PTC The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
September 12 through September 27, 2014
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and lyrics by William Finn. Book by Rachel Sheinkin. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman. Additional material by Jay Reiss.
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The resident professional theatre of the University of Utah The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre C. Lowell Lees Stage
Karen Azenberg Artistic Director
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Chris Lino Managing Director
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Additional Material by Jay Reiss Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
AUSTIN ARCHER MARY FANNING DRIGGS ELISE GROVES JACOB HOFFMAN ERICK PINNICK KENDAL SPARKS JEFF TALBOTT SHANNON TYO EMILY WALTON
Set Design
DANIEL MEEKER Sound Design
JOSHUA C. HIGHT
Costume Design
Lighting Design
GREGORY GALE
MICHAEL GILLIAM
Hair and Makeup Design
AMANDA FRENCH
Musical Director HELEN GREGORY
Production Stage Manager
MARY P. COSTELLO
Choreographer DANIEL PELZIG
Director KAREN AZENBERG Casting by Rich Cole Casting Based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm. The Barrington Stage Company Workshop of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE was originally co-directed by Michael Barakiva and Rebecca Feldman
CAST OF CHARACTERS Cast in order of appearance
Rona Lisa Peretti........................................................... MARY FANNING DRIGGS* Chip Tolentino............................................................................ JACOB HOFFMAN* Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre...................................................ELISE GROVES Leaf Coneybear.............................................................................. AUSTIN ARCHER William Barfèe.............................................................................. KENDAL SPARKS* Marcy Park...................................................................................... SHANNON TYO* Olive Ostrovsky..............................................................................EMILY WALTON* Douglas Panch...................................................................................JEFF TALBOTT* Mitch Mahoney.............................................................................. ERICK PINNICK* SETTING: A SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Stage Manager.......................................................................................................JOHN “JP” POLLARD* Dance Captain........................................................................................................... JACOB HOFFMAN*
MUSICIANS
Piano/Conductor.................................................................................................................. Helen Gregory Woodwinds................................................................................................................................ Scott Harris Cello..................................................................................................................................... Warren Mueller Keyboard................................................................................................................................ Steven Barlow Drums & Percussion................................................................................................................. James Clark * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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The Rocky Horror Show - CONCERT VERSION Book, music, and lyrics by Richard O’Brien.
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t’s back-to-school time! As we start rehearsals here at Pioneer Theatre for our 2014-15 season, my children returned to school (West High–Go Panthers!), the U students returned and alarm clocks rang and lunch boxes were packed across the state. Other than our December production, which is usually chosen because it will appeal to a family audience, I don’t program our season thematically. I never thought about a “back-to-school” musical, and yet it did seem right to open this season with a show that, for better or worse, takes us all back to our grade school experience. My personal memories of spelling bees are not too terrific—I am a better person since the advent of spell-check!—and yet this winning musical by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin makes me wish I had that one more chance to try to spell it right. …Ever wonder how you would do? And I offer special thanks to our rehearsal guest spellers, who freely gave of their time and insights to help craft a better production! On a different note, I want to take a moment to talk about how excited I am about not only this show, but our entire season. Our productions this year completely embrace the diverse preferences of our audience; there is something for everyone and several things I hope you will just go ahead and try. We have some new programming—the upcoming concert version of The Rocky Horror Show—as well as some truly unique and exciting offerings on our mainstage season, including the Utah premiere of our next show, One Man, Two Guvnors. The title may be unfamiliar to you, but prepare yourself for a tremendously funny and special theatrical experience that combines classic theatre, slapstick comedy, and live music! Please join us often; you won’t be disappointed. Karen Azenberg Artistic Director
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WHO’S WHO AUSTIN ARCHER (Leaf Coneybear) returns to the PTC stage after being seen last season as “Louden Downey” in A Few Good Men, and in the ensemble of Much Ado About Nothing. Most recently he made his fifth appearance in Saturday’s Voyeur at The Salt Lake Acting Company. He is so grateful for the opportunity to play this dream role! Thanks to friends and family for your invaluable support. MARY FANNING DRIGGS* (Rona Lisa Peretti) is thrilled to return to PTC. Ms. Driggs has appeared in several PTC productions, including Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, White Christmas, 42nd Street, Les Misérables, The Producers, My Fair Lady, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Smokey Joe’s Café. Originally from Texas, Mary holds a B.F.A. from Brigham Young University. Her favorite local and regional credits include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, The Narrator in Joseph…, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Charity in Sweet Charity, Lizzie in Baby, and Alonso in The Tempest (directed by Tony Kushner). Mary maintains a private vocal studio and teaches workshops specializing in pop-belt techniques. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, Mary and husband David are the parents of six remarkable children (and two beautiful in-laws). ELISE GROVES (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre) is thrilled to be back again on the PTC stage as she was last seen here, far too long ago, in Sunset Boulevard. She is proud to be a local of beautiful Salt Lake City and when not performing, she is found teaching children’s music classes. Favorite credits include: June in Gypsy! (Dark Horse Theatre Co.), Meg in Brigadoon (Hale Centre Theatre), Frenchy in Grease (Jackson Hole Playhouse), Bree in A Night with the Family (Pygmalion Theatre Company), and Dell in Course 86B in the Catalogue (Salt Lake Acting Co.). I would like to dedicate this performance to all teachers and educators (including my mom). Without their influence and inspiration I would not be who and where I am today.
