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SneAk Peek 2018 –19 ASO SeASOn Preview
Masterworks Series Fri/Sat, Sep 14/15, 2018 Lise de la Salle, piano GLAZUNOV Carnaval Overture, Op. 45 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
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Fri/Sat, Oct 19/20, 2018 BeRNSTeIN/HARMON Suite from Candide BeRNSTeIN Divertimento for Orchestra BeRNSTeIN Selections from On the Town BeRNSTeIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
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Fri/Sat, NOv 30/Dec 1, 2018 Orli Shaham, piano PAUL NOVAK On Buoyancy [Texas Young Composers winner] SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
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Fri/Sat, JaN 11/12, 2019 Leon Fleisher, piano IVeS/SCHUMAN Variations on “America” Dvorák Symphonic Variations FRANCK Symphonic Variations, FWV 46 BRITTeN Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, Op. 34
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Fri/Sat, Mar 22/23, 2019 Time for Three [Nicolas Kendall, violin; Charles Yang, violin; Ranaan Meyer, double bass] Michelle Schumann, piano F. MeNDeLSSOHN Overture in C Major BOULANGeR D’un matin de printemps C.W. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 KAPRÁLOVÁ Suita rustica, Op. 19 HIGDON Concerto 4-3 HIGDON blue cathedral
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Fri/Sat, apr 12/13, 2019 William Hagen, violin MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 BRUCKNeR Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
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Fri/Sat, May 17/18, 2019 Robert Faires, actor Chorus Austin BeRLIOZ excerpts from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 WALTON Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario
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Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director | Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director
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SIMON STEPHENS NAT MILLER
DIRECTED BY
Choreographer .........................................................................................................ABE REYBOLD, JENNIFER YOUNG** Costume Designer ....................................................................................................................................... BLAIR HURRY** Lighting Designer..................................................................................................................................RACHEL ATKINSON Sound Designer ............................................................................................................................................... CRAIG BROCK Properties Designer ..........................................................................................................................................SCOTT GROH Dialect Coach ..............................................................................................................................AMANDA COOLEY DAVIS Stage Manager ............................................................................................................................................................................................. RYAN KENNEY * *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States ** Member of IATSE 829.
JUNE 20–JULY 22, 2018 | KLEBERG AT ZACH THEATRE There will be no intermission for this produciton. Drinks are welcome in the theatre.
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HEISENBERG is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. HEISENBERG was originally commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club, (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and received its world premiere there on May 19, 2015.
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Heisenberg Cast
Harvey Guion*
Liz Beckham*
Alex ....................................................................................................................... HARVEY GUION * Georgie ................................................................................................................... LIZ BECKHAM * *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Heisenberg Setting and Scenes Place: London Time: Present Day
Scene One
Forecourt of St. Pancras Railway Station at 6:25 p.m.
Scene Two
Alex’s Butcher Shop (5 days later)
Scene Three
A Turkish Restaurant in Holborn at 11p.m.
Scene Four
Alex Priest’s Bedroom at 4 a.m.
Scene Five
A Rather Scruffy Park Area in Clapton
Scene Six
A Spot Overlooking the Hackensack River, Lincoln Park, Jersey City at 11 a.m.
*Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the Understudy Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. actorsequity.org
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, or by camera phone, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices – such as cell phones, pagers, etc. – and refrain from texting and/or tweeting during the performance.
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Heisenberg Cast HARVEY GUION (Alex) is delighted to return to ZACH. ZACH: A Christmas Carol (2014, 2015, 2017), White Christmas, The Laramie Project, The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, Standing On Ceremony, Our Town, The Grapes Of Wrath, and Omnium Gatherum. OFF-BROADWAY: Normalcy at the Peter Jay Sharpe Theatre. REGIONAL THEATRE: Regional work in New Hampshire, New York, Washington DC, Virginia, Illinois, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. IN AUSTIN: Austin Shakespeare, Salvage Vanguard, Rude Mechanicals, The State Theatre, and Breaking String. OTHER: 50+year member of AEA, AFTRA and SAG; Masters degree in Theatre from Syracuse University; taught and/or Guest Artist work at a number of colleges; additional study at BADA, Oxford University, England; Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, Massachusettes; The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC.
LIZ BECKHAM (Georgie Burns) – ZACH: Harvey (Ruth Kelly) and Dividing the Estate (Pauline). AUSTIN: Neva (Olga Knipper) and The Secretary (Brandy) with Theatre En Bloc; Lungs (W) with Hyde Park Theatre; Clybourne Park (Betsey/Lindsey) with Penfold Theatre; Nahum Tate's King Lear (Regan) with Hidden Room; Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Germaine) with Present Company; As You Like It (Rosalind), Pride & Prejudice (Lizzy Bennet), and Arcadia (Hannah) with Austin Shakespeare; Tartuffe (Elmire) with Mary Moody Northen Theatre. SELECTED REGIONAL: To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout/Jean Louise), Taming of the Shrew (Tranio), Tartuffe (Dorine) with Burning Coal Theatre Company; Love’s Labors’ Lost (Rosaline) with Shakespeare Santa Monica; Gun-Shy (Caitlin) with Red Herring Theatre Company. NEW YORK: The Tempest (Miranda) and As You Like It (Celia/ Audrey) with the National Shakespeare Company; Twelfth Night (Viola/Olivia in rep) with the New England Shakespeare Festival; The Feigned Courtesans (Cornelia) with New York Classical Theatre. SELECTED TV, FILM and VOICEOVER: Chappelle’s Show, Lazer Team, American Crime, Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn, The Mr. Men Show, Olivia the Pig, DC Universe Online. OTHER: Neil Patrick Harris’ Accomplice: Hollywood (Lizzie). AWARDS: Austin Critics’ Table Awards for “Best Individual Performance” (Lungs, Neva, Clybourne Park; and Arcadia); B Iden Payne Award for “Outstanding Featured Actress” (Picasso at the Lapin Agile), Columbus Alive Award for “Best Supporting Actress” (Gun-Shy), Independent Weekly Awards for “Best Actress” (To Kill A Mockingbird and Taming of the Shrew). www.lizbeckham.com
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Heisenberg Director's Notes
Harvey Guion and Liz Beckham. Photo: KirkTuck.com
I am very honored to be working on this beautiful play that weaves science, music, and human connection to explore the delicate dance of love and loss.
forces of nature who seem to have a profound effect on one another, constantly throwing each other off-balance. Georgie’s energy is in all places at once. Alex, on the surface, is in a fixed position, with a frenetic world living below. They are two beautifully flawed characters that greatly change and affect each other, trying to find harmony.
The title of the play is evoked from Werner Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. The Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to measure both the speed and position of an object at the same time. Any attempt to measure precisely the velocity of a particle, such as an electron, will move it, so that a measurement of its position has no validity. The simple act of observation affects the particle being observed. In the play, the character Georgie nicely sums it up: “If you watch something closely enough you realize you have no possible way of telling where it’s going or how fast it’s getting there. If you pay attention to where it's going or how fast it's moving you stop watching it properly.”
It also helps to have two great actors who allow themselves to be affected by the other person on-stage. The playwright has specifically asked the design to be stripped down to just a table and chairs so we are left with only the raw performances of these actors. As Alex says to Georgie in the play, "Music doesn't exist in the notes. It exists in the space between the notes." It was joy to work with these two brilliant actors who master both the playwright’s words and the space in between the written lines. Like two electrons dancing, Lizzie and Harvey create energy and electricity. I hope that you enjoy the nuance and unpredictability of Heisenberg as much as we enjoyed exploring it.
