Northlight-Sense&Sensibility

BJ Jones

Timothy J. Evans

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

presents

the World Premiere of

ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY FROM THE NOVEL BY

Scenic Design

Jon Jory

Jane Austen

Tom Burch, USA

Costume Design

Rachel Laritz, USA

Lighting Design

Todd Hensley, USA

Sound Design & Original Music Dialect Coach Production Stage Manager

Joe Cerqua, USA Nan Withers-Wilson Laura D. Glenn, AEA

Production sponsored in part by

OPENING NIGHT: MARCH 20, 2011 At the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

2010-2011 Media Sponsor

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Greg Matthew Anderson*................................................................Willoughby Jordan Brown.........................................................Robert Ferrars/Gardener V Craig Heidenreich*..........................................Sir John Middleton/Doctor Heidi Kettenring*............................................................................................Elinor Franette Liebow...............................................................Mrs. John Dashwood Diane Mair............................................................................................. Lucy Steele Ginger Lee McDermott.................................. Lady Middleton/Mrs. Ferrars Si Osborne*................................................................................. John Dashwood Geoff Rice*.....................................................................................Edward Ferrars Wendy Robie*.................................................................................. Mrs. Jennings Helen Sadler*............................................................................................ Marianne Penny Slusher*............................................................... Mrs. Henry Dashwood Emily Tate............................................................................................. Ensemble Jay Whittaker*..........................................................................Colonel Brandon Understudies Jordan Brown (Willoughby), Emily Tate (Lucy/Elinor), Franette Liebow (Mrs. Henry Dashwood), Diane Mair (Marianne), .

Ginger Lee McDermott (Mrs. Jennings), Si Osborne* (Colonel Brandon), Judy Lea Steele (Mrs. John Dashwood/Lady Middleton/ Mrs. Ferrars), Peter Vamvakas (John Dashwood/John Middleton) Understudies will not substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance

*Member of the Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.

Sense & Sensibility will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

A D D I T I O N A L P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Casting Director............................................................................... Lynn Baber Assistant to the Director............................................................. Emily Ritger Directing Intern.................................................................. Maggie Burroughs Production Assistant......................................................................Jay Koepke Dramaturgy Assistant........................................................................Erik Kaiko Special Thanks Major Donor Reception Sponsor:

The Chicago Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America

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PROGR AM NOTES Jane Austen. I have been working in her company for several years now, until it actually seems she whispers in my ear. She says: “You’re a pleasant fellow but don’t invent lines, mine are better.” She says: “In making a play from the novel, remember how important manners were in holding our little society together. The emotion breaks through the manners but the manners always reassert themselves.

She says: “In all the novels, the women have to worry about money and there are never enough possible partners.” She says: “In the end only love is worth writing about, the rest is simply a matter of detail.”

What she doesn’t say is how restrictively she has written characters that transfer seamlessly to the stage, what a wonderful ear for dialogue she had, and how shrewdly she strings out and pays off her stories. Chekhov owes her a debt, so do Flannery O’Connor and Elizabeth Gaskell…well, everybody after her does really.

Oh, and let’s not forget that she’s funny and a quiet but effective seductress. She’ll last as long as Shakespeare I think, and the two of them would be delicious played in repertory.

She runs with the big dogs and never makes a fuss. I’ve very much enjoyed the time I’ve spent within the circle of her light, and I thank all the gods that I’ve had to write so few of the lines.

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P R O G R A M N O T E S ( c o n t .)

Sense vs. Sensibility: A Consideration of Jane Austen (1775-1816), the Regency Period and Contemporary Flair 2011 marks the bicentennial of the publication of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Although the work’s official publication date is 1811, Sense and Sensibility evolved far earlier. The first iteration of the text, entitled Elinor and Marianne, consisted of a series of letters between the two heroine sisters. Beginning in 1797, Austen spent the next 10 years reworking the novel into the narrative form that readers encounter today. Before publication, she re-titled the work Sense and Sensibility, representing the qualities of her two protagonists, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.

Austen’s relationship with the publishing industry was fraught with conflict.

After soliciting the manuscript to many different publishers, many of whom refused to even read her work, Thomas Egerton of London published it in three volumes at the writer’s own expense. Austen published all of her novels anonymously with the simple byline, “By a Lady.” Critical and popular reception to Sense and Sensibility was rather mixed: some critics and scholars regarded it as the weakest of Austen’s novels, while many fans, particularly of the 19th Century upper class, felt all of Austen’s books were equally delightful. However, public opinion was divided on the ending of the text because “sense” won out over “sensibility.” A common question of readers was whether Austen was more like the sensible Elinor, or inclined to the sensibility of Marianne.

Austen was born in 1775 to Reverend George and Cassandra Austen in Steventon, Hampshire, England, where she lived with her six brothers and one sister. Her sister Cassandra, who was named after their mother, maintained a lengthy written correspondence with her throughout their lives, which was somewhat similar to the practice of the Dashwood sisters. The Austen women were both educated formally in boarding school and briefly at Oxford University. But their education primarily took place at home under the tutelage of their father and older brothers, in addition to having access to their family’s extensive private library. Neither Jane Austen nor her sister ever married, although Jane was once engaged for less than 24 hours. Little is known of this engagement, except its brevity.

Her anonymity as an author enabled her to keep her personal life private and focus on her writing. Her novels concentrated on fanciful romantic love but, in the end, reflected the realism of society with commentary on landholding, social class straddling, mercenary marriages, and women’s freewill or lack thereof. Echoing the English Regency era (1795 – 1837), Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma, among her other novels, reveal British society’s fascination with the aristocracy and the gentry, as well as illustrating accomplishments in the fine arts, architecture, and refinement of culture and manners characteristic of the period.

Embracing the notion of luxury, Austen taught readers about 19th Century gentlemen’s relationship to money: one earns it by inheriting it rather than by making it. Under the laws of primogeniture, the eldest son inherits the family’s title, wealth and property, as was the case for Mr. Henry Dashwood’s son John Dashwood. The only prospect of livelihood for women, such as Marianne and Elinor (who inherited 1000 pounds each), was to attain wealth through marriage.

