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CAST The Actress: Michelle Lopez-Rios** C R E AT I V E T E A M Directed by Lisa Portes* Stage Management by Briana J. Fahey** Projection Design by Julie Ahlgrim Scenic & Projection Design by Stephen Hudson-Mairet Costume Design by Jazmin Aurora Medina Lighting Design by Ellie Rabinowitz Composer and Sound Design by Christie Chiles Twillie Videography and Editing by Studio Gear: Kimberlee Beggs, Derek Buckles, Logan Allen **Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. *THIS DIRECTOR IS A MEMBER OF THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOROGRAPHERS SOCIETY, A NATIONAL THEATRICAL LABOR UNION.

Michelle Lopez-Rios is this year’s recipient of the Ruth Schudson Leading Lady award. Established in 2011, MCT’s Ruth Schudson Leading Lady Fund is a donor-designated fund created to honor MCT co-founder Ruth Schudson and provide lasting support to our mission of employing and nurturing local theatre artists. The fund supports the work of one female actor each season.

T H A N K YO U TO O U R G E N E R O U S P R O D U C T I O N S P O N S O R S Producers Debbie and Jamshed Patel

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F R O M T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R Hello! I hope that this finds you safe, healthy, and well. Thank you very much for joining us for our virtual production of THE WAY SHE SPOKE by Isaac Gómez. As the first (and, at writing, only), theater in the state of Wisconsin approved by Actors’ Equity Association to gather artists in person, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s virtual productions represent a crucial step in the process of returning to live performances, as well as the hard-won means by which we are able to provide artists with meaningful compensation and crucial health insurance weeks. Playwright Isaac Gómez, author of THE WAY SHE SPOKE, is unafraid to tackle serious concerns head-on, but his voice never veers to agit-prop—his is a remarkable blend of the poetic, political, and deeply personal. Always lyrical, beautiful, ardently and assertively human, and fully revealing of the individuals at the center of important larger issues, I hope that you find in Isaac’s voice the rare and remarkable mix of empath and warrior that I find so compelling. THE WAY SHE SPOKE’s examination of the roots of the devastation of the femicides in Juárez, Mexico, feels to me necessary and urgent as we watch in American culture the growth of an increasingly casual misogyny that allows horrific acts of violence against women to go unchecked. THE WAY SHE SPOKE holds that mirror up unrelentingly—and necessarily. It is a challenging play focusing much-needed attention on a challenging topic as we continue to wrestle with our national character— both who we are in our own borders, and how we treat those just outside. Thanks again for joining us. If you find the work rewarding, please help spread the word.

D E L D I R E C TO R A R T Í S T I C O ¡Hola a todos! Espero que todos ustedes se encuentren bien y saludables. Muchas gracias por asistir a nuestra producción virtual de LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ de Isaac Gómez. Como el primer (y, al momento de escribir esto, único) teatro del estado de Wisconsin aprobado por la Actors’ Equity Association para juntar a artistas en persona, las producciones virtuales del Milwaukee Chamber Theatre representan un paso decisivo en el proceso de volver a presentaciones en vivo y además son símbolo de los medios – conseguidos con esfuerzo – por los que podemos proporcionarles a artistas compensación significativa y las semanas de trabajo necesarias para calificar para el seguro médico. El dramaturgo Isaac Gómez, autor de LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ, no tiene miedo de hacer frente a graves preocupaciones, pero su voz nunca llega al extremo de propaganda política. Su voz es una mezcla extraordinaria de lo poético, lo político y lo profundamente personal – siempre es lírica, hermosa, apasionadamente y afirmativamente humana y enteramente reveladora de los individuos que están en el centro de problemas importantes y amplios. Espero que usted encuentre en la voz de Isaac esa mezcla tan rara y excepcional de émpata y guerrero que a mí me cautiva tanto. El análisis de las raíces de la devastación de los feminicidios de Juárez que se encuentra en LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ me parece necesario y urgente a la vez que presenciamos en la cultura estadounidense el aumento de una misoginia cada vez más casual que permite que ocurran descontroladamente horribles actos de violencia contra las mujeres. LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ desenmascara todo esto implacablemente – y necesariamente. Es una obra desafiante que dirige la atención hacia un tema desafiante a medida que seguimos lidiando con nuestro carácter nacional – tanto quiénes somos dentro de nuestras propias fronteras y cómo tratamos a los que están justo al otro lado. Gracias nuevamente por acompañarnos. Si encuentra la obra estimulante, favor de ayudarnos a correr la voz. 4

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BIOGR APHIES Isaac Gómez (Playwright) Isaac Gomez is an awardwinning Chicago and Los Angeles based playwright and screenwriter originally from El Paso, Texas/Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He is currently under commission with South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Alley Theater, LCT3 and IAMA Theatre Company. His plays have been produced and/or developed by Audible Theater, Steppenwolf Theater Company, Primary Stages, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre, the Alley Theatre, and many others. He is the recipient of the 2018 Dramatists Guild Lanford Wilson Award, the 2017 Jeffry Melnick New Playwright Award at Primary Stages, an inaugural 3Arts “Make A Wave” grantee. His television credits include the Netflix Original Series Narcos: Mexico, an upcoming TBA Netflix Limited Series, an upcoming TBA Apple TV+ Limited Series, and is under development with a full-length feature at Focus Features. He enjoys good bowls of menudo on Sundays (con bolillos not tortillas, porfis) and can slay a game of millennial loteria. He is represented by The Gersh Agency, ReDefine Entertainment, and Granderson Des Rochers, LLP. LISA PORTES* (Director) Lisa Portes is an award-winning Chicago-based director. Her work has been seen in Chicago at Victory Gardens Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Northlight, Timeline Theatre, and American Blues Theatre. Regionally her work has been seen at Cal Shakes, Cincinnati Playhouse, Denver Center, Guthrie Theatre, Olney Theatre, McCarter Theatre, and the Kennedy Center. In New York at Soho Rep, Playwrights

