James and the Giant Peach at the Alliance Theatre

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Why do writers choose to tell childrens’ stories? This is not an exact quote, but when Natalie Babbitt, who wrote the book Tuck Everlasting was interviewed recently, she noted that children often are not considered people until they reach the age of 18. They are loved and taken care of but not always appreciated for their full potential as citizens of our community.

One beautiful thing about working and playing at the Woodruff Arts Center is that kids just keep showing up at our doors — sometimes with their parents — sometimes in yellow buses, sometimes in our classrooms and camps. Yes, they are our future. You hear that a lot, but they are also are a critical part of our “now.” One of the advantages of having an honest-to-goodness 12-year-old in the cast and an 11-year-old understudy is that throughout the rehearsal process we were always able to see and learn from their perspectives.

Even in rare moments when they did not have a lot to say, their understanding of James’ journey helped all of us to interpret all of the characters’ journeys.

Roald Dahl zeroed-in on the plight of young protagonists; he understood the special nature and desires of folks in the early part of life’s journey. I love the advice in his book Danny, the Champion of the World: “When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: A stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY.” We hope we have made this production as SPARKY as possible both to honor the work of Mr. Dahl and to reflect the minds and hearts of the many youthful citizens of all ages who will take this peachy journey with us.

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hanks to the generosity of the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, the Alliance Theatre, in partnership with the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is expanding its family offerings in a significant way this summer. We’re thrilled to kick off this family initiative with our first ever summer Theatre for Youth & Families production, Mo Willems’ Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical. This play will be produced in collaboration with the High Museum of Art’s exhibition Seriously Silly: A Decade of Art & Whimsy by Mo Willems, marking the first ever large-scale collaboration between these two cultural pillars of the Atlanta community.

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Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the laundromat. But the adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes her bunny was left behind. Using live actors and beautiful projections, this play tells a true-to-life tale about what happens when Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong.

Directed by Rosemary Newcott, the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth & Families, Knuffle Bunny runs May 27-June 21 on the Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hertz Stage. More information: alliancetheatre.org/knufflebunny.

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For those interested in making their own theatre, the Alliance offers dozens of different drama camp opportunities for all ages with topics ranging from musical theatre to improv comedy. In each camp, students will discover the joy of acting, will learn to work in an ensemble with new friends, and will present a showcase for family and friends on the final day. More information: alliancetheatre. org/dramacamps.

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ALLIANCE THEATRE Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director presents

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Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Book by Timothy Allen McDonald Based on the book by Roald Dahl SET DESIGN

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cast CAST (in alphabetical order)

* Caleb Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladahlord * Molly Coyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady Bug/Reporter/Storyteller Benjamin Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James * Wendy Melkonian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sponge/Storyteller * Brandon O’Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centipede/Buzz/Storyteller * Julissa Sabino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spider/Woman With Purse/Matron Nurse/Reporter/Storyteller Googie Uterhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earthworm/Bobby Cop/Bitzi Botana/Storyteller * Jeremy Varner . . . . . . . . . . . Green Grasshopper/Man With Wallet/Garden Guild/Storyteller/ASM * Minka Wiltz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spider/Storyteller UNDERSTUDIES

Christa Beth Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Benjamin Davis . . . . . . . Spider/Grasshopper/Ladahlord/Man With Wallet/Garden Guild/Storyteller Sarah Newby Halicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sponge/Spider/Ladybug J Koby Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centipede/Earthworm/Bobby Bop/Bitzi Botana/Buzz/Storyteller STAGE MANAGEMENT

* Liz Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager Barbara O’Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Jason vonHinezmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puppet Designer/Consultant Julissa Sabino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Captain

*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Alliance Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union. The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences (ASSITEJ/USA), The Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.

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Cameras and recording devices are absolutely prohibited in the theatre. Cellphones and pagers are extremely disturbing and should be silenced before the performance begins.

