What the Constitution Means to Me and Every Brilliant Thing Playbill by hipptheatre

Scenic Designer

Steven Mitchell

Costume Designer Erin Jester

AEA Stage Manager

Amber Wilkerson*^

PROUDLY PRESENTS

Written by Heidi Schreck

Director Kristin Clippard

Lighting Designer

Robert P. Robins^

Properties Designer Elaine Shoaf

Dramaturg Ashton Botts

Sound Designer Amanda Yanes

Production Manager

Robert P. Robins^

Technical Director Warren Goodwin

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 Nicole Brown.

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 PRESENTS

Written by Heidi Schreck

THE CAST

Legionnaire

Special thanks to Cady West Garey for their support.

Original Broadway Production Produced by Diana DiMenna Aaron Glick Matt Ross Madeleine Foster Bersin Myla Lerner/ Jon Bierman Jenna Segal/ Catherine Markowitz Jana Shea/ Maley-Stolbun-Sussman Rebecca Gold/ Jose Antonio Vargas Level Forward Cornice Productions Lassen Wyse Balsam Nederlander Productions/ Kate Lear What the Constitution Means to Me was commissioned by True Love Productions. This production originated as part of Summerworks in June and July 2017, produced by Clubbed Thumb in partnership with True Love Productions. West Coast premiere produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director. What the Constitution Means to Me had its Off-Broadway premiere in New York City at New York Theatre Workshop, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director, 2018

All LORT and commercial licensees of the Play must include the following credits in the staff listings of all programs: Additional material by: Danny Wolohan

Hippodrome productions are supported in part by: the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department.

*Appearing through an Agreement between the Hippodrome Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

^ Hippodrome Company Member

There will be NO intermission THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: concordtheatricals.com/ resources/protecting-artists

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Destination Florida, Oak Hammock, Watchguard Technologies

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.

-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome Artistic Director)

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Think back to when you were first learning about government in your school civics class. Did it seem Inspired? Archaic? Contradictory? Heidi Schreck remembers these days vividly, and she is about to take you on a journey from then to now.

Since 1789, our U.S. Constitution has been guiding our leaders and lawmakers in crafting the rules that help our society run smoothly. At the center of this play are women’s rights, and what the Constitution says (or doesn’t say) about those rights. In particular, we are exploring how the document protects us from violence.

Heidi Schreck wrote something unique. She set out to create something about being a teenage girl. But then as she worked on it, it changed. I admire her tenacity and perseverance in letting the play morph into something else. Heidi did this in order to let the audience see how deeply she is affected by the faults in our Constitution. It’s all about her personal connection to these governing laws through her family’s past. I am not a constitutional expert, but I have learned a lot through her personal stories, researching the history of the document, and studying the Supreme Court decisions that shape our everyday lives. This play is a call to action, a reminder that we need to get involved. It makes us question how we can actively re-engage with government and make our voices heard. (There is a great opportunity coming up on November 5, by the way.)

Heidi found a way to make public discourse fun again, so let’s all join her. As she says, progress doesn’t only move one way. Here’s hoping we look for more ways to move forward together.

- Kristin Clippard (Director)

AUTHOR’S BIO

Heidi Schreck

Heidi Schreck is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Her critically-acclaimed play What the Constitution Means to Me played an extended, sold-out run on Broadway in 2019, and was nominated for two Tony Awards. It had subsequent runs at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Mark Taper Forum, the Guthrie, Seattle Repertory Theatre and the McCarter Theatre, as well as theatres in Houston, Miami, Omaha, Nashville, Charlotte and Chicago. A filmed version of the play premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award and DGA Award. What the Constitution Means to Me was named Best of the Year by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The New Yorker and more. Schreck’s other plays Grand Concourse, Creature, and There Are No More Big Secrets have also been produced in NYC and all over the country. Screenwriting credits include I Love Dick, Billions, Nurse Jackie, Dispatches from Elsewhere and shows in development with Amazon Studios, Plan B and A24. She is the recipient of three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World Award, as well as the Horton Foote Playwriting Award and the Hull-Warriner Award from the Dramatists Guild. Schreck was awarded Smithsonian Magazine’s 2019 American Ingenuity Award, for her work in the Performing Arts.

