Shakespeare Theatre Company 2012|2013 Annual Report
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Cover photo: The cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . Photo by Scott Suchman. Photo of Michael Kahn by Kevin Allen.
Dear Friend,
I am pleased to present the 2012–2013 Season of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. As I look back on STC’s history, I am humbled by the breadth of achievements made by this Company. We have so many reasons to be proud. Our 2012–2013 Season was truly remarkable for us as we pushed the boundaries of our prior artistic achievement. We began with our beloved Washington tradition, the annual Free For All. Now in Sidney Harman Hall for its fourth season, the season’s Free For All featured a remount of All’s Well That Ends Well. It was such a pleasure to see a play I originally directed in 2010 take on new life under the direction of Jenny Lord. Our Mainstage season began at the Lansburgh with the production of our first Russian play, Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector. This delightfully funny story is a classic of the Russian stage that first found its home in our ReDiscovery Series. Following The Government Inspector, we opened A Midsummer Night’s Dream, expertly directed by Ethan McSweeny. We were also fortunate to have Richard Schiff, a terrific actor known for his work on the television show The West Wing, join us as the star of Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie. In the spring, we produced two plays in repertory: Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by David Muse and Friedrich Schiller’s Wallenstein, which I was honored to direct. Wallenstein was the third product of our ReDiscovery program. I had the pleasure of working with renowned poet Robert Pinsky on a new adaptation of this incredible portrayal of both man and country in crisis and at war. By pairing Wallenstein with Coriolanus we examined the shared issues of loyalty during wartime and linked them with contemporary themes for our 21st century audiences. The ability to produce shows in repertory is vitally important and yet increasingly rare in American theatre as it draws upon the full artistic, technical and financial resources of the theatre. Thanks to the generosity of the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation, we are fortunate to be able to establish the Clarice Smith Repertory Series, which ensures repertory programming in coming seasons. Rebecca Taichman’s stunning production of The Winter’s Tale was the perfect close to our Mainstage season. Her direction allowed the play to effortlessly slide from tragedy to comedy and invoke a masque style
of entertainment that accurately revealed the play’s transformative themes. In addition to our Mainstage season, our international Presentation Series brought groundbreaking and thought-provoking theatre to American audiences. Along with the return of Black Watch and FELA!, we presented the National Theatre of Scotland’s unique, experiential production The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart off-site at the Bier Baron Tavern. It was also a pleasure to present to D.C. audiences Théâtre de l’Atelier‘s production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses directed by John Malkovich. This season I am also proud to announce that STC added a new education initiative called Young Company. This demanding, year-long classical acting program for teens will help us to achieve our vision of being a training ground for the next generation of theatre artists. In just their first year, Young Company was invited to attend the International Youth Theatre Festival in Parla, Spain where they performed Romeo and Juliet for sold-out houses. The Shakespeare Theatre Company owes our success to the support of our exceptional Board of Trustees, brilliant artists, diligent staff and volunteers, and our tremendous family of patrons, ticket-buyers and donors who made the many accomplishments of the 2012–2013 Season possible. I am filled with gratitude to the thousands of supporters of the Harman Center for the Arts and all those who made the future of this company possible. It is only because of your support and commitment to the Shakespeare Theatre Company that we can produce timeless classics and present important international work. Thank you for making these achievements possible. I look forward to seeing you again at the theatre.
Warmly,
Michael Kahn Artistic Director 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 Our Mission, Our Vision and Our Values 9
Board of Trustees
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The Season
24 Rentals 26
Figures and Statistics
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Community
38 Education Programs 52
Special Events
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Financial Report
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Support
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Staff
Photo of the cast of The Government Inspector by Scott Suchman.
Our Mission The mission of the Shakespeare Theatre Company is to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights’ language and intentions while viewing their work through a 21st-century lens.
Our Vision The Shakespeare Theatre Company endeavors to be an important resource to an expanded national and international community—as the nation’s premier destination for classic theatre, as a training ground for the next generation of theatre artists and as a model provider of highquality educational content for students and scholars.
Our Values
We believe: • that through the power of their language and the timelessness of their themes, classic plays reflect on the human experience in ways that transcend the period in which they were conceived and remain relevant in our time. • that the timelessness of classic plays provides infinite opportunities for contemporary theatre artists to re-interpret them. • in staging classic plays with world-class production values. • in discovering and re-introducing great plays into the classic repertory and commissioning new translations or adaptations. • in building a more diverse audience for our theatre. • in fostering an appreciation for classic theatre through our education programs. • in using cutting-edge technology to share our work with people around the world. • in supporting and developing actors, directors, designers and artisans who will make major contributions to the world of theatre for years to come. • in encouraging a synergy of arts and ideas by developing collaborative programming with other institutions. • in bringing the best of the performing arts to our audience by hosting a broad spectrum of local, national and international arts companies. • in being responsible stewards of our resources.
Photo of Chairman Michael R. Klein by Kevin Allen.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (as of 7/31/13) Officers
Trustees
Michael R. Klein, Chair Robert E. Falb, Vice Chair John Hill, Treasurer Pauline Schneider, Secretary Michael Kahn, Artistic Director
Nicholas W. Allard Ashley M. Allen Stephen E. Allis Anita M. Antenucci Jeffrey D. Bauman Afsaneh Beschloss Landon Butler Dr. Paul Carter Chelsea Clinton Dr. Mark Epstein Andrew C. Florance Miles Gilburne Barbara Harman John R. Hauge
Ex-Officio Trustee Stephen A. Hopkins W. Mike House Jerry J. Jasinowski Norman D. Jemal Scott Kaufmann Abbe David Lowell Eleanor Merrill Melissa A. Moss Robert S. Osborne Stephen M. Ryan George Stamas Lady Westmacott Rob Wilder Suzanne S. Youngkin
Chris Jennings, Managing Director Emeritus Trustees R. Robert Linowes*, Founding Chairman James B. Adler Heidi L. Berry* David A. Brody* Melvin S. Cohen* Ralph P. Davidson James F. Fitzpatrick Dr. Sidney Harman* Lady Manning Kathleen Matthews William F. McSweeny V. Sue Molina Walter Pincus Eden Rafshoon Emily Malino Scheuer* Lady Sheinwald Mrs. Louis Sullivan Daniel W. Toohey Sarah Valente Lady Wright *Deceased
WE CREATE AND PERFORM
Artistry is at the core of all our productions. The 2012-2013 Season ranged from classic revivals to stunning adaptations in a breadth of genres. From the inaugural and criticallyacclaimed Clarice Smith Repertory Series, to our celebrated STC Presents series of international programming, STC advanced the boundaries of classic theatre while introducing audiences to modern works influenced by the classics.
Opposite Page: Photo of the cast of The Winter’s Tale by Teresa Wood.
by William Shakespeare directed by Jenny Lord original direction by Michael Kahn August 23–September 5, 2012 Sidney Harman Hall Free For All, a beloved annual Washington tradition, marked its fourth anniversary in Sidney Harman Hall with a fascinating remount of All’s Well That Ends Well. Directed by Jenny Lord from Michael Kahn’s original 2010 production, All’s Well is a story of adventure and romance that examines the bounds of desire and individual will. In one of Shakespeare’s most moving comedies, reset for this production during the World War I period, Helena wants Bertram, and Bertram wants anything but marriage. With resourceful deception and ample persistence, our heroine overcomes one obstacle after another.
Photo of Miriam Silverman and Tony Roach by Scott Suchman.
All’s well that ends well
Many of the original cast members returned to star in this revival, including Academy Awardnominated actress Marsha Mason, as well as STC Affiliated Artists Ted van Griethuysen and Miriam Silverman. STC provided audiences from all across the Washington area with 11,778 tickets to Free For All performances, free of charge!
Leadership Support:
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The Real Estate Community Partners
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Additional Support:
Friends of Free For All
Philip L. Graham Fund
PEPCO
adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Nikolai Gogol directed by Michael Kahn September 13–November 4, 2012 Lansburgh Theatre Nikolai Gogol’s outrageously funny satire of provincial bureaucracy was the perfect play at just the right time for our nation’s capital. A mischievous civil servant is mistaken for an incognito inspector, sending a small town and its corrupt officials into chaos. Michael Kahn directed a cast of STC favorites in this masterful comedy of errors in which the self-deception of corrupt provincial officials leads to hilarious pandemonium. DC Theatre Scene called the production “better than five stars,” and Metro Weekly described the piece as “an utterly giggle-worthy mix of satire, irreverence and fuel-injected wit,” instructing readers to “get a ticket.” The recipient of four Helen Hayes Award nominations, The Government Inspector was also the first Russian play to be produced at STC, introducing our audiences to Russian drama for the first time. Gogol’s play, inspired by an anecdote by Pushkin, is now widely recognized as a classic of the Russian stage and a surprising influence on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov. The Government Inspector was presented by the HRH Foundation. Photo of the cast of The Government Inspector by Scott Suchman.
by William Shakespeare directed by Ethan McSweeny November 15, 2012–January 6, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall Love, magic and wonder filled the air, and dreams blended with reality in this captivating staging of a Shakespeare classic. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mismatched lovers become embroiled in a supernatural squabble in Shakespeare’s mythical forest world and their destinies are altered forever. Ethan McSweeny directed Shakespeare’s magical and surprisingly dark comedy about the power of the imagination with endless creativity. The original music, acrobatic tricks of the fairies and dazzling metamorphoses made STC’s 2012-2013 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream truly a feast for the senses. The Washington Post raved about McSweeny’s Midsummer, calling the production “a guarantee of giddy-everafter” and “the kind of gusty storm of a performance that satisfyingly renews a very weathered play.” Nominated for a 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play, the production received five additional nominations. An abridged version of the play was also presented to younger audiences during STC’s Family Week.
Production Sponsor:
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Photo of Adam Green and Bruce Dow by Scott Suchman.
Presenting Education Sponsor
Additional Support
by Eugene O’Neill directed by Doug Hughes January 17–March 24, 2013 Lansburgh Theatre Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt), STC’s production of Hughie transfixed audiences with the raw force of one of Eugene O’Neill’s most stirring character studies. One of O’Neill’s masterful late works, Hughie is a fascinating portrait of Erie Smith (played by Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff), a man whose illusions of a grand lifestyle are shattered after the death of his best friend, the anonymous hotel night clerk “Hughie” who validated his larger-than-life confidence. Searching for a new person to affirm his transparent fantasies, Erie is forced to come face to face with his own crushing self-pity. The Washington Post called “Schiff’s finegrained performance—the kind you could settle in and watch again almost as soon as it’s over,” and praised the production as “a deep, full evening of theater.” Schiff won over audiences and critics alike with his “intense performance that leaves you pondering the character for days . . . Hughie is a testament to the indefinable power of theatricality” (Washingtonian). Hughie was generously supported by
Michael R. Klein and Joan I. Fabry. Photo of Richard Schiff and Randall Newsome by Carol Rosegg.
Media Partner:
Performed as part of the Clarice Smith Repertory Series with Wallenstein
by William Shakespeare directed by David Muse March 28–June 2, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall
Arguably Shakespeare’s most political play, Coriolanus chronicles the conflict of man versus the masses, of the great individual hero against the mentality of the starving mob. Caius Martius is a mighty hero who earns the new name of “Coriolanus” for his triumphs defending Rome in battle. But his inflexible self-belief and contempt for popular law cause him to be condemned as a traitor and sent into exile. Desiring revenge against the Romans who banished him, he befriends his blood enemy, Aufidius, and launches an assault on his beloved city. Featured as part of the Clarice Smith Repertory Series, Coriolanus highlights the power of political debate, as the characters discuss, argue, form and dissolve alliances, and maneuver among each other for power. Celebrated director David Muse, who “distinguished himself as a skillful director of contemporary plays” (The Washington Post), blurred the lines between hero and traitor in this politically driven tragedy about government, power and class conflict. Metro Weekly called it “a stunning work of urgency and clarity.” Roll Call noted that the play was an “extraordinarily astute reflection on the modern political landscape” and The Wall Street Journal declared this “Coriolanus belongs on Broadway.”
A generous gift by Clarice Smith and the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation has enabled STC to produce three repertories over the next three seasons, beginning with the Hero/Traitor Repertory of Coriolanus and Wallenstein. This support also allows for a thematic symposium during the run of each production to further educate and engage audiences.
The Clarice Smith Repertory Series is sponsored by the
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Photo of Patrick Page and the cast of Coriolanus by Scott Suchman.
Performed as part of the Clarice Smith Repertory Series with Coriolanus
by Freidrich Schiller translated and freely adapted by Robert Pinsky directed by Michael Kahn March 28–June 2, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall As the second production in the Clarice Smith Series, Michael Kahn directed the North American, English-language premiere of Friedrich Schiller’s Wallenstein. Working from Schiller’s original German play cycle, former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky was commissioned by STC to condense the original 10-hour trilogy into a three-hour play. Wallenstein is little known in America, despite its relevance to our own national tradition of military leaders turned politicians. Broadway World called Pinsky’s script “the true star of the show.”
