Every Brilliant Thing Program

Welcome to Geffen Playhouse and the launch of our 2023/2024 Season.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are thrilled to share with you a full lineup of inspired storytelling in our Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis Theaters, beginning with this tender and poignant production of Every Brilliant Thing.

In a time where nonprofit arts organizations and regional theaters across the country are facing extreme challenges and making difficult decisions, your presence today is the very foundation for Geffen Playhouse. Without the support of our patrons, donors, and subscribers, we could not realize our commitment to produce compelling theater, as well as continue our robust education and community engagement programs.

Thank you for joining us today to keep live theater thriving in Los Angeles. We can’t wait for you to experience all that 2023/2024 has in store at the Geffen.

With gratitude,

Adi Greenberg Board Chair

PHOTO BY TRISH ALISON PHOTOGRAPHY

Welcome to the Geffen Playhouse 2023/2024

Season! Opening the season with Every Brilliant Thing is a particular pleasure for us. This is a play that leans into the best of humanity even as it acknowledges the hardest parts of being human. It asks audiences two crucial questions: one, how do we summon the strength to face the challenging things thrown in our path? And two, how do we lighten the load of others when they face their own obstacles? I believe that plays, at their best, make you feel as though you are leaving the theater having gained something unexpected; a new insight, an answer to an old question, even a call to action. My hope is that Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s play does just that.

Director Colm Summers, a beloved collaborator who has been in residence with us for the past season, has assembled a stunning team of designers to bring this play to life. In addition, Colm has had the opportunity to work with Daniel K. Isaac, an actor who infuses this performance with such beautiful empathy. Watching Daniel weave this story and build a relationship with a new audience every night is a wonderful reminder of the power of live theater.

As we launch into a new season, our hope is that the plays we’ve chosen will not only entertain and delight but will serve as a starting point for a larger conversation. For now, I want to thank you for your continued support of Geffen Playhouse.

Enjoy the show!

Amy Levinson

Associate Artistic Director

Adi Greenberg CHAIR

Dr. Gene D. Block

Gil Cates, Jr. Executive Director / CEO

Mary Ann Cloyd Vice Chair

Merle Dandridge

Dr. Brad Edgerton

Bonnie E. Eskenazi

Mark Fleischer

Susan Nahley Fleishman

Brenda Garcia

Patricia L. Glaser

Eric Heer

Carla Malden

Brian Mann

Tiffany Mayberry

Mary Osako

Danny Passman

Holly Rice

Linda Bernstein Rubin

Matt Shakman

Richard Sherman

Cynthia P. Stafford

Howard Tenenbaum Chair Emeritus

JaHan Wang

Marc Weinstock

FOUNDING TRUSTEES

Harold A. Brown

Kirsten Combs

Robert A. Daly

David Geffen

Herbert M. Gelfand Chair Emeritus

Quincy Jones

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Glorya Kaufman

Frank G. Mancuso Chair Emeritus

Ron Meyer

Jerry Moss

Bruce M. Ramer Founding Chair

Victoria Mann Simms

Andy Spahn

Steven Spielberg

Steve Tisch

Dr. Charles E. Young Chair Emeritus

IN MEMORIAM

Gilbert Cates Founder

Marcia Israel-Curley

Audrey Skirball Kenis

Charles Kenis

Karl Malden

Ginny Mancini

Jerry Perenchio

Edie Wasserman

Lew Wasserman

LEGAL

COUNSEL

Nikki Kerman Venable LLP

PHOTO BY ISAAK BERLINER

STORYTELLING IN ACTION: HOW

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 • 9:00AM–12:30PM

Los Angeles families are invited to Geffen Playhouse to enjoy a free morning at the theater! Parents, caregivers, and children will participate in storytelling activities with Geffen Playhouse teaching artists.

This family literacy workshop is hosted by Geffen Playhouse and the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

FREE TO ATTEND • RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 8+

RESERVATION IS REQUIRED TO SAVE YOUR SPOT!

geffenplayhouse.org/tellstories

SLEEVE NOTES

SIDE 1

1. Every Brilliant Thing began its life in 2006 as a monologue/short story that Duncan Macmillan wrote as a thank you/apology gift for his friend Rosie Thomson. She had previously appeared in a Macmillan play and had no lines.

2. Thomson first performed the piece, called “Sleeve Notes,” for the Miniaturists at Southwark Playhouse.

3. Some time later, Macmillan performed a tweaked version of the monologue at an event in which writers read their own work. The monologue was then performed again and again in and around London (Theatre503, the Union Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, the Old Red Lion, Village Underground, 93 Feet East, the Latitude Festival) by Thomson, Macmillan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and others.

4. In 2012, Macmillan and director George Perrin discussed revisiting the monologue as a full-length piece.

5. The full-length play, titled Every Brilliant Thing, was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre (directed by George Perrin; co-written by and starring Jonny Donahoe) at the Ludlow Fringe Festival in June 2013.

Rehearsals began on August 8, 2023

“...I loved the gatefold sleeves, the artwork, I love reading through the acknowledgements and the sleeve notes, the story of the making of the object.”

—Every Brilliant Thing

SIDE 2

1. The text of this production is unique to the Geffen. Macmillan invites each production of Every Brilliant Thing to adjust the script to the specifics of its location and performer.

2. Properties Master Rick Gilles led the production team in gathering over 200 knitted blankets for the construction of the canopy envisioned by Scenic Designer Sibyl Wickersheimer. Blankets were sourced from flea markets, antique/thrift stores, and eBay sellers across the US.

3. The script suggests that the audience should be lit at all times. To achieve a sense of comfortable inclusivity, Lighting Designer Benedict Conran used the canopy to generate a softbox effect, creating ambient house light without spotlighting any individual audience member.

4. Costume Designer Samantha C. Jones crafted an approachable clothing look to compliment the canopy. Some guiding principles of the design: No to “grief cardigans.” Yes to elements of whimsy.

5. Test audiences were invited into rehearsals on day four. Intimacy Director Amanda Rose Villarreal interviewed participants after, gathering feedback to calibrate moments of audience interaction.

