MAR. 16 & 17, 2018
M U SIC A N D LYRI CS BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA B OO K BY QUIARA ALEGRÍA HUDES CO N CE I V E D BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY The resident professional theatre of the University of Utah The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre C. Lowell Lees Main Stage
Karen Azenberg Artistic Director
Chris Lino Managing Director
presents
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda
ENRIQUE ACEVEDO LATOYA CAMERON DIEGO KLOCK-PÉREZ TOMAS JOAQUIN MATOS
MELISSA BLATHERWICK ARIANA ESCALANTE TITO LIVAS
IZZY ARRIETA MONICA GOFF MARY C. NIKOLS
LANCE BARKER SKY KAWAI
Costume Design
CARLETON BLUFORD DAVID GUY HOLMES JAYNE LUKE CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL McLAMB ASHLEY GARDNER CARLSON MICKI MARTINEZ MILA SANTOS
Lighting Design
BRENDA VAN DER WIEL
KIRK BOOKMAN
Hair & Makeup Design
Associate Director/Choreographer
AMANDA FRENCH
LENNY DANIEL
Sound Design
KATE WECKER Production Stage Manager
MARY P. COSTELLO
Musical Director HELEN GREGORY Director/Choreographer KAREN AZENBERG Casting by BOB CLINE CASTING Development of IN THE HEIGHTS was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during residency at the Music Theater Conference of 2005. Initially developed by Back House Productions Originally Produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman Willis Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper IN THE HEIGHTS is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. *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.
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CAST of CHARACTERS Usnavi de la Vega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Klock-Pérez* Piragua Guy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Michael McLamb* Abuela Claudia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayne Luke* Kevin Rosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enrique Acevedo* Camila Rosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Blatherwick* Daniela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latoya Cameron* Carla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mila Santos Sonny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomas Joaquin Matos* Benny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carleton Bluford* Vanessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ariana Escalante* Nina Rosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micki Martinez Graffiti Pete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Izzy Arrieta Bolero Singer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary C. Nikols Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Izzy Arrieta, Lance Barker, Ashley Gardner Carlson, Monica Goff, David Guy Holmes*, Sky Kawai, Tito Livas*, Christopher Michael McLamb*, Mary C. Nikols *Member of Actor’s Equity Association
SETTING Washington Heights, Manhattan. July 3rd through 5th. Swing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LENNY DANIEL* AEA Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . KELSEY JAMES*, AUGIE K. MERICOLA* ORCHESTRA Keyboard 1/Conductor. . . Helen Gregory Keyboard 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Cope Woodwinds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Harris Trumpet. . . . . . . . . . . . Reed LeCheminant Trombone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Keegan
Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Maxson Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Overacker Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Clark Percussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Sammons
pioneer theatre company gratefully acknowledges the following individual for his contribution to this production:
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SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I Scene 1: Washington Heights – sunrise “In the Heights” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usnavi & Company Scene 2: On the Street “Breathe” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Company Scene 3: Rosario’s Car Service “Benny’s Dispatch”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benny & Nina Scene 4: The Street “It Won’t Be Long Now” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa, Usnavi & Sonny Scene 5: The Dispatch Booth “Inútil (Useless)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Scene 6: The Salon “No Me Diga” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniela, Carla, Vanessa & Nina Scene 7: Inside the Bodega; the Street “96,000”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usnavi, Benny, Sonny, Vanessa, Daniela, Carla & Company Scene 8: The Street “Paciencia Y Fe (Patience and Faith)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abuela Claudia & Company Scene 9: Abuela Claudia’s Stoop – early evening “When You’re Home”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina, Benny & Company Scene 10: The Street – dusk “Piragua” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piragua Guy Scene 11: The Rosario Household “Siempre (Always)” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camila & Bolero Singer Scene 12: The Club “The Club”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company “Blackout”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Act II Scene 1: Benny’s Fire Escape “Sunrise” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina, Benny & Ensemble Scene 2: Outside the Bodega; the Rosario Fire Escape Scene 3: Interior of Usnavi and Abuela’s Apartment “Hundreds of Stories” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abuela Claudia & Usnavi Scene 4: Outside the Dispatch Booth “Enough”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camila Scene 5: The Street “Carneval del Barrio”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniela & Company Scene 6: The Dispatch Booth “Atención” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Scene 7: The Street “Alabanza”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usnavi, Nina & Company
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SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Scene 8: The Street – later that afternoon “Everything I Know”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina Scene 9: Outside the Salon “No Me Diga” (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniela, Carla & Vanessa Scene 10: The Street “Piragua” (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piragua Guy Scene 11: The Bodega “Champagne” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa & Usnavi Scene 12: The Dispatch Booth “When the Sun Goes Down”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Benny Scene 13: The Shady Alleyway – late at night Scene 14: The Street – Monday morning, sunrise “Finale”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usnavi & Company
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST ENRIQUE ACEVEDO (Kevin Rosario) is excited to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company for his fourth show. Previous shows at PTC: Paint Your Wagon (Julio), Man of La Mancha (Pedro), West Side Story (Bernardo). Off-Broadway: Giant (The Public Theater), The Countess of Storyville (Antonio, opposite Deborah Cox), Zapata! The Musical (Emiliano Zapata, Best Performance Award), Zorba (Encores!), Latin Heat, Petunia. European Tours: Grease (Danny), Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas). Asian Tour: The King and I (Lun Tha). National Tours: Bombay Dreams (Vikram u/s), West Side Story (Bernardo). Regional: Evita (Perón), Miss Saigon (John), Camelot (Papermill Playhouse), The King and I (The King), Carmen La Cubana (Theatre du Chatelet, Paris).
Christ Superstar (Park City’s Egyptian Theatre), Ragtime (Hale Centre Theatre), The Overwhelming (Salt Lake Acting Company), Ruined (People Productions) and Civil War with Merrill Osmond (Hale Centre Theatre). Bluford has played the role of Benny at Moonlight Amphitheater in San Diego and at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach and is excited to return to PTC’s stage to perform among friends and family.