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cast CAST

CALEB CLARK

MOLLY COYNE

BENJAMIN HARDING

WENDY MELKONIAN

BRANDON O’DELL

JULISSA SABINO

GOOGIE UTERHARDT

JEREMY VARNER

MINKA WILTZ

UNDERSTUDIES

CHRISTA BETH CAMPBELL

BENJAMIN DAVIS

SARAH NEWBY HALICKS

J KOBY PARKER

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profiles CHRISTA BETH CAMPBELL (U/S James) is excited to be making her Alliance debut. Christa played Young Cosette in Les Misérables at Aurora Theatre and Simone in Madeline’s Christmas at Horizon Theatre.

TV/film credits include Sisters, Hall Pass, The Hideout, Test Group, “Constantine,” “How and Why,” “Gimme Shelter” and more. Christa hopes that everyone watching this show will be just as inspired as she is to never give up because dreams do come true.

Much love to everyone who supports me — I could not do it without each and every one of you. Special thanks to Rosemary, Jody and everyone at the Alliance for believing in me! christabethcampbell.com CALEB CLARK (Ladahlord) is very happy to be back at the Alliance for this production.

You may remember him from last season as Shrek. Other Atlanta credits include The Importance of Being Earnest, Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth at Georgia Shakespeare.

Caleb is grateful to his friends and family for their constant love, support and laughter.

MOLLY COYNE (Lady Bug/Reporter/ Storyteller) is delighted to join the cast of James and the Giant Peach! Alliance credits: A Christmas Carol (u/s Female Ensemble); The Tall Girls (u/s Jean/Lurlene); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (u/s Gloria Mitchell). Atlanta credits: As You Like It and One Man, Two Guvnors (Georgia Shakespeare); Pump Boys and Dinettes (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Annie (Atlanta Lyric Theatre). Up next, catch Molly as Eliza Doolittle in GET’s production of My Fair Lady! Thanks to Rosemary and Liz! Much love to my huge and crazy family, Mom, Dad and Nunu, and to my adventure buddy, Brian.

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BENJAMIN DAVIS (U/S Spider/ Grasshopper/Ladahlord) is thrilled to be working with the Alliance! Ben’s recent Atlanta theatre credits include Les Miserables, Christmas Canteen and The Cat in the Hat (Aurora Theatre), Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show (Actor’s Express), Gar Public in Philadelphia, Here I Come (Aris Theatre), Jim Dillingham (US/P) in The Gifts of the Magi (Theatrical Outfit), and he’s currently playing Johnny in Stinky Kids the Musical at Synchronicity Theatre. Film credits: The Fat Boy Chronicles, Fun World and The D.U.F.F. Up next, Hands on a Hardbody at Aurora! BenjaminTaylorDavis.com SARAH NEWBY HALICKS (U/S Sponge/Spider/Ladybug) is thrilled to be acting at the Alliance for the first time! Last year, she completed an apprenticeship at the Shakespeare Tavern with roles in Othello and Romeo and Juliet. Other credits include Steel Magnolias (OnStage Atlanta); I Do, I Do, I Do (Stage Door Players) and A Christmas Carol (Academy Theatre). Sarah is represented by Aligned Stars Agency. Love to my Alliance family, as well as Daniel, family and friends — without whom my dreams would be unattainable. snhalicks.wix.com/actor BENJAMIN HARDING ( James) is returning to the Alliance as the Peach State’s first James. As a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Chamblee Middle School, he plays many sports, French horn and is an avid reader.

Favorite roles: Michael Hobbs, Elf the Musical (national tour 2014); Michael Banks, Mary Poppins (Aurora); Young Ramon, Zorro (Alliance — 2013 Atlanta Fan Awards best musical); soloist, ASO Very Merry Pops; Oliver Twist, Oliver! (MelloDrama — 2014 MAT Youth Award); Gavroche, Les

profiles cast Misérables (Red Phoenix); Jonah, Oh, Jonah (PRUMC); Xanadu (Act3 – 2013 MAT Best Musical/Ensemble). Thanks to God and my family (Bill, Marsha, Brianna) for all the encouragement and support! beharding.com WENDY MELKONIAN (Sponge) is tickled peachy to be back on the Alliance stage.

