Pipeline Playbill

PIPELINE

by Dominique Morisseau

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PIPELINE

by DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU Directed by RON OJ PARSON†

September 21 – October 16, 2021 Set & Lighting Designer BRIAN c . MEHRING

Costume Designer DANA REBECCA WOODS‡

Intimacy Coordinator ERIN CARR

Technical Director JACK MURPHY

Production Manager MATTHEW HOLLSTEGGE

Sound Designer MATT CALLAHAN

Projection Designer MIKE TUTAJ‡

Properties Master/Design Assistant SHANNON RAE LUTZ

Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager MARGOT WHITNEY* LEXI MULLER*

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PIPELINE is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Originally presented by Lincoln Center Theater in 2017, New York City. PIPELINE was commissioned

by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago; Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director.

"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks. Used by consent of Brooks Permissions.

*Member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. ‡ Production member belongs to United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a labor union representing designers and artists in the entertainment industry. It is a nationwide autonomous Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

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CAST & CREW LIST CAST Dun...............................................................................................................................BRYANT BENTLEY* Xavier..............................................................................................................................KENNETH EARLY* Nya..................................................................................................................... SHARRELL D. LUCKETT* Laurie................................................................................................................................... REGINA PUGH* Jasmine...............................................................................................................ANGELICA SANTIAGO* Omari...........................................................................................................................................JAY WADE*

RUNNING CREW Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................................... LEXI MULLER* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager.........................................................................................ABBY PALEN Assistant Director...............................................................................................GRIFF BLUDWORTH Assistant House Manager...................................................................................... CHRISTIAN HALL Lighting & Sound Supervisor..........................................................................LYSS CUNNINGHAM Sound Operator.................................................................................................RACHEL BARKALOW Wardrobe Head............................................................................ADRIAN DEVAUGHN SUMMERS Wardrobe Crew...............................................................................BREAUNA MARIE JURKOWSKI Running Crew................................................................... RANDOLPH GEERS, MALYSSA QUINN

UNDERSTUDIES Laurie.....................................................................................................................RACHEL BARKALOW Xavier............................................................................................................................. CHRISTIAN HALL Nya.......................................................................................................BREAUNA MARIE JURKOWSKI Dun............................................................................................................. DEONDRA KAMAU MEANS Jasmine..........................................................................................................................MALYSSA QUINN Omari................................................................................................ADRIAN DEVAUGHN SUMMERS

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ligia Cuevas'Johnson Abigail Fisher Alma Garces

Ezra Marcos Janine Smith

*Member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

This production will be performed in one act with NO intermission.

Approximate running time is 90 minutes.

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READ ON.

Materials inspired by Pipeline, courtesy of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

BOOKS

Between the World and Me

Selected Poems

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

by Gwendolyn Brooks

Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century

by Monique W. Morris

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

by Christopher Emdin

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

Bronx Masquerade

by Nikki Grimes

MOVIES Freedom Writers Akeelah and the Bee Waiting for Superman Music of the Heart All materials available through your local library branch.

etc essentials A FREE conversation series with local scholars and community members that explores the themes and context of our productions.

Pipeline

CINCINNATI'S PIPELINE | OCTOBER 10, 2021 @ 1:00 PM

A meaningful discussion with educators and students about how the school-to-prison pipeline affects our local community and what's being done to break the cycle.

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OUR HISTORY From its founding in 1986, ETC has focused on providing an artistic home for local theatre professionals, including serving as a training ground for young artists. Each season, ETC produces a lineup devoted to the newest in contemporary theatre that attracts a diverse audience of 30,000 to more than 220 performances. Our work also includes education and engagement programs centered on introducing the performing arts to students from under-resourced schools and children with disabilities.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTES When I heard ETC was thinking about Pipeline by Dominique Morriseau, I was hoping I would get the opportunity to come back to Cincinnati and bring it off the page to the stage. It is always an honor working on Dominique's plays and I have had that honor several times. What better place than ETC to do that? Especially a play that means so much to so many. Since workshopping the original script with Dominique in Chicago, I have watched this powerful play affect so many young, old, black, white, and brown, in large and small venues. I am truly honored to be back in Cincinnati for this one. Thank you, Lynn and the ETC family.

It's always a pleasure.

-Ron OJ Parson

The closest funeral home to our cemetery is at our cemetery.

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PLAY IN PROGRESS Sharrell D. Luckett & Bryant Bentley rehearse a scene.

Angelica Santiago looks on during rehearsal.

Costume Designer Dana Rebecca Woods's renderings for Pipeline characters.

Kenneth Early & Jay Wade discuss their characters.

Kenneth Early's script for the show.

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Director Ron OJ Parson (left) discusses a scene with actor Bryant Bentley (right).

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The school-to-prison pipeline describes the national trend that has more overtly surfaced in the past few decades of harsh school disciplinary policies feeding young people into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Minor infractions such as uniform violations or talking back can result in a trip to the principal’s office for most students, yet these same actions can result in much more severe consequences for others.

