The Hippodrome Theatre recognizes and acknowledges that it resides on the historic territories of the Timucua and Seminole peoples who long inhabited this land.
Actors’ Equity Association
Actors’ Equity Association (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans.
Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
Hippodrome programs are sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture; Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Playbill by Isabella Lara.
Please do not use the entrances and exits during the performance. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
PROUDLY PRESENT
THE CAST
Bob Martindale. .
Millie Martindale. .
Norma Baxter.
Jim Baxter.
Theodore Sunderson.
Kitty Sunderson.
Barbara Grant.
.Peter Kendall
.Sydney Kollas
.Lauren Nordvig*^
.Connor Matthews
Matthew Lindsay*^
Pearl Mass
Setting
The living room of the Martindales’ Georgetown duplex, Washington, D.C.
Originally produced on Broadway by SEAVIEW 51 ENTERTAINMENT GLASS HALF FULL LEVEL FORWARD SALMAN AL-RASHID RUNYONLAND PRODUCITONS SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS ONE COMMUNITY JAY ALIX AND UNA JACKMAN JONATHAN DEMAR IMAGINE EQUAL ENTERTAINMENT LUCAS KATLER DAVID J. LYNCH LEONID MAKARON MARK GORDON PICTURES LIZ SLAGER TED SNOWDON NATALIE GORMAN/TISH BRENNAN THROOP And THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION MARK SHACKET, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
The Off-Broadway Premiere of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT was produced by Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder and Executive Producer;Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) in association with MARS Theatricals(Amy Danis, Mark Johannes, and Dan Shaheen), opening October 15,2015. It was directed by Michael Barakiva; the set design was by NeilPatel; costume design was by Jennifer Caprio; lighting design was byTraci Klainer Polimeni; sound design was by Ryan Rumery; hair and wigswere by J. Jared Jonas; properties were by Carrie Mossman; productionstage manager was Richard Hodge.
*Appearing through an Agreement between the Hippodrome Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
^ Member of The Hippodrome Theatre’s company members
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
UF School of Theatre + Dance
Cynthia Beckert*
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Igniting the night with stories - that is the Hippodrome’s 52nd Season. We are proud to bring to our community a season full of passion, joy, curiosity, challenges, and change.
In times of upheaval and uncertainty, it’s important to look at what makes us a community, what ties us together. Since the beginning of mankind, we’ve sought solace and connection through shared stories. Live theatre embodies this essence, offering a sacred space where diverse voices converge, inviting us to lean in and become active participants in the unfolding narrative.
And what a story the last couple of months have been. With the sudden loss of the state funding and our struggle with the summer musical, the start of our 52nd Season was in question. But you, our community, answered that question loudly and strongly that the arts are important and part of who we are. The support and commitment of our patrons, our city, and our county has buoyed us to this moment. We know the way forward will be challenging, but as artists and art lovers, we will always find a way together.
This season we will continue to offer our Alternate Access Theatre on our Cinema Second Stage for each show until we have a working elevator again. And of course, on all the other nights of the year, our Cinema brings you series like the National Theatre Live and Cocktails and Classics along with new independent films.
And our new season will feature new creative outlets in our Basement venue. Be sure to check out Scene Queens and Basement Sessions, and we are proud to announce our new Hipp Spotlight Cabaret program and the Underground Comedy Series as well.
So join us. Lean in this season and be a part of the conversation, and be a part of the community.
The dictionary defines comedy as “a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents, in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.”
Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne has the classic markings of a contemporary comedy. It satirizes the situation comedies (and their sponsors) of the early days of television. It also functions as a comedy of manners, commenting on American upper-middle-class mores of the 1950s, as well as having elements of a romantic comedy, as two couples struggle to overcome the hurdles of their burgeoning love. However, in a play where adversity includes Cold War heavyweights like John Peurifoy, J. Edgar Hoover, and Joseph McCarthy, the stakes in Perfect Arrangement are arguably higher than in most comedies.
With the title, Payne introduces the idea of perfection that his play examines. Perfect is defined as “having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.” He depicts perfection through the sparkling television-grade veneer of his characters’ exquisitely arranged lives—what they wear, where they live, what they say, and how they behave. They are as good as it is possible to be in 1950. But, as Payne points out, perfection is only as good as what’s considered possible. In his play, Payne asks, “What happens to perfection when someone begins to seriously think about the impossible?”
