Ain't Misbavin'

THE ‘FATS’ WALLER MUSICAL SHOW

CONCEIVED BY

RICHARD MALTBY, JR. & MURRAY HORWITZ

SEP. 10 – 25, 2021

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’

P I O N E E R T H E A T R E C O M P A N Y The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

Karen Azenberg Artistic Director

Diane L. Parisi Interim Managing Director

presents

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ A Fats Waller Musical Show Conceived by

RICHARD MALTBY, JR. AND MURRAY HORWITZ

Created and Originally Directed by

R ICHARD MALTBY, JR.

Original Choreography and Musical Adaptations, Musical Staging by Orchestrations & Arrangements by

ARTHUR FARIA LUTHER HENDERSON

Vocal and Musical Concepts by JEFFREY GUTCHEON

Musical Arrangements by

JEFFREY GUTCHEON & WILLIAM ELLIOTT

TYLA COLLIER TYRICK WILTEZ JONES MARIAH LYTTLE TERITA REDD DeMONE SERAPHIN Set Design

JO WINIARSKI Sound Design

AARON HUBBARD

Costume Design

Lighting Design

SARITA FELLOWS

CALVIN ANDERSON

Hair & Makeup

Production Stage Manager

SAMANTHA WOOTTEN

MARY P. COSTELLO

Musical Director

WILLIAM KNOWLES Director/Choreographer

GERRY McINTYRE Casting by

BOB CLINE CASTING AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com Originally produced by The Manhattan Theatre Club Originally Produced on Broadway by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, The Shubert Organization, Jane Gaynor & Ron Dante The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CAST Tyla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TYLA COLLIER* Tyrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TYRICK WILTEZ JONES* Mariah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARIAH LYTTLE* Terita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TERITA REDD* DeMone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeMONE SERAPHIN* Production Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary P. Costello* Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Gregory* Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrick Wiltez Jones* *Members of Actors’ Equity Association

ORCHESTRA

William Knowles – Music Director Michale Evans – Trombone Hillary Fuller – Bass Otis Gould – Drums Scott Harris – Alto Sax, Clarinet Keith Parietti – Tenor Sax, Clarinet Jesdelson Vasquez – Trumpet

SHOW STAFF Assistant Stage Manager.....Emily Nacrissa Griffith Assistant Lighting Designer............ Nikayla Nielson Light Board Operator/Moving Light Programmer............................David O. Smith Live Audio Engineer............Micah Lambert Maxson Head Spot.....................................................Val Tholen Followspot Operators....Mark Andrus, Leah Curzon, Robert Fletcher

Audio Tech........................................ Matthew Mitchell Rail Head....................................................... Ryan Bott Deck/Rail Crew...... Kira Kadansky, Graece Melton, Mason Turton Wardrobe Supervisor......................Wilson Liebering Wardrobe Running Crew.................... Megan Edgar, Chaska Johnson

This production is generously sponsored by:

Season support is provided by:

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MUSICAL NUMBERS “AINT MISBEHAVIN’” (1929)......................................................................................................................Company Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks; Lyrics by Andy Razaf

“LOOKIN’ GOOD BUT FEELIN’ BAD” (1929).......................................................................................Company Lyrics by Lester A. Santly

“‘T AIN’T NOBODY’S BIZ-NESS IF I DO” (1922)............................................................. Tyrick and Company Music and Lyrics by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins; Additional Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz

“HONEYSUCKLE ROSE” (1939).................................................................................................DeMone & Terita Lyrics by Andy Razaf

“SQUEEZE ME” (1925)..................................................................................................................................... Mariah Lyrics by Clarence William

“HANDFUL OF KEYS” (1933)....................................................................................................................Company Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz (based on an idea by Marty Grosz)

“I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING” (1929)..........................................................................Terita & Company Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Link; Lyrics by Billy Rose

“HOW YA BABY” (1938)..................................................................................................... Tyrick, Tyla & Company Lyrics by J.C. Johnson

“THE LADIES WHO SING WITH THE BAND” (1943).......................................................... Tyrick & DeMone Lyrics by George Marion, Jr.

“YACHT CLUB SWING” (1938)............................................................................................................................Tyla Music by Thomas Waller and Herman Autry; Lyrics by J.C. Johnson

“WHEN THE NYLONS BLOOM AGAIN” (1943)...........................................................Mariah, Tyla and Terita Lyrics by George Marion, Jr.

“CASH FOR YOUR TRASH” (1942).................................................................................................................Terita Lyrics by Ed Kirkeby

“THE JOINT IS JUMPIN’” (1938)...............................................................................................................Company Lyrics by Andy Razaf and J.C. Johnson

“SPREADIN’ RHYTHM AROUND” (1935)..............................................................................................Company Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Ted Koehler; Additional Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

“LOUNGING AT THE WALDORF” (1936).......................................................................... Mariah, Tyla, & Terita Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

“THE VIPER’S DRAG” (1943)..................................................................................................... Tyrick & Company The Reefer Song” (traditional)

“MEAN TO ME” (1929) ........................................................................................................................................Terita Music and Lyrics by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert

“YOUR FEET’S TOO BIG” (1936)...............................................................................................................DeMone Music and Lyrics by Ada Benson and Fred Fisher

“THAT AIN’T RIGHT” (1943).........................................................................................Tyrick, Mariah & Company Music and Lyrics by Nat “King” Cole; Additional Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and Murray Horwitz

“KEEPIN’ OUT OF MISCHIEF NOW” (1932)...................................................................................................Tyla Lyrics by Andy Razaf

“FIND OUT WHAT THEY LIKE” (1929).......................................................................................... Mariah & Terita Lyrics by Andy Razaf

“FAT AND GREASY” (1939).......................................................................................................... Tyrick & DeMone Music and Lyrics by Potter Grainger and Charlie Johnson

“BLACK AND BLUE” (1929).......................................................................................................................Company Music by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks; Lyrics by Andy Razaf

“I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER (1933)...................................DeMone Music by Fred E. Ahlert; Lyrics by Joe Young

“TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE” (1938).............................................................................................. Mariah & DeMone Music by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Frank Loesser

“I’VE GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED” (1935).............................................................. Mariah, Tyla & DeMone Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Ted Koehler

“I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE” (1928)...................................................................... Tyrick & Tyla Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

“IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE” (1933)............................................................................................Terita & Company Music and Lyrics by Billy Mayhew

HONEYSUCKLE ROSE” (reprise).............................................................................................................Company

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST TYLA COLLIER (Tyla) is grateful to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company after playing Ti Moune in Once On This Island. A resident of New York City, she was last seen Off-Broadway in Sistas the Musical (Tamika/Dance Captain) and Till (Woman 2). She is a proud graduate of The Boston Conservatory and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. For more information, visit @tyla_collier and tylacollier.com.

TYRICK WILTEZ JONES (Tyrick) WOW! Great to be Back! Tyrick was last seen in a ZOOM reading starring alongside Jennifer Holliday in Sweat.

Last time on stage was in 2019 playing Jagwire at NYC Center in the US premiere of Bat Out of Hell. Broadway credits: Finian’s Rainbow (Howard) and Hairspray. Broadway National Touring credits: Bat Out of Hell, Miss Saigon, Seussical, Fosse, and Show Boat.

Tyrick’s been in many regional productions, commercials, voice overs, and concerts, including 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Sam Smith Performance (background singer); NYC Center ‘Encores!’ Finian’s Rainbow (Henry).

Selected Film Credits: Back to Me (Independent short), Joyful Noise, and Nickelodeon’s “Shimmer and Shine.”

Instagram: @tyrickwjones MARIAH LYTTLE (Mariah) So excited to be here in Utah! National Tour credits include: The Color Purple (Celie). Regional credits include The Wiz (Dorothy) at Virginia Repertory Theatre, Ragtime (Sarah) and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (as cast) at Park Playhouse in Albany, New York, and Hairspray (Dynamite/Motormouth Kid) at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan. Ithaca College ‘19, BFA in Musical Theatre. mariahlyttle.com @mariahlyttle TERITA REDD (Terita) is from Washington, DC and lives in New York.

She’s thrilled to be working at PTC. Commercials: AcipHex. Film/Soundtrack: Hairspray (movie) ft. Dynamites in New Line Cinema, On the Q.T., Waiting For My Bronco, and Sista Sing. TV: 2018 Grammy Awards (back-up for Sam Smith), 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2000 and 2012 Tony® Awards, “Rosie O’Donnell Christmas Show,” and Jerry Seinfeld (2019).

Broadway credits: Leap of Faith, Hairspray, Caroline or Change, and Rent. Off Broadway: Caroline or Change.

First National Tours: Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Rent. Regional theatre: Heartbreak Hotel, Beehive, and The Wiz. Recording credits: Leap of Faith cast recording, Ziggy Marley, Andy Williams, Patty Austin, Benson’s Christmas, and Daryl Coley. Background vocals: Wynona Judd, and Melvin

Dawson. Education: Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Fisk University (BFA of Music) and Aims University (master’s degree). “I want to thank my husband Donald Arthur for all of his love and support.”

DeMONE SERAPHIN (DeMone) is excited to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut with Gerry McIntyre’s Ain’t Misbehavin’. Broadway, national, and international credits include Miss Saigon, Ragtime, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Full Monty, Memphis, and Man of La Mancha. Directing credits include Off-Broadway productions of Yours Truly, Ella!, Back O’ Town, Split Second (revival), and Dutchman (Revival). Regional directing credits include Sleuth, The Mountaintop, Topdog Underdog (Helen Hayes nomination), The Gospel at Colonus, Once Uponzi Time: A Tale of the American Scheme (World Premiere), Songs for a New World, and Jitney. DeMone is a member of the Tony® Awardwinning Broadway Inspirational Voices, and a Producing Partner at Avant Bard Theatre in Washington, DC. GERRY McINTYRE (Director/Choreographer) directed Once On This Island, our last show before shutting down in March 2020. As a performer, Gerry has been seen on Broadway in a number of shows, including Anything Goes, Once On This Island, Chicago, Uptown It’s Hot, and Joseph...

Dreamcoat, a role for which he was one of three Americans chosen to be in the film starring Donny Osmond. Gerry is also a highly sought-after director and choreographer. He choreographed Godspell at the Berkshire Theatre Group in the summer of 2020, the only Equity-sanctioned production in the country. Major theatres he has worked at throughout the United States include Lions Theatre and York Theater (Off-Broadway), Virginia Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Connecticut Repertory, Gateway Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Alliance Theater, Le Petit Theatre (New Orleans), Pasadena Playhouse, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, as well as television programs such as “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” “Major Dad,” and “Designing Women.” He is in the documentary After the Storm and is the associate artistic director of the York Theatre. www.Gerrymcintyre.net WILLIAM KNOWLES (Music Director) is looking forward to his first show at Pioneer Theatre Company and his fifth time with Fats Waller and Ain’t Misbehavin’.

As a composer, arranger, music director, and pianist, William has worked at regional theatres around the country including, Dallas Theater Center, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Northlight (Chicago), CenterStage (Baltimore), Indiana Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Metrostage (Alexandria), and Anacostia Playhouse (DC). He has received five

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Helen Hayes nominations for Musical Direction, winning twice. Originally from Milwaukee, William attended Howard University and University of Massachusetts, and now lives in Washington, DC Offstage, he has released seven jazz CDs with music partner Mark Saltman. Their latest release, titled Almost, spent more than 20 weeks on the jazz charts. Visit saltmanknowles.com and @saltmanknowles.

JO WINIARSKI (Scenic Designer) Jo’s previous designs at PTC were this past winter’s Holiday Windows and The Lifespan of a Fact. Jo’s Off-Broadway credits include Accidentally Brave, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, Love, Loss, and What I Wore; other New York credits include Abingdon Theatre Company, New Georges, The New Group, Keen Company, and Clubbed Thumb. Regional design credits include Guthrie Theater; Arizona Theatre Company; Utah Shakespeare Festival (over 40 shows); The Old Globe; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dallas Theater Center; and Geva Theatre Center. Additional credits include Wishes for Disney Cruise Line. Jo was art director on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (episodes 1-844) and received an Emmy nomination for “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All.” SARITA FELLOWS (Costume Designer) New York: Social! (The Park Avenue Armory); A Bright Room Called Day (The Public Theater); Original Sound (Cherry Lane Theater); Hatef**k (WP Theater); Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure (Classical Theatre); A Chronicle of the Death of Two Worlds (New York Theatre Workshop); Loving and Loving (Stella Adler Studio); Robin Hood, Twelve Dancing Princesses, Singing in the Rain (Summer Theater of New Canaan); MUD, Prospect, Fabuloso! (The Boundless Theater Company); An Ordinary Muslim (associate designer, New York Theatre Workshop); Familiar (associate designer, Playwrights Horizon); Turn Me Loose (associate designer, Westside Theater). Regional: Seize the King (Alliance Theatre); Top Girls, Her Portmanteau (American Conservatory Theater); Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Signature Theatre); The Royale (Arizona Theatre Company); Having Our Say (Philadelphia Theater Company). Film: Sight Pictures, Everybody Dies, Afronauts, and Dirt. Education: MFA NYU/Tisch. Other: associate professor, Princeton University, adjunct professor, NYU Tisch.

CALVIN ANDERSON (Lighting Designer) is a lighting/ projection designer and production manager. Calvin has a strong pull toward the devised, radical, and risky, while leaning toward projects with heart and trust. Preferred genres include dance, theatre, live music, opera, cabaret, and drag. Career highlights include The Method Gun (Wesleyan University), Late Night Snacks 2019 (Bearded Ladies Cabaret), Oscar at the Crown (The Neon Coven),

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The Old Man and the Sea (Pittsburgh Playhouse), and Flipzoids (Generator Theater). Calvin was Lighting Director for Ailey II, and Production Manager for Do You Want a Cookie? (Bearded Ladies Cabaret). He is resident lighting and projection designer with FJK Dance in New York and has had the privilege to tour the world over with various projects. Calvin is also an educator, mentor, and proud member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and United Scenic Artists Local 829. #blacklivesmatter AARON HUBBARD (Sound Designer) is enjoying his 14th season with Pioneer Theatre Company in sound mix and design. His favorite productions have been Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Next to Normal, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Aaron teaches at Weber State University, and his spare time he records and produces music. His favorite star is his wife Melissa, who puts up with all the late theatre nights.

SAMANTHA M. WOOTTEN (Hair & Makeup) is excited to join the Pioneer Theatre Company and the University of Utah as Wig Master. Previous career highlights include Washington National Opera in D.C., Glimmerglass Opera in N.Y., Los Angeles Opera in CA, and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

MARY P. COSTELLO (Production Stage Manager) is so happy to be back to work! She has worked on over 60 productions during eleven seasons with PTC. Favorites include Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Les Misèrables, In the Heights, Next to Normal, and Rent. Other stage management teams: Indiana Repertory Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Boston Theatre Works, Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Proud Equity member. #blacklivesmatter #translivesmatter JENNIFER GREGORY (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of Pioneer Theatre Company. Prior to this, she stage managed in Chicago, where her credits included, X-Marks the Spot (Tour, Chicago Children’s Theatre); Bloomsday, Frankenstein, Puff: Believe It or Not, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Born Yesterday (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company); as well as productions at Irish Theatre of Chicago, Eclipse Theatre Company, and Goodman Theatre. Outside of Chicago, Jennifer has also worked at Mason Street Warehouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, and Kitchen Theatre Company.

EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH (Assistant Stage Manager) graduated from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts with emphases in performance and design/technology. Griffith earned the Kennedy Center’s Meritorious Achievement Award for her work as the production stage manager of UVU’s Next to Normal, which received the Kennedy Center

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST American College Theatre Festival national award for Outstanding Production.

RICHARD MALTBY, JR. (Co-creator) conceived and directed two Tony® Award-winning musicals: Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Fosse, as well as Ring of Fire. With composer David Shire: director/lyricist: Baby; lyricist: Big. With Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, co-lyricist: Miss Saigon; co-lyricist: The Pirate Queen.

Director: The Story of My Life. Director/co-lyricist: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song & Dance. Off-Broadway: with David Shire: director/lyricist Starting Here, Starting Now and Closer Than Ever. Director: Just Jim Dale. Regional: Lyricist/conceiver, Take Flight; book and lyrics, Waterfall; Lyricist, new musical Sousatzka. Film: Screenplay, Miss Potter. Contributes cryptic crossword puzzles to Harper’s Magazine. Son of well-known orchestra leader; Five children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Emily, and Charlotte.

MURRAY HORWITZ (Co-creator) He began his career as a clown in the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, where he performed for three years. Productions include: Ain’t Misbehavin’: Associate Director, based his original idea and featuring songs with additional lyrics [Revival, Musical, Revue] (Aug 15, 1988 - Jan 15, 1989). André De Sheild’s Haarlem Nocturne: Book & Direction [Original, Musical, Revue] (Nov 18, 1984 - Dec 30, 1984). Ain’t Misbehavin’: Associate Director, based on his original idea & featuring songs with additional lyrics [Original, Musical, Revue] (May 9, 1978 - Feb 21, 1982). He is a native of Dayton, Ohio, and a graduate of Kenyon College.

THOMAS “FATS” WALLER (May 21, 1904 December 15, 1943) “Fats” Waller was an AfricanAmerican jazz pianist, organist, composer, and comedic entertainer. He was born Thomas Wright Waller in New York City. Waller studied classical piano and organ before apprenticing himself to legendary Harlem stride pianist James P. Johnson.

Johnson introduced Waller to the world of rent parties (a party with a piano player, designed to help pay the rent by charging the guests), and soon he developed a performing career. Among his songs are “Squeeze Me” 1919, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” 1929, “Blue Turning Grey Over You” 1930, “Honeysuckle Rose” 1929, “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling” 1929, and “Jitterbug Waltz” 1942.

BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York. Broadway World named him one of New York’s “Ten Best.” He has cast for film, TV, commercials, over 75 national tours, and numerous regional theaters across the country and has been associated with the casting for Pioneer Theatre Company for over a

decade. Cline has been a proud faculty member in Pace University’s theatre program, in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors for the past 16 years. He is the Associate Director of Broadway Artists Alliance, enjoys working with The Open Jar Institute, and often teaches through The Growing Studio and The Actor’s Loft.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC) Now celebrating its 60th season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Interim Managing Director Diane L. Parisi, PTC promotes community-building and education through presenting world-class productions; developing new socially resonant and universal work; hosting talks, lectures, and workshops that engage a versatile and inclusive demographic, while celebrating diversity in culture and society; and serving as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (SDC) is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. Our mission is to foster a national community of professional stage directors and choreographers by protecting the rights, health and livelihoods of all our members; negotiating and enforcing employment agreements across a range of jurisdictions; facilitating the exchange of ideas, information and opportunities; and educating current and future generations about the critical role of directors and choreographers in leading the field.

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).

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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Pioneer Theatre Company Board of Trustees

Budget Chair Lamont Richardson Karen Azenberg Margaret Woolley Busse Dhiraj Chand Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell Glen Clayburn John A. Dahlstrom, Jr. Craig N. Darrow Geoffrey Fattah Danielle Good

Stan D. VanderToolen, Chair

Michele Mattsson, Vice Chair

Development Chair David R. Peterson

Marketing Chair Jeff Paris

Sandra Hollins Theresa Martinez Angelica Matinkhah Eric Maxfield Diane L. Parisi Daniel A. Reed, PhD Margaret Sargent John W. Scheib, PhD Spencer Stewart

Catherine W. Stringham Michael Tonkin Scott Verhaaren Heidi DeWitt Woodbury Emeritus A. Scott Anderson Edward F. Bates William H. Child

Outreach Chair Amy Wadsworth Paul M. Durham Spencer F. Eccles David E. Gee Kathie Horman Dan Lofgren James L. Macfarlane Kevin R. Murray Harris Simmons J. Douglas Whisenant

Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers

Glen Clayburn, President Heather Benson, President-Elect Peggy Stanley, Vice President Anne Neeley, Secretary Kris Burton, Treasurer For information regarding PTC Guild membership, call Carolyn at 801-601-8847

Corporate, Foundation, and Public Support

Pioneer Theatre Company is pleased to recognize the many businesses, foundations, public institutions, and corporate sponsors that support our mission. Thank you for your generous contributions.

Season Support Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund Utah Division of Arts and Museums Presenting Sponsors ($50,000 and above) Emma Eccles Jones Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Family Foundation Meldrum Foundation Zions Bank

Executive Producers ($25,000 – $49,999) Dominion Energy Simmons Family Foundation Steiner Foundation, Inc. The Shubert Foundation Producers ($10,000 – $24,999) Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust

Benefactors ($5,000 – $9,999) Hillcrest Investment Company, LLC Holland & Hart, Llp Robert and Barbara Patterson Family Memorial Foundation Union Pacific Foundation Directors Club ($2,500 – $4,999) Anonymous Beesley Family Foundation Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Salt Lake City Arts Council Salt Lake County Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation

Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) Riverton Music Robert and Barbara Patterson Family Memorial Foundation Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation General Partners (up to $999) Smith & Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation Strong & Hanni, Law Firm

Special Gifts

Gifts to capital projects, artistic programming, and endowments secure the future of Pioneer Theatre Company. The donors listed are recognized for their important contributions to sustaining and enhancing artistic excellence.

Meldrum Theatre Project Meldrum Foundation Sandi Behnken IJ & Jeanné Wagner Charitable Foundation Zions Bank

Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Nancy and George D. Melling Lee and Audrey Hollaar W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust

Play-by-Play David E. & Sherrie Gee Lee and Audrey Hollaar Lino Endowment Chris Lino

Mattsson Endowment Marc & Barbara Mattsson True Endowment Roger and Sara Boyer Kem and Carolyn Gardner

Annual Fund Support From Individuals Individual Sponsors ($5,000 and above) Most individual donors to PTC choose to support the general work of the company. There are also opportunities to contribute gifts of $5,000 or more to specific productions or projects. For more information call 801-581-6960.

Anonymous Donors (2) A. Scott and Jesselie Anderson Sandi Behnken Lynette and Marsden Blanch

Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Mark and Kelly Capone Craig and Stephanie Darrow

Danielle M. Good Linda J. Leckman Helga Lloyd Lofgren Family

Roger and Mary Lowe Alice Steiner Michael Tonkin and Rosanne Silva

Directors Club ($2,500 – $4,999) The Directors Club is a giving level recognizing donors who make an annual contribution of $2,500 or more to PTC. Members of the Directors Club receive exclusive benefits throughout the theatre season. For more information call 801-585-3196.

Ken and Tina Burton Susan F. Fleming Sandra E. Geary Jim and Irene Huber

Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball Robert Lence David and Donna Lyon James L. Macfarlane

Eric G. Maxfield Kevin R. and Deon Murray Jeff Paris Gregory and Cynthia Phillips

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Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott Mark and LeAnn Stoddard Katie and Ned Stringham

FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY

Johnny Anderson Kristin Wann Anderson Dawn Aoki William M. Archer Dan Arnow James and Elizabeth Ashworth Patrons ($250 – $499) Duane and Jill Astin Anonymous (4) Julia C. Attwood Lonnie and Jill Baskett Philip and Sara Baese Craig and Joanna Adamson Casey M. Barnett Ken and Susan Albrecht Ken Bahm and David Brass Bryan and Tina Bagley Bryce Barker Jim and Martha Bale Stephen Barker Robert Kyle Barnett Mary Barnes Thomas R. Barton Kathleen E. Bayn Beth and Bill Beck Elizabeth N. Beck Nancy J. Behnken Ann P. Bernstein Randy and Suzan Buchmiller Janis Boettinger John and Andrea Burke Edward & Patricia Bonheur Robin Campbell Christine and Terry Bragg Renee Christensen Claude and Loraine Brandt Dennis Coon Angela Brickey William Daniloff In Memory of Clarice Holt Debbie Davis Marilyn and Robert Brinton Robert Doran and Debra Simmons Diane and Mark Bromberg Shellie and Eric Eide Lora Beth Brown Liz and Rob Ence Jace Bunting Drs. Richard and Ann Engar Leeaine Welch Burnett Lars and Susan Erickson Sharon and Joseph Butler Jan and Stan Foutz Bernice Callahan Sarah George and Richard Ford Kevin A. Cameron Robert and Tina Herman Brad and Leslie Campbell Ingo and Mary Henningsen Amanda E Caraway Duane Hill Carolyn Carey Michael and Katherine Hodkin John C. and Leslie Z. Carey Elliot J. Hulet Erica Alexandra Carvalho In Honor of Pat Hemingway Janet Casey Gilbert H. and Thelma P. Iker Robert Chamberlain Angels ($500 – $999) Barbara Ivey Cathay Nelson Christiansen Anonymous (2) In Memory of Gresh Ivey Ray and Bobbie Christiansen Susan Allred Randy and Liz Jensen Carlyle and Shanna Clarke John and Linda Ashton Lisa Kieda Joan Okelberry Clissold Jane W. Bebb Russel R. and Jane T. King Coral and James Coffey Eric Biedermann Martha Knowlton Cathy Cornell and Karen Skinner In Memory of L. Sue Andrea Krupa Mary Costello Biedermann Guttorm and Claudia Landro Sina Dalley Sara Bresee Howard and Nancy Lemcke Deborah Davis Doug and Barbara Campbell Richard Lemons Michael and Rebecca Davis Carleen and Ed Clark Becky Dawson Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Chris Lino Donald and Louise Lochhead Karen M. Gardner Dee and David Diane L. Parisi Ronald and Danece Mangone L. Dee John Doane Ted and Shirley Marakis Craig and Margaret Denton Wilma and Willie Dolowitz Kristin McElwain Robert and Sue Dintelman Michael D. Drews Michael E. Nash Kerry Stuhr Doane Carrie and Randy Drown Peggy Newman Kim Dohrer Julie and Devon Glenn Brenda Nibley Joyce and Jack Dolcourt Cheryl and Willem Groot James and Bonnie Parkin Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Elizabeth Hammond Anna Dries In Honor of Ruth Hansen Hale Sonja Penttila Gaylon and Linda Peterson Polly Drolett Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon Karen F. and Leon Peterson Kevin D. Earley John and Carol Huffman Laszlo and Sandra Preysz Shellie Eide Elise Hutchings Monika Preysz Torch and Sally Elliott In Memory of Paul Hutchings Roger and Susan Pyper Joy Emory Karen Hyde Joan Erickson Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons George C. Rackham, Jr. Marv and Beth Rallison Robert Ezell Dr. Robert and Julie Kessler Jack and Itha Rampton Chari Farr The Kohlburn Family Connie Redford Sarah Farr Lofgren Family Kent and LaRae Scott Kent Fawcett Marion Markham Ralph and Kayleen Simmons Damon C. and Brenda L. Fedor Sue Marquardt George Sumner and Tina HoseDane and Kathy Finerfrock George Maxwell Sumner Lou Jean Flint In Memory of Shannon Steven Swensen Karin Fojtik Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Robyn Toone Alissa Shae Frazier Maxwell Amy Wadsworth and David Ronald Q. Frederickson Kristin McElwain Richardson Deon Freed In Memory of Diane and Frank Peter and Adrianne Watkins Deon Freed McElwain Wayne and Carol Welninski In Memory of Peter Freed Mary McCarthey Diane Whittaker Ruth L. Gardner Robert Mecklenburg and Maggie Dr. and Mrs. H. James Williams Lynda Geddes Caston Stuart and Barbara Young Dietrich and LaDon Gehmlich Stephen and Sandy Morgan Cheryl Gentle Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Contributors ($50 – $249) Marc and Carol Gentner Dinesh and Kalpana Patel Anonymous (15) Lisa and Jeremy Getson Chris and Tera Peterson Bob D. Aagard Chuck and Jorga Giambusso Wayne and Robyn Petty Mons Aase Ron Gibbons and Jennifer Mathis Barbara S. and John S. Reid Carolyn Abravanel Hugh and Judy Graham Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr. Dominic and Virginia Albo Carol Gray-Gephardt Brian and Janice Ruggles Terry and Nanette Allen Marian Green David and Julianne Seal Judi Amsel Dr. John and Anabel Greenlee Robert A. and Julie A. Sperling Hal and Brooke Anderson Paul R. Griffin William and Saundra Stone David S. Anderson Mary Rebecca Guillory Tom and Marsha Swegle Diane Anderson Sandra Haak Linda Tyler Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) Christine A. Allred C. Kim and Jane C. Blair Steven and Joan Brinton Margarita Brothers In Memory of Arthur Brothers Tim and Candace Dee Elizabeth Terry Dunning Chesley and Amy Erickson Geoffrey Fattah Anonymous Bob and Mary Gilchrist Scott A. and Loree D. Hagen Nancy Melich and J. Alexander Hemphill Lee and Audrey Hollaar Larry and Tina Howard Bruce and Maxine Johnson Doralee Madsen David and Nickie McDowell Nancy and George D. Melling Karen Azenberg and Augie Mericola Brenda Mueggenborg Sara Lee Neill Rosalie Notarianni In Memory of Mary G. Asson Steve and Alisa Parks Harris Simmons In Memory of Roy and Elizabeth Simmons A.J. and Leah Smith Larry and Sheila Stevens Susan Dolan Stevens Stan and Jill VanderToolen Linda Van Orden

Cindy and Mark Vernon Amy Wadsworth In Memory of Milton E and Mirian Wadsworth Julia and Hugh West

Maxine R. Haggerty Craig Hansen C. David Hansen Francis and Joan Hanson Kenneth and Maria Hardwick Janet Harnsberger Jonathan D. Hartford Don Harward and Kathleen Bingham Craig Hatch Patricia Haussler John and Carol Hayes Sandra Hayes Alan and Rosena Heal Heidi Bruce Catherine Ann Heiner Ryan and Adrienne Heinz Pat Hemingway Patti Hendricks Thomas Higbee Shelley M. Hill-Worthen Eileen Hilton Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz Jason L. Hoggan Nicholas and Ladonna Holland Wendy and Lion Holliday Madeira Hornbaker Elaine Hughes Mary Anne Hunter Tera Hunter Kathleen and Stephen Ivey Colin Jackson Brent and Eve James Elaine B. Jensen Heidi Jentzsch David and Denise Johnsen Karen and Fred Johnsen Mark and Sheila Johnson Nancy Johnson Catherine C. Jones Julie Jones Candice Jorgensen Kathy Jorgensen Alexander and Andrea Jueschke Abraham Julander Diane Julian Ben and Jenn Kalm Rochelle Kaplan and Arthur Lipson Kathleen M. Kaufman Kaye Kearns Robert Keeler Michael and Amy Kennedy Fonda Kersey Deborah Keyek-Franssen Richard and Gene Klatt Shirley M. Knox Susan Kohler and Stephen Proser Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik Paul Baron and Jeanette Kruse Baron Jana C. Kuhn Randall Woodrow Lalonde Mary Lamb Guttorm and Claudia Landro Kent and Denise Landvatter Roni Lane Janice and Harvey Lansing Gary and Fran Lapin Erica R. Larabee Evelyn and James Lee Anna and Claude LePendu Joan Lind Pauline Lindsay Aaron Linford Uri Loewenstein and Elizabeth Tashjian Howard and Anne Lowe Charles and Patricia Lownds Diane Luke Michael W. Luskin Elaine Lyon Bonnie R. Macfarlane Jane MacFarlane Kevin Mack K.L. Mackay Kristin Madden Mary Mahler Gary and Ruth Manville John and Pamela Marks Milo Marsden Marsha Mathur Angie Matinkhah

FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Michael and Mary Mattsson Larae and George Maxwell Karen McArthur Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur Russ McKell Patricia and Daniel Meldrum Elliott Merrill Tracie Merrill-Wilson Ann Miller Mary Elizabeth Mitchell Sweelin O Montandon Peggy Montrone James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist Sue Moore Edward B. Moreton Julie Morriss Ross Murray Jane and Gary Myers Gary and Jane Myers Mr. and Mrs. J. Naatz Maura K. Naughton Anne Neeley Ashley and Brett Neilson Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene John and Margaret Neville Jean and Ralph Nuismer Jill A. Nutting William D. Ohlsen Kathi Ohlson Patti O’Keefe Tracy O’Keefe Julie Olson Tim Orton Elissa and Bill Oshinsky Ross Owen and Larry Herndon

Nathan L. and Jennifer A. Pace Ted and Kay Packard Kirsten Park Helen Patterson Mr. Joel W. Paulsen David and Elodie Payne Joe Perry and Meredith FilsonPerry Jane Peterson In Honor of Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Karen F. and Leon Peterson Frances and Thomas Pickron Colleen Pierce Cheryl Pitkin-Messier Nancy and Jerry Pitstick Dennis and Kathy Polster Douglas and Stephanie Powell Anne Armstrong Prince Carol Prince Thomas Quam Margaret and Stanley Rajski David William Ralston Steven and Kristine Rasmussen Rebecca Raybould Susan Reese Richard D. Reinhold Jeanette M. Ricci Anthony Ramos Fans Bradley P. Rich and Dr. Erika Lloyd Carolyn Rich-Denson Holly Ricklefs Nancy and Larry Rigby Michael K. Robinson Sydney Wagstaff Romero Genevieve Maire Rosol Ann Rudge Leonard and Alene Russon

Suzanne Sackas Rachel and Andrew Sackett Jeffrey Sanchez Brenda Santistevan Sue Savage Robert and Karen Sawyer Sarah W. Scheuller C. Duwayne and Alice C. Schmidt Jeff Schwoebel Kent and LaRae Scott Harry and Becky Senekjian Anne Shaw Kevin T. Shea Maureen Shields Thomas and Joan Shreeve LaWanna and Robert Shurtliff Robert and Margaret Sloan Margaret Small Tani and Martin Smihula Cheryl Smith Deborah Smith Geneal Smith Patricia and Homer Smith Margaret Smoot Dr. Brent & Janette Sonnenberg Sharon K. Spaulding Luann Spendlove Karen and Kerry Spiroff Daniel Steenblik Scott Stillman Jann Stirrat Larry and Sharyl Swanson Joanna and Geoff Tarantola Paul G. Tarver Kyle Taylor Yvonne B. Thele Guy L. and Elaine Thompson

Renae L. Trask-Schwartz and John Schwartz Michael and Laura Van Hook Kathy D. Van Orman Liz and Joseph Veltri David Vergobbi and Anne RiordanVergobbi Dave and Barb Viskochil Alison Walker Perry and Margie Walters Lynne N. Ward Gwen and Clare Wardle Steve and Liz Warner Brian Watkins Larsen Watts David and Shauna Weight Elaine and Joe Weis Michael and Christine West John and RaeAnn White Henry Whiteside Charles and Reatha Whiting Robert Willey Leslie C. Williams In Honor of Carolyn Gibson Stephanie Willis Nancy Challed & Steven Winitzky Cissy Wolff Ron Sawdey and Cissy Wolff Joan Wong Melora Wood Heidi Woodbury Woodbury Family Arriann Woolf Kathleen Wuthrich Susan York Tod and Mary Young Andrey Zharkikh Cathleen D. Zick

The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between July 1, 2020 to present. + In-Kind Donation * This donor is recognized at the gift level equal to their donation plus a corporate match. Make your gift go further: Check to see if your company has a matching gift program. If you have any changes or questions regarding your program listing, please call 801-585-3196.

L-R: Terita Redd, Tyrick Wiltez Jones, Mariah Lyttle, DeMone Seraphin and Tyla Collier.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . KAREN AZENBERG INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR. . . DIANE L. PARISI DEVELOPMENT Director of Development. . . . . . . . . . . Diane L. Parisi Manager of Individual Giving. . . . . . . . . . Merrill Matheson Development Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Werder

ARTISTIC Resident Fight Choreographer. . . . . . . . . Christopher DuVal Resident Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Maxwell Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . Micah Lambert Maxson PRODUCTION

MANAGEMENT

Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . Reed Rossbach Production Stage Manager. . . . . . Mary P. Costello Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Gregory Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . Emily Nacrissa Griffith Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mack Charge Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Jensen Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda McMall Stage Technicians. . . . . . Michael Davies, Clifford Merritt, Aidan Welch Painters . . . . . . . . . . Nikolas Gonzalez, Trish Whitekettle Props Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura A. Walters Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christa Kinch Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David O. Smith Technical Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Hollaar Costume Shop Manager. . . . . . . . . . Phillip R. Lowe First Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.L. Alberts Asst. Costume Shop Manager. . . Wendy Schow-Massine Cutter/Drapers. . Wendy Schow-Massine, Margo Seamons Millinery/Crafts Artisan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Leibering Stitchers. . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Andrews, Colleen Pierce Costume Rental Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . Do’nel Ault PTC/University of Utah Interns. . . . . . . . . . Danny Borba, Aathaven Tharmarajah, Marco Say, Caden Tudor, Victoria Wolfe

Management of Finance and Admin.. . . . . Mary Dy Company Manager & Operations. . Amanda Bowen COVID Safety Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Hadden MARKETING

Director of Marketing and Comm.. . . . Kirsten Park Publicity Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeni Fitzgibbon Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BW Productions PTC Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern8 PATRON SERVICES

Director of Patron Services. . . . . . . . . Heidi Bruce House Manager/Asst. Patron Services. . . . . . Nikki Baum Coordinator, Patron Services. . . . . . . Jenifer Christensen Front of House. . . . . . . . . Clara Boas, Alexis Brinkerhoff, Susannah Castleton, Caroline Esparza, Amona Faatau, Abigail Higbee, Katina Nikols, Sasha Pinegar, Jordan Reynosa, Caprice Schulte, Sophia White SPECIAL THANKS

Alan Sedgley & Riverton Music Kenney Green James Clark

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