Excessive suspensions and expulsions precipitate a barrage of even more negative outcomes for students, often leading to dropping out of school altogether, a factor that makes them more likely to be incarcerated. Although this trend can affect any child, it is more prominent with children who are impoverished, have a history of neglect or abuse, or have a developmental disability. Additionally, children of color are disproportionately disciplined in school, despite statistics demonstrating they do not misbehave more than their peers.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), “A student who has been suspended from school is more than three times as likely to drop out in the first two years of high school than a student who has never been suspended.” In dropping out, this often affects their ability to be employed and gain a living wage, impacting the paths their futures take.

In Dominique Morisseau's drama, Pipeline, a young black man, Omari, has his academic journey at a private school jeopardized due to a conflict that occurred on school grounds. When his parents find out, his mother Nya—an educator at a public school— blames herself. While portrayed differently by the school, Omari’s act of self-defense pushes him to blame the school system as a whole for the repercussions following the incident. For students more susceptible to the pipeline, incidents like this often have a more significant impact.

People in and outside the academic system are fighting this ever-growing pipeline.

Locally, organizations like Breakthrough Cincinnati and SuperSeeds are working to create positive, safe, transformational spaces to further education for affected students. On a national scale, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance urging schools to offer training programs for all faculty and staff on alternatives to zero-tolerance policies, becoming more aware of innate bias, and the importance of counteracting racial and ethnic stereotypes (ADL).

For more information on the school-to-prison pipeline and how to make change in our community, visit www.breakthroughcincinnati.org or superseeds.foundation.

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THE PIPELINE

BY THE NUMBERS

ALTHOUGH BLACK STUDENTS MAKE UP

ONLY 16% OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, THEY ACCOUNT FOR

42% OF ALL STUDENTS

WHO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED MULTIPLE TIMES.

BLACK STUDENTS ARE SUSPENDED AND EXPELLED

3X MORE OFTEN THAN THEIR WHITE PEERS.

Statistic credits: American Civil Liberties Union

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CAST BIOS BRYANT BENTLEY (Dun) a native of Dayton, OH, and is so excited to return to Ensemble Theatre, where he was last seen in Detroit ’67.

Other theater credits include The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, Indiana Repertory Theatre; Between Riverside and Crazy, Pittsburgh Public Theatre; Two Trains Running, The Piano Lesson, and Fences, American Players Theater; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, A Soldier’s Play, and many more. Film/TV credits include The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the CBS series One Dollar, All or Nothin’, and The Public, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, and Monica. You can also catch Bryant in A League of Their Own and Sprung, two new TV series to premiere next year. Much love to you Cincinnati!

KENNETH EARLY (Xavier) is always happy to return to his home theatre, where he was last seen as the Caterpillar/Butterfly in Alice in Wonderland (2018). His other ETC credits include The Dancing Princesses, Red Velvet, The Whipping Man, Grey Gardens, Snow White, and The Frog Princess (2012). Other regional credits include Once on This Island, Misery, August Wilson's Jitney, and To Kill a Mockingbird, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; On Golden Pond, The Human Race Theatre; Once on This Island, Actors Theater of Louisville; Pluto and Harry and the Thief, Know Theatre of Cincinnati; and Awaited at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

SHARRELL D. LUCKETT (Nya) is an award-winning artist and scholar.

Off-Broadway credits include YoungGiftedandFat. Dramaturg credits include Ruined. Acting credits include Fences and Holding Up the Sky. Directing credits include Topdog/Underdog, In the Red and Brown Water, and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf. Book credits include Black Acting Methods, YoungGiftedandFat, Transweight, and African American Arts. Originally from Atlanta, Sharrell holds a PhD in Theatre from the University of Missouri. At the University of Cincinnati, she is the director of the Weinberger Center for Drama and Playwriting and a professor of Drama in the English Department. She's also the founding director of the Black Acting Methods Studio. Thanks to God, Lynn, Ron, ETC, and her colleagues. Much love to her family and friends. www.sdluckett.com

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CAST BIOS REGINA PUGH (Laurie) most recently appeared in the virtual production of 20th Century Blues at Ensemble Theatre, where her directing credits include A Doll’s House, Part 2, Melancholy Play, Earhart, Vigil, Why We Have a Body, and The Skriker and some of her acting credits include Annapurna, The Other Place, Next Fall, My Name is Asher Lev, Everything in the Garden and Fragments, both directed by Edward Albee, and Promises to Keep, ETC’s first show in its OTR location. She appeared at Cincinnati Playhouse in A Christmas Carol (19922011) and the world premiere of Invention for Fathers and Sons. Other favorite projects include Buried Child, Xavier University; Bury the Dead, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music; Harvey, The Carnegie; Equus, New Edgecliff Theatre; The History Boys, New Stage Collective; Sense and Sensibility and The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and The Maids, Performance Gallery. Regina is a founding member of Performance Gallery, an alternative theatre collective that specializes in original work and has participated yearly in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. She is SO glad to be back on the ETC stage!

ANGELICA SANTIAGO (Jasmine) received her BFA in acting from Montclair State University and was a member of the 2018-2019 Professional Training Company at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Some of her previous credits include Pipeline (Jasmine), Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; The Wolves (#7), Actors Theatre of Louisville; Hype Man (Peep One), Dracula (Vampire Bride), The Electric Harvest (Emma), A Christmas Carol (Belle u/s), and We’ve Come to Believe, 43rd Humana Festival; The Realness (Prima), The Hangar; and Macbeth: A Live Theatre Drive-In Experience (Lady Macduff), As You Like It (Phebe), Henry IV Part I (Tavern Mistress and Davy) and King Lear (Doctor), The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.