DANIEL K. ISAAC’S SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING NOTES DURING REHEARSAL: POST-ITS. THEY ARE COLOR-CODED BY DATE AND TYPE. CATEGORIES INCLUDE: QUESTION, OVERARCHING NOTE, IMPROVISATION TO KEEP, AND IMPROVISATION TO DISCONTINUE.

A ROCKY START

During the first week of rehearsals, Associate Director Austin Tooley stepped on a screw when he left his apartment, Production Stage Manager Colleen Danaher was rear-ended on her way to the theater, and Performer Daniel K. Isaac was stung by a bee during lunch break.

THERE ARE NO LIMITS IN JAZZ

The script of Every Brilliant Thing contains many references to American jazz music, which is beloved by the play’s “Dad.” In preparation for the Geffen production, the creative team and Sound Designer Stephanie Lynn Yackovetsky discussed the meaning that jazz might have to a Dad who had emigrated from South Korea to the US (the family history imagined by Daniel K. Isaac)—rather than to a British Dad, as in the original production. Looking at the personal journeys of firstwave Korean jazz musicians like Lee Pangeun, Park Sung-yeon, and Ryu Bok-sung provided a roadmap for understanding Dad’s introduction to and love of jazz. All three artists first heard American jazz on US military radio and developed their own relationships with the genre. In the same way that Duncan Macmillan envisioned jazz as providing a communicative language for “two English men who don’t necessarily express their emotions with much articulacy,” Korean jazz artists have also pointed to the power of the genre in expressing emotion. In a 2018 interview with The Korea Times, Park Sung-yeon

noted that “There are no limits in jazz. It always lacks something and that is what artists need to fill in.” Furthermore, jazz “is not about being popular, it’s about the soul.’’

In a 2014 interview with Branding In Asia, jazz musician Jumi Lee suggested that jazz is an expressive outlet for the Korean idea of “han,” a complex sense of lasting sorrow or resentment that is tied to injustice: “Historically, we were and are suppressed... In our impaired emotion, for us, music is so open and limitless, especially jazz. Because of these characteristics, we can express and take out all our instinctive emotions and han through jazz.”

KEEPING IT LIGHT

While jazz is integral to the world of the play, pop, soul, and dance music were integral to the rehearsal room. Production Assistant Dani Jaramillo curated upbeat warm-up and notes playlists featuring Carly Rae Jepsen, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, and more.

WERTHER & PAPAGENO EFFECTS

In contrast to the Werther Effect: the Papageno Effect, a reference to the Mozart opera The Magic Flute, refers to the idea that providing alternatives to suicide can be a powerful way to prevent it. In real life, the Papageno Effect can be put into practice by providing crisis line information and other resources in relation to stories of suicide and by encouraging folks who may be at risk of suicide to create a safety plan and to eliminate access to lethal means in their homes.

Geffen Playhouse is proud to partner with the Greater Los Angeles and Central Coast Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on this production of Every Brilliant Thing. Resources on suicide prevention are available in the lobby post-show and at www.afsp.org/LA.

FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT IN A CRISIS:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988

Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ Youth): Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text 678-678

Trans Lifeline Hotline: Call 877-565-8860

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

WRITTEN BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE

DIRECTED BY COLM SUMMERS

SCENIC DESIGNER SIBYL WICKERSHEIMER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

BENEDICT CONRAN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

AUSTIN TOOLEY

COSTUME DESIGNER SAMANTHA C. JONES

SOUND DESIGNER

STEPHANIE LYNN YACKOVETSKY

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

AMANDA ROSE VILLAREAL

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER COLLEEN DANAHER

DRAMATURG OLIVIA O’CONNOR

CASTING DIRECTOR PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA

OPENING NIGHT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Every Brilliant Thing was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, on 28 June 2013 at Ludlow Fringe Festival. The play had its North American premiere at Barrow Street Theatre, New York, on 6 December 2014, where it was presented by Barrow Street Theatre and Jean Doumanian Productions.

Every Brilliant Thing is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com)

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Performer .............................................................................

DANIEL K. ISAAC UNDERSTUDY

u/s Performer LESLIE STEVENS

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

RUNNING TIME

70 minutes

There will be no intermission.

PLEASE NOTE

There is no photography or filming of any kind allowed during the performance. Please turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones. Thank you!

OPENING NIGHT SPONSOR

MUSIC CREDITS

“Wrapped Up In A Dream Called You”

Performed by Steve Rice Combo feat. Greta Matassa

Written by Steve Rice

Courtesy of Kazen Music Group c/o SyncSource Music, LLC

“Drown In My Own Tears”

Performed by Ray Charles

Written by Henry Glover, Arr. Ray Charles

Courtesy of Round Hill Music & Trio Music Company & Atlantic Recording Corp.

“Crazy”

Written and Performed by Tim Garland

Courtesy of Audio Network Music

“That’s Life”

Written by Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon

Courtesy of Peermusic & Universal PolyGram Int. Publishing, Inc.

“My Way”

Written by Claude Fancois, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, Paul Anka

Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. & Chrysalis Standards Inc.

“Some Things Last A Long Time”

Written by Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair

Courtesy of BMG Platinum Songs US obo Eternal Yip Eye Music & Third Side US Publishing obo Fire Songs

DANIEL K. ISAAC (he/him) Performer

Off-Broadway: You Will Get Sick (Roundabout Theatre Company), The Chinese Lady (Drama Desk Nomination, MaYi Theater Company/The Public Theater); You Never Touched the Dirt (Clubbed Thumb); The Gentleman Caller (Abingdon Theatre Company); Sagittarius Ponderosa (NAATCO); Underland (59E59 Theaters); Anna Nicole the Opera (BAM). Regional: The Ballad of Little Jo (Two River Theater). Film/TV:

“Ben Kim” on Billions (Showtime); The Other Two, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Deuce, Crashing, Too Big to Fail (HBO); The Drummer, The Expecting, Money Monster, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Person of Interest. Upcoming: Plan B, Dirty Rhetoric. As a playwright, he made his debut with ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME (Ma-Yi).