MELISSA BLATHERWICK (Camila Rosario) Armed with a degree in musical theatre from Shenandoah University, Blatherwick has been blessed to perform regionally and around the world by land and by sea. Favorite regional credits: In the Heights (Fulton), Seussical (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre & Fulton), Crazy for You (American Ballet Theatre), Damn Yankees (West Hawaii Dance Theatre) and 42nd Street (Cohoes Music Hall). Muchas gracias a Bob Cline y todos aquí en el Pioneer Theatre. Love and thanks to my own Kevin, mis padres y mi abuelita.
LATOYA CAMERON (Daniela) is excited to be back at Pioneer Theatre Company! PTC: Rent, Elf – The Musical, The Rocky Horror Show (2014 & 2015), The Music Man, Play-by-Play reading of Mr. Wheeler, A Raisin in the Sun (Reading). Other: A Christmas Carol (2016 & 2017) (Denver Center of the Performing Arts). Local: As You Like It, Shakespeare in Love, Treasure Island, Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof, The Greenshow (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Stupid F***ing Bird, Saturday’s Voyeur 2014, Climbing with Tigers, R+J: Star Cross’d Death Match (Salt Lake Acting Company); Not One Drop, MAMA, A/Version of Events, Different = Amazing, RUFF! (Plan-B Theatre Company); The Color Purple, Closer (Wasatch Theatre Company/Process Theatre Company); The Mountaintop, Odettes For The Holidays (Good Company Theatre); Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar (Egyptian Theatre). Thank you Karen and the whole PTC family. Love to my Kismet, T. B. This show is for my Grandma Shirley.
CARLETON BLUFORD (Benny) was in the ensemble of Pioneer Theatre Company’s It Happened One Christmas and the Regional Premiere of The Count of Monte Cristo. He also played Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, Graffiti Pete in In the Heights and Joshua Moore in the reading of Alabama Story. He has previously appeared in Plan-B Theatre Company’s Wallace, Slam and The Third Crossing, which was nominated for three Arty Awards by Salt Lake City Weekly. Other acting credits include Jesus
ARIANA ESCALANTE (Vanessa) A Utah native, Escalante is an acclaimed TV and online personality based in Los Angeles, California. Fresh off a hit show with the Bravo TV network, she is thrilled to make her way back to her greatest love, the theatrical stage. She is reunited with the brilliant team at Pioneer Theatre Company, where she last performed as Carla in In the Heights, as well as Vanessa’s understudy, in 2012. She has performed in venues throughout the U.S. and most recently headlined
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST as a sold-out guest soloist at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Escalante has been featured in popular national television shows on ABC, Bravo, CBS and NBC, and she is an on-camera spokesperson for global brands including Acura, Ford, Levis, Marriott and Verizon. DAVID GUY HOLMES (Ensemble) Pioneer Theatre Company credits: Newsies, The Rocky Horror Show, Fiddler on the Roof, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sweet Charity, A Christmas Carol, In the Heights and Rent. Grateful to be doing what I love, with the people I love. Thank you Karen, Lenny, Helen and the rest of the incredible PTC family! DIEGO KLOCK-PÉREZ (Usnavi de la Vega) is making his PTC debut in search of a new place to call home. He was born and raised in south Florida and proudly represents his Puerto Rican culture. Catching the theatre bug at a young age, his first play was in third grade. “Stick to it, and don’t give up” is probably every actor’s motto! Favorite credits: Summer Repertory Theatre, Oscar in The Odd Couple, Jacob in La Cage Aux Folles and Zach in A Chorus Line; and Usnavi at SpeakEasy Stage Company, Aurora Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, The Fulton Opera House and Wheelock Family Theatre. He attended New World School of the Arts at Miami Dade College and also studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music. Dedicated to Susan Marie Kairalla. TITO LIVAS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his PTC main stage debut in In the Heights. Most recently, he was seen as Giorgio in Sondheim’s Passion at Good Company Theatre, Brian in SLAC’s Mercury and debuting a new musical by the creators of Guys and Dolls, entitled Another Roll of the Dice, at the Wyoming Theatre Festival. Other credits include being a lead singer for Holland America Cruises,
Princess Cruises and Resorts, and Walt Disney World, as well as having the great privilege of working with David Byrne and Alex Timbers on the new musical Here Lies Love at The Public Theater. He has also performed with the Alaska and Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, and toured with the National Theatre for Children and Theatreworks USA. JAYNE LUKE (Abuela Claudia) was last seen at PTC in The Producers. Her first acting role for this company was in Death of a Salesman 30 years ago. She choreographed many shows for PTC from 1982 to 2012. She has worked in most of the theatres in Utah and recent favorite roles include Amanda in Glass Menagerie, Jeanette in The Full Monty and Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful (The Grand Theatre), Mary Lazarus in Sister Act (Hale Centre Theatre), Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret (Utah Rep.), Grandma Addams in The Addams Family and Abuela in In the Heights (Hale Center Theater Orem), Ruth in Facing East (Plan-B Theatre Company), Kimberly in Kimberly Akimbo (Salt Lake Acting Company) and Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy (Walk-Ons, Inc.). TOMAS JOAQUIN MATOS (Sonny) is thrilled to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company! He was last seen as Elmer in Newsies this past winter. Matos is also extremely excited to be doing his second production of In the Heights, after recently performing in the musical at his alma mater, the renowned “Fame” school. Previous credits include Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Miss Understanding), West Side Story (Bernardo), Rent (Angel) and Beauty and the Beast (Lumière). As a new and proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, he would like to give all of his thanks to Karen and the entire PTC team for giving him this opportunity to come back to the theatre he loves to call home. Instagram: @Tomatos_
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL McLAMB (Piragua Guy) feels grateful and blessed to join the honored ranks at PTC! OffBroadway: Ragtime on Ellis Island (w/Brian Stokes Mitchell); Welcome to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, A.W.O.L. (59E59 Theatres); Trouble in Shameland (w/Florence Lacey). NYC: Roughly Speaking (dir. Celine Rosenthal); Christmas Rappings (dir. Russell Treyz); William Finn’s Elegies (Keith). Regional: In the Heights (Fulton Opera House, Piragua Guy); Touch (Barrington Stage Company); tick… tick… BOOM! (George Street Playhouse, dir. David Saint); A Christmas Carol (Walnut Street Theatre, Christmas Present and Future); Angels in America, Part 1 (Belize); Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Ken). Int’l: BGV for Debbie Gibson. Film: Hustlers and Strays (Supporting w/Dan Fogler). www.christophermichaelmclamb.com IG: TheChrisMcLamb @chris_m_mclamb For Mum, who was “home,” and now watches over, giving me courage to “keep scraping by.” Alabanza! IZZY ARRIETA (Graffiti Pete, Ensemble) was recently seen in the PTC production of Newsies as “Buttons.” His previous performances include Fiddler on the Roof (Sundance), In the Heights (Hale Center Theater Orem) and Tarzan (Hale Center Theater Orem), where he also assisted local choreographer, Jennifer Barlow. Along with performing, Arrieta also enjoys choreographing—his most recent work in assisting was Aida at the new Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy. He wants to send a huge thank you to the PTC fam for welcoming him back to the stage. @izzyarrieta
