Director: Kristin Clippard
Scenic Designer: Mihai Ciupe
Production Manager/Lighting Designer: Robert P. Robins^
Sound Designer: Amanda Nipper
Costume Designer: Erin Jester
Properties Designer: Elaine Shoaf
Master Electrician: Bill Boothman
AEA Stage Manager: Ana Muñoz*
Technical Director Warren Goodwin
Voice & Dialect Coach: Susan Schuld
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 Le-Alem Getachew.
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.
Written by: Karen ZacaríasTHE CAST
Pablo Del Valle .. . . . . . . . Marco Adiak Voli*
Tania Del Valle. . . . . . . . . Aléa Figueroa*
Virginia Butley. . . . . . . . . Nell Page (Rainsberger)*^
Frank Butley. . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Rainsberger^
Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Lopez
Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen McBride
Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Acevedo
THE SETTING
Time: Present day
Place: Two back gardens, one beautiful, the other unkempt
NATIVE GARDENS was commissioned and first produced by Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park under Blake Robison (Artistic Director and Buzz Ward (Managing Director).
“Native Gardens” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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.
^ Member of The Hippodrome Theatre’s company members
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 CO-SPONSOR
Coldwell Banker, M.M. Parrish Realtors
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Native Gardens started out as a commissioned play about borders. It premiered in 2016 at a time when building a wall at the Mexican-U.S. border was often in the news. Playwright Karen Zacarías has written a comedy that manages to address relevant social issues while skewering those on both sides of the fence. Tackling awkward topics with levity is her specialty. She addresses the divisions in our society gently, yet with biting humor. The two sets of neighbors, the Del Valles and the Butleys, represent polar opposites (Young and Senior, Latinx and White, Democrat and Republican, Native and Foreign), and their conflict could explode at any moment. Politeness and civility could give way to anger and resentment. We’ve seen it happen before. Entitlement, privilege and greed are ideas you’ll hear examined. The play maneuvers through the ins and outs of home ownership in a “stately neighborhood,” and what that means for these individuals. An argument over a property line is the crux of our story. What does it mean to share a backyard with someone who thinks differently than you? How do we deal with our bias and learn to compromise? Are we able to address the way things were vs. how they can be in the future? Questions around understanding and accepting our fellow human beings are never going away, and this play presents perspectives worth lingering on.
Science has taught us that less than 1% of our DNA makes up the differences between us, that we are more alike than we thought. Theatre can show us those small differences and yet highlight the ways we are all seeking similar things: security, happiness, and respect. Through hilarity and laughter, we are able to see our own mistakes and flaws reflected onstage. Comedy has a magical way of putting things in focus. The hope is that we can find a way forward together, somehow arriving at a peaceful place.
Thank you for coming to take part in this performance and we are excited to share the journey with you. Enjoy your time in the garden!
- Kristin Clippard (Director)ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE
The Hippodrome is thrilled to have you here with us for our season Beyond Limits as we celebrate the spirit that founded the artistic heart of our community, beating right here in downtown.
From its inception in 1973, the Hippodrome Theatre has brought stories to the stage that explore and celebrate the human condition. 50 years ago six determined individuals, (Marilyn Wall, Bruce Cornwell, Greg Von Hausch, Kerry (McKinney) Oliver-Smith, Mary Hausch , Orin Wechsberg) took a leap into the unknown, creating a theater that challenged expectations.
Throughout its history, The Hippodrome has pushed the limits of storytelling, creating memorable productions like Equus, The Elephant Man, Amadeus, The Royal, and The Mountaintop. The Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre (HITT), Open Stages and TYA (Theater for Young Audiences) brought innovative works beyond the walls of the theater and into the Gainesville schools and community, proving that theater is an important tool that can be used to explore deep issues, educate, and spark discussion.
