The Haunting of Hill House - Oct/Nov 2019

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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson produced by Stacey Becker and Alan K. Wray directed by Maggie Mumford

The Haunting of Hill House is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

PRESIDENT Russell Wyland

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ARTISTIC SUPPORT Susan Boyd

BOX OFFICE Ira Forstater

BUILDING

Frank D. Shutts II

DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................................. Sarah Holt

EDUCATION

Michael J. Baker Jr.

FRONT OF HOUSE ..............................................................................................................................

Robert S. Kraus

MEMBERSHIP Brendan Quinn

PRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. Alan Wray

PUBLIC RELATIONS

SEASONAL PLANNING

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Rachel Alberts

Ashley Amidon

Ken Crowley

Treasurer David B. Hale

Secretary to the Board

Executive Secretary

Archivist

Lynn O’Connell

Jamie Blake

Charles Dragonette

Business Manager Tina McCrea

Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................. Crissy Wilke

Legal Counsel

Brian T. Goldstein, Esquire

The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Public Performances: Wed.– Sat. at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Director’s Notes

“No living organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against the hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.” —Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House

In the fall of 2016, looking for a spooky read, I picked up Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House. The horrible ’90s film adaptation (starring the confounding combo of Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Liam Neeson) is a guilty pleasure because of its laughable special effects and terrible script. Unfortunately, it had shaped my expectations of the book; I thought I was going to read a fun piece of trash. The few scenes I remembered from the better-in-every-way 1963 adaptation, directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music), didn’t change these expectations.

But …Hill House is not a pulpy horror story with scares that make up for less than perfect writing. Hill House is a literary achievement. It influenced Stephen King so much, its DNA is embedded in the Overlook Hotel of The Shining. Beyond that influence, it is a deeply engrossing, complex, psychological exploration of themes that have far more to do with the horrors of “absolute reality” than ghosts. The house is a metaphor—for what? Abuse? The patriarchy? The puritanical attitudes of the 1950s? Something I haven’t thought of yet? All of the above?

The novel is also “pure Shirley.” Her body of work is weird. From her twisted 1948 short story “The Lottery” (which inspired a slew of insidious culling stories such as The Purge, The Hunger Games and even The Children of the Corn), to her masterpiece, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, or the delightfully weird The Bird’s Nest, in which a woman with dissociative identity disorder shouts while eating cake, “I am the gingerbread boy, I am,” Shirley has a style. It is dark and bizarre, and it is funny. Shirley is precise. She knows exactly what she’s doing, and you must sit back and let her do it. Scares ensue.

When I looked into the stage version of the novel, I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are here, in all their complex and messy glory. The house is here—and our production team is making sure to bring it to life in every despicable way that it can think of. The delightful humor is intact in the dialogue, adapted so well by F. Andrew Leslie. This means that as a team, we were able to have a lot of fun playing around with this story. We laughed a lot. We got chills a lot. Hopefully you will, too.

The idea that “absolute reality” prevents anyone from being “sane” is, in its way, a defense of all stories, and of the theatre itself. Why put on a play? Why go to the theatre? Because,

of course, we will go insane with only “absolute reality” to keep us company. The theatre has always been a place where people can go to escape the world. The genre of horror is where we are able to deal with our fears in that safe space. The combination of the two is delightful. I trust that we have provided you with that space today. Enjoy!

Maggie Mumford Director

SHOW SYNOPSIS

Hill House is a forbidding place with a sinister reputation. Its sole daily visitor is Mrs. Dudley, the grumbling caretaker, until the arrival of Dr. Montague and his special guests. He has leased the house for a short period to investigate the supernatural phenomena of the house. His three guests are Eleanor Vance, Theodora and Luke Sanderson. They meet in all pleasantness, but they quickly are jolted into other sensibilities when they begin to experience strange and eerie occurrences. As their fears begin to mount, they are joined by Mrs. Montague and Arthur Parker, with their own interests in the supernatural. They are more interested in trying to communicate with departed spirits. This brings on a crisis in which the evil forces of Hill House are goaded to a new fatal fury.