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P R O G R A M N O T E S ( c o n t .) of making men more genteel – “polishing” their masculine manners through etiquette and social hierarchies. Female writers, such as Austen, seized the opportunity to publish and become members of civil society. Writing was considered an acceptable feminine excursion that ladies could practice during their leisure time at home. Some contemporary scholars consider Austen’s writing feminist because her narratives praise smart, witty and logical female protagonists; women dominated her work, and she extensively reflected on class and economic issues of the day. Perhaps Austen’s world highlights the conflict of changing eras: women of great charm and insight resigned to live in stifling though beautiful abodes.

Contemporary readers identify with Austen’s anguished female leads, while they are entranced by the striking and alluring landscapes that in reality, they encounter only during visits to historical mansions and museums. Loose and strict interpretations of her work through various genres keep the classical novels alive. Audiences are delighted by film adaptations of Sense and Sensibility, such as director Ang Lee’s 1995 film of the same title, and playwright/screenwriter Luis Alfaro’s 2011 adaptation entitled From Prada to Nada. Humorist adaptation novels, such as Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, entertain contemporary audiences with a cynical flair. And, in this bicentennial year of Sense and Sensibility’s publication, millions of copies of Austen’s original novel continue to be sold and enjoyed by readers internationally. The choice between sense and sensibility still remains a valid question.

-Kristin Leahey, Dramaturg

Common Courtesy: Advice for Young Women of the Austen Era “You ought to be on your guard as to Amusements and Diversions which, if too much indulged, will take you off from your main Pursuit.”

-Burgh, James. Youth’s Friendly Monitor: Being a Set of Directions; Prudential, Moral, Religious and Scientific. By the Author of Britain’s Remembrancer, the Dignity of Human Nature and Other Tracts. London, 1756 “Keep your secrets to yourselves.”

-Essex, John. The Young Ladies Conduct: Or, Rules for Education, Under several Heads; with Instructions upon Dress, both before and after Marriage.

And Advice to Young Wives. London, 1722 “Be careful never to laugh at your own wit and humour.”

-A Treatise on Dancing and on Various Other Matters Which Are Connected with That Accomplishment Requisite to Make Youth Well Received and Regulate Their Behavior in Company. London, 1780 “Happiness is Vain and Dangerous, except that only which proceeds from a Sense of Modesty, Obedience, Humility, and such like Virtue.”

-Essex, John. The Young Ladies Conduct: Or, Rules for Education, Under several Heads; with Instructions upon Dress, both before and after Marriage.

And Advice to Young Wives. London, 1722 “Pride and vanity, the vices opposite to humility, are the sources of almost all the worst faults, both of men and women.”

-Chapone, Heather. Letters of the Improvement of the Mind Addressed to a Young Lady. London, 1772 Selections from: Fritzer, Joan. Jane Austen and Eighteenth-Century .

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PROFILES Greg Matthew Anderson (Willoughby) makes his Northlight Theatre debut. He is an Artistic Associate at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company where credits include Power, The Best Man, The Philadelphia Story, Bronte, On the Verge, The Marriage of Figaro, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Night and Day and The Importance of Being Earnest. He has appeared onstage at the Goodman (Rock ‘N Roll), Court (Arcadia), American Theater Company (Oklahoma!), and IO Theater (A Moment Alone), as well as Next, Noble Fool, and Actors Revolution Theatre. Television: The Chicago Code (Fox), Detroit 187 (ABC), and the pilot Matadors (ABC/ Sony). Greg is a graduate of Duke University’s Department of Theater Studies.

Jordan Brown (Robert Ferrars/ Gardener) studied acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Soon after graduating, Jordan played Tony in West Side Story at Ravinia’s summer music festival. He then moved to New York City where he performed in a number of different off-Broadway productions, including Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Roe and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For television, Jordan appeared on an episode of As the World Turns, playing the part of Hank. Most recently, Jordan played Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza for River Valley Rep. 6 Northlight Theatre

A new resident of Chicago, Jordan is pleased to be a part of Northlight’s production of Sense & Sensibility. He would like to thank Lynn Baber, Janet Mullet, and Greg Walter for their faith, generosity and support.

V Craig Heidenreich (Sir John Middleton) has directed or appeared in more than 150 professional productions over the past 35 years including ten seasons and more than eighty productions with Actors Theatre of Louisville, three seasons with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, two seasons with the Asolo Theatre in Florida and three years as Artistic Director of the Complete Theatre Alliance and Infinite Space.

Representative roles include Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, Iago, Jacques, Petruchio, Edgar, Bottom, Malvolio, and Caliban.

Most recently, V directed and/or performed in productions of Betrayal, Don Juan in Hell, Lion in Winter, Sea Marks, Hedda Gabler, Rough Crossing and Jon Jory’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. V has appeared in the feature film Tully and on TV’s Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and many commercials and voice-overs.

Heidi Kettenring (Elinor) was last seen at Northlight in the Interplay readings of House On Stilts and Auctioning The Ainsleys, as well as in Side Show. Chicago credits include three years in the Broadway in Chicago production of Wicked at the Oriental, as well

P R O F I L E S ( c o n t .) as work with Writers’, Marriott Lincolnshire, Court, Chicago Shakespeare, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace and Evergreen Park, Theatre At The Center, and American Theatre Company.

Regionally she has appeared at Theatre Works in Palo Alto, Peninsula Players and Bar Harbor Theatre. Heidi has also sung concerts for the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Pensacola Symphony and can be heard singing on a Disney Princess children’s book. She is a four-time Jeff Award nominee, an After Dark Award winner, and the recipient of the Sarah Siddons’ Chicago Leading Lady Award. Proud AEA member and wife of actor David Girolmo!

Franette Liebow (Mrs. John Dashwood) is delighted to return to Northlight where she previously understudied roles in Inherit the Wind. This past autumn, Franette played Miss Maude Atkinson in Steppenwolf’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird. A member of (the erstwhile) Terrapin Theatre, Ms. Liebow appeared in their productions of Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Nina Variations (coproduction with Steppenwolf), The Rimers of Eldritch and The Sneeze. Other theatre credits include Drury Lane Oakbrook, Eclipse, City Lit, Pegasus, Provision, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Steep, greasy joan & co., Illinois Theatre Center, Next, Backstage, Apple Tree, Circle, Canongate, New American, and Infamous Commonwealth.

Franette also narrates audio books, and can be heard in radio dramas including The Twilight

Zone (WGN) and the Mike Hammer series.

