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Vincent M. Lancisi, Founder, Artistic Director
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SWEAT
Playwright LYNN NOTTAGE Director VINCENT M. LANCISI Jessie............................................................................................... MEGAN ANDERSON* Brucie......................................................................................................... JABEN EARLY* Tracey.............................................................................................. DEBORAH HAZLETT* Evan............................................................................................... JASON B. McINTOSH* Chris........................................................................................ VAUGHN RYAN MIDDER* Stan........................................................................................................... KURT RHOADS* Oscar...................................................................................................ALEJANDRO RUIZ* Cynthia................................................................................................... DAWN URSULA* Jason........................................................................................MATTHEW ALAN WARD* Set Design
Lighting Design
DANIEL ETTINGER
HAROLD F. BURGESS II
Sound Design
Fight Choreography
C ANDREW MAYER
LEWIS SHAW
Props Master
JILLIAN MATHEWS
Costume Design
DAVID BURDICK Dramaturgy
LINDSEY R. BARR
Stage Manager
AMANDA M. HALL*
Setting: Reading, Pennsylvania; 2000 and 2008 This production will be performed in two acts with one intermission.
SPONSORS SUSAN W. FLANIGAN PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES. NO TEXTING. NO EATING IN THE THEATRE. Sweat is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Co-commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle and Arena Stage World premiere of Sweat was first presented in New York by The Public Theatre (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director). Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Louise L. Gund. The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights and actionable under United States copyright law. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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A NOTE FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, VINCENT M. LANCISI
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elcome. Sometimes a play comes along that just grabs you in a way that sticks with you. Sweat did that to me. From the moment I first encountered a performance, I knew I had to produce it at Everyman.
The people of Sweat are the forgotten workers, the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, entire generations who had their livelihoods stripped away and were locked out of their American Dream. The victims of jobs heading overseas, the breaking of unions, and the loss of good paying jobs for skilled workers left many reeling and asking “what happened?” They didn’t even see it coming. Playwright Lynn Nottage has given us real people that we care about who are friends, colleagues, neighbors, and people trying to stay afloat, to survive, to find a way to keep working. We root for them and feel somehow that what happened was almost criminal. There was an unwritten contract that existed rewarding skilled workers with enough compensation for their hard, often physical labor that was enough to purchase a house and raise a family. After 30 or so years, the payoff was the ability to retire when their bodies had broken down with a pension and a paid off mortgage. The work was hard but the loyalty and rewards were there as compensation. It was a way of life for an entire class of people.
I love a play that puts a tragic situation on stage in a way that makes me see it through a different lens. I understand the fall out and results of what happens when people can’t adapt to a changing marketplace. I’m not surprised how it might lead to a divided nation, a forgotten people, perhaps even an opioid epidemic. This isn’t a Democrat problem, or a Republican problem, it’s an American one that happened right under our noses.
“Lynn Nottage has given us real people that we care about... We root for them and feel somehow that what happened was almost criminal.” Although Sweat takes place up the road in Reading, Pennsylvania, it may as well be right here in Baltimore. Rarely are plays as timely, as insightful, as necessary as is Sweat. All of Baltimore and beyond should see this play. It explains a lot. Help spread the word. Thank you for coming.
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Photo by Jesse Dittmar/Washington Post.
LYNN NOTTAGE AND THE ACTION OF CREATING By Lindsey R. Barr
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t is no coincidence that Everyman Theatre has produced four Lynn Nottage plays in the last four years. Her ability to write plays that speak directly to the worker’s experience, whether they’re a steel worker (like in Sweat) or forced into being a sex worker (like in Ruined, produced by Everyman in 2015) is impressive. Nottage captures the psyche of a working person and explores the circumstances of their lives. Indeed, her plays contain commonalities in theme, but they often do not share the same structure or techniques to create a “signature style” to which some writers subscribe. She further pushes the boundaries of style by writing plays in dramatically different time periods, settings, and circumstances. From By the Way, Meet Vera Stark where we’re introduced to an African-American maid who makes it in Hollywood, to the life of a New York woman who aims to become an independent seamstress in Intimate Apparel, Nottage excels at bringing us into different worlds without restricting her style into any specific place or location. She further pushes the boundaries of theatrical structure and technique by setting her plays in vastly different locations and EVERYMAN THEATRE | 4
employing varying theatrical devices with which to tell the story. In Ruined, we are taken to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we encounter Mama Nadi trying to protect the people around her from terrible circumstances. Much like Cynthia, who we meet in Sweat, Nottage’s characters highlight the working class and those who have been left behind or forgotten by their communities. Sweat was co-commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage, for a project that set out to produce 37 new plays in a ten-year period that are based on “moments of change in United States History.” After reading a New York Times article about the effects of the Great Recession on Reading, Pennsylvania Lynn was struck a the city’s rapid decline from a once industrial stronghold in the region. She decided to approach the play in the same way she approached Ruined: by immersing herself in the town and getting to know the people who were directly affected. Lynn traveled to Reading with her long-time collaborator, Kate Whoriskey, who would go on to direct the world premiere of Sweat at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In an interview with the New York Times, Lynn
Dawn Ursula and Beth Hylton in Intimate Apparel. Photo by ClintonBPhotography.
Dawn Ursula and Zurin Villanueva in Ruined. Photo by Stan Barouh.
Dawn Ursula and Yaegel T. Welch in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Photo by ClintonBPhotography.