Heisenberg’s physics theory becomes a fitting metaphor of the unpredictability of human relationships. Often, the closer we get to each other, the less we know. The more we try to predict our lives and the people in it, the more we will be surprised. When we truly try to get to know somebody, the act alone of intimacy changes the relationship and the people involved. In the play, the two characters are
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The Artistic Team
Nat Miller
Blair Hurry**
Rachel Atkinson
Craig Brock
Scott Groh
Amanda Colley Davis
Ryan Kenney*
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS LOCAL 829
A national theatrical labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists and Craftspeople.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ** Member of IATSE 829. ***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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About the Artistic Team NAT MILLER (Director) is honored to be directing his second Mainstage production at ZACH, having previously directed Buyer and Cellar. He also produces and directs the Theatre for Families Series with titles including Charlotte’s Web, Winnie the Pooh, A Year with Frog and Toad, Pinocchio, Cat in the Hat, The Little Mermaid, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Nat also oversees the Education programs which includes year round camps and classes as well as outreach in schools in Central Texas. Nat received his M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth at The University of Texas at Austin and a B.F.A. in theatre from Southern Methodist University. Before moving to Austin, his professional experience includes ten years of directing, teaching, and acting for First Stage Children’s Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Before working at ZACH, Nat was the Education and Outreach Director at Paramount and State Theatres. BLAIR HURRY (Costume Designer) is an Austin native and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Costume Design and Technology. Her costume designs for ZACH include This Wonderful Life, Fully Committed, The Santaland Diaries, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Metamorphoses, and Shooting Star. ZACH PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL costume designs include Sideways Stories, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Farm to Market, Call It Courage and Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminals. Other local designs include Vampyress (Vortex Theatre), Parade: A Musical (St. Edward’s University), The Famous Rio Grande, The Trojan Women, and Cabaret (University of Texas). Prior to ZACH, she built costumes for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Ohio Light Opera Company and STAGES: St. Louis. She also worked as Head of Wardrobe and Make-up for the national tour of Playhouse Disney’s The Doodlebops LIVE! and the 2008 national tour of The Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker. She is currently an active member of the local 205 IATSE union.
Night with Janis Joplin; Megan Hilty in Concert; Harvey; Tru; Ragtime; Mad Beat Hip & Gone; White Christmas; Xanadu; The Laramie Project; The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later; Next to Normal; RENT; Metamorphoses; The Drowsy Chaperone; Becky’s New Car; Our Town; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Love, Janis; The Grapes of Wrath; Let Me Down Easy; Shooting Star; Caroline, or Change; The Clean House, and Porgy and Bess. SCOTT GROH (Set and Properties Design) is ZACH Theatre’s Resident Properties Designer and created prop designs for A Christmas Carol; A Year with Frog and Toad; The Who’s Tommy; Pinocchio; The Gospel at Colonus; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; A Christmas Story; This Wonderful Life; Les Misérables, and One Night with Janis Joplin. NATIONAL TOURS: Fiddler on the Roof, Blast!, All Shook Up, and Arthur Live!. REGIONAL THEATRE: Tuacahn Amphitheatre, The Lost Colony, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, SeaSide Music Theatre, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Porthouse Theatre. scottgrohdesign.com AMANDA COOLEY DAVIS (Dialect Coach) – ZACH: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; The Great Society; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Disney’s Mary Poppins; One Man, Two Guvnors. JARROTT PRODUCTIONS: Prodigal Son; The Herd; The Price; Freud's Last Session. TRINITY STREET PLAYERS/AUSTIN JEWISH REPERTORY THEATRE: Kindertransport. CITY THEATRE: The Importance of Being Earnest. When not playing with accents, Amanda is an Episcopal children’s educator, Actor, and Mama to baby Abby. TRAINING: M.F.A. in Acting from Brooklyn College, M.A. in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University, A.B. in Theatre from Davidson College. It’s always a joy to work with ZACH! RYAN KENNEY (Stage Manager) – ZACH: Stage Management for Goodnight Moon The Musical and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. REGIONAL THEATRE: In the Soundless Awe at SaltBox Theatre Company, The Woman in Black at WildClaw Theatre, Mamma Mia! at Paramount Theatre, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Cat's Cradle Theatre Company, First Date The Musical at Chicago Commercial Collective, and Euripides's Medea at Theatre Y in Chicago, IL. Ryan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from Concordia Univeristy Chicago.
CRAIG BROCK (Sound Design) is ZACH’s resident sound designer, and has worked as a recording engineer and music producer since 1989. ZACH: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill; The Great Society; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Mary Poppins; One Man, Two Guvnors; Sophisticated Ladies; Mothers and Sons; All The Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; The King and I; The Who’s Tommy; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Gospel at Colonus; A Christmas Story; Les Misérables; Sandra Bernhard in Concert; 33 Variations; One 42 Heisenberg Program.indd 42
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About the Playwright
Simon Stephens. Photo: Alex Rumford Photography
SIMON STEPHENS (Playwright) is an awardwinning playwright whose work includes Bluebird (Royal Court, 1998); Herons (Royal Court, 2001); Port (Manchester Royal Exchange, 2002 - Pearson Award for Best New Play); Christmas (Bush Theatre, 2004); Country Music (Royal Court, 2004); On the Shore of the Wide World (Manchester Royal Exchange/National Theatre, 2005 - Olivier Award for Best New Play); Motortown (Royal Court, 2006); Harper Regan (National Theatre, 2008); Sea Wall (Bush Theatre/ Traverse Theatre, 2008-2009); Pornography (Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hanover, 2007, Edinburgh Festival/Birmingham Rep, 2008 and Tricycle Theatre, 2009); PUNK ROCK (Lyric Hammersmith/Manchester Royal Exchange, 2009) The Trial of UBU (Schauspielhaus, Essen/ Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2010), A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky written in collaboration with David Eldridge and Robert Holman (Lyric Hammersmith, 2010) Marine Parade a play with songs composed by Mark Eitzel (Brighton Festival, 2010); T5 (Traverse Theatre, 2010); Wastwater (Royal Court Theatre, 2011) and an adaptation of Jon Fosse’s I am the Wind (Young Vic Theatre, 2011). The Trial of UBU will make its UK premier at the Hampstead Theatre in January 2012 and his play Three Kingdoms, which has already had a run at the NO99 Theatre in Estonia and the Munich PlayChamber, Germany, will open at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, next spring. Simon is currently under commission to the National Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange, and the Young Vic. TV credits includes an adaptation of Pornography for Coming Up (Channel 4, 2009) and "Dive" (Granada/BBC, 2009).
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UPCOMING EVENTS Pre-show events begin at 6:15 p.m. with performances starting at 7:30 p.m.Click each show title to expand for more information. 2017-18 Season
Disney's Beauty and the Beast – Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Single tickets available. 2018-19 Season
Once – Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Notes from the Field – Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Ballad of Klook and Vinette – Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Fire and Air – Wednesday, June 12, 2019
2018-19 ACT ONE EVENT PACKAGES • • • • •
Your $100 event package includes:A ticket to all four 2018-19 ACT ONE shows. A reception for each show with complimentary cocktails by Treaty Oak Distilling and bites from Gusto Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar Pre-show networking as guest speakers offer behind-the-scenes insights and engaging discussion tailored to each production Free parking all season long with a ZACH-issued hangtag. 30% off single tickets to ZACH shows not included in the ACT ONE package, and free exchanges for designated ACT ONE shows.
For 2018-19 ACT ONE event packages, contact Ryan Griffin at rgriffin@zachtheatre.org or 512-476-0594 x234.
ACT ONE STEERING COMMITTEE ACT ONE is currently under the leadership of the following energized and creative young professionals: Jakub Felkl, Seismos, Inc. Claire Hicks, Texas Cultural Trust Cameron Lockley, Gusto Italian Kitchen Sarah Matz, CompTIA Judah Ross, RevGen Marketing Ashland Viscosi, Creatives Meet Business Jamie Zerwas, Visa Cocktial Sponsor
Hors d'oeuvre Sponsor
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Playing next at ZACH JULY 11 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
Topfer at ZACH
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Book by Linda Wolverton Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Directed by Abe Reybold Music Direction by Allen Robertson Choreography by Sara Burke Starring Briana Brooks, Alexander Mendoza, Matthew Redden, Kevin Pellicone, Michael Ferstenfeld, Martin Burke, John Christopher, Jennifer Blakeney Young, June Julian, and Meredith McCall
Be Our Guest! This “tale as old as time” follows Belle, a book-smart young woman and the Beast, a formerly dashing young prince cursed by an enchantress. The Broadway smash hit showcases a merry, award-winning score with such favorites as “Beauty and the Beast,”“Gaston,” and “Be Our Guest.” This delightful family musical enchants and transforms hearts of all generations.
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2017–18 Season Sponsors Season Underwriter
Season and Presenting Sponsors
Official Healthcare Sponsor
Summer Camp Presenting Sponsor
Leading and Supporting Production and Community Education Sponsors
The Brown Lupton Foundation
Lola Wright Foundation Eric Copper
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation
Georgia B. Lucas Grant Fund
A Project of The Junior League of Austin
In Kind Support
Government Funding
Media Sponsors
This project is supported in part by The Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
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Heisenberg Production Crew Costumes Draper...............................................................................................................................................................................Wayne Fowks
Scenic Carpenters ............................................................................................... Mike Hennesy, Chris Dominguez, Christy Howell
Properties Properties Artisan .....................................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko
Audio Lead Audio Engineer ........................................................................................................................................................... AJ Silvas
Lighting and Video Master Electrician........................................................................................................................................................ Austin Brown Electrics Overhire .................................................................................................................................Paige Breese, Basil Brown
Z-LOUNGE Live, pre-show entertainment ❘ Drink specials The Topfer lobby bar offers a range of beverages, sweets, and gourmet hors d’oeuvres. The bar is open 90 minutes before, and one hour after showtime.
