BY Stephen Temperley
December 6–21, 2024
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The Meldrum Theatre at the Einar Nielsen Field House
A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
by STEPHEN TEMPERLEY
LINDA MUGLESTON
BOB WALTON
Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design JO WINIARSKI K.L. ALBERTS YANG YU
Sound Design Hair & Makeup Design Music Supervisor BRYCE ROBINETTE TAMI LEE THOMPSON ALEX MARSHALL
Production Stage Manager Casting JAMES O. HANSEN BOB CLINE CASTING
KAREN AZENBERG ADRIAN BUDHU Artistic Director Managing Director presents Director
WES GRANTOM
SOUVENIR was originally produced on Broadway by Ted Snowdon in association with Janice Montana and by arrangement with the York Theatre Company.
”Souvenir” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint (www.dramatists.com)
CAST
Florence Foster Jenkins .................................................. LINDA MUGLESTON*
Cosmé McMoon ................................................................ BOB WALTON*
Production Stage Manager ................................................ JAMES O. HANSEN*
Stage Manager ................................................................. EMILY ROTH*
*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
SETTING
New York City, 1932-1944
SHOW STAFF
Light Board Operator ........................................................................ Sofia Vigil
Electricians ..................................................... Korbin Hand, Kai Sadowski, Sofia Vigil
Carpenter ................................................................................ Alina Cannon
Scenic Artist ..........................................................................Trish Whitekettle
Spot Ops ................................................................ Naomi Newton, Jordan Palmer
Wardrobe Running Crew ............................................... Bella Ingham, Julia Loudenback
Deck Crew ................................................................................ Korbin Hand
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PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE
Souvenir began, as plays do, with a “what if.” What if there was a singer, and let’s say she imagined herself to be a great coloratura soprano but in reality she was…not? And what if she had an accompanist who was new to her unique approach but he needed a job? And what if…
These questions led to a play with a surprising amount of singing in it, of music from the opera, but also from classic American songs we know as standards. Growing up, that’s what I heard. My father was a jazz musician; I didn’t listen to rock and roll. Instead, I listened to Sinatra sing Violets for Your Furs, my favorite portrait of the big-city glamor of a remembered New York. There was a script. With songs. And we arranged a reading. Since there was music, the reading took careful preparation. I’d been stuck at the Goodspeed Opera House—I was still a working actor—and couldn’t be around too much during rehearsal. So, the actual performance took me by surprise. As it did the audience, who responded with what I can only describe as enthusiasm. Next day, we did a second performance—all we were allowed by the union—and the reaction from the jammed theater was even stronger. So, the play went from being sort-of-a-thing to a real thing. The only snag was that we needed money to finance a full production.
Which was about when I came to Pioneer Theatre Company, glad to be away from New York, to act in a production of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. I was comfortable and able to put my production anxieties on hold—will it happen, won’t it happen?—to turn my attention to Victorian London. Meanwhile, I would look at my own script, reworking some scenes, rethinking some songs… Speaking of songs, I loved the University bookshop and spent a good deal of time there. They had a sale and I bought, mostly on whim, a book that contained the lyrics to the best of the American Songbook songs, the very songs that were in my head for Cosmé to sing.
So here I was, on the one hand dealing with the foggy horrors of London while waiting to hear if my own play—it was titled Musicale, then—would have a life. At a lunch for the PTC Guild, supporters of the theatre, I told them how the work done at Pioneer, and at other theaters, keeps us going, gives us hope and opportunity. I’m not sure they altogether believed me that their actions could prove so vital. Meanwhile in New York, as I was speaking, managers and producers were meeting to work out a budget. Good news is they succeeded. So the play I worked on while I was at Pioneer would have a life and now it’s returned in its finished form.
I hope some of the Guild members get to see it. Maybe they’ll remember that lunch. I know I do.