Diane Mair (Lucy Steele) is thrilled to be making her Northlight debut. Recent credits include Ermengarde in Hello Dolly (Light Opera Works), Virginia Poe in The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (First Folio Shakespeare Festival), and Maureen in Rent and Cassie in A Chorus Line (Night Blue Theatre). She has worked locally with Northlight, Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, Apple Tree, Dog & Pony, Redmoon and is a proud member of TASK Theatre. She has worked regionally with The Long Wharf, Michigan Opera Theatre and the New York Fringe Festival, and internationally at the Festival Theatre, d’Avignon, France. Her film credits include Shock, The Clockmaker’s Revelation and The Race. She is a graduate of Northwestern University where she teaches Acting for Film for the NHSI Summer Program.

Ginger Lee McDermott (Lady Middleton/Mrs. Ferrars) is very excited to be working with Northlight Theatre for the first time. She recently appeared in Jade Heart with Chicago Dramatists Theatre. Other Chicago credits include Bianca in Othello with Chicago Shakespeare; the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro with Remy Bumppo; and Ann Putnam, Sarah Good and Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible with Steppenwolf. Regional credits Northlight Theatre 7

P R O F I L E S ( c o n t .) include Proof with Orlando Theatre Project and A Doll’s House with Pendragon Theatre.

She has also appeared on television as “the Mom” on The Dooley and Pals Show.

Northwestern graduate, a proud company member of Barrel of Monkeys, and a hopeless Cubs fan. Geoff would like to thank Lynn Baber and Jon Jory for this wonderful opportunity.

Si Osborne (John Dashwood) has previously performed at Northlight in The White Rose, The Last Survivor and A Skull in Connemara. A Jeff Awardwinning actor, he has appeared at most of Chicago’s theaters over the past 25 years. Favorite roles include Heisenberg in Copenhagen for 1900 productions and Illinois Theater Center, the title role in Henry V for Chicago Shakespeare, and Frank in Faith Healer at Steppenwolf. Other Steppenwolf credits include The Libertine . and Disappeared. He directed True West for Red Twist Theater and the Jeff Award-winning A Prayer for My Daughter at Mary Arrchie Theater.

Wendy Robie (Mrs. Jennings) most recently appeared in Float with About Face Theatre. Other Chicago credits include Richard III, Private Lives, Hamlet, and Hecuba (Chicago Shakespeare); Mother Courage (Steppenwolf); Trojan Women (Goodman); A Delicate Balance (Remy Bumppo); Omnium Gatherum, Far Away, The Song of J Robert Oppenheimer and Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Next). International credits include King Lear at the 2007 Stratford Festival of Canada, and Joan Dark with the Linz, Austria 09 Kulturhoupstadt. Regional credits include To Kill a Mockingbird (Kansas City Rep and Arizona Theatre Company), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(Phoenix Theatre, AZ), and Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Little Foxes (Portland Rep). Film credits include Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs and the recently released Were the World Mine. TV credits include Star Trek DS9, Quantum Leap, Dark Skies, Any Day Now, Party of Five. She is perhaps best-known as the eye patch-wearing Nadine on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.

Geoff Rice (Edward Ferrars) is a huge Jane Austen fan and is thrilled to make his Northlight debut with this production. Most recently, he was seen across the hall at Centre East in Chicago Children’s Theatre’s The Hundred Dresses. Other Chicagoland theatres he has had the pleasure to work with include Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, The House, Theatre at the Center, About Face, Piven, Apple Tree, City Lit, Stage Left, Roadworks, Serendipity, Infusion, Striding Lion and Sandbox. He is a 8 Northlight Theatre

Helen Sadler (Marianne) is very excited to make her Northlight Theatre debut.

Recent credits include The Maids (Writers’ Theatre); Buried Child, A Taste of Honey and Hyde in Hollywood

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Jay Whittaker (Colonel Brandon) is happy to return to Northlight after last season’s Awake and Sing!

Most recent credits include Old Masters (Steppenwolf) and King Lear, Taming of the Shrew and The Madness of King George (Old Globe, San Diego). New York: Frank’s Home (Playwrights Horizons) and Rose Rage (The Duke on 42nd St). Regional: Edward II and Tamburlaine the Great (The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington D.C.); Shining City (Huntington Theatre Penny Slusher Company); and three seasons of (Mrs. Henry Peninsula Players. Chicago Dashwood) is very credits include: The Wild Duck, pleased to Travesties, The Glass Menagerie, be back at Cyrano (Court); Shining City and Northlight, where Frank’s Home (Goodman); David she was last seen Copperfield and Mother Courage in A Life as Dolly and Her Children (Steppenwolf); Drumm. Most recently, she A Number (Next); Merchant of joined Steppenwolf Venice, Loves Labours Lost, Theatre’s production of August: Measure for Measure, and Julius Osage County in Sydney, Caesar (Chicago Shakespeare), Australia this summer in the role as well as Henry IV Parts I & II, of Mattie Fae. Chicago credits which were performed at the include appearances at Writers’ Royal Shakespeare Company in (Old Glory, Another Part of the Stratford-upon-Avon. TV credits: Forest, Bus Stop, The Subject Prison Break, Early Edition. Film: Was Roses), Court (Uncle Vanya, Let’s Go To Prison, Death of a The Importance of Being Earnest, President, Dustclouds.

James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’), Timeline (Weekend), Victory Jon Jory (Playwright, Director) Gardens (Relatively Close), As the Producing Director at Famous Door (Cider House Actors Theatre of Louisville, Jon Rules), Griffin (Picnic, All the Way Jory directed over 125 plays and Home) and many others. Her produced over 1,000 during his film work includes What’s Wrong 32-year tenure. He conceived the with Virginia, Meet the Browns, internationally lauded Humana Grace Is Gone, and Death of a Festival of New American Plays, President. Penny is a recipient of the SHORTS Festival, and the a Joseph Jefferson Award and Brown-Forman Classics-intwo After Dark Awards.

Context Festival. He was also the Founding Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, and he has been inducted in New York’s Theatre Hall of Fame. Mr. Jory (Shattered Globe Theatre, where she is an ensemble member); Blasted (A Red Orchid); War (Seanachai); A Deau-si-Deau (Theater Wit); A Christmas Carol (Provision); and Marathon 33 (Strawdog). Film/TV credits include Contagion (directed by Steven Soderbergh), Wednesday’s Child, The Coldest Winter, Credits, Keen, Hush Your Mouth, as well as various commercials, voiceovers and audio books. Helen was born and raised in Canterbury, England and trained at Bristol University and The Poor School, London.