Horizons, the Public, New York Theatre Workshop and the Flea. She is a co-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons and serves on the boards of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC). In 2016 she was honored with the Zelda Fichandler Award for Directors. She heads the MFA Directing Program at The Theatre School at DePaul University and lives in the Bridgeport of Chicago with her husband, playwright Carlos Murillo, and their two teenagers, Eva Rose and Carlos Alejandro. https://www.lisaportes.com/. MICHELLE LOPEZRIOS** (The Actress) Michelle is delighted to be home at MCT where she has collaborated as a dialect coach, actor, writer, and board member. She performed in BROOKLYN BOY, as well as readings of BLUE BULLETS and 500 YEARS (both part of the Monty Davis series). She directed CHAPATTI and A ROSE FOR MRS. KEMP (MCT YPF) and has served as the dialect coach on over a dozen productions for MCT. Other acting credits include MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD (Next Act); LUCHADORA (First Stage); THE CRAZY MEXICAN SHOW (Royal Mexican Players); TWELFTH NIGHT (Ojai Shakespeare Festival); and BOCON (Mark Taper Forum). Co-founder of the Royal Mexican Players, she and playwright Alvaro Saar Rios have taught workshops and created original works all over the country for more than a decade. She is an Associate Professor of Voice & Speech at The Theatre School at DePaul University where she serves as Artistic Director of Chicago Playworks.

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BRIANA J. FAHEY** (Stage Manager) Briana currently resides in Chicago and is thrilled to join MCT for the first time. Her regional credits include stage managing at Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, California Shakespeare Theater, Magic Theatre, Center REP Theatre and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. JULIE AHLGRIM (Projection Designer) Julie is excited to join Milwaukee Chamber Theatre as projection designer of THE WAY SHE SPOKE. A proud alumnus of Marquette University, Julie assisted Stephen HudsonMairet in the Renaissance Theaterworks production TOP GIRLS as an animator and digital artist, and on the scenic design for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s production of MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET,and First Stage’s Production ON THE WINGS OF A MARIPOSA. Julie was the scenic designer for Marquette Theatre’s production of THE RIVALS. Julie lives in Chicago loving her job as a designer for the church restoration company Daprato Rigali Studios. She thanks Stephen Hudson-Mairet for giving her the opportunity to design with him and her parents for the endless support. STEPHEN HUDSONMARIET (Scenic and Projection Designer) Stephen is the Chair of the Digital Media and Performing Arts at Marquette University. Stephen is excited to return to Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to design THE ISLAND. Stephen has designed scenery for numerous productions at Marquette, around the Milwaukee area, and in the greater Midwest, including the scene design for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s productions of THE LION 6

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IN WINTER, THE DALY NEWS, TRYING, COLLECTED STORIES, THE GOOD FATHER, LOBBY HERO, MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET, and JEEVES AT SEA. Stephen lives quite happily in a very old house in Wauwatosa with his wife Heidi, and daughters Emma and Grace. (hudsonmairetdesign.com) JAZMIN AURORA MEDINA (Costume Designer) Jazmin Aurora Medina (hazmeen) is a Chicana costume designer and costume manager that operates throughout Wisconsin and Illinois. She’s grateful to be working her second show at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre this season! Jazmin graduated with a B.A. in costume design and wardrobe from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 2017. Jazmin has won ‘Best Costume Design’ for DOUBLE VISION at the 2020 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. She also has been selected as one of thirty-four US young emerging (costume) designers for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial for EURYDICE at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Previous professional credits include Forward Theater Company, First Stage Children’s Theater, and Florentine Opera. Jazmin wouldn’t be here without the support of her incredible family, friends and community-- and would like to dedicate her work on this show for them. Bendiciones! To see more of her work, check out @jazminnauroraa on Instagram or jazminaurora.com. ELLIE RABINOWITZ (Lighting Designer) Ellie enjoys a multiplicity of lighting applications: from dance (LA Dance Project & Dušan Týnek Dance Theater), to theater (SOUVENIR at Milwaukee Rep, CAMINO REAL at LA’s Boston Court, multi-

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national collaboration Timboctou), art (Emily Mast at LACMA), stop-motion (Robot Chicken season 6 & Lizzy Klein’s Dust), & music (Indradevi, LA Grand Ensemble), as well as teaching lighting design. These days she’s more likely to be found herding cats as one of Wisconsin’s three regional contacts for Burning Man. CHRISTIE CHILES TWILLIE (Composer and Sound Designer) Christie Chiles Twillie is a Pianist, Music Director, Sound Designer and Composer. Her credits include over 40 productions including A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Invictus Theatre), YELLOWMAN (Fleetwood Jourdain), IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER (Northwestern), HOMELAND 24 (Music for Theatre CHICAGO), AMERICA 2.0 (Definition Theatre), Harrison River’s WE ARE CONTINUOUS (GEVA Theatre), Isaac Gómez’ THE WAY SHE SPOKE (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre), THE NICETIES (Forward Theatre), THE MOUNTAIN TOP (American Players Theatre) and Truth Bachman’s SHAPESHIFTERS (UArts). Christie’s film scores can be heard in THE PANDEMIC TRILOGY, THE CLEARING and ALONE. In 2019, Christie was awarded the Footlights Best Musical Direction Award for a Professional Production (FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE), and a Rachel Rockwell Fierce Women Behind The Table, award for Music Direction by Porchlight Music Theatre. In 2018, she earned a BTAA nomination for Best Music Direction (YELLOWMAN). In 2017, she was a Chicago Broadway World Finalist for Best Music Direction, (BIG FISH). Regional musical credits include FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE, NEWSIES, and THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS (Skylight) and the Chicago premier of Porchlight Music Theatre’s MINNIE’S BOYS.