Stephen Temperley November, 2024
WHO’S WHO
LINDA MUGLESTON (Florence Foster Jenkins) Pioneer Theatre Company: Christmas in Connecticut. Broadway: The Music Man, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, On The 20th Century, Cinderella, Anything Goes, Young Frankenstein, Wonderful Town, Nine, Into The Woods, Kiss Me Kate, On The Town. Regional: Bye, Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center) Cinderella (Geva Theatre) Noises Off! (Skylight Theatre) Sweeney Todd (Denver Center) Wild Fire (Denver Center) A Christmas Carol (Denver Center) Sunset Boulevard (Portland Center Stage) The Sound of Music (Muny, Carnegie Hall) Kristina (Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall).
BOB WALTON (Cosmé McMoon) is very pleased to be making his Pioneer debut, following in the footsteps of his two kids who performed here: Alex and Emily Walton. Broadway credits in Girl From The North Country, The Drowsy Chaperone, 42nd Street, Once Upon A Mattress, Showboat, and City of Angels. TV credits include Law and Order: SVU, Nurse Jackie, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, and Elementary. As a writer, Bob co-wrote the OffBroadway play Game Show. With his brother Jim Walton, they have written Mid-Life! (The Crisis Musical), Mid-Life 2! #WhatDidIComeInHereFor?, and Double Trouble (A Musical Tour de Farce), which recently ran for a year in Tokyo and Shanghai. They are currently writing a sequel which will premiere in Tokyo in 2026. Thanks to Karen and the entire staff.
STEPHEN TEMPERLEY (Playwright) Born in London, Stephen Temperley first came to the U.S. as a teenager. After training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he went on to act in several plays for New York’s Public Theatre. Returning to the U.K. he performed in London’s West End, in repertory theaters, and on television. Since moving back to the U.S. in the late ‘70s, he has worked extensively in leading resident theaters (including the Pioneer), in national tours, off-Broadway in the rock musical Up Against It at the Public, and in the original company of Crazy for You on Broadway. The first of his plays to be produced was Beside the Seaside, off-Broadway. Other plays include Money/Mercy, produced at the Chelsea Theatre center and as part of the first HBO New Writers Workshop in Los Angeles with Paul Reubens. Dance With Me, at the 18th Street Theatre, The Pilgrim Papers at the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Workshops include the musical, That Kind of Woman,
for Dodger Theatricals, and Kind Masters at the Mint. His most recent plays are Songbook, which is now also a novel, a new chamber adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and Nine Day Wonder, a solo comedy that he recently performed himself. Souvenir, staged by the Tony awardwinning director Vivian Matalon, was first produced off-Broadway at the York Theatre, then on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. It has since become one of the most produced plays in the US and has been seen in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen (where it joined the repertoire of the Danish Royal Opera), and continues to be produced in the US and around the world. A Paris revival is scheduled for 2025. His new work can be followed at stephentemperley.substack.com
WES GRANTOM (Director) is thrilled to be back at PTC after directing The Messenger, The Lifespan of a Fact, The Lion in Winter, and A Comedy of Tenors. He has also worked with Roundabout Theatre Company, Ars Nova, Pittsburgh CLO, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Asolo Rep, Berkshire Theatre Group, Theatreworks USA, Premiere Stages, the Atlantic, New Harmony Project, among others. He is a recipient of multiple Drama League Fellowships, a member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and teaches at the University of Evansville, where he is also an alum. Last spring, Wes won a Tony Award for co-producing Stereophonic.