JAY WADE (Omari) is from St. Louis, MO, and earned his BFA in Acting from Southeast Missouri State University. This production is his first with Ensemble Theatre and his third professional appearance in the role of Omari. He would like to give thanks and appreciation to his family for their undying support and dedicates this show to them.

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PLAYWRIGHT BIO DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU (Playwright) is the author of The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle) which includes Skeleton Crew, Atlantic Theater Company; Paradise Blue, Signature Theatre; and Detroit ’67, Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and NBT. Her additional plays include Pipeline, Lincoln Center Theatre; Sunset Baby, LAByrinth Theatre; Blood at the Root, National Black Theatre; and Follow Me to Nellie’s, Premiere Stages. She is also the book writer on the new musical Ain’t Too Proud–The Life and Times of the Temptations (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Ms. Morriseau is an alumna of The Public Theater Emerging Writer’s Group, Women’s Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop and has developed work at Sundance Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Eugene O’Neil Playwrights Conference. Her work has been commissioned by Steppenwolf Theater, Women’s Project, South Coast Rep, People’s Light, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Penumbra Theatre. She most recently served as Co-Producer on the Showtime series Shameless. Her awards include Spirit of Detroit Award, PoNY Fellowship, Sky-Cooper Prize, TEER Trailblazer Award, Steinberg Playwright Award, Audelco Awards, NBFT August Wilson Playwriting Award, Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama, OBIE Award, Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship, and being named one of Variety’s Women of Impact for 2017-2018.

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DIRECTOR BIO RON OJ PARSON (Director) hails from Buffalo, NY and is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s professional theatre program. He is a resident artist at Court Theatre and the former co-founder and artistic director of Onyx Theatre. Recent directing credits include Sunset Baby, Timeline Theatre; The Who & The What, Victory Gardens Theater; The Mountaintop, Waiting For Godot, and August Wilson’s King Hedley II, Gem of the Ocean, and Seven Guitars, Court Theatre; and Detroit 67, Northlight Theatre; and A Raisin in the Sun, TimeLine Theatre. Besides many Chicago-based theatres like Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Chicago Theatre Company, Ron OJ has worked regionally with Virginia Stage Company, Portland Stage, Studio Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Mechanic Theatre, Center Stage Baltimore, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Milwaukee Rep, St. Louis Black Rep, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Geva Theatre, Signature Theatre (New York), Alliance Theatre, South Coast Rep, and Pasadena Playhouse. In Canada, he directed the world premiere of Palmer Park by Joanna McClelland Glass at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Ron is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and SDC.

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CINDERELLA book by Joseph McDonough lyrics by David Kisor music by Fitz Patton

This fun spin on the classic fairy tale demonstrates being smart is true beauty!

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PRODUCTION BIOS BRIAN c. MEHRING (Set & Lighting Designer) has designed more than 100 productions at Ensemble Theatre. His favorite productions include Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

DANA REBECCA WOODS (Costume Designer) is happy to work with the cast and creative team for this production. Her design credits include Try/Step/Trip, MCA Chicago; Pipeline, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; The Color Purple (directed by Jeffrey Polk) Greenway Court Theatre; Sheldon Epps’ Blues in the Night, Post Street Theater; Shout Sister Shout!, Stop Kiss, and Above the Fold, Pasadena Playhouse; and Jitney and Fence, South Coast Repertory, among others. Film/TV design credits include Go for Sisters and Watch Over Me. Dana taught costumes at the University of Central Florida and belongs to the costume unions Local 829, Local 892, and Local 705. She is a Labor Organizer and an IATSE delegate to the LA County Federation of Labor.

MATT CALLAHAN (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. Some of his most recent designs for Ensemble Theatre include Fortune, Fun Home, and Ripcord. He was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He spent two seasons as the Resident Sound Designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference. He was formerly the sound engineer for Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago, and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre. He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon, a nomination for Fortinbras, and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes.

MIKE TUTAJ (Projection Designer) is based in Chicago and his designs have been seen and heard on the stages of The Good­man, Steppenwolf, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Second City, Victory Gardens, Lookingglass Theatre, Writers' Theatre, The Court Theatre, Timeline, American Theater Company, Paramount Theatre, The Hypocrites, and many more. Mike's off-Broadway credits include MCC Theater, p73, EnGarde Arts, and The York Theatre.

He has taught Projection Design in the Theatre Department of Columbia College Chicago. He is an artistic associate with TimeLine Theatre, and a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music in 1996 and became Properties Master at Ensemble Theatre. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company.

Shannon would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit.

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PRODUCTION BIOS JACK MURPHY (Technical Director) is excited to be part of another season at Ensemble Theatre! He grew up in the Cincinnati area and studied technical theatre at Hanover College. While there, he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres as a carpenter. After graduation, he moved to Bellport, NY, to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger and went on to work for Norwegian Cruise Line. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company as the Assistant Technical Director, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. In 2013, Jack joined the team at ETC, where his favorite productions include An Illiad, Grounded, and Fun Home. He is eager to continue to do the cutting edge work for which ETC is known.

