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November 29 through december 29, 2013
n3rds Book & Lyrics by
Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner Music by Hal Goldberg Directed by
Casey Hushion
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Sara Garonzik Executive Producing Director
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Priscilla M. Luce President
Book and Lyrics by
Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner Music by
Hal Goldberg featuring
Stanley Bahorek Matt Bradley Benny Elledge Lexy Fridell Briana Carlson-Goodman Raymond J. Lee Alyse Alan Louis Rob Morrison Kevin Pariseau Blake Segal Catherine Ricafort Set Design Costume Design Lee savage thomas charles legalley based on original design by alejo vietti Hair/Makeup patricia delsordo Director of Production roy w. backes
Lighting Design jason lyons
Sound Design nevin steinberg
Orchestrations adam blau
Projection Design daniel brodie
Music Supervisor Nadia digiallonardo
Production Stage Manager DANielle Commini
PTC Dramaturg Casting Carrie chapter duncan stewart and company dale brown, csa Music Director Matt doebler
Choreographed by
Joshua Bergasse Directed by
casey hushion By special arrangement with Vicki Halmos and Carl Levin
THANK YOU TO OUR NERDS SPONSORS!
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Additional support provided by The Peter Arger and Donald Wilf New Play Fund.
from the executive producing director Dear Friends, In 2007, just eight months before we moved to the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, we produced a new musical about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs that turned out to be the sleeper hit of our season. Tuneful, silly, smart and oh-so-funny, NERDS seemed to appeal to everyone, even those still typing on word processors. The premise of the show was delightful and intriguing: the journey of Gates and Jobs as they evolved from awkward but competitive brainiacs from the 1970’s into their exalted positions as masters of the universe. Despite January snow and flu, the show created quite a buzz and sold out its run. Over the ensuing six years, we would receive constant audience requests to “bring back NERDS!” but it seemed an impossible task. The script was back in development and Steve Jobs had passed away. Additionally, the world had become transformed by the advent of social media, and our marketplace glutted by all manner of mobile devices. Could our sweetly analogue NERDS make it in this new digital world? We caught up with NERDS creators Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner, and Hal Goldberg last spring and learned that the script was not only alive and well, but had become even stronger and more of-the-moment. Additional songs had been added, plus an entirely new creative team had signed on to the project. The answer, then, was a resounding “yes!” NERDS would be, indeed, ready for an exciting and rejuvenating new production. PTC was searching for a joyful musical that would spark some holiday merriment and so, with open arms, we decided to welcome this “new” NERDS back to Philadelphia. It is rather unusual, I know, for a theatre company to develop a new play or musical and then return to it six years later to do the same, but having a produced close to forty world premieres on our main stage, I can tell you that it takes more time than you can imagine for a work to find itself and we are delighted to provide this second opportunity for NERDS!
Sara Garonzik | Executive Producing Director
A letter from our Production Sponsor, Blank Rome LLP On behalf of Blank Rome LLP, welcome to Philadelphia Theatre Company’s 2013-2014 season. Blank Rome is proud to be the Production Sponsor of NERDS with music by Hal Goldberg and book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner. Since its beginning, Blank Rome’s core values of respect for the individual, the community, and the law have been expressed through our leadership in pro bono and community activities. Our attorneys serve on the boards of public interest organizations and as counsel to local and national advocacy organizations, as well as doing pro bono work for more than 30 non-profit, religious, and charitable organizations across the country and region. Blank Rome applauds Philadelphia Theatre Company’s dedication to present the best in American theatre to Philadelphia audiences. Together, we share a commitment to Philadelphia and everything that makes this a city that continues to excel in business, the arts, and culture. Enjoy the musical. Sincerely,
Alan J. Hoffman Co-Chairman and Managing Partner Blank Rome LLP
CAST In Order of Appearance Narrator: Kevin Pariseau* Bill Gates..................................................................................................................................Stanley Bahorek* Paul Allen.....................................................................................................................................Rob Morrison* Steve Jobs......................................................................................................................................Matt Bradley* Steven “Woz” Wozniak............................................................................................................Benny Elledge* Sally.........................................................................................................................Briana Carlson-Goodman* Myrtle Wengert..............................................................................................................................Lexy Fridell* Dustin................................................................................................................................................Blake Segal* Herbert.....................................................................................................................................Raymond J. Lee* Phyllis................................................................................................................................Catherine Ricafort*+ Thekla.......................................................................................................................................Alyse Alan Louis* Tom Watson...............................................................................................................................Kevin Pariseau* Tim Patterson.........................................................................................................................Raymond J. Lee* Weema Fajeems...................................................................................................................Alyse Alan Louis* Clown.................................................................................................................................................Blake Segal* Oracle.....................................................................................................................Briana Carlson-Goodman* Judge...........................................................................................................................................Kevin Pariseau* Henchmen, PARC Employees, Macintosh Launch Team, Microsoft Launch Team: Blake Segal*, Raymond J. Lee*, Catherine Ricafort*+, Alyse Alan Louis*, Lexy Fridell*, Briana Carlson-Goodman*, Benny Elledge*, Kevin Pariseau* * denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association; + denotes Dance Captain
NERDS will be performed with one intermission Time: 1975-Present; Place: various locales in Silicon Valley
Band Matt Doebler..................................................................................................................Conductor, Keyboard Mark Allen......................................................................................................................................Flute, Clarinet Allan Slutsky.................................................................................................................................................Guitar Dave Hartl...............................................................................................................................................Keyboard Steve Beskrone................................................................................................................................................Bass Mark Cristofaro...........................................................................................................................................Drums Evan Solot.................................................................................................Contractor, Orchestra Supervisor
Act 1 Scene 1 - The Homebrew Computer Club “I Hope I Win”.......................................................................................................................Company “ I Am Just A Nerd”.....................................................................................................................Gates Scene 2-The Garage “Revolution Starts With One”.................................................................................Jobs and Woz Scene 3 - IBM Headquarters “A Step Ahead”..........................................................................Watson, Gates, and Henchmen Scene 4 - Xerox Parc “Stroll Through the Parc”........................................................................................Sally and Jobs Scene 5 - Seattle Computer Company “Whatever It Takes”.....................................................................................Gates, Allen, and Tim “Whatever It Takes Reprise”................................................................................Gates and Allen Scene 6 - 1984 Worldwide Computer Convention “Macintosh”......................................................................... Jobs and Macintosh Launch Team Scene 7 - Bill Gates’ Office at Microsoft Scene 8 - Steve Jobs’ Office at Apple “I Always Thought The Last One Would Be You”........................................Sally and Myrtle “Secrets”................................................................................Gates, Allen, Jobs, and Henchmen Scene 9 - Steve Jobs’ Office at Apple - the next morning Scene 10 - Microsoft “Windows Rap”..............................................................................................Gates and Company 15 Minute Intermission
Act 2 Scene 1 - Silicon Valley 1995 “Down and Out In Silicon Valley”........Jobs, Woz, Sally, Allen, Myrtle, Tim, and Watson “Email to God”...............................................................................................................................Jobs Scene 2 - Bill Gates’ Office at Microsoft “Let’s Merge”.........................................................................................................Gates and Myrtle “Whatever It Takes Reprise”....................................................................................................Gates Scene 3 - The Garage “Think Different”..............................................................................Oracle, Jobs, and Company
Scene 4 - The United Nerds-Homebrew “Revolution Reprise”.................................................Jobs, Woz, Sally, Myrtle, and Company Scene 5 - Courtroom “Battle of the Century”....................................................................Jobs, Gates, and Company “Finale”...................................................................................................................................Company Bows
“I Wanna Get Down and Nerdy”...................................................................................Company
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. All electronic devices such as beepers, cell phones, and watch alarms must be turned off prior to the performance.
