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ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI THE 2018-2019 OTTO M. BUDIG FAMILY FOUNDATION SEASON D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director

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ST. NICHOLAS

by Conor McPherson

Directed by Brian Robertson October 12 – 27, 2018 Set & Lighting Designer Costume Designer Sound Designer Assistant Sound Designer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Manager Technical Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Rehearsal Stage Manager

Brian c. Mehring Stormie Mac Matt Callahan Hankyu Lee Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Jack Murphy Brandon T. Holmes* Lexi Muller* Elizabeth Freyman*

ST. NICHOLAS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

ST. NICHOLAS was first produced at the Bush Theatre, London, on February 19, 1997.

Originally produced in the United States by Primary Stages Company, New York, Casey Childs, Artistic Director, on March 17, 1998.

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This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. *Cast/production 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.

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CAST & CREW CAST Man.................................................................................................. Bruce Cromer* RUNNING CREW Assistant Stage Manager...................................................................... Lexi Muller* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager.................................................................. Jake Stibbe Assistant Director........................................................................... Griff Bludworth Assistant House Manager........................................................ Esther Cunningham Dramaturg.......................................................................................... Dorothy Jolly Light Board Operator.............................................................Kayla Marie Klammer Sound Operator............................................................................ Sara Ringenbach Spot Operator........................................................................................ Ben Jacobs Wardrobe Crew.........................................................................Zoe Rose Davidson Running Crew.................................................... Ian Patrick Ashwell, Emily Chodan UNDERSTUDIES Man........................................................................... Ben Jacobs, Sara Ringenbach St. Nicholas is performed with one intermission.

Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 45 minutes.

LET’S THEATRE TOGETHER

#STNICHOLAS @ENSEMBLECINCY

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Our friends at The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County put together a list of books and movies inspired by St. Nicholas.

Movies & Shows What We Do in Shadows (DVD) Let the Right One In (DVD) Penny Dreadful (Showtime/DVD) Books Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Dracula by Bram Stoker The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Salome by Oscar Wilde I Am Legend by Richard Matheson The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

All materials available through your local library branch.

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ETC ESSENTIALS ETC Essentials is a conversation series with local scholars and community members that explores the themes and context of our productions before the third Sunday matinee performance. This FREE program begins at 1:00 pm before the 2:00 pm matinee.

DARK COMEDY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 With a wicked sense of humor, Ripcord is a deeply satisfying and vastly entertaining story of two utterly mismatched women thrown together by circumstance. Join Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers as she talks about dark comedy and how morbid humor is often an element of satire.

MARRIAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY | MARCH 24, 2019 Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll's House scandalized audiences with its 1879 debut when, in its final scene, protagonist Nora shockingly decides to leave her husband and children. Some claim it's an argument against marriage. If that is the case, then A Doll's House, Part 2 could be an argument for it. Join a panel of local marriage counselors for a discussion about marriage in 21st-century society.

AUTO INDUSTRY 101 | MAY 5, 2019 Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew is her third play about Detroit, the epicenter of American motor manufacturing and her hometown. The tristate region, too, has felt the effect of production plants opening and closing. Join employees from local Ford, Honda, and Toyota plants as they share their perspectives on the state of the automotive industry.

T-E-A-M: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS | JUNE 23, 2019 What does it take to create a team? What does it take to stay mentally and physically prepared for the game? The Wolves depicts a girls indoor soccer team, but how realistic is its portrayal? Educators from Xavier University’s Sports Management Program and University of Cincinnati’s Sports Psychology department will discuss what makes a team and what makes an athlete.

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GOTHIC LITERATURE 101 "When I was a boy, I was afraid of the dark…What was there. And maybe one of the things I thought was there was vampires. I don’t know. I can’t remember now. But like all of us, whatever idea I did have about them, it was probably all the superstitious [stuff] we get in books." —St. Nicholas

Gothic literature has given us chills for centuries and much fiction today stems from these what-goes-bump-in-the-night stories. With its haunted houses, mysterious mix-ups, and (of course) coven of vampires, Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas is no exception. But from where do the unnerving themes and motifs that make up this often-macabre genre come?

