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About Great Lakes Theater...................................................................................................................4 Trustees................................................................................................................................................6 Donor Spotlight ....................................................................................................................................8 A Christmas Carol..............................................................................................................................17 The Cast.............................................................................................................................................18 About the Play....................................................................................................................................20 A Message from the Producing Artistic Director................................................................................22 Our Sponsors......................................................................................................................................29 Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who...........................................................................................................................................30 Staff ...................................................................................................................................................44 PlayhouseSquare Guest Services........................................................................................................46 December/January at PlayhouseSquare.............................................................................................47

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he mission of Great Lakes Theater, through its main stage productions and its education programs, is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience. Since the company’s inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but Great Lakes commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time periods –– including the 20th century –– and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire. Classic theater holds the Great Lakes Theater’s Fall 2013 production of Richard III. capacity to illuminate truth (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, revel in eloquent language, preserve the traditions of diverse cultures and generate communal spirit. On its main stage and through its education programs, GLT seeks to create visceral, immediate experiences for participants, asserting theater’s historic role as a vehicle for advancing the common good and helping people make the joyful and meaningful connections between classic plays and their own lives. The company’s commitment to classic theater is magnified in the educational programs that surround its productions. Since its inception, GLT Great Lakes Theater’s fall 2013 production of Sweeney has had a strong presence in area schools, bringTodd. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) ing students to the theater for matinee performances and sending specially trained actor-teach- classic theater. As Great Lakes moves into a new ers to the schools for weeklong residencies devel- era with a permanent home in the Hanna Theatre, oped to explore classic drama from a theatrical the company reaffirms its belief in the power of point of view. GLT is equally dedicated to enhanc- partnership, its determination to make this coming the theater experience for adult audiences munity a better place in which to live, and its through Surround, a series of community pro- commitment to ensure the legacy of classic thegrams that explore the themes of a main stage ater in Cleveland. production. To this end, Great Lakes Theater 1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 regularly serves as the catalyst for community Cleveland, OH 44115 events and programs in the arts and humanities P: (216) 241-5490 that illuminate the plays on its stage. F: (216) 241-6315 Great Lakes Theater is one of only a handful of W: www.greatlakestheater.org American theaters that have stayed the course as a

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Leslie Dickson William B. Doggett† Carol Dolan* Edward Donnelly Timothy J. Downing* Natalie Epstein*† Diane V. Folley Rudolph H. Garfield † Stephen H. Gariepy Henry G. Grendell Elizabeth A. Grove William W. Jacobs*† John E. Katzenmeyer† Denise Horstman Keen Jonathan Leiken William E. MacDonald III† Ellen Stirn Mavec† Mary J. Mayer John E. McGrath Gregory V. Mersol Leslie H. Moeller Janet E. Neary*† Robert D. Neary† Pamela G. Noble*

Thomas G. Stafford*†

President Samuel Hartwell*

Secretary Susan Hastings*

Treasurer Walter Avdey*

Trustees Michelle Arendt Dalia Baker Robyn Barrie Viia R. Beechler David L. Bialosky Kim F. Bixenstine* Mitchell G. Blair* William Caster* Barbara Cercone Beverly J. Coen Gail L. Cudak Carolyn Dickson†

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Welcome! The following donors made their first contribution or returned as active donors to Great Lakes Theater during the period, July 1 –October 21, 2013. The Great Lakes Theater family welcomes you!

Bette Bonder & Patrick Bray Christie Cutarelli Jeffrey B. Duber Mr. William H. Fulton David Goodman & Barbara Hawley James G. Hayes Thomas A. Kamis

Joylen J. Kent Charles Kruger Gregory Leach Stephen & Lillian Levine Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. O’Connor Mary Perkins Ann Porter Frank Rausche

Kim Sherwin Dr. Dave & Faye Sholiton Donald A. & Catherine Sinko Cynthia R. Stillings Rochelle R. Straffon Karen Van De Motter Donald & Dorothy Zito

Scene Changers! The following donors increased their Annual Fund giving by one giving level or more during the period July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013. Thank You for stepping up and making a difference by investing in Cleveland’s Classic Company!

Individuals Joel & Teresa Andreani Mr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates Margret Beekel John & Jeannene Bertosa John & Laura Bertsch Paul & Heather Blonsky Christopher & Nancy Coburn Chad & Andrea Deal Prof. & Mrs. George W. Dent Larry & Eva Haas Dolan Douglas D. Farling Thomas Gilbride Gary & Joanna Graeff William R. Gustaferro Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Debra & Tom Hayes Robert & Linda Jenkins Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick R. Robert Koch Trust Ronald G. Kollar Fred & Joann Lafferty Dr. Lawrence E. Lohman & Mrs. Mary J. Lohman Ken & Mary Loparo Francis & Viola McDowell Jeanne S. Epstein

Mary & Steve Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller Donald W. Morrison Peggy & Michael Partington Wilmer & Joann Piper Thomas & Helen Rathburn Donna & James Reid Ms. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes Dr. Edward J. Rockwood Randall & Sara Shaner Laura & Alvin Siegal Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Brit & Kate Stenson Karl & Carol Theil Dr. & Mrs. Ken Tomecki Mr. Robert A. Tschannen Kathleen Turner Ronald Wittmaack Corporations/Foundations Eaton Corporation Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust The Lubrizol Foundation Parker Hannifin Corporation

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Great Lakes Theater

The trustees, staff and artistic company of Great Lakes Theater express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of supporters of “Cleveland’s Classic Company.” The donors listed below made generous gifts between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Evermore Thanks!

Make a Contribution As our supporters know, ticket revenue covers only about half of the cost of producing the high quality, professional classic theater for which Great Lakes Theater is known. We invite you to help us bridge this gap by making a tax-deductible contribution today and becoming a member of the Great Lakes Theater “family.” To make a donation or learn more, contact the Great Lakes Theater Development Office (216.453.1068) or visit the “Support Us” section of our website at www.greatlakestheater.org. Company Sponsors $100,000 and above The Cleveland Foundation***

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture* Lead Sponsors $50,000 to $99,999 Ohio Arts Council*** Parker Hannifin Corporation The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation***

The George Gund Foundation*** John P. Murphy Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation* of Cleveland Ohio

The Reinberger Foundation John & Barbara Schubert*** The Sherwick Fund

Eaton Corporation*** GAR Foundation*** Martha Holden Jennings Foundation*** PNC Foundation** Avon Circle $10,000 to $24,999 The Abington Foundation Paul S. Brentlinger* The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation*** The Community Foundation of Lorain County***

Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer*** The Lubrizol Foundation*** Janet & Bob Neary*** The Nord Family Foundation*** William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pistell*** Mrs. James O. Roberts*** The Shubert Foundation*** Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford***

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Sponsors $25,000 to $49,999

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The Business Alliance of Great Lakes Theater

*3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor ***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

Stratford Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous Bridgewater Associates, Inc.* The Alton F. & Carrie S. Davis Fund Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill* Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein*** The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Foundation*** The Giant Eagle Foundation* Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen*** Leonard Krieger Fund of The Cleveland Foundation* Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust*** Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller** David P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse*** Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ratner Laura & Alvin Siegal Brit & Kate Stenson*** The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust***

Globe Circle ($2,500 to $4,999)

Anonymous (2) Chuck & Bonnie Abbey* Walt & Laura Avdey* Robyn & David Barrie*** David & Carolyn Bialosky Mitch & Liz Blair** Glenn & Jenny Brown*** The Carmel Family Foundation*** Bill & Judie Caster* The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation*** Gail Cudak & Thomas Young** Barry & Suzanne Doggett** Larry & Eva Haas Dolan Richard & Evelyn Dolejs Dominion Foundation*** Edward Donnelly & Mary Kay DeGrandis Charles, Lidia & Alexa Fee* Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin*** William R. Gustaferro*** Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell*** Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings** William W. Jacobs** Mr. Anthony La Placa The Laub Foundation*** Lincoln Electric Company* Jennifer & Peter Meckes The Mersol Family*** Donald W. Morrison*** Nordson Corporation Foundation Nicholas & Sue Peay*** Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman*** Thomas A. Piraino & Barbara C. McWilliams* Shawn M. Riley & Christine

Donors educate

Our Region’s Students Each year, over 40,000 students throughout Northeast Ohio participate in a main stage, classroom or community program produced by Great Lakes Theater. Donors help underwrite student tickets and programming fees to make it possible for many to experience firsthand “the world’s greatest plays.”

Learn more and help us change lives at GreatLakesTheater.org. Sommer Riley** Prof. Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl*** Dr. & Mrs. Gerard Seltzer Sally J. Staley** Paul & Pamela Teel* John & Catherine Van Hulle Donna & Richard Walsh ***

Folio Circle ($1,000 to $2,499) Anonymous (3) Michelle R. Arendt*** Dalia & Robert Baker*** Kim & Bart Bixenstine H.F. & J.C. Burkhardt*** Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone*** Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. Chisholm Christopher & Nancy Coburn* Beverly J. Coen Carolyn & Charles Dickson*** Ms. Leslie C. Dickson* Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press** Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield, Jr.*** The Gries Family Foundation*** Ms. Elizabeth A. Grove John & Virginia Hansen** Kenneth Karosy** Mr. Jonathan Leiken & Ms. Erika Friedman** Dr. Lawrence E. Lohman & Mrs. Mary J. Lohman

Ken & Mary Loparo*** Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer** Jack McGrath*** Stephen & Donna Miller** Mr. & Mrs. William Mitchell*** Mr. & Mrs. John C. Morley NACCO Industries, Inc.*** Pamela G. Noble & E. Macke Bentley IV* Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne, Jr.*** Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer*** Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast*** Mr. & Mrs. John S. Piety*** Donna & James Reid** Linda Schlageter*** Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph K. Schmeller Diana & Eugene Stromberg*** Target Mr. Robert A. Tschannen*** Gerald F. Unger*** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Warren** Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Wellener IV*** Patrick M. Zohn***

Sustainers ($500 to $999) Mr. David C. Borsani Mr. Jonathan M. Boylan & Mrs. Marianne Ludwig Jack & Janice Campbell*** Jean McQuillan & Richard Christ*** Prof. & Mrs. George W. Dent

Janet & Patricia Glaeser*** Gary & Joanna Graeff** Robert & Linda Jenkins** R. Robert Koch Trust The Lampl Family Foundation** Rosa and Samuel Lobe Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation*** Lynda & Charlie Mayer** Mr. & Mrs. John F. McClatchey Francis & Viola McDowell** The Music and Drama Club* John & Norine Prim*** Dr. & Mrs. Bradford J. Richmond* Mr. & Mrs. Mark Siegel* Naomi G. & Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund* Karl & Carol Theil Mr. & Mrs. James D. Vail* Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Vail Carol Lee Vella*** Mary C. Warren** Women’s Committee of Great Lakes Theater*** Brian Wynne & Patrick Cozzens John & Jane Zuzek***

Patrons ($250 to $499) Anonymous (3) Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc. Thomas & Joann Adler** Mrs. Al A. Archambault Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Barrie Mr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates* Fred & Mary Behm** Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bercu