The Hippodrome Theatre’s 50th season Beyond Limits continues storytelling outside the norm, producing stories that challenge our assumptions, and reminding all of us that there are no limits to what we can do and who we can be. The Hippodrome also continues to explore new ways of bringing storytelling and the community together. By pushing the limits through its New Works Festival celebrating Floridian voices and stories, our educational Summer Spectacular and outreach programs creating the artists of tomorrow, and the Hipp Unplugged series that fosters new playwrights, new directors, and helps us grow the talent right here in our community.
Our founding history and energetic present will continue to launch us beyond all limits as we move into the future. Come take this journey with us as we leap joyfully into our next 50 years.
-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome’s Artistic Director)AUTHOR’S BIO
Karen Zacarías was recently hailed by American Theater Magazine as one of the ten most-produced playwrights in the US. Her award-winning plays include The Copper Children, Destiny of Desire, Native Gardens, The Book Club Play, Legacy of Light, Mariela in the Desert, The Sins of Sor Juana and the adaptations of Just Like Us, Into the Beautiful North and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent. She is the author of ten renowned TYA musicals (including Ella Enchanted: The Musical) and the librettist of several ballets.
She is one of the inaugural resident playwrights at Arena Stage, a core founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons – a large national organization of artists seeking to update the American narrative with the stories of Latinos – and she is the founder of the award-winning Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT). YPT was cited by the Obama administration as one of the best arts-education programs on the nation.
Karen was voted 2018 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine for her advocacy work involving the arts. She is an inaugural 2019 Sine Fellow for Policy Innovation at American University and is selected by The League of Professional Theatre Women to receive the 2019 Lee Reynolds Award, given annually to a woman in theater who has helped illuminate the possibilities for social, cultural or political change. In 2021, Karen was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship award.
Karen lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three children. www.KarenZacarias.com
WHO’S WHO IN NATIVE GARDENS
Selected directing credits include freeFall Theatre Company’s The Agitators by Mat Smart, Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson and The Roommate by Jen Silverman for American Stage, Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly for Capital Stage, The Luckiest People by Meridith Friedman for Orlando Shakespeare Theater, God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza for Incline Theater, and Champagne Gods by Emily Dendinger for Clifton Players. Favorite classic play projects include Twelfth Night for Theater at Monmouth, The Merry Wives of Windsor for Richmond Shakespeare Festival, Dr. Faustus and She Stoops to Conquer at the University of Iowa. She enjoys developing new works with writers and is a playwright herself. Clippard 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, the Theatre Communications Group, the National New Play Network and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. www.kristinclippard.com
Kristin Clippard (Director)
Marco is thrilled to be working with Hippodrome on this raucous, relevant and personal production. Originally from Nicaragua Marco has studied at Cornish College of the Arts (BFA) and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (MFA). Some recent and favorite credits include Cymbeline (Seattle Shakespeare Co.), Nora (LAMDA), O Cascadia! (Seven Devils), FADE (Seattle Public Theatre) and American Junkie (Book It Repertory Theatre). He lives with his loving and supportive wife in Brooklyn, NY.
Aléa Figueroa is a classically trained actor, Emmy award winning producer, and a proud dog mom of three. She was most recently seen on stage as Tania del Valle in Native Gardens at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater and is thrilled to bring the character back to life again for her debut at the Hippodrome. TV/Film: “Cobra Kai” on Netflix, “The Right Stuff” on Disney+, “Bigger” on BET+, “Killer Island” on Lifetime, “#killerpost” on Oxygen. In addition to acting and producing, Aléa co-manages a YouTube channel with her handsome husband, Brendan. Together they have seen the channel grow from 2k subs to 140k subs with their comedic short films and parodies. She is also the film festival director of the Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival (submit your horror film today on filmfreeway. com). You can currently see her in theaters in Warner Bros.’ Magic Mike 3. YouTube: @andyoufilms IG: @aleafigs
Marco Adiak Voli* (Pablo Del Valle)
Aléa Figueroa* (Tania Del Valle)
Nell Page (Rainsberger)*^ (Virgina Butley)
Nell’s first foray with the Hippodrome was in the 1974 production of Marat Sade. Forty-nine years ago and over 70 productions later Nell is still acting at the Hippodrome with her history placing her at all three locations. She was last seen on the Hippodrome mainstage as Clara in Miracle on South Division Street. Her past favorite productions include: Ripcord, Vanya Sonia Marsha and Spike, Good People, Sirens, Smell of the Kill, As Bees in Honey Drown, Dinner With Friends, Life X Three, Sylvia, To Kill A Mockingbird, Les Liasison Dangereuses, Steel Magnolias, Suddenly Last Summer, A Christmas Carol, Vanities, and The Pursuit of Happiness. Nell appeared off-Broadway at New World Stages for E.P. Productions in Elvis People, and is the co-author of Coquina, a play that opened in New York City at the Harold Clurman Theatre. Nell has been a member of the Actors’ Equity Association for over 36 years and a proud member of the Hippodrome Acting Company. When Nell is not acting, she helps people buy and sell homes as a Realtor for Campus To Coast Realty.