In its broadest terms, Gothic literature typically employs dark and picturesque scenery, startling and melodramatic narrative devices, and an overall atmosphere of exoticism, mystery, fear, and dread. Supernatural elements, romantic flourishes, adventurous plot lines, and allusions to ancient pasts are also common within this subgenre of Romantic literature (the period, that is; not to be confused with romance novels). Similarly during the same era, Gothic Revival architecture, in general terms, utilized exaggerated and striking structural and decorative features. Evolving concurrently, the two movements also influenced one another.

The Terminology The term “Gothic” was coined by Renaissance art critic Giorgio Vasari. As an Italian, Vasari considered the Goths (a German nomadic tribe that invaded Rome in the 4th century) barbaric, uncivilized, and unrefined people. Vasari was not a fan of Medieval architecture, and so he referred to Medieval style as “gothic” in his criticism. Vasari’s terminology eventually caught on as the official term for the style.

Brief Literary History In 18 -century Europe (primarily England), Romanticism and Enlightenment ideas battled for dominance in political, religious, academic, and artistic circles.

While advocates of the Enlightenment championed reason, universal law, and the unity of man, proponents of Romanticism valued the supernatural, emotional insight, and individualism. Gothic literature sprang from these romantic ideals, sinking its teeth into perceived hypocrisies of the Enlightenment. Although there were many successful writers during this time, Edgar Allen Poe is widely credited with popularizing the genre in America in the mid-1800s. Chief among the Gothic literary canon are such classics as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, th

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Bram Stoker's Dracula, along with many tales and poems by Poe (namely, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Raven," amongst many others).

Elements of gothic literature Mystery | When the romantics of the 18th century looked at their world, they discovered science and history they could not understand. The only thing more terrifying than what they knew of the world was what they didn’t know…

Gothic Architecture | During the 18th century, monasteries, churches, and castles from the Medieval Period (Gothic architecture) were crumbling, and their histories had been left in the dark, sparking imaginations with their supernatural pasts.

Setting as Character | Gothic writers sensed that Medieval buildings had emotional energies, and they used these elements of architecture to make a statement about their romantic ideals. For instance, trick bookshelves at every corner lended the connotation that books were untrustworthy, contrary to what Enlightenment thinkers would claim.

Isolation | The dark side of Romanticism rears its ugly head in themes of isolation found in Gothic literature. What happens when individualism leaves you completely alone? Gothic literature is often narrated from the first person to accentuate the mystery (Can we trust this narrator?) and isolation of characters.

The Fallen Hero (Antihero) | Misunderstood by society and often physically isolated, the sympathetic villains, the damsels in distress, and especially the fallen heroes of Gothic literature live by their own rules and moral codes that often lead to unsettling ends.

Supernatural and Sublime | The heroes and villains of Gothic literature seek out the supernatural, or try to achieve a sublime state of being. Unfortunately, their search for the supernatural leads to sublime terror—a reflection on the romantic’s anxiety over false beliefs, and their fascination with Europe’s pagan past.

Melodrama and Sensationalism | Romantics believed everyone should be free to express their feelings, and so the greater extent of the expression, the better! Melodramatic theatre during the 18th century established shared emotional gestures on the stage (such as biting the lower lip or wringing the hands in fear) that translated well into writing, creating a shared catalogue of emotional expressions.

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THE CAST BRUCE CROMER (Man) has been a member of Actors' Equity Association since 1981, performing in over 170 professional stage productions at organizations such as Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Milwaukee Repertory. He has been seen at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in the one-man shows An Iliad and Underneath the Lintel, as well as the productions The Legend of Georgia McBride, Freud's Last Session, Next to Normal, Next Fall, and Blue/Orange, among others. He was one of the original resident artists at the Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio. A busy voice-over artist for ThinkTV, he has also done one-man shows with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Cromer is a certified teacher of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors, and has been a Professor in the BFA Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University since 1987.

THE DIRECTOR BRIAN ROBERTSON (Director) came to Cincinnati from Los Angeles and has spent the past 30 years working in film and television in the areas of cinematography, directing, fight choreography, and stage management in theatre and opera.

