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The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead Written by Robert Hewett Directed by Joseph Hanreddy Featuring Deborah Staples* Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Properties Designer Wig Designer Stage Manager

Linda Buchanan, USAA Martha Hally, USAA Keith Parham, USAA Barry G. Funderburg, USAA Nick Heggestad Lara Dalbey Rebecca Pechter*

*Denotes Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

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Additional Support for The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead provided by The Director’s Society Sponsors.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

United States Premiere Co-Production Produced by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Dallas Theater Center Based on the production originally staged at Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 2008.

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Performer ...................................................................................... Deborah Staples* UNDERSTUDIES Performer ...........................................................................................Elizabeth Ledo* INTERMISSION 15 Minutes P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director....................................................................................Joseph Hanreddy, SDC Stage Manager...............................................................................Rebecca Pechter* Scenic Designer..................................................................... Linda Buchanan, USAA Costume Designer........................................................................ Martha Hally, USAA Lighting Designer....................................................................... Keith Parham, USAA Sound Designer............................................................... Barry G. Funderburg, USAA Properties Designer.......................................................................... Nick Heggestad Wig Designer............................................................................................ Lara Dalbey Assistant Costume Designer.......................................................................Amy Horst Associate Lighting Designer................................................................Gina Patterson Assistant Stage Manager........................................................................Cara Parrish Dialect Coach.............................................................................Alexander Pawlowski Casting Consultant.............................................................................. Adam Belcuore Scene Shop/Scenic Construction.............................................Means of Production Technical Supervisor...............................................................................John Gedeon Wardrobe Supervisor................................................................................ Jane Millett Costume Supervisor............................................................................ Emily Waecker Assistant Costume Supervisor........................................................... Corinne Eckart Master Electrician............................................................................. Simon Robinson Sound Engineer................................................................................ Amanda Hosking SPECIAL THANKS Sarah Heberlein, Sam Garst, Dawn Helsing Wolters, Timothy H. O’Connell, Dawn Marie Ross, and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

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THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD PROFILES Deborah Staples (Performer) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. She began her career in Chicago, where her credits include Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, Desdemona in Othello, Celia in As You Like It and Portia in Julius Caesar (outreach tour) at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; “Mouth” in the one woman - one act Not I for the Buckets o’ Beckett Festival, multiple shows at Shaw Chicago and Bailiwick Directors’ Festival. Staples relocated ninety miles north when she became a company member with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater (and married David Cecsarini, Next Act Theater’s Artistic/ Producing Director). She has been with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater for 16 seasons, where she has just appeared as Emilia in Othello and as Jean Louise in To Kill A Mockingbird.

Highlights from her more than fifty other Milwaukee Repertory Theater credits are Jane/Valerie in Speaking In Tongues, Lydia Gwilt in Armadale, Kitty in Happy Now?, Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday, Nora in A Doll’s House, Regan in King Lear, Louise in The Underpants, Elmire in Tartuffe, Nancy in Frozen, Catherine in Proof, Lady Caroline in Enchanted April, Natalya in A Month In the Country and the title roles in Mary Stuart, Anna Karenina, Mirandolina and The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead.

Last summer marked her seventh season with American Players’ Theatre, where some favorite roles include Ariel in The Tempest, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Helena in All’s Well That Ends Well, Hermione in The Winter’s Tale, Roxane in Cyrano De Bergerac, Phedre in Phedre, Yelena in Uncle Vanya and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest. Film credits include: Baraboo and Waterwalk. Other regional credits include Indiana Repertory Theater, Syracuse Stage, Meadow Brook Theater, Iowa Shakespeare Festival, 6 Writers’ Theatre

Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, New Court Theatre and New American Theater. Staples is a commercial and voiceover talent. She can be seen next season at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the summer following at American Players’ Theatre. Staples extends her heartfelt thanks to her wonderful husband (who’s had his hands very full with their daughters Miranda and Amalia) and to all of the MANY other unseen hands that have contributed to making this show happen.

Robert Hewett (Playwright) began his career in the theatre as an actor.

An Honors graduate of Flinders University, he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company working extensively in theatre, film, television and radio. The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead premiered in Sydney in February 2004 and toured Australia for 4 years. Further productions occurred in Switzerland, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada’s Stratford Festival for two consecutive sellout seasons, Vancouver Playhouse, Citadel Theatre Edmonton, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Triad Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Merrimack Repertory amongst others. The Spanish language premiere ran for 8 months in Mexico City, and 2012 sees another Greek language production at Kappa Theatre, Athens. Next is the German language premiere in Vienna. Other plays include the multi award winning Gulls, The Adman, Just …One Last Dance, Waking Eve, Goodbye Mrs. Blore and the cabaret Taught by Experts.

Joseph Hanreddy (Director) makes his Writers’ Theatre debut. Regional credits include Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Artistic Director 1993-2010), where he has directed over 40 productions including The Government Inspector, Anna Karenina, King Lear, Mary Stuart, The Seagull, Arcadia, Escape From Happiness

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THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD PROFILES and premieres of Armadale, Silence, Paragon Springs and Force of Nature.

Hanreddy directed/wrote Seven Keys to Slaughter Peak and adaptations of Six Characters in Search of an Author, Yes, No, Maybe So (Pirandello). Other regional credits include Macbeth and Private Lives (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Our Country’s Good and Mary Stuart (Resident Ensemble Players, University of Delaware) and Othello (American Players Theater). At the Madison Repertory Theater (Artistic Director 1986-1993) he directed over 20 productions including The Crucible, The Norman Conquests, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Recruiting Officer, Our Country’s Good, 10 November, American Buffalo and Speed-the-Plow. Off-Broadway credits include: The Misanthrope (The Pearl Theater, nominated for Lucille Lortel Award for “Best Revival”).

Linda Buchanan (Scenic Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre, where she last designed The Uneasy Chair and Rocket to the Moon. She is a Chicago-based scene designer who has designed hundreds of stage productions at regional theatres throughout the country and abroad.

She has received the Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration, Joseph Jefferson Awards for Scene Design for House, Black Snow (Goodman Theatre) and I Hate Hamlet (Royal George Theatre). In addition, she received a Helen Hayes Award for Dancing At Lughnasa (Arena Stage).

Recent design work includes Race (Goodman Theatre), Lombardi (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), The 39 Steps (Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse Stage and Indiana Repertory Theatre) and The Gospel According To James (Indiana Repertory Theatre and Victory Gardens Theatre).

