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Look out, Bedford Falls! Dad’s Garage is back to take another whack at a holiday classic.

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Synopsis by film critic Roger Ebert with commentary By Celise Kalke

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Susan Booth: So Kevin, I’m not your dad and this isn’t a garage. Should we tell the nice people how this happened?

Kevin Gillese: Tell them how we forged this alliance? Sounds good! Well folks, ever since this dad lost his garage in Inman Park, my company has gone mobile (aka, homeless)...

SB: But while you may have lost your home, you haven’t lost your mojo, your hipness, your “so this is what all the cool kids are doing” thing. And, well, what with the Alliance being a solidly middle-aged 46 years old, we want some of that swagger. I sort of think of you as Viagra for the theatre. I mean, not you, personally. ...

KG: And in a move that is sure to define “cutting-edge” for years to come... we decided to adapt a film from 1946 into a stage show. We are the heartbeat of the youth in America! Step aside dub step, get out the way snap chat, we’re bringing Jimmy Stewart back!

SB: So that’s like retro cool, right? Because the whole cool thing is important. And I know that whenever I see Dad’s Garage perform, I instantly feel about 10 years younger. At least 10.

KG: Yes, which is why I’d like to take this opportunity to invite our goodly readers to transport themselves back in time. Ten years back to their younger selves as they soak up the sophomoric Dad’s Garage vibe.

Seventy years back as they reconnect with one of the most classic films ever made. But we don’t need the holy power of an angel to navigate the sands of time, oh no, our power comes from something far more terrifying... the power of theatre. Oh man, that wasn’t a cool thing to say, that was so cheesy I think I just gave myself adult-onset lactose intolerance. I blew it.

Susan Booth Jennings Hertz Artistic Director

Kevin Gillese Dad’s Garage Artistic Director

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Laughter THE PURSUIT OF

Look out, Bedford Falls!

Dad’s Garage is back to take another whack at a holiday classic

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By Kathy Janich

hat do you do if you’re homeless at Christmas time?

If you’re Kevin Gillese and Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, you hook up with your friend Susan V. Booth and put on a show.

Which is exactly what’s happening for the second consecutive season at the Booth-run Alliance Theatre. The Dad’s gang follows last year’s Invasion: Christmas Carol with It’s a Wonderful Laugh, an improvisatory romp through Bedford Falls and the life of one George Bailey.

If you’re new to Dad’s, here’s what the company does, as articulated by artistic director Gillese: “We make important things silly and silly things important. We take smart things and try to make them stupid. And we take stupid things and try to make them seem as intelligent as possible. In short: We’re always trying to flip things on their heads in pursuit of laughter.”

Two years ago, the 19-year-old Dad’s, which does scripted shows and a full complement of improv (competitions, game shows, TV shows and more) lost its longtime Elizabeth Street home to developers who paved it and put up a parking deck. You’ll now find those crazy kids in residence at 7 Stages in Little Five Points most of the time and, if all continues to go well with 8 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

fund-raising, in a permanent home in the Old Fourth Ward in a few years.

Although we expect some of the Dad’s team to impersonate kettle bell-ringers and collect funds this holiday (kidding), six improvisers will have their way with It’s a Wonderful Life, with each performance featuring an invader. You’ll have to watch to see exactly how that plays out. Gillese adapted the script and directs.

We spent a few precious email moments getting to know the 33-year-old Canadian better and forcing him to answer our questions. Here’s what we got: Question: What are you and the Dad’s team anticipating about being back at the Hertz?

Answer: More than anything we are anticipating a veritable shower of rotting produce descending upon the actors every evening. Or at least we were until people explained to us that the Alliance is not the same as the Globe Theatre in Elizabethan times, which is a relief because we have some female actors in the cast and I was worried I’d have to replace them with men in drag.

Q: You are into your fifth year at Dad’s. How has that worked out for you?

A: I absolutely love working at Dad’s Garage.

As of January, I’ll hit my five-year mark and the time has really flown by, not to mention that it has completely changed my

life (I met my wife by working at Dad’s Garage!).

