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4000 Miles by
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4000 Miles By
amy herzog featuring
beth dixon leigha kato Davy Raphaely Shannon Marie Sullivan
Scenic Design Jason simms
Costume Design Elizabeth hope clancy
Director of Production roy w. backes
Lighting Design thom Weaver
Production Stage Manager DANielle Commini
Casting alan filderman
Sound Design bart fasbender
PTC Dramaturg Carrie chapter
PTC Casting Director amy dugas brown
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from the executive producing director Dear Friends, The notion of a “homecoming” has formed the basis of many great American dramas and playwright Amy Herzog, making her Philadelphia debut here at PTC, has contributed a wonderful addition to the genre with her tender and wise 4000 Miles. This OBIE Award-winning play has quickly become a beloved staple of theaters throughout the country. The script introduces us to Leo, a road-weary young man recharging his emotional batteries after enduring a grueling bicycle journey that has been marked by a life-shaping event. The fact that his grandmother holds the key to his other journey--the one back to wholeness--is what lifts both play and playwright to a place of distinction. Although relatively young, Herzog earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for 4000 Miles and demonstrates a potent knowledge of character as well as storytelling. We are honored to have her with us November 8th for our American Playwrights in Context series following the matinee performance when she’ll discuss 4000 Miles and her body of work, including The Great God Pan, Belleville and After the Revolution. We are also pleased to offer a screening of the film Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch, as a thematic companion piece to 4000 Miles. We hope it will add a new dimension to your theatre-going experience. We are particularly excited about the rest of our season, which I am thrilled to say includes the return of the musical NERDS! After our wildly successful premiere in 2007, this hilarious musical comedy is back with a new creative team. Although our world has gone increasingly digital in the last seven years, this tale of long-time rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they transform from geeks to masters of the universe still maintains its sweetly analog charm. NERDS is certain to provide audiences with a refreshing addition to traditional holiday fare. And of course, we couldn’t be happier that we are producing Christopher Durang’s brilliant nod to Chekhov, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play; the compelling and unconventional drama Tribes by gifted playwright Nina Raine; and A Boy and His Soul, one man’s captivating and profound story of growing up and coming out to the sounds of Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, The Sylistics, and so many more, written and performed by one of Philadelphia’s favorite sons - the supremely talented Colman Domingo. Welcome to our 2013/2014 season and I look forward to chatting with you in the lobby!
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FROM THE president Dear Friends, Welcome to PTC’s 38th season! This year as always, PTC will offer Philadelphia-area theatergoers an exciting and diverse lineup of contemporary drama and musicals from award-winning playwrights and composers, brought to life on the Suzanne Roberts Theatre stage by the finest theatrical creative teams. The themes and social concerns that inform these productions will be even more deeply explored in PTC’s many patron engagement activities, post-show programs and community forums throughout the season. We encourage you to delve deeply into the power of theatre to change minds and lives by attending as many of these programs as you can. Meet the playwrights, designers, actors and other professionals in front of and behind the scenes of PTC’s exceptional productions and find out why PTC is privileged to bring you their work this year. The high quality of theater and indeed all the arts in Philadelphia is both a source of civic pride and an undisputed driver of economic growth. Yet, as the Philadelphia Inquirer recently pointed out in a series of articles covering the financial problems of non-profit arts organizations and the shrinking philanthropic base supporting those organizations, there are significant threats to the future of Philadelphia’s dynamic cultural infrastructure. Declining regional government, corporate and other longtime institutional sources of support mean that the continued existence, let alone future growth, of the arts community will be in the hands of people like you who believe in the importance of the arts. It is more urgent today than ever that the patrons who buy tickets and otherwise benefit from Philadelphia’s arts institutions and cultural programs provide the financial support that will sustain them both now and for the future. If you wish to assist PTC, we’ve made it easy for you. Self-addressed giving envelopes are available in the theatre lobby or you can give online at philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/donate. And thanks very much for your support. Most important right now, we’re delighted you’re here for 4000 Miles and please enjoy the show!
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who’s who Beth Dixon (Vera) Broadway: Major Barbara, Wrong Mountain, Royal Family (u/s Rosemary Harris). Off-B’way: Rapture, Blister, Burn; Wings, Vieux Carre, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Mary Stuart, Endpapers, Terese Raquin, Booth is Back, America Dreaming, Unbound, The Grille Room. Regional: Three Tall Women, Tartuffe, All My Sons, The Grapes of Wrath, The Glass Menagerie, Vincent in Brixton, The Constant Wife, Fuddy Meers, King Lear, etc. Film: Non-Stop, Infinitely Polar Bear, Off- Ramp, Ballad of the Sad Café, Dark Tides. Television: Zero Hour, Game Change, L&O Criminal Intent, Law and Order, Home Improvement, Queen, Storm of the Century. Leigha Kato (Amanda) Leigha is overjoyed to be making her PTC debut in this production of 4000 Miles! Since graduating from the University of the Arts this past spring, Leigha has moved to New York to pursue her career in acting. Theatre credits include: Arden: A Little Night Music (u/s Anne); UArts: Arabian Nights, High Fidelity, The Adding Machine, and Princess Ida. A million thanks to her family, friends and teachers! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for YOU!! Davy Raphaely (Leo) is thrilled to be making his Philadelphia Theatre Company debut. Most recently, Davy played the title role in the Arden Theatre’s Pinocchio and the role of Vinny in the feature film Dead.tv. Other recent stage credits include the internationally touring Proof (Walnut Street Theatre); The Bomb-bitty of Errors (11th Hour Theatre Company); The History of Invulnerability (Theatre J in Washington, DC); Saturn Returns (Theatre Exile); If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Arden); House Divided (InterAct); A Prayer for Owen Meany (Arden); Lungs (Luna); and the world premiere of The Eclectic Society at the Walnut Street Theatre. Love to Allison. Shannon Marie Sullivan (Bec) is thrilled to be making her debut with Philadelphia Theatre Company. Other theatre credits include: Romeo and Juliet, Happy Now? (Yale Repertory Theatre), Nicholas Maeve Marianne (FringeNYC, MCC Theatre), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Santa Barbara). TV credits include: Person of Interest, Blue Bloods (CBS). Shannon is featured as Sue in the upcoming untitled film with Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei, written and directed by Marc Lawrence and as Megan in the independent feature To Whom It May Concern. She is a founding member of the NYC-based theatre company FRESH PRODUCE’d. Education: BFA UC Santa Barbara, MFA Yale School of Drama. Amy Herzog (Playwright) Plays include After the Revolution (Williamstown Theater Festival; Playwrights Horizons; Lilly Award), 4000 Miles (Lincoln Center; OBIE Award for the Best New American Play), The Great God Pan (Playwrights Horizons), and Belleville (Yale Repertory Theater; New York Theatre Workshop; finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize). She has received commissions from Yale Rep, Steppenwolf, and Playwrights Horizons. Amy is a recipient of the Whiting Writers Award, the Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Helen Merrill, the Joan and Joseph Cullman Award for Extraordi-
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who’s who nary Creativity, and the New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award. She is a Usual Suspect at NYTW and an alumna of Youngblood, Play Group at Ars Nova, and the SoHo Rep Writer/Director Lab. She has taught playwriting at Bryn Mawr and Yale. MFA, Yale School of Drama. Mary B. Robinson (Director) Mary B. Robinson’s past productions at PTC include At Home at the Zoo, Third, Dinner with Friends, This is Our Youth, Molly Sweeney, and Three Viewings. Her work is also known to Philadelphia audiences from her five years as artistic director of the Philadelphia Drama Guild, where she directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, A Moon for the Misbegotten, A Normal Life, Dancing at Lughnasa (with Beth Dixon), and Of Mice and Men (Barrymore Award), among others. In New York, she directed Women on Fire at the Cherry Lane, with Judith Ivey, and String Fever at Ensemble Studio Theatre, with Cynthia Nixon. She was nominated for the Drama Desk Award in 1986 for her production of Lanford Wilson’s Lemon Sky at Second Stage, and she was the first recipient of the Alan Schneider Award in 1987. She worked most recently at Arena Stage in Washington DC, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City. She teaches directing at NYU and Brooklyn College, and her book “Directing Plays, Directing People: A Collaborative Art” was recently published by Smith and Kraus. Jason Simms (Scenic Designer) For PTC: Venus in Fur. Other work includes the New York productions of Urge for Going (The Public Theater), The Bad Guys (Second Stage Theatre Uptown), and Headstrong and Finks (The Ensemble Studio Theatre), A Bright New Boise and After (Partial Comfort Productions), Dot and Vendetta Chrome (Clubbed Thumb), and American Treasure and Melancholy Play (13P). His regional credits include The Whale (Denver Center Theatre Company), A Thousand Clowns (Two River Theater Company), Dutch Masters and The Puppetmaster of Lodz (Berkshire Theatre Group), Rent (Bristol Riverside Theatre), and Talley’s Folly (Hudson Stage Company). Simms received an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts. He received the 2012 USITT Rising Star Award. Elizabeth Hope Clancy (Costume Designer) For PTC: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins. Broadway: A Christmas Story, Passing Strange, Bobbi Boland, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. West End: A Few Good Men. Dublin: Death of a Salesman (Gate). Off-Broadway: The Lady from Dubuque, The Oldest Profession, The Last of the Thorntons (Signature Theatre), Hamlet (TFANA), In the Blood, A Dybbuk (Public), Memory House, Recent Tragic Events, The Wax (Playwrights Horizons), Waiting for Godot, Endgame, The Entertainer (Classic Stage Company), Finer Noble Gases, Acts of Mercy (Rattlestick), The Cook (Intar), Waiting for Havana (Cherry Lane). Regional: Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Intiman, Huntington Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Kansas City Rep, Bay Street Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage, Guthrie, Long Wharf, Geffen, Yale Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, many others. Opera: Griffelkin, A Month in the Country, The Rape of Lucretia (Manhattan School of Music), Don Giovanni (Wolf Trap). Dance: Yvonne Rainer, Sally Silvers, Pat Catterson, Karen Sherman. MFA: Yale School of Drama. Faculty: Rutgers University.