THE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED IN THIS PRODUCTION ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Production employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, Local 8. PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF REGIONAL THEATRES (LORT), A CONSTITUENT MEMBER OF THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. (TCG), A MEMBER OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE (GPCA), THEATRE ALLIANCE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA (TAGP), THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ONE OPEN CAPTION PERFORMANCE IS PROVIDED FOR EVERY PRODUCTION TO OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PATRONS. ONE AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE IS PROVIDED FOR OUR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PATRONS. LARGE PRINT, AND AUDIO CASSETTE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Support for Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Accent on Accessibility Program Comes From: Independence Foundation Louis N. Cassett Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
special thanks 12th Street Gym Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Melanie Hazzard, Branch Manager Scenery built and painted by Center Line Studios, Inc., New Windsor, New York Projection Equipment supplied by World Stage Sound Equipment supplied by Masque Sound Lighting Equipment supplied by Christie Lites Rehearsed at New 42nd St. Studios North Carolina Theater
THE Albert M. Greenfield Teaching Artist Fellows
Clockwise from top left: Allbert M. Greenfield Teaching Artist Fellows Christina Binder, David Pershica, Adriana Lopez, Jessica Wallace, and Justine Brannon.
Thanks to the generosity and support of The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation, Philadelphia Theatre Company is implementing a unique fellowship program geared toward the training, nurturing and cultivation of high caliber teaching artists to serve the city of Philadelphia. Through selected readings, small group discussions, classroom observations, and one-on-one mentoring, the Greenfield Fellowship program serves as the ideal training ground for enthusiastic, devoted and eager artists who are passionate about bringing the arts alive through education. Philadelphia Theatre Company is excited to develop young teaching artists in an effort to improve the quality of arts education locally and nationally. For more information, visit PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org/Greenfield
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who’s who Stanley Bahorek (Bill Gates) Broadway and Off-Broadway: Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.Benjamin Britten in February House (The Public), Queen Of The Mist by Michael John LaChiusa (Transport Group), See Rock City (Transport Group), Inventing Avi (Abingdon Theatre), and The Explorers Club (Manhattan Theatre Club). Most recently he appeared in the world premiere of Honeymoon in Vegas by Andrew Bergman and Jason Robert Brown. Regionally he played Mozart in Amadeus (The Alley Theatre), Candide in Candide (The 5th Avenue), and has performed at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Syracuse Stage, Music Theatre of Wichita, Papermill Playhouse. He played Tom Sawyer in the national tour of DeafWest’s Big River. A founding member of Broadway in South Africa, he currently teaches classes to Deaf students with Theatre Development Fund. Directing debut this year with Act Normal (Senses Askew Company), and is a graduate of The University of Michigan. www.stanleybahorek.com Matt Bradley (Steve Jobs) recent credits include Three Day Hangover’s The Hamlet Project in NYC and the World Premiere of Dan LeFranc’s Troublemaker at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Other credits include A Christmas Carol (American Conservatory Theater), The Full Monty and Forever Plaid (Summer Repertory Theatre), The Wedding Singer and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Fabrefaction Theatre Co). MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. BFA from the University of Evansville. Benny Elledge (Steven “Woz” Wozniak) is SO happy to be back doing Nerds with such an awesome group! A Minnesota native, he has performed all over the world as an actor, singer, musician and tap dancer, as well as co-founding his own production company, UnFlexed Entertainment. Favorite credits include: Amos in Chicago (Nat’ Tour), Lee in True West (Windmill Studios NYC) and numerous commercial spots as Kevin the Butcher for Sweetbay Supermarkets. He also recently co-created a new webseries called Lab Rats. A big gigantic thanks goes out to The Price Group, Windmill Studios NYC, UMD Theatre, and of course all my friends and family for their love and constant support. Especially my Mom and Dad, who always taught me to embrace my inner Nerd with reckless abandon and not worry about what others thought. Thank you. www.bennyelledge.com Lexy Fridell (Myrtle Wengert) is beyond ecstatic to be working on Nerds, having been a two time braces survivor (round two completed just last year) and also because this show rocks her socks off! Broadway: The Pee-wee Herman Show (Chairry/Magic Screen etc/u/s Miss Yvonne). Off-Broadway: Avenue Q, Gone Missing (The Civilians). 1st Nat’l Tour: Avenue Q. London: (I am) Nobody’s Lunch. Lexy co-created the role of “Dory” in Finding Nemo, the Musical for Disney Theatricals. Regional favorites include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Spitfire Grill, Sylvia, Little Shop of Horrors, Grease!, Hello Dolly. TV: HBO’s Emmy-nominated Pee-wee Herman Show and an SNL digital short. Lexy’s voice can be heard on many commercials and children’s books. She won an Audio File Award for her narration of The Books of Elsewhere. BFA Carnegie Mellon University, Adeline Roth Memorial Award for acting. www.lexyfridell.com
Who’s who Briana Carlson-Goodman (Sally, Oracle) was most recently seen playing Eponine in the 25th anniversary touring production of Les Miserables. Other credits include: Broadway: Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR (Sheila & Crissy u/s). Off-Broadway: Wanda’s World. Regional: Calvin Berger (Rosanna), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Company (Marta). TV: Person of Interest. For Justin. www.brianacarlsongoodman.com Raymond J. Lee (Herbert, Tim Patterson) is super duper Star Wars excited to be making his Philadelphia Theatre Company debut with Nerds! Ray most recently appeared in the world premiere of Jason Robert Brown’s Honeymoon In Vegas at Paper Mill Playhouse and was also seen in StuckElevator at American ConservatoryTheater. He originated the role of “John”in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony Award-Winning Revival of Anything Goes. Other New York credits include Mamma Mia! (Broadway), Applause (City Center Encores!), and Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public Theater). Regional credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Fantasticks, and The King and I. Film & television credits include Smash, Ghost Town, The Mikado Project, and Fame. Ray is also a proud YouTube nerd and has directed several viral YouTube videos including the 30th Anniversary video for Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and the Anything Goes “What Makes You Beautiful” backstage music video. Ray would like to thank God, the incredible Nerds family, Nicolosi & Co., his wonderful friends, and Robbi. Go U-Northwestern! For more information please visit www.raymondjlee.com or follow @raymondjlee. Alyse Alan Louis (Thekla, Weema Fajeems) Broadway: Mama Mia! (Sophie). Off-Broadway: Lucille Lortel: The Civil War; City Center Encores: Bells Are Ringing; LaMama ETC: Camp Wanatachi; CAP21: The Daughters. Regional: Olney Theatre Center: Spring Awakening (Wendla); Pittsburgh City Theatre: POP! Who Shot Andy Warhol? (Valerie Solanas); Revision Theatre: Xanadu (Kira); Prince Music Theatre: Bright Lights, Big City (Mary) and Hair (Chrissy); Walnut Street Theatre: Brighton Beach Memoirs (Laurie) and The Goodbye Girl (Lucy) [Barrymore Award nomination]. NYU Tisch Grad and Havertown native! Rob Morrison (Paul Allen) is stoked to be putting his formative years as a Mac specialist to good use. Rob currently voices over 20 different characters on the PBS hit animated series Peg + Cat, including Beethoven, the four pirates and their parrot, Big Mouth, 100 chickens, and the Singing Goat. Off B’way: Avenue Q (Nicky/Trekkie), Pinkalicious (Peter). Regional: Paul in Nerds (NCT, Raleigh), Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Lyric Stage, Boston). Film: Carry Me Home (with Cuba Gooding, Jr). Television: CBS’ Unforgettable, Amazon’s new series Alpha House. He has appeared in many national television and radio commercials, subliminally encouraging you to eat at Joe’s (Crab Shack) and shop at Lowe’s. Rob is a lead singer, son writer, and multi-instrumentalist in the Brooklyn folk-rock band, The Hollows. He plays mandolin, guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, and alto sax. BFA, Emerson College. Thanks to LTA, my family, and Lauren. www.thehollowsonline.com