said of the process: “There is something lovely about the playwright and the director going through the same process, having the same reference...For me it was kind of eye opening. For so many directors, theatre is a visual medium and for so many playwrights it’s a literary medium. So she (Director Kate Whoriskey) would describe textures and colors whereas I would tend to describe the nature of the encounter.” Nottage is no stranger to getting involved with the communities she writes about. For her play, Ruined, Nottage traveled to Africa over the course of several years to conduct interviews, many of which directly inspired the piece. Similar to the work required on Ruined, Nottage spent many hours in Reading interviewing residents about their experiences which ultimately formed the basis of Sweat. She traveled to Reading over the course of two and a half years, visiting as much as she could to meet with residents, often to continue interviews they had already started. It wasn’t until she was two years into her research that she encountered a group of steel mill workers
who had been locked out for 93 weeks, which sparked the idea for Sweat. What Nottage and Whoriskey discovered in Reading was striking: a “de-industrialization” was happening, and the disparity between the working class and the upper class was ever-growing. Where there once was evidence of a thriving community, hollow buildings stood. Empty outlet malls, boarded up factories, and train stations that no longer ran trains served as a reminder of the Reading that existed, and the Reading that was experienced and chronicled for Sweat. Lynn is no stranger to accolades for her work. She is the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, which she won for both Ruined and Sweat. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner, she’s won received numerous other awards including two OBIE Awards, and her work has been recognized by the likes of the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk Awards, and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Lynn currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where she teaches at both Columbia University and the Yale School of Drama. SWEAT | 5
Downtown Reading, Pa. Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF SWEAT By Lindsey R. Barr
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s The New Yorker proclaimed, Sweat is the “first theatrical landmark of the Trump Era.” But, why did Nottage choose Reading, PA as the setting for this play? How did its unique place geographically and socially create a “deindustrialization” forcing many out of work and into poverty? This area includes several political “swing states” and it often plays a critical role in presidential elections. Working class people are key voters in this area and have an interest in candidates that appeal to their needs and concerns as the American manufacturing industry continues to shrink. Reading Then & Now The Rust Belt
What is the Rust Belt and why does it matter? The term refers to a portion of the country where industrialization was a critical economic driver, and after 1980 saw a decline or rapid deindustrialization of the once powerful sector. The Rust Belt begins in Western New York, and traverses west through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, ending in northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and southeastern Wisconsin. EVERYMAN THEATRE | 6
2000 Population: 81,291 2010 Population: 88,082 Change: +8.35% Reading, PA is the 5th largest city in Pennsylvania, and located about 65 miles northeast of Philadelphia. It is located roughly halfway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and is strategically situated along a major transportation route between Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, and gets its name from the now defunct Reading Railroad. The city is largely bounded on the west by the Schuylkill River, on the east by Mount Penn, and on the south by Neversink Mountain.
Poverty Since the turn of the century, Reading has rapidly been climbing the ranks on the list of most poverty-stricken cities with a population of 65,000 or more. In 2000, Reading ranked #32 on the list, rapidly ascending to the top 10 by 2007. In 2010 Reading was named the city with the highest poverty rate in the country, barely skimming by Flint, MI Cities with the highest poverty rates in 2010. From The New York Times and Bloomington, IN. In 2010, 41.3% of Reading’s population was below the poverty line ($18,850). Drug Use There has been a marked increase in drug use as the population continues to grow in Reading. According to a federal report, the influx of citizens from urban areas, has introduced drug dealers where there is little or no competition. Over the past two decades, the level of organization with drug distribution in the area has increased. Drug traffickers from nearby large cities (New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore) see the lack of federal resources and local law enforcement as fertile ground to grow their distribution operations. Due to little competition, drug dealers are able to charge a premium for their product. In New York City, a gram of powder cocaine sells for $38, while in Reading, dealers are able to charge up to $60 per gram. Education One of Reading’s most entrenched problems is education: • 8% of residents have bachelor’s degrees (far below the national average of 28%) • 63% of residents have high school diplomas (the national average is 85%) Young men without a college education have been particularly hard hit. Men who lose their jobs may drop out of the workforce entirely, leaving women to support the children
Reading, Pa., residents at a food pantry. Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times
Unemployment Employment rates in Reading, PA dropped by 10% between 2000 and 2010, and a substantial number of those losses were low-skill jobs. According to Mayor McMahon in 2011, many major employers left the city between 2000 and 2010, and with them, they took thousands of jobs. Some of the companies include: • Agere Technology (employed up to 3,000 people) • Dana Systems (consolidated operations to the Midwest) • Hershey (employed 250 people; moved their operations to Hershey, PA and Mexico) • Baldwin Hardware (merged with Stanley Tools) SWEAT | 7
CAST BIOGRAPHIES MEGAN ANDERSON (Jessie) Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member): Over 30 productions, most recently: Dancing at Lughnasa, The Book of Joseph, Aubergine, The Revolutionists, Noises Off, Dot, Wait Until Dark, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Under the Skin, Blithe Spirit, Grounded, Tribes, Proof, The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Regional: Theater J: After the Revolution; Olney Theatre Center: Our Town, Grounded, Rabbit Hole (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Ensemble); Rep Stage: American Hero, The Whale, The Violet Hour, The Seagull (Helen Hayes nomination); Round House Theatre: Heartbreak House, The Cherry Orchard, Our Town, Problem Child; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: The Faculty Room; Totem Pole Playhouse: Proposals, Crimes of the Heart, Proof; LA Theatreworks/Voice of America: Bus Stop. TV/Film: 3 seasons on The Wire (Jennifer Carcetti); Hit and Run (Jane) (Lionsgate/ MGM). Teaching: Everyman Theatre, Page to Stage for Young Actors and the Summer Intensive, Acting I and Auditioning. Directing: Staged readings of Dead and Breathing, The Heidi Chronicles, The Ruby Sunrise for Everyman Theatre’s Salon Series. Other: Audition Coach. Coming up: Dinner with Friends at Everyman Theatre, The Mary Stuart Project at Olney Theater Center. JABEN EARLY (Brucie) Everyman Theatre: debut; Arena Stage: Ruined, All the Way, The Great Society; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Civilization, The Convert; The Guthrie Theatre: We are Proud...;Folger Shakespeare Library: Julius Caesar. Thank you to my family and extended family for unyielding support. DEBORAH HAZLETT (Tracey) Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member): Long Day’s Journey Into Night, M. Butterfly, Noises Off, The Roommate, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, An Inspector Calls, Ghosts, Deathtrap, Tribes, EVERYMAN THEATRE | 8