He is a faculty member of Norther Kentucky University’s Theatre and Dance Department and has worked as a guest director and instructor at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. He has worked for Opera Southwest, Reduced Shakespeare Company, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, Bay View Music Festival, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Pones Inc. Laboratory of Movement, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Kentucky, Carnegie Arts Center, Opera North, and Des Moines Metro Opera, among others.

Additionally, Mr. Robertson has a degree in Social Work and worked as a therapist/ counselor for seven years with juveniles in Washington, Arizona, and Virginia. He has also worked as a horseback riding instructor and enjoys the outdoors with his twin sons.

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THE PLAYWRIGHT CONOR MCPHERSON (Playwright) was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended the University College in Dublin, where he began to write and direct. His plays include Rum & Vodka, The Good Thief, This Lime Tree Bower, St. Nicholas, The Weir (Olivier Award, Best Play), Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Shining City (Tony Award nomination, Best Play), and The Seafarer. His film work includes I Went Down, Saltwater, Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, and The Actors. Some of his other awards include the George Devine Award; Critics’ Circle Award; Evening Standard Award; Meyer Whitworth Award; Stewart Parker Award; two Irish Film & Television Academy Best Screenplay Awards; CICAE Best Film Award, Berlin Film Festival (Saltwater); and Best Film and Best Screenplay Awards, San Sebastian Film Festival (I Went Down).

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THE PRODUCTION TEAM BRANDON T. HOLMES (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his seventh season with Ensemble Theatre. He stage managed with The Lexington Theatre Company for the past two summers, and he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita for four seasons, where he worked on over twenty productions including Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid. He served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he relocated to Cincinnati and spent two seasons with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Other favorite regional credits include Legally Blonde, Violet, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Tribes, and The Legend of Georgia McBride. Thank you to Lynn and this incredibly talented production staff for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is theatre.

He sends love to his wonderful family and his partner, AJ, for their continued love and support. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

LEXI MULLER (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to join Ensemble Theatre this season! Her previous productions include Sex with Strangers, The House, Legendale, On Golden Pond, 26 Pebbles, Hail Mary!, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and One Slight Hitch with the Human Race Theatre Company.

Her other regional credits include Dayton Philharmonic’s Best of Broadway II concert at the Schuster Center. Ms. Muller is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and a graduate of Wright State University, where she received her BFA in Stage Management.

ELIZABETH FREYMAN (Rehearsal Stage Manager) worked in stage management at Ensemble Theatre for over twenty productions. Some of her other credits include We Will Not Be Silent and Welcome to Fear City, Contemporary American Theater Festival; Le nozze di Figaro, The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore and Carmen, Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute, Madama Butterfly, South Pacific, and Der fliegende Holländer, Piedmont Opera; Street Scene and La Traviata, Opera North; and Don Giovanni and Galileo Galilei, Cincinnati Opera. She received a BFA from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music Stage Management Program and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She sends love to her amazing family and the best friends.

BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 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.

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

JACK MURPHY (Technical Director) is in his sixth 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 such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation, he moved to Bellport, NY, to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger, and he went on to work for Norwegian Cruise Line. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Mr. Murphy is eager to continue to do the cutting edge work ETC is known for and has enjoyed working on such productions as An Iliad, Grounded, and The Humans.

MATT CALLAHAN (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. His most recent designs for Ensemble Theatre include Fly By Night and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Mr. Callahan 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.

STORMIE MAC (Costume Designer) is delighted to return to Ensemble Theatre as their Costume Supervisor, as well as the Costume Designer for this production. She is a Cincinnati-based costume designer and technician with a passion for the history of fashion and costume. She received her MFA in Costume Design from Florida State University and a BFA from The University of Mississippi. Her recent costume design credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Red Velvet and Bloomsday, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; Sex with Strangers, The Human Race Theatre; and The Diary of Anne Frank, Death of a Salesman, and Emma, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

Ms. Mac would like to thank her husband, Joey, for his endless support.