Perfect Arrangement presents one answer to that question.
Do the characters ultimately triumph over adversity in this particular comedy?
The answer is for us to decide.
-Tim Altmeyer ^ (Director)
AUTHOR’S BIO
Topher Payne
Topher Payne’s theatrical career began at First United Methodist Church in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He played a sparrow.
Since age 19, he has made his home in Atlanta, working as an actor, director, designer, and writer- basically, anything people would let him do.
Topher was a 2017 Lambda Literary Award nominee for Perfect Arrangement, which was also received the 2014 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award from The American Theatre Critics Association. Perfect Arrangement had its Off-Broadway premiere in 2015, and has since been produced around the world. It is published by Samuel French, alongside his works Angry Fags and Evelyn in Purgatory.
Topher is a seven-time nominee and three-time winner of The Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award , and his holiday comedy Let Nothing You Dismay received the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding World Premiere. Readers of Creative Loafing named him Atlanta’s Best Local Playwright nine times, and he was selected as one of “Ten Playwrights You Should Know” by Southern Theatre magazine.
He began writing for television in 2016, and has scripted five films for The Hallmark Channel. He is a proud member of the Dramatist’s Guild of America, and both the Canadian and American Writer’s Guilds.
In 2018, Topher was inducted into The Georgia Theatre Hall of Fame.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Peter Kendall (Bob Martindale)
Peter Kendall is a New York City based actor who attended Montclair State University (BFA Acting). Tour: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS, PADDINGTON GETS IN A JAM. Theatrical: CRAZY FOR YOU, MAMMA MIA!, VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, DRACULA, THE GHOST TRAIN, and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Film/television: THE GIRLS ON THE BUS (HBO), HOTBED OF HATE. Peter currently lives in NJ with his wife and fellow actress Katie Claire McGrath who wrote this for him. She’s the best.
Sydney Kollas (Millie Martindale)
Sydney Kollas is thrilled to be back at The Hipp sharing such an incredible story. She is currently a senior at the University of Florida, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance. She would like to thank her family and friends for always being so supportive. Go Gators! @sydneykollas
Lauren Nordvig*^ (Norma Baxter)
Lauren is a proud Gator Grad & former Hipp Company Member returning after 7 years away. Currently a Senior Producer at Brooklyn’s beloved arts & culture venue, National Sawdust, she is a ferocious artist advocate and arts administrator when not onstage. You can catch her on BroadwayHD.com as “Ma” in The Woodsman and she co-founded a global women’s storytelling platform “The MotherLine Story Project” which she directed at The Hipp in 2017. You may also recognize her from Hamlet, Venus in Fur, and Sirens. Special thanks to Tim for his unwavering faith & creative collaboration through the decades, and to Chris for his lifelong friendship...can’t wait to see the world with you! This show is dedicated to all the folks in my life who have modeled loving, committed relationships.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Connor Matthews (Jim Baxter)
Connor Matthews is incredibly excited to be a part of his first Hippodrome production and to play a part in telling such an amazing story. He is looking forward to his final year in Gainesville as a BFA Acting and Media Production double major. He has acted in almost thirty student film projects with the College of Journalism and has been a part of the School of Theatre and Dance’s productions of Everybody, Antigone, Marisol, Rhinoceros, and a staged reading of The Day the Music Came Back. He would like to thank his friends and family for always supporting him.
Matthew Lindsay*^ (Theodore Sunderson)
Matthew is thrilled to be back on the Hippodrome stage in this production with such a talented cast! Other past Hipp credits include; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Running Mates, As You Like It, Hamlet, Clybourne Park, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Defiance, Shear Madness, Women In Jeopardy, Slasher, Dracula, The Tempest, Mr Burns, A Christmas Carol, and A Tuna Christmas. Matthew holds an MFA in Acting from UF and is currently a professor of theater at Santa Fe College, where he teaches acting, theater history, and improvisation. Matthew is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Thank you for your support of local arts!