Who’s who Kevin Pariseau (Tom Watson, Judge) is delighted to be making his Philadelphia Theatre Company debut. He has appeared on Broadway in Legally Blonde the Musical (ACCA Award) and Off-Broadway in The Explorers Club, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, and others. His film credits include Morning Glory and Tower Heist, and he is the narrator for over 100 audiobooks from “The Book of Mormon” to “The Kama Sutra”, receiving an Audie nomination for his reading of The Winds of War and an Earphones Award for Burning Chrome. Kevin is a native New Englander, a graduate of Brown University, and a proud member of AEA and SAGAFTRA. He lives in New York with his wife Pam and son Nicolas. Blake Segal (Dustin, Clown) is delighted to join the Nerds team. National Tour: Mary Poppins; Regional: The Corn Is Green, Big Money, Wing It (Williamstown Theatre Festival & Fellowship Project); Romeo and Juliet (Yale Repertory Theatre); Carousel (Paper Mill Playhouse); Amadeus, The Winter’s Tale, Arcadia, Macbeth (Chautauqua Theater Company); NYC: Les Enfants de Paris (NYMF); Aristophanes’ The Frogs (Fault Line Theatre); TV: Blue Bloods. Education: Proud graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) and Yale School of Drama (M.F.A.). For KM, P&A, Mom and Dad. Catherine Ricafort (Phyllis) Excited to let her inner NERD shine, after previously earning a B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering degree at the University of Southern California (Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar). She comes straight from the world premiere of Jason Robert Brown’s Honeymoon In Vegas at Paper Mill Playhouse, originating the role of “Mahi.” Other favorites: Mamma Mia on Broadway (Ali, 10th Anniversary Cast), Prison Dancer (Cherish, NYMF 2012 and webseries), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Yoshimi u/s, La Jolla Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Connie, 1st National Tour). TV: NBC’s The Sing-Off Season 2 (soloist of “The Backbeats,” Top 3). Vocalist: USO Show Troupe. Thanks to God, my family, Scott, BBR, and the entire Nerds team! www.catherinericafort.com Jordan Allen-Dutton (Book and Lyrics) Three-time Emmy-nominated writer/producer, graduated from Tisch at NYU in ‘99 (recipient of the Artist Scholar Award.) While at NYU he created The Bomb-itty of Errors, a hip-hop add-rap-tation of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, which became a smash Off-Broadway hit, performing in the West End in London, touring in the US and Amsterdam (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critic’s Circle Award, Jeff Award in Chicago, Grand Jury Prize for Best Show at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival). With the success of Bomb-itty, Jordan signed the first ever three-tier deal with MTV and Paramount, going on to produce, write, and star in the hip-hop sketch comedy series, Scratch & Burn for MTV in 2002. From there he was invited to be a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriting Lab. Jordan has written on five seasons of Robot Chicken for which he was nominated for three Emmy awards. He’s sold original pilots and screenplays to FOX, MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount. He’s thrilled to be back in The City of Brotherly Love. Much love to his parents, lovely wife Mesha, and amazing daughter, Lavinia.
Who’s who Erik Weiner (Book and Lyrics) is a Peabody Award winning and three-time Emmy nominated writer as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award winning actor. Mr. Weiner co-created and starred in the hit play The Bomb-itty of Errors (Off-Broadway, West End; Jeff Award), won a Peabody Award for his writing on CNN Heroes, won a Barrymore Award for his latest play, NERDS, and received three Emmy Award nominations for his writing on Robot Chicken. As an actor, he’s appeared in the film Brown Sugar, HBO’s Unscripted directed by George Clooney, NBC’s The New Normal, had one debatably life-altering line on The Sopranos, and won a Screen Actors Guild Award playing Agent Sebso on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, executive produced by Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese. Many thanks to Sara and everyone at PTC for giving us Nerds a wedgie-free environment, to Vicki, Carl, Hal, Jordon 3000, Casey, all the truly talented nerds on this team, and my wonderful wife, Kerry. Hal Goldberg (Composer) is thrilled to be back at the Philadelphia Theatre Company where he received Barrymore Awards for Outstanding New Play (with book/lyric writers Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner) and Outstanding Original Music for his work on the 2007 production of NERDS at PTC. NERDS has also received workshops and productions at the Experimental Theater Wing at NYU (2003), the New York Stage & Film Festival at Vassar (2004), the New York Music Theatre Festival, NYMF (2005), and North Carolina Theatre (2013). Hal was also the composer of the musical The Children (with book/lyric writer Stan Richardson), which was presented as part of the New York Music Theatre Festival, NYMF, in 2006. Hal lives in New York City with his husband, Tim, and serves as Vice President of Theatre Operations for Jujamcyn Theaters. Love to , family, and my Jujamcyn family for their constant support. www.TheOfficialHalGoldbergWebsite.com. Casey Hushion (Director) was the Associate Director of Elf (2010, 2012), In The Heights (Broadway/National Tour) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway/National Tour/West End). Other Broadway credits include: To Be or Not To Be (Manhattan Theatre Club) and Good Vibrations. Off-Broadway: Fat Camp. Casey has worked as the Associate Director on Anyone Can Whistle at City Center Encores, as well as on Minsky’s at the Ahmanson Theatre and on Tuck Everlasting. She is currently the Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre, where she has directed 20 productions. A graduate of New York University, Casey has worked at regional theatres such as North Shore Music Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Riverside Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Casa Mañana Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Music Theatre of Wichita and Goodspeed Opera House, where she was also on staff as their New Works Scout. She has directed new works for the New York Music Theatre Festival and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. With the Boston Pops, Casey has directed concert versions of Carousel and of A Little Night Music. For Mom. Joshua Bergasse (Choreographer) is the 2012 Emmy Award-winning choreographer for the NBC drama Smash. Josh recently choreographed Warner Brothers’ Secondhand Lions at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Choreography credits include It’s a Bird...It’s a Plane... It’s Superman (NYCC Encores!), The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall), the Off-Broadway productions of Bomb-itty Of Errors, Captain Louie, national/international tours of Fame
Who’s who The Musical, West Side Story, On The Town, Guys And Dolls, Carousel, and The World Goes Round (Barrington Stage), Tarzan (North Shore Music Theatre). For television, Josh choreographed for Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Matt Doebler (Musical Director / Conductor) is thrilled to be a part of Nerds. Matt has conducted and played keyboards for the Broadway orchestras of Wicked and Book of Mormon, as well as their respective National Tours. Other recent NYC shows include Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812, Annie, and Leap of Faith. Matt is a graduate of Penn State University and a faculty alum of their Musical Theatre program. As a sophomore, he lived in the first dorm to have Ethernet. His first computer as a child was the historically overlooked Commodore 64. As a self-proclaimed “nerd,” he wishes to thank Carl, Vicki, Casey, Nadia, and Hal for the ironic opportunity and pleasure of working on this amazing show, along with the band and cast for bringing the music to life every night. Finally, he wishes to thank his family for nurturing and continually supporting his intersecting passions of music and technology. For Loco Kabuki. Nadia DiGiallonardo (Music Supervisor, Arrangements) is a NY-based singer, pianist, music director, arranger, and nerd. She is currently the music supervisor for the Broadway revival of Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. She previously worked with Diane Paulus on the Broadway revival of Hair, as the music director and conductor both in Central Park and at the Hirschfeld, and will be teaming up with her again on an upcoming production of Waitress. Nadia is proud to have been part of the Nerds team from the very beginning. Other theater credits include The Blue Angel (arrangements); The 101 Dalmatians Musical (arrangements) with music by Dennis DeYoung; Monica! The Musical; and Mario Cantone’s Laugh Whore. From 2004-2006 Nadia was the on-air pianist for ABC’s The Tony Danza Show, and has since composed music for various TV shows and commercials. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College with a degree in Urban Planning. Lee Savage (Set Designer) PTC: Intimate Apparel. NEW YORK: Sunset Baby, Thinner Than Water (Labyrinth); Collapse (Women’s Project); All-American (LCT3); The Dream of the Burning Boy, Ordinary Days (Roundabout); Oohrah! (Atlantic); The Bereaved (Partial Comfort); punkplay (Clubbed Thumb); End Days (EST). REGIONAL: Asolo Rep, Chautauqua, Dallas Theater Center, Glimmerglass, Goodman, Guthrie, Long Wharf, Shakespeare Theatre, Westport, Wilma, Yale Rep and Others. AWARDS: Helen Hayes: Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (nom), Richard III (nom) (Shakespeare Theatre); Connecticut Critics Circle: The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (Yale Rep). AFFILIATIONS: Member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and Contributing Editor for Chance Magazine. INSTRUCTOR: Yale School of Drama Design Department. TRAINING: RISD: BFA; Yale School of Drama: MFA. Thomas Charles LeGalley (Costume Designer) BROADWAY: Lysistrata Jones; Associate Design: Kinky Boots. REGIONAL: The Most Happy Fella (Goodspeed Opera); The 39 Steps, Boeing Boeing (Hartford Stage); Next Fall, God of Carnage (Dallas Theater Center); Frida Libre (La Jolla Playhouse). ASSISTANT /ASSOCIATE: Off-Broadway: The Orphans’ Home Cycle; The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore; Restoration. Goodspeed Opera: Annie Get Your Gun, Carousel. Paper Mill Playhouse: On The Town, Damn Yankees. Dallas Theater Center: FLY. National Tour: West Side Story. Education: MFA Stage Design, Southern Methodist University. Please visit www.tlegalley.com
Who’s who Alejo Vietti (Original Costume Design) PTC: Stars of David, Seminar, Red, and Nerds (Original Production). New York: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical; Old Jews Telling Jokes, and works at New York City Opera, Manhattan Theatre Club, Primary Stages, MCC, Irish Rep, The New Group, Cherry Lane, Rattlestick, Soho Rep, and Ensemble Studio Theatre among others. Regionally, has designed at Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, Colorado Ballet, Minnesota Opera, Pasadena Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie, Ford’s Theatre DC, New York Stage and Film, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Pittsburgh Public, Saint Louis Repertory, Signature Theatre Washington, Arizona Theatre Company, Goodspeed, Barrington Stage Company, 5th Avenue Seattle, Wolf Trap Opera, and Opera Santa Barbara, among others. International: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Donetsk Opera in the Ukraine. Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Gold Unit 07/09. Upcoming: Radio City Rockettes, Heart & Light. Recipient of the 2010 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. Jason Lyons (Lighting Designer) PTC: Golden Age. Broadway: Bronx Bombers, Let It Be, Bring It On, Rock of Ages (Vegas, Toronto, Australia, London and Nat. Tours), The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot In the Park, Good Vibrations. Recent: The Commons of Pensacola (MTC), Murder For Two, Romeo & Juliet (CSC), Venice (Public), On The Town (Barrington), Hello Dolly (Goodspeed), All in the Timing (Primary), Medieval Play (Signature), Uncle Vanya (CSC), White Noise (Chicago), Broke-ology, Clay (LCT), Happy Hour, Two by Pinter, Scarcity (Atlantic). Ten years with The New Group including The Good Mother, Marie & Bruce, Abigail’s Party, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Hurlyburly. Faculty: Purchase College. www.jasonlyonsdesign.com Nevin Steinberg (Sound Design) PTC debut. Recent Broadway: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers, Magic/Bird. Off-Broadway: The Landing (The Vineyard Theatre), Far From Heaven (Plawrights Horizons). Nevin is the Audio Consultant for Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium. Over thirty Broadway productions as a former founding principal of Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair and In The Heights. Daniel Brodie (Projection Designer) is a multimedia artist and projection designer from Brooklyn, NY. He graduated with a degree in theatre from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State. His Broadway designs include Motown the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde, and the upcoming production of Disney’s Aladdin. Other designs include Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet Cinderella, Basil Twist’s Behind the Lid, Arias with a Twist, and Rite of Spring. Daniel has also created large scale video designs and interactive installations for Kanye West and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival. Patricia DelSordo (Hair and Makeup Designer) Hair, Wig, Makeup Designer for the following productions: BOHEME OPERA, NJ: The Elixir of Love, Madama Butterfly, Il Tabarro, Gianni Schicchi, Rigoletto, LaBoheme, Il Trovatore, LaTraviata, Tosca, Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor, Aida, Susannah, The Barber of Seville, Cavalleria Rusticanna, I Pagliacci, Don Giovanni, Turnandot, West Side Story. WASHINGTON SUMMER OPERA: Merry Widow. MAINSTAGE: Scarlet Pimpernel. PALM BEACH OPERA: Luisa Miller. NORTH CAROLINA THEATER: La Cage aux Folles, Crazy for You, Oklahoma, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, My Fair Lady, The King & I, Ragtime, Jekyll and Hyde, Fiddler on the Roof, South
Who’s who Pacific, Cabaret, Chess, Joseph[...] Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beauty and the Beast, Music Man, Dreamgirls, Annie Get Your Gun, Phantom, Miss Saigon, High School Musical 2, Sound of Music, Drowsey Chaperone, Cats. WINDWOOD THEATRICAL NATIONAL TOURS: Crazy for You, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Urban Cowboy, Big River, Funny Girl, Copacabana, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Steel Pier, Little Women, Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret . CASA MANANA: Annie, High School Musical 1 and 2, Driving Miss Daisy (Sandy Duncan), Always Patsy Cline, Camelot, Best Little Whore House, Sweeney Todd, 42nd St. Adam Blau (Orchestrator) has written musical score and songs for numerous feature films, including License to Wed, The Overbrook Brothers, Phoebe in Wonderland, and Fuzz Track City, among others. Television credits include Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street on FuseTV and Next Caller on NBC. Adam is also the songwriter and producer behind the Fred Rogers Center’s Everyday Grooves, a collection of original songs for families and children.Adam has orchestrated feature films including School for Scoundrels and Smother. He has arranged drums and specialty percussion for film scores including We Are Marshall, The Express, and the Tinker Bell series of films. Adam is also the composer of cult favorite Monica! the Musical, a musical comedy that satirically retold the Clinton/ Lewinsky scandal. Adam has played piano and keyboards with rock bands in venues ranging from Irving Plaza in New York to the House of Blues in Las Vegas. Adam is a graduate of Yale University and former musical director of the Yale Whiffenpoofs. Roy W. Backes (Director of Production) is thrilled to have joined Philadelphia Theatre Company’s senior management team as Director of Production. Roy is a top honors graduate of Point Park University’s BFA conservatory theater program in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He began his career as Prop Master for the late, great Fred Rogers on the landmark PBS show Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Mr. Backes has spent over three decades in the professional theater, working as a Production Stage Manager, Production Manager and General Manager both on and Off Broadway and at regional theaters throughout the country, Danya Henninger, ImagicDigital.com including Pittsburgh Public Theater, The new spring offerings are some Philadelphia Drama Guild, Roundabout of the best yet on South Street West. Theatre Company, Freedom Theatre, - Danya Henninger, Zagat Philly Williamstow Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Hartmann Theater, Prince Music Theater, Wilma Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, and many more. Roy is a proud member of Actors Equity and the FIFTEEN SIXTEEN Production Managers Forum. Roy thanks 1516 South Street his wife Lisbeth and son Oliver for their 267-319-1366 • rex1516.com love and undying support. Accept grace.