Previous Alliance credits include Class of 3000 LIVE, Sister Act, Seussical, Stinky Cheese Man and A Christmas Carol. Other credits include The Book Club Play (Horizon Theatre), Autobiography of Sam Brown (Aurora Theatre), Becky’s New Car (GET), The Sound of Music (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actors’ Express) and singing cabaret with Libby Whittemore a few times a year. She is represented by People Store. She earned a master’s of music from the Boston Conservatory and is a proud AEA member. Special thanks to Rosemary, Chris, Jody, Liz, this amazing cast, costume shop and crew, Birdie and Bruno. So much love to the family (given and chosen) and especially The Weed. For Dad. BRANDON O’DELL (Centipede/Buzz/ Storyteller) has portrayed many animals at the Alliance Theatre including a cat (Goodnight Moon), a monkey (Seussical: The Musical) and a goose (Honk). Other work — in which he played human beings — includes Harmony, Into the Woods, The Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady, Crimes of the Heart (Alliance Theatre); Huck Finn in Big River (Theatrical Outfit); Matt in The Fantasticks and Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Shakespeare Tavern). TV: “The Red Road,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “Army Wives,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “One Tree Hill.” Film: Selma (2015 best picture Ocard nominee), Stephen King’s

The Mist, The Bay. Brandon has a beautiful wife and three incredible children who love him no matter what creature he becomes.

J KOBY PARKER (U/S Centipede/ Earthworm/Bobby Bop/Bitzi Botana/Buzz/ Storyteller) is super excited to be a part of this wonderful show and to be doing his first show with the Alliance! Favorite credits: Catch Me If You Can, Chicago, Sophisticated Ladies and The Producers (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Strong for Life (Telltale Children’s Theatre); and Forever Christmas (Stone Mountain Christmas). Love and appreciation to my loving family and friends and Troyseph.

JULISSA SABINO (U/S Spider/Matron Nurse/Reporter) is overjoyed to be making her mainstage Alliance Theatre debut!

Previously, she pursued her B.F.A. at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Favorite Atlanta theatre credits: Mariela en el Desierto (Aurora Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Actor’s Express), and The Lizard and El Sol (Alliance Theatre). Julissa thanks her fellow artists, her family and you for supporting the arts in Atlanta!

GOOGIE UTERHARDT (Earthworm/ Bobby Cop/Bitzi Botana/Storyteller) is glad to be back! Alliance Theatre: Next to Normal (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine). Other Atlanta favorites: 1001 Nights: A Love Story About Loving Stories, Brer Rabbit & Friends (Center for Puppetry Arts); Mary Poppins, Clyde ’n Bonnie (Aurora Theatre); The Producers (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); The 39 Steps, The Wild Party (OnStage Atlanta); Five Course Love (ART Station). Upcoming: My Fair Lady (Georgia Ensemble). Googie also develops new works with Out of Hand Theater (Hominid,

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profiles The Game, MEDS) and teaches puppetry to children during the summer.

JEREMY VARNER (Green Grasshopper/ Man With Wallet/Garden Guild/Storyteller/ ASM) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance Theatre. Favorite Atlanta credits include Shrek: The Musical; A Christmas Carol; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Charlotte’s Web (Alliance Theatre); The Producers (Theatre of the Stars); Tarzan (Legacy Theatre); The Producers, Joseph, Annie and Cats (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone (Aurora Theatre); Kiss of the Spider Woman (Actor’s Express); Andrews Brothers (Stage Door). Jeremy, a proud member of Actor’s Equity, graduated with a B.F.A. in musical theatre from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. Many thanks to Rosemary and to my incredibly loving and supporting parents.

MINKA WILTZ (Spider/Storyteller) is happy to be performing on the Alliance stage again.

She is a member of Actors’ Equity and a threetime Suzi Bass Award nominee. Theatre redits include Right On, Every Tongue Confess, The House That Will Not Stand and Slide Glide the Slippery Slope. Opera: Dido & Aneas, Madame Butterfly and Porgy & Bess. Minka sends love and gratitude to Anjoli, and her true family — you know who you are — your support means everything. “Without the arts, we are doomed to believe this reality is all there is to life.”