MARGOT WHITNEY (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining the Ensemble Theatre family this season! Her previous credits include Sweat on Broadway and the first national tours of Mean Girls, Come From Away, Bright Star, The King & I, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and War Horse. She has worked with The Public Theatre, Signature Theatre Company, New York Stage and Film, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, La Jolla Playhouse, Virginia Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati during the 2012-2013 Season, and Cincinnati Ballet. Margot received her BFA from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. She would like to send her love and thanks to family and friends!

LEXI MULLER (Assistant Stage Manager) is delighted to be back at Ensemble Theatre, where some of her credits include Fun Home, The Wolves, Skeleton Crew, and Fly By Night. Other regional credits include Sex with Strangers, The House, and 26 Pebbles with The Human Race Theatre Company. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Wright State University, where she received her BFA in Stage Management. Lexi would like to thank her friends, family, and her extraordinary mother for supporting her every step of the way.

RAE KUHN (Scenic Charge Artist/Production Assistant) is in their fifth season at Ensemble Theatre. Rae graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Multidisciplinary degree focusing on fine arts, creative writing, and neuropsychology, however, technical theatre has been a hobby since high school. Rae is a former scenic artist for 3DX, and has worked in stage management, sound engineering, and special effects makeup for organizations including New Edgecliff Theatre, Falcon Theatre, and Cincinnati Landmark Productions. Rae began to paint backdrops for ETC's Education Department, which led to their current position at the theatre, where some favorite credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Bloomsday, and When We Were Young and Unafraid.

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THE PREMIERE SOCIETY The Premiere Society recognizes the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generosity makes it possible for ETC to present world-class new works and awardwinning education, engagement, and inclusion programming for our community. The following list includes donors whose gifts were received between March 12, 2020 and September 10, 2021.

PLAYWRIGHTS ($20,000+) Anonymous ArtsWave Gale & Dave Beckett The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Tom & Annette Carothers Denise & Martin Chambers The City of Cincinnati The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. The Roy Cockrum Foundation Fifth Third Bank Friedlander Family Fund* The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. /US Bank Foundation Hamilton County, Ohio LKC Foundation Peter & Mary Levin Family Foundation Louise Taft Semple Foundation In Memory of James A. Markley, Jr. The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation Ohio Arts Council P&G Fund* Palmer/Graber Family Fund PNC Foundation Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez The Schueler Group Digi & Mike Schueler The Shubert Foundation, Inc. State of Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission State of Ohio Development Services Agency Dale Uetrecht US Small Business Administration

PRODUCERS ($10,000-$19,999) Anonymous Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard Michael Cioffi & Rachael Rowe Family Foundation Fund* Burton & Susan Closson Corky & Rick Family Foundation John & Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund The Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Family Foundation* William & Mary Jane James The Andrew Jergens Foundation The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation Diane & Dave Moccia

Moe & Jack Rouse Digi & Mike Schueler The Schueler Group Mary Stagaman & Ron Kull Dudley S. Taft Foundation Carol Talbot

DIRECTORS ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Shirlee Cassidy Dan Collopy Crosset Family Fund* Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff Fencl Family Fund* Geiger Family Foundation Jane & Chip Gerhardt The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Emily M. Hodges & Charles H. Spencer Betty Huck Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton Keith Kenneth T. & Molly M. Mahler Anu & Shekhar Mitra Overbeck Charitable Fund Damon & Holly Ragusa Caroline Richards George & Caroll Roden Robert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Elizabeth Sawyer Selnick Fund* The Sittenfeld Family Kate Spencer & Doug Morriss Paul & Jill Staubitz The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund

DESIGNERS ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (3) William P. Anderson Foundation Nicholas Apanius Marcia Banker & Jeff Schloemer Amy Barhorst Rosemary Bloom Gifting Fund* Bryson Family Charitable Fund Kathy Burklow & John Berlier Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Brian & Elizabeth Coley Margaret & Joseph Conway

Bob & Mary Fitzpatrick GBBN Architects Rita & Dennis Geiger Gilman Family Fund* Dr. & Mrs. Richard Glaser Gary & JoAnn Hagopian Debra Hartsell & Michael James Dr Robert & Suzanne Hasl Fund Karlee Hilliard Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund* Linda Holthaus & Richard Zinicola† Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Johnson Investment Counsel Stephen King & Lynne Miller Jackie Mack & Ted Silberstein Messer Construction Neal Patel & Dr Avani Modi Glenda Suttman Thompson Hine LLP Jo Ann Wieghaus Woodward Family Charitable Foundation Wuerdeman Family Fund*

STAGE MANAGERS ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous (10) Gordon Allen & Linda Baas Louise Allen & Tom Gougeon Americana Arts Foundation Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan Dr. Barry Applegate Laura Atkinson Gail Barker, M.D. Ann Beck Barbara & Wayne Beimesch Judith & Louis Belli Teresa Benson Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein Michael Berry & Melanie Garner David & Elaine Billmire Neil Bortz David Brashear Christine & Alan Brown Dawn & Doug Bruestle† John P. Bruggen Jeff & Gay Bullock Jim Burfisher Foundation Denny & Mindy Burger† Carol Buschur Bushman Family Foundation Barbara Carr & Bren Blaine * A Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation † Sustaining Donor

Please bring any errors or omissions to our attention by contacting Josh Neumeyer: jneumeyer@ensemblecincinnati.org or (513) 421-3555 x2104.