I’ve gotten a lot of satisfaction out of the position because we’ve been growing and making positive changes while simultaneously navigating some of the biggest challenges in the history of the organization (namely losing our space). I’m not going to say it’s been easy, because it hasn’t been, but it’s been rewarding and inspiring, and I’m so excited to keep pushing us to bigger and better things.

Q: Is it what you expected? What surprised you?

A: The arts education landscape in Atlanta has surprised me. I come from a city where the arts are very accessible to young people and that ends up shaping their tastes as adults. I’m not saying that every kid in Edmonton grows up to be a fan of ballet and opera, but rather that the idea of going to a live show is a normal thing.

In Atlanta it sometimes feels like many of the people walking through our doors are coming into a theatre for the first time, and they’re a bit dubious, like, “Man, if this sucks, I’m bailing.” I think that’s a big part of the value Dad’s Garage brings to the local scene. We’re an entry point for folks to get their first taste of live theatre and we go out of our way to make it fun and accessible.

As we like to say: “We’re the gateway drug to the arts.”

Q: What is it about improv that piqued your interest?

A: It’s the only art form where you get to create in the moment and get instant feedback about your work. This is the best training I can possibly imagine for writers, actors, directors. When we make a choice onstage, the audience will immediately tell us if that choice is working. As a result, we’re getting trained over time to have good habits, to make good choices, to create the kind of work that people want to see.

Q: How would you describe your sense of humor?

A: More than anything, I love discovering humor in the depths of human emotion. In my opinion, someone who can bring you to the brink of tears and then make you laugh out loud, is an absolute master. I’m not saying I’m there yet, but I certainly try. Also, I have a soft spot for dad jokes, which is fitting, considering. A

THE GILLESE FILE • Last name pronounced: GUH-lease.

• Born: Dec. 24, 1980, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. That makes him 33.

• Joined Dad’s: In 2009.

• Previously: Rapid Fire Theatre in Edmonton.

• Family: Married Dad’s performer Amber Nash in 2013. They live in a Little Five Points apartment with their dog, Carol J. Puppydog (best guess: part pit bull, part Greyhound and part supermodel). Nash plays Pam Poovey in the adult animated cartoon series “Archer” on FX. • Fave hangout: Euclid Avenue Yacht Club in L5P. :: This conversation was edited for space.

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cast CAST (in alphabetical order)

Jackie Barbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violet Karen Cassady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarence Perry Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Matt Horgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Man Potter/Uncle Billy/God Ed Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Dan Triandiflou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Bailey STAGE MANAGEMENT

Becky Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Liz Grofic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Director Melisa DuBois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Properties Master DAD’S GARAGE STAFF

Kevin Gillese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artistic Director Rene Dellefont, Matt Horgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Artistic Directors Jason Drucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front of House/Box Office Lara Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Director Linnea Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Director Jamie Warde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager/Technical Director Adam Pinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multimedia & Graphic Artist Megan Gane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DGTV Line Producer MUSICIANS

Matthew Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keyboard/Piano

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KAREN CASSADY

PERRY FROST

MATT HORGAN

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profiles JACKIE BARBOUR (Violet) has been doing theatre since she was 10. She’s been in several productions from Oklahoma! to A Slight Case of Murder and, more recently, Atlanta’s longest-running comedy, Peachtree Battle at Ansley Park Playhouse. She has also worked on the set of the new TV series “Halt and Catch Fire.” You can catch her performing improv at Dad’s Garage Theatre.

KAREN CASSADY (Clarence) is honored to be able to perform at the Alliance Theatre with Dad’s Garage! Other Atlanta credits: Grimm Fairy Tales, 12 Angry Jurors (New London Theater) Hairspray (MJCCA), Peachtree Battle (Ansley Park Playhouse), Zonkers, Musicals Suck: The Musical, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Invasion: Christmas Carol (Dad’s Garage Theatre) TV/film: “Too Many Cooks,” “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.” Let’s have fun!!