@danielkisaac

DUNCAN MACMILLAN Playwright

Duncan Macmillan is a writer for theatre, television, and film. His theatre work includes Lungs; People, Places and Things; Every Brilliant Thing; Rosmersholm (adapt. Henrik Ibsen); 1984 (adapt. George Orwell, co-written and co-directed with Robert Icke); City of Glass (adapt. Paul Auster); and 2071 (co-written with Chris Rapley). Other plays include The Forbidden Zone; Wunschloses Unglück (adapt. Peter Handke); Reise Durch die Nacht (adapt. Friederike Mayröcker). His work has been performed throughout the world, including National Theatre, The Old Vic, Royal Court Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Barbican, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Melbourne Theatre Company, Berliner Ensemble, Hamburg Schauspielhaus, Schauspielhaus Köln, Burgtheater Wien, Vesturport, Kansallisteatteri, Nationaltheatret Oslo, and in the repertory of the Schaubühne Berlin, as well as the Edinburgh Festival, the Manchester International Festival, Salzburg Festival, Festival d’Avignon, Theatertreffen, in the West End, and on Broadway. His screen work has appeared on the BBC, HBO, Netflix and at the Berlin and London Film Fes-

tivals. Reise Durch die Nacht was awarded the Nestroy Preis for Best German Language Production. Both 1984 and People, Places and Things were nominated for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards, and Rosmersholm was nominated for Best Revival.

Jonny Donahoe is an actor, comedian, playwright, and screenwriter. His one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, (which he co-wrote and originally performed), has played more than six hundred times over four continents, including five months off-Broadway at The Barrow Street Theatre. The show was filmed by World of Wonder and screened as a special on HBO. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and an Off-Broadway Alliance Award for his performance. He is the frontman of musical-comedy-satirists, Jonny & The Baptists, as well regularly performing stand-up in his own right. His play Thirty Christmases (starring himself and Rachel Parris), premiered at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, before transferring to the New Diorama Theatre in London. He has also created a twelve-part series on parenthood with real-life partner

JONNY DONAHOE (they/he) Playwright

Josie Long called Josie & Jonny Are Having a Baby (With You!) for American podcast network Midroll. More recently has written the acclaimed new play Forgiveness which toured the UK and internationally in 2022.

a Resident Performing Artist at BRIClab, Brooklyn. Colm was recently awarded the Irish Arts Council Next Generation Artists Award. He is delighted and grateful to make his Geffen Playhouse debut.

www.colmsummers.com

SIBYL WICKERSHEIMER

Scenic Designer

performances at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Sibyl is an Associate Professor at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. www.sawgirl.com

SAMANTHA C. JONES (she/her)

Costume Designer

COLM SUMMERS (he/him) Director

Colm Summers is a director from Waterford, Ireland, based between Los Angeles, New York, and Dublin. Selected credits include: The Inheritance (Geffen Playhouse), Portia Coughlan (Abbey Theatre), La Clemenza di Tito (Grand Théâtre de Genève).

Colm has worked with The Wooster Group, the feath3r theory, Milo Rau, Dead Centre, and Pan Pan. Read Colm’s essays in Études, Blast at 100 (Brill), and in Charles Macklin and the Theatres of London (Liverpool University Press). As playwright, Colm is published in Fresh Cuts: New Plays from Dublin Fringe (Oberon). He is a Berkeley Rep Ground Floor cohort member, Dublin Fringe Radical Spirit Award Nominee, Dublin Theatre Festival Next Stage cohort member, and Pan Pan International Mentorship mentee.

Colm was Resident Director at the National Theatre of Ireland, inaugural Director in Residence at the Geffen Playhouse, and

Sibyl’s interests span design for live performance, installations, exhibitions, and design for mental health care initiatives. Her foundation as a theatrical set designer led Sibyl to co-author the book Scene Shift: U.S. Set Designers in Conversation with scenographer Maureen Weiss. Sibyl most recently designed Mindplay and The Lonely Few in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen; this is her tenth design on the Geffen Playhouse stages. She has also designed for notable theatres across the country including A.C.T., Theatre for a New Audience, Steppenwolf Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. In the LA area, she has designed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, South Coast Repertory, The Industry, Circle X Theatre Co., A Noise Within, The Actors’ Gang, and many more. Unique projects have included art installations in SoCal art galleries, Eric Idle’s What About Dick? (Orpheum/ Netflix), and the stage for the daily giant dinosaur puppet

Samantha C. Jones is excited to return to Geffen Playhouse as a part of this wonderful work. She is a Costume Designer and educator with previous design credits at Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Huntington Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre (Aurora), Steppenwolf Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Writers Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago Children’s Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Jackalope Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, First Stage Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Peninsula Players Theater, and others.

Upcoming productions include: The Nacirema Society (Goodman Theatre), Clyde’s (Denver Center for the Performing Arts). Her work can be viewed at

www.samanthacjones.com.

BENEDICT CONRAN (he/him)

Lighting Designer

Benedict is excited to make his debut designing at the Geffen Playhouse. Benedict is an LAbased lighting designer specializing in new works, immersive

and XR theater. His recent AR theater project, A Most Favored Nation, was featured at SIGGRAPH Asia. Benedict graduated from UCLA with an M.F.A. in Lighting Design. Recent works include: The Consul and Tosca (Angels Vocal Art); In My Bones (Panndora Productions); Home Front (Victory Theatre Center); Man’s Favour Devil’s Plan (The Robey Theatre Company).

Assistant credits include: The Recital and The Romance of the Rose (Long Beach Opera); TRAYF and Power of Sail (Geffen Playhouse). www.benconrandesign.com

STEPHANIE LYNN YACKOVETSKY (she/they)

Sound Designer

Stephanie Lynn Yackovetsky is a sound designer, playwright, and performer originally from New England. Previous designs include: Group Therapy (by Peter Lefcourt, directed by Terri Hanauer); Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Team StarKid); Tartuffe (CSUN); Laughs in Spanish, the smuggler, The Book Club Play (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); Wolf Play (Company One Theatre). M.F.A. Boston University. stephanielynnyackovetsky.com

AUSTIN TOOLEY (he/him)

Associate Director

Austin Tooley is an NYC-based director and dramaturg who received his M.F.A. in Dramaturgy at Columbia University in 2021. Recent directing work includes Argonauts by Jacob K Robinson at Columbia University, The Outposters for PrideFest

at The Tank, and Narcissus, a Roman pantomime live-taped in partnership with PBS. Recent dramaturgy includes play development residencies in Waterford, Ireland for Purgatory by Colm Summers and Ciara Ní Chuirc, and at the Catwalk Art Residency in Catskill, NY for Barbies by A.A. Brenner.

