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Mike Lew makes me laugh. It started when I read what was then a finalist for our Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, Bike America. You know how some people ugly cry? I sometimes ugly laugh. It’s a cross between the sound of a seal and a dog. And that play did it for me. Bike America ended up having its world premiere with us in 2013, and by the time it had opened, all of us at the Alliance were good and smitten with Mike Lew. So when he sent me his new play — Tiger Style! — I was hopeful. And yes, there was that awful barking sound again. And yes, there were lines that made me leave my office and go into colleagues’ offices and say “Stop what you’re doing and listen to this.” But there was something else, too. There was a kind of vulnerability— a posing of that enormous question of where we fit in. And because that question was posed through a story that had a whole bunch of open doors and windows for lots of different people to walk through — something we look for when choosing plays for our theatre —we asked Mike if we could premiere it on the Alliance Stage. Look around for a second. This is a big room and a really big stage. And it’s a really big thing for a writer to create a story that might just fill that stage and might just speak to a lot of people who come from a lot of places. And I happen to think Mike’s done it. Unfortunately, he’s also continued to write those lines that make me make those sounds — so if I’m in the audience tonight, I apologize in advance. But Mike Lew makes me laugh.
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ou can tell a lot about Mike Lew from the instructions in his plays. The first page of Tiger Style!, for example, includes this note: “No Chinese accents. Not ever. Also, cast Asian actors to play Asian characters. Great.” If that makes you laugh and/or think, he’s got you. Lew, 33, is the playwright behind Bike America, which won the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition in 2013. It follows a lost twentysomething woman attempting to find herself on a cross-country bike trip. If you saw it on the Hertz Stage, you know the helmeted bicyclists delivered most of their lines while jogging behind handlebars and a front wheel. Who thinks of such things? Mike Lew does, and he’s back. With Tiger Style!, a dark comedy about two young AsianAmericans who wonder what they might owe their immigrant heritage, Lew becomes the first Kendeda winner to see his work on the Alliance’s mainstage. The size of the opportunity isn’t lost on him. “The Kendeda competition is a radical thing for this industry,” he says. “By producing writers just out of grad school — something that pretty much NEVER happens anywhere else — and by saying, “Yes, your play is ready, and it’s ready now,” Susan Booth and Celise Kalke have been quietly doing more for the American theatre than any of us can possibly appreciate, and I think we’ll be seeing the ripple effects for years to come. “Beyond the competition itself, they’ve kept supporting the writers they find through this program. Doing Tiger Style! on the Alliance’s mainstage is virtually unheard of for a world premiere play by a relatively unknown writer, and it’s freeing me up to dream bigger and push my limits as a storyteller.” Returning with Lew for Tiger Style! is his friend and frequent collaborator Moritz von Stuelpnagel, who made his Alliance
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Question: Where did Tiger Style! come from? Answer: Tiger Style!has been a long time in coming. It’s a play about “Asian tiger parenting,” a phenomenon that drew a lot of popular attention upon the release of Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2013) but wasn’t really news to me because I’ve been living with it my whole life. The reason I say the play’s been a long time in coming actually has nothing to do with any kind of traumatic childhood experiences on my part; it has to do with the way artists of color are treated in this industry. I think there’s a tendency for some theatres and teachers to sort of anthropologize people of color. Early in my career I felt 14 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
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The playwright-to-be’s family on the steppes of Mongolia, or maybe it was Carlsbad, Calif. TOP: Catching a nap with the grandparents after a trip to the flashcard factory.
— and major regional theatre debut — directing Bike America and, more recently, was nominated for a 2015 Tony Award for directing Hand to God, an irreverent puppet comedy about a possessed Christian-ministry puppet. In both Tiger Style! and Bike America, says von Stuelpnagel, “what’s captivating is the rebellious spirit of Mike’s protagonists and their refusal to be labeled as victims. They become so bold, that they often overcompensate in clumsy ways, and that’s where the comedy comes in.” “Mike believes that intelligent ideas don’t require pretense to be heard, but rather that the theatre should be a stimulating, enjoyable place to be, even as you’re challenged or provoked, says von Stuelpnagel, 36. “He creates an event that entertains. His work is unapologetically boisterous, but his delightfully mischievous humor frequently breaks through to something profound.” Lew, who still lives in Brooklyn with his playwright wife, Rehana Lew Mirza, put his rebellious protagonists aside for a bit to answer a few questions.