a proud alumni of the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts and the University of Utah (BFA modern dance). ASHLEY GARDNER CARLSON (Ensemble) has been seen in every concert series show since its inception and she is honored to do it once again. Regional credits: PTC, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Moonlight Amphitheater, Lyric Rep., Starlight Musical Theatre and Holland America Entertainment. Most recently, Carlson was seen in PTC’s The Will Rogers Follies and Hale Centre Theatre’s Hello Dolly!. www.ashleygardnercarlson.com MONICA GOFF (Ensemble) is a senior in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. She is thrilled to make her PTC debut. Previous credits: Katherine in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Chloe in Arcadia (U of U), Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (LAMDA), and company member of Who’s Louis?. Love to Susan, Baylee, Millie and her family. monicagoff.com SKY KAWAI (Ensemble) is a pre-med student in the University of Utah Honors College while earning his BFA in musical theater. Previous roles include Boland in Dogfight (Babcock), Worm in Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly, (SLAC), Randall in Bring It On: The Musical (Marriott Center for Dance), and Chad in High School Musical 2 (Hale Center Theater Orem). Catch him next in Mamma Mia! here at PTC!
MICKI MARTINEZ (Nina LANCE BARKER (Ensemble) is Rosario) is thrilled to be making excited to return to Pioneer Theatre her PTC debut. She is currently a Company for In the Heights. He sophomore in the Musical Theatre was last seen in Pioneer Theatre Program at the University of Utah, Company’s production of Newsies! Barker is currently a company member of Odyssey where she recently performed in the U.S. Premiere of The Beautiful Game. Other university credits Dance Theatre. He also danced in Saturday Night include Mick’s Pick in Steel Pier and Nautica in Fever for Royal Caribbean Productions. He is
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST Bring It On: The Musical. She was also seen as Butterfly in Diary of a Worm, Spider, and a Fly at Salt Lake Acting Company. For Mary and Nancy, mis abuelas.
Tours of Carousel and Brigadoon, West Side Story (over 15 productions), and productions at Indiana Rep., Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed and Utah Shakespeare Festival. Karen is on the Board of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Her favorite productions are her son Alexander and her daughter Emelia.
MARY C. NIKOLS (Bolero Singer, Ensemble) is so excited to be making her PTC debut! She appeared last in the U.S. Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Beautiful Game (Babcock Theater). Utah credits include: Footloose (Sandy Amphitheater) and Annie Get Your Gun (Murray Amphitheater). She is a junior in the University of Utah’s MTP, where she has appeared in Bring It On: The Musical (Ensemble), Dogfight (Ruth/Chippy), Steel Pier (Mick’s Pick) and Jesus Christ Superstar (King Herod). Thank you to Karen and everyone at PTC for this wonderful opportunity and all my love to my incredible family and friends. MILA SANTOS (Carla) is thrilled to make her PTC debut in In the Heights. It has always been her dream to be in this production. She is a senior in the MTP at the U of U. She will be starring as Mary Brenham in the University Theatre Department’s upcoming play, Our Country’s Good in April. Other credits include, Simon in Jesus Christ Superstar (Studio 115), Ensemble in Bring It On: The Musical (Marriott Center for Dance). She thanks her mom for all of her support. KAREN AZENBERG (Director/Choreographer) This marks Karen Azenberg’s sixth season as Artistic Director at PTC, and she directed the season opener, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as well as Newsies and the World Premiere of i. Originally from New York, her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained and choreography for Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Co.). Among her other credits are National
HELEN GREGORY (Musical Director) is returning to conduct her ninth production for the Pioneer Theatre Company (Rent, In the Heights, Something’s Afoot, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, The Rocky Horror Show (2014 & 2015), Fiddler on the Roof and The Last Ship). Off-Broadway credits include: NY Theatre Workshop, Vineyard Theatre, The Public Theater, La Mama E.T.C. Regional theatres: Maltz Jupiter Theatre—(received 11 Carbonell nominations, Winner 2011 for Crazy for You), Asolo Repertory Theatre (Winner Sarasota Magazine Theatre Awards 2009—Best Musical Direction for Barnum), Alliance Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, The Human Race Theatre Company, New Jersey Repertory Company, Paper Mill Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse and Hangar Theatre. Gregory lives in Durango, Colo. LENNY DANIEL (Associate Director/ Choreographer) has assisted Ms. Azenberg on too many shows to count and for too many years to count. Productions he has choreographed include Mary Poppins at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Spamalot at both the Geva Theatre Center and Arkansas Repertory Theatre. He also directed and choreographed Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical at TexARTS, assistant directed The Wizard of Oz National Tour starring Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt and assistant choreographed GiGi (Paper Mill Playhouse). Daniel assisted Ann Reinking and performed in Here Lies Jenny starring Bebe Neuwirth (NYC & SF). Performing credits include: Broadway: Cats – final original company, The Wizard of Oz. NYC: Sinatra (Radio City Music Hall),
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST Wonderful Town (NYC Opera). Tours: Spamalot, Chicago, South Pacific, Camelot, Jekyll & Hyde. Regional: Newsies, Chess, Oliver!, The Last Ship, Sweet Charity, A Christmas Carol: The Musical (PTC), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Baltimore Center Stage), Mary Poppins, Peter Pan (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), GiGi and Evita (Paper Mill Playhouse). Grammy-nominated cast album The Wizard of Oz.
of Liz (David and Amy Sedaris), Les MIZrahi (Isaac Mizrahi), Hope is the Thing with Feathers, As Thousands Cheer and June Moon. For the Irish Repertory Company: Playboy of the Western World, Eclipsed, The Importance of Being Earnest and Major Barbara. Ballet: English National Ballet, Santiago Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Kansas City Ballet and Hungarian National Ballet.