AMANDA ROSE VILLARREAL (she/they) Intimacy Director

Amanda Rose Villarreal is an intimacy choreographer and immersive artist. They are associate faculty with Theatrical Intimacy Education, who also trained with IDC and IPA in the US, and Moving Body Arts in the UK. Amanda Rose earned their Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder, where they researched and developed consent-based practices for immersive and gamified performance. Since relocating to LA, they have choreographed intimacy for Pasadena Playhouse (Uncle Vanya, Sanctuary City, A Little Night Music) and Geffen Playhouse (The Inheritance Part 1 & Part 2). Recent immersive intimacy design includes work with The Catamounts in Boulder (The Green), Sinking Ship Creations in NYC (Project Ascension, The Job Opportunity), and Moonrise LARP Games (Valha11a Season 1, Valha11a Season 2) in Chicago. Amanda Rose is rejuvenated by and grateful for the opportunity to bring their immersive and intimacy specialties together in service of Every Brilliant Thing.

OLIVIA O’CONNOR (she/her) Dramaturg

Olivia O’Connor joined the Geffen as Literary Manager & Dramaturg in 2022. Her previous creative development experience includes staff positions at Pittsburgh CLO (Manager of New Work Development) and Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Associate), as well as dramaturgy and selection committee work with City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Bricolage Production Company, Third Space Theatre, The Flea Theater, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, and the 5th Avenue Theatre. Outside of her institutional work, Olivia has experience as a script consultant, copywriter, and playwright.

www.oliviaannoconnor.com

COLLEEN DANAHER (she/her) Production Stage Manager

Colleen Danaher is excited to make her LA theatre debut at the Geffen Playhouse. She recently left the road after 11 years with the touring company of Wicked Broadway: Godspell, Wonderland, South Pacific, Lend Me a Tenor, Grease, Grey Gardens. Regional: Many productions over several years at the Vineyard Playhouse on beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. Love to Michael and Gus. Thanks to Jen Ash for reminding her how all this works. <3 to LBB.

PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA (she/her)

Casting Director

Phyllis is an Artistic Associate and the Casting Director for

Geffen Playhouse. She has received 8 Artios nominations: Power of Sail, Man of God, Witch, Significant Other, Actually, Barbecue, Barcelona, and The Country House. Before joining the Geffen, she was the Casting Director for Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago where her favorites include Frank Galati’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath (also La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre in London, and Broadway, where it received the Tony Award for Best Play), the original production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (and subsequent productions including Westwood Playhouse and Briar Street Theater in Chicago). Broadway transfers include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award for Best Revival), The Song of Jacob Zulu, and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. She is a member of the Casting Society of America.

GIL CATES, JR.

Executive Director / CEO

Gil Cates, Jr. is Executive Director / CEO of Geffen Playhouse. In this role, he is responsible for managing the Geffen’s dayto-day operations; developing new, ongoing theater partnerships and leading its mission to inform, entertain and inspire

diverse audiences with live theater of the highest caliber. Prior to being named Executive Director in 2015, Cates served as Geffen Playhouse Board Vice Chairman since 2012 and served as a producer and director in theater, film and television. His theater credits include the award-winning Names (Matrix Theatre Company) and Three Sisters and David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre (both at Syracuse Stage). Cates’ film credits include The Surface (starring Sean Astin and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Chris Mulkey), Jobs (starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, as well as Geffen Playhouse alumni Matthew Modine and Ron Eldard) and the 2011 feature film Lucky (starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor and Ann-Margret). In addition, Cates co-produced and co-directed the critically acclaimed Life After Tomorrow, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, which premiered on Showtime. His other films include Deal (starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Charles Durning) and The Mesmerist (starring Jessica Capshaw and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Neil Patrick Harris). Cates’ television directorial debut was an episode of the NBC comedy Joey, starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc. He recently directed Displaced, a documentary short chronicling the journey of one of the first refugee families to flee Ukraine and arrive in the U.S.

after escaping the Russian invasion. He studied at the National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, and holds a B.F.A. in Drama from Syracuse University.

During her tenure at the Geffen, Amy has spearheaded numerous programs for commissioning and developing new plays and has shepherded more than 150 plays into production. Dramaturgy credits include the commissions and world premieres of Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still and Coney Island Christmas, Jane Anderson’s The Quality of Life and The Escort, Amanda Peet’s Our Very Own Carlin McCullough, and Michael Mitnick’s Mysterious Circumstances

Other dramaturgy credits include Actually, Invisible Tango, Extraordinary Chambers, Build, Equivocation, Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress, Guards at the Taj, and Geffen Stayhouse virtual shows including Helder Guimarães’ The Present and The Future, and David Kwong’s Inside the Box. She holds an M.F.A. in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

AMY LEVINSON (she/her) Associate Artistic Director

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PRODUCTION STAFF FOR EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Production Assistant

Dani Jaramillo

On-Book Production Assistant

Cecelia Bonner

Deck Crew

Chris Cowan

Carpenter Crew Lead

Philip Rossi

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kassidy Klinesmith

Lighting Programmer

Emily Moore

Light Board Operator

Ezra Muthiah

Light Board Operator Swing

Jesus Elias-Cambero

Sound Board Operator

Michael Svolos

Sound Technicians

Bob Gilmartin, Michael Svolos

Properties Artisans & Carpenters

Christopher R. Baab, Sigourney Chin, Danny Dolan, Greg Mueller

Carpenters

James Chew, Chris Cowan, David Foubert, Enrique Garcia, Shadow LaValley, Greg Mueller, James Stanley, Lila Schmitz