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who’s who Thom Weaver (Lighting Designer) For PTC: Venus in Fur. Philadelphia: Wilma, Arden, People’s Light, Lantern, Walnut, Headlong, Delaware, InterAct, Azuka, Curtis Opera, New Paradise, Theatre Exile, 1812, PSF, and Flashpoint Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. Other credits: Milwaukee Rep, Theatre J, Shakespeare Theatre, Cal Shakes, Children’s Theatre Company, Virginia Stage, Roundhouse, CenterStage, Folger, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Signature, Lincoln Center Festival, Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public, and Yale Rep, among others. 2011 and 2012 Barrymore, 14-time nominee, 3-time Helen Hayes nominee, and the 2007 AUDELCO Award. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale. Bart Fasbender (Sound Designer) Happy to be back at PTC; previous designs here include: Venus in Fur, reasons to be pretty, The Mountaintop, The Outgoing Tide, Ruined and Humor Abuse. New York: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway, Storefront Church and Port Authority (Atlantic Theater Company), Lonely, I’m Not and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch (Second Stage Theatre), Burning and Russian Transport (The New Group), Apple Cove (Women’s Project), Three Changes and Drunken City (Playwrights Horizons), Graceland (LCT3), The Revisionist, Asuncion and The Aliens (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), A Body of Water (Primary Stages), Women on Fire (dir. by Mary Robinson) and Bhutan (Cherry Lane) and Boozy..., Heddatron, and Hell House at St. Ann’s Warehouse (Les Freres Corbusier). Regional: The Old Globe, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage and Film, Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum and The Kirk Douglas Theatre), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Virginia Shakespeare Festival and TheaterWorks. Hewes Design Award nomination. Danielle Commini (Production Stage Manager) Philadelphia Theatre Company: Production Stage Manager; Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Venus in Fur, Seminar, and Bella: The Color of Love. Assistant Stage Manager; The Mountaintop, Stars of David, reasons to be pretty, The Outgoing Tide, The Scottsboro Boys, Red, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, Ruined, Let Me Down Easy, Race, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Opera Company of Philadelphia: Stage Management Intern; Otello. Walnut Street Theatre: Stage Management Apprentice; Fiddler on the Roof, Fallen Angels, The Eclectic Society, Oliver!. Received B.F.A. from University of the Arts. Special thanks to the PTC staff, especially Bridget and Annie. Much love to Mom, Dad, and Will for unending support.
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who’s who Carrie Chapter (Literary Manager/ Dramaturg) A graduate of Washington College and Villanova University, her workshop and production credits include the National Music Theatre Conference and the National Playwrights Conference at the O’Neill Theater Center; PlayPenn New Play Development; Geva Theatre Center; Playwrights Horizons; Primary Stages; and Inis Nua Theatre Company. Ms. Chapter also provided workshop dramaturgy for Broadway’s The Book of Mormon. Recently, she proudly acted as the facilitator/dramaturg for a seed grant project at Temple University entitled, que[e]ry, a student-written performance piece on the experiences of LGBT youth. Ms. Chapter is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Alan Filderman (Casting) Broadway: 33 Variations, Grey Gardens, Marie Christine, Master Class, Once On This Island. Off-Broadway: Langston in Harlem, Boys in the Band (2010), Dessa Rose, Here Lies Jenny, Listen to My Heart, Miss Evers Boys, A New Brain, A Beautiful Thing, Three Tall Women, From the Mississippi Delta, Song of Singapore, The Sum of Us. Many Regional Theatres across the United States including 21 years with the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Film: Ice Age, Broadway Damage, Anastasia. Amy Dugas Brown (PTC Casting Director) is a casting director, director, audition coach, senior lecturer at University of the Arts, and project director for the Actors’ Project at University of Pennsylvania’s Brain Behavior Laboratory. She spent ten seasons as Associate Artistic Director at Arden Theatre Company and is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. She is married to Philadelphia actor Ben Dibble and together they have three children. Sara Garonzik (Executive Producing Director) has directed and produced for Philadelphia Theatre Company since 1982, and introduced more than 140 world or regional premieres of major new American plays and musicals to Philadelphia including new work by Terrence McNally, David Ives, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Hatcher, Christopher Durang, John Henry Redwood, Tracey Scott Wilson, Naomi Wallace and Bruce Graham, among others. In 1991 she was named to the Philadelphia Theatre Company Board of Directors. Other service has included: Board Member of ArtReach and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA); theater panels for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio State Councils on the Arts; theater panels for The Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, the McKnight Foundation Advancement Awards for Playwriting, and the O’Neill Playwrights Conference; the TCG Fox Foundation Actor Fellowships, and as a judge for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women” and was named one of Business Philadelphia’s and Philadelphia Magazine’s “People to Watch.” She has received the Award of Honor from the Alumnae Association of the Philadelphia High School for Girls and the President’s Award from the Philadelphia Young Playwrights. In 2007, she received the Achievement Award from the American Association of University Women, an honor she proudly shared with Dawn Staley and Terry D’Alessandro. In June 2008, she received the first Arts Pioneer Award created by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. She currently serves as an advisory Board Member of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, Board member of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (after serving 3 years as president), and on the advisory board of PlayPenn, a new play development organization.
who’s who Priscilla M. Luce (President) has a broad background that covers virtually all aspects of non-profit management, positioning, philanthropy, and volunteerism. She served 11 years as vice president of a national non-profit fund-raising and management consulting firm, guiding the boards of trustees and staff of more than 50 schools, colleges, museums, performing arts, hospitals and other organizations in raising annual, capital, endowment and deferred gifts for their institutions. Previously, she held public relations positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mount Holyoke College. Her long career in corporate communications with TRW Inc., a Fortune 100 company based in Cleveland. She also directed a $16 million fund-raising campaign for the Cleveland Public Schools, and is an expert in crisis management, strategic planning, marketing communications and issue communications. Luce has been volunteer president and executive director of The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation in Philadelphia since 2000. Under her leadership, this family Foundation is developing a leading-edge grant-making style that emphasizes collaboration with non-profit partners to implement innovative approaches addressing evolving community and social needs in Philadelphia. She is executive producer of a documentary film, “Mr. Philadelphia – The Story of Albert M. Greenfield,” which aired on WHYY in Philadelphia. Since 2003, Luce has consulted with non-profit organizations as well as companies in the manufacturing and real estate sectors. Her work has included strategic and operational planning, fundraising feasibility analysis and planning, constituency development, organizational positioning and marketing communications. Luce is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and attended executive marketing programs at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University; the London Business School, and the J. L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. She is currently listed in Who’s Who of American Women and is a member of the Union League of Philadelphia, the Forum of Executive Women and the Pennsylvania Society. She currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Theatre Company.