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JACOB HOFFMAN* (Chip Tolentino) is thrilled to return to Utah, having previously appeared in Lend Me a Tenor: The Musical and Twelfth Night during the Utah Shakespearean Festival’s 2007 season. New York credits: Elegies: A Song Cycle, I’ll Be Damned (Vineyard Theatre; TINA Nomination - Best Actor, Off-B’way Musical), Bless You All! (Connelly Theatre), Scary Musical: The Musical (York Theatre Company), Makeover (New Dramatists), Strike Up the Band (Theatre Row), Nighttime Traffic; Legacy Falls (NYMF), Madam Fury’s Traveling Show (45th St. Theatre), And a Wake-Up (NYFringe), Betty’s Summer Vacation (Bay Street Theatre). Chicago: The Secret Garden (Jeff Nomination), Parade (Chicago Premiere), Arcadia (Remy Bumppo), Falsettos (Chicago Premiere). Proud AEA member, NYU/Tisch grad. Thanks to Avalon, and, as always, Mary Beth. ERICK PINNICK* (Mitch Mahoney) is excited to return to Pioneer Theatre Company after appearing as Ulysses in Paint Your Wagon and No Moe in Five Guys Named Moe. He has appeared on Broadway in A Christmas Carol, OffBroadway in Roundabout’s The Tin Pan Alley Rag and has toured nationally with Sunset Boulevard starring Petula Clark. He starred as Curtis in the Barrymore-nominated production of Dreamgirls at the Prince Theatre. Favorite roles include Henry in Race, Jake in Side Show, Tin Man in The Wiz, Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, and Valentin in Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Recordings: Follies (Papermill Playhouse Cast), “Lost Broadway,” the songs of Jerome Kern. Mr. Pinnick is a graduate of James Madison University and proud member of Actors Equity Association. KENDAL SPARKS* (William Barfèe) is E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C to be making his PTC Debut! New York: Where’s Charley? (City Center Encores!), Tenderloin (York), Charles Busch’s Judith of Bethulia, and Bunnicula (TheatreworksUSA). Regional: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Old Globe/Hartford Stage), Disney’s Aladdin, The Producers, Les Misérables, Hello, Dolly!, The Pajama Game, The Wizard of Oz, Oliver!, Jesus Christ Superstar and Mame (MUNY). B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Teaching
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WHO’S WHO artist with Artists Striving to End Poverty, and Associate Director of Class Act Performing Arts Studio in South Orange, NJ. www.KendalSparks.com JEFF TALBOTT* (Douglas Panch) previously appeared at PTC in The Odd Couple (Felix) and Doubt (Father Flynn). Broadway: Sly Fox, Fortune’s Fool. Off-Broadway: Such Good Friends, Home of the Brave. Regionally, recent roles: A Christmas Story (Ralph), Race (Jack), circle mirror transformation (Schultz), and Frost/Nixon (David Frost), among many others. Film and television: Julie & Julia, The Blacklist, Orange is the New Black, Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, all three Law & Order’s, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns. As a writer, his award-winning play The Submission appeared off-Broadway starring Jonathan Groff; last season his play A Public Education was featured in PTC’s Play-By-Play Festival and he is working on a musical with composer Will Van Dyke. Jeff is a member of TACT and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
SHANNON TYO* (Marcy Park) is so happy to be back at Pioneer! She was first here playing Kim in Miss Saigon many suns and moon ago. Regional credits: Kim in Miss Saigon (Music Theatre of Wichita, Cape Fear Regional), Marcy in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. (Northern Stage, Tuacahn Center for Arts). Off-Broadway: Dear Edwina, Bikeman. TV: “30 Rock”. BFA Syracuse University. Love and thanks to Karen, PTC, Mom and Dad. For SBP. EMILY WALTON* (Olive Ostrovsky) is very excited to be making her PTC debut with this delightful show. She is a New York-based actress whose credits include the Broadway companies of Peter and the Starcatcher and August: Osage County. Off-Broadway: Eager to Lose (Ars Nova), The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, Saved (Playwrights Horizons), Cactus Flower (West Side Theatre) and The Deepest Play Ever (New Ohio Theatre). Regional: Third (Two River Theater),
Shannon Tyo (Marcy Park) and Erick Pinnick (Mitch Mahoney)
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WHO’S WHO Side Story (over 15 productions; Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Choreography), A Christmas Memory (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), and Same Time Next Year (Indiana Repertory Theatre). This summer she choreographed Mary Poppins for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Karen is on the board of the New York Musical Theatre Festival KAREN AZENBERG (Director) This marks Karen’s and is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. third season as Artistic Director here at PTC. Last season she directed Something’s Afoot, A Few Good HELEN GREGORY (Music Director) is returning Men and Sweet Charity. In previous seasons she has to conduct her 4th production for Pioneer Theatre directed Next to Normal (regional premiere),Rent Company (!) and considers herself lucky to be able and Miss Saigon, and she created the musical to work at a great theatre doing something she staging for the record-breaking 2007 production loves. Thanks to Karen Azenberg for making my job of Les Misérables. Originally from New York, her delightfully fun and to Dan Pelzig for his inspiration work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. and laughs. Many thanks to you, our audiences, for your support of live theatre. Off-Broadway credits Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), include: New York Theatre Workshop, WPA, The Prom Queens Unchained, and choreography for Vineyard, Public Theatre, La Mama E.T.C. Regional Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout). theatres: Maltz-Jupiter Theatre (received 9 Carbonell Other credits include national tours of Carousel nominations; Winner 2011 for Crazy For You), Asolo and Brigadoon, Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Repertory Theatre (Winner Sarasota Magazine Floor (Regional Theatre Premiere at Geva), West Theatre Awards 2009 - Best Musical Direction, Barnum), The Alliance Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Human Race Theatre Company, New Jersey Repertory Company, pioneer theatre company Paper Mill Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse and The Hangar Theatre. Helen lives in Durango, CO. To gratefully acknowledges the following businesses and Mom: Thanks for paying for my many years of piano individuals for their contributions to this production: lessons and for not insisting I learn how to type. The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (Yale Rep), The Wizard of Oz (Sacramento Music Circus), Sondheim on Sondheim (Great Lakes Theatre Festival), The Graduate (Cape Playhouse), and The Sound of Music (Pittsburgh CLO). Emily is also a singer-songwriter; check her out at emilyawalton.com! Thanks to WTG, family, friends, Drew and Karen!