The Dresser, The Glass Menagerie, God of Carnage, August: Osage County, You Can’t Take It With You, Private Lives, Shooting Star, All My Sons, Two Rooms, Rabbit Hole, The Cherry Orchard, Much Ado About Nothing, Sight Unseen, Betrayal, Candida (Best Actress 2006, City Paper), Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Uncle Vanya, Hedda Gabler, Proof (Best Actress 2004, City Paper), Sideman, The Pavilion, A Delicate Balance, Watch on the Rhine, The Crucible, The Road to Mecca, Voir Dire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Regional: Arena Stage: A Time to Kill; Playmaker’s Repertory Theatre: Frozen; Syracuse Stage: BUG; Florida Stage: The Count, Mezzulah 1946; Signature Theater: CRAVE, Blue Room; Woolly Mammoth Theater Company: Appropriate, BUG (U.S. Premiere); Folger Theatre: Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Shakespeare Theatre Company: eight productions including Henry IV Parts I and II, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night; Theater J: Something You Did; Roundhouse Theatre: NSFW, Crown of Shadows; Olney Theatre Center: Rabbit Hole (Helen Hayes Outstanding Ensemble Nomination), Over the Tavern, Death of a Salesman; Totem Pole Playhouse: Sylvia, Crimes of the Heart, Proof; Rep Stage: Arcadia. TV/Film: Law and Order, Homicide, Young Americans. Education: M.F.A. Acting, University of South Carolina. JASON B. MCINTOSH (Evan) Everyman Theatre: Fences (Bono), Ruined (Christian). Regional: Mosaic Theater: When January Feels Like Summer (Joe), Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Othello (Othello); Imagination Stage: Robin Hood (Littlejohn/Will Scarlett); Studio Theatre: Superior Donuts (Joe), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Steve); 1st Stage: Ma Raineys Black Bottom (Slow Drag); Ford’s Theater: 12 Angry Men (Juror 6—January 2019) Film: Killing Kennedy, Moving Day. Education: Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy For Classical Acting at George Washington University and Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory. Jason B. McIntosh is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. jasonbmcintosh.com
VAUGHN RYAN MIDDER (Chris) Everyman Theatre: debut. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History: The Nation We Build Together; Signature Theatre: Gun & Powder; New York Musical Festival: #BlackGirlJoy; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Almost Accurate Guide to America: Divided We Stand, Bud, Not Buddy; Gala Hispanic Theatre: In the Heights en Español (Helen Hayes nomination— Outstanding Lead Actor); Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Black Side of the Moon; Mosaic Theatre Company of DC: Milk Like Sugar, When January Feels Like Summer; Adventure Theatre MTC National Tour: Three Little Birds; Constellation Theatre Company: Urinetown, Avenue Q (Helen Hayes Award—Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical); Studio Theatre: Choir Boy. Coming Up: Mosaic Theater: Native Son. Education: B.A. Theatre, University of Maryland, College Park. KURT RHOADS (Stan) Everyman Theatre: Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Broadway: Julius Caesar. Off-Broadway: Mint Theatre: Fashions For Men; Pearl Theatre: Othello, The Good Natur’d Man; NYU Director’s Lab: The Seagull; Present Company: Americana Absurdum. Baltimore/ DC area: Shakespeare Theatre: Measure For Measure, Merry Wives of Windsor, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Richard III; Delaware Theatre Company: The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Arena Stage: How I Learned to Drive, Agamemnon and His Daughters. Regional: Clarence Brown Theatre: Titus Andronicus; Denver Center: Book of Will, Richard III; Arvada Center: A Man For All Seasons; Playmakers Rep: Arcadia; Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth, To Kill a Mockingbird; Arizona Theatre Co: Blithe Spirit, Rocket Man; Old Globe: Fiction, Dinner With Friends; Dallas Theatre Center (Company Member, 8 Seasons): The Glass Menagerie, Dividing the Estate, Henry IV, The Inspector General, A Christmas Carol; 21 seasons performing and directing at Hudson Valley
Shakespeare Festival: upcoming: Clarence Brown Theatre: King Charles III (Charles). Education: BA, English, University of Chicago; MFA, Acting, Goodman School of Drama, DePaul University. Worked with wife, actress Nance Williamson, in 65 plays. ALEJANDRO RUIZ (Oscar) Everyman Theatre: debut. Cherry Lane Theatre: The Drill, The Actors Gang (with Tim Robbins): A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest; Longacre Lea: Bones in Whispers, How We Died of Disease Related Illnesses; Cornell University: The Hard Man, Casa Cushman, Those Learned Ladies, Big Love, Romeo & Juliet. TV/Film: Detained in the Desert (Chuy) (Josefina Lopez), Setup, Punch (with Elijah Wood) (Delirio Films). Voiceover: United States Library of Congress, Potomac Talking Book Services, Graphic Audio, National Geographic, U.S. Department of Health, U.S. Center for Disease Control, Various video games & animated programs. Education: BA, Theatre Arts, Cornell University. DAWN URSULA (Cynthia) Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member): The Revolutionists (Marianne Angelle), Intimate Apparel (Esther), Dot (Shelly), Death of a Salesman (The Woman), A Streetcar Named Desire (Eunice), Ruined (Mama Nadi, City Paper Best Actress Award), By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Vera Stark), A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth Younger, City Paper Best Actress Award), Doubt (Mrs. Muller), Gem of the Ocean (Black Mary, City Paper Best Actress Award), Yellowman (Alma), and others. Regional: Olney Theatre Center: Proof (Catherine); Round House Theatre & Olney Theatre Center: Angels in America I & II (Angel); Round House Theatre: Stage Kiss, Next Fall, Wrinkle In Time; The HUB Theatre: Redder Blood; Woolly Mammoth (Resident Company Member): Botticelli the Fire (Madre Maria), Zombie: The American (Helen Hayes Nomination), We are Proud to Present… (Helen Hayes Nomination), The Convert (Helen Hayes Award), Clybourne Park (Helen Hayes Nomination), and others; Theater J: SWEAT | 9
Queen’s Girl in The World (solo piece, Helen Hayes Award); Washington National Opera: Lost in the Stars; Arena Stage: A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth Younger), Love in Afghanistan; Hangar Theatre: Piano Lesson; The Kennedy Center: Shear Madness, Unleashed…, Mermaids…; African Continuum Theatre: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Rep Stage: Butterfingers Angel…, Anna Lucasta; Imagination Stage: Charlotte’s Web. TV/Film: HBO: The Wire, VEEP; PBS: Prince Among Slaves. Education: MFA, STC’s (GWU), BA University of Virginia. Private Coach Vera Katz. dawnursula.com. MATTHEW ALAN WARD (Jason) Everyman Theatre: debut. Olney Theater: Colossal (Helen Hayes Ensemble Nomination) Imagination Stage: Wonderland: Alice’s Rock and Roll Adventure (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Production for Family Audiences); Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: Where Words Once Were (HH Award for Outstanding Production for Family Audiences); Longacre Lea Theater: Fear, Bones in Whispers; Constellation Theater: Lieutenant of Innishmore; Annapolis Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona; Theater Alliance: Mnemonic; Synetic Family Theater: The Fisherman and the Golden Fish (HH Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences); Synetic Theater: Three Musketeers, King Arthur (HH Ensemble Nomination) Antony and Cleopatra (HH Award for Outstanding Ensemble) Othello (HH Award for Outstanding Ensemble), Macbeth, King Lear (HH Award for Outstanding Ensemble), Home of the Soldier, Genesis Reboot, Host and Guest. Education: B.A., Millsaps College; M.F.A., George Washington University’s Academy for Classical Acting.
