, Song of Singapore and the premiere of My Occasion of Sin, Urban Stages. MTC. Regional productions: Falsettos at Pittsburgh Public Theatre, All in the Timing and Harmony, La Jolla. Films/TV: Tenderness with Russell Crowe, In and Out, Heartbreak Hospital, “Boardwalk Empire,” “Law and Order SVU,” “CI,”, “Life on Mars,” “Spin City,” “Third Watch”. As a playwright, Mr. Robertson wrote and performed Bucknaked, a love story, at Manbites Dog Theatre, N.C. In memory of Peter Flint. www.scottrobertsonactingstudio.com. JOHN STEWART (Anthony Justin “AJ” James) is honored to be telling this story and is blessed and humbled to be a part of this wonderful and necessary work. Recently, he understudied Choir Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He was last seen in The Whipping Man and A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre. Other credits include The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Synchronicity) and Rent (Atlanta Lyric Theatre). He has received a fellowship for outstanding actor for Splittin’ the Raft at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Gratitude to Jody, Kelly and Trip for the opportunity. Love to family, friends, Haylee and mentors who challenge, encourage and believe. CHARLES E. WALLACE (Headmaster Marrow) is happy to be back at the Alliance Theatre in Choir Boy, having last appeared here in Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. He performed the role of Headmaster Morrow in Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Choir Boy.

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profiles Charles recently played “Number Two” in the world premiere of Marcus Gardley’s The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry (Perseverance Theatre, Alaska) and earlier this year appeared as Papa/Emmanuel in Robert Wilson’s chamber opera Zinnias: The Life of Clementine Hunter. Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (John), Smokey Joe’s Café and Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway: Dinah Was (Boss/Chase) and George Wolfe’s Harlem Song (Apollo Theatre). Other credits: Urinetown (Lockstock), Geva Theatre; A Soldier’s Play (Davenport), Arkansas Rep; Play On (The Duke), Goodman Theatre & Seattle Rep. Charles thanks his family and friends for their continued support. God bless! VICTOR M. JACKSON, II (US Pharus Jonathan Young/Junior Davis) is excited to be working with the Alliance Theatre again fresh from a staged reading of Tarell McCraney’s Wig Out. Both a choreographer and performer, Victor is a native Atlantan who received educational and artistic reinforcement from Tri-Cities High School and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).Other stage credits include The Wiz and Black Nativity with True Colors Theatre Company and Tyler Perry presents U Don’t Know Me: The Musical. His choreographic point of view has dazzled international audiences, designing performances for Lil Wayne, Iggy Azalea, Chante Moore, and, most recently on BRAVO’s hit reality show, “The Kandi Factory”. PATRICK McCOLERY (US Mr. Pendleton)) appeared as Uncle Henry in the Alliance Theatre production of The Wizard of Oz. Other recent favorites include All Blues and The Colour of Her Dreams with 7 Stages Theatre, and Empty Gestures, written and directed by Del Hamilton for Alliance Education. Patrick is Resident Artist in Education with the Alliance, and directs their annual Collision Project in collaboration with playwright Pearl Cleage. Also, director for fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life, The Short Story of Michael Fish, Around Atlanta on $80, Splinters, and assistant director to Andy Blankenbuehler on the Alliance Theatre’s world premiere of Bring it On: The Musical. Patrick has also directed for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera, Center for Puppetry Arts, Synchronicity Theatre, and many others. Big thanks to Jody, Trip, Tarell, cast, crew, designers, the entire Alliance family, and Kells. KEVIN O’HARA (US Headmaster Marrow) is enthralled to work with the Alliance Theatre. O’Hara’s Stage & Theatre credits include: Porgy & Bess (Atlanta Opera); Salute to Motown & The Vegas Show I (The Strand Theater); The Nativity, The Black Nativity, & Gut Bucket Blues Reading Series (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre). Film & TV credits include: “The Hunger Games II” (Lion’s Gate), “Joyful Noise” (Warner Bros.), “What Would Dylan Do” (Warner Bros.), “Necessary Roughness” (Sony Pictures), and “Robert Townsend’s Musical Theatre of Hope” (BellTown Productions). Kevin has performed as a Featured Singer for Royal Caribbean International Cruise, and he is the weekly radio host of “Informed with Kevin O’Hara” on W.A.E.C. Love 860 AM. O’Hara is a proud SAG-AFTRA member. ALEX B. WEST (US Anthony Justin “AJ” James/Bobby Marrow/David Heard) is proud to be working with the Alliance Theatre for the first time. His Atlanta credits include Robin Hood, Petite Rouge: The Cajun Red Riding Hood and Les Miserables (Aurora Theatre). His regional credits include Sweet Eddie Kareem in Kid Purple, Allen/Nella in The Girls of 509 (Summer Circle Company), various roles in Wiley and the Hairy Man (Tipping Point Theatre), and Moses LaRue in the world premiere of Sundown Town (TheatreSquared). Thanks to Mom, Dad, family and friends for all the support. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY (Playwright) is best known for his trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays, which includes In the Red and Brown Water, the piece that received its world premiere in the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition at the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage. Other plays include Wig Out; The Breach, written with Catherine Filloux and Joe Sutton; and Head of Passes, which premiered at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. Tarell is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, the Theater School at DePaul University, and the New World School of the Arts in Miami. He is an associate artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company, an ensemble member at the Steppenwolf