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P R O F I L E S ( c o n t .) has directed professionally in nine nations, and in the United States has directed productions at many regional theatres including Washington’s Arena Stage, San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre, Hartford Stage, the McCarter in Princeton, Guthrie Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has received the National Theatre Conference Award and ATA Distinguished Career Award.

For his commitment to new plays, he has received the Margo Jones Award twice, the Shubert Foundation’s James N. Vaughan Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement and Contribution to the Development of Professional Theatre, and the Special Tony Award for Achievement in Regional Theatre. He was recently inducted into New York’s Theatre Hall of Fame. He currently teaches acting at Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

Tom Burch (Scenic Design) is thrilled to return to Northlight following A Civil War Christmas, Souvenir, The Lady with All the Answers and The Good War, among others. Off-Broadway: Mistakes Were Made (Barrow Street). Recent Chicago credits: The Comedy of Errors (Court); Scorched (Silk Road); Pirates of Penzance, No Exit, Frankenstein (Hypocrites); The Overwhelming and Return to Haifa (Next); A Steady Rain (Chicago Dramatists and Royal George); as well as shows for Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, A Red Orchid, About Face, ATC, House, and a number of others. Regional work includes shows for Arizona Theatre Co., Peninsula Players, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Cleveland Playhouse and others.

He is the recipient of 3 After Dark Awards (including one for 10 Northlight Theatre

Northlight’s Red Herring), and three Jeff nominations (one win). Upcoming projects include Woyzeck (Hypocrites), Pony (About Face) and Jukka Linkola’s new opera, Rockland, for Pine Mountain Music Festival. He teaches at University of Chicago, and his work can be seen online at www.tomburch.com.

Rachel Laritz (Costume Design) is happy to be joining Northlight for the fifth time after designing Low Down Dirty Blues, A Life, Po Boy Tango, and Better Late.

Other regional work include productions at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Pearl Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Remy Bumppo, Court Theatre, Peninsula Players, Timeline, Route 66, Next Act, Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Opera and the University of Michigan. Other professional credits include: NBC’s Law & Order, American Players Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, Garsington Opera (London, England) and the Spoleto Festival USA. Rachel is a recipient of a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Voysey Inheritance. Her upcoming work can be seen in The Outgoing Tide here at Northlight, The Little Prince at Children’s Theatre Madison, and The Winter’s Tale at Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Todd Hensley (Lighting Designer) returns to Northlight after recently lighting The Lady with All the Answers, The Good War, A Marvelous Party, and Mitch Albom’s ‘Tuesdays with Morrie.’ His design for A Marvelous Party was also seen in four other cities. Other designs include A Guide for the Perplexed and The Boy’s Room at Victory Gardens; Go,

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Dog. Go! for Chicago Children’s Theatre; La Rondine for The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University; and Carmen for Washington National Opera. He has designed operas for several opera companies including Minnesota, Wolf Trap, San Diego, Skylight, and Chicago’s Lyric Opera Center.

Todd is a partner with Schuler Shook Theatre Planners, with theatre design projects including Victory Gardens at the Biograph, Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Pumping Station, the Pritzker Music Pavilion, and the renovation of the Seattle Opera House.

Joe Cerqua (Sound Design & Original Music) is a freelance composer, sound designer, vocalist, and producer. Previous Northlight credits include The Cripple of Inishmaan, Visiting Mr. Green, The Old Neighborhood, Master Class, and God’s Man in Texas, among others . Recent projects include Pinocchio (Deaf West in LA), The Circle (American Players Theatre), In The Next Room (Forward Theatre), Emma (Cleveland Playhouse), Bus Stop (Kansas City Rep), and compositions and performances with the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, with whom he is the Producing Director/Composer in Residence.

Joe has composed and designed sound for over 200 productions around the nation including productions for Steppenwolf, Goodman, Court, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Mark Taper Forum, The Alliance, BAM, and National Jewish Theatre, to name a few. His scores and sound designs for Homebody/Kabul, SideMan, Broken Glass, How I Learned to Drive, and Master Class have all enjoyed national tours. Joe

is the Supervising Producer for the Music Department at Columbia College Chicago.

Nan Withers-Wilson (Dialect Coach) is a stage voice and dialect specialist whose credits include regional and OffBroadway theatre, television, and film. She began her life in the theatre as an actress working with director Jon Jory at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven and the Actors Theatre of Louisville and is grateful to Northlight Theatre for creating the opportunity for this delightful, artistic reunion. Nan holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently a member of the Theatre Department faculty at Loyola University Chicago where she teaches courses in Dramatic Literature, Acting, Voice, and Stage Dialects. Nan is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and author of Vocal Direction for the Theatre, the first book to be written on how the theatre voice specialist functions as a collaborative artist within the production process.

Laura Glenn (Production Stage Manager) Most recent Northlight Theatre credits include production stage management for A Life. Over the past nine years, production stage management credits with Northlight include Souvenir, Better Late, The Retreat from Moscow, Permanent Collection, Cat Feet, Blue/Orange, Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie, Sky Girls, Rounding Third and A Skull in Connemara.

Other credits include stage management for To Kill a Mockingbird, a parallelogram, Superior Donuts, Betrayal, Love Song, I Never Sang for my Father, The Violet Hour, Purple Northlight Theatre 11

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Heart, The Drawer Boy and many others at Steppenwolf Theatre over the past twenty-one years.

International credits include Better Late (Northlight) and Orange Flower Water and Purple Heart (Steppenwolf) all at the Galway Arts Festival in Galway, Ireland; The Man Who Came to Dinner at the BITE festival at the Barbican Center in London; and the regional and Broadway productions of Buried Child.

BJ Jones (Artistic Director) is in his 12th year as Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre, where he has piloted the world premieres of Craig Wright’s Lady, Better Late (by Larry Gelbart & Craig Wright), Rounding Third, Sky Girls and Cat Feet.

As a producer, he guided the world premieres of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years, The Gamester, and Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War.’ Mr. Jones has directed at Cherry Lane in NYC, Steppenwolf, Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, The Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, and Next Theatre in Evanston.