Time Period: Summer, late 1950s

Setting: The place is Hill House, a brooding, isolated and innately forbidding mansion located deep in the back country of an Eastern state. The action is confined to a parlor and small bedroom.

Act 1

Scene 1: Late afternoon, a day in early summer

Scene 2: That night

Scene 3: Late morning, several days later

Act 2

Scene 1 That evening

Scene 2 The next evening

Scene 3 The following morning

The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights and actionable under United States Copyright Law.

The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Eleanor ............................................................................................................................Shannon Labadie

Mrs. Dudley ........................................................................................................................Danielle Taylor

Theodora ............................................................................................................................Kathy Ohlhaber

Dr. Montague ..........................................................................................................Bruce Alan Rauscher

Luke Sanderson ................................................................................................................James Murphy

Mrs. Montague ..................................................................................................................Patricia Nicklin

Arthur Parker ..........................................................................................................................Kirk Lambert

The Haunting of Hill House is performed in two acts with one 15-minute intermission.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Public Relations Staff

Publicity Rachel Alberts

Graphics ............................... Simmons Design

Playbill Editor Carol Hutchinson

Playbill Coordinator ............. Bobbie Herbst

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Karen Bausch • Victoria Geis • Tina McCrea • Jim Mumford

One Brick • Crissy Wilke

The Crew

Producers ....................................................................................................Stacey Becker, Alan K. Wray

Director ............................................................................................................................Maggie Mumford

Assistant Director ..........................................................................................................Cynthia Mullins

Stage Managers ................................................................................Sherry Clarke, Donna Reynolds

Assistant Stage Managers ..........................................................Nick Friedlander, Sherry Singer

Set Designers ..............................................................................................Ken Brown, Peter Mumford

Set Builder/Master Carpenter ..........................................................................................Ken Brown

Assisted by Susan Burkhead, Shah Choudhury, Rick Crispino, Jim Hutzler, Peter Mumford, Ken Zabrielski

Set Painting Design ............................................................................................................Stacey Becker

Assisted by Luana Bossolo, Susan Burkhead, Leslie Cameron, Jill Crispino, Mary Hutzler, Janet Kennelly, Denise Landers, Patty Lord, Angela Merski, Peter Mumford, Judith Navarro, Wendy Sneff

Set Decoration Luana Bossolo

Assisted by Karen DeLuca

Lighting Design JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach, Kimberly Crago)

Master Electrician Kimberly Crago

Assisted by Lloyd Bittinger, Marzanne Claiborne, Iris Ellis, Pam Leonowich, Ari McSherry, Sherry Singer, Marg Soroos, Leslie Teitel

Sound Design ..........................................................................................................................Janice Rivera

Apprentice Sound Design ........................................................................................Donna Hauprich

Assisted by David Correia, Sarah Smith, Krista White

Rigging ..................................................................................................................................Russell Wyland

Properties Design ..................................................................................................................Jodie LaCoe

Assisted by Xin Huang

Costume Design ............................................................................................Jean Schlicting, Kit Sibley

Hair and Makeup Design ....................................................................................................Susan Boyd

Wardrobe Coordinator ..................................................................................................Margaret Snow

Assisted by Lindsay Gowens, Phyllis Johnson, Mary Wallace

Audition Coordinators ........................................................Sherry Clarke, Margaret Evans-Joyce

Assisted by Susan Boyd, Bruce Schmid, Sherry Singer

Photographer ............................................................................................................................Matt Liptak

Double Tech Dinner Peter Halverson, Russell Wyland

A special thanks to those people whose names were not available when this playbill went to press.

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For your own safety, look for your nearest EXIT. In case of emergency, WALK, DO NOT run, to the exit.

Meet the Cast (in

alphabetical order)

Shannon Labadie (Eleanor Vance) moved to Alexandria from Scottsdale, AZ, and is so excited and honored to be playing Eleanor in The Haunting of Hill House. Shannon directed a drama club for the past four years in Scottsdale at a middle/high school, her most recent productions there being The Sound of Music and Much Ado About Nothing. Shannon would like to thank Maggie for directing her in this intriguing play, the tech crew for making the ambiance of the play so thrilling, her fellow castmates, and her husband, Joe, for supporting her throughout the rehearsal process.