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ZACH Leadership
Photo: Kirk Tuck.com
DAVE STEAKLEY (Producing Artistic Director) is now in his 27th season, and is dedicated to creating a theatre of, by and for Austin – a place where our entire community gathers to share an intimate and extraordinary theatre experience. Led by Dave’s vision, the creation of the Topfer Theatre came to fruition, opening in October 2012 with the acclaimed musical Ragtime. Anna Deavere Smith says, “Dave is the future. The YES in his theater’s walls is as palpable as the walls themselves. That YES, I believe, will lead to something brand new, to connect with a broader, more global audience.” With Dave as artistic leader, ZACH has produced multiple World Premieres by Anna Deavere Smith, Steven Dietz, Jaston Williams, Everett Quinton, John Walch, Allen Robertson and The Flaming Idiots. ZACH served as the Central Texas hub of the nationwide 365 Plays/365 Days Festival by Suzan-Lori Parks. Dave created the first bilingual adaptation of Webber and Rice’s musical Jesucristo Superstar, and set The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in Katrinaravaged New Orleans with a jazz/R&B reinvention, which received national acclaim from The New York Times and about which Todd Gershwin says, “It was Dave’s creative production of Porgy and Bess that really opened my eyes to the need to finally allow a creative team to interpret the opera in a fresh manner, which led to the recent Broadway production.” Dave has directed many ZACH productions, and some favorite experiences include: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Great Society, Disney's Mary Poppins, Tribes, Mothers and Sons, All the Way, A Christmas Carol: A Rockin’ New Musical, The Who’s Tommy; The Gospel at Colonus; Harvey; 33 Variations; Ragtime; Next to Normal; Hairspray; August: Osage County; RENT; Metamorphoses; Our Town; Caroline, or Change; The Clean House; Take Me Out; I Am My Own Wife; Urinetown; Crowns; Omnium-Gatherum; Hedwig; Jelly’s Last Jam; The America Play; Dreamgirls; Angels in America and the first professional repertory production of The Laramie Project, and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. His regional directing credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, New Stage Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, WaterTower Theatre, and Pittsburgh’s City Theatre. He is the playwright of ZACH’s A Christmas Carol, Rockin’ Christmas Party, and Keepin’ It Weird, featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and American Theatre. Dave serves as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. City of Austin Mayors Kirk Watson and Lee Leffingwell declared, respectively, May 18, 2001 and October 22, 2011 as “Dave Steakley Day” on the occasion of his 10th and 20th ZACH Anniversaries. He is the recipient of the 2015 First Tee of Greater Austin Courtesy Award, the 2013 Human Rights Campaign Austin Visibility Award, 2010 Kick Ass Award, 2005 Austin Circle of Theaters’ “Outstanding Contribution to Austin Theatre” Award, seven Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin Best Stage Director” awards, the 2000 Austin Under 40 Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Award, and multiple Austin Critics’ Table and B. Iden Payne Awards for “Outstanding Director/Choreographer.” In 2009, he was crowned Austin Dancing with the Stars Champion, and he has a cameo in Richard Linklater’s 2012 film Bernie with Jack Black. 48
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ZACH Leadership
Photo: KirkTuck.com
ELISBETH CHALLENER (Managing Director) is celebrating her 10th year at ZACH Theatre as Managing Director, with responsibility for strategic planning, management, finances, marketing, and fundraising for the organization. Under Elisbeth’s leadership, ZACH successfully designed, built, and opened the new Topfer Theatre, which has won significant awards and widespread acclaim completing the largest capital campaign in ZACH’s history. In August 2014, ZACH celebrated the successful conclusion of the $23.5M campaign. Other accomplishments during her ten years at ZACH include the creation of a new multi-year strategic plan that is moving the organization into the next phase of its significant expansion, increasing revenue from single ticket sales by 157 percent and grown revenue from season ticket sales by 139 percent. At a time when many arts organizations in Austin and around the nation have been struggling, ZACH has grown its operating budget from $3 million to more than $9 million dollars and has operated “in the black” throughout Elisbeth’s tenure! Elisbeth has led her team in developing innovative new offerings on ZACH’s expanded campus including full-service bars and nightly pre-show entertainment; an exclusive skyline lounge in the Topfer Theatre for donors; and making the theatre available as a red-carpet venue for SXSW, The Daily Show, as well as other major community events. Several years ago, ZACH proudly launched The Dave Steakley Dream Fund designed to enhance the artistic vision of ZACH’s Producing Artistic Director and to maintain production quality and the facility needs of ZACH’s Topfer Theatre and campus. Before moving to Austin, Elisbeth was Executive Director of Montalvo Arts Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. She led Montalvo’s growth from a small, communitybased organization into a major presenting venue and home to an internationally acclaimed Artists’ Residency Program. During nearly two decades at Montalvo, her other accomplishments included increasing ticket sales from less than $500,000 to more than $4 million, expanding the patron base from 6,000 to 80,000 and raising more than $20 million for capital projects. Earlier in her career, Elisbeth served as Administrative Director for the San Francisco Boys Chorus, Education/Outreach Director of the Fairmount Theatre of the Deaf and as department chair and faculty member of the performing arts department of The Purnell School in New Jersey. Elisbeth graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts in Drama and Musical Theatre. She attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, The Center for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Leaders Institute in San Jose, California and served in leadership roles for the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, Saratoga Rotary Club, and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley. She has been honored by San Jose Magazine, the Austin Business Journal, and the State of California for her work in the arts. Elisbeth currently serves on the Board of Directors and is President Elect of the National Alliance of Musical Theatre in New York, and has served on NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals Committee and Executive Committee. She has been a panelist for The Houston Arts Alliance, City of Austin, National Alliance of Musical Theatre, National Fund for New Musicals, and Theatre Communications Group. Elisbeth has always had a passion for the theatre and performed for many years in summer stock, dinner theatre, and semi-professional productions on the East Coast and in California. 49
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2018–19 Mainstage Season ONCE
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
September 19–October 28, 2018 The Topfer
March 3–May 12, 2018 The Topfer
Written by John Carne Based on the motion picture directed by John Carney Music and Lyyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Book for the musical written by Enda Walsh Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Scenic Design by Donald Eastman
Based on the book by Roald Dahl Book for the musical by Dennis Kelly Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin Directed by Abe Reybold Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Take a journey through the world of the Tony Award®-winning hit, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical! Matilda is an extraordinary little girl who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. When she has finally had enough of her unscrupulous parents and tyrannical headmistress, she enlists the help of her friends—and favorite teacher Miss Honey— and bravely takes matters into her own hands to become the biggest little hero. Matilda is sure to delight and empower audiences of all generations.
Based on the 2007 Academy Award®-winning film, Once is an enchanting, modern love story about the complexities of relationships and the power of music to connect us all. Once tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. Their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together. Winner of 8 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, this unique theatrical experience, with breathtaking melodies by Glen Hansard of the Irish band The Frames, will have you falling in love from the very first note.
THE BALLAD OF KLOOK AND VINETTE* *pending final approval
April 24–May 29, 2019 The Kleberg
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
January 23–February 3, 2019 The Topfer
Book by Ché Walker Music and lyrics by Anoushka Lucas and Omar Lyefook
Book by James Cameron Mitchell Music and lyrics by Steven Trask Directed by Dave Steakley
Tender, funny, and incredibly moving, this contemporary new love story will grab you from the inside out. Klook and Vinette are two lost souls trying to find themselves in one another. Against all odds and with the past at their heels, together they make a tentative stab at happiness. Staged in the intimate Kleberg at ZACH Theatre, this is a seductive premiere musical about inevitability and the thrill of falling in love. Infused with lyrical prose, Jazz, Blues, and Soul, The Ballad of Klook and Vinette is a mesmerizing theatrical experience you won’t want to miss.