BRENDA VAN DER WIEL (Costume Designer) is part of the design faculty for the University of Utah Theatre Department and serves as head of the Performing Arts Design Program. She designs regularly for that department as well as for Pioneer Theatre Company and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Recent works in Utah include Hello Dolly!, the masks for Animal Farm, Blue Stockings and the Avenue Q puppets for the Babcock Theatre. Some favorite designs for Pioneer Theatre Company include Outside Mullingar, Alabama Story, Rent, Emma and A Christmas Story. Some favorite designs for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Comedy of Errors and The Count of Monte Cristo. Her work was seen at Utah Shakespeare Festival this past summer in Treasure Island and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. KIRK BOOKMAN (Lighting Designer) designed PTC’s recent productions of Newsies, Oliver! and The Glass Menagerie. Broadway (National Actors Theatre): The Sunshine Boys (Jack Klugman and Tony Randall), The Gin Game (Julie Harris and Charles Durning), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Off-Broadway credits include Charles Busch’s The Tribute Artist, The Divine Sister, What Then at the Ohio Theatre, The Cook at Intar Theatre 53, Recent Tragic Events at Playwrights Horizons (starring Heather Graham), Right You Are (Tony Randall’s last stage appearance) Mondo Drama, Havana is Waiting, Force Continuum at Atlantic Theater Company, My One Good Nerve (starring Ruby Dee), The Green Heart at Manhattan Theatre Club, The Shawl, Rude Entertainment, The Book
KATE WECKER (Sound Designer) This is Wecker’s debut season as the resident sound designer for PTC. She is excited to be returning to the Utah theatre community after several years as the audio supervisor on the national tour of Menopause: the Musical. Wecker has previously designed for Fox Valley Repertory, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre and the Neil Simon Festival. AMANDA FRENCH (Hair and Makeup Design) has been a makeup and hair designer for over 25 years. She has worked for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Utah Opera, Egyptian Theatre Company and the University of Texas at Austin. She is a contributing writer in the tenth edition of Stage Makeup by Corson, Glavan and Norcross, and her work can also be seen in The Costume Technician’s Handbook by Ingham and Covey, and Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and Film by Ruskai and Lowery. She attended the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where she studied with Hair and Makeup Designer Lenna Kaleva. She is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and a current University of Utah adjunct professor of wigs and makeup. MARY P. COSTELLO (Production Stage Manager) has worked on over 40 productions during seven seasons with PTC. Favorites include Newsies, Sting’s The Last Ship, Other Desert Cities, Les Misèrables, In the Heights, Next to Normal and Rent. Other stage management teams: Indiana Repertory Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Boston Theatre Works, Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Proud Equity member.
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WHO’S WHO in THE CAST KELSEY JAMES (AEA Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company, where her previous credits include Requiem for August Moon and Perpetual Girl for the Play-by-Play reading series. Other regional credits include West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Julius Caesar at the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre; Swing! The Musical at the Little Theatre of the Rockies; and a collection of cabaret productions at the Florida Studio Theatre. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa Stage Management MFA Program and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. AUGIE K. MERICOLA (AEA Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to return to PTC. An Equity stage manager for more than 30 years, his credits include Broadway, National Tour and regional productions. On Broadway, he stage-managed Jonathan Larson’s Rent, Neil Simon’s Proposals and Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel. National Tour credits: First National Tour of Rent, The Sisters Rosensweig, Lost in Yonkers, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Driving Miss Daisy, Grease and Those Were The Days. He also spent nine years as an SM and ASM at Indiana Repertory Theatre, where he worked on too many shows to list. In addition to stage management, he served as assistant and head props on several Broadway shows, including Movin’ Out, The Odd Couple, The Drowsy Chaperone and Wicked.
the Fulton Theatre, Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and many, many others. Bob has also been a proud faculty member in Pace University’s Theatre program in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors for the last 10 years. Nights when he is not directing shows, he can be found directing students in one of the two audition classes he has taught weekly for the last 18 years through The Actor’s Loft. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
KALLIE ERICKSON (Non-AEA Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior in the Stage Management Program at the University of Utah. Most recent credits include Stags Leap (SLAC), You Never Can Tell (U of U), Dogfight (U of U), Stage Kiss (Wastach Theatre Company), and The Importance of Being Earnest (U of U). She has had the best time working run crew for PTC and is so excited to be ASMing here. BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York, and Broadway World recently named him one of New York’s ten best. He has cast film, TV, commercials, over 70 national tours and numerous regional theaters across the country. Independently, or in his association with Rich Cole since 1994, he has cast for Pioneer Theatre Company,
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FOR your INFORMATION Emergency Exits are indicated to your right and left in the theatre. Please identify the exit closest to your seat location in case an emergency occurs. The videotaping, photographing or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. This includes photos taken by phone. CELLULAR PHONES, CAMERAS AND WRIST BANDS ARE DISRUPTIVE; even when set on silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment. Please leave your electronics in the car, or turn them off entirely while in the theatre. TEXTING is disturbing to the actors and your fellow audience members. Do not text during the performance. If you might need to be reached during a performance, leave your exact seat location with the box office. The number for emergency calls is 801-581-6963. We have a hearing assistance system that allows our hard-ofhearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house. Collateral required; inquire at the coat check. We welcome all persons. Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance. Refreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show and during intermission. Bottled water is allowed in the theatre.