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STAGE MANAGERS CONT. Philip Clayton Sue Cogan Kathy Collins Andrew F. Cone Ross Crabill & Bill Arbogast Daley Family Foundation Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Mark Dauner† Kelly M. Dehan Kathryn J. DeLong Dawn Denno & Barry Klein Jan Denton Scott DeVenny Mary & Scott Donaldson Bob Drake Ehrsam Family Fund* Steven L. Franks Sandi Gans† Jonathan & Kristine Garrett GE Foundation Sandy Georgie Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod† Karen Grass Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough Travis L. Green Linda Greenberg Fund* Linda Grieser Teddy Gumbleton Betsy & Tom Hampton Mary Pat & Jeff Harris Bob & Judy Heaton Marilyn F. Hill Margaret S. Hodges Florette Hoffheimer Anne Holzschuh Daniel Hurley Keith & Patti James Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Arleene Keller Tim & Grace Kerr Tom & Sue Kirkpatrick Robert Krehbiel Steve Krieger Kroger Community Rewards Program Elizabeth & Bruce Krone Ginny & Rick Kuertz LaMacchia Family Foundation Bea V. Larsen Chris Lewis & Alicia Bond-Lewis Limestone Fund* Anita & Ed Marks Cindy Mason Sophia McAllister Ric Mierenfeld & Kim Heimbrock Jill & Bruce Mitchell Norah & Joe Mock† John & Deborah Moffatt David & Judith Morgan Fund* Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty James J. Nordlund Neda & Bruce Nutley Marilyn & Jack Osborn Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Pepper Family Fund* Alice Perlman Sandy Powers-Griffin Betty Prince

Jackie Reau, Game Day Communications George & Joan Rebeck The Reed Family Foundation Darlene Reifenberger Hera G. Reines Steven & Carol Reubel Joyce Rich Becky & Ted Richards Mr & Mrs Gates T. Richards Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Stephen & Helen Rindsberg Lyle & Jean Ritze Scott Robinson Blake Robison & Connan Morrissey Connie & Don Roesch Marianne R. Rowe Fund* Jane Ruwet Hopson & Larry Pytlinski Susan & Clint Schertzer Karen Schlosser Ronald & Ruth Schmiedeker Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund Mark & Lori Simendinger Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Norma Skoog Susan & David Smith Jacqueline & Richard Snyder John & Martha Spiess Paula Steiner Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall Sara & Gunter Storjohann† Richard & Kathleen Strenk Ida & John Tergerson Bank of America Charitable Foundation Meggan Thompson Tom & Torey Torre US Bank Employee Matching Program Ellen & Ray van der Horst Sonia Wagener Steve F. Warkany Fund* Angela Wilcox Robert & Jean Willis Ronna & James Willis Andrea Wiot Andi Levenson Young & Scott Young Ted Zeh

CAST ($500-$999) Anonymous (8) Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc. Christine Adams Toni Alterman Jim & Janice Amatulli Dan Ansel Peg & Tom Bach Todd & Ann Bailey Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas Zach & Katie Baird Henrietta Barlag Wilma & Herbert Beigel Joe & Dianne Berger Tom & Alyson Beridon Glenn Bitzenhofer

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Dabby Blatt The Blatt Family Fund Richard Block Theresa Boggess Mark Bowen† Lowell Bowie Robert M. Brockman Rhoda & John Brooks Carol Burks John & Stephanie Busam James & Diane Byerly The Cambridge Charitable Foundation Ken & Joan Campbell Nina Campbell Bridget Chamberlin Cathy Chapman William Chew Kim Chiodi & Nick Beck Fran Christensen James Cissell & Carolyn Ford Elizabeth Clark Anthony Cole Crane Family Susan Cranley Nancy Creaghead Barbara Cummins In Honor of Anne Dammarell Allison Danneels Duane Degroff Charles & Lois Deitschel Tom & Michelle Deutsch Amy Diamond & Eddie Wolf Rick & Tracy Diehl Carole Donnelly Emilie & David Dressler Fund* John DuBois Igor & Jane Dumbadze Dennis & Catherine Dunwoodie† Cheryl Durie Christine Dye Peggy Eberhard & Jeff Hanna John Ellmore Julie Fay, Imperial Theatre Mohawk Project PJ Fischesser Lydia Fitzpatrick David Flaspohler Lee & Sue Flischel Fund* Daniel & Lela Foley Laurel Frank Larry Freeman Fran Gafvert Brenda Ganulin Bob Gerding Jo Anne M. Gibbons & John R. Getz Joanne Glaser Linda Goldenhar & Chris Cain Julie Grady Heard Beverly Grant Deborah R. Grayson William Groneman & Maureen Flanagan Charitable Fund Lois Gushin Dr Irene Hamrick Julia Hawgood & Harry Kangis Linda Heath Ann Hemmer Teresa Henderson Russell & Mary Hill Peg Hilvert Margaret Hinzman Hirt Family Charitable Fund