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MATINEES Take in a Matinee confident that your children are well looked after and supported by Everyman Theatre Education and Community Engagement staff. Perfect for ages 4-12. Registration: $30 DATES: Sweat – Nov. 11 The Importance of Being Earnest – Dec. 23 Everything is Wonderful – Feb. 17 Dinner with Friends – Mar. 31 Queens Girl in the World– Jun. 9 Queens Girl in Africa – Jun. 2
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DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER BIOGRAPHIES LINDSEY R. BARR (Dramaturgy) Everyman Theatre: Dancing at Lughnasa, Single Carrot Theatre: A Beginner’s Guide to Deicide; Fell’s Point Corner Theatre: Stop, Kiss; Capital Fringe Festival: Sweet Painted Lady; WordBRIDGE Playwright’s Laboratory: Caleb’s Moon, Tall Skinny Cruel, Cruel Boys. Towson University: MacBeth, Kaspar, What Once We Felt, The Misanthrope. Education Program Content Writer: Regional: Everyman Theatre: Grounded, Deathtrap, Ruined, Ghosts, An Inspector Calls, Fences, Outside Mullingar, Under the Skin; Directing: Regional: Baltimore Center Stage Play Lab (AD): Handle It, To the Flame; Goethe Institut (AD): The Privacy Project; Interrobang Theatre Company (staged reading): Her Devices; Script Evaluator: Studio Theatre. Education: BS Towson University, MS University of Baltimore, MA (in progress) University of Maryland, College Park. DAVID BURDICK (Costume Designer) Everyman Theatre (Resident Costume Designer): Dancing at Lughnasa, The Book of Joseph, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Revolutionists, Intimate Apparel, Los Otros, Great Expectations, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, August Wilson’s Fences, An Inspector Calls, Blithe Spirit, Ghosts, Ruined, By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, Red, The Beaux’ Stratagem, August: Osage County, You Can’t Take It With You, Private Lives, All My Sons, The Mystery of Irma Vep. Regional: Baltimore Center Stage: Lookingglass Alice, Jazz, Amadeus, Next to Normal, Animal Crackers, The Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allen Poe, An Enemy of the People, The Rivals, Caroline or Change, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, Les Blancs, The Piano Lesson, Picnic and others; Olney Theatre Center: The Diary of Anne Frank. Opera: Boston Lyric Opera: I Puritani; Cincinnati Opera: Don Giovanni; Tulsa Opera: Tosca, Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Fidelio. Eastman School of Music: The Rape of Lucretia. Dayton Contemporary Dance: Lyric Fire. Other: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Spectacular. EVERYMAN THEATRE | 14
HAROLD F. BURGESS II (Lighting Designer) Everyman Theatre: Aubergine, Dot, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ghosts, Grounded, By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, The Dresser, Heroes, The Brothers Size, The School for Scandal. Regional: Studio Theatre: Breath Boom, My Children! My Africa!; Round House Theatre: A Year With Frog and Toad (codesign); Olney Theatre Center: Aubergine, Thurgood, Grounded, Monster, Having Our Say; Theatre J: Trayf, Broken Glass, Another Way Home, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Hampton Years; Mosaic Theatre Company: Unexplored Interior. Design credits include Rep Stage, Imagination Stage, Northern Stage (VT) and several local universities. Education: MFA, University of Maryland. Teaching: Director, College Park Scholars Arts program, UMD. DANIEL ETTINGER (Set Designer) Everyman Theatre (Resident Set Designer): highlights include The Book of Joseph, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Revolutionists, Noises Off, Los Otros, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Outside Mullingar, Blithe Spirit, Ghosts, The Understudy, By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, Red, The Glass Menagerie, The Beaux’ Stratagem, August: Osage County, Time Stands Still, You Can’t Take It With You, The Brothers Size, Private Lives, Pygmalion, All My Sons, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself), I Am My Own Wife, Filthy Rich, Gem of the Ocean, School for Scandal, Proof, Nude With Violin, A Number. Off-Broadway: The Blue Angel Theatre: Pageant; Roundabout Theatre Company: A Man For All Seasons, Room Service; The York Theatre Company: Talley’s Folly, Luv. Regional: Woolly Mammoth: You for Me for You, Eclipsed, Vigils, Recent Tragic Events, Kiki and Herb, Starving, The Mineola Twins; Olney Theatre Company: Annie, Mary Poppins, The Piano Lesson, Bakersfield Mist; Rep Stage: All She Must Posses, Dorian’s Closet, H2O, Venus in Fur, Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Barter Theatre: Thoroughly Modern Millie, She Loves Me, and over 100 other productions. Teaching: Towson University Design Program. AMANDA M. HALL (Stage Manager) Everyman Theatre (Resident Stage Manager): over 75 productions, including The Book of
Joseph, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Intimate Apparel, Los Otros, Dot, Wait Until Dark, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Outside Mullingar, An Inspector Calls, Blithe Spirit, Deathtrap, The Understudy, Tribes, The Dresser, Red, August: Osage County, Time Stands Still, You Can’t Take It With You, The Brothers Size, A Raisin in the Sun, All My Sons, Our Town, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Art, Sight Unseen, Betrayal, Opus, The Last Five Years, Uncle Vanya, The Pavilion, Fences, Glass Menagerie; Regional: MD Stage Company, The Guthrie Theatre, Rep Stage. VINCENT M. LANCISI (Founder, Artistic Director) founded Everyman Theatre in October of 1990 and has directed over 35 productions including Aubergine, M. Butterfly, Noises Off, Dot, Death of A Salesman, Under the Skin, Blithe Spirit, Deathtrap, Tribes, The Glass Menagerie, The Beaux’ Stratagem, August: Osage County, You Can’t Take It With You, Stick Fly, All My Sons, Two Rooms, Rabbit Hole, The Cherry Orchard, Doubt, Much Ado About Nothing, The Cone Sister, And a Nightingale Sang, The School for Scandal, A Number, Amadeus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Buried Child, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, A Delicate Balance, Hedda Gabler, Proof, Uncle Vanya and The Last Five Years. As a freelance director, last season he directed True West for Rep Stage in Columbia, MD. In addition to his work at Everyman, he has taught acting and directing at Towson University, University of Maryland, Catholic University, Howard Community College, and at Everyman Theatre. He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Vincent sits on the boards for the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District and the Market Center Merchants Association. In the past, he has sat on the boards of the Baltimore Theatre Alliance and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance as well as panels for the Maryland State Arts Council. Vincent holds his undergraduate degree in Theatre from Boston College and his master’s degree in Directing from The Catholic University of America. C ANDREW MAYER (Sound Designer) Everyman Theatre: The Revolutionists. Andrew Mayer is a Minneapolis-based sound
designer. He has worked with numerous regional theaters in the Twin Cities, including the Guthrie, Minnesota Opera, the Jungle, Mixed Blood, the Children’s Theatre Company, and the History Theatre, and elsewhere, including ACT in San Francisco, SeaGlass Theatre in Los Angeles, Opera Philadelphia, and Arkansas Rep in Little Rock. He was a McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow, and won an Audelco Award for his design for Carlyle Brown’s Pure Confidence at 59E59 (New York). In the summer he serves as the producing director of the Acadia Repertory Theatre on Mount Desert Island in Maine. LYNN NOTTAGE (Playwright) Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and a screenwriter. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world. Her most recent play, Mlima’s Tale, premiered at the Public Theater in May 2018. In the spring of 2017, Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Tony Nomination, Drama Desk Nomination) moved to Broadway after a sold out run at The Public Theater. Other plays include By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, Drama Desk Nomination), Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Audelco, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award), Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play), Fabulation, or The ReEducation of Undine (OBIE Award), Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Las Meninas, Mud, River, Stone, Por’knockers and POOF!. Nottage is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, Steinberg “Mimi” Distinguished Playwright Award,PEN/Laura Pels Master Playwright Award, Merit and Literature Award from The Academy of Arts and Letters, Columbia University Provost Grant, Doris Duke Artist Award, The Joyce Foundation Commission Project & Grant, Madge Evans-Sidney Kingsley Award, Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Creativity, The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the inaugural Horton Foote Prize,Helen Hayes Award, the Lee Reynolds Award, and the Jewish World Watch iWitness Award. Her other honors include the National Black Theatre Fest’s August Wilson Playwriting Award, a SWEAT | 15