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DANIEL PELZIG (Choreographer) Broadway: 33 Variations; A Year With Frog and Toad. OffBroadway: New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre, City Center Encores! As a director and choreographer for opera, theatre and ballet, his most recent credits include Carousel at the Glimmerglass Festival, The Figaro Plays at the McCarter, Private Lives at Shakespeare Theatre, Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala and Die Fledermaus at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera. Regional: Sweeney Todd (Kennedy Center); My Fair Lady (Arena Stage, Shaw Festival); Measure for Measure, Candide, The Dog in the Manger, Pericles, Twelfth Night, As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre); Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods (Alliance); The Winter’s Tale (Guthrie); Company, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore (Huntington Theatre); West Side Story (Kilden Theatre, Norway). Opera: Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Ft. Worth Opera and Seattle Opera. www. dannypelzig.com
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WHO’S WHO DANIEL MEEKER (Set Designer) is happy to be working with Karen Azenberg again on his Pioneer Theatre Company debut. Recent credits: Portland Center Stage–Dan designed the set for The People’s Republic of Portland and Red (Drammy Award), the lighting for Twist Your Dickens and I Love to Eat, and the set and lighting for LIZZIE, The Last Five Years, Bo-Nita, The Mountaintop,The Real Americans and Mike’s Incredible Indian Adventure; Lead Lighting designer for the Pickathon Festival, an independent annual music festival in Happy Valley Oregon with performances on seven stages; Portland Playhouse– set and lighting design for The Light in the Piazza, Detroit, Mother Teresa is Dead, The Huntsmen and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Oregon Children’s Theater–set design for Fancy Nancy and The Stinky Cheese Man. Upcoming projects include: Typographer’s Dream and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Portland Center Stage, The Other Place at Portland Playhouse and Ramona Quimby for Oregon Children’s Theatre. Daniel is a member of the faculty of Portland State University. He is a graduate of Ithaca College and the Yale School of Drama and a member of United Scenic Artists. GREGORY GALE (Costume Designer) Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac with Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner, Tony Award Nomination, Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination. Also seen on PBS Great Performances; Arcadia; Rock of Ages, Tony Award Nomination. Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination; The Wedding Singer, Drama Desk Nomination; Urinetown, Lucille Lortel Nomination; Band in Berlin. Off-Broadway: The Voysey Inheritance, Lucille Lortel Award. Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination (Atlantic); The Milliner, Lucille Lortel Nomination (CSC); The Third Story, Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination (MTC); Fairycakes by Douglas Carter Beane, world premiere (AADA & Scranton Shakespeare); The Tribute Artist (Primary Stages); Bunnicula (Theatre Works); Now. Here. This. (Vineyard); Mary Stuart, The Infernal Machine, Night of the Tribades, The Stronger, The Prince of Homburg (Jean Cocteau). Pig Farm, The Dazzle (Roundabout); Rope (Zipper); Country Club, Drama Desk Nomination, The Torch-Bearers, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, As Thousands Cheer, The Downtown Plays, The Dark Kalamazoo, Free to be You and Me, Rude Entertainment (Drama Dept.). US Tours: Rock of Ages (plus Toronto, Australia and the West End); Urinetown (and Toronto); Oh, Figaro! (National Theatre of the Deaf). Special Events:
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Sex and the City DVD Release Party (Paradigm Shift Worldwide); Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium (Opening Ceremony); FIFA World Conference 2009 (Opening Ceremony); Chocolate Fashion Show, also seen on Food Networks’ “Will Work for Food”. Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. MICHAEL GILLIAM (Lighting Designer) Broadway credits include: Bonnie and Clyde, Brooklyn, Big River and Stand-Up Tragedy. West End credits: Gershwin Alone. Off-Broadway: Mr. Joy, Striking 12, Blue, End of the World Party, Zooman and the Sign and Menopause The Musical. National tours include Peter Pan, Brooklyn, Guys and Dolls and Big River. Regional: Arena Stage, The Globe Theatres, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory, The Goodman Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, The Pasadena Playhouse, The Geffen Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Prince Music Theatre, Denver Center and Arizona Theatre Company. Awards: Los Angeles Ovation Award, Drama-Logue Award, Garland Award and the 1999 Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. JOSHUA C. HIGHT (Sound Designer) A Graduate With Distinction of London’s Alchemea College of Audio Engineering, Joshua comes to us with many years of experience in professional audio systems repair and design, and has established himself as an exceptional live sound engineer in both London and Salt Lake City. Joshua is looking forward to a successful second season working in theater design with PTC. His other projects of note include working with Sommerset House for the 2012 Olympic Games, and PTC’s Elf: The Musical, A Few Good Men, Much Ado About Nothing, Deathtrap and Sweet Charity. AMANDA FRENCH (Hair and Makeup Designer) has been a Makeup and Hair Designer for 25 years. She has worked for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, The 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
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WHO’S WHO 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) is joining PTC for her fourth season! Other PTC credits include: Sweet Charity, Much Ado About Nothing, Elf: The Musical, Other Desert Cities, Something’s Afoot, Les Miserables, The Odd Couple, The Philadelphia Story, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, In the Heights, Man of La Mancha, Emma, Annie, The Tempest, Next to Normal, and Rent. Past credits include Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Boston Theatre Works, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Contemporary American Theatre Festival and Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival. Mary is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. JOHN “JP” POLLARD* (Stage Manager) is excited to join PTC directly from a three season residency at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. He got his start in the theatre over 30 years ago working with the
likes of Kaye Ballard, Imogene Coca, Cesar Romero, Lee Meriwether and many others at Earl Holliman’s Fiesta Dinner Playhouse in his hometown of San Antonio, TX. Career highlights: the San Francisco run of The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe starring Lily Tomlin, four seasons at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, and an International production of “Grease - Das Musical”, touring both Germany and Switzerland. In addition to theatre, he has previously spent time as personal assistant to actress Sarah Jessica Parker. Proud AEA member since 1983. STEPHANIE ELLIS (Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior in the Stage Management program at the University of Utah and is thrilled to be returning to PTC. Recent productions include: In the Next Room (Babcock Theatre), Other Desert Cities (Pioneer Theatre Company), The Vengeance Project and War is F**king Awesome (Sundance Theatre Institute), Florencia (Utah Opera), All My Sons (Babcock Theatre), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Studio 115), Nine Dragons (Kingsbury
Pioneer Theatre Company’s student programs are made possible by major support from the
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Cast of Pioneer Theatre Company’s The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee.