Lift up your hands for the most groundbreaking, heart-stomping, gutbusting character ever to grace the stage! Created by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is “the most exciting rock score written for the theatre since, oh, ever” says Time Magazine. Winner of two Obie Awards and four Tony Awards®, Hedwig tells the story of “internationally ignored song stylist” Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall-smashing East German rock ‘n’ roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation, trying to find a place to belong in America. Join the outrageous and unexpectedly hilarious Hedwig as she shares her story backed by her rock-band “The Angry Inch” for an immersive rock gig, stand-up comedy event that will ultimately inspire anyone who has felt life has given them an inch when they deserve a mile.
FIRE AND AIR
June 12–July 14, 2019 The Topfer Written by Terrence McNally
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Four-time Tony Award® winner Terrence McNally (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman) explores the rich history of the Ballets Russes, Sergei Diaghilev’s itinerant Russian ballet company, in his newest play Fire and Air. Surrounded by great talents of art, design, and music, the tempestuous relationship between Diaghilev and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky revolutionizes dance forever.
February 27–March 31, 2019 The Kleberg
Created and Written by Anna Deavere Smith Music composed by Marcus Shelby Directed by Dave Steakley One of the most acclaimed and provocative theatre artists of our time, Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith (Let Me Down Easy; “Nurse Jackie”), shares her “most ambitious and powerful work to date” (Variety). Incredibly timely and moving, Notes from the Field depicts the personal accounts of individuals caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline as they navigate inequities in their communities. Based on interviews with over 250 people living and working within a challenged system, Notes shines a light on a lost generation of American youth.
*All dates, titles and artists are subject to change without notice.
Age recommendation: 12 and up for some strong language Run Time: Two hours and 35 minutes including one intermission and audience discussion. Due to the interactive nature of the audience discussion, actual run time may vary.
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2018–19 Moody Foundation Theatre for Families
Holiday Add-ons THE SANTALAND DIARIES
December 5 – December 30, 2018 The Whisenhunt By David Sedaris Adapted to the stage by Joe Mantello Directed by Nat Miller
TORTOISE AND HARE
David Sedaris’ ever-irreverent and cynical Crumpet is baaaack! The outlandish tale of a Macy’s elf merrily jingles to life in the intimate Whisenhunt at ZACH Theatre. In this holiday cult-classic, Crumpet sarcastically expounds on the talent it takes to juggle tinsel, tearful tots, and not-so-sober Santas during what is hailed as the most wonderful time of the year. 75 minutes of rollicking (and not so politically-correct) fun, this laugh-‘til-you-spill-your-cocktail evening
September 8–December 15, 2018 The Kleberg Based on the story by Aesop Book by Allen Robertson and Damon Brown Music and lyrics by Allen Robertson Directed by Nat Miller Music Direction by Allen Robertson Opening: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Public Shows: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday Public Shows: at 2 p.m.
will delight adult elves who like it more naughty than nice!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Ancient versus modern. Brain versus brawn. Peace versus war. Reptile versus mammal. The ultimate culture clash between two tribes and a fantastical race to decide the fate of them all. Written by the talented Allen Robertson and Damon Brown, with modern music and energetic reimagining of the ancient fable that will delight turtles and hares of all ages!
November 21–December 30, 2018 The Topfer By Charles Dickens Conceived and Adapted by Dave Steakley Directed by Abe Reybold Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Austin’s most rockin’ holiday tradition returns to make merry with new music and surprises to get the party started. ZACH’s inspired adaptation of the Dickens’ classic is a musical sleigh ride through rhythm and time, infusing the traditional Victorian story with a score that spans all genres and eras. Motown meets the Ho-Ho-Holidays in this family-friendly spectacular, creating an infectious spirit that has everyone dancing in the aisles. Celebrate the season with the loving Cratchit family and three soulful ghosts as they take Ebenezer Scrooge on a joyride to rediscover his heart and love for human kindness.
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HOLIDAY HEROES
December 8, 2018 The Topfer
Written by Shaun Wainwright Branigan and Jerome Schoolar
Due to demand, the original Holiday Heroes returns with some new songs and surprises! In this hilariously fun holiday sing-along, students get into the holiday spirit with Ernie and Rufus. Celebrate the season with singing, laughter, and holiday cheer for all.
WAKE UP, BROTHER BEAR!
Presented at ZACH North Location
As a subscriber, you're guaranteed seats and the lowest ticket prices for the season.
Theatre for the very young uses music, art and hands-on sensory experiences to connect children to literature. We are proud to present Wake Up, Brother Bear!--a unique, intimate production geared toward children ages 6 and under. Watch Brother Bear and Sister Bear experience a full year of glorious seasons: together we see a waterfall melt, meet a butterfly, chase an elusive fish and skate on an icy pond. Children are invited to join the action to help create magical moments.
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ZACH Staff Artistic and Production Staff
Producing Artistic Director................................................................................................................................Dave Steakley Associate Artistic Director ................................................................................................................................... Abe Reybold Director of Production ..................................................................................................................................................Paul Flint Assistant Production Manager ...................................................................................................................... Lesley Fairman Technical Director .............................................................................................................................................Austin Manning Shop Foreman ................................................................................................................................................. Iasha Doumanoff Scenic Carpenter ............................................................................................................................................Chris Dominguez Scenic Carpenter .................................................................................................................................................Mike Hennessy Lighting and Stage Operatiosn Supervisor ...............................................................................................Christy Howell Scenic Change............................................................................................................................................................J. Aaron Bell Scenic Artist ............................................................................................................................................................. Roger Mason Production Coordinator ..................................................................................................................................T. Scott Wooten Company Manager................................................................................................................................................Austin Collins Master Electrician...................................................................................................................................................Austin Brown Assistant Master Electrician ................................................................................................................................. Alison Lewis Stage Crew Chief ..................................................................................................................................................... Taylor Novak Stage Operations Assistant .........................................................................................................................Phoebe Mattoon Audio Supervisor ....................................................................................................................................................... Craig Brock Lead Audio Engineer ........................................................................................................................................... Pete Martinez Audio Engineer ......................................................................................................................................................... Alex Cottam Properties Master .........................................................................................................................................................Scott Groh Properties Artisan ................................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko Costume Shop Manager ...........................................................................................................................................Blair Hurry Assistant Costume Shop Manager ....................................................................................................Elizabeth Ensminger Wardrobe Supervisor......................................................................................................................... Christina Montgomery Lead Dresser and Wig Assistant.................................................................................................................................Sally Hall Draper.........................................................................................................................................................................Wayne Fowks
General Management
Managing Director .......................................................................................................................................Elisbeth Challener Assistant Managing Director ............................................................................................................................Renelle Bedell Director of Finance ................................................................................................................................................. Linda Wilson Assistant Finance Director .............................................................................................................................Ameer Mobarak Accounting and Budget Specialist ...................................................................................................... Lakeisha Van Buren Finance Assistant....................................................................................................................................................Alyssa Pascua Information Systems and Tessitura Manager ...................................................................................... Allen Greathouse Director of Human Resources .....................................................................................................................................Jen Nieri Human Resources Project Coordinator .......................................................................................................Melissa Hoang
Development Staff
Chief Development Officer ...............................................................................................................................Charlie Frasier Development Events and Projects Manager ........................................................................................ Cathleen Berdan Institutional Giving Manager ......................................................................................... Margaret Gooding-Silverwood Individual Giving Manager...........................................................................................................................Brittney Woolley Individual Giving Coordinator ..............................................................................................................................Ryan Griffin Development Associate ...................................................................................................................................... Liana Putrino Grant Writer ....................................................................................................................................................................Amy Nunn
Education Staff
Director of Education ...................................................................................................................................................Nat Miller Associate Director of Education ............................................................................................................................. Chad Dike Pre-Professional Manager...........................................................................................................Jennifer Young Mahlstedt College Bound Conservatory and Outreach Manager .................................................................... Kate Shaw-Nappi Education Assistant ................................................................................................................................................Shannon Fox ZACH North Performing Arts School Manager ..................................................................................... Hannah Enright 52 Heisenberg Program.indd 52
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ZACH Staff Marketing and Sales Staff
Director of Marketing and Communications ............................................................................................... Drew Nebrig Senior Ticketing Services Manager .....................................................................................................................Greg Garcia Senior Marketing Manager .................................................................................................................................Rick Sanchez Art Director....................................................................................................................................................................Rona Ebert Public Relations .....................................Amy Simpson Layton, Nicole Shiro, Todd Hogan – Motley Crew Media Assistant Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................................. Ali Jaynes Lead Box Office Associate .......................................................................................................................................... Kim Stacy Group Sales Associate ...........................................................................................................................................Alyson Mintz Box Office Associates............................................................................................................... Tony Douglas, Daniel Lonzo Priority Seating Manager ...........................................................................................................................Bette O’Callaghan Priority Seating Representatives ...............................................................................................Alyson Mintz, Don Tischa
Patron Services and Facilites Staff
Director of Facility Operations and Patron Services ............................................................................Amanda Adams Patron Services Manager ........................................................................................................................................Kyle Sigrest Bar Manager.................................................................................................................................................................Chris Smith Assistant Bar Manager ..................................................................................................................................Carolina Norman Head Bartender ...................................................................................................................................................Elliott Mayorga House Managers ....................................................Sarah Andrews, Dee Castillo, Jennifer Dunham, Kathy Garrett, Terri Housworth, Ernestina Martinez, Janie Paez, West Swihart Bartenders .............................................................................Will Phillips, Ben Grimm, Nate Bortmas, Jessica Hovind, Iggy Mwela, James Taylo, Adam Swank Facility Manager .........................................................................................................................................................Jay Holland Facilities Crew .......................................................................................................................................................Jerald Ceredon Facilities Assistant ......................................................................................................................................................... Juan Solis Facility Maintenance Lead ....................................................................................................................................Leon Presley
Be who you are. Be who you’re not. Be who you want to be.