Donors support

Audiences and Artists

Learn more about how you can play a part at GreatLakesTheater.org. Brian & Cindy Murphy** Deborah L. Neale*** Mr. Jason Oblander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oshinsky** Mr. & Mrs. James M. Petras Thomas & Helen Rathburn* Dr. Edward J. Rockwood*** Mrs. Sharon M. Rogers** Michael Russell Dr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Smith** Carole & George Snider Mrs. Edward R. Stell* Dalma & Lajos Takacs*** The Edward & Katherine Thomas Family Frank & Vicki Titas* Dr. & Mrs. Ken Tomecki** Kathleen Turner*** Robert & Marti Vagi*** Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Watts Mr. David A. Zagore Mr. Lee C. Zeiszler

Associates ($125 to $249) Anonymous (7) Lori Adler Joel & Teresa Andreani John & Kathy Baker Randy & Pam Ballard Margret Beekel* Mr. James J. Benedict, Jr. Mr. Joseph M. Bennett Clurie Bennis Mr. Jesse Berger John & Jeannene Bertosa* Denise Blanda* Paul & Heather Blonsky Susan Bobey*

Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Boehnlein Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton*** John Bolton** Mr. D. Stephen Botorff & Ms. Patricia J. Moyer* Ms. Robin Herrington Bowen** Mr. Stanley C. Brandt & Ms. Mary K. Whitmer** Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Brandt* Ms. Emily Holdge Brasfield Joanne R. Bratush** Richard & Mary Ann Brockett Dr. David L. Bronson Ms. Paula B. Brothers Ms. Julia R. Brouhard V. Elizabeth Brown* Mrs. Nancy H. Burcham*** Larry & Andi Carlini* Ms. Alana Clampitt John & Donna Clifford** Robert J. Conrad Rollin & Anne Conway* Tom & Anita Cook*** Kathleen M. Cooper* Stan & Lisa Corwin* David & Gayle Cratty** Bruce & Maryellen Cudney** Ms. Jean Seitter Cummins Shirley B. Dawson Sean M. Decatur* Audrey DeClement*** Chris & Mary Ann Deibel*** Marilyn P. Demeter*** Mr. Alex Derkaschenko** Janice G. Downing* Rita & Dennis Dura** Daniel & Joyce Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eikenburg*** The Eldridge Family*** Ms. Eloise Elikofer

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John & Laura Bertsch Elizabeth A. Billings* Gary & Kay Bluhm* Bernice A. Bolek*** Barbara J. Burke The Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell David & Carole Carr Dr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Cooper Chad & Andrea Deal* Pete & Margaret Dobbins*** Donna Douglas*** Bob & Ginny Eckardt Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eppig*** Jeanne S. Epstein** Mr. & Mrs. L. William Erb Jon & Mary Fancher* Iris & Tom Harvie*** Debra & Tom Hayes* Tom & Luz Higgason* Kathy & Jamie Hogg** Ron & Joanne Hulec** Bernie & Nancy Karr*** Charles King & Catherine Keating Nanci & Bob Kirkpatrick Glenn & Jean Knight Mr. Robert Kocian Ronald G. Kollar** Chris & Laura Larson** Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Linick Morton & Lola Litt*** Thomas & Sheryl Love** Frederick C. Luckay Ms. Nancy Clay Marsteller Herm & Carol McCreary* John J. Meiburger Steven & Dolly Minter*** David & Leslee Miraldi*** Mary & Steve Mitchell*** Frances Stewart & David Mook*

Great Lakes Theater

Did you know that ticket revenue covers only half of the cost of creating a Great Lakes Theater production? Generous donors ensure that our productions of timeless classics, “re-imagined” for contemporary audiences, are of the highest quality. Thanks to donors just like you, our production of A Christmas Carol celebrates its 25th anniversary this season!

Mr. & Mrs. Oliver F. Emerson** Deena & Richard Epstein** Gene & Patricia Ewald Douglas D. Farling Susan L. Fike*** Mary Eileen Fogarty*** David V. Foos** Joy M. Freda*** Eleanor & J. Gilbert Frey Mr. & Mrs. Lou Galizio*** Mrs. Barbara J. Garris* Deborah A. Geier*** Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Georgieff Greg & Gail Gibson*** Larry & Jean Gilbert Thomas Gilbride* Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Gray Lainie Hadden*** Hazel Haffner*** Tom & Kirsten Hagesfeld** Jack & Joyce Hall Michael & Suzanne Harris Curt & Karen Henkle* Steven & Liz Hass-Hill* Clyde A. Horn*** James & Gale Jacobsohn Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Janson* Mr. & Mrs. Edwin T. Jeffery Marilyn & Howard Karfeld*** Lauren Kawentel* Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Kelley*** Jack & Kim Kellogg* Dennis Kelly*** William & Marion Kettering Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kimmel* David & Sue Klepac** Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Kozel*** Jacob Kronenberg & Barbara Belovich** Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka Eleanor & Stephen Kushnick*** Fred & Joann Lafferty** Stefanie Lanese Mr. & Mrs. Robert Larson Ms. Carla Licastro Mr. & Mrs. Devere E. Logan* Anne R. & Kenneth E. Love* Brian & Renee Lowery* Ronald & Elizabeth Manolio*** Paul & Georgia Martoccia Cathy J. McCall*** Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McDonald*** Ms. Linda McGinty Nancy Meacham Rev. Edward E. Mehok*** Mrs. Ruth P. Mennell Richard & Karen Middaugh* Kevin & Kim Miller Antoinette Miller** Amanda Mockbee Montessori High School, University Circle Roy & Cindy Moore** Toni & Linda Moore** Ms. Karen Nemec*

Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. O’Neil Lou M. Papes* Zachary & Deborah Paris* Lee & Maria Parks*** Dr. George P. Parras Peggy & Michael Partington** Brian Perry & Ka Pi Hoh*** Wilmer & Joann Piper*** James & Susan Prince Ann Pinkerton Ranney Judy & Clifford Reeves** Sue Reusser*** Ms. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes Judith Wolfe & Robin Richmond*** Barbara S. Robinson Keith & Margaret Robinson Reinhold & Ginny Roedig*** Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky*** Mr. & Mrs. James A. Saks* Mr. Mark J. Salling & Ms. Cindie Carroll Pankhurst** Jim & Joan Schaefer Dina & Richard Schoonmaker*** Steve & Kathy Schultz Randall & Sara Shaner** Donna Sheridan** John & Susan Siegfried Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Slavin** David & Rita Smith*** Kent & Judy Smith Patrick A. Smith William E. Spatz* Susan St. John* Darwin L. Steele*** Kathlyn & Harry Stenzel*** Albert Stratton Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Sullivan* Lorraine S. Szabo* Holly & Bruce Tomasch* Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard* James L. Wagner* Mrs. Richard C. Weiss* Ronald Wittmaack Mr. Larry M. Wolf Ms. Jennifer B. Schwartz Wright Mr. & Mrs. James Xinakes*** Robert & Kathleen Young* John & Dianne Young Ms. Margaret E. Zellmer Ruth & Sidney Zilber* Rebecca Zuti*

Friends ($75 to $125)

Anonymous (3) Nancy L. Adams* Daniel & Ellen Arbeznik Lynne M. Bajec* Janis Baker* Mr. & Mrs. James R. Bell III

Donors add to

Regional Impact Each year, Great Lakes Theater’s productions and programs contribute more than $6.2 million in regional economic impact – 60% more than our own budget! Donor support helps us connect over 100,000 students and adults annually to the classics through our theater performances and classroom/community programs.

Learn more about our programming at GreatLakesTheater.org. Ms. Pamela Benson Roger Bielefeld* Tom & Dorothy Bier** Dr. & Mrs. Dieter F. Bloser*** Christopher Brandle Mr. William D. Broadhurst Vince & Carolyn Cheverine Donald & Annamarie Chick*** Marcia G. Christian Doug & Mary Court** Samuel Cowling* Judith Darus* Lowell & Carole Davis*** Ralph & Madeleine Deter* Mr. & Mrs. John Dettelbach* Thomas & Jane Donovan* Ms. Linda U. Elliott Howard P. Erlichman Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Field*** Jeffrey Ford Ms. Belinda B. Fouts Gerald R. Frei* Mr. & Mrs. Ralph C. Frey* Mr. & Mrs. James Gianelos Jeffrey P. Gluvna & Barbara A. Blake*** Dr. & Mrs. Norman W. Goldston*** Mr. Bernard J. Golias, Jr. Jean E. Gubbins Lee & Peter Haas Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Hahn, Jr.

Nancy Y. Hammond* Marian Hancy* Arlene & William Hazlett* Frank & Gerry Hoffert* Roger & Madelon Horvath Dr. Randal N. Huff Susan Janney* Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Jones Mr. Gilbert P. Kenehan Samuel C. Kennell Larry & Janet Kilgore** Mr. & Mrs. Albert Kirby Ms. Judith A. Kish Stuart & Anne Klein Michael & Lynn Kleinman Hersch & Maxine Koblenz* Mr. Martin F. Kohn & Mrs. Marcia R. Silver Sharon Kraber** Pat Murphy & Mike Kupiec Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lacey Stephen & Arlene Lawson* Gregory & Vickie Leyes Mr. & Mrs. John S. Lupo Walt & Molly Maciejewski** Stephen & Mary Ann Mahoney Mr. James L. Marsey & Mrs. Ellen Palmer Marsey Gretchen Mates** Mr. Robert J. Mathews Nan Miller* Dale & Gayle Montgomery

Kim Whitesel-Nakel* Tom & Mary Neff Ken Noetzel* Geraldine C. O’Neill** Robert & Jan Ontolchik Joan M. Oravec*** Paul H. Pangrace*** Ms. Diane L. Pauley Terrell and Susan Pim Mr. & Mrs. Louis Pongracz* Donald & Anjean Poyer* Larry & Susan Rakow The Reinker Family** Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Rencehausen Ms. Lori Riga & Mr. Jeff Saks Drs. Arnold & Alta Rosenzweig* Dr. Howard E. Rowen* Barbara Sabo Mr. & Mrs. Tom Schock William & Lisa Schonberg Donna & Raymond Schuerger** Doris A. Schultz* Patricia J. Shook Mr. & Mrs. David K. Siegel* Theresa A. Simek Mary Slak* Marg Slesnick* Connie L. Smith Albert & Bernice Strasshofer** Ms. Deanna L. Taborosi* Ms. Leslie N. Thomas

Ms. Marjorie Turner Elizabeth Twohig Mr. Daniel M. Vento Tom Wagner & Malinda Smyth Mrs. Barbara S. Walker* Rev. & Mrs. David M. Walker*** Mrs. Alice Webster* Roger & Nancy Welchans*** Gordon & Virginia Wepfer Richard & Darlene Wiegandt Sharon & Yoash Wiener Robert & Emily Williams Mr. Sam Wolfe James & Sandra Wood*

Matinee Idols Donors who underwrote tickets to 2013-14 Student Matinees so that more students can attend.

