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WRiTTEN By NiCOLA BEHRMAN, DAviD KERSNAR♦, ABBiE PHiLLiPS, HEiDi STiLLMAN♦ AND ANDREW WHiTE♦ DirecteD by DAViD KerSNAr♦ inspired by the life and work of Johanna Cooper and the Public Radio international series One People, Many Stories Andrew White♦ Artistic Director

Rachel E. Kraft Executive Director

Philip R. Smith♦

Producing Artistic Director

Heidi Stillman♦

Artistic Director of New Work

Jacqueline and Richard Penrod, USA

Mara Blumenfeld♦, USA

Rick Sims♦

William Anderson Properties Designer

Toy Theatre Designer

Joel Hobson

Sean K. Walters

Kathleen E. Petroziello*

Scenic Designers

Musical Director/Sound Designer/Composer Production Manager

Costume Designer

Technical Director

Christine Binder♦, USA Lighting Designer

Tracy Otwell

Production Stage Manager

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Menelik Kahn..............................................Usman Ally* Ben Ari Adler...............................................Chance Bone Lilka Kadison..................................................Nora Fiffer Lilith Fisher....................................Marilyn Dodds Frank* UNDerStUDieS

Cassandra Bissell*, Shawn Pfautsch, Marvin Quijada, Elaine Roth *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers ♦Lookingglass Theatre Company Ensemble Member, Artistic Associate or Production Affiliate

Production Sponsor

Opening Night Sponsor

Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award Additional support provided by The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Lookingglass Theatre Company is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for American Theatre, and a member of the League of Chicago Theatres, the local service organization for theatre.

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ProDUctioN StAff Assistant Directors...........................................................Chloe Johnston and Emilio G. Robles Production Coordinator......................................................................................Harriet Sogin Magic Supervisor............................................................................................Brett Schneider Choreographer...................................................................................................Tracy Walsh♦ Dialect Coach................................................................................................ Eva Breneman♦ Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................Jeanette Klemeyer Assistant Technical Director.............................................................................Joshua Lansing Assistant Scenic Designer.....................................................................................Grant Sabin Assistant Costume Designer...............................................................................Kristin DeiTos Assistant Lighting Designer..............................................................................Alec Bernstein Assistant Sound Designer...................................................................................Chris LaPorte Assistant Properties Designer...........................................................................Maria DeFabo Toy Theater Engineer...........................................................................................Erik Newman Dramaturg............................................................................................................Marti Lyons Master Carpenter.................................................................................................John Russell Carpenters................................................................Nick Cardiff, Jason Feriend, Andy Knauff, Joel Lambie, isaac Schoepp, Scott Walters and Nathaniel Whelden Scenic Charge.........................................................................................Melissa Rutherfoord Assistant Scenic Charge........................................................................................Zoe Shiffrin Scenic Painters...................................................................Emily Altman and Amanda Camino Graphic Artist..............................................................................................Heather Anderson Master Electrician..........................................................................................Jabin Chartrand Assistant Master Electrician................................................................................Matt Gawryk Electricians.............................................................Sarah Gilmore, Jeff Glass, Noah Hayman, Julie Wilms Keogh, Sarah Lackner, Erik Parsons, Simon Robinson, Dayna Shrader, Ted Smith, Megan Snowder, Karen Thompson, Samantha Treible, Christopher Wilham, and viv Woodland Costumes Coordinator....................................................................................Joanna Melville Wigs and Hair Designer..........................................................................................Kaity Licina Stitcher...................................................................................................................June Saito Wardrobe Supervisor.....................................................................................David Galbreath Sound Engineer..................................................................................................Chris LaPorte Deck Crew...........................................................................................................Jaime LePore Production Assistant.......................................................................................... Kelsey Lamm Casting...........................................................................Philip R. Smith♦ with Raymond Fox♦ Dramaturgical Consultant...................................................................................Hadar Sadeh Dramaturgical Assistant...........................................................................K. Hannah Friedman Production Management intern....................................................................Michelle Rodgers Electrics intern.................................................................................................Garvin Jellison Wardrobe interns.....................................................................Jennifer Ayala and Claire Henry

ADDitioNAl MUSic, SoUND AND coMPoSitioN Opening recording of “Raisins and Almonds” (Rozhinkes mit Mandlen) performed by Deb Filler (2011) “Cigarettes” (Papirosn) arranged by Rick Sims (2011) “Woman of valor” (Eshes Chayil) composed by Leo Sidran (2011)

Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Cello and Orchestra composed by Ernest Bloch (1916) *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers ♦Lookingglass Theatre Company Ensemble Member, Artistic Associate or Production Affiliate 2 Lookingglass

IN CONVERSATION with David Kersnar Interview by Literary Manager MARTI LYONS

as one of the writers and the director of The Last act of Lilka Kadison, can you tell us about the genesis of this project? i was commissioned to conceive of The Last Act of Lilka Kadison almost 6 years ago by Abbie Phillips and Johanna Cooper. Abbie and Johanna Kersnar had produced id Dav er mb Me ble Ensem a radio series, One People, Many Stories, which brought together classic stories from Jewish people all over the world and told them in an episodic narrative. After success with the radio program, they had aspirations to create an evening of theatre that could bring these stories together and asked me to work with them to create a show using these stories. how did you choose the names for the characters in this play? what do their names symbolize?

Lilith is from the Jewish Midrash revisionist tale of the first woman. There are many who maintain that the first woman wasn’t actually Eve but Lilith, a woman created from the same dust as Adam. Lilith is a much more independent spirit than Eve and the Lilith archetype

inspired the naming of our main character.

We chose the name Lilka because it is the closest eastern European equivalent to the name Lilith. it is also a tip of the hat to a friend of ours named Lilka who was a yiddish teacher from vilna. The last name Kadison is inspired by Luba Kadison, a famous yiddish theatre star when yiddish theatre was all the rage in Europe in the 1930s.

Menelik’s name is inspired by the North African ruler in the Ethiopian historical epic, the Kebra Negast. in the Kebra Negast, Menelik, born out of a union between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, becomes the King of Ethiopia and brings the Ark of the Covenant to his land.

Ben Ari’s name means “son of a lion” in Hebrew. His last name, Adler, is inspired by the great yiddish actor Jacob Adler. what inspired the elements of toy theatre in this production? i really enjoy throwing many different styles together. i love seeing a theatrical mash-up. For this production we mix some amazing, straight-up psychologically realistic acting with toy theatre. Toy theatre is a tradition tracing back to the beginning of the last century, when folks could order a paper diagram outlining the design of their favorite theatrical production, cut it out, mount it on a hardback and create their own miniature theatre. Audiences could order an ibsen Lookingglass 3

production or a favorite opera, they could pay one penny for a black and white toy theatre and two pennies for one in color. They could then replicate and reenact their favorite theatre shows in their own homes.

Today there are many contemporary theatre artists who have borrowed and developed this style, creating entire productions using the same techniques first developed in the toy models of the early 20th century. Jessica Thebus at Northwestern University introduced me to toy theatre and i integrated it into part of my graduate work there.

Feeling confident in that style, I felt that it would be a great theatrical device for this production. Here the toy theatre is meant to represent the innovative ways that some early yiddish theatre troupes worked back in the 1930s.