Wallenstein was commissioned through the generous support of The Beech Street Foundation and production support is provided by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
One of Germany’s greatest dramatic works, Wallenstein follows the famous general Albrecht von Wallenstein at the height of his influence and power during the Thirty Years’ War. Leading Europe’s most powerful army, Wallenstein is caught between his ambition and his Emperor’s growing distrust. He must decide either to stay loyal to his king and lose his power or to betray his country for greater gain. STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn, called “one of the best directors in America” (DC Theatre Scene), envisioned this epic story of war, intrigue and loyalty tested.
Photo of Steve Pickering in Wallenstein by Scott Suchman.
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by William Shakespeare directed by Rebecca Taichman May 9–June 23, 2013 Lansburgh Theatre A celebration of the art of storytelling, The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s late romances. Traveling through time, visiting the austere court at Sicilia and the bright sea shore of Bohemia, two generations transcend a personal history of torment and obsession. The Winter’s Tale tells the tale of King Leontes, who is overcome with jealousy when he believes his pregnant wife Hermione and his good friend King Polixenes are lovers. The Winter’s Tale includes both stark, wintry tragedy and pastoral comedy, requiring the audience to embark on a complex emotional journey. Director Rebecca Taichman chose to double the cast of nine actors, with nearly all playing two roles in order to emphasize the play’s themes of duality of character, transformation and light and dark. The Washington Post remarked that “Taichman’s taut, visually arresting and tenderly wrought new production… is itself a kind of magic,” and called Taichman’s vision “fresh and intimate” and “completely, emotionally textured.”
Produced in association with McCarter Theatre Center Photo of Hannah Yelland, Heather Wood and Nancy Robinette by
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Teresa Wood.
Sponsored by:
Artistic Leadership Fund
Additional Support:
The Share Fund
S TC Pre se ntatio n S e rie s In the 2012-2013 Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company continued to serve as a leading presenter of international performances, showcasing four unique and moving productions from the United Kingdom and France as well as a U.S. national tour. Black Watch by Gregory Burke directed by John Tiffany September 19-October 7, 2012 Sidney Harman Hall The National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch, directed by Tony Award winner John Tiffany, returned to the Sidney Harman Hall following 2011’s sold-out presentation. Based on interviews with former Scottish soldiers who served in Iraq, playwright Gregory Burke delivered a compelling and emotional work of theatre evoking the complexities of war. DC Theatre Scene called the work a “hypnotic spectacle of sensory theatre, by turns poetic, abstract and exhilarating.” The Washingtonian called it “heartbreakingly compelling.” Black Watch was nominated for five 2013 Helen Hayes Awards and won the award for Outstanding Non-Resident Production. Photo of Scott Fletcher and cast by Manuel Harlan. Sponsored by:
Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter Poppy Scotland
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig directed by Wils Wilson November 13-December 9, 2012 site-specific work at Bier Baron Tavern The National Theatre of Scotland also presented David Greig’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. This site-specific work played at D.C.’s Bier Baron Tavern, relying on audience participation to set the scene. Greig’s play follows Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic who ends up at a pub on a snowy Scottish Midwinter’s Eve after a scholarly conference. Prudencia embarks on an unexpected supernatural journey, deep into a world of Scottish myth and folklore. Director Wils Wilson’s use of the Bier Baron’s unique space was characterized as “hauntingly effective” by The Washington Post.
Photo of the cast of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by Drew Farrell.
Support for The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Media Partner:
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S TC Pre se ntatio n S e rie s Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos adapted for the stage by Christopher Hampton translated in French by Fanette Barraya directed by John Malkovich December 6-9, 2012 Lansburgh Theatre Imported directly from the Théâtre de l’Atelier in Paris, this French-language staging of Les Liaisons Dangereuses incorporated several modern twists into the play’s story of sex, revenge and the decadence of aristocracy. The Washington Post called acclaimed actor John Malkovich’s directing “fresh, contemporary” and remarked that “the actors are wonderfully attuned to one another’s performances.” All six of the production’s limited engagement performances sold out during the 2012-2013 Season. Photo from the Théâtre de l’Atelier’s production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Gaspard Leclerc.
Support for Les Liaisons Dangereuses is provided by Laura Pels Productions, La Maison Française at the Embassy of France, The French American Cultural Foundation and Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter.
FELA! presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and Ruth and Stephen Hendel directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones January 29-February 10, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall After its sold-out run in 2011, the U.S. national tour of FELA! returned to fill the Sidney Harman Hall with its captivating Afrobeat rhythms in this triumphant true story of legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. DC Metro Theater Arts called the production a “perfect pleasure for your senses,” and “brilliantly choreographed.” DC Theatre Scene remarked “Fun rarely feels this high-stakes—a thrilling experience that makes FELA! not just one of the most fun musicals in recent memory, but also one of the most important.” Support for FELA! is provided by Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter. Photo of Adesola Osakalumi and the cast of FELA! by Sharen Bradford.
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Sidney Harman Hall For the fourth consecutive season, the Shakespeare Theatre company offered screenings of world-class productions from the National Theatre in London. Each presentation was filmed live in London and broadcast in HD to the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall. NT Live presented a wide sampling of the National Theatre’s programming; including the highly successful new play The Audience, starring Helen Mirren in her Oliver Award winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II. NT Live programming also included the inspiring new play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Danny Boyle’s hit staging of Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, Nicholas Hytner’s critically-acclaimed staging of Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens, James Graham’s new political play This House and Academy Award nominee and Tony Award® winner John Lithgow as The Magistrate in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce of the same name. More than 7,000 STC patrons enjoyed these screenings.
Photo of Helen Mirren by Johan Persson.
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Photo of Sara Topham and Tim Campbell in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Scott Suchman.
Michael Kahn Theater Hall of Fame In January 2013, STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, which honors Lifetime Achievement in American Theater. Kahn was selected for his 25+ years as the visionary leader of the
Best of D.C.
Shakespeare Theatre Company, his work as director of eight Broadway
The Shakespeare Theatre Company was named
shows and his tenure as the Richard Rodgers Director of the Drama Division
the Best Theater Company in Washington, D.C.
at The Juilliard School. This has truly been a great year for Michael who has
by the Washington City Paper 2013 Readers’
been honored so deservedly for all that he has done for American theatre.
Poll. Additionally, STC won Best Play of 2013 for its critically acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Ethan McSweeny.
2013 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations The government inspector
THe servant of two masters
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
Adam Green The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Michael Kahn Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Black Watch
Chuan-Chi Chan Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Nancy Robinette Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play Murell Horton Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Outstanding Non-Resident Production (WINNER)
Stephen Epp (WINNER) The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Ryan Fletcher Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
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Outstanding Resident Play
Robert Jack Adam McNamara Chris Starkie Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Ethan McSweeny Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Lee Savage Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Jennifer Moeller Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Strange Interlude
A Midsummer night’s dream
Lee Savage Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Christopher Bayes Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Francesca Faridany (Winner) Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
The Merry Wives of Windsor Thom Weaver Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
WINNERS
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NOMINATIONS
WE OPEN OUR DOORS We invite artists from all disciplines into our spaces. The Shakespeare Theatre Company is pleased to host many different organizations, ranging from local companies to international groups. In the 2012-2013 Season, STC welcomed more than 30 organizations ranging from various disciplines to our theatres.
Highlights: VelocityDC Presented by VelocityDC 10/18/12 – 10/21/12 Sidney Harman Hall NEXT: Spain featuring Company E Presented by Washington Performing Arts Society 11/16/12 – 11/17/12 Lansburgh Theatre
Screwtape Letters Presented by Aruba Productions 12/19/12 – 1/6/12 Lansburgh Theatre L’Amour Presented by The Washington Ballet 2/11/13 – 2/24/13 Sidney Harman Hall
THANK YOU The Shakespeare Theatre Company thanks the following organizations for hosting their events at the Harman Center for the Arts:
Tour-de-Force: Stars and Stripes Presented by Washington Ballet 2/22/13 – 2/24/13 Sidney Harman Hall 8th Annual Literary Love Poetry Performance Presented by Higher Achievement 2/25/13 Lansburgh Theatre
In Concert: Le Choeur des Armaillis de la Gruyère Presented by the Embassy of Switzerland and the 18th Street Singers 4/5/13 Lansburgh Theatre
AARP AIPAC Catalogue for Philanthropy Celebrity Autobiography CINE Film Festival Columbia College DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) Ford’s Theatre Ford/Forlano Jewlery & Art HIP-HOP Summit Action Network Institute of International Design Architects KidsEuro Fest National Academy of Education Philanthropik Planned Parenthood Foundation of America TEDx MidAtlantic The Creative Coalition The Eva Longoria Foundation The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (MAC) The NEED Project Washington Nationals Dream Foundation Photos of Giselle Alvaraz by Brianne Bland.
Figures and Statistics 2012–2013 Mainstage Productions
ATTENDANCE BY TYPE
ATTENDANCE BY PRODUCTION 30,000
25,000
20,000 6% 43% 45%
15,000
10,000 7%
7%
5,000 Subscribers Single Ticket Buyers
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The Winter’s Tale
Groups
Wallenstein
Special Package Subscribers
Coriolanus
Single Ticket Buyers
Hughie
Subscribers
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Groups
The Government Inspector
0
Special Package Subscibers
Ticket Accessibility The Shakespeare Theatre Company has been nationally recognized for its excellence in staging high-quality, innovative versions of famous classical plays; exposing audiences to lesser-known classic works and reintroducing them back into the commonly produced classical canon; and striving to reach and connect new and unlikely audiences to classical theatre through numerous accessibility efforts. STC has great assets in its current accessibility with 40,000+ free and subsidized tickets annually, through Free For All, ReDiscovery staged readings, Shakespearience student matinees and Young Prose Nights (Under 35).
The District Shakespeare education program allows every D.C. public/charter school student to experience the classics not just on the page, but on the stage. Combined with Shakespearience, which provides reduced price tickets to students in Maryland and Virginia, STC serves over 6,000 students annually. Under 35 initiatives including subscriptions and Young Prose nights serve over 15,000 annually. A volunteer checks in patrons at the All’s Well Free For All. Photo by Nicole Geldart.
One-third of STC’s audience enjoys free or subsidized pricing. Free for All attracts 12,000 patrons annually, and over 650,000 since its beginning in 1991. Since 2003, ReDiscovery staged readings attract approximately 1,500 patrons per year.
Under 35 Patrons at the Young Prose Night for The Government Inspector. Photo by Nicole Geldart.
WE ENGAGE AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS
Community Engagement is an essential foundation for the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s work. STC provides a cultural home for audiences and artists alike. During the 2012-2013 Season, patrons were introduced to lost classics, explored familiar plays and discovered local artists and new work in our theatres. Community members were welcomed into the STC family as volunteers, and STC staff led workshops in neighborhoods across the D.C. region, fortifying the relationship between the Shakespeare Theatre Company and its community.
Opposite Page: Photo of Edgeworks performers by Isaac Oboka.
Creative Conversations The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Creative Conversations series offers a unique opportunity for audiences to deeply connect with the work seen onstage. The discussions approach each production from multiple perspectives, offering insight from scholars, artists, cultural leaders and audience members. By continuously introducing new discussion formats and points of access, each Conversation strives to incite debate about a show’s merit and relevance in the modern world. During the 2012-2013 Season, almost 1,900 patrons participated in Creative Conversations.
Classic Conversations This season, Artistic Director Michael Kahn expanded the discussion series Classic Conversations that was inaugurated during the 25th Anniversary Season. Inviting acting legends from the diverse backgrounds of classical stage, Broadway and silver screen, Kahn sat down with F. Murray Abraham, Audra McDonald and Christopher Plummer. Nearly 1,500 people enjoyed intimate conversations with Kahn and these talented artists, exploring their life, work, and stunning experiences.
Photo of Audra McDonald and Michael Kahn by S. Christian Low.
page and stage To shed light on the creative process, these discussions approached the productions from two perspectives. Members of the production’s artistic team were paired with local scholars to examine the challenges and themes in each play. Guest scholars this season included Georgetown University professor Marcia Morris, The Johns Hopkins University professor Veronika Jicinska and David Schalkwyk, editor of Shakespeare Quarterly.
twitter night For the second season, the Creative Conversation series took to social media. On #STCNight, audience members were invited to join the conversation on Twitter before and after the play. Led by STC’s Audience Enrichment Manager, participants learned more about the production, shared their own thoughts and connected with other theatregoers about performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus and Wallenstein.
Bookends
Post-SHOW Discussions After the performance, audiences got up close and personal with the artists on stage. These free discussions allowed patrons to ask actors about their craft, the experience of performing, and their thoughts on the play. These discussions were led by STC’s Literary Associate and Audience Enrichment Manager.