CAST CONT. Maria Hoeffer Dr. Chris Hovde & Sharon Nicholas Joseph Huber James & Robin Huizenga Carl Kalota Amy Katz & Robert Cohen Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund* Sharon Kerns Dick & Mona Kerstine Larry & Patricia Kluener Jeff & Mary Ann Knoop Geri & Andy Kolesar Leslie Korbee & Michele Mascari Judy Kraus Richard Kroeger Diane Laake Mary LaBolt Russell Lascelles & Janet Schultz Mary Pat Latham Carol Leslie Michelle Lierl & Scott Gainey Linda Erpelding Jacob & Joanne Lindy David Logan & Dale Hodges Anna Lovekin John & Diana Lovelace James Luersen Audrey Luna & Dan Nelson J.B. Lutz Family† Richard & Barbara Males Tim & Leslie Maloney Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick Charles & Jennifer Margolis Susan Marmo & Neil Berman David L. Martin Michael W. Mason Thomas Mattei Minda Matthews-Smith The McCready-Shore Family James & Kathryn McDonough Mary Ann Meanwell Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer Mary Beth Molloy Victoria Montavon Jannelle Moore Bill & Ruth Morley The Honorable Norbert & Linnea Nadel Mort & Barb Nicholson Fund* Shawn & Marilyn Nolan Gretchen Norman Molly North Phil Nuxhall Julie & Michael Pahutski Tory Parlin Adam Parrish Thomas & Marianne Phillips David M. Piatt Fund* Jeanne Plunkett Cherry Poppe Beth Powers Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD Kathy Raines Joe Rebman Danielle & Kenneth Revelson Janet Reynolds Al Roane† Holly & Sue Roth-Riffe† J.R. Rulon† Dick & Chris Russell

Josh & Kathy Sands R. Sapona Robert & Christine Scheadler Karen Schilling Tom Schlotman Arnie & Ina Shayne Bryan Shick David Shick Jennifer Shick Woven Traditions Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben† Kristen Siegrist Linda Silvati Christine Socwell Sandra Spataro William Spurling Beth & Bob Staggenborg Mike Stehlin Steven & Sue Steller Joe & Nancy Stratman Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Dennis & Helen Sullivan Ginger Tafel Scott & Sally Tieke Martha Tierney Tim & Jan Timmel Tom & Barbara Tobias Family Fund* Marty C. Tomb Chris & Maria Uhlenbrock Alan & Margie Ullman Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Nancye & Thomas Van Brunt Rosalie P. van Nuis Jennifer Verkamp Charitable Fund Maureen & Larry Vignola Priscilla S. Walford Scott & Vicki Walker Ann & Victor Warner Randy & Suzana Waterhous Mary Watkins Karen & Barry Webb Pann & Terry Webb† Jane Whalen Michael & Susan Whitehead† Susan Wilke Jane Wittke Don & Donna Wymore Fred Yaeger & Lisa Staggenborg Richard Zimmer Donald Zimmerman

RUNNING CREW ($250-$499) Anonymous (21) Amy Alig AmazonSmile Foundation Susan Ansel Klara Apro Robert Arlinghaus Camilla Baker Rick Beasley Jon & Carol Beeson Jane & Larry Bennett Patricia Beresford Bill & Janet Berger Katherine Berger Allen Bernard Kathleen Blackburn Karen M. Blocher Joyce Borkin

Dottie & Liz Bowman Peter Boylan Jacquie Breines Mark Breitenstein George & Kathleen Brinkman Charlotte Brooks Wini Bruening Peg & John Bruggeman Lisa Bryson Sharon Butler Michele & Kevin Cain† Rebecca Campbell Tony Campisi Jo-Ann Casuto Dee Chavez Virginia Cheeseman Pat Ciccarella Patricia & Robert Clary Peg Clifton Ann Cochran Strasser William & Catherine Cody Terry Conway Marc Cop Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Curran Jennifer & M. Vito Damiano Susannah Davids & Steve Myer† Michael DeFrancesco Rose Marie Deibel Steve & Daina Dennis Mary & Clyde Dial Paul & Bev Diamond† Richard & Deirdre Dyson Mary Eadie Charles & Harriet Edwards Michael Fiorito Myron & Jeri Fish In Memory of Ardyth Flottman† Toni & Steve Friebele Mary Friel Linda Gardner Larry Geiger Fredrick Gensler & Tracie Bonet Alana & Shelly Gerson Nancy Goldberg Jennifer Goodin Catherine Grieve Sandra Grinkmeyer Thomas Grogan Debbie Grossblatt Deborah Grove The Gumbleton Family Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Habib Jack Haggenjos Heather Haley Patti & Todd Hall Virginius C. Hall Jeanette Hargreaves Ilene Hayes Gwen Heilbrun Jim Heisel Rick & Kathleen Hibbard Ann Hicks Barbara & Randy Hirtzel Teresa Hoelle & Scott Provancher Noel & Angela Horne Laurel & Mel Humes James Imholte & Mark Kacher Chris Izor * A Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation † Sustaining Donor