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ZACH Theatre Board of Trustees Executive Committee
Trustees
Brian McCall, President Texas State University System
Sergio Alcocer, Rest of the World Larry Connelly, Trustee Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Aaron Day, Texas Land Title Association, Revolution Spirits Distilling Company Amanda Ellis, Carls, McDonald &Dalrymple, LLP Jay Fox, Baylor Scott & White Health Donn Gauger, Falcon Insurance Agency Inc. Rebecca Glenn Gindele, Reilly Realtors Gary Goldstein MD, Helpen Consulting LLC Maria Groten, LOVE Cycling Studio Wendy Harvey, The Arbor Michael Heidler, Vinson & Elkins LLP Marisela Herrera, Trustee Nestor Ho, Silicon Labs Kathy Hutto, Jackson Walker L.L.P Carmen Luevanos, Texas Gas Service Bruce McCann, The University of Texas Carla McDonald, Trustee Jon McElhaney, Wells Fargo Advisors Bettye Nowlin, Trustee Jan Davis Pickle, UBS Financial Services Jim Pitts, Texas State House of Representatives, District 10 Annette Renaud, Trustee Mari Ruckel, Texas Oil and Gas Association Joy H. Selak, PhD, Rodman & Associates Carolyn Seriff, Trustee Robert A. Stoltz, Trustee Leslie Sweet, H-E-B Mary Herr Tally, Trustee Bobbi Topfer, Trustee Dale Sudakoff Volpe, Trustee Leslie Ward, AT&T Brad Wiewel, Texas Trust Law Stacey Zoll, Charles Schwab
Mindy Ellmer, Immediate Past President Legislative Consulting Adam Schramek, Vice President Norton Rose Fulbright Carl Stuart, Treasurer Carl Stuart Investment Advisor Inc. Tom Terkel, Secretary FourT Realty A. Robert Fischer, General Counsel Jackson Lewis P.C. Will Coombes, Development Committee Chair Visa, Inc. Laura Merritt, Membership Committee Chair Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. Eric Natinsky, Education Committee Chair Quick Technologies, Inc. Kevin D. Witcher, Community Engagement Committee Chair The Chubb Corporation Cindy Greenwood, At Large Greenwood Residential Dan Jackson, At Large Trustee Harriet O'Neill, At-Large Law Offices of Harriet O' Neill Sam Slate, At-Large Dell Nelda A. TreviĂąo, At Large Trustee Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director ZACH Theatre Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director ZACH Theatre Distinguished Fellows Alice Kleberg Reynolds Melvin Pape Ex-Officio Mayor Steve Adler Elaine Hart Kimberly McNeeley
Honorary Life Members Marla Bommarito-Crouch Alvin J. Golden Kenneth O. Johnson Susan Longley Philip K. Maxwell Sue Maxwell
Edmund L. Nichols Elota Patton Charles T. Sikes Tom Terkel Johanne Ibsen-Wolford Alice Wilson
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Business and Community Partners ZACH Theatre would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Business and Community Partners who support our productions, education and community outreach programs and operations through cash and in-kind contributions. Sponsorship of ZACH Theatre provides an opportunity to align your business with one of our city’s most innovative arts organizations. As a business and community partner, you will not only receive first-class entertainment for your clients and employees, but also enhance your brand and reach new customers, gaining valuable recognition among audiences who are eager to support our sponsors.
$100,000+ City of Austin Cultural Arts Division The Moody Foundation $50,000-$99,999 H-E-B Tournament of Champions Holiday Inn Austin - Town Lake $25,000-$49,999 AT&T Baylor Scott & White Health Dell Epiphone Gibson Brands Heritage Title Company KMFA National Endowment for the Arts The Society Diaries Schlotzsky’s The Shubert Foundation $15,000-$24,999 A & F Drum Co. Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Applied Materials Foundation Austin Community Foundation Dollar General Literacy Foundation Marquee Event Group Silicon Labs Texas Commission on the Arts VISA Wells Fargo Advisors
$10,000-$14,999 The Brown Lupton Foundation Dagar’s Catering/DNA Events David Kurio Designs Georgia B. Lucas Grand fund Gusto Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar Kirk Tuck Photography KLRU PBS Kids Kurant Events Mix 94.7 Pink Avocado Catering Rackspace USA Compression Partners, LLC The Vanilla Orchid $5,000-$9,999 3M Austin Portfolio Real Estate BBVA Compass Bank Castle Hill Fitness Chubb Insurance Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Frost Bank IGT John R. Rogers Photography The Junior League of Austin Lola Wright Foundation Love Cycling Studio Norton Rose Fulbright OnRamp Access The Steam Team Texas Coffee Traders Topfer Family Foundation Vinson & Elkins, LLP Werd Productions
$2,500-$4,999 Clean Scapes Demand Lighting Do512 Family Landers' Studio The Michael Alice Kuhn Foundation Southwest Airlines Texas Gas Service $1,000-$2,499 Charles Quinn Photography Sway Water Treaty Oaks Distilling $1-$999 Austin Gourmet Popcorn Barton Springs Saloon House Wine Mary Louise Butters Brownies NadaMoo! Rick's Cleaners Rosco Labs
Special thanks to the following organizations who match the gifts of their employees: Ameriprise • Apple • Applied Materials • AT&T • Bank of America • Charles Schwab • Chevron Dell • ExxonMobil General Electric • Google • Home Depot • Hospira • Humana • IBM Michael and Susan Dell Foundation • Microsoft • National Instruments The Pew Charitable Trusts • Silicon Labs • Topfer Family Foundation • Visa This list reflects contributions made from March 1, 2017 through May 1, 2018, from businesses, foundations and public agencies to support ZACH’s annual activities. Thank you again for your generous support. For more information on how your business or organization can get involved at ZACH, please contact Margaret Gooding-Silverwood, Institutional Giving Manager, at 512- 476-0594 x232 or mgooding-silverwood@zachtheatre.org.
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Individual Contributors ZACH Theatre thanks the following individuals and family foundations for their generous gifts to support the work on our stages and in the community. This list reflects individual contributions to our Annual Fund from June 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018. To join our family of supporters, please contact Brittney Woolley at 512-476-0594 x270, or email bwoolley@zachtheatre.org. The Great Scotts are an exclusive group of individuals and couples who substantially support ZACH Theatre with annual operating gifts of $1,500 or more. The enhanced financial commitment made by the Great Scotts enables ZACH to bring important culture opportunities to the youth and adults of Central Texas, and in turn through year round social events and behind-the-scenes activities, the Great Scotts have a tremendous amount of fun! We deeply appreciate and thank our current Great Scotts.