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Pearl Mass (Kitty Sunderson)
Pearl Mass is a sophomore at the University of Florida studying at the SoTD to get her BFA in Acting. She has recently been in SoTD’s productions of The Prom, The Day the Music Came Back, and Pliant Girls. She is absolutely thrilled to be sharing such a beautiful story and would like to thank her family for their unwavering love and support.
Cynthia Beckert* (Barbara Grant)
Cynthia (she/her) is delighted to return to the Hipp after her 2022 appearance as Judy in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Central Florida theatre appearances include American Stage (Pipeline, Romeo & Juliet, Lift Every Voice Play Festival), Winter Park Playhouse (Festival of New Musicals), and four seasons with MCT Orlando (including Grounded, Rapture Blister Burn, Top Girls, and Men on Boats). In Orlando, Cynthia is part of the workshop and premiere cast of the world’s largest immersive theatre experience, Disney’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, helmed by Sleep No More director Mikhael Tara Garver. Cynthia earned her MFA in Acting from the University of California at Irvine, her MA in Theatre from FSU, and has been a proud Union member of Actors’ Equity for over 25 years.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Tim Altmeyer^ (Director)
Tim is happy to be back home and directing at the Hipp, having previously directed Other Desert Cities and Stage Kiss. Other directing credits include Not Now, Darling and All the Great Books (abridged) (Weathervane Theatre); The Liar’s Poem (One Arm Red); Water Street (AGTF Dublin) and numerous productions at the University of Florida including Sweat and Between Riverside and Crazy
He has worked extensively as an actor at the Hipp (including The Blameless, Venus in Fur, and Frozen) and beyond, counting Pulitzer Prize winners (Edward Albee, Paula Vogel and Horton Foote), Academy Award winners (Al Pacino, Marisa Tomei and Estelle Parsons) and Emmy Award winners (Dianne Wiest and Valerie Harper) among his collaborators. His credits include Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, numerous regional theatres, and film and television projects. He was most recently in Lobby Hero at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Stephanie Lynge^ (Artistic Director)
Stephanie Lynge is an accomplished actor, director, producer, teacher and coach. Stephanie has enjoyed a career of more than 27 years in professional theater and education. Since 2013 she has worked on more than 50 productions at the Hippodrome either as an actor, director, choreographer, or dramaturg. She was seen on stage in The Wolves and Let The Right One In. Her other acting credits include performances in New York City on Broadway and Off Broadway at Lincoln Center, BAM, Jean Cocteau Rep, and the York Theater Workshop. Regional theaters include Freefall, Goodspeed Opera House, Sacramento Music Circus, Pasadena Playhouse, Rep Theater of St. Louis, Flat Rock Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seaside Music Theater, as well as several National Tours. Directing credits include the Hippodrome’s Every Christmas Story Ever Told, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Sex With Strangers, The Blameless, and Lone Star Spirits as well as plays at the 45th Street Theater (NYC), New York Musical Theater Festival, and the University of Florida. Stephanie has served as a Visiting professor at Indiana University, and an Adjunct professor at New Jersey City University and University of Florida. After receiving her BA in Musical Theater from Indiana University, Stephanie lived and worked as an actor in New York City for over 20 years. Stephanie holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from University of Florida and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association since 1996.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Mihai Ciupe (Scenic Designer) Originally from Romania, Mihai Ciupe received a double MFA degree in costume and set design from Carnegie Mellon University and his BFA from Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. During his MFA he was awarded the George Kimberly Scene Design Award and the Oren Parker Award in Design and Production. Prior to the United States he was resident scenographer at The National Theatre of Cluj, Romania. During his former years he traveled extensively in Europe in tours with the shows that he designed, getting exposure to the various schools of theatre from England, Scotland, Hungary, France, and Yugoslavia. As a designer he worked with some of the greatest Romanian directors: Gabor Tompa, Alexandru Dabija, Iulian Visa, Mihai Manutiu, Victor Ion Frunza. In1991 he received a scholarship to attend The London International Festival of Theatre. Since 1995 he is a member of The United Association of the Romanian Fine Artists in the scenography section. In1999 he joined the theatre and dance faculty at University of Florida, where he was assigned to start the graduate program in Set Design. By 2013 his graduate students won The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Award three times: in 2005, 2007 and 2013. During his tenure at UF he has built a strong artistic relationship with The Hippodrome State Theatre, the only professional theatre in North Central Florida, where he has designed the sets for over twenty-five productions. He has continued to work professionally at national and international level.