The toy theatre aesthetic exists in our play in two ways. First, it is a literal style of theatre that Ben Ari is performing in Poland in 1939. Second, toy theatre is also seen blown up in the larger spectacle of our production; namely the set that Jackie and Rick Penrod and the rest of our amazing production team have created.

Set design by Jacqueline and

Richard Penrod

I think the complexity of mixing these styles, the tension between the artificial theatricality and the intensely realistic experiences these actors/characters are going through, will create an exciting powder keg of a performance. what do you want the audience to walk away with after the show? i want the audience to think about the ghosts in their own lives. To create this production we unearthed all the Bens and Liliths in our past who are haunting us all at this very moment and are encouraging us to get it right in our short time on this planet, to discover our own voices, to speak our stories, and to listen to the stories of others and to pass them on.

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looKiNgglASS coMPANy MeMberS Ensemble

eva barr Mara blumenfeld J. nicole brooks David Catlin Thomas J. Cox Lawrence e. Distasi

Christine Mary Dunford Laura eason raymond Fox Joy Gregory Doug hara David Kersnar

John Musial Dan ostling David schwimmer Joey slotnick Philip r. smith heidi stillman

Tracy walsh andrew white Temple williams Mary Zimmerman

sylvia hernandez-Distasi Tony hernandez Lauren hirte Joshua horvath

eric huffman Louise Lamson andre Pluess rick sims

alison siple Lisa Tejero Troy west

sage reed nick rupard scott silberstein

ben spicer Jonathan Templeton

Artistic Associates

Chris binder Kevin Douglas anthony Fleming iii sara Gmitter Production Affiliates

Patia bartlett Jason burkett brian sydney bembridge ray nardelli eva breneman Mele ortiz

eNSeMble UPDAte eVa barr is farming hard on DreamAcres Farm in southeastern Minnesota. She is also producing and creating all sorts of theatrical events right there on that farm. Learn about Flourish summer arts and agriculture workshops/camps at www. flourishsummercamp.org.

J. niCoLe brooKs is working hard at her TCG Fox Fellowship and acting career. Her short play Shot Gun Harriet will be produced by Halcyon Theatre Company for the Alcyone Festival this summer.

Next season she will direct Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting for Lookingglass. For other updates and musings visit doctaslick.blogspot.com or twitter. com/doctaslick.

DaViD CaTLin appeared last fall in Tartuffe at Northwestern University directed by Sean Graney. in the winter he directed The Monster Under the Bed for Playworks and this spring he directed James and the Giant Peach with the Lookingglass young Ensemble. David teaches acting at Northwestern.

ThoMas J. CoX has appeared this year in Peter Pan at Lookingglass and Orlando at the Court Theatre, and is currently appearing in The Outgoing Tide with John Mahoney and Rondi Reed at Northlight.

LawrenCe e. DisTasi is currently practicing handstands or working at The Actors Gymnasium Circus and Performing Arts School, where he is Co-Artistic Director. He recently appeared in the concert version of Lookingglass’ Eastland for the in the Works series at Millennium Park.

ChrisTine MarY DUnForD played Gail and Aunt Nicole last spring in Trust and enjoyed working on the Trust Community Engagement Activities.

She is developing The Memory Ensemble, a Lookingglass-Northwestern (CNADC) program that uses improvisation to improve quality of life for people experiencing memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

LaUra eason’s recent productions as a playwright include Ethan Frome (also director, Lookingglass), Sex with Strangers (Steppenwolf) and Mr. Smitten (Humana Festival). Her adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be presented at Actors Theatre, Kansas City Rep, The Denver Center, and St. Louis Rep in the 11/12 season. wwww.lauraeason.com. raYMonD FoX recently appeared in Peter Pan at Lookingglass.

JoY GreGorY‘s play previously produced with Lookingglass, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, is opening this June at Playwrights Horizons. She is a writer-producer on the new ABC Family series Switched At Birth, also premiering in June.

DoUG hara recently appeared in the concert version of Lookingglass’ Eastland for the in the Works series at Millennium Park.

John MUsiaL will write and direct next season’s The Great Fire. He will also design The Better Half for Lucky Plush at the MCA next fall. Musial is a designer/project manager with Mark Miller Architects.

Dan osTLinG is working on Jacques Brel... at Two Rivers Theater in NJ and a new indie-rock free-adaptation of Two Gentleman of verona at California Shakespeare, both directed by Amanda Dehnert.

DaViD sChwiMMer produced and directed the film Trust which opened April 1st. He and his wife welcomed their first child in May. JoeY sLoTniCK can be seen in HBO’s upcoming Too Big To Fail and is currently working on The Atlantic Theatre Company’s world premiere adaptation of The New york idea at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New york City.

TraCY waLsh is working in an elementary school and teaches yoga to pregnant women and children with special needs. She also runs an after school drama program at the same school.

TeMPLe wiLLiaMs is Executive vice President and General Manager of 51 Minds, a television production company. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Cyndi Finkle and their daughter Sullivan Clare Williams.

MarY ZiMMerMan is so very happy to be home from four months on the road with Candide (D.C. Shakespeare, six Helen Hayes Awards), The Arabian Nights (Berkeley Rep and Arena Stage, DC) and Lucia di Lammermoor and Armida revivals (Metropolitan Opera).

For Mara bLUMenFeLD, DaViD Kersnar, PhiLiP r. sMiTh, heiDi sTiLLMan and anDrew whiTe see the PROFiLES section.

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LOOKINGGLASS IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE

2011 TONY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE

ProfileS Usman ally (menelik Kahn) Credits include the Jeff Award winning, Pulitzer and Lucille Lortel Nominated The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (victory Gardens World Premiere and Second Stage Off-Broadway), The Arabian Nights (Lookingglass and Arena Stage) The Four of Us (Theater Wit), Celebrity Row (ATC) and many more. Television credits: The Chicago Code and a recurring role on Season 4 of Damages with Glenn Close. 2010 Fox Foundation/TCG Grant Recipient. ATC Ensemble Member. www.usmanally.com. For Malena.

nora FiFFer (lilka Kadison) is thrilled to make her Lookingglass debut.

Nora has worked with Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Remy Bumppo, Chicago Dramatists, Steep, Griffin, About Face, Silk Road, and Eclipse, where she is an ensemble member. Recently, Nora was named a “Hot New Face” in theatre by Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones and appeared in Eclipse’s After the Fall (Maggie) and ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7. Nora is a graduate of NyU and The School at Steppenwolf.

Thanks to Adar, her family, and Gray Talent.

ChanCe Bone (Ben ari adler) was born in West Plains, Missouri.

He graduated from DePaul University’s Acting Program in 2009. Theatre credits include The Nutcracker (House), A Separate Peace (Steppenwolf), and Cooperstown (Theatre Seven) where he was nominated for a Jeff Award in the category of best supporting actor. Music composition credits include Mimesophobia (Theatre Seven), and Caucasian Chalk Circle (Theatre MiR). Chance would like to thank his Mom, Dad, Colton, Lennon, Kay, Sam, and the Lookingglass family for all their love and encouragement.

marilyn DoDDs FranK (lilith Fisher) With Lookingglass: Metamorphosis, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, George, The idiot. Broadway: Superior Donuts; Lincoln Center Theater: The Clean House.