PERRY FROST (Mary) is part of the Woodruff Arts Center family, through her involvement in the Arts4Learning youth program. She is a recent addition to the ensemble at Laughing Matters, one of Atlanta’s most respected and enduring improv collectives. She is also the youngest improviser at Dad’s Garage. As whippersnapper in residence, she is thrilled to have the opportunity to earn her Invasion stripes, and invites you to watch her squander it in unprecedented ways.

MATT HORGAN (Old Man Potter; Uncle Billy; God) is excited to be back at the Alliance, where last year he was too heavy for the Ghost of Christmas Past’s floating entrance rig and shattered it like a child’s toy. This is why we can’t have nice things. Matt has been with Dad’s for more than 15 years and, in that time, has demolished every last shred of decency and dignity he ever had. Tonight will be no exception. Happy holidays!

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ED MORGAN (Harry) has appeared in several Dad’s Garage original productions including Song of the Living Dead, The Change: A Teenage Werewolf Musical, Dementia Juice and Invasion: Christmas Carol, as well as co-writing some nerd-fest called The Wrath of Con. At the time of writing this biography, he has still not seen It’s a Wonderful Life, so we’ll see how this goes.

DAN TRIANDIFLOU (George Bailey) is happy to be back at Alliance Theatre where he played Maximillian Von Oster and Peter Rhys-Davies in last season’s By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. As part of the Dad’s Garage Ensemble, directing credits include What’s Wrong With You?, Apnea, The Wrath of Con and the original Invasion: Christmas Carol. In 2012, Creative Loafing critics and readers voted him “Best Local Actor.” He received a Suzi nomination for his portrayal of Ellard in The Foreigner (Theatrical Outfit). Dan plays Benji on the Adult Swim show “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell” and, in the last year, played supporting roles on episodes of “Finding Carter” and “Devious Maids.” He was a young Rudy Giuliani in the film Empire State, George Klein in the miniseries Elvis, and appears in such other films as Anchorman 2, Endless Love, Savage and the upcoming Selma. This one is for you, Jo-Jo. JAMIE BULLINS (Set Designer) is resident designer, coordinator of design/tech and an associate professor at Kennesaw State University in the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies. What a strange and stunning journey with these folks from Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical in 2004. A decade of Dad’s. Damn.

Recent design and directing work includes Courage (Alliance Theatre); Pump Boys and Dinettes (GET); 3rd annual Atlanta One-Minute Play Festival (Actor’s Express); Same Time, Next Year (True Colors); and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Serenbe Playhouse). Upcoming projects:

profiles Arms and the Man, Lewis & Clark on the Road to the Pacific (New Works Festival; KSU).

ALEXA ANN CATHCART (Costume Designer) is so excited to be spending another holiday season working with her Dad’s Garage family and the wonderful people at the Alliance Theatre!

She graduated from the fantastic Department of Theatre & Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University and has worked on a bunch of shows with Dad’s, most notably: The Change, Slaughter Camp, Wrath of Con, Apnea, Song of the Living Dead, Invasion: A Christmas Carol, Gutenberg! The Musical! and now Invasion: It’s a Wonderful Laugh! Big ups to the Jamies, Brittany, Elizabeth, Liz, Daniel, her sweet friends and wonderful family for all of the love and lessons.

JOSHUA SANTAMARIA (Lighting Designer) is a graduate of Georgia College and State University where he studied theater with an emphasis in lighting, acting and directing. He works in lighting for Turner Broadcasting, BET, The Weather Channel, DGTV and others. His past designs for Dad’s Garage include Gutenberg! the Musical!, Dementia Juice and Wrath of Con. He would like to thank Dad’s Garage and The Alliance Theatre for this amazing opportunity to work with them.

DAN BAUMAN (Sound Designer) has seen It’s a Wonderful Life every year since he was 6. It’s not Christmas without George, Clarence and Zuzu’s petals. He’s terrified by what Dad’s Garage will do to it. Dan designs sound all over town, plays bass for the Dirt Poets and co-hosts “The Nine Billion Names of Pod” podcast. Big love to Courtney.