AsidesLive
A new series for the 2012-2013 Season, Bookends provided audiences with a complete enrichment experience. Before the show, participants explored the themes and history of the play with STC staff. After the performance, participants joined in a post-show discussion with cast members and staff. Bookends provided the audience with a full evening to consider and engage with the work on stage.
In the 2012-2013 Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presented three in-depth symposia. Panel discussions featured members of the artistic team and prominent scholars of history and literature. Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and playwright Jeffrey Hatcher also joined discussions about the plays they adapted for STC’s 2012-2013 Season.
CLASSICS IN CONTEXT
Each session allowed participants to connect the productions to broader explorations such as Russian politics and site-specific theatre. Panel titles included Producing Outside the Proscenium, Laughter Through Tears, Coriolanus: The End of Shakespearean Character and Wallenstein: The Action of Adaptation.
Bringing together the city’s leading players from a variety of disciplines, Classics in Context allowed panelists and audiences to engage in lively discussions about the season’s productions from diverse perspectives. The season’s panelists were WAMU’s Metro Connection host Rebecca Sheir, Howard University Classics professor Norman Sandridge, Washington Post columnist Clinton Yates and Americans for the Arts’ Mitch Menchaca. STC’s Director of Education Samantha K. Wyer led these free conversations.
Happenings at the Harman STC continued to invite local residents and workers to take an artistic respite from their busy Wednesday afternoons to watch free presentations of dance, theatre and music. More than 2,200 local office workers, retirees, young parents and fans of the arts gathered to enjoy a wide spectrum of free performances from choral music to puppetry and everything in between. This season, STC also debuted Happenings Happy Hours, an additional hour of free performances for the after-work crowd. Once a month, audiences enjoyed the talents of dynamic local artists and musicians paired with vodka cocktails generously provided by Svedka. The season’s lineup featured 34 performance groups including: Christylz Bacon
The Sweater Set
Happenstance Theater
Furia Flamenca
The Beau Soir Ensemble
Washington Performing Arts Society artists including the Feder String Competition Winners and the Men of the Gospel Choir
Taffety Punk Next Reflex Dance Collective
Happenings at the Harman is funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Photo of a Happenings performance with Luis Garay.
4th Annual VelocityDC Dance Festival October 18-21, 2012 Sidney Harman Hall Following three highly successful years, STC was proud to welcome the VelocityDC Dance Festival back to Sidney Harman Hall. VelocityDC brings together the Washington Performing Arts Society, Dance/MetroDC and STC to present a four-day festival of dance. Presented in partnership with The Washington Ballet and CityDance Ensemble, the festival showcased the artistry of Washington’s dance community while furthering STC’s commitment to supporting local arts. The 2012 VelocityDC performances featured: Alight Dance Theater American University Dance Company Asanga Domask CityDance Conservatory Christopher K. Morgan & Artists Company| E: Y Dissonance Dance Theater EDGEWORKS Dance Theater Farafina Kan Flamenco Aparicio and Pastora Flamenco Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Janaki Rangajaran Joy of Motion, D.C. Rebollar Dance Step Afrika! The Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet Studio Company Urban Artistry VTDance Xuejuan Feng
Photo of The Washington Ballet performers, Jared Nelson and Elizabeth Gaither, by Steve Vaccariello.
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Rediscovery Series 2012-2013 Season Lansburgh Theatre This season, more than 1,100 patrons attended readings as a part of the ReDiscovery Series. The ReDiscovery Series—a favorite for STC and Washington audiences—presents and explores obscure works of theatre and literature. With a cast of professional actors, STC provides free staged readings of forgotten classic works, carefully selected by Artistic Director Michael Kahn. Several works first presented in the ReDiscovery Series, such as The Heir Apparent and The Government Inspector, have gone on to grace STC’s stages as fully realized productions. Guest scholars, translators and adaptors involved with the evening’s reading also frequently participate in rehearsal, performance and postperformance discussions. This season, the ReDiscovery Series featured: Crazy Money by Alexander Ostrovsky (translated by Stephen Mulrine) Wild Oats by John O’Keeffe The London Merchant by George Lillo Love for Love by William Congreve
The ReDiscovery Series is made possible through the generous support of Ann K. Morales and Jean and David Grier.
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Photo of Asanga Domask by Paul Gordon Emerson.
VOLUNTEERS Devoted volunteers are vital to the daily operations of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Volunteers worked in many of our departments, including administrative, marketing, artistic and education. During the season, volunteer ushers were essential as friendly and welcoming representatives to our theatre patrons. This past season, STC had more than 1,300 volunteers,including 100 new ushers. Volunteers also provided assistance with many special events and education programs hosted by STC, including our Meet the Cast receptions for each Mainstage show and SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinees. Shakespeare Theatre Company Student Ambassadors, an initiative created during the 2010-2011 Season, continued to have great success. Student Ambassadors represented STC to their peers at Washington-area high schools and universities and spread the word on campus about STC’s productions, budget-friendly tickets, special events and audience enrichment programming. Student Ambassadors also volunteered at STC’s Free For All and other community events throughout the season. More than 20 students represented STC in D.C., Maryland and Virginia high schools and universities including American University, Catholic University and the University of Maryland.
Photo of the cast of The Government Inspector by Nicole Geldart.
Photo of volunteers at a Meet the Cast Reception by Elayna Speight.
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ARTISTS IN THE COMMUNITY In 2012-2013, Artists in the Community offered professional development and enrichment workshops to community groups, organizations and companies across the D.C. metro area. Professional development workshops were customized to reach the goals set forth by each host organization, teaching professional skills through techniques used in the theatre. For community groups, after-school programs and service organizations, STC created workshops and residencies to serve diverse populations and welcomed groups to the theatres for backstage tours. This season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company reached nearly 900 participants through workshops provided to organizations including the Marine Corps Band, Sibley Memorial Hospital, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Booz Allen Hamilton. An active contributor and supporter of local festivals, the Shakespeare Theatre Company engaged an additional 5,000 participants at events like the Barracks Row Festival, Kids EuroFest and the British Embassy Open House.
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Photo of a Fela! Master Class. Photo of STC Volunteer at SHAKESPEARIENCE matinee.
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To help foster a richer understanding of the season’s plays, the Shakespeare Theatre Company produced several publications for a variety of audiences.
Specially created for the Free For All production, the Free For All Play Guide gave students of all ages the tools to understand the Bard’s language. This season’s Play Guide for All’s Well That Ends Well included a synopsis of the play, words from the director, theatrerelated word games and discussion questions. STC’s Asides magazine provided a collection of in-depth articles that consider, contextualize and investigate the plays on STC stages. Featuring scholarly articles, interviews with directors and playwrights, historical framework and explorations of the production concept, Asides provided audiences with a body of knowledge to help them enjoy each performance. Audiences could also follow Asides Online, the digital version of Asides, which provides bonus content including videos.
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Photo of Young Performers by Elayna Speight.
Opposite Page: Photo of students in the Young Performers comedy class.
Education Efforts expanded and intensified during the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 Season. Through initiatives like District Shakespeare, Artists in the Classroom and Young Company, the breadth and reach of STC Education programs increased dramatically, connecting with children and adults, downtown D.C. and rural Virginia, firsttime theatregoers and professional actors. Through dynamic discussion, rigorous training and innovative engagement with all the arts, Shakespeare Theatre Company Education encouraged learners to explore the living meaning of Shakespeare and classical theatre.
Miles Gilburne and Nina Zolt are founding sponsors of the education programs of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Leadership Support:
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DISTRICT SHAKESPEARE In the 2012-2013 Season, STC entered phase two of its ambitious, multi-year initiative to ensure that students in the District of Columbia have access to the arts. By attempting to establish a platform where every D.C. public high school can send an entire grade to the theatre each year, STC is striving to give every D.C. student the opportunity to see a Shakespeare play before they graduate. After visiting each D.C. public school (DCPS) serving grades 8-12 in the 2011-2012 Season, this year STC invited each school to attend a SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee. For each school, STC provided a pre-show workshop, 50 tickets and transportation to the theatre, free of charge. In total, 42 of 53 District schools participated, and 1,984 students attended classical theatre for free, most for the first time in their lives. More than 1,100 students experienced A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while others saw Coriolanus or The Winter’s Tale. This season, STC also expanded the scope of District Shakespeare to include D.C. public charter schools. STC Affiliated Teaching Artists visited 45 charter schools serving grades 8-12. Interactive District Shakespeare workshops reached more than 800 students.
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SHAKESPEARIENCE In the 2012-2013 Season, the SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee Program gave teachers and students the chance to experience the thrill of live performance. Designed to allow greater access to classical theatre and the dramatic arts for educators and their students in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, the program offered pricereduced tickets, preparatory materials and in-school workshops. STC also provided supplemental materials to all who attended, free of charge. This past season, STC offered 13 SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinees and more than 6,500 students attended A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Government Inspector, Coriolanus, Wallenstein and The Winter’s Tale. Free in-school pre-performance workshops in all schools are an essential part of the SHAKESPEARIENCE program. STC staff and Affiliated Teaching Artists taught 188 pre- and post-performance workshops to a total of 4,337 students this season. SHAKESPEARIENCE provided the opportunity for students to engage with the Bard’s work off the page and out of the classroom. Many students who attended were able to experience classical theatre and live performance for the very first time, giving students a living, breathing encounter with Shakespeare and a thirst to attend theatre again.
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Additional Support: Marshall B. Coyne Foundation. SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinees are part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.
Photo of students participating in Target Family Fun Fair.
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TEXT ALIVE! Text Alive! continued to help students unlock Shakespeare’s plays through a performancebased curriculum. Throughout ten workshops, students closely examined one of Shakespeare’s texts in their classrooms with STC Affiliated Teaching Artists. They also attended a SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee of that play. As a culminating project, the students designed, rehearsed and performed a Shakespearean scene onstage at both of STC’s theatres. Teachers also participated in professional development workshops, which provided them with the tools necessary to successfully integrate the study of Shakespeare into their classrooms. The program supported English and Theatre standards of learning in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Text Alive! worked with 28 classrooms, over two semesters, reaching 19 teachers and 537 students. Priority was given to public schools in the District of Columbia and suburban schools with high economic disadvantage rates. During the 2012-2013 school year, 65% of the 17 participating schools were underserved.
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Additional Support: DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts ExxonMobil Mark & Carol Hyman Fund Morningstar Foundation The Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation
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Photo of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Text Alive! performance.
Students for Shakespeare For student groups, Students For Shakespeare (SFS) provided advance access to tickets, reserved seats and play guides at the annual Shakespeare Theatre Company Free For All. Students For Shakespeare groups enjoyed six performances of the Free for All production of All’s Well That Ends Well. Upon arrival at the theatre, the groups were recognized by name from the stage before each performance. Title I schools were eligible to receive bus transportation or Metro passes to and from Sidney Harman Hall. In total, 1,018 students attended the Free For All production of All’s Well That Ends Well.
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CAMP SHAKESPEARE Camp Shakespeare once again expanded, this year giving 279 students, ages 9 to 18, a magical and intensive classical theatre experience. In each camp, young participants played, explored and deepened their understanding of Shakespeare through classes in acting, movement, stage combat and text analysis. Students also developed and performed a play on the Lansburgh Theatre stage, where they showcased their knowledge and talent for family and friends. To ensure that all students, regardless of socio-economic background, had a chance to be a part of Camp Shakespeare, STC provided more than $10,000 in scholarships. In addition to the twoweek sessions, STC offered Advanced Camp: a rigorous session for talented teens ages 14 to 18. In Advanced Camp, participants had the chance to rehearse and perform a full Shakespeare play. After three weeks of rehearsal, participants mounted a final performance of As You Like It in The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall, complete with full technical support.
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Photo of a Groundling by Elayna Speight.
ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM Artists in the Classroom experienced enormous growth this season, with more residencies than ever bringing the Shakespeare Theatre Company into local schools. These customized classes were designed in cooperation with teachers, creating an arts-integrated workshop series led by STC Teaching Artists tailored to each classroom. Residencies address Common Core standards for Language Arts and Theatre by exploring Shakespeare’s text through performance. Workshops aimed to challenge students to actively engage with the language, plot and themes as it related to their other studies. This season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company partnered with William E. Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts to create a firstof-its-kind residency that served every grade (pre-K through 8) in the school for the entire school year. Nearly 420 students participated in a total of 798 workshops at WEDJ. By the end of the school year, 16 Artist in the Classroom residencies reached 2,490 students from elementary-age to high-school level.
Photo of Affiliated Teaching Artist Jim Gagne teaching a class.