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Slant‘s Gerard Raymond interviewed playwright Amy Herzog for the blog column “The House Next Door” in April 2012 when 4000 MILES had opened for the second time at Lincoln Center Theater in its Mitzi E. Newhouse space. In the interview, Raymond discusses Herzog’s inspiration - her grandmother, who later passed away in April 2013. Here is an excerpt:
Herzog first gained attention in New York in 2010 with After the Revolution, an epic, semi-autobiographical family drama which spans three generations of an American communist family in New York and Boston. Vera, the matriarch of family, is a recurring character in both After the Revolution and 4000 Miles. The House recently caught up with Herzog to chat about her work. Gerard Raymond: Is Vera based on your own grandmother? Amy Herzog: Yes, she’s based quite directly on my real biological grandmother, who is 95 and lives still in Greenwich Village. Her name is Leepee; it’s an
unusual name. She’s very sharp-tongued and quick, very loving and also very critical, and is just a legendary figure in my family. She actually worked in the theater—as a production secretary and assistant—and she remains a very devoted leftist. After the Revolution was largely about her late second husband, who was my father’s stepfather, his kids, and their kids, and also my step-cousins and step-uncles. But I left my own family out of this series of plays so Vera has no biological children. GR: In 4000 Miles, Leo and his grandmother have a very special relationship. Do you have a similar friendship with your own grandmother?
AH: Yeah, I think so. And it’s something I began to appreciate after I became an adult—that she isn’t very grandmotherly at all, despite being extremely affectionate. She’s just sort of a contender in the room. She’s tough on people whether or not they’re related to her, maybe especially if they’re related to her. And she doesn’t assume that grandmotherly posture of sweetness and deference and distance with younger people. She just gets in the ring and engages with you, which can be wonderful and can be hard. This character, Leo, isn’t me at all, but I did live with my grandmother for a while when I first graduated from college and I encountered what it’s like to be her roommate. I’m very grateful for that period, mostly because we got in some fights, which I now think is completely remarkable. I worked through fights with my grandmother. Very few people can say that. GR: The play encompasses issues of growing old, impending death, and invisible life histories, as in the case of Vera’s off-stage neighbor. Did you intend to write about all this when you started work on 4000 Miles?
AH: I did feel very strongly about
writing an older character with the dimensions that I observed in my grandmother, because...I do think there’s a way that older people can just disappear. I feel, in a very pronounced way, my own grandmother’s fight to remain present and relevant. You know, I never think in terms of themes or overarching concept when I begin plays. It’s usually something very specific. When I was doing a workshop of After the Revolution, in the spring of 2009 at Williamstown, I heard the news that one of my cousin’s closest friends
had been killed in a rafting accident. I had met this young man briefly. That was the seed of 4000 Miles. I don’t think I had decided beforehand to write another play with Vera. I guess when I heard this horrible news about this very young man dying, there was some connection for me to how my grandmother deals with death at her age constantly. She’s just losing people it seems like several times a month. And, of course, she’s confronting the fact that she’s now 95; there are a limited amount of things that she can still sort of expect. GR: Has your grandmother seen the play? AH: Yes. She read it first because her hearing isn’t great and she wanted to hear every word of it. She thought all the actors spoke too quietly; that was her criticism of the production. But she has been proud of me for both of these plays. After seeing After the Revolution she said, “Well, Amy is very creative, but ultimately she’s a conservative.” She didn’t have a zinger like that for 4000 Miles. I think she was moved to see herself represented so specifically and to have such a large role, but honestly I don’t entirely know what she thought. GR: Are you still close to her? AH: I see her probably every week or two weeks. She’s frustrated because her hearing has deteriorated quite a bit and it’s just harder for her to have a conversation at the pace that she would otherwise like. But yes, she’s still really present. GR: Growing up in a leftist family gave you material for both After the Revolution and 4000 Miles. How did the politics of the family affect you personally? AH: What’s interesting is that my immediate family isn’t as engaged in this leftist tradition. My father and mother are liberals I would say. Maybe they would define themselves as leftist, but the people in
the plays are based on my step-relatives who are activists, whose lives are really defined by their politics. I always had more of an observer kind of role, but I also grew up proud that my grandparents were communists and that my step-grandfather had been blacklisted. I think that was partly why, in my late 20s, I always felt eager to claim that tradition as my own. Now I’m really talking about what gave rise to After the Revolution. So even though my immediate family wasn’t as immersed in the tradition, I felt a really strong connection to it, and I began to examine it more as I got older. GR: Is it true that you might write a third play also based on your family?
AH: Yeah, there’s still talk about it in my head. I don’t know yet what it is. GR: What do you look for most when writing for the theater? AH: I was just hoping today, idly, that I will have different phases in my writing career. I think the journey for me over the last so many years has been the emphasis on character. Right now I’m interested in writing really complicated characters, so that it’s worth the time of great actors to play them. It’s a fairly naturalistic, realistic moment that I’m at right now. I know that 10 years ago I was thinking very differently and maybe will be 10 years from now.
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What you need to know.. In 4000 MILES, there are many journeys to track. The most literal of these treks, which reflects the play’s title, is a biking excursion from Seattle to New York City - with a momentous stop in between. Even for a thrill-seeker like the character of Leo, the decision to bike across the country requires a careful amount of planning and forethought. Here are a few preparations to pack away before the road calls: By Carrie Chapter, PTC Dramaturg
Endurance training is a must! While cycling, the quadriceps and hamstrings are the muscular assets. It is recommended that a cyclist prepare their cardiovascular system four to five times per week with endurance training at least 6 to 8 months ahead of the trip. If this kind of exercise regimen is brand new, then riding or walking 20 minutes a day, three times a week for three-four weeks, is a safe measure in getting started. It is advisable to then “up the ante” with some cross-training methods such as swimming, indoor cycling, Pilates, yoga, pull-ups, push-ups, and especially weight-lifting (at least twice a week). Also, a cyclist should conduct a “practice ride” equipped with the same weight and load carried for the actual bike trip.
Be aware of costs prior to departure. Even if a cyclist opts for a barebones approach, the total cost will still be a few thousand dollars. A touring bicycle is what works best in traveling cross-country, and the base price, even for a light-
weight or hybrid model, could start at $1,200; this is one item on which a cyclist should not cut corners. With boarding costs, which depends on the availability of camp sites or obliging friends along the way, the final price tag could land between $4,000 and $5,000, easily.
This is not a Mediterranean cruise. Take only what you absolutely need. Cyclists learn to honor the adage of “a free man owns nothing” when faced with a particularly daunting uphill route. The more that can be left at home, the better - leave all sentimental indulgences behind. A lighter load preserves energy and stamina. However, in addition to tinned foodstuffs, wicking clothing, copied forms of I.D., and a first aid kit, all cyclists should remember to bring an LED headlamp bike light, a reflective triangle or vest, a lightweight PVC rain suit (for rainy days when shelter eludes the rider), a Camelback-style water pouch (which worn on the back to free up hands), and some kind of computer or GPS for efficient navigation.
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Five tips from Steve Garufi to assist future cross-country riders: Steve is a cyclist and writer based in Colorado, who biked across the country in 2008, and created a YouTube Channel and website, “Bike Across America.”
#1 Rural Seemed Safer Than Urban Rural equals less cars and relaxed roads. Generally speaking, people in rural and small town areas might be more friendly and willing to help you if you need it. This is completely my opinion, but I felt less safe in cities with road safety and the potential for crime. #2
Sunday Mornings - Saturday and Sunday mornings are great times for cycling, as the morning rush hour won’t be happening. Also, many local commercial truckers are not on the roads on weekends. If possible, I suggest doing your best to time your rides through cities during these days.
#5 Extra Gloves That Cover Your Fingers
- I must make a clarification about what I said in the video. I did not learn about this during my bike trip across America. This is my input based on my experiences cycling in Colorado. I don’t care how warm it supposedly is, if you›re riding fast in the mountains and the weather cools or rains (as it often does), the wind chill can be brutal on your fingers. If your route travels anywhere that could be potentially cold, you’ll probably be glad you carried that extra pair.