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AU D I E N C E G U I D E On One Purpose of Playwriting At our virtual first rehearsal for THE WAY SHE SPOKE, playwright Isaac Gómez shared the story of growing up on a border—El Paso, Texas, USA, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico—and how encountering the women of Juárez inspired two stories that had to be told. Juárez has been rated in cycles one of the most dangerous cities in the world, with a high incidence of violent crime. In 2020, Juárez ranked 20th internationally according to murder rates per capita (notably behind St. Louis last year, however, though about on par with Baltimore). Gómez’ family stopped crossing in the aughts given their consciousness of that danger. Given the timing, Gómez shared that a relationship to the subject matter of THE WAY SHE SPOKE came late—a discovery in later teen years about las desaparecidas that led to a journey with a friend, Blanca. Blanca navigated a nineteenyear-old Gómez through Juárez to interview, chronicle, catalogue, and ultimately lift up a story much less visible through art: violence against women so rampant in the region that only the term “femicide” could compass it. The result of a decade-long mission? Gómez’ sister plays LA RUTA and THE WAY SHE SPOKE, which share and honor the women of Juárez and their continued struggle for visibility and justice. LA RUTA had its world premiere at Steppenwolf in 2019, and THE WAY SHE SPOKE enjoyed an off-Broadway production by Audible at Minetta Lane Theatre the same year. A “docu-mythologia,” as Gómez terms it, THE WAY SHE SPOKE was written in the hope that “one day someone will watch this play and know what to do.” “I know it’s not enough,” said Gómez in rehearsal. But the playwright, who builds the scaffold on which a work of art is crafted, whose words reach us, is the beginning. Continuing the Conversation Share your thoughts with your fellow theatergoers, or offer them to us at MCT. We always want to hear from you. (Write to marcella@milwaukeechambertheatre.org!) For Pre-Performance Discussion 1. Who are the women in your life whom you most admire? Why? 2. Have you experienced any advantage or challenge at work based on your gender(s)? What about in down time or domestic life? When did you become conscious of that advantage or disadvantage, and how? 3. The theater can be dangerous. It has the power to stir the masses… or the individual. When have you as an audience member or artist been moved or irresistibly called to action by a work of art? 4. What do you perceive is the purpose of a documentary? 5. How would you categorize your reaction in the face of a threat (physical or otherwise)—fight, flight, freeze? How do you move past your reaction to a threat? 6. When have you experienced a bond of close friendship tested, and for what reason? 7. Who has the right to tell someone’s story, in your view, when that story is deeply rooted in gender or culture? Can someone from outside a group do so effectively? 8

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For Post-Performance Discussion (Potential spoilers ahead) 1. The Actress, in our Director’s words, is the vessel to “shaman” us through this story and its truths. At what points did you experience her most keenly as a guide? 2. Of those we met in the play, whose story has stayed with you, and why? 3. Mothers took many forms in this play, from mothers the playwright encounters to La Virgen de Guadalupe, the form of the Blessed Virgin Mary to appear in 1531 in Mexico. What do you see the mothers in all their forms offered either character or the audience? 4. The play is called a “docu-mythologia.” How would you define the term after the journey of THE WAY SHE SPOKE? 5. The Actress confronts the invisible playwright about whether he thought about how his work would affect her. What was your experience? 6. Related to the above, how do you feel your own gender(s) affected how you heard the play? 7. The Actress’ final words include “It’s happening everywhere.” How did you experience this moment? As indictment of the playwright? A call to action? Other? RESOURCES The following is a curated list of resources for further study on this urgent cause—or immediate exploration. INFORMATION ON LAS DESAPARECIDAS, THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ Watch The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020) ¿Dónde Están? (2017) On the Edge (2006) Señorita Extraviada (2001) Film by Lourdes Portillo Listen Forgotten: Women of Juarez Read Each and Her by Valerie Martínez “Disappearing Daughters” by Corinne Chin and Erika Schultz Leer en Español: “Hijas Desaparecidas.”

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INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL FRONT Information on violence against women 10 Things Men Can Do To End Men’s Violence Against Women (Leer en Español) VAWnet, an online resource with a wealth of materials on gender-based violence Information on human trafficking National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (Español) National Human Trafficking Hotline (Español) Polaris Project U.S. Department of Justice Resources on Human Trafficking Holding space for healing and conversation The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities National Sexual Violence Resource Center (Español) UnidosUS - A nonpartisan advocacy group serving the wider national Latino community on a variety of issues (Español) INFORMATION ON THE LOCAL FRONT Information on violence against women Milwaukee Health Department Milwaukee Women’s Center Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Information on human trafficking Exploit No More Milwaukee Joint Human Trafficking Task Force Holding space for healing and conversation Black Space - Founded by Corey Fells and Darius Smith and facilitated by Dr. Lia Knox. From Eventbrite site: “Black Space is a community and cultural healing circle of emotional emancipation and connection. Black Space is an in-person space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black & Brown Womxn, Black & Brown LGBTQIA+, and Black & Brown Mxn.” See Eventbrite for upcoming events. Learn more about Black Space at Facebook. UMOS Social Services Division—Latina Resource Center LOCAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS Call 911 if danger is immediate. Additional hotlines collated by the Task Force include The National Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 (TTY:711) SMS: 233733 Sojourner Family Peace Center Hotline 414-933-2722 Milwaukee Police Department (Non-Emergency Number) 414-933-4444