MELISA A. DUBOIS (Properties Master) was a paralegal for 17 years before leaving to pursue a full-time career in theatrical prop design.

Design credits include Reefer Madness, Wrath of Con, Song of the Living Dead and Invasion: A

Christmas Carol (Dad’s Garage Theatre Company); Angry Fags (7 Stages); Le Liaisons Dangereuses (Actor’s Express); “The Andy Candy Series,” “Lets Go To Cleveland,” and various Farm Rich/ Seapak commercials (DGTV). LUV2JAW! MATT HOBBS (Musical Arrangements) has worked as musical improviser at Dad’s Garage since 2012. His recent productions with Dad’s include (italics) Gutenberg! The Musical! as well as lots of improv shows. A New Orleans native and avid singer-songwriter, Matt has been living in Atlanta since 2010, where he’s also been writing songs, performing with bands, and playing solo shows.

BECKY TERRY (Stage Manager) is super excited to be working with Dad’s Garage again ... and at the Alliance! Becky has stage managed quite a few Dad’s Garage shows including, but not limited to, Fingertips, Clash Titan Clash, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents and Scratch: The Revengence!

KEVIN GILLESE (Writer /Director) started improvising with Rapid Fire Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta as a teenager in 1996. As an undergraduate he studied theatre and creative writing at the University of Alberta. He then went on to take the post-graduate comedy writing and performance program at Humber College in Toronto. Kevin is one-half of the comedy duo Scratch (with Arlen Konopaki), which has toured several times across Canada, Europe and Australia (highlights include appearances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the English Theatre of Berlin and the Vancouver International Improv Festival).

So far the Scratch boys have written two plays together: Revengence and Effed Up Fairy Tales, both produced at the Edmonton Fringe Festival and at Dad’s. Kevin was the associate artistic director of Rapid Fire Theatre from 2005-2007, before becoming the artistic director of the company (2008-2009). He became artistic director ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG 15

profiles at Dad’s Garage Theatre in 2010, a title which he amazingly still holds. Some of his favorite theatre projects since taking the reins down South include directing the only production of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski approved by the Coen Brothers, co-writing/co-directing The Supervillain Monologues, directing the heart-touching comedy V.I.P. Room and co-writing/directing Musicals Suck: The Musical! He is most proud, though, of launching a new wing of the company: Dad’s Garage TV. In just a few years DGTV has won an award at the L.A. Comedy Festival for best music video, been a finalist in the AV Club’s Parameter Film Festival, and produced both a ton of online videos and some commercials for broadcast. In his spare time Kevin is a loving husband to his beautiful wife, Amber.

DAD’S GARAGE THEATRE has grown from a small volunteer-led organization founded in 1995 to a thriving midsize theatre led by professional, artistic and administrative staff. The family at Dad’s has continued to grow along with us including more than 300 volunteers and performers. Dad’s gives a new definition to the phrase “original work” with innovative world premiere plays created by the Dad’s Garage family (like the upcoming King of Pops: The Musical!, an original work written by ensemble member, Mike Schatz). In addition to outrageous original scripted productions, Dad’s Garage produces improv shows year-round.

It performs traditional and original improv formats including the improvised soap opera Scandal!, TheatreSports (as the only officially sanctioned team in the Southeast) and Japanesestyle game show Samurai Davis Jr. and Dim Sum’s Super Mega Happy Fun Time Improv Show! By creating a supportive environment for an artistic, technical and administrative ensemble, Dad’s is able to elevate awareness of the Atlanta community to original theatrical 16 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

works and the creative outlets found through improvisation. This leads to the production of more than 350 performances a year and the training of new improvisers in our High School Outreach Program, as well as on-site classes and workshops for the general public. Now a fixture in the Atlanta arts scene, Dad’s Garage has won Best Theatre and Best Improv Troupe in Creative Loafing for 10 years, as well as similar awards in almost every major publication in the city.