this burden of expectation placed upon me that I was to serve up my cultural identity and speak from a place of authority about a country from which I’m three generations detached. I didn’t have it in me to write a play about China or Chinese immigration, and so I spent a lot of time writing about virtually anything else. But what I do have it in me to write is a social satire that looks at Asian tiger parenting in addition to generational acculturation, American race relations, cultural hybridity, unconscious bias in the workplace and a bevy of other concerns. Q: What do Tiger Style! and Bike America have in common? How are they different? A: I think both plays have an outward comedic sensibility that shields a deeper rumination on where we are as a country. But Tiger Style! is probably more directly personal. My dad saw a reading in L.A. and was like, “You didn’t have to work hard on this one. It’s like you just threw our family onstage and barely had to write anything.” Q: How have you changed as a writer since Bike America? A: I think my gaze has moved beyond just the pages of my own plays to encompass what’s happening in this industry as a whole. I’m obsessed with the inner workings of theatre, and have grown to realize that the way we choose plays for a season, or run our theatres, or champion other artists, or structure new-play development has enormous downstream consequences for this art form. So in addition to always trying to learn more about my craft as a playwright, I’m also trying to be an advocate and an activist out in the world. Q: What’s next? A: I’m working on three other projects right now, in various stages of gestation. My next play is an adaptation of Richard III set in high school, called Teenage Dick (vaguely from Richard III). The play attempts to look at disability today via the most famous disabled character of all time. My wife, Rehana, and I are also working on a new musical called Bhangin’ It, about the high-stakes world of intercollegiate bhangra (Indian folk dance) competitions. After we finish that, Rehana and I are co-writing a centuries-spanning trilogy of plays that explore the ripple effects of British colonialism in India and the U.S. today. Q: Finish this sentence: Mike Lew writes plays about … A: Big-scope problems crammed into small people’s bodies.
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profiles SHELLY DELGADO (US Jennifer/Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Alliance Theatre! We last saw her in A Christmas Carol and Little Raindrop Songs, a Theatre for the Very Young production. A member of the 2013-14 Aurora Apprentice Company, her previous Atlanta credits include: Fannie/Ensemble in Mary Poppins, Suzette in Don’t Dress for Dinner, Ensemble/Eponine US in Les Miserables, Thing 1 in Cat in the Hat (Aurora Theatre) and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan & Wendy (an Aurora & Synchronicity joint production). Lots of love to Mom and Papa. shellidelgado.weebly.com FRANCIS JUE (Dad/Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making his Alliance debut. Broadway: Pacific Overtures, Thoroughly Modern Millie, M. Butterfly. Other favorites include Yellow Face (Obie and Lucille Lortel awards); Miss Saigon (Elliot Norton Award); In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (ariZoni Award); Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Drama-Logue Award); Cabaret (Bay Area Critics Circle Award); Red (Philly Award); and Paper Dolls at London’s Tricycle Theatre. Film/ TV: Joyful Noise, “Madam Secretary,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Good Wife.” For Dad. EMILY KURODA (Mom/ Ensemble) has performed at South Coast Rep (Fast Company, Our Town, Ballad of Yachiyo, Dogeaters (PPF), Kirk Douglas, Mark Taper Forum, New York’s Public, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Singapore Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Doolittle, Huntington (Boston), Los Angeles Theater Center, Zephyr, LA Women’s Shakespeare Company, and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. TV & film include Sequestered (Lead), Under One Roof, seven years as Mrs. Kim in “Gilmore Girls,”,Margaret Cho’s mother in “Drop Dead Diva,” “About Love” (Emmy nominated), Red and the upcoming Justice Angel. Awards: five Dramalogue, Garland, L.A. Ovation award nomination, Playwrights Arena and EWP awards, and Entertainment Today best actress award for Winter People. BOBBY LABARTINO (Russ The Bus/Ensemble) is excited to return to the Alliance Theatre! Previous Alliance credits include In Love and Warcraft, Eusydice (US). Regional credits include George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful
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Life (Colorado Shakespeare), Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Orlando in As You Like It (TPHF). He’s also worked locally at Actor’s Express, Georgia Shakespeare, Aurora Theatre, Stage Door Players, and 7 Stages. Bobby would like to thank his parents for their unwavering love and support. MATT MERCURIO (US Dad/ Ensemble) is excited his first Atlanta theatre experience will be with the Alliance. Favorite stage credits: Jesus Hopped the A-Train (Angel Cruz), In the Blood (Jabber) and Dark Play (Adam); Recent TV: “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “Graceland” (USA), “The Inspectors” (CBS), “Powers” (Sony); Recent film: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (TriStar), Miracles From Heaven (Paramount Pictures), Mena (Universal Pictures). He is infinitely