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G U Í A D E AU D I E N C I A Sobre un propósito de escribir obras de teatro En nuestro primer ensayo virtual para LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ, el dramaturgo Isaac Gómez nos contó su historia de crecer en una frontera – El Paso, Texas, Estados Unidos y Ciudad Juárez, México – y relató cómo sus encuentros con las mujeres de Juárez inspiraron dos cuentos que debían ser contados. Juárez ha sido clasificada periódicamente como una de las ciudades más peligrosas del mundo, con un alto índice de delitos violentos. En 2020, Juárez ocupó el puesto número veinte a nivel internacional según las tasas de homicidios intencionales per cápita (es digno de mención que Juárez tenía una tasa de homicidios más baja que la de San Luis, Misuri en 2020, pero más o menos a la par de la de Baltimore). La familia de Gómez dejó de cruzar la frontera en la primera década del siglo XXI debido a su consciencia de ese peligro. Como resultado, Gómez nos contó que su relación con el tema de LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ llegó tarde – su descubrimiento de las desparecidas de Juárez en los últimos años de su adolescencia resultó en un viaje con una amiga, Blanca. Blanca guio a un Gómez de 19 años por Juárez para entrevistar, registrar, catalogar y por último crear consciencia a través del arte de una historia previamente invisible: una violencia contra las mujeres tan descontrolada en la región que solo el término “feminicidio” sería capaz de abarcarla. ¿El resultado de esta misión que duró una década? Las obras hermanas de Gómez LA RUTA y LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ, que comparten y honran a las mujeres de Juárez y su lucha constante por visibilidad y justicia. LA RUTA tuvo su estreno mundial en Steppenwolf en 2019 y LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ gozó de una producción offBroadway por Audible en Minetta Lane Theatre ese mismo año. Una docu-mitología, en palabras de Gómez, LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ fue escrita con la esperanza de que “algún día alguien vea esta obra y sepa qué hacer.” “Yo sé que no es suficiente,” comentó Gómez en el ensayo. Pero este dramaturgo, que sienta las bases para que pueda ser creada una obra de arte – cuyas palabras nos llegan – sí es el comienzo. Continuar la conversación Comparta sus reflexiones con sus coespectadores o compártalas con nosotros en MCT. Siempre nos da gusto escuchar de ustedes. (¡Escríbale a marcella@milwaukeechambertheatre.org!) Para hablar antes de la obra 1. ¿Quiénes son las mujeres en su vida a las que más admira? ¿Por qué? 2. ¿Ha experimentado alguna ventaja o algún desafío en el trabajo basado en su(s) género(s)? ¿Y en su tiempo libre o en la vida doméstica? ¿Cuándo se dio cuenta de esa ventaja o desventaja? ¿Y cómo? 3. El teatro puede ser peligroso. Tiene la capacidad de provocar a la muchedumbre…o al individuo. Como espectador o artista, ¿cuándo ha sido conmovido o llamado irresistiblemente a la acción por una obra de arte? 4. Según usted, ¿cuál es el propósito de un documental? 5. ¿Cómo categorizaría su reacción ante una amenaza (física o no) – luchar, huir o congelarse? ¿Cómo supera su reacción ante una amenaza? THE WAY SHE SPOKE

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6. ¿Cuándo ha experimentado un vínculo de amistad íntima que fue puesto a prueba? ¿Por qué motivo? 7. ¿Quién tiene el derecho de contar la historia de una persona, según su opinión, cuando esa historia tiene fuertes vínculos con un género o una cultura? ¿Es capaz de contar la historia eficazmente una persona ajena a ese grupo? Para hablar después de la obra (Posibles spoilers a continuación) 1. La Actriz, según nuestra directora, es como un chamán que nos guía por esta historia y sus verdades. ¿En qué momentos de la obra sintió usted más profundamente que ella le estaba guiando? 2. De los personajes a los que conocimos en la obra, ¿cuya historia se le ha quedado grabada? ¿Por qué? 3. Las madres se manifiestan de muchas formas en esta obra, desde las madres con las que el dramaturgo se encuentra hasta la Virgen de Guadalupe, la forma de la Santísima Virgen María que apareció en México en 1531. Según usted, ¿qué les ofrecieron las madres en todas sus formas a los personajes o a la audiencia? 4. En palabras del dramaturgo, la obra es una “docu-mitología.” ¿Cómo definiría usted este término después de la travesía de LA MANERA EN QUE ELLA HABLÓ? 5. La Actriz enfrenta al dramaturgo invisible acerca de si él consideró cómo su obra la afectaría. Describa su experiencia con este momento. 6. En relación con lo anterior, ¿cómo cree que su(s) propio(s) género(s) afectó/afectaron la manera en que usted experimentó la obra? 7. Las últimas palabras de la Actriz incluyen, “Está pasando por todos lados.” ¿Qué pensó de este momento? ¿Fue una acusación de parte del dramaturgo? ¿Una llamada a la acción? ¿Algo diferente? RECURSOS Lo siguiente es una lista seleccionada de recursos que pueden ayudarle a estudiar este caso urgente más a fondo – o pueden ser explorados inmediatamente. INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LAS DESAPARECIDAS, LAS MUJERES DE JUÁREZ Para ver The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020) ¿Dónde Están? (2017) On the Edge (2006) Señorita Extraviada (2001) Para escuchar Forgotten: Women of Juarez