#3
Loose Dogs - Sadly, not all pet owners are responsible, and you may have an encounter with a dangerous or intimidating loose dog. It isn’t funny when an unleashed dog races toward the street and chases a cyclist. I suggest carrying pepper spray, mace or your weapon(s) of choice to defend yourself in sticky situations.
#4 Have a Researcher - The advent
of smartphones might make obtaining information easier, but I suggest having a real “on call” person to research anything you need to know while on the road. A researcher could be helpful with identifying campgrounds, lodging, bike shops or other services that would be otherwise difficult to research during your trip. *Additional information courtesy of Adventure Cycling and Bike Across America. Images courtesy of Creative Commons.
Donor Spotlight Dorothy Del Bueno
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If you appreciate the arts, you can’t be passive. You can’t just go; you have to make some kind of contribution in support of the organization’s mission and goals.
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After a long and productive career in
the health care field, Dorothy Del Bueno is living her passion for the arts. “I love Philadelphia’s cultural scene – organizations here are very welcoming and you can really get involved,” she says.
Dorothy lived for 25 years in New York City working both at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and as a consultant in nursing staff development and administration for multiple hospitals. In 1984, she developed a methodology that has been in use for nearly 30 years at hundreds of hospitals and health care settings in Canada and all but four states. The three to five-hour individual assessment examines nurses’ competencies and identifies areas in which they can improve their effectiveness. Dorothy, a New Jersey native, first experienced Philadelphia when she came here for nursing school. She later became Associate Dean and faculty member at the Nursing School of the University of Pennsylvania.
While in New York, Dorothy was an active arts consumer, especially enjoying the museums. “My appreciation for theater grew from my love of the visual arts and of reading. The combination of literature and art is a perfect recipe for admiring theater,” she says. After moving back to Philadelphia in 1982, Dorothy immersed herself in theater and museums and began building her own fine art collection focusing on American art from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Eventually more than half of her collection will be housed at the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill. Dorothy believes in supporting what she loves. “If you appreciate the arts, you can’t be passive. You can’t just go; you have to make some kind of contribution in support of the organization’s mission and goals. PTC has a great venue, great original productions and great people. I’ve been delighted to be part of the PTC family as a subscriber and donor.” And PTC couldn’t be happier to have her with us.
ANNUAL FUND 2013-2014 Philadelphia Theatre Company is deeply grateful for the support it receives from the many generous individuals, corporations, foundations and government partners who contribute to the Annual Fund. For more information about how to support PTC’s artists, productions, and programs, please call the Development Office at 215-985-1400 ext. 117. This list acknowledges donors as of September 20, 2013. The Artists Circle Where great theatre and great theatre friends meet Executive Producers Circle ($25,000+) David & Nancy Colman Julia & Eugene Ericksen Victor Keen and Jeanne Ruddy Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Lenfest James T. Smith & Debra Klebanoff Harriet & Larry Weiss Alan & Janet Widra Producers Circle ($10,000 - $24,999) Marilyn & Robert Birnhak Fran & Neal Cupersmith Ms. Lee Ducat Alice L. George David and Linda Glickstein Glenn Gundersen & Susan Manix Mr. Tom Kirdahy Monika Krug Susan & James Meyer Jerry & Cookie Riesenbach Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Directors Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Carole Haas Gravagno & Emilio Gravagno Joal Greenberg & Marcy Gringlas Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Kardon Sally Lyn Katz Dale Penneys Levy & Richard Levy Don & Lynne Rosenblit Carol Saline & Paul Rathblott Elliot Schwartz Bryna & Andrew Scott Laura & Richard Steel Shel & Karen Thompson Designers Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous Mr. Edward A. Comer
Steven J. Engelmyer, Esq. & Lisa Wershaw in support of Drama Contact Jane and Joe Goldblum June and Steve Wolfson Susan Kaiserman Christine Kanter Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry Madeleine & Steve Kessler David Lerman & Shelley Wallock Priscilla M. Luce Maureen E. Pugh June & Stephen Wolfson Playwrights Circle ($1,000-$2,499) Dr. Peter H. Arger Charlotte & Dirk Ave Jim & Kim Balaschak Carol Blank & Dr. Horace Barsch Arthur & Janice Block Louis Bluver Linda & Jonathan Chorney John & Priscilla Clement Michael & Ellen Singer Coleman Diane Cribbs & Arthur M. Mann Dr. James F. Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Edelman Phyllis & Howard Fischer Esther Flaster Teresa Gavigan & Larry Besnoff Sally Walker & Thomas Gilmore Henry & Sheila Gladstone Rosalie Burns Goldberg & Herbert I. Goldberg Mignon Groch John & Meredith Hanamirian Tom & Wendy Hibberd William L. Leonard Fran & Leon L. Levy Charisse R. Lillie Lynn & Joe Manko Seymour Millstein Robin Palley Joyce & Tim Ratner Barbara Rice & Tina Phipps Noel Rosales & Vic Spain Sue Perel Rosefsky Jeannette & Dick Rosen
Chris & Cecelia Ross Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Rubenstein Andrew and Melinda Rudolph Vesna & Howard Sacks Patricia Saddier Michael Sanyour & Laurada Byers Sherrie Savett Dr. Nathan & Dolly Beechman Schnall Eric & Robin Settle Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sheerr Marjorie & Howard Silverman Gayle & David Smith Kathleen Stephenson, Esq. Barbara & Robert Tiffany Bettyruth Walter, PH. D. Jeanne P. Wrobleski, Esq. PTC Performers Impresarios ($500-$999) Harriet and Bob Blum Jane & Peter Cohen Mr. Ori Feibush Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Forte Kenneth L. George Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glazer Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman Marc & Susan Howard Ellen Milgrim and Andrew Keiser Mr. Steve Poses Mrs. Catherine Rawcliffe Mr. Brett J. Rhode Mr. Harry Roth Antoinette F. Seymour Mr. Leon C. Sunstein Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harald Wulff Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Young STAR PERFORMERS ($250-$499) Dr. Ronald Abraham Barbara Abrahams Dr. Victor & Arlene Adlin Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bass Barbara & Mickey Black Reese & Attyah Blair Sandra A. Bloch
Mrs. Marilyn A. Brown Richard A. Couch and James M. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Cutler Esq. Andrea & Alexander Ehrlich John H. Erickson & Harry I. Zaleznik Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Freeman II Elizabeth H. Gemmill Esq. Laura and Lew Gitlin Mr. & Mrs. Jay Goldstein Paul D. Green Drs. Selina Luger & Michel Hoessly Joseph S. Holman Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey John E. Holohan Rachelle & Ron Kaiserman Debra Fein & Kenneth Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kleinman George F. Koch, Jr. & Santo A. DiDonato Mary Ann B. & Joel I. Lawson Mr. Daniel T. Lee Mr. Paul R. Levy Alexis & Joel Marmar Bruce McKittrick & Wendy E. Wilson David S. Miller Mr. Jerome Napson Eugenia & Philip Paul Mr. and Mrs. David B. Pudlin Esq. Mary Jo Reilly Lorraine & Marvin Riesenbach Barbara & Dan Rottenberg James L. Smith Jeff & Marie Taylor Bernie & Marilyn Weidenaar Ensemble Performers ($100-$249) Anonymous (6) Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Aaron Alan Aarons Ms. Janet M. Andereck Robert & Betty Anderson Ann Auerbach Mrs. Liesel Baker Margaret G. McLaughlin & Dr. Donald Bakove Dr. William F. Barr Rochelle & Herb Bass Robert & Sandy Clay Bauer Carroll W. Baylson Ms. Sok Be Ms. Deanne L. Bennett Toni Seidl & Richard Berkman Drs. Alice Hausman & Jesse Berlin Dr. Martin Black Ann & Tom Blackburn Hugh N. Blair David & Michele Blask Ms. Berry Boxley