grateful for his family for providing the foundation and support to pursue his dreams, to his friends who provide sitcoms of material, and to his best friend and love Christina who makes the journey worthwhile. actormattmercurio.com RUIBO QIAN ( Jennifer/Ensemble) New York and regional credits include Water by the Spoonful (Old Globe Theatre), Henry IV, Part 1 (Pearl Theatre Company), You for Me for You (Woolly Mammoth Theatre) and The Tempest (Continuum Company). TV and film credits include “Broad City” (Comedy Central), “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon), “Jessica Jones” (Netflix) and the upcoming film Manchester by the Sea. Ruibo holds an M.F.A. from the NYU graduate acting program and a B.F.A. from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. ruiboqian.com JON NORMAN SCHNEIDER (Albert/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Alliance debut. New York credits include Awake & Sing! (NAATCO/The Public), The Oldest Boy (Lincoln Center Theater), City Of (Playwrights Realm), The Architecture of Becoming (Women’s Project), A Map of Virtue (13P), Queens Boulevard (Signature), Durango (The Public), among others. International and regional: London’s Tricycle Theatre, Old Globe, Goodman, McCarter, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barrington Stage, Magic, Long Wharf and the Kennedy Center. Film/TV: The Girl in the Book, The Normals, The Rebound, HBO’s Angel Rodriguez, “Jessica Jones,” “Veep,” “The Electric Company,” “30 Rock” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”
profiles cast BRODY WELLMAKER (US Russ The Bus/Ensemble) studied theatre with the Gainesville Theatre Alliance at the University of North Georgia and Brenau University before pursuing his acting career in Atlanta. Latest professional credits include That Uganda Play (Reed) and Lombardi (Paul Hornung). He appeared as a guest artist in Morehouse College’s production of In the Red and Brown Water (Man from State/Oli Roon). Educational credits include Raisin in the Sun (Karl Lindner), The Producers (Carmen Ghia) and The Underpants (Versati). Recent TV credits include “Vampire Diaries” (Greg) and Investigate Discovery’s “Your Worst Nightmare” (John). He would like to thank Staci and Tim Wellmaker, his rock star parents for their everlasting love and support along with Corey, Josh, Dakota, Faith, Logan and Alex. MIKE LEW (Playwright) Plays include Teenage Dick —Vaguely from Richard III (Public Theater, Florida Studio Theater and Playwrights Foundation workshops; Lark and Ma-Yi readings), Bike America (Alliance world premiere, Ma-Yi production; Juilliard, Lark, Kennedy Center and Playwrights Foundation workshops), microcrisis (Ma-Yi, InterAct and Next Act productions), Stockton (AracaWorks and EST workshops), People’s Park (Victory Gardens workshop), Tenure (24 Hour Plays on Broadway), In Paris You Will Find Many Baguettes ... (Humana), Roanoke (Humana) and Moustache Guys. His plays are published by Sam French and Playscripts. He is the youngest member of the Dramatists Guild Council, a Tony voter and recipient of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Award and the Lanford Wilson, Helen Merrill and Heideman awards. He is co-director of Ma-Yi Writers Lab, the largest collective of AsianAmerican playwrights in the country. Training: Juilliard, Yale. mikelew.com. MORITZ VON STUELPNAGEL (Director) is thrilled to return to the Alliance Theatre, where he last directed Bike America, also by Mike Lew. His Broadway debut, Hand to God by Robert Askins, continues its run at the Booth Theatre, where it received five Tony Award nominations, including best play and best director. Other recent work includes Verité by Nick Jones (Lincoln Center Theatre/LCT3), Trevor by Nick Jones (Lesser America), Love Song of the Albanian Sous Chef by Robert Askins (Ensemble Studio Theater), Mel & El: Show & Tell (Ars Nova), The
Roosevelt Cousins Thoroughly Sauced by Mike Lew (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Spacebar by Michael Mitnick (Studio 42) and My Base and Scurvy Heart by Adam Szymkowicz (Studio 42). Moritz is the artistic director of Studio 42, NYC’s producer of “unproducible” plays. Upcoming projects include Nick Jones’ Important Hats of the Twentieth Century at Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Studio 42. moritzvs.com WILSON CHIN (Set Designer) is a supporter of new work! New plays include Geoffrey Nauffts’ Next Fall (Broadway), Sharyn Rothstein’s By the Water (Manhattan Theatre Club), Samuel Hunter’s A Great Wilderness (Williamstown Theatre Festival) and Lewiston (Long Wharf ), Terrence McNally’s Mothers and Sons (Bucks County Playhouse), Conor McPherson’s The Birds (Guthrie Theater), Elizabeth Irwin’s My Mañana Comes (Playwrights Realm), Meghan Kennedy’s Too Much, Too Much, Too Many (Roundabout), Deborah Zoe Laufer’s Informed Consent (Primary Stages), Rolin Jones’ The Jammer (Atlantic Theater), Carly Mensch’s Len, Asleep in Vinyl (Second Stage), Roberto AguirreSacasa’s Dark Matters (Rattlestick Theatre) and Peter Nachtrieb’s Boom (Ars Nova). Opera designs include Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Eine Florentinische Tragodie and Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera, Dora Award), I am Harvey Milk (Avery Fisher Hall) and The Ghosts of Versailles (Wolf Trap). Mr. Chin is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Yale. wilsonchin.com AMY CLARK (Costume Designer) is a NYCbased costume designer whose work has been seen on Broadway, in regional theatres, on television