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, local producing partnerships and 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 a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and is a trustee of Denison University and the Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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Mary Bailey (Reed), George Bailey (Stewart) and their youngest daughter, Zuzu (Karolyn Grimes) in It’s a Wonderful Life.

by Celise Kalke Frank Capra completed It’s a Wonderful Life in 1946 after both its star, Jimmy Stewart, and its director returned from serving in the Second World War. The film looks backward to film noir and the economic frankness of films from the 1930s. It also looks forward to the postwar celebration of home and hearth. It’s European in its social conscience and American in its embrace of sentimentality.

Once the film entered public domain and annual showings began, popular culture enshrined it as a Christmas classic. Zuzu’s pedals and Clarence’s wings have obscured the vast quantities of alcohol consumed, the child abuse, prostitution, poverty and despair portrayed in the movie.

The film grew out of a rough time in American history but symbolizes the nostalgia and relative safety of the 1950s.

These contradictions and the film’s amazing script and acting make it a wonderful launching pad for the comic antics of Dad’s Garage.

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feed on contradiction, and the contradictory realities of the film, and the received tradition we think It’s a Wonderful Life to be has proved a fertile and hilarious jumping-off point.

About the Film

It’s a Wonderful Life Synopsis by Roger Ebert, film critic

It’s a Wonderful Life works like a strong and fundamental fable, sort of a Christmas Carol in reverse: Instead of a mean old man being shown scenes of happiness, we have a hero who plunges into despair.

The hero, of course, is George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), a man who never quite makes it out of his quiet birthplace of Bedford Falls. As a young man he dreams of shaking the dust from his shoes and traveling to far-off lands, but one thing and then another keeps him at home — especially his responsibility to the family savings & loan association, which is the only thing standing between Bedford Falls and the greed of Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore), the avaricious local banker.

George marries his high school sweetheart (Donna Reed, in her first starring role), settles down to raise a family and helps half the poor folks in town buy homes where they can raise their own. Then, when George’s absent-minded uncle (Thomas Mitchell) misplaces some bank funds during the Christmas season, it looks as if the evil Potter will have his way after all. George loses hope and turns mean (even his face seems to darken). He despairs, and is standing on a bridge contemplating suicide when an Angel 2nd Class named Clarence (Henry Travers) saves him and shows him what life in Bedford Falls would have been like without him.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre has become the leading producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people. The Alliance values excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. Reaching more than 200,000 patrons annually, the Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre, in 2007, received the Regional Theatre Tony Award in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 80 original productions including Tony Award winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

The Alliance has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the American premiere of Zorro, with music by the Gipsy Kings, and most recently, Bull Durham and Harmony — A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. The Alliance also nurtures the careers of playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season, and the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, providing developmental support and production resources for three performing arts projects each year. The work produced by the Alliance gives locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community.

Each year the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department reaches close to 50,000 students through performances, acting 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 the groundbreaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive shows for infants and toddlers. The Alliance also offers community education classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development, working with local and national playwrights.

An active participant in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatrical techniques to aid in student learning 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 Common Core Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts, 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.

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In It’s a Wonderful Laugh, I discovered that nothing can be held sacred, even a 60-year-old classic considered one of the greatest movies of all time. I am pretty sure that in one of the performances, George Bailey and Mr. Potter will team up to take over the town together, through a partnership cooking and selling methamphetamines. And in another performance, Clarence may be the one who falls off the bridge because George pushes him by accident. What I also discovered is that if anyone could change the way I watch and think about a movie like this, it is when you join the forces of Dad’s Garage Theatre and the Alliance Theatre.

But this type of change is what art is all about: changing your perspective and expanding your mind and expression. And while the likes of Mr. Potter may think improv is not art but rather “just entertainment,” it is quite the opposite. Improv is one of the most underappreciated but yet most utilized forms there is, and is used in virtually all art forms — even oil on canvas. So while you are laughing away watching the show, remember to recognize that you are laughing at art as well, especially when Clarence ends up stealing the money to pay a kid to ring a bell to earn his wings and society turns on poor George Bailey. Hey, I never said art is nice.