May 11, 2013 Gala donors who gave generously to support 2013-14 education programs. Chuck & Bonnie Abbey Christopher & Kate Abbey

Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein Mr. Jonathan Epstein Michelle Fischer Chad and Ivy Gaizutis Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield, Jr. Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin Gary & Frances Goins Ms. Elizabeth A. Grove James & Jean Gruber Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hauer Ms. Lee Heinen Todd and Carla Hofer Steven & Diane Hupp Chet & Greta Insolia Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen William & Julie Keller Joseph and Julie King Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Knechtges Ken and Lydia Koprowski Arthur & Heidi Korkosz Bruce & Susan Lowe Bill & Sherry Manson Michael and Kim Matile Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. McGinty Sean and Lara Mullen Janet & Bob Neary

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Anonymous Mrs. Al A. Archambault Jack & Janice Campbell James Carlson & Linda Striefsky

“Raise Your Paddle for Education”

Gabe and Nicki Adler Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Alfred Mrs. Al A. Archambault Michelle R. Arendt Robert & Kathleen Arendt Dr. & Mrs. James E. Arnold Walt & Laura Avdey Robyn & David Barrie Mr. & Mrs. Steve Baum Rich Bedell David & Carolyn Bialosky Chuck & Christy Bittenbender Kim & Bart Bixenstine Mitch & Liz Blair Charles & Ann Marie Boulware James & Barbara Breitenbach Paul S. Brentlinger Steven & Sharon Broz Scott Cade & Mhoire McGrath Cade Jack & Janice Campbell The Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell Larry & Nancy Case Bill & Judie Caster Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone Douglas and Nancy Charney Vince & Carolyn Cheverine Dr. Nancy Cossler Chad & Andrea Deal Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill Dr. Howard Epstein

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*3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor ***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Chernus Chad & Andrea Deal Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein Mrs. Robin H. Hatch Lawrence & Linda Hatch Ron & Joanne Hulec Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick Janet & Bob Neary Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman Mr. & Mrs. John S. Piety Ronald & Deborah Ratner Family Foundation Mrs. James O. Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Salata Linda Schlageter Jason Seifert & Ken Senvisky, UBS Financial Services, Inc. Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Margaret B. Wilson John & Dianne Young

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Holly & Bruce Tomasch Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Wellener IV Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. White Mr. Matthew T. Wholey & Dr. Leland L. Metheny Eric and Paulette Yasinow

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Gifts were received in memory of:

Aetna Foundation, Inc. AT&T Foundation Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation FirstEnergy Foundation FM Global Charitable Contributions GlaxoSmithKline Foundation The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company IBM Corporation Key Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation PNC Foundation PolyOne Corporation

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The Women’s Committee Formed in 1961, the committee is Great Lakes Theater’s longest standing volunteer support group. Members act as hosts for our actors, provide support in our administrative office and at events, and cheer us on throughout the season. If you

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Scenic Design John Ezell & Gene Emerson Friedman Sound Design Tom Mardikes & Stan Kozak

Mackenzie Dale Durken Paul Hurley* Morgan August Isabella Genna Paige Kanago Patrick John Kiernan Mia Knight Darryl Lewis* Lisa Nazelli Dougfred Miller* Costume Design James Scott

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Carly Marie Nelson Cassidy Josephine Nelson Bennett Palmer Catcher Andrew Sawyer Louisiana Audrey Sawyer David Anthony Smith* M.A. Taylor* Chase Christopher Zadd

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J. Todd Adams* Laura Welsh Berg* Lynn Robert Berg* Laurie Birmingham* Jessica L. Cope* Chris Cowan Aled Davies* Jodi Dominick*

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the cast

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Cleaveland Family Father, who will become Bob Cratchit......................................................................................... J. Todd Adams * Mother, who will become Fred’s Wife .....................................................................................Laura Welsh Berg * Miss Elizabeth, who will become Fan................................................................................Genna Paige Kanago Master Richard, who will become Dick Wilkins.............................................................................Chris Cowan Miss Abigail........................................................................................................................................ Lisa Nazelli Master Robert..............................................................................................................................Bennett Palmer Miss Polly .................................................................................................................. Cassidy Josephine Nelson Master William, who will become Tiny Tim............................Carly Marie Nelson, Catcher Andrew Sawyer Samuels, who will become Ebenezer Scrooge....................................................................................Aled Davies * Muggeridge, who will become Christmas Present ......................................................... David Anthony Smith * Jane, who will become Mrs. Cratchit............................................................................................Jodi Dominick * Nephew Fred......................................................................................................................................Paul Hurley * First Charity Man..............................................................................................................................M.A. Taylor * Second Charity Man....................................................................................................................... Darryl Lewis * Streetsinger.........................................................................................................................Patrick John Kiernan Sled Girl....................................................................................................................... Louisiana Audrey Sawyer Skate Girl........................................................................................................................Morgan August Isabella Marley.......................................................................................................................................Lynn Robert Berg * Christmas Past...................................................................................................................Patrick John Kiernan Boy Scrooge................................................................................................................ Louisiana Audrey Sawyer Adolescent Scrooge.....................................................................................................................Bennett Palmer Belle..........................................................................................................................................Laura Welsh Berg * Mr. Fezziwig..................................................................................................................................... Darryl Lewis * Mrs. Fezziwig....................................................................................................................... Laurie Birmingham * Fezziwig Guests......................... Laura Welsh Berg*, Jessica L. Cope*, Jodi Dominick*, Genna Paige Kanago, Lisa Nazelli, Bennett Palmer, M.A. Taylor*, David Anthony Smith* Young Scrooge...................................................................................................................................Paul Hurley *

Cratchit Family Peter..................................................................................................................................................Chris Cowan Martha.................................................................................................................................Genna Paige Kanago Belinda................................................................................................................................................ Lisa Nazelli James ...........................................................................................................................................Bennett Palmer Sarah........................................................................................................................... Cassidy Josephine Nelson Miner ......................................................................................................................................... Dougfred Miller * Lighthouse Keeper...................................................................................................................Lynn Robert Berg * Helmsman........................................................................................................................................ Darryl Lewis * Cynthia................................................................................................................................. Laurie Birmingham * Topper........................................................................................................................................ Dougfred Miller * “Want”........................................................................................................................ Cassidy Josephine Nelson “Ignorance”................................................................................................................. Louisiana Audrey Sawyer Christmas Future...............................................................................................................Patrick John Kiernan Rich Men.........................................................................Darryl Lewis*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Dougfred Miller * Soloist................................................................................................................................................. Mia Knight Joe the Keeper....................................................................................................................................M.A. Taylor * Laundress............................................................................................................................. Laurie Birmingham * Charwoman..................................................................................................................................Jodi Dominick * Undertaker...............................................................................................................................Lynn Robert Berg * Debtor.............................................................................................................................. David Anthony Smith * Debtor’s Wife ...............................................................................................................................Jessica L. Cope * Delivery Boy................................................................................................................. Chase Christopher Zadd Street Children........................................................................................ Mackenzie Dale Durken, Mia Knight

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crooge. And “bah, humbug.” The name and phrase instantly conjure up the familiar tale retold from year to year. We all know Scrooge’s story, his wondrous transformation from “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner” to a man who “knew how to keep Christmas well.” His very name has entered our dictionaries as a synonym for miser. Since Charles Dickens (1812-1870) created this memorable character in his 1843 story, A Christmas Carol, we’ve met him in countless guises: He’s been portrayed by Alistair Sim in the 1951 film classic and updated by comedian Bill Murray in the movie Scrooged. There’s been a radio version of the story featuring Lionel Barrymore and a musical starring Albert Finney. And there are even cartoon figures of Scrooge McDuck and Mr. Magoo. Clearly, Scrooge and A Christmas Carol are indelibly imprinted in the heart of western culture. Like most of Dickens’ works, A Christmas Carol was born of both expediency and deeply felt conviction. Its 31-year-old author was already the toast of England and America, with the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby to his credit. And yet, with a fifth child on the way, improvident parents and several siblings clamoring for support, and sales of his latest book, Martin Chuzzlewit, fizzling, Dickens needed a new best seller. A warmhearted holiday story seemed a sure bet. At the same time, the young writer seized on the Christmas tale as an apt vehicle for his characteristic social and moral concerns. Driven by his own memories of an impoverished youth, Dickens ever championed the victims of urban industrialism in his work. His speaking and fundraising efforts on behalf of education for the poor inspired him to write A Christmas Carol. He wanted, he said, to “throw [himself] upon the truthful feeling of the people” at an abundant time of year when they were most open to change. Scrooge, as he first appears, is the embodiment of the laissez-faire economic theories that shaped British public policy in the mid-19th century; Dickens biographer Edgar Johnson dubs the miser “the personification of ‘economic man.’” When solicited for a charitable donation, Scrooge sputters that prisons and workhouses should suf-

About the Play

fice for the idle poor, adding, “If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” Scrooge must learn the lesson that the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, comes to teach him: “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence, were, all, my business.” Scrooge is forced to confront the consequences of social indifference in terrifying specters called Ignorance and Want. While acutely aware that selfishness and greed infect materialistic society as a whole, Dickens –– in early works like A Christmas Carol –– focused on the need to transform individuals one by one. As novelist George Orwell observed, “he is always pointing to a change of spirit rather than a change of structure.” Dickens’ message, Orwell added, is a deceptively simple one: “If men would behave decently, the world would be decent.” A Christmas Carol was the first –– and most enduring –– of a series of Christmas books and stories that provided Dickens with a nearly annual forum for propounding similar themes throughout the 1840s. Most of these Christmas stories borrowed their forms from imaginative children’s literature. This was the age of the brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen; fairy tales, ghost stories and ballads were gaining popularity in educated English circles during the 19th century. For Dickens, hearing and reading fanciful and folk stories had provided vital oases in his own otherwise barren youth. A Christmas Carol borrows the fairy tale’s “once upon a time” beginning and “happily ever after” ending. Subtitled “A Ghost Story of Christmas,” it also shares the ghost story’s supernatural characters and sense of time and space. By means of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Dickens can transport Scrooge instantaneously from scene to vivid scene –– from his lonely school days to his former employer Fezziwig’s festive holiday ball to the humble home of his clerk, Bob Cratchit, to his own desolate grave. The ghostly machinery brings Scrooge face-to-face with his painful, nearly forgotten past and, in a process akin to modern psychotherapy, leads him to reflect on the experiences that shaped his selfishness; to develop a new awareness of the consequences of his behavior; and to

—Margaret Lynch Margaret Lynch holds a doctorate in literature from the University of Chicago.

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that for Dickens, Christmas “meant mistletoe and pudding –– neither resurrection from dead, nor rising of new stars, nor teaching of wise men, nor shepherds.” In fact, his holiday fable does depict the resurrection of a dead soul, but in moral and social terms. Decidedly anticlerical, antidogmatic and antisectarian, Dickens shared the liberal Protestant emphasis on Jesus’ humanity and was drawn to mesmerism and other non-traditional sorts of spiritualism. He longed for a human community infused with the grace of brotherly love. It was Dickens’ singular talent to convey this longing for fellowship in the warm bond he struck with his public. According to critic Angus Wilson, “The Christmas articles and stories ... were a yearly high point in Dickens’ relations with his tens of thousands of readers.” He affirmed this commitment to his audience in public readings of his works that absorbed his vast energies during the two decades before his death in 1870. In these readings –– which began as benefits for worker education and from first to last almost always featured A Christmas Carol –– Dickens created a sense of shared experience. When audiences roared at such lines as “and to Tiny Tim who did NOT die,” he felt “as if we were all bodily going up into the clouds together.” Whether read privately or brought to life dramatically as Dickens did in his own readings, A Christmas Carol still retains the power to communicate the force of its maker’s direct, engaged voice and childlike wonder. Men, women and children continue to experience the story as a personal holiday gift from Charles Dickens.