Executive Producer’s Plus Circle ($15,000+) Anonymous* James Armstrong and Larry Connelly° Maxx Judd and Donn Gauger° Brian McCall° Pamela and Scott Reichardt Carolyn and Marc Seriff*° Carl and Claire Stuart Executive Producer’s Circle ($10,000+) Carolyn Bartlett and Jesus Fraire Bill and Pam Boyar Jeff and Marcy Carpenter* Will Coombes and Brian Luna° Bill Dickson* Mindy Ellmer and Charlie Geren° Anna, Cindy, and John Greenwood° Eric and Maria Groten° Kathleen and Harvey Guion Dan Jackson III and M. Jeremy Guiberteau° Jack and Carla McDonald Michelle and Eric Natinsky*° Bettye and Bill Nowlin° Harriet O'Neill and Kerry Cammack° The Honorable James R. Pitts° Annette Renaud° Adam Schramek and Chari Kelly Mary Herr Tally and Rusty Tally° Tom and Colleen Terkel° Producer’s Circle ($7,500+) Dr. Gary and Karen Goldstein Michael and Sarah Heidler Berny and Sarah Schiff Director’s Circle ($6,000+) ABE Charitable Foundation Sergio Alcocer Thomas D. Barrett Bill Dickey A. Robert Fischer and Kim Corcoran Marilyn Gaddis, PhD Mel and Brian Hamburg-Maas Kathy Hutto and Allen Beinke Mike and Suzanne Kennedy Carolyn Lewis John and Marcy Melanson Laura Merritt and J.P. Kloninger Jan and Gary Pickle William Pratt John R. Rogers Photography Shelagh Schiro Sam Slate Robert Stoltz and Eve Michaels Leslie and Reid Sweet Mort and Bobbi Topfer Nelda Treviño
Dale and Dana Volpe Leslie and Don Ward Jessica and Greg Weaver* Kevin Witcher and Rick O’Donnell Designer’s Circle ($3,000+) Anonymous* Dr. Brandi Andrade and Mr. Jimmy Fortuna Gail Commagere Eric Copper Kristen and Aaron Day Lori Dennis and Karen Verser Kathleen Dorran Kim Eckert and Gil Cantu Amanda Ellis Jacque and Jay Forrest Joshua and Rebecca Gindele Ashley and John Guaragna* Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Justin and Wendy Harvey Brian Hencey and Chuck Ross Marisela and Freddie Herrera Kelli and Eric Hodges Jeanne and Van Hoisington Nester Ho and Heather Bland-Ho Dr. and Mrs. Lacy H. Hunt Johanne Ibsen-Wolford and Steve Wolford Diane Ireson and Rowland Cook Karen and Don Kirmis* Joan and Jeffrey S. Lava Dr. Emma Lou Linn Carmen Luevanos Phil and Sue Maxwell Bruce McCann Linda McDonough Jon and Heather McElhaney Louis and Christine Messina Kimberly and Tatum Moore Gail and Tommy Morgan Cliff and Linda Mountain Robert Nutt III Candace and Michael Partridge Hiten and Melissa Patel Robin and Jeff Picard Jim Raup Tom and Glenda Rhyne Jim and Trish Roberts-Miller Mari and Grant Ruckel Joy and Dan Selak Charlotte A. Smith Sadi Sparks Shannon, Shane, Kaitlin, and Gracee Street Christopher and Sherrie Thomas* Brad and Cindy Wiewel Stacey and Mitch Zoll
Stage Manager’s Circle ($1,500+) Anonymous* (3) Linda Aaker Abigail and Jeffrey Julia Carol and Chris Adams Kay and William Allensworth John and Diana Argersinger Brent, Amee, and Luke Baker* The Barnett Family* Jamie Barshop Becky Beaver and John Duncan Dr. Charles Bell Maryann and Paul Bell* Phillip L. Berry and Susan Landers Jill and Tim Blackwood John C. Blazier and Fleur A. Christensen* Julianna and Malcolm Borgendale Boyd Family Julianne and Bill Brackin Russell Bridges and Ralph Salinas Lynda and Tim Brown Charles Buerschinger and Mary Anne Rickhoff Dan Bullock and Annette Carlozzi Joann Burch Jennifer and Jack Carsner* Christina Carson* Ruth Casarez Elisbeth Challener and Brett Bachman Faye Chandler Betty Chlystek Costumes Ciera, The Gregory Group Cynthia Smith Clark Donna Clay Christian Cook Robert Cratchit Mary Lockwood Crouch John Crow and Marcus Loy Mary Crozier JoAnn Dalrymple and Regan Ellmer James Dammann and Sharon Vaughn Darrell and Brenda David Susan and David Donaldson Dr. Harvey and Gloria Evans In Memory of Mary Margaret Farabee Jeanne and Richard Farleigh* Freeit Data Solutions* Richard Ginsberg and Heather Frye-Ginsberg Kevin and Jennifer Goetz The Goodrum Family* Iris Groten Dr. Juan Guerrero, MD Cass Haecker Susan B. Hammer Don Hammill Nyla Harper Catherine and George Hessler Robert and Frances Hieronymus Stephanie and Jody Hooten Shirley and Doug Hudson
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Individual Contributors Bobby and Nancy Inman John and Kimberly Ireland* Dana and Dennis Jakubowicz Dirk and Betty Jameson William E. Jones, MD Scott Joslove Suzanne and Keith Kaminsky Alicia and Tom Kamm Olgica and Steven Klindworth Hank and Nancy Kojzarek Sandi and Bob Kolitz Ken and Diane Kramer Margaret Kress Doug and Debbie Lackey L’Aiglon Foundation Myra Leo and Billy Atkins Drs. Alaire and Tom Lowry LSKT Charitable Fund Susan and Craig Lubin* Bob Luther and Clint Phillips William Lynn and Joanne Debyah Michael and Suzanne Maine Dr. Roseann Mandziuk Lee Manford and Casey Blass Carolyn Mann and Jesse Gutierrez Terry Matthews Tom Mays and Orlando Zayas Virginia McCarroll Paul McGill* Trish and Lyn Mueller Jennifer, Glenn, Waylon, and Wyatt Muniz Coach Nakumbe Elizabeth and Reuel Nash Mike and Linda O’Krent Kathleen and Martin Otto Mary Pape Timothy and Bethany Pickering Tracy Rawl Joe and Patty Rotunda Nancy Scanlan Cord and Annie Shiflet Laura and Mike Snavely* Greg Sovey Meredith and Tyler Spears Beth and Jack Stockton Ryan Stryker Lonnie Karotkin-Taub and Albert Taub David Terk Wildlife Conservation Foundation Brenda Thompson Trisa Thompson and Jack Jacobi Jeffrey Trigger and Kathy Steele Russ and Janey Trowbridge* Mark and Ledi Trutna Keith Uhls and Dan Hutchison Thomas and Karen Vaughn* Lanny Vickery and Kim Greene Robert and Danielle Wills Leading Role ($600+) Anonymous* (7) Laura Agnew and Hill Abell Travis and MJ Alvarado* Rosalie Ambrosino Reed Arnos Larry and Cheryl Audette Jade and Greg Ausley
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Austin’s Inn at Pearl Street Donna Ayala Amy Barbee Cindy and Pat Behling Robert and Lavonne Blalock* Barbara Bobb Annie Boyd Sue and Dewey Breland Britton and Britton Insurance Karl and Jan Buesing Daniel H. Byrne, Esquire Marco and Michelle Camacho Kelli and John Carlton Claire Carter, Attorney Kathy Clark Kevin and Sue Cloud Shelton K. Coleman* Mary K. Combs Charles and Dian Cox Elaine Crockett Mrs. Gayle Cullington The Hon. Drew and Clarisa Darby Leola Decker Carl and Laura Dobbs Claude and Susan Ducloux Diane Dwight Gareth Egerton* Lawson Ellinor Karla Ent* Eddie Erlandson and Kate Ludeman Haruyo and Richard Fisher Clint Fletcher David and Pam Frager David and Inell Franks Charlie Frasier and Rick Taylor* Friedel Family Foundation by Lynne and Steve Gellman Dr. and Mrs. James E. Gilliam* Brian Gleason Fred and Betty Glosser Graham/Walker Family* Dr. Ellen M. Grimm and Dr. Michael J. Grady Martin Grygar and Travis Maese Timothy W. Hald and Dorothy Hald James and Brandy Hammack Don and Mary Kay Hanson Michele Haram Jeffrey Harper and Mark Seeger Frances Hart Carisa Herweck and Valerie Esparza Kenneth Heydrick and Larry Stephens Jim and Linda Holcombe Ken Huncovsky Debbie Immel and Dana Weis William and Marilyn Ingram Coleman A. and Lola H. Jennings Andrew and Cristina Johnson James Jones Ron and Stephanie Kincheloe Mr. H. Daviss King Jr. Roger and Lee Kintzel* Judith Knotts* J.R. and Jill Kraft Rebecca and Jackson LeMond Carey Leva and Elizabeth Danon-Leva Clay and Katy Levit*
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The Lopez Family* Carol and Kent Luehman Law Office of Valerie Luessenhop Drs. Vaughn and Celina Mankey Julia Marsden Pamela Mathison Kimberly and Alan McCollum Maria McDonald* Mary Anne McMahon, RE/MAX Posh Properties† Lynn E. McNeill and Torbin McEwen Gil and Christy McQuillan Stacy Mendelson* Melissa Moloney* Anne and David Morley Laurie Newton and John Velasquez Terry and Patrick O’Daniel Heidi Olson Sue Patrick Lisa Paulson and Michael O'Toole Phillip and Randy Pensabene John and Shari Pflueger Jenny Preece Maria and Erik Pronske Drs. Jan Puckett and John Richardson Tom and Kit Randall Patrick and Lily Reznik Karin Richmond Faith Roberts Amy Shipherd Marcia and Barry Silverberg Stephen Skaggs and Jay Kleine DJ and Jennifer Skillman* Delbert and Joan Smith Larry and Susan Smith Skip Smith Donna Snyder and Richard Donahue Don and Anna Sorensen Heather and Brett Spicer* Amy Spiro and Steven Bijl John and Cynthia Theodore John Thompson Donald Tompkins Jill and Kenton Toomey Don Trapp Christian Trembley Karen Tuel and Doug Powell Thomas Valentine and Keath Dement* Retta Van Auken Bruce and Sharon Walker* Craig Wallace Sabrina and Jamie Wallace Jay Willems and Dennis Nauert Frank and Jonae Wilson Linda Wilson Stacy and Brent Wiltshire Jan and Lois Wood Ching and Man-Li Yew Stan and Hilary Young Cynthia and Bret Zieman Diana Zuniga and Victor Woods
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Special Thanks
Pre-Theatre Menu $28 Per Person
Includes complimentary assorted marinated olives, house-made focaccia, toasted garlic
Offered Wednesday–Sunday: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Location and Hours 1500 Barton Springs, Austin, TX 78704 512-479-1800 Monday-Tuesday: 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Special Thanks A special thank you to Caffe Medici for allowing us to use thier Lamar location for a Heisenberg pre-production photoshoot.