Notable past projects include the American premiere of House and Garden, the musical adaptation of Wings (Goodman Theatre, NY Public Theatre), the premiere production of Marvin’s Room, 10 subsequent regional productions and commercial 8 Writers’ Theatre

productions in New York and London.

Buchanan was Resident Designer at Court Theatre (1976-1984) and Design Director of R.D. Design Associates (1985-1989), where her work included the State of Illinois Center dedication ceremony and over 100 environments for corporate theatre and special events. Buchanan is Associate Dean for Curricular Development at The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she is also head of the Scene Design program. She has also taught at the University of Chicago and Columbia College. Her work has been published in Interior Design, Contract, Exhibit Builder, American Theatre and TCI (Theatre Crafts International) and ED (Entertainment Design).

Martha Hally (Costume Designer) makes her Writers’ Theatre costume designing debut. New York credits include Richard 2 (Pearl Theatre), Wife To James Whelan, A Little Journey, Is Life Worth Living? (Mint Theater), Three Men On a Horse, The Late Christopher Bean, Bedroom Farce (The Actors Company Theatre), Secret Order (59E59), Banished Children of Eve, Gaslight and The Field (Irish Repertory Theatre). Regional credits include Milwaukee Repertory Theater, CenterStage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Repertory Theater of St Louis, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Alley Theatre and Resident Ensemble Players (U Delaware). Opera credits include Chicago Opera Theater, Virginia Opera, Little Orchestra Society of Lincoln Center and Center For Contemporary Opera. www.marthahally.com Lara Dalbey (Wig Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre, where her relationship started with pre pubescent facial hair for The Chosen. Since then she has wigged the productions of The Old Settler, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Minister’s Wife, The Maids, Picnic, As You Like It, Turn of the Screw, The Puppetmaster of Lodz, Bach at Leipzig and Another Part of the Forest. Dalbey is the wig

THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD PROFILES and make-up master at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Her work can also be seen on the heads of the lovely cast of A Little Night Music. She is delighted to be working on this production.

Keith Parham (Lighting Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre where he has designed the lighting for She Loves Me, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Minister’s Wife, Picnic, Nixon’s Nixon, Crime and Punishment, The Savannah Disputation and Bach at Leipzig.

Other credits include Tribes, Mistakes Were Made, Red Light Winter (Barrow Street Theatre), Karen O’s Stop the Virgens (St. Ann’s Warehouse), A Minister’s Wife (Lincoln Center Theatre), Three Sisters (Classic Stage Company), Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre, Obie and Lortel Awards for Design), The Edge of Our Bodies (Humana Festival), Homebody/Kabul (National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia), Time Stands Still, Sunset Limited and Red Light Winter (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Red, The Seagull, Mary, Ghostwritten and Gas For Less (Goodman Theatre) and Million Dollar Quartet (Goodman Theatre and The Apollo Theater). He is also a company member of TUTA Theatre where recent credits include Fulton Street Sessions, Baal and The Wedding.

Barry G. Funderburg (Sound Designer) makes his Writers’ Theatre debut. Chicago credits include Fake, Carter’s Way (Joseph Jefferson Award for Sound Design) and Mother Courage and Her Children (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), as well as productions at Next Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Oak Park Festival Theatre and Theatre at the Center.

Regional credits include over 50 productions at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, including their recent Othello and In the Next Room, as well as The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, and productions at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre

Company, City Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA), CenterStage (Baltimore, MD), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, American Players Theatre, LA Theatre Works and Indiana Repertory Theatre. OffBroadway, he recently designed Wittenberg at The Pearl Theatre Company. Funderburg has received a total of four Joseph Jefferson Award nominations and two awards for Sound Design, and holds an MFA in sound design from Purdue University.

Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre where he has designed properties for A Little Night Music, Hesperia, The Caretaker, The Real Thing, The Detective’s Wife, Heartbreak House, Do the Hustle, Travels With My Aunt and She Loves Me. Additional Chicago credits include The Soldier’s Tale, Pierrot Lunaire (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), The Doyle and Debbie Show (Royal George Theatre), Disgraced (American Theater Company), Pippin, Merrily We Roll Along (The Music Theatre Company), Changes Of Heart, The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Night and Day, Les Liasions Dangereuses, The Island and Heroes (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company). Prior to moving to Chicago, Heggestad spent two years with Feld Entertainment, working for both Ringling Bros.

Barnum & Bailey Circus and Disney on Ice. Upcoming projects include The 39 Steps at Drury Lane.

Amy Horst (Assistant Costume Designer) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut, but is an old friend of these seven characters. She is the Costume Shop Assistant at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where she first worked with the lovely Sarah Heberlein, who is missed so much.

Gina Patterson (Associate Lighting Designer) first worked with Writers’ Theatre as the master electrician for several shows starting in 2000. More Writers’ Theatre 9

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THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD PROFILES recently, Gina has enjoyed working with Keith Parham on Red (Goodman Theatre and Arena Stage), Carter’s Way (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), and Russian on the Side (Marines Memorial Theatre). Her Chicago area design work includes The Strange and Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio (The Wooden Boy) as Told by Frankenstein’s Monster (The Wretched Creature) (The Neo-Futurists), The Piano Teacher (Next Theatre Company), Aiming for Sainthood (Victory Gardens Theater), Chaste, 12 Ophelias, Beholder, The Unconquered (Trap Door Theatre), Wings, Mountain, A Man of No Importance, Indian Ink (Apple Tree Theatre), On The Verge (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company) and Bourbon at the Border (Eclipse Theatre Company).