Mr. Alvin Brothers David & Ann Brownlee Bernard & Pamela Brownstein Janet B. Cantor Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Carozza Lani & John Carrow Keith Case and Maurice D. Gross Debbie & Alan Casnoff John & Teresa Cavenagh Scott & Nelly Childress Dr. Gail Ciociola Saul & Sandra Clair Matt & Barbara Cohen Mr. and Ms. Stephen D. Cohen Natalie & Herbert Cohn Mr. Brian Coleman Dr. and Dr. Robert W. Colman Mr. Charles Conwell Darlene & John Cooke Rosalie Coombs James D. Crawford & Judith Dean PTC Production Crew Mr. Joseph A. Damico Jr. Nina Hope Mr. William Davis Dr. and Ms. John A. DeFlaminis Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Demarco Alberta De Martini Don & Nancy Donaghy Mr. & Ms. Henry Donner Ellen Dooneief Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dorsey Dr. & Mrs. William Douglass Ms. Bess Dubin Lois & John Durso Stewart & Sally Eisenberg Mr. and Ms. Gordon Elkins Debbie & Jerry Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Evans Ms. Susan Fagnani Drs. Jay Federman & Sylvia Beck Judy & Leonard Feldman Sandy & Len Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Feldman Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Fiebach Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fischl Dr. and Mrs. Aron B. Fisher Geraldine and Richard Fox Amie & Mark Frankel Janice & Leonard Freed Mr. and Ms. John R. Fulton III David Furniss Bernardo Garcia Emilia DeMarco & James F. Giblin Dave & Sandy Gift Gloria Gilman Dr. and Ms. Alex Glijansky Peggy Glover
Joan Gmitter Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gocial Dr. and Mrs. Allan Gold Jeanne Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. James P. Golden Esq. Judy & Joel Golden Ms. Brenda Goode Ms. Sandra S. Gordon Rick & Diane Graboyes Phillip Graneto and Janice Breen Dr. and Mrs. B. David Grant Mrs. Aline Gray Marsha Gross Dr. and Mrs. Paul Gutterman Elaine Hamilton Marcy Hammerschlag Raezelle Zinman & Brian Hanna Judy C. Harris Sharon Harris Karen & Bruce Harrison Adrienne & Eric Hart Mr. Richard Hausch Bob Hedley & Harriet Power Morgan Y. Himelstein Ms. Miriam Hirsch Michael Hollinger & Megan Bellwoar Hollinger Mr. and Mrs. Millage Holloway Jr. Jill N. Horn Mr. Dave F. Huting Dr. and Mrs. Marc R. Inver Fred & Beth Jacoby Annabelle & Miles Jellinek Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Johnson Sandy & Richard Josephs Tudy & Hy Kahn Mary & Donald Kane Robert S. Kane & Paula Ko Ms. Jan Kanoff Mr. Ross S. Kardon Doug & Ruth Keating Rhena & Steven Kelsen Christine Killough Mr. and Mrs. David H. Kilmer Richard & Marcia Klafter Rebecca Landes & Tim Kolman Jim & Nina Korsh Mr. and Mrs. Don Kramer Selma & Goncer Krestal Carol LaBelle Dr. Peter Labriola Pamela D. Laws & Robert I. Whitelaw Magdalyn Y. Lawton Deborah Leavy and Don Bersoff Mrs. Ilene Lefko Mr. Todd Lehmacher Harvey & Joan Levitan Natalie Levkovich
Dr. Joseph Lex Mrs. Judith T. Lieb Dr. Glen H. Loev Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Makler Mr. Brett Mandel Terri Loring & Robert Margolies Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mather Dr. Rosalie Matzkin Lynne Maxwell Edythe & Robert Mazer Jim McCaffery Mr. Michael K. McClure Ms. Cynthia McGovern Judith & Martin Miller Dr. and Mrs. Manley Mincer Mark & Laura Moffa Dr. Wanda Mohr Jill & Al Montagna Jeff & Maxine Morgan Marianne Morris Ms. Susan Muller Mr. James R. Murray Jr. Margaret Goodman & Jack Nachamkin Earnestine P. Neal Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ness Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Newman Eliot & Bonnie Nierman Etta & Chuck Nissman Stuart & Carol Ockman A. P. O’Connell Linda L. Osler John & Sandi Packel Arthur Panfile Richard J. Pariseau David Pierson & Barrie Trimingham Marsha & Nathan Pincus Claudia Pine-Simon John & Jo Anne Pinto Mr. George Pomerantz Ronald E. Powers Barbara Z. Presseisen Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Putnam Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rathmill Robert & Wanda M. Rauch Janet Riser Cintra Rodgers Dulcie Romm Tony & Barbara Rooklin Joan & Joel Rosenbloom Sally & Edwin Rosenthol Brian Ross Bernard & Harriet Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Joel Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Rubin Lisette & Jerry Ruderman Mr. and Mrs. James Santangelo Arlene D. Schaller
Carl & Mary Ellen Schneider Neal & Sheila Schneider Mrs. Miriam Schneirov Kate & Stanley Schreiner Mr. Bruce S. Schwartz Dr. Louis & Linda Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. David Scott Bob and Didi Scott Ms. Suzanne Scott Marilyn & Jerome Segal Bubbles Seidenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shulman Marilyn Z. Kutler & Ira Silberman Morton & Joan Sklaroff Mr. Israel Skolnick Dr. Harris Slavick Ms. Janet Golup Mrs. Constance Smukler Jay K. Snyderman Ronnie and Dr. Robert Somers Mr. Jonathan J. Spadaford and Ms. Joy A. Toritto Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Spallone Debbie & Gary Stahl Mr. and Ms. Paul Stark Anita & Terry Steen Lucille B. Stein Bette Steinberg Philip & Doris Steinberg Ethan and Patricia Stenger Michael & Marianna Sullivan Mr. and Ms. Jim Sumerson Nina E. Tafel Bruce & Christina Tarkoff Dr. and Mrs. John Taylor Mr. Blair Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Toll Tom & Joan Tropp Krista Reichard John R. Urofsky Walter Vail Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Van Laar Dr. & Mrs. Jack Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Vogel Norman K. Walker Mr. Thomas E. Watkins Dr. Charlotte C. & Carroll Weinberg Eileen Weinberg George H. Weiss, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Roger Weiss Tracey Weiss & Bill Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Wells Jr. Fran and Marvin Welsch Ms. Carolyn L. Whitaker Evelyn Wiener Mr. Donald E. Williams Connie & Sankey Williams Sherry Shamansky & Wallace Wing
Leslie Miller & Richard Worley Kuna & Sam Yankell Mr. F. Gordon Yasinow Roger & Lillian Youman Bernie & Barbara Zbrzeznj Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Zemaitis Arnold & Barbara L. Zenker Margo K. Zitin & Mimsye Katz Joseph S. & Renee M. Zuritsky Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Zutz Gifts in Memory IN MEMORY OF RAY DUVAL AND IN HONOR OF RON HUNTER Nicolina DiSciascio Sharon Kling PTC Production and Front of House Staff Diane G. Steinbrink In Memory of Laurie Beechman from Dr. Nathan & Dolly Beechman Schnall In Memory of Ken Kaiserman from Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry In Memory of Annie Richardson from Jerome Napson In Memory of Carol Schwartz from Bryna & Andrew Scott In Memory of Donald S. Wilf and in Honor Dr. Peter Arger from Elaine W. Baer and Gloria A. Moskowitz Gifts in honor In Honor of Suzanne and Ralph Roberts 70th Wedding Anniversary Carole Haas Gravagno and Emilio Gravagno Mrs. Judith T. Lieb Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Johnson Ms. Suzanne Scott
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on Philadelphia Theatre Company relies up continue the support of individuals like you to Entertaining producing the Inspiring, Smart, and PTC. theatre you have come to expect from
Your contributions to PTC benefit the following: Exciting new American plays and musicals brought to life by the finest creative teams at our beautiful Suzanne Roberts theatre on the Avenue of the Arts
PTC@Play our Annual New Play Festival Drama Contact Education Program that serves thousands of Philadelphia students every year
$100+ Ensemble
$250+ Star
• Donor listing in Playwise performance programs. • Voucher for two complimentary glasses of wine at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre Lobby Cafe. • Invitation to Opening Night reception of PTC@Play.
$500+ Impresario
All the benefits of a Ensemble, plus: • Invitation to an exclusive technical rehearsal. All the benefits of a Star, plus: • Preferred subscription seating. • VIP invitation to our Season Launch Party. • NEW! Invitation to one Artist Circle Salon.