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profiles Theater in Chicago, an artist in residence at the Public Theater in New York, in residence at New Dramatist Playwright Center in New York and a founding member of Teo Castellanos/D Projects in Miami.

profiles stage managing Bike America, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, 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 Zorro, What I Learned in Paris, August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Doubt; Jelly’s Last Jam and the world premieres of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Women of Brewster Place, Sister Act: The Musical and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. For Sensei, JDawn, Chelsea & Solari and all humanity — “changing the world 1 play @ a time!”

TRIP CULLMAN (Director) Select NYC: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy (MTC), Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash’s Murder Ballad (MTC and Union Square Theater), Paul Weitz’s Lonely, I’m Not (Second Stage), Leslye Headland’s Assistance (Playwrights Horizons), Adam Bock’s A Small Fire (Playwrights Horizons, Drama Desk nom.), Adam Rapp’s The Hallway Trilogy: Nursing (Rattlestick), Headland’s Bachelorette (Second Stage), Terrence McNally’s Some Men (Second Stage), Bert V. Royal’s Dog Sees God (The Century Center), Bock’s The Drunken City (Playwrights Horizons), Weitz’s Roulette (EST), Jonathan Tolins’ The Last Sunday in June (Rattlestick and Century Center), Bock’s Swimming in the Shallows (Second Stage), Gina Gionfriddo’s US Drag (stageFARM), and several productions with The Play Company. Select regional: John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation (Old Globe), Richard Greenberg’s The Injured Party (South Coast Rep), McNally’s Unusual Acts of Devotion (La Jolla Playhouse), Chris Durang’s Betty’s Summer Vacation (Bay Street Theater), Bess Wohl’s Touched (Williamstown Theater Festival).

NANCY PICCIONE is the Director of Casting at Manhattan Theatre Club. Broadway credits include Venus in Fur, Wit, Time Stands Still, Top Girls, Shining City and The Assembled Parties. She also cast Proof and The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and their National Tours. Off-Broadway credits include The Whipping Man, Ruined, The Explorers Club and Choir Boy. Prior to working at Manhattan Theatre Club, she was a member of the Casting Staff at the New York Shakespeare Festival for ten years, where she worked on Shakespeare in the Park and numerous productions at the Public Theatre. She cast for The Bridge Project (2009 and 2010), produced by BAM and the Old Vic London. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and a member of the Casting Society of America.