Enjoy the journey!

ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families and is most fortunate to be here directing and sharing

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space with so many gifted artists and professionals. Favorite Alliance directing credits include A Christmas Carol, Courage (premiere), Waiting for Balloon (premiere), Shrek!, Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3000 LIVE! (premiere), Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. Favorite national directing credits include Knuffl Bunny: A Cautionary Musical and Jason Invisible at the Kennedy Center and Frida Libra at La Jolla Playhouse (all premieres). Rosemary also directed the high school Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Theatre for the Very Young. Rosemary was named Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001 and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. In 2005 she was named best director of the year by the AJC and was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects Award and the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award. She is on the advisory board at Kennesaw State University’s theater department and serves on the national board of TYA/USA. Much love to my family and to my very first and to the ever youthfully creative TMarq.

RICARDO APONTE (Choreographer) is thrilled to return to the Alliance Theatre after choreographing The Lizard and El Sol. His most recent credits as a choreographer and/or director include Rocky Horror (Actor’s Express); Cats, Annie (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); A Taffeta Christmas, The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble); Christmas Canteen (Aurora Theatre); Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Taffetas (Highland Playhouse); Pete N’ Keely, Bye Bye Birdie (Stage Door Players); 1001 Nights and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

profiles cast (Center for Puppetry Arts), among others.

As an actor, Ricardo has appeared in many TV commercials, theatre productions and just returned from L.A. after appearing in the play Mariela in the Desert. Ricardo has also choreographed for the Georgia Aquarium, Stone Mountain Park and Six Flags Over Georgia. Big thank you to Rosemary for this amazing opportunity and to this wonderful hard-working cast!

CHRISTOPHER CANNON (Musical Director) An Atlanta native, Christopher is proud to return to the Alliance Theatre.

Alliance credits include Honk!; Shrek; Disney’s Mulan; Seussical: The Musical; Disney’s Aladdin; The Wizard of Oz; Chess; Hot Mikado; Once More With Hart; tick, tick ... BOOM!; Let’s Talk About AIDS; Pacific Overtures; Leap; and An Evening With Phylicia Rashad. Christopher programs keyboards and records tracks for regional theatre companies throughout the country including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the North Shore Music Theatre. Other Atlanta credits include Pump Boys and Dinettes at Theatrical Outfit.

Christopher is honored to have performed at the Vatican and the White House.

KAT CONLEY (Set Design) returns to the Alliance after designing last season’s Shrek.

Previous Alliance shows include Charlotte’s Web; Holidays With the Chalks; The Wizard of Oz; Honk!; Disney’s Mulan; 26 Miles; Class of 3000 LIVE; Goodnight Moon; Eurydice; Seussical the Musical; Degas’ Little Dancer; Disney’s Aladdin; Go, Dog, Go!; The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales; Shear Madness; The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer; Ferdinand the Bull; and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Based in Atlanta since 2000, Kat has

designed scenery for Arena Stage, Orlando Shakespeare, the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Atlanta Ballet, the Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Theatre in the Square, the Springer Opera House and Aurora Theatre.

She is an associate artist with Actor’s Express and the charge scenic artist for the Alliance Theatre. Whether dramatically challenging, visionary or escapist, all theatre and art is important, thank you for supporting it in our community.

SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Design) James and the Giant Peach is the 15th production Sydney has done with Rosemary Newcott at the Alliance, and it is always a treat to reunite for these fun and imaginationfilled shows. Other Alliance credits: Next to Normal, I Just Stopped By to See the Man, Warrior Class and Spoon Lake Blues. Sydney was an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare and has designed for many other Atlanta stages. She has a Drammy Award for The Devils done at Portland Center Stage [Ore.]; last season’s Mary Poppins at Aurora Theatre won a Suzi Bass Award for best costumes for a musical. Her designs for Next to Normal traveled to Geva Theatre in Rochester, N.Y., and she recently returned to Portland to design Dreamgirls. Sydney has taught costume design at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Emory University and Oglethorpe University.

She is a member of USA 829.