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Who’s who Danielle Commini (Production Stage Manager) Philadelphia Theatre Company: Production Stage Manager; 4000 Miles, 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. Duncan Stewart and Company (Casting) Duncan Stewart and Benton Whitley are responsible for casting the new Broadway revival of Pippin, Chicago (B’way and national tour), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the new North American tour of We Will Rock You and the Off-B’way production of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. Other projects include Menier Chocolate Factory (U.S. casting); Hairspray, Saturday Night Fever and Chicago (Royal Caribbean Prod.); La Cage aux Folles (2010 B’way revival and tour); Thriller Live (West End); as well as numerous regional theatres. Proud members of the Casting Society of America www.dstewartco.com Sara Garonzik (Executive Producing Director) has led PTC since 1982, having 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, on the Board 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, and spent the majority of 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. She 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. Vicki Halmos (Producer) has been an associate producer with Lewis Allen Productions, Waxman-Williams Entertainment, and Sonny Everett Productions over the last fourteen years. She has also been an ardent supporter of new work and of the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) where she originally produced NERDS and sits on their Board of Directors. In Florida, she founded the Palm Beach Principal Players a non-profit theater company providing stage opportunity to the non-professional actor and student-actor. In 2009, she formed Entr’acte Theatrix to provide resume-building opportunities for the emerging professional. She has produced over 20 productions, giving over 300 artists the opportunity to learn and begin professional careers. In 2005, Ms. Halmos established Heads Up Productions to focus on socially relevant documentary work. She is happy to be returning to PTC to present the new NERDS with producing partner, Carl Levin, and this wonderfully talented and resilient team of writers. Carl Levin (commercial producer) Carl is a proud nerd who worked as a technology investment banker in Silicon Valley and decided to “think different’ by leaving banking to co-create and produce the Tony nominated Rock of Ages. He is excited to help bring NERDS to audiences in Philadelphia and around the world. Thanks to PTC, Sara, Vicki, Bridget, Hal, Erik, Jordan, Casey, Josh, Nadia, Matt, Hans, Elena, Michael, my family and the incredible cast and crew you are seeing tonight. These people are the next generation of American musical theater stars. Get their autographs now while you can!
NERDS cast members Rob Morrison and Stanley Bahorek; c/o North Carolina Theatre; photo by Curtis Brown Photography
A Very NERD-y Homecoming: Downloading with the Creators of NERDS Book & Lyrics by: Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner Music by: Hal Goldberg Questions compiled by Carrie Chapter, PTC Dramaturg A previous version of NERDS was produced by Philadelphia Theatre Company in 2007 at the Plays and Players Theatre. Now, it arrives at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in 2013. What are your expectations this time around? Jordan Allen-Dutton: I expect to be surprised. Returning to Philly is thrilling. We were blown away by the response the first time around and it’s a joy to share this next incarnation with the same audience. We’ve got some tricks up our sleeve and I can’t wait to see how they land. We’re super excited to be working with new producers and a new director. It’s hard to express in words the feeling of seeing all our years of hard work put on its feet by dedicated actors, director, musicians, designers and technicians. Erik Weiner: Our last experience in Philadelphia was so amazing, I’m just really looking forward to this opportunity to bring NERDS to life once again, in a place where it was well loved and supported by PTC and the audience.
Hal Goldberg: When I think about how technology has advanced since we first did NERDS at PTC back in 2007, I’m hoping that audiences will also see how our show has evolved and matured in that same time. I’m looking forward to seeing how audience members who have seen both productions will respond to the new updated version of this show. There are so many new songs in the show for people who have seen it before, that I’m hoping people will feel like they are seeing it for the first time all over again. What makes the creative vision of the musical different for you? JAD: Steve Jobs has passed away since our last trip to Philly. We feel an even greater responsibility to do justice to this American genius. I’m excited to see how audiences react to our new and more complete portrayal of Steve Jobs. It occurred to me the other day that we haven’t really been writing one play for all these years, we’ve been
writing a new play every couple of years. Writing a musical about technology is like Shakespeare trying to write Henry IV during the Battle of Agincourt. The story is a moving target. When we first began: Gates was known, Jobs was not. Then Gates went from a monopolist to a philanthropist. Then Jobs went from the underdog to the top dog. Then Jobs got sick. Then ultimately Jobs passed away. EW: A lot has changed since 2007 technology seems to advance every few months, and with Steve Jobs’ passing and his biography being released, he’s become as prominent a social figure as Gates, if not more so. Our show needs to install “software updates” as it evolves to stay up-to-date. HG: When we first did NERDS at PTC back in 2007, Steve Jobs was still alive and our story was in need of a proper ending. While the first act continues to capture much of the action that took place in the technology world between the 1970’s and 1990’s, we want to make sure this production has a second act that takes us up to present day (and beyond) so that our story can continue to be told for years to come.
in the present (and future) to be played on a modern day radio, or whatever it is people will listen music to in the future. It’s been incredibly exciting to write music that has influences in every decade since the 70’s while also honoring traditional musical theatre music. How has the collaboration transformed over the years? JAD: We’ve grown to appreciate each other’s work so much. We are very direct if things aren’t working. There are no pulling punches. Which means we eliminate the stinkers fast. We also try to encourage each other to eat salads less than we did before. If someone orders a cheeseburger, all of us will follow suit, naturally. EW: The joy of collaboration has been one thing that has stayed the same over the years. My waistline is one of the many things that has not. HG: We haven’t killed each other yet. I’d say our collaboration is a success!!!!