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Master Acting Classes The Shakespeare Theatre Company continued to offer a wide variety of classes taught by professional actors and artists. This year’s teaching artists included Floyd King, Nancy Robinette and Naomi Jacobson, actors often seen on STC’s stages. Classes allowed students the opportunity to feed their love of theatre and study the craft in a way that is accessible to everyone. This season, Master Acting Classes engaged 388 teens and adults from all over the Washington metropolitan area. Classes served a diverse student body, ranging from early career actors to military veterans, suburban teens to government employees. In each session STC Affiliated Teaching Artists helped students explore a variety of disciplines, including voice and movement, text analysis, stage combat and Shakespeare monologues.
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Photo of students in a Master Acting Class by S. Christian Low.
Internships and Fellowships This season more than 330 aspiring theatre artists, technicians and professionals from all over the country competed for a spot as an intern or fellow at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Interns and fellows work with respected theatre professionals and are treated as full members of the STC staff. STC interns and fellows follow a packed full-time schedule and receive a weekly stipend to help offset living expenses. This season, 25 early-career artists and professionals, travelling from as far away as California and Washington state, joined the Company in artistic, administrative and production departments. Past interns and fellows have been hired as STC staff, and others are pursuing their careers at other top artistic institutions. Alumni have gone on to work or study at such notable organizations as New York City Ballet and Yale School of Drama.
Photo of 2012–2013 Acting Fellow Jacqui Jarrold in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Scott Suchman.
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TEEN CRITIC In its third season, the highly successful Teen Critic program gave young writers the chance to sharpen their eye and their writing. Designed for high school students interested in journalism, the Teen Critic Program taught students how to view theatrical productions with a critical eye and compose their own theatre reviews. Ten teens from schools across D.C., Virginia and Maryland were accepted into the program from a competitive pool of applicants. For each production, the Teen Critics were invited to see the show on Press Night alongside professional journalists. To hone their writing skills, the students participated in writing intensives and met with top theatre critics from across the D.C. area, including Nelson Pressley of The Washington Post and Trey Graham of Washington City Paper. The teens’ reviews were then shared in school newspapers and posted on STC’s Asides Online.
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YOUNG COMPANY This season, STC launched an ambitious project for talented teens from across the Washington metropolitan region: Young Company, a rigorous, year-long training program in classical acting. Developed and facilitated by STC’s Resident Teaching Artist and Affiliated Teaching Artists, the program ran four afternoons a week, equipping teens with intensive training in a variety of disciplines such as acting technique, voice, movement, text analysis and Shakespeare scene study. To support their physical and vocal training, participants attended live performances at STC and other D.C.-area theatres. More than two dozen teens were invited to audition and in September, 14 teens joined the Company. During their year with STC, the Company mounted two productions: a small, black-box presentation of scenes and monologues in the winter, and, in the spring, a fully designed, soldout run of Romeo and Juliet in The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall. In July, the Company was invited to attend the International Youth Theatre Festival in Parla, Spain. The only English-speaking company to participate, Young Company members took part in multiple workshops and tours with their Spanish counterparts, closing the Festival with their much-acclaimed performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Young Company is made possible in part through the generous support of The Beech Street Foundation and Toni A. Ritzenberg Additional support provided by the Hattie M. Strong Foundation
Photo of Young Company performers.
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ACADEMY FOR CLAsSICAL ACTING The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s oneyear Academy for Classical Acting is a unique graduate course of study that confers Master of Fine Arts degrees in Classical Acting through The George Washington University. This season’s 18 member Class of 2013 marked the 13th anniversary of the program. In all, 196 talented graduates have gone on to grace many of the best stages, including the Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, Folger Theatre, Arena Stage, Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and more than 200 others across the country. Every summer, the ACA performs two classical plays in repertory as part of the students’ final projects. In June 2013, the ACA staged Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, directed by Robert Richmond, and Webster’s The White Devil, directed by Eleanor Holdridge. ACA students greatly benefit from the growing scholarship support of the Emerging Classical Artists Fund. The large amount of work—both in and outside of the classroom—that the demanding ACA curriculum requires prevents degree candidates from working during their tenure at The George Washington University. To assist in curbing the costs associated with pursuing their MFA, the Emerging Classical Artists Fund provides merit awards to ACA students to support them while they earn their degrees. The Fund endeavors to ensure the future of classical theatre in America by sustaining the training of the next generation of classical actors.
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Photo of the ACA production of The White Devil by Elayna Speight. FELA! Master Acting Class.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Celebrating the transformative power of arts and culture in the D.C. metropolitan area, the Shakespeare Theatre Company strives to present opportunities for Washington’s cultural, political, media and legal communities to interact through special events like the Mock Trial, Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala and Will on the Hill. STC invites patrons to experience artistic excellence, support education and outreach opportunities, and socialize with local and national supporters of the arts.
Opposite Page: Photo by Margot Schulman
The Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala Shakespeare’s Timeless Characters Monday, October 15, 2012 Sidney Harman Hall The National Building Museum The Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala celebrated STC’s continued impact on the Washington, D.C. region. The Gala honored F. Murray Abraham, best known for his role in Amadeus, with the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre and Clark Construction Group, LLC with the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. The Gala performances featured a myriad of unique and exciting performances portraying Shakespeare’s Timeless Characters. The Paul Taylor Dance Company opened with a dynamic performance based on Troilus and Cressida. Broadway singer Howard McGillin and opera singer Lauren Flanigan sang selections from their respective genres. Jerry Stiller, an old friend of Abraham, toasted him and introduced comedic actor Bill Irwin, and STC Affiliated Artist Ted van Griethuysen’s performed a scene from King Lear. The Q Brothers, a hiphop group from Chicago, got the audience’s hands in the air with Othello: The Remix. The performance ended with a surprise performance by Abraham’s Amadeus costar, singer and actress Christine Ebersole.
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Following the performance, guests walked a candlelit path to dinner and dancing at the National Building Museum. The young professional guests of Gala After Hours led the charge to the dance floor, where guests danced the night away.
Photos: National Building Museum by Margot Schulman.
Photos from left to right: Michael Kahn and F. Murray Abraham; Trustee Melissa Moss and Jonathan Silver; Christine Ebersole; Nancy Anderson and Ethan McSweeny; Jerry Stiller, Gordon Zacks and Jane Harman; Colleen Delaney and performer; Bill Irwin and F. Murray Abraham. Photos by Kevin Allen and Margot Schulman.
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Will on the Hill Toil and Trouble written by Peter Byrne May 6, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall
One of Washington, D.C.’s most anticipated events is Will on the Hill. Washington’s political and media elite are brought together to celebrate the work of Shakespeare. A sold-out crowd filled Sidney Harman Hall, contributing more than $400,000 for the Theatre’s year-round education and community engagement programs. Toil and Trouble, written by Peter Byrne, took us to the Washington studios of a national news network where two anchors try to hold onto their audience in anticipation of a major statement by the White House by bringing on a series of guests. Unfortunately, the only guests available are attending a nearby Shakespearean costume ball! This season’s event featured VEEP star Anna Chlumsky as well as STC favorite Todd Scofield. Fellow cast members included ABC News’ Rick Klein, NBC’s Chris Matthews, the Honourable Ian LiddellGrainger MP and nearly 20 members of Congress. The show “warmed our bipartisan-craving hearts” (Roll Call), creatively incorporating good-natured jabs at contemporary political issues as the play centered around the theme of working across the aisle, and the power of Shakespeare triumphing in the end. Media Sponsor:
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Executive Sponsors: From top: Photo Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Anna Chlumsky and Todd Scofield; Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL); Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) All photos by Kevin Allen.
The Bard Association Mock Trial The Pen vs. The Sword Monday, May 13, 2013 Sidney Harman Hall The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s annual Mock Trial is one of the most anticipated legal events in Washington, D.C. For nearly 20 years, Supreme Court Justices have presided over theatrically-inspired cases for this exciting event. This year, advocates took on a libel case entitled The Pen vs. The Sword, inspired by Shakespeare’s political drama Coriolanus. After Coriolanus’s untimely death, his mother Volumnia, the executor of her son’s state, believed that if it were not for the malicious defamation of Coriolanus’s campaign by the Roman tabloid, The Latin Tribune, Coriolanus would have had a highly successful political career. The defamation thus caused Coriolanus monetary injury for which the estate should receive damages.
Photos (from top) of Lisa Blatt, Seth P. Waxman; Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Samuel Alito, Judge Douglas Ginsburg and Judge Brett Kavanaugh by Kevin Allen.
As is tradition at the event, a panel of Washington’s legal luminaries and the nation’s most esteemed judges assembled to hear the libel case in front of a packed house. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito and Stephen G. Breyer presided over this year’s once-again sell out event. Judges Merrick B. Garland, Douglas Ginsburg, Brett M. Kavanaugh and David S. Tatel came well prepared with clever one-liners and references to current events to sprinkle throughout the proceedings.
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Shakespeare and the Law Tuesday, November 13, 2012 The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall
This season marked the third year of Shakespeare and the Law, which included a panel discussion series that examined legal issues through a Shakespearean lens. Produced by the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the Bard Association, this fourth installment engaged panelists, who hailed from different areas of law, media and government, in a discussion that explored the prevalence of corruption today and during Shakespeare’s time.
“Corruption wins not more than honesty”: Shakespeare and Corrupt Practices Moderated by Abbe David Lowell, Esq., Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP with Judge Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Stephen M. Ryan, Esq., McDermott Will & Emery LLP Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio
And Shakespeare experts: Michael Evans, K&L Gates Drew Lichtenberg, Literary Associate for the Shakespeare Theatre Company
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PATRICK PAGE and DIANE D’AQUILA
Emery Battis Award for Acting Excellence Sidney Harman Hall
Named for beloved Shakespeare Theatre Company actor Emery Battis, this annual honor recognizes two actors whose work in a Mainstage production demonstrated outstanding classical technique. The award, funded by an anonymous donor, includes a cash prize. The selection committee carefully considered each performance of the 2012-2013 Season to choose the two most deserving awardees. This season’s awardees were both from STC’s Mainstage production of Coriolanus. Patrick Page was honored for his portrayal of the title character and Diane D’Aquila for her performance of Volumnia.
Photo of Patrick Page, Hunter Zane and Diane D’Aquila in Coriolanus by Scott Suchman.
Une Soiree franÇaise: les liasions dangereuses Thursday, December 6, 2012 Lansburgh Theatre
Family Week Festival: A Mini-Summer Night’s Dream December 11-16, 2012 Sidney Harman Hall
Family Week is a programming series of kid-friendly events in conjunction with a Shakespeare Theatre Company Mainstage production. STC created Family Week to encourage younger audiences to experience Shakespeare, in the belief that his words speak to all ages. This season’s Family Week Festival presented A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where audiences were transported into an evening of magic and laughter with a re-imagined version Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy. Children and families had the opportunity to explore the play creatively through hands-on activities and crafts in the lobby before performances.
This season the Shakespeare Theatre Company hosted an exclusive event for audiences to see the American premiere of John Malkovich’s Les Liasions Dangerereuses, which offered a fresh, modern take on the steamy story. The exciting performance was followed with an exclusive soirée hosted by the French Ambassador where guests sipped on champagne and enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres. Support for Une Soirée Française provided by:
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This ScepterEd Isle: Michael Kahn’s CBE British Investiture Ceremony Tuesday, April 23, 2013 The British Ambassador’s Residence An unexpected highlight of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s recent season was a celebration of Michael Kahn’s Investiture as an Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The award is a national order of chivalry for British nationals and people who impact the United Kingdom and recognizes distinguished service to the arts and sciences, public services outside the Civil Service and work with charitable and welfare organizations of all kinds. Kahn said, “I am very grateful and humbled by this honor from the British government and most particularly since it is being given to an American for their work on Shakespeare.” Mr. Kahn was honored in recognition to his more than 25 years of service to the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, and the significant contributions he has made to the cultural ties that the U.K. and U.S. share. The Shakespeare Theatre Company has introduced the iconic playwright to thousands of American schoolchildren and has also created numerous opportunities for British directors and actors in the U.S. Following the Investiture Ceremony the British Embassy hosted a charming reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence with approximately 200 of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s loyal companions and generous supporters. The evening’s celebration also featured performances by Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Stacy Keach and Patrick Page. Photos (from left): Michael Kahn and British Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott; Stacy Keach, Franchelle Stewart Dorn and Patrick Page; Michael Kahn; Stacy Keach, Michael Kahn, Patrick Page and Franchelle Stewart Dorn. Photos by Kevin Allen.
Photo of the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Scott Suchman.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONS FY2013 and FY2012
Assets Cash and cash equivalents Restricted Cash Investments Pledges receivable, net Accounts receivables, net Prepaid expenses and deferred costs Deposits and other assets Property and equipment, net Deferred financing costs, net Total assets
2013
2012
770,728
504,551
152,517
152,008
4,065,674
3,929,543
5,564,122
5,514,335
171,465
498,955
655,854
505,103
265,680
86,349
69,112,932
70,798,474
264,391
357,282
81,023,363
82,346,600
Liabilities and Net Assets Accounts payable
1,872,935
1,521,927
205,473
53,579
Deferred revenue
3,797,797
3,493,738
Notes payable
16,881,169
13,817,137
Accrued salaries and benefits
546,301
99,671
Other liabilities
Capital lease payable
41,275
51,404
Total liabilities
23,344,950
19,037,456
53,908,397
59,540,749
Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted
1,883,954
1,882,333
Permanently restricted
1,886,062
1,886,062
57,678,413
63,309,144
82,346,600
82,346,600
Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets
The financial highlights presented in this report are derived from the audited financial statements. A copy of the financial report and auditor’s statement are available on request.