and in arenas across the country. Amy’s costume designs for Broadway include A Night With Janis Joplin and Chaplin. (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Other recent designs include Heathers the Musical, New World Stages; Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus presents Legends; Chaplin, St. Petersburg Russia; My Life Is a Musical, Bay Street Theatre; Hello, Dolly!, The MUNY; Kiss Me, Kate, Barrington Stage Co.; Noises Off, Pittsburgh Public Theatre; Somewhere, Hartford Stage; On Your Toes, City Center Encores!; The Little Mermaid, Paper Mill Playhouse. Amy received the 2012 Theatre Hall of Fame Emerging Artists Fellowship and has an M.F.A. in costume design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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profiles KEN YUNKER (Lighting Designer) is the resident lighting designer for Sarasota Opera, lighting designer for Atlanta Opera and lighting director of FIO Americas, Brazil. Alliance credits: Native Guard, Geller Girls, Vera Stark, Good People, What I Learned in Paris, Into the Woods, August: Osage County, Avenue X, Ms. Warren’s Profession, Aladdin, The Underpants, The Miracle Worker. National credits: Florida Grand Opera, Utah Shakespeare, Bermuda Arts Festival, McCarter Theatre, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Utah Opera. Atlanta awards: Suzi Bass awards for Geller Girls and Avenue X with four other nominations; Abbey Artist of the Year nomination. Also featured as Creative Loafing’s Best of Atlanta. PALMER HEFFERAN (Sound Designer & Composer) is a composer and sound designer for theater, concerts and art installations. Last year, she was named Live Design Magazine’s 2014 Young Designer to Watch. Select credits include: Broadway — Mothers and Sons with Tyne Daly (assistant); off-Broadway — MTC: Important Hats of the 20th Century; Playwrights Realm: A Delicate Ship; Keen Company: The Film Society; 59E59: I Am the Wind; Second Stage: Sex With Strangers (associate) and Boys’ Life (assistant). Other New York — BAM: This American Life Live (assistant); JACK: Salome. Regional — Alliance Theatre: Choir Boy (associate); Woolly Mammoth: Women Laughing Alone With Salad and Cherokee; Center Stage: Twelfth Night; Yale Rep: American Night; American Players: Heroes; Studio Theatre: Apple Family Plays, Bad Jews and Edgar & Annabel; Signature Theatre: Pride in the Falls of Autrey Mill; She has her M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. Love to Mom, Dad, Sis & Ryan for all and everything. palmerhefferan.com ALEX KOCH (Projection Designer) OffBroadway & downtown highlights: Buyer & Cellar (Rattlestick Theatre & Barrow St. Theatre); Bullet for Adolf (New World Stages); GOODBAR, a rock opera with feature-length film projections performing in the The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival; P.S. Jones and the Frozen City, Feeder (TerraNOVA Collective at the New Ohio and HERE Arts Center); En el Tiempo de las Mariposas, La Casa de los Espiritus (Repertorio Espanol); ReEntry, The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion (Urban Stages); Lenin’s Embalmers (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Regional, international & tour highlights: Marley (Center Stage); Buyer & Cellar (national tour and London premiere); the world premiere stage adaptation of Ralph Ellison’s
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Invisible Man (Court Theatre, Studio Theatre, Huntington Theatre); ReEntry (Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Roundhouse Theatre); La Casa de los Espiritus (Teotro Espressivo, Costa Rica; Mori Theater, Chile). alexkochprojects.com CELISE KALKE (Director of New Projects) had a wonderful time working with Mike and Moritz on Bike America and is thrilled to reunite with this incredible team on Tiger Style! She joined the staff of the Alliance in 2005, and has managed the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwright Competition. She is thrilled that an Alliance/ Kendeda alum is having a world premiere on the Alliance Stage. Celise has grown the competition to include a prominent New York festival, a festival in Atlanta and a workshop at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The competition’s world premieres at the Alliance include these critically acclaimed and exciting productions: The C.A. Lyons Project, In Love and Warcraft, Bike America, Fairy Tale Lives of Russian Girls, Carapace, Tennis in Nablus, Smart Cookie, In the Red and Brown Water and False Creeds. Before moving to the Alliance, Celise was the director of the literary department at the Public Theater in New York, working with writers such as John Guare, Diana Son, Tracey Scott Wilson and Stephen Adly Guirgis and serving as the production dramaturg for Shakespeare in Central Park productions. She was an artistic associate at Next Theatre and the resident dramaturg for Court Theatre in Chicago. LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) Alliance credits include Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical; James and the Giant Peach; A Christmas Carol; Shrek; Charlotte’s Web; Wizard of Oz; Honk!; Disney’s Mulan; Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon. ASM credits include Bull Durham: The Musical; Harmony: A New Musical; Next to Normal; and Into the Woods. Local credits include Peter Pan, 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). She holds a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. JAYSON T. WADELL (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be back with the Alliance Theatre! He has had the pleasure of working on