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Location and Hours South Lamar 1100 South Lamar Blvd • Austin, TX 78704 Monday-Sunday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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2018 Raffle
Support ZACH Theatre and you could be a winner! 1st Prize: Choose your own adventure Broadway Hamilton experience for four Includes show tickets, a three night stay in New York’s iconic Plaza hotel, and round trip airfare.
OR A Disney Paris adventure for four
Includes two-day park tickets to Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Paris, a five night stay at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, and round trip airfare.
2nd Prize: VIP experience for eight to ONCE Eight guests will enjoy ZACH’s 2018-19 season opener Once in the Director’s Booth in the Topfer with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine.
3rd Prize: Two VIP tickets to ZACH Costume Bash, November 3, 2018
Dress up and party down at one of the most fun events in Austin.
$50 per ticket or 3 for $100 Buy tickets today at zachtheatre.org/raffle or at the gift shop in the Topfer at ZACH. Drawing to be held onstage before the final matinee of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in the Topfer at ZACH Theatre. By purchasing raffle tickets you agree to the official ZACH Theatre Raffle Rules. Visit zachtheatre.org/raffle for official rules, prize details, and restrictions.
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2018 RED, HOT & SOUL SPONSORS
THANK YOU!
Saturday in the Park with ZACH Presenting Sponsor
Performing Arts School
Theatre for Families and Schools Spotlight Sponsor
Spotlight Sponsor
Artistic Design Sponsor
Carolyn and Marc Seriff Entertainment Sponsor
Pre-Professional Company Performance Sponsor
Dan Jackson and Jeremy Guiberteau
Larry Connelly
Jan and Gary Pickle
Mary and Rusty Tally
Production Crew Sponsor
After Party Sponsor
Mindy Ellmer and Charlie Geren Harriet O'Neill and Kerry Cammack
Kathy and Randy Taylor Bar Sponsor
Dinner Sponsor
Dream Video Sponsor
Cindy and John Greenwood
Karen and Karl Rove Photography Sponsor
Program Sponsor
Nelda TreviĂąo Red Sponsors
Bill Dickson | Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Bobbi and Mort Topfer Soul Sponsors
Will Coombes and Brian Luna | Kevin Witcher Rebecca Gindele | Andra Liemandt Wendy and Justin Harvey Marisela and Alfred Herrera Kathy Hutto and Allen Beinke | Jackson Walker, LLP Susan and Craig Lubin | Marcia and Bruce Levy Brian McCall Carla and Jack McDonald The Melansons and Friends Bettye and Bill Nowlin Colleen and Tom Terkel Jessica and Greg Weaver Red Hot Couples
Deborah Green and Clayton Aynesworth The Honorable James R. Pitts Maxx Judd and Donn Gauger Adam Schramek and Chari Kelly Mary Anne McMahon Stephanie and Robert Skinner RE/MAX Posh Properties Amy Westmoreland and Howard Nirkin Linda and Cliff Mountain Cindy and Brad Wiewel In Kind Sponsors
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At Your Service Purchase Tickets
Online: zachtheatre.org Phone: 512-476-0541 x1 In person: 202 South Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 Monday-Saturday, Noon-7 p.m. during performances (Noon-5 p.m. all other times) Sundays, Noon-2:30 p.m. during performances
Group Sales Groups of 8 or more receive discounts and may place advance ticket orders based on availability. We can assist you in everything from planning your pre-show cocktail hour to arranging caterers for a post-show gathering in one of our beautiful spaces. For more information and to schedule groups, please contact Alyson Mintz, Group Sales Associate, at 512-476-0594 x245 or email groupsales@zachtheatre.org.
Latecomers and Seating At show time, all empty seats are released back to the house to seat those patrons on stand-by. If you are running late to your performance, phone the Box Office so that we are aware that you are on your way and can hold your seats. Any patron arriving after curtain will be seated at the discretion of House Management. Our ushers will show you to your seat, if it’s easily accessible. If the seat is not accessible, you will be shown to an available seat at a break. At intermission, you’re welcome to relocate to your ticketed seat location.
Special Needs A Box Office Associate will be pleased to assist you with any special seating needs when you purchase your tickets. We have wheelchair and limited mobility seating in all of our theatres, and provide accessible restrooms, entry doors, and walkways. To access the second-level Serra Skyline Lounge in the Topfer Theatre, you many use the elevator located in the lobby. Assisted listening devices are available at the Box Office free of charge. For more information about any of these services, please contact the Box Office at 512-476-0541.
Drinks and Dining ZACH’s bars and lounges open 90 minutes prior to show time. The Topfer lounge remains open post-show for an opportunity to meet and mingle with the cast. Preorder your drinks at the bar, and they will be waiting for you at intermission and postshow. Our bars accept all major credit cards, and you may run a tab during your visit. ZACH’s lounges and bars offer a selection of wines, cocktails, and craft beers. Our Kleberg and Topfer bars offer a wide range of liquor selections including our popular wells and single malt scotches. Gourmet appetizer plates and small bites are also available.
Transportation ZACH’s Box Office staff will happily assist you in arranging a taxi for post-show.
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Join us for the 2018-2019 season The season marks new beginnings and continued traditions at Austin Opera.
Verdi's Otello Puts & Campbell's Silent Night Puccini's La bohème 82
512-472-5992 AUSTINOPERA.ORG THE LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Saturday Nov. 10, 2018 7:30 PM Thursday Nov. 15, 2018 7:30 PM Sunday Nov. 18, 2018 2:30 PM
As a crackling storm rolls into Cyprus, we are introduced to a trio of figures, each based on Shakespeare’s iconic characters: the victorious naval warrior Otello, his faithful wife Desdemona, and his trusted officer Iago. But soon after the rain subsides, the duplicitous Iago preys upon Otello’s insecurity and suspicion by hatching a plot to have Otello question Desdemona’s fidelity, unleashing a passionate tempest of gale force, with powerfully tragic results. This thoughtful tale of personal and political jealousy is a rarely performed masterwork that will leave Austin audiences breathless.
THE LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
This company premiere of the Pulitzer Prize–winning modern classic Silent Night, with music by Kevin Puts and a libretto by Mark Campbell (The Manchurian Candidate, 2016), is based on the 2005 film Joyeux Noël, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 7:30 PM Thursday Jan. 31, 2019 7:30 PM Sunday Feb. 3, 2019 2:30 PM
Silent Night recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history. The year is 1914 and as Christmas Eve falls, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man’s-land for a spontaneous truce.