Scenic Painter

Vanessa Lara

Stitchers

Stephanie Castro, Meghan Gottschalk, Kassidy Klinesmith, Michayla Van Treek

Electricians

Erica Ammerman, Shannon Barondeau, Ezra Fisher, Ezra Muthiah, Keanu Ross-Cabrera, James Tatsch

PRODUCTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lighting Equipment Provided By

Kinetic Lighting

Sound Equipment Provided By Jon Sound Inc., DnB Design, Launch

Production Photographer

Isaak Berliner

Media Filming

Ramon Garcia, Gabriel Zuniga

SPECIAL THANKS

Design + Art Direction

Base Design Photography

Justin Bettman

UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television Scene, Prop, Sound, and Costume Shops; From Daniel K. Isaac: Scott Rising, Scott A. Kramer, Ian Ames, Don Birge, Kathleen Supové, Esther Lee; From Colm Summers: Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan, Evan Daves, Miranda Gruss, Noah Ezell, Aquene Reed, Dana Stevens

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

This project was also funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

Geffen Playhouse, a not-for-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.

THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Supporting artists is central to the mission of the Geffen Playhouse, and play commissions are a cornerstone of that support. To commission a playwright to write a play means making a commitment to their voice, craft, and vision, with the hope of sharing the fruits of their work on our stage.

The Geffen Playhouse’s New Play Development Program is made possible, in large part, through the leadership and generosity of donations from: The Edgerton Foundation, The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Fay & Frank Mancuso, Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald, Hilary & Jack Angelo, and Mary Bianco, The MOCA Foundation.

We are proud to have the following artists under commission:

LUIS ALFARO

JONATHAN CAREN

COLMAN DOMINGO

MICHAEL GOLAMCO

MEGHAN KENNEDY

MATTHEW LÓPEZ

MARTYNA MAJOK

QUI NGUYEN

STACY OSEI-KUFFOUR

JIEHAE PARK

JOHN POLLONO

ROBERT SCHENKKAN

JEN SILVERMAN

DAVID WIENER

CRAIG WRIGHT

LAUREN YEE

For more information on this program, please visit geffenplayhouse.org/newplays.

THE WRITERS’ ROOM

A group for Los Angeles-based playwrights, The Writers’ Room is a product of the Geffen’s deep commitment to supporting new plays and specifically to fostering bold, relevant work by the vibrant artistic community of this city. During this one-year residency, playwright members gather monthly at the Geffen to share their work and receive feedback from their peers and the Geffen’s artistic staff, culminating in a play reading series.

We are proud to have the following artists in the 2023/2024 Writers’ Room:

ASHLEY AUGUST

JENNIFER CHANG & INARA GEORGE

PARIS CRAYTON III

CHRISTINA HAM

PALOMA NOZICKA

ALEXIS ROBLAN

The Writers’ Room is made possible through the generous support of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and Jerry & Terri Kohl.

For more information on this program, please visit geffenplayhouse.org/thewritersroom.

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AUDIENCE SERVICES

310.208.2028

Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Please visit geffenplayhouse.org for hours, parking and more information.

BOX OFFICE WINDOW

Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00pm – 6:00pm, as well as on performance days up until 15 minutes after curtain.

Please note: the box office window is unable to process exchanges or future sales one hour prior to curtain time on performance days.

ACCESSIBILITY

Geffen Playhouse is fully committed to providing access to patrons with mobility, visual and hearing impairments. Parking spaces directly outside the theater are zoned for drop off and pick up, as well as disabled parking spots for patrons with appropriate placards and plates. For more information, visit geffenplayhouse.org/access or call Audience Services.

LATE SEATING

Should you arrive late to the theater or vacate your seat during the performance, please expect to be held in the lobby until an appropriate pause in the action on stage. Some productions or circumstances may not allow for late or return seating. To minimize disturbances to other patrons, you may be seated in the first available location by the house staff even if it is different from your assigned seat.

NO PHOTOGRAPHY

There is no photography or filming of any kind allowed during the performance. Please turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones.

UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION

Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production.

Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.

BE AN INSIDER

DONORS ENJOY A VARIETY OF BENEFITS THAT BRING THEM CLOSER TO THE THEATER THEY LOVE, INCLUDING:

DONATE TODAY

Geffen Playhouse is a non-profit theater. With ticket sales only covering 40% of expenses, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to make theater happen. Your gift supports Geffen Playhouse’s artistic and educational initiatives, including new play development, access for audiences, in-school partnership programs, and much more. Become a donor today!

ACCESS TO THE MARCIA ISRAEL-CURLEY FOUNDERS ROOM BEFORE SHOWS

INVITATIONS TO BEHIND-THE-SCENES TALKS WITH ARTISTS & STAFF

ANNUAL DONORS

Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund and Backstage at the Geffen. Donors are listed at the Partner’s Circle level and higher for gifts made between July 1, 2022 and August 1, 2023.

† Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors

^ Geffen Playhouse Founding Trustees

In appreciation, Annual Fund donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions, and much more.

For more information, please call Tracy Reich at 310.208.6500 ext. 113.

PREMIERE CIRCLE

$100,000+

Anonymous (2)

The Ahmanson Foundation

Jana & Trevor Bezdek

California Arts Council

City National Bank

Edgerton Foundation

The Adi† & Jerry Greenberg Foundation

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Martha Henderson

Elizabeth & David Kerman

Jerry & Terri Kohl

Linda Bernstein Rubin† & Tony Rubin

Shubert Foundation

Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum†

Miranda & Brett Tollman

UCLA

UCLA Health

INNOVATOR CIRCLE

$50,000 – $99,999

The Berlanti Family Foundation

Kevin & Claudia Bright

Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer

Loretta Everett Kaufman & Victor Kaufman

John McCrite & Juan Lopez

Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Holly Rice† & Vince Gilligan