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Guggenheim Grant, Lucille Lortel Fellowship and Visiting Research Fellowship at Princeton University. She is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. She is also an Associate Professor in the Theatre Department at Columbia School of the Arts. LEWIS SHAW (Fight Choreographer) Everyman Theatre (Resident Fight Choreographer): The Revolutionists, M. Butterfly, Noises Off, Wait Until Dark, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blithe Spirit, Ruined, Deathtrap, The Dresser, The Beaux’ Stratagem, Topdog/Underdog, God of Carnage, August: Osage County, You Can’t Take It With You, Fifty Words, Private Lives, A Raisin in the Sun, Stick Fly, All My Sons, Blackbird, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Cherry Orchard, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Red Herring, The Lion in Winter, Much Ado About Nothing. Regional: The Shakespeare Theatre, Baltimore Opera, Rep Stage, Studio Theatre; Performed at The Shakespeare Project, The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Broadway: Weapons Creator for Addams Family, Shrek, A Life In
The Theatre, Aida, Into the Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Pirate Queen. International: The Globe Theatre, London. TV/Film: America’s Most Wanted. Other: Vulcan’s Forge Fine Dueling Supplies (Owner).
Actors’ Equity Association was founded in 1913 to protect Actors from severe mistreatment that permeated the industry at the time. The 40,000 member association consists of distinguished stars and other professional actors and stage managers who work nationwide, from New York’s Broadway to Los Angeles, from Minneapolis to Miami Beach, in regional, stock and dinner theatre, and in theatre for young audiences which build audiences for tomorrow. The actors and stage managers are committed to working in the theatre as a profession, not an avocation, and bring to you the finest professional training and experience. By presenting Equity productions, this theatre offers to you, our audience, the best entertainment presented by the finest quality actors and stage managers that your admission dollars can buy. The Set, Lighting, and Sound Designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of IATSE. The Dramaturg is represented by Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.
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A HISTORY OF EVERYMAN
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veryman Theatre was founded by Vincent Lancisi in 1990. From the beginning, Everyman strove to provide top-notch theatre that is affordable and accessible to everyone. With a Resident Company of local, professional artists, Everyman has staged critically-acclaimed productions ranging from classics to contemporary works to world premieres over the past 27 years.
Everyman’s first production—The Runner Stumbles—was produced in the winter of 1990 at Saint John’s Church. For the next four years, Everyman could only afford to produce one production per year at various locations in Baltimore, including Vagabond’s Theatre, the Theatre Project and even a classroom at MICA.
subscriptions numbers grew and a string of popular and acclaimed productions, including Amadeus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Lion in Winter, The Glass Menagerie, The Crucible, and the wildly successful Proof, proved that Everyman was a mainstay in the Baltimore theatre scene. Through a generous donation from Bank of America and the Harold A. Dawson Trust, Everyman was given its new home on Fayette Street. Over the span of six years, Everyman completed a successful $18 million capital campaign co-chaired by Gina and Dan Hirschhorn. In January 2013, Everyman celebrated the Grand Opening of its new permanent home on Fayette Street with the record-breaking production of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama, August: Osage County.
The 1994/95 Season marked a series for firsts for Everyman. It was the first year at Everyman celebrated its 25th anniversary 1727 North Charles Street, which would during the 2015/16 Season by producing be Everyman's home for 18 years. It also "The Great American Rep," a feat featuring marked the first multi-production line-up— American classics Death of a Salesman and A starting with Sam Shepard's Buried Child— Streetcar Named Desire performed with the and also offered subscriptions to patrons for same cast in rotating repertory. the first time. Now in it’s 28th Season, Everyman invites Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, you to be a part of its next chapter.
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS These extraordinary board members have provided leadership for the organization for ten or more years.
Gordon Becker Nathan Chernoff+ Patricia Egan James R. Eyler Susan Sachs Fleishman + Deceased
Maurice Furchgott Niki Harris Gina B. Hirschhorn Bridget M. Horner Jeannie Howe
Vincent M. Lancisi Jonathan Melnick R. Rex Rehfeld E. Lee Robbins, M.D. Zelig Robinson
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Everyman Theatre. We thank you. w y p r. o r g
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: SUSAN W. FLANIGAN
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rom her very first visit, Susan Flanigan became an immediate subscriber, supporter, and lover of Everyman Theatre. She has many fond memories of the early days on Charles Street, including seeing actress Tana Hicken perform in several early productions. As Everyman began to grow, Susan started to become involved in the behind the scenes aspects of the organization. She was asked to join the Capital Campaign Advisory Committee in the mid-2000s. She officially joined the Board of Directors in 2012 and became President of the Board shortly after. During her tenure as President, Susan led the organization through a 3-year strategic plan and helped lay the groundwork for the Artistic Growth Fund. One of the many reasons Susan chooses to support Everyman is because of its focus on the Resident Company. She has loved seeing Resident Company members grow into the incredible artists that they are today. She is also strongly drawn to the deep relationships and family-like feeling of the Resident Company. Many of her favorite theatrical moments—including seeing Wil Love portray Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Bruce Nelson take on multiple roles in I Am My Own Wife—have involved memorable performances of Resident Company members. Most
recently, she was deeply moved and proud of the 2018/19 season opening production of Dancing at Lughnasa. For Susan, the sense of immediately immersing yourself in someone else’s story is what draws her to theatre above all other art forms. She strongly believes in the healing power of theatre and the importance of the arts in education. She’s particularly drawn to supporting Everyman because of its commitment to bringing theatre to the next generation through programs such as its High School Matinee program. At Vinny Lancisi’s suggestion Susan saw Sweat in New York and thought it a perfect match for Everyman’s vision and Resident Company. She was impressed with its timeliness and passion and is proud to be a sponsor of this production. At the 2018 Winter Gala, honoring Susan, it was announced that the Everyman Theatre main lobby was to be named The Susan W. Flanigan Lobby. Gracious and passionate, Susan embodies the mission and core values of Everyman through her deep commitment to producing great theatre and her unique ability to make those around her feel welcome, valued, and important. For this reason, the main lobby now bears Susan’s name as a place that welcomes Everyman patrons into our home and into our family. SWEAT | 21
EVERYMAN’S 2018/19 SEASON IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS Sponsors listed as of September 27, 2018
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ANNUAL FUND DONORS Thank you to all our generous annual fund donors. Your support is essential and allows us to present the very best in live professional theatre. Gifts listed here were received from donors between July 1, 2017 and September 27, 2018.
GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS AND CORPORATIONS VISIONARY $50,000+ Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Maryland State Arts Council The Shubert Foundation SEASON PRODUCER $25,000 - $49,999 William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards, www.bakerartistawards.org Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc. RESIDENT COMPANY SPONSOR $10,000 - $24,999 Abell Foundation, Inc. Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences BGE Bunting Family Foundation Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Exelon Foundation Galanthus Foundation Goldsmith Family Foundation Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds LifeBridge Health Lord Baltimore Hotel PNC Bank The Shelter Foundation T. Rowe Price Foundation Talcott-Gran Charitable Trust Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation Lockhart Vaughan Foundation University of Maryland, Baltimore EXECUTIVE PRODUCER $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Bank of America Foundation Helen S. And Merrill L. Bank Foundation J.S. Plank & D.M. Dicarlo Family Foundation Forno Restaurant & Wine Bar David and Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Legg Mason Charitable Foundation John J. Leidy Foundation Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation
Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Earle and Annette Shawe Family Foundation SunTrust Venable Foundation Veolia Energy PRODUCER $2,500 - $4,999 American Trading and Production Corporation Foundation for a Better Tomorrow IBM Corporation Phyllis and Joe Johnson Foundation Howard C. Muller & Marguerite E. Muller Charitable Foundation, Inc. McCormick & Co. Nora Roberts Foundation Whole Foods Market ASSOCIATE PRODUCER $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Herbert Bearman Foundation Biddle Street Catering and Events Campbell Foundation Carefirst, Bluecross Blueshield Hecht-Levi Foundation Lois and Philip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund Inc. M. Sigmund and Barbara K. Shapiro Philanthropic Fund Open Society Institute Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial Foundation Susan Sachs Fleishman The Wolman Family Foundation DIRECTOR $500 - $999 Actors’ Equity Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bank Family Fund Jaye and Dr. Ted Bayless Fund A. Stanley and Dorah Brager Household Doctrow Family Fund Helen M. Hughes Trust Joyce and Robert Knodell Family Charitable Fund Herschel and Judith Langenthal Philanthropic Fund Taylor Foundation Inc. Young Audiences of Maryland, Inc. PLAYWRIGHT $250 - $499 Cantler Fulwiler Family Fund Jencks Family Fund Leap Day Media Margaret O. Cromwell Family Fund Norfolk Southern Ransome-Wilcox Family Fund
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INDIVIDUALS VISIONARY $50,000+ Gina and Dan Hirschhorn John and Susan Nehra George Roche SEASON PRODUCER $25,000 - $49,999 Susan W. Flanigan Beth Goldsmith Vic and Nancy Romita RESIDENT COMPANY SPONSOR $10,000 - $24,999 Shirley T. Hollander Bridget and John Horner, Jr. Mark and Sandy Laken Stan and Laurie Miller David and Betsy Nelson Dr. E. Lee and Bea Robbins Lawrence Yumkas and Miriam Fisher EXECUTIVE PRODUCER $5,000 - $9,999 Brenda K. Ashworth and Donald F. Welch. Pat and David Bernstein William and Pat Bettridge Jean Waller Brune Mary Catherine Bunting Jane W. Daniels Shirley T. Hollander Phyllis and Joe Johnson Mark and Kelley Keener Ronnie Kleiman Mark Paul Lehman and Kurt Davis Dr. David and Nancy Paige Bryan and Jennifer Rakes John and Marsha Ramsay Frank and Ann Rosenberg PRODUCER $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Shaun Carrick and Ronald Griffin Paul and Kathleen Casey Dr. Larry and Nancy Fishel Marci Gordon and Andrew Barnstein Sandra and Thomas Hess Francine and Allan Krumholz Wil Love and Carl Schurr James MacNicholl and Sara Lombardo Elizabeth K. Moser Diane and Pete Nachtwey Brian and Eileen O’Rourke Dorothy H. Powe, in memory Ethel J. Holliday John and Sarah S. Robinson Carol Sandler Fred and Joan Steffens Karen and Jim Trennepohl
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous George and Frances Alderson Robert and Dorothy Bair Bruce and Polly Behrens Bunny Bernstein Bruce Blum Winnie and Neal Borden Robert Brookland Dr. and Mrs. Donald Brown Stan and Edie Brown Ms. Gina Campbell Suzanne F. Cohen Michael Borowitz and Barbara Crain Harlan and Jean Cramer Walter B. Doggett III and Joanne Doggett Louis B. Thalheimer and Juliet A. Eurich Ms. Susan Sachs Fleishman Robert and Elborg Forster Jason and Laurie Frank June and George Higgins Lois and Joseph Johnson, Jr. Lisa Harris Jones and Sean Malone Shirley A. Kaufman Martha and J.R. Kirkland Paul Konka and Susan Dugan-Konka Ernest and Donna Kovacs Barry Kropf Bernard and Steffi Liberman Kenneth C. and Elizabeth M. Lundeen Tim Nehl and Joy Mandel Joseph and Jane Meyer Charlie and Marcia Moylan Ruth Nolan Mike Plaisted and Maggie Webbert Reid Reininger Harriet Roberts Zelig and Linda Robinson Grant and Elissa Roch Rona and Arthur Rosenbaum Robert Russell, in memory of Lelia Russell Burdette and Judi Short Ronnie and Rachelle Silverstein Bob and Jackie Smelkinson Joaneath A. Spicer Ruth and Chuck Spivak Steve and Sue Sternheimer, in honor of the Everyman Theatre Resident Company Barry Mersky and Elizabeth Trexler Meadow Lark Washington Dr. Laurie S. Zabin DIRECTOR $500 - $999 Anonymous Ronald and Baiba Abrams