PETE SHINN (Lighting Design) is the master electrician at the Alliance Theatre. His Alliance credits include Shrek, Charlotte’s Web, Apples and Oranges, The Wizard of Oz, Broke, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Class of 3000 LIVE, Seussical: The Musical, Jacques Brel Is Alive and

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profiles Well and Living in Paris and Glengarry Glen Ross. He’s also done Blood Knot, Keeping Watch and A Christmas Memory at Theatrical Outfit.

Previous designs include Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre.

CLAY BENNING (Sound Design) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 15 years and has designed more than 85 productions including 26 world premieres, 30 musicals and 20 Theatre for Young Audiences productions. Recent works include Native Guard, The Geller Girls, The Tall Girls and Next to Normal. Other design work has included Georgia Shakespeare, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre and Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design with 16 nominations. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and a member of IATSE/USA829.

LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol; Shrek; Charlotte’s Web; Wizard of Oz; Honk!; Disney’s Mulan; Class of 3000 LIVE!; and Goodnight Moon, with assistant credits including Bull Durham, Harmony: A New Musical, Into the Woods and Next to Normal. Local credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ragtime and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); Dividing the Estate, It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit).

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She holds a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Thanks to Rosemary and Barbara.

Love to Ali and Maggie.

JASON vonHINEZMEYER (Puppet Designer) has been the resident puppet builder at the Center for Puppetry Arts since 2002, designing and building shows such as Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Shrek, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Ghastly Dreadfuls, Avanti da Vinci, Cinderella della Circus, Dinosaurs, The Little Pirate Mermaid, Peter Pan, Ruth and the Green Book, Aesop’s Carnival, Duke Ellington’s Cat and The Ugly Duckling.

Other theatre credits include Scarlett’s Web; The Super Villain Monologues; Clash Titan, Clash! (Dad’s Garage Theatre); Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Actors Theatre of Louisville).

JODY FELDMAN (Casting Director) 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 and casting director at the Alliance Theatre, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, she has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions encompassing a wide range of world premieres including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris by Pearl Cleage, Broke by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney and 11 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competitionwinning plays, as well as such world and regional premiere musicals as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, most recently, Harmony, A New Musical.

profiles Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection.

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.

synopsis When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion which results in a tremendous peach — and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

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The Dramaturgy by Students program of the Alliance Theatre Institute for Educators of Teaching Artists presents

From the Real World to the Stage

T

he third-grade Jr. Dramaturgs of Clairemont Elementary School, The Museum School of Avondale Estates, and Sawyer Road Elementary School spent time studying the book and script for James and the Giant Peach. Imagining the characters from the real world, to the world of the book by Roald Dahl, to a costume design for the play, the Jr. Dramaturgs drew out their concepts and ideas.

CENTIPEDE

Centipede in the real world by Jimmy (above); centipede from the book by Ripley (top right); centipede costume for the play by Lilah (bottom).

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The Dramaturgy by Students program is a “real world” project in which an Alliance Theatre Institute Theatre teaching artist collaborates with a classroom teacher and students as they serve as Jr. Dramaturgs for an actual Alliance stage production. The Jr. Dramaturgs’ research process includes reading the play, researching the author of the source material, characters, settings, historical and science content and other subjects that may provide information for the audience, director, actors and designers of the play.

LADYBUG

Ladybug from the book by Riley (top left); real ladybug by Ella (above); ladybug costume for the play by Jane (bottom).

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Here is the the world of the Peach from the beginning to the end.

THE BEGINNING

James by Zoey (above); the beginning by Ella (top right); the problem by Ro bbie (bottom).

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THE PROBLEM

THE MIDDLE Inside the giant peach by Charlie (left); the solution by Ryan (bottom left); the end by Ellie L. (below).

THE END

THE SOLUTION

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Created by the Jr. Dramaturgs of The Friends School of Atlanta

James and the Giant__________ Name of fruit or vegetable

A fill in the blank story based on the play James and the Giant Peach.

The READER fills in the blanks by asking the WRITERS to take turns calling out a word needed to complete the story. After all the words are chosen, the READER reads the completed story.