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resolve, “I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse.” Most critics agree that one of Dickens’ most profound personal myths is contained in his idealized memories of a sunny early childhood before his family’s steady slide into indigence. He was, notes Paul Schlicke, “the first major novelist to place children at the centre of novels.” In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge finds redemption in compassion for his own lost childhood as well as for the crippled but blessed Tiny Tim Cratchit. As scholar Harry Stone observes, Dickens evokes “the undefiled world of childhood and makes us feel that we, like Scrooge, can recapture it. Deep symbolic identifications such as these … give A Christmas Carol an enduring grip on our culture.” Particularly potent are the links Dickens forges between childhood and the child- and familycentered feast of Christmas. He once proclaimed, “It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” The marvelous transformations effected by Dickens’ ghosts are of a kind with both the magical thinking of children and the wondrous promise that surrounds Christmas. Child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim asks about Christmas, “What could be more magical than the birth of a child, or the rebirth of the world? What holds more magic for mankind than the promise of a chance of a new beginning?” And it is just such a joyful promise that A Christmas Carol holds out for the closed, hardened, isolated Scrooge in all of us. Scrooge’s nephew calls Christmas a “kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” For Dickens, says scholar Joseph Gold, it’s a recurring invitation to rebirth. Dickens’ vision of magical Christmas conversion is primarily a secular rather than a religious one. His contemporary, John Ruskin, grumbled

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appy Holidays! Welcome to Great Lakes Theater’s 25th Anniversary production of Gerald Freedman’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is no exaggeration to say that the popularity of A Christmas Carol has kept the lights on for many theater companies around the world – this has certainly been true for Great Lakes Theater! Mr. Freedman’s beautiful production has been seen by over 625,000 people in its quarter century onstage at the Ohio Theatre, nearly half of whom were students and children – many seeing their very first play. What a gift Gerald and his fellow artists have given our community and what a legacy they created for Great Lakes Theater!

We are grateful to so many people for the enduring success of A Christmas Carol, from the artists and technical staff that have kept this production as fresh as the day it opened, to the funding community of foundations, corporations, and individuals who have supported our work on Dickens’s masterpiece over the years. Special thanks during this anniversary year must go to the John P. Murphy Foundation whose support of A Christmas Carol began with our original production in 1989 and has continued ever since. This year they made an additional 25th Anniversary gift to underwrite significant updates to scenery, costumes, and technology that will carry the production into the next 25 years! Joining the John P. Murphy Foundation this season are Squire Sanders and The Lubrizol Foundation in support of our A Christmas Carol student matinees; and The Abington Foundation in support of our 25th annual Cleveland Metropolitan School District A Christmas Carol Writing Contest. To commemorate the Christmas Carol milestone, there is a special insert which begins on the next page of this playbill describing the production’s past, present and future. We thank University Hospitals, Squire Sanders and the Cleveland Indians for their support in making this possible. Along with these very special sponsors are many others who support our work each year. I would encourage you to look through this program at the list of individual members, corporations and foundations that support GLT – you may just see your own name! This spring we continue our season with productions of Ira Levin’s award winning thriller, Deathtrap, playing February 21 through March 16, followed by Shakespeare’s beautiful, romantic-comedy, As You Like It, playing April 4 through 19. We hope you’ll join us across the street in the re-imagined Hanna Theatre for both of these plays. Subscription packages are still available and our Bard Card is a great way to give the gift of theater this holiday season. For complete information, call our subscriber hotline at (216) 664-6064. From all of us at Great Lakes Theater, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Cheers,

Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director Great Lakes Theater

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Ohio Theatre, PlayhouseSquare ❅ 1989–2013 By Charles Dickens ❅ adapted and directed by Gerald Freedman

A Christmas Carol

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Great Lakes Theater’s production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Ohio Theatre, PlayhouseSquare. (Photo: Roger Mastroianni)

Setting the Stage

In honor of Great Lakes Theater’s 25th Anniversary production of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ take a look at the past, present and future of northeast Ohio’s favorite holiday tradition.

n late November 1989, the premiere of Great Lakes Theater’s new production of “A Christmas Carol” was just days away. It was the start of tech week, when actors move from rehearsal to stage and when sets, costumes, lighting, and sound come together as well. Artistic Director Gerald Freedman remained calm. The money was raised, the Victorian filigrees were carved, the music was timed to the second. But if Freedman wasn’t worried, actor John Buck Jr. was. Buck knew that his stage entrance as the ghost of Jacob Marley involved chains. And he hadn’t seen them yet. Key props were usually ready well before this point, but this production was anything but usual. In spring 1988, GLT made an enterprising decision - to present a new take on Dickens’ story. But there was a challenge: the production would have to be ready in less than 18 months. Freedman got to work on his own adaptation of the classic tale of redemption. Board Chairman John Collinson and Managing Director Mary Bill took the lead in raising $550,000, which was double the budget of the typical GLT production at the time. Scenic Designer John Ezell devised clever ways to use the Ohio Theatre’s trap doors, fly space and counterweight system — “all the

Gerald Freedman (adapter and director, A Christmas Carol)

things [needed] to provide spectacle,” he later explained — to create stage tricks for a ghost story. Costume Designer James Scott sketched renderings for 80 costumes. Education Director Jay Indik planned a writing contest for Cleveland public school students. And then there were Marley’s chains. During tech week, Buck and the crew figured out that the actor’s startling and fearful entrance from below stage would require him to crouch on a ladder, his back pressed against a trap door and rear up powerfully against the door — while dragging eight lengths of chain. Crew members had to help him preset and manage the chains and negotiate the trap door. Once on stage, Buck found that the chains got caught on grating needed for fog effects. Buck quickly incorporated chain flicking into Marley’s stage persona, and sound technician John Reilly worked to match clanking sound effects with Buck’s improvised movements. Such attention to detail created stage magic and forged links of community loyalty that have made GLT’s production of “A Christmas Carol” a cherished holiday tradition for 25 years and counting.

Mr. Fezziwig (actor Darryl Lewis, center) makes merry with his party guests (actors Mary Ann Nagel, left and Laura Perrotta, right). (Photo: Roger Mastroianni)

A Christmas Carol

By the numbers

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Number of days needed for rehearsals Props are used in the production

Fog machines create the ghostly special eﬀects during each performance

Renewing a Tradition Great Lakes Theater prepares to introduce a new generation of theatergoers to holiday magic, music and merry-making.

reating GLT’s original production of “A Christmas Carol” was a monumental task. But keeping it as fresh and thrilling as it was 25 years ago has been a major undertaking — and labor of love — each year since. GLT’s Marketing Director in 1989 once likened Gerald Freedman’s production to a Faberge Egg, later explaining, “The trick in Faberge Eggs is not only in their exquisite attention to detail, but in the surprises that are discovered underneath their surface.” The story’s four ghosts all make unexpected, but well-plotted, entrances and exits; actors play multiple roles; and yet the wear and tear of the years cannot show on the production’s elaborate costumes and set pieces — the task is approached each year with GLT’s characteristic care and commitment. In its 25-year history, the production of “A Christmas Carol” has always hewed to Freedman’s original direction but its annual restaging has given opportunities to emerging directors within the company. Victoria Bussert, who arrived in Cleveland as a Directing Intern to Freedman in 1985, restaged the piece 12 times over the years, more than any other director. In 2013, Sara Bruner will take her third turn; a longtime member of the theater’s acting company, Bruner has taken on new challenges as GLT’s Artistic Associate. The theater company, Cleveland’s “home team,” is only part of the story — trustees, funders, families, teachers and community members are all needed to keep the production a vital part of the cultural landscape of northeast Ohio. Here are their stories.

Feet: Approximate length of the chains that the ghost of Jacob Marley swings around during his haunting of Scrooge

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Feet: The height of the Ghost of Christmas Present

The number of cast members in the production each season

The number of roles that the 25-member cast portrays in the production

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The number of Tiny Tims that are cast each season

Ghosts in the show (Past, Present, Future and Marley)

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Mrs. Cleaveland (actor Laura Perrotta) reads “A Christmas Carol” to her holiday “family” in Great Lakes Theater’s 2008 production. (Photo: Roger Mastroianni)

connecting our Community

GREAT LAKES THEATER’S PRODUCTION OF “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” UNITES ADULTS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IN A SPIRIT OF JOY AND COMPASSION. IT HAS inspired OVER 625,000 PEOPLE IN ITS HISTORY.

or many northeast Ohioans, the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a trip to PlayhouseSquare to see Great Lakes Theater’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” It’s a classic tale of benevolence brought to life by the actors, directors and behind-thescenes crew who work to pull the story off the page and into the hearts of theater-goers young and old. “I think it reminds us that this is the holiday season — it’s a time for celebration, generosity and fellowship,” says Nancy McCann, President of the John P. Murphy Foundation, which was one of the original funders of the production in 1989 and continues to support it today. “It has a very powerful message that resonates well with everyone.”

Actor Aled Davies stars as Ebenezer Scrooge. (Photo: Roger Mastroianni)

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ne of the reasons people enjoy seeing the production year after year is that the cast members and crew work to keep it fresh and exciting. Aled Davies has been playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the Great Lakes Theater production for six years, but each year brings different experiences. “It’s a new process of discovery for me,” he says of each new season. Being able to bring Ebenezer Scrooge to life for audiences is always exciting, he notes. “The people who come to see it seem to genuinely like it and appreciate it and respond generously, so that’s fun,” adds Davies. “It’s such an iconic character, it’s a privilege to try and step into his shoes for a while during the year. As an artist, I tend to think about how much of a gift Dickens has left us.”

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Actor Aled Davies congratulates a student winner of the “A Christmas Carol” Writing Contest. (Photo: Great Lakes Theater)

a theater unites

reat Lakes Theater decided to move downtown in 1980, when PlayhouseSquare was still shuttered and deserted. Since then, bold choices have sustained the company— the decision to tackle the sprawling theater epic “Nicholas Nickleby” in 1982 and, in 1989, to create the ambitious adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” that still enthralls new theatergoers every year. “Great Lakes Theater’s entrepreneurial spirit drew me to serve on the theater’s board,” said Sam Hartwell, President of the GLT Board of Trustees. “‘A Christmas Carol’ embodies this company’s aspirations to unite our community and to create theatrical productions of the highest quality. It’s our gift to the region each year.”