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

Ginna Hoben*(Heidi)

Based in Queens, New York, Ginna Hoben (she/her) is thrilled to make her first appearance at The Hippodrome in What the Constitution Means to Me. Ginna has performed at various American regional theatres, most notably in 32 productions at American Shakespeare Center, including The Merchant of Venice (Portia), The Taming of the Shrew (Kate), The Comedy of Errors (Adriana), the solo play Every Brilliant Thing (Narrator), and the world premieres of Shakespeare’s Sister (titular role) and her self-written solo play, The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Other recent credits include Hand to God (Forestburgh Playhouse); The Thanksgiving Play (The Kitchen Theatre); The Revolutionists (The Human Race Theatre); and The Equalizer (CBS.) She also writes and voices for the children’s podcast Who Smarted? www.ginnahoben.com. IG: @ginnabeans.

Niall McGinty*^ (Legionnaire)

Niall is a proud ensemble member of the Hippodrome. Hippodrome credits include: Fahrenheit 451 (Guy Montag), As You Like It (Touchstone), Lone Star Spirits (Ben), Miracle on South Division Street (Jimmy), Ripcord (Derek), 1984 (Winston), Hamlet (Laertes), Peter & the Starcatcher (Peter), Eurydice (Orpheus), The Glass Menagerie (Tom), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), The Diary of Anne Frank (Peter), The Play About the Baby (Boy), Proof (Hal), Macbeth (Ross). He has also, in various ways (acting, directing, & adapting), been involved in A Christmas Carol at the Hippodrome for 10 years. Chicago credits include work at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Victory Gardens, TimeLine Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Eclipse Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, & 16th St Theatre. Niall also owns a Gainesville themed business (gnvee.com) and photography business (felixphoto.us).

Anna Tomlinson* (Debater)

Anna Tomlinson is a senior at Buchholz High School. She has recently been seen in Ride the Cyclone (Jane Doe), 9 to 5 (Violet Newstead), Rock of Ages (Sherrie Christian), Into the Woods (u/s Little Red Riding Hood), Elf the Musical (Michael Hobbs), Head Over Heels (Pythio), and A Chorus Line (Connie). Anna has appeared once before on the stage of the Hippodrome in the 2023 production of A Christmas Carol (Martha Cratchit). Anna also enjoys stage managing and has been writing her own one-act show. For more information check out her website: amtomlinson0912. wixsite.com. Special thanks to her family and everyone who has supported her.

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Kristin Clippard (Director)

Kristin Clippard’s selected directing credits include Ugly Lies the Bone and Dear Jack, Dear Louise at Florida Studio Theatre, Silent Sky and The Roommate for American Stage, Alabaster for Capital Stage, The Luckiest People and A Christmas Carol for Orlando Shakespeare Theater, God of Carnage for Incline Theater, Loyalty and Betrayal (based on Julius Caesar) for San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Festival’s Midnight Shakespeare program. Favorite classic play credits include Twelfth Night for Theater at Monmouth, The Merry Wives of Windsor for Richmond Shakespeare Festival, and Macbeth for Cincinnati Shakespeare. Kristin holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Iowa, and a BFA in Acting from Wright State University. She is an associate member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association, Theatre Communications Group, National New Play Network and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She enjoys developing new works with writers and is a playwright herself.

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

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.

Steven Mitchell (Scenic Designer) This marks Steve’s 1st production for the Hippodrome stage. Thank you to Stephanie, Bob and Kristin for the opportunity. Credits include: The Three Sisters(Prospect Theatre Company); American Bullfighter(The Mark Taper Forum’s New Works Festival); The Einstein Project;(Berkshire Theatre Group); Exit The King(The Actor’s Gang); Anything Goes(City Springs Theatre); Acts of Faith, The Mountaintop(upcoming), The Apartment, Silent Sky, Bad Jews, many more(American Stage); All My Sons, A Doll’s House: Part 2(Tampa Rep); Shear Madness, Crowns(Straz Performing Arts Center Jaeb Theatre); Dancing Lessons, Venus In Fur(Orlando Shakes); One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Cabaret, more(Freefall Theatre); Art Direction/Illustration for themed entertainment: Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Creative(Universal Osaka, Beijing, Tokyo DisneySea, Shanghai Disneyland; Film/TV as Set Designer, Dolphin Tale, What’s Cooking?”; Member USA 829, Local NYC. Thank you Mom for season’s tickets to Bob Carr when I was 12. Changed my life.

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 WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

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 WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

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.