The University of Utah is a non-smoking campus, both inside and outside all buildings. Evening performances are at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Please avoid arriving after curtain time. To avoid disturbing other patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. This policy has been instituted at the request of many of our patrons. Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another performance of the same play by returning tickets to the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date. Tickets are nonrefundable. You may donate your tickets, helping yourself and Pioneer Theatre Company. If you are unable to attend a production, make a tax-deductible gift of your tickets to the Theatre so that we may re-sell them. Call the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date. The Patron Services staff will serve you from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the run of a show, the box office is open extended hours Monday through Saturday. No children under age 5 are admitted to performances.
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FRIENDS of PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Pioneer Theatre Company Board of Trustees Dan Lofgren, Chair Mark Capone, Vice Chair/Budget Co-Chair Budget Co-Chair Stan D. VanderToolen
Marketing Chair Todd Wolfenbarger
Karen Azenberg Gregory N. Barrick Sandi Behnken Colleen Larkin Bell G. Marsden Blanch, M.D. Nate Boyer Doyle Clayburn Fred Esplin David H. Green
Nominating Chair Harris H. Simmons
Pat Hemingway Christopher Lino Michele Mattsson Eric Maxfield David Peterson Gregory D. Phillips Lamont R. Richardson Sue Skanchy
Ruth V. Watkins, Ph.D. Gage Williams Emeritus A. Scott Anderson Edward F. Bates William H. Child Paul M. Durham Spencer F. Eccles
Long-Range Planning Chair Linda Leckman, M.D. David E. Gee Kathie Horman James Macfarlane Peter D. Meldrum Kevin R. Murray Bruce T. Reese J. Douglas Whisenant
Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers Doyle Clayburn, President Caprene Curtis, President-Elect Peggy Stanley, Vice President Carol Gibson, Secretary Kris Burton, Treasurer For information regarding PTC Guild membership, call Heather at 801-554-3071.
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 George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Presenting Sponsors ($50,000 and above) Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
Zions Bank
Family Foundation
Meldrum Foundation
Executive Producers ($25,000 – $49,999) Dominion Energy The Shubert Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation Steiner Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous Donor R. Harold Burton Foundation College of Fine Arts Art Pass Program
L. T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Andeavor BW Productions + Cowboy Partners Durham Jones & Pinegar
George Q. Morris Foundation — In Memory of Gabrielle M. Woods Holland & Hart, LLP Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Anonymous Donor American Express Matching Gifts Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation
Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation Parr Brown Gee & Loveless PwC
Anserfone + The Boyer Company Ernst & Young
Gastronomy, Inc. + Hamlet Homes Jet Blue Love Communications
Anonymous Donor Beans & Brews + Boeing Cafe Rio + Eggs in the City + Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
I.C. Group + The Handley Foundation Richard H. and Joann O. Keller Family Foundation The Leonardo + Massage Center +
Utah Division of Arts and Museums Utah Media Group +
Producers ($10,000 – $24,999) The Robert D. Kent, Jr. Trust Pioneer Theatre Guild W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation
Wheeler Foundation Wells Fargo
Benefactors ($5,000 – $9,999) Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Salt Lake City Arts Council Parrish Foundation Phillips Ryther & Winchester Riverton Music S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
Directors Club ($2,500 – $4,999) Robert and Barbara Patterson The Summit Group Family Memorial Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation The Jennifer Speers Family Trust
Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) National Life Group Charitable Foundation Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation
Craig and Connie Thatcher Foundation Thompson Michie Associates LLC Travelers Matching Gifts WCF Insurance
General Partners (up to $999) The Natural History Museum of Utah + RDT + Signal Wealth Advisors Squatters + State Farm Insurance Cos. Strong & Hanni, Law Firm
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The King’s English + Utah Museum of Fine Arts + Wilcox-Smith Foundation The Williams Companies, Inc. Xerox Corporation
FRIENDS of PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY 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. Planned Gifts Sally Boynton-Murray • Normon S. • and Grace R. Higson • Chris Lino and Colleen Lindstrom Diane L. Parisi The Estate of Margot L. Shott • deceased Play-By-Play Anonymous Sandi Behnken Bireley Endowment Lee and Audrey Hollaar Amy Kennedy
Linda Leckman, M.D. Michael and Jan Pazzi Jerry Rapier Carolyn Rich-Denson Jonathan Ruga Sarah Shippobotham
The Jennifer Speers Family Trust
Kem and Carolyn Gardner Francis and Joan Hanson Laurel J. Hart Elliot J. Hulet In Memory of Shannon Elizabeth Meldrum Foundation Endowment and Amanda LaRae Maxwell Fund Questar Corporation Meldrum Foundation In Memory of Mars Spafard Mattsson Memorial Fund William and Donna Vogel
Special Projects Haze + Hard Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Tom Jepperson Meldrum Foundation Nancy Melich & J. Alexander Hemphill In honor of Colleen Lindstrom
PTC True and Quasi Endowments Anonymous Christine Anderson In Memory of Brian Anderson Eric Biedermann Roger and Sara Boyer
Spoor Endowment Chris Lino The Peter and Susan Stevens Endowment Susan Dolan Stevens and Peter Stevens
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 Donor Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning
Hank and Pat Hemingway Kathie and Chuck Horman
Lynda Jacobsen and the Stephen C. Jacobsen Fund
Roger and Mary Lowe