Directorial work includes Northlight’s Grey Gardens, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Lady with All the Answers, The Retreat From Moscow, A Skull in Connemara, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and An Experiment With an Airpump, as well as productions of A Number, Twelfth Night, Glengarry Glen Ross (Suzie Bass Nominee - Best Director), Pygmalion, The Price (Jeff Nomination Best Director), and 100 Saints You Should Know. A twotime Jeff Award winner, he has appeared at Northlight in dozens of productions and has performed at virtually every major theatre in Chicago, 12 Northlight Theatre

including The Goodman in The Guys and House and Garden, Steppenwolf in The Royal Family and Playboy of the Western World, and Court in Candide and Comedy of Errors. Film/ TV credits include The Fugitive, Body Double, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Early Edition, Cupid and Turks, among others.

Timothy J. Evans (Executive Director) joined Northlight Theatre as Executive Director in 2007 and since his arrival has overseen the Theatre’s new branding campaign, Leadership fundraising campaign, new board development, revamped arts education initiatives and a five year strategic plan with McKinsey & Company. Prior to his arrival at Northlight, Tim spent a 20-plus year career at Steppenwolf Theatre where he served in management and producing positions. He created, curated and produced Steppenwolf’s acclaimed TRAFFIC Series which included a partnership with Chicago Public Radio for subsequent broadcasts. Tim founded Steppenwolf Films, of which he is still a partner with Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, to develop feature film and television projects including the comedy Diminished Capacity with Matthew Broderick and the recently completed independent film The Last Rites of Joe May. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the League of Chicago Theatres, previously served on the board of the Independent Film Project (IFP) and was a charter member of the Governor’s Task Force for Media Development. Tim is a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.

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Longman & Eagle Russ & Dawn Smyth Lookingglass Theatre Company S Factor Lovell’s of Lake Forest Sage Products NNorthlight O R T H L I G H Ttheatre T H E ATstaff R E S TA F F artistic director

BJ Jones

executive director

Group Sales Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant

Michelle Blendermann

Timothy J. Evans ______________________

Usher Coordinator

ARTISTIC

Legal Counsel

Artistic Administrator

Lynn Baber

Resident Dramaturg

Kristin Leahey

Floor Manager

Vanessa Rundle Properties Master

Daniel Katz Vicki Weisberg, The Saints Schiff Hardin LLP Insurance

Robert Nichols

Scenic Charge

Bridgette Lemkuhl Carpenter

Julie Allen Christopher Mullen Intern

Interns

Karen Berger

Josef Bette Whitney Powell

PRODUCTION

EDUCATION

Production Manager

Christopher J. Fitzgerald

Director of Arts Education

General Manager Director of Development

Company Manager/ Assistant Production Manager

Education Associate and Performing Arts Camp Director

Development Manager

Technical Director

Educators

Development & Special Events Coordinator

Master Electrician/ Light Board Operator

Director of Marketing

Sound Engineer/ Sound Board Operator

Intern

Erik Kaiko ADMINISTRATION Janet Mullet

Molly Hansen Tina Carney

Kelly Harbaugh Chad Peterson

Associate Director of Marketing

Mara Mihlfried

Director of Finance

Lisa Stern

Public Relations

Cathy Taylor PR, Inc.

Victoria Martini-Rosowicz Scott Morgan

Megan Snowder

Jennifer Udoni

Assistant to the Costume Designer

Rosella Nitti Wardrobe

Jamie Amadio Elizabeth A. Wilson

Devon de Mayo

Amanda Jane Dunne Paige Collins Joanne Dubach Sarah Rose Graber Kristyn Hegner Mildred Langford Josh Lesser Diane Mair Dan Stermer Scott Westerman Intern

Elise Walter

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BOA R D OF TRUSTE ES Timothy P. Sullivan, Chairman Susan Karol, President Gerhard Bette, Vice President Joshua E. Chernoff, Vice President Thomas D. Stringer, Secretary Merril Prager, Treasurer Julie Anastos Michael R. Callahan Timothy J. Evans Howard A. Feinstein Eileen Frank Robert Goldin Michael Guerra Freddi Greenberg Wendy Irwin BJ Jones Paul Lehman

Jordan Margolis Neal Moglin Jennifer Newton Evelyn Salk Robert S. Silver Trimmy Stamell Greg Taubeneck Matthew Udoni Michael Pauken, ex officio Norman Rosen, ex officio

A DV ISORY BOA R D Joan Barr Smith, Co-Chair Wendy Irwin, Co-Chair Steven J. Bernstein Karl Berolzheimer H. Woods Bowman Margo Brown Joe Cappo Jack Crocker Natasha Deutsch Stephen Engelman Paul Finnegan Craig Golden Eleanor Hall Lynn Hiestand

Harry J. Lennix James Lytle Max McGee Lloyd and Donna Morgan Steve Mullins Mike Nussbaum Sheldon Patinkin Sandra Rosenbloom Esther Saks David Seidman Susan Van Dusen Patricia Vile Bernice Weissbourd George Wendt

A S S O C I AT E S B O A R D Jennifer Newton, Chair Noah Eisner Ross Erlebacher Randal Hamburg Hannah Olsen Lesli Jennings Leslie Schreiber Abby Strauss Chris Walsh 14 Northlight Theatre

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Melvoin Award for Playwriting

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Northlight Theatre is grateful to all contributors for their generous support.

This list reflects gifts received December 1, 2009 through February 7, 2011.

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CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Leadership Circle $15,000 & above ComEd Edgerton Foundation Illinois Arts Council The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MetLife Foundation & Theatre Communications Group The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Timothy & Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation

Distinguished Benefactors & Patrons || $2,500-$14,999 The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Ernst & Young Harris Bank Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Madison Dearborn Partners McKinsey & Company Chicago North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Nuveen Investments The Pauls Foundation The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Sanborn Family Foundation

Supporters $1,000-$2,499 The Allyn Foundation Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, LLP The Irving Harris Foundation The Joyce Foundation MAMSS Modestus Boyer Foundation

Under $1,000 Eve Alfille GoodSearch

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NYSAMSS Professional Facilities Management, Inc.