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WHO’S WHO Hall), and A Night of Spoken Word with Kit Yan and Athens Boys Choir (U Pride Week, Babcock Theatre). I would love to thank my amazing parents for always believing in my dreams. WILLIAM FINN (Music and Lyrics) Mr. Finn is the writer and composer of Falsettos, for which he received two Tony Awards, Best Book of a Musical (with James Lapine) and Best Original Score. He has also written and composed In Trousers, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland (Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, two Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, the Lucille Lortel Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship in Musical Composition). Mr. Finn wrote the lyrics to Graciela Daniele’s Tango Apasionado(music by the great Astor Piazzolla) and, with Michael Starobin, the music to Lapine’s version of The Winter’s Tale. His musical, Romance in Hard Times, was presented at the Public Theater. Recently, he wrote Painting You for Love’s Fire, a piece commissioned and performed bye the Acting Company, based on Shakepeare’s sonnets. For television, Mr. Finn provided the music and lyrics for the Ace Awardwinning HBO cartoon “Ira Sleeps Over,” “Tom Thumb and Thumbelina,” “Pokey Little Puppy’s First Christmas,” and, with Ellen Fitzhugh, two “Brave little Toaster” cartoons. Mr. Finn has written for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New Yorker. A graduate of Williams College where he was awarded the Hutchinson Fellowship for Musical Composition, Finn now teaches a weekly master class at the NYU Tisch Graduate Program in Musical Theatre Writing. His most recent projects include Elegies, A Song Cycle (Lincoln Center) and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee which ran on Broadway and has been produced nationally and internationally, as well. RACHEL SHEINKIN (Book) Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Tony, Drama Desk awards); Off Broadway:Striking 12 (Lucille Lortel nomination), Off-Off: Serenade. Regional: Guthrie, Little House on the Prairie; Center Theater Group, Sleeping Beauty Wakes(Los Angeles Ovation Award); London: Blood Drive. Residencies, fellowships, commissions include: Eugene O’Neill National Theater Center, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, MacDowell Colony, Manhattan Theatre Club, Deaf West, McCarter Theatre, Playwrights Horizons. Rachel is a volunteer mentor for TDF’s Open Doors program, a visiting instructor at Yale School of Drama, and adjunct faculty member of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program.
THE FARM was founded in 2000 by Rebecca Feldman, Artistic Director. It is a collective of writers and performers, including Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg. The Farm’s interest is in the role of improvisation in creating new work for the theatre. The Farm initially designates a twoweek intensive period in which to discover, develop and rehearse a play from the impulses borne mainly out of the pressure of a deadline. Previous projects include Super (at Atlantic Theatre Studios), Why I Hate Florida (workshop at White Wave in DUMBO) and C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E (at the Present Company Theatorium in October 2002), on which The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is based. The character and original dialogue of “Beth Marguiles,” “Vice President Douglas Panch,” “Mr. Barfee,” and “Logan Schwarzengrubenierre” were created by Rebecca Feldman, Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg, respectively. RICH COLE (Casting) has happily served as PTC’s casting director since 2001. He has helped to populate more than 500 shows for Broadway, offBroadway, National Tours, London, Dublin, Vienna and over thirty-five of this nation’s major regional theatres. For this work, the Casting Society of America thrice nominated him for the prestigious Artios Award. Also a director and playwright, he is the founding Artistic Director of New York’s The Urban Rock Project, whose critically acclaimed production of Patriot Acts was one of the highlights of a recent New York International Fringe Festival. His play Unnatural Acts won the 2002 OOBR Award for Excellence. Rich made his Salt Lake City directing debut with The Caucasian Chalk Circle for the U of U’s Department of Theatre. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) founded in 1913 represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.
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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Pioneer Theatre Company Board of Trustees
Kevin R. Murray, Chairman Stan D. VanderToolen Budget Chairman
Michael Pazzi Development Chairman
Karen Azenberg Nate Boyer Jack A. Buttars Mark Capone Fred Esplin Christian Gardner David H. Green Cheryl Groot Pat Hemingway
Harris H. Simmons, Vice-Chairman Derek J. Mattsson Marketing Chairman
David Huntsman Linda Leckman, M.D. Christopher Lino Dan Lofgren Matthew Moore Lamont R. Richardson Margot Shott R. Eric Thompson Raymond Tymas-Jones, Ph.D.
Paul Durham Nominating Chairman
Ruth V. Watkins, Ph.D. Gage Williams Todd Wolfenbarger
Thomas C. Jepperson Planning Chairman
Spencer F. Eccles David E. Gee Kathie Horman James Macfarlane Peter D. Meldrum Bruce T. Reese J. Douglas Whisenant
Emeritus A. Scott Anderson Edward F. Bates Kim H. Briggs William H. Child
Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers Cheryl Groot, President Doyle Clayburn, President-Elect Peggy Stanley, Vice President Carol Gibson, Secretary Kris Burton, Treasurer For information regarding PTC Guild membership, call Alana at 801-209-9483.
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 Sponsors Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund
Zions Bank
Presenting Sponsors ($50,000 and above) Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Executive Producers ($25,000 – $49,999) Reagan Advertising +
MediaOne + Questar Corporation
Simmons Family Foundation Utah Arts Council
The Bireley Foundation The Robert D. Kent, Jr. Trust Meldrum Foundation Pioneer Theatre Guild
Riverton Music The Shubert Foundation
R. Harold Burton Foundation L. T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation Holland & Hart, LLP Media Max+
Anonymous Donor American Express Foundation Gift Matching Program
Cowboy Partners and Cowboy Properties Durham Jones & Pinegar
Anonymous Donor Anserfone + Business Women’s Forum
C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Gastronomy, Inc. + Parsons Behle & Latimer
Anonymous Donor ADP Foundation Boeing Cambia Health Solutions Canyon Culinary + Clark Planetarium + Delvie’s Plastics, Inc. + EnergySolutions + ExxonMobil Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fugate Industrial Sales Goldman Sachs & Co., Matching Gifts Green Mountain Coffee+ IBM International Foundation I.C. Group + Richard H. and Joann O. Keller Family Foundation The Leonardo+ Maschoff Brennan
Wells Fargo
Producers ($10,000 – $24,999) Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Family Foundation Steiner Foundation, Inc.