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. Anonymous Donor A. Scott and Jesselie Anderson Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley Sandi Behnken Colleen Larkin Bell Lynette and Marsden Blanch Kristina and Kenneth Burton Mark and Kelly Capone
Paul and Maren Durham Susan F. Fleming David E. and Sherrie Gee Susan K. Hickenlooper Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball Linda J. Leckman, M.D. Robert Lence Lofgren Family
Anonymous Donor (3) Jeff Anderson In Memory of Stephen W. Barlow C. Kim and Jane C. Blair Kenneth and Karen Brewster Art and Rita Brothers Michael and Alison Brown Robin and Marion Campbell Dennis W. Coon
Margaret Cragin-Masarone Craig and Stephanie Darrow Anne and Ashby Decker Tim and Candace Dee Joan Erickson Bob and Mary Gilchrist Julie and Devon Glenn David H. Green David D. Hickox
Anonymous Donors (4) Brian Allen Christine A. Allred John and Linda Ashton Karen Azenberg and Augie Mericola Reed and Jeanne Benson Mary Anne Berzins Michael M. Brock Randall J. and Suzan S. Buchmiller * Martin Cathey Bruce and Lynn Cohne Philanthropic Fund Renee Christensen Morlene Dangerfield Al Davis
Michael D. Drews Robert and Liz Ence Chesley and Amy Erickson Community Foundation of Utah on behalf of the Rosenbush + Zimmerman Family Fund Bob and Mary Gilchrist Doris and David Gillette John and Elizabeth Hammond In Honor of Ruth Hansen Hale Bonnie Hedman* Jennifer Hedman* Nancy Melich and J. Alexander Hemphill Larry and Tina Howard
James L. and Carol C. Macfarlane Eric and Lara Maxfield Peter and Catherine Meldrum Kevin R. and Deon Murray Gregory D. and Cynthia Phillips Margaret P. Sargent Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott Harris H. and Amanda Simmons
Kevin and Alice Steiner Billy Stern R. Eric and Michele Thompson * Stan and Jill VanderToolen * Todd and Michelle Wolfenbarger
Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) Lee and Audrey Hollaar Cindy Spoor and Doug Howard Tom and Carol Jepperson * Sheldon R. Furst and Ellen Liu Doralee Madsen Nickie and David McDowell Nancy and George D. Melling Brenda Mueggenborg
Steve and Alisa Parks John Netto and Catherine PutnamNetto Jeff Paris Brian and Janice Ruggles Dr. Brent and Janette Sonnenberg James M. Steele Lou Ann Stevens
Angels ($500 – $999) Maria and Andrew Hunt Elise and Paul Hutchings Brent and Eve James Bruce and Maxine Johnson Greg Hatch and Terry Kogan + Chris Lino Uri Loewenstein David and Donna Lyon Mary McCarthey James and Karen Nelson Oren and Liz Nelson Diane L. Parisi John and Susanne Parsons Karen F. and Leon Peterson Wayne and Robyn Petty
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In Memory of Suzann Pyper Joanne Rich Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr. Harold and Debbie Rust In Memory of Darlene Sackett Kent and LaRae Scott James and Sheryl Snarr William and Saundra Stone Tom and Marsha Swegle Marsha Tadje Cindy and Mark Vernon Amy Wadsworth Barbara Wheat David and Jeralynn Winder
FRIENDS of PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Patrons ($125 – $499) Anonymous Donors (3) Mons Aase Craig and Joanna Adamson Jared Ainsworth Susan and Ken Albrecht Jon K. and Darlene Alley Susan Allred Gloria and Irwin Altman Bob and Eleanor Anderson Eric and Judy Anderson Dawn Aoki In honor of J. Michael Mattsson Robert and Lois Archuleta Richard and April Armstrong Sandra and Marc Babitz Brett Backman Bryan and Tina Bagley Jim and Martha Bale Linda K. Ballard Don Barlow Lynn and Diane Barnett Lonnie and Jill Baskett Beth Q. Beck John S. Bolinder Jerry and Marcella Borrowman Maxine and Junior Bounous Drs. Glen and Anneli Bowen Tom and Sally Bowen John P. and Andrea M. Burke Christine and Devin Calcut Kenneth M. and Barbara L. Calney Doug and Barbara Campbell Art and Luana Casper Robert and Barbara Cherrington Douglas and Laraine Christensen Edward and Carleen Clark Amalia Cochran Jeremy Conder Kathie and Marshall Coopersmith Debbie Davis Kristen and Michael Day Steven and Celia Demman Jerry Diana Anne and Sandy Dolowitz David Dolowitz Wilma and Willie Dolowitz Carrie and Randy Drown Susan and James Elder Mark and Laurie Eliason Drs. Richard C. and Ann W. Engar In memory of Keith M. Engar
Elizabeth England James and Ruth Ewers Leah B. Felt Kathy and Dane Finerfrock Larry and Shirley Florence Sarah George and Richard Ford Jan and Stan Foutz John and Cathey Frederick Camille Fung Dennis C. Gassman Pat and Donna Gavura Shaleane Gee Dietrich and LaDon Gehmlich Marc and Carol Gentner Marian Green Clair and Vivian Hadley Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon Gerry Hanni Richard Harper Ingo and Mary Henningsen Ross Owen and Larry Herndon Susie and Mark Hindley Kenny and Janeal Hodges Jason Hoggan Ervin R. and Jennifer Holmes Barry N. Holmstead Monika Hopper Virginia Huber John and Carol Huffman Randy and Nickie Huizenga Dan Humiston and Jackie GianniniHumiston Karen Hyde Gilbert H. and Thelma P. Iker Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons Bruce and Rhonda Irvine Danelle and Paul Jensen Darlene Jensen Randy and Liz Jensen Michele and Dave Jenson Mark Johnson Tammy Jones Ben and Jenn Kalm Jim and Maggie Kearns Kim and Cindy Keller Dr. Robert and Julie Kessler Russ and Jane King The Kohlburn Family Carol Kramer Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake Guttorm and Claudia Landro
Anonymous Donors (11) Carolyn Abravanel Vern and Barbara Adams Karen Acker Natalie Allen-Williams Kathy Aller Diane Anderson Donna Andrews James M. Anjewierden Dawn Aoki Matthew John Archibold James C. Ashworth Michael Asmussen In Memory of Mary G. Asson
Amy Babcock Robert L. Backman Chad Baker and Kristina ReederBaker Enid Baker Alfred Balch Laura Ballantyne Barbara Bannon Bryce and Margaret Barker Landon Ray Barker Almina Barksdale Joyce and John Barnes Mary L. Barnes Casey Barnett
Darryl and Bonnie Lee James L. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist Bradley P. Rich and Dr. Erika Lloyd Helga and Herbert Lloyd Donald and Louise Lochhead Peggy P. McElvain Ronald and Danece Mangone Gary and Ruth Manville Ted and Shirley Marakis Dan and Debbie Markosian John David Marks, Sr. Sue Marquardt David and Virginia Martin Marie and Adam Martin Karen McArthur Mary McCarthey John M. and Christine McCullough Neta McOmie Walter Merrill Dr. and Mrs. Corey Miller Cyndee Miya Peggy Montrone Stephen and Sandy Morgan Tony and Mary Ann Morgan Sue and Fred Morris James Moss Joni Moss Michael E. Nash Sara Lee Neill Tim and Peggy J. Newman Karen H. Nichols Ingrid Nygaard Patti O’Keefe William D. Ohlsen Carol M. Oliver Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Kristi and Jeff Oritt Chris James Oswald Ted and Kay Packard Dinesh and Kalpana Patel Helen Patterson Lewis Boynton and Sonja Penttila Deborah C. Perry Fred and Carolyn Petersen Kirt Peterson Robert and Virginia Peterson Frank and Patrica Pignanelli Nancy Pitstick Walter J. Plumb Laszlo and Sandra Preysz Karen and James Pugmire