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Para leer “Each and Her” de Valerie Martínez “Disappearing Daughters” de Corinne Chin y Erika Schultz Leer en Español: “Hijas Desaparecidas.” INFORMACIÓN A NIVEL NACIONAL Información sobre la violencia contra las mujeres 10 Things Men Can Do To End Men’s Violence Against Women (Leer en español) VAWnet, un recurso online con una abundancia de material sobre la violencia de género Información sobre la trata de personas National Center for Missing & Exploited Children National Human Trafficking Hotline (Español) Polaris Project U.S. Department of Justice Resources on Human Trafficking (Español) Sitios para sanar y conversar The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities National Sexual Violence Resource Center (Español) UnidosUS (Español) - Un grupo de presión independiente que sirve a la comunidad latina nacional en una variedad de asuntos INFORMACIÓN A NIVEL LOCAL Información sobre la violencia contra las mujeres Milwaukee Health Department Milwaukee Women’s Center Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Información sobre la trata de personas Exploit No More Milwaukee Joint Human Trafficking Task Force Sitios para sanar y conversar Black Space - Fundado por Corey Fells y Darius Smith y facilitado por la Dra. Lia Knox. Según el sitio web Eventbrite: “Black Space es un círculo comunitario y cultural de curación para emancipación emocional y conexión. Black Space es un espacio en persona dedicado a apoyar el bienestar mental de mujerxs de color, personas LGBTQIA+ de color y hombrxs de color. Refiérase a Eventbrite para los próximos eventos. Aprenda más sobre Black Space en Facebook. UMOS Social Services Division—Latina Resource Center

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RECURSOS LOCALES PARA NECESIDADES INMEDIATAS Llame al 911 si hay peligro inmediato. Unas líneas de atención adicionales recopiladas por el Milwaukee Joint Human Trafficing Task Force incluyen: Línea Nacional Contra la Trata de Personas 1-888-373-7888 (TTY:711) SMS: 233733 Línea Directa de Violencia Doméstica de Sojourner Family Peace Center 414-933-2722 Departamento de Policía de Milwaukee (Teléfono para situaciones que no son de emergencia) 414-933-4444 A B O U T M I LWAU K E E C H A M B E R T H E AT R E The mission of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre is to produce intimate, high-quality, professional theatrical works of literary merit that engage and challenge the audience, while employing and nurturing principally local theatre artists. Nuestra misión La misión del Milwaukee Chamber Theater es producir obras teatrales de mérito literario íntimas, profesionales y de buena calidad que involucren y desafíen a la audiencia a la vez que emplea y cultiva a artistas de teatro, en su mayoría, locales.

M I LWAU K E E C H A M B E R T H E AT R E S TA F F Artistic Director..................................................................................................................... Brent Hazelton Managing Director.................................................................................................................. Amy Esposito Associate Artistic Director................................................................................................Marcella Kearns Development Director.................................................................................................... Meghan Roesner Milwaukee Black Theater Festival Artistic Producer............................................. Malkia Stampley Production Manager/ Company Manager................................................................Colin Gawronski Marketing/PR Manager.................................................................................................................. Liz Shipe Education Associate................................................................................................ Samantha Martinson

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S TA F F B I O G R A P H I E S BRENT HAZELTON (Artistic Director) A Whitewater native, Brent succeeded Michael Wright as MCT’s Artistic Director on July 1st, 2020. After graduating with a Bachelor of Special Studies Degree (Integrated Theater Studies), from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, he returned to Wisconsin for an Acting Internship at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He would go on to serve at The Rep for twenty seasons, including the final ten as Associate Artistic Director, in which position he spearheaded the season planning process, collaborated on ongoing strategic planning and initiative development, and created cross-departmental pathways to program and support productions. From 2003 to 2010, he expanded The Rep’s Artistic Internship Program (now Emerging Professional Residency), into one of the premier professional transition programs in regional theater. From 2011 to 2019, he built and oversaw all aspects of the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program including supervising the development of nearly two dozen new plays and served as production dramaturg for the world premieres of FIVE PRESIDENTS, AMERICAN SONG, and ONE HOUSE OVER, among others. His directing work set three all-time Rep sales records, and he is one of only three directors to have staged productions in all four of The Rep’s core performance spaces. At The Rep, he wrote and directed LIBERACE! (subsequently produced at two dozen theaters nationally), conceived the premiere and 2019 installments of REP LAB, directed SONG MAN DANCE MAN, HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, THE WHIPPING MAN, the final installment of the Hanreddy/Morgan A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MCGUIRE, OUR TOWN, and GUARDS AT THE TAJ, as well as numerous readings in collaboration with Ten Chimneys Foundation. Brent is also a former member of the adjunct faculties of Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and has taught development workshops at colleges, conservatories, and universities both locally and across the country. As an institutional leader, Brent is eager to explore how a regional theater can speak directly to the experience of its community and include everyone who chooses to call it home in that conversation.