Kirk Lambert (Arthur Parker) is pleased to make his return to LTA. Kirk most recently participated in Page-to-Stage at the Kennedy Center, where he reprised his role as Associate Justice Stewart in Professor Ginsburg’s Trumpet: Frontiero v. Richardson—The Play. Kirk recently appeared at the Workhouse Arts Center as Sir Harry Percy in The Explorers Club. He has appeared at LTA as Abraham Van Helsing in Dracula and as Prime Minister Gordon Brown in The Audience, and he represented LTA in a one-act play competition as Frank Talley in A Fine Death. Kirk has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Filene Center, Studio Theatre and Alden Theatre. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA; look for him in film and on TV.

James Murphy (Luke Sanderson) is thrilled to join LTA as Luke in this production of The Haunting of Hill House. He is a DC actor and VCU alumnus, and some of his past credits include Dromio of Syracuse in Richmond Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors, Trinculo in The Tempest and R.P. McMurphy in VCU’s production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. James is very thankful for his wife, Emily, who always keeps him on his toes.

Patricia Nicklin (Mrs. Montague) is delighted to be back at LTA, having appeared in June as Pamela Peabody in Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway. Pat is both an actor and singer, having most recently appeared as Passepartout in the Theatre Lab of DC’s production of Around the World in 80 Days; as the suffragist Alice Paul in John Henry’s Republic Undone; as Dolly Madison in The Republic for Which We Stand; and as music director and lead vocalist in Arguing with God, produced by the Stonehill Theatre Foundation. Pat and her husband live in Old Town Alexandria, and she is proud to support her community theater.

Kathy Ohlhaber (Theodora) is thrilled to make her LTA debut. With more than a decade of theater experience, she has been in shows such as Other Desert Cities at VTC and Rehearsal for Murder at RCP. Aside from her passion for acting, Kathy loves creating whimsical, needle-felted creatures. She is a proud Old Town resident, living with her beloved dog, Sookie, in one of America’s skinniest houses (eight feet wide on Prince Street, not to be confused with the sevenfoot-wide “Spite House” on Queen Street!). She thanks the director and production team for this amazing opportunity, her wonderful fellow cast members, and her parents, who have always believed in her.

Meet the Cast (in alphabetical order)

Bruce Alan Rauscher (Dr. Montague) began his career in “The Biz” during high school, performing magic shows and producing short films. He studied film production at the AFI and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, CA. Bruce has performed with various theater companies in the area, including Signature Theater, WSC Avant Bard, Keegan Theater, the American Century Theater, etc. Favorite roles include Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man, Alan Strang in Equus, the Bastard in King John, Alan Turing in Breaking the Code, Edgar in King Lear, Gary/Roger in Noises Off, Rev. Hale in The Crucible, Edward III in Edward III and Col. Chipman in The Andersonville Trial, for which he received a Helen Hayes nomination for Best Actor. Bruce has also been honored with a Mary Goldwater Award for acting by the Theater Lobby.

Danielle Taylor (Mrs. Dudley) is excited to join the cast of The Haunting of Hill House. She first appeared on the LTA stage in the 2018 production of Dracula. She wishes to thank the amazing cast and crew for making this show what it is.

In case of an emergency, LTA has three AEDs (automated external defibrillators)

They are located as follows:

1. in the lobby, near the Council Green Room

2. in the cast entrance hallway, near backstage door

3. in the Alexandria Academy, on the first floor

Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill

ACCT – Aldersgate Church

Community Theater

ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters

AFI – American Film Institute

ASC – Annapolis Shakespeare Company

ATMTC – Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center

BCT – Bowie Community Theatre

BST – Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CCDC – Capital City Players of DC

CCP – Chevy Chase Players

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre

CT – Chalice Theater

DTC – Damascus Theatre Company

DS – Dominion Stage

ES – Encore Stage

ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST)

FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre

FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC)

GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center

GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP)

HBP – Hard Bargain Players

IS – Infinity Stage

KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre

KT – Keegan Theatre

LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse

LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre

LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria

MCP – McLean Community Players

MET – Maryland Ensemble Theatre

MP – Montgomery Playhouse

MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts

Theatre

MSA – Metropolitan School for the Arts

MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP)

MTC – Musical Theater Center

MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community

Children’s Theatre

NST – NextStop Theatre

NVP – Northern Virginia Players

NVTA – Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance

OTC – Olney Theater Center

PCP – Port City Playhouse

PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre

PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax

PTC – Pandemonium Theater Productions

PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc.

