Muder On The Orient Express

September 22 – October 7, 2023

Adapted For The Stage By Ken Ludwig

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY

The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

adapted by KEN LUDWIG

BONNIE BLACK AMY BODNAR GISELA CHÍPE

EDWARD JUVIER MATTHEW MCGLOIN ANDREA MORALES ALEC RUIZ

ROBERT SCOTT SMITH

Scenic Design

JASON SIMMS

ANNE TOLPEGIN JOHN TUFTS

Costume Design

PHILLIP R. LOWE

Sound Hair/Makeup

L ighting Design

JAYMI LEE SMITH

Production Design Supervisor Coach Stage Manager

Dialect

ELTON TAMI LEE ADRIANNE JAMES O. BRADMAN THOMPSON MOORE HANSEN

KAREN AZENBERG DIANE L. PARISI Artistic Director Interim Managing Director presents Director

MELISSA

RAIN ANDERSON

Casting by BOB CLINE CASTING

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.

“Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express” adapted by Ken Ludwig was originally staged by McCarter Theater Center, Princeton, NJ Emily Mann, Artistic Director, Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director The production subsequently transferred to Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Managing Director

“Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com”

(in order of appearance)

Hercule Poirot ......................................................................................... JOHN TUFTS*

Monsieur Bouc EDWARD JUVIER*

Mary Debenham ............................................................................... ANDREA MORALES*

Hector MacQueen.

MATTHEW MCGLOIN*

Michel the Conductor/Head Waiter .................................................................... ALEC RUIZ*

Princess Dragomiroff .............................................................................. BONNIE BLACK*

Greta Ohlsson ........................................................................................ AMY BODNAR*

Countess Andrenyi .................................................................................. GISELA CHÍPE*

Helen Hubbard .................................................................................... ANNE TOLPEGIN*

Colonel Arbuthnot/Samuel Rachett ...................................................... ROBERT SCOTT SMITH*

Production Stage Manager .................................................................... JAMES O. HANSEN*

Stage Manager ........................................................................ EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

SETTING

The principle action of the play takes place aboard the Orient Express as it travels from Istanbul to Western Europe.

TIME

1934

ACT I

Mid-day to morning

ACT 2 Morning to mid-day

SHOW STAFF

Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................. Brittany Timpson

Props Supervisor ....................................................................... James Warren

Props Artisan ............................................................................. Tanner Sase

Electricians .................................................... Sara Clark, Michael Davies, Colin Doxey, April Henning, Sophia Nielsen, Madison Tredway, Sofia Vigil

Painters/Carpenters .................. Michael Davies, Warren Gerritsen, Nik Gonzalez, Trish Whitekettle

Cutter/Draper ........................................................................ Steven G. Schmid

Deck Crew ............. Craig Davis, William Hadden, Korbin Hand, Abish Noble, Lila Prince, James Wong

Wardrobe Running Crew .................................................... Victoria Arlofski, Mack Barr

Audio Assistant ...................................................................... Matthew Mitchell

“Romance and tragedy, primal murder, and the urge for revenge

Mystery is inherently dramatic—and this play stands the test of time in fleshing out the romance and intrigue of the 1930s in a luxurious setting.

I believe this genre is served so beautifully on a stage; only a live performance can truly grasp the heartbeat of the events depicted. Even if you are familiar with Murder on the Orient Express, there are so many sly nuances woven throughout that you cannot help but be swept away into this beloved caper. Time is compressed and it’s a race to the finish line to solve the case.

We have had an exciting ride working on this piece with so many secrets, twists and turns to unravel. It has been a truly thrilling process to build the world of Agatha Christie on the PTC stage.

At its heart, this piece asks a deeply human question about justice and who holds the right to see it served. A question that may haunt you and make you wonder what you yourself would do if given the opportunity.

Join us on the exotic Orient Express as a comedy/mystery unfolds, and we seek to uncover the lies, deception, and humanity of this incredible cast of characters.