Chicago: productions with Steppenwolf, Goodman, victory Gardens, Shaw Chicago, A Red Orchid, Court, Latino Chicago, Teatro vista, Remains, Next, New Criminals, Piven. New york: En Garde Arts, La Mama. Los Angeles: Actors Gang, Padua Playwrights Ensemble. Premieres of four plays written and directed by Maria irene Fornes.

Movies with Robert Altman, Judd Apatow, Michael Apted, Stephen Frears, among others. Dedicated to my mother, Agnes Dodds and to my father, Morton Frank.

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ProfileS (coNtiNUeD) DaViD Kersnar (Director/Co-Writer/ ensemble member) is a founding Ensemble Member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company and has performed, designed and directed with the company since it was founded in 1988.

Directing and writing credits include Peter and the Wolf, Sita Ram, La Luna Muda, Brundibar, Flying Griffin Circus, Marisol, Old Times, Some Girls, The Green Circus, Circus of Chalk, Through the Looking Glass, Lookingglass World Circus, Lookingglass young Ensemble, Lookingglass Lab and dramatic sequences for Chicago Children’s Choir’s Songs of the Season. Kersnar has served as the Lookingglass Artistic Director and founded and directed Lookingglass Education & Community Programs and has served as Master Teacher. Kersnar is currently an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and Roosevelt University, and has also instructed at DePaul University and University of Chicago. Kersnar co-founded and directed over 30 productions with Shaking the Tree interactive Productions, which uses theatrical problem-solving techniques in business environments. Kersnar also appeared with the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Remains, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Actor’s Gang in Los Angeles, and the Touchstone Theatre of Pennsylvania. Film and television credits include U.S. Marshals, Since you’ve Been Gone, Early Edition, and Turks. David holds an MFA in directing from Northwestern University. Love to Christie, Drew, Kyle, and Leah. niCola Behrman (Co-Writer) Born and raised in London, Nicola Behrman currently lives in venice, California, where she is adapting the British bestseller Where Have All the Boys Gone for the big screen and developing her script Paparazzi with Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions. Her first play Wasps in Bed premiered Off-Broadway in 2007 and she is the author of the book Spark your Career in Film.

Nicola is the co-creator of 10Q, the creator of Poetry Post and is currently working on her first

children’s book, Ruby Rose Double and the Wonky Tree. aBBie PhilliPs (Co-Producer/Co-Writer) has always enjoyed spinning yarns herself as well as encouraging others in that divine enterprise.

What began as reconstructing facts into narrative as an environmental engineer progressed to choir director and teacher. She then made a sharp left turn as a founder of Every Picture Tells a Story and Storyopolis – two innovative Los Angeles gallery/ bookstore/salons that celebrated storytelling in all media. This inevitably lead to the circuitous, gravity-defying path of producing film, animation, and public radio programs. She started ListenUp Radio with her oldest friend, Johanna Cooper,and together they created the radio series, One People, Many Stories. Thus began the story of how once upon a time Abbie wandered through a Lookingglass, fell down a rabbit hole, and encountered those incredible People of the Water Tower. Wherein we all finally uncovered, layer by layer, The Last Act of Lilka Kadison. Abbie’s long suffering husband and two children are very accomplished and supportive listeners. heiDi sTillman (Co-Writer/artistic Director of new Work/ensemble member) Most recently at Lookingglass, Heidi co-directed Trust with David Schwimmer and co-wrote/ directed Hephaestus with Tony Hernandez at the Goodman. Other Lookingglass writing/directing credits include The Brothers Karamazov, Hard Times (5 Jeff Awards, also traveled to The Arden in Philadelphia), and The Master and Margarita (with David Catlin). Directing credits at Lookingglass include The Wooden Breeks (by Glen Berger), and Hillbilly Antigone (book and music by Rick Sims).

She also recently staged Laura Eason’s Around the World in 80 Days at Kansas City Rep. Other Lookingglass adaptation credits include The Old Curiosity Shop co-written with Ray Fox and Laura Eason (Jeff Award) and The Baron in the Trees with Larry DiStasi. She was last seen on stage in

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ProfileS (coNtiNUeD) The Arabian Nights. Heidi was recently awarded the 2010 Raven Award for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment for The Brothers Karamazov. She lives in Chicago with her husband Rick and their eight-year olds Sadie and Jude. anDreW WhiTe (Co-Writer/artistic Director/ensemble member) has appeared in more than thirty Lookingglass productions, most recently Ethan Frome. He has taught in various Lookingglass Education and Community programs and residencies and recently cofounded a new company, Mosaic Experience, which uses an arts-based approach to dialogue about diversity. He is currently writing a new play about the Eastland disaster of 1915 which will have its world premiere at Lookingglass in the summer of 2012. His family in Evanston includes one wife, Shari, and two children, Julia and Asher.

JaCQUeline anD riCharD PenroD (scenic Designers) are very happy to be collaborating once again with Lookingglass Theatre Company on this production of The Last Act of Lilka Kadison, having previously designed Lookingglass’ production of Around the World in 80 Days here, at Centerstage Baltimore and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Other recent set designs include Tree for victory Gardens Theatre Company, Sleuth at Theatre at the Center, The importance of Being Ernest and The Philadelphia Story for Remy Bumppo, Love’s Labour’s Lost for Milwaukee Shakespeare, Oklahoma! for American Theatre Company, The Gimmick and The Shape of a Girl for Pegasus Players. Their designs for The Philadelphia Story, Oklahoma! and The Shape of a Girl were nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award. Rick is the Resident Designer/Technical Director for New Trier High School. Jackie teaches at Columbia College Chicago. They are the proud parents of three wonderful daughters: Anne, Sarah, and Miranda. mara BlUmenFelD (Costume Designer/ ensemble member) has designed costumes for over twenty-five Lookingglass productions including, most recently, Ethan Frome, Trust, and The Arabian Nights (Jeff Award). Elsewhere in Chicago, she has designed numerous productions for the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, and Chicago Shakespeare. Current and upcoming productions include Camelot for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Betrayal for Weston Playhouse, and My Fair Lady for Asolo Rep. ChrisTine BinDer (lighting Designer/ artistic associate) Previous shows for Lookingglass include Ethan Frome, Trust, The Brothers Karamazov, Fedra, Sita Ram, Hillbilly Antigone, Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Race, The idiot, and George. Chris has designed for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, About Face Theatre, Court Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Northlight Theatre, Madison Repertory, Redmoon Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Actor’s 8 Lookingglass

Theatre of Louisville, Syracuse Stage, The Alliance, and Hartford Stage. She has designed operas for Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Pittsburg Opera, Ny City Opera, Opera Pacific, Houston Grand Opera, and San Diego Opera. Upcoming productions include Follies at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Dracula at indiana Repertory Theater. Chris is a Jeff nominated designer and the Head of Lighting at DePaul University. riCK sims (musical Director/sound Designer/Composer/artistic associate) is an associate designer with Aria Music Designs as well as an Artistic Associate with Lookingglass.