Matt Shakman† & Maggie Malone

Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE

$25,000 – $49,999

Anonymous

Marcy Carsey

Capital Group

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

The Walt Disney Company

Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

Dr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenberg

Susan & Mark Fleischer†

Carol & Paul Frimmer

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

Patty Glaser† & Sam Mudie

Samantha & Eric Heer†

Cindy & Alan Horn

Marcia Israel-Curley Foundation

Los Angeles County Arts Commission

Carla Malden† & Norman Beil

Paramount Pictures

Allen Blue & Kira Snyder

State of California, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Judith & Bruce Stern

U.S. Bank Foundation

PLAYWRIGHTS’S CIRCLE

$10,000 – $24,999

Anonymous

Eva Aaronson— In Memory of Bucky Hazan

Pat & Sandy Adams

Beth Behrs & Michael Gladis

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

Mary Ann Cloyd†

Ellyce R. Cooper & Barry Cohen / Sidley Austin LLP

Merle Dandridge†

Bonnie E. Eskenazi† / Greenberg Glusker

Robyn Field & Anthony O’Carroll

Eric Flamholtz & Yvonne Randle

Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

Marcy Gross

Alexander & Katie & Grey Grosvenor

In Memory of Morris A. Hazan

Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark

David & Martha Kadue

Julie & David Kavner

Lyn & Norman Lear

Karen & Walter Loewenstern

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Mancuso Jr.

Benedicta & Geoffry Oblath

Carol & Bill Ouchi

Cheryl Petersen & Roger Lustberg

National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance

Thomas L. Safran

Scott Sandler

Carol ‘Jackie’ & Charles Schwartz

Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer

Kate Capshaw Spielberg & Steven Spielberg^

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Deborah Tavlin

Daniel Tongbai & Henry Clancy

Joanne & Ken Weinman

Susan & Dan White

Ken Willner & Jim Stine

CREATOR’S CIRCLE

$5,000 – $9,999

Anonymous

Debbie Allen & Norman Nixon

Aversa Foundation

Dr. Joan Denson & Dr. Victoria Berck

Shelly & Libby Bergen

Mara W. Breech Foundation

Robert Brook & Jacqueline Kosecoff

Katherine Brown & Rene Mendoza

Glenn & Lynn Cardoso

Marissa Caudill & David Merrill

Dan Clivner

Mary Jo & Caleb Deschanel

Anne Dougherty & David Dobrikin

Lisa Field, Field Family Foundation

In Honor of Virginia Field

Lynn T. Franklin

Steve Freedman & Helen Sideris

Sonia & Robert Freedman and Family

Bob & Diana Friedman

G2 Graphic Service, Inc.

Larry Gagosian

Ann & Jim Gianopulos

David & Kiki Gindler

Waterman and Glicksteen Families

Sue & Steve Glusker

MaryAnn & Irwin Gold

In Honor of Richard Sherman— From Ken & Lori Goldman

Noble & Jacquelynn Hansen

Richard Rasiej & Joan Herman

Mellody Hobson / Ariel Investments, LLC

Sir Elton John & David Furnish

Mannon Kaplan

Laura Kennedy

Willette & Manny Klausner

Marla & Daniel Klein

Kling Family Foundation / Allen & Jessica Kling

Norman Koplof & Leslie Falick

Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald

Marcia E. Williams & Gene Lucero

Renee & Meyer Luskin

Stewart Mayeda

Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams

Cara Gardenswartz & David Melnick

Bradley & Lisa Mindlin—

In Memory of Sandra Tenenbaum

Mintz Family Fund

Rio & Frank Morse

Olympus Theatricals

Shana & Don Passman

Carolyn A. Poer & John M. Poer

Judith Reichman, M.D.

Gil Schwartz Foundation

Steve & Paula Mae Schwartz

Richard† & Barbara Sherman

John Shustitzky & Christine Chakoian

Jerome & Joan Snyder

Nancy Heller & Fred Specktor

Johnese Spisso, MPA

William & Karen Timberlake

Kathryn & Alan Van Vliet

JaHan Wang†

Julie & Peter Weil

Karen & Rick Wolfen

Lisa Yen & Tom Bajoras

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$2,500 – $4,999

Robert E. & Maria H. Barron

Madelyn Bennett & Eric Gibson

Philip Blumenshine

VJ Boyd

Noora Raj Brown

Jay Butterfield & Susan Ewert

Cindy Clark

Linda & John Coleman

Comcast NBCUniversal

Don Dorsey

Jacki & Murray Drechsler

Charlotte Gold

Manuela & James Goren

Karney Guren Family Foundation

Barbara Herman

Jean Himmelstein

Stephen Sass & Steven Hochstadt

Linda & David Kagel

Jane & Rand Marlis

Norma & Larry Meyers

Cookie Miller

Thaine & Elizabeth Morris

Michael R. Oppenheim

Carol Risher

Snyder Family Foundation

Zackery Alexzander Stephens

Aurora & Marc Weinstock†

Gelena & Seth Weissman

Leslie White & Al Limon

Ellen & Arnold Zetcher

DESIGNER’S CIRCLE

$1,000 – $2,499

Anonymous (2)

Miriam Aguiar

Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Allen

Henry Alpert

Laura & Harvey Alpert

Jan & David Altemus

Patti Amstutz

Bonnie & Bill Apfelbaum

Eloise & Mark Appel

Margaret Campbell Arvey

Rob Bailis

Wendy & John Bergquist

Westmount Asset Management

Yvonne Bernard & Henry De Priest & Lookout Entertainment

Artie & Ellie Berrick

John Bjorge & Mary McKelvey

Larry & Julie Blivas— In Honor of Phyllis Blivas

Mrs. Carol K. Block & Chancellor Gene D. Block†

Paula Brand

Dr. Adrienne Brandriss

Howard Brightman

Linda & Jerry Bruckheimer

Lexy & John Carroll

Stephanie & Jonathan Carson

Dr. Fanya Carter, Ph.D.