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Christmas Carol” has been a big part of many childhoods since Great Lakes Theater began producing it 25 years ago. In fact, it’s a holiday tradition that has been a part of countless greater Cleveland families for generations, including Great Lakes Theater board member John Schubert’s. He and his children — and now grandchildren — Actor Lynn Robert Berg have been attending is magical as Jacob the performance for Marley. (Photo: Roger years. “Introducing our Mastroianni) children to the theater is one of our great pleasures,” Schubert says. “‘A Christmas Carol’ was one of the first shows we took them [the grandchildren] to.” Schubert’s six grandchildren range from ages 7 to 15, and the family began taking the eldest to see the production when she was 5 or 6. Now, at 15, she still enjoys it.

students engage

reat Lakes Theater’s annual “A Christmas Carol” Writing Contest, now in its twentyfifth year, is a literacy program open to all sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Each school submits one winner per grade level, and six grand prize winners are chosen by a panel of educators, artists and community members. Great Lakes Theater provides tickets to the show for winners and their families. At Christmas, Cleveland school teacher Susan Mengay often reads her students’ “A Christmas Carol” Writing Contest entries to her family. “They’d end up crying because the stories were always so moving,” she says of her family’s reaction to the students’ Dickensinspired, original works. “It’s a really wonderful partnership,” Mengay says, adding that for many of the children, it’s their first experience seeing live theater. “The kids are just always blown away and really look forward to going the next year.”

choirs celebrate

rior to “A Christmas Carol” performances, nearly twenty different community choirs from across the region perform holiday carols for patrons in the Ohio Theatre lobby. One such choral group, the Olde English Caroleers, an elite ensemble of the Singing Angels, dresses in Victorian costumes and sing traditional holiday carols. It’s just another way to spread holiday spirit throughout the community, and get children involved. “I think the music and the costuming help to set the mood for the play,” says Charles Eversole, Singing Angels Artistic Director. “Greater Cleveland really benefits from having memorable holiday traditions such as ‘A Christmas Carol.’”

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looking Actors and theatergoers who’ve grown up with “A Christmas Carol” look forward to enjoying the tradition for years to come.

Actors Aled Davies (Scrooge, left), Phil Carroll (Young Scrooge, center), and Laura Welsh Berg (Belle, right) share a tender moment. (Photo: Roger Mastroianni)

Ahead

s a child, Phillip Michael Carroll was a bit of a ham. It was a characteristic his parents didn’t discourage, but embraced. When they saw an ad in the newspaper for open auditions for Great Lakes Theater’s production of “A Christmas Carol,” they drove their then 8-year-old son downtown to try out. It was one of the first years Great Lakes Theater produced “A Christmas Carol,” and Carroll auditioned for the role of one of Dickens’ most-beloved characters: Tiny Tim. “I got a callback, and they offered me the role,” Carroll reminisces. “I was so nervous; it all just kind of flew by.” Carroll admits his adrenaline got the better of him at times that first year. “Sometimes the crutch would slip as I was trying to make a quick exit off stage, and one time I ran on at the very end of the show after a quick change, and the edge of the heel of my shoe went out from under me. My feet flew up in front of me, and I landed flat on my back,” he recalls. “I just popped up with the reddest face and tried to get right back in it.” But those first-year mishaps didn’t discourage

Carroll. He credits Gerald Freedman, the director at the time, for making him feel at ease. “He had a great way of communicating things to me so that I understood as an 8-year-old,” Carroll says. Carroll also became close with fellow cast members, including the actress who played his mother, Mrs. Cratchit, whom Carroll still considers a good friend to this day. “I was very lucky to be around a very family-like cast,” he says. “It was just so much fun.” Because of those positive experiences his first year, Carroll went on to play Tiny Tim again the following year, then Tiny Tim’s older brother for three years and eventually Young Ebenezer Scrooge in 2008. “It was a very big part of my childhood,” he says. “I think it’s a wonderful adaptation, and they are a wonderful company to work for.” Maybe there’s another Phil Carroll in today’s cast—or a writing contest winner, or a young grandchild in the audience—whose life direction is being shaped by their participation. Great Lakes Theater’s “A Christmas Carol” keeps on giving.

THANK YOU! Great Lakes Theater would like to thank the following for their generous support of the 25th anniversary production of “A Christmas Carol.”

John P. Murphy Foundation The Abington Foundation Squire Sanders University Hospitals The Lubrizol Foundation The Cleveland Indians

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who’s who J. Todd Adams* Father/Bob Crachit/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol and Clarence/Catesby, Richard III Three seasons at Great Lakes Theater Great Lakes Theater: Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), The Imaginary Invalid (Bonnefoi) and The Winter’s Tale (Cleomenes). Regional: Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Imaginary Invalid and The Winter’s Tale at Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Henry IV pt. 1 (Hotspur), The Three Musketeers (Aramis), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Costard) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) at Shakespeare Santa Cruz; The Importance of Being Earnest (Jack) and The Real Thing (Billy) at PCPA; Drawer Boy, Lonesome West, Entertaining Mister Sloane and Cyrano de Bergerac (South Coast Repertory); Gross Indecency (Mark Taper Forum); King Lear (San Diego Repertory); Much Ado About Nothing (Arizona Theatre Company); I Pagliacci (Kennedy Center, directed by Franco Zeffirelli); and productions at A Noise Within and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Film/ Television: Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, Flyboys and Warriors of Virtue. Mr. Adams holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater.

Laura Welsh Berg* Mother/Belle/Mrs. Fred/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Lady Anne, Richard III and Mrs. Thompson/Ensemble, Sweeney Todd. Seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Laura is thrilled to be returning to the Great Lakes Theater stage after a brief hiatus for graduate school! Shows with GLT and its sister company Idaho Shakespeare Festival include The Tempest, Hay Fever, All’s Well that Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, Arsenic and Old Lace, Measure for Measure, She Stoops to Conquer and A Christmas Carol. She has spent the last two summers at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, where credits include Viola in Twelfth Night and Speed in Two Gentlemen of

the Company Verona. Chicago credits include The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theater, Arms and the Man at Centerstage, and Mill Fire at Sheil Park. She has a B.A. in theater from Baldwin Wallace University, and a M.F.A. in acting from DePaul University. Love to Mom and Dad. She is also thankful to be sharing the stage, and her life, with her husband, Lynn. Lynn Robert Berg* Marley/Lighthouse Man/Man 2/ Undertaker, A Christmas Carol; Richard III, Richard III and Jonas Fogg/Ensemble, Sweeney Todd Twelve seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previously at Great Lakes Theater: Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, Doctor Purgeon in The Imaginary Invalid, Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet, Doctor Parker in Bat Boy: The Musical, Banquo in Macbeth, Caliban in The Tempest, Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever, Marcus Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and the Ghost of Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol. Other credits: Friar Laurence/Montague in the Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth in the Short Shakespeare! Macbeth tour with Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Bill Walker in Major Barbara, Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew, Edmund in King Lear and Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Prospero in The Tempest at Maine Shakespeare Festival; The Professor in All the Great Books (Abridged) at Delaware Theater Company; and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Writer’s Theater in Chicago. Lynn holds an MFA from the University of Delaware Professional Theater Training Program. SLL’M Laurie Birmingham* Cynthia/Mrs. Fezziwig/ Laundress/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol and Queen Margaret, Richard III Three seasons at Great Lakes Theater Laurie is blessed to join Great

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Lakes again this season! She has played Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and Paulina in A Winter’s Tale with Idaho Shakespeare Festival and GLT. Laurie is a 35-year veteran of regional theaters across the United States. She was a resident company member with Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and played many roles over the 17 years she spent there. Some favorites include Josie Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Penny Sycamore in You Can’t Take it With You and Claire in A Delicate Balance, to name only a few. Other regional credits include the Asolo Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Connecticut Repertory, Meadowbrook Theatre, NY Shakespeare Exchange and the Tony-Awardwinning Utah Shakespeare Festival. In NYC, Laurie has played in two off-Broadway shows: A Little Journey with The Mint Theatre, nominated for a Drama Desk Award; and created the role of Miss Abigail in Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage. She also narrates for Recorded Books, LLC. TV credits include The Onion News Network, Celebrity Ghost Stories and a pilot called Modern Love. This season is dedicated to her new furry baby, Odi. Visit her at www.lauriebirmingham.com

Jessica L. Cope * Debtors Wife/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Jessica is thrilled to return to Great Lakes Theater, working with great friends and her husband, Dougfred Miller. She’s a local girl from Cleveland’s east side who’s very proud to be a part of its great arts community. Her most recent role was the diva (Lady of the Lake) in Spamalot at the Beck Center for the Arts. Other regional credits include Hello Dolly! (Irene Molloy) at Porthouse Theatre, Pippin (Leading Player) at Cain Park, A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Cratchit) and Into the Woods (Witch) at Great Lakes Theater. She also works for The Musical Theater Project as their teaching artist and performs in their concert and cabaret series ‘The Song Is You’ such as The Making of Carousel (Julie Jordan) and The Diary of Adam and Eve (Eve) with Sheldon Harnick. Her biggest role to date is playing mommy to a very theatrical toddler. A BWMT grad and Actors Equity member

since 2005. Many thanks to the GLT staff, cast and crew an special thanks to family and friends for their love and support. Chris Cowan Richard/Peter Cratchit/Dick Wilkins/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Lord Grey, Richard III and Tobias Ragg, Sweeney Todd. First season at Great Lakes Theater Chris is delighted to return to Great Lakes Theater after performing in Richard III and Sweeney Todd this fall. Other regional: Ernst in Spring Awakening (Beck Center for the Arts), the Doctor in Love Story (PlayhouseSquare), Tommy in Annie Get Your Gun and Wickersham in Seussical (Summerstock Productions OK) and High School Musical 2 (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma). Collegiate: Harold Bride in Titanic: The Musical, Follies and the world premiere of Rent and La Bohème in repertory. Other: Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Prince Christopher in Cinderella and Jesus in Godspell (John Denney Playhouse) and Gary in the world premiere of The Pokèmusical. Chris will earn a BM in Music Theatre from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in the spring. All his gratitude to Sara, Charlie, educators past and present, and his family. For Grandad and Rachel. Aled Davies* Scrooge/Samuels, A Christmas Carol Thirteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previously for GLT: Scrooge/ Samuels in A Christmas Carol, Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls, Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit, Camillo in The Winters Tale, Monsieur Diafoirus in The Imaginary Invalid, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Major Metcalf in The Mousetrap, Vincentio in The Taming of the Shrew, Duke of Milan in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Brabantio in Othello, The Earl of Caversham in An Ideal Husband, Sheriff Reynolds in Bat Boy: The Musical, Oberon/ Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Your Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Sea Captain/Priest in Twelfth Night, Solinus/Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors, Dorn in The Seagull, Duncan/Old Siward in Macbeth, Deputy Governor Danforth in The Crucible, King

of France in All’s Well That Ends Well, Mr. Witherspoon in Arsenic and Old Lace, Escalus in Measure for Measure, Prospero in The Tempest, David Bliss in Hay Fever, Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Boyet in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar, Claudius in Hamlet, Cleante in Tartuffe, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Buckingham in Richard III and Topper in A Christmas Carol. Aled has been a proud and appreciative member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1984. Go BROWNS!