AMY ESPOSITO (Managing Director) Amy Esposito has been the Managing Director of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre since June 2020. Her career focus has been in arts leadership and finding sustainable ways to evolve the nonprofit performing arts sector to be more inclusive and representative of the world we live in today. Prior to moving to Milwaukee she was on staff with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as the Marketing and Communications Specialist for the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, a multifaceted producing and communications role with an emphasis on professional development for graduating seniors. Prior to that, she served as the Associate Director of Marketing for Chicago Opera Theater. Her professional experience includes theatre, classical and contemporary opera, museums, higher education, special events, and website development. Amy has her B.S. in Theatre Arts Management from Ithaca College and is finishing her M.P.S. in Arts & Cultural Leadership from the University of Minnesota. MARCELLA KEARNS (Associate Artistic Director) Marcella is a Milwaukeebased actor, director, theatre educator, and coach. She teaches acting and theatre skills to students level K-4 through lifelong learners as an independent coach and as an adjunct instructor for Carthage College and First Stage. In July 2013, she joined the staff of MCT as lead educator/literary manager and has served as associate artistic director since 2016. Marcy earned an MFA in Acting from the University of South Carolina and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Vienna, Austria, where she studied dramatic literature. In 2008, she was the recipient of a TCG Observership Program grant to study theatres’ approaches to teacher training. The former education director of Milwaukee Shakespeare, Marcy spearheaded the company’s multi-year participation in the National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare For a New Generation initiative. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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MEGHAN ROESNER (Development Director) Meghan is MCT’s Development Director, leading all fundraising efforts for the organization, including individual donations; major gifts; legacy giving; corporate, foundation, and government grants; and special events. Prior to joining MCT in 2019, she worked at Milwaukee Repertory Theater for three seasons as the Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving, where she led many grant writing, volunteer management, and donor stewardship efforts. She has held other arts administration positions at the United Performing Arts Fund and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Meghan is a Milwaukee native who attended Nicolet High School (as an active participant in their theater department) and now resides in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the near West Side. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Arts Management from Indiana University – Bloomington. Malkia Stampley (Milwaukee Black Theater Festival Artistic Producer) Malkia is an actor, director, and producer born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Malkia made her Chamber Theatre debut in DOUBT. She received her training at Marquette University, Skylight Music Theatre and Milwaukee Rep. She has worked and traveled worldwide as a performer and in 2013 she co-founded Bronzeville Arts Ensemble in Milwaukee where she served as Artistic Director for three years. Malkia has worked as a performer in Chicago, New York, and all over Wisconsin. Favorite productions include TWO TRAINS RUNNING (Milwaukee Rep/Cincy Playhouse), TALENTED TENTH (Congo Square), GOOD PEOPLE (Forward Theater), FLYING WEST (Bronzeville Arts Ensemble), and A MIDNIGHT CRY (First Stage), among many others. Malkia began directing in 2016 with Black Arts MKE and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts’ annual production of BLACK NATIVITY. As a TV and film actor, Malkia has appeared on Showtime (Work in Progress, Shameless, The Chi), NBC (Chicago Med, Chicago PD), HBO (Native Son), Fox (Empire), Netflix (Beats), and in a host of independent short and feature films. 16

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COLIN GAWRONSKI (Production Manager/ Company Manager)  is very excited to be part of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre staff and to contribute to the vibrant theatre community in Milwaukee. Colin is a lighting designer and theatrical technician native to Milwaukee. They have worked extensively with Danceworks, Inc. as well as such local companies as Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, UWM Dance, Next Act, Kohl’s Wild Theater, PrideFest Milwaukee, Bard and Bourbon, Gina Laurenzi Dance Project, Black Arts Milwaukee and the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble. They have also worked with the Sacramento Music Circus, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Lila and has taken productions to the Indianapolis and Chicago Fringe Festivals. Favorite productions include: Ignite: A Hip Hop Experience, Secrets From the Wide Sky, Black Nativity, Russian Transport, Frankie and Johnny, Stories From a Life, King Lear, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Glass Menagerie, Serendipity, Any Given Monday, Mauritius, My Fair Lady, Lamps for My Family, and Vagabondare. Give Love Always. LIZ SHIPE (Marketing/PR Manager) Liz is so excited to join the staff of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. In just over a decade Liz has worked in the Milwaukee Theatre community as an actor, costumer, playwright and marketing professional. She was named one of Milwaukee’s most prolific playwrights in 2014 by M - Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine. Her most recent work, THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE OF ALVIN TATLOCK enjoyed multiple productions in Wisconsin and was nominated for a Footlights award for Best Play 2017 and toured in the summer of 2019. She also penned the Sherlock Holmes-focused BAKER’S STREET TRILOGY featured at Old World Wisconsin. Her pirate-themed spectacle BONNY ANNE BONNY, was also given honorable mention as one of the best plays of 2016 by both the Journal Sentinal and OnMilwaukee.

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SAMANTHA MARTINSON (Education Associate) Samantha Martinson is a theater artist and educator—she has worked in administration, education, and production at several regional theaters including Milwaukee Repertory Theater, First Stage, and Door Shakespeare. At Chamber, Samantha facilitates high school playwriting residencies across the greater Milwaukee area and biennially assistant produces the Young Playwrights Festival Showcase. Samantha previously worked for the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, focusing the majority of her work on grant programs, DE&I initiatives, and the power of fostering empathy for one another. She has presented at national conferences with the Association for Zoos and Aquariums and Advancing Conservation through Empathy for Wildlife Network on the importance of cultivating empathy to increase social action. Her recent directing credits include: LEONA LIONHEART SAVES THE WORLD (Kohl’s Wild Theater), STITCHED WITH A SICKLE

& HAMMER (Renaissance Theaterworks, Br!nk), THE TEMPEST (Mad Rogues), MISS LULU BETT (Voices Freed Reading Series), TWELFTH NIGHT (Milwaukee Youth Theater). Assistant Directing: THE ROOMMATE (Renaissance Theaterworks), MILWAUKEE CARRIES (Cooperative Performance). Recent performances: SAVIOR’S GRACE (Renaissance Theaterworks, Br!nk Briefs); RICHARD III, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Mad Rogues).