Sound Design and Composer credits: Ethan Frome, Trust, icarus, The Brothers Karamazov, The Wooden Breeks and The Shaggs (Jeff Nomination) at Lookingglass; Picnic at Writers Theatre; Gary at Boston Playwrights/Steppenwolf, Huck Finn, First Look 2010 and A Separate Peace at Steppenwolf; Colored Museum (BTAA nomination), Sanctified, St James Infirmary, Talented Tenth (BTAA nomination), Nativity 2010 at Congo Square; Somebody Loves you Mr. Hatch at Lifeline; True West/Top Dog/Underdog rep and Welcome To Arroyo’s at American Theatre Company; Caroline or Change at Court Theatre; The Attempters and The Magnificents at House Theatre; and icarus at the Getty in L.A. Rick wrote the book, music and lyrics for Lookingglass’ Hillbilly Antigone.

He also composed music for Up Against it, The vanishing Twin, Her Name Was Danger and West for Lookingglass.

William anDerson (Props Designer) is happy to be back at Lookingglass. He works in Chicago as a set designer, prop designer and furniture carpenter. Past work includes Ethan Frome, Peter Pan, Trust (Lookingglass), Dead Letter Office (Dog and Pony), Obscura, Love of a Nightingale, Mouse in a Jar (Red Tape), Graceland (Profiles Theatre). Other companies include Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The House, Court, and Florence international Theatre Company.

TraCy oTWell (Toy Theatre Designer) designed and built puppets for Anung’s First Christmas for vitalist Theater and toy theater scenery for Once Upon A Time and From Nothing at Redmoon Theater. Scenic design credits include Dog and Pony’s Auctioning the Ainslies, Redmoon Theater’s Boneyard Prayer , Chicago Children’s Theatre’s Red Kite, Blue Moon and Go, Dog Go, the Building Stage’s Dustbowl Gothic, Hope Springs infernal at The House Theatre of Chicago, Collaboraction’s Heroes and villains and the Jeff nominated Desire Under the Elms for the Hypocrites. Tracy has an MFA in Scenic Design and Puppetry from CalArts. She teaches art and drama at schools all over Chicago.

BreTT sChneiDer (magic supervisor) is thrilled to be making magic with Lookingglass again. Brett is a professional magician and

ProfileS (coNtiNUeD) actor and has designed illusions for Strawdog Theatre (Jeff Nomination - Artistic Specialization), The Strange Tree Group, Provision Theater, and Northwestern University. Most recently, Brett performed as the narrator and magic designer for Lookingglass and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Peter and the Wolf. Brett is a member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and his magic has received numerous awards and distinctions. leo siDran (Composer of “Woman of Valor”) has released three bilingual solo albums, three albums with his band Joy and the Boy and one bilingual children’s album (recipient of a Parents’ Choice Award in 2004), and has produced numerous albums for artists around the world; his most notable production work to date is the song “Al Otro Lado Del Rio” which he produced and arranged for the film Motorcycle Diaries. The song won an Academy Award in 2005.

Additionally, he has composed music for nearly 100 national or international Tv commercials.

KaThleen e. PeTroZiello (Production stage manager) is very excited to return to Lookingglass, where she has previously worked on Trust, Our Future Metropolis, Nelson Algren: For Keeps and A Single Day, and Argonautika.

Other credits include: Joan Dark (Goodman Theatre); Sex with Strangers, Fake, Of Mice and Men, and Perfect Mendacity (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Panic and Final Curtain (international Mystery Festival); and the Chicago productions of Altar Boyz and Million Dollar Quartet. Kathleen has spent several summers at the Weston Playhouse in beautiful Weston, vermont, where she most recently stage managed Avenue Q and Death of a Salesman. Much love to Jason. raChel e. KraFT (executive Director) is completing her sixth season as the Executive Director of the Lookingglass Theatre Company. Her over 20 years of experience in arts management include 12 years as director of development at the Goodman Theatre, in addition to key roles with the Arts and Business Council, Northlight Theatre and the Chicago Dance Coalition. Rachel is a charter board member of the documentary film organization the Kindling Group, a trustee of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Chicago, and serves on the Alumnae Council of the Chicago Foundation for Women. She is a board member of both the League of Chicago Theatres and Theatre Communications Group, the local and national service organizations for theater.

PhiliP r. smiTh (Producing artistic Director/ensemble member) most recently appeared as Ethan in Ethan Frome. Other Lookingglass credits include Will in Trust, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, ivan in The Brothers Karamazov, Tinker Bosch in The Wooden Breeks and Creon in Hillbilly Antigone. Other recent credits include Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and Rev. Parris in The Crucible at Steppenwolf and Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days at Baltimore’s Centerstage. Other regional credits include work at the McCarter Theatre, Seattle Rep, the Arden Theatre, BAM (NyC), and The Actors Gang (LA). Further Lookingglass credits include Metamorphoses, The idiot, The vanishing Twin, and Up Against it. TV and film credits include Friends, Chicago Hope, Early Edition, Kissing a Fool, Since you’ve Been Gone, High Fidelity, Prison Break, The Express and The Dilemma.

ThanKs To Rengin Altay, Alex Balestrieri, Rabbi Michael Balinsky, Family Behrman, David Bier, Noreen Brand, Betsy Brill, Joan Brunwasser, Chantal Calato, Janet Carl-Smith, David Chack, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Norma Cooper, Carolyn Defrin, Amanda Dehnert, Richard Ditton, Kevin Douglas, Laura Eason, Gerri Fiterman-Persin, Anthony Fleming iii, Shoshanah Friedman, Dru and Peter Gilbert, Rebecca Gilman, Penelope Glass, Cindy Gold, Morrie and Hilarie Goldman, Morris Goldman, M.D., Betsy Gomberg, Tal Gozani, Lisa Naparstek Green, Joan Gunzberg, Paul Gray, Karen Hall, Kat Hart, Bruce and vicki Heyman, Rick Hirschhaut, Linda Hoffenberg, Laura Huizenga, Max and Eva (Cooper) Jason, Maura Junius, Jan Kallish, Elena Kamel, Betsy Katz, Christie Kersnar, Scott Kersnar, Diana and Neil King, Avram Kraft, Lili Lang, Estelle Laughlin, Rachel Levin, Alan Lindsey-Lewis, Cecilia Litovsky, Lorie Low, Tobin Low, Dunreith Kelly Lowenstein, Gilad Malach, Jon Mazer, John McGowan, Chuck Meyers, Sylvia Meyers, Darby Morhardt, Emily Muskovitz Sweet, Mike Nussbaum, Michael and Charlotte Newberger, Bonnie Oberman, Mary O’Hara, Paula Pearlman, Penny Penniston, Allan Phillips, Ben Lev Phillips, Sadie Leah Phillips, Rachel Pickus, Gordon Quinn, Hannah Rosenthal, Suzanne Ross, Helene and David Rottapel, Hadar Sadeh, Susan Schaalman youdovin, Beth Schenker, Susan Seigle, Charlie Shulkin, Namir Smallwood, Rabbi David Soloff, Nikki Stein, Rebecca Sykes, Jessica Thebus, Jill Weinberg, Lindsey Noel Whiting, Sean Williams, Rabbi Michael Zedek, and Family Zilberstein.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous contribution of Deb Filler who shared her voice, her heart and her authenticity throughout the epic development of this project, particularly in the workshop development of the character of Lilith.

Special thanks to Zach rabiroff for his full-court focus, gigantic brain and gracious countenance.