PTP – Port Tobacco Players

PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre

RCP – Reston Community Players

RLT – Rockville Little Theatre

RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre

SAG-AFTRA – Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

SCT – Springfield Community Theater

SMP – St Mark’s Players

SP – Sterling Playmakers

SSS – Silver Spring Stage

ST – Signature Theatre

TACT – The American Century Theater

TAP – The Arlington Players

TAT – The Alliance Theatre

TBP – The British Players

TCP – Tantallon Community Players

TL – Theater Lab

TT4W – The 4th Wall

VLOC – Victorian Lyric Opera Company

VCU – Virginia Commonwealth University

VTC – Vienna Theatre Company

WATCH – Washington Area Theatre

Community Honors

WOB – Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

WS – Washington Savoyards

Meet the Crew (in alphabetical order)

Stacey Becker (Co-Producer/Set Painting Design) is excited to be working on another production at LTA, and is especially delighted to be co-producing this haunting production with the wonderful Alan Wray. Her latest work behind the scenes was props designer for A Fox on the Fairway. Stacey wants to welcome Maggie Mumford to her LTA directorial debut and thank her and this fantastic and talented cast and crew for making this a wonderful and powerful theatre production. And finally, Stacey would like to thank her husband, Ken Brown, for all the creativity and generosity he has put into this show.

Luana Bossolo (Set Decoration) has traded in her producer’s clipboard for shears and fabric. She recently co-produced LTA’s A Fox on the Fairway and previously served as an assistant producer for LTA’s productions of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Fabulous Lipitones She has served in just about every capacity behind the scenes for 10 years, including properties, wardrobe, set painting and box office. LTA audiences probably remember her paint designs for The Audience and To Kill a Mockingbird (WATCH nomination).

Susan Boyd (Hair and Makeup Design) is pleased to be working on this creepy show. She has designed costumes, hair and/or makeup for film and theatre in the DC area and has won both WATCH and LTA awards. Most recently, she designed hair and 50-plus wigs for LTA’s The Producers. Susan is currently Governor for Artistic Support at LTA, where she is surrounded by great people. In her “day job,” Susan is a wardrobe stylist and image consultant, dressing real people for their real lives.

Ken Brown (Co-Set Design/Master Carpenter) is delighted to be working on another LTA production as set builder and co-set designer with the talented Peter Mumford. He has built sets for Red, White and Tuna; The Audience; A Christmas Carol (2017); and A Fox on the Fairway. Ken would like to thank Stacey and Alan and the great team they have put together for this production.

Sherry Clarke (Co-Stage Manager) first “dabbled in the arts” with the typical childhood neighborhood plays. In her late teens, Sherry experienced high school/college plays and musicals, starting a 13-year career as a vocalist based in Seattle. In Alexandria, she discovered LTA, a new home in which to explore her theatrical roots by way of community theater. Sherry’s most recent stage management credits include Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway, Harvey, August: Osage County and The Fantasticks.

JK Lighting Design (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach and Kimberly Crago—Lighting Design) are thrilled to be part of the production team for The Haunting of Hill House. JK Lighting Design also works with ACCT, RCP, TAP, VTC and other local theatre companies. Jeff and Kimberly are the 2018 WATCH Award winners for Outstanding Light Design in a Play (Dracula). Jeff would like to thank his family, David and Katie Clement, for all their love and support. Kimberly would like to thank Steve Crago for his unwavering support. Jeff and Kimberly both would like to thank their LTA family for their hard work on this production. They consider it a joy to work with their talented friends at LTA. Please enjoy the show!