Amber Wilkerson*^ (AEA Stage Manager) Amber is a professional Stage & Event Manager. She has been affiliated with the Hippodrome Theatre since 2003, first as Properties Intern, then as Assistant Stage Manager before moving to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. She returned to the Hipp as the AEA Stage Manager of A Christmas Carol in 2005 & 2006. She has worked professionally for The Metropolitan Opera (NYC), The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ), North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA), and Times Square New Year’s Eve 2006-2010 (NYC). In 2006, Amber served as a Production Assistant on the Broadway musical, Grey Gardens. Amber spent five years working with Manhattan Theatre Club as a Subscriber Services Representative and two years as a House Manager at Playwrights Horizons, both in New York City. Originally from Maryland, she holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Salisbury University. Amber is a proud member of the Hippodrome Company and the Actors’ Equity Association.
Elaine Shoaf (Properties Designer) Alma Elaine Shoaf is a painter, illustrator and book artist based in Gainesville, Florida. She graduated from The Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration, and has created illustrations for Radix Media, the Florida Trail Association, Hachette Books, Before the Door Pictures, Keepers of the Springs, Swamp Witch Pedals, and the Tampa Bay Brewing Company. Her second solo show, Ghost Lines, premiered at 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, FL in 2017, and her drawings and paintings have been exhibited across the country. Additionally, she makes and sells handbound journals and sketchbooks under the moniker Inky Cap Books using a combination of repurposed materials and her original prints and drawings/paintings.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Amanda Yanes (Sound Designer) Amanda is thrilled to be in her eleventh season at the Hippodrome. Other regional credits include Cape Fear Regional Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom Riders, and as the mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina at Dorset Theatre Festival: Keep moving forward.
Erin Jester (Costume Designer) is delighted to return to the Hippodrome for its 52nd season. Erin is a UF alumna and a former Hippodrome costumes intern (2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons), and in 2020 received her MFA in costume design and technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Favorite Hippodrome credits include The Revolutionists, Silent Sky, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Other credits include costume historical research for North Carolina State University’s Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, historical costume reproduction for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS, and costume coordination for the independent film series 12 Westerns in 12 Months, directed by Travis Mills. See more of her work at erinjester.myportfolio.com.
Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer) Robert P. Robins (Lighting Designer, Production and Facility Manager). This is Bob’s 40th season here at the Hippodrome, where he has designed lighting for hundreds and hundreds of productions and events. His first show was Revenge of the Space Pandas, running a followspot during the first season the Hippodrome was in its current downtown location, 44 years ago. As Production Manager for the last 8 years, Bob finds and hires all designers and production staff. He helps set policy for the production department and helps facilitate communication and collaboration within the creative team.
As Facility Manager for the last 8 years, Bob has overseen day to day management of the historic building the Hippodrome calls home including housekeeping and maintenance and repair of all physical plant systems. He has overseen a number of major renovations including the lobbies, cinema and restrooms, repair of the oldest running elevator in the state of Florida, repair and improvements to roof’s drainage system, ADA accessibility, installation of new computer, phone and internet security systems, design of the exterior building LED lighting system and new lighting and sound systems in the mainstage among many other projects.
Bob and his company, RPR Lighting Designs, continue to provide lighting designs throughout the country, working with clients that include architects, theatres, dance companies, industrial events, schools, colleges and universities, municipalities, various types of small and large companies, and homeowners. He proudly holds a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Florida.
WHO’S WHO IN PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Warren Goodwin (Technical Director) Warren joined the Hippodrome in 2004 as a carpenter in the scene shop, and assumed the role of Master Carpenter in 2006. In addition to helping build over a hundred of Hippodrome sets, Warren served as co-scenic designer on The Christians and The Wolves. He is thrilled to be currently serving as Technical Director. In his free time, Warren enjoys painting, and is an accomplished local artist. You can often find his work on display next door at Maude’s Cafe.