DAVID ZINN (Set and Costume Designer) Alliance Theatre: Costumes for The Game of Love and Chance. Broadway: Sets and costumes for Seminar, costumes for Picnic, The Other Place, Other Desert Cities, Good People, Bengal Tiger…, In the Next Room (Tony, Drama Desk nomination), A Tale of Two Cities, Xanadu. Recent off-Broadway includes sets and costumes for The Flick and Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons), Dogfight (Second Stage); and sets for Carrie (MCC), The Madrid (MTC) and Elevator Repair Service’s adaptations of The Sun Also Rises and The Sound and the Fury. Regional and opera work includes the Guthrie, Yale Rep, ART, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Mark Taper Forum, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse and many others.

Kelly Gillespie is the Associate Casting Director at Manhattan Theatre Club. Projects at MTC include The Snow Geese, The Commons of Pensacola, The Columnist, The Other Place, The Madrid, The Explorers Club, Choir Boy, Murder Ballad, Good People and Come Back, Little Sheba. For The Actors Company Theatre credits include: Happy Birthday and the upcoming production of Natural Affection. She has worked at McCorkle Casting on The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Broadway & Atlantic Theatre Co.), the independent film War Eagle, and the series “3 LBS” for CBS. She cast six seasons for Off-Broadway’s Keen Company, including the Drama Desk honored revivals of The Dining Room, Outward Bound, Pullman Car Hiawatha, and the world premiere of Michael Murphy’s The Conscientious Objector. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

PETER KACZOROWSKI (Lighting Designer) Broadway: 50 plays and musicals including this season’s Carole King musical Beautiful and Waiting for Godot/No Man’s Land, The Assembled Parties, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Nice Work, Wit, The Road to Mecca, Venus in Fur, Anything Goes, A View From the Bridge, Waiting for Godot, Grey Gardens, The Producers, Contact, Steel Pier. Extensive off-Broadway, resident and U.S. regional credits. Opera: the Met, NYCO, San Francisco, Houston Grand, Santa Fe, Washington Opera, St. Louis, Seattle. Abroad: Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera/North, Maggio Florence, L’Arena di Verona, La Fenice, Bonn, Lisbon. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Dramalogue, Hewes.

JODY FELDMAN (Associate Producer) began her theatre career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the assistant general manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. Jody is the associate producer at the Alliance Theatre, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, Jody has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions including a wide range of world premiere dramas such as The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris by Pearl Cleage, Broke by Janece Shafer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition winning plays, as well as world and regional premiere musicals such as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, most recently, Zorro. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection.

FITZ PATTON (Sound Designer) has designed and scored more than 260 productions in 20 cities across the United States, and was the designer for I’ll Eat You Last, featuring Bette Midler at the Booth. In 2010, he was awarded both Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk awards for his design for When the Rain Stops Falling at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, and was nominated again in 2011 for his work on The Other Place at MCC, which completed its Broadway run this winter at the Friedman. His symphony, The Holy Land, a 45-minute work for baritone, tenor, mezzo-soprano and orchestra was completed in January of this year, and he is the founder of Chance Magazine, a new theatre design magazine that debuted in May. JASON MICHAEL WEBB (Music Director/Vocal Arrangements) Dove Award winner, twotime Stellar Award nominee. Arranger: “Battle Hymn of the Republic” (2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama); Broadway (Associate Musical Director): Motown: The Musical, Leap of Faith, Memphis. Off-Broadway (Musical Director) Pasek & Paul’s Dogfight (Second Stage). Pianist: Michael Bolton, Queens Symphony, Chaka Khan, Fantasia (2007 Tony awards), Mariah Carey “Oh Santa!/All I Want for Christmas” (Island Records). Orchestrator: Jacksonville Symphony, Nashville String Machine, Carnegie Hall. Composer: songs recorded by Israel Houghton, Martha Wash, Jonathan Butler, Mario Cantone, Reeve Carney. Producer: Brooklyn Tabernacle (three albums), Tshidi Manye (Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway); Ephesians 3:17-19. www.jasonmichaelwebb.com. R. LAMAR WILLIAMS (Stage Manager) is an Atlanta native. Rodney studied theatre at Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre. His 12-year tenure at the Alliance has included