W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Wheeler Foundation
Benefactors ($5,000 – $9,999) George Q. Morris Foundation –In Memory of Gabrielle M. Woods Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Salt Lake City Arts Council
Directors Club ($2,500 – $4,999) Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Goldman Sachs & Co. Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.
Modern Display/THA Investments Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Robert and Barbara Patterson Family Memorial Foundation PwC LLP
Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Red Hanger Cleaners
Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation Thompson Michie Associates, LLC U.S. Bank Foundation
General Partners (up to $999) Microsoft Matching Gifts Program The Natural History Museum of Utah + Nebeker Family Foundation Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation Real Salt Lake + Red Butte Garden + Rodizio Grill+ State Farm Insurance Cos. Strong & Hanni, Law Firm Thanksgiving Point +
Tracy Aviary+ Utah’s Hogle Zoo + Utah Museum of Fine Arts + Utah Shakespeare Festival + Wilcox-Smith Foundation The Williams Companies, Inc. Xerox Corporation XMission L.C. +
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY 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. Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning
Tom and Carol Jepperson *
Roger and Mary Lowe
Charles and Sharee Sorenson
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. A. Scott and Jesselie Anderson Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley Sandi Behnken Sara and Roger Boyer Reed W. Brinton Margaret Cragin-Masarone Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Paul and Maren Durham
Christian and Marie Gardner James H. and Mary Ann Gardner David E. and Sherrie Gee Kathie and Chuck Horman David and Michelle Huntsman Stephen and Lynn Jacobsen David R. Jolley * Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott
Drs. Glen and Anneli Bowen Art and Rita Brothers Elizabeth Terry Dunning The Ellis Family - In Memory of Barbara M. Patterson Sheldon R. Furst and Ellen Liu
Dennis and Sherrie Gardner Frederick P., Jr. and Janet L. Geyser Bob and Mary Gilchrist David and Doris Gillette Devon M. and Julie H. Glenn Henry and Patrice Hemingway
Anonymous Donors (7) Craig and Joanna Adamson Darlene Alley Christine A. Allred Dominic and Virginia Albo Eric and Judy Anderson John and Linda Ashton Edward Ashwood and Candice Johnson Karen Azenberg and Augie Mericola Sandra and Marc Babitz Jim and Martha Bale Allen L. Barbieri Haven J. Barlow Lynn and Diane Barnett Reed and Jeanne Benson Mary Anne Berzins In Memory of L. Sue Biedermann C. Kim and Jane C. Blair Jerry and Marcella Borrowman Glen and Anneli Bowen Kenneth and Karen Brewster Kendall and Margie Brown Evie S. Brunner Randall J. and Suzan S. Buchmiller* Peggy Redford and Richard Buxton Kenneth M. and Barbara L. Calney Douglas and Bar Campbell Robert and Barbara Cherrington Edward and Carleen Clark Dr. and Mrs. Leland B. Cowan Morlene Dangerfield Jennifer C. Danielson* Carol Day Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Tim and Candace Dee
David and Jacqueline Deike Steven and Celia Demman Karli Devall Anne and Sandy Dolowitz David Dolowitz Wilma and Willie Dolowitz Michael D. Drews Carrie and Randy Drown John S. and Evelyn B. Edwards Mark and Laurie Eliason Robert and Liz Ence Drs. Richard C. and Ann W. Engar Chesley and Amy Erickson Michael Scott and Loretta Falvo-Scott Andrea Flynn Scott D. and Jan W. Folsom John A. Frederick R.D. and Linda L. Fugate Don and Doris Gale* Dietrich and LaDon Gehmlich Marc and Carol Gentner* Glen and Elizabeth Gerner Karen Gilbert Family Doris and David Gillette Kristin Wann Gorang Judy Grover Elizabeth Hammond Robert and Marcia Harris Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons Peter and Jan Haug Nancy Melich and J. Alexander Hemphill Leanne Hill W.K. and Janeal P. Hodges Lee and Audrey Hollaar Dr. Marilyn R. and John W. Holt
Linda J. Leckman, MD Robert Lence James L. and Carol C. Macfarlane Peter and Catherine Meldrum Nancy and George Melling Kevin R. and Deon Murray Michael and Jan Pazzi Bruce and Lu Anne Reese David and Claudia Seiter
Margot L. Shott Jennifer P. Speers Kevin and Alice Steiner Julie and Val Stokes Karen and Craig Turner Stan and Jill VanderToolen * Chris and Heather Watkins + Todd and Michelle Wolfenbarger
Associates ($1,000 – $2,499) Doralee Madsen Nickie and David McDowell Nancy and George D. Melling Matthew L. Moore Brenda Mueggenborg Steve and Ann Ostler
Arline E. and Edward W. Otto Alan Overmoe Cynthia and Gregory Phillips In Memory of Janet Spain Spoor R. Eric and Michele Thompson
Angels ($250 – $999)
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Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Hoopes Bruce and Saundra Hopkins Larry and Tina Howard Randy and Nikki Huizenga Dan Humiston and Jackie GianniniHumiston Maria and Andrew Hunt Elise and Paul Hutchings Gilbert H. and Thelma P. Iker Bruce and Rhonda Irvine Barbara H. and C. Gresham Ivey Michele and Dave Jenson Randy and Liz Jensen Rebecca Johns Maxine and Bruce Johnson Shirley and Earl Kilgore The Kohlburn Family The Kraiss Family Guttorm and Claudia Landro Evelyn and James Lee Howard and Nancy Lemcke Chris Lino Donald and Louise Lochhead David and Donna Lyon David and Elizabeth Mahas Ronald and Danece Mangone Dan and Debbie Markosian Sue Marquardt J. Michael and Mary Mattsson Mary McCarthey In Memory of Christopher B. McComas David and Nickie McDowell Brook and Terry Mercer Melina Nicolatus Anita and Dick Miner
James Moss Sara Lee Neill James and Karen Nelson Oren and Liz Nelson Tim and Peggy J. Newman Brenda Nibley Karen H. Nichols Tubber and Mary Okuda Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Kristi Oritt Terry H. Overmoe Diane L. Parisi Bonnie and James L. Parkin John and Susanne Parsons Dinesh and Kalpana Patel David and Elodie Payne Donna and Fred Lowell Petersen Wayne and Robyn Petty Nancy Pitstick Laszlo and Sandra Preysz Craig Pyper Beth and Marv Rallison Barbara Reid Bradley P. Rich and Dr. Erika Lloyd Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr. Brian and Janice Ruggles Harold Rust Gary G. and Darlene S. Sackett Irene Cannon Salahor Karen Salzman and Craig Turner Mary K. Schmidt In memory of Thomas Seal David and Julianne Seal Harry and Becky Senekjian David and Janet Sharp Ralph and Kayleen Simmons
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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 PAGERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE THEATRE. Even if set to silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment. Please either leave your phone in your car or check it at the coat check. “TEXTING” is disturbing to the actors, and your fellow audience members. Please refrain from use. 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. Deposit required; inquire at the coat check. We welcome disabled 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 during intermission and pre-show.