Thomas D. Stringer & Scott E. Waller Matt & Christine Udoni

Matching Gift Companies

Distinguished Patrons $5,000-$9,999

Abbott Laboratories Fund Alliance Bernstein American Academy of Dermatology Bank of America Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc. Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec and Hoff, LTD Attorneys at Law IBM Matching Grants Program JP Morgan Chase Foundation Nuveen Investments Océ North America, Inc. Polk Bros Foundation

INDIVIDUALS Producers’ Circle $25,000 & above Anonymous Gerhard & Kathy Bette Paul & Mary Finnegan Elliot & Frances Lehman Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Evelyn Salk Timothy & Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation Greg & Anne Taubeneck Family Fund

Artistic Circle $10,000-$24,999 Michael & Joan Callahan Julie & Josh Chernoff Kathy & Stu Edwards BJ Jones & Candy Corr Jordan & Holly Margolis Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Merle Reskin Robert S. & Sandra G. Silver Neal & Trimmy Stamell

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Alexos Sandra Barnett-White & Jim White Wayne & Joan Barr Smith Vickie & Tim Burke Howard Feinstein & Brenda Hansen The Friedland Family in memory of Waldo & Lucy Friedland Freddi Greenberg & Daniel Pinkert Tim & Trude Harrington Susan Karol & Glenn Warning Pam & Howard Korenthal Carole & Joseph Levy Hugo & Lois Melvoin Samuel & Ann Mencoff M.J. O’Brien Family Foundation Robin & Mike Zafirovski Lynn & Hank Zbierski

Patrons || $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Joyce Chelberg April Corr Bernard Dowling Michael & Dea Guerra Mr. Eric Haab & Ms. Kim Yee Katherine & Ray Haase Carol Saunders & Greg Harbaugh Packy & Nicole Hyland Charlie & Nancy McPike Jim & Sue Menighan Carol & Steve Mullins Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Jennifer Newton Merril Prager & John Levine Lisa Miceli & Rob Richard David & Christine Seidman Gloria Yuen Betsy Ziegler Andris A. Zoltners

Stars || $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (2) Larry & Mary Boeder Frank & Barb Brady Roger Bredeson Douglas R. Brown Ted & Barbara Buenger Ben & Cindy Chereskin Chris & Amy Corr Lynne E. Curtis Jeff & Paula Danoff Noah Eisner Timothy & Jane Evans Brian & Susan Fargo Mindy & Bill Fauntleroy Mr. & Mrs. Peter Frank Robert & Maurita Freas Mary & Pat Gloor Robert & Nancy Goldin Del & Ginger Hall Eleanor Northrop Hall Fred & Pam Hess Lynn Hiestand Don & Betsy Hohman Gretchen Hyland Wendy & Mark Irwin Brian & Kathy Johnson Vivian S. Kaplan Suzanne & Jim Kenney Klaff Family Foundation Karen Leonard Paul & Margaret Lurie John Mahoney Colon McLean & Matthew Holt John & Linnea Mead Elyce & Mark Metzner Kristin & Scott Miller Lloyd & Donna Morgan Audrey & Robert Morris Adele & Seymour Neems Sanford & Jody Perl Dan Peterson Mimi & Craig Roeder Colleen Hughes & Donald Rothschild Valerie M. Rothschild Esther S. Saks in honor of Evelyn Salk Susan & Tim Salisbury Francis Sheahen Eleanor Springer Avy & Marcie Stein Stephanie Storkel Abby Strauss Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor III in honor of Evelyn Salk Andrew & Rosemary Thomas Jim Thompson Bernice Weissbourd in honor of Evelyn Salk Julie Womack Alan M. Zunamon & Nancy Cunniff

Directors || $500-999 Anonymous (3) Judith & Trent Anderson Richard & Ellen Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Baade Mary Badger & Elbrey Harrell Sidney & Sondra Berman Epstein Diane & Karl Berolzheimer

Margo & Paul Brown Messrs. David Camp & Anthony Ciavola Mary Anne & Joe Cappo Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Carney Michael & Mary Carpenter Beth Casey & Michael Franzese Lloyd & Monica Cassidy Colleen & Joe Chappelle Ron & Mary Charles Richard & Catherine Corr Mr. & Mrs. Mark Crane Mr. & Mrs. David Cudnowski Pam Davidson & Tim Scherman Barbara & Peter DeBerge Inge de la Camp David & April Deming Mr. & Mrs. Eldred DuSold Ross & Susie Erlebacher Bruce Ettelson P.C. & Missy Bundy Mark Evans Bill & Sandra Farrow Dan Frey Thomas & Patricia Gahlon Steve & Ann Gilford Peggy Bagley & Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer Diane Gottlieb Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hagee Molly & Scott Hansen Michael & Muffy Hendershot Mitchell Hertz & Anne Carlucci Laura & Clarkson Hine Lesley Hyatt & Bernard Friedman Lesli Jennings Cameron Jones Keely Jones Michaela Jones Dave & Jill Klusendorf Elliot & Frances Lehman in honor of Evelyn Salk Anne Leyden & Mike Meyers Paul & Margaret Lurie in honor of Evelyn Salk Lytle Family Fund of the Evanston Community Foundation Ms. Libby Adler Mages David & Karen Mattenson Bob & Carine McGreevey Bill & Maureen McInerny Robert & Linda Meyers Ellen K. Munro Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Nocchiero Hannah Olsen Norma Olsen Phillip Palmer & Michael Noonan Dan Paul & Edward Galvin Ms. Debbie Perkaus Richard Porter Sally Prager Cathy & Bob Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rosenbloom Jonathan & Piper Rothschild Keith & Ann Sarpolis Alice & Peter Schaff Stanley & Kay Schlozman Dr. G. Stephen & Ellen Scholly Leslie Schreiber Gerald Smith Edward Swan Carole Takiff

Lauren Taslitz & Bill Bloomer Marion Wanless William & Barbara Welke Nancy M. Williams Mike Zimmer & Margaret Moses Seymour Zitomersky & Barbara LaSpesa

Performers || $250-$499 Anonymous (2) Karl & Diane Berolzheimer in honor of Evelyn Salk Richard Campbell Pat & Sandy Cantor Marcia Caulkins Gloria Coco & Tom Nolan David Cunliffe & Desiree Ruhstraat Ms. Terry Dason Nancy Davidson Carolyn Deming Natasha Deutsch Rob & Dawn Dooley Roz & Seth Eisner in honor of Noah Eisner Raymond Fessler Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flynn Robert & Jessica Freas Maya Friedler William & Lynda Frillman Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Gilman Wendy Greenfield Carol & Solomon Gutstein Reed & Joe Hagee in honor of Evelyn Salk John & Suzanne Hales Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Haskins John Hass & Mary Frances Budig Rosie Burke & Jeff Hersch Mark & Carolyn Hersch Steven Horwitz Karen & David Hughes Lou Hurckes in honor of Evelyn Salk Chad Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jones Rich & Heidi Katz Neil & Diana King Dr. & Mrs. Barry Kirschenbaum Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett Martin J. & Susan B. Kozak Charitable Fund Elaine & Steve Lev Melanie Ley Fran & Chuck Licht Tom & Joan Lindsey Ms. Ethel Liten Paul & Margaret Lurie in honor of Evelyn Salk Edward Malstrom & Nancy Anderson Ann Manikas & David Issacson Pete & Marcia Masloski Steffi Masur Brad & Sue Matson Eric & Kate Mattson Margaret F. May Ted & Almeda Maynard Meghan McCarthy Sheila & Harvey Medvin Bill & Pepe Miller David Mordini

TO MAkE yOUR GIFT TODAy Contact Tina at 847.679.9501 x3507 or tcarney@northlight.org, or donate online at northlight.org.