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EXPENSES
8%9%
REVENUE
11%
15%
6%
26%
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Program Services Administration Fundraising
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ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTERS The Shakespeare Theatre Company thanks the following individuals, corporations, foundations and public agencies that supported the work of the 2012-2013 Season.
$100,000 AND ABOVE Michael R. Klein and Joan I. Fabry
D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities The Harman Family Foundation
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Robert H. Smith Family Foundation T BA
The Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation
Suzanne and Glenn Youngkin T
HRH Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
Anita M. Antenucci
The Beech Street Foundation Afsaneh Beschloss
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The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter T Dr. Mark Epstein and Amoretta Hoeber T
The Philip L. Graham Fund
National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program/U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
John and Meg Hauge T
National Endowment for the Arts
Mr. Jerry Knoll
Robert and Martha Osborne
Abbe David Lowell and Molly A. Meegan T BA
Estate of Suzy Platt 1616
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Florance
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Jacqueline B. Mars
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The Shubert Foundation
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$25,000–$49,999 Anonymous (3)
The Erkiletian Family Foundation
Steve and Diane Rudis
The Margaret Abell Powell Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falb
Vicki and Roger Sant 1616
Anne and Ronald Abramson
James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Nick and Marla Allard Stephen E. Allis
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Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne T
Arts Midwest Mr. and Mrs. Landon Butler
$10,000 to $14,999 Anonymous Peter A. Bieger CBRE Group Inc Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter and Associates Computer and Communications Industry Association DirecTV Douglas Development Corporation E. and B. Family Trust
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Clarice Smith Fredda Sparks and Kent Montavon
Jeffrey M. Kaplan
George P. Stamas
Helen Kenney
Bill Walton
Laura Pels Productions
Tom and Cathie Woteki
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Community Foundation for the National Capital Region $15,000 to $24,999 Anonymous (2) Esthy and Jim Adler Altria Group The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Brown-Forman Corporation Clark Construction Group, LLC Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Deloitte LLP Nina Laserson Dunn and Eric C. Rose BA Trygve and Norman Freed Gould Property Group Catherine Held Hogan Lovells US LLP Humana Inc. Jerry and Isabel Jasinowski T Margot Kelly The Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation M Powered Strategies, Inc. MARPAT Foundation, Inc. Ann K. Morales Laura Pels Productions Toni A. Ritzenberg Pauline A. Schneider T BA May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust The Hattie M. Strong Foundation
Share Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Hopkins T
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Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Turner & Goss
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EagleBank Miguel and Patricia Estrada Arthur and Shirley Fergenson ACA Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust French-American Cultural Foundation Helen Clay Frick Foundation David and Jean Grier Grossberg Yochelson Fox Beyda Norman D. Jemal T J.M. Zell Partners, LTD. Scott Kaufmann T The Honorable Eugene Ludwig and Dr. Carol Ludwig In memory of Marilyn J. Lynch Kathleen Matthews Eleanor Merrill T Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Milstein Hazel C. Moore Kristine Morris Melissa Moss T Nissan North America, Inc. Parsons Corporation PhRMA Raytheon Stephen and Lisa Ryan T BA Judi Seiden AMB Victor Shargai and Craig Pascal Doug and Gabriela Smith Sovereign Strategy Limited Solon E. Summerfield Foundation Venable LLP Walker & Dunlop LLC Andrea and Stephen Weiswasser BA Lynn and Jonathan Yarowsky $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (4) AFLAC Mark Tushnet and Elizabeth Alexander Alston & Bird LLP
Alan and Marsha Paller Peter and Joan Andrews Linna Barnes and Chris Mixter Kyle and Alan Bell Barbara Bennett Sheila and Kenneth Berman BA The BGR Foundation, Inc. In memory of Evan Hale Bliss Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch and Stuart Bloch Robert Crawford Carlson Shawn J. Chen and Alexis K. Albion Mary and Armeane Choksi The Honorable Joan Churchill and Mr. Anthony Churchill BA Compass Point Research & Trading LLC Louis Delair, Jr. Beverly and Richard Dietz Craig Dunkerley and Patricia Haigh ACA Ernst & Young LLP ExxonMobil Corporation Ambassador and Mrs. Richard Fairbanks The Financial Services Roundtable Forest City Washington Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Tim and Susan Gibson AMB Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Gideon Scott and Lauren Gilbert BA In memory of Angelique Glass 1616 ACA AMB Janet W. Solinger and Jacob K. Goldhaber The Greczmiel Family William Stein and Victoria Griffiths BA H&R Block Stephen Hauge Kevin T. Hennessy AMB BA Lynne and Joseph Horning Mike and Gina House T BA The Mark & Carol Hyman Fund
The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Marcel LaFollette and Jeffrey Stine Jackson Lewis LLP Elaine Economides Joost K&L Gates LLP Daniel F. Katz BA Kovler Fund of the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region Dr. Mark T. Lewellyn Heidi and Bill Maloni MedStar National Rehabilitation Network Hilary B. Miller and Dr. Katherine N. Bent BA Rita Mullin Theodore B. Olson and Lady Booth Olson BA James and Wanda Pedas Theodore and Lea Pedas The Prince Charitable Trusts Property Capital LLC Public Strategies Washington Willam Pugh and Lisa Orange Gerri and Murray Rottenberg 1616 Ron and Sharon Salluzzo The Honorable Robert E. Sharkey and Dr. Phoebe Sharkey AMB Studios Architecture Terra Nova Title and Settlement Services, LLC Time Warner, Inc. TPG Capital Mr. and Mrs. Jay Velasquez Vulcan Materials Company Foundation The Washington Post Company Marvin F. Weissberg Wells Fargo Philanthropy Carolyn L. Wheeler BA
Gerry Widdicombe Alan and Irene Wurtzel Chris and Carol Yoder Judy and Leo Zickler $2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (4) Mr. Derek Thomas and Mr. Ernesto Abrego Ernest and Dianne Abruzzo Robert N. Alfandre Sunny and Bill Alsup Mr. Decker Anstrom and Ms. Sherron Hiemstra Stephen P. Anthony BA Celia and Keith Arnaud Arnold & Porter Drs. Hilda and William O. Bank BB&T Kim Bollen Dr. Bill and Evelyn Braithwaite Mr. and Mrs. Jere Broh-Kahn ACA Claudyne Y. Brown BA The Family of Marion and Charles Bryce 1616 AMB Mr. and Mrs. I.T. Burden, III Burson Marsteller C2 Group, LLC Desiree Campbell Dawn and James Causey Rita A. Cavanagh and Gerald A. Kafka Chadbourne & Parke, LLP BA Audrey Chang and Michael Vernick Joan Choppin The Clearing House Richard H. Cleva Linda and John Cogdill Mary Cole AMB Jeff and Jacky Copeland Marshall B. Coyne Foundation Douglas W. Crandall Kenneth W. Crow Jeffrey P. Cunard BA DAI Ralph Voltmer and Tracy Davis BA William C. and Sandra Davis The Charles Delmar Foundation Carol Der Garry The Dimick Foundation Ms. D. Chris Downey Helaine G. Elderkin BA Elmendorf Ryan Michael Evans Expedia, Inc Bob, Kathy and Lauren Fabia Rob and Anne Faris Barbara and Ralph Ferrara Leo Fisher and Sue Duncan Barry and Marie Fleishman Gensler & Associates
Burton Gerber Josh Goldfoot Sue and Leslie Goldman Amy Howe and Tom Goldstein Richard A and M. Theresa Gollhofer Alice and John Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Woolf P. Gross Catherine MacNeil Hollinger and Mark Hollinger David H. Holtzman Homes, Lowry, Horn & Johnson, LTD Maxine Isaacs Erick Jaffe and Christine Mahoney Larry and Georganne John John Edward Johnson Jones Lang LaSalle Lou and Irene Katz Jody Katz and Jeffrey Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kendall Thomas and Bridget Kluwin Dr. Richard M. Krause 1616 Barry Kropf Kristi and Scott Kubista-Hovis AMB David A. Lamdin AMB Bill Lands and Norberta Schoene Richard Levi and Susan Perry LEVICK BA Marjorie and John Lewis James M Loots, Esq. and Barbara Dougherty Loots, Esq. BA Nick and Alyssa Lovegrove Mr. and Mrs. Eric Luse Patricia Magno Linda Matthews Margerie and Theodore Mayer Mary McCue AMB John and Connie McGuire BA Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Rajesh and Radhika Murari Patricia Sherman and Terry Murphy National Association of Realtors Navigators Global Louisa and Bill Newlin Melanie and Larry Nussdorf James Oldham and Elizabeth Conahan BA Oracle America Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oscar Mr. and Mrs. David Osnos Theda Parrish Philip B. Nelson and Anne Parten Peck, Madigan, Jones & Stewart, Inc. Mr and Mrs Carl F. Pfeiffer Sydney M. Polakoff and Carolyn Goldman Lutz Alexander Prager Mary and Gene Procknow Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rafshoon The Honorable Molly Raiser Lloyd and Claudia Randolph 1616 BA
Molly and Joe Reynolds BA Greg Roemer Mrs. Stanley J. Sarnoff 1616 Steven and Beverly Schacht SCOTUSblog BA Kannon and Victoria Shanmugam BA Linda and Stanley Sher Adele Z. Silver Richard Simpson BA Mark Sucher and Jane Lyons ThinkFoodGroup Lars and Yvonne Thunell Kathy Truex Thomas and Molly Ware AMB Washington Forrest Foundation In memory of Dorothy B. Watkiss BA Laura and Paul Weidenfeld BA Rob Wilder T $1,500 to $2,499 Anonymous (6) Mr. James Adduci II BA Miriam and Robert Adelstein Gisela and Thomas Ahern Sanford K. Ain, Esq. BA Douglas and Jane Alspach Tony Anderson and Kevin Lorei Association of Performing Arts Presenters Julie, Tina, June and Vince Auletta Galen and Carolyn Barbour Robert B. Barnett and Rita Braver BA Danielle L.C. Beach BA David and Kate Bell Judge James A. Belson Brent J. Bennett Elaine and Richard Binder Mr. and Mrs. John H. Birdsall Cathleen Blanton Martha Blaxall and Joe Dickey Thomas C. Brennan British Council Roger and Nancy Brown Elizabeth Buchbinder Cambria Solutions Cheryl and Matthew Chalifoux Ellen MacNeille Charles Antonia B. Ianniello and George M. Chuzi Matthew and Sharon Coffey Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Collins Julia and Francis Creighton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Darnell Tom and Krista Di Iaconi BA Mary Dickie and Leslie Dach David and Kenna Dorsen BA Philip Dufour
Claudia and Dennis Dulmage BA Joy Dunkerley Claire Dwoskin Becky and Alan Dye Fynnette Eaton and James E. Miller Donna Z. Eden Elizabeth and Randolph Elliott Ms. Catherine B. Elwell Garrett Epps BA Raymond S. Eresman and Diana E Garcia Marietta Ethier F. Joseph Feely III Julie M. Feinsilver 1616 Joseph and Jeri Fellerman Anne and Burton Fishman BA Julian W. Fore and Beverly A. Sauer Claire Frankel Paige Franklin and David Pancost David Frederick BA Rhona Wolfe Friedman and Donald J. Friedman Brenda and David Friend Charles and Amy Gardner Mr. Randall Bevins and Ms. Monica A. Gaw Dr. Laura J. George AMB JoAnne Glisson Donald H. Goodyear, Jr. Rebekah Goshorn Tamra and Edward Gotchef Mr. John Graves Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gray Ms. Pat Gray ACA Bettina L. Gregory and Diana Flannery Lisa Grosh and Donald Names Thomas Gustafson Corbin and Pam Gwaltney Merle Haberman Robert and Mary Haft Kenneth G. Hance James T. and Vicky Sue Hatt Karen L Hawkins Robert and Margaret Hazen 1616 Michael S. Helfer and Ricki Tigert Helfer Jean and Stephen Hersh John W. Hill T Cheryl R. Hodge Charlotte Hollister and Donald Clagett Linda Holmes BA Ms. Ann Homan William L. Hopkins, Richard B. Anderson 1616 Ms. Carolyn Hoskinson James and Marissa Huttinger Robert Ingram Mr. Steven Janssen John, Pam and Kim Jaske Birdie Johnson Michael Kades and Mary Giovagnoli