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corPorAte & foUNDAtioN SUPPorterS leading benefactors

The Hearst Foundations

landmark benefactors

cornerstone benefactors

The Crown Family

Edgerton Foundation Albert Pick, Jr. Fund

motorola foundation

Prince Charitable Trusts

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Producing benefactors

goVerNMeNt SUPPorterS This project is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

This program is partially supported by a grant from the illinois Arts Council

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STATE OF iLLiNOiS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMiC OPPORTUNiTy

gglASSqUerADe 2011 SUPPorterS Presenting Sponsors

Richard Ditton

Lisa and Howard Green

grand benefactor Sponsors

The things we do for dreams.™

Mary Jo and Doug Basler Alex and Erin Miller

Distinguished Collaborator Sponsors

Matthew Smith

Jake and Paige Canepari

Anne and Kenneth Miller & J. Alex and Michael Jacobson

Jane Quinn and Dr. Abbie Roth and Jeffrey McCarthy Sandra Roth Melinda McMullen and Duncan Kime

Paul and Dedrea Gray

Nancy and Michael Timmers Charlotte B. Whitaker

Colleague Sponsors Leigh and Henry Bienen Dawn Hillman

Roe Faraone Penny and Jay Feuerstein Drs. Elena and Perry Kamel & Dr. Annabelle Volgman and Keith Volgman

live Auction Sponsors

Invitations generously provided by Frank and Michelle Clark With the funds raised through gglassquerade and Madhatter’s Ball, Lookingglass advances its mission to develop new theatrical work and share its techniques with underserved youth in the Chicago community.

T E N T H

A N N I V E R S A R Y

Saturday, June 25, 2011 The John Hancock Observatory

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boArD of DirectorS CHAiRMAN

Lisa naparstek Green PRESiDENT

alex Miller viCE PRESiDENTS

Joseph a. brady iii richard Ditton Paul Gray TREASURER

Tim Malishenko SECRETARy

edward Filer ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

andrew white

ExECUTivE DiRECTOR

rachel e. Kraft

ernie a. arias Michael G. beatrice Leigh buchanan bienen richard bromley Jake Canepari David Catlin Frank M. Clark, iii billy Dec al DeVaney roe Faraone Penny Feuerstein Charlie Frankel raymond a. Frick Karen Fritchey Julie Gardziola Jon harris Dawn hillman Michael Jacobson Dr. elena Kamel rocque e. Lipford Jr. Laura Matalon John McGowan Melinda McMullen Jill reznick Meier Thomas o’neill bob Palffy Jane Quinn Dr. abbie roth Matthew smith

Jeffrey steigelman James stern nancy Timmers Dr. annabelle s. Volgman Diane whatton Charlotte whitaker NATiONAL COUNCiL

Todd Leland* J. scot Pepper* Kevin rochford* EMERiTUS COUNCiL

Geoffrey baer elizabeth barrett barton L. eilts Celia G. Leventhal Cynthia nedeau Donna schatt Lane winter Vanderslice arnold widen, M.D. *PRESiDENT EMERiTUS

Christine Mary Dunford James Johnson John Morris

jUNior boArD FOUNDERS

David schwimmer billy Dec iii Joey slotnick

PRESiDENT

TREASURER

viCE PRESiDENT

MEMBERSHiP CHAiR

AUDiTORS

GRAPHiC DESiGN By

COMPUTER CONSULTiNG AND SUPPORT By

WEBSiTE CONSULTiNG

Todd Toborg Tai Duncan

Tam hebert Cameron Croft

coUNSel LOOKiNGGLASS LOGO DESiGN By

elizabeth Kairys

PUBLiC RELATiONS By

Cathy Taylor Public relations, inc.

LEGAL SERviCES By

edward Filer, Clark hill PLC Carol Genis of K&L Gates, LLP F. richard Pappas, esq.

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baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Ted Giesler, Cypress Consulting Group, Ltd viDEO CONTENT By

hMs Media MEDiA AGENCy

allied Live

heather anderson Ted studios steve Persch

PHOTOGRAPHy By

sean williams PROGRAM PRODUCTiON By

stephanie shum

looKiNgglASS StAff ArtiStic ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

MArKetiNg DiRECTOR OF MARKETiNG

PRODUCiNG ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

GRAPHiC DESiGNER AND CREATivE COORDiNATOR

andrew white

Philip r. smith

ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR OF NEW WORK

heidi stillman

ASSiSTANT TO ExECUTivE AND ARTiSTiC DiRECTORS

raymond Fox

LiTERARy MANAGER

Marti Lyons

bUSiNeSS ExECUTivE DiRECTOR

erik schroeder

heather anderson MARKETiNG ASSiSTANT

stephanie shum

DeVeloPMeNt DiRECTOR OF DEvELOPMENT

Jennifer McCarthy bienemann

MANAGER OF iNDiviDUAL GiviNG

Kathleen emmert

GENERAL MANAGER

MANAGER OF CORPORATE, FOUNDATiON AND GOvERNMENT GiviNG

BUSiNESS OFFiCE COORDiNATOR

FUNDRAiSiNG EvENTS COORDiNATOR

Kathryn Dysard

sarah Gehrki

iT AND OFFiCE COORDiNATOR

DEvELOPMENT ASSOCiATE

rachel e. Kraft

Michele V. anderson Megan sofen

Thomas sparks

renee Flint

e D U c A t i o N A N D PRODUCTiON coMMUNity COORDiNATOR ProgrAMS harriet sogin DiRECTOR OF EDUCATiON AND COMMUNiTy PROGRAMS

ASSiSTANT TECHNiCAL DiRECTOR

Lizzie Perkins

Joshua Lansing

MASTER TEACHER

WARDROBE SUPERviSOR

Thomas J. Cox

David Galbreath

EDUCATiON ASSiSTANT

MASTER ELECTRiCiAN

Jessica Lind

Jabin Chartrand

ADMiNiSTRATivE AND ARTiSTiC iNTERNS

SOUND ENGiNEER

Christopher M. LaPorte Lanie bayless, Maggie burrows, nicole Carlson, anna o P e r A t i o N S Ciamporcero, James DiRECTOR OF AUDiENCE Larocque, Monica SERviCES Lerch, hannah Keith, Jonathan L. Green rebecca Muszynski ASSiSTANT MANAGER OF AUDiENCE SERviCES and Zachary weed Lizz edele ProDUctioN

PRODUCTiON MANAGER

Joel hobson

TECHNiCAL DiRECTOR

sean K. walters

HOUSE MANAGER

Chad s. wachob BAR SUPERviSOR

Tamara becker GROUP SALES ASSOCiATE

Jessica simon

Lookingglass applauds the benefactors of theAtre thAt MoVeS: the cAMPAigN for looKiNgglASS hoPe abeLson● riCharD DiTTon Contributor of the women’s restroom The Green FaMiLY Howard Green & Lisa Naparstek Green David Green* & Mary Winton Green JP MorGan Chase Contributor of the Studio Theatre bUrTon & anne KaPLan DoLores KohL KaPLan & Morris KaPLan The LeLanD FaMiLY Contributors of the chimney passageway LooKinGGLass enseMbLe FrienDs & FaMiLY Contributors of the Compass Room

LooKinGGLass JUnior boarD Contributors of the box office MeLinDa MCMULLen Contributor of the women’s dressing room The norThern TrUsT CoMPanY Contributor of the balcony Lori & J. sCoT PePPer DaViD L. sChwiMMer Sound system contributed in honor of syd & Mac Colman; Lighting System contributed in honor of bea and bert schwimmer● nanCY anD MiChaeL TiMMers Contributors of the men’s dressing room

●we gratefully acknowledge our deceased donors.