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

Lifetime Directors Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer* Linda Davidson

George Goodwin Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein

Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White

Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Steve Chaddick Philippa Ellis Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller* Richard Goerss Andrew Golde, M.D.

Alexander Goldsmith Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^* Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* John Keller* Lauren Kiefer James A. Kilberg* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Jeff Levy* Alan McKeon Carol Meadows* Hala Moddelmog

Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison Victoria Palefsky Helen Smith Price Dan Reardon* Patty Reid Margaret Reiser Fran Rogers Maurice Rosenbaum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig Pam Sessions*

Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Nina Urban Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Todd Zeldin

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Shean Atkins Connie Austin Michael Barrett Paul Bianchi Keith Bolden Donna Bowman Erin Brown Stephen Brown Catharine Burkett Susan Callaway Imara Canady Sona Chambers Andrew Chang Greg Changnon Caren Cook Sallie Daniel

John Deushane Cydnee Dubrof Lisa Ramirez Ellinger David Felfoldi Cindy Fowler Kevin Glass Barbara Goldman Patrice Greer Michael Harper Neil Hirsch Heather Vincent Holley Rita Izaguirre Andrea Jones David Kuniansky Constance Lewis Rosemary Magee Juanita Markwalter Reese McCranie

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

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

The Kendeda Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

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

The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta North Highland Company PNC

Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ AT&T Atlanta Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Arts & Culture Georgia Power The Imlay Foundation

Loews Atlanta Hotel Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Rich Foundation The Harold & Mini Steinberg Charitable Trust Target

★★★ $10,000+ Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network John and Mary Franklin Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts

★★ $5,000+

AON Arby’s Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Buckhead Atlanta Dixon Hughes Goodman

Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Foundation Impact Creativity/NCTF National Endowment for the Arts

Rich Entertainment Group State Bank Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

DocAuto Equifax William and Eva Fox Foundation Greenberg Traurig LLP Jones Day

JP Morgan Chase & Co. King & Spalding National Vision Theatre Communications Group

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2014/15 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 46. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 46 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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sponsors TURNER VOICES is committed to meaningful corporate citizenship in the communities in which the company operates and its employees work and live. The arts is one focus area of Turner’s local philanthropy, in particular organizations and programs that enhance the quality of life for all residents of its Atlanta hometown.

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Community Foundation

Research Partner

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government

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

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.

GCA also receives support from its partner agency the National Endowment for the Arts.

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

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

$35,000+

Barbara & Steve Chaddick James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Sally G. Tomlinson $25,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Dan & Garnet Reardon $10,000+

The Balloun Family Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ann & Jeff Cramer Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz John & Angie Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Helen Smith Price Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tome Nina Urban Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Mrs. Jill Wilson Joni Winston Amy & Todd Zeldin $7,500-$9,999

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones

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Phil & Caroline Mo誰se Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston $5,000-$7,499

Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Lisa & Joe Bankoff The Rockdale Foundation Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Frank & Mary Anne Chew Ezra Cohen Charitable Trust Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Erin & John Heyman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy David L. Kuniansky Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Hugh & Susanne Ripps Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Susan & Tom Wardell $2,500-$4,999

Elaine & Miles Alexander Alexander Babbage in appreciation of Vicki Palesky Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Ellen Arnovitz Cheryl M. Baer Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Russell & Sandra Dawson Diane Durgin Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Eierman Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Philippa & Burrell Ellis

John & Cindy Ethridge Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Heidi & David Geller Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Linda & Richard Hubert Paul & Rosthema Kastin Leslie Leigh M.D. Lubo Fund Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Cynthia & Alan Maloy Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. William E. Michalewicz Nancy & Mike Millett Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Southern States LLC Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts TAYLAR Development Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Joshua & Zenobia Trexler Kimberly & Kevin Walther Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company P.J. Younglove Hovey The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