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Lawranne Stewart and Mark Kantor Candace and Hadrian Katz Joel and Mary Keiler Judge Gladys Kessler Donald and Yvonne Klenk Mary Hughes Knox Dana and Ray Koch Amy Schwartz and Eric Koenig Polly Kraft Mr. Sanjiv Kumar and Ms. Mansoora Rashid Lafarge Corporation L. L. Lanam Sheldon and Kathleen Leggett Diane Lindquist BA Freddi Lipstein and Scott Berg 1616 AMB Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Livingston David Lloyd, Realtor Christopher and Lane Macavoy Amanda Machen Dan and Susan Mareck Mars Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James E. Martin In memory of Robert M. McAllister The McGwin/Bent Family Lily St. John McKee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McLarty, III Tom and Ingrid McPherson Foundation Dorothy and Bill McSweeny 1616 Melrose Trust James Mendelsohn Dr. Jeanne-Marie A. Miller Ben Miller Nancy and Herbert Milstein Dee Dodson Morris BA Ralph and Gwen Nash Madeline Nelson Michelle Newberry Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O’Connor Mrs. Jean Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Padwe Barbara A. Patocka and Everett Mattlin Penelope Payne Pamela Peabody Scott Pearson and Diane Farrell BA Robert and Lillian Philipson Foundation BA Robert and Nan Ratner Steven and Anne Reed Retail Litigation Center BA Bill Wears and Ted Richards Vicki Rosenberg Steve and Diane Rothman AMB Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rubin Hattie Ruttenberg and John Molot Patricia Sagon Kimberly and Norman Sandridge BA Linda B. Schakel Richard and Rochelle Schwab Christine Scott
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Shaffer Family Shakespeareances.com BA Dickstein Shapiro Margaret Sheer BA Kelly S. Shoop BA Mark J. and Joan B. Siegel Patricia L. Sims, Esq. and David M. Sims, Esq. BA Ed and Andy Smith Gary and Libby Stanley Paul Schott Stevens BA Alan Asay and Mary Sturtevant Susan and Brian Sullam Ann and Trevor Swett BA Louisa and Daniel Tarullo Jeff Thamkittikasem Alice W. Thomas Mr. Dale E. Thompson Sarah Valente Trina Y. Vargo John H. Vogel BA Sally and Richard Watts Ms. Judith Weintraub Carla Weiss BA Richard K. Willard Mr. Alan F. Wohlstetter Julian Yap BA Fred and Sandra Young The Honorable Dov S. Zakheim and Mrs. Deborah Bing Zakheim $1,000 to $1,499 Anonymous (6) Ashley Allen Dean Amel and Terry Savela American Association of University Women Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ballentine Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Barclay Jr. Barrett and Beauchamp Symantec Vaughn and Marian Bishop Dr. Donna W. Blake and Bruce E. Eckstein Mary C. Blake John Blandford Michael Boyd Elizabeth Boyle The Honorable Susan G. Braden and Thomas M. Susman Jill and Jay Brannam Dr. Chris H. and Mr. James D. Bridgeman Michael L. Burke and Carl W. Smith John and Linda Byington Thomas Calhoun and Thelma Triche Capitol Hill Community Foundation Joanna and Alan Capps Frederick Wolff and Catherine Chura Barbara and John Cochran William and Sara Coleman
JoEllen and Michael Collins John W. Cooper Ms. Tia Cudahy and Mr. Redmond Walsh Thomas Damisch Emma R. Dolly Dieter Richard and Patricia Draper Col. and Mrs. Charles Feldmayer Gary and Naomi Felsenfeld Alan and Lois Fern Louise A. Fishbein Sandy and Jim Fitzpatrick Ms. Elizabeth Galvin The Honorable and Mrs. Joseph B. Gildenhorn Dr. Douglas E. Gill Ruth Bader Ginsburg Angela and Dan Goelzer Robert Groshon and Randa Mudarris Sue Henry and Carter Phillips Dr. and Mrs. John Hillen Hines Interests Limited Partnership Mr. Henry H. Holcomb Fran and William Holmes Myra Holsinger In memory of Daniel Honig Donald M. and Barbara S. Hoskins Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Howard Stephanie Kanwit Daniel Kaplan and Kay Richman Gift Fund Rick Kasten Thomas R. and Laurie S. Kelly Dr. Andrea and Mr. Joseph Kerr Melinda Kimble William and Susan Kirby Lynne Stephens and Kenneth Larson Karen Leider James J. Lombardi Steven M. Rosenberg and Stewart C. Low III Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Hardee Mahoney and Juan Vegega Alice Mandanis David Marin David and Martha Martin Aileen M. May Mr. and Mrs. Gregory May Belinda and Jon McKenzie Brian Meighan Brenda Metzger Carl Stephens and Catherine Moore Michael Nannes and Nancy Everett Ms. Beth Nolan and Mr. Charles Wright The OB-C Group, LLC Cheryl B. Owen Mr. and Mrs. P. David Pappert James D. Parker The Penzance Companies Gary and Trudy Peterson
The John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Ms. Elise Rabekoff and Mr. Christopher Gladstone Red Hat Peter S. Reichertz Sister Strength, LLC Roger Roberts Linda O. Rosenfeld Peter Rosenstein David and Samantha Ross Runyan Public Affairs James and Madeleine Schaller BA Lee Goodwin and Linda Schwartzstein Richard Scott Eva and Rex Settle In memory of Betty F. Shepard Joan and Ev Shorey Christina M. Smith The Smith-Free Group LLC Steptoe & Johnson LLP George and Elizabeth Stevens Richard and Judith Sugarman Linda Griggs and Bill Swedish Al and Nadia Taran David and Sarah Tate Steven and Alison Thompson David Tone Carole and John Varela Patricia Arnold In memory of Mary Weathers Weinreich Family Sonia and Dale West Penny Younce $500 to $999 Anonymous (12) George and Polla Abed Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc. Vickie and David Adamson Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Thomas and Kathleen Altizer Stewart Aly Eric Amick Richard and Rosemarie Andreano Ms. Jerrilyn Andrews and Mr. Donald Hesse Cherrill Alfou Anson Susan Anthony M. Antoun Judy Areen and Richard Cooper Jean W. Arnold Mrs. Martin Atlas John Ausink Kevin and Sheila Avruch Russ Stevenson and Margaret R. Axtell Mr. Joel Balsham Dan and Nancy Balz Jonathan H. Barber Joan Barron and Paul Lang
R. Joseph Barton and Tricia Placido B. Bayliss and A. Caul Rev. John P. Beal, III Julianne Beall Peter Mathers and Bonnie Beavers Linda Beers Raymond Benton Paul R. Berger and Janice Lower Dr. and Mrs. James E. Bernhardt Sue E. Berryman Bethesda MRI & CT Sam Blackburn and Laura Bunker William D. Blair Charitable Foundation Ms. Rebecca Bloch Ilene and Joseph Block James Blum Harriet and Bruce Blum Thomas Booth The Booth Kogan Family Ronald Bottomly Dr. Ronald Brady Robert and Lucy Bremner Bill Brewer and Collot Guerard Mr. John Broadbent Liz and Cornelius Bronder Adrianne B. Brooks Christopher Brown Dana E. Brown Marian Bruno Harold R. Bucholtz Maurice and Ruth Burg Col. and Mrs. Lance J. Burton Marianne M. Callahan Dianna Campagna Ann Cardoni James M. Carr Nicholas and Mary Jeanne Carrera Cash America International, Inc. Ann Castiglione-Cataldo Sarah and William Cavitt Nancy Chabot and Rob Layden Meryl and Michael Chertoff Elaine H. Christ Elaine Church John Clark and Ana Steele Clark Dr. Warren Coats Jr. Tim Cole and Kathy Galloway Laura L. Hoffman and David C. Colin William and Carol Conrad Jovana Cooke John Corrado Marsha E. Swiss and Ronald Costell MD Michael and Sue Crane Whitney Moore and Jacy Daiutolo Maygene and Stephen Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Anthony and Nancy DeCrappeo Osborne Mackie and Morgan Delaney Tom Gusdorff and Ed Dennison Mary des Jardins
Mr. David D. Doniger Jean and Paul Dudek Susan and Dorsey Dunn Sayre Ellen Dykes EastBanc Stephen and Magda Eccles Dr. Stanley Edinger and Vitalina Zakharova Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann Roberta Ellington Victoria Elliott and J. Michael Shanahan Roy T. Englert Will Guthrie and Ellen Epstein William Erickson David Webber and Joelle Faucher Gail W. Feagles Dorothy E. Fickenscher Scott Fine Ms. Christine Fisher and Mr. Oscar Goldfarb Anne and Al Fishman Donald and Cathy Fogel Nancy Folger Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Foltz David Freeman Dr. Helene Freeman Friends of Youngkin Mike and Pati Froyo-McCarty Jean Fruci Aaron and Susan Fuller Mr and Mrs Davis R Gamble, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gary Norman I. Gelman David Ginsburg Lewrene Glaser Vera Glocklin David Goldston Rex S. Gordon Ms. Eloise Gore and Mr. Allen Hile James Gorham Oglesby David Gossett and Dena Ringold Melissa Gould Lynn M. Gowen Robert Warren and Jane Grayson Judy and Sheldon Grosberg Margaret S. Grotte Bruce and Georgia Sue Guenther Jack E. Hairston Jr. Dr. Sara Hale Henry and Mr. Austin Henry Frona Hall Kathryn Halpern John R. Harpold Mr. and Mrs. Harr Donald Harrison Dr. James A. Heath Terry and Jenny Heiland-Luedtke Mark Heimann Andrea L. Heithoff Margaret Hennessey
Jane and David Heppel Susan McNabb and Brent Hillman Melissa Hodgman and Peter Strzok Stanley and Vicki Hodziewich David Hofstad Paul and Carol Honigberg Silvia M. Hoop and Alfred Kammer Mike Hopkins Lois Howlin Michael Hughes and Linda Wiessler-Hughes Ken Hunter Susan C. Immelt Dale Rubenstein and Loring Ingraham Eric R. Jablow Mr. Kurt Jaeger Rachel R. Jaffe Lorna Jaffe Dr. and Mrs. Casey Jason Mary Frances Jetton In loving memory of Mary Roberta Jones Catherine Jordan Kathleen Karr Preston and Lois Kavanagh Dr. Ashok Kaveeshwar Msgr Francis Kazista Mark Kearney Barbara Keller Joe and Joanne Kelly Ms. Kay Kendall Sally and Joseph Keyes Robert Kimmins Prudence Kline and Paul Kimmel Ray Kogut Kraft Foods Global Sara and Stephen Kraskin Howard Krauss Karen E. Krueger Roger W. Langsdorf Robert L. Larke Diana M. Lee Frances and Emery Lee Mr. and Mrs Tracy Leigh Lisa and Chris Leinberger Maryellen Trautman and Darrell Lemke Lee Leonhardy Mrs. Sandra Levenbook Shirley J. and William S. Levine Bianca and Michael Levy Mr. Steven Lieberman George Linnemeier Marcia Litwack Hamilton and Bonnie Loeb Joan Lorr Roye Lowry Marilyn Lund Donald and Julianna Mahley David and Claire Maklan Jack Malgeri
Mrs. Maureen Malone In honor of Sidney Moore Margolis Estelle Marlor John and Liza Marshall Patrick Martyn Winton E. Matthews, Jr. Mr. Michael S. Maurer and Ms. Rachel L. Sher Catherine McClave Cynthia and Richard McConnell Matthew and Caitlin McCormick-Brault Susan Milligan and Philip McGuire Bernard McKay David and Sarah McMeans W. Bruce McPherson Beverly Melani and Bruce Walker Starke Meyer Lisa Mezzetti Roger and Robin Millay Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller Scott and Margaret Minton Daniel Mintz and Ellen Elow-Mintz Lester and Bonnie Miyaoka Andy and Janice Molchon Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Mulligan Carl and Undine Nash Linda S. Neighborgall Elizabeth and John Newhouse D.W. and Martha Newman Ms. Dana J. Nielsen Ms. Kathleen J. Norvell Paul D. O’Brien John O’Donnell Mr. James Olander Warren S. Oliveri, Jr. and McGennis Williams Francis O’Malley and James Ellzy A. Orza Osterman family Tim O’Toole Mary Ann Palka Merrillee Pallansch Thomas Pauls and Eleanor Pelta Robert and Susan Pence Ms. Mary I. Pett Julie Phillips Victoria Phipps Ann and Walter Pincus Elizabeth Piotrowski Chris Poppe and Teresa Channon Sheldon Pratt Diana L. Preston Drs. Dena and Jerome Puskin David A. Quick Blair and Stephen Raber Alice Rand Julie and Sam Rea The Honorable Joe R. Reeder Lee P. Reno