Melissa Rain Anderson

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BONNIE BLACK* (Princess

Dragomiroff) is delighted to return to PTC, having performed here in Lend Me A Tenor, Peer Gynt, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Comedy of Errors. Recently, Off-Broadway: Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet… (Siggy at the Flea), Strings Attached (Pulse Ensemble), Citizen Wong (Pan Asian Rep). Select regional and stock: residency with Adrian Hall’s Trinity Square Rep; company memberships with the Alley Theatre and Great Lakes Theatre Festival (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby); The Old Globe (Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound); six productions of Midsummer (Shakespeare Theatre Company DC, et al.); CATF, Theatre Virginia (Black Coffee), Cincinnati Playhouse, Riverside Theatre (Moon Over Buffalo), Vineyard Playhouse, LA Theatre Works. Television: Mr. Robot, FBI, Law & Order, L&O: CI, Loving (recurring), among others.

AMY BODNAR* (Greta Ohlsson) is thrilled to return to Pioneer where she has previously been seen as Gwendolyn in The Odd Couple, Rosemary in Outside Mullingar, and Tanya in Mamma Mia!. She has been in plays and musicals on and off Broadway, in national tours, and regional theaters across the country. Recent credits include the world premiere of Freedom Rider at Alabama Shakespeare and 88 performances of What the Constitution Means to Me as Heidi at Florida Studio Theatre. She can currently be seen on TV’s Tubi in Twisted Marriage Therapist and Great Kills, and on Amazon in season one of Harlem.

GISELA CHÍPE* (Countess Andrenyi)

A multi-hyphenate Actor/Writer/ Narrator/Producer has worked

as Producer: anticipated series

This Boy’s Vida by Joseph CastilloMidyett, award-winning Black?, Con Dios, and The Graduate Series (Co-writer). Select Film/TV Acting credits: Good Burger 2, The Unholy, AWKWAFINA is Nora from Queens, FBI, SVU, and Manifest. Spanish: Wasp Network, Bel Canto. Portuguese:

The Olympic Games (Brazil). Gisela recently made her Broadway debut with the comedy POTUS… (d. Susan Stroman). Off-Broadway/Regional Theaters: Papermill, Actors Theatre, The Guthrie. Select Audiobooks: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, THE TALK, Night Vision, among others, with awards for The Soul of a Woman by Allende, Velvet Was the Night, and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Moreno-Garcia. Gisela creates greater visibility for black and brown stories. University of Delaware— PTTP (M.F.A.) Para mi Familia. @giselachipe

EDWARD JUVIER* (Monsieur Bouc) is happy to be in Salt Lake making his Pioneer debut. Broadway/Tour: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera. Regional/Stock: Goodspeed, STAGES St Louis (Theater Circle award), Engeman, Tuachan, Riverside, Arrow Rock Lyceum, Meadow Brook, Theatreworks Palo Alto, Allenberry, Ivoryton, Forestburgh, Gulf Coast Symphony, Transcendence. Graduate of Boston Conservatory. Thank you for having me!

MATTHEW MCGLOIN* (Hector MacQueen) is an actor-musician based in Harlem who firmly believes in the power of live theatre to heal & connect. His NY/Off-Broadway credits include The Hello Girls (Prospect Theater Company/59E59), Bastard Jones (The Cell), CasablancaBox (HERE Arts), Xanadu (Piper Theatre), readings with Tectonic Theater Project, Abingdon Theatre Company, Dixon Place, The Lark. Regional credits include 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, North Coast Rep, Laguna Playhouse), Cabaret (Peterborough Players), The Play That Goes Wrong (Repertory Theatre St. Louis), Murder for Two (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre), Beautiful Star (Triad Stage), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Signature Theatre), Misalliance, Cinderella (Olney Theatre Center), As You Like It (Folger Theatre), History on Foot (Ford’s Theatre), various shows at The Kennedy Center and Virginia Shakespeare Festival. Training: BFA Acting, UMBC. MatthewMcGloin.com // @jackie of all traits

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ANDREA MORALES* (Mary

Debenham) is thrilled to be back at Pioneer! Pioneer Theatre credits: Scapin. Off-Broadway: Chains (Mint Theatre) Regional: Life is a Dream (Baltimore Center Stage), Buried Child, Three Musketeers (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), Pinkolandia (Two River Theatre), In A Million Years (Ancram Opera House), A Christmas Carol (Kansas City Rep). TV Credits include Prodigal Son (FOX), The Blacklist (NBC), Bull (CBS). For Mikey, who is the best of me.