Smoking is not permitted in University buildings. Please ask ushers for smoking locations. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 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 not be seated until a scene or act change. 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. Return tickets to 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 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 Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. No children under age 5 admitted to performances.
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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Val and Barbara Singleton Patricia and Homer Smith Jennifer Snider* Robert A. and Julie A. Sperling Mary O. Stanley Martin D. and Lynda P. Steed* Lou Ann Stevens
Elizabeth B. Stewart Kattie Gayla Stewart William L. Stone Tom and Marsha Swegle Joe and Evalyn Terry Cindy and Mark Vernon Dave and Barb Viskochil
Amy Wadsworth Richard and Karla Webb Lisa Weaver Roderick and Barbara Wendt Barbara Wheat Beverly Wilcox H. James and Janet C. Williams
Christine Wilkerson David and Jeralynn Winder David C. Wright Chris R. Wood
Patrons ($125 – $249) Anonymous Donors (6) Mons Aase Ken and Susan Albrecht Susan Allredv Carol A. and James A. Anderson Brett Backman Bryan and Tina Bagley Linda K. Ballard Don Barlow Marcy and Stephen Barlow Lonnie and Jill Baskett Beth Q. Beck Maxine and Junior Bounous Lewis Boynton and Sonja Penttila Barbara B. Brunker John P. and Andrea M. Burke Steve Butler Mark Button Christine and Devin Calcut Douglas and Laraine Christensen Coral and James Coffey Marjorie Coleman Kathie and Marshall Coopersmith Craig Darrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Day Robert and Dana Earl - On behalf of George and Joan Earl* Lars and Susan Erickson Tiffany Evans James and Ruth Ewers
Robert L. and Alice M. Ezell* Morris L. Farmer Michael B. Fife Dane and Kathy Finerfrock Kathy and Craig Fineshriber Peter C. and Nicole F. Fisher George and Felicia Ford Stanley Foutz Richard K. Frerichs Dennis C. Gassman Marc S. Gentner Lily Grove Judy Grow John and Jeri Gust Clair and Vivian Hadley Marvin and Gabriele Hammond Ken and Gerri Hanni Francis and Joan Hanson Susie and Mark Hindley Michael and Katherine Hodkin Jason Hoggan* Ervin R. and Jennifer Holmes James and Michelle Hood John and Carol Huffman Karen Hyde Brent and Eve James Linda and Alan Jensen Leland and Margery Johnson Ben and Jenn Kalm Jim and Maggie Kearns
Dr. Robert and Julie Kessler Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake Richard and Connie Larrabee Helga and Herbert Lloyd Bonnie R. Macfarlane Robert Mahan and Cavell Alexander Ms. Cynthia Maki Gary and Ruth Manville Rick and Bonnie Marston David and Virginia Martin Leslie and Tim Martin John M. and Christine McCullough Dr. and Mrs. Corey A. Miller Dave and Melanie Morgan Henry Muldowney Michael E. Nash Verda S. and Willard E. Nelson Joyce Nunn Patti O’Keefe Ross Owen and Larry Herndon Bruce and Rhonda Irvine Ted and Kay Packard Jeffery C. Paris Helen Patterson Karen F. and Leon Peterson Frank and Patrica Pignanelli Nancy Pitstick Glenn D. Prestwich and Barbara Bentley George C. Rackham, Jr.