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Puccini’s sweeping story of young bohemians struggling to fulfill their dreams and find true love contains some of the most beloved music in all of opera. La bohème is frequently referenced in popular culture—from the Academy Award– winning film Moonstruck to the Tony–winning musical Rent— making the story and its music instantly recognizable to even newcomers to opera.
Saturday April 27, 2019 7:30 PM Thursday May 2, 2019 7:30 PM Sunday May 5, 2019 2:30 PM
Austin Opera audiences will soon discover why the Pulitzer committee hailed Silent Night for “displaying versatility of style and cutting straight to the heart.”
This exquisite production is a traditional telling of the classic tale. The City of Light’s snowy streets, drafty tenements, and nightclub diversions come to life in a production certain to linger in the memory long after its final heartrending scene. 83
Opera ATX, powered by Austin Opera, will bring groundbreaking new works, emerging artists, exciting composers, and dynamic directors to Austin. By tapping into our city’s live music DNA, Austin Opera will continue to reflect the spirit of the city and the pioneering image it’s known for. Opera ATX will explore alternative venues and partnerships around town, starting at the historic Paramount Theatre. We will create the conditions for operatic experiences completely new to Austin, and perhaps completely new to the art form. Driven by Austin Opera’s love of opera, love of audiences, and love of Austin, Opera ATX shows how Austin is shaping its opera company and inspiring innovative experiences.
David T. Little's Soldier Songs PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Friday Saturday Apr. 5, 2019 8:00 PM Apr. 6, 2019 8:00 PM Soldier Songs combines elements of theater, opera, rock-infused concert music, and video by filmmaker Bill Morrison to explore themes of loss, the exploitation of innocence, and the difficulty of expressing the truth of war. The libretto, created by the composer, was adapted from recorded interviews with veterans of five wars. Soldier Songs traces changing perceptions of war in our society and by those who experience it. It is a chilling and realistic view of our media-crazed, war-machine culture, and of the nature of power in war.
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With its poignant libretto, driving music, and surprising visual counterpoint, Soldier Songs perfectly represents the promise of Opera ATX: bringing innovative new works, sensational artists, and visionary creative teams to Austin.
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Elevate your show night experience with Chef David Garrido’s signature menu at Dine, perched lakeside in downtown Austin. Featuring fresh, American fare, enjoy a take on classic favorites such as steak and frites, mushroom truffle mac and cheese, baby back ribs with escabeche, ancho chile NY Strip, as well as Garrido’s signature fried oysters. Sip on craft cocktails, frozen margaritas and a thoughtful wine list in the restaurant’s stylish space, that perfectly harmonizes with Chef’s straightforward yet distinctively unique cuisine.
Duck-filled enchiladas in poblano-spinach sauce, watermelon-infused tequila and crepes smothered in goat’s milk caramel - now that’s Mexican cuisine. For more than 30 years, Fonda San Miguel restaurant has remained the premier Mexican cultural experience in Austin. Offering gallery-level fine art, an impressive wine list and the highest-quality interior Mexican dishes in town. Now featuring homegrown organic vegetables from our garden!
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2330 W North Loop Blvd. www.FondaSanMiguel.com | 512.459.4121
III Forks is a contemporary evolution of the classic steakhouse. The menu features the finest USDA Prime beef, ocean-fresh seafood and an extensive wine list. The perfect table is available for your party, five private rooms available for 12 to 60 guests with audio/visual capabilities. Located in the 2nd Street district at Lavaca Street and Cesar Chavez.
Beginning as a modest butcher shop in 1979, award-winning Perry’s Steakhouse in Austin features a two-story wine wall and five private dining rooms. Famous for a mouth-watering, seven-finger high pork chop, butcher-fresh USDA-aged prime beef, table side carvings and vibrant Bar 79, Perry’s provides a dining experience that is truly Rare and Well Done®.
111 Lavaca St. | www.3Forks.com | 512.474.1776
114 West 7th St. | PerrysSteakhouse.com | 512.474.6300
Manuel’s is an Austin favorite featuring delicious dining from Mexico’s interior and coastal regions. Our restaurants are locally owned and operated, and we regularly support non-profit and arts organizations. Consistently voted “Best Happy Hour” with 16 half price appetizers and $2 house Margaritas EVERYDAY from 4 to 6 p.m.
We promise to provide our customers the most pleasant dining experience by preparing with the freshest ingredients, serving the highest quality cuisines and with a simple smile. Dim Sum brunch is served at our North and Westlake locations on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
310 Congress Ave. | 512.472.7555 10201 Jollyville Rd. | 512.345.1042 | www.Manuels.com
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We invite you to escape to Truluck’s. A getaway for the senses. Come savor the freshest Crab, direct from our own fisheries. Delight in our fresh-catch seafood menu or select tender, juicy steaks prepared to perfection. Then complement it all with delicious wines by the glass and bottle.
Austin’s original USDA Prime Steak House has been serving sizzling steaks since 1985. Served on a 500° sizzling plate, Ruth’s Chris guarantees your steak will be hot, juicy and delicious until the very last bite.
400 Colorado St. | www.Trulucks.com | 512.482.9000
107 W 6th St. | www.RuthsChris.com | 512.477.7884
Offering fresh takes on traditional Asian street food, Street is the latest concept from Austin restaurant veteran Ronald Cheng of Chinatown. The versatile menu features creative hot and cold “snacks,” sushi, dumplings, as well as vegan and gluten free options. It’s the perfect spot for a quick, healthy lunch, after-work drinks, or a fun night out with friends.
Chez Zee American Bistro, locally owned for over 20 years, serves lunch, happy hour, dinner, award-winning weekend brunch and house-made desserts. Cookin’ ‘til midnight, Friday and Saturday. Reservations any time; please come in before or after the show. Book your private party at Chez Zee! Visit us online for menus, maps and more.
3407 Greystone Drive | www.streetatx.com | 512.382.9567
5406 Balcones Dr. | www.Chez-Zee.com | 512.454.2666
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2 0 1 8 s ea s o n • Pa RT I I bLooD, sweat & tears
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karLa bonoff
5.17
brian CULbertson
5.20
bob sChneiDer & mitCh watkins
6.1
monte montgomerY
6.7
the riPPingtons
6.22
soUnDing CLaY
6.29
ChUbbY CheCker
6.30
maria mULDaUr
7.26
eDwin mCCain
7.27
terrY bozzio
8.23
strUnz & farah
9.9
tUCk & Patti
9.16
miChaeL grimm
9.20
three women & the trUth (eLiza giLkYson, marY gaUthier , & gretChen Peters)
9.23
stanLeY JorDan
9.28
aCoUstiC aLChemY
10.26
CrYstaL bowersox
11.18
Peter CinCotti
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Austin’s Most Unique & Intimate Live Music & Special Events Venue Join Us for Dinner, Drinks & Live Entertainment Before the Concert Intimate 300-Seat Venue – It’s Like a Concert in Your Living Room Dinners Prepared & Served at One World Theatre Pre-concert Entertainment • Full Bar & Extensive Wine Selection 91
ONE WORLD WEDDINGS Our exquisite Tuscan-style villa nestled in the breathtaking Austin Hill Country lends the idyllic setting to your special event. Enjoy an elegant, candlelight ceremony in the Theatre and gourmet dinner in the Celebration Hall, or exchange vows surrounded by the lush hillside, followed by a night of dancing under the stars in the Grand Piazza. Renowned for its natural beauty, and state of the art acoustics, One World Theatre is Austin’s most unique wedding venue.
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A World Apart, A Moment Together One World & TRIAD funds of the San Antonio Area Foundation Connecting Central Texas Military Families One World’s innovative performing arts summer camp program provided scholarships through TRIAD funds of the San Antonio Area Foundation to give kids the opportunity to be a part of the musical production of “Wizard of Oz.” When the campers took the stage every parent, no matter where they were located, including Iraq was able to see their child perform. Using amazing video technology generously provided by a partnership with LifeSize Communications, seven military bases were connected to One World Theatre, so that parent and child could see, talk and interact with each other as if they were in the same room. After the performance, each child and their family was given the opportunity to talk privately with their loved one, keeping the bond of family alive across the miles.
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ONE WORLD PRIVATE EVENTS Host Your Corporate Party or Celebrate Your Special Event at One World Theatre Private Events Fundraisers • Galas • Bar & Bat Mitzvahs Private Parties: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Special Occasions Corporate Events Holiday Parties • Employee Recognition Events • Award Dinners • Corporate Lunches Enjoy a concert by your favorite artist Let One World book entertainment for your event
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