Kevin Rainsberger first performed at the Hippodrome in 1978 production of The Passion of Dracula. That was season 5. Kevin is thrilled to be perfomring in this, the Hippodrome’s 50th season. He is a verteran of more than 30 shows at the Hipp.. mainly between ‘87 and ‘90. Kevin holds an MFA degree in acting from UF and has performed in over 100 productions during his career. Kevin has worked for Disney World for 22 years and acted in various shows, but primarily the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular and Finding Nemo the Musical. Kevin is happy to be acting with wife Nell Page, playing husband and wife for the first time since the Hippodromes production of Betrayal in the mid 80’s.
Kevin Rainsberger^ (Frank Butley)
Alexandra Lopez (Ensemble)
Alexandra is excited to make her debut on stage in Native Gardens! This is her final semester at the University of Florida and will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Management. During her education, she was the Stage Manager for Stupid F*cking Bird and Deck Stage Manager for Cabaret and Yemaya’s Belly. In her free time, she loves to practice her artistic abilities through theatre, traditional painting, writing, sewing, and crafts. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous support.
Allen McBride is a local singer and actor who is currently a student at Santa Fe College. He has performed in various productions including Chicago (Billy Flynn) and Spamalot (King Arthur) as well as a soloist with the Gainesville Orchestra and a performer at New York Carnegie Hall. Allen has attended Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and will attend Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) this fall. Native Gardens marks his professional theatre debut.
Allen McBride (Ensemble)
Andrea Acevedo (Ensemble)
Andrea Acevedo is a second-year Theatre and Media Production student at the University of Florida. She has served as the Assistant Director of UF’s Yemaya’s Belly and she is thrilled to participate in her first production with the Hippodrome. She grew up performing as a dance soloist and hopes to follow her passion for theatre and continue her education in the arts.
WHO’S WHO IN NATIVE GARDENS
Amanda Nipper (Sound Designer)
Amanda is thrilled to be in her tenth 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.
Ana Muñoz* (Stage Manager)
Ana Muñoz (they/them) is thrilled to return to the Hipp after working on A Christmas Carol and the New Works Festival last year. As a stage manager, Ana has worked at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (AL), TheatreSquared (AR), Trans Theatre Fest Madison (WI), Purple Victory (AL), and more. Ana is a graduate of the University of Montevallo (AL) and a proud new member of Actor’s Equity Association. Early career stage managers, let’s connect! IG: @anacammunoz. Trans rights are human rights. Thanks to Mars and Max.
Bill Boothman (Master Electrician)Bill joined the Hippodrome as Master Electrician in September of 2019. Six months later the pandemic would be in full swing, and Bill would become a videographer/editor for the Hippodrome’s virtual productions. Favorite productions from this time include This Wonderful Life and Shakespeare, Thou Art Translated. Before getting into technical theatre Bill earned an AA in Anthropology from Santa Fe College, a BA in Sociology from Florida State University, and studied Chinese Language and Culture at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. After a brief (and expensive) detour to graduate school for Museum Studies, Bill went on to earn an AS in Theatre and Entertainment Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Favorite productions worked as a student include Young Frankenstein as Props Designer, Stalking Ottis Toole: A Southern Gothic as Master Electrician, and Peter and the Wolf as Lighting Designer. After graduating from FSCJ, Bill worked full time as a union stagehand with IATSE local 115 in Jacksonville, FL. Bill is an art and music hobbyist.