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DoNorS lookingglass Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the many individuals, corporations, foundations and government grantors who support Lookingglass and its innovative artistic and education programs.

We are pleased to recognize contributions received April 1, 2010 to April 1, 2011.

We work diligently to keep our donor lists accurate and up-to-date. Please bring any unintentional errors, additions or needed corrections to the attention of Kathleen Emmert in the Development Office at (773) 477-9257 ext. 153. corporate, foundation and government Supporters Magnificent Benefactors ($500,000 and up) City of Chicago Richard M. Daley, Mayor State of illinois: Department of Commerce and Community Affairs

Landmark benefactors ($25,000-$49,999) Clark Hill PLC ComEd JPMorgan Chase Foundation The Shubert Foundation

eminent benefactors ($100,000-$499,999) Hyatt Hotel Corporation Park Hyatt – Chicago United Airlines

Cornerstone benefactors ($15,000-$24,999) Abbott Laboratories The Crown Family Edgerton Foundation Fifth Third Bank Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Goldman, Sachs and Co. illinois Arts Council, a state agency Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Motorola Foundation Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Prince Charitable Trusts Sara Lee Corporation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Leading benefactors ($50,000-$99,999) Alphawood Foundation The Hearst Foundations John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Northern Trust The Polk Bros. Foundation Righteous Persons Foundation Sara Lee Foundation Target

Distinguished benefactors ($10,000-$14,999) Baxter international inc.

The Boeing Company Charitable Trust Harris Bank Podmajersky, inc.

STS Foundation Producing benefactors ($5,000-$9,999) Bessemer Trust Bill Bass Foundation Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Ruth Davee Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation HSBC John R. Halligan Charitable Fund James S. Kemper Foundation The Siragusa Foundation

Directing benefactors ($2,500-$4,999) Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Evian TCG: Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship Wrightwood Neighbors Association Participating benefactors ($1,000-$2,499) Baker Tilly virchow Krause, LLP The Donald W. Collier Charitable Trust ii irving Harris Foundation Duk young Foundation The Rhoades Foundation

Individual Supporters $100,000 and up Anonymous $50,000 to $99,999 Richard A. Ditton Lisa Naparstek Green and Howard Green David L. Schwimmer $25,000 to $49,999 Melinda McMullen and Duncan Kime Alex and Erin Miller Abbie Roth and Sandra Roth Nancy and Michael Timmers $10,000 to $24,999 Elizabeth and Jim Benoit Leigh and Henry Bienen Joe and Shannon Brady Douglas Brown Jake and Paige Canepari Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Penny and Jay Feuerstein Charlie and Stephanie Frankel Lee and Sandy Golub 16 Lookingglass

Paul and Dedrea Gray Dawn Hillman Elaine and Larry Hodgson Drs. Elena and Perry Kamel Rocque and Anne Lipford Jane Quinn and Jeffrey McCarthy Matthew and Beth Smith Jeffrey and Michelle Steigelman Dr. Annabelle volgman and Keith volgman Char Whitaker $5,000 to $9,999 Mary Jo and Doug Basler Deborah Bricker Richard and Marilyn Bromley Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Joyce Chelberg Frank and Michelle Clark Al Devaney Roe Faraone Edward and Dee Dee Filer Ray Frick Jon and Allie Harris Bruce and vicki Heyman Alex and Michael Jacobson

Jeff and Karen Ketchen Todd and Barbara LeLand in Honor of David Catlin Todd and Barbara LeLand in Honor of Lisa Green Rocque and Anne Lipford Timothy and Jane Malishenko John McGowan Jill and Jonathan Meier Kenneth and Anne Miller Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation irene Phelps Anne Pramaggiore Stephen and Deborah Quazzo Kevin Rochford Joan and Paul Rubschlager Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan in Honor of Leigh Bienen Jeffrey and Michelle Steigelman James D. Stern Daniel and Nyro Stranahan Judd and Frieda Weinberg $2,500 to $4,999 William and Sharon Baker

Michael and Kim Beatrice Kay Collier Lisa and Geoffrey Dybas Julie and Robert Foley Richard and Mary Gray Blair Finberg Hoffman Adam ith and Caroline Perry in Honor of Phil and Louise Smith Linda Karn Lewis and Monica Kornberg Rachel E. Kraft Karen and Larry McCracken Donna Schatt Rosemary Schnell Kenneth and Tracey Stephens Daniel and Julianne voelker Lorrayne and Steve Weiss $1,500 to $2,499 Lester Coney Patricia Cox Donald and Cathy Dabisch Margaret Simpson and Mary Ellen Diaz Tai Duncan

DoNorS (coNtiNUeD) Dolores Kohl Kaplan and Morris Kaplan Paul M. Lisnek† and Brian F. Lozell Deirdre McBreen Paul Ordynski Nikki Will Stein and Fred Stein Steven and Cheryl Panko Diana and Bruce Rauner John and Stephanie Tipton Lisa A. Huestis and David E. van Zandt $1,000 to $1,499 Brian and Lorraine Arbetter Liz Barrett Warren L. Batts Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Joseph Burns Jeffrey Roberts and Jennifer Costanzo Thomas and Mary Jane Dee Dr. J. Anthony Dillon Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Lisa Gardner Robert and Maggie Gerth Mary Winton Green Paul and Heather Haaga Bob and Connie Hickey Melinda Kleehammer in Honor of Jill Meier Howard Learner Alice and Gregory Melchor Pamela G. Meyer Douglas and Denise Nash Terry and Lanny Passaro Raiselle and Kenneth Resnick George and Kathleen Rummel Marian Sassetti-Kent and Robert Kent Jon and Jane Stillman William and Kathy Streff Scott Turow Diane and Chris Whatton in Honor of David Catlin Leslie and Robert Zenter $500 to $999 Anonymous Doug Aburano Ernie A. Arias Catherine Borowski Janet Burch and Joel Guillory Francine and Greg Byers Professor William Calder Billy and Katherine Dec Mary Dombrowski Richard and inese Driehaus Samuel and vicki Dudley

Jennie Lyons Fogarty Gerald Freedman Dana Gapinski Bryan Gutraj Phil Leung Nona and John Long Ravi Lumpkin Michael Maloney Patrick and Alexandria Marren Drs. Annette and John Martini Marianne and Tom McClure Donald McNeeley Courtney Mentzer and Charles Petit Morris and Helen Messing Foundation Rickie and Alexander Miller Barbara and Daniel O`Keefe James Oates and Adam Grymkowski Lee and Sharon Oberlander Claire and Gordon Prussian Erica Mann Ramis and Harold Ramis Susan Schaalman youdovin and Charlie Shulkin Out of The Box Foundation Scott Silberstein Langhorne and Marilyn Smith in Honor of David Catlin Darren and Anne Snyder Nikki and Fred Stein Donald and Sylvia White $250 to $499 Anonymous (2) Donna Baiocchi Scott Barnett Charles Battoe Mr. and Mrs. John R. Blair David and Luann Blowers Jean Pierre and Michele Boustany Cynthia Brown and Peter Colovos Dan and Sara Green Cohan Ann Cummins Bruce and Laurie Davidson Billy Dexter Chris Driscoll Steven B. Edelstein, MD Patty Eylar Timothy and Janet Fox Douglas and Katherine Frey Richard and Lois Fuhrer Ryan Golding Joy Gregory Brenda Grusecki Jerry and Patty Hanner Steven and Lenore Harris Mary J. Hayes Allan and Carolyn Horwich Jim and Mary Houston Jasond Jones The Bruce G. and Mary A.