Rebecca Pechter (Stage Manager) returns for her fourth season with Writers’ Theatre, where she has stage managed The Caretaker, The Detective’s Wife and Travels With My Aunt in addition to holding the position of production assistant on A Streetcar Named Desire, The Old Settler, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Minister’s Wife, Old Glory and Picnic. Prior to working at Writers’ she was a stage management apprentice on The Crucible, Good Boys and True, Carter’s Way and Superior Donuts at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Pechter is thrilled to be working with such a talented group of artists. She is a proud graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison and member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Michael Halberstam (Artistic Director) is the co-founder of Writers’ Theatre. He has directed over 30 productions for the company including Not About Heroes (starring Nicholas Pennell), Private Lives, Look Back In Anger, Candida, The Father, Crime and Punishment, Benefactors, Seagull, The Duchess of Malfi, Othello, The Savannah Disputation, the world premiere musical A Minister’s Wife, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, She Loves Me and The Real

Thing. Halberstam has appeared in numerous Writers’ Theatre productions including Richard II (title role), Loot and Misalliance. Previously, he spent two years at The Stratford Festival in Ontario and performed in Timon Of Athens, The Knight of the Burning Pestle (title role), Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It. Halberstam’s other Chicago acting credentials include productions with Wisdom Bridge, Court Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Elsewhere he directed The Gamester (Northlight Theatre), A Man For All Seasons (Peninsula Players Theatre), Hamlet (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), Candida (Jean Cocteau Repertory in New York), Ten Little Indians (Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace), a highly acclaimed revival of Crime and Punishment, which Writers’ Theatre produced off-Broadway at 59E59 Theatres in New York City, Enchanted April and State of the Union (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). In 2011 he directed A Minister’s Wife at Lincoln Center Theater. His forays into opera have included The Rape Of Lucretia (Chicago Opera Theater), Francesca De Ramini featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and Le Freyshutz, a Berlioz adaptation of the Weber opera conducted by Christoph Eschenbach in its North American Premiere (Ravinia Festival).

He spent two and a half years teaching Shakespeare at The Theatre School at DePaul University and has received awards for excellence in theater management and/or artistic achievement from The Chicago Drama League, The Arts & Business Council, Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts, The Chicago Associates of the Stratford Festival and most recently, the 2010 Zelda Fichandler Award.

Kathryn M. Lipuma (Executive Director) joined Writers’ Theatre in March 2007 after nine seasons with the award-winning Signature Theatre Company in New York where she was Executive Director. At Signature, Writers’ Theatre 11

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THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD PROFILES she produced 28 productions including award-winning revivals of Horton Foote’s The Trip To Bountiful, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars and LanfordWilson’s Burn This and worked with such acclaimed writers as Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, Maria Irene Fornes, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Romulus Linney, Paula Vogel, August Wilson and Lanford Wilson.

During her tenure, the organization enjoyed consistent growth and recognition. Among its numerous awards and accolades was recognition as Outstanding National Theatre of the Year and the launch of Signature Theatre Company’s successful $15 Ticket Program, which has become a national model for subsidized ticket programming. Prior to her time at Signature, she spent six years with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Lipuma

has consulted with not-for-profit theatres, hosted fundraising seminars for development professionals from across the country and has been a guest lecturer on arts management in the graduate programs at New York University, Marymount Manhattan College and Northwestern University.

She has served on numerous arts and funding panels, including the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Philadelphia Theatre Institute for the Pew Charitable Trust, the Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Lipuma currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the League of Chicago Theatres. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

W R I T E R S ’ T H E AT R E M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T Writers’ Theatre was founded to explore productions in which the word on the page and the artists that bring the word to life hold primary importance. Central to this mission are three important core values: valuing text, both classic and contemporary, as the fundamental source of inspiration; creating deliberately intimate performances where audiences are face to face with powerful stories; and honoring the time and commitment of our artists by remaining at the forefront of industry compensation. With a reputation for consistent artistic excellence, innovative educational programming and strong ties to our community, Writers’ Theatre has built an award-winning repertoire and today, serves as a vital and highly-regarded company in the Chicago theatre community.

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WRITERS’ HISTORY In 1992, Writers’ Theatre was founded in order to create an environment where the written word and the nurturing of artists were the foundation of all productions. We opened our first venue that year in the ante-room of a newly opened bookstore in Glencoe on the North Shore of Chicago. The limited space available gave way to a new aesthetic that has been a company hallmark ever since—intimacy.

Under the artistic leadership of Founding Artistic Director Michael Halberstam, who continues in that role to this day, Writers’ became a welcome addition to the already vibrant Chicago arts community. The Theatre quickly garnered significant critical acclaim and established a reputation as a home for world-class art and artists, opening a second performance space in 2003. Our inviting 108-seat Tudor Court space continued the company’s trademark level of intimacy while allowing for a new scale of production and affording the opportunity to expand audiences, programming and educational outreach.

Acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top half-dozen regional theatres in the country, Writers’ has offered more than 81 productions, including 14 world premieres. We have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including 88 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations and 20 Awards, as well as multiple citations of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam for excellence and contributions to the field, including The 2010 Zelda Fichandler Award. In 2007, Writers’ debuted nationally with a New York premiere of Crime and Punishment, followed in 2011 by a Lincoln Center production of A Minister’s Wife—the musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida, conceived and directed by Halberstam.

In July, 2011, Writers’ announced the hiring of the award-winning, internationally renowned Studio Gang Architects, led by principal Jeanne Gang, FAIA, to design a new home for the Theatre in downtown Glencoe. This will allow the Theatre to continue to grow to accommodate our audience, while maintaining our trademark intimacy. The new facility will resonate with and complement the Theatre’s neighboring Glencoe community, adding tremendous value to Chicagoland and helping establish the North Shore as a premier cultural destination.

E D U C AT I O N O U T R E A C H & A U D I E N C E E N R I C H M E N T Writers’ Theatre’s Education Outreach Programs have served more than 30,000 students throughout Chicagoland. Our outreach programs include Write On!, an artist-in-residency program that brings students and Writers’ Theatre’s artists together to explore classroom studies; the Novel Series Study Plan, an arts and literature curriculum and The MLK Project: The Fight For Civil Rights, a touring outreach performance that chronicles a student’s journey through the Civil Rights Movement.

Our audience enrichment programming includes From Page to Stage, a free, public collaboration between Writers’ Theatre and North Shore libraries that explores the literary and theatrical themes of our stage productions and our pre-show lectures and post-show discussions--all of which are free and open to the public.

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ABOUT THE WOMAN’S LIBRARY CLUB OF GLENCOE The Woman’s Library Club of Glencoe, the building that currently houses the Writers’ Theatre’s 108-seat venue, was the third women’s club to be formed in Illinois and the 61st in the entire country. Organized in 1872 for “social and intellectual improvement,” the Club enlarged its purpose in 1928 “to promote the welfare of the community.” In 1947, its purpose was again enlarged and revised “to promote philanthropic and intellectual interests and the welfare of the community.” The Club chose its name because it was designed to use funds paid by the members to form the nucleus of a library for Glencoe. The first Clubhouse, at 654 Greenleaf Avenue, was used from 1906 until 1928. The present Clubhouse was opened on October 5, 1938.