Because of this fast-moving, technological timeline, what has changed for you in the creative process? JAD: I now write in pencil. We are much less self-conscious as writers, period. Or maybe exclamation point. No, period. EW: Not much. Still trying to make jokes as funny as possible and enjoy the process as much as the result. HG: For me, I wanted to make sure that the music in the show evolved since it spans so many decades that it would be completely possible for one of our final songs in the show that take place
NERDS creators in rehearsal. (from left) Hal Goldberg, Jordan Allen-Dutton, and Erik Wiener
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Computer Nerds, Assemble! Learn about the Real Geniuses behind the Keyboards. Profiles compiled by Carrie Chapter, PTC Dramaturg Information courtesy of Biography.com and the Forbes archives.
Bill Gates
Born in Seattle in 1955, Gates showed an early aptitude for mathematics, and once he was enrolled in the exclusive Lakeside school, he engaged with their newly acquired computer terminal and started programming for large businesses in the Seattle area with his close friend and future partner, Paul Allen. Gates then went on to Harvard, and Allen went to work for Honeywell in Boston; however, by 1975, Gates had dropped out of college and he and Allen moved to New Mexico to develop software for MITS for their microcomputers. The following year, Gates devised a company name for their work - one that would explain software and microcomputer programming - Microsoft. Soon after MITS was sold, the duo moved back to the Seattle area, and, by 1980, IBM switched its focus from mainframe systems to personal computers, and courted Gates and Allen about developing an operating system.
Gates was responsible for adapting a purchased operating system to Microsoft Disk Operating System, known as MS-DOS, to the hardware supplied by IBM. By 1985, its only competitor was Apple Computers, but Gates took its system one step further with Windows, the versatile graphic user interface (Apple would later accuse Windows of patent infringement.) His business savvy proved invincible, even with the antitrust suit brought against Microsoft by the U.S. government in 1988. But, with the addition of Microsoft Suite, Gates dominated the the world of software applications, and the co-founder of Microsoft, now an enormous international corporation, became the world’s richest man in 1995. He married his wife Melinda in 1994, fathered three children, and resigned his post as Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer the same year he and wife started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. But, he remains the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Bill in 2013: Though a self-described technocrat, Gates is a vocal critic of the importance placed on the internet and increasing connectivity (like Facebook), namely that bringing such technology to the global downtrodden is a misplaced priority in solving our most dire problems like disease, hunger, and lack of opportunity in thirdworld countries. This point of view was
strongly asserted by Gates recently in an interview published in November 2013 by The Financial Times. As for the status of his influential Microsoft (a subject he frequently skirts in favor of his humanitarian efforts), based on current stock market value, it is now the third largest tech company, right behind Apple and Google. Interestingly, Gates is slated to join Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in early December 2013 for the “Hour of Code” event presented by Code.org, an organization devoted to providing more computer courses and tech education to the masses. Oh, and Gates’s estimated net worth, as of September 2013: $72 billion.
Steve Jobs
Born in 1955, about nine months before his rival, Bill Gates, he was adopted by the Jobs family in Los Altos, CA. A quick and precocious study, Jobs spent his summers during high school working at Hewlett-Packard, which is where he met his good friend and future partner, Steve “Woz” Wozniak. Like Gates, Jobs was also not built for the collegiate model; he left Reed College in Oregon after one semester in 1974 to go work for Atari
designing games for personal computers with Steve Wozniak. In their free time, the duo engaged with the growing tech community through the Homebrew Computer Club, and built over fifty computers in the Jobs family garage which were later sold to an electronics store. By 1976, Jobs and Wozniak started their own company named after Jobs’s favorite fruit, with a bite taken out of it - a graphic play on “byte.” Jobs embraced the business side while Woz handled the design element, but soon Jobs hungered for more power and control which led to a major clash with Apple’s Board of Directors and his break with the corporation in 1984. Two years later, he went on to buy a small division of Lucasfilms called The Graphics Group, which would become Pixar; Jobs even played matchmaker when he negotiated the sale of Pixar to Disney in 2006. By the early 1990s, Apple suffered behind the unstoppable ascent of Microsoft. In the meantime, Jobs had founded a poorly received company called NeXT, whose technology provided the world’s first web browser. In an opportune turn of events, Apple bought NeXT in 1996, which led to Jobs’s return as Apple’s CEO in 1997 - an illustrious position he would keep until his resignation in 2011. The immense product development from Apple has changed the way people use everyday technology, and, at the time of his death in October 2011, he was named as inventor and co-inventor for about 342 United States patents.
Steve in 2013: Deceased. But, his
legacy and notoriety has only grown since his death. The 2011 biography
by Walter Isaacson revealed several revelations about his character, including his dangerous self-delusions and his obsessive behavior in business and personal relationships. In October 2013, his childhood home on 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, CA - whose garage spawned the first Apple computers with pal, Steve Wozniak - was made a historic site of the Silicon Valley. In the same month, though, his reputation was newly tarnished by a tell-all memoir, A Bite in the Apple, written by his ex-girlfriend and mother of his first child, Chrisann Brennan, which details his maniacal mean streak and their intense sex life during their relationship in the 1970s.
Paul Allen Born in 1954 in Seattle, Allen met fellow computer hobbyist, Bill Gates, at Lakeside School. Two years ahead of Gates in school, Allen enrolled in Washington State University, but dropped out to be a programmer for Honeywell in Boston; once Gates dropped out of Harvard, the two left for New Mexico as software developers for MITS, which where they originated Microsoft. By this time, they had already sold software to both Apple and Commodore, and, with the partnership with IBM, their MS-DOS became an unconquerable force by 1981. However, Allen resigned when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease in 1983, but his share as a co-founder in Microsoft would still make him a billionaire by the age of 30. After undergoing treatment, Allen branched out to pursue a variety of business and philanthropic endeavors including an investment research group called Vulcan
Ventures in 1986, and Interval Research in 1992 - both of which worked towards creating a greater society built on wireless technology and media. Allen also had an early stake in America Online, and several entertainment companies like Imagine Entertainment, Dreamworks, and Oxygen Media. A devoted sports fan, he owns the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Allen loves music and the arts; in 2000, Allen debuted playing rhythm guitar for a Seattle band called Grown Men. In 2003, he founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science to better understand brain health and disease. His 2011 memoir, Idea Man, received great reviews for its exploration of the early days of a computer technologist.
Paul in 2013:
A man of endless interests, just this year so far, Paul put out a solo album of his music, continued work on artificial intelligence and reverse-engineering the human brain, suggested that Microsoft should be broken up, gave $3 million to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and had one of his bank accounts compromised when a Pittsburgh man stole his identity to access his $15.8 billion fortune. Yes, even geniuses are vulnerable to identity theft.
Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak The son of an engineer, Wozniak was born in 1950 in Los Gatos, CA. Following in his father’s footsteps, Wozniak enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, with a major in engineering. However, he dropped out to work for Hewlett-Packard, which is where he developed a friendship with Steve Jobs. At first, Wozniak was more of a merry prankster in his scientific pursuits; he learned how to become a phone line hacker, and constructed a ‘blue box”, a device which allowed the user to make free long-distance calls. In order to start building computers, though, Wozniak sold his HP scientific calculator and Jobs his VW van to acquire the necessary equipment. By the time he and Jobs unveiled the Apple I prototype computer at the Homebrew Computer Club, Wozniak quit his job at HewlettPackard to become VP of Research & Development for Apple. But, after surviving a plane crash in 1981, Wozniak re-evaluated his life path, and left Apple to finish his college degree. He did briefly return to the company from 1983 to 1985, but left to pursue other
projects. Today, he is the Chief Scientist for Fusion-io, which designs and manufactures products using flash memory technology, and devotes most of his time to philanthropic efforts, with special attention to education by providing schools with free computers. Yet, even though the Woz is credited as the sole creator and designer of Apple’s operating system, circuitry, and hardware, his net worth is a scant $100 million.
Woz in 2013: Since the stellar re-
ception for his 2006 book, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, his public celebrity has skyrocketed. He has become a real presence on television, appearing on “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” (who was his ex-girlfriend), “Dancing with the Stars”, not to mention his cameo on “The Big Bang Theory.” Over the last few months, the Woz has fist-bumped rapper DMX, dissed the IPad Air, and decreed that if he ran Apple today, he’d be working closely with Google. Also, since 2006, Wozniak has advocated for Segway Polo – a sport in which the Segway vehicle replaces the horse. Its annual gathering is called the Woz Challenge Cup.
Tom Watson, Jr. “Terrible Tommy” Watson, Jr. was born in 1914, the same year his father, Thomas Watson, Sr., took over the Computing Tabulating Recording Company, which he would later rename International Business Machines (IBM). Growing up, Tom, Jr., was a distracted, depressed young man (hence his “terrible” nickname); he was a poor student who went through high school in six years, and was only accepted to Brown
University as a favor to the Watson family. Most of his days were wasted with drinking, partying, and lamenting the day he would be expected to take over at IBM. But, once he entered the Army Air Corps during World War II, his entire outlook changed. He returned ready to grab the IBM reins, and became the President of IBM in 1952; his father would pass away just four years later. Watson immediately turned his attention to electronics and computer technology, bringing in experts to give lessons to his company of scientists and engineers. By the early 1960s, his drive into the computer age proved lucrative, with IBM’s revenues far exceeding those of their most potent rivals. His workplace, though, is one of legend. He instituted contention management among his lieutenants and managers in order to bolster internal competition, which is to say challenges and arguments were encouraged. With the rapid development of the company between the 1950s through 1970s, the U.S. government even questioned their power (unsuccessfully), accusing IBM of corporate monopoly. Watson later immersed himself in politics, becoming a U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union on a nuclear disarmament platform. The man Fortune Magazine referred to as “the most successful capitalist who ever lived” passed away from complications after a stroke on December 31, 1993.
IBM in 2013:
Its stock has struggled since the boon years under Watson, but this year the company secured a patent that promises a “greener” option for cloud technology that will al-
low users to manage data centres on a lower power system to reduce environmental costs.
Tim Paterson Paterson was a 24-year-old engineer at Seattle Computer Products when he created his QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System), which he had finished by 1980; about two years earlier, he began to develop it to compete with Apple Computers, which was using the popular VisiCalc program for businesses and accounting, and to supply a demand for a functioning operating system to use with a new chip created by Intel. However, IBM was deep into the personal computer game, and desperately sought out an operating system. Gates and Allen were selected based on their BASIC computer programming language, but they lacked an operating system to present. So, Paterson sold his QDOS to Gates and Allen for $50,000, and they quickly turned it into MS - DOS, a long-running industry standard inside the first IBM PC models. At the time, he did not see it as a big deal since Seattle Computer Products was interested in hardware, not software. Paterson even went to work for Microsoft as a software engineer for several years, and takes pleasure in being christened the “father of DOS,” a program that has outsold every other program in history.
Tim in 2013: Tim now runs Pater-
son Technology out of the Seattle area, and even keeps a blog, but the latest entry is from 2011 where he rants about Paul Allen misspelling his name in his book, Idea Man.
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Honorary Chairs David and Rhonda Cohen Gala Chairs Jerry and Cookie Reisenbach Honoree Elliot Schwartz Corporate Honoree Cozen O’Connor
Saturday, March 8, 2014 6:00pm
The Hyatt at the Bellevue 200 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Proceeds from the Gala help support PTC’s education and community outreach initiatives. For table sponsorships, tickets or underwriting opportunities, please contact: The Development Department 215.985.1400, x115 Gala@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org Cocktails. Auction. Dinner. Dancing Hosted by Jessica Dean, CBS3 Anchor Music by Rich Posmontier
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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 November 8, 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 Alice L. George David and Linda Glickstein Daniel Green 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 Ms. Lee Ducat 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 Stephen & Rosalyn Weinstein Designers Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous Mr. Edward A. Comer
Jane and Joe Goldblum 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 A. Ron Hunter Harvey & Virginia Kimmel 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 Mary Ann B. & Joel I. Lawson Mr. Steve Poses Mrs. Catherine Rawcliffe Mr. Brett J. Rhode Mr. Harry Roth Antoinette F. Seymour Dr. Stanton & Sara Kay Smullens 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 Donald and Dorothy Kardon Debra Fein & Kenneth Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kleinman George F. Koch, Jr. & Santo A. DiDonato 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 Robert Smith and Maris Ogg 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 Bruce and Sara Berger 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. and Mrs. Leonard Commini 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 Ms. Beverly M. Dotter 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 Arthur and Leslie Frankel Janice & Leonard Freed Mr. and Ms. John R. Fulton III David Furniss Bernardo Garcia Mark Garvin 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 Margery and Raymond Reed Janet Riser Cintra Rodgers Dulcie Romm Tony & Barbara Rooklin Barbara Ann Rosenberg 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 Tom and Jackie 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 Stanley Wilf and in Honor of Dr. Peter Arger from Elaine W. Baer and Gloria A. Moskowitz In Memory of Donald Stanley Wilf From Dr. Peter Arger Gifts in honor In Honor of Susan Meyer’s Special Birthday Bruce and Sara Berger Arthur and Leslie Frankel Margery and Raymond Reed Robert Smith and Maris Ogg
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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
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BeneFiTs
$100+$100+ Ensemble ENSEMBLE
$250+ Star
• Donor listing in Playwise performance programs. All the benefits of a Ensemble, plus: listing intoPlaywise • Invitation Opening Night reception of PTC@Play. • Voucher for two complimentary glasses of wine at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre Lobby Café.
• Donor performance programs. • Invitation to an exclusive technical rehearsal. • Voucher for two complimentary $250+ glasses of wineSTAR at the Suzanne $500+ Impresario All the benefits of the Ensemble, plus: Roberts• Theatre Cafe. Invitation toLobby an exclusive technical rehearsal and reception. All the benefits of a Star, plus: • Invitation to Opening Night • Preferred subscription seating. reception of PTC@Play. $500+ IMPRESARIO • VIP invitation to our Season All the benefits of a Star, plus: Launch Party. • Preferred subscription seating. • VIP invitation to our Season Launch Party. • NEW! Invitation to one Artist Circle • Invitation to one Artists Circle Salon. Salon.