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Susan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships and has overseen regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on projects including Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has worked at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is the past president of the board of directors for Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field), is on the artistic board of the Steinberg Charitable Trust in New York and is a trustee of Denison University. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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Each will share a new piece with us. The lineup:

The Hertz Stage this season is home to an epic conflagration of imagination, talent and original voices. The four-show lineup introduces Atlanta audiences to new work by some of America’s brightest young playwrights — three old friends and one new one. Together we’re celebrating a milestone for the Alliance/ Kendeda National Playwriting Competition, an idea that took root 10 years ago and has grown stronger and more vibrant than we could ever have imagined. This one-ofa-kind national competition helps student playwrights in the country’s leading graduate programs make the transition to professional theatre. It’s with pride and joy that we introduce you to our 2014 winner, Madhuri Shekar, from the University of Southern California, and welcome back Tarell Alvin McCraney (In the Red and Brown Water, 2008), Kenneth Lin (…,” said Said, 2006) and Meg Miroshnik (The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, 2012).

Choir Boy. Through Oct. 13 on the Hertz Stage. Only New York and London audiences have seen McCraney’s coming-of-age story about a confident, charismatic boy named Pharus and his struggles at an all-boys private prep school for African-American young men. Since In the Red and Brown Water, McCraney’s work has been produced in, among other cities, New York, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco and London. Warrior Class. Oct. 25-Nov. 17. Lin’s critically acclaimed political thriller features an Asian-American candidate who’s being groomed for a big Republican race in New York City — unless a former girlfriend publicly besmirches his sterling reputation. Lin has become one of the most widely commissioned and produced Asian-American writers in the country. In Love and Warcraft. Jan. 31-Feb. 23, 2014. Evie, a master of relationships, is the focal point in Shekar’s world premiere. She has a waiting list of classmates

willing to pay her top dollar to fix their relationships. How does she do it? By using the skills and tactics she learned while becoming one of the best World of Warcraft players on the planet.

The Tall Girls. March 7-30, 2014. Sometimes basketball is the only way out. Even for a girl. Even in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. When a mysterious young man gets off the train in Poor Prairie, a few things are clear. He’s teaching at the high school, he knows the game and he has the only inflated basketball in town. Another world premiere from Miroshnik. These four writers are part of a group of 50 extraordinary artists to have come through the Alliance/Kendeda competition. The anniversary season also includes 12 readings and workshops by other alumni winners and finalists. Experiences have already included an exciting portrait of a drag family hosted by the Jungle, a reading of a play about dementia that brought together Atlanta’s caregiving community. Please email celise.kalke@ woodruffcenter.org or check alliancetheatre.org for details.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre has become the lead producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse audiences. The Alliance values excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. Reaching more than 200,000 patrons annually, the Alliance delivers programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, the Alliance received the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award in recognition of excellence. The Alliance, known for its artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, has premiered more than 70 original productions including Tony winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. It has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act, Come Fly Away, Bring It On and the U.S. premiere of Zorro, with music by the Gipsy Kings. The Alliance nurtures the careers of playwrights through its Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the winner and national networking opportunities for four finalists. The Acting Program and Education Department reaches nearly 50,000 students annually through performances, classes, drama camps and in-school initiatives. The Alliance creates and produces plays for young audiences at every age level: from the Collision Project, where high school artists create and perform new work based on a classic text, to Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive shows for infants and toddlers. The Alliance offers community education classes for all ages and levels of theatre interest, and adult student productions of unproduced plays in developments. Active in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatre techniques to help students learn through storytelling and problem-solving. The Alliance’s Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists equips teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These programs include GA Wolf Trap, which focuses on literacy skills for children in Pre-K – 2nd grade, and Dramaturgy K-12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. Twice recognized by the U.S. Education Department as leaders in arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access. The Alliance delivers the finest talent, art and educational opportunities for Atlanta audiences — proving once again that this is where great theatre lives. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650 facebook.com/AllianceTheatre