Gavin Cassel (Head Electrician) is elated to be a part of the Hippodrome’s 52nd, serving as the Head Electrician. Gavin is a proud alum of Western Michigan University’s Technical Theatre Design program, from which they graduated from with a BFA in 2023. Previous electrician credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, White, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Tempest, The Thanksgiving Play, Pippin, Dontrell, Who Kiss the Sea, and many more. When Gavin is not in the theatre, they enjoy biking, listening to jazz at The Bull, and spending time with their cat, Hades.
UF STAFF
SoTD Director Tiza Garland
Producing Director Jenny E. Goelz
Technical Director Rob Leach
Props Manager Tony Berry
Carpenter Manuel Pelegrina
Master Electrician Todd Bedell
Sound Engineer Jing Zhao
Costume Shop Manager Joseph L. Musgrove
Assistant Costume Shop Manager Kalyssa Speth
Company Manager Austin Gresham
Publicist & Archivist Colleen Davoli
HIPPODROME STAFF
AEA Stage Manager Amber Wilkerson Production Manager Bob Robins
Assistant Stage Manager Olivia Millwood
Front of House Manager Nyq Smith
Technical Director Warren Goodwin
Building Caretaker Amador Santiago
Marketing Associate Cristina Cabada
Marketing Intern Ella Cronin
Bookkeeper Marie House
Development Associate Amie Thompson
Group Sales/Box Office Matt Dibble
Development Consultant Amanda Demaria
Development Consultant Nell Rainsberger
Artistic Director Stephanie Lynge
Box Office Gabriel Davis
Scenic Artist Ken Brown
Graphic Designer Nicole Brown
Costume Designer Erin Jester
First Hand Asia Weiss
Wardrobe Assistant Loren Meza
Education Director Gabrielle Bryan
Facilities Manager Bob Robins
Head Electrician Gavin Cassel
Office Manager Bionca Kleinberg
Cinema Program Manager Matthew Cugini Bartender Jessica Cada
Assistant Building Caretaker Jacques Harris Bartender Ellie Baumgartner
Bartender Vivienne Serret
House Manager McKensi Houston
House Manager Adam Azoulay
Costume Shop Volunteer Leslie Klein
Bartender Cai Husband
House Manager Resli Ward
House Manager Liz Baer
Projectionist Jerry Papi
Costume Shop Volunteer Amber Law Projectionist Rowan McKwan
Costume Shop Volunteer Gabe Carreras Carpenter Meredith Klump
OUR GENEROUS DONORS
The Hippodrome thanks its many donors for their generous contributions to support our productions and programs! For more information on how your gift supports the Hippodrome, please contact Matt Dibble at (352) 373-5968 ext. 217. Donations listed are from 6/1/23 through 8/11/24
PRODUCER $50,000+
Nathan S. Collier
DIRECTOR $10,000+$49,999 (anonymous)
PLAYWRIGHT
$5,000-$9,999
Bill D Bryson
Margaret Ford
Colleen & Ken Rand
Janet Silverstein
Mary Trew
DESIGNER $2,500-$4,999
Debbie & Mike Conlon
James & Terie Deford
Joseph & Lucille W Little
Anne Margoluis
Midge Smith
Merry Lynne Wilson
In Memory of Dick Gorenberg
OUR GENEROUS DONORS
COMPOSER $1,000-$2,499
Bill & Trina Anderson
Wayne Archer
David C. Bloom
Jill K Bohlin
Cindy Dorfeld Bruckman
Mary Day Coker
Chris & Rusty E Forsmark
Michelle Koidin Jaffee
Maureen Killoran (anonymous)
Tony Maurelli
Carol F Meyer
Jon Morris
Ted & Hallie McFetridge
Mary M Sanford
Midge Smith
Farol Tomson
Donna & Wilt Wagner
Nel & Daniel R Webster
Roy & Marjorie G Weiner
Elaine Young
Bill & Carol C. Zegel
CAST $250-$499
Catherine Ackerman
David & Carol Auerbach
Janice G Bird (anonymous)
Allison Cunningham
Anne D’Amico
John G Freeman
David W Hastings
Robert & Lynne Holt
Barry & Elaine Jacobson
Gregg Jones (anonymous)
John & Carol Koogler
Kathryn L Kidder (anonymous)
Richard & Valentina Mankin
CHOREOGRAPHER $500-$999
Joy & Michael Avery
Phoebe H Bowers
Frederick J Brenneman
Daniel & Lisa Duncanson
Albert Eid