Jodi LaCoe (Properties Design) is an architect who teaches at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center of Virginia Tech, where she conducts graduate-level design studios and seminars on the history and theory of architecture. Her research centers on interwar theater in Germany and Europe, in particular the provocative work of Hungarian-American artist László Moholy-Nagy. She recently co-edited and contributed to a book, Ceilings and Dreams: The Architecture of Levity, published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group.

Cynthia Mullins (Assistant Director) received her BA in theatre from the University of Mary Washington with minors in arts administration and musical theatre. While at UMW, Cynthia worked on many shows in different capacities, including directing, acting, stage managing, marketing, producing, etc. Favorite credits include The Children’s Hour, Little Shop of Horrors, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Noises Off and The Swing of the Sea. Professionally, Cynthia has worked at many different theaters across the country, including the Folger Theatre, Studio Theatre, the Keegan Theatre, Capital Fringe Festival and Florida Studio Theatre. Currently she works in arts administration as an agents’ assistant for Capital Talent Agency.

Maggie Mumford (Director) is a writer/director who teaches English at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, Virginia. Her short story “The Flying Circus” received an honorable mention from Glimmer Train, and her essay “Ether” appeared in Crab Fat Magazine. She has a BA in theatre from the University of Mary Washington and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Memphis, where she worked as creative nonfiction editor for The Pinch Literary Journal. Her theatre credits include … Acting: Much Ado About Nothing (FCT), Reckless (Studio 115), The Heiress (University of Mary Washington–UMW), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Lofty Award for Best Supporting Actress (FCT). Costume Design: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UMW–Amphitheatre), Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (FCT), WXYZ: Spelling Out the News So You Don’t Have To (ArtStream), As You Like It (FCT). Director: Tuna Salad (Studio 115), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UMW–Amphitheatre), Almost Maine (Studio 115), Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (FCT), As You Like It (FCT). She would like to thank the amazing …Hill House team, both on and off the stage, for all of their hard work and support. In particular, her incredible husband, Peter Mumford, to whom she owes so much, at least a meatloaf.

Peter Mumford (Co-Set Design) is pleased to be co-designing the set for his first show at LTA. Peter has most recently worked with FTC, where he designed the scenery for As You Like It, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Peter is thankful to once again be working with his amazing wife, Maggie Mumford, his favorite director and collaborator. He is also grateful to be co-designing with Ken Brown, whose brilliant ideas and expertise have made …Hill House a real and haunting place on the LTA stage.

Meet the Crew (continued)

Donna Reynolds (Co-Stage Manager) has been involved in local community theater for 20 years in a variety of roles. Most recently she did the set decoration for A Few Good Men. Her most recent stage management was for The Savannah Disputation. She designed properties for Enchanted April (ACCT) and To Kill a Mockingbird (LTA). She produced LTA’s Lady Windermere’s Fan. Donna can most often be found running the light board or follow spot.

Janice Rivera (Sound Design) Sound design projects include You Can’t Take It With You, Dracula (WATCH Award), The Fabulous Lipitones, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Spamalot (WATCH nomination) and Cantorial (WATCH nomination) at LTA; and Death by Design for ACCT. You may have seen her onstage as Carmen in The Nance and Camila Rosario in In the Heights at LTA, or Aldonza in Man of La Mancha at MCP. Janice is a video specialist via her post production company, Offbook Productions.

Jean Schlicting and Kit Sibley (Co-Costume Design) are enjoying working on something a little different! They have costumed many LTA productions over the past 15-plus years, most recently The Producers this past summer; plus they are WATCH Costume Design Award winners for The Nance and Hairspray. Other LTA favorites were The Rocky Horror Show, Ragtime, To Kill a Mockingbird and Boeing, Boeing. We would like to thank Maggie, Stacey and Alan for bringing us on board for The Haunting of Hill House and our husbands for supporting our late nights, days of sewing, and fabric stashes for all these years.

Margaret Snow (Wardrobe Coordinator) is excited and invigorated to be working with such an excellent director, producers, crew and cast in this production. When it comes to haunting, she thinks terror, both psychological and physiological, which is an excellent fit with her wardrobe function. To put it in action, all she need do is stage a wardrobe malfunction.