profiles such Alliance productions as Steele Magnolias; Blues for An Alabama Sky; Tuck Everlasting; Maurice Hines Is Tappin’ Thru Life; The Geller Girls; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Carapace; A Christmas Carol; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Broke; Spoon Lake Blues; Sex and the Second City; Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls; Next to Normal; Holidays With the Chalks; and Bike America. Illinois Shakespeare Festival: Q Gents, Antony & Cleopatra, Macbeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Shame the Devil: An Evening With Fanny Kemble. Jayson is a graduate of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. JODY FELDMAN (Casting) 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 more than 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning 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. 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 Palefsky 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 theaters 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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about the alliance theatre The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds on stage and off. Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 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, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre 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 95 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 developed and premiered important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Harmony – A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and most recently the world premiere of the new musical Tuck Everlasting. The Alliance also creates and nurtures the careers of artists through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing the world 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 Alliance’s dedication to providing access to the arts is reflected in its commitment to creating new work for all ages, and to bringing that work into classrooms and communities across Atlanta and throughout the region. More than 50,000 students each year experience age-specific professional performances and participate in acting classes, drama camps, and in-school initiatives through the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department. The Alliance’s groundbreaking Theatre for the Very Young performances offer professionally-produced, fully interactive theater for infants and toddlers; the Palefsky Collision Project invites high school artists to create and perform new civicminded theater based on a classic text; and community acting classes and skill-building workshops engage professional artists, young actors, business leaders, and curious learners of all ages. Twice recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for leadership in arts education, the Alliance Arts for Learning Institute equips classroom teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum and have been empirically proven to improve student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts and Dramaturgy K–12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. The work produced by the Alliance allows locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community. The vision of the Alliance Theatre is to be a beacon of leadership for the national field, while remaining deeply rooted in and reflective of our local Atlanta community. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650
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discover us. discover you. discover us. discover you. I would rate this play an “A,” which to my parents would mean failure because it wasn’t an “A+.” In all seriousness though, in Tiger Style! I discovered that being an Asian-American born in the United States and raised by immigrant parents puts me in the crossroads of two very distinct cultures that I’ve had to learn to balance and yet don’t necessarily belong in either one. Like Albert and Jennifer in the play, I grew up in a home that valued hard work and grades over almost anything else — but all in the name of love and family. And just as the brother and sister duo experience, my sister and I learned that the hard work ethic pays off pretty well while going to school, but it takes a lot more to achieve success, and more importantly happiness, in adulthood. It has been a long process for me to learn to deal with the real world and failure — and while I never went to such extremes as the siblings in Tiger Style!, it definitely took a lot of different experiences to help get me to where I am today. I still have a long way to go, but watching this play is a step in getting there. Andrew Chang Alliance Theatre Advisory Board Member
synopsis: Star students Albert and Jennifer Chen used to represent the pinnacle of academic and musical achievement. But now they suck at adult life. Albert’s just been passed up for promotion and, although she’s a high-powered oncologist, Jennifer’s been dumped by her loser boyfriend. So they do what any reasonable egghead brother and sister would do and go on an Asian Freedom Tour! On the way they find what about themselves is and isn’t distinctly American. From Irvine, Calif., to Shenzhen, China, Tiger Style! examines the successes and failures of “tiger parenting” from the hilarious and slightly sarcastic point of view of a playwright who’s actually been through it.