Erin Jester (Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor)
Erin is delighted to return to the Hippodrome for its 50th 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. Previous costume design credits include productions of Cabaret, Much Ado About Nothing and Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. 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 Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker and the independent film series 12 Westerns in 12 Months, directed by Travis Mills.
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.
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. In 1991 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.
Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer)
Bob is enjoying his 39th season here at the Hippodrome, where he has designed lighting for over 700 Hippodrome productions and events. He has worn many Hipp hats throughout the decades: Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Facility Manger, IT Manager, AEA Stage Manager, TYA Tour Stage Manager, Safety Officer, Intern Recruiter, Light Board Operator, Sound Mixer, Mainstage State Tour Technical Director, and Bartender, just to name a few. Bob also continues 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.
Susan Schuld (Voice & Dialect Coach)
Susan has been acting and vocal coaching nationally for over 25 years and is an Associate Professor of Voice and Speech here at the School of Theatre and Dance. M.F.A in Acting from Rutgers University, Designated Linklater Teacher, Certified Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and a National Michael Chekhov Association Teacher.
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.
Special thank you to Michael A. Eaddy for photographing The Hippodrome’s moments for the last 20 years.
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 2-1-22 through 2-24-23
PRODUCER $50000+
Nathan S. Collier
DIRECTOR $10,000+
(anonymous) ● Anne Margoluis
PLAYWRIGHT $5,000-$9,999
(anonymous) ● Bill Bryson ● Janet Silverstein ● Mary Trew & Weaver Gaines ● Jan Snyder & Steve WilsonCOMPOSER $1,000-$2,499
Tim Altmeyer ● William Anderson ● Julie Anspach ● Wayne & Penny Archer ●
Maria Elena Augustin ● Margaret Bachus Estate ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy
● Kenneth & Laura Berns ● Roxane Bleiweis ● David & Linda Bloom ● Joyce Bono
● Kim Bosshardt ● Phoebe H. Bowers ● Patrice Boyes ● Richard Brown ● Mary
Day Coker ● Bruce Cornwell ● Forrest S. Crawford ● Katherine D’Amato-Weinhold
● Sheila K. Dickison ● Skip & Lynda Everitt ● Chris & Rusty Forsmark ● M. Susan
Fulford ● Ira & Gerri Gessner ● Bob & Carol Gwin ● Tashia &Jeff Hale ● John
Howard ● Linda Kallman ● Kim Kazimour ● Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt ●
Lucinda Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard ● Joseph W. & Lucille Little ●
Trevor & Charlene Luke ● Stephanie B. Lynge ● Ginny Maurer ● Quinn Family
Charitable Foundation ● Gary & Laura McGill ● Carol F. Meyer ● Jeff & Lauren
Miller ● Chris M. Morris ● Jon Morris ● Nell Page Rainsberger & Kevin
Rainsberger ● Pennypacker Family ● Emily Pritchett ● Galatia Ramphal ● Amanda
Rodriguez Demaria ● Lynn Rousseau ● Sally Ryden ● Vivian Ruth Sawyer ●
Richard & Joy Segall ● Molly Sexton ● Ilene Silverman-Budd ● Bob & Connie Stern
● Betsy Styron ● Farol Tomson ● Justine Vaughen Fry ● Nora Hoover & Amor
Villar ● Nel & Daniel Webster ● Kate Wilkinson ● Jorgia Wooten ● Bill & Carol
Zegel
CHOREOGRAPHER $500-$999
(anonymous) ● (anonymous) ● Joy & Michael Avery ● Dr. Azra Bihorac ● Tara & James Blythe ● Frederick Brenneman ● Peter Carpenter ● Michael Curry &
Stefanie Lord ● Maywood & Mary Ellen Ellifritt ● David Etherington & Jeff Dunn ●
Laura Gillman ● Michael Gorham & Veronika Thiebach ● Frederick & Patricia
Harden ● Heather Harrell ● Ann Hatfield ● Colin Hines ● Marie House ● Rosemary
Hume ● David P. Kienast ● Carol & Salvadore Locascio ● Richard Mankin ● Judge
Karen Miller ● Charlie Mitchell ● Amy Pazzalia & Joe Stokes ● Karen Scarborough
● Jason Shinn ● John & Daun Spindler ● Ruth L. Steiner ● Kenneth D. Wald ●
Cynthia White ● Elaine Young
CAST $250-$499
(anonymous) ● Erika Aenlle ● Linda Boyles ● Jane Brockmann ● Cherie Fine ● D.A.