David E. Richmond Kathleen and Michael Rodman Keri and L. Clark Romney Chris and Kori Russell Leonard and Alene Russon John Saltas Mr. and Mrs. James Schnitz Larry P. Schumann Howard C. Sharp Stuart and Mary Silloway Sharon and Terry Smith Shirley L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sparrer Julie Spelman Susan Stevens Tamara Stevenson Russell T. and Sandra Strauss George Sumner and Tina HoseSumner Del Roy and Joyce D. Taylor Vicky L. Telford Guy L. and Elaine Thompson Anil and Jayashree Virkar William and Donna Vogel William Vriens Gwen and Clare Wardle P. Yogman and D. Walker Ron and Emma Willden Terri Wright Tod and Mary Young
Contributors ($50 – $124) Anonymous Donors (13) Carolyn Abravanel Kent and Jeanine Acomb Natalie Allen Williams Carole Ames Judi Amsel Bob and Eleanor Anderson Carol D. Anderson John and Maria Anderson Kirk M. Anderson Rodney Anderson James M. Anjewierden William Robert Applegarth Ruth Lynn Archer Robert Archuleta Paul and Cheryl Argyle April Armstrong Jill Astin Nelda Ault Martin W. Backer Julie Baird Enid Baker Mary Margaret Baldwin Charles Ball
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Laura Ballantyne Joyce Bangerter Barbara Bannon Melissa and Edward Barbanell Craig Cheney and Francie Barber Mary Barger Joyce and John Barnes Mary L. Barnes Lawrence Barney+ Robert Kyle Barnett Douglas and Jill Barnhart Matthew Bates David J. Batson Brett and Janeen Bawden Tod and Lynette Berg Jean Ann Bills Leona Blackbird Shirley Blanton Joan Bohn Roger and Cindy Bon Margaret Jill Bowman Jean B. Braxton Patricia R. Brewer Linda Brill
Suzanne Brinkerhoff Gary V. Broadbent Robert S. Brodstein Lora Beth Brown Frederick and Rama Buchanan Tom and Debra Burdett Leeaine W. Burnett Thomas Chad Burt Deanna and Dan Byck Brad and Leslie Campbell Robin Campbell The Carver Family Michael J. and Carole A. Carr Deanna Chandler Blake and Tonya L. Christensen Hal M. Christensen Ray and Bobbie Christiansen Edward and Carleen Clark Robert R. Clark Patricia and John Clay Glen Clayburn Patti and Scott Clements David Click Susan D. Cole
Paula R. Coleman Florencia Coletes Kay Conder Alan Connell Dennis W. Coon Hilary Coon Cathy Cornell James M. Cragun Emily Crane Leigh and Nancy Cropper Laura D’Anna Craig N. Darrow Daniel Dearden Eydie Debry Verlie G. Delange Kathy and Lawrence Derrick Thomas J. Devereux Jerry Diana James R. Dickson Kyle Dillingham Bob and Sue Dintelman Joyce and Jack Dolcourt Dennis Dougherty Mrs. Susan P. Dowd
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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Rebecca D. Duberow Michelle Dunbar Margaret E. Eklund Jim and Susan Elder James P. Elkins, Jr. Walter and Gloria Elston Jeannine Engel Brent Evans Roselind E. Evans Barbara Fasenmyer Ralph and Patricia Faulkner David Felt and Lynda Wendel Denise W. Ferguson Robert M. Finlayson Ed and Sharon Fisher Mr. Gregory W. Fisher Lou Jean Flint Larry and Shirley Florence In Memory of Gloria Forcht Clynn and Katherine Ford Cecelia H. Foxley Arch L. Frantz Carolyn C. Fredin Geneal Fritzsche Janice W. and Douglas L. Frost Marisa A. Frost Sarah George and Richard Ford Jean Gardner Kari Ghaffari Jaime Glauser Ralph L. Gochnour Jerry K. Good Elizabeth Goodell Randal Graham Ralph Grames Leland and Petra Gray Jana H. Green John E. and Anabel W. Greenlee Leslie H. Greenwood Paul R. Griffin Marilyn Gull April Hagendorf Maxine R. Haggerty Joan C. Hahn Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon AnnMarie Hannon Henry Paul Harris Mary Harris Virginia Harris Linda L. Haslam Patti Hendricks Robert C. Heitkamp Fritzie Hicks Dean and Elaine Holbrook Randy and Susan Hollis Treena Holm Jenna Holt Gerri Hoth Robert and Virginia Huber Paula H. Hurren Norma Huston Steven and Jean Ingleby Hillary Isenhour Vince Iturbe Paul Iwasaki Alana Jacobs Srikanth and Nimmy Jammulapati Danelle and Paul Jensen
Elaine B. Jensen Alan D. Johnson Bruce and Maxine Johnson Jill Johnson Jon L. Johnson Kathleen Johnson Suzan and Val Johnson Kathy Jorgensen Beverly Joseph Rob D. Jolley Steve Jones Katherine E. Judd Frank and Dorothy Karras Kathleen M. Kaufman Safia Keller W.S. Kendall David Kliger Shirley and Robert Knox Tatyana Koshevaya Xan Kotter Stan and Sophie Kouris Bonnie Lantz Clarann Larsen Jeff and Jane Larsen Anna and Claud LePendu Michael and Shirley Lemieux Deborah Lewis Sara Sexton-Lewis Karin and Steve Liimatta Joan Lind Marilyn Lindsay Colleen R. Lindstrom Morris and Jane Linton Uri Loewenstein Diane Luke Michael W. Luskin Elaine Lyon Richard W. MacArthur Cleo and Max Malan Darcia Mallory-Gordon Lisa and Tracy Mangum Ted and Shirley Marakis Andy and Tammy Marks John D. Marks Sue S. Martin J. Michael and Mary Mattsson - In Honor of James Macfarlane Karen McArthur Frank and Diane McElwain Sheena C. McFarland Mark and Dee Michelsen Barbara R. Miller Ridges Richard R. and Jean H. Miller Robert Miller Ronald C. Mills Janet Minden Bonnie Mitchell Cyndee Miya Carissa Sorensen Monroy James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist Kathy Moore James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist Judi and John Morrell Nick Morgan Stephen and Sandy Morgan Julie Morriss
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Joni Moss Robert C. and Carol S. Moss Sharon Murphy Maura K. Naughton In Memory of JoAnn Nelson L. Jackson Newell In Memory of Keith Engar Stephanie Nielson Emily Norton Rosalie Notarianni Jean and Ralph Nuismer J. Nunn Jill A. Nutting Mary Anne O’Connell Patrick F. O’Neal William D. Ohlsen Mary Lou Oland-Wong Carol M. Oliver Julie Olson June M. Openshaw Kristi Oritt Gerry Orr Tim Orton Winnifred P. Ospital Cindy H. Ostler Nathan L. and Jennifer A. Pace Wayne Padgett Amy Palmer Kirsten Park Nancy Parker Paula Paterson Harry W. Patrick Kathryn R. Patterson In Memory of Barbara M. Patterson Janet Peck Megan B. Pedersen Linda S. Pembroke Alecia Peterson Wendy W. Phippen Colleen Pierce James Pierson Van Pilkington Lynn O. Poulson Molly Prince Cindi K. Pugmire Roger and Susan Pyper Elaine Randolph Robert W. Raybould Robyn Raybould and Ross Mossier John Rayl Ralph and Rita Reese Jennifer Rhode Carolyn Rich-Denson Tammy Richards Brenda L. Richardson Del and Becky Ririe Benjamin Roa Susan J. Roberts Thomas A. and Maria E. Roberts J. Kyle and JoAnn K. Robertson Michael B. Robinson Dr. John and Mary Jo Robinson Janet Rogers Thom and Shirley Rossa Diane W. Rossi Jane and Kent Sakashita Rachel and Andrew Sackett