BOARD OF TRUSTEE S President Elaine Tinberg Vice-Presidents Gillian Goodman, David McGranahan and Barbara Melcher Treasurer Thomas Hodges Secretary Joseph G. Dillon Immediate Past President Christopher N. Knight Member at Large Beth L. Kronfeld Arthur Anderson, Jr. Janice Beck Susan Belgrad Julie Bernstein Amy Pope Brock Sara Cohan Howard Conant, Jr. Jeremy Farmer

Linda Havlin Michael Halberstam Nancy Kehoe Avril Klaff Nelson L. Levy, Ph.D., M.D. Kathryn M. Lipuma Jennifer Litowitz William F. Mahoney

Thomas Mann Lorel McMillan Christopher S. Pfaff Pam Phillips Weston Christine Pompizzi Mary Pat Studdert

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S TA F F Artistic Director........................................................................... Michael Halberstam Executive Director........................................................................ Kathryn M. Lipuma ADMINISTRATION Director of Finance & Administration.................................................. Geoffrey Barr General Manager.......................................................................................... Jon Faris Finance Associate.......................................................................... Megan Simonson ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director................................................................... Stuart Carden Artistic Associate................................................................................... Josh Schmidt Producing Assistant/Literary Associate.............................................Bobby Kennedy AUDIENCES SERVICES Director of Audience Services .........................................................Isaac Sernoffsky Ticket Services Manager ......................................................................... Mike Shaw Associate Ticket Services Manager ..................................................Meredith Webb Ticket Services Associates................. Sam Roberson, Topher Soltys, Marcie Smith House Managers ........................... Rosemary Gwyther, Ingrid Brewer, Wyn Gilbert, Connie Moore, Gere Clark, Susan Parmentier Concessions............................................................Al Heartley, Christopher Greene, Rosie Kolbo, Cara Peterson DEVELOPMENT Director of Institutional Advancement....................................................Kim Swinton Director of Board Development............................................................. Carol Dawley Director of Individual Giving /Special Events....................................Amber Bel’cher Campaign Administrator/Executive Assistant...................... Lauren Mustain Martin Manager of Institutional Giving........................................................ Jaron Bernstein Development Assistant............................................................... Eliana Sigel-Epstein Development Consultant..................................................................... Onnie Scheyer Campaign Counsel..................................................................... Hurley & Associates Development Interns................................................. Jill Bowarchuk, Jessica Snyder EDUCATION Director of Education ....................................................................... Nicole O’Connell Education Liaison................................................................................... Nicole Ripley Teaching Artists ......................................... Jennifer Avery, Melanie Brezill, Amanda Dunne, Nicole Ripley, Lindsey Barlag Thornton MARKETING Director of Marketing & Communications......................................... Chad Peterson Marketing Associate.......................................................................... Jennifer Stevens Communications Assistant....................................................... Augusta Lundsgaard Publicist...............................................................................................Cathy Taylor PR Design Services.................................................................................. Lowercase, Inc. PRODUCTION Production Manager.......................................................................... Adam Friedland Assistant Production Manager.............................................................Andrew Porter Season Production Stage Manager...............................................David Castellanos Stage Manager................................................................................. Rebecca Pechter Assistant Stage Managers ............................................ Elise Hausken, Cara Parrish Wardrobe Supervisor................................................................................ Jane Millett Ushering services provided by The Saints.

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THE ARTISTS’ COUNCIL The Artists’ Council is a select group of our most devoted supporters, whose extraordinary contribution sustains the Theatre and enables it to continue to realize and expand upon ambitious artistic and institutional goals.

Members of the Artists’ Council are granted unparalleled access to the creative process as well as the unique opportunity to forge a personal connection with our artists and our art. We gratefully acknowledge our Writers’ Theatre Artists’ Council members, who made this most generous level of commitment between April 1, 2011 and April 25, 2012. $50,000 and above Gillian & Elllis Goodman Mrs. Mary Green Anonymous $25,000 - $49,999 Melvin & Randy Berlin Joyce Chelberg Sara & Dan Cohan David & Carolyn Colburn Gail & Tom Hodges Jennifer & Alec Litowitz John & Alexandra Nichols

Christopher S. Pfaff & Sara Pfaff Pam & Russ Strobel Mary Pat Studdert Jeanne Sullivan Carl & Marilynn Thoma $15,000 - $24,999 Janice & Philip Beck Susan & Donald Belgrad Amy & Clay Brock Howard & Pam Conant Jeremy & Gillian Farmer Mrs. Louise Hart

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Roberta Olshansky Roger & Pam Phillips Weston Christine & Michael Pompizzi Christine & Michael Pope Mr. Geoffrey Richards William & Pam Hutul Ross William & Stephanie Sick Bill & Maria Smithburg Marcie & Avy Stein Elly Thaviu Elaine & Richard Tinberg Anonymous

T H E D I R E C TO R ’ S S O C I E T Y The Director’s Society of Writers’ Theatre is a group of dedicated patrons who share our passion for the written word. They provide the financial foundation that allows us to create a nurturing artistic home for world-class artists while producing nationally acclaimed productions. Writers’ Theatre extends privileges of membership to individuals who provide an annual gift of $1,000 or more. Director’s Society members enjoy opportunities to share in the creative process through exclusive events that provide unique access to the artistic process. We are proud to acknowledge our Director’s Society members for gifts received in the period between April 1, 2011 and April 25, 2012.