JO WINIARSKI (Scenic Design) Jo’s previous designs at PTC were Jersey Boys, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Native Gardens; The Prom; What the Constitution Means to Me; A Distinct Society; Ass; The Lifespan of a Fact; and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Jo’s Off-Broadway credits include The Fears, HYPROV, Accidentally Brave, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, and Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional design credits include Guthrie Theater; Arizona Theatre Company; Utah Shakespeare Festival (over 40 shows); The Old Globe; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dallas Theater Center; and Geva Theatre Center. Additional credits include Wishes for Disney Cruise Line. Jo was the art director on Late Night with Seth Meyers (episodes 1-844) and received an Emmy nomination for art direction for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All. K.L. ALBERTS (Costume Design) This marks season 37 for Kevin! Some favorite PTC designs include The Play That Goes Wrong, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Les Miserables (twice), A Christmas Story -The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors as well as the world premieres of Laughing Stock, Dumas’ Camille and It Happened One Christmas. For the Utah Shakespeare Festival, he designed last summer’s The Taming of the Shrew, Ah! Wilderness, Big River, Les Miserables (yet
WHO’S WHO
again) and Guys and Dolls, among others. While living in New York. he worked on, off and very far from Broadway, and also for the Ralph Lauren Studios.
YANG YU (Lighting Design) is a New York-based lighting designer for performing arts. She is interested in using light, space, and timing to create an emotionally charged environment, as well as visualizing music. Recent credits include Good Luck in Space (The Riverside Theater, NYC), The Lydian Gale Parr (Target Margin Theater, Brooklyn), Unresolved Rage Game (Soho Rep Writer Director Lab, NYC); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Crossroads Theatre Company, NJ). Lewberger and the Wizard of Friendship (Theater Row, NYC). Publication: Collected Light Volume Three: Women in Entertainment Lighting. MFA from Brooklyn College. Yangyudesign.com
BRYCE ROBINETTE (Sound Design) is excited to be in his third season here at Pioneer Theatre Company. He has toured across the country running theatrical and concert productions such as: the Australian Off-Broadway Company, The Temptations, Pat Benatar, Superband, and many more.
TAMI LEE THOMPSON (Hair & Makeup Design) Previous credits include: Prayer for the French Republic, Jersey Boys, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Bonnie & Clyde, and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (Pioneer Theatre Company); 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).
ALEX MARSHALL (Music Supervisor) (he/him), M.M. Instrumental Conducting, B.M. Piano Performance, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, has been the Music Director for the University of Utah Department of Theatre since 2007. Recent international performance credits include New York (Carnegie Hall), France (Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Chateau Brane Cantenac), London (U.N. Ballroom, The Four Seasons), and Taiwan (National Theater and Concert Hall). Recording credits include David Park Plays Fritz Kreisler and Passion of the Soul (performer/ arranger) with Centaur Records. Recent music direction credits include The Magician’s Elephant (U.S. premiere), Spring Awakening, Into the Woods, May We All: A Country
Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and Elf: The Musical. Upcoming productions include The Prince of Egypt (Hale Centre Theatre), Xanadu (The University of Utah) and Bat Boy: The Musical (Salt Lake Acting Company). Alex also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Hale Centre Theatre.
JAMES O. HANSEN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his second season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! 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.
EMILY ROTH* (Stage Manager) is very excited to be joining Pioneer Theatre Company this season! Recent credits include: The Woman in Black US Tour (Pemberley Productions), Miss Saigon (White Plains Performing Arts Center), Dial M for Murder and Sea Monsters of the Deep (White Heron Theatre Company), Lesley Nicol’s How The Hell Did I Get Here? (Pemberley Productions), and Ajijaak on Turtle Island (IBEX Puppetry). She is the co-author of Stage Management Basics: A Primer for Performing Arts Stage Managers (Focal Press © 2017, 2nd ed © 2022).
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 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.