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Genna Paige Kanago Elizabeth/Martha Cratchit/Fan/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Genna is thrilled to be making her Great Lakes debut in A Christmas Carol! A Florida native from Orlando, Genna is a Junior Music Theatre major at Baldwin Wallace University. Most recently, Genna was a resident company member at The Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll, Illinois where she performed in five musicals throughout the summer. Favorite past roles include; Bridget Sullivan in Lizzie (Midwest premiere/PlayhouseSquare), Jane Powell in ‘Swonderful (Midwest premiere), Val in A Chorus Line, Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music, Penny in Hairspray, Shelly in Evil Dead:The Musical, Mayzie in Suessical, Dainty June in Gypsy, Sandy in Grease, Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime,

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Jodi Dominick* Jane/Mrs. Cratchit/Charwoman/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Prince Edward, Richard III and Beggar Woman, Sweeney Todd Seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Jodi’s previous roles include Mollie Ralston in The Mousetrap, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Lady MacDuff in Macbeth, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Helena Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband, Bianca in Othello, Ivana/Tailor in The Taming of the Shrew, Samson in Romeo and Juliet, Lucetta/ Outlaw in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Louison in The Imaginary Invalid, Emilia in The Winter’s Tale and Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Six seasons at Idaho Shakespeare Festival include Sweeney Todd, Richard III, Into the Woods, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, Othello, Two Gentleman of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Cabaret, The Mousetrap, The Winter’s Tale and The Imaginary Invalid. Other credits include Diana in I Love You Because at PlayhouseSquare; Helen/ Frances/Bad Perm, The Break Up Notebook at Beck Center for the Arts, New World Stages and Hudson Backstage Theatre; Clara, Passion at Beck Center for the Arts; Woman 1 and 2 in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare; Debtor’s Wife in A Christmas Carol, Great Lakes Theater; and Gypsy at Great Lakes Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Other shows include Lovelace: A Rock Opera, The Hayworth Theatre and Closer, Dobama Theatre. Jodi is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music.

Paul Hurley* Young Scrooge/Nephew Fred/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Three seasons at Great Lakes Theater Paul is thrilled to return to GLT, where he has appeared as Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Giles Ralston in The Mousetrap, Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, and performed multiple roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Recently, he played Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Neoptolemus in The Cure at Troy (American Players Theatre), Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Festival St. Louis), and Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company). Other regional credits include work with Milwaukee Repertory Theater (A Christmas Carol, Anna Christie); Madison Repertory Theatre (The Laramie Project); Delaware Theatre Company (Henry V, All the Great Books (Abridged)); Utah Shakespeare Festival (Romeo and Juliet, Doctor Faustus); and seven seasons with American Players Theatre (The Circle, The Belle’s Stratagem, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, The Cherry Orchard, Hamlet and Love’s Labour’s Lost, among others). Paul holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program.

Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz and Daisy Mae in Lil’ Abner at Baldwin Wallace University; Genna performed as Buddy’s Blues Sally in Follies and Stewardess Hutchinson and a principal dancer in Titanic. Genna would like to thank the cast and crew for making A Christmas Carol such an amazing experience! Happy Holidays! Patrick John Kiernan Ghost of Christmas Past/Ghost of Christmas Future/Street Singer, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Patrick is honored to join Great Lakes Theater! He has spent the past two summers working as an audio engineer with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and is thrilled to return to his other passion: performance. Patrick is a New York native, currently working with an ensemble of performers and designers in New York City and Ann Arbor, Michigan on creating a multimedia adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s poem, The Hunting of the Snark. He has worked regionally in New York City, upstate New York, and Vermont. Favorite credits include: Ben Fowles in Farragut North, Cliff in Cabaret, Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Erysichthon in Metamorphoses, Chicklet in Psycho Beach Party, Barfee in Spelling Bee, and the Rejected Chorus Girl in The Producers. Love and thanks to JW and JW. Visit him at www.patrickjohnkiernan.com

Darryl Lewis* Charity Man 2/Mr. Fezziwig/ Man 1/Captain, A Christmas Carol Six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Darryl is a recent graduate from Kent State University. He received his Master’s Degree in Music Performance and he is currently a Teaching Assistant working towards his Master’s of Fine Arts in Acting. He is thrilled to be performing again in this beautiful holiday tradition. Earlier this year, he was seen as Mr. Hardcastle in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer at Kent State University. He appeared in Cain Park’s 2013 Summer production of Smokey Joe’s Café. Other recent roles include Uncle Bonze in the opera Madama Butterfly, Jim in Big River, Marty the Manager in Dreamgirls and Montel/Jesus in Jerry Springer the Opera. Other credits include Our

Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Grey Gardens, Caroline or Change, The Wiz, My Favorite Year, To Kill a Mockingbird, Holy Ghosts, Jekyll and Hyde, Violet, Passion, Porgy & Bess and The Exonerated. Mr. Lewis has performed at Cleveland Opera; Chautauqua Opera; Toledo Opera; Michigan Opera; and the Rome, Italy, Opera Festival. Mr. Lewis is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association. Dougfred Miller* Topper/Man 3/Miner, A Christmas Carol Nine seasons at Great Lakes Theater Apart from his widely acclaimed portrayal of Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Doug’s previous appearances for Great Lakes Theater include the title role in Macbeth, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Jonathan in Arsenic and Old Lace, Cassius in Julius Caesar, Jaques in As You Like It and Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest. This past summer, he was seen in the Beck Center’s production of Spamalot, playing King Arthur opposite his real-life Lady of the Lake, Jessica Cope. In several seasons with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, his roles include Cusins in Major Barbara, Holofernes in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Horatio in Hamlet, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, an Emperor and several Dukes in Amadeus and Prince Hal in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. He has played Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Versati in The Underpants at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Jim Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Coach House Theatre, Lysander in a Vietnamese/ English production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Central Dramatic Theatre Company in Hanoi, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Portland Center Stage, Richard in Richard III and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company, Prospero in The Tempest and the Duke in Measure for Measure at Texas Shakespeare Festival. Doug is a graduate of the PTTP at the University of Delaware, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Understudies Lindsey Bayer, Jessica L. Cope*, Mark Goins, Ryan Hook, Sara Masterson, M.A. Taylor*

Young Company Mackenzie Dale Durken Street Child/Swing, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Mackenzie is honored and delighted to be returning to Great Lakes Theater for a fourth season in a new role. Previously, she played Skate Girl/Ensemble (2010 – 2012) in the production of A Christmas Carol (Great Lakes Theater). She has also appeared in Go West! (Peter Cooper/mountain man) for Walter Kidder Elementary and has attended Theater Camp with Great Lakes Theater. Mackenzie is 12 years old and in the seventh grade at Willetts Middle School in Brunswick, Ohio where she is a member of the National Junior Honors Society, participates in band, ChainLinks/ Kiwanis kids and runs Cross Country. Other activities include reading and travel soccer. She has run several 5k’s and enjoys traveling in the US and abroad whenever possible. Mackenzie is very grateful to all her family, friends and teachers for their love, support and encouragement. A special thanks to Sara Bruner and Great Lakes Theater. She is extremely blessed to once again have this amazing opportunity to be part of A Christmas Carol this holiday season! Morgan August Isabella Skate Girl/Swing, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Morgan is honored to return to the Great Lakes Theater cast for

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M. A. Taylor* Charity Man/Old Joe, A Christmas Carol; Lord Rivers, Richard III and The Beadle, Sweeney Todd Eleven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Mark Anthony (aka M.A.) is pleased to be a part of this wonderful Cleveland tradition at the Ohio Theater. Previous Roles at Great Lakes Theater include: Beadle, Sweeney Todd; Lord Rivers, Richard III; Verges, Much Ado About Nothing; Old Shepherd, The Winter’s Tale; Guy, The Imaginary Invalid; Peter, Romeo and Juliet; Grumio, The Taming of the Shrew; Speed, The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Actor 3, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); Gratiano, Othello; Phipps, An Ideal Husband; Flute/Fairy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Durdles, The Mystery of Edwin Drood; and Fabian, Twelfth Night. Also among his credits: Candy in Of Mice and Men (directed by Adrian Hall) for PTTP/Rep, Dracula for Boise Contemporary Theater in the title role, Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Gravedigger/Player King in Hamlet for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and Crave & Fully Committed for Tooth & Nail Theater in Salt Lake City. Other productions

include Arsenic and Old Lace, The Crucible, Tooth of Crime, Translations, An Ideal Husband, All the King’s Men, The Effects of Tobacco and Swan Song. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). He wishes to thank his Families (Genetic & Professional) without who, I would not be able to do what I love. A Very Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night.

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David Anthony Smith* Muggeridge/The Ghost of Christmas Present/Debtor/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol and Duke of Buckingham, Richard III Eleven seasons at Great Lakes Theater In 11 seasons at Great Lakes Theater, audiences have seen him as Iago in Othello, Viscount Goring in An Ideal Husband, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Macduff in Macbeth, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Sergius in Arms and the Man, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Marc Antony in Julius Caesar and Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost. He has performed at the Tony-Award-winning Old Globe Theater in San Diego, South Coast Repertory, 13 seasons with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival (title role in Henry V), at Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Rep, Madison Rep and the Shakespeare festivals of Utah, Colorado, Garden Grove, Rhode Island and Nevada. Forever and a day — Natalia.

the second time, this year as Skate Girl, in A Christmas Carol. Her love of musical theater has led her to be a part of many wonderful productions including her role as Pepper in Annie at Weathervane Community Playhouse and as an Orphan in Fagin’s Gang in Oliver! at Dynamics Community Theater. At age 12, Morgan spends her free time hanging out with friends, listening to music and participating in Show Choir for her school, Miller South School of Visual and Performing Arts in Akron, where she is in 7th Grade. She constantly hones her craft as she studies voice, jazz and tap, as well as participates in acting master classes and intensives. This summer, Morgan was selected from a nationwide audition to attend the Broadway Artists Alliance in NYC, where she worked on her triple-threat abilities under the teachings of Tony Award winning, Broadway performers. She even met Billy Porter, the star of Kinky Boots! Morgan feels incredibly blessed to have the support and encouragement of her family, friends and her school, Miller South, in pursuing her dream of being a professional actor/singer. She is sincerely thankful to Director Sara Bruner, and the staff of Great Lakes Theater for the amazing opportunity to once again be a part of this wonderful Cleveland tradition, A Christmas Carol.

Mia Knight Soloist/Street Child, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Mia is excited to be back on stage for her second performance of A Christmas Carol at Great Lakes Theater. She is a high honors student currently in 8th grade at Beachwood Middle School. Mia’s most recent performances include, (Ngana) in South Pacific at Porthouse Theatre, Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods at Karamu House, Young Olivia in The Color Purple at Karamu House and her debut performance at Cleveland Play House as Ann in the world premiere of A Carol for Cleveland. Mia found her love for performing at age four and has gained a variety of experiences throughout the greater Cleveland area, other favorites include, Mayzie in Seussical at Karamu house, Swing/ Street Girl in A Christmas Carol at Great Lakes Theater, Knave in Alice in Wonderland at Beachwood Community Theatre, Ensemble in

The Music Man at FPAC, Cow 2 in Marilyn Bianchi Theatre and as the youngest member of the cast and Ensemble in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory. Mia is also an experienced voice over actress who has had the opportunity to showcase her talents at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. Mia is thankful for the opportunity to share this holiday season and celebrate her 13th birthday at Great Lakes Theater. She also wishes to thank her family for their continued support as she pursues her triple threat dream of acting, singing, and performing. Lisa Nazelli Abigail/Belinda, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Lisa is so excited to join the Great Lakes Theater cast for the first time as Abigail/Belinda in A Christmas Carol. A seventh grader at Chagrin Falls Middle School, Lisa enjoys being in Select Choir, playing guitar and running Cross Country. Previous roles include: Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Jasmine’s Attendant in Aladdin with Chagrin Falls Drama Club. Belle in Beauty & the Beast in concert, and Glinda in The Wizard of Oz in concert – with Chagrin Falls Select Choir (Pat Haynish, Director), 13 at Mercury Summer Stock, Orphan in Annie at Summit Playhouse, NJ & a season in the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus. Lisa wishes to thank Sara Bruner for this amazing opportunity, and also her friends and family for their love and support. Happy Holidays! Carly Marie Nelson Master William/Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol Three seasons at Great Lakes Theater Carly is 7 years old and just started second grade this fall. She is tickled pink to return to Great Lakes Theater for her third season as Master William/Tiny Tim after playing the role of Sled Boy/Ignorance for two seasons. Past credits include A Christmas Carol (Sled Boy/Ignorance) Great Lakes Theater; The Sound of Music (Gretl), Damn Yankees (Ensemble) Porthouse Theater; Plain and Fancy (Amish Boy) Kent State University, Annie (Kate) Caryl Crane Youth Theater, Shrek (young Shrek, dwarf ), Jesus

Christ Superstar (Children’s Choir) Mercury Summer Stock benefit; and Oliver! (Workhouse Boy) Cassidy Theater. Carly has taken ballet and tap since age 2.5 and just started jazz last year. She also enjoys travel soccer, softball, singing, math, art and being a girl scout. Carly is very appreciative for this opportunity to perform, which she loves, and to spend her holiday season sharing the stage with her sister Cassidy and the cast of A Christmas Carol.