Visionaries $10,000 - $14,999 Lawrence & Carol Adelman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dillon Dieter & Lainie Freer Paul & Ellen Gignilliat Dick & Lou Hurckes Dr. & Mrs. Nelson Levy Robert & Kathleen Lojkovic Ann & Tom Mann Sonia Marschak Leaders $5,000 - $9,999 Andy & Becky Anderson Bruce & Patty Becker Julie Bernstein Nancy & George Bodeen Mrs. Lorry Borowitz Cafaro - Livingston Charitable Trust Judy & William Cottle Lloyd & Jan Culbertson Carol & Mark Dawley Mike Dooley & Carrie Bell Gary Feinerman & Beth Kohl Barb & Jim Ferry, III Nancy & Richard Kehoe Dolores Kohl Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Mark Labkon Jane & Richard Lipton Russell & Anne Mayerfeld Lorel & Robert McMillan Mr. & Mrs. Adam Metz Mark & Elyce Metzner Jon & Lois Mills Bill & Kate Morrison Muskal Family Charitable Fund Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Edward & Karen Phillipp Robert Rasmus in memory of Annette Avery Rasmus Robert & Louise Sanborn Eric & Maggie Scheyer Mrs. Dorothy Schnadig Dave & Kristi Snyderman Bill & Dian Taylor Bruce & Jan Tranen

Byron & Tina Trott Monique Parsons & David Wecker Rachel Weinstein & Jason Pizer Nicole Williams & Dr. Lawrence Becker Anonymous Benefactors $2,500 - $4,999 Mrs. Marilynn Alsdorf Harriet Berlin Mary & Carl Boyer Mr. Marc Cerone & Mr. Nick Trakas Joan & Robert Clifford Deborah & Michael Cogan Edith & Michael Cohen Ms. Maryclaire Collins Bob & Jan Daniels Scott & Rebecca Etzler Jim & Karen Frank Sam & Peggy Gutterman Barbara & Jim Herst Scott & Nichole Humphrey Vivian Kaplan Ms. Laurie Levin Barry & Traci Mansur The Harold & Marilyn Melcher Foundation Edward & Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation Howard & Sandra Nagelberg Mark & Christie Osmond Brian & Linda O’Toole John & Alice Sabl Jack Segal & Michael Halberstam Stuart Sondheimer & Bonnie Lucas Martha & Thomas Spalding Mr. Walter Stearns Mrs. Jean Stremmel Michael & Marilyn Vender Kenneth & Amy Viellieu Hilary & Barry Weinstein John & Cynthia White Randy & Lisa White 20th Anniversary Patrons

$2,000 – $2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Adam Bergstein Joyce Bottum David & Cheryl Bradford Stephen R. Fussell & Christine E. Fussell Jo Ann Gavin & John Smyth Joan J. Golder Howard & Kaye Haas Robert & Ellie Meyers Ken & Jossy Nebenzahl John & Pat O’Brien Dale & Betsy Pinkert Barry & Anne Sabloff Mrs. Shirley Solomon Harrison & Lois Steans Howard Trienens Patrons $1,000 - $1,999 Jack & Lee Ann Ablin Sheldon & Gela Altman Richard & Ellen Anderson Bruce & Ann Bachmann Mr. Ed Bachrach Robert & Ann Bates Larry & Phyllis Berning Robert & Kathleen Bernstein Sonia & Ted Bloch Andrew & Shaun Block Frima Blumenthal Florence Boone Gregory & Rosalie Bork Timothy & Martha Boudos Keith & Arlene Bronstein Mr. & Mrs. Scott Byron Cleve Carney Frank Ten Brink & Jeannine Cleary Mr. Ben Cohen Ann & Roger Cole John & Jane Colman James & Wendy Daverman William & Dale Davison Mick De Giulio Byron & Judy Denenberg Molly & Julian D’Esposito

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Larry & Sally Domont Scott & Celia Drane Dick & Joyce Durra Stephen & Lois Eisen William & Sharon Feather Conrad & Sonia Fischer Tom Fontana Charles & Barbara Gately Brian & Coleen Gelber Virginia & Gary Gerst Adele Gidwitz Richard & Anita Gilford Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Gilman Adrienne & Burt Glazov Ms. Debbie Gonzalez Claudia & Andy Goodrich Robyn & David Grossberg Julie Hall John Hart & Carol Prins Lois & Marty Hauselman Mary P. Hines Thomas & Connie Hodson Joel & Carol Honigberg Richard & Janet Horwood Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Janus The Jaquith Family Foundation Kip Kelley Sheldon & Babs Kent Richard & Mary Ellen Keyser Annette Kleinman Robert & Andrea Knight Ms. Laura Kracum Larry & Tracie Kugler Nancy & Alan Lasser Mr. & Mrs. John Lavelle Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Leiden

Joanie & Richard Leopold Michael Litt Andrew & Janet Lubetkin Ed & Anne Lyman Jim & Kay Mabie Linda & Michael Marcus Daniel & Vida Marks Mr. & Mrs. Ted Mavrakis John & Carol McKinnon J.K. Metzdorf Sandi & Mike Miller Phil & Nancy Miller Chris & Eileen Murphy Mrs. Carol Narup Mr. & Mrs. Jim O’Donnell Norma Olsen Cathy & Bill Osborn Steve & Karen Parker Suzanne Pattou Michael & Laurie Petersen Lorna & Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. Thomas & Sue Pick Maurice & Sheila Pickard Mary Jane Pollack Charles & Roberta Price Janet Reed Susie & Rick Rieser Judy & Warner Rosenthal Jeff & Debbie Ross Neil Ross & Lynn Hauser Michael & Audrey Rubinstein Mr. & Mrs. Dick Ryan Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill David & Carolyn Saidel Stuart & Lois Scheyer Frances Schnadig

Marcia Schneider Ronald & Nancy Semerdjian Sandra Shane-Du Bow David & Susan Sherman Judy Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Peter Skiouris Patti & Bob Smietana Michael & Julie Solot David & Jennifer Spinney Michael & Andi Srulovitz Doris Sternberg Roger & Susan Stone James & Ann Marie Streibich Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr. Richard & Helen Thomas Brady Twiggs Kevin & Ellen Van Wart Robert & Mary Vihon John & Carol Walter The Warwick Foundation Robert & Roberta Washlow David & Lynne Weinberg Bruce & Jill Weininger Gary & Chris Weitman Leslie & Susan West William & Peggy Wise Sally & Shep Young Barbara La Spesa & Seymour Zitomersky Simon & Nicole Zreczny Anonymous

WO R D P L A Y G A L A 2 012 The annual WordPlay Gala is Writers’ Theatre’s most important fundraising event of the year. The 20th Anniversary Gala took place on April 21, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Chicago with record breaking results. Writers’ Theatre would like to thank the following patrons who so generously supported the Gala.