Sylvie & Peter Cartmell

Gil Cates, Jr.†

Jane Cates

Shelby & Lee Chaden

Martha J. Chase

Ginger Conrad

Stephen & Erin Cook

Honorable Candace Cooper

In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert

J. Jason Daunter

Dr. Joanna & Jeff Davis

Phil Davis

Pam Dawber & Mark Harmon

Brock Dewey

Jan & Thea Drayer

Colleen M. Ellis

Terri & David Elston

Carl & Courtenay Enright

Susanna Felleman

Dr. Kimberly Finney

In Honor of Frank & Betty Fouce

Joan & Charles Fox

Dennis & Jackie Fox

Anita Dann Friedman & Harvey Friedman

Catherine Froloff

Diane Futterman

Mary & Rick Genow

Bruce & Leslie Gifford

Michael Gintz

Priscila Giraldo

Linda & Louis Goldsman

Ellie Goodman

Jill Grigsby & Rett Bull

Penny Grosz & Eugene Korney

Harris Family Foundation

Scott Hartle

Mary Hartley

Murray & Gail Heltzer

Jackson Henry

Jack Hileman & Roxanne Huddleston

Dr. John D. Hofbauer & Dr. Laura E. Fox

Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson

Michael & Jay Ireland

Victoria Jackson & Bill Guthy

Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob

Sally & Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig

Patricia Keating

Beverlee Bickmore & James Kelly

Corrinne Mann Kempinsky & Louis Kempinsky

Van Khanna

King Nutronics Corporation

Ann & Jonathan Kirsch

Wendy Kirshner

Dr. Phyllis H. Klein

Katherine Kleindienst & Marc Goldsmith

Lena & Mark Labowe

Mindy Lauerlevin & Ed Levin

Tricia Lee

Rena & Craig Leeds

Trini Lewis

Cathleen Fitzpatrick Linder

Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.

Judith Locke

Tania Lotia

Dr. Jennifer Lucero

The Malins Family Foundation

Eric & Eva Plaza Mandel

Michael N. Marks

David Israeli & Dr. Marie Mazzone

S. McQueen & D. Whalen

Ali Meghdadi

Anne & Ronald Mellor

Hillary & Lance Milken

Joan & Phil Miller

Andrew & Laura Mintzer

Ron Myrick

Blake Neely

Mark & Diane Neubauer

Michael Nicklin

Ornest Family Foundation

Carol & Alan Ostroff

Ralph Page

Philip & Leslie Paton

Sallie Patrick

Jacalyn & Paul Pepperman

Phil & Agnes Peters

Ruth Popkin

Clark & Kathryn Porter

Joyce & Harvey Reichard

Dolores Rogers

Allison & Bennett Rosenthal

Oren Rosenthal

The Ross Family

Peter & Andrea Roth

David A. & Karen Richards Sachs

Jack Grossbart & Marc Schwartz

Susan Schwarz & Stuart Berton

John Shaw

Rita & Jose Sigal

Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross

Marlene Sklar & Joel Moskowitz

Dr. Ira & Dawn Smalberg

Ronald Smith

John Sonego & Thomas Faughnan

Mitch & Sherry Stein

Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis

Melora Sundt & Rob Kadota

Cela Devine Sutton

Audri & Stan Tendler

Marjorie Thomson

Iris Tuesday Productions

Rebecca Vail

Theodore H. Sweetser & Jane L. Valentine

Daniel & Shauna Valenzuela

Ira & Laurie Waldman

Marcia & Charles Wasserman Ph.D

Judith Leslie Waxman & Leo Stytle

Alison Whalen & Steve Marenberg

Judith & Philip Winik

Richard Yaffe

Bobbi & Walter Zifkin

PARTNER’S CIRCLE

$500 – $999

Anonymous (6)

Robert C. Anderson

Bonnie R. Arnold

Don Bacigalupi

Corey Barash

In Memory of Patricia Beals

Michael & Susan Bordy

Carol J. Bradshaw

Marlene Bronson

Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman

Laura D. Campbell

Anthony Carbone

Elena & Jonathan Cates

Sandra Chan & Richard Pezner

Mike Clements

Pam Coats

Hedva & Dr. Dudley Danoff

Susan Dashe

Kristin Diehl

Jeff Eckerle & Marilyn Osborn

Elizabeth A. Evans

Katherine A. Evans

Carol & John Fox

Kenneth J. Friedman & Marilynn J. Friedman Family Foundation

Stephen Galloway

Corinne B. Garson

Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman

Howard Gradet

Roberta L. Haft

In Memory of Jane Hall

Steven & Sylvia Harrison

Hella Hershson

Winifred C. Hervey

Dr. Shelley Hill

Robin & Edgar Hirst

Paul Gordon Hoffman & Sue Caren Hoffman

Kristin Hoover

Todd Humphrey & Dr. Anne Ichiuji

Linda Kaplan

Elodie Keene

Sharon Kerson

Dr. & Mrs. Klausner

Leana Kleinman & Jerald Johnson

Dr. Leonard & Stella S. Kleinrock

Patricia Klous

Delores Komar & Susan Wolford

Sharon & Joel Koppelman

Deborah Lacusta & Daniel Castellaneta

Christo & Jeanne Lavagnino

Rhonda K. Lawrence

Gina Maria Leonetti

Lydia & Chuck Levy

Lawrin & Linda Lewin

Renee Lonner

Brian† & Renee Mann

Barbara Marshall

Linda May

Douglas McAvoy, Jr.

Kathy & Jim McCaffery

Jeanne McDonald-Powers & Travis Powers

Christina Medigovich

Cynthia Melville

Thomas W. Mitchell

John Moschitta, Jr.