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T H A N K YO U TO O U R G E N E R O U S S U P P O R T E R S ! Milwaukee Chamber Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our work. Please note: We are currently undergoing an extended database transition which may impact the accuracy of this list. For changes, additions, or omissions to your listing, please contact Development Director Meghan Roesner at meghan@milwaukeechambertheatre.com. Donations listed are tax-deductible gifts received between July 1, 2020 – February 16, 2021. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre gratefully acknowledges the United Performing Arts Fund, our single largest donor, for its annual support of more than $163,000. CORPORATION, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT GIVING $10,000+ Bader Philanthropies The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Harley-Davidson Foundation The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Milwaukee County CARES for Arts & Culture Grant Program Northwestern Mutual The Shubert Foundation Tinsley Helton Charitable Trust Wisconsin Arts Board Wisconsin Department of Administration COVID-19 Cultural Organization Grant Program $5,000-$9,999 CAMPAC City of Milwaukee Arts Board Greater Milwaukee Foundation Hitz Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation Rotary Club of Milwaukee Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous The Gardner Foundation GE Foundation Sempercor Foundation We Energies Foundation $1,000-$2,499 Baird Foundation Black Arts MKE The Business Council, Inc. Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Dorothy Inbusch Foundation World Outreach and Bible Training Center, Inc.

MKE Black Ring & Du Chateau LLP Rockwell Automation TheaterRed U.S. Bank $1-$99 Footlights Performing Arts Relief Fund In-Kind 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Broadway Theatre Center Studio Gear WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee’s NPR

$100-$999 Athena Communications Brookby Foundation Carvd N Stone Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation MBRACED CULTURE Microsoft Corporation

INDIVIDUAL GIVING $10,000+ Isabel L. Bader Greater Milwaukee Foundation Anonymous Elaine N. Peterson Max and Marni Seigle John Shannon and Jan Serr $5,000+ Julie Anding and Lisa Kornetsky Robert Balderson Buffy and Steve Duback Patrick and Julia Fennelly Konrad Kuchenbach Elizabeth Levins and Herbert Zien Debbie and Jamshed Patel Barbara Johnson and Sandra Zingler J. Michael Reavis Emily and Leopold Shircel Wilfred W. Wollner, Jr. 18

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$2,500-$4,999 Koren Black Chris and Judi Collins Robert Gardenier and Lori Morse Joseph and Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Angela Jacobi Nancy Jacobs Nancy Laskin Marina and Frank Krejci Susan and Robert Lueger DeAngela Luna John Mahony and Evelyn Burdick Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Dwight and Marleen Morgan Jason Rae and Phillip Bailey Debbie and John Roesner Dan Schley and Barb Haig

$1,000 - $2,499 Keith and Paula Anderson Carolee Beutler Richard and Kerstin Conner Pamela Frautschi Michael and Kelly Grebe Jami and Joe Hanreddy Dan and Pat Johansen Greater Milwaukee Foundation Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Jewish Community Foundation Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund Joseph R. Pabst Patricia and Allen Rieselbach Marsha Sehler James Van Ess $500-$999 Anonymous James and Theresa Alioto Donald and Donna Baumgartner

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING CONTINUED James Cauley and Brenda Andrews Charitable Fund Susan and Gee Esslinger Robert Ferriday III and Barbara McMath Michael and Lyn Hamilton James and Mary Ann Hanson David and Margarete Harvey Anita Holloway Leslie Kohler Vince Martin William Lorber and Kristy Nielson Allyson Nemec Donald Petersen and Corinthia Van Orsdol Susan Riedel Imy Schley Robert Spencer Richard Stone Anne and Gary Summers Michael Wright and Ray Jivoff $250-$499 Anonymous (2) Patricia Andersen Richard and Sara Aster Natalie Beckwith James Boerner Cathy and Mario Costantini Pat and Phil Crump Thomas Derenne and Robert Zimmermann Carol Z. Dolphin Kathleen S. Donius Sandy Duffy Eric Durant Mike Fischer and Elaine Griffin David S. Flores Nadya Fouad Linda Gaalaas Barbara Gawronski Reed and Nancy Groethe Andrew and Paula Holman Kathleen and Hal Jenkins Mary S. and Charles Kamps Demaris and Gontran Kenwood Thomas Kelly and Jane Kivlin Patricia Knight David and Mary Ann Lillich Alan and Nancy Meier Susan Ploetz Patrick G.H. Schley Ruth Schudson Pamela Seccombe George and Eileen Stone Jerry and Donna Walsh Steve Weber and Kelly Schlicht Mary Wegener

$100-$249 Anonymous (4) Vivian C. Aikin Larilyn Arbelaez Carl and Ellen Baehr Nancy Balcer Barbara J. Becker Glendon and Susanne Bogdon William and Barbara Boles William Bradley and Jill Anna Ponasik Anne Marie Bula David and Deborah Cecsarini Karen and Richard Christenson Mary and James Connelly Betsy and Daniel Corry Wayne Cranston Cathy Dills Kyle Dlabay Eileen and Howard Dubner Shawn Duffy Mary and John Emory Gerald and Patricia Freitag Mary Frenn Mary Anne Gavin Matthew and Karin Gerdisch Kirt Graves Norm and Daryl Grier Katherine Grogan Bruce and Sandra Hazelton Katie Heil Hugh Hoffman Erin and Charles Housiaux Pauline and Thomas Jeffers Maureen Kania James Kaplan Edward Kelly Mary Knudten Dennis Kois James and Charmaine LaBelle Avrum and Dannette Lank Bill and Judy Laste Heinz and Barbara Leichter Dale and Barbara Lenz Colleen Lese Gregory and Sue Lochen Theodore Londo Michelle Lopez-Rios Lois Malawsky Christine Martin Cara McMullin Mark Medrek Scott Mendel Frank Miller Virginia A. Mueller Ann Navin Jan Niebler Jean Novy Dr. David S. Paris, DDS