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RACHEL KUHN (Scenic Charge Artist & Production Assistant) is thrilled to be in her third season at Ensemble Theatre. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Multidisciplinary Degree focusing on Fine Arts, Creative Writing, and Neuropsychology, but technical theatre has been a hobby since high school.

She 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. Some of her favorite Ensemble Theatre credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Bloomsday, and When We Were Young and Unafraid.

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PREMIERE SOCIETY The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year.

The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated September 21, 2018 and includes names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since August 17, 2017. For questions or corrections, please contact the Development Department at (513) 421-3555, option 4.

WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+): Anonymous (3) William P. Anderson Foundation ArtsWave Gale & Dave Beckett^ The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation^~ Lucille K. Carothers^ Tom & Annette Carothers^ Denise & Martin Chambers City of Cincinnati^ The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. Harry & Linda Fath^ William A. Friedlander Fund*^~ Estate of Kenneth J. Furrier^ John and Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund Linda Greenberg Fund*^ The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation^ Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund* Betty Huck~ William & Mary Jane James^~ The Andrew Jergens Foundation The Johnson Foundation Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund* LPK^ The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees~ Macy's Kenneth T. & Molly M. Mahler Messer Construction Co.^ The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation^ Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia~ Ohio Arts Council P&G Fund*~ Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*~ PNC Foundation William S Rowe Foundation~ Rosemary & Mark Schlachter^ Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee~ The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee~ Digi & Mike Schueler^ The Shubert Foundation, Inc. State of Ohio through the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission^ Estate of Richard Steiner Elsa M. Heisel Sule Charitable Trust Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation~ The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation Ms. Carol Talbot~ Dale & Joyce Uetrecht Ginger Warner^ * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

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SUPPORTERS ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated September 21, 2018 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since August 17, 2017. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact the Development Department at (513) 421-3555, option 4.

CINCINNATI CIRCLE CONT. Kathleen Bellamy Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein~ Michael Berry & Melanie Garner^ Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund* David Brashear~ Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program Dale P. Brown~ Bryson Family Charitable Fund Brenda Carter William & Catherine Cody Brian & Elizabeth Coley Mark Dauner Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff~ City of Sharonville Douglas & Sara Dicken Ehrsam Family Fund*~ Grace A. Epstein Alessandro Ferraris & Maria J. Martinez, in memory of Gordon Greene Mary Fiorini GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Bob Gerding Graeter's Karen Grass Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough Irving Harris~ Bob & Judy Heaton~ Karlee Hilliard~ Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund* Emily M. Hodges, in memory of Andy Wolf David Logan & Dale Hodges Florette Hoffheimer Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Jim & Robin Huizenga Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton Keith Dick & Mona Kerstine^ Tom & Sue Kirkpatrick~ Edward & Ina Loftspring Philanthropic Fund Edward & Anita Marks^ Ihor and Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels~ Sue & Michael Miller~ Anu & Shekhar Mitra Norah & Joe Mock Neal Patel & Avani Modi^~ Scott Provancher Bob & Connie Reed Becky & Ted Richards Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

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Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund Keven Speece^ Mary Stagaman Dee Stegman Paula Steiner Summertime Kids Grant Glenda Suttman^ Bob & Sue Trusty Ellen & Ray Van der Horst~ Steve F. Warkany Fund* Barbara Wiedemann Jo Ann Wieghaus~ Andrea Wiot Andi Levenson Young & Scott Young THE ENSEMBLE ($30+ MONTHLY GIFT) Anonymous (3) Jacqueline Conner Mark Dauner Dennis & Catherine Dunwoodie Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Linda R. Holthaus J.B. Lutz Family Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels J.R. Rulon Eli Shupe & Toby Ruben Sara & Gunter Storjohann Pann & Terry Webb THE ENSEMBLE ($15+ MONTHLY GIFT) Anonymous Michele & Kevin Cain Paul & Bev Diamond Sandi Gans Al Roane Karen Wittenberg Kathryn Wright ACTORS COLUMN ($500-$999): Anonymous (7) Karen & Fred Abel Walter Blair^ Dabby Blatt Clay & Emily Bond Mark Bowen Philip Clayton Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Jennifer & Vito Damiano Susannah Davids & Steve Myer~ Charles & Lois Deitschel Kathryn J. DeLong Kroger Community Rewards Program Emilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund*