There once was a _________________ named James that liviNg beiNg

_________________ in London. On his birthday, his parents were past teNse verb

_________________ by a giant _________________. Then he was past teNse verb

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sent to _________________ with his _________________ aunts, Spiker verb

adjective

and Sponge. An old _________________ emerged from behind a NouN

_________________ and gave James a bag of _________________. part of a buildiNg

plural NouN

James _________________ spilled the bag on a _________________ adverb

adjective

_________________ tree that was growing there. The tree grew NouN from title

a giant _________________ , which James crawled inside. There NouN from title

he met a bunch of _________________, who became his friends. plural NouN

The giant _________________ rolled _________________ toward NouN from title

adverb

the _________________. It splashed with a _________________ body of water

adjective

_________________. They floated for many _________________. They were souNd effect

uNits of time

almost eaten by a giant _________________. They attached themselves NouN

to a _________________ to carry them to _________________. When they group of aNimals

famous place

arrived, they landed on the Empire State _________________. Children NouN

rushed up and all ate the giant _________________. From then on, James NouN from title

and his friends _________________ happily ever after. past teNse verb

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Q: You just won recognition for writing a play about family dynamics.

What inspired you to write it?

A: My homeroom teacher, Greg, often emphasized how exciting and interesting this opportunity would be and encouraged all of us to try and actually write a play. As for the actual script, I knew for certain I didn’t want to make anything stereotypical or cliché unless it involved turning that stereotype or cliché on its head. That’s the main reason why Fermi’s mother, Gen, is the one who’s MIA. Women are often portrayed as weak and submissive, so she became the one in the war instead of the father. Mostly, I just played with different ideas and figured out what worked and what didn’t.

Q: Do you have any ideas brewing for another play?

A: Right now, my mind is emptier than a cookie tin left in a junior high classroom unattended. There are a lot of crumbs, but there is nothing that well-developed nor has anything been actively brainstormed.

Q: In James and the Giant Peach, James finds a new “family” in the outrageous group of “transformed insects” who travel with him. Are you aware of any “out of the ordinary” families in your world?

A: I believe that every family is extraordinary and different in their own way. Every single one of us is unique, so what would be considered an ordinary family? Even a family that appears absolutely boring and “normal” from the outside probably has some kind of quirk. The concept of family can be defined in a variety of ways. A spiritual family may or may not be different from a biological family or maybe even an extended family that includes many close friends. Considering this, I can’t think of any families that are close to ordinary in my limited world. Often, even those that appear ordinary on the surface aren’t so ordinary up close. It’s just a question of actually opening your eyes and looking.

Anna Zheng Paideia Middle School A nna’s play Missing recently won first place in our Young Playwrights for Change Competition. Her play will now go on to compete on the national level.

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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.

The Alliance delivers the finest talent, art and educational opportunities for Atlanta audiences — proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650

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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

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 Malinda Krantz Jeff Levy* Alan McKeon Carol Meadows* Hala Moddelmog Phil Moise*

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

Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston 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

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 S. Alan McKnight Jr.

Penelope McPhee Liza McSwain Dori Miller Mary Moore Starr Moore Molly Osborne Kendrick Phillips Almeera Jiwa Pratt Kathryn Richard Georgia Schley Ritchie Candace Rodriguez Chris Schneider Alan Schreihofer Ron Segal Linda Selig Jonathan Shapero Linda Silberman Nancy Silverboard

Volunteer Leadership

President, STARS: Lynn Ayers President, Alliance Theatre Guild: Bobbi Kornblit President, Alliance Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Guild: Vicki Travis

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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+ AT&T Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot

The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ Carter’s The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta North Highland Company

PNC Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ Atlanta Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Arts & Culture Georgia Power 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 Georgia Natural Gas

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

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 Plum Creek Foundation 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 DELTA AIR LINES serves more than160 million customers each year. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 351 destinations in 64 countries on six continents. Delta is an active partner in supporting community organizations, museums and exhibits that enlighten and inspire people to better themselves and better their world. For more information about Delta, please visit our website at delta.com.