ALEC RUIZ* (Michel the Conductor/ Head Waiter) is overjoyed to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Based out of New York, Alec has toured across the country in the First Broadway National Tour of Tootsie The Musical and throughout Europe on AIDA Cruise Lines as a Lead Vocalist. Other favorite credits include Mark Antony (Antony & Cleopatra), Gomez (The Addams Family), Ralph (Butterflies Are Free), and Truffaldino (The Servant of Two Masters). More credits and media can be found on AlecRuiz.com and IMDB. He’d like to thank his beautiful fiancé and family for their never-ending love and support. FSU Alum. Instagram: @alecricardo95

ROBERT SCOTT SMITH* (Samuel Ratchett/Colonel Arbuthnot) NYC credits include Kreutzer Sonata (United Solo Festival), Keeping Ishmael (Workshop); Pericles (SLANT); SLC acting credits include Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Mary Stuart, The Crucible, and Two Henrys (PTC); Sleeping Giant, Climbing with Tigers, Rapture Blister Burn, Good People, Charm (World Premiere), Swimming in the Shallows, Six Years, Big Love, Batboy: The Musical, and Gross Indecency (Salt Lake Acting Company); Film credits include AESOP (Episodic Series), Kill The Babysitter (UK FrightFest 2020), Jewtah, Wildlife (Official Selection Cannes Métrage Selection 2015) Blessing, and Animae. Robert is Assistant Professor and Head of the Actor Training Program at the

University of Utah. He received his MFA from the Old Globe Theatre Actor Training Program at the University of San Diego and his BFA from ATP at the University of Utah.

ANNE TOLPEGIN* (Helen Hubbard) is thrilled to be back at PTC (TYSM, Bob Cline and The Collective!) where audiences have seen her as Dee Dee in The Prom, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Peggy in Sting’s The Last Ship, and Mary in Women in Jeopardy!. Broadway: A Tale of Two Cities, Les Misérables. National Tours: Kinky Boots, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime. Off Broadway: Carrie Standby to Marin Mazzie (Margaret), Sweeney Todd Standby to Carolee Carmello (Mrs. Lovett). Regional: Diana in Next to Normal (Fulton Theatre), Mother Superior in Sister Act (Pittsburgh CLO), Fosca in Passion (Pegasus Players). Television: USA’s Mr. Robot, Marvel’s Iron Fist. International Philharmonic performances in Mexico, Canada, Japan. Northwestern University alum. Proud wife to Blake Stadnik and mom to Sherlock the pooch. Thank you for supporting live theatre! AnneTolpegin.com

JOHN TUFTS* (Hercule Poirot) 14 Seasons at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Henry V in Henry V; Prince Hal in Henry IV, Parts One and Two; Philanax in Head Over Heels; Chico in The Cocoanuts; Robin Hood in The Heart of Robin Hood; Sharpe in Equivocation; Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Off-Broadway: Ensemble Studio Theater; The Mint Theatre; and Primary Stages where he received a Lucille Lortel Nomination for his roles in Kate Hamill’s celebrated adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Regionally: The Guthrie Theater, The Goodman Theater, Arena Stage, The Old Globe, Syracuse Stage, Seattle Rep, MTC, Actors Theater of Louisville, McCarter Theater, PlayMakers Rep, and Chicago Shakespeare. John is also a cook and author. His cookbook, Fat Rascals: Dining at Shakespeare’s Table explores the food of Shakespeare’s England. Television: Bad Teacher,

Fashions for Men. Awards: Arthur Kennedy Award; Indy Award: I Am My Own Wife. John-Tufts.com

KEN LUDWIG (Playwright) has had six shows on Broadway, seven in London’s West End, and many of his works have become a standard part of the American repertoire. His 28 plays and musicals have been performed in over 30 countries in more than 20 languages and are produced throughout the United States every night of the year. Lend Me a Tenor won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century by The Washington Post. Crazy For You was on Broadway for five years and won the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical. In addition, he has won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards, and the Edwin Forrest Award for Contributions to the American Theater. His plays have starred, among others, Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Tony Shaloub, Joan Collins and Hal Holbrook. His stage version of

Murder on the Orient Express was written expressly at the request of the Agatha Christie Estate, and his latest play, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, won the 2020 Charles MacArthur Award for Best New Play of the Year and is optioned for Broadway. His book How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare, published by Penguin Random House, won the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book of the Year, and his essays are published in the Yale Review. He is a graduate of Harvard and Cambridge and is a frequent guest speaker for groups as varied as The OxfordCambridge Society, The Jane Austen Society of North America, The Folger Shakespeare Library, and The Baker Street Irregulars. For more information, see his website at www.kenludwig.com.

MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON (Director) Selected credits: the Regional Premiere of The Play that Goes Wrong and The Wolves at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis; Macbeth, Big River, and The Cocoanuts at Utah Shakespeare Festival;

Pioneer Theatre Company's Student Programs are made possible by generous support from

The Simmons Family Foundation

Meldrum Foundation Endowment Fund

Union Pacific Foundation

Photo credit: BW Productions

A Christmas Carol at Denver Center Theatre Company; In the Heights, HAIR, La Cage Aux Folles, A Funny Thing…Forum, Spamalot, and Spelling Bee at Geva Theatre Center; All is Calm at Alabama Shakespeare Festival; The Wolves and The Little Mermaid at Syracuse Stage; RII at Santa Cruz Shakespeare; The Book of Will at Phoenix Theatre Company, Romeo and Juliet at Rehouse Arts Center and most recently Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Dial M for Murder at Theatresquared. Upcoming work includes A Christmas Carol at Syracuse Stage and The Play That Goes Wrong at Cleveland Playhouse. Melissa lives in New York City with her husband, actor Jim Poulos. Melissa is a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers, SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity Association. Please visit MelissaRainAnderson.com

JASON SIMMS (Scenic Designer) is a designer for plays, musical theatre and opera. Simms is honored to return to PTC after designing Sweat, The Lion in Winter, The Glass Menagerie, and An Inspector Calls. Work in other regional theaters includes: Berkshire Theatre Group, Weston Playhouse, George St. Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Co., People’s Light and Theatre (Philadelphia), Bristol Riverside Theatre (Bristol, PA), Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Chautauqua Theatre Co. (Chautauqua, NY), The Old Globe (San Diego), TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley), Two River Theatre Co. (Red Bank, NJ) and many others. NYC venues include The Public Theater, The Cherry Lane, 2nd Stage Uptown, Ensemble Studio Theatre, SoHo Playhouse, The Juilliard School, The Wild Project, The Ohio Theatre, New Ohio Theatre, The Bushwick Starr and more. Jason is an assistant professor of design at Cornell University.

PHILLIP R. LOWE (Costume Designer) is PTC’s Costume Studio Manager and Resident Designer. His recent credits include What the Constitution Means to Me, The Lion in Winter and the world premiere of Ellen Simon’s Ass. Before joining the staff at PTC, Phil spent five seasons as Costume Director for Utah Festival Opera & Musical

Theatre where some of his most notable designs include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, and Seussical!. Phil is an MFA graduate of Utah State University and was the Kennedy Center’s 2002 recipient of the National Barbizon Award for in costume design. He continues his work with the Kennedy Center today by serving as a Design, Technology and Management respondent for the American College Theatre Festival, presenting workshops and providing input on the design work of aspiring theatrical designers across the country.

JAYMI LEE SMITH (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be making her debut at Pioneer Theatre Company. She has been designing around the country for the last 30 years at theaters such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Alley Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Pasadena Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Alliance Theatre, Getty Villa Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Lookingglass Theatre Company, among others. Her work also has been seen in China, Italy, Spain, Scotland, and Ireland. She is currently a professor of Lighting Design and the Associate Dean for Student Success at the University of California, Irvine. Her website is JaymiSmith.com.

ELTON BRADMAN (Sound Designer) Everett Elton Bradman’s 2022-2023 composer/sound designer credits include Twelfth Night at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, three premieres (Lear at Cal Shakes, Mindplay at the Geffen Playhouse, and A Distinct Society at Pioneer Theatre Company and TheatreWorks), six productions for Oakland Theater Project, as well as shows at the Pasadena Playhouse, Z Space, South Coast Rep, UC Riverside, and Aurora. He’s also a longtime music journalist, music doula, Grammy-nominated bassist, and co-composer for a musical based on Giraffes Can’t Dance. Stop by and say hello at EltonSounds.com!

TAMI LEE THOMPSON (Hair & Makeup Designer)

Previous credits include: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose, and A Christmas Story (Barter Theater), Jelly’s Last Jam, The Underpants, A Christmas Carol, Bluish, Intimate Apparel, Moonlight and Magnolias, Tick, Tick… Boom!, and The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Alliance Theater), A Flea in Her Ear, Da, Born Yesterday, Twelfth Night, Inherit The Wind, and The Philadelphia Story (Asolo Theater); Twelfth Night, Coriolanus, and King Lear (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Bertolt Brecht’s The Life of Galileo (University of Notre Dame), and 42nd Street (Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts).

ADRIANNE MOORE (Dialect Coach) is very happy to be returning to Pioneer. Previous productions here include Charles III, Dracula, The Heiress, and My Fair Lady. She has also served as dialect, voice and text coach at American Players Theatre (Once Upon a Bridge, Stones in His Pockets, An Improbable Fiction, A Doll’s House, and Our Country’s Good), Utah Shakespeare Festival (Dracula, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Sherlock Holmes, and Boeing, Boeing), for Salt Lake Acting Company (over 20 productions including, The Cake and Hand to God). She also coaches regularly for Tuacahn Center for the Arts and the Lyric Repertory Company. Film and TV includes The Corps (Netflix), Galyntine (AMC pilot), and The Saving of Sarah Cain. Adrianne is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.

JAMES O. HANSEN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be making his debut at Pioneer Theatre Company! Recent credits include: Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, and A Christmas Carol at The Gateway Playhouse. Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. 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.

EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH* (Stage Manager)

This is Emily’s eighth season with Pioneer Theatre

Company. She graduated from UVU with multiple awards for her work, including the Kennedy Center’s Meritorious Achievement Award. She has also managed multiple productions for Sundance’s Summer Theatre.

BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York. He has cast film, TV, commercials, over 75 national tours, and numerous regional theaters across the country and has been associated with the casting for PTC for many years. Cline is currently a proud faculty member in Pace University’s theatre program, in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors. 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 62nd 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 Interim Managing Director Diane L. Parisi, 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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Cathay Nelson Christiansen

Debbie Davis

Wilma and Willie Dolowitz

Shellie and Eric Eide

Drs. Richard and Ann Engar

Chesley and Amy Erickson

Lars and Susan Erickson

Lewis and Ceselie Goodwin

Kay Greene

Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon

Michael and Katherine Hodkin

Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz

John and Carol Huffman

Elliot J. Hulet in Honor of Pat Hemingway

Barbara Ivey in Memory of Gresh Ivey

Randy and Liz Jensen

Martha Knowlton

The Kohlburn Family

Larry & Karen Kraiss

Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake

Guttorm and Claudia Landro

Richard Scott Lemons

Chris J. Lino and Colleen Lindstrom

Louise Lochhead

Ronald and Danece Mangone

Ted and Shirley Marakis

Marion Markham

George Maxwell in Memory of Shannon Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Maxwell

Amanda LaRae Maxwell

Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur

Mary McCarthey

Michael E. Nash

Sara Lee Neill

Peggy Newman

Ross Owen and Larry Herndon

Dinesh and Kalpana Patel

David and Elodie Payne

Sonja Penttila

Frank and Patricia Pignanelli

Nancy and Jerry Pitstick

Roger and Susan Pyper

Patricia Guenther and Glenn Ricart

Kenneth G. Shelley

Peter and Adrianne Watkins

Wayne and Carol Welninski

Tod and Mary Young

Contributors ($50 - $249)

Anonymous (8)

Mons Aase

Carolyn Abravanel

Denise Anders

David S. Anderson

Richard Anderson

Patrice M. Arent

Paul and Cheryl Argyle

John and Linda Ashton

Kim and Michelle Ashton

Philip and Sara Baese

Grant and Margaret Bagley

Allen L. Barbieri

Bryce Barker

Sterling Barker

Kathleen E. Bayn

Debra S. Berry

In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III

Dwight and Gerri Bishop

Florence Blum in Honor of Nikki

Edward & Patricia Bonheur

Mary Borromeo and Dean Stephens

Friends of Pioneer Theatre Company

Angela Brickey in Memory of Clarice Holt

Jace Bunting

John and Andrea Burke

Leeaine Welch Burnett

Tamara Burnside

Brad and Leslie Campbell

Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike

Carolyn Carey

John C. and Leslie Z. Carey

Robert Chamberlain

Som Chivukula

Barbara Christensen in Memory of Ruth Ann Christensen

Ray and Bobbie Christiansen

Michelle L. Crawford

André and Amy David

Michael and Rebecca Davis

Kim Dohrer

Geoff Doiron

Joyce and Jack Dolcourt

Anne and Sandy Dolowitz

Elise Dunaway

LJ Dustman

Brett and Brenda Duval

David Dynak

Sarah Farr

Damon and Brenda Fedor

Kathy and Dane Finerfrock

Carolyn C. Fredin

Don Gale

Ms. Maryann Garner

Dennis C. Gassman in Memory of Carolynn Gassman

Lynda Geddes

Cheryl Gentle

Marc and Carol Gentner

Chuck and Jorga Giambusso

Bill and Carol Gordon

Carol Gray-Gephardt

Edwina Green

Dr & Mrs John Greenlee

Dan Sommers and MJ Gregoire

Mary Jane Gregoire

Mary Lane Grisley

Dennis and Alyce Gross

Sandra Haak

Francis and Joan Hanson

Kenneth and Maria Hardwick

Craig Hatch

Alan and Rosena Heal

Patti Hendricks

Robert and Tina Herman

Grant W. Hicinbothem

Richard Hirschi

Jason L. Hoggan

Norma W. Huston

Karen P Hyde

Gilbert H. and Thelma P. Iker

Srikanth Nimmy Jammulapati

Doreane Jarmin

Elaine B. Jensen

Melinda and Kevin Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Kathy Jorgensen

Marilyn Keir in Memory of Gary Lindstrom

Fonda Kersey

Deborah Keyek-Franssen

Shirley M. Knox

Susan Kohler and Stephen Proser

Katie Korte

Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik

Jeffrey and Jana Kuhn

Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake

Randall Woodrow Lalonde

Kent and Denise Landvatter

Harvey C. and Janice Lansing

Evelyn and James Lee

Keith and Kristen Leonard

Steve and Karin Liimatta

Joan Lind

Michael W. Luskin

Sarah E. Luskin

Bonnie R. Macfarlane

Gary and Ruth Manville

John and Pamela Marks

Michael and Mary Mattsson

Kristin McElwain

Keith Meade

Patricia and Daniel Meldrum

Elliott Merrill

Ann Miller

Peggy Montrone

James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist

Maura K. Naughton

Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene

Dr. John and Jennifer Newman

Brenda and William Nibley

Ingrid Nygaard

Patti O’Keefe

Julie Olson

Tim and Lynda Orton

Elissa and Bill Oshinsky

Nathan L. and Jennifer A. Pace

Ted and Kay Packard

Helen Patterson

William D. and Mary Ann Payne

The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between July 1, 2022 to present.

+ In-Kind Donation

Karen F. Peterson

Adam Pfost

Colleen Pierce

Dennis and Kathy Polster

Carol Prince and Janet Sparks

Thomas Quam

Rita Reed

Richard D. Reinhold

Jeanette M. Ricci

Michael K. Robinson

Janet Rogers

C. Duwayne and Alice Schmidt

Edward Schmidt

Maureen Shields

Robert and Margaret Sloan

Tani and Martin Smihula

Patricia and Homer Smith

Margaret Smoot

Jann Stirrat

Patti Stoppi

Annie and Cory Strupp

Barbara Svee

Yvonne B. Thele

Marie Thompson

Pam Thompson

Stefanie Voigt

Alison Walker

Judith Warner

Martha Westman

Henry Whiteside

Cissy Wolff

Joan Wong

Nancy G. Woodward

Betty and Frank Yanowitz

Connie Zaccheo

* 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.

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.

Videotaping, photographing, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. This includes photos taken by phone.

SMART WATCHES, CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS 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 hardof-hearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house. Collateral required; inquire at coat check.

We welcome all persons. Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance.

R efreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show, and during intermission. Bottled water and approved PTC drink

containers are allowed in the theatre.

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 notifying the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date. Tickets are non-refundable.

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.

Pioneer Theatre Company Staff

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ............KAREN AZENBERG

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director/

Director of Outreach ................ Eric Jackson

Resident Fight Choreographer..... Christopher DuVal

Resident Scenic Designer ........... George Maxwell

Resident Sound Designer ........... Bryce Robinette

PRODUCTION

Production Manager ............. Trevor LW Long

Production Stage Manager ......... James O. Hansen

Stage Manager ............... Emily Nacrissa Griffith

Technical Director .................... John Mack

Charge Artist ........................... Mark Jensen

Scenic Artist ........................ Amanda McMall

Carpenters............. Cara DelloRusso, Lu Dunham, Cliff Merritt

Master Electrician ...................... Nicolas Wulfe

Assistant Master Electrician ............ Ivy Frampton

Costume Studio Manager ............. Phillip R. Lowe

Asst. Costume Shop Manager. . . . .Wendy Schow-Massine

Cutter/Drapers ...............Wendy Schow-Massine, Margo Seamons, Catherine Soucy

First Hand ............................... K.L. Alberts

Millinery/Crafts Artisan ............ Wilson Leibering

Stitchers ..........Brandee Jenks-Kluthe, Bett Shouse

Wardrobe Supervisor ................. Maxwell Paris

Costume Rental Coordinator .............. Do’nel Ault

Technical Advisor ........................ Lee Hollaar

PTC/University of Utah Interns.... Sophia Campagna, Lauren Crutcher, Matthew Jbara, Lila Prince, Elizabeth Webb, James Wong

INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR ....

DIANE L. PARISI

General Manager ....................Heidi Bruce

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development ............ Geoff Doiron

Annual Giving Manager ................. Céline David

MANAGEMENT

Company & Operations Manager .......... Lisa Edwards

Business Manager ....................... Ross Terrill

Assistant Business Manager ........... Cathy Arnold

MARKETING

Director of Marketing/Comms ...... Joshua Black

Marketing/Comms Coordinator ......... Sophie White

Photo/Video Content ................ BW Productions

Season Artwork ............................ Modern8

PATRON SERVICES

Patron Services Manager .... Jenifer Christensen

House Manager/Asst. Patron Services .... Nikki Baum

Front of House ................Kat Bailey, Scott Bigler, Keelee Bingham, Cormac Bywater, Susannah Castleton, Samanta Cuallo, Sophia Dodge, Amona Faatau, Ella Frank, Yasmine Jensen, Elijah McCann, Kate Morris, Elizabeth Nelson, Sasha Pinegar, Caprice Schulte, Ian Shannon

MILLS PUBLISHING STAFF

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.

Dan Miller, President; Cynthia Bell Snow, Office Administrator; Jackie Medina, Art Director; Ken Magleby, Graphic Design; Patrick Witmer, Web Developer; Paula Bell, Dan Miller Advertising Representatives