Ashton Botts(Dramaturg) Ashton is an attorney, actor, and director based out of Kansas City, Missouri. Since serving as dramaturg for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s production of What the Constitution Means to Me, she has worked with multiple theatres across the country on their respective productions. She is grateful for the opportunity to combine her passions for theatre and constitutional law and to collaborate with The Hippodrome on this important piece. Directorial credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Curious Savage, and The Laramie Project. Stage credits include Bonnie & Clyde the Musical (Bonnie Parker), Bright Star (Alice Murphy), Sex with Strangers (Olivia), First Date (Casey), Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), Kinky Boots (Nicola) and The Addams Family (Wednesday). Ashton is represented by Moxie Talent Agency.

HIPPODROME STAFF

AEA Stage Manager Amber Wilkerson Production Manager Bob Robins

Assistant Stage Manager Olivia Millwood

Front of House Manager Nyq Smith

Artistic Director Stephanie Lynge

Box Office Gabriel Davis

Technical Director Warren Goodwin Scenic Artist Ken Brown

Building Caretaker Amador Santiago

Marketing Associate Cristina Cabada

Graphic Designer Nicole Brown

Costume Designer Erin Jester

Marketing Coordinator Chris Bailey First Hand Asia Weiss

Bookkeeper Marie House Wardrober Naomi Glaser

Development Associate Amie Thompson

Group Sales/Box Office Matt Dibble

Lead Electrician Gavin Cassel

Education Director Gabrielle Byam

Facilities Manager Bob Robins

Office Manager Bionca Kleinberg

Development Consultant Nell Rainsberger Bartender Jessica Cada

Assistant Building Caretaker Jacques Harris Bartender Ellie Baumgartner

Bartender Vivienne Serret Bartender Cai Husband

House Manager McKensi Houston House Manager Resli Ward

House Manager Adam Azoulay

Costume Shop Volunteer Leslie Klein

House Manager Liz Baer

House Manager Amanda Barwick

Costume Shop Volunteer Amber Law Carpenter Meredith Klump

Costume Shop Volunteer Gabe Carreras

Scenic Concept

Kholoud Sawaf & Steven Mitchell

AEA Stage Manager

Devon Currie*

Costume Designer Erin Jester

PROUDLY PRESENTS

BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE Director

Kholoud Sawaf

Lighting Designer

Robert P. Robins^

Properties Designer Elaine Shoaf

Sound Designer

Amanda Yanes

Production Manager

Robert P. Robins^

Technical Director

Warren Goodwin

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

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 PRESENTS

BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE

THE CAST Featuring Laura Shatkus*^

Special Thanks to The University of Arkansas Theatre Department, Arts Live Theatre (Fayetteville, AR), The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Mark Morgan.

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

*Appearing through an Agreement between the Hippodrome Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

^ Hippodrome Company Member

There will be NO intermission

THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: concordtheatricals.com/ resources/protecting-artists

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

UF Health Psychiatric Hospital, JVC, Mini Maid, JohnRussell Salon

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.

So join us. Lean in this season and be a part of the conversation, and be a part of the community.

-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome Artistic Director)

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

“If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probably haven’t been paying attention.”

Every Brilliant Thing is a beautiful, heartfelt, and excitingly-unpredictable journey that brings fresh energy to stage every night. It explores the highs and lows of life with raw honesty and humor.

In our fast-paced, technology-based, and hustle-focused world, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters—the small, brilliant things that make life worth living. We’re constantly bombarded with notifications, deadlines, and the pressure to succeed, which often pulls us away from appreciating the simple joys that surround us. Whether it’s the warmth of soft sunlight on a fall day, a moment of laughter with loved ones, or embracing a family member after months. Every Brilliant Thing is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, these small, beautiful things are always there, waiting to be noticed, and that it’s those details that give us resilience and hope to keep going.

Thank you for joining us on this communal life-affirming celebration of life. Our show is a “theatrical-care-package” that is meant to ‘hug you’, surprise you, and inspire you!n this season and be a part of the conversation, and be a part of the community.