Roger and Susan Pyper George C. Rackham, Jr. Beth and Marv Rallison Kay and Richard Randle Barbara Reid Joan Rice Carolyn Rich-Denson David E. Richmond Kathleen and Michael Rodman Michael B. Robinson Sarah W. Scheuller Michael Scott and Loretta Falvo-Scott David and Julianne Seal Tina Seferos Janet and David Sharp Stuart and Mary Silloway Ralph and Kayleen Simmons Ann Simms A.J. and Leah Smith Greg and Mary Smith Patricia and Homer Smith Marvin E. and Kathryn T. Smullen Robert A. and Julie A. Sperling Mary O. Stanley Julie A. Stokes Russell T. and Sandra Strauss Kirk Stueber Drs. Barry and Connie Stults George Sumner and Tina Hose-Sumner Guy L. and Elaine Thompson Julienne Thompson Robyn Toone Barbara Viskochil Stefanie Voigt Alison Walker P. Yogman and D. Walker Jan D. Wall Lotti Wann Gwen and Clare Wardle Richard and Karla Webb Wayne and Carol Welninski In honor of Joseph Welninski Julia and Hugh West Tina R. Whitehead Dr. and Mrs. H. James Williams Chris R. Wood Tod and Mary Young
Contributors ($50 – $124) Robert Kyle Barnett Rachel L. Bates Kathleen E. Bayn Brett and Janeen Bawden Elizabeth N. Beck Nancy Behnken Lani Belisle Dale Berreth Henri Berry Freny Berkenbile Jean Ann Bills Abby Bird Janice Blum Richard Charles Brandt
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Nona and Donald Bresslet Steve and Joan Brinton Julie H. Brown Lora Beth Brown Michael G. Brown Peggy and Steve Brown Dave and Lori Buhler Tom and Debra Burdett Thomas Chad Burt Jorie Michaela Butler Duane C. Bywaters Brad and Leslie Campbell Gina Caruso-Flynn Brian E. Chapman
FRIENDS of PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Margaret Chapman Blake and Tonya L. Christensen Ray and Bobbie Christiansen Geraldine Clark Howard and Betty Clark Patricia and John Clay In honor of A COMEDY OF TENORS – cast, crew, creatives, et al. Donna L. Conway Cathy Cornell and Karen Skinner Kevin Crespin Laura D’Anna James Dabakis Earl C. and Linda R. Dallon William Daniloff Michael and Rebecca Davis Ryan D. Davis Verlie G. Delange Dana L. Denton Kathy and Lawrence Derrick Thomas J. Devereux James R. Dickson Bob and Sue Dintelman Jack and Joyce Dolcourt Robert Doran Suzanne H. Doutre Rebecca D. Duberow Nalene P. Dunkley Natalia Efros Kathryn Egan Steve Eklund Walter and Gloria Elston Lars and Susan Erickson Brent Evans Tiffany Evans Kenneth Ryan Falkner Barbara Fasenmyer Ralph and Patricia Faulkner Kent Fawcett Kathryn Felker Denise W. Ferguson Tanya Fillmore Lou Jean Flint Karin Fojtik Michael Ann Fonnesbeck Clynn and Katherine Ford In Memory of Gloria Forcht Norman L. and Carol Foster Brian W. and Cheryl B. Fox Cecelia H. Foxley Carolyn C. Fredin Janice Gadd Cara Galleni Ann Gardner Lynda Geddes Frederick P. Jr. and Janet L. Geyser Jaimie Glauser Ralph L. Gochnour Jerry and Linda Good
Diana Goodell Lewis and Ceselie Goodwin Kristin Wann Gorang Dr. John and Anabel Greenlee Leslie H. Greenwood Jon B. Gribble Dennis M. Gross Judy Grow Jeanne Gunter Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hackett Scott A. and Loree D. Hagen Maxine R. Haggerty Francis and Joan Hanson Justin L. Hansen William Michael Hanson Anne Harper Deanne Harper Virginia Harris Jonathan D. Hartford Don Harward Allen E. Hatch Peter and Jan Haug Patricia Haussler John K. Hayes Steven Hayward Alan and Rosena Heal Patti Hendricks Robert C. Heitkamp Susie and Mark Hindley Randy and Susan Hollis Susan Holt Frederick A. Hottes Deb Hudson Norma W. Huston Colin Jackson Alana Jacobs Srikanth Jammulapati Elaine Jensen Karen Johnsen Mark and Sheila Johnson Alana Jonat Tammy Jones Steve Jones Kathy Jorgensen Beverly Joseph David Jubelirer Frank and Dorothy Karras Richard Kartchner Kathleen M. Kaufman Carolyn Kelley Fonda Kersey Shirley and Robert Knox Tatyana Koshevaya Stan and Sophie Kouris Carolyn and Peter Kowalchick Robert Kraemer Larry and Karen Kraiss Karol L. Kumpfer Richard and Connie Larrabee Gary F. Larsen
Allie Lechtenberger Howard and Nancy Lemcke Keith Leonard Steve and Karin Liimatta Katy Lillquist Joan Lind Pauline Lindsay Colleen R. Lindstrom Morris and Jane Linton Susan Conniff Lockhart Dorothy Lower Diane Luke Robert Lunger Michael W. Luskin Elaine Lyon Joel S. Macey Gregory McDonald Bonnie R. Macfarlane Shirley MacFarlane Ralph R. and Sylvia S. Mabey Steve B. and Susan Major Cleo and Max Malan Jennifer H. Malherbe Darcia Mallory-Gordon Randy Eugene Mann In Memory of Ralph E. & Winnifred S. Margetts Sue S. Martin Dr. Johanna and Jack McManemin John F. McNamara Lance McNees Ronald C. Mills Richard R. and Jean H. Miller Bruce Miya Franz Monroy Kathy Moore Paul and Marilyn Moore Julie Morriss Patricia Mortensen Robyn Raybould and Ross Mosier Joni Moss Robert C. and Carol S. Moss Sharon Murphy Ross Murray Denis and Leona Muskat Maura K. Naughton Bonnie Nell Dalmas H. Nelson Brenda Nibley Timothy E. Nielsen Rosalie Notarianni Jean and Ralph Nuismer J. Nunn Michael and Marlene O’Hara Patrick F. O’Neal Sharon Odekirk Linda B. Purcell Ogden Steven Ogle Karen Olds Julie Olson
Tim Orton Elissa Oshinsky Nader Oskoui Winnifred and John Ospital Nathan L. and Jennifer A. Pace Kollin Packer Brett Packham Linda D. Page Amy Palmer Gigi Parke Kirsten Park Nancy Parker Ron and Barbara Parker Paula Paterson Teresa Pavia Mary Ann and William Payne Megan B. Pedersen Joyce A. Pell Linda S. Pembroke Sheila Penrose Gaylon Peterson Ian Peterson Kara Pettit Kathy J. Pickett Colleen Pierce James and Barbara Pierson Phyllis B. Pingree Jan Plumb Dennis Polster Carol Prince Dr. Robert L. Rayburn Susan and Brent Reese Tammy Richards Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Barbara R. Miller Ridges Ben and Kathy Roa Thomas A. and Maria E. Roberts J. Kyle and JoAnn K. Robertson Julie Robideau Dr. John and Mary Jo Robinson Rosellee Rowley Leonard and Alene Russon Pat Ryan Paige St. Jeor Howard Safran Jane and Kent Sakashita Steven Schimmelpfennig C. Duwayne and Alice C. Schmidt Madalyn S. and James Seaman Matthew Seely Harry and Becky Senekjian Sara Sexton-Lewis David and Janet Sharp Nanci Shino Michal Shorten