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James and Ellen Adajian David and Suzanne Alexander Brad and Lindsay Alger Joel Balsham Bruce and Amy Barnett Emile A. Bendit and Diane Abeloff Dr. Frank Eisenberg and Ms. Catherine Blake Patty Bond Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley Brager, Jr. Lewis and Victoria Bringman Livio and Diane Broccolino David Brown Randy Brown Jeffrey Budnitz, in honor Mark Paul Lehman Evelyn Cannon and James Casey Jan Caughlan Diane E. Cho and David W. Benn Susan L. Chomicz Joseph and Barbara Cirelli Chuck Cohen and Ann Amernick Samuel Cohen and Joan Piven Barbara Coleman White Janice Collins and James Storey Judy Shub-Condliffe and Jack Condliffe, in memory of Vivienne Shub and Naomi Greenberg Joseph Coons and Victoria Bradley Fund Ken Davies Natalie Davis, in memory Jack Davis Dr. Albert F. DeLoskey and Lawrie Deering Paul and Martha Dougherty Lon and Jennifer Engel The Carol and Tim Evans Charitable Fund Susie and Bob Fetter John and Fran Flanigan Donna Flynn Kenneth Roy Furchgott Sandra Levi Gerstung Susan Gillette Martha and Tad Glenn Barbara Glynn Herbert and Harriet Goldman Hannah and Thorne Gould Jon Greenberg and Connie Rosemont Donald M. and Dorothy W. Gundlach Robert and Cheryl Guth Richard Manichello and Margo Halle/Ram Films Inc Fritzi K. and Robert J. Hallock James F. Hart Barbara L. Hecht
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Samuel and Barbara Himmelrich Dave and Katherine Hurst Ruth B Hurwitz Dr. and Mrs. Iredell W. Iglehart III Ann H. Kahan Nina Knoche Ann and David Koch Rudy Koffler Larry Koppelman and Liz Ritter Harriet and Jay Kramer Greg Lehne Judith Letcher Peter Levy and Diane Krejsa Kathleen Liparini Sam and Suzie Macfarlane Frank and Joyce Margolis Dennis G. McGough Phyllis McIntosh John and Mary Messmore James and Martha Millford Linda Nevaldine Andrew and Sharon Nickol Drs. Mary O’Connor and Charles King Steve and Sherri O’Donnell Franchella Pailen-Watkins Justine and Ken Parezo Greg Huff and Pamela Pasqualini Fred and Grazina Pearson Faye E. Pines Gary and Leslie Plotnick Caroline Queale Scott and Gwyneth Radloff Domingo and Karen Rodriguez Jim and Laura Rossman Jamie and Sarah Ryan Arnold and Monica Sagner Gayle Barney and Jean Savina Mark and Lorraine Schapiro Norman A. and Leonora D. Sensinger Betsy and Carlton Sexton Susan and John Spencer Shale D. Stiller and Ellen M. Heller Damie and Diane Stillman Lynne Stuart Elizabeth Trimble Kathleen Vanderhorst Mrs. Karen W. Wallace Dr. Peter and Rosemary Warschawski Peter Cohen and Ann Watson Maria Wawer Stan and Martha Weiman William Marshall and Camille Wheeler Peter Wimbrow Carol and Chris Yoder Marvin Zelkowitz, in memory of Cindy Zelkowitz
PLAYWRIGHT $250 - $499 Anonymous Edward Adkins Eleanor Allen Dr. Sania Amr Taunya L. Banks Bruce and Toni Berger Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Mordecai Blaustein Lisa Blue Alan Deanehan and Margaret Boeckmann Jody Brown Rebecca and Mitchel Brown Dr. Elizabeth Burin and Dr. Avishai Ben-David Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Cohen Will Cooke Betty and Stephen Cooper Greg and Martha Cukor Gwen Davidson Anne Efron Barry and Susan Eisenberg Neil and Deborah Eisenberg Curt Lind and Linda Ettinger Tony and Jaymee Farinacci John and Dorothy Foellmer Joseph and Teresa Freed Rhona and Sonny Freiman Mark and Patti Gillen Sonny and Laurie Glassner Judith A. Gottlieb Bob Greenfield Louise A. Hager John and Susan Hailman Thomas and Rebecca Hamer Catherine Hammond Gary C. Harn Patrick and Elizabeth Hervy Ken and Ellen Himmelstein, in honor of The Book of Joseph Creative Team Michael Hirschhorn and Jimena Martinez Terry Hogan Francis and Harriet Iglehart Elizabeth Kahn Townsend and Bob Kent Lee Kolakowski Ron and Marianne Kreitner Charles Kuning Robert and Barbara Landau Linda F. and Julian L. Lapides Jonna and Fred Lazarus Kenneth B. and Bonny M. Lewis Joan Locke Margaret Long Joanne Mandato Charles and Nancy Mannion Richard Marriott Jeanne E. Marsh Linda Matheson
Dr. Wendy Matt Judy and David Mauriello J. A. McAlpine John and Shanae McLean Stephanie F. Miller Tracy Miller and Paul Arnest Stephanie Moore and Dr. Lindsay Johnson Rima Namek Barry Narlines Ted Niederman and Ricka Neuman Lewis and Dee Noonberg Jeffrey Nover and Ally Amerson Alex and Janet Ober Gail Oppel Robert and Patricia Orr The Patz Family Robert and Judith Pierce Dr. and Mrs. Paul Rao Sue Shaner and John Roberts Robert and Ellen Rosen Wendy S. Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Rosenstein Dr. Alan Schwartz and Dr. Carla Rosenthal Leslie and Jay Rosenthal W.J. Lederer and Jennie Rothschild Richard and Kayleen Saucier Gloria Savadow Sam and Thea Schnydman Thomas M. Scott III, in honor Vinny Lancisi Stephanie Shade and Stacey Shade-Ware, in memory Darlene and Jim Braswell Stephen and Gail Shawe Joan and Edward Sills Lisa Simonson Dr. and Mrs. Harvey and Deborah Singer Susan Smith Scott Sokol William and Ellen Stifler James Stofan and William Law Carol Summerfield Doris Styche Sweet William and Adrienne Taylor Edward Sledge and Patricia Thompson John and Mary Lou Walker Joanne and Ed Wallach Sylvia Wehr Robert and Shifra Weinberg Laurie A. Whisman Mark I. Whitman Margaret Williams Donald and Jerriann Wilson Beverly Winter Patricia Yevics-Eisenberg and Stewart Eisenberg
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RESIDENT COMPANY MEMBERS