-Kholoud Sawaf (Director)

AUTHOR’S BIO

Duncan Macmillan

Duncan Macmillan is an English playwright and director. Most of his work focuses on modern socio-political issues. Macmillan won two awards in the inaugural year of the Brentwood Playwriting Competition at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre for his play, Monster. Monster also received nominations for the TMA and Manchester Evening News Awards for Best New Play. Lungs, an exploration of Parenthood, premiered at the Studio Theatre in Washington DC. The British production, starring Kate O’Flynn and directed by Richard Wilson, debuted on the West End and won the 2013 Off West End Award for Best New Play. It has since been produced all over the world. His next play, People, Places and Things opened at the National Theatre in co-production with Headlong Theatre Company in 2015. The play centers around one woman’s experience with addiction and attempts at recovery. The show was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play and Denise Gough won the Olivier for Best Actress. It transferred to the Wyndham Theatre in the West End in 2016 and premiered in New York City at St. Ann’s Warehouse in 2017. Every Brilliant Thing, an interactive monologue, was performed for three years at the Edinburgh Festivals and has toured worldwide. It was filmed by HBO during its run at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.Macmillan co-adapted and co-directed an adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 with Robert Icke. 1984 opened at the Almeida Theatre before enjoying three West End stagings, multiple UK tours, an international tour, and a Broadway run. Macmillan and Icke were awarded the UK Theatre Best Director Award together.

Jonny Donahoe

Jonny Donahoe is an actor, comedian, playwright, and screenwriter. His one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, (which he co-wrote and originally performed), has played more than six hundred times over four continents, including five months off-Broadway at The Barrow Street Theatre. The show was filmed by World of Wonder and screened as a special on HBO. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and an Off-Broadway Alliance Award for his performance. He is the frontman of musicalcomedy-satirists, Jonny & The Baptists, as well regularly performing stand-up in his own right. His play Thirty Christmases (starring himself and Rachel Parris), premiered at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, before transferring to the New Diorama Theatre in London. He has also created a twelve-part series on parenthood with real-life partner Josie Long called Josie & Jonny Are Having a Baby (With You!) for American podcast network Midroll. More recently has written the acclaimed new play Forgiveness which toured the UK and internationally in 2022.

WHO’S WHO IN EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Laura Shatkus*^ is an actor, director, producer, and writer originally from Chicago where she worked and trained for a decade before receiving an MFA in Acting from the University of Arkansas. She is a proud Hipp company member and has appeared in their productions of Silent Sky, A Christmas Carol, 1984, Ripcord, and Miracle on South Division Street as well as several new works in progress. Most recently, she directed A Christmas Carol at The Hipp (in 2022 and 2023). In addition, she devised, directed and adapted The Walmart Book of The Dead by Lucy Biederman for a reading in the Hipp’s Unplugged series. Chicago and Regional Theatre credits include work with Florida Repertory Theatre, North Dakota Shakespeare Theatre, Northwest Arkansas Shakespeare Festival, The Gift Theatre, Collaboraction, Mary-Arrchie, Muse of Fire, and 16th Street Theatre among others. Laura and Kholoud have collaborated on many occasions, most recently, in 2020, for Hold Fast, a site-specific theatre piece devised, delivered, and performed at households and community sites in pandemic isolation in Northwest Arkansas as well as, most memorably, on Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist piece, The Chairs, which they still quote from regularly. Recent film and TV credits include: Mindcage (Lionsgate), Follow Your Heart (Hallmark), and The Magician’s Raincoat, now available for streaming, in which you can see Laura play a wicked witch.

Kholoud Sawaf (Director)

Kholoud Sawaf is an award-winning theatre artist and filmmaker. Most recent credits include The Revolutionists (guest director at the University of Arkansas), Much Ado About Nothing (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, T.Y.A), Aint I A Woman, The Suburbs (Thrown Stone Theatre, CT). Theatre For One-Nairobi Edition (Octopus Theatricals, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nairobi Musical Theatre (Kenya)), and 10,000 Balconies which was awarded a $250,000 Building Bridges Grant from Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Film credits include We Are Here and Canoe of One Community, two short documentaries about the experience of Marshallese people in Northwest Arkansas. Kholoud is a recipient of the USA Artist Award (2024), the Creative Impact Award (2022). She is a Drama League Fellow (2017), an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

WHO’S WHO IN EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer) RRobert 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.

Devon Currie*^ (AEA Stage Manager) Devon is so happy to return to the Hippodrome with this show and this team. Devon is a Stage Manager, Scenic & Props Artist, and Nonprofit professional from Greensboro, NC. She recently earned her MFA in Stage Management From Wayne State University. Devon is thrilled to join the Hippodrome this summer. Recent credits: Gulfshore Opera, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Obsidian Theatre Festival, Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, RENT, & Everybody at WSU, PSM for The Magnolia Ballet: Part 1 & PSM for Hastings Street with Plowshares Theatre Company. Love to Kaden, Ellie, & Freddy.