$1,500-$2,499

JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Jeff & Belinda Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Judy M. Anderson Pam Anderson John & Lynn Ayers James & Therese Bailey Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Mark & Pam Bell Candace & Jeff Bell Stephen Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Christopher Clegg Mark & Ruth Coan Brad & Sally Currey Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Julia & AndrĂŠ Demetrius Ralph & Ree Edwards Thomas Engler & Ron Davis The Elster Foundation Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Mike Flueckinger Linda M. Garrett Lisa A. Gillespie, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Deidre Greene & Rob Dixon Warren M. Gump Fred Hicks Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Robert Judd Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Janice L. Karkula Dr. William A. Kiser Brian & Carrie Kurlander Steven & Sheri Labovitz Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Eric & Marcia Ludgood Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee Robert & Deborah McKeeman Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Janice & Tom Munsterman

Molly Osborne Rita Owens Monica W. Parker John & Helen Parker Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Kathleen Pendergraft Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Michael Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Gene Poland Karen Porch Kathleen Prussner Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Quillian III Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein Kathryn & John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg John Sabine Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko Melanie Turner Lynda Walker & Len Levy Ms. Ann Westbrook Lauren Willard-Jelks Mrs. Sue S. Williams

Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Carolyn L. Kennedy In honor of Billy Levine Raymond & Penelope McPhee Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Galen Oelkers Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Gregg & Beth Paradies Divida Gude Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scanavino Ms. Christine Schneider Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Joe Sniezek Bill & Judy Vogel Melody Wilder Wilson Ms. Cecelia Wray William & Nancy Yang * Deceased

$1,000-$1,499

Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Aaron & Corrie Alford Michael & Andrea Barrett In Memory of Sol Blaine Mr. Donald Bonar & Mr. Elmer Langham Eleanor B. Cobb David H. & Christine T. Cofrin Ralph & Rita Connell Ms. Gail H. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Fink Marvin & Lynn Davis Sylvia Halleck John & Simone Hanson Valerie Hartman Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hindman Melinda & Phil Holladay in honor of Rebekah Wasserman Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG 27

annual fund Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre Company through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, please contact Caitlin Way, Director of Development, at Caitlin.Way@woodruffcenter.org.

Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Howard & Ellen Feinsand

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

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

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Please visit alliancetheatre.org/match to find out 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 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

Neiman Marcus Norfolk Southern Corporation Plum Creek Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things?

If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at 404.733.4761 or shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org.

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Management

Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth & Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Artistic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz Atlanta Artists Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . Suehyla El-Attar, John Stewart Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Bishop

General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston

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

Costumes Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April Andrew, Lea Preston Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craft Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers & First Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing

Electrics Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe

Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Properties Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer & Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich

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

Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly O’Regan, Michelle Jarvis, Kristin von Hinezmeyer

Stage Management Stage Managers . . . . . Liz Campbell, lark hackshaw, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . Barbara Gantt O’Haley, Kara Procell, Emma Ramsay-Saxon, Haylee Scott Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egan Short

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

A dministration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Covington, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris

Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Sayers Manager of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Group Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Community Relations Curator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate McNeely Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Marketing & Promotions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shana Orr Front of House & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Marjon Wolfe Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil House Managers . . . . . . . . . Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Kate McNeely, Ken McNeil, Margo Moskowitz, Lynn Vatter Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann Creative Assistant Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Donley

Development Campaign Director, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . Kristin Hathaway Hansen Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Special Events Manager, Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . . .Jennifer Williford Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Broad Based Giving Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Abercrombie Corporate Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brien Faucett Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Saxon

Education Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Moses Director of Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists . . . Michele Mummert Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . . . . Christina Dresser Education Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Aston Teen Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator of Institute for Educators & Teaching Arists . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Education Customer Service & Sales Associate . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Resident Teaching Artists . . . . . . Valetta Anderson, Kim Bowers-Rheay Teaching Artists . . . . . . Ricardo Aponte, Olivia Aston, Travis Boatright, Danye Brown, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Mark Cabus, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantrell, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Theresa Davis, David de Vries, Cristina deVallescar, John Doyle, Rachael Endrizzi, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Terry Guest, Lyndsey Jones-McAdams, Sarah Newby Halicks, Al Hamacher, Amy Handler, BJ Hughes, Rachel Jones, Adam King, Jade Lambert Smith, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Caroline LeDuc, Bethany Lind, Amy Lucas, Paige Mattox, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Mason Martin, Patrick McColery, Bryan Mercer, Courtnee Miles, Mandy Mitchell, Joseph Reed, Claire Ritzler, Diany Rodriguez, Scottie Rowell, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Scott Warren, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Vallea Woodbury ArtsVibe Teen Ensemble . . . . Alexus Anderson, Shelby Bice, Jessie Broz, Kaya Camp, Charles Ellerby, Delly Fears, Kyla Hunter, Diran Johnson, Jada Leakes, Samantha McMullen, Nick O’Neill, Alishia Patricio, Rachel Platt