Louisiana Audrey Sawyer Sled Girl/Ignorance, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Louisiana is so proud to join the Great Lakes Theater cast for the first time as Sled Girl/Ignorance in this season’s A Christmas Carol. She loves acting, and this year starred in her first short film titled Wings for a Day. Louisiana has taken acting classes at The Beck Center for the Arts and Solon Center for the Arts. At age six, She spends her time drawing, painting, and playing with her backyard chick-

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Bennett Palmer James/Robert/Adolescent Scrooge/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Bennett is thrilled to join his friends at Great Lakes Theater for another happy run in A Christmas Carol. Previous roles include

Catcher Andrew Sawyer Master William/Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Catcher is honored to join the Great Lakes Theater cast for the first time as Tiny Tim in this season’s A Christmas Carol. He has a deep love for theater, and some of his favorite experiences include improv at The Beck Center for the Arts and Superhero for a Day at Solon Center for the Arts. At age eight, Catcher spends his time playing ukulele, playing soccer, snowboarding, and hanging out with friends. He feels incredibly proud to have the support and encouragement of his family, friends and his school, The Lillian & Betty Ratner School, in pursuing his dreams of becoming a professional actor/singer. He is very appreciative for the amazing opportunity to be a part of this year’s production of A Christmas Carol.

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Cassidy Josephine Nelson Sarah Crachit/Polly/Want, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Cassidy just turned 10 years old, and is in the forth grade. She is thrilled to return to Great Lakes Theater for her fourth season after playing the role of Sled Boy/ Ignorance and Master William/Tiny Tim. Past favorite credits include A Christmas Carol (Master William/Tiny Tim, Sled Boy/Ignorance) Great Lakes Theater; The Sound of Music (Marta), Damn Yankees (Ensemble) Porthouse Theater; Pearl Fishers (Super Child) Opera Cleveland; Honk (Little Girl) Mercury Summer Stock; Oliver! (Workhouse Boy) Cassidy Theater; Dear Edwina (Katie Spoonapple), Honk Jr. (Froglet), Nun Crackers (student), Strongsville Community Theater. Cassidy was also featured in a Things Remembered window cling for the holiday season. Cassidy has studied dance (ballet, tap, hip hop, jazz) for five years. She has a real passion for soccer and plays on a club and travel team. Cassidy is very active with sports, playing fast pitch softball, basketball and also enjoys reading and math. She is very thankful to Sara Bruner and the staff of Great Lakes Theater for yet another amazing opportunity to spend her holiday season with her baby sister Carly on the stage and the cast of A Christmas Carol.

Mamillius & Time in The Winter’s Tale at Great Lakes Theater; Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man at Fine Arts Association; Boy Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Geauga Lyric Theater; Tonton Julian in Once On This Island, Geppetto in The Adventures of Pinocchio and Geppetto, March Hare in The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Michael Darling in Peter Pan at West Geauga Schools. Other shows include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fairmount Theater Academy; It’s A Wonderful Life, Geauga Lyric Theater; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fine Arts Association; and Theater Arts Camp shows at Fine Arts Association. Bennett loves fencing, cross country running, reading in bed, and apple pie! Many thanks to Sara Bruner, D.A. Smith, and Lynn Robert Berg. They are his actor-heroes.

ens. She is also on a Lakeshore Cheerleading team, The Hurricanes, and will be heading to competition this fall. Louisiana loves to sing and dance and has dreams of someday becoming a rock star. She feels incredibly blessed to have the support and encouragement of her family, friends and her school, The Lillian & Betty Ratner school, in pursuing her dreams of becoming a professional actress/ singer. She is very thankful for the wonderful opportunity to be a part of this year’s production of A Christmas Carol. Chase Christopher Zadd Delivery Boy/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Chase is extremely excited for his very first title role as the Delivery Boy in the amazing theatrical play A Christmas Carol. Chase has always been interested in acting, singing and dancing. Since 2012, he has been involved in studying music, dancing and drama at Cassidy Theatre in Parma Heights, Ohio. Chase participated in musical productions which included dancing and singing to “Candyman,” “Jet Set,” “Bushel and a Peck,” “When You’re an Addams” and “You’ll be in My Heart”; also (Cheshire Cat) from Alice in Wonderland. He spends his time utilizing his creative imagination and drawing pictures that coordinate with his story telling. Chase is a second grader at Parma Park Elementary and is a member of the local chapter father/son Indian Guides through YMCA. He enjoys outdoor play, theater, camping and just being with his family and friends. Chase feels very grateful to be a part of the Great Lakes Theater production of A Christmas Carol, and has the loving support of his family, friends and his school in helping him

achieve his dreams of becoming a professional actor. Special thanks to Sarah Clare (choreographer at Cassidy Theatre) for helping Chase realize his potential!

Directors Sara Bruner Artistic Associate, Director, A Christmas Carol Ten seasons at Great Lakes Theater Sara is honored to be part of the Christmas Carol tradition. She has adapted and directed Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Twelfth Night for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach tour. She has also served as assistant director to Charles Fee (GLT, ISF), Victoria Bussert (PlayhouseSquare) and Risa Brainin (ISF). Recent GLT credits include Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth in Richard III, Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Frau Kost in Cabaret and Desdemona in Othello. Sara has been a company member with Idaho Shakespeare Festival appearing in more than 50 productions, and has also performed with Delaware Theatre Company, Rep Theatre of St. Louis, Drop Dance Collective and Boise Contemporary Theater Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director Twelve seasons at Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT: Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

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Gerald Freedman Director, Adaptor, A Christmas Carol Twenty-seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Gerald Freedman is Dean Emeritus of the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, one of the leading undergraduate acting conservatories in the nation. An Obie Award winner and the first American invited to direct at the Globe Theatre in London, he is regarded internationally for his direction of productions of classic drama, musicals, operas, new plays and television. He served as leading director of Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival from 1960 to 1971, the last four years as artistic director. He was co-artistic director of John Houseman’s The Acting Company from 1974 to 1977, artistic director of the American Shakespeare Theatre from 1978 to 1979, and artistic director of Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1985 to 1997. Gerald has staged 29 of Shakespeare’s plays, along with dozens of other world classics. He made theater history with his off-Broadway premiere of the landmark rock musical Hair, which opened the Public Theater in 1967. Broadway direction includes The Robber Bridegroom; The Grand Tour; the revival of West Side Story, co-directed with Jerome Robbins; the premiere of Arthur Miller’s The Creation of the World and Other Business and Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Gerald also directed opera productions for the Opera Society of Washington (Kennedy Center), the San Francisco Opera Company and the New

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(Abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three independently operated, professional theater companies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002), Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which more than 50 plays have been shared since 2002. In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award. Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, in Boise, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artistic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the community. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Along with his wife, Lidia, and 18-year-old daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise,

York City Opera. Prior to assuming his current position at UNC School of the Arts, he taught at Yale and Juilliard. A native of Lorain, Ohio, he received both his B.S. and his M.A. (summa cum laude) from Northwestern University, and trained with Alvina Krause, Emmy Joseph and at The Actors Studio. Matthew Webb Music Director, Christmas Carol and Sweeney Todd Seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Matthew is a graduate of the Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music, and hails from Cordova, Illinois. This is his third round of Christmas Carol-ing in the Ohio Theatre. Previously at Great Lakes: Sweeney Todd, Sondheim on Sondheim, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Macbeth, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He is also a music director for the acclaimed corporate entertainment group, The Water Coolers. For GLTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Matthew creates the sound design for Shakespearience, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Many thanks to Sara, Charlie, Corrie, and his amazing parents.

Designers Mary Jo Dondlinger Lighting Designer, A Christmas Carol and Sweeney Todd Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Career design credits include productions for Circle in the Square, The Irish Repertory Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Repertory Theatre

of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, TheatreWorks (Hartford) and many others. Mary Jo has long been associated with the York Theatre Company off-Broadway where she designed the original production of The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), as well as many other musicals and plays. Most recent credits at Great Lakes Theater are Sweeney Todd, and Sondheim On Sondheim. Member United Scenic Artists Local 829. John Ezell Scenic Designer, A Christmas Carol Thirty-seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Thirty-seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater as award-winning associate artistic director and director of design under Vincent Dowling, Gerald Freedman and James Bundy. He has designed for Broadway; New York Shakespeare Festival; NY Public Theatre; Crossroads Theatre; Roundabout Theatre; Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger; Williamstown; Berkshire; Old Globe; Coconut Grove; Asolo State Theatre; Arizona Theatre Company; Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Dallas Theatre Center; Indiana and Kansas City repertory theaters; Cincinnati Playhouse; Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa; the Istanbul Cultural Olympics; Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts; Lyric Opera; Blackstone Theatre and Second City in Chicago; Cincinnati Ballet; Royal Danish Ballet; Royal Theatre in Copenhagen; Swedish Riksteater and the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm; and CBS, PBS-TV and Swedish State Television. His drawings have been exhibited in New York, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Prague and Brussels. His work received the Award for Experimental Television Art in Milan, Italy; two Corporation

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Tom Mardikes Sound Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Tom Mardikes most recently designed sound for GLT’s summer 2005 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. His past designs have been for

James Scott Costume Designer Twenty-five seasons at Great Lakes Theater James Scott has designed costumes for productions of works by Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, Chekhov, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini at regional theaters and opera houses across the country. Among his favorite productions are Love’s Labour’s Lost for the New York Shakespeare Festival; Ten Little Indians, Arcadia, The Miracle Worker and The Most Happy Fella for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; The Merchant of Venice for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival; Norma and Il trovatore for the Minnesota Opera; Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Washington Opera; MacBeth, Othello and The Taming of the Shrew for the Acting Company’s national tours; Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg for the Sundance Theatre; and Sweeney Todd, I pagliacci, and Il viaggio a Reims for the Portland Opera in Oregon. His production credits for Great Lakes Theater span more than 20 years, and include Romeo and Juliet, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Rough Crossing, As You Like It and A Little Night Music. Mr. Scott is a graduate of New York and Brown universities, and attended the School of Law at The City University of New York. In addition, he is an adult, elite figure-skater and is thrilled that Cleveland will be hosting the Gay Games in 2014. He would like to dedicate the design for this production in memory of Susan Gregg, director of Fallen Angels for Great Lakes Theater.