HIPPODROME STAFF

AEA Stage Manager Amber Wilkerson Production Manager Bob Robins

Assistant Stage Manager Olivia Millwood

Front of House Manager Nyq Smith

Artistic Director Stephanie Lynge

Box Office Gabriel Davis

Technical Director Warren Goodwin Scenic Artist Ken Brown

Building Caretaker Amador Santiago

Marketing Associate Cristina Cabada

Graphic Designer Nicole Brown

Costume Designer Erin Jester

Marketing Coordinator Chris Bailey First Hand Asia Weiss

Bookkeeper Marie House Wardrober Naomi Glaser

Development Associate Amie Thompson

Group Sales/Box Office Matt Dibble

Lead Electrician Gavin Cassel

Education Director Gabrielle Byam

Facilities Manager Bob Robins

Office Manager Bionca Kleinberg

Development Consultant Nell Rainsberger Bartender Jessica Cada

Assistant Building Caretaker Jacques Harris Bartender Ellie Baumgartner

Bartender Vivienne Serret Bartender Cai Husband

House Manager McKensi Houston House Manager Resli Ward

House Manager Adam Azoulay

Costume Shop Volunteer Leslie Klein

House Manager Liz Baer

House Manager Amanda Barwick

Costume Shop Volunteer Amber Law Carpenter Meredith Klump

Costume Shop Volunteer Gabe Carreras

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 7/1/23 through 9/20=/24

PRODUCER $50,000+

Nathan S. Collier

Cindy Dorfeld Bruckman

DIRECTOR $10,000+$49,999 (anonymous)

PLAYWRIGHT $5,000-$9,999

Margaret Ford

Colleen & Ken Rand

Dr. Janet & Burt Silverstein

Mary Trew & Weaver Gaines

DESIGNER $2,500-$4,999

Debbie & Mike Conlon

Anne Margoluis

Midge Smith

Nel & Daniel R Webster

Merry Lynne Wilson

OUR GENEROUS DONORS

COMPOSER $1,000-$2,499

Tim Altmeyer

Bill & Trina Anderson

Wayne & Penny Archer

David C. Bloom

Jill K Bohlin

Dr. Chris & Rusty Forsmark

Michelle Koidin Jaffee

Joseph & Lucille W Little

Charlene Luke

Anthony Maurelli

Carol F Meyer

Judge Karen Miller

Jon & Leah Morris

Ted & Hallie McFetridge

Dr. Deborah Rossi

Mary M Sanford

Dr. Farol Tomson

Donna & Wilt Wagner

Dr. Roy & Marjorie G Weiner

Kathleen Wilkinson

Dr. Elaine Young

Bill & Carole Zegel

CAST $250-$499

Bryce & Catherine Ackerman

Walter Barry

Janice & Tom Bird

Dr. Erin Cooke

Allison Cunningham

Anne D’Amico

John Freeman

David Hammer

Dr. David Hastings

Robert & Lynne Holt

Dr. Gerald & Kathryn Kidder

Dr. John & Carol Koogler

Phyllis Lotzkar

Dr. Timothy Martin

Dr. Michael & Jeannene Mironack

Pat & Robert Teller Moore

CHOREOGRAPHER $500-$999

Joy & Michael Avery

Dr. Joanne & Ed R. Block

Phoebe Bowers

Frederick J Brenneman

Charna & Stuart Cohn

Dr. Daniel & Lisa Duncanson

Albert Eid

Saundra J Fisher

D.A. Fosser

Dr. Ira H Gessener

Laura Gillman

Micheal Gorham

Dr. Carolyn Hanson

Fred Harden

Heather Harrell

Ann Hatfield

Barry & Elaine Jacobson

Gregg Jones

Rev. Maureen Killoran

Nelson & Kami Boon Landy

Sallie Maxwell

Sally E Ryden

Betty Schelske

Jennifer K Smith

John & Daun Spindler

Connie & Bob Stern

Dr. Jeff Weingarten

Dr. Cynthia J White

Dr. Dan Rimkus

Whitney Sanford & Kevin Veach

Carol & Jim Sarisky

David & Carole Silverman

John & Susan Stanton

Jane Townsend

Timothy & Christine Tucker

Kenya Ward

Steve & Judy Watkins

Samuel Welker

Robert Stan & Peggy Williams

Mz. T Yurkovich

Harvey & Missy Willis Ziegler

Thank you to Michael A. Eaddy for photographing The Hippodromes moments for the last 20 years