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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Woodruff Arts Center, the Alliance Theatre, Arts for Learning, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful for these 33 partners who help ensure the arts thrive in our community.

$1+ MILLION

$500,000-$999,999

A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Hagedorn Family SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English

Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

$250,000-$499,999 AT&T Bank of America Lucinda Bunnen The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Fulton County Arts Council Nancy & Holcombe T. Green, Jr. The Home Depot Fay & W. Barrett Howell The Kendeda Fund Sarah & Jim Kennedy Marilyn & Donald Keough The Estate of Florence Kopleff Anna & Hays Mershon The Sara Giles Moore Foundation PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Louise Sams Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Ticketmaster UPS

THE PATRON CIRCLE The Woodruff Arts Center’s Annual Campaign set an all-time record, raising more than $9.6 million, thanks to the generosity of Patron Circle donors and their contributors.

Campaign gifts support our shared services model, which funds campus-wide operations. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund $300,000+ Cox Interests: Anne Cox Chambers* Atlanta Journal Constitution James M. Cox Foundation Cox Radio Group Atlanta WSB-TV Deloitte, its Partners & Employees The Home Depot PwC, Partners & Employees UPS

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$200,000+ Bank of America The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. EY, Partners & Employees Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia King & Spalding Partners & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc.

$100,000+ AT&T Equifax Inc. & Employees Invesco Ltd. Kay and Doug Ivester * Jones Day Foundation and Employees Kaiser Permanente The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Chick-fil-A Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation * Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn

$50,000+ Susan & Richard Anderson Neal K. Aronson & Wendy L. Conrad Birch Communications Camp-Younts Foundation Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Jones Lang LaSalle NCR Foundation Novelis PNC Primerica Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. $25,000+ Arby’s Foundation Atlanta Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff * BB&T Corporation Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III * Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Holder Construction Company The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Lou Brown Jewell The Joe E. Johnston Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy The Klaus Family Foundation * The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Newell Rubbermaid Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack, Inc. & The Gay and Erskine Love Foundation Patty and Doug Reid Family Foundation Rollins, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy Southwest Airlines Southwire Company

Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Troutman Sanders LLP United Distributors, Inc. Verizon Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & Williams C. Wardlaw Fund Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Aaron’s Inc. ABM Onsite Services Acuity Brands A.E.M. Family Foundation Mr. Peter Aman * Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation Atlantic Trust Anna & Ed Bastian* Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris * Laura & Stan Blackburn * Bluetube Interactive Ms. Lisa Borders * The Boston Consulting Group The Brand Banking Company The George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta, Georgia Bryan Cave LLP Capital Guardian Trust Company Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Center Family Foundation The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Chubb * Ann & Jeff Cramer * CSX Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. * Michael S. Donnelly * Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Flanagan * Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Mr. Phil Harrison * HD Supply Virginia A. Hepner & Malcolm Barnes * The Howell Fund, Inc. *

Isdell Family Foundation Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation The Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lanier Parking Solutions The Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund * The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd * Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis * Macy’s Foundation Majestic Realty Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Vicki & John Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane and Joe Prendergast Quikrete Mary & Craig Ramsey Regal Entertainment Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. * Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot * Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation * Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Claire E. Sterk and Kirk Elifson * Tishman Speyer Properties Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Mr. Paul E. Viera * Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Mrs. Sue S. Williams Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Wood Partners Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees * 2014/2015 Board Members Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors

Donations for Woodruff Arts Center Annual Campaign June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014

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