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RUNNING CREW CONT. Laura Jansen Barbara A. Jennings Jean C. Jett Ms. Nina Johns Barb Johnson Anne Jones Kenneth Jordan Jean Kachikis Doug & Marguerite Katchen Gerald Kelly Gail Kesterson Joe Kiesler Charles D. King Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta Lucia & Dennis Klasmeier Rita & Rick Kowalski Marvin & Gerry Kraus Don Lane Mary Jo Lane & Tom Giordano Robert Lee Alice Leetch & Brett Oberholzer Warren Leight John & Patricia Leikhim Madelyn Levy Charles Lewis Nancy Lewis Janet Longacre John & Kathy Lorenz Walt & Marjorie Lovenberg Lynne Mathews Shelly Maxwell Anne McAdams John McCain & Debra Barrett Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Earl Messer Nancy G. Messer Dr. Ralph R. Meyer Audrey Meyers Drs. Jacqueline & Steven Miller Family Gregory & Bryna Miller Sally Moore Mary Sue Morrow Kate Mountjoy Michael Murphy Kathy & John Newsom Maureen Niehaus Kathleen O'Mara Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Brett Offenberger & Douglas Duckett Timothy & Joanne Oppelt Barbara Ostberg B & B Otting Beth Palm Michelle Parsons Terry & Jill Parsons Becky Patterson Ilona Perencevich Nancy L. Phelan Kevin Poore Anne Poppe Charles Powers Joetta Prost & Kathy Shell Laura Proto Tony Ravagnani Jody Reisinger Bartley Reitz Mary Ricke Marlene Riess Luke & Rachel Robinson Linda Rogowski Lois Romans

Dr. Montiel Rosenthal Scott & Erin Rosson Judith Roth Ross Royce Karla Ruth Edward Sawyer, Jr. Family Fund* Pam Schall & Chris Philpotts Jayna & Dan Schimberg Martha & Lee Schimberg Jeanie Schmidt Lynne Schmitt David Schoch Margaret & James Schrimpf William Sedwick Jan & Bruce Seidel Teri Seippel Jane Bogart Sellers† Tim & Michelle Selnick† Peter & Judith Serling-Sturm Grace Sferra Robert Shanklin Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie Ray Sinclair & Katie Campbell Slovin & Associates Co., LPA Pat Smart Tim Smith & Penny Poirier Keven Speece Jay E. Springer Mark & Anne Stepaniak Stephanie Strauchen Kathleen Stringfield Jennifer Stucker & John Eck Linda Tache Gordon & Mary Anne Thompson Paul & Marion Thoms Dan & Lynn Ticotsky Stuart & Faye Tobin Robert & Marcia Togneri Anne Trauten Valerie Trentman Anita Trotta Gina Truhart Al & Kim Tudor Margaret & Michael Valentine Mary Vicario Julia Wadih Donald Waggener Dorothy Wakefield Barbara & Tom Waldron Andrea Wall Buzz Ward Christie Warren Niki Weatherston Larry Weber Ted Weil Jan Welsh & Bruce Fairbanks Suzanne White Jay & Kate Wilford Karen Wittenberg† Kathryn Wright Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest Jeff Wysel David Steven Ziegler† Dr. David Zink Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*

APPRENTICES ($125-$249) Anonymous (13) Charles Abbottsmith Roger Abell Janice Appel

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Paula Arons William & Patricia Aronstein John Ataman & Amy Marmer Oliver & Joan Baily Evelyn Banzhaf Marc Baskind & Deborah Combs Norman Bates Tricia & Michael G. Bath Christopher & Annie Baucom Family Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund Mary Ann Bender Melinda Bender Cheryl Besl Mike & Juliette Bezold William & Eileen Bishop Family Fund Walter Blair Linda Bledsoe The Bloch Family Fund Ann Blocksom Ann Bowers David Bowman Peggy Braun Cassandra Brissette Dale P. Brown Barbara Bruce Dr. Karen Burkett Gary Busch & Shawn Dougherty Edward F. Buyniski Enrique Cedeno Anne E. Charles, In Memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker Robin Chavis Betty Choate Dorothy Christenson Nancy Cisneros Kathryn & Kevin Clarisey David Closky Carol J. Cohn Carol C. Cole Elizabeth Collins Charles & Pamela Colman Donna Combs Julie York Coppens Dr & Mrs Alan Cordell Lee Crooks & Bill Menrath David Crotty & Joan von Handorf Denise Dal Vera Jim & Eutice Dell'aira Leslie Demoret Susan Deye Rita DiBello Pat Donaldson Diane Douglass Cathy Doyle Timothy & Patricia Doyle Dan & Jenny Driscoll Shirley K. Duff, In Loving Memory of Jean Springer Doug & Mary Eaton Eric Edwards Emily England Mary Pat England Patricia Enzweiler Martha Ewalt Barbara Feldmann Sandra Fielman Bill & Carol Fisher Ann Fogel Linda & Douglas Ford Rachel & Bernard Foster Debbie Freeland