Fosser ● Lauren Groff & Clay Kallman ● Chad Hood ● Gary G Ihas ● Timothy Leslie
● John Malanchuk ● Andrew Pierce & Phyllis Saarinen ● Michael & Jaquelyn
Resnick ● Whitney Sanford & Kevin Veach ● Carol & Jim Sarisky ● Jeff & Diana
Shamis ● The Smyth Family ● Jane S. Townsend ● Samuel Welker ● Harvey & Missy Ziegler
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 ● Florida Division of Cultural Affairs ● Visit Gainesville, Alachua County
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+
98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7 The Gator, AM 850 ● Arlington Square Apartments ● CBS4 / NBC9
● James Moore Consulting ● Michael and Phyllis Warren on Behalf of AMJ Group, Inc ● UF School of Theatre + Dance
PRODUCERS $10,000+
EFN Properties ● Gainesville Health and Fitness Center ● Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille ● Wind-FM 92.5 Gainesville/95.5 Ocala ● Lake and Emerald Publications ● Nell Page Rainsberger - Realtor, Campus to Coast Realty ● Quality Plumbing ● WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV
PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+
Ben E. Keith Foods ● Bevis Chiropractic ● Destination Florida ● Greater Gainesville Chamber ● McGurn Investment Company ● Marc Radio Group ● Renaissance Printing ● UF Health
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Alliance Credit Union ● Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish Realtors ● Florida Pest Control ● Gabrielle Redfern
● Gator Moving and Storage Co. ● JVC Broadcasting ● King’s Heating and Air, Inc ● Mini Maid ● Oak Hammock at the University of Florida ● Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) ● Residence Inn by Marriott ● Rush and Frisco Law ● Sherwin Williams
OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE SPONSOR $2,000+
Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+
Amelia's Fine Italian Cuisine ● The Bagel Bakery ● Hansel Hudson Photography ● JohnRussell Salon● Kelley D. Jones P.A. ● Tonewood Family Music ● Watchguard Technologies
The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.
Foundation Support
Allstate Foundation ● Amazon Smile Foundation ● Amy E. Tarrant Foundation ● Bryson Foundation ● Community Foundation of North Central Florida ● Dharma Endowment Foundation ● Jelks Family Foundation ● McKee/Crawford K2 Charitable Foundation ● Paypal Giving Fund
2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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 ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy ● Dr. Azra Bihorac ● Kim Bosshardt ● Patrice
Boyes, ESQ ● Mary Day Coker ● Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Sheila K. Dickison ● Susan M. Fulford ●
Carol Gwin ● Marie House ● Linda Kallman ● Leslie Klein ● Lucinda Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie
Leonard ● Judy Locascio ● Ginny Maurer ● Carol F. Meyer ● Chris M. Morris ● Kerry Oliver-Smith ●
Emily Pritchett ● Nell Page Rainsberger ● Galatia Ramphal ● Gabrielle Redfern ● Lynn Rousseau ● Vivian
Ruth Sawyer ● Molly Sexton ● Ilene Silverman ● Jan Snyder ● Florence M. Turcotte ● Justine Vaughen ●
Helen Warren ● Jorgia Wooten ● Nicole Yucht