Vice Chairs $20,000 and above Mrs. Mary Green Christopher & Emily Knight Eric & Liz Lefkofsky Alexandra & John Nichols Roger & Pam Phillips Weston Christine & Michael Pope Wintrust Anonymous

Roberta Olshansky Christopher S. Pfaff & Sara Pfaff William & Pam Hutul Ross Bill & Stephanie Sick Bill & Maria Smithburg Marcie & Avy Stein Pam & Russ Strobel Mary Pat Studdert Elaine & Richard Tinberg

Sponsors $7,500-$19,999 Lawrence & Carol Adelman Aon Susan & Donald Belgrad BMO Harris Bank Amy & Clay Brock Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dillon Jeremy & Gillian Farmer Dieter & Lainie Freer Gillian & Elllis Goodman Ms. Linda Havlin Gail & Tom Hodges Klaff Family Foundation Beth Kronfeld & Matthew Means Jennifer & Alec Litowitz Robert & Kathleen Lojkovic Eric & Denise Macey William & Amalia Mahoney Ann & Tom Mann David & Leslie McGranahan Barbara & Richard Melcher

Benefactors $5,000-$7,499 Abbott Laboratories Bruce & Patty Becker Melvin & Randy Berlin Julie Bernstein Cafaro - Livingston Charitable Trust Sara & Dan Cohan Howard & Pam Conant Carol & Mark Dawley Beth Kohl & Gary Feinerman Richard & Nancy Kehoe Mr. & Mrs. Mark Labkon Russell & Anne Mayerfeld Lorel & Robert McMillan Edward & Karen Phillipp Christine & Michael Pompizzi Carl & Marilynn Thoma Rachel Weinstein & Jason Pizer

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Supporters $500 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Garry Benson Mr. & Mrs. Adam Bergstein Harriet Berlin Robert & Kathleen Bernstein BlueCross BlueShield Timothy & Martha Boudos Mary & Carl Boyer David & Cheryl Bradford Mr. & Mrs. Al Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Scott Byron Mr. Marc Cerone & Mr. Nick Trakas Sam & Kathleen Ciulla Frank Ten Brink & Jeannine Cleary Joan & Robert Clifford Deborah & Michael Cogan Ms. Maryclaire Collins James & Laura Coplan Colin & Teresa Cross Molly & Julian D’Esposito De Giulio Kitchen Design Larry & Sally Domont Dick & Joyce Durra Stephen & Lois Eisen Scott & Rebecca Etzler Tom Fontana Brian & Coleen Gelber Ms. Debbie Gonzalez Claudia & Andy Goodrich Robyn & David Grossberg Sam & Peggy Gutterman

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Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Janus Mr. & Mrs. John Lavelle Ms. Laurie Levin Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mack, III Barry & Traci Mansur Daniel & Vida Marks Mr. & Mrs. Ted Mavrakis The Harold & Marilyn Melcher Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Adam Metz Edward & Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation Chris & Eileen Murphy Brian & Linda O’Toole

Cathy & Bill Osborn Mark & Christie Osmond Charles & Roberta Price Janet Reed Allan & Lynne Reich Michael & Audrey Rubinstein Robert & Camille Rudy Mr. & Mrs. Dick Ryan John & Alice Sabl James & Joan Sears Jack Segal & Michael Halberstam Ronald & Nancy Semerdjian Neal & Kate Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Peter Skiouris

Martha & Thomas Spalding Michael & Andi Srulovitz James & Ann Marie Streibich Michael & Marilyn Vender Kenneth & Amy Viellieu John & Carol Walter Hilary & Barry Weinstein William & Louise Weiss Gary & Chris Weitman Randy & Lisa White

I N S T I T U T I O N A L C O N T R I B U TO R S TO W R I T E R S ’ T H E AT R E Writers’ Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations and government agencies that support and advance our mission. We are pleased to recognize the gifts we received in the period between April 1, 2011 and April 25, 2012. $50,000 and above BMO Harris Bank John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation* $25,000 - $49,999 The Davee Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation* The Shubert Foundation $15,000 - $24,999 Aon Magnetar Capital LLC Urban Innovations Village of Glencoe Wintrust Anonymous (2) $10,000 - $14,999 Consolidated Electronic Wire & Cable

Credit Suisse The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Illinois Arts Council Modestus Bauer Foundation Motorola Mobility Foundation NES Rentals John G. Searle Family Trust UBS Anonymous $5,000 - $9,999 Abbott Laboratories BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Dr. Scholl Foundation Fox, Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP The Irving Harris Foundation The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Northern Trust Company

The Seabury Foundation State Street Global Advisors William M. Weiss Foundation Howard L. Willett Foundation Up to $4,999 Actors’ Equity Foundation Chicago Title & Trust Company Foundation Crain’s Chicago Business The Saints Target Event Sponsors Restaurant Michael of Winnetka Good Grapes, Glencoe, IL Hel’s Kitchen Catering Whole Foods of Northbrook *Multi-year gift

I N D I V I D UA L C O N T R I B U TO R S We offer our sincere thanks to the following individuals who provide critical support to Writers’ Theatre. We are pleased to recognize the gifts we received in the period between April 1, 2011 and April 25, 2012.

Advocates $500 - $999 Julie Aronson Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Baade Mr. & Mrs. William Beck Mr. & Mrs. Garry Benson John & Jean Berghoff Henry & Leigh Bienen Susan & Steven Bloch Mr. Douglas Bragan William & Linda Bronner Mr. & Mrs. Al Bryant Ms. Beverly Bystricky Pat & Sandy Cantor Robert & Iris Center James Chamberlain Sam & Kathleen Ciulla Barbara Clayton Peter Coblentz & Maureen Mitchel Leslie & Jules Cogan James & Laura Coplan Mr. & Mrs. Ron Cordes Mark & Connie Crane Colin & Teresa Cross Judy & Bill Davis Julie Deutsch Mr. & Mrs. Charles Diamond

Lynn Donaldson & Cameron Avery William & Wilma Dooley Sidney Epstein & Sondra Berman Epstein The Harold F. & Suzanne D. Falk Foundation, Inc. James & Joan Fencil Wayne & Joan Fickinger Jim & Linda Fiffer Jim & Shellie Fisch Elaine Fishman William & Rosemary Fleig Molly & Lincoln Frank Mrs. Zollie Frank Willard & Nancy Fry Nancy Gidwitz Robert & Julie Gordon Mil & Barbara Grauer Sheldon Gray & Adrienne Seiler Ms. Leila Green Mrs. Katie Hackbarth Heini & Doreen Halberstam The Handelsman Family Foundation Elizabeth Hartong Katie Hazelwood & Todd Kaplan