MUSIC CREDITS “One for My Baby” by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of Harwin Music Co.“Crazy Rhythm” by Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Kahn Copyright © 1928, 1933 (Renewed), Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP). All
Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” by Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
Copyright © 1944 (Renewed), Producers Music Publ. Co., Inc. (ASCAP) and Cahn Music Co. (ASCAP) Inc. All rights on behalf of Cahn Music Co. administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. All rights on behalf of Producers Music Publ. Co., Inc. administered by Chappell & Co., “It All Depends on You” by Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, B.G. Desylva Broadway Licensing, LLC Professional Play Licensing Agreement Page 4 Copyright © 1926 (Renewed), Chappell & Co., Stephen Ballentine Music, Ray Henderson Music. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. “Violets for Your Furs” by Matt Dennis and Tom Adair. Copyright © 1941, Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP) International. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” by Frank Loesser. Published by Famous Music LLC (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
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
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
gratefully acknowledges the following businesses and individuals for their contributions to this production:
Shawn Fletcher, McCune Mansion
Chris Moore, University of Utah IT Riverton Music
Stephen Temperley
The University of Utah Department of Theatre presents
BOOK BY Douglas Carter Beane
MUSIC & LYRICS BY Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
DIRECTOR David Eggers
THEATRE
MANAGING DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Dear Friends and Fellow Theatre Lovers, Since joining Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC) this August, I’ve enjoyed meeting many of you and learning about your connection to our Theatre’s legacy. Because of you—our partners, patrons, and volunteers—PTC remains a vibrant part of Salt Lake City’s artistic and social landscape. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!
In a short time, we’ve launched “Curtain for All,” a paywhat-you-can ticket initiative, expanded University of Utah’s discounts, and introduced a “Date Night” package with a $100 gift certificate to Bambara and a night at PTC. We’re also working on more programs to make PTC accessible for families. —stay tuned for more on that!
I’m committed to ensuring PTC not only entertains but
enriches our community, making the Theatre a space for everyone. Recently, over 500 students and 385 seniors attended special matinees, and thanks to your support, we can continue offering these transformative experiences. Your meaningful and tangible contributions help sustain innovative, thought-provoking theatre and helps us sustain accessible programming for all. Consider donating, purchasing a season ticket, or sharing our mission with others. Together, we can keep PTC a vital cultural force in Salt Lake City for years to come.
Sincerely,
Adrian Budhu Managing Director
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 hard-ofhearing 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.
Refreshments 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.
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
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 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
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($50,000 and above)
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
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Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
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($25,000 - $49,999)
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Legacy Foundation
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Dominion Energy
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Steiner Foundation, Inc.
Producers ($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Beesley Family Foundation
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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)
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General Partners (up to $999)
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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
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Event
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Anonymous
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The Boyer Company
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Foundation
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Jeffrey Paris
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Michael Tonkin and Roxanne Silva
Katie and Ned Stringham
Umbrella Theater Company
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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
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
In Memory of Augie Mericola
Karen Azenberg
David Driggs
Gregory Hatch
Susan Heiner
Deonn Henderson
Debra Hoyt
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
Patricia C. and Rainer Dahl
PTC True Endowment
Roger and Sara Boyer
Annual Fund Support from Individuals
Peter and Susan Stevens Endowment
Susan and Peter Stevens
Robin M. Woods Legacy Endowment
George Q. Morris Foundation
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.