Deborah Smith Kelly Smith Robert B. and Janet D. Smith Sharon and Terry Smith Jay and Jeannie Southwick Julie Spelman Luann Spendlove Stuart Stanek Sharon and Robert Steensma Tamara Stevenson Dianne Stewart Elizabeth B. Stewart Thomas L. Stewart Kathleen Stoker William and Saundra Stone Craig and Keighley Swapp Richard and Carlyn Sweet Emily Swensen Jennifer E. Swenson Robert and Carol Tayler Jen Taylor Kyle Taylor Myrene Temple Julie Thomas Anne Carson Thompson Joel and Pamela Thompson Margo J. Thurman Jessica Tsu Kathy D. Van Orman Cari VandeVeegaete Nona Vernon Donald Robert Vincent Bill and Heidi Vriens Joan Vrtis Christopher William Wade Mary Jean and Robert Weber Judith Weibel David and Shauna Weight Jeff Weight Sylvia Weight Lauri Welch David and Dixie West Martha J. Westman Sam and Kate Wheatley Debbie White Charles T. White Henry O. Whiteside John Wiethorn Carol and Jim Wilcox Ben Wilson Diana Woodbury Wendy Woodbury Nancy G. Woodward Ron Sawdey and Cissy Wolff Arriann Woolf Sally Wyne Betty and Frank Yanowitz Nancy Young Stuart and Barbara Young Andrey Zharkikh
The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between January 7, 2017 and January 2, 2018. +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.
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PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY staff ARTISTIC STAFF Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Azenberg Resident Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Maxwell Resident Fight Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher DuVal Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Wecker PRODUCTION STAFF Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed Rossbach Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mack Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary P. Costello* Props Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Schuler Charge Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Jensen Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda McMall Painter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Morgan Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Nelson Stage Technicians. . . . . . . . . . . . Cara Pomeroy-Allan, Michael Begue, Brooke Morgan, Andrew Smith Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillip R. Lowe First Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.L. Alberts Asst. Costume Shop Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Schow-Massine Drapers/Cutters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Misty Reubens, Wendy Schow-Massine, Margo Seamons Millinery/Crafts Artisan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Buechele Stitchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colleen Pierce, Katie Rogel Wig Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda French Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Streed Costume Rental Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do’nel Ault Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Masek Technical Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Hollaar
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Managing Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Lino Box Office/Patron Services Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heidi Bruce House Manager/Asst. Patron Services. . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Quigley Patron Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenifer Christensen, Sasha Pinegar,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.T. Hiskey, Caprice Schulte, Karen Anthony, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchell Garets, Christian Maestas Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Llenares Asst. Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bennett Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Bowen Concessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lizzy Anderson, Marissa Jeppson, Emelia Mericola, Emily Smith, Whitney Stephens, Tom Roche, Emily Turner, Morgan Werder Director of Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane L. Parisi Director of Annual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah D. Young Development Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline Mumford Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Park Publicity Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madeleine Gail Rex Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Uberty ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR IN THE HEIGHTS AEA Assistant Stage Managers. . . Kelsey James*, Augie K. Mericola* Non-AEA Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kallie Erickson Rehearsal Accompanist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Cope Assistant Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Peterson Live Mix Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Hubbard Monitor Mix Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Wecker A2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerry Black Light Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Masek Follow Spot Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cade Beck, Jen Christensen, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graham Melton, Trever Wilson 1st Assistant Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graham Melton 2nd Assistant Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Peterson Electricians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cade Beck, Jennifer Christensen, . . . . . . . Wesley Darton, William Hadden, Jennifer Hairr, Jacob Hunt, . . . . . . . . . . . Chaska Johnson, Samantha McGrath, Graham Melton, . . . . . . . . . William Peterson, Alawna Sullivan-Jimenez, Naomi Wager Wardrobe Running Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hope Bird, Andrew Cortes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amber Rolfe
*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.
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