Elizabeth Luster

Andrea & Patrick Murray

Bonnie Nash

Colleen O’Beirne Brydon

Janie & Allan Orenstein

Carol F. Phillips

Ron Rafay

Lise Ransdell & Eric Augusztiny

Rollin Ransom & Chris Lacroix

Gloria & Michael Rausch

Elyse Resch

Dr. Alexander Rivkin

Julie Rogers

Eric Rolnick

Douglas Ross

Wil Rosser

Valerie & Bennett Roth

Lisa Rowley

Scott Sandler

Maxine Savitz

Joel & Sonia Schneider

Nancy & Steven Schneider

Lester Schwartz

John H. Scott

Susanne Shallon

Peggy & Robert Shapiro

In Memory of Michael Sherman

Nancy & Bruce Silverman

Donna & Mark Simon

Karen & Bill Skinner

Karen Smits

Jill & Scott Spiwak

Sandra Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. David Tann

The Tatasciore Family

Barbara & Larry Tenan

David & Cathy Thomas

Johnson Thurston

Brigitta Troy

Elizabeth Wheat

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Whitman

Albert Wolsky

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

Kayla Allen / Pure Barre

Cyrus Batchan / Camphor

Ashton Easter / Playground LA

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

The Friedman Group

The Hammer Museum at UCLA

Stephanie Jones / Fairmont Express

Tom Kenny

Gavin D. Pak / East West Players

Paramount Pictures

Pasadena Playhouse

Petrossian Restaurant & Boutique

The Lodge at Torrey Pines — Evans Hotels

HOSPITALITY SPONSORS

Thank you to our year-round in-kind hospitality sponsors for their incredible generosity and support of the arts:

Skylight Gardens

STK | The ONE Group

W Los Angeles — West Beverly Hills

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

The Chairman’s Circle acknowledges the historical contributions of the following individuals, whose support of Geffen Playhouse made the original vision of our founder, Gil Cates, Sr., possible:

Anonymous

Annenberg Foundation

Mrs. Carol K. Block & Chancellor Gene D. Block†

City National Bank

Kirsten^ & Donald Combs

Maria Israel-Curley & Jim Curley

Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

The David Geffen Foundation

Herbert M.^ & Beverly J. Gelfand

Rabbi Uri D. Herscher & Dr. Myrna Herscher

Audrey & Charles Kenis

Lincy Foundation

Fay & Frank^ Mancuso

Tina & Jerry^ Moss / The Moss Foundation

Perenchio Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

The Simms/Mann Family Foundation

Skirball Foundation

University of California, Los Angeles

Wasserman Foundation

Judy & Chancellor Charles^ E. Young

Donors at the $150 level and up are recognized on our website at geffenplayhouse.org/thankyou.

If your name has been misspelled or omitted from the list in error, please contact Tracy Reich, Director of Individual Giving at 310.208.6500 ext. 113.

ARTISTIC

Amy Levinson

Associate Artistic Director

Daniel Ionazzi

Producer

Phyllis Schuringa

Artistic Associate / Casting Director

Bella Luna

Company Manager

Olivia O’Connor

Literary Manager & Dramaturg

Lexy McAvinchey

Artistic Coordinator

PRODUCTION

Renee Duron

Director of Production

Jill Barnes

Artistic & Production Administrator

Melissa Hartman

Technical Director

Patty Squibb

Technical Director

Alexandre Norkus

Automation Supervisor

Rick Gilles Properties Master

Daniel Lynn

Associate Properties Supervisor

Audrey Lastar

Costume Supervisor

Sarah Lindsley

Costume Shop Supervisor

Spencer Doughtie

Lighting & Projection Supervisor

Jesus Cambero-Elias

Assistant Lighting Supervisor

James Grabowski

House Sound Supervisor

Bob Gilmartin

Resident A1

Chloe Shi

Production Assistant

ADMINISTRATION

Erick R. López

General Manager

Beanie Bains Controller

Berenice Campos

Director of Human Resources

Janice Gompers

Payroll Manager & HR Admin

Youra Kim

Accounting Manager

Gil Cates, Jr. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO

Clay Dzygun

Office Coordinator

Marguerite Harris Receptionist

DEVELOPMENT

Sarah Weinberg

Director of Development

Elizabeth Kegley

Director of Institutional Giving

Tracy Reich

Director of Individual Giving

Christine Drew Benjamin

Director of Donor Engagement

Vaneh Assadourian

Interim Donor Relations Associate

Jessica Brusilow Rollins

Grant Writing Consultant

EDUCATION

Brian Allman

Director of Education & Community Engagement

Mark J. Chaitin

Manager of Education & Community Engagement

Paloma Nozicka

Education Associate

Sean Michael Boozer, DeJuan Christopher Conner, Lyssa Deehan, Sidney Edwards, Ryan Hallahan, Aja Houston

BJ Lange, Tara Ricasa, Kenzo Rice, Maddy Wager

Teaching Artists

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Patrick Brown

Director of Marketing

Zenon Dmytryk

Director of Communications

Karen Gutierrez

Director of Advertising & Audience Development

Brian Dunning

Director of Content & Creative

Zack Hamra

Director of Audience Services & Ticketing

Isaak Berliner

Social Media & Communications Manager

Alyssa Tyson

Audience Services Manager

Janice Bernal

Box Office Manager

Jacob Feller

Box Office Manager

Brianna Barrett, Rachel Jacoby, Sean James, Lauren Machain, Katie Sparks, Sara Turken, Anika Waco, Dennis Woullard

Box Office Staff

OPERATIONS

Jeni Pearsons

Director of Operations

Mel Yonzon

Front of House Manager

Amy Farkas

Lead Concierge

Rob Mersola

Event Manager

Sarah Chute, Anya Pryjmak, Emir Yonzon

Part Time House Managers

Cristiana Barbatelli, Savanna Chute, Elizabeth Fritsch, Alia Mahboob, Shannon Noel, Autumn Oyemade, Adam Simers

Guest Services

Brynn Allen, Lulu Altabbakh, Blaire Battle, Avery Brown, Marlon Campos, Matt Clark, Sofia Constantine, Lauren Curet, Enzo De Cunto, Cecily Dowd, Camille Edwards, Blake Elder, Sydney Fleischman, Aja Hinds, Dylan La Rocque, Cassidy LeClair, Meredith McClure, Austin Merrill, Kenneth Sambula Jr., Elena Scaringe-Peene, Lanae Wilks, Weiyi Zhang

Ushers

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Karim Bouzzit

Cloud System Administrator

Dream Warrior Group System Administrator

FACILITIES

MANAGEMENT

Art Guillen

Facilities Manager

Martin Ayala, Felipe Ayala

Building Maintenance

Mario Santillan-Perez

Custodial

Juan Carlos Umaña, Camerina Martinez

Cleaning Custodial