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Sheldon and Barbara Repp Drs. Jeanne and Markley Roberts Gail A. Robinson Philip and Peggy Rodokanakis Thomas and Victoria Rollins The Honorable John T. Rooney Loretta Rosenthal Lynn and Don Rothberg Burton Rothleder Peggy and Bud Rubin Suzonne Sage Mr. Charles B. Saunders, Jr. Eugene & Alice Schreiber Philanthropic Fund Dr. and Mrs Frank and Susan Schuster Joyce and Richard Schwartz Matteson and Kathleen Scott Elizabeth and Carl Seastrum Meredith and Susan Senter Phil Sharp Dianne Shaughnessy and Jonathan Taylor John and Roma Sherman Frank Short Greg Simon and Margo Reid Donald M. Simonds Bill and Vira Sisolak Steve Sleigh Dr. and Mrs. Delbert D. Smith Robert Smith Randall Speck and Samantha Nolan Mr. and Mrs. William Spellbring Cecile and James Srodes Dr. William and Vivienne R. Stark Mr. and Mrs. John M. Steadman John Steele Andy Steinem Edward Steinhouse Robert and Virginia Stern Dorothy and Donald Stone Maureen Sullivan Mrs. Richard Sziede Drs. Steven and Sheila Taube John Taylor Peter Threadgill Lynn Trundle Michael Tubbs Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tucker David S. Turner Dr. Kazuko Uchimura Arina van Breda Tessa van der Willigen and Jon Walters Joan and Lyman Van Nostrand Dwight and Carrie Vaughn Steve Verna Ann Volk Martin and Susan Wald Libby and Herb Ware Ms. Catherine Webb Mr. and Mrs. Rosanne Weber
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Mr. Peter Q. Weeks - ElderCaring Robert and Isabel Wein Jack and Ruth Ellen Wennersten Sean Whelton Dr. Edward Whitman DeAunn and Jeffrey Wilder Dr. Marjorie Williams ACA Virginia and Wayne Williams Caroline Willis Laurel Wingate C. Lawrence Wiser Marty Woelfle Deborah Yaffe Margot and Paul Zimmerman Ms. Jackie E. Zins $250 to $499 Anonymous (48) Jean Abinader Mr. and Mrs. Elias Aburdene and Annette Aburdene Donald Adams and Ellen Maland Jeffrey Ahl and Toby Port Helen Alexander and Roland Weiss 1616 Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Alexander Maqbool Aliani Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Allison The Honorable and Mrs. Frank Almaguer Michael Alt Mr. Jerome R. Andersen and Ms. June Hajjar Kirsten Anderson and Jeff Harris Edward M. Andrews and John H. McCrary Ms. Bonnie Angelo Keith L. Babb James H. Babcock Mary Anne and Charlie Bacas Leonard Bachman Sheila Eddy Baker Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Ballestero Margaret and Gordon Bare Ms. Melissa L. Barrett Michael and Lissa Barry Edward and Nancy Barsa Charles and Linda Bartlett Mr. and Ms. Robert W. Barton Christy Schmidt and Tony and Peter Bayne Nan Beckley Anne Bellinger Jane C. Bergner Sharon L. Bernier David Bernstein Maya A. Bernstein, Esq. Claire and Tom Bettag Thomas Beyer Paul H. Bickart Mr. Bowen Billups
Julie Bitzer Mary Josie and Bruce Blanchard Alisa M. Goldstein and Lee Blank Robert Bleimann and Dr. May Chin John W. Blouch Arthur Spitzer and Elisabeth Boas Donald J. and Carol L. Bobby Rick and Burma Bochner Andrew and Kaye Boesel Constance Bohon, M.D. Joanne Bollhofer-White Mark Ziomek and Gary Bowden Douglas Bowers and Martin Beadle The Bowie Family Cindy and Dennis Brack Paul S. Bridge Michael and Taylor Brogan Henry J. Brothers, II Steve Broughman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown In memory of Arthur J. Brown, Esq. Perry L. Brown Candice C. Bryant Buckley/Palmore/Hind Family Janet Burchard Jeffrey and Josephine Burton Susan and Dixon Butler Cesar A. Caceres MD Kim and Glenn Campbell Robert Campbell Peggy Canale Alan Cantor Margaret Capron Patrick and Katharine Carney Bruce Gregory and Paula Causey Marta Cehelsky Wallace W. Chandler Frances Chang and Martin Hrivnak Nancy J. Chesser and J. Michael Rowe Edward Chmielowski Lily L. Chu and Gerald W. Weaver II Ray Clark, Rhonda Starkey and Alex Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clark Mrs. Nancy B. Clark Dave Clifford Barbara Cobb Anna Cochrane Babette Cohn John and Sheila Compton Susan E. Connors Rachel Conway John F. Copes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cormack Owen Costello and Erlin Webb Robert W. Cover Candace and Charles Cowan Mr. and Ms. Coyle Edward E. Cragg Stephen T. Cramolini Marcia P. Crandall
Katie Cranford Drs. Joanne and Frank Crantz John Cuddy Ambassador and Mrs. Jaime Daremblum Mr. Gerald P. Dargis Simpson Dean Charles and Connie Delaplane Ms. Anne Depew Marjorie Deutsch, Ph.D and John Broadbent, JD Col. and Mrs. Deverill Caroline M. Devine Caroline and Ian Smith DeWaal Beverly Dickerson Peter Dickinson Gregory Dobbins Colleen Dougherty Fayonne Doughty and Don Weinstein Alan and Susan Dranitzke Dr. Richard Drawbaugh and Suzanne Drawbaugh William J. Tito and Debra J. Duncan Dutch and Brenda Dunham David Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dyk Mary and Bob Eccles Ms. Betty Edelson Stuart and Joanna Edwards The Eichenbaum Family Michelle B. Eisenberg In memory of Judith S. Ekman Marjorie and Anthony Elson David and Lois A. Engel Sarah G. Epstein and Donald A. Collins William Erdmann Connie Ericson Stockwell Everts Joseph Eyles William Faragher Janet Farbstein Dr. and Mrs. H. Fred Farley Anne and Marc Feinberg David Furth and Martha Finnemore Sara Fisher Tracy Fisher James Fitzwilliam Robert and Carole Fontenrose Richard L. Forstall V. Lee Fortna Elizabeth France Nadra Franklin Craig and Kathy Franklin Molly M. Frantz Mrs. Noreen Fruscello Michael Gaba Robert Gallagher Mary Alice Garber Dr. Arlyn Garcia-Perez
Ms. Nancy J. Garruba and Mr. Christopher W. Hornig Carole Green Gelfeld Carl R Gerber Dennis Gerrity Frank H. Gibson Laura and Michael Gilpin Virginia Giroux-Rollow Mrs. Sue Golan Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Gold Burton Goldberg David M. Goldberg Mrs. Lawrence Goldmuntz Ellen L. Goldstein Morton and Roberta Goren Patricia Graham In memory of Katie Granger Bonnie Green Eldon and Emily Greenberg Robert Greenfield In memory of Carmela Aiello Susan and David Gries Joseph F. Grikis Walter and Janet Grissett David Grover Mr. Paul K. Guinnessy Gail J. Gulliksen Cliff Hackett Judy Hall Donna Hart Peter D. and Florence R. Hart Frank and Lisa Hatheway Doris Hausser Judith Hautala Larry Hawk Buzz Hefti Charles W. Heise Constance and Richard Heitmeyer Shawn C. Helm and J. Thomas Marchitto Robert J. Herbert Louis Hering Laura Roulet and Rafael Hernandez Dr. Roger E. Herst and Dr. Judith L. Bader June and George Higgins Augustus Hill M.D. Barbara Hindin Richard and Ardeth Hines Frederick S. Hird Bernardo Hirschman Virginia A. Hodges Brabble N. Hoffman Dee Ann Holisky Christopher and Deirdre Holleman Michael Hollinger Ted Holmberg and Susan Bokern Donald H Hooker Jr and Mary I Bradshaw Charles Horn and Jane Luxton Mike Henry and Ann Howard
Charlotte Hrncir Veronica Hubbard Dave Hughes Carol Ireland Alden and Judy Irons Paul and Susan Irwin Jacqueline L. Jackson Katherine Jameson Edward and Victoria Jaycox Mark Srere and Jayne Jerkins Linda Johnson George and Ayah Johnson Jason Johnson Fred Jones Mark Joseph Ms. Rita Jupe Madeleine and Marvin Kalb Timur Kanaatov Maryanne and David Kane Patricia Karhause Susan and Jeremy Karpatkin Nancy Kasler Arthur Katz and Sima Osdoby 1616 Colleen and Jack Katz BG (USA, Ret) and Mrs. Paul F. Kavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keatley John and Lucy Kelley Caroline E. Kenney Don and Alison Kerr Arleen and Edward Kessler Lori Ketcham Bill and Marion Kettering Sandy and Pat Kimble Lt. Col. Jo Kinkaid USAF (Ret) Michael and Carolyn Kirby Frank D. Kistler Stephen Kitchen Marilyn (Mickey) Klein In memory of Robert Knouss Tom and Kathy Knox Jeffrey and Barbara Kohler Daniel Kohlhepp W. Gary Kohlman and Lesley Zork Michael W. Kolakowski Pamela Kopp Robert Kopp Ana Kothe KP and Phoebe Tsolainos Foundation, Inc. J. Robert Kramer, II Kathryn and Robert Krubsack Dennis and Lori Kruse Jon and Frieda Kulish Mr. T. C. Lacey Larry and Helen Lane Debbie Lansford Mary Lauer Thomas and Jean Lauzon L. L. Lawson
John W. Layman Dr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Legum Marian and Stuart Lemle Raymond and Betty Lepesqueur J. Griffin and Linda P. Lesher David B. Levine and Judith H. Katz Lars P. Hanson, CDR, Ret. & Rosanne M. Levitre, RADM, Ret. Herman D. Levy Sallie and Sam Lewis Elizabeth Lewis and Thomas Saunders Carol A. Lewis Nancy Lewis Erik Lichtenberg and Carol Mermey Barbara Liggett and Augustine Matson Dr. Frances Litrenta Dr. Richard F. Little Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Livingston Lyndsey Livingstone Dr. and Mrs. Dan L. Longo Ken and Joan Lorber Linda L. Lum Chris and Ellie Maginniss Drs Mark and Leigh Maier Patrick Shannon and Gita Maitra Wm Gary and Phoebe Mallard Robert and Ida May Mantel Maury and Beverley Marks John Marshall Rita and Paul Marth Stephanie Martin Don Martin and Tammy Wiles Dr. and Mrs. Robert Martin John B.K. Martinec Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Mason Mr. Paul Mavromihalis and Dr. Rebecca Ocampo Thomas McAuliffe Mr. and Mrs. James W. McBride Matt and Peggy McCarty Dan McCormack and Yee-Ning Soong William A. McDaniel, Jr. Dr. Jill E. McGovern Anna Theresa McGowan Elizabeth McGrath Mike McNamee Michael and Kimberly Mehalick Ms. Marjory Melnick Susan and Harry Meyers JoAnn and Skip Mican M. Elaine Mielke Iris and Lawrence Miller Jack and Barbara Miller Carolyn Yocom Nicole and Stephen Minnick Bobbe and Herb Mintz Barbara A. Mitchell Ryland and Mary L. Mitchell Ruth Mitchell Jessine A. Monaghan
Dr. Allen Mondzac Dr. Dominic J. Monetta Judie and Fred Mopsik John and Livezey More Barbara and Robert Munford Elisabeth Murawski Martin G. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mustain Jr. Anne Mytych Elizabeth Neblett Winkle Williams Nemeth Jo-Ann Neuhaus NewTrends Publishing Eugene Nojek Alice Norris Russ and Ellen Notar Paul and Beth Nyhus In honor of Oliver Ocean Dr. Edward and Susan Oldfield Joseph and Margot Onek Helen Orleans Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ott Rodney and Deborah Page Thomas and Yates Palmer Susan Papp-Lippman Joseph A. Pardo The Honorable Elizabeth Paris Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Park 1616 The Patino Family Rebecca Patton Kevin and Sherry Pearson Julia Perlman Col. Sandra Perry Rick Peters John R. Petty Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pinckney Ms. Diane Polinger Posner-Wallace Foundation Lisa Poulin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Presel Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Press Drs. Frank and Billie Press Julie Pringle Michael Proffitt Julie and Navarro Pulley Alfred S. Raider Jennifer and Harry Rand Mr. Richard Reiter John and Sue Renaud Mr. and Mrs. Resch Maggie and Clark Rheinstein Ms. Catherine Ribnick Tiffany Rider Mac and Michelle-Anne Riley Colleen Robertson David and Sandy Robinson Ruth Roddis Dwight and Laurie Rodgers Audrey Roh Warren Romine