Artists Circle Benefits make the biggest impact - enjoy the closest access
$1,000+ Playwrights All the benefits of an Impresario, plus: • Concierge ticketing service. • NEW! Access to Artist Circle House Seats - premium seats exclusively held for AC Members for subscription exchanges and ticket purchases (Subject to availability, some restrictions apply). • Invitations to privately hosted salons with our actors, playwrights, and directors. • Bi-annual “On The Boards” newsletter from our Executive Producing Director and Dramaturg, featuring the latest in national theatre news.
Patron Enrichment Programs that bring audiences closer to the artists they love Accessibility Programs that ensure that everyone has access to our productions and programs
$2,500+ Designers
All the benefits of the Playwrights Circle, plus: • Customized backstage tour and champagne reception for up to 10 guests. (Must be scheduled in advance). • Invitation for two to attend an exclusive privately hosted dinner with the creative team of one of our season productions. • Invitation for two to attend one Opening Night performance and post-show reception.
To make a difference through Theatre Find donation envelopes in the Lobby or at the Box Office, make a gift online, or call our office 215-985-1400 x117.
Major GiftS Philadelphia Theatre Company is grateful to the following major donors for their foresight in helping us in achieving a bright future. It is because of their commitment, goodwill and continued generosity that PTC has grown to become one of the finest theatres in the region. Thank you!
$1,000,000+
$20,000 to $49,999
Suzanne F. and Ralph J. Roberts
Tracy and Rick Burke Alice L. George Estate of Ellis K. Ginsberg Sally Lyn Katz The Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation Monika Krug Susan & James Meyer Carol Saline and Paul Rathblott Bryna and Andrew Scott James T. Smith and Debra Klebanoff
$100,000 to $999,999 Dr. Peter H. Arger* Julia & Eugene Ericksen The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Kaiserman Family Kaiserman Company, Inc. H.F. and Marguerite Lenfest $50,000 to $99,999 Dorothy J. del Bueno David and Nancy Colman Priscilla M. Luce Sue Perel Rosefsky** Harriet & Larry Weiss Alan and Janet Widra
*The Peter Arger and Donald Wilf New Play Fund ** Kenneth S. Kaiserman Fund for Artistic Excellence
A legacy of theatre The aspirations of Philadelphia Theatre Company have always been fueled by the generosity of theatre enthusiasts from the region. The Visionary Society, named after the theatre’s founders, was formed to pay tribute to the special group of visionary supporters who have remembered Philadelphia Theatre Company in their wills or in other gift plans. When you join the Society you reach past your own lifetime to ensure that PTC’s rich tradition of artistic excellence will be preserved for generations to come. If you have included us in your plans, we hope you will let us know. Or, if you are interested in learning how simple it is to do so, please call our office: Christine Mickletz | Director of Development | 215-985-1400, x115 cmickletz@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Corporate Partners Let Philadelphia Theatre Company put your business in the spotlight. For more information about corporate memberships, sponsorships and in-kind support, please call 215.985.1400 x115 season Sponsors Center City Film and Video Wines Til Sold Out - WTSO.com Corporate Sponsors ($25,000+) Lincoln Financial Foundation PECO cOrporate producers ($10,000 – $24,999) Blank Rome LLP CRW Graphics Corporate pARTNERS ($5,000 – $9,999) Dranoff Properties, Inc. Republic Bank Sage Financial Group Corporate mEMBERS ($3,000 – $4,999) Samuel T. Freeman & Company Shamrock Clean Spring Garden Construction Company Wells Fargo Foundation other Corporate gifts Aribella Events The Bourse Merchants Association Carl Alan Floral Designs Mr. Nicola Cinalli Cupersmith, Wilensky, Steiger, Stempler & Company, LLP DoubleTree by Hilton, Philadelphia Center City Firstrust Bank O’Donnell & Naccarato, Inc. Philadelphia Event Planners Valley Green Bank
Matching Gifts Alliance Bernstein Bank of New York Mellon GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching Gifts Program Merck Partnership for Giving Lincoln Financial Foundation Matching Gift Program UBS Employee Giving Program FOUNDATION SUPPORT The Civic Foundation, Inc. The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Dramatists Guild Fund Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award Linda & David Glickstein Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation The Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Foundation Knights Arts Challenge of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts-Education Fund Lomax Family Foundation Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. Fund for Children of The Philadelphia Foundation The Suzanne F. and Ralph J. Roberts Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Roberts The Caroline J. Sanders Trust The Victory Foundation Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation The Wyncote Foundation
Government SUPPORT Philadelphia Theatre Company receives State arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a State agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Philadelphia Theatre Company is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Philadelphia Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the support of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
This list acknowledges donors as of September 20, 2013. PTC strives for accuracy in its donor listings. If there is a misprint or your name has been inadvertently omitted, please call 215.985.1400 x117
Make a donation through your workplace United Way Program. Our Donor Choice Number: 4273 Contributions made through the United Way support our educational programs with at-risk youth in Philadelphia and the region.
Capital Campaign Contributors Philadelphia Theatre Company applauds these major donors for their generous support of the campaign to help bring Philadelphia Theatre Company and the Suzanne Roberts Theatre to the Avenue of the Arts.
LEAD DONORS
Aileen K. and Brian L. Roberts
The Arcadia Foundation
Diane and Douglas A. Roberts
Marilyn and J. Robert Birnhak
Sue Perel Rosefsky
City of Philadelphia
Lisa S. Roberts and David Seltzer
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Anita and Terry Steen
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Kaiserman Family
Shel and Karen Thompson U.S. Airways Community Foundation
THE CORNERSTONE SOCIETY PATRONS Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Tracy and Rick Burke Citibank Michael M. Coleman David and Nancy Colman Dorothy J. del Bueno
Harriet and Larry Weiss
Roberta and Carl Dranoff
Alan and Janet Widra
Ernst & Young
Suzanne F. and Ralph J. Roberts
THE CORNERSTONE SOCIETY BENEFACTORS
Donna and Barry Feinberg
Weight Watchers of Philadelphia, Inc.
Ken and Edna Adelberg
Independence Foundation Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest
June and Steve Wolfson The William Penn Foundation
THE FOUNDERS CLUB
Valla Amsterdam Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Beneficia Foundation
Debbie and Bob Fleischman Matt and Marie Garfield Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Blue Cross
Blank Rome LLP
Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation
The Comcast Family
Connelly Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Maher
Cozen O’Connor
Will and Lucille Daniel
The Dietrich Foundation
Sir David Bruce Duncan and Lady Deana Pitcairn Duncan
Richard and Alice Norman Mandel
Catherine Roberts Clifton and Anthony A. Clifton
Linda and David Glickstein Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Family Foundation Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A at the recommendation of Carole Haas Gravagno Mr. and Mrs. Jon Harmelin KieranTimberlake Associates Monika Krug Richard and Dale Levy Kim and Rob Roberts The Fulcrum Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation Susan and James Meyer
Frank and Barbara Osinki
Samuel S. Fels Fund
PNC
Otto Haas Charitable Trust #2 at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas
Don and Lynne Rosenblit
Sally Lyn Katz
Neal and Sheila Schneider
The Lida Foundation
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Jerry and Cookie Riesenbach
James T. Smith and Debra I. Klebanoff
Carol Saline and Paul Rathblott Bryna and Andrew Scott
Kenneth M. Rutherford
Laura and Richard Steel
Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr.
Tracey B. Weiss and William I. Goldberg
Leslie MIller and Richard Worley
Special thanks to our many other donors.