SUPPORTERS, continued Fencl Family Fund* R. Terrell & Susan Finney Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty Carol S. Friel The Kenneth Furrier Estate Nancy Gilman~ The Gumbleton Family Sue Harris & Meredith Green Debra Hartsell & Michael James Keith & Patti James Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Elizabeth Krone Warren Leight David Martin Sophia McAllister Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Mary Ann Meanwell Meierjohan Building Group, LLC Dr. Philip Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Mielech John & Deborah Moffatt Bill & Ruth Morley The Honorable Norbert & Linnea Nadel Victoria Parlin Pepper Family Fund* Alice Perlman Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD Hera Reines Steven & Carol Reubel George & Caroll Roden Rich & Jess Roedersheimer John & Ronnie Shore Mike & Laconia Smith Chris Spiess Howard & Nancy Starnbach Steven & Sue Steller The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, in honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck Jennifer Verkamp Scott & Vicki Walker Buzz Ward^~ Larry Weber Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick Wuerdeman Family Fund* STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN ($250-$499): Anonymous (4) Christine Adams Amy Alig Henrietta Barlag~ Norman Bates Jon & Carol Beeson Mike & Juliette Bezold David & Elaine Billmire Robert L. Bogenschutz * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard Katy Brown Ann & Lee Bulger Melanie Burden James Cissell Andrew F. Cone Jacqueline Conner Lee D. Crooks Jerry Dehner & Patty Nagelkirk Jan Denton Paul & Bev Diamond Dennis & Catherine Dunwoodie Charles & Harriet Edwards Maureen Flanagan & Will Groneman Mr. Steven Franks Joanne Glaser~ Barbara & Jack Hahn, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Julia Hawgood & Harry Kangis Linda Holthaus Kevin & Deborah Horton Daniel Hurley Steve Kenat Charles D. King Renee & Bradley Lemberg Limestone Fund*^ Al & Mary Lopez J.B. Lutz Family Jackie Mack & Ted Silberstein Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson Patricia McKay Bill & Karen McKim John & Julie Mellott Dr. Ralph Meyer Nora & Michael Moushey Josh Neumeyer Burke Neville Terry & Jill Parsons~ Thomas & Marianne Phillips Irene & Daniel Randolph Donor Advised Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation J.R. Rulon Richard Russell Jane Ruwet Hopson & Larry Pytlinski Abby & David Schwartz Stephen Schwartz Will Selnick, in honor of Ruth Sawyer Bryan Shick Daniel & Patty Shick Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Susan and David Smith Sara & Gunter Storjohann Marcia Togneri Marty Tomb Nancye & Thomas Van Brunt~ Rosalie P. van Nuis^ Priscilla S. Walford Ann & Victor Warner Pann & Terry Webb Karen & Barry Webb Joseph Wessling

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SUPPORTERS, continued STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN CONT. Jay and Kate Wilford Karen Wittenberg Kathryn Wright Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund* CREW COLUMN ($125-$249): Anonymous (10) Traci Alexander Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan Paul Anderson Dan & Susan Ansel Wilma & Herbert Beigel^ Mary Ann Bender Bill & Janet Berger Allen Bernard Charlin & Peter Briggs Jeff & Gay Bullock Michele & Kevin Cain Maria Carver Cathy Chapman Anne E. Charles, in memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Carol C. & Leland M. Cole Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D. Barbara Cummins Steve & Daina Dennis Igor & Jane Dumbadze Peggy Eberhard Charles K. Eckert Jerome & Jean Eichert~ Linda Erpelding Barbara Feldmann Chuck & Judy Foster Sandi Gans Drusilla Garms Maureen Geiger Lynne Meyers Gordon Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Lois Gushin Judy & Alan Guttman Gary & JoAnn Hagopian Virginius Hall Conrad & Joy Haupt Patricia Hemmer~ Ann Hicks Tom & Julie Highley David & Karen Hoguet Cathy & Tom Huenefeld Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund Greg Janowiecki Ken & Christine Jones~ Kenneth Kanter Doug & Marguerite Katchen~ Crystal Kendrick Kroger * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor

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Wayne & Karen Krueger Mary LaBolt LaMacchia Family Foundation Ms. Sooncha Lee John and Pat Leikhim Susan Lennert Amy Litwin Charles & Jennifer Margolis~ Anne McAdams Nancy G. Messer Drs. Jacqueline & Steven Miller & Family William & Sibyl Miller Hatsuki Miyata Sally Moore Mary Sue Morrow Regine Moulton Patricia Murray~ Neda J. Nutley Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Fred & Leila Oliver Nan Oscherwitz Bill & Nancy Phelan David M. Piatt* Suann Pollock, in memory of Juliana & George Pollock Marsha Raanan Martha Ragland Al Roane H. Gary Roberts Don & Connie Roesch Fred & Sondra Ross^ Barb & Rich Ruddy Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Jeanie Schmidt Jim Schmidt~ Peter Seidel Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Elaine Shinkle Linda Silvati Mrs. Barbara Simon Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Jacqueline & Richard Snyder John & Martha Spiess Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Ken & Ann Strunk Jennifer Stucker & John Eck Dennis & Helen Sullivan J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Beverly Thomas Dan & Lynn Ticotsky Linda Trebbi Charles Wagner Richard & Debbie Westheimer Lynne & D.H. Whitacre David & Nancy Wolf Philanthropic Fund Anne J. Wrider

BOARD AND STAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD Chip Gerhardt, Chair Kathy DeLaura, President Nick Apanius, Vice President Mike Zimmer, Treasurer Holli Alexander, Secretary Founders' Circle Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers Mitchell Meyers

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF D. Lynn Meyers The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director Richard J. Diehl Managing Director Laura Proto Director of Development Josh Neumeyer Finance & Grants Manager Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications Amy Barbian Marketing Manager Alexis Jade Colón Artistic Assistant & Content Marketing Coordinator Lauren Carr Director of Education & Outreach Andrew Trimmer Education Associate & Hunter Heartbeat Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alicia Bond-Lewis Otto M. Budig Melanie Burden Brenda A. Carter Susan Friedlander Kristine Garrett Dennis Geiger Stephen M. King Directors Emeriti Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks

Financial Advisor Chet Cavaliere

PATRON SERVICES Amy Weinstock Box Office Manager Box Office Associates & House Managers Jared Earland Ben Ochsner Becca Howell Patrick E. Phillips Dorothy Jolly Sharisse Santos Katie Mitchell Becca Schall Lead Bartender Sara Agee

PRODUCTION STAFF Brian c. Mehring Resident Set & Lighting Designer Matthew Hollstegge Production Manager Shannon Rae Lutz Properties Master, Design Assistant & Director of Apprentice Programming Jack Murphy Technical Director Brandon T. Holmes Production Stage Manager

John Diehl Business Services Manager

Lexi Muller Assistant Stage Manager

Jared D. Doren Programming & Events Manager

Stormie Mac Costume Supervisor

HEAD OF SECURITY Nick Ligon

Nilesh Patel Richard L. Postler Jackie Reau Rich Roedersheimer Jeff Schloemer Paul G. Sittenfeld Mike Smith Mary Stagaman

Rachel Kuhn Scenic Charge Artist & Production Assistant

Aaron Graham Technical Apprentice PROFESSIONAL ACTING APPRENTICES Ian Patrick Ashwell Ben Jacobs Emily Chodan Kayla Marie Klammer Esther Cunningham Sara Ringenbach Zoe Rose Davidson Jake Stibbe

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BOX OFFICE POLICIES ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI 1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org | (513) 421-3555 ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS & ACCEPTED PAYMENT Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.

TICKET RESERVATIONS & SALE POLICY Reservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.

TAX CREDITS If for any reason 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.

No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.

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.

LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE Latecomers will be 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.

RESTROOMS Public restrooms are located in the first and third floor lobbies. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, readmittance will be at the House Manager's discretion.

ACCESSIBILITY Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement and large print programs available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.

CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & STAGE Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.

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

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