RESIDENT ARTISTS Daniel Ettinger, Scenic Designer David Burdick, Costume Designer Gary Logan, Dialects Coach Lewis Shaw, Fight Choreographer Amanda M. Hall, Stage Manager Cat Wallis, Stage Manager
Megan Anderson
Eric Berryman
Danny Gavigan
Tim Getman
Deborah Hazlett
Paige Hernandez
Bruce Randolph Nelson
Carl Schurr
Dawn Ursula
Beth Hylton
Wil Love
Stan Weiman
Yaegel T. Welch
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Vic Romita, President Dr. Stanley Miller, Vice President Mark Paul Lehman, Vice President Marci I. Gordon, Secretary Eileen M. O’Rourke, Treasurer
Edie Brown Jean Waller Brune Diane Cho Chris DiPietro Susan W. Flanigan Kaylie Kassap George Gina Hirschhorn Bridget M. Horner Lisa Harris Jones
Mark P. Keener Martha M. Kirkland Sandy Laken Vincent M. Lancisi Colleen Martin-Lauer John McLean Neil Meltzer Betsy Nelson W. Bryan Rakes
CONTACT INFORMATION Box Office 410.752.2208 Administration 443.615.7055 Email boxoffice@everymantheatre.org Address 315 W. Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21201
E. Lee Robbins, M.D. Frank Rosenberg Nina Rosenzwog James Ryan Kelly Keenan Trumpbour Dawn Ursula Meadow Lark Washington Angela G. Wilson Lawrence J. Yumkas Everyman Theatre is a member of the Theatre Communications Group. Everyman Theatre is a member of the Bromo Arts and Entertainment District. SWEAT | 27
STAFF
Vincent M. Lancisi, Founder, Artistic Director
ADMINISTRATION
Deirdra McBride, Director of Finance and Operations Mike Watson, Operations Manager Laura Weiss, Special Assistant to the Artistic Director Shammah Moore, Porter Pat Brent, Bookkeeper
ARTISTIC
Noah Himmelstein, Associate Artistic Director
DEVELOPMENT
Stephanie Moore, Director of Development Elliott Kashner, Institutional Giving Manager Katie Garber, Individual Giving Manager Laura Weiss, Development Operations Manager
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Brianna McCoy, Director of Education & Community Engagement Lisa Langston, Education Program Manager Brenna Horner, Lead Teaching Artist Jesse Miller, Community Engagement Assistant Karim Darwish, Education Apprentice Laurie Ascoli Sandra Atkinson, Wychkam Avery, Zach Campion, Tara Cariaso, Reenie Codelka, Amanda Forstrom, Liz Galuardi, Kelsey Hall, Deborah Hazlett, Emma Hebert, Tyler Herman, Donald Hicken, Beth Hylton, Rachel Hynes, Rob Jansen, Jenny Male, Joe Mallon, Brandon McCoy, Jesse Miller, Bruce Randolph Nelson, Jack Novak, Fatima Quander, Dawn Thomas Reidy, Joseph W. Ritsch, Sim Rivers, KenYatta Rogers, Steven Satta, Scun, Shirley Serotsky, Lewis Shaw, Quae Simpson, Andy Stoffel, Rick Westerkamp, Teaching Artists
FRONT OF HOUSE
Nadine Klatt, Box Office Manager Corey Frier, Audience Services Manager Abigail Cady, Candice Christmas, Sharea Harris, Veronese Harris, Juliannah Harrison, Jonathan Jacobs, Ally Kocerhan, Elizabeth Malvo Faith Savill, Matthew Schleigh, Bartenders Abigail Cady, Karim Darwish, James Fulwiler, Jonathan Jacobs, Jamil Johnson, Thom Purdy, Matthew Schleigh, Rachel-Miranda Swan, Benairen Swanson-Tomhave, Box Office Associates EVERYMAN THEATRE | 28
Kate Appiah-Kubi, Candice Christmas, James Fulwiler, Juliannah Harrison, Jonathan Jacobs, Jamil Johnson, Derrell Owens, Nickole Scroggins, House Managers Kate Appiah-Kubi Volunteer Coordinator
MARKETING
Jonathan K. Waller, Director of Brand & Marketing Jenny Kessler Klump, Marketing & Media Relations Manager Katherine Marmion, Graphic Designer Chris Giese, Digital Content Manager Alex Tolle, Group Sales Associate Jeff Rogers, 2018/19 Season Show Art Design
PRODUCTION
Kyle Prue, Director of Production Amanda M. Hall, Associate Director of Production Bill Jamieson, Technical Director Rick Gerriets, Asst. Technical Director Andrew Gaylin, Audio Engineer Juan Juarez, Master Electrician Jillian Mathews, Properties Master Trevor Wilhelms, Scene Shop Foreman Evan McDougall, Resident Carpenter Ren Brault, Joseph Martin, Michael Rasinski, House Carpenters Amy Kellett, Scenic Charge Jessica Rassp, Scenic Painter Amanda M. Hall, Cat Wallis, Stage Managers Erica Feidelseit, Kayla Whisman, Assistant Stage Managers Matthew Smith, Wardrobe Supervisor Dante Fields, Juan Juarez, Light Board Operators James LaDow, Sound Board Operator Kelsey Schneider, Captioning Operator Franscesca Belastro, Sarah Blocher, Aidan Cleary, Grant D’Agrosa, Darrell Hairston, Jr., Sierra Ho, J.R. Schroyer, Jacob Zabawa, Carpenters Dante Fields, Jesse Herche, Jeremy McCord, Corey Petenbrink, Alexis Sheeks, Daniel Weissglass, Electricians Wil Crowther, Ellouise Davis, Susan McCorkle, Ginny McKeever, Matthew Smith, Costume Construction Malory Hartman, Design Assistant, Lighting Audio Description provided by VIA Services
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 — MARCH 3, 2019 AT THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
“A loose journey of self-discovery that can be read in mythological or biographical terms or, often, both at once.”
— New York Times, April 27, 2017
Mark Bradford: Tomorrow Is Another Day, presented at The Baltimore Museum of Art, is made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation, Maryland State Arts Council – Department of Commerce, Nancy L. Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff, Gabriel and Deborah Brener, Katherine and Joseph Hardiman, John Meyerhoff, M.D. and Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff, Mafia Papers Studio, and Hauser & Wirth. The project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit www.arts.gov.
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