Donations made from 7/1/23 through 9/20/24

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

Sherwin Williams

Oak Hammock at the University of Florida

Milam Funeral Home

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+

Tonewood Family Music

JohnRussell Salon

The Bagel Bakery

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

UF Psychiatric Health

Rip’s Cleaners

JVC Media Group

Alliance Credit Union

Hampton Inn & Suites

Myers Briggs Foundation

Watchguard Technologies

Allstate Agent Judy Locascio

Bingo Deli & Pub

The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT

Google

Bryson Foundation LTD

Amazon Smile Foundation

Florida Blue Foundation

The Jelks Family Foundation

NONPROFIT PARTNERS

Matheson History Museum

Community Foundation of North Central Florida

Pride Community Center of North Central Florida(PCCNCF)

2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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

Janice Baur

Dr. Theresa Beachy

Patrice Boyes, ESQ

Cindy Dorfeld Bruckman

Mary Day Coker

Sheila K. Dickison

Cherie Fine

M. Susan Fulford

Joy Glanzer

Carol Gwin

Tashia Hale

Dr. Nancy Herring

Cornelia Hollbrook

Nora Hoover

Diane Jacobson

Linda Kallman

Leslie Klein

Mary Rockwood Lane

Dr. Maggie Labarta

Susan Latini

Lucinda Lavelli

Jennifer Lee

Melanie Leonard

Judy Locascio

Virginia Maurer

Linda McGurn

Dr. Carol F. Meyer

Chris M. Morris

Marni Most

Allison Nordqvist

Nell Page Rainsberger

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

Jorgia Wooten

Helen Warren

Nicole Yucht

Leslie Klein

Carol F Meyer

Marni Most

LEADING LADIES MATCHING GRANT

Frances Gerencser

Joanne Laframenta

Melanie Leonard

Mary Lane

Timothy Altemeyer

Carol Gwin

Cindy Dorfeld Bruckman

Candi Adams

DICK GORENBERG MEMORIAL

John Burton & Anne Clark

Michael Cairo Raftice

John Dobson

Rachael Dorsey

Kate Dugan

Janice Garry

David Hammer

Nicholas Daniel Hoop

Kerry A Keenan

Dr. Jack Kulas

Lawrence Lahiff

Jenni Levy

Dr. Sandy E Levy

Linda Lewis

Joseph & Lucille W Little

Amber Millan

Heather Montanye

Daryl J Mullee

Amanda Padgett Stage

Melissa Peña

Drs. Michael & Jaquie Resnick

Kathie Ruelke

Sally Samuels

Neil Schiffman

Dr. Marianne Schmink

Molly Singletary

Dr. Marvin Slott

Sandra Topp

Geri Treppa

Jeff Wade

Dr. Mary & Barry Wagner

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 Locascio

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.

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PROUDLY PRESENTS

PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE CAST

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

AUTHOR’S BIO

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

Ginna Hoben*(Heidi)

Niall McGinty*^ (Legionnaire)

Anna Tomlinson* (Debater)

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Kristin Clippard (Director)

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

Stephanie Lynge^ (Artistic Director)

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO

WHO’S WHO IN WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

HIPPODROME STAFF

PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE CAST Featuring Laura Shatkus*^

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

AUTHOR’S BIO

Duncan Macmillan

Jonny Donahoe

WHO’S WHO IN EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Kholoud Sawaf (Director)

WHO’S WHO IN EVERY BRILLIANT THING

WHO’S WHO IN EVERY BRILLIANT THING

HIPPODROME STAFF

OUR GENEROUS DONORS

OUR GENEROUS DONORS

CORPORATE SPONSORS

FOUNDATION SUPPORT

NONPROFIT PARTNERS

2024-2025 LEADING LADIES

LEADING LADIES MATCHING GRANT

DICK GORENBERG MEMORIAL

COLLIER CHALLENGE DONORS

COLLIER CHALLENGE DONORS

AUDIENCE SERVICES

DESSERTS COCKTAILS WINE CLUB BOTTLE SHOP

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