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board of directors Officers Chair: Reade Fahs* Immediate Past Chair: Victoria Palefsky* Treasurer: Steve Chaddick*
Lifetime Directors Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser
Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson
Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White
Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Steve Chaddick* Leigh Ann Costley Fred Ehlers Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs* Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller Richard Goerss* Alexander Goldsmith
Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^ Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* Christopher M. Jones Leslie Joyce Anne Kaiser* John Keller Lauren Kiefer* James A. Kilberg Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Malinda Krantz* Alan McKeon Carol Meadows*
Hala Moddelmog Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison Victoria Palefsky* Scott Pioli Helen Smith Price Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Fran Rogers* Maurice Rosenbaum Bobby Rosenbloum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig
Pam Sessions* Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Paul Wrights Todd Zeldin
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Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Vice Chair: Phil Moise
Joel Alvarado Shean L. Atkins Maurice Baker Michael Barrett Shana Basnight Paul Bianchi Danny Blumenfield Keith Arthur Bolden Donna Bowman Erin Brown Stephen Brown Kristen Wood Burke Tarsha Whitaker Calloway Madison Cario
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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.8 million to the Annual Fund 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 between September 1, 2014- September 1, 2015. $25,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Dan & Garnet Reardon $15,000+ Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Doris & Matthew Geller David & Carolyn Gould Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Bob & Margaret Reiser Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff $10,000-$14,999 Mrs. Kristin Adams The Balloun Family Stephanie Blank Ann & Jeff Cramer Linda & Gene Davidson The Frances & Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Patrick J. Gunning Hertz Family Foundation Andrea & Boland Jones John C. Keller Sarah & Jim Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Malinda Krantz Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Patty & Doug Reid Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith Helen Smith Price John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Nina Urban Waffle House, Inc. Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Joni Winston $7,500-$9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss Jocelyn J. Hunter Leslie D. Leigh M.D. Hala & Steve Moddelmog Phil & Caroline Moïse Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston Amy & Todd Zeldin $5,000-$7,499 Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow James Anderson
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William & Margarita Sleeper Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts Michael & June Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Lynne Winship P.J. Younglove Hovey The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer $1,500-$2,499 Claire Abreu Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Pam Anderson Mary Allen Arnold Elizabeth & John Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Gerardo Balboni Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Wilma Elizabeth Beaty Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Aubrey & Carol Bush Susan & Tom Callaway Melodie H. Clayton Mark & Ruth Coan David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin Brad & Sally Currey Cassandra Edmond Ralph & Ree Edwards The Elster Foundation Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Andrew & Wendie Fisher Linda M. Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Joel Goldman Dr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Valerie Hartman John Haupert Mark Hobson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Dr. Joyce F. Houser Mr. W. Glenn Howard Adrienne Hudson Dr. Maleka Ingram Jason & Laurie Jeffay Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kalson Mr. Maddox Kilgore Dr. William A. Kiser Brian & Carrie Kurlander Steven & Sheri Labovitz Jeffrey C. Levy Konrad & Natasha Lewis Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Mary Lou McCloskey Jim & Jo McLean Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Molly Osborne Bill & Carey Peard Sam & Barbara Pettway Peg Petersen Karen Porch Daniel Marks & Keri Powell
Ms. Cynthia Power Erin Quinn Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves Helen M. Regenstein Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Jacob Rumney John Sabine Mr. Scott Shickler Jane E. Shivers Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Mr. Scott Sorrels Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko $1,000-$1,499 Michael & Andrea Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Berman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brusco Frank Buonanotte Shirley Blaine Eleanor B. Cobb Ralph & Rita Connell Marvin & Lynn Davis The DeCoster Family Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Patrice & Ernest Greer Warren M. Gump Lucy and Alfred Guo Dawn & Jack Hereth Carsten Hilker Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Mark Keiser Lucy Kinnaird Lanier-Goodman Foundation Lubo Fund Janice & Tom Munsterman Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Mr. Michael Richardson Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Tim & Maria Tassopoulous Vogel Family Foundation Sue S. Williams Melody Wilder Wilson William & Nancy Yang
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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 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, Associate Director of of Development, Board Relations and Major Gifts 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
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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! Wells Fargo
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. ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG 31
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DINING GUIDE
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GREAT NIGHT OUT? Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.