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Janet Mullet Dennis & Linda Myers P.C. Bill Nelson & Sherry Graham Nelson Tanya Nevidomsky Patrick & Eileen O’Sullivan Eric & Patty Perrin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Plotkin Greg & Nicki Pearson in honor of Evelyn Salk Jill & David Pollans Nancy & Jim Powers Frank Quinn Ellen Reagan Jeffrey Richards Sandi Riggs Catherine & Bart Rocca Richard & Cindy Roche John & Kimberly Rooney Roberta & Howard Rosell Eunice & William Rosen Ann & Mike Rosenblum Ira Rosenthal Ted & Barbara Rouse James & Cynthia Rowe Linda & Ben Ruf Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill Arman Sarkisian Alan & Kathleen Schonberg Marian T. Shmikler Margaret & Alan Silberman Nancy & Tom Silberman Chris & Susie Smyth Shirley & Lawrence Solomon Lisa Stamos Thomas & Beverly Tabern John & Lynn Traff George & Susan Van Dusen Patricia Vile Chris Walsh Avers & Gloria Wexler Linda & Payson Wild Karen Zupko

Prompters || $150-$249 Anonymous (4) Kate & Dewayne Ashcraft Robert & Joan Beaubaire Ginny Blair John Blanchard Ann & Joseph Boyle James & Jaclyn Boyle Steven & Phyllis Brody Ruth & Ronald Buchanan Rev. Daniel P. Buck Peter & Virginia Buerger Bill & Helen Burns Lynn & Robert Clark Edwin & Marie Comiskey Michael Connolly & Gae Whitener Mary Alice & Peter Costello Benjamin & Catherine de Mayo Nicole Deming Diane Elbin Richard & Sally Ennis Mr. & Mrs. Albert Erlebacher Mark Fennell Steven & Stephanie Fine Messrs. Mike Flesher & Michael Wood Leslie Ann Fox Janet Freund in honor of Merril Prager Carol B. Gage Cindy Gold Phyllis Goldman Sally & Ralph Goren John & Angela Graham

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Walter & Nan Greenough Donald J. Grossman & Elaine T. Hirsch Guy & Joan Gunzberg Larry & Sherry Guthman Joan & Bill Haase Lynn & Alan Hambourger Randal Hamburg Shelley Harris Robert & Elizabeth Hayward Walter & Patricia Heidkamp Betsy Helgerson Eva Hershman Allen & Nancy Hirschfield Mary Jane & Lawrence Horwitz Carol Anne & Robert Huff Edward Hurley & Kelley Killian Ms. DeVerille A. Huston GeeKay Productions, Inc. Patricia Jiganti Frederick Johnston Mel & Annie Kahn Chris & Pamela Kallos Robert & Jeanne Kapoun Alberta Keagy Saul & Sandra Klibanow Marcia & Tom Korman Rachel Kraft Karen Kuehner Jules H. & Marilyn R. Last Fund Drs. Lisa Laurent Peckler & Scott Peckler Marianne & Michael Lembeck Sherry & Mel Lopata Kathy Madson Lillian & Jerry Mann Elizabeth Martin Martha Jo Mathews in honor of Merril Prager Alice Merrick Kathy & Kim Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Monahan Steven Newman Todd & Melanie Novak Louis & Deborah Nusinson Sheila O’Brien Ruth Oppenheim Virginia Pomerance Phyllis & Melvin Potash Jerry Proffit Evelyn Rainwaters in honor of Evelyn Salk Marilyn Melvoin Richman Jane Rozoff Susan B. & Myron E. Rubnitz Kathy & Dan Ryan Bernie & Jane Sahlins Ellen & Jonathan Salk Warren Saunders Peter & Christine Sauser Lynn Schaber Joann Shapiro in honor of Evelyn Salk Bruce Siewerth Harry & Louise Simon Spencer Smith Richard & Elaine Snow Elyssa Joy Springer Sylvia V. Stec Mike & Laura Stern Ann Stevens Jay & Donna Stone John & Alice Strauss Shelby Tennant Carol & Larry Townsend James & Mary Ellen Van Ness Ann & George Wagner

Lorrayne & Steve Weiss John & Margaret Wold Leslie & Michael Wolf Harry & Doris Wolin Michael Wright Charles Zis

IN kIND Anonymous Abt Electronics Accents Plus Actors Theatre of Louisville American Players Theatre Ann Chikashisa Anne Deming & Jon Koehler Arabesque Dance Studio Avis Car Rental Ayla’s Originals Bagel Country The Belden-Stratford/Seneca Hotel Bob & Sara Brenner Boho Theatre Boka Brigid’s Bags Broadway in Chicago Bravo!

Bukiety Cafe Pyrenees Carol & Steve Mullins Carol Saunders & Greg Harbaugh Charmers Chicago A Cappella Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Bulls Chicago Endurance Sports Chicago Film Office Chicago Jazz Ensemble Chicago Public Media Chicago Shakespeare Chicago Sinfonietta City Olive Classic Vacations Colon McLean & Matthew Holt The Competitor Group Convito Cafe & Market Cothren House/Lisa & Dan Hay Court Theatre CRC Travel David & Anne Loucks Dempster St. Pro Musica The Doubletree Hotel Edelman Leather Eleanor Berman Eve Alfille Fleet Feet Sports The Field Museum Four Seasons Beverly Hills Four Seasons Chicago Four Seasons Hotel London Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas The French Pastry School Fresh Market The Gage Gavin Evanston Gerhard & Kathy Bette Goodman Theatre Grand Lux Cafe Gruppo Di Amici Harris Bank Hazel The Heartland Heaventree Candle Company Hecky’s Barbeque Hertz Corporation Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Orrington House of Rental