Alan K. Wray (Co-Producer) is excited to be working with Stacey Becker and the very talented Maggie Mumford. Alan has produced various shows for PCP and LTA, including The Drawer Boy and Anne of Green Gables—The Musical. He is more often heard creating sounds for various theaters. His sound designs include The Producers, 33 Variations (LTA Award), The 39 Steps, The Game’s Afoot and Picnic (WATCH nomination). Alan’s designs for ACCT include Bus Stop and Enchanted April (WATCH nomination). He would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard and excellent work.

Russell Wyland (Rigging) has dressed sets for and produced several LTA productions, including Hairspray, The Full Monty, Avenue Q, 33 Variations, The Underpants and A Fox on the Fairway. He is the winner of several LTA and WATCH Awards for set decoration, special effects and producing. Russ’ specialty and first love, however, is rigging, and he has been hanging curtains, signs and chandeliers at LTA for almost 25 years.

Thank You!

LTA wishes to recognize and thank all the volunteers who have given their time and talents by helping with house managing, ushering, or working in the box office for our previous production of A Few Good Men. Your contributions to the success of LTA are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Box Office Volunteers

Tina Anderson

Lloyd Bittinger

Luana Bossolo

Tammy Preston Boyd

Kurtis Carter

Martha Deal

Sharon Dove

Patricia Espinet

Sharon Field

Ira Forstater

Gary Gladstone

Suzan Gladstone

Phyllis Gruber

Barbara Helsing

Bobbie Herbst

Marian Holmes

Brittany Huffman

Erika Kallens

Front of House Volunteers

Lloyd Bittinger

Jamie Blake

Luana Bossolo

Lorraine Bouchard

Dee Brown

Joyce Casale

Gina Cavallaro

Janice Clark

Rita Costello

Patty Fitzgibbons

Ira Forstater

Jean Miller Frane

Tony Gallo

Marcia Gillespie

Doris Halleman

Steve Halleman

Patricia Koepsel

Robert Kraus

Holly Kreutter

Valerie Larkin

Phil Krzywicki

Caterina Lillis

Julie Ackerman

Montross

Melissa Nielson

Micheal J. O'Connor

Steve Percy

Charlene Pritzker

David Pritzker

Steven Rosenthal

Page Dreher Schreiner

Mary Beth

Smith-Toomey

Margaret Snow

Alison Tregea

Bill Young

Jeanne Louise

Glen Macdonald

Dorothy Marshall

Iolaire McFadden

Susan McFadden

Madelaine Morgan

Ana Rasmussen

Gary Rasmussen

Joy Rieger

Jayn Rife

Ann Rowan

Grisel Saez

Toni Sanford

Ed Settle

Howard Soroos

Carol Strachan

Bill Young

Richard Young

Donors

Founding Fathers

Anonymous

Jim Barthmaier

Marzanne Claiborne & Leslie Wilkes

Laura Beauchamp & Chris Feldmann

Charles Dragonette & Alan Wray

Peter M. Fannon

In Memory of Roland Gomez

Steffen & Jennifer Krause

Beth Leonard

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Shirley McKinley

David & Michelle McNally

Jean S. Moore

Continental Congress

Anonymous

Mrs. Barbara Becker

Kathy Fannon

In Memory of Eileen Farrell

Marian Holmes

Jim & Mary Hutzler

Jill & Joe Kale

James & Catherine Kelley

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Jim Pearson & Laurie Marichak

Jeanne & Dan Porter

Carole & David Preston

In Memory of Leslie Reed

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Andrew Terrell & Megan Waterhouse

Vendini Inc.