Philadelphia Theatre Company Productions Key Code
All productions are Philadelphia premieres unless otherwise note v
World Premiere
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Co-Production
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East Coast, Professional or American Premiere
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Production moved on to NY or other regional theater.
the Suzanne Roberts Theatre
(2007 - Present)
2012 - 13 vSTARS OF DAVID book by Charles Busch adapted from book by Abigail Pogrebin THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall SEMINAR by Theresa Rebeck l VENUS IN FUR by David Ives 2011 - 12 red by John Logan The Scottsboro boys music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb book by David Thompson nthe outgoing tide by Bruce Graham reasons to by pretty by Neil LaBute 2010 - 11 the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee book by Rachel Sheinkin music and lyrics by William Finn RACE by David Mamet LET ME DOWN EASY by Anna Deavere Smith vBella: the color of love by Theresa Tova and Mary Kerr RUINED by Lynn Nottage Colin Quinn: Long Story short 2009 - 10 Humor Abuse by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel vGolden Age by Terrence McNally vRed Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel & Allison Engel Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson Chicago’s the second city 50th anniversary tour 2008 - 09
vUnusual Acts of Devotion
by Terrence McNally 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother by Kate Moira Ryan & Judy Gold Resurrection by Daniel Beaty At Home at the Zoo by Edward Albee Grey Gardens book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie vthe city of nutterly love co production with Chicago’s The Second City 2007 - 08
vBeing Alive music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and directed by Billy Porter M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang Third by Wendy Wasserstein vThe Happiness Lecture by Bill Irwin
plays & Players theater
(1982 - 2007)
2006 - 07 nMurderers by Jeffrey Hatcher The Frog Bride by David Gonzalez vNerds://A Musical Software Satire by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner, music by Hal Goldberg lIn The Continuum by Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter Orson’s Shadow by Austin Pendleton 2005 - 06 vmAdrift in Macao book & lyrics by Christopher Durang, music by Melnick Ben Franklin: Unplugged by Josh Kornbluth in collaboration with David Dower After Ashley by Gina Gionfriddo Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage vmSome Men by Terrence McNally 2004 - 05 Trumbo by Christopher Trumbo with Bill Irwin The Story by Tracey Scott Wilson Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg 2003 - 04 Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks Nickel and Dimed by Joan Holden vAccording to Goldman by Bruce Graham The Goat Or, Who Is Sylvia? by Edward Albee
2002 - 03 Fully Committed by Becky Mode King Hedley II by August Wilson The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown vmA Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher 2001 - 02 Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies nThe Infidel by Bruce Norris The Play About the Baby by Edward Albee Barbra’s Wedding by Daniel Stern 2000 - 01 mCompleat Female Stage Beauty by Jeffrey Hatcher vmNo Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs by John Henry Redwood This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project 1999 - 00
lDinah Was: The Dinah Washington Musical by Oliver Goldstick
vWhite People by J.T. Rogers Wit by Margaret Edson Side Man by Warren Leight 1998 - 99 How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel vmLives of the Saints by David Ives Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde by Moisés Kaufman The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh 1997 - 98 Full Gallop by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson Minutes from the Blue Route by Tom Donaghy A Question of Mercy by David Rabe nmBirdy by William Wharton, adapted by Naomi Wallace 1996 - 97 vmBunny Bunny by Alan Zweibel Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel lSylvia by A.R. Gurney Seven Guitars by August Wilson 1995 - 96 Three Viewings by Jeffrey Hatcher I Am A Man by Oyamo Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally 1994 - 95 All in the Timing by David Ives Keely and Du by Jane Martin The Woods by David Mamet vmMaster Class by Terrence McNally 1993 - 94 Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies The World Goes ‘Round by John Kander and Fred Ebb n“2” by Romulus Linney Night Sky by Susan Yankowitz 1992 - 93 Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas Mountain by Douglas Scott with Len Cariou vTiny Tim is Dead by Barbara Lebow Lips Together, Teeth Apart by Terrence McNally 1991 - 92 National Anthems by Dennis McIntyre Miss Evers’ Boys by David Feldshuh nLady-Like by Laura Shamas vmNagasaki Dust by W. Colin McKay 1990 - 91 Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet The Cocktail Hour by A.R. Gurney with Celeste Holm nPill Hill by Samuel Kelley 1989 The Middle of Nowhere songs by Randy Newman and Tracy Friedman 1988 - 89 Elaine’s Daughter by Mayo Simon The Voice of the Prairie by John Olive Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet Hannah Senesh by Lori Wilner and David Schechter adapt: of Senesh diaries Avner the Eccentric with Avner Eisenberg 1987 - 88 vlStauf by Eric Saltzman and Michael Sahl co-produced with the American Music Theater Festival Orphans by Lyle Kessler nSouthern Exposure: Sister and Miss Lexie by Eudora Welty, adapt. by Brenda Curran; and From The Mississippi Delta by Endesha Ida Mae Holland
vmHospitality by Allan Havis Out! by Lawrence Kelly First fully-mounted production 1986 - 87 Williams & Walker by Vincent D. Smith vlCitizen Tom Paine by Howard Fast with Richard Thomas, co-produced with The Kennedy Center Days and Nights Within by Ellen McLaughlin As Is by William M. Hoffman 1985 - 86 Painting Churches by Tina Howe lSplit Second by Dennis McIntyre. Co-produced with Freedom Theatre. Original commissioned from Grover Washington, Jr. Great American Sideshow: One Acts by Romulus Linney, Alan Zweibel and Robert Pine Extremities by William Mastrosimone 1984 - 85 Terra Nova by Ted Tally Geniuses by Jonathan Reynolds To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday by Michael Brady Fool for Love by Sam Shepard 1983 - 84 Getting Out by Marsha Norman True West by Sam Shepard Strange Snow by Steve Metcalfe Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson 1982 - 83 Wings by Arthur Kopit Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon by James McLure Final Passages by Robert Schenkkan Dylan Thomas by Jack Aranson with Jack Aranson 1981 - 82 When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder by Mark Medoff The Vietnamization of New Jersey by Christopher Durang Nuts by Tom Topor
various theatres
(1975 - 1981)
1980 - 81 The Rimers of Eldritch by Lanford Wilson Alice Through The Looking Glass company developed by Lewis Carroll Hooters by Ted Tally Jesse and the Bandit Queen by David Freeman
Getting Out by Marsha Norman 1979 - 80 Streamers by David Rabe vThe Insanity of Mary Girard by Lainie Robertson The Emperor Jones by Eugene O’Neill vDementia 80 by Don Steele 1979 Ashes by David Rudkin vThe Exhibition by Thomas Gibbons vSome of My Best Friends are Women by Don Steele and Edward Earle 1978 The Seagull by Anton Chekhov The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie by Albert Innaurato vThe Persecution of Eugene Waterman by Louis Lippa vThe Final Concert Tour of Mickey Colossus by Peter Mattaliano A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare vCenter City Soap by Dorothy Louise 1976 - 77
vThe Lion and the Lamb by Joseph Orazi vFuture Tense by John Sevcik vThe Keeper by Karolyn Nelke 27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams vMars by Clay Goss She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith (Theatre in the Court) Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (Theatre in the Court) 1976
vMarlowe by John Yinger Rain by W. Somerset Maugham, adapted by Colton and Randolph vThe Crossing/As I Lay Dying A Victim of Spring by David Rabe & Leslie Lee vThe Three Daughters of M. Dupont by E. Brieux, translation by Pauline Jones Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (NewMarket) 1975 The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice Sargeant Musgrave’s Dance by John Arden vBetween Now and Then by Leslie Lee
about our THEATRE The Suzanne Roberts Theatre, designed by Kieran Timberlake Associates, is owned and operated by Philadelphia Theatre Company and is the Company’s first permanent home. PTC is proud that the creation and development of its home, in partnership with Symphony House developer Carl Dranoff, has become a model for civic redevelopment; one that capitalizes on the ability of the arts to reinvigorate districts for residential and commercial revival. The space is contemporary, elegant and urbane, and features a 160’ double height glass facade on the Avenue of the Arts. The interior is defined by a uniquely warm and sculptural 365 seat main stage auditorium with a proscenium arch of interlocking leather tiles, a spacious and contemporary mezzanine, and a planned 100 seat flexible second stage for new play development, intimate performances, and educational programming. Our stage house significantly enhances our ability to respond to the most imaginative visions of our creative teams with its spacious wings, soaring fly gallery, and trapped stage. The Theatre offers a full range of public amenities with an on-site box office, ample public restrooms, a concession stand, and lobbies designed for patron comfort and engagement with the City visible through large expanses of glass. The grand staircase leads from the main floor to the double height mezzanine lobby. The Theatre’s contemporary universal design makes it one of the country’s most accessible performing arts venues and supports one of PTC’s core values ensuring that our artistry is accessible to everyone in our community.