Robert Family Foundation inc.

Jeff and Karen Ketchen Catherine and Douglas Knuth Rosemary Krimbel and John Garton Simon and Lydia Lambert Cindy and Jim Lamson Carole and Achim Lenders Joan and Murray Levin Anat and Amos Madanes Genevieve and Carlo Maggio in Memory of Michael Maggio Jacquelyn Mattfeld Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson Jason Miller Fraser and Ellen Perkins Chris Renn Harry Rosenberg Joanne and Paul Ruxin Brian Saber Lizzy and Josh Scheinfeld Carol and Dean Schroeder Jeff and Maggie Schwartz Philip Smith and Louise Lamson Micki Somerman and Philip Zawa Joshua Sommerfeld Karen L. Swaback Kent Swanson Oscar S. Tatosian Elaine Taylor Dr. Sabrina Tsao Arnie and Judy Widen Dennis and Linda Wilt Barbara Zibell $100 to $249 Anonymous (6) Donna Albertson The Arkebauer Family Merle Arnold Patricia Bangert Emily Barr Jonathon Ben-Hamon Arta and Adrian Beverly Jerry and Kathy Biederman Jennifer Bienemann Mary Anne and Joe Bigane Michael Bloomberg The Robert Britz Family Joel Brosk Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Karen A. Callaway Janet Carl-Smith Judge Tom Chiola (Ret) and Drew Jemilo Ruth Clark Marilyn Cohen Jim Corrigan David and vicki John and Monique Crossan Nancy and Joseph Crowther Frank Curl

Jo Anne Davis Robert Delaney Jim and Lynn Drew Marilyn Drury-Katillo Deanna Dunagan John Dunford Stuart Dybek French and Jan Eason Sharon Eiseman Terri Jo Englund Tim and Jane Evans Kathleen Fabiny and Micah Garb Janice Feinberg Mr. Michael Fielder Diane Filbin Julia Finlayson Jan and Bill Flapan Nona C. Flores Paul Fong Lucinda Fox Father Mark A. Fracaro Jana French Leota P. Gajda Micah Garb and Kathleen Fabiny Connie Gillock Laurel Goodman Sharran Greenberg Sam and Roslyn Grodzin Robert S. Guenther Joan and Guy Gunzberg Solomon Gutstein Sarah R. Wolff and Joel L. Handelman Diane and Sol Hara Antonia and Mark Hargis Paula and David Harris Sharon and Donald Harris Debra and Mark Hass David C. Hawley Angeline Heisler virginia and Thomas Helm Leo Henikoff Joyce Herdliska Marjorie and John Heff Tony and Sonya Hessling Donald and Karen Hester Mr. Larry Higa James Hilly Donald Honchell and Susan Horn Kathy Hurley Diane ireland Mary ittelson and Rick Tuttle David Johnson Karen and Jerry Johnson Ms. Cynthia Joho George Jones Jerome Kane Peggy Kelly and Dan Dutile Carol Kipperman Lindsay Knight M. Koenigsknecht and N. Armatas Caroline Kraft Linda and Theodore Kraft Ronald Kuntz Jeanne Laduke

†This donor is ensuring Lookingglass’ future with a generous bequest.

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DoNorS (coNtiNUeD) Bob Larson Marte and Mary Lazar Susan and ira Levin Susan Levitt Richard and Joanne Levy Karen Li Fran and Chuck Licht Katherine Logue Harry Chernin Foundation Christopher Lueking Joseph and Kathleen Madden Mark Maes David Mahvi Cathleen R. Marine inge K. Marra Winifred Martin James Mather Marc and Beth McCormack Stacey and Patrick McCusker Sandra McNaughton Willy Medina Roger K. Metz David Morris Adam Mrowiec Eileen M. Murray Patricia Naguib Betty and Marvin Najberg Geraldine Nolen James and Dana Noonan James and Catherine Nowacki Carol and Stuart Oken Patsy and David Oser Ray and Esther Paice Georgia and Allen Parchem Helene Paris Ron Parson Sheldon Patinkin Elyse Pearlman Jane Grady and Alan Pulaski Hilda Raisner and Bob Kiolbassa Adele Rapport Robson Family

Eleanor and Robert Roemer Ruth and Larry Rosen Judy and Warner Rosenthal Dorothy Ruggles Stern Michelle and Jonathan Sales Judy A. Saslow Gallery Mr. and Mrs. John Scala Michael Schneiderman Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher Ezra and Orit Schwartz Jenny and Philip Schwartz Robert Schwartz Julia Scott Michael and Karen Serilla Oscar and Lucia Serrano Raymond and Janice Skowron Chuck Smith David and Jean Sogin Rand Sparling and Adrienne Meisel Bruce and Donna Spencer Mr. and Mrs. William Spizman Diane and William Spizzirri Laurie Stokes and Joel Lessing Jane Stone Orly and Ari Telisman Stacey L. Thomas Gretchen vacendak Andrea and Gerald vigue Eugene and Barbara Wasylenki Bruce and Sandra Wechsler Janet and Les Wilson Scott and Sarah WoodPrince Patricia Wyant John and Gloria Zachari Eddie and Lisa Zeitler Fotios and Joanne Zemenides

$50 to $99 Edward Berry Charlene Branda Nancy and Samuel Chmell Lawrence Choate Elizabeth Cicchelli and Robert Buono Michael Scott and Joy Clendenning Nancy Cohen Timothy Conners in Honor of Dennis Conners Diane Cooper Martin and Katherine Corcoran Frank Covey, Jr. James Dion Gilbert Dominguez Tom Drake Betty Eaton Richard Eddington Angelica Esposito Lewis Fleishman Janet W. Fox Joan and Ron Fox Mary Jo Franklin Mary Ann Galanti Harriet Gershman June Golmin Tam Hebert Kurt and Gayle Hedlund Roberta and Robert Heiman Katherine Henrici Christine Hodak Barbara and Edward Humbert Lois iseminger B J Jacobsen Robert K. Johnston Ann Kaizerman Monica and Paul Kepes Jackie and Lionel Knight Penny and Lee Knutson Maria Kolb Lorraine Kulpa Danielle Langevin

Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Boka Group Joe and Shannon Brady Brazzaz The Brazilian Steakhouse Molly Brennan Bridges Media Britten Chicago Broadway in Chicago Richard Bromley Doug Brown Bruce Communications Caesars Palace Las vegas Jake and Paige Canepari Catering by Michael’s David Catlin Cellar Rat Center of Attention Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Athletic Clubs

Chicago Bears Chicago Bulls Chicago Children’s Museum Chicago Costume Company Chicago Cut Steakhouse Chicago Fly Fishing Chicago Gourmet Chicago History Museum Chicago Sailing Chicago Shakespeare Company Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Tube and iron Chicago White Sox Chiropractic Care, Ltd. Clarence Dillon Wines Frank and Michelle Clark Frank and Michelle Clark Clutter Crisis Management Coco Pazzo Café