Karl and Sharon Schatten Karen Salzman Steven Schimmelpfennig Linda Schmunk Mary Beth Scholand Patrice Schulze Kent and LaRae Scott Tina Seferos Cary Self Oren I. Shepherd Michal Shorten Larry and Ruth Siebers Randall and Debra Skeen Barbara L. Sluder A.J. and Leah Smith Dale Smith Deborah Smith Kevin L. Smith Patricia Smith Ron W. and Marcia M. Smith Marvin and Kathryn Smullen Roger and Shirley Sorenson Tom and Karen Spalding Luann Spendlove Karen and Kerry Spiroff Sharon C. Steensma Robert A. Stephenson N. Kay Stevenson James R. Stewart William and Susan Stillgebauer Kathy Stoker Annie and Cory Strupp Jesse J. Suek Jennifer E. Swenson Marsha Tadje Carol H. and Robert L. Tayler John Taylor Laila Tedford Ann Thomas Douglas N. Thompson and Mary Lynne Thompson Janeen Thompson Joel and Pamela Thompson David Timpson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tincher Claire Turner Barbara Viskochil Stefanie Voigt Christopher William Wade James and Linda Wagstaff Alison Walker Blaine and Hilea Walker Stephen Jeffrey Watson David and Shauna Weight Lauri Welch David and Dixie West Becky Whipple Charles T. White Tina R. Whitehead Helen R. Wight Brian R. Wilkin Elizabeth Williamson Patty J. Willoughby Ben Wilson Robert Wilson Jody Wong Melora Wood Woodbury Family
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FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Wendy Woodbury Nancy G. Woodward Arriann Woolf
Dr. Richard and Shirley Wootton Terry and Dori Wright Arthur Yakumo
Betty and Fred Yanowitz Gordon Yates Nancy Young
Andrey Zharkikh Cathleen D. Zick Kathleen Zwanziger
The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between April 30, 2013 and August 29, 2014.
Special Gifts Gifts to Endowments, Capital Campaign, and New Play Readings Sandi Behnken The Bireley Foundation Roger and Sara Boyer Kristina and Kenneth Burton
Ernst & Young Matching Program Kem and Carolyn Gardner Dennis and Sherrie Gardner Francis and Joan Hanson Lee and Audrey Hollaar
David R. Jolley Chris Lino In Memory of Shannon Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Maxwell
Peter and Catherine Meldrum Kevin R. and Deon Murray Steve and Alisa Parks Michael and Jan Pazzi Questar Arts Foundation
Margot L. Shott William and Donna Vogel The IJ and Jeanné Wagner Foundation Nathaniel Young Zions Bank
+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.
B•E•Q•U•E•S•T Origin: c.1300, Middle English, “act of bequeathing,” from be- + *cwis, “saying” (with excrescent t, as in behest)
“In recollecting her many fond memories of enjoying productions over the years with her grandchildren, Kathryn decided to leave a lasting legacy to the Pioneer Theatre Company through a bequest.” To learn more about making a bequest to Pioneer Theatre Company, contact Diane Parisi at 801-581-6960 or email: diane.parisi@ptc.utah.edu.
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Check out the Open Call Art Show in the Loge Gallery. One floor up from the lobby of the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Visit before, during intermission or after ....Spelling Bee! Interested in purchasing? Call 801-581-6961 or visit: pioneertheatre.org/loge-gallery
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PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF ARTISTIC STAFF Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Azenberg Resident Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Maxwell Resident Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Wells-Day Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua C. Hight PRODUCTION STAFF Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed Rossbach Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Curtis Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary P. Costello* Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Jensen Charge Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Gerritsen Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trisha Webb Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshelle Spafard Stage Technicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tori Howsden, Megan Koretz, John Mack, David Paxton Audio Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bashaw Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Wells-Day Asst. Costume Shop Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Schow-Massine Drapers/Cutters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Massine, Misty Reubens, Margo Seamons First Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K.L. Alberts Master Tailor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Pesek Stitchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Jensen, Colleen Pierce Head of Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Swenson Wig Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda French Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Swenson Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Weisman 1st Assistant Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Lisonbee, Melissa Nielson Electricians. . . . . . . . Analysha Mulcock, William Hadden, Steven Jones, Les Pendergraft, Jenifer Christiensen, Tyler Leckington, Mariah Colbert, Ellen Moffat Costume Rental Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Kelbch
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Managing Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Lino Box Office/Patron Services Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . Colleen Lindstrom House Manager/Asst. Patron Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Weisman Patron Services. . . . . . . Robyn Jones, Sasha Pinegar, Matthew Quigley, Caprice Schulte, Loi Masina, Mitchell Garets Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Mark Asst. Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bennett Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Geertsen Concessions Supervisors. . . . . . . Haley Hoover, Carson Kohler, Robyn Jones Joanne Rowland Concessions Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Amsel ,Samantha Brimhall, Annneli Castell, Clete Johansson, Brandy Oliver, Gwen Porter, Isabelle Porter Director of Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Parisi Director of Annual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Rufener Development Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Williams Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirsten Park Assistant Marketing Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Nowlin Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Weisman ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR PUTNAM SPELLING BEE Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John “JP” Pollard* Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Ellis Assistant Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Colony Live Mix Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Hubbard Light Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Weisman Rail Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Les Pendergraft Head Spot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alicia Carlson Deck Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysha Mulcock, Shane Rogers Spot Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Lisonbee, Sarah Walker Sound Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Harris Wardrobe Running Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Andrews, Do’nel Ault, Anna Schovaers, Daniel Streed
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