APPRENTICES CONT. Kay Freyberger Carol Friedman Kimberly Frost Ray Geiger Judith Gibbons, In Memory of Charlene Davis Melinda Gilbert Ronald Gold Bill Gordon & Nancy Johnson Kurt & Joanne Grossman Janet Hackman Linda Harig Marilyn Harris Conrad & Joy Haupt Ellen Hellard Kathleen Hickerson Cathy Honsaker Cindy & Bill Hopping Lyle & Jennifer Horvath Jane Howard Patricia Humphrey Nada Huron Doug Ignatius & Bruce Preston† Farrah Jackson Sherrey Jacob Mary Ann Jacobs Jefferson & Martin James Bruce & Louise Jewett Robert Johnson Toi Clarke Jones Dr. Stephanie Kaplan Velissarios & Claudia Karacostas In Memory of Betty L. Keller Lyle Kelly Kimberly Kennedy Karen Kindness Thomas & Christy Kiphart Greg Kloos Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Susan Kreuzmann Kristin Lally Ron Lamping Brian & Julia Leary Dr. Howard & Sandra Leftwich Bobbie Leitner Kenneth Levy Elliott Liddle Ann & Carl Lindell Calvin & Pat Linnemann Barb Liphardt Diana Long Mike Mangino Justin McCombs & Maggie Rader Kathy McCord Charles McOsker Ann Meranus Aaron Metzger Karen Kallberg Miday, MD William & Sibyl Miller Becky Milostan Mrs. Danute Miskinis Nancy Mohan Georgia & Jim Moore Pat Moore Kathie Morbitzer Catherine Moseley Heide Moser Jack & Ruta Mueller Pat Murray Ellen Muse Barbara Myers Wafa Nasser Roy & Cheryl Newman

Melissa Nickert Ann & Don Nofziger Kate Nolan Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Cathy Osborne Dr. Sanford Osher Charlotte Otto Crystal Owney Susan Pace & Bill Scrivener Rozelia Park Lori Petranek Steve & Lynn Phillips Suann Pollock & Scott Mettler Rhonda Post Carol Purnell Don Ransenberg Phil & Diane Remmel Christine Rhoads Wendy Richardson Janice Ring Sparkle Rinsky Ellen Rittgers H. Gary Roberts Jerri Roberts & Jim Thomas Harlan Robey Rich & Jess Roedersheimer Sara Rollman Sherry & Ken Roth Carolyn Royalty & Drew Asimus Marjorie Ruddick Lynn Ryan Richard Ryan V'Ann Ryther Kim Salit Sally & Howard Sampson Dr. & Mrs. Richard Santangelo Sharisse & A. Paloma Santos-Maddox Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Barbara Schenck Linda Scheper Jeanne & Michael Schmerler Charitable Fund Susan Schmidt Joseph Schulkers Abby & David Schwartz Gilda & David Schwartz Michael & Kathie Schwartz Paul Schwetschenau Barbara Seiver Lois Shannon Sabrina Shattles Molly Shaw Jay & Meta Sien Kenneth & Kathleen Skau Kimberly Skelding Kathryn Smith Matt & Shelly Smith Gary & Janet Sogar Victoria Stapf Sandra Stargardt Richard Staudigel Jean Stead Louise Steiner Laurie & Robert Sternberg David Stewart Katie Stock Julie Stothfang Robert P. Streicher Theresa Sullivan Mary Ann Terlinden Thomas Thompson Elizabeth Tillis-Gilland

Barbara Timmins Margaret & David Tobergte Yvette Tolos Fred Tritschler Diane Turner Caroline Idinopulos Vigran Gifting Fund Kathy Vonderhaar Terri & Kevin VonHertsenberg Michael & Drewry Voshefski Charles Wagner Susan & Larry Waldman Shelly Wallace Mary Ann Weiss Jane Welling Dick & Debbie Westheimer Peggy Weyand Michael Wheatley Patricia Wilson Candace Wineland Francie Wolgin Gregory & Susan Workman Pam Wright Karen Zaugg Karen Ziegler Suzanne Zimmerman

Ensemble Theatre acknowledges the following Partner Companies, Foundations, and their employees who generously participate in the Annual ArtsWave Community Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Your support helps make our community vibrant and connects people all across our region through the arts. Thank you!

P&G Fifth Third Bank and the Fifth Third Foundation GE Aviation Cincinnati Bell Western & Southern Financial Group Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center The Cincinnati Insurance Companies City of Cincinnati Enquirer Media Great American Insurance Group Ohio National Financial Services U.S. Bank The H.B., E.W., and F. R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees Macy's Cincinnati Business Courier The Kroger Co. PNC The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation Duke Energy HORAN Cincinnati Reds

* A Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation † Sustaining Donor

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PATRON INFORMATION ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm, and 2 hours prior to curtain.

Weekend hours vary.

CAMERAS & RECORDING DEVICES Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre.

ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS ETC offers audio-described performances, ASL-interpreted performances, wheelchair accessible seating, large-print programs, assistive listening devices, and sensory sensitivity items such as noise-canceling headphones and fidgets.

SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES Select performances offered for those with developmental disabilities and their families to enjoy the production with lighting and sound adjustments and other accommodations.

SALE POLICY Single-ticket purchases are final sale with no refund. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.

LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE Latecomers are seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed.

ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/ or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.

TAX CREDITS If you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution.

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1127 Vine Street circa 1927 Image courtesy of Fifth Third Bank archives.

PARKING Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.

CHILDREN Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

GROUPS & DISCOUNTS Groups of 8 or more can save on single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave Pass, and educator and military member discounts available for select shows (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).

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