Ruth Lekan John and Jill Levi Robert Lindgren Bruce Lockwitz Lesley Martin Michael McMillan Peggy Nelson Wendy Heimann and Joseph Nunes Polly Olson Phyllis Parish Marilyn Perno James Peters and Patricia Casler Joseph and Susan Dunn Ponteri Donna Pugh Joel Ramos viktoria and Alex Reznik Faye Ryan Morvarid Sadri Ursula Sanne Elizabeth Schenkier David Schmitz Emily Schnurr yuronda Scott Jerome Seidenfeld Smita and Maarten Shah Benjamin Shapiro Mary Shaughnessy June Shulman R.T. Singer Janice Skowron Terry and Ruth Stevig Gerard A. Swick Karen Hletko Tiersky Margaret Trboyevic Mark valdez Ron and Marina vandenhandel Dr. Claire C. Wang Michelle and Fred Weber Leslie Wichers Clifton J. Wilkow virginia Zagaja Hilary Zankel David and Suzanne Zesmer

in-Kind Donors Absolut vodka The Affinia Hotel The Allerton Hotel Allied Live American Girl American Sightseeing & Gray Andaz Wall Street Andaz West Hollywood Ernie Arias Ariel investments babyclassroom.com Geoffrey Baer Bali Hyatt Rick and Deann Bayless Bentley/Rolls Royce Gold Coast Bespoke Cuisine Bloomingdale’s Blue Duck Tavern Blues Jean Bar 18 Lookingglass

Conlan Group Crosstech Printing CS Magazine Custom Hair Lounge DeDe’s Doodles Delle Amiche Salon Denim Lounge Dental Studios Devon Seafood Grill discoverthis.com Dr. Richard Diverde Dreamworks Duchamp Restaurant East Bank Club Eli’s Cheesecake World Elysian Hotel The Elysian Hotel Eve Restaurant Evian Exhale MindBody Spa Roe Faraone

DoNorS (coNtiNUeD) Fashion House – NyC Kelly and Steve Faso Jay and Penny Feuerstein Field Museum Fig Media Selena Figuero Fireplace inn Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Grill Julie and Robert Foley The Four Seasons Hotel Charlie Frankel French Pastry School Friends of the Chicago River Fuze G.i. Jane Fitness Julie Gardziola Gemini Bistro Ghirardelli GiLT City Gives Giorgio Armani Girl and the Goat Glasses Ltd Goodman Theatre Goose island Grand Hyatt Bali Grand Overview Communications Paul and Dedrea Gray Grill on the Alley Groupon Halo For Men Hard Rock Café Harris Bank John and Allie Harris Tony Hernandez Dawn Hillman HMS Media Homey Gallery Hotel intercontinental Chicago Howl at the Moon Hub 51 Hubbard inn Hubbard Street Dance Hyatt Hyatt international Hyatt Regency Aruba Hyatt Regency Curacao il Mulino ing Direct Cafe Chicago

it’s About Face The James Hotel Jen Mullholand yoga Joffrey Ballet John Allan’s Rush The John Hancock Observatory Drs. Elena and Perry Kamel Kehoe Design Rachel E. Kraft Lakeview Athletic Club Simon Lambert LavAzza Café Lester Lampert inc.

Lettuce Entertain you Line Tours Rocque and Anne Lipford Luca Luca Lucky Strike Lanes lululemon athletica Lumen Night Club Lush Wine and Spirit Tim and Jane Malishenko Marianne Strokirk Salons Marlowe Mastro’s Restaurant Maxine Salon John McGowan Melinda McMullen and Duncan Kime The Metropolitan Opera Midnight Conspiracy Midwest Orthopedics Milito Mobile Alex and Erin Miller Mini Cooper Mity Nice Grill Kevin and Michelle Mize Montopoli Custom Clothiers Moto Restaurant Multi Dimensional Fitness Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Science and industry Sue Naiden NBC Chicago NoMi Hansen O`Malley O’Brien’s Restaurant

Olympia Fields Country Club Omni Chicago Hotel David Ortiz Oscar iberian Rugs Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Park Hyatt Chicago Park Hyatt istanbul Park Hyatt Washington Park Hyatt Washington DC Pelago Restaurant Peninsula Hotel The Peninsula Chicago Perennial Platform One Entertainment PopChips Pops for Champagne Borris Powell Prince Robert of Luxembourg Public Theater Deborah and Stephen Quazzo Rachel Ray Show Mohammed Rashid Asta Razma Red Eye Redhead Piano Bar Redmoon Theatre Ritz-Carlton Hotel River North Dance Company RL Restaurant Rockit Ranch Productions Rosebud Restaurants Anna Rosinia Abbie Roth and Sandra Roth Roy’s Restaurant Ruby Room Spa Sara Lee Corporation Schwartz David Schwimmer Second City The Seneca Hotel and Suites Senseo Shedd Aquarium Shen yun Performing Arts ShopWalk Sid and Lucille Jewelry Signature Room on the 95th Silverguy Entertainment

Simply innovative Av SiR Spa Sirron Pilates Studio Langhorne and Marilyn Smith Matthew and Rebecca Smith Phil Smith and Louise Lamson Smith and Wollensky Sound Postings Standard Hotel - NyC Jeffrey and Michelle Steigelamn Paul Stuart Sullivan’s Steakhouse Surrey Hotel Manhattan Swirlz Cupcakes Tall Windy Ship Nancy and Michael Timmers Todd T Design Tonight Show with Jay Leno TRU Restaurant The Underground United Airlines United Graphics and Mailing Urban Oasis venuszine viP Sports Marketing, inc.

Dr. Annabelle volgman and Keith volgman Diane and Chris Whatton Andrew White Will Byington Photography Wine Bar Winebow Winestyles Wirtz Beverage The Wit Hotel Wolfgang Puck Catering Wow Bao WTTW WxRT Radio Jane Zappalia Zen Botanical Designs by Cindy Mary Zimmerman

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To order, call the box office at (312) 337-0665 or stop by the next time you attend a show.

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Box office: (312) 337-0665. losT anD FoUnD Lost and found information may be exchanged at the box office; please call (312) 337-0665.

Cameras anD reCorDinG DeViCes The use of cameras—with or without a flash— recorders, or other electronic devices is strictly prohibited.

PaGers, Phones anD WaTCh alarms Patrons are asked to silence pagers, cellular phones and watch alarms before entering the theatre. laTeComers Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management and may have to wait until a suitable break in the action of the play to be seated. smoking is prohibited.

Lookingglass Theatre is not responsible for personal property.

Lookingglass Coat Check is available for $1 per item; all proceeds benefit Season of Concern. We cannot accept fur coats.

Thanks to The Saints: volunteers for the Performing Arts for providing ushers. For information, visit www.saintschicago.org or call (773) 529-5510.

Thanks to Carolyn Dunn, Lookingglass’ Saints volunteer usher coordinator.

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Surveys are located in our lobby, or can be complete online at www.lookingglasstheatre.org/survey.

Lookingglass would like to thank our official coffee sponsor, lavazza, whose products are available in the lobby

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