about suzanne Roberts Philadelphia Theatre Company is honored to name its home after Suzanne Roberts--actress, playwright, director, educator, producer and philanthropist. For more than 40 years, Suzanne has been a leading champion of the Philadelphia theater community. An actress by training, Suzanne has engaged as an artist in meaningful public service with projects as diverse as performing in dramas to inspire the purchase of war bonds during World War II to national appearances in plays discouraging racism and alcoholism. Demonstrating the breadth of her artistry, Suzanne has performed on many stages throughout our region in plays from Shakespeare to A.R. Gurney. She has also performed in a variety of media including radio and television and is well known to audiences as the creator and host of the Emmy Award winning “Seeking Solutions with Suzanne.” One of Suzanne’s lifelong passions has been using theater to improve the lives of young people. Through the Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund, she has supported the outreach work of theater and dance companies in sharing their creativity with school children and young adults. Portrait of Suzanne Roberts by Alan Kole. Photo of Mainstage of Suzanne Roberts Theatre, home of Philadelphia Theatre Company, by Mark Garvin
for your information Box Office Hours:
During Productions Tuesday - Sunday: 12:00pm to showtime Monday: Closed Between Productions Monday – Friday: 10:30am to 5:30pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Open Caption Performance: 11/2/13 at 2pm
For audience members who are hearing impaired. A large LED captioning screen, positioned beside the stage, scrolls text of the lyrics/dialogue in tandem with the lyrics/dialogue of the performance.
Assisted Listening Devices:
State-of-the-Art assisted listening headsets that use an infrared signal to wirelessly deliver all dialogue, music and sound from the show at a personally adjustable volume are available for free at every PTC performance through the House Manager or concessionaire. Please ask about T-coil device options that are compatible with your hearing aid.
Audio Description Performance & Sensory Workshop 10/26/13 at 2pm
For audience members who are blind or low vision. Assistive listening devices are provided, through which a trained audio describer fills in the visual details and action on stage, live while it is being performed. A sensory workshop is provided before the show in which teaching artists provide in depth explanations of the visual aspects of the show, with patrons often invited on stage to touch and experience the set and costumes. Large Print programs available upon special request. Contact the box office to make a reservation for this workshop and/or performance. PTC’s accessibility programming is sponsored by the Lincoln Financial Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ Accessibility to the Arts in Pennsylvania for Individuals with Disabilities Program. Accessibility technology in the Suzanne Roberts Theatre was made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation.
Photography
The use of photographic or recording devices is strictly prohibited. Please note: The audience may be photographed by PTC staff for archival and publicity purposes. If you prefer that your likeness not appear in PTC materials, please notify the House Manager.
Group Ticketing & Events
Contact PTC’s Sales Director, Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x104
Student Matinees, In-School Workshops, and Summer Camp
Contact PTC’s Education Department at 215.985.1400 x111
Facility Rentals
Contact Meg Morris at 215.985.0420 x105 or mmorris@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact PTC’s Patron Services Manager, Meg Morris at 215.985.0420 x105
Advertising Opportunities
Contact Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x104 or cflannery@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Parking and Public Transportation
The Theatre is easily accessible by the Walnut/Locust and Lombard/South SEPTA Broad Street Subway stations, 15th/16th PATCO station, Route “C” bus, or taxi. On-site parking is available at the InterPark lot, as well as nearby garages along Broad Street. PTC Subscribers can pick up $2-off parking vouchers for the Interpark at the Box Office.
Restrooms, Elevator, Water Fountains
LADIES’ & MEN’S ROOMS are located on the orchestra level of the Theatre. All restrooms are ADA compliant. The ELEVATOR is located to the left of the concession stand which may be used to reach the mezzanine level. WATER FOUNTAINS are located outside the restrooms.
Lost & Found
If you have lost or found an item, please see the Box Office or House Manager. PTC is not responsible for loss or theft of personal belongings.
Lobby Video Installation
The klip//collective is dedicated to creating high-end, large-scale and unique video installations. klip//collective transforms architectural spaces into immersive visual experiences. For more information visit www.klip.tv/about.html.
2013/14 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Priscilla M. Luce, President E. Gerald Riesenbach, Esq., Chairman David L. Colman, AIA, Vice President Julia Ericksen, Ph.D., Vice President Glenn Gundersen, Vice President Neal Cupersmith, Treasurer Brigitte Daniel, Secretary Sara Garonzik, Executive Producing Director Marilyn Birnhak Alice L. George Sally Lyn Katz Victor Keen Monika Krug Dale Penneys Levy James M. Meyer, CFA Kristen Phillips Donald Rosenblit, Chairman Emeritus Carol Saline Elliot Schwartz Bryna Silver Scott, Esq. James T. Smith, Esq. Harriet Weiss Alan Widra
artistic/ programming staff Literary Manager and Dramaturg Director of Education Assistant Director of Education Education Coordinator Master Teaching Artists
Greenfield Teaching Artist Fellows
Education Interns Artistic Intern
Members Emeritus
Former board presidents
*deceased
LEADERSHIP Executive Producing Director President
Teaching Artists
Joanne Harmelin Sheldon L. Thompson Bettyruth Walter, Ph.D. Tracey Weiss, Ph.D. Kenneth Kaiserman* Robert Greenfield* Thomas M.S. Wheelock Lewis C. Ross Carole Phillips* John Friedman Donald Rosenblit William F. O’Donnell Monika Krug Cheryl Green Bernard A. Weidenaar Sheldon L. Thompson E. Gerald Riesenbach, Esq. Michael M. Coleman
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY STAFF
administrative staff Manager of Board and Administrative Services Director of Development Development Associate Development Intern Director of Marketing & Communications Marketing Manager Sales Director Venue Services Manager Audience Services Manager Publicist Audience Services Supervisors Audience Services Associates House Managers Marketing Intern
Production staff Director of Production Company Manager Crew Chief/Technical Coordinator Assistant Costume Designer Assistant Lighting Designer Assistant Stage Manager Props Master Sound Supervisor Wardrobe Supervisor Lighting Supervisor Lighting Programmer Deck Crew
Sara Garonzik Priscilla M. Luce Carrie Chapter Maureen Sweeney Will Dennis Rashanda Freeman Krista Apple David O’Connor Donja Love Jarrett McCreary Christina Binder Justine Brannon-Buss Adriana Lopez, David Pershica Jessica Wallace Josh Campbell Kristall Smith Robert Phillip Smith
Sharon Kling Christine Mickletz Jessie Pasquariello Mica Taliaferro Amy Lebo Rose Schnall Carol Flannery Meg Morris Sarah Blask Deborah Fleischman Lesley Berkowitz R. Eric Thomas Adriana Lopez Kasual Owens-Fields Alexander Rioh Ron Hunter Laura Aspen Samuel Chattin
Roy W. Backes Bridget A. Cook Michael L. Cristaldi Tina McCartney Joe Glodek Annie Halliday Melissa Cristaldi Little Daniel A. Little Maxine Johnson Alyssandra Docherty Matthew Lewandowski II Jacob Lyon Goddard
PEP Events
Our FREE Patron Enrichment Programming gives the audience a chance to see behind-the-scenes of each production and discuss the ideas and issues raised by each show.
American Playwrights in Context (APIC) November 8 post-show Delve into the world of the playwright with an exclusive onstage interview with Amy Herzog and guest interviewer, Howard Sherman. Audio Description October 26 2PM performance Backstage Tour October 26 post-matinee Join a member of PTC’s staff for a post-matinee backstage tour of the set. Learn how the set was conceived and built, and how the crew runs the show! Book Club October 17 @ 6:30PM Join us in the lobby alcove for snacks and a discussion of Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene.
HAPPY HOUR October 18, 25 & November 1 Mix, mingle, and enjoy great drink specials at PTC’s pre-show happy hour from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Meet-the-Artists (MTA) October 17 & October 31 Stick around right after the show for a talk-back and audience Q&A with the cast of 4000 Miles. Open Captioning November 2 2PM performance Special Topics October 22 post-matinee Catch the onstage conversation immediately following the 6:30pm performance! “Going the Distance: The Emotional Journey of CrossCountry Cycling”
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PTC film night Monday, October 21 at 7PM PTC presents a cinematic companion piece to 4000 MILES with a one-night screening of INTO THE WILD. The 2007 film, based on the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer, and adapted for the screen by Sean Penn, recalls the true story of a promising college graduate who gives up his life and possessions to explore the Alaskan wilderness.
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