Patriots

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Alfredson

Ronald E. Becker

Michael and Niki Bennett

Clare Bisceglia

In Memory of

Nancyanne Burton

David & Catherine Clagett

Larry Dempsey & Emily Cole

Kimberly & Steve Crago

The Reverend Stanley A. Dubowski

Jack & Kelly Fannon

Dorinda Fitt

Jim & Alexandra Hartz

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Anne Monahan

Melissa Nielson & Edward Yawn

Peter & Mary Hunstad O’Konski

Dr. David Hunt & Dr. Kimberly Wells

In Memory of Leslie Reed

A. Leo Romaneski

Richard & Rochelle Schwab

Patricia Spencer Smith

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey

John & Laurie Stackpole

Susan Swain

Kelley Wells

Gail & Jim Woolwine

Alexandrian

Neale Ainsfield & Dr. Donna Sieckmann

Martha E. Alliston

Anonymous

The Apker Family

Mary Katherine Baumeister

Beverley Benda

Lloyd Bittinger

Alan Boehm

Luana Bossolo

Gregory Bricker

Herb & Dee Brooks

Dale and Eileen Brown

Jim & Sue Buchanan

Nick & Diane Burakow

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Carolyn L. Cain

Gillian Chen

Conductor’s Fan Club

David Correia

Patricia Cosler

Brian & Paula Coupe

Robert B. Crane

Tom Dabney

Ann S. Daniels

Kevin Deardorff & Lisa Blumerman

David Dender

Susan Devine

P.M. Donahue

Dennis & Myrna Dunn

Lisa Eskew

In Honor of Peter Fannon

Thomas & Rita Foss

Jeff & Donna Gathers

James & Maria Gentle

Trish & Cam Gibson

Harry & Mary Clair Gildea

Marcia Gillespie

Molly Gimmel

Lotte Goldman

Barbara Hayes

Jim & Terry Howard

Ray & Judy Isaacs

Willy & Janney Jay

William Jenkins

Sheila Jurinski

Col. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Knapp, USMC (Ret)

Philip & Karen Kopp

Robert Kraus & Larissa Heyman

Freida Lachapelle

Ladies’ & Gentleman’s Matinee Society

Dale & Bob Latiff

Susan & Andre L’Heureux

Mike & Gigi Louden

Jennifer Lyman

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Sara Maddux

Bob & Joanne Madison

The Maibach Foundation

Estelle Marlor

Carlton E. Martin

Linda L. Mayer

John Mayers

Nicky McDonnell

Sandra McKinney

William McNaught & Jody Macolini

Madeline Metcalfe

Thomas & Dolores Mulkerin

Gene & Dorothy Mulligan

Andy & Kate Nelson

Jeff & Diane Nesmeyer

Northstrat on Behalf of Nancyanne Burton

The Odle Family

Douglas A. Olmsted

Elena Polyak

Gary & Ana Rasmussen

In Memory of Leslie Reed

Mary Jo Roos

James Rorke

Ann Rowan

Tami & Peter Salmon

Tom Sargeant

Jacqueline & Ralph Schenkel

Jean & Jim Schlichting

Page Dreher Schreiner

Aubrey & Carolyn Smith

Patricia Spencer Smith

George and Marisa Souza

Bob & Sharon Spivey

Laszlo & Barbara Steingaszner

Donald Street

Allen Stuhl

April Stull

Lois Van Bergen

Edward Walker & Brenda Kurlansik

Cal Whitehurst

Linda W. Windsor

Minutemen

Anne A. Andrews

Anonymous

Diana Banat

Ronald & Sheila Barrett

Jay Bartol

Robert & Joann Bingham

Cheri L. Brown

James Brown

John Brown

Sue Buchanan

Felicia Carretta

Linda Couture

Jeffery Dowers

Margaret Evans-Joyce

Ira Forstater & Robin Fradkin

Joanne Goodell

Kacie Greenwood & Bryan Smith

Patty Greksouk

Fritz & Pat Haberman

Barbara Helsing

Mark & Patti Higgins –In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Bonnie Jourdan

James & Charlene Kegerreis

Janet Kennelly

Victor and Barbara Kernus

Mary Lawson

Walt & Manette Lazear

Pamela Leonowich

The Livingston Family

William W. Lohr

Nathan & Kara Macek

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Mannion

Bill & Joan McCulla

Mary Jo Morgan

A.B. Morrill

David & Pamela Orr

Kathleen Parrish

Roger & Cheryl Pratt

Col. Melvin H. & Barbara Rosen

Steven Rosenthal

Rob & Donna Roth –

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Mary Sellman, Long & Foster Realtors