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discover us “In Choir Boy, I rediscovered pieces of my once puzzled life. Traces of myself — fragmented by the dichotomy of agreeing with my oppressors, accepting complex yet alluring relationships (trapped in dark places), and ironically assigning power and comfort to the emotional soundtrack of a homophobic religion. The experience of trying desperately to discipline inconvenient, yet persistent natural passions and striving to be the best version of self — but never clearing the hurdle, penetrated me with nostalgia. Feeling qualified but not confident; capable but not validated. With passion and precision, Choir Boy perfectly recalled my journey of selfdiscovery — collecting courage and character through the challenge of internal and external persecution.” — Randevyn Pierre, Southern Regional Coordinator, The Center for Black Equity MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the country’s most prominent theatre companies. Productions at its Broadway and Off-Broadway venues have earned 19 Tony Awards and six Pulitzer Prizes, an accomplishment unparalleled by a New York theatrical institution. Renowned productions include Choir Boy, Humor Abuse, The Assembled Parties, Venus in Fur, Good People, The Whipping Man, Time Stands Still, Ruined, Rabbit Hole, Doubt, Proof, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Sylvia, Putting It Together, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Crimes of the Heart, and Ain’t Misbehavin’. www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

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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

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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 American Honda Motor Co. AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & 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 Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

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

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 Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . DayRon J. Miles Artistic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz Artistic Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Interns . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Linn, Levi Jelks Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kelly

Education

Director of Educational Programs . . . Christopher Moses Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Mummert Education Development Manager . . . . . . Sharon Brewer Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser 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 Teen Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Teaching Artists . . . . Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster, Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Kim Baren, Greg Bosworth, Corey Bradberry, Sharon Brewer, ºDaniel Brown, Kristin Calvert, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Jessica De Maria, John Doyle, Marissa Druzbanski, Sharon Foote, Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Garrett Gray, Terry Guest, Clifton Guterman, Holly Godwin, Amy Handler, Angie Harrell, Michael Haverty, Lesley Howe, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer, Marcie Millard

Production Management

Administration/Finance

Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert 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 Coordinator . . . . . . Bryan Saxon Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Development Coordinator . . . . . . . Janet Abercrombie Development Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Hentschel

Marketing

Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Sayers Brand Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Tanner Communications Manager . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann Group Services Coordinators . . . . . . . . Celeste Mercer, Kate McNeely Marketing Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . Shana Orr Marketing Communications Coordinator . . . Holland Baird House Managers . . . Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Ken McNeil, Margo Moskowitz, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

Production

Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith

Costumes

Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . Carol Hammond Design Assistant . . . . . . English Benning, Lea Preston Drapers . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Stitchers/First Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Maegan Robinson Wardrobe Supervisors . . . . . . John Hardy, Niki Traxler Costume Shop Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrews

Electrics

Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe Additional Electricians . . . . . Heather Pynne, Tara O’Neill

Properties

Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Elliott Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer/Artisan . . . . . . . . Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Additional Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Lyons

Scenery

Teaching Artists (cont’d) . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Michele Mummert, Drew Reves, Claire Ritzler, James (Scottie) Rowell, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, David Sterritt, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Elizabeth Wexler

Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, Erin Canfield, Jonathan Fries, Michael Lyons Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Engelmann

Stage Management

Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw Liz Campbell, R. Lamar Williams Hertz Stage Management . . . . . . . . . . . . Tia Herrod Hertz Stage Management Apprentice . . . . Celeste Banks Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Alliance Assistant Stage Manager . . . . Jayson T. Waddell TYF Stage Management . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Gantt Production Assistant

Stage Operations

Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Stage Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Arebalo Additional Crew Stage Operations . . . . . Chris Locklear Additional Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Goldstein

Sound

Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops . . . . . . . . . Holly Blakely, Michelle Jarvis, Hidenori Nakajo Sound Design Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Singer

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The Woodruff Circle

The Woodruff Arts Center and our four artistic divisions – the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences – rely on the generosity of those donors whose support extends to all parts of our organization. The members of The Woodruff Circle each contributed more than $250,000 to our efforts last year. We are deeply grateful to these 34 partners who help to ensure that the arts thrive in our city.