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Richard & Joyce Hirsch Ken & Julie Hoffman Olwyn Kane Anne Kaplan Robert & Jeanne Kapoun Jean Klingenstein Jill Koch Martin & Patricia Koldyke Jules & Marilyn Last Herbert Lippitz Richard Loewenthal Michael & Karyn Lutz Family Foundation Martha & John Mabie Doug & Jessie MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mack, III Miranda & Jed Mandel James & Kitty Mann Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mardell William Mason & Diana Davis John & Madonna Merritt Ms. Nancy Milstein Judy & Bob Neiman Mr. Daniel W. O’Brien Norman & Katie Olson

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Dudley & Ann Onderdonk Margaret Pendry Dick & Karen Pigott Brad & Marcie Pickard Carl & Barbara Plochman Allan & Lynne Reich Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rogoz Nuna & Ennio Rossi Robert & Camille Rudy Alice Rapoport & Michael Sachs Dr. & Mrs. Larry Salberg Steven & Onnie Scheyer John & Shirley Schlossman Linda Schwank Diane & Bud Schwarzbach James & Joan Sears John & Cheryl Seder Harry & Susan Seigle Neal & Kate Shaprio Steven & Susan Sholl Linda Siegel & Ira Glick Richard & Barbara Silverman Joel & Jessie Solomon Mr. & Mrs. John Stellato Ginny & Steven Towbin Jeffery & Bobbie Vender Mr. & Mrs. Todd Vieregg Robert & Florette Weiss William & Louise Weiss Dr. Gerald & Linda Wine Ann Wolff Lee & Naomi Wolfson Katherine Wright Anonymous (3) Friends $350 - $499 Jeannie Balsam LLC Roberta & Hal Barron Christina & Scott Bates Steven Bashwiner & Donna Gerber Steve & Becky Betts Mr. & Mrs. Al Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Matt Campbell Lynn Cole Carla Dehmlow Mr. & Mrs. Leon Dragon Jim & Toni Elipas Thomas & Barbara Filippini Dan & Ronda Franks June Friedlich Peter & Mary Gajewski Gerald & Michelle Gordon Nan & Wally Greenough Stewart & Rochelle Grill Dr. David Hacker & Dr. Elaine Hacker Martin & Susanne Kanter Karen Kuehner Bill Kurtis & Donna La Pietra Steven & Barbara Lewis Gregory Lewis Peter R. Lewy & Judy Nack Sheila & Harvey Medvin Greg & Heather Metz Gerry Moss Seymour & Adele Neems Dan & Ann O’Brien Jonah Orlofsky & Joan Polachek Mr. & Mrs. Rob Ospalik Gerald & Karen Pam Judy & Chuck Piper Jay & Sandra Przybylo John & Betsey Puth Gabriel & Dorit Raviv Cy & Lolly Rosengarten Ben & Marianne Schenker Judy & David Schiffman Mr. Robert Sharp Dan Shevrin & Carol Silverman Suzanne Smart

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Nancy Stevens Suzanne & Fred Stitt Caryn & Larry Straus Barbara Thomas Darlene A. Vorachek & Clifford L. Shapiro Brian & Sheila Whalen Nancy Zuraw Anonymous Associates $200 - $349 Rick & Katy Adler Barbara & Ronald Altman Irving & June Amado Tom Anderson Mareon Arnold Stephen & Susan Baird Scott & Beth Bakal Maryanne Baker Frank & Kathleen Ballantine Lonnie Barefield Judith & Marc Baron Barbara Beck Joan & Julian Berman Joel & Laura Bernstein Karl & Diane Berolzheimer Keki & Mehroo Bhote Jerry & Kathy Biederman Marjorie Biederman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bischoff M. J. Black & Mr. Beau Mr. John Blanchard & Ms. Joan Sugar The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Ellen Bogolub & Neil Friedman Fred & Kay Bosselman Bill & Betty Boyd Cliff & Joan Bregstone Mr. Patrick Brown Thomas & Mary Doug Brown Rona Brown Richard & Ann Burnstine Susanne Bush Peter & Jessica Butler Dean & Betty Cameron Marilyn Campbell-Lowe Lydia & Clay Cannady Nancy Carroll John & Nancy Challenger Steven Cohn & Loreli Fritz Cohn Harvey & Arlene Coustan Susan Craft Donna Craven Nancy & Dewey Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Tom Crepeau Antoinette Cucco Anne Curti Inge de la Camp John & Alice Deimel Robert & Quinn Delaney Patty Delony Ken & Marcia Denberg Greg & Nancy Deneen Marcia & Tom Desmond Donald Deutsch Peter & Connie Dickinson John & Sharon Dixon Patty Dodson Jody Donovan Margaret Downing Larry & Sharon Dubin Arlene C. Dwyer Peter & Neva Egan Ronald Emanuel Mitch & Kris Engel Samuel & Catherine Epstein Bennett Epstein & Meridith Clement Jane & Jim Esser

Richard & Marjorie Ettlinger Samuel & Nejmy Evins Paul & Suzanne Faberson Hazel S. Fackler Georgia Faris Kate Feinstein Stanley & Mary Ferguson Elaine Fiffer Mr. Stephen Fischer Rick & Louise Fisher Virginia Fitzgerald Michael & Valerie Foradas Betty Frank James & Sylvia Franklin Robin & Jarvis Friduss Tom & Patty Gahlon Bryna & Edward Gamson John & Suzanne Garvin Dr. Susan Gault & Dr. Henry Gault Malcolm & Judy Gaynor Melvin & Patti Gerbie Ms. Linda Gerstman Joel & Carole Mark Gingiss Richard & Miriam Glabman Thomas F. Gleason Alexandra Goddard Ethel & Bill Gofen Sue Golan Glen & Lynn Goldman Norman & Cynthia Goldring John & Pat Grady Marc & Sulie Grayson Ken Green Dr. & Mrs. Robert Greendale Amy & Bob Greenebaum Rosemary Gwyther Bill & Joan Haase Adrienne Hahn Helen & Chuck Hall Max Hall & Tonja Rizai Phyllis Handelman Dr. Raymond & Arlene Handler Stephen & Leslie Hatch David & Colette Hays John & Anne Hazelwood Mitchell & Marjorie Hefter Molly Heizer John & Vonnie Held James & Margaret Herrmann Frederic & Katherine Hickman Elaine Hirsch & Donald Grossman Allen & Nancy Hirschfield Sarah P. Hoffman James & Jacquelin Holland Dorothy Holmes Edmund Horsch Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Huels Roger & Pamela Hull Karen Hunken Ann Israel Judi Israel-Rosen Milton & Gail Jacobson Joel & Diane Jastromb Ms. Dolores Jergensen Norman & Julia Johnson Randee & Vance Johnson Arlene Johnson Ms. Pam Johnson Sibyl Josephson Ms. Bianca Juarez & Mr. Rick Carpenter Jeffrey & Diane Kahan Judy & Harvey Kaiser Greggory & Marissa Kalman Ms. Ruth Kane William Karl Leslie Kates in memory of Diana Judy & John Keller Denny & Barbara Kessler Neil & Diana King