D.A. Fosser
Janice Garry
Ira H Gessener
Laura Gillman
Micheal Gorham
David Hammer
Fred Harden
Heather Harrell
Ann Hatfield
Barry & Elaine Jacobson
Gregg Jones
Nelson & Kami Boon Landy
In Memory of Jenni Levy
Karen Miller
Sally E Ryden
Jennifer K Smith
John & Daun Spindler
Connie & Bob Stern
Jane Townsend (anonymous)
In Memory of Jeff Wade
Cynthia J White
Timothy Martin
Pat & Robert Teller Moore
Jane Townsend
Dan Rimkus
Whitney Sanford
Carol & Jim Sarisky
David & Carole Silverman
Timothy & Christine Tucker
Steve & Judy Watkins
Samuel S Welker
Stan & Peggy Williams
Tary Yurkovich
Harvey & Missy Willis Ziegler
Thank you to Michael A. Eaddy for photographing The Hippodromes moments for the last 20 years
Donations made from 6/1/23 through 8/11/24
CORPORATE SPONSORS
The commitment of the corporate community is critical for the Hippodrome to sustain its highly acclaimed productions and programs. To learn more about corporate partner opportunities, contact the Hipp at development@thehipp.org
SEASON PRODUCERS $50,000+
City of Gainesville
The Collier Companies
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+
98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7
The Gator, AM 850
CBS 4 / NBC9 / WGFL
James Moore Consulting
PRODUCERS $10,000+
EFN Properties
Sweetwater Inn
Gainesville Health and Fitness
Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille
Wind-FM 92.5 Gainesville/95.5 Ocala
PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+
Ben E. Keith Company
Bevis Chiropractic
Colortyme Furniture Sales
Destination Florida
Greater Gainesville Chamber
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Gator Moving and Storage Co.
Mini Maid
Rush and Frisco Law
Sherwin Williams
Oak Hammock at the University of Florida
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+
Tonewood Family Music
JohnRussell Salon
Kelley D. Jones P.A.
The Bagel Bakery
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Visit Gainesville, Alachua County
Michael and Phyllis Warren on behalf of AMJ Group inc.
UF School of Theatre + Dance
Lake and Emerald Publications
Quality Plumbing
WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV
Gainesville City Lifestyle
Ken and Linda McGurn Investment Company
Alta Printing
Marc Radio Group
Renaissance Printing UF Health
The Traveler Bar
Rip’s Cleaners
JVC Media Group
Alliance Credit Union
Hampton Inn & Suites
Myers Briggs Foundation
Watchguard Technologies
Allstate Agent Judy Locasio
Bingo Deli & Pub
The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Google
Amazon Smile Foundation
Florida Blue Foundation
Jelks Family Foundation
NONPROFIT PARTNERS
Matheson History Museum
Community Foundation of North Central Florida
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida(PCCNCF)
2023-2024 LEADING LADIES
This annual women’s philanthropy group officially launched in 2015 for women who love and support the arts. We thank all of our past supporters. Below is our 2023-2024 list of supporters (so far!). If you’d like to renew your membership to this dynamic group of women or become a new member, please contact development@thehipp.org
Maria-Elena Augustin
Janice Baur
Dr. Theresa Beachy
Dr. Azra Bihorac
Patrice Boyes, ESQ
Mary Day Coker
Cherie Fine
M. Susan Fulford
Sheila K. Dickison
Joy Glanzer
Carol Gwin
Dr. Nancy Herring
Cornelia Hollbrook
Diane Jacobson
Linda Kallman
Leslie Klein
Mary Rockwood Lane
Susan Latini
Lucinda Lavelli
Jennifer Lee
Melanie Leonard
Judy Locascio
Virginia Maurer
Linda McGurn
Dr. Carol F. Meyer
Kathleen Moore
Chris M. Morris
Marni Most
Allison Nordqvist
Nell Page
Julie Penrod-Glen
Emily Pritchett
Vera Rabino
Lynn Rousseau
Sally E. Ryden
Vivian Ruth Sawyer