$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.
Artists Circle Benefits
make the biggest impact - enjoy the closest access
$1,000+ Playwrights
$2,500+ Designers
All the benefits of the Playwrights All the benefits of an Impresario, plus: $2,500+ DESIgNERS Circle, plus: • Concierge All the ticketing benefits of the service. Playwrights Circle, plus: • Customized backstage tour and champagne reception•for up to 10 guests. (Must be scheduled intour advance). Customized backstage and • NEW! Access to Artist • Invitation for two toCircle attendedHouse an exclusive privately hosted dinner with the creative team of one of our champagne reception for up to 10 season productions. Seats - premium seats exclusively • Invitation for two to attend one Opening Night performance and post show reception. guests. (Must be scheduled in advance). held for AC Members for subscription exchanges and ticket purchases (Subject • Invitation for two to attend an exclusive privately hosted dinner to availability, some restrictions apply). with the creative team of one of our • Invitations to privately hosted salons season productions. with our actors, playwrights, and • Invitation for two to attend one directors. Opening Night performance and • Bi-annual “On The Boards” newsletter post-show reception. from our Executive Producing Director and Dramaturg, featuring the latest in national theatre news.
Patron Enrichment Programs (PEP) that bring audiences closer to the artists they love Accessibility Programs that ensure that everyone has access to our productions and programs
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.
Donor Spotlight Dr. Peter arger
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I am so inspired that PTC is developing quality new works and new writers and sending them off into the world... PTC is an innovator and I am proud to have Donald’s name attached to this effort.
A smile never leaves Dr. Peter Arger’s
face when he speaks of two things: his love of theatre and his partner of 50 years, Donald Stanley Wilf. Peter’s embrace of theatre began as a young boy. He acted in school musicals and plays and laughs about being cast in lead roles during all four years of high school. His focus turned to medicine when he entered college yet his love of theatre never wavered. While pursuing his medical career as a practicing physician at the University of Pennsylvania, Peter attended theatre often. Donald also loved the theatre and the two would frequently attend plays and musicals in Philadelphia and New York. But Donald, a designer, also participated behind the scenes creating sets and costumes for theatres and casinos. He also owned his own interior design firm consulting for businesses such as DuPont, in addition to designing interiors for many homes in the Philadelphia area.
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When Donald passed away two years ago, Peter knew that a philanthropic gift to a theatre company was a wonderful way to honor him. PTC’s mission to support new play development and young playwrights encouraged Peter to choose PTC. The Peter Arger and Donald Wilf New Play Fund, which Peter established, is now supporting PTC’s new play initiatives as well as PTC’s Terrance McNally Award for play development. “I am so inspired that PTC is developing quality new works and new writers and sending them off into the world,” says Peter, “PTC is an innovator and I am proud to have Donald’s name attached to this effort.”
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 Electronic Ink 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 Ann B. Ritt Charitable Foundation 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 The Lida Foundation 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 November 8, 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
Increase the impact of your support. Ask your company about its matching gift program or contact the Development team for more information. 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:
Group Ticketing & Events
Between Productions Monday – Friday: 10:30am to 5:30pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Student Matinees, In-School Workshops, and Summer Camp
During Productions Monday - Sunday: 12:00pm to showtime
Open Caption Performance: 12/21/13 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 12/14/13 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.
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Facility Rentals
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Volunteer Opportunities
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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 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 Marilyn Birnhak Sara Garonzik Alice L. George
Sally Lyn Katz Victor Keen Monika Krug Dale Penneys Levy Priscilla M. Luce 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
Members Emeritus Joanne Harmelin Sheldon L. Thompson Bettyruth Walter, Ph.D. Tracey Weiss, Ph.D.
former board presidents 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
*deceased
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY STAFF LEADERSHIP Executive Producing Director Sara Garonzik President Priscilla M. Luce artistic/ programming staff Literary Manager & Dramaturg Carrie Chapter Director of Education Maureen Sweeney Assistant Director of Education Will Dennis Education Coordinator Rashanda Freeman Master Teaching Artists Krista Apple, David O’Connor Teaching Artists Donja Love, Jarrett McCreary Greenfield Teaching Artist Fellows Christina Binder Justine Brannon-Buss, Adriana Lopez David Pershica, Jessica Wallace Education Interns Josh Campbell, Kristall Smith Artistic Intern Robert Phillip Smith administrative staff Manager of Board & Administrative Services Sharon Kling Director of Development Christine Mickletz Development Associate Jessie Pasquariello Development Intern Mica Taliaferro Gala Volunteer Reneé Rollin Director of Marketing & Communications Amy Lebo Marketing Manager Rose Schnall Sales Director Carol Flannery Venue Services Manager Meg Morris Audience Services Manager Sarah Blask Publicist Deborah Fleischman Audience Services Supervisors Lesley Berkowitz, R. Eric Thomas Audience Services Associates Adriana Lopez, Kasual Owens-Fields, Alexander Rioh, Chelsea Sanz House Managers Ron Hunter, Laura Aspen Marketing Intern Samuel Chattin
Production staff Director of Production Roy W. Backes Company Manager Bridget A. Cook Production/Operations Manager Matthew F. Lewandowski II Assistant Stage Manger Annie Halliday Casting Duncan Stewart and Company, Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA; Dale Brown, CSA; Andrea Zee Assistant Director Lauren Juengel Assistant Choreographer Lexy Hulme Assistant Costume Designer Kryssa Bowman Associate Lighting Designer Grant Wilcoxen Associate Sound Designer Jason Crystal Associate Projection Designer Trey Gilmore Assistant Projection Designer Robert Brown Projection Programmer Olivia D’Angelo Music Department Associate Landon Braverman Keyboard Programmer Michael Santangelo Technical Coordinator/Crew Chief Michael L. Cristaldi Master Carpenter/Rigger Michael Troncone Production Electrician Terry Smith Sound Supervisor Daniel A. Little Prop Master Melissa Cristaldi Little Lighting Supervisor Alyssandra Docherty Wardrobe Supervisor Maxine Johnson Dressers Janet Connors, Danielle Joh Video Operator Samuel Bergey A2 Sam Henderson Production Crew Jacob Lyon Goddard, Stuart Bartlett, Christopher Butterfield, Josue Carazo, James Wojnarowski Production Apprentice Patrick Dougherty
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) December 1 post-matinee
HAPPY HOUR December 6, 13, and 20 Mix, mingle, and enjoy great drink specials at PTC’s pre-show happy hour from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
Meet-the-Artists (MTA) December 5 and 19 Meet the creators of NERDS, Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner, and Hal Goldberg who will be interviewed by musical theatre scholar and journalist, John Kenrick.
Audio Description December 14 2PM performance
Backstage Tour December 14 post-matinee Join a member of PTC’s staff for a backstage tour of the set. Learn how the set was conceived and built, and how the crew runs the show!
Stick around right after the show for a talk-back and audience Q&A with the cast of NERDS.
Open Captioning December 21 2PM performance
Special Topics December 10 post-show Catch the onstage conversation immediately following the 6:30pm performance! “Talk Nerdy to Me: The Social Dialect of the Tech Generation”
Book Club December 5 @ 6:30PM Join us in the lobby alcove for snacks and a discussion of The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.
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