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Stan Kozak Sound Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Stan Kozak most recently designed sound for Bat Boy: The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Comedy of Errors. Returning to GLT for his 28th season, his more than 50 design credits include Amadeus, You Can’t Take It With You, Private Lives, Into the Woods and the Tom Hanks benefit performances. His work in 1979 and 1981 with Geraldine Fitzgerald on Streetsongs at GLT led to the original cast album. Mr. Kozak was the resident sound designer for four seasons at the Porthouse Theatre Company, including productions of Driving Miss Daisy, Niteclub Confidential and And a Nightingale Sang. His collaborations with Victoria Bussert at Baldwin-Wallace College include productions of Chess, Hair, Company, Cabaret, West Side Story, Tommy in Concert, Parade, the Ohio premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Passion and one of the first nonprofessional productions of Phantom of the Opera. For Cain Park, his design credits include Secret Garden, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, Bat Boy, Tick, tick...Boom, Nine, The Wiz, Harold and Maude and Pippin. Mr. Kozak has also designed sound for Wit and Last Five Years for the Dobama Theater; Iolanthe and Sweeney Todd for Cleveland Opera; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Forbidden Broadway SVU for the Hanna Theatre; and A Shayna Maidel, Brooklyn Boy and Pangs of the Messiah for the JCC. He has served as sound designer for the All-City Musical for the last eight seasons, as well as for the Ideastream Gala concert with Bebe Neuwirth in 2005. He was honored to be among the first group of LORT sound designers to achieve recognition in USA 829.

Julius Caesar, The Dybbuk, King Lear, Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard. He has worked on more than 250 professional productions nationwide, where he has designed for Kansas City (formerly Missouri) Rep, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Starlight Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre, the Dallas Theatre Center, Syracuse Stage, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout, Buffalo Studio Arena, the Alley Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. He is the head of graduate sound design training and the chair of the nationally prominent professional theater-training program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2005, he co-founded Kansas City Actors Theatre, and has successfully produced acclaimed productions with this artist-led, artist-driven theater company.

David Shimotakahara Choreographer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-four seasons at Great Lakes Theater David Shimotakahara has been a member of the Atlanta Ballet, Boston Repertory Ballet, Kathryn Posin Dance Company, and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. He performed with Ohio Ballet under the direction of Heinz Poll from 1983-1998. He also served as Rehearsal Assistant for Ohio Ballet from 1989-1998. In 1998 he founded GroundWorks DanceTheater, for which he is Executive, Artistic Director. Based in Cleveland the company is committed to creating and producing new work in dance. Mr. Shimotakahara has choreographed for opera and theater with Cleveland Opera, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House and the Dallas Theater Center. He has received seven Individual Artist Fellowships for Choreography from the Ohio Arts Council between 1996 to 2012. In 1998, he received a McKnight Foundation Fellowship from the Minnesota Dance Alliance to create new work in the Minneapolis, St. Paul communities. Mr. Shimotakahara was awarded the 2000 Cleveland Arts Prize for Dance. In 2002 his work with GroundWorks DanceTheater was voted “One of 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. In 2007, he received the OhioDance award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of the Dance Artform. In 2010 Shimotakahara was a recipient of a Creative Workforce Fellowship, a program of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Cynthia Stillings Lighting Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Cynthia Stillings designs regionally and nationally, and designed the Great Lakes Theater premiere of Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders. Opera and dance credits include Sweeney Todd, Carmen, Of Mice and Men, Man of La Mancha and Turandot for Cleveland Opera; Tartuffe for Skylight Opera Theatre; and An American Festival for the Cincinnati Ballet. Regional theater credits include Utah Shakespearean Festival, where she designed The Matchmaker, Candida and the world premiere of the new musical Lend Me a Tenor, the Musical; Madison Repertory Theatre; Porthouse

Theatre; Cain Park Theatre; The Contemporary American Theatre Company; Phoenix Theatre Circle and an award-winning production of Assassins for Players Theater Columbus. Ms. Stillings is currently the director of the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University. Robert Waldman Music Adaptor and Arranger Twenty-five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Robert Waldman has written primarily for the theater. He began his career as a protégé of Frank Loesser, and his music has been heard in Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo at Cleveland Play House and Edgardo Mine at the Guthrie Theater, as well as in GLT’s production of Glass Menagerie; in New York in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy, The Heiress, Voices in the Dark; and Lincoln Center’s Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Ivanov, Dinner at Eight, The Rivals, Jon Robin Baitz’ A Fair Country and Ten Unknowns. Most recently, his work was heard in Wendy Wasserstein’s Third, David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre and Peter Parnell’s The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket. Waldman composed the score for Broadway’s Here’s Where I Belong and The Robber Bridegroom, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and Florida’s Poinciana and Parker Playhouse’s revue of Lois Wyse’s Funny You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother. His music has been heard in Arthur Laurents’ 2 Lives; Hartford Stage’s musical, America’s Sweetheart; Long Wharf ’s As You Like It and The School for Scandal; Washington Shakespeare Theater’s Richard II and The Country Wife; as well as the Kennedy Center musical, Swing. Performances of Mr. Waldman’s compositions have been heard in films, on television, in ballets and in numerous commercials and concert halls. Illustrated collections of some 40 of his piano compositions for children have been published by G. Shirmer — among them A Swing Bag, A Rag Bag, A ¾ Bag and A Santa Bag. He has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in musical theater, the Dramatists Guild of America’s Flora Roberts Award for Outstanding Music for the Theater and the JEFF Award in Chicago for Best Original Music for Driving Miss Daisy.

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Tim Kinzel* Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol and Richard III Five seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previous stage manager credits for Great Lakes Theater include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, An Ideal Husband, Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo & Juliet, Imaginary Invalid, Blithe Spirit, Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III. Assistant stage manager credits for Great Lakes Theater include The Mystery of Edwin Drood and A Christmas Carol. Tim has multiple stage management credits from the following companies: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizon, Cherry Lane Theater NYC and Houston’s Stages Repertory Theatre. He also holds multiple production assistant and intern credits with Alley Theater, Houston Grand Opera and Stages Repertory Theater. Love to his family, friends and Cleveland who have supported him and the arts over the years. 216, Go Cavs & Browns! Happy Holidays!

Corrie E. Purdum* Production Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol and Sweeney Todd Nine seasons at Great Lakes Theater GLT: The Taming of the Shrew, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Christmas Carol, The Tempest, Measure for Measure, The Crucible, Into the Woods, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bat Boy: The Musical, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Cabaret, The Mousetrap, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Winter’s Tale, Much Ado About Nothing and Guys and Dolls. Other credits include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, nine seasons with Idaho Shakespeare Festival, six seasons with Cleveland Play House and three seasons with Cain Park. Corrie is an alumna of BaldwinWallace College, where she teaches stage management. Thanks to her family for their constant support.

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Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director Bob Taylor, Executive Director 2013–14 ARTISTIC COMPANY Richard III, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol DIRECTORS Sara Bruner, Victoria Bussert, Joseph Hanreddy, Matthew Webb DESIGNERS Michael Bodeen, Linda Buchanan, Michael Chybowski, Mary Jo Dondlinger, John Ezell, Gene Emerson Friedman, Martha Hally, Jeff Herrmann, Richard B. Ingraham, Stan Kozak, Tom Mardikes, Ken Merckx, Rob Milburn, James Scott, David Shimotakahara, Cynthia Stillings, Robert Waldman, Charlotte Yetman ACTORS J. Todd Adams*, Zach Adkins, Lucy Anders, Laura Welsh Berg*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Laurie Birmingham*, Sara M. Bruner*, Jessica L. Cope*, Chris Cowan, Elaine Daiber, Aled Davies*, Jodi Dominick*, Mackenzie Dale Durken, Clare Howes Eisentrout*, Tom Ford*, Paul Hurley*, Mark G. Hawbecker*, Morgan August Isabella, Genna Paige Kanago, Patrick John Kiernan, Mia Knight, Darryl Lewis*, Darren Matthias*, David McCann*, Dougfred Miller*, Lisa Nazelli, Carly Marie Nelson, Cassidy Josephine Nelson, Bennett Palmer, Chris Richards*, Catcher Andrew Sawyer, Louisiana Audrey Sawyer, David Anthony Smith*, Eric Damon Smith*, Lenne Snively*, Alex Syiek*, M. A. Taylor*, Chase Christopher Zadd MANAGEMENT TEAM Artistic Associate.............................................................. Sara Bruner Production Manager......................................Christopher D. Flinchum Director of Educational Services........................Kelly Schaffer Florian Marketing & Public Relations Director ...................Todd S. Krispinsky Director of Educational Programming..............................Lisa Ortenzi Development Director....................................................Holly Tomasch EDUCATION Education Outreach Associate....................................... David Hansen Actor-Teachers School Residency Program....Chennelle Bryant-Harris, Katelyn Cornelius, Andrew Gombas, Khaki Hermann, Tim Keo, Brett Radke, Michael Silverstein, Hillary Wheelock

ADMINISTRATION Audience Engagement Manager................................... Chris Fornadel Finance Associate...................................................... Stephanie Reed Development Assistant.................................................... Jill Robinson Trinity High School Interns.................Hannah Maier, Chloe Opperman Office Volunteers........ Janice Campbell, Barb Cercone, Janet Glaeser PRODUCTION Stage Manager....................................................... Corrie E. Purdum* Assistant Stage Manager...................................................Tim Kinzel* Production Associate.....................................................Jessica Lucas Production Assistant................................................Kristen Boehnlein Child Supervisor........................................................ Jessica B. Lucas Technical Director.............................................................Mark Cytron Assistant Technical Director................................. William Langenhop Master Carpenter.............................................................Lindsay Loar Carpenter/Welder.....................................................Richard Haberlen Properties Master/Scenic Artist.......................................Terry Martin Properties Assistant............................................. Alexandra Haubrich Master Electrician.......................................................... Tammy Taylor Costume Shop Manager........................................ Esther M. Haberlen Assistant Costume Shop Manager/Draper.......................... Leah Loar Stitcher...................Stephanie Fisher, Zachary Hickle, Alaina Venditti Wardrobe Supervisor......................................................... Kate Share Wardrobe Crew.............. Stephanie Fisher, Zachary Hickle, Leah Loar, Alaina Venditti Run Crew........Jennifer Caster, Gregory S. Falcione, Richard Haberlen, Alexandra Haubrich, William Langenhop, Lindsay Loar, Gary Zigrai Ohio Theatre Crew............Thomas Boddy, Chris Guy, Shaun Milligan, Robert Prah *Members of Actors’ Equity Association Special Thanks: Arrow Video Great Lakes Theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) and operates under agreements with LORT, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Musicians, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the United Scenic Artists, which are unions representing professional actors, stage managers, musicians, stagehands, directors, choreographers, and designers, respectively, in the United States.

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