Ilene Silverman-Budd
Jan Snyder
Florence M. Turcotte
Justine Vaughen
Helen Warren
Nicole Yucht
COLLIER CHALLENGE DONORS
Jessica Abel
Erika Aenlle
Sherri & Eric Amundson
Julie Anspach
Dr. Lisa Anthony
Karen & James Jr Archer
Christine Aytug
Robert “Kirk” Bachus
Pamela & Carol Barron
Walter & Pamela Barry
Suzie Baxter
Theresa Beachy
John & Barbara Bengston
Azra Bihorac & Charles Hobson
David Bloom
James & Tara Blythe
Joyce Bono
Ralph Bowden
Lisa Bowley
David & Nancy Boyd
Sherry & Carter Boydstun
Martha Brane & Lewis Sussman
Patti Breedlove
Jane Burman-Holtom
Dorothy(Doe) Brown
Cheryl Calhoun & Ester De Jong
Neda Caneva
Alan Carlson & Theresa Guecia
Peter Carpenter
Charlotte & Paul Chadik
Candace Clift
Amy Coenen
Debbie Conlon
Erin Connelly
Wes Corbett
Bruce Cornwell
Diane Craig
Phylis & James Craig
Ed & Sheila Crapo
Michael Curry
Katie D’Amato-Weinhold
Eddie Daniel & Jason Neumann
Nancy Deren
Sheila Dickison
Lee & Barbara Dockery
Cheryl & Paul Doering
Virgina Dolder
Mark Elliott
Robert Emerson
Jane Emmeree & Erick Smith
Jean Epling
Guy & Rhea Epstein
David Etherington & Jeff Dunn
Skip & Lynda Everitt
John Eyler & Fonda Davis
Tara & Bill Ezzell
Carol Faas
Rebecca Falmlen
Cassandra Farley & Christie McGlaughlin
Mark Fenster
Mark & Terrie Flaherty
Griselda Forbes
David Patrick & Peggy Ford
Paul & Ellen Funderburk
Jessie Furman
Reisa & Paul George
Ira Gessner
Karen & Danny Gilliland
Matt & Rae Gitzendanner
Julie & layton Glenn
Harvey Goldstein
Dick & Caren Gorenberg
Jim & Sibet Grantham
Aubrey Greene
Jess & Barbara Gregory
Mary (Gay) & Joe Haldeman
Jeff & Tashia Hale
Anne Hastings
Cliff Haynes
Elizabeth Hicks
Colin Hines
Jay Hmielowski & Mylah Hutchens
Guenther Hochhaus
Robert & Lynne Holt
Chad Hood
Nora Lee Hoover & Amor Villar
John Howard
Sharon (Shea) Huey
Rosemary Hume
Gary & Joann Ihas
Michael Jester
Karen & Jodie Johnson
Elta Johnston
Gilda Josephson
Clay Kallman & Lauren Groff
Dale Kaplan-Stein
Kim Kazimour
Jim & Melissa Keefer
Barbara Keener
Loren Keldsen
Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt
Paul & Leslie Klein
Marshal & Laura Knudson
Reggie Kramel
Scott & Joanne LaFramenta
Pamela Lamber & Sandra Paris
Jeremy Lesifko-Bremer
Marc & Kaye Linden
Carol Locasio
Debbie Louis
Stephanie Lynge
Morgan Lynge
John Malanchuck
Richard & Valentina Mankin
Anne Margoluis
Susan Mastin
COLLIER CHALLENGE DONORS
Hayley Mathis
Hilary Mathis
Sarah Maxwell
Helen McCune
Gary & Laura McGill
Kathleen McGlone
Martin & Caryl McKellar
Sue & Jack Mecholsky
Carol F. Meyer
Catie Miller & Kirsten Engstrom
Jeff & Lauren Miller
Georgia & Ron Mills
Charlie Mitchell
John Matthew Morgan
Richard & Joanna Morrow
Marni & Tres Most
Esther Negrin
Dorothy & Gale Nevill
Kimberlee Oakes
Robert K. & Carol Anne Oglesby
Debi Pais & Bob Kolb
Amy Pazzalia & Jeff Stokes
H. S. & Susanne Pennypacker
Julie & Layton Penrod-Glenn
Liz Perdue
Susan Peters
Peggy & Nancy Peterson
Ed & Sandra Pettegrew
Bradley & Marta Pollitt
Lisa & James Posteraro
Beckie Pozek
Gary Prowe
Barbara Jean Raskin
Sandy & Larry Reimer
Ralf Remshardt & Caron Cadle
Churchill & Gay Roberts
Janet Roberts
Gail Robinson & Carol Heymann
Arthur & Joyce Rosenblatt
Jane & Mike Ryals
Betsy & David Sanders
Whitney Sanford & Kevin Veach
Carol & Jim Sarisky
Debbie Savage
Karen Scarborough
Suzanne Scheraga
PLEASE NOTE:
Suzanne Schiemann
Diane & Jeff Shamis
Cindy Shea
Allison & Jason Shinn
Beth & Jeff Siegel
Michael Singer
Brenda Smith & Ronald Burrichter
Eileen McCarthy Smith
Halbert & Ruth Smith
Madeline Smyth
David & Loren Smyth
Jan Snyder
Linda & Keith Stanfill
Caroline H Stanhope
Mike Still
G. W. Swicord
Joe Thigpen & Becky De Marie
Kelly Thompson
Farol Tomson
Tonewood Family Music Inc.