Thomas J. Paschke John E. Peters Joshua Pohja Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Emily and Stewart Randall Karen and John Reddin The Helen Reich Fund Linda Gale Sampson Michael and Susan Schall Cory and Joe Schlangen Mary Beth Schmalz and Urban Wemmerlov Carla Slawson and Bill Martens La Toya Sykes Paul Tanzer Lindsey Tauber and Sam Leichtling Barbara Tessman Sara Toenes Michael and Charlane Uhing Pamela Van Doren Louise VerWert James and Kathie Vint Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Michael A. West Russell and Alyce Weiss Jeffrey and Elizabeth Williams Mary Wolverton Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Sue Patrice Yee Judith Zwirlein $1-$99 Anonymous (8) George Affeldt Judith Schaumberg-Aigner MacArthur Antigua Robert Ater and Greg Baer Rebecca Bailey and Jim Schley Paul Barnes F. Tessa and Richard Bartels Christopher and Jill Bebeau Gerald Bergtrom Karen and John Berst Emily Besser William Bird Mary Bolich David and Deborah Bonofiglio Andrew and Linnea Booher Karen Brubakken Jim and Stephanie Buske Richelle Harrington Calin Ryan Cappleman Jennifer Clark Wendy and Fred Coleman David Counard William and Jane Crise Diane Dalton THE WAY SHE SPOKE

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING CONTINUED Cathy Demers Gerald and Ellen DeMers Laura Sue Diamondstone Michael Duncan Ed and Alice Eisendrath Don and Mary Ellingsen Richard and Deborah Esposito Russel C. Evans Ed and Sheila Fabiszak Leonard and Ann Marie Fabos Donna Faw and Jay Miller Al and Sally Ferguson Leslie Fillingham Katrina Fingerson Maura Fitzgerald Kama Fletcher Sarah Ford and Randall Klumb Barbara Franczyk John Frederick Ken and Susan Freitag James and Margo Frey Ken Germanson Christopher Gerson Juliet Gorsuch Irv and Reesa Gottschalk John and Kathy Goudie Stephanie Govin-Matzat Rick and Maggi Grabowski Richard Gustin Richard and Susan Hackl Dale Hagan Richard Hehn and Joanne Tlachac-Hehn Katie and Tom Heinen Roe Hemenway Dennis Hennessy and Linda Roethlisberger David Hitz Thomas J. Darrow and Michael D. Houle Thallis Hoyt Drake Betty Hunt Linda Jaeger Janice Jeanneret Ina and Dennis Johnson Marcella Kearns Celia Klehr Henry Krokosky and Charlotte Schall-Krokosky Lane Kuske Deb Lampert James and Teri Larson Robin Leenhouts Janice Leffert Sally Lemke David and Deborah Lenz Eva Llanera and Michael Egan James and Debra Lowder Mary Ellen Lukaszewicz Mary and Rodney W Malinowski 20

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Sean Malone Gaetano Marangelli Jeff Martinka M. Kent Mayfield and Jack Ford Gerry and Cathy McGrath Patrick and Mary Mickelsen Jay and Bobby Miller Janet Moebus Karen Morris-Cetin Bruce Murphy Charles and Barbara Murphy Carolyn Murray Lois Mytas Charlane O’Rourke Hertig and Keith Hertig Michelle Owczarski Shelia Payton Velta Pelcis Margot Peters Randy and Janet Peterson Katja Phillabaum Ann Phillips Sally Powrie Schley Tom Reed Darlene Roberts Carol Robinson Ruth Ruege Syndi and David Salat Patricia Santilli Sharene Schmalz Kathleen Schultz Kathleen Scullin Linda Sheridan Patricia Sherman-Cisler Michael Shipley Nancy Simuel Stanislaus Spence Malkia Stampley and Chiké Johnson Shayne Steliga LeRoy Stoner Nancy Tawney Tom and Michele Tiffany Janet Trigg Jacque Troy Susanne Burwell Carrie and Sam Van Hallgren Thomas and June Varney Gregg Vergetis and Curt Cattanach Mark and Yvonne Wagner Bailey Wegner Dawn Wenszell Richard Wenzel Kathy and Dennis Wicht Sharon Wolf Mary Thomas Carolyn Wood James Zinky

MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES In honor of C. Michael Wright Linda Loving Robert Ferriday and Barbara McMath James Van Ess In honor of Ruth Schudson Isabel L. Bader In honor of Jean Collins Nancy Balcer In honor of Elyse Edelman Scott Mendel In memory of Larry Compton The Compton/Jacobson Family

In Memory of Monty Davis Buffy and Steve Duback In memory of John Holland Nancy Balcer Andrew and Linnea Booher Leonard and Ann Marie Fabos Konrad Kuchenbach Charlane O’Rourke Hertig and Keith Hertig Ruth Ruege Sharene Schmalz In memory of Annette Mickelson Nadya Fouad Hans and Kathy Jorgensen Janet Moebus Mary Beth Schmalz and Urban Wemmerlov

MCT FRIENDS FOR LIFE Marilyn Auer Nancy Balcer Cecile Cheng Donald A. Cress Pat and Phil Crump Al and Sally Ferguson John E. Holland and Konrad K. Kuchenbach David Keen and Judy Perkins Sandy Laedtke Robb Marks Guy and Mary Jo McDonald David Paris Jamshed and Deborah Patel Mickey and Casey Ripp Ron and Sandy Roller Ruth Schudson Carol and Kevin Schuele Michael Wright and Ray Jivoff

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