LIVINGSTON RESTAURANT AND BAR — It’s hard to beat the location (across from the Fox Theatre in the Georgian Terrace), and diners get complimentary parking, but the main attraction is the glamour of the main dining room, which has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, and the al fresco seating area. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 404.897.5000, livingstonatlanta.com. M LOBBY — The menu at this sophisticated American restaurant focuses on seasonal fare. In the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St. N.E., 404.961.7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M THE MELTING POT — A premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.389.0099, meltingpot.com. M
MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great people-watching and contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave N.E., 404.872.0904, murphysvh.com, VH ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Road, 404.892.4111, onemidtownkitchen. com. M
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NA North Atlanta
B Buckhead
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Inman Park
M Midtown
W Westside
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DINING GUIDE PACES & VINE — The team behind intown Murphy’s expands to Vinings Jubilee with classic American comfort food crafted from locally sourced ingredients. Shared plates, fish, steaks. Wine-centric bar with craft cocktails. Weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner menus by celebrated Atlanta chef Ian Winslade (Murphy’s, W hotels, Bluepointe). 4300 Paces Ferry Rd, 404.205.8255, pacesandvine.com. V SOHO — American style bistro offers fish and seafood, beef, game and poultry, with gluten-free lunch and dinner options, plus their speciallypriced Cobb Energy Centre theater menu will get you in and out with plenty of time to make the performance; just show your tickets to your server. Different weekly “wine and tapas” flights debut each Wednesday night. Vinings Jubilee, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd., 770.801.0069, sohoatlanta. com. V
TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404.522.4622, twourbanlicks. com. M
AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSE RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steakhouse with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hot spots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Four locations: Alpharetta, 11655 Haynes Bridge Road, 770.777.1500; Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.365.0660; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404.223.6500; Kennesaw, 620 Chastain Road N.W., 770.420.1985; ruthschris.com. A, B, D SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business
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DINING GUIDE crowd. Two locations: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404.873.7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway, 770.435.0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V
BREWPUB/ GOURMET PUB FARE
GORDON BIERSCH — Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox Theatre. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.870.0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.264.0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B TAP — A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.347.2220, tapat1180.com. M
At Ruth's Chris, try the Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce (left). Falcons QB Matt Ryan is an eat-out kind of guy. You’ll often find him at Davio’s (above).
bar. A N’awlins-inspired brunch is served on weekends. Downstairs, a takeaway market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.681.4434, parishatl. com. OFW
CREOLE/CAJUN COPELAND’S OF NEW ORLEANS — Bayou fare, plus steak, chicken, pasta and sandwiches. Fresh desserts and pastries from the Cheesecake Bakery. Live Jazz Sunday brunch buffet. A favorite gathering spot for Saints fans. Libations include the “Pontchartrain Beach” martini. Lunch, brunch, dinner. Take-out available. 3101 Cobb Parkway, 770.612.3311, copelandsatlanta.com. V PARISH — New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw 34 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a best new restaurant in America. It’s received raves for its wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 7th St. N.E., 404.347.9555, eccoatlanta.com. M
ITALIAN DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — At Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.844.4810, davios.com/ atl. B LA TAVOLA — Neighborhood hub for classic Italian comfort food has a cozy, exposed-brick interior & a back patio. 992 Virginia Avenue N.E., 404.873.5430, latavolatrattoria.com. M
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DINING GUIDE MEXICAN
SEAFOOD/SUSHI
ALMA — A refreshing approach to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in vibrant dishes that feel familiar and new all at once. 191 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.968.9662, alma-atlanta. com. D
LU RE — A modern interpretation of a classic fish house with a focus on seasonality and freshness. 1106 Crescent Ave., 404.817.3650. lure-atlanta. com. M
EL TACO — An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and tasty margaritas. 1186 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.873.4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH
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CURRENT FUNDERS List as of August 2015 Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres. Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following funders for earmarking their contributions to our educating through theatre programs: ($100,000 or more) AOL♦ The Hearst Foundations ($50,000 or more) The Schloss Family Foundation Wells Fargo ($25,000 or more) Buford Alexander and Pamela Farr Steven & Joy Bunson James S. & Lynne Turley ($10,000 or more) Dorfman & Kaish Family Foundation Alan & Jennifer Freedman Jonathan Maurer and Gretchen Shugart National Endowment for the Arts Lisa Orberg Frank and Bonnie Orlowski RBC Wealth Management George S. Smith, Jr. Southwest Airlines♦ TD Charitable Foundation ($2,500 or more) Paula Dominick John R. Dutt Christ & Anastasia Economos Bruce R. & Tracey Ewing Jessica Farr Mason & Kim Granger Colleen & Philip Hempleman Howard and Janet Kagan Joseph F. Kirk
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Susan & John Major Donor Advised Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation John R. Mathena Daniel A. Simkowitz John Thomopoulos Isabelle Winkles ($1,000 or more) Leslie Chao Steven & Donna Gartner Ruth E. Gitlin Karen A. & Kevin W. Kennedy Foundation Adrian Liddard Robin & Bob Paulson Charitable Fund Mark Rosenblatt Stephanie Scott ♦In-kind support Theatre Forward supporters are former supporters of National Corporate Theatre Fund and Impact Creativity.