Martin & Vibeke Vala
PJ van Blokland
Kirk van Meter
Vasanthi Vanniasingham
Gary & Martha Waltman
Marta Wayne
Tom & Mary Louise Weber
Robin West & Ken Wald
Roger & Ellen West
Tom & Julie Whitney
Carol Willis
Gene Witmer
Dr. Sarah Wittstruck
Carole & Bill Zegel
AUDIENCE SERVICES
Infants are not permitted in the theater. Food is not permitted in the theater. Please turn off all cellular phones, watch alarms, and all other noise-making equipment when in the theater. Photographing and/or sound recording any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording in this theater is prohibited. Violators may be subject to confiscation of equipment and ejection. Violations may render the offender liable to financial charges. The Hippodrome reserves the right to ask any patron causing a disturbance to leave the premises without refund.
In an emergency, evacuate through the external exits on either side of the lobby.
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
By Topher Payne
Co-Produced with the Hippodrome Theatre
AUG. 30 – SEPT. 22, 2024
HIPPODROME THEATRE
Directed by Tim Altmeyer
PIPELINE
By Dominique Morisseau
SEPT. 12-22, 2024
CONSTANS THEATRE (BACKSTAGE)
Directed by Ryan Hope Travis
MEREDITH WILLSON’S THE MUSIC MAN
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Meredith Willson
Story by Meredith Willson & Frank Lacey
Additional Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Whittman
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
OCT. 16-27, 2024
BLACK BOX THEATRE
Directed by Colleen Rua
Choreographed by Andrew Cao
Musical Direction & Conduction by Anthony Offerle
WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?
(THE AUDIENCE SERVICES PLAY)
By
Sharai Bohannon
Part of Reader’s Theatre Series
NOV. 7-8, 2024
CONSTANS THEATRE (BACKSTAGE)
Directed by Jashodhara Sen
AGBEDIDI: A FUSION OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE
NOV. 21-24. 2024
BLACK BOX THEATRE
Directed by Rujeko Dumbutshena
MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Kaitlin Henderson
FEB. 7-16, 2025
BLACK BOX THEATRE
Directed by Kaitlin Henderson
BFA DANCE SHOWCASE
FEB. 19-23, 2025
G-6 STUDIO
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
By Oscar Wilde
MAR. 7-14, 2025
CONSTANS THEATRE
Directed by Lauren Warhol Caldwell
SPRING INTO DANCE
APR. 10-13, 2025
CONSTANS THEATRE
Directed by Isa Garcia-Rose
THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS
Based on the poem by Farid ud-Din Attar
Stage Version by Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carriere
Part of Reader’s Theatre Series
APR. 17-18, 2025
BLACK BOX THEATRE
Sunday, September 15, 2024 Sunday, September 15, 2024
Reading and multimedia presentation by award-winning author Richard Gartee of his latest novel
Gizmo Carson starts out straight, but after he learns about the government burning books, his life takes some surprising turns. Visit gartee.com to learn more
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