$500,000 - $999,999

$250,000 - $499,999

Yolandra & Joseph Alexander Gordon W. Bailey Debrah & Harris Feinn Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Pamela & Douglass Selby Margaretta Taylor Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (3) AT&T Bank of America Charitable Foundation Pamela & Oliver Cobb The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax, Inc. & Employees Fulton County Arts Council The Home Depot Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy

PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Mrs. William A. Schwartz SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation UPS Zeist Foundation, Inc. Donations made from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013

The Patron Circle

Each year The Woodruff Arts Center raises critical dollars in support of the organization’s day-to-day operations through the Annual Campaign. The Patron Circle contributors helped us exceed a $9.2 million goal, ensuring that our artistic divisions can continue to bring the best in visual and performing arts, as well as arts education, to millions of people in the year ahead. $500,000+

$200,000+

$150,000+

The Coca-Cola Company* Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.*

AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees* Equifax Inc. & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation*

Alston & Bird LLP Jones Day Foundation & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV The Hon. Anne Cox Chambers* The Home Depot Foundation PwC, Partners & Employees UPS*

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$50,000+

$15,000+

A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Holder Construction Company NCR Foundation PNC Foundation The Primerica Foundation Southwest Airlines Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Zeist Foundation, Inc.

ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Brands, Inc. Aflac, Inc. AIG Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Juanita Powell Baranco Anna & Ed Bastian Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris Laura & Stan Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank The Boston Consulting Group W. Paul Bowers Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch Bryan Cave LLP Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. CIGNA Foundation Cisco The Correll Family Foundation The Cousins Foundation, Inc. Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Suzie & Randy Donaldson Mike Donnelly Fifth Third Bank Ford & Harrison LLP Frazier & Deeter, CPA Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Golden Peanut Company Harland Clarke Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes IBM ICS Contract Services, LLC

(cont’d)

King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Marcus Foundation, Inc.* Sam’s Club/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+

$1,000,000+

$300,000+

Goodwin Group The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Novelis Inc. Regions Financial Corporation* RockTenn Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund

Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Klaus Family Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation SCANA Energy Southwire Company United Distributors, Inc. Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Yancey Bros. Co.

$100,000+

$100,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Bank of America Delta Air Lines, Inc. Invesco Ltd. Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend

$35,000+ Chick-fil-A Foundation CSX The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Infor Global Solutions IntercontinentalExchange Sarah & Jim Kennedy Newell Rubbermaid Troutman Sanders LLP Verizon $25,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center, In Honor of Virginia A. Hepner Atlanta Foundation Balch & Bingham Julie & Jim Balloun Lisa & Joe Bankoff BB&T Corporation The Connolly Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation First Data Corporation John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Howell Fund, Inc.*

Jenny & Phil Jacobs Jamestown Properties Lou Brown Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones Jones Lang LaSalle JPMorgan Chase, Atlanta Philip I. Kent Foundation Kimberly-Clark Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Macy’s Foundation The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Nonami Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Vicki & John Palmer Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane & Joe Prendergast Mary & Craig Ramsey/Accenture The H. English Ermine Cater Robinson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. Russell Reynolds Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot Selig Enterprises, Inc./The Selig Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLP Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Shirk Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Superior Essex Inc. Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor Taylor Consulting Group, Inc. Taylor English Duma LLP Tishman Speyer Properties Towers Watson Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Sue & John Wieland Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees *Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donor Donations for the Annual Campaign from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013

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