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, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these 36 partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.
$1 MILLION+
A FRIEND OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$500,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chick-fil-A Foundation / Rhonda and Dan Cathy Sally and Carl Gable Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot $400,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Sarah and Jim Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keough $300,000+ AT&T The Goizueta Foundation Invesco Ltd. $250,000+ Bank of America Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax Inc. & Employees EY, Partners & Employees King & Spalding LLP, Partners & Employees
JOY & TONY GREENE
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
Wells Fargo wish Foundation, Inc.
PwC, Partners & Employees Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot UPS
Margaret and Terry Stent Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.
PNC Patty and Doug Reid Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall Jr. Woodruff Circle & Patron Circle donations made: June 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015 Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors
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alliance theatre staff A rtistic Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Phil Kent Directing Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Holt Off-Campus Season Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donya Washington Artistic Support Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Matthews Reiser Lab Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Harrison Elliott, Linnea Frye, Katie Givens-Kime, Neeley Gossett, Marium Kahlid, Mark Kendall, Haddon Kime, Addae Moon, Nichole Palmietto
Production Management
Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew, Jordan Jaked Carrier Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler
Electrics
Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe
Scenery
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, William Spratt, John Victor Mouledoux Jr., Michael Lyons Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Beall Additional Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Hickey
Sound
Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin von Hinezmeyer, Elyssa Kohen, Holly O’Reagan
Stage Management
Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Torbeck Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Liz Campbell, Barbara O’Haley, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . Jade McGill, Kara Procell Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Britney DeRosa
Stage Operations
Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Willie Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill
Properties
Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan and Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich
Education Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Alliance Arts for Learning Institute Director . . . . . . . . Barbara O’Brien Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Buckley Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator & Family Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinne Weintraub Teen & Adult Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue Education Sales & Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Professional Learning Specialist . . . . . . . . . Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abyss, Karen Aguirre, Valetta Anderson, Olivia Aston Bosworth, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Daniel Burns, Amy Cain Lucas, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantell, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave,
Teaching Artists (continued) . . Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Nakeisha Daniel, Benjamin Davis, Theresa Davis, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Tawni Edwards, Rachael Endrizzi, Jessica Espinoza, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Daryl Funn, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Ann Marie Gideon, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Terry Guest, Al Hamacher, Jordan Harris, Brandi Hoofnagle, BJ Hughes, Adam King, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Bethany Lind, Nicole Livieratos, Cara Mantella, Gloria Martin, Paige Mattox, Bryan Mercer, Karin Mervis, Courtnee Miles, Mandy Mitchell, Sarah Newby Halicks, Tafee Patterson, Tawny Powell, Eric Prather, Julie Puckett, Iris Rice, Claire Ritzler, Anandi Salinas, Henry Scott, Barry Stewart Mann, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Katy Whitson, Stephanie Willis Teen Ensemble Members . . . . . . . . Caroline Bergwall, Matthew Brown, Olivia Cappelletti, Emily Combs, Chloe Citron, Sydni Daniels, Ashley Elmore, Jamila Gray, Grace Hawkins, Kyla Hunter, Tess Luman, Jade Nixon, Anna Patterson, Aushailene Ragin, Khaira Reese, Alexandria Smith, Autumn Stephens, Angel Upshaw, Jordon Whitehead, Camille Williams, Dhakirah Williamson
Management General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston
A dministration & Finance
Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Covington, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers
Development
Interim Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Board Relations & Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige Smith Campaign Director, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . . Kristen Hathaway Hansen Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Clark Development Coordinator, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan DeWitt
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Marketing
Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Boatright Manager of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Marketing Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris Group Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Pinckney Group Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Group Services and Education Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . Elisia’ Parker Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shana Orr Front of House & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Marjon Wolfe House Managers . . . . . . . . . Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Ken McNeil Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann
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