Robert & Maureen Simoniz

Barbara Slavik

Charlene Sloan

Mrs. Mary Stauss

Capt. & Mrs. Donald Taggart

Don & Erdine Walter

Hildegard White

Raymond M. & Sheri H. Wolfe

Linda Ysewyn

Colonists

Dr. Lynda Adamson

Anonymous

Walter & Andrea Baumann

Joan Burg

In Memory of Nancyanne Burton

Ronald E. Cogan

Robert Eckert

Alan English

Dan & Marie Ernst

Avery Clifford Evans

Mel & Sara Friedman

Penelope Gallagher

Kathy Giannetti

Aaron Geduldig

David Hale & Russ Wyland

Doris Hamel

Edith C. Heilberg

Alma Kasulaitis

Jean Keppler

Roberta Klein

Kathy Koczyk

Patricia Kratzer

In Memory of Grace Machanic

Raymonde Magliozzi

J.J. & Pat Miller

Jane Neubig

Gen. William L. Nicholson

Micheal J. O’Connor

Becky Patton

Mrs. Jackie Phillips

Irene Rehbock

Roxanne Sayre

Diana Schwanhausser

Gil & Marcia Siegert

Wendy Sneff

In Honor of Cristina Wilke

Giving Key

Every effort has been made to ensure that this list of contributors is correct and complete as of the date this program went to press. If your name has been omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies and inform us of the error so that the correction can be made.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution online, visit www.thelittletheatre.com and click on opportunities, then donations. You may also contact the business office at 703-683-5778, ext. 2 and donate by phone.

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria

Carolyn Winters Director

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey* ..................................................................................................Vice Director

Margaret Evans-Joyce ..................................................................................................................Secretary

Lloyd Bittinger ..................................................................................................................Financial Officer

Russell Wyland Honorary Member, LTA President

Helga Ingrid Adams

Tina Anderson

Jay Bartol

Geoff & Genie Baskir

Luana Bossolo

Lesley A. Buckles

Franklin C. Coleman

Charlotte Corneliusen

Kimberly Crago

Emory & Susan Damron

Susan Devine

Sharon Dove*

Joel Durgavich

Peter Fannon*

Sharon Field

Ira Forstater

Duane Goddard*

Kacie Greenwood

David Hale

Doris Hamel*

Ronnie Hardcastle

Adriana Hardy*

Donna Hauprich

Barbara Hayes

Bobbie Herbst

Larissa Heyman

Kira Hogan

Marian Holmes*

Jim & Mary Hutzler

Bonnie Jourdan

Algis & Suzanne Kalvaitis

Orron & Judy Kee

Mel & Lidia Kollander*

Robert Kraus

Burt & Vivian Kronstedt

David McCallum

Carlos Moctezuma

Anne Monahan*

Zell Murphy

Jeff Nesmeyer

Lynn O’Connell

Micheal J. O’Connor

Eddie Page

James Pearson

Brendan Quinn

Jayn Rife

Benjamin Robles

Heather Sanderson

Jean Schlichting

Margo Shiffert

Kim Smith-Salmon

Arthur & Margaret Snow

Howard & Margaret Soroos

Rance Willis*

Frank Winters

Bill Young

* Distinguished Member Rev 8.1.19

Welcome to the “Shakespeare Garden” in The Little Theatre of Alexandria Courtyard! This beautiful garden was made possible with donations from LTA members and supporters who purchased bricks during the LTA Council’s fund-raising campaign February-April of 2017. We have planted floral species that figured prominently in the Bard’s writings. We invite you to check out our courtyard during intermission and see how many you can identify!

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria, organized in 1961, is a dedicated group of about 70 members that supports the theatre with special contributions. While our “Shakespeare Garden” is our most massive accomplishment so far, our past contributions included: scholarships for high school students, a new range, draperies and ice maker for the Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables throughout the theatre, brass plates for sponsored theatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over the years, and many varied technical enhancements, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from the Council have exceeded $215,000. The Council conducts three business/social meetings per year, and decorates the theatre for the winter holidays. We are pleased to be a part of the Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of the best community theatres in America today!