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Major funding is provide by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.

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

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

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.8 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.

Please consider making an Annual Fund donation today. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757.

Gifts processed as of February 15, 2015.

$35,000+

$5,000-$7,499

Barbara & Steve Chaddick James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Sally G. Tomlinson

Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Lisa & Joe Bankoff 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 David L. Kuniansky Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Hugh & Susanne Ripps The Rockdale Foundation 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

$25,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Dan & Garnet Reardon

$10,000+ The Balloun Family Stephanie Blank 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 Andrea & Boland Jones John & Angie Keller Sarah & Jim Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Malinda Krantz Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy 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 Mary Rose Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Nina Urban Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Mrs. Jill Wilson Joni Winston Paul Wrights Amy & Todd Zeldin

$7,500-$9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston

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$2,500-$4,999 Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Ellen Arnovitz John & Lynn Ayers 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 Hindman Family Charitable Trust Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation P.J. Younglove Hovey 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. & Mrs. William E. Michalewicz Nancy & Mike Millett Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Scott, Dallas & Mia Pioli 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 Lynne Winship The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500-$2,499 JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Theodore & Andrea Altholz Judy M. Anderson Pam Anderson James & Therese Bailey Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Stephen Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Melodie H. Clayton Mark & Ruth Coan Brad & Sally Currey Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Julia & André Demetrius Ralph & Ree Edwards The Elster Foundation Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Tim & Tina Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Mike Flueckinger Linda M. Garrett Lisa A. Gillespie, M.D. Deidre Greene & Rob Dixon

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.8 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.

Please consider making an Annual Fund donation today. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757.

Gifts processed as of February 15, 2015.

Warren M. Gump Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Norman Hansen Dr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Fred Hicks Mark Hobson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Mr. W. Glenn Howard Adrienne Hudson 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 Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Janice & Tom Munsterman Molly Osborne Rita Owens 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. Charles Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Jacob Rumney John Sabine Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard Mr. Scott Sorrels Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Martha B. Stephens & Linda August Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko Melanie Turner Lynda Walker & Len Levy Lauren Willard-Jelks

Ralph & Rita Connell Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Fink Marvin & Lynn Davis Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Sylvia Halleck John & Simone Hanson Valerie Hartman Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Carsten Hilker Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Robert A. Jetmundsen Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Carolyn L. Kennedy Lanier-Goodman Foundation Raymond & Penelope McPhee Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Galen Oelkers Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Gregg & Beth Paradies Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scanavino Ms. Christine Schneider Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Joe Sniezek Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Vogel Family Foundation Mrs. Sue S. Williams Melody Wilder Wilson Ms. Cecelia Wray William & Nancy Yang * Deceased

$1,000-$1,499 Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Aaron & Corrie Alford Michael & Andrea Barrett Mr. Donald Bonar & Mr. Elmer Langham Eleanor B. Cobb David H. & Christine T. Cofrin

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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 Paige Smith, Director of Individual Giving at 404-733-4697 or Paige.Smith@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 AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax, Inc.

GE Energy Georgia Power Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Microsoft Corporation Neiman Marcus

Norfolk Southern Corporation Plum Creek Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

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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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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 32 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 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 Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 ACE Charitable Foundation 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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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 Artist Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Duerr Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Bishop Yale Theatre Management Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Wright Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers

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 Additional Scenic Carpenters . . . . . . . . . .Erin Canfield, Bret Brammer Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Engelmann Additional Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Rondone

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 Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill TYF Lead Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Additional Stagehands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Locklear James McBrayer, Victor Mouledoux, James Schlachter

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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

Development Campaign Director, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . Kristin Hathaway Hansen Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Director of Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paige Smith Associate Director of Grants Management/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Events Manager, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center. . . Jennifer Williford Broad Based Giving Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Abercrombie 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, Jessica De Maria, 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, Laura Hackman, Sarah Newby Halicks, Al Hamacher, Amy Handler, BJ Hughes, Rachel Jones, Adam King, Jade Lambert Smith, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, 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, Caroline LeDuc, Samantha McMullen, Nick O’Neill, Alishia Patricio

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