Howard Feinstein & Brenda Hansen Ian Brennan Illinois Holocaust Museum J & L Catering J. Alexander’s Jack Crocker & Polly Hawkins Jeff & Paula Danoff JetBlue Airways Joffrey Ballet John & Julie Anastos John Cleland Jr. Cuisine Cooking Show Julie & Josh Chernoff Julie Kaplan Photography Justins Kathy & Stuart Edwards Kettelkamp & Kettelkamp Landscape Architecture Kohl Children’s Museum Lad & Lassie Landmark Grill & Lounge Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Levy Retaurants Lifeline Theatre Light Opera Works Lincoln Tap Room Lincoln Trio Longman & Eagle Lookingglass Theatre Company Lovell’s of Lake Forest

Lulu’s Dim Sum Maggiano’s McGaw YMCA Michael & Joan Callahan Michaela Jones MJ Catering Museum of Science & Industry Nancy Sickbert-Wheeler Neal & Trimmy Stamell Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam North Shore Yoga Oceanique Perennial Personal Training Fitness Ltd. Piven Theatre Plantings Porchlight Music Theatre Prairie Grass Prairie Moon PRP Wine International Quince at The Homestead Raven Theatre Ravinia Richard Harris Robert S. & Sandra G. Silver Ropa Rosalie Rehab & Construction Rosebud Restaurants Ross & Susie Erlebacher Russ & Dawn Smyth S Factor Sage Products

Shaffer Studio Sit & Stay Sloan Valve Company Soldier Field Southwest Airlines SPACE Stage Left Theatre Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rosenbloom Stephen & Barbara Kennedy Steppenwolf Theatre Sutton Studios Sylvia & Walter Holdampf Talbot’s Teas Taliesin Preservation Thomas D. Stringer & Scott E. Waller Three Tarts Timeline Theatre Timothy & Jane Evans Timothy & Susanne Sullivan Tommy Nevins Pub Trattoria Pomigliano Trio Salon Evanston Union Pizzeria Victory Gardens Wendy & Mark Irwin Whole Foods Market Williams Next Door ZS Associates

Northlight theatre staff artistic director

BJ Jones

executive director

Group Sales Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant

Michelle Blendermann

Timothy J. Evans ______________________

Usher Coordinator

ARTISTIC

Legal Counsel

Artistic Administrator

Lynn Baber

Resident Dramaturg

Kristin Leahey

Floor Manager

Vanessa Rundle Properties Master

Daniel Katz Vicki Weisberg, The Saints Schiff Hardin LLP Insurance

Robert Nichols

Scenic Charge

Bridgette Lemkuhl Carpenter

Julie Allen Christopher Mullen Intern

Interns

Karen Berger

Josef Bette Whitney Powell

PRODUCTION

EDUCATION

Production Manager

Christopher J. Fitzgerald

Director of Arts Education

General Manager Director of Development

Company Manager/ Assistant Production Manager

Education Associate and Performing Arts Camp Director

Development Manager

Technical Director

Educators

Development & Special Events Coordinator

Master Electrician/ Light Board Operator

Intern

Erik Kaiko ADMINISTRATION Janet Mullet

Devon de Mayo

Free TickeTs

Molly Hansen Tina Carney

Kelly Harbaugh

Victoria Martini-Rosowicz Scott Morgan

Megan Snowder

Amanda Jane Dunne Paige Collins Joanne Dubach Sarah Rose Graber Kristyn Hegner Mildred Langford Josh Lesser Diane Mair Dan Stermer Scott Westerman

nothing up our sleeves

Director of Marketing

Chad Peterson

Associate Director of Marketing

Mara Mihlfried

Director of Finance

Lisa Stern

Public Relations

Cathy Taylor PR, Inc.

Sound Engineer/ Sound Board Operator

Jennifer Udoni

Assistant to the Costume Designer

Rosella Nitti

Intern Weekly ticket giveaways

Wardrobe

Elise Walter

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North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 679-9501 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-1879 BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 673-6300 BOX OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-3704 www.northshorecenter.org General Manager....................................................................................................... Michael Pauken Box Office Manager......................................................................................................... Ron Weaver Box Office Assistant Manager.................................................................................... Heather Packard Box Office Staff...........................................................Paul Adams, Tricia Bulaclac, Alison Burkhardt, Ben Kahn, Jaime Koser Arena, Myra Levin, Karen Neumann, Maegan Rose, Cyndi Stevens, Brian Szopinski Director of Marketing and Sales..........................................................................................David Vish Events Manager............................................................................................................ Betty Boduch House Managers................................Matthew Conlon, Yuri Lysoivanov, Megan Nelson, Sherrie Witt Marketing & Communications Manager...................................................................... Joseph Alaimo Office Manager........................................................................................................... Carolyn Adams Operations Manager...................................................................................................Ardelle Winston Operations Staff....................................... Melvin Berkowitz, Andrew Hutchinson, Christopher Jones Luis Narvaez, Hector Perez, Gary Sapperstein, Larry Williams Program Manager............................................................................................................. R.J. Inawat Receptionist..................................................................................................................... Jean George Security......................................................................................................................Greg Kwiecinski Technical Director............................................................................................................. Frank Rose Technical Staff........................................................Dustin L. Derry, Jake Reich, Jay Stoutenborough Ushers provided by the Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts. For information call (773) 529-5510.

Administrative Office Hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Box Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or until curtain; Saturday, Noon–5 p.m. or until curtain. Sunday: Opens two hours prior to curtain. (summer hours may vary)

The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie opened in 1996 and operates as part of the Village of Skokie’s plan to provide cultural, literary, and educational programs, benefiting the citizens of Skokie and the North Shore communities.

The North Shore Center is perfect for performances, social occasions and corporate events.

For information on space availability and catering options, please contact the Events Manager at (847)679-9501 ext. 3005.

The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie Foundation was established to support the ongoing programming and capital needs of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. The mission of the Foundation is to create and sustain the North Shore Center as a preeminent venue for the arts and as a major asset to the communities it serves.

IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PATRONS

• Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management.

• Portable telephones, pagers, cameras, and re­cording devices are not allowed inside the theater. Please check them with the house manager.

• Infrared assisted listening devices are available from the house manager. A valid driver’s license, state identification, or major credit card will be requested.

• Lost and Found: please call (847) 679-9501 ext. 3202 for lost items.

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Professional Facilities Management, of Providence, R.I, manages the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.