Producers (15,000 and above)
Anonymous
G. Marsden Blanch
Drew Browning In Memory of Judy Watts Brady
Cathie Meldrum
Harris Simmons*
Individual Sponsors
($5,000 - $14,999)
Anonymous
Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley
Sandi Behnken
Ken and Tina Burton
Dr. JC and Jodi Cheney
Henry and Pat Hemingway
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
Kathie and Chuck Horman
Jim and Irene Huber
Lynda Jacobsen
Bruce and Maxine Johnson
Linda J. Leckman
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Jeff Paris
Katie and Ned Stringham
Michael Tonkin and Rosanne Silva
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David E. and Sherrie Gee
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Jayne Luke
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Angelica Matinkhah
David and Nickie McDowell
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Tod ane Mary Young
Patrons ($250 - $499)
Anonymous (3)
Craig and Joanna Adamson
Dominic and Virginia Albo
Eric and Judy Anderson
Richard Anderson
Dan Arnow
D.L. Bailey
Lonnie and Jill Baskett
Lora Beth Brown
Bernice Callahan
Robin Campbell
Wilma and Willie Dolowitz
Drs. Richard and Ann Engar
Maryann and Don Garner
Dennis Gassman
In Memory of Carolyn Gassman
Anne S. Gray
Cynthia and William Grua
Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon
Francis and Joan Hanson
Janet Harnsberger
Indigo and Mary Henningsen
Kevin Higgins and Leslie Peterson
Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz
Jason L. Hoggan
John and Carol Huffman
Karen P. Hyde
In Honor of Karen Azenberg
Michele and Dave Jenson
Dr. Richard Keller
Ann Kelsey
Larry and Karen Kraiss
Jeffrey and Jana Kuhn
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Guttorm and Claudia Landro
Richard Scott Lemons
Sue Marquardt
George Maxwell In Memory of Shannon
Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae
Maxwell
Carol Spackman Moss
Peggy Newman
Amanda Norton
Tim and Lynda Orton
Nathan and Jennifer Pace
Sonja Penttila
Karen F. Peterson
Nancy and Jerry Pitstick
Carol Prince and Janet Sparks
Roger and Susan Pyper
Donald Glenn Ricart
Glenn Ricart and Patricia Guenther
Janet Rogers
Gary G. Sackett & Toni Marie Sutliff
Edward Schmidt
Kenneth G. Shelley
Nancy and Ervin Trapa
Peter and Adrianne Watkins
Wayne and Carol Welninski
Henry Whiteside
Nancy G. Woodward
Contributors ($50 - $249)
Anonymous (8)
Mons Aase
Carolyn Abravanel
Denise Anders*
David S. Anderson
Patrice M. Arent
Paul and Cheryl Argyle
John and Linda Ashton
Kim and Michelle Ashton
Tobin Atkinson
Bryan and Tina Bagley
Grant and Margaret Bagley
Allen L. Barbieri
Bryce Barker
Stephen Barker
Mary Barnes
Kathleen E. Bayn
Nancy J. Behnken
Anonymous In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III
Dwight and Gerri Bishop
Wendy Blankenship
Edward & Patricia Bonheur
Mary Borromeo and Dean Stephens
Alyce and Frank Brannan
Margie and Kendall Brown
Jace Bunting
John and Andrea Burke
Leeaine Welch Burnett
Tamara Burnside
Sharon and Joseph Butler
Brad and Leslie Campbell
Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike
Carolyn Carey
Nancy Challed and Steven Winitzky
Tim and Kevin Chism-Bakker
Ray and Bobbie Christiansen
Carlyle and Shanna Clarke
Patricia and John Clay
Cathy Cornell and Karen Skinner
Cara David
Rebecca Wing Davis
Robert Diehl
Robert and Sue Dintelman
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
Don Gale
Lynda Geddes
Marc and Carol Gentner
Lisa and Jeremy Getson
Chuck and Jorga Giambusso*
Bill and Carol Gordon
Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur
Bill and Carol Gephardt
Edwina Green
Dr. and Mrs. John Greenlee
Dan Sommers and MJ Gregoire
Kenneth and Maria Hardwick
Craig Hatch
Patti Hendricks
Robert and Tina Herman
Duane Hill
Shelley Hill-Worthen
Victoria and John Hoagland
Michael and Katherine Hodkin
Mari K. Hoidal
Debra Hoyt
Doreane Jarmin
Susan Jarvis
Elaine B. Jensen
Jerrold and Marjorie Jensen
Karen and Fred Jensen
Melinda and Kevin Johnson
Robert and Lorna Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Kathy Jorgensen
Martin Kearl
Mr. Gail Kelsey
Saeid Zoomat Kermani*
Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik
Julie Kramer
Denise Lachapelle
Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake
Randall Woodrow Lalonde
Kent and Denise Landvatter
Harvey C. and Janice Lansing
Evelyn and James Lee
Howard and Nancy Lemcke
Anna and Claude LePendu
Steve and Karin Liimatta
Sarah E. Luskin
Rachel Mabey
Bonnie R. Macfarlane
Jane Macfarlane
Susan Madden
Gary and Ruth Manville
Erica Marken
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Patricia and Daniel Meldrum
Elliott Merrill
Paul Mitchell
Peggy Montrone
James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist
Michelle Murday
Michael E. Nash
Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene
Dr. John and Jennifer Newman
Patti O’Keefe
The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between July 1, 2023 to present.