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Ms. Peggy King M. Barry & Diane Kirschenbaum Caroline Koclanes Allan & Marley Korn Philip & Nancy Kotler Charles & Gery Kriser Peter & Linda Krivkovich Morton & Claudia Lane Fred & Corinne Lane Julie Larsen Robert & Linda Lawrence Gregg & Carolyn Lemein Eva & Arnold Levy Susan Lichtenstein Myron & Eleanor Lieberman Babs Lieberman Harold & Gloria Lipschultz Charlene & Gary MacDougal Ms. Theresa Malin Joyce & Fred Marcus David & Karen Mattenson Nancy A. McDaniel John & Pam McEnroe Breece & Darlene McKinney Withrow Meeker Michael & Nancy Merel Richard & Sara Mesirow Nancy Meyer Lois Milburn Sarah Miller Albert & Gwen Miller Michael & Krysia Miller Dara & Ross Milner Ms. Ann Minoff Michael & Carol Mitchel Robert & Lois Moeller William Mooney J. Clifford Moos Sarah & Christopher Mundy David & Robin Nankin Toby & Gordon Newman Martin & Bonnie Oberman Larry & Barbara Olin Edward & Barbara Olinger Jane & Elliott Otis James Padgett & Rosanne Fitko John Paton Peggy Paulsen Jerry & Barbara Pearlman

Mr. Wally Petersen & Mr. Mike Tischleder James & Paula Pfaff Genevieve Phelps Jorgen & Cheryl Phillips William & Suzan Pinsof Harvey & Madeleine Plonsker Jerry Proffit Neil & Ruth Ann Quinn Pat Rahmann Meg Rau Bill & Eleanor Revelle Mr. Lewis Rosenbloom Barbara Rosin Sarah & Bill Ross Ann Roth Myron & Susan Rubnitz David & Susan Ruder Jon & Debbie Ruderman Adrienne & Miles Russ Jim & Kay Russell John Russell Cheryl & Lee Sachnoff Peter & Jenny Saravis Robert & Mary Ann Savard Ann Vogel Savignac & Mark Savignac Charlie Saville Mary Keefe & Bob Scales Seymour Schiff & Bernice Elbin Mary Schmick Sandy & Ron Schutz Roslyn Schwartz Don & Mary Schwartz Chris & Karen Segal Gordon & Carole Segal Patty Shanahan David & Carol Shelby Kerry & Scott Shiller Stephen & Susan Sickle Stephen Siegel & Susan Bandes Margaret & Alan Silberman Tom & Nancy Silberman Sophia & Jon Siskel Richard Skolly & Kate Feinstein Melissa & Chuck Smith Michael & Amy Sobel Leif & Jill Soderberg John & Katherine Sprenger Kenneth & Norma Spungen

Judi Stern Sheldon & Marlene Stillman Bob & Gael Strong James & Peggy Swartchild Richard & Marilyn Swoiskin Bob & Bobbie Taylor Cindy Taylor-Robinson Dr. David & Mari Terman Dale & Caren Thomas Barbara Thomas Nancy B. Thomas Susan & James Thompson Toft Family Fund David & Donna Tropp Bill & Joan Trukenbrod David & Mickey Unger Virginia Vale Rakesh & Sangeeta Vohra Mr. & Mrs. Clark L. Wagner Bruce & Carol Wald Terri & Larry Walner William A. & Mary Kay Walsh Herb & Karen Wander Jennifer Alter Warden & Rob Warden Sue Warshauer Gwenyth Warton Marjorie Watkins Karie & Keith Weinstein Esther Weiss Jeff Weiss Richard & Susan Wellek Bert & Barbara Weller Gloria Wexler Willard E. White Denise Wilkinson Jolene Wilson Sallyan Windt Janet & Chris Winslow Jane Woldenberg Joseph Wolnski & Jane Christino Joan S. Young Melvyn & Judy Zahn Joni & Michael Wm. Zavis Jim & Bargie Zechman Anonymous (6)

I N - K I N D D O N AT I O N S An Apple a Day Catering The Art Store & Gallery Atelier Group Geoff Barr Susan & Donald Belgrad Harriet Berlin Kathy Bernstein André Bishop BOKA Restaurant Group Books on Vernon Columbia Pictures Judy & William Cottle Carol & Mark Dawley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dillon Jon Faris Foodstuffs The Four Seasons Jeanne Gang & Mark Schendel Glencoe Roast Coffee Glencoe Union Church Good Grapes

David Goodman Gillian & Ellis Goodman Sam & Peggy Gutterman Michael Halberstam Lisa Harrison Linda Havlin Hel’s Kitchen Catering Heritage Tours Private Travel Gail & Tom Hodges Kasbah Tamadot Marc Kaufman Avril & Hersch Klaff Richard Kracum Beth Kronfeld & Matthew Means William & Amalia Mahoney Ann & Tom Mann David & Leslie McGranahan Lorel & Robert McMillan Barb & Richard Melcher Neapolitan Roger & Pam Phillips Weston

Christopher S. Pfaff & Sara Pfaff Christine & Michael Pompizzi Christine & Michael Pope Katherine Pope Protravel International Restaurant Michael of Winnetka Ritz Carlton Royal Mansour John & Phyllis Russell Dorothy Schnadig Sony Pictures Entertainment Starbucks Mary Pat Studdert Studio Gang Architects Carl & Marilynn Thoma Elaine & Richard Tinberg Van Cleef and Arpels, Chicago Rachel Weinstein & Jason Pizer Van Duzer Vineyards Virgin Limited Edition Anonymous

We strive to keep our donor list accurate and up-to-date at all times. If you are not listed correctly, please accept our apologies and call 847-786-3513. We will be happy to make corrections.

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