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Silvia B. Trumbower Jocelyn and David Turkel Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Umphrey Drs. Stephen and Susan Ungar Rod and Marilyn Uveges Eli and Zahava Velder James M. Verdier Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Wald Martha Wallach Linda Walsh Jennifer A. Warren In memory of Marjorie Hecht Watson Thomas and Elizabeth Wehr Sally B. Weinbrom-Kram Harriette Weinstein David Wentworth Dr. Karl Western and Aileen Worthington Ashley M. White Mr. Donald White and Ms. Betty Good-White Kevin R. Gowen and Robert P. Wilkinson Michael Williams Paul Wilson Mr. Scott Wilson George E. Wishon Ellis Wisner Neville Withington and Kerry Kingham Ms. Anita Woehler Kathryn Wood Dr. Maria I. Wood Susan Yamada Irving and Carol Yoskowitz Julie and David Zalkind Mr. and Mrs. John J. Zeugner Permanent support through the establishment of endowment funds The Leading National Theatres Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helen Harris Spalding and Herman Gizella Moskovitz Fund Additional Members of the Society of 1616 Anonymous Dr. Sheryl D. Baldwin Lorraine E. Chickering Anne Coventry Donald Flanders Peter and Linda Parke Gallagher* Ms. Claudia J. Greer Michael Kahn T Lt. Col. and Mrs. William K. Konze Estate of Gwenneth Lavin* Mrs. R. Robert Linowes Shirley Loo Marian Mlay
Judith E. Moore Susana and Roberto Morassi* Jennie Rose Henry J. Schalizki Anne and Daniel Toohey In Kind American Airlines Asia Nine British Airways Cafe Camille Carmine’s Cedar Restaurant Co Co. Sala Cointreau Noir Corp. Constellation Brands, Inc. The Creative Coalition D.C. Scots4Tots District Chophouse & Brewery Ella’s Wood Fired Pizza Gordon Biersch Brewery The Hill Hill Country Barbecue Knightsbridge, Inc. MAC Cosmetics Matchbox Food Group Moët Chandon MOM’s Organic Market Red Velvet Cupcakery Social Reform Kitchen & Bar/Private Caucus Rooms Tangysweet Teaism ThinkFoodGroup U Street Cleaners Urban Essentials Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority The Washington Post Company West Wing Writers Matching Gifts Bank of America CA, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Fannie Mae Foundation Freddie Mac Foundation Houghton Mifflin Harcourt IBM International Foundation International Monetary Fund Macy’s Foundation Pew Charitable Trusts Qualcomm Sprint Foundation T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc. Wiley Rein LLP YourCause, LLC
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Marcia and Robert Rosenberg Shirley and Eugene Rosenfeld Paul and Katy Rosenzweig Marilyn Rubin David N. Ryder Elizabeth and Noel Safford Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Salter Betty H. Sams Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Sanborn Phillip and Diane Savage Bob and Patricia Schieffer Jennifer Schlener Mrs. Helene Schlossberg Lorie Schmidt Steve and Rhonda Schonberg Laurence and Susan Schor Geane and Richard Schubert Jane Schubert and Robert Woolfolk Don G. Scroggin and Julie L. Williams Joan Searby Jeffrey and Patricia Sedgwick Ellen Seidman and Walter Slocombe Miss Jennifer L. Burke Dean V. Shahinian Howard and Harriet Shapiro Louise I. Shelley Catherine M. Sheppard In honor of Claire Shipman Brian Shoot Judith L. Shulman E. Leo Slaggie Sherwood Smith Nick and Robbie Snow Susan Snyder Steve and Diane Sockwell Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Soyster Richard Spear and Athena Tacha Ms. Nellie Pena and in memory of Mr. C. Donald Speer Eleanor and John Spoor James and Sue Sprague Helene and Michael Stein Ms. Terry N. Steinberg Harold and Lana Steinberg Betsy and Ralph Stephens Janice Sterling George and Jennifer Sushinsky The Honorable and Mrs. James W. Symington Barbara Taff Elizabeth A. Taylor 1616 David DeBruin and Elizabeth Taylor Miller and Virginia Taylor John A. Terry Carol Thayer Heidi Thibodeau Grant P. and Sharon R. Thompson Jill and Scott Thompson Elizabeth Trangsrud Mr. William H. Truettner
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Key To Symbols T Members of The Board of Trustees 1616 Members of The Society of 1616, The Theatre’s Planned Giving Society BA Members of The Bard Association ACA Supporters of The Academy for Classical Acting AMB Ambassadors of the Theatre Every effort has been made to accurately recognize your support. If your name is misspelled or omitted, please accept our apologies and inform the Development Department.
Photo of the cast of The Winter’s Tale by Teresa Wood.
STAFF as of 7/31/2013
Artistic Director Michael Kahn Managing Director Chris Jennings
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director and Managing Director Ray Bracken
ARTISTIC Associate Director Alan Paul
Resident Assistant Director Jenny Lord Head of Voice and Text Ellen O’Brien Resident Casting Director Daniel Neville-Rehbehn Literary Associate Drew Lichtenberg Artistic Fellow Jacob Janssen Assistant Director Gus Heagerty Affiliated Artists Keith Baxter, Avery Brooks, Helen Carey, Veanne Cox, Aubrey Deeker, Colleen Delany, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Cameron Folmar, Adam Green, Edward Gero, Philip Goodwin, Jane Greenwood, Michael Hayden, Tana Hicken, Simon Higlett, Christopher Innvar, Stacy Keach, Floyd King, Andrew Long, Ethan McSweeny, Jennifer Moeller, David Muse, James Noone, Patrick Page, Robert Perdziola, Nancy Robinette, David Sabin, Miriam Silverman, Derek Smith, Walt Spangler, Tom Story, Rebecca Bayla Taichman, Ted van Griethuysen, Adam Wernick
ADMINISTRATION Director of Administration James Roemer
Associate Director of Administration Anne S. Kohn Human Resources Manager Lindsey Morris Human Resources Coordinator Danielle Mohlman
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Accounting Manager Mary Margaret Finneran Accounting Assistant Marco Dimuzio Company Manager Jeanne Hosler Company Management Intern Shelly Cohen Receptionist Ursula David Director of Operations Timothy Fowler Operations/IT Assistant Melissa Adler Theatre Building Engineer Dave F. Henderson Theatre Monitors Milton Garcia, Jeff Whitlow Maintenance Technician Al Sanders Custodian Trent Holland Harman Porters Dennis Fuller, Roderick Proctor, Jorge Ramirez Lansburgh Porters Mirna Guzman, Agustin Hernandez Director of Information Technology Brian McCloskey Systems Administrator David Harvey Database Administrator Brian Grundstrom IT Help Desk Deanna Gonzalez
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Officer Ed Zakreski
Associate Director of Development Amy Gardner Individual Campaigns Officer Emily Lynn Individual Campaigns Coordinator Norah Quinn Special Events Manager Eric C. Bailey
Associate Director of Development Operations Meridith Young Development Operations Coordinator Kristina Williams Corporate Giving Manager Ali Peterson Major Gifts Officer Tony Wagener Membership Coordinator Katie Burns-Yocum Manager of Foundation and Government Relations Meghann Babo Development Intern Alison Goldberg
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Marketing Director Martin Drobac Associate Director of Marketing Austin Auclair Marketing Manager Becca Gurganious Audience Services Manager Joy Johnson Sales Supervisor Danielle Cox, Tim Helmer Sales Associates Zindzi Ali, Benjamin Chase, Evelyn Chester, Holly Cobb, Hannah Folger, Eric Frederic, Heather Hart, Michel Higgs, Christopher Hunt, KC Johnson, Jessica Kaplan, Jennifer Ketcham, Emmy Landskroener, Andre McBride, Katherine McCann, Izetta Mobley, Kristin Nam, Pat Nixon, Christopher Pearson, Monica Powell, Carmelitta Riley, Marie Riley, Charles W. Rohlfs, Crystal Stewart, Julia Thompson, Michael Wharton, Genevieve Williams Call Center Director Monte Hostetler Teleservices Associates Thomas Brennan, Kelly Carson, Nicholas Feeney, Rockwell Flint, Eric Garvanne, Cheryl Kempler, Jill McAfee, Sohna Millar, Joanna Morgan, Burton Napper, Colin O’Bryan, Cynthia Perdue, Jasmine Simon, George Sitter, Amy Sloane, Kirk Sobell, Nancy Tyson Theatre Services Manager Dora Hoyt
House Manager Amanda Loerch Assistant House Managers Melissa Adler, Quintin Cary, Julia Curry, Kurt Elfmann, Addie Gayoso, Kirsten Gregory, Aaron Lewis, Stephanie McLean, Carissa Milliken, Laura H. Moore, Ali Peterson, Bach Polakowski, Marie Riley, Kelly Rubin, Justin Silverman, Caitlin Staebell Retail Manager Christopher Levy Assistant Retail Manager Sue Fraser Harman Reception Meaghan McFadden Associate Communications Director Diane Metzger Publicist Lindsay Tolar Web and Media Programmer Brien Patterson Senior Graphic Designer Chris Low Junior Graphic Designer Elayna Speight Graphic Design Intern Chris Booth Photographers Kevin Allen, Margot Schulman, Scott Suchman
EDUCATION PROGRAMS The Academy for Classical Acting Director Gary Logan Academy Program Coordinator Sloane A. L. Spencer
Director of Education Samantha K. Wyer
Associate Director of Education Dat Ngo Audience Enrichment Manager Hannah J. Hessel Community Engagement Manager Marcy Spiro School Programs Manager Vanessa Hope
Training Programs Coordinator Sara Jameson Education Coordinator Laura Henry Buda Education Intern Kevin Collins Resident Teaching Artist Jim Gagne Affiliated Teaching Artists Carolyn Agan, Wyckham Avery, Dan Crane, George Grant, Paul Hope, Rachel Hynes, Naomi Jacobson, Mark Jaster, Jessica Jung, Matthew Kacergis, Casey Kaleba, Floyd King, Jessica Lefkow, Andrew Long, Sabrina Mandell, Nafeesa Monroe, George Page, Matthew Pauli, Victoria Reinsel, Lorraine Ressegger, Melissa Richardson, Nancy Robinette, Amie Root, Oran Sandel, Brent Stansell, Craig Wallace, Eva Wilhelm
PRODUCTION Director of Production Deborah Vandergrift
Associate Production Manager Tim Kaufmann Bookings Production Manager Genevieve Cooper Production Administrator Tim Bailey Resident Production Stage Manager Joseph Smelser Assistant Stage Managers Elizabeth Clewley, Hannah R. O’Neil Production Assistants Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman, Maria Tejada Stage Management Interns Staci Battista, Jessica Skelton Costume Shop Director Wendy Stark Prey Resident Design Assistant Lynda Myers Drapers Denise Aitchison, Randall Exton, Sally Kessler, Tonja Petersen First Hands Jennifer Biehl, Tessa Lew, Sandra Thomas, Sara Trebing Stitchers C. Layton Kuchinski, Michele Ordway, Jennifer Rankin, Donna Sachs, Alaina Venditti, Pamela Wilcox Lead Crafts Artisan Joshua Kelley KC/ACTF Costume Design Intern Caitlin Rain Costume Interns Jenny O’Donnell, Edwin Schiff Wardrobe Supervisors Jeanette Lee Porter, Monica Speaker Wig Master Dori Beau Seigneur Overhire Design Assistant Erin Nugent Overhire Crafts Artisan Kathleen Stack Overhire Stitchers Claire Cantwell, Sandy Smoker-Dureas Overhire Wardrobe Alina Gerall
Technical Director Mark Prey Assistant Technical Directors Michael Bagley, Kelly Dunnavant Scene Shop Administrator Margaret Tratta Carpenters Carrie Cox, Kevin Oleksy, Matt Wolfe Charge Scenic Artist Sally Glass Scenic Artist Jose Ortiz Overhire Scenic Painters Jamie Kumpf, Sam Shelton, Jessica Wade Prop Shop Director Chester Hardison Associate Props Director Eric Reynolds Lead Props Artisan Chris Young Props Artisan Eric Dixon Props Painter/Sculptor Eric Hammesfahr Hand Props Artisan Jaime Bagley Soft Goods Artisan Rebecca Williams Props Intern Hillarie Shockley Master Electrician Sean R. McCarthy Assistant Master Electrician Lauren A. Hill Harman Electrician Erin Teachman Lansburgh Electrician Jacob Moriarty-Stone Electrician Micah Manning Electrics Intern Jeremy Owens Assistant to the Lighting Designer Brian Jones Audio/Video Supervisor Jason Tratta Resident Sound Engineer Jessica Murphy Live Mix Engineer Brian Burchett Lansburgh Board Operator Andrew Smith Audio/Video Engineer Geoff Moore Stage Operations Supervisor Louie Baxter Assistant Stage Operations Supervisor Mic Murphy Stage Carpenters Nick Custer, Katherine Lucibella Run Crew Laura Downes, Catherine Russell
SPECIAL THANKS Laura Henry Buda Yolanda Jackson Anne Kohn Drew Lichtenberg Freddy Mancilla Diane Metzger Elayna Speight Chris Taylor-Low Samantha K. Wyer Meridith Young
Thank you for helping make this Annual Report possible.
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