Julie Olson
Tim and Lynda Orton
Elissa and Bill Oshinsky
Helen Patterson
Dennis and Kathy Polster
Margaret and Stanley Rajski
Askel Peterson and Rebecca Raybould
Richard D. Reinhold
Kathleen C. and D. Michael Rodman
Genevieve Maire Rosol
Sidney Rudolph
Rachel Sabin
Rachel and Adrew Sackett
Carolyn Sanders
Robert and Karen Sawyer
Sarah W. Schueller
C. Duwayne and Alice Schmidt
Eric Schoenbaum
Anna Schoening In Memory of Bill King
Maureen Shields
Randy and Deb Skeen
Tani and Martin Smihula
Margaret Smoot
G. and A. Spencer
Luann Spendlove
Jann Stirrat
Annie and Cory Strupp
Barbara Svee
Jennifer E. Swenson
Paul G. Tarver
Yvonne B. Thele
Marie Thompson
Michael Toth In Honor of Joe and Barbara Bentley
David Vergobbi and Anne RiordanVergobbi
Dave and Barb Viskochil
Stefanie Voigt
Perry and Margie Walters
Kenneth Ward
Larsen Watts
Elaine and Joe Weis
Martha Westman
Stephanie Willis
Cissy Wolff and Ron Sawdey
Joan Wong
Betty and Frank Yanowitz
Stuart and Barbara Young
Connie Zaccheo
+ 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.
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC
AZENBERG
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 ................ Jason Grant
Production Stage Manager ......... James O. Hansen
Stage Manager ........................... Emily Roth
Technical Director ................ Cara Pomeroy
Charge Artist ........................... Mark Jensen
Scenic Artist ........................ Amanda McMall
Carpenters ................. Cliff Merritt, Chad Warath
Props Supervisor ....................... Tanner Sase
Master Electrician ....................... Cheri Snook
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 .............. Julia Loudenback
Costume Rental Coordinator .............. Do’nel Ault
Technical Advisors ....................... Lee Hollaar,
Reed Rossbach
PTC/University of Utah Interns ........... Jordan Cruz, Maggie Goble, True Leavitt, Zoe Lupcho, Julia Witesman
MANAGING DIRECTOR
ADRIAN BUDHU
General Manager ....................Heidi Bruce
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development ............ Marc A. Day
Annual Giving Manager ............... Shelia Axelsen
MANAGEMENT
Company &
Operations Manager ................ Dylan McKernan
Business Manager ..................... Cathy Arnold
MARKETING
Director of Marketing/Comms ...... Joshua Black
Marketing/Comms Coordinator ....... Autumn Coulter
Photo/Video Content ................ BW Productions
Season Artwork ............................ Modern8
Video Editor.
PATRON SERVICES
Sophie White
Patron Services Manager .... Jenifer Christensen
House Manager/Asst. Patron Services .... Nikki Baum Front of House ............. Angie Andrus, Kat Bailey, Cormac Bywater, Katie Crabtree, Samanta Cuallo, Greta Czachor, Sandy Detweiler, Ella Frank, Megan Haycock, Emma Holland, Yasmine Jensen, Rachel Johnson, Brighton Kidd, Lauren Kitson, Carson Maestas, Christian Maestas, Elijah McCann, Kate Morris, Sasha Pinegar, Shaina Runolfson, Caprice Schulte, Talia Thorpe, MaryEl Wells
MILLS PUBLISHING STAFF
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
