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AARON CAMMACK* (Lesgate) is thrilled to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut. Cammack is the Resident Artist at Arizona Theatre Company. Select regional credits: The Glass Menagerie as Tom (Arizona Theatre Company), Intimate Apparel as Mr. Marks (Arizona Theatre Company), Fiddler on the Roof as Mordcha (The Phoenix Theatre Company), SCROOGE! (Arizona Theatre Company), Sex with Strangers (12th Avenue Arts), Love’s Labour’s Lost as Berowne (Seattle Shakespeare Company), Lungs as M (Live Theatre Workshop), Venus in Fur as Thomas (Live Theatre Workshop), Skies Over Seattle directed and devised by Lisa D’Amour (Jones Playhouse). Cammack attended the University of Washington as an MFA candidate and currently coaches actors in Southern Arizona and through ATC. Thanks to his family and the recovery community. @Aaron.Cammack | AaronCammack.com
DAN DOMINGUES* (Tony Wendice) recently appeared in Dial M for Murder at Arizona Theatre Company and Virginia Stage Company and previously at Pioneer Theatre Company in Othello and Amadeus. Off-Broadway credits include: A Sherlock Carol at New World Stages, The Tempest, Wild Goose Dreams, Fidelis, and The Great Immensity at The Public Theater, and shows at 59E59, Rattlestick, Abingdon, BAM, INTAR, Atlantic, Sheen Center, and Cherry Lane. Regional work: Westport Country Playhouse, Bay Street Theater, George Street Playhouse, Barrington Stage, Alley, Arena, The Guthrie, Goodman, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Long Wharf, and Portland Stage. Film and TV: Notice to Quit, Run All Night, Future ’38, In Stereo, New Amsterdam, West 40s, Blacklist, Royal Pains, and Law & Order. Domingues holds an MFA from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard, is an associate artist with The Civilians, and is cohost of the movie podcast Hot Date (hotdatepod.com).
PETER HOWARD* (Inspector Hubbard) is delighted to be making his PTC debut. As a performer, his regional theatre credits include the Mark Taper Forum, Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, the Guthrie, South Coast Repertory, and Woolly Mammoth. Howard is a founding member of the Los Angeles-based Cornerstone Theater Company—a leader in the field of community-engaged artmaking—working as an actor, playwright, and director in collaboration with dozens of urban and rural communities across the U.S. since 1986. With Cornerstone, he has appeared in world premieres by Luis Alfaro, Sarah Ruhl, Erik Ehn, Naomi Iizuka, Larissa FastHorse, and Michael John Garcés, among many others. Howard is a recipient of a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he currently lives in Los Angeles.
LUCY LAVELY* (Maxine Hadley) is thrilled to return to Pioneer Theatre Company after performing in Scapin; Macbitches; and One Man, Two Guvnors. She loves Shakespeare, Sondheim, sunshine, salsa, chips, and all the cool plays she’s done. Favorite theatre around the country includes Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Orlando Shakes and Theatre at Monmouth, New York Classical Stage, Syracuse Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, and more! Lucy runs the Night Shift Theatre Company, and is a licensed NYC tour guide. Proud SAG/AFTRA/AEA Union member, graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BA) and the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training (MFA). Catherine Hicks Award. Love to cast, crew, Mom, Dad, Vern, family, Karen Azenberg, Judy Bowman, Michael John Garcés, Matt August, and ATC! For Barry. Thank YOU for joining us tonight. @rainbowdaylucy
AWESTA ZARIF* (Margot Wendice) is happily making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut, after an incredible run of this show at Arizona Theatre Company! She recently traveled the country in the Broadway national tour of The Kite Runner as Soraya. Other credits include Afiya in Selling Kabul (Signature Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company), Stephanie Rahn in Ink (Round House Theatre/Olney Theatre Center co-production), Grace Poole/Blance Ingram/Bessie in Jane Eyre (Geva Theatre) and Margot in Dial M for Murder (Geva Theatre). Awesta has lived, trained, and performed internationally, including a several years stint in Shanghai, China, a residency with UNESCO’S International Theatre Institute in Croatia and a fellowship at Accademia dell’Arte’s Collaborative Arts Lab in Italy. She’s a proud immigrant and former asylee from Kabul, Afghanistan and was raised in San Diego, California. She holds a B.F.A. from Boston University’s School of Theatre. Thank you for being here! awestazarif.com. @awestaz. #letafghangirlslearn
FREDERICK KNOTT (Playwright) 1916–2002, was born in China to an English missionary family. Mr. Knott earned a law degree from University of Cambridge after attending Oundle School, and he served in the British Army from 1939 to 1946, achieving the rank of major. Mr. Knott only wrote three plays during his lifetime, yet his spine-tingling thrillers ran successfully on Broadway in the 1950s and ‘60s and have been standards in regional theatre and touring companies throughout the world. His most famous script, Dial M for Murder, was rejected several times before playing successfully on British television in the early ‘50s. It then hit the London stage to rave reviews. In 1952 the play opened on Broadway, and in 1954 was adapted by Mr. Knott into a film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring
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Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. His second-most-popular play, Wait Until Dark, ran for 374 performances on Broadway in 1966 and earned actress Lee Remick a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of a blind woman terrorized by thugs. In 1967 the play was made into a popular film of the same name starring Alan Arkin and Audrey Hepburn. It was revived on Broadway in 1998 in a production starring Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino. Mr. Knott’s third play, Write Me a Murder, opened on Broadway in 1961 and ran for 25 weeks.
JEFFREY HATCHER (Adaptor) Broadway: Never Gonna Dance (Book). Off-Broadway: Three Viewings and A Picasso at Manhattan Theatre Club; Scotland Road and The Turn of the Screw at Primary Stages; Tuesdays with Morrie (with Mitch Albom) at The Minetta Lane; Murder By Poe, The Turn of the Screw and The Spy at The Acting Company; Neddy at American Place; and Fellow Travelers at Manhattan Punchline. Other Plays/Theaters: Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Mrs. Mannerly, Murderers, Mercy of a Storm, Smash, Armadale, Korczak’s Children, To Fool the Eye, The Falls, A Piece of the Rope, All the Way with LBJ, The Government Inspector, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and others at The Guthrie, Old Globe, Yale Rep, The Geffen, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Arizona Theater Company, San Jose Rep, The Empty Space, Indiana Rep, Children’s Theater Company, History Theater, Madison Rep, Intiman, Illusion, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Rep, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Actors Theater of Louisville, Philadelphia Theater Company, Asolo, City Theater, Studio Arena and dozens more in the U.S. and abroad. Film/ TV: Stage Beauty, Casanova, The Duchess, and episodes of Columbo. Grants/Awards: NEA, TCG, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Frankel Award, Charles MacArthur Fellowship Award, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation and Barrymore Award Best New Play. He is a member and/or alumnus of The Playwrights Center, the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild and New Dramatists.
MICHAEL JOHN GARCÉS (Director) Credits include For the People by Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse (Guthrie Theatre), Seize the King by Will Power (Alliance Theatre), the just and the blind by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Daniel Bernard Roumain (Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center), The Play You Want by Bernardo Cubrias (Road Theatre Company), and What Happens Next by Naomi Iizuka (La Jolla Playhouse). He is the former Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company, where directing credits include Highland Park is Here by Mark Valdez, California: The Tempest by Alison Carey, and Café Vida by Lisa Loomer. Upcoming: Fake It Until You Make It by Larissa FastHorse (Mark Taper Forum and Arena Stage). Plays he has written include TOWN (Theatre Horizon), south (Great Plains
Theatre Commons) and 36 Yesses (Cornerstone). Garcés is a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award and the Princess Grace Statue Award.
JAMES NOONE (Scenic Designer) has designed for Broadway productions including Sunset Boulevard, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, A Time to Kill, Match, A Bronx Tale (play), A Class Act, Jekyll and Hyde, The Rainmaker, The Sunshine Boys, The Gin Game, Inherit the Wind, and many others. Off-Broadway productions designed include The Boys In The Band, In Masks Outrageous and Austere, White Chocolate, Frankie and Johnny in The Clair de Lune, Ruthless!, Full Gallop, Fully Committed, and Three Tall Women at theatres including Manhattan Theatre Club, Irish Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center Theatre, The Women’s Project and Productions, and others. Opera Companies he has designed for are The English National Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Washington National Opera. Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Atlanta Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and others. For TV and Film, his work has appeared on Live from Lincoln Center, Great Performances, and HBO. HBO.Awards include the American Theatre Wing Design, Drama Desk, Helen Hayes, and LA Ovation awards.
PATRICK HOLT (Costume Designer) Patrick’s costume design work has been seen on stages across the country including The Guthrie Theater, The Milwaukee Rep, The Kansas City Rep, Playmakers Rep, Pioneer Theater Company, The Arizona Repertory Theater, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Moscow State Theater, The Old Globe Theater, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and The American Dance Festival. He has also worked both on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for the Public Theater and The John Houseman Theater in NYC. Film and Television works includes projects with HBO, CBS, The A&E Network, World of Wonder, and CBS. Holt is also a professor at the University of Arizona, where he heads the costume design program.
TOM ONTIVEROS (Lighting Designer) consistently contributes to productions affecting themes of social justice, diversity, and equity for underrepresented communities. He has received numerous awards and nominations for his work including The Exonerated (Lucille Lortel Award), My Barking Dog (L.A. Drama Critics), The House in Scarsdale (nominated Best Projection Design, LA Drama Critics), Shiv (nominated, Best Projection Design, StageRaw), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Ovation! nomination), and Completeness (Ovation! nomination). Ontiveros is an Associate Professor of Design and Chair of the Theatre Arts Department at the University of La Verne. Credits include design at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Center Theatre Group, American Repertory
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Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Cornerstone, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Perseverance Theatre, Native Voices, East West Players, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hungarian National Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Kennedy Center, and L.A. Opera. cargocollective. com/tomontiveros
DANIEL PERELSTEIN JAQUETTE (Sound Designer) is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director. He has been the professor of sound design for theatre at Arizona State University since 2019. Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Other recent designs and original music at Arizona Theatre Company, Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Geva Theatre, Phoenix Theater, Wilma Theater, Arden Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, People’s Light, and others. Jaquette has received two Barrymore Awards and 16 Barrymore Award nominations in three categories, including recognition as a finalist for the F. Otto Haas award. He received an Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts in 2013 to explore the relationship between sound design and the visual arts. He is a proud member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and United Scenic Artists local 829.
BRENT GIBBS (Fight Director) is a professional fight director based in Tucson, Arizona. His work has appeared in regional theatres around the country, including the Arizona Theatre Company, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the San Jose Repertory Theatre, and The Guthrie Theatre. Through the Society of American Fight Directors, he holds the rank of certified teacher and certified fight director. He has gained recognition as an Advanced Actor/Combatant with the Society of British Fight Directors and Fight Directors Canada. Brent has taught combat workshops around the country and internationally at the International Theatre School Festival in Amsterdam, the Istropoliana Project International Theatre Festival in Slovakia and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Brent is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and in 2020 he was named an Arizona Arts Hero for his work as a director, fight director and educator.
LILA RACHEL BECKER (Assistant Director) is a Brooklyn-based director of new work. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she has directed and developed work with theaters all over the country including Actors Theatre of Louisville, Luna Stage, Woolly Mammoth, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Portland Stage Company, Folger Theatre, the First National Tour of The Bridges of Madison County, and the Source Festival. Recent productions include Westphalia (Luna Stage); Three Sisters and Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (University of Iowa); and come apart (Portmanteau/The Tank); bad things happen
here (Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Clarabelle, 86 (Cloud City); and Golden (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Becker is a member of the LCT Directors Lab and Directors Lab North and Associate Member of SDC. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from the University of Iowa. lilarachelbecker.com
HAROLD DIXON (Dialect Coach) has acted and directed Off-Broadway, at the Kennedy Center, and at over 20 regional theatres across the USA, including the Guthrie, Arena Stage, Long Wharf, Pittsburgh Public, Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, Gloucester Stage, Chamber Music Northwest, and Invisible Theatre, Tucson, among others. He played Norman Granz in the national tour of Ella. He was head of acting/musical theatre at the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film, and Television for many years and is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He was founding artistic director of the Arizona Repertory Theatre. The Harold Dixon Directing Studio is named for him. Last year, he served as the dialect coach for Scrooge! at ATC.
JUDY BOWMAN, CSA (Casting Director) is excited to work with Pioneer for the first time! Recent regional credits include Little Women (Geva), Native Gardens (Dorset Theatre Festival), The Humans (Palm Beach Drama Works), The Case for the Existence of God (Luna Stage), A Christmas Carol (McCarter), Sanctuary City (Kitchen Theatre), The Great Leap (Cleveland Play House), and Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth). NYC: Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library (59e59 & WP). She has numerous film and television credits as well as musicals. judybowmancasting.com
JAMES O. HANSEN* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his second season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Previous PTC credits include: Souvenir, Prayer for the French Republic, Jersey Boys, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. Other credits include: Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, A Christmas Carol, and Flashdance (starring Julia Macchio) at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.
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ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY (ATC) Celebrating its 57th Season and recognized as the Official State Theatre of Arizona with a legacy started in 1966, Arizona Theatre Company has an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional theatrical experiences to the communities of Tucson and Tempe/Phoenix. As the sole LORT (League of Resident Theatres) professional nonprofit regional theatre in Arizona, ATC proudly sets the gold standard for artistic excellence and innovation. Led by Executive Director Geri Wright and Kasser Family Artistic Director Matt August, ATC’s impact extends far beyond the stage, with a steadfast commitment to outreach, education, and community engagement. Annually, ATC reaches more than 300,000 patrons through mainstage productions, student matinees, and community events and initiatives. ATC believes in the transformative power of art! For more information, visit atc.org.
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC) Now celebrating its 63rd season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) Founded in 1933, AEA 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. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks
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Board of Trustees
Chairman – Lamont Richardson | Vice Chair – TBD
Budget Chair - Scott H. Verhaaren | Development Chair - Michael J. Tonkin | Marketing Chair – Jeff Paris | Outreach Chair – TBD
Karen Azenberg
Sandi Behnken
G. Marsden Blanch
Drew Browning
Adrian Budhu
Dhiraj Chand
Scott Christofferson
Chris DuVal
Andrea Golding
Heidi Hall
Laura Holleman
Sandra Hollins
Angelica Matinkhah
Michele Mattsson
Mitzi Montoya, PhD
Margaret Patterson Sargent
John Scheib, PhD
Catherine W. Stringham
Amy Wadsworth
Heidi DeWitt Woodbury
Mindy Young
Emeritus
A. Scott Anderson
Edward F. Bates
William H. Child
Paul Durham
Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers
President - Amy Wadsworth | President Elect - Anne S. Gray
Vice President - Kathy Davis | Secretary - Anne Neeley | Treasurer – Kris Burton
Corporate, Foundation and Public Support
Spencer F. Eccles
David E. Gee
Kathie Horman
Dan Lofgren
Kevin R. Murray
David R. Peterson
Harris H. Simmons
J. Douglas Whisenant
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.
Public Support
Salt Lake City Arts Council
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. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Zions Bank
Executive Producers
($25,000 - $49,999)
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Dominion Energy
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Steiner Foundation, Inc.
Producers ($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Beesley Family Foundation
Burton Lumber +
Charles Maxfield and Gloria F.
Parrish Foundation
Haynie & Company
Pioneer Theatre Guild
The Boyer Company
W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust
Benefactors
($5,000 - $9,999)
B.W. Bastian Foundation
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Robert and Barbara Patterson
Family Memorial Foundation
Terramerica Corp.
Director’s Club ($2,500 – $4,999)
PwC
Riverton Music
Rural Heath Management Corp.
Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles
Family Foundation
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Associates ($1,000 - $2499)
Nothing Bundt Cakes SLC
Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation
Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation
General Partners (up to $999)
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Cosset Bath and Body +
Delta Airlines Foundation
Hogle Zoo + Kings English Bookshop + Kneaders Bakery + Natural History Museum of Utah + Marathon Petroleum Corporation
New York Life Foundation
Red Butte Garden + RubySnap + Shell Oil Company Foundation
Swig + Thanksgiving Point + The Ninigret Foundation
Tracy Aviary + Tsunami + UtahPresents + Utah Symphony and Opera + U of U Campus Store +
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
Sandi Behnken
IJ & Jeanné Wagner Charitable Foundation
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
The Lofgren Family
Meldrum Foundation
Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill
Nancy and George Melling
W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust
Zions Bank
Event Sponsors & Table Donors
Anonymous
American Pet Nutrition
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Ty and Holly Burrell
Mark & Kelly Capone Foundation
The Boyer Company
The Lofgren Family
Dinesh & Kalpana Patel Foundation
Every Blooming Thing
Gardner Group
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles
Foundation
Haynie & Company
Hank & Pat Hemingway
Charles and Kathie Horman
Jill Anne Lee Design
Theresa Martinez & Michael Lovett
Angie Matinkhah
Merit Medical
Modern Display
Jeffrey Paris
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Kevin & Jami Rindlisbacher
Margaret Sargent
Michael Tonkin and Roxanne Silva
Katie and Ned Stringham
Umbrella Theater Company
University Of Utah CFA
University of Utah Advancement
Utah Food Services
Scott and Elizabeth Verhaaren
S.J. Quinney College of Law
Amy Wadsworth and David
Richardson Zions Bank
Outreach Support
Salt Lake County TRCC
Bireley Endowment
Bireley Foundation
Carlson-Mattsson-Wilson
Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
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In Memory of Augie Mericola
Karen Azenberg
David Driggs
Gregory Hatch
Susan Heiner
Deonn Henderson
Debra Hoyt
Stephen and Cindy Jacobs
Lynn Kestle
Jack Mark
Leslie Peterson
David Peterson
Susan Stevens
Bonnie Walsh
Lino Endowment
Chris Lino & Colleen Lindstrom
Wanda and Carvel Mattsson
Memorial Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
William Vogel
Meldrum Foundation Endowment
Christopher and Jenette Meldrum
Catherine Meldrum
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael
Endowed Performance Award
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation
Pioneer Memorial Theatre Endowment
Melissa Alexander
Patricia C. and Rainer Dahl
Annual Fund Support from Individuals
Most individual donors to PTC choose to support the general work of the company.
PTC True Endowment
Roger and Sara Boyer
Peter and Susan Stevens
Endowment
Susan and Peter Stevens
Robin M. Woods Legacy
Endowment
George Q. Morris Foundation
There are also opportunities to contribute gifts of $5,000 or more to specific productions or projects. For more information call 801-581-6960.
Producers (15,000 and above)
Anonymous
G. Marsden Blanch
Drew Browning In Memory of Judy Watts Brady
Cathie Meldrum
Harris Simmons*
Individual Sponsors
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Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley
Sandi Behnken
Ken and Tina Burton
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Henry and Pat Hemingway
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Laura Holleman
Kathie and Chuck Horman
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Lynda Jacobsen
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Jeff Paris
Katie and Ned Stringham
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Susan F. Fleming
Sandra E. Geary
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Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott
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Robert Lence and Bianca DeMasi
Jayne Luke
Michael Marriott
Angelica Matinkhah
David and Nickie McDowell
Nancy and George D. Melling
Gregory and Cynthia Phillips
Lamont and Carly Richardson
Margaret Patterson Sargent
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In Memory of Carolyn Gassman
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Richard Scott Lemons
Darcia Mallory–Gordon
Sue Marquardt
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Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae
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David S. Anderson
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Bryan and Tina Bagley
Grant and Margaret Bagley
Allen L. Barbieri
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Stephen Barker
Mary Barnes
Kathleen E. Bayn
Sharlene Beck
Nancy J. Behnken
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Wendy Blankenship
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Mary Borromeo and Dean Stephens
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Tamara Burnside
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Tim and Kevin Chism-Bakker
Ray and Bobbie Christiansen
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Cara David
Rebecca Wing Davis
Robert Diehl
Robert and Sue Dintelman
John Doane
Geoff Doiron
Joyce and Jack Dolcourt
Anne and Sandy Dolowitz
Terrell and Paul Dougan
Carrie and Randy Drown
Brett and Brenda Duval
David Dynak In Honor of PTC Leadership, past and present
Laurel Eisinger
Anne Elliot
Walter and Gloria Elston
Lars and Susan Erickson
Sarah Farr
Damon and Brenda Fedor
Kathy and Dane Finerfrock
Lou Jean Flint
Dianne Franz
Ronald Q. Frederickson
Carolyn C. Fredin
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Marc and Carol Gentner
Lisa and Jeremy Getson
Chuck and Jorga Giambusso*
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Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur
Bill and Carol Gephardt
Edwina Green
Dr. and Mrs. John Greenlee
Dan Sommers and MJ Gregoire
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Craig Hatch
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Victoria and John Hoagland
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Karen and Fred Johnsen
Melinda and Kevin Johnson
Robert and Lorna Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Kathy Jorgensen
Martin Kearl
Mr. Gail Kelsey
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Julie Kramer
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Harvey C. and Janice Lansing
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Diane Luke
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Edward Lyons
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Jane Macfarlane
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Patricia and Daniel Meldrum
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Paul Mitchell
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Michelle Murday
Michael E. Nash
Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene
Patti O’Keefe
Julie Olson
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Richard D. Reinhold
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Rachel Sabin
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Carolyn Sanders
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Ann Shaw
Maureen Shields
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Margaret Smoot
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Jann Stirrat
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Barbara Svee
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Paul G. Tarver
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Marie Thompson
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Larsen Watts
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Martha Westman
Stephanie Willis
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Joan Wong
Betty and Frank Yanowitz
Mindy Young
Stuart and Barbara Young
